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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-25
NOME ROTARY MEETS HEARS A. POLET TALK

The Nome Rotary Club held regular Tuesday noon luncheon meeting and had for a guest, Dan Noonan, veteran sales represen- tative.
 After introductions and remarks about the Rotary Hospital Fund the vice president, Karl Dewey said the next Tuesday meeting would be held in the evening for the purpose of installing the new officers. Karl Dewey will be put into the presidents chair. The announcement of the time will be made later.
 A. Polet spoke of his recent trip and explained his many exper- fences in meeting with other Ro- tary Clubs in the states and in Al aska. He states that the clubs, without exception, are top notch in getting attendance and go to extremes in putting on such en- tertainment and educational feat ures to make the meetings inter esting.
 He then took up the subject of Alaska planning and the Srela- tion of local interest in the whole picture. He warned that unless more interest was taken in the matter of planning and getting together in demanding proper leg islation both national and terri torial, there could be little ac- complished.
 He urged groups such as the Ro- tary Club to take an active part in bringing these ends together.
 MT. Noonan stated he was com. pletely in favor of the proposed plan of MT. Polet, and also urged the younger men to take an ac. tive part in the development O. Alaska, the last American iron. tier.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-25
JULY 4th CELEBRATION TO BE ON MONDAY 5th
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Continued from Page One) be lowed by car or made of a child's vehicle, such as a tri- cycle, buggy, etc.
 A trap-shooting contest is plan ned also for the morning for the older "nimrods" and is reported to take place at Federal Square. AS many of the shooters have been practicing this spring it promises to be an interesting event.
 The formal program is scheduled for early in the afternoon in front
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-25

A newborn baby's heart nor mally beats about twice as fast as an adults.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

is dead because 1t has no outlet: it takes in
everything and gives out nothing That policy
is guaranteed to kill a sea, nation or an
individual life. To give is to live. To make
ones chief business squeezing the orange OF
life, just to see what one can get out OF Ito
squeeze life with money getting or pleasure
getting or honor getting, or any other kind OF
getting, is but to find at the last only an
empty rind in grasping hands.
II X
Thanksgiving has then for its hallmark
giuing. Americas plight today is directly at
tributable to too much 'give me-" What
chorus Is heard from ocean to ocean: Give me
my rights give me more money, more leisure
more pleasure Salvation from the perils
which threaten will be found in a nation whose
citizens say Make us servants OF the common
good" America, with its motto changed from
give me- to make me- will gladly accept
q new bill Of responsibilities to be put side
by side with her hallowed Bill Of Rights.
Thanksgiving If 1t is to be any more than
q gluttonous festival or, even on higher plane,
a time for counting a rosary Of wistful memo
>ries from vanished yesterdays, must stir us
anew by the epic story Of those who with the
Pilgrim creed reared their altars, offered their
thanks on frozen ground and raised the white
steeples of dauntless faith against expanding
horizons as they beat thoroughfare for free
dom across the wilderness.
Thanksgiving in that mood, means that our
Evening star., 1948-11-21
HOPE in Palestine

Although there were indications rev
days ago that 1t might defy the authority
Of the United Nations, the provisional gov
ernment Of Israel apparently has saved
both itself and the U. N. from what could
have developed into q critical impasse
raising the delicate and explosive question
OF imposing sanctions.
At any rate, despite the continuing un-
certainty and confusion In the situation,
DR.. Ralph Bunche, the acting mediator,
has announced that the Israeli authorities
have made gratifying" reply to the
November Security Council order on the
withdrawal Of troops from the Negeb, the
desert area in Southern Palestine. He has
also declared that they have indicated q
willingness to cooperate with his plan for
the establishment of denilitarized zones
under U. N. control. In addition, they have
welcomed the proposal for Arab-Jewish
negotiations to work out an armistice as
q prelude to definitive peace settlement.
In complying with the Negeb order. how
ever, the Israeli government has not been
obliged to give up de facto military control
of the area. The only thing it has had to
do is to withdraw the forces 1t had sent in
after October IL, not those that were in
there before that date. Accordingly, since
the latter apparently are substantial
enough to dominate key positions, Israel
remains in effective possession OF the
region, which was awarded to 1t in the
partitioning plan recommended by the
u N General Assembly last November. But
the British-against bitter Jewish opposi-
tion-are now pressing for action to turn
back the award to the Arabs, in keeping
with a proposal made just before his assas-
sination by Count Bernadotte. DR.. Bunche's
predecessor.
However, now that the United States
has at last declared itself against return
ing the Negeb to the Arabs without full
Jewish consent, it seems unlikely that the
British view will prevail. In any case,
the Israeli authorities have repeatedly
emphasized their refusal to accept the
Bernadotte idea, so there presumably
will be trouble If it is upheld. On
the other hand, If it is rejected, the
projected armistice negotiations conceiv-
ably could lead to a lasting settlement
That there is some hope for peace is indi-
Gated by the conciliatory sentiments being
expressed with increasing vigor by King
Abdullah of Trans-Jordan, the strongest
and most influential member of the divided
and militarily weak Arab League.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

