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The Nome nugget., 1944-11-20

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 Behind that move is an intriguing history of Amer ica's foreign" relations as it pertains to Alaskan h. dian tribes. Technically, the United States is at war with those Indians. There is no actual fighting, but still a state of war exists on paper.
 Historians recall that when Russians moved into Alaska they made no treat ies with the Indians, such as were made in the United States proper.
 The apparent reason be- hind the Russians failure to negotiate a treaty was the fact that the Alaskan Indians had no tribal org anizations with which to deal. They were divided into family groups, with an arrangement for joint family action in case of hostilities, but in peace timethey reverted to their family independence. No government; no taxes no bureaus; no Ickes.
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 So Russia had no organ ized group with which to negotiate a treaty, and neither did the United ] States when it purchased the territory. The Indians were technically at war with Russia, so our coun- try inherited the war. If there had been a treaty, the present dispute would not have come up. The question would have been settled as it was with the various tribes in the States.
 At least that's the way the story goes. It's prob ably true, coming from a reputable Alaskan author ity.
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 The Alaskans would like either to attain state hood, so they could have something to say about their government, or re- vert to the Indian custom of mo Ickes."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
Following Our Example

In opening their summer campaign on
secondary front the Russians obviously are
following the example of their American and
British allies who launched their invasion of
Europe with a preliminary campaign on a
secondary line. BY attacking Finland, the Reds
are doing what the English-speaking forces did
in Italy.
Pointing out this similarity in strategy, one
analyst says the broadest reason behind both
openings is the fact that in this period of the
war German military resources are more linn
tied than Allied. ''In general the strain of
an extra front is a net advantage to Allied
interests The opening of the secondary fronts
first clamped an iron hand on German forces
which might otherwise have become avail
able on the main fronts''
This has worked to the Allied advantage in
Italy, he adds, where secondary German
army is caught in a rout which can be
stemmed only at the cost of weakening the
main front at the crucial moment" Similar
success in Finland would have similar effect
en- the entire Eastern 'front.'
1t is also his opinion that the elimination
of Finland as a contestant in the war would
pave the way for Russia advance into Po-
land by first cutting off the Baltic supply
line used by the Germans. An equal advan-
tage, he thinks, would be the psychological
effect upon the Balkan satellites of Hitler,
who could not fail to be convinced of the in
ability of Hitler longer to protect them against
invasion.
The world must await the verdict of history
on the true worth of the Italian campaign
and this drive against Finland. But the an
alysts explanation of the latter is at least
plausible.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
Avoid Gas Black Market

No longer can there be any reasonable doubt
that, barring an Axis miracle, the war, both
in Europe and the Orient, is moving toward
overall victory for the United Nations.
There is no reasonable excuse for looking
forward to five years more Of conflict in the
Pacific. Allied forces are closing in Japan's
home defenses too fast for that.
Nor is there excuse for disbelief in Hitler's
fall at least in early 1915, If not before anoth.
er winter slows the combat in Europe to q
snaips pace.
Everywhere on all fronts the Allied striking
power has reached so high a level that the
enemy, despite separate and temporary ad.
vantages in isolated areas, cannot hope to
continue indefinitely. The blows he is suffer.
ing are destined to crush him wherever he
rears his bloody head.
Among the most important weapons con.
an inexhaustible supply of gasoline our forces
could not make much progress - certainly we
could not win. Our great air forces, our navy,
our mechanical divisions would be impotent.
This is not scare-talk. 1t is the truth
Here are figures to prove it. 1t requires
1853 gallons Of gasoline to deliver every ton
of bombs. A six-hour flight of a thousand
four-engined bonnbers consumes 100000 gal
Ions. twenty-five thousand gallons are need.
ed to move tank division hundred miles
Consider how great was the consumption
of gasoline on D-day alone when 900 warships
1000 ships of all kinds and 1000 warplanes
were in action at once
Add to this the operations Of other military
naval and air forces engaged at the same
time, in the central Pacific, the India Burma
China area of combat, in Italy.
The total consumption is beyond human
comprehension. But it is not so great that
we mortals at home cannot understand the
absolute necessity Of preventing all gasoline
waste in unnecessary travel by motor vehicle
Even though it is true the petroleum adj
ministration has bungled its job from the be-
ginning, even though gasoline has been dis
fault that can be traced to the Office of Price
Administration is lily white in comparison
with misuse of gasoline in this war emergency
particularly in comparison with patronage Of
the black market.
It is not too much to say that any person
who deals in the gasoline black market i:
aiding the enemy and fundamentally traitor
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
Consider The Interest

