Victory Loan Drive
For 11 Billion
Opens October 29
The Victory Loan Drive opens
October twenty-ninth and extends
through December eighth with a
quota of eleven billion, of which
seven billion is to corporations
and four to individuals, including
two billion in E bonds.
In setting the individual goal
the alternative proposal of state
chairmen was followed. Tney hav-!
Ing recommended four billion to
individuals if it was decided to
eliminate an intermediate bond.
The securities are E, F and G
bonds, Series C savings notes, sev
en-eighths certificates, two and
one quarter bonds, two and one
half bonds. No intermediate bonds
are included.
Corporation sales open Decem
ber third and extend through De
cember eighth. Marketable secur
ities dated November fifteenth ex
cept certificates which will be
dated December third. The ac
counting period of savings bonds
and C notes will be October twen
ty-ninth through December thir
ty-first.
The usual request for discour
aging speculative loans and cor
porate switchings of securities,
subscriptions by insurance com
panies and savings institutions
will be subject to limitations to be
announced later. Commercial
banks will be afforded an oppor
tunity to buy F and G bonds and
marketable issues against time de
posits on a formula to be an
nounced, as in previous loans,
DeGaulle Wants
Long Range
Economic Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—*&)—
DeGaulle proposed that United
States draw up a long range eco
nomic program with France to
promote the permanent recon
struction of that war ravaged
country.
The President of the French
Provisional government said
America was furnishing “appre- j
ciable help already, and the vast
total reached” the prospect of a
million tons monthly of supplies
flowing out of this country to
France. But all this, DeGaulle
told a news conference, stuff was
needed immediately, such as food
and materials for current indus
trial operation, and some coal
tonnage to tide over the coming
winter for purposes of reconstruc
tion. We must get together and
draw up a program,” the French
leader said.
NEW TRUCK
RATIONING LIFTED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—</P)—
The Office of Defense Transpor
tation has abandoned the ration
ing of new trucks to Alaska.
later, will not be a part of the
drive.
The secretary of the treasury
emphasized the need for continued
strong payroll savings activity
and states that while the Victory
Loan will be the last great public
drive the savings bond program
will continue.
Britain Denies
Australia Footing
Of Equality
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 24—
(Jfy—Britain is denying Australia
“footing of equality” in peace dis
cussions, Herbert Eviatt, Minister
of External Affairs charged in a
statement. “This will have to be
arrested, not only in the interests
of Australia but of the British •
Commonwealth as a whole.”
He declared “there still is the
deplorable tendency of now fight- (
ing over the delegate from Aus- ,
tralia of a subordinate status, I
either not to consult at all or to
consult it in a perfunctory way, j
not on a footing of equality.’
He said observers here regard;
his statement as one of the most'
important ever issued in Brit
ish Commonwealh relations.
CYRIL CAUKINS' TO LOCATE
IN FORT WAYNE. INDIANA
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Calkins are
planning on leaving Nome this
evening to make their home in Ft.
Wayne, Indiana, whgre they plan
to purchase a beauty school which
has been established for the last
23 years. The owner wishes to re
tire. They have sold their home
here to Frank Martin. They re
gret leaving Nome and the many
friends they have made heie but
feel that the new business will
justify the change. Mrs. Calkms
has been deputy U. S. marshal here
and Mr. Calkins has been em
ployed by the U.S.E.D.
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ALASKA AIRLINES
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WIEN AIRLINES
Pilot Peterson made a trip into
Coffee Creek, Teller, Ear Moun
tin and Kotzebue on Wednesdav
with James McDonald as Dassen
gers to Coffee Creek and Cpl. Ja
cobson as passenger from Coft'e
Creek to Pilgrim Springs.
Th Boe'ne arrived from Fair
banks yesterday pdoted by r'aot.
Rice. Passengers were Mrs. Editn
Thompson an^ Hanna Foster from ;
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Fairbanks and Mr. and Mrs J.:
Thompson and two daughters j
were passengers from Unalakleet. |
Returning to Fairbanks was Miss j
Blankenship, a passenger from ,
Kotzebue to Fairbanks.
This morning pilot Peterson left
for White Mountain with Mrs.
Robertson.
Johnny Beltz and Henry Moon
were taken to Haycock to conti;
the search for Salem Abra>
the miner who was lost scv<
days efco.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAY
Arriving on the delayed pi
from Fairbanks on Thursday w
Helen Bernier, Reca Overbau
Lois Overbaugh, William Jo
ston and Joan Hutchins.
Departing were Ben Mozee,
Reader, Anna J. Nelson, Lei
Adams, Harry Jarvis, Marguei
West and infant, and J. G. Wo
ALASKA AIRLINES
Arriving yesterday from /
chorage were Dr. Oswald Smi
D. Fiogeland, Pur Fiogeland,
W. Neilly, E. A. Gervey. Depa
ing were C. V. Kay, W. Baker, SI
Levine, Helen Sands, R. T. Rc
dolph, Caroline Reynolds, i
Champion.
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Nome Headquarters — Wallace Hotel
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