hands are full of grateful IOUs for unpaid
and unpayable bills. 1t means the vivid reah-
zation that the things which cost most are
worth most can never really be paid for. One
never yet paid for poem or book with power
to strengthen the soul. All any Of US has ever
done to obtain book we call ours is to cover
the expenses of the printing and publishing
the treasure itself is gift.
THANKSGIVING means the acknowledgment
that every one of us is a charity student in
the great University of Life. We are beg
gars and borrowers We can do so much and
we can see so far because in vineyards we did
not plant we are standing on other mems
shoulders. In our hands are unpaid bills made
out in crimson by other hands now dust. Any
boasts are unseemly. Rather, upon our lips is
the doxology: Now God be praised, who hath
matched us with this hour of world destiny
when we are privileged with the might Of
which we are but trustees to preserve for pos
terity the treasure committed to us, to guard
the American dream against more cunning
foes and sterner odds and darker perils than
the Pilgrim mind could measure.
Thanksgiving that, in spite of the colossal
task of building new world amid the explo-
sive tensions of today, we do have that task
and that chance-and we have it because a
devilish scheme of tyranny for world domina-
ton failed
Thanksgiving that we escaped certain dire
dangers. The war criminals of today might
have been the hangmen instead Of the hanged.
The japanese might have invaded our West
ern coast with the torch Of terror How close
our enemies came to victory, how close we were
to utter desolation! What if Germany had
achieved the atomic bomb first! With the awful
III" in mind, we look about Thanksgiving Day
at our fair, untouched unblighted land and
shudder to think that our great cities might
have been among the worlds ruins.
Thanksgiving, with our unscathed Nation as
choir. we lift our national song Of grateful
praise:
For the priceless gift of freedom
For the home, the church, the school,
For the open door to manhood
In = land the people rule,
Give we thanks to Thee, Lord"
Evening star., 1948-11-21
The Screw-Threud Accord

