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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10

to the last digit on my foot. We
average Americans aren't worrying
about where our next meal is COM
ing from; we only VERY about how
we can cheat on oure'ration points.
We aren't worrying about how many
days, weeks or even months it will
take us to get back to our homes,
or what's left of them, again; we
only worry about whether we can
coerce our ration board into giving
lis more tires and gasoline to take
that little pleasure trip we've been
wanting to take.
Sure, we have made the supreme
sacrifice-We've sent our boys to
war. That's as hollow as it sounds.
It's our boys fighting with all that's
in them and sweating out their life's
blood that have made the sacrifice.
not us here at home.
I'VE send our menfolk off to war
and stick star in our window and
shout to the world to see the SYM
Dol of what we have given to the
cause. It's pure unadulterated hy-
pocrisy. Once they are gone if we
don't take war jobs and play at
being the man behind the gun we
buy war bonds and then cash them
IN ! see it done every day. 4 we
do take war jobs, what's the first
thing that happens? We go on strike
not for better working conditions,
not because someone has really been
given a raw deal, but because OF
our lust for money. Wages are
higher now than they ever have
been but we fighters on the home
front still aren't satisfied.
This is no time to better one
self by taking advantage OF an
others misfortune. Not only Amer
lea but all of mankind needs to be
saved"
Pretty rough on us home front
patriots, you say? Well, maybe ii is
on some who are really putting
aside selfishness and greed, SNUG
ness and pride, and proving Ameri-
cans who are guilty Of all the kinds
OF selfish greed cited in this letter.
OF course you aren't one of them
n. or are you? The writer Of this
letter admits that she is a good ex-
ample OF an average wartime sell
fish, greedy, chiseling American.
But in a searching analysis she rec
ognizes her faults-and recognizing
them will endeavor to be better
American
A little of that same searching,
self-analysis might do most Of us
lot of good. Try it.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Stories of Two
Horvests Are
Different

Many Of the German prisoners of
war captured in Normandy have
volunteered to help with the harvest
in Great Britain, according to a
BIC Broadcast reported to the Of
flee of War Information Inexperi-
enced workers are paid six pence a
day and experienced workers, one
shilling The broadcast also report
ed story about the harvest in
Northern Italy, where the facts
were quite different. Italian patriots
drove the German occupation troops
from one village and captured the
entire harvest, which was all ready
for shipment to Germany
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Ben Salo was admitted Aug.
3 as a surgical patient, and Mrs.
Maud Nelson was admitted on the
same day as surgical patient.
Dale johnson underwent an ap-
pendectomy on Aug. 3.
Clay Klemper and Maxine Klein
per had tonsils and adenoids re-
moved on Aug. 4.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Ray
son, son, on Aug. 4.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Det-
jens, daughter, on Aug. S.
Billie Pattie of Troy was admitted
Aug. 7 as surgical patient, and ].
Lyons, also of Troy, was admitted
Saturday as a surgical patient
Harry Waylett was admitted We'd
nesday to undergo tonsillectomy.
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CALL FOR FIRST AID
CERTIFICATES

Those who still have not received
their Red Cross First Aid certifi-
Gates may call for them at the Lii
brary.
According to Miss Inez Ratekin,
chairman for First Aid for the
South Lincoln County Chapter,
there were eight classes last spring
and much interest shown.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10

When lightning strikes tree, its
heat turns moisture in the wood to
steam, and the tree actually ex-
plodes. However, careless smokers
and incendiarists cause half our for
est fires, more than five times as
many as result from lightning.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
A Quick Stew
Saves Time

