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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Monday, June 9, 1952
HOW MUCH CAN THE GUY TAKE?
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
While it is true that there has been a slow-down
. in most business fields in recent months, yet experts
seem to agree that no depression is in sight for 1952.
In fact, sales by chain stores made their first big
jump in April—and were up 13.2 percent over April
sales in 1951. Meanwhile, government statistics show
that the average American is saving more money now
than he ever has and that American savings are at a
record peak.
The economic experts point out that this situation
is perfect for a sudden buying spree, since the funds
are available to the average purchaser. However, the
market has changed in recent months to a buyers’ mar
ket and there seems to be little scare buying at present.
Scare buying in 1950, and to some extent in 1951, set
off a buying boom that most business firms enjoyed up
until this year.
Some economists believe some sort of recession is
likely in 1953, though they say it will be a slight one.
The defense program is scheduled to continue well
through 1955, or even into 1956, and, therefore, no
serious depression is expected until after the rearma
ment peak — to be reached this year or next.
Perhaps the best summation of the present situa
tion was given by a leading business man recently when
he said that today’s market is a normal reaction from
the war-scare markets we have experienced in the last
two years. The country has had so many sellers’ mar
kets in the last 24 months that a buyers’ market almost
seems like a recession.
RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA
Russia has recently set up an iron and steel com
bine in Bulgaria. In announcing this, the Soviets point
with pride how satellite industrialization is carried out.
It seems that workers from all over Bulgaria are
to be mobilized and compulsorily transferred to the
site to work for the joint Soviet-Bulgarian corporation
in building this plant which is to be known as the
Lenin Combine.
In exploiting and enslaving this weak agrarian
nation by imperialist expansion, Russian propaganda
explains that “the brotherly Soviet Union helps the
free workers of peace-loving nations strengthen their
national sovereignty and economic independence.”
AVA Director Lauds
Nome’s Tourist Program
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this year’s program and lay plans
for further development next
year.
John McNees, who found on his
recent trip to the States, that tour
ists who came to Nome, left en
thusiastic and sold Alaska to oth
ers interested in travel.
Commissioner Arnett, suggested
the use of films throughout the
States for both winter and sum
mer tourists.
Johnnie Owens stressed the im
portance of more emphasis being
placed on the building of the road
from Fairbanks to Nome as a link
in transportation that every trav
eler could use under his own
power.
Larry Galvin, who was toast
master for the evening, presented
each lady at the dinner with a
beautiful Hawaiian orchid.
Nome, Seattle Chambers
Cooperate In Effort To
Release Tied-up Shipping
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tically all union members.
Planes from Seattle unable to
handle all perishable cargo of
fered. Your cooperation appre
ciated.”
The following message has been
received by the Chamber from the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce:
“City of Seattle and Cham
ber of Commerce together with
other civic and public organiza
tions have created an ‘Alaska
Lifeline Commitee’ under chair
manship of former Chamber
president Thomas M. Pelly to
assist in security release of ’
strikebound ships carrying vi
tally important Alaskan cargo'.
Anxious to assist you in any
way possible and urge you keep
us informed of developments
which can be used to keeping
key people as well as public
informed on urgency for early
action on releasing ships. Be
assured of our anxiety on be
half of the people of Alaska.”
UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
CLARIFIES DRAFT STATUS
OF COLLEGE PROSPECTS
In order to clarify the draft sta
tus of graduating high school sen
iors, the University of Alaska re
cently mailed to all territorial
high schools a bulletin presenting
the latest information on the sub
ject. It will be helpful to men
students who are trying to decide
whether or not they should enter
college in the fall.
It is pointed out that, after reg
istering with his local board as
is prescribed by law, a student
who desires to be considered for
deferrment in order to attend col
lege must make a written request
to his local board, secure from the
registrar a statement certifying
his student status, and take the
Selective Service College Qualifi
cation Test. Deferment will large
ly depend on his scholastic ability
as revealed by the test and by his
academic work.
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United Nations
Truce Negotiators
Walk Out on Reds
MUNSAN, Korea, {&)—United
Nations truce negotiators walked
out on a “surprised and baffled”
Communist delegation Saturday
after decjaring a three-day recess
in the deadlocked Korean armis
tice talks without waiting for Red
consent.
Irked by Communist insistence
on daily meetings, Maj. Gen. Wil
liam K. Harrison told the Reds
that “If you want to come here
tomorrow, you may, but we will
not be back until 11 a.m. on
June 11.”
For weeks, negotiators* have
made no progress toward break
ing the deadlock over how to ex
change prisoners of war, but the
Communists have demanded daily
meetings which they have used
as a propaganda sounding board.
Loretta Snyder Visited by
Mother at State College
(The Alaska Weekly)
Mrs. Ann Snyder of Anchorage,
daughter of Mrs. Corrine Call,
spent Mother’s Day with her
daughter Loretta at Washington
State College in Pullman.
Miss Snyder won a * four-year
scholarship in Nome and will
graduate with high honors in June
from WSC. She has been accepted
in the medical school at the Uni
versity of Washington for a course i
this fall. % |
Mrs. Call has four other adop- |
ted daughters: Mrs. Nita Carter,
Fairbanks; Olga Call, Seattle;
Mrs. Melba King, now in Califor
nia training with her new “Eye
Dog;” and Mrs. Sally Hicks, who
lives with her at High Point, Se
attle.
Mrs. Call was an early Alaska
teacher going north to the Nush
agak in 1913. Two other o'f her
adopted daughters have passed
away but her seven girls have |
been the greatest happiness in her
long -and useful life.
Alaskan Eagle
Bounty Nullified
By Regulation
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
The claws of America’s nation
al emblem, the bald eagle, will
no longer bring two dollars a pair
to Alaska bounty seekers, the
National Audubon Society repor
ted recently.
The society stated that a long
campaign by Audobon groups and
other conservation organizations
has culminated in a federal regu
lation forbidding the killing of Al
askan bald eagles, unless they are
found “committing damage” to
wildlife or domestic stock.
The eagle bounty law in Alaska,
which has caused bounties to be
paid on more than 100,000 eagles
since its enactment in 1917, will
be nullified by the federal regula
tion just issued by Secretary of
the Interior Oscar L. Chapman,
the National Audobon Society be
lieves. Provision that no part of
the carcass of a bald eagle may be
“possessed or transported for any
purpose” will make it illegal to
collect bounties on birds that may
be destroyed under the terms of
the regulation.
In advocating that bald eagles
be protected in Alaska, as they
have been since 1940 in the United
States, the National Audubon So
ciety has pointed out that the
bird whose likeness appears on
every dollar bill, half dollar, and
quarter may make its “last stand”
in Alaska.
Research studies in Alaska
have been cited by the society as
indicating that the bald eagle does
not do any significant damage to
the salmon or fur-farming indus
tries, and that it is an important
tourist attraction.
The word “bead” stems from a
root which means to pray and it
was only gradually that it came
to apply to ornaments which were
not prayer beads.
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