After thirty years OF intermittent nego-
tiations, the United Kingdom, Canada and
the United States have at last signed an
accord on the unihcation OF the Anglo
American standard systems Of screw
threads Stated In Just that way, the
news of the event may seem to be tre-
mendously unexciting, but it is neverthe-
less thing Of great potential significance
In terms of peacetime commerce and mill
tary preparedness.
Technically, as finally worked out in our
National Bureau Of Standards and kindred
organizations in Canada and Britain, the
accord provides that the three countries
will adhere to identical specifications
angle, form, tolerahces, etc.-in producing
the most commonly used screw thread.
Standardization Of other types remains to
be negotiated, but the present agreement
constitutes long step forward toward
unifying the whole field by meeting all
the basic requirements for bringing about
general interchangeability of Anglo
Canadian American threaded products.
To appreciate the Importance Of this,
1t is necessary to keep in mind the assem-
bly-line or mass-production nature OF
manufacturing In the modern world.
Nuts, bolts, screws and rivets are at once
indispensable and omnipresent The more
they are standardized within single coun-
try, the more efficiently can that country
build and service vast quantity of big
and little things, ranging from eggbeaters
and refrigerators to autos, steamships and
skyscrapers. BY the same token, the
greater the standardization Of these
threaded products among several countries,
the greater must be the opportunity of
those countries to promote trade among
themselves and forge, II necessary, weapons
for common defense.
Thus, in the words of the National
aspects of international trade has been
the necessity for supplying and distribut-
ing screw-thread parts associated with
equipment sold by one nation to another"
"a factor that has been "a psychological
deterrent" on purchasers of foreign prod
ucts. But now, as a result of the new
accord, this kind of limitation on the
commerce of the United Kingdom, Canada
and the United States will vanish as the
unified standards are acted upon by the
Industries of the three nations in the en-
suing years." At the same time, obviously,
all three will be in progressively improv-
ing position to standardize their arma-
ments II their mutual security demands it.
The accord, of course, will not accomplish
wonders overnight. The three governments
are to act at once in making their pur-
chases conform with the new standards,
but 1t will be a matter OF some years
before industry as whole in Britain,
Canada and the United States will be fully
adjusted to those standards. The agree
ment however, though it covers only the
most commonly used screw thread, repre-
sents progress of kind that promises to
have far-reaching unifying influence on
the entire field Of Anglo Canadian Amer
ican production. Militarily and CONNER
cially, the net result can hardly fail to be
wholesome
Evening star., 1948-11-21
LocuI Rent Control Low

It Is significant that in current discus
sions of what to do about local rent control
no one is seriously contending that 1t be
ended now. Responsible real estate men
in Washington do not believe it should be.
They recognize that if the law should
expire abruptly next March the resulting
situation would be chaotic. For while
progress has been made in new construc-
ton, it is still far from meeting the ex-
traordinary demand which requires statu-
tory protection of tenants.
There is some indication that local real
estate interests will center their efforts in
amendments of the local act to bring it
more into conformity with the national law.
Tighe E. Woods, national housing expediter,
told The Stars real estate editor in New
York last week that he would favor that
sort Of amendment The argument Is that
local landlords have been denied the
blanket Is per cent increase granted else
where in cases where voluntary agreements
were reached. But there is another side
to that. Increases here have been per-
mitted under rent control when increased
costs of operation, taxes, water, ETC., have
been demonstrated. That was not the case
under the national law, and the demand
throughout the country for the same type
Of relief Ito landlords) granted in the
District was one of the arguments which
prevailed in the form of the blanket Is
per cent increase. II blanket Is per cent
increase here were added to the increases
already authorized, the total increase
would OF course. exceed IS per cent-in
some cases double it.
It would seem to The Star that local
interests would do we'll to follow their
course from the beginning in sticking to
a local act, separate and distinct from the
national law. The local act seems to have
been we'll and fairly administered, judging
from the absence of complaint. In what
ever changes may be made in extending
it beyond next March, the principle of
local law, locally administered, should be
retained.
Rent control is necessary evil. It can
not be lifted now without inviting condi-
ton worse than those it imposes. But it has
the dangerous effect of any other artificial
anesthetic applied in the relief of pain
The longer it is continued, the more diff
cult it is to suspend it. The proportion Of
income represented by rent has decreased
from prewar years, everything else going
up If any sudden effort were made to
raise rentals even to the proportionate
level of prewar cost of living, the increase
would be too drastic. But effort should
be made toward decontrol of real estate
by gradually raising ceilings in relation to
other elements in the cost of living, thus
preparing for the eventual end Of rent
control when conditions warrant it. Other
wise the choice must be made between
permanent rent control, vicious evil with
blighting effects in the long run on all
property, or an abrupt ending Of rent con-
troll that will cause great hardship. What
ever changes are made in the present act
should conform to the local history Of rent
control and the prospect that as long as
rents in Washington are controlled local
law will apply.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
More InfIution Ahead?