How to save time so that the day
is long enough to do all the things
that have to be done is a problem.
When less time is spent in meal
preparation, there is more time to
do other things. Jessie Alice Cline,
home economist, says that if left
over meat is in the refrigerator or
ready-to-eat meat is available at
the market, dinner can be ready in
jiffy, featuring delicious stew.
Quick Stew
2 cups diced cooked or ready
tO-e2t meat
2 tablespoons drippings
2 tablespoons flour
| can vegetable soup
Brown cooked meat in drippings,
add flour and can of vegetable
soup. Heat and serve on hot bis
cults or potatoes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-01-07

and outbound, for the years 19S6 to 194O inclusive, was approximately S115,5OO,0OO, divided as follows. average yearly inbound commerce, s48,5O0,O0O; average yearly out bound commerce. $72,0O0,OOO. Sig nificant indeed is what may be call ed the resultant balance of trade in favor of Alaska covering this period ofsyears and on the average amount ing to $28,50O,OO0. Such a volume of commerce alone, in which Alaska sends to the States yearly more than s28,0OO.00O above the value of what it receives from the States, should be sufficient to rebut the ar gument that we are unable to af- ford a state government
 While Federal taxes are high and may eventually be higher, it is to be remembered that any money paid in local taxation to state govern ment is deductible from income in calculating a Federal income tax obligation. Therefore, with the com
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-01-07

a state. There Is no reason to be lieve that there will be any change in the status of the railroad unless the new state wishes to take over the railroad and operate it as state venture. At the present time the railroad is more than self-sup- porting, and there are good grounds to expect that with even moder- ate increase in popuatioln of central and northern Alaska. the railroad will in the future always be able Co pay it's own way. No assurance can be given, of course, that Congress would permit the conveyance of the railroad to the state of Alaska. bu. believe that Congress would do go if the state requests jt.
 Should Seek Statehood Now
 One compelling reason why l think Alaska should seek statehood now is founded on my conviction that Alaska is on the threshold of a great and far-reaching development. The impact of the war has been such as to project Alaska forward economically a distance that would
 Continued on Page Three)
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ing of statehood, local taxes of All askans for the state government will be increased, but for that very reason their Federal taxes will be in some cases and to some extent diminished.
 Support Of Natives
 Suggestion has been made that Alaska cannot safely undertake statehood because there is a certain ty. or at least a danger, that with statehood Alaska would be required to take over what is now being done by the National Governmeint for the education and support and medical and other relief of the na- tive people of the territory. Any argument of that nature lacks fact ual basis. The native races of Al- aska, Indian. Eskimo and Aleut. have always been treated and con sidered by the Federal Government just the same as the Indians of the States, in that their support and care is a Federal and not a State obligation. Congress yearly appro- priates considerable sums for ex- penditure for the benefit of the Tn. dians in the States, just the same as the sum, now upwards of S2,O0O,000 which is appropriated each year for the natives of Alaska. There is nc reason to doubt that with the com. ing of statehood the Federal Gov ernment will continue to make the same provisions-and 1 hope much more ample provisions than are now being made for the education and relief and support of the na. tives of Alaska.
 Alaska Railroad
 It is likely that someone vii want to know the status of the Al aska Railroad when Alaska becomes
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Alaska Railroad
 It is likely that someone will want to know the status of the Al aska Railroad when Alaska becomes
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STATEHOOD FOR ALASKA
JContfnued from page oRe)