The Wall Street Journal says Americans
lose tens OF millions of dollars in interest each
year by holding too much cash.
Currency circulation, it continues, has sky
rocketed to more than $21,OOOOO0, 900, about
triple the prewar level.
much Of this is due to increased business
activity. higher wages Especially for those
unaccustomed to checking accounts). But Fed
eral Reserve researchers estimate the aver
age American family now has $3.50 in cur
rency. A good part of this, they say, can be
regarded as holding "a word to cover both
savings and hoardingo.
Trite as it is to say that idle money does
nobody any good it is worth emphasizing in
this connection, for as the Journal adds: III
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The fall of Cherbourg, says the
N a tional Geographic Society,
would give the Allies possession of
a spacious French port, known to
thousands of prewar American
transatlantic travellers who first
set foot on the Continent of Eu-
rope at this Channel coast city.
Its docking facilities are so ample
that even the French liner Nor
mandie, Queen of the Seas" has
on occasion deserted it's home port
of LIE Havre, and docke5 there.
Cherbourg lies in the center of
the blunt end of the Normandy
(Cotentin) PENN sula, which
thrusts its Is mile wide bulk
abruptly into the English Channel
to within about 81 miles of the
British Naval Base at Portsmouth
The city is divided into two
parts, an old commercial town and
a military area, each with its har.
Dor facilities. The French had pro-
vided protection of the, military
area on both the land and sea
sides. Even the long, massive.
granite breakwater. built to shield
the ports ship basins from heavy
seas and bad weather, bristled
with guns.
Development Of Chsrbourg as an
important naval station was be-
gun by Napoleon. Its extensive
Notifications and improvements,
completed a little less than a hun
dred years ago, costs tens of mil
lions of dollars. -st ..e
The, port of the military area
has three main ship basins carved
out of solid rock. In places they
are. more than so feet deep. The
outer or largest basin can accom-
MEDIATE the biggest warships at
any tide. Shipyards, drydocks, ar
senals, supply sfeds, repair shops
and other equipment of a great
naval station were available there. |
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
The Loss Was Four

It now appears that four Superfortresses
plants. instead of the two originally announced.
When first dispatches were issued it was
said two were the victims of accidents Now
by way of parenthesis in a dispatch from
Chungking, we are told the total was four,
the third missing and the fourth shot down
by anti-aircraft fire.
This, of course, is not as bad as the reports
on Doolittle's Tokyo raid, when it was long
before the loss of any plane was acknoWedg-
ed. But it is not good enough to offset public
distrust of first or even second official &C.
counts Of outstanding performances.
The first lesson cub reporter must learn
is to be sure of his facts before he writes
his "story.' It would be much better if the
persons responsible for official announcements
learned and invariably practiced the same
thing. This applies as aptly to members Of
Congress who rang the welkin with wild &C
counts of the superforts on their first major
test which subsequent revelations fail to YER
ify.
The probability - that when it was sale
only two were lost the loss of the additional
pair was not known. In such circumstances
would It have been wiser to wait until all the
facts were known before announcing any loss
es. and then frankly acknowledging the tota
openly, instead of hiding them between paren
| theses?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
Bomdman Baby Perishes
When Fire Levels Home

