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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08

The orders are that no employee may accept any gratuity of any kind, either directly or indirectly And MT Pehle defines gratuitieS as gifts, jobs for relatives, tips or races, sports events or the stock market; accommodations at clubs ol hotels, or any kind of free trans portation.
 All procurement business has tc be conducted on the premises except in special instances where supervis- CTS approve.
 The employees are asked not to go to dinners, luncheonS or any oth- CT social functions where the per sons with whom they are dealing are their hosts.
 In addition, all employees of the division whose salaries are $2000 or more have to file a report of their personal or financial relationships with any firm which is now or even might be interested in the purchase of surplus war goods.
 Violation of the order viii mean severe disciplinary action or out right dismissal.
 If that order stands and isn't winked at, the public need have little fear of recurrence of the post war scandals of 25 years ago.
 It probably won't appear on the surface, but one of the behind-the- scenes battles on the workor- jail bill will be over which agency will administer it.
 The bill, introduced by House Military Affairs Committee Chair man May, provides that Selective Service shall administer the act This would mean almost the dis appearance of the War Manpowei Commission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
More Duties for
 p0stmasters in
 Alaska Territory

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 The House Post Office Committee has approved the bill of former AL aska Delegate, Anthony J. Dimond, authorizing and directing Alaska postmasters to perform the duties of notaries of public within the territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
v-WEAp0N
 ATTACKS,
 ENGLAND D
Heavy Property Damage Many Casualties in
 A Hours

LONDON, Feb. 8-Nazi V-wea- pon attacks on southern England caused heavy damage and many casualties, the Air Ministry an- nounceS.
 The attacks, which continued for "A hours. ended at dawn this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
FROM GULL COVE

MT. and Mrs. w. c. Graham of Gull Cove, Alaska, are staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
4500pefsons Rescued from
 Death Gam D


 LONDON, Feb. 3-The Russian Red Army has reached 4,500 per sons held by the Nazis in the death camp at Brtescze, 35 miles south of Krakov. the Moscow radio said in a broadcast tonight.
 In the camp were four gas cham bers and 12 incenerators.
 Thousands are believed to have been put to death in the camp.
 The few Nazi attendants were found bayoneted to death.
 ,CAA MAN HERE
 Fred D. Newburn of the CAA is a guest at Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08
FROM SPOKANE

Virginia Delgrove, of Spokane, is guest at the Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08

Gene Smith, of Skagway, is stay ing at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-08

EDMUNDS HERE MT. and Mrs. M c. Edmunds, Anchorage, are registered at the Baranof.
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The midland journal., 1945-10-05
"FIIL HER UP!"

We have all heard SO much about
the tremendous problems of recon-
version that we have felt it would. be
months, if not years, before we
could again enjoy buying the most
prewar products. And
then almost before the guns had
stopped shooting, gasoline and fuel
oil were off the ration list. 1t is a
question of whether more beef and
more sugar would have meant as
much to the people.
But the real point is that the oil
industry, which had been called on
to meet an unprecedented war de-
mand, was ready at the drop of the
hat to take ON full peacetime load
of the greatest oil using nation in
the world, plus the still great de-
mands of the greatest mechanical
army, navy and air feet in the world.
This is an accomplishment of private
enterprise that is deserving of more
than passing recognition.
But just when things were begin
ming to roll again aud autoists were
happy, oil workers decided it was a
good time to strike. Now what?
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
U. S. BATTLESHIPS