(Continued from page ohe)
 Alaska is ready to undertake state hood. ready in every respect, social Iy and economically.
 As 10 the social aspects of state hood. I am unable to see even the slightest vestige of any real ground for opposition. Alaska is as truly American as any state in the Un- ion. The native people, Eskimos, Aleuts and Indians are as good and loyal citizens as can be found in he whole nation. So far as l am aware, tue present war, with all It's turmoil. has not developed a single instance of disaffection on the part of any native Alaskan. The remain der of the population of Alaska is equally devoted and loyal to our government and to the high princl- ples on which it is established. It seems probable that the citizens or Alaska exhibit the best cross sec tion of the citizenry of the States that can be found anywhere. Many of them were born in the Territory, and most of the others have come to Alaska from all the States of The Union, and from foreign coun- tries where the aspirations and ideals of domestic government are firmly fixed in the hearts and minds of the citizen, I have not heard of even one case of espionage OF sabotage on the part of any cit izen of Alaska during the present war, and 1 know if any such cases have arisen, they are few indeed in number, and, therefore, no question can possibly exist as to the loyalty of Alaskans as a whole to the self evident truths" upon which our Government Is founded.
 Little Race Prejudice
 Fortunately, too, in Alaska as in mast frontier countries, we have little if any of the deadly and re- pellant virus of race hatred or re- ligious prejudice. Every individual in Alaska is esteemed for what he or she is. In Alaska people are judged by their conduct and not by accident of race or choice of creed, This is completely as it should be, and in this as in other aspects AL askans are true to what we may justly consider the fundamental ideals of our national existence.
 Coming now to the economic as- poets of statehood, we are confront ed at the outset with the argument that Alaska is not ready for state hood because of sparseness of ponr ulation. The 1940 census shows a total population of Alaska of 72,524, of whom 32 458 belong to the na- tive peoples, Indians, Aleuts and Eskimos. All signs indicate that the population of Alaska is considerably larger now than it was in 19S9-4O. While comparisons seldom are com pletely dependable as a basis for ac- tion, 1t is deserving of note that ev- en in 1939-4O when the last cen sus was taken, Alaska had within it's borders more permanent resi- dents than were possessed by sev- eral of the territories at the time they were made states of the Un- ion. The following is a list of those territories having fewer residents upon the coming of statehood, as
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shown in each case by the last pre- eeding census, than had Alaska at the taking of the census in the win
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It may be pertinent to note in this connection that when admitted to statehood Idaho had a population of S6,541 and several other terri tories had fewer than 100000 in population.
The Valley settler., 1944-10-27
WEDDING BELLS
LAUSTEN-MREN NUITIkLS

Evelyn Lauste and Kenneth Wren were united in marriags by Iastor Merle Smith et e candle1ight ser- vice in the Palmer Seventh-dey Adventist Church on October l7.They were attended by Maud Mooers, a nurse, and Stanley Chmi el. Mrs. rle Smi tn sang. two songs acc omp- ent@d by Fni ly Willia ans, another raff nurse.
 Miss Leusten, nurse, came to the hospital from her home n Mi chig gan, |, in the fall of t42,' the first of the nursing staff to ~srrive. They will live in finch orage where MT. Wren Is me chentc at Jack Carr's hengor. I number Of out - oft own guests atton6e6 the wedding, among whom were TBS tor and Mrs. Sni tn whc flew from Homer in their plane. recepti on was held at the home of Dr.. DaVi6 Eoehn. T.
The Valley settler., 1944-10-27
Sh pVIK-YOHN NUITIiLS

Jean Mae Sandvik and Everett yohn were reunited in marriage Wednesd sday Octobe 25, ct 9:OO p.m. This wes tie Seventh knnivers ary of their first marriege. The wedding. took place et the home of. Walter. Hunt1ey Pete Sandvik and Mrs. Chester Sand vik attended the bride and groom. , Those present were Mrs. I. .Sandvik Fete Lynn and Kent Sandvik; Mr .&lars S. Chester Sandvik, and the fiurtley fomi ly. Everett Yohn is in the Coast Guard. AMERICAN LEGION ELECTS OFFICERS The Ameri can Legion of Pa Inner Post elected new officers st it's. last meeting on Thursday October 19. Those ele cted are as follows: Comm nder-- Jack Hermon Aejutant Francis Henry lst Vice Comma nder-Carl Rosmus sen 2nd Vice Commender-Ott Peterson Chaplain Matt Johans on Sgt. at Arms Fiers on Fly cutive Committee Art Marsh
 Seth Cook and Ed Ueek Hi s ori an--L.f. Rorri on
 Installation on will be at the next me eet ing, second Wedne S day of Nov.
The Valley settler., 1944-10-27
PALMER SCHOOL NEWS

