THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at
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March 3, 1879.
_Wednesday, August 8, 1945
ON PAYING DEBTS
(Alaska Daily Empire)
Debts are easy to pay—if you have the
money.
The national debt of the United States
has reached the staggering total of $247,
000,000,000, approximately $1,800 per
capita. This is six times the total of the
national debt of 1939. There can be no
denying the fact that this tremendous ob
ligation will place a heavy financial load
on the shoulders of every American dur
ing the coming years.
However, things are not as bad as they
might seem, for—as we said—debts are
easy to pay if you have the money. And
the United States, while she owes more
now than at any other time in history,
also has a greater national income than
ever before. Estimates for 1945 set the
total at $150,000,000,000. Economists
hope that an annual national income of
$145,000,000,000 can be maintained
when the war is over and normal pro
duction again is in swing.
If these hopes are realized the gov
ernment will have little difficulty in re
ducing its obligations — although, of
course, our taxes will continue at high
levels. But if the national income falls
again to the starvation levels of 1932—
when it went below the $40,000,000,000
mark—then it will be nip and tuck to
keep the United States from financial
ruin.
Since the beginning of World War II
we have increased our national debt six
times over. That, in itself, is frightening
unless we consider the debt increases be
tween 1916 and 1919. In those three
years America boosted her obligations
20 times over—and lived to tell the tale.
We can come out of the present situa
tion without any more serious effects
than a series of high-tax years. But to do
it we must maintain a high standard of
industrial production and a high rate of
national employment. That will be done
if American businessmen are allowed to
exercise, without strangling restrictions,
their own ingenuity; if the democratic
system of individual enterprise is not
warped by further and extended con
trols.
The tintype is said to be returning to
favor. Nothing, short of the return of the
bustle, could atsonish those who believe
that there is a complete circuit in the af
fairs of men.—New York Sun.
“Women are supposed to be curious,
but they never take an automobile’s en
gine apart to see how it runs.”—Toronto
Star. Perhaps that’s right, but lots of
them pick their husbands to pieces.
—Stratford Beacon-Herald.
The piano, it is announced, is now
fighting for its life in the American
home. And one we heard the other night
was taking a terrible beating.
—New York Evening Post.
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By BOB THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD—I asked Claude
Jarman to remember after he be
came p movie s4a~ that I was the
first Derson to interview him.
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become a star. He has been select
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I met Claude, who is ten years
old. in the office of Clarence
Brown, who made “The Human
Comedy” and “National Velvet.”
Brown will direct “The Yearling.”
* * *
“At first I toured southern cit
its and announced that I was
looking for a young boy to play
the Jody part.” he said. “Then T
realized that the only children I
saw were the precocious type who
were pushed forward by their
mothers.
“So I arranged with the boards
of education that I would pose as
a building inspector. I would walk
into a class room and inspect the
ceiling. Then I would glance
around the room for a boy who
looked right for the Jody role.”
In a school in Nashville, Tenn.,
Brown came upon Claude, a dead
ringer for the Jody illustrated in
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ book.
Claude was called to the princi
pal’s office and the director talk
ed to him. Brown offered him a
screen test and instructed him to
tell no one but his family.
“I didn’t tell anyone but Mom
and Dad and my sister,” Claude
said in a pleasant Tennessee
drawl. “But the next day every
one in school knew about it. I
guess my sister spread the news.”
* * *
Claude came to Hollywood and
a test showed that he was a bright
young actor, even though he had
no previous experience. He was
hastily signed.
During our conversation, it be
came apparent that Claude was
devoted to football. He played on
a team called the Nashville Vol
unteers. I asked him which inter
ested him more, becoming a movie
actor or playing football.
“Well,” he replied, “I like the
money that comes from acting.
But I like football a lot too. I’d
like to have both.”
But it appeared that the pig
skin sport predominated. For soon
he was saying, “Gee, I hope the
U. of Tennessee can beat Vander
bilt this year.”
OPA GIVES CEILING
CHANGES ON A
NUMBER OF ARTICLES
In its constant effort to pass
along to both Alaskan retailers
and consumers the benefit of any
changes in the price structure, the
Alaska OPA announces Amend
ment 5 to RMPR 288 (specific dol
lars and cents ceilings).
This amendment, effective here
August 2, makes a number of
changes in the maximum prices
of certain commodities, such as:
certain canned fruits, vegetables,
ce-eals, coffee, flour and flour
mixes. Some prices have been in
creased, others have been reduced
to reflect changes in landed costs
due mainly to shifting wholesale
markets, as shown by periodic
surveys.
Two other important changes
are incorporated in this new
amendment. A number of electric
irons are added to the previous
list of those brands and models
having specific dollars and cents
ceilings