WHITEVILLE, June IT, Pru-
dence Ann Fields, four months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mre. Hor-
ace Fields of Boardman, was
burned to death yesterday after
noon about 3 o'clock when the
Fields home was destroyed by
fire.
Mrs. Fields, the childs mother
was at neighbours house when
she noticed smoke. Coming from
her own home about rs yards
away. Rushing to the door she is
reported to have been blocked
from entrance by a wall of smoke.
The origin of the fire is not known
according to reports.
Besides her parents, the baby is
survived by two brothers, Jimmie
Lee and Horace G. Fields, Jr., and
enc sister, Drantha Rose.
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Whteuiue Firm Seeks
Freezer-Locker Permit

WH1TEvILLE, June ia sec.
ond application has been made to
the Raleigh office of the War Pro.
duction Board for permission to
build freezer-locker plant in
Whiteville. The application was
made by the Columbus Cold Stor-
age corporation.
A previous application had been
turned down because not enough
lockers had been rented in ,ad-
vance for priority ratings to be
given. Several hundred lockers
now have been rented.
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Tribute To 1t. Atkinson
From Executive OfC.A.B.

weather in the Seattle area. In
fact, Seattle had been closed in
for several days. I must pay trib-
ute here to the uncannily correct
weather service which the Navy
had on the Pacific. We were told
that the Seattle airport would be
without fog and would be open be-
tween and 8 o'clock that evening
and that following this it would be
closed through that night and the
next day. If we arrived between
these hours we could land, other
wise, we'd best go over the noun
tainc to Portland. Since we had
plenty of gas, and by then COM
plete confidence in the ability of
the pilot, we undertook the flight.
Dropping through the clouds just
SO miles out of Seattle at 7:18, we
broke into the clear at $500 feet,
which is exactly what we were
told to expect at this locality, and
continued into Seattle without in
cidert. While awaiting an extra
station wagon to transport our lug
gage the fog rolled in across the
airport and was present through
the night and the following day
exactly as scheduled by the Navy.
AFTER two nights and a day in
Seattle, where 1 had the pleasure
Of rooming with your son, we left
for Salt Lake City, a flight of ap-
proximately 1,4O0 miles. With the
Information from the Naval mete-
orologist that we would t r v l
through and above the bad wealth
er. which had covered Seattle dur
ing the previous several days, un-
til we were approximately go miles
out of Salt Lake City. We were
told to expect icing conditions en-
route and that we. would have to
travel at around $4,000 feet alti-
tude. We were also informed that
this bad weather area would reach
Salt Lake City by o'clock in the
afternoon and that we would have
to arrive and lunch and get away
before that time. At 1::3O as we
took off, this bad weather could
be seen approaching over the
mountains to the west. Again on
schedule.
From Seattle to Salt Lake City,
at $4,000 feet, ice was present on
the inside of the cabin windows of
approximately one quarter inch
thickness, due to the condensation
of the air in the heated cabin.
Outside the temperature was about
Is degrees below zero and ice
formed on the ship practically
throughout the flight. The de-icing
equipment shsd it, however, in
fine style. I had never flown with
such excellent de-icing equipment
and frankly, was quite uneasy for
some time, as past experience in
Dictated a dangerous icing condi-
ton. Again the passengers. all old
maid pilots and very critical, were
impressed by the competence Of
our pilotage. We all took that's
off, to Lieutenant Atkinson.
From Salt Lake City. to Des
Moines and on to Chicago, thence
to Washington, the trip was again
routine. In eight days we had COW
cred the rim of the United States
and attended to business at many
points, thanks to the efficiency of
the Navy ana it's very fine per-
sonnet.
Il hope that this letter, in which
desire to express my highest re-
CARDS for your son as naval Of
flcer and gentleman, may in
some degree aid you in your loss"
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each family invested one-fourth its $3.50 in
War Bonds, the annual interest would total
almost $100,OOOO0O."
There is no better time than this to put
your savings and particularly your hoardings,
to work, and there is no better way of shar-
ing that hundred million dollars than by buy-
ing War Bonds, now available in the Fifth
War Bond campaign.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
Fair Enough

Ediotr's Note-Ths Star and the News accept no
sesponsibilty for the personal views Of Mr.. Pegler
and often disagree with them many of
his readers His articles the good purpose of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18