If Henry Ford End is right in declaring
that fourth round Of wage increases "is
probably inevitable" then he is on sound
ground in arguing that prices can't 90
anywhere but up"
OF course, in view Of their earnings,
some Enthusiastically oil, chemicals,
autos and steel-may be able to boost wage
rates without making the consumer pay
for them in the form of higher prices
But this does not hold true for great
number of other manufacturing and busi-
ness corporations, including coal, textiles,
railroads, shipping, airlines, household
appliances and motion pictures.
In the judgment of business experts.
these latter nterprises-particularly the
smaller concerns among them-would find
it difficult, and in some cases even impos-
sible, to grant new wage boosts and still
operate at reasonable profit. Accord
ingly, if they are obliged to make the
boosts, it seems more than probable that
the price of their products will 90 up.
Thus the chances are that the consumer
will have to foot the bill or else engage
in a buyers strike.
Assuming that Mr.. Ford's prediction on
wage increases is right, therefore, and
assuming the accuracy of expert opinion
on the inability of many industries to
grant them, the Nation would seem to be
in for some more imitation, despite recent
small but hopeful signs of a halt in the
upward trend of the cost of living-a halt
suggesting the presence of stabilizing forces
in our economy.
For the simple fact is that higher wages
will mean higher production costs, and II
our past economic history is any guide
higher production costs will mean, in turn
higher prices to the consumer. And new
rash of highhr prices of course, will be
conducive tosothing but yet another series
of demands for higher wages. Thus, as II
fattens on itself, imitation threatens to give
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Spectacular N Growth

The remarkable growth Of television is
rapidly becoming a phenomenon OF our
times. Just as the picture on the television
tube has grown clearer and more brilliant,
so has the picture OF developments in the
~ industry as whole taken on brighter
and brighter appearance in recent months.
Even the most optimistic predictions Of
television authorities year or so ago have
been exceeded, as more stations have been
added to existing networks and thousands
Of new receiving sets tuned in.
Chairman Wayne Coy of the Federal
Communications Commission describes the
progress as spectacular eruption He
foresees even more extraordinary progress
the Chicago Rotary Club that he expects
that the number OF broadcasting stations
will increase within two years from today's
total of forty-flve to four hundred. In
seven or eight years, he says, the total
should be near a thousand. BY the end
of this year there will be more than a
million receivers in operation. Some TV
industry leaders predict total of seventeen
million receivers by 1855.
And there should be coast-to-coast tele-
vision by 1852. according to the FEC chair
man. The first long step toward that goal
will be taken on January IL next, when
the Eastern and Midwestern television net
works are due to be joined by coaxial cable
That connection will enable televiewerS as
far west as Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Louis to watch the Inauguration cere-
monies on their TV screens. Eventually
the induction Of Presidents and other out
standing events in the East will be visible
to Tv fans in all parts of the country
And the reverse will be true with regard
to Rose Bowl games and other West Coast
programs
Television In short, is we'll past the
infant stage and on the way to take it's
place alongside radio as major means
of electronic entertainment and enlighten-
ment. The industry still has growing pains
Of course, but the difficulties are being
smoothed out at pace which justifies the
optimism Of Mr.. Coy and other authorities
Evening star., 1948-11-21

q Manager for Heav-
ems best gift. In No
vember there Is an
altar for the giving
of thanks for all
Gods gifts unnum-
bered and vast.
Thanksgiving - the
very word gives a clue
to its deepest mean
ing. It is Thanks
giving. There is no
such word as thanks
getting. That would
be o contradiction in
terms, The Dead Sea
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Oklahoma Nert?

VETS here>are predicting Oklahoma will be
the next State to vote repeal Of Statewide
prohibition.
They claim that the action Of Kansas in
voting to repeal its constitutional ban on liquor
has strengthened the wet movement in Okla
homa and that the State Legislature probably
will take action this winter to submit repeal
referendum to the voters.
For several years Oklahoma, Kansas *nd
Mississippi have been the only so-called 100
per cent dry States with Statewide bans on
sales Of distilled spirits. ts
Before Kansas actually becomes wet, ths
Evening star., 1948-11-21

another dizzying twirl to all Americans,
including the labor groups getting more
pay.
This merry -go-round is not really merry.
It is better described as constantly re-
volving vicious circle. Sooner or later
and the sooner the better-it will have to
be stopped, or it will throw our whole
economy into tailSpin.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Income Tar