The public throughout the Fifth
ginia, Virginia and northeastern
North Carolina-will have an oppOr-
tunity to see cross section OF our
fighting fleet on Navy Day, Oct. 27.
Forty-three ships, ranging from a
33,000-ton battleship to sleek little
subchasers, are to be on display at
IL ports scattered along the districts
coastline.
The historic waters of Hampton
Roads in the Norfolk-Newport News
area will play host to the battleship
IDAHO; the escort aircraft carrier
CHARGER; the destroyers HAN
SON, HAROLD J. ELLISON and
JOHN r. CRAIG; the destroyer es-
cort RIZZI; the high-speed trans
ports TRUXTON and UPHAM; the
submarines, CAVALLA, JACK,
TORO and MUSKALLUNGE.
Nine ships will make their way up
the Potomac River to Washington:
Tke destroyers, CON f II S T.,
CHARLES AUSBURNE, CLAYTON,
and DYSON; the destroyer escort
LOWE; the submarines AUTLE. IT.
GRONE and COBIA; and the LIST
(landing ship, tank) $50.
Steaming up the Chesapeake Bay
and into the mouth of the Patapsco
River, spearheaded by the Essex
class carrier RANDOLPH and the
heavy cruiser CANBERRA, IL ves-
sells are scheduled to be on view in
the Baltimore Harbor.
In addition to the two larger ships
the Navy Day task force will include
the destroyers SCHROEDER, HER
BERT J. THOMAS and CYATT; the
destroyer escort SOLAR; the high
speed transport HUBBARD; and the
submarines TIRANTE, REQUIN,
BURRFISH, and FLYING FISH.
Cambridge, Md, and Annapolis
will also have visitors. The submar-
inc chaser PC 618 and the LIST 542
will put in at Cambridge while Anna
polls will see the destroyer FURSE,
the high-speed transport HAYTER
and the submarine BANG.
Three other North Carolina ports
are also to be visited: Elizabeth City
by the submarine chaser PC 4S4;
Washington by the PS 5S3; and New
Bern by the PC 564.
Even Richmond, Va.,-well up the
James Rivers to participate in the
big Navy Day observance when the
r
ss7 are put on view there.
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
Iosel-. unproductive in meeting the

closet. unproductive in meeting the
emel: icy.
The UNRRA report not only prais-
ed the quantity of the colthing gifts,
but also the tremendous organization
job successfully accomplished under
the National Campaign Chairman,
Henry j. Kaiser, and the Executive
Director, Dan A. West. 1t added:
''The quality has been outstanding.
The value of the contributed clothing
can properly be placed at rs to a
dollar a pound on the average 1t is
good, usable clothing!"
Mr. Kaiser's statement also dis
closed the continuing urgent need for
clothing overseas, and quoted re
cent report by William L. Bait, Vice
Chairman of the War Production
Board, who said:
The conduct of the United Ma
tional Clothing Drive has been effec
tive and most satisfactory. | hope i.
may continue because there will stiil
be textile shortage, particularly il.
cotton, for many months to come
and if the materials which are badly
needed abroad are to be provided in
adequate quantities, it seems to me
that the job will be up to the cloth
ing collection committee"
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
THE CORN CROP

Tke long-range future of agricul-
ture appears promising from the
standpoint of prices and income, but
the main chance hinges on the corn
crops. The Chamber of Commerce Of
the United States, which is the great
est business mems organization in
the country, says so, 1t is interesting
to know that the National Cham
ber's Agricultural Department Com
mittee" has gone to the corn-roots
in it's studies and as result "big
business" makes the statement that
there is "a vast uncertainty lowering
over the corn outlook, due, first to
greatly delayed paintings, and subse-
quently to highly unfavorable grow
ing conditions throughout much of
the season thus far and over large
areas" The trouble is explained as
follows:
.These are conditions which far
mers could not Offset by long work
ing hours and the efficient use of
available machinery. AS result, the
crop is not so far advanced to insure
q good yield"
The big Chamber is not newcom-
er as a partner of the farmers. 1t has
for long years recognized that agri-
culture and the land constitute the
backbone of American life, without
which the city boys would have more
trouble than they ever had out of
points and rationing.
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
ECONOMIST URGES u. s. PAY
OUR WAR DEBT WITHIN
TWENTY WEARS
TWENTY YEARS

Full use of the cerative ingenuity
which made the United States the
greatest nation on earth would en-
able us to pay our war debt within
twenty years, in tke opinion of Paul
Schubert, noted economist and his
torian.
A determination to pay our debt
of more tkan three hundred billion
dollars in a certain time instead of
erations worry about it is exactly
what is needed to spur the United
States to it's greatest peacetime effort
according to Schubert, writing in the
Cosmopolitan magazine.
There's only one way to pay off
that debt" he states, "and that is to
attain new kind of prosperity. We
must create new wealth SO that we
can tax that wealth"
BY setting as our goal the COM
plete payment of our war debt in
twenty years, We would achieve tre-
mendous progress in raising tie al
ready high American standard of
living, according to the writer, who
states in part
I'VE still have an unlimited dis
tance to go in raising the American
standard of living. Millions of Amer
leans still live in novels, wear rags,
go barefoot much of the year, have
never owned a decent car. Make
those Americans well-to-do.
do it by tapping American ingen-
uity and resourcefulness in the way
that happens only when we are truly
challenged-when we get in there
and slug.
I'VE can be just as thrillingly in
genious VIXEN it comes to beating
the national debt. The challenge of
tomorrow is exciting precisely be-
cause it forces us to venture into the
unknown. to tackle problems bigger
than any one mans vision. The thrill
Of living until tomorrow is the anti
cipation of seeing that unknown un-
fold.
For the sake of our posterity let
make America solvent. Then, at last,
we can breathe this free air as free
men and free women again, and look
at that American flag with the pride
of knowing that we owe nothing to
any man."
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
FIRE PREVENTION MUST BE
PERSONAL