THOUGHT FOR TODAY
We knelt within quiet room,
My family and 1;
Family prayer was new to us,
But we thought we'd try.
We faltered some at first, and felt our
way;
But soon we found 1t natural for all to
pray.
And now we gather eagerly from work
or play
To ask Gods benediction at the close Of
day.
'Family Atar'-Romona G. Yarmy.
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Cherbourg Would Give
Allies Ample Harbof

The commercial port with Two w.
ms is capable of handing ulS , 'e
gest passenger and traolnS W.
sells. .,t !,
The role of invasion target "a ,
not new to Cherbourg. In the Ill.,
18th and 18th centuries u va, ~,
objective of British fighting 5'j IN
from across the Channel ana IL,
the middle of the l7OO's II LINZ; Nc,
Temporarily ten occupied by 8fl lss.
forces who remained until a t -sI
som was paid. MeanWnlL:, M .ei
visitors dismantled the to"H'
destroyed it's Notifications
CALVADOS -.,,,.-.
Calvados Department Of N0t tiar,-
DIV has a strange Spanish ls,s .
in it's name. This ie reaSoa, ,,sI
enough for the name was ii I,i,,i,r..
tc France by the famous 'lny l5l.t
be" Spanish Armada Wnlcn . niooe
into the English Channel anu loo ''
the Normandy coast in 1900 ,-.,t
One of the ships of the ss% {,
fieet-the Calvador, accoroil,s II.
some authorities. the Salvador
cording to others-foundefeu u Nh,
rock in the Bay of the Seine, .s M
rock, a mile off the southern s s5ie3
OF the bay. was given the gal 4irsj
name "Calvados by the Mann NJ I'M,
ir the bay area. A half mile w. W..
and rising five feet above IL" oiis
ter, the rock still is given
berth by navigators. I'm.
Later, the ledge Of rocks Nv bs.
ming along the Normandy eoas' and
tween the mouths of the orne M N
Wire rivers generally acquires bar
name. Mariners went farther s ,,
that. They applied it to the me-, l' t1s
section of the Seine Bay flooI' %;
Plateau de Calvados. when C% .;rds
heavy seas to break in hlgh TL ast
The name "Calvados is =
CONTINUED on Page lh'f''
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RICHMOND, Va. = Benjamin B.
Valentine, poet and authority on
archaeology, who died last week,
left an estate valued at 1914, 900,
according to his will submitted for
probate todav.
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Is Years Ago
Today
(From the files
of the Star-News)
JUNE IS, 1919

Mr.. and Mrs. Mob. Wilson have
as their guest, Miss Kathleen Will
son of Washington, D. c.
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Our Chief Ain,

To aid in every way the prosecution Of
the war to complete Victory. -
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Funeral services for Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Joycelyn Stevenson, widow
of j. C. Stevenson, VINO died Tues
day were held from her home
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
DR.. Robert B. Slocum has been
appointed local government medi-
cal examiner and will examine dis
charged soldiers and ailors who
desire to obtain insurance or COM
pensation from insurance of war
risk.
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J.. H. Kuck and daughter, Will
mer, have left for a visit in north
ern cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06

from Russia that the Soviets will buy billions of dollars worth of American pro- ducts should not be taken too seriously. The Russians think they are as good-if not better than America, when it comes to production of machinery, and every thing else.
 The Secretary of the United States Treasury is forming great international bank, backed by money to be obtained from the taxpayers and people of the United States, for the purpose of restoring financial and economic strength through out Europe. This money, we are told, will enable the people of Europe to buy some American goods-with American dollars. But since Europe has not in the past, and will not in the future, pay it's debts to the American taxpayers, it becomes impos- sible to figure out the financial benefits to be gained by the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
A Thought for Today
Centenary of An Irish-American