HONOR ROLL for the first six waeki Of 1S44-45; school year: Paul Curtis,, 3rd cDorothy Toffman, Ralph Kercher ,3rd Donna Rebar cnek Jim Me rsh, 5rd Nicola S dvik, ;5r Jani ce Barry, 3rd Shirley &mith. r Jean Carroll, 3rd. Jane St..'han, r. Mary Grav es ,3rd. Fourth Grade
 Dorothy Hanson Gereldine indgrn Fifth Grade
 None Bailey Ronald F norcf eek Gloria Lepak Rita. .EcCl4ff erty Sixth Grade Sarah Smith SQv enth Crude
 Henry Gather Larry Stock Edwar I'd Cope .Leola Del,ts5 Stanley Horton Barbara Eecker Lawrence Lamp Helen Stenve1l
 Mona Wineck Eighth Grade Florence Gather Fonora George Joanne Frank ..
 Ninth Grade
 Filda Stenvall Evelyn Foster Pupils having perfect att tendance for the first six weeks are Gs follows: First Grade
 Betty Clark Dixie Jones Donald Jones <. Jimmy McNGese Irene Stephan Darlene Milton Ronald Ak1ost sd. !: Donna Fl0nley Judi tn Bryant Erne st Nnley Mari lyn Drags eth Ruth Say chenkc Darreal Frank Walter Wineck Second Grade
 Wanda Lee Boil Donna Mcho chnie Dorothy Gather Sylvia NH1son Dolores Foster Tatri cio Smith Barbara Kindgren Donna Warner JenetKito David Ingalls, Helen Kurtz Victor Klem ,Leona Lucas , Gary Lover Third Grade ...t Arlene Benson eRouald Mothon Mari ain Pergan Billy Meehan Caroline Lentz, Leo Plm1ey Movene; Lucas Janice Barry George Say ch enko Jean Carroll chor1ene Smith. Barbara Cooper Wesley Venne H: Grace Dreghorn Cerl Caulktns " Mary Graves Paul Curtis Annie Havemei 9r Donald Ingalls, < Dorothy Hoffr"n Albert Jorgens en. Mareie Hunt ley Joe Lentz Judith Jones o~l .J-
The Valley settler., 1944-10-27

Pupils having perfect attendance for the first six weeks are es follows:
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ZAMRSENO STAN.EE u
JUGOSLAVIJI
{Nasta yak sa 2. strane)

vrste vlaolavine u koioi bi (stvarno, ako ne
formalno ako bi vece sile dozvolile) iu
goslavenska, stvarna potencionalna, in
dustrijska burzoaziia i'm ala iskljuGivu
vlast u svoiim ruk MIA. posleratnol
Jugoslaviii. Mase, koie padose kao zrtve la-
cisticlzih osvaiaca, posle kao zrtve varvars
kog napada potstaknut Cd strane "nacional-
nil" sovinista verskih zaglupliivaca, "a koie
je odgovorna ne sano sva iugoslavenska bur
zoazlJa, nego tako-zvani socialist, pa
'komunisti' najposle, kao zrtve "politickog"
sovlnlzma, Tita Mihajlovica, vode uzaludnu
borbu njihovih klasnih neprijatelja U Jugo-
slaviji Sc vec vodi, ito prilicno dugo, spo-
radlcni gradianski rat. Sve ratujuce grupe
predvodi burzoazija. Pozelimo da nesto novo
IL toga izbije. Pozelimo da Sc to pretvori
jedar solidarni front radnih siromasnih
masa Jugoslaviji "a oslobodjenje masa
unistenje burzoazije svih dezignacija
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Sociialisticko ResetO
(Nastaval- ga ?. strane)