Fire Prevention Week, October z
to 13, should command greater pub
lie interest tkis year than ever be-
fore. Never in history was so much
property destroyed by fire in 1865
days as during the past IL months.
In our own country, which has not
been subjected to the ravages of war,
there are 1000 home fires every day.
Once every SO minutes someone is
burned to death-a large percentage
of them children left in homes which
contain unnecessary fire hazards.
Eight hundred million matches are
used daily, each one capable of start
ing a fire in home or factory. Two
hundred and fifty billion cigarettes
are smoked each year-each is fire
hazard which can ignite waste paper,
bed clothes, material placed care
lessly on shelves, clothing, and a
thousand-and-one other articles.
No one can prevent most of such
fire losses except the home owner,
the lighter of the matches, the smok-
er, and each and every individual old
enough to think. Annual fire losses
in the United States, which could
largely be prevented, are greater
than those caused by the bombings
of London during the first years of
the war. They are not as spectacular
as the London losses because they
are scattered all over the country.
Ten thOusand deaths from fire. dis
tributedI over 48 states, and tens of
thousands of homes and factories de-
stroyed, do not make headlines like
the bombing of city, but the per-
manence of death and fire loss for
those involved, is just as real.
Fire Prevention Week, from Octo-
ber z to IS, is something all should
observe-not just for that week
alone but for every day in the year.
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
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KENT COUNTY SOLDIER WRITES
OF MARYLANDERS' FIGHT IN
ITALY


The story of Maryland soldiers in
the fight for Italy has been written
by Louis Wingate, one of the Mary
landers wko saw that history being
made.
Wingate, a former Baltimorean, is
now Kent County resident.
AS writer in the advance public
relations office, Wingate was able
to check army records for the infor-
nation on the 1900 men and the
III outfits covered in his account.
After finishing his regular army day.
he often spent as many as five and
six hours in the evening, checking
names and typing his manuscript
with the two-fnger system"
When he has finished tie editing
of "Marylanders in ITALY," he said,
he plans to have the manuscript
published on his own and to offer 1t
for sale to Marylanders who would
like to know what their boys did in
the battle for Italy all the way from
Salerno to the Alps.
The published book will include
cover and division pages designed by
a 15-year-old Italian boy from Flor
ence, who did not know TIE English
words he lettered so painstakingly.
Wingate noted his unusual artistic
ability when he was guest in the
boys home and he Immediately en-
gagged him to design the artwork for
his book.
Wingate has organized his account
under the general reading of the 1st
Armored Division; the 34th, 85th
88th and 91st Infantry divisions; tie
10th Mountain Division and the 5th
Army Units. A three-page introduc-
ton, representing hours of research
in large and unwieldy army volumes,
summarizes the entire campaign.
Under the six main headings is an
account of every unit in which a
Maryland fighting man is recorded.
One unit has only two Marylanders,
but it's story is included. The men,
their jobs, and their hometowns are
listed, and history of the unit
traces it's record from the time it
went overseas until the end of the
war
Then under an alphabetical listing
of the hometowns, all the way from
Aberdeen to Zion, the names of the
Maryland men are given.
After each name is the job the
man handled with his outfit-litter
bearer, ammo carrier, squad leader,
lifleman. ("When you see that title,
.rifleman' you can take off your lat"
Wingate declared.)
The idea for his compilation was
given the 27-year-old author by a
war correspondent, who suggested
that he do book of short stories
about some of the individual deeds of
heroism of some of the Maryland
boys. "As l began to look around
and compile informa 1ion," Wingate
explained, "my list grew SO long,
decided to expand the idea and give
the history of all the boys from
Maryland"
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
MUsKRAT CATCH IN STATE