Last week tribute was paid to the mem- ory of John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish Amer ican poet, orator, editor, and patriot. He was born June 23, 1844 in Droheda, Ire land His early years there was filled with excitement, but life in his native land ended with imprisonment and event. ual deportation because of his efforts to free Ireland from English bondage.
 His life story here in America, spent for the most part in historic and scholarly Boston, was one of renoWn. He possessed a mighty pen, and devoted himself in fight against tyranny of any kind. He was not only patriot in his native land, but in this country of which he made himself citizen soon after arrival. HIS prose and poetic writings swayed many. He had the friendship of great men of New England and the whole of the United States.
 Such was his importance and prestige as an American citizen that Congress last week paid him a splendid tribute which was delivered in the House of Rep resentatives by Congressman Martin J. Kennedy of New York City. He said Tn part:
 "Whether we think of him as poet of the people, journalist whose eager pen nVelSlSU dSdASG IyA alllly, OA A"A"y As"G ist who pitted himself unsurmountable odds, we find, in these days of wrath and bloodshed, much that is as modern in his works as though he had written it for tomorrow's headlines"
 John Boyle O'Reilly ranked high as one of the country's great journalists, de- fender of democracy, which it seems needs as much defending today as one hundred years ago when an 1rish-Amer- ican named O'Reilly held the friendship of such men as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Wendell Phillips, and others of that era.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A Million Brady Babies

We have been admiring followers of your teachings for years and the health of our family testifies to the soundness of what you teach. I want to commend especially the Brady Baby Book. This has proved a veritable life saver in the raising of nine babies in our family and several others in the homes of our neighbors. wish I could afford to put copy of the Brady Baby Book in the hands of a million young war mothers-from what we see of these youngsters trying to carry on in the absence of their husbands some such help would be Godsend.
 (Mrs. R. S)
 Answer-Well, I'll be glad to send a copy of the booklet to any sol- dier's wife who is expecting Qu include for her a copy of "Prepar- ing for Maternty"D or has baby, if you send me her address on a stamped envelope.
 No Prescription
 Kindly send your iodine prescrip- ton to me. My daughter has low U1OO0 JACoouAOD AOW thSboPCAAOhA0 thyroid trouble, also slow heart. She is 65 inches tall and weighs l40 pounds. Doctor said she got too fat too quick. (Mrs.. R. c. Al
 Answer-I have no iodine pre-. scription. Your daughter should follow the instructions of the doc- tor.
 Itching Piles
 Please advise what I can do for itching piles. (R. H. B.
 Answer-In most cases of "itch- ing piles" the trouble is not piles. The foolish course is to try this and that in a blind effort to chance on something that brings relief. The sensible course is to consult a phy. sician who will make a proper eY- animation and determine precisely what is the matter. On request. il you provide stamped envelope bear. ing your address. I'll mail you pamphlet on Prurltus (itching any. where without apparent cause) If you would like also the pamphlet Tt is Stupid to Suffer from Piles" inciose five cents in addition (in Canada 10 cents).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-06
Joke on Germany

Americans returning from Germany on the exchange ship GripSholm tell anus ing tales of how German people are led to believe this country is slowly starving to death. The Germans know from bitter experience that a nation, like an army, fights on its stomach. Picturing the United States as hunger-weakened op- ponent is logical for a people who have lived with starvation and have used it as a weapon to destroy other nations
 Few citizens of the U. s. know the inn portance of food, because they have never known scarcity. How many customers, when they walk into the marvel of a modern food store stop to think of the scientific productive effort that went into the stocking of the shelves and counters before them with canned, packaged, and fresh foods from every corner of the United States? It is pity they cannot see living panorama of the preparation and distribution of the food on those shelves. From beginning to end, 1t IS struggle against the elements and the grim laws of supply and demand. War time restrictions are just one more hurdle that food producers and distributors take in stride.
 No one has better conception of the work that goes into keeping the Amer ican dinner table the most lavish in the world, than the retail distributor. He is familiar with the problems of both pro- ducers and consumers. He knows the limitations of the housewives pocketbook, lust as he is conversant with production details. His is the job of balancing the demands of the two-producer and con- sumer-to achieve mass distribution.
 Every modern retailer of every article we eat, wear and use, believes in mass distribution as the key to rising stand ard of living, which is one of the best reasons why the American people live in luxury. compared to the rest of the world notwithstanding the wishful thinking of German propagandists.