Bratia u. c." stalno mas uverava
da nece biti besposlice posle rata. on
dolazi pa nam kaze kako &c biti ma milo
ne radnika bez posla 'neki kroz krace
neki kroz dulje vrijeme''. S ovim Sc mi
slazenlo sa -. c." Ali Sc ne nozeno slo-
ziti MIN, da radnici zaradjuju 'bijele
novce", II. wise novaca nego sto mogu
potrositi Ia svoje potrebe. Jer kapita-
list ne daiu radnicima wise, nego sto i'm
ie potrebno Ga sebe i svoje porodice
odrze zivotu radnom stanju.
"Buele novce" (potrepstine "a udo-
ban zivot) radnici &c dobiti Socijaliz-
mu. U MENU nece biti besposlice, pa
nece biti potrebe da radnici stede ''bi-
iele novce" "a 'crne dane. Prema tome,
nece biti "a radnike nj 'crnih dana! -
P. S.
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Kui" kapitalizma Isto tako a.
mericki kapitalisti kazu da bi O.
nj htei uvesti zakone konskrip-
CHE - sto znaci ropstva "a rad
nike - u interesu san1ih radri-
ka. Kapitalisticki bezobrazluk
prelazi sve granice sve Sc to
opravdava kao "nuznost" u inte-
resu "nacionalne slobode" j maj
posle, sve u ''interesu radnika
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Upaljivosti svetskog rata br. Ill

