Many ‘Future’ War
Orders Placed
NEW YORK, (/P) — “Phantom
orders” for war goods already
have been placed with American
manufacturers—to be filled only in
case of armed conflict.
This foresight would save from
six months to a year in getting
production like the machine tool
industry in action, Arthur M. Hill,
chairman of the national security
resources board, said last night.
.The machine tool industry has
been given a list of 100,000 new
tools for which it would be called
upon in wartime, Hill said, and
next month 25,000 industrial
plants will receive booklets out
lining decentralization and defense
plans.
“A major war effort,” he said,
“would necessitate—in contrast to
1940-1945—a substantial lowering
of living standards for all of us.”
FIREMEN AND CITY COUNCIL
MET JOINTLY
The Nome Common Council met
in called session Wednesday night
for meeting which was postponed
from Monday because of no quo
rum. Regular reports of commit
tees and bills were accomplished.
Councilman Gordon Osbo r n e
moved to hold up payment on the
bill for hauling “gravel” on the
city’s streets until all of the large
“boulders” were removed. The
contractor was Eric Nelson.
The Nome Volunteer Firemen
appeared before the Council in a
body, and requested action on
three resolutions. First, adequate
fire escapes for the Nome Public
School; Second, additional phone
service into the police and fire de
partments as protection during
storms; Third, removal of the large
boulders from the streets as they
are a menace to the safety of the
fire truck and equipment speed
ing through the city streets.
The Council assured the Volun
teer Firemen that the matters
would be promptly completed.
SIX HURT IN CORDOVA
PLANE CRASH
CORDOVA, </P)—1The pilot and
co-pilot of a Trans-Alaska Airlines
DC-3 were in the hospital here to
day after the plane overshot a
landing attempt Wednesday night.
Four passengers were treated
and released. Pilot Albert Jones
of Seattle and co-pilot Perry Cole,
Anchorage, received deep scalp
cuts.
Alaska Railroad To
Carry Sea Freight
From States
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barges out of Seattle and Tacoma
to ease the impact of the west
coast shipping strike on Alaska.
The railroad will operate three
barges capable of carrying about
2,000 tons each, H. Rex Lee, assist
ant director of the interior depart
ment’s territories division, said. ■
Lee said the barges were towed
from Pearl Harbor and recently re- j
conditioned. They are not powered i
barges, he indicated, and it will be I
necessary to contract for towing.
The department’s order followed
a message from Alaska’s Gov. Er
nest Gruening that most Alaska
towns are out of fresh provisions
now and canned goods, clothing,
meats, hardware and dairy sup
plies will be exhausted in a month.
Essential construction is being
slowed by shortages, the governor
said.
William Gettings, regional rep
resentative of the international
longshoremen’s and* warehouse
men’s union, said the union has
advised the interior department
that longshoremen will load the
barges under “prevailing” wages.
•The interior department said it
was taking the action because fur- ,
ther delay in moving supplies
would add to the cost of federal
programs for strategic and econo
mic development of Alaska as well
as endanger the welfare of citi
zens of the Territory.
“We expect the Alaska Railroad
to be selective in its choice of car
go and to give priority to essential
supplies,” Lee added. “We have
no idea yet as to how soon they
will Jt>e loaded and ready to de
part.”
Get Bodies Of Two
Crash Victims
FAIRBANKS, (JP) — The Ladd
air force base announced yester
day that bodies of two of the three
men reported missing after the
crash of a B-29 bomber Tuesday |
on Shemya at the western tip of
the Aleutian chain have been re
covered.
There was no official report from
Shemya on the third victim.
Ten survivors, most suffering
from severe burns, were brought to
the Fort Richardson hospital.
The B-29 crashed as it was re
turning from a 10-hour weather
mission.
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ALASKA STATES PRODUCE
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Seek Bids For Aleu
tians Mail Service
WASHINGTON, <>P)—The post
office department notified Dele
gate Bartlett yesterday it plans to
ask bids shortly for a boat mail
service to the Aleutian Islands.
Congress appropriated $250,000
for the service.
The department said it wants
the mail handled in a vessel ade
quate to carry passengers and mail
to places now served irregularly.
The new service will operate
from Seward to Nickolski, by way
of Seldovia, Homer Dock, Kodiak,
K a n a t ak, Chignik, Perryville,
Sand Point, Squaw Harbor, Unga,
King Cove, Cove Bay, Salse Pass,
Sanak, Scotch Cap Light House,
Sarichef Light House, Akatun, Un
alaska, Makuskin, Kaskega and
Chernofsky. The boat on its return
trip will call at most of the same
places.
At present the villages are serv
ed by air and shuttle boats that do
not carry passengers.
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