Many wage earners will find 1t to their ad-
vantage to take care of little tax matter
by December !.
That is to notify their employers Of any
changes in the number of their income tax
exemptions.
The amount OF tax withheld from wages
depends upon the number of exemptions you
can claim as well as the wages you earn You
get $500 exemption for yourself, your wife
and each dependent.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

has been restored. But the basic unrest
persists. The Melanesians continue to
nurse their get-rich-quick dreams and
scan the oceans horizon for their treasure
ships to come in. They have tasted the
fruits of our civilization. And the taste
Is bitter-sweet in their mouths.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

having established a standard code OF colors'
set the style to which Mr.. Merritt was con-
forming. It still dictates the colors OF regular
postage stamps-but not Of commemorative
Yet such phrases as "red brown ana Ighs
brown" still remain indefinite. What Is tne
difference for instance between red Drown
and "brown red"p Both phrases are common;
neither Is accurate beyond challenge.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
1: 4 1a ! Some Shadoavs of Coming Events
AOOhlllS 1AllNdA Are Noted Here and abroad
(By the World Staff of the Associated Press.)

Unless automobile manufacturers and dealers
take steps to eliminate some of the trade
practices to which the public is objecting, look
for some sort of control legislation aimed at
unscrupulous elements in the automobile busi-
ness to be introduced in the next Congress-
John T. NJ Reddan, chief counsel for the
House Subcommittee to Investigate Questionable
Trade Practices, says the manufacturers and
dealers could eliminate the practices overnight
If they wanted to-
He says that would be the quickest way to
get action, but that if conditions are not cor
rected, some sort of legislation seems to be
the answer.
Principal objections made by car buyers at
a committee hearing were aimed at low trade-in
allowances offered by new-car buyers and the
loading Of new cars with accessories.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

Legislature has to repeal dry statute which
makes a person possessing any amount of
intoxicating liquor law volator.
Fish
Conservative minded Alaskans voted heavily
in favor of abolishing fish traps, used by major
canneries but it's easier said than done
Legal experts here say the territorial gov
ernment doesn't have the authority to do it.
The Interior Department plans hearings on all
phases Of the proposal.
Delegate Bartlett, Democrat, of Alaska has
said he will introduce bill early in the new
Congress to eliminate the traps
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Red Tactics

Some top administration officials look for
the Kremlin to press new proposal for an
overall settlement with the west as part OF
the Soviet peace offensive"
They will be hard to convince any such move
is sincere. The Communists are believed to be
relying now on two main tactics in fighting
the Marshall Plan in Western Europe-pene
tration of labor unions and spreading fear
OF war.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

'six quarts Of oil will cover square mile
OF ocean"-whereas, six ounces of the stuff
on a garage floor will track up all the car
pet in an eight-room dwelling
Evening star., 1948-11-21

"Halycon" means peaceful, and applies
to those intervals in the dead past in
which Americans felt they could afford to
mislay the Army and Navy.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
s22,5W Job OPEN?

One of Washingtons best-paying jobs, the
$225oo-a-year tax-free vice presidency Of the
World Bank, may be open soon.
Well posted informants say Robert L. Garner,
who has held the job since March. 1947, wants
to return to private business next January
Evening star., 1948-11-21

Comments on the status Of the Wallace
third party move the skeptics to new
research. With stethoscope, they will
examine doornail, for signs of life
Evening star., 1948-11-21

Thanksgiving is in the air. AS autumn tints
the falling leaves, one hallowed day in the
month OF harvest colors with wondrous hues
the grace of gratitude In December there is
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Feedine the World

The world soon may have its first carefully
prepared plan for producing all the food its
people need.
Norris E. Dodd, director general Of the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization,
virtually has demanded such a program from
FAC delegates now in session here.
He proposed as first steps:
/. Spread agricultural knowledge among
all the farmers of the world so they can in
crease production.
2. Stabilize markets for the major agricul-
tural products through international agree
ments.. (This would tend to assure farmers
of fair prices for the things they raise)
3. Fit the agricultural plans of all the ma
tions together so one doesn't duplicate the work
of others.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

With its bulls, lambs, ct cetera, thought
Is to declare the sagging stock market 9
form of farming and entitled to price
props.