Strana TaZHleIld upOIroDl1aVana
je da Sc "repatrijise' [povrati u
domovinu] strano-posedovano a.
mericko vlasniStvo, ii. da Sc po-
kupuju dionice u americkim in
dustrijama koje su posedovane
cd stranih ulagaca. Oval je pc
riod dovrsen sa prvim Svetskim
Ratom, cd tada SUI americki
kapitalisti bill suoceni sa dodat-
nim problemom 0 nalazenju pi-
iaca u inostranstvu "a niihov
sopstveni suvisni kapital. Ovo ie.
dakako, predmet koji cemo mi
diskutovati pod drugim naslo-
vom.
Nazad nekoliko dana. pre- kon-
vencije Amalgamated CIothing
Workers junije u Chicago, gos-
podja Roosevelt ie izjavila da
postoji nalozna potreba "a pcs
leratno prosirenje izvoza "posto
i ako mi to cinimo mogucim I'd
mas narod da imadu wise, mi mo-
zemo proizvesti wise nego sto O.
nj mogu ikako potrositi."
Prva dana, naravno, govori
kroz njen klobuk. Kada bi anne
ricki radnici trosili. recimo, dive
trecine toliko koliko gospod ia
Roosevelt trosi, mi nebi imal;
problema suvisaka. Tu bi bio pre-
blem jos daljeg prosirivanja ma
sih izvora "a proizvadianje bo-
gatstva, koii bi bio vrlo priiatan
problem jedan koji bi mi mogll
prilicno lako resiti. Sta wise. dol.
mi postajemo wise naviknuti da
trosimo naibolie vrste steak" j
hodati po cilimima So dubokom
rudicom, mi bi nlogli, sledeci ma
Sc studiie cak nauciti da trosimo
toliko koliko gospodja Roose-
velt iii wise.
"Zlocinacki". jeste naziv "a
tapitalizam.
Ocito, problem nema nista "a
jednickog sa tim koliko bi mi
mogli potrositi, nego radie tim
koliko mi mosemo kupiti. Pod
kapitalistickim sistemom radni-
ci primaju "a njihovu radnu sna-
gu samo delic njihovog proizvo-
da, otuda u stanju su kupiti ma
zad samo delic Cd toga proizvo-
da. Ovo, samo ovo, objasnjava,
zasto je svaka kapitalisticka ma
CHA u svetu rastrojena "a svets-
Ike place, pa cak i sada oni pri-
zapalenja "a Svetski Rat
br. III utrkuju Sc "a prvens-
tveni polozaj u utrci "a svetsku
trgovinu "a koju oni znadu ola
mora doci odmah kada stvarni
rat prestane trositi visak vred-
nosti stvoren 20 radnicima.
Pre- nego sto napustimo ovu
fazu u predmetu, mi opet ponav-
ljamo pregled u predgovoru "Iz-
vestaia Londonske Trgovacke
Komore trgovini ma sveopstim
nacelima posleratne ekononiie,
II. maja 1912: "Bilo je opsirno
priznato da ie tu bilo nesto os-
novno pogresno sa nasim lpred-
ratniml ekonomskim sistemom.
Bio je opipljivo apsurdno da su
naciie morale biti rastroino zeli-
ne da izvazaju wise cd niihova
stvarnog bogatstva drugim ma
ciiama nego Sto oni prilnaiu, u
povratku. Bio ie isto tako ap-
surdno da liudina u potrebi "a
zivotne nuznosti bude odrican
novac sa kojim da i'll kupe cato
sto ie tu bio nad-izobilje tin po-
trebstina otuda nije Sc zalltevao
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mec ma svetskoj pijaci, dok su
nase carinske zapreke iskljuci-
vale tvornicke proizvode oso-
vinskih nacija sve wise wise, te
su nacije, koje Sc zovu danas ma
Sim neprijateljima, nasle Sc u
lvrlo strasnim tesnacima."
Ia istinu, u strasnim tesnaci.
ma! Tako SUI oni strasni bill sa
tacke gledista kapitalista oso-
vinskih nacija da je osvajanje
Ipijaca bio uslov "a njihovo odr-
zanje kao radnickih izrabljiva-
ca. Kada je Hitler rekao: "Ne-
macki narod mora ziveti. To zna-
ci izvazati iii umreti'', on je mis-
lilo ma nemacku kapitalisticku
naciju, da ona mora imati place
| "a visak vrednosti iscedjen il ne
Imackih radnika - iii umreti.
Sve ovo, mi ponavljamo, nije
wise podvrgnuto osporavanju.
leak sada, u sredini rata, kada
agencije propaganda nastoje da
| to zamagle, sa idealisanjem eko-
,1omskih uzroka rata, istina Sc ma
mece sama u naSim dnevnim Ii
votima kao prirodna sila. Zaista,
to je obicna stvar "a kapitalis-
ticke besednike kada Sc oslanja-
iu ma posleratnu trgovinu, da re-
cemo (kao sto je predsednik w.
P. B. cinio neki dam da je drugi
rat "neizbezan ako Sc svetska E.
konomija ne sagradi ma cvrstoi
II prosirujucoj svetskoj trgovini".
("New York Times, 18. maja.)
! Moze Ii Sc to uraditi? Moze Ii
Amerika. ma primer, naci dovoli-
no piiaca u posleratnom svetu
da prime suvisak neprodanih
espapa proizvedenih Cd americ-
kin radnika? Da Ii ce postojece
place biti dovoljne da odrze u
poslenie gore do liniie oznacene
"puno uposlenje'? Upravo, ko-
liko naseg proizvoda mora biti
prodano ma vani da odrzimo "pu-
| no uposlenje" kod kuce?
KoliEo je vazna izrozna
trgouina?
To je "popularna pogresnost"
da izvazania predstavljaiu tako
mali delic ukupnog poslovania
obavlianog cd owe nacije da bi
bila relativno nevazna. Stvarno
vaznost izvazajuce trgovine va
rira sa industrijama cak u in
dustrijama. Saglasno brosurici o
"Cinienicama zivota izvazania"
obelodanjena izdana besplatno
30 americkim izuosdcino. 386
Fourth Avenue, New York. N.
Y, tipicno ukrstanje izvazajucih
tvornicara, 'normalno prosec-
most celokupne prodaje jeste Is
posto." Ovo predstavlja diva me-
SEGA proizvodnie u godini cesto
ie razlika samo izmedju crnog
belog mastila. Postotak odlazi vi
Sc i nize u specificnim preduze-
Gina. Niie retko da proizvodnja
cd cetiri iii pet meseci odlazi L.
izvazajucu trgovinu.
Druga ''popularna pogresnost'
jeste, da je prvenstveni potstrek
,, "a izasiljanie bogatstva da Sc
snabdu sredstva "a kupovanle
materijala ma vani, koji Sc ne
moze proizvesti kod kuce. Da ie
ovo istina, onda izvoz nebi nika-
da morao nadmasiti uvoz. pa ipak
cinjenice pokazuju da ie od 1876
americki izvoz nadvisivao uvoz.
cesto "a nekoliko milijardi dola-
ra. Ia mnogo godina suvisna