Maryland contributed an estimat-
ed catch of 100000 muskrats to the
American feminine winter wardrobe
last year, the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice reported.
Uundisputed leader in the musk
rat trade, the Louisiana catch total
ed 4,440,63S A pelts, or at least 67.2S3
fur coats, for the 1943-44 season.
Virginia caught 242.739 and West
Virginia, 24.831.
Louisiana also led the nation in
its mink catch. with 144,7117 mink
taken in the State last year Mink
production totaled 5.s46 for Virgin
ia and 1898 for West Virginia.
Arkansas led the Southern States
in opossum fur production last year.
but Virginia trappers hagged the
most skunks-ss.705 of them,
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
Don't Worry About Japan

There has been lot of stuff in the
newspapers expressing doubts about
the trend of affairs in Japan. Even
the Acting Secretary of State did
some tall guesswork in disagreeing
with the commonsense decision of
General Macarthur, vixen he said
that it would be possible to reduce
the military forces on guard in Japan
to 100000. men. This stirred up a
lively discussion in high military
headquarters in Washington, which
resulted in definite and overwhelm-
ing support of General Douglas Mac
Arthur.
BY the way. it must not be for
gotten that this Supreme Commander
is the same giant soldier who an
nounced in 1942. when he left TIE
Philippines for Australia that II will
be back again" Macarthur knows
mis- job, perfectly.
The midland journal., 1945-10-05

Between October /, 1945, and
April 80, 1947, the churches of the
Northern Baptist Convention plan to
raise 100000 for postwar recon-
struction, rehabilitation and advance
on their home and foreign mission
fields. This is one phase of a Cru
sade for Christ" which has just been
launched by the denomination. 9th
service to returning soldiers, evange-
lism, Christian education, a social
welfare program, stewardship and
missions.
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

"Unreality" will be tie subject of
he Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Oct. Z.
The Golden Text will be from
Psalms 119-57, 104-"Thou art my
portion, o Lord Through thy
precepts l get understanding; there
lore | hate every false way"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible-Psalms 19:
12-"Who can understand his err
ors? cleanse thou me from secret
faults"
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
CLOTHING GOES TO WAR
SUFFERERS

Every pound of the clothing con-
tributed by the American people in
the nationwide clothing collection
last spring and summer will be in
the hands of war sufferers overseas
by Christmas, it is announced by
Henry j. Kaiser, National Chairman
of the United National Clothing Col
lection.
Mr.. Kaiser's statement was receiv-
ed here by the local committees of
the clothing collection The state
ment said
Based on figures supplied to me
by UNRRA, l can now assure you.
that by September 80, all the cloth
ing collected in the United National
Clothing Collection will be baled for
overseas shipment. By the end of Oc-
tober, the last bales will be on ships
bound for Europe, the Far East and
the South Pacific.
Already one hundred million
pounds of the used clothing contri-
buted only few months ago has
been baled and shipped, or scheduled
for shipment to the needy and desti-
tute in lands devastated by war and
looted by the enemy. Much of this
in European lands.
"The Chinese will soon receive 10,-
100000 pounds of the contributed
clothes, shoes and bedding One boat
in September and two in October will
each carry 3,500,0O0 pounds for dis
ther is bitter.
"Tke Filipinos, too, will soon be
wearing contributed shoes and cloth
ing. The first peacetime cargo to
leave an Atlantic port for the Philip
pines, since Pearl Harbor, included
63 carloads of contributed clothing.
That shipment, including shoes, left
New York on the S. S. Courrser, on
September IL. A total of 100000
pounds of contributed clothing has
been allotted to the Philippines"
ALLEGATIONS of the clothing for
overseas relief as of September 18
total 6,715,7OO pounds, Mr.. Kaiser
revealed The remainder of the cloth
ing donated by the American people
will be allocated soon. ALLEGATIONS
and shipments have already been
made to the following countries:
Albania, Belgium, Luxembourg,
Burma, Hongkong, Borneo, Malaga,
China, Czechoslovakia, Fran e !,
French Indo-China.
Also, Greece, Italy, the Neither
lands and Netherlands East Indies,
Norway, the Philippines, Polanad,
Yugoslavia, Russia, and to refugee
children and stateless people now in
number of European countries.
All governments receiving alloca-
tions of clothing have entered into
agreements witk UNRRA guarantee
ing distribution of contributed cloth
ing without cost and without dis
elimination of any kind.
The statement made public by the
local committee also quoted a recent
report by Roy F. Hendrickson, Depu-
ty Director General of UNRRA-
the United Nations Relief and Reha-
bilitation Administration paying
tribute to the 100 local chairmen
who conducted the clothing drive in
communities throughout America.
Pointing out that the drive was or
ganized because there was almost no
available new clothing for overseas
relief. Mr.. Hendrickson said. IF the
clothing drive had failed, there
would be great suffering this winter
for millions who are receiving the
donated overcoats. dresses. trousers,
suits. shoes and underwear, Without
that campaign. that same used cloth
ing would have lain in 1Rttics and
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH US?
BY j. Il. Jones


The daily papers carried the news
that big oil companies have increased
hourly wage rates 20 per cent and
that they are now faced with de-
mands for an additional Is per cent.
Computing the difference in hourly
wages and weekly take home" pay
as compared with 1941 involved an
other per cent increase, making the
total increase demanded foot up to
about 38 per cent. The union labor
leaders told the oil Companies to
come across" or face a strike.
tions of the country like atom bombs,
and threaten production and employ
ment, at the very time when every
body has been talking about the dam
gers of unemployment.
Senators have suggested tremen-
dous cuts in taxes. But how can that
be with all our liabilities of the war?
And the costs of living climbing?
Tke War Labor Board and other
principal labor agencies were put
under direct control of Secretary of
Labor Schwellenbach, and the Pres
iednt gave him the whip and told
him to crack it. When the strikes
stopped delivery of newspapers to
millions of people in New York City
the new Secretary didn't ''crack. ="
Then strikes broke out in the auto
mobile plants at Detroit and else
where. Other strikes crippled the saw
mills and lumber industry on the Pa
cific Coast, and hundreds of -skyscra-
pers and Office buildings in New York
were without elevator service. The
strike leaders seemed to Lave the
world by the tail.
And all the power of the Govern
ment and the resentment of the gen
eral public didn't seem to change the
determination of the CLIO. to raise
a million dollar strike fund. Mean
time coal miners walked out in var
ious parts of the country, while
Westinghouse and other big indus
| trialists were paralyZed by strikes.
Labor leaders declare there must
be an increase of 80 per cent in
| wages and-they have been demand
ing that price levels be held down
to the old rates of 194O-41.. That's
a crazy scheme, because it can't be
done.
Every private enterprise, factory
md industry must have profits from
heir business, because they don't
AIRY on their business when costs
IF production pushes above contem;
plated price ceilings.
There are numberless schemes for
The Government to subsidize agricul-
.ure, factories, home-building. Sub
stantial aid will be given soldiers
out that program has not been work
| ed out.
On top of all that England, Russia
| and forty or fifty United Nations
seem to be united" in the belief that
he American taxpayers can be bled
white by the Washington Govern
ment to lend and give tkem money
The story could be continued with
columns of almost unbelievable de
tails that all lead back to the puzzle
| contained in the title of this article:
What's the matter with us?" We
won the war! How long is it going
to take to win the peace?
The midland journal., 1945-10-05

Last years production of cream
cry butter in the United States was
the lowest in nineteen years, accord
ing to the 1945 Encyclopedia Bri-
tannica Book of TIE Year. Civilian
consumption was only about twelve
pounds per capita in 1914 as compar-
ed with more than sixteen and half
pounds in the pre-war years of 1886
1889.
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
Watch Your Step, "Me-Boy"

If you have been fascinated by the
New York Stock Exchange and inn
agine that you have discovered which
way it is going to jump-then you
will be apt to think that you are a
dnancier. But, if you follow the long,
.ong trail and invest your capital,
and mortgage your future in order
to get rich in stocks, stke chances are
about SO to l that you will lose your
shirt before you get through. That
is the history of the amateur stock
market gamblers ever since, and be-
fore, the first day of this blessed Goth
century.
The midland journal., 1945-10-05

The critical problem of the worlds
wood supply will be studied at the
arst conference of the Food and Ag-
iculture Organization of the United
Iations at Quebec City, Canada, ON
October 16. So far, rs nations plan
to send delegates.
The midland journal., 1945-10-05
MARYLAND MUSINGS

To whip well, cream must be cold,
possible. Chill the bowl and the
whipper also before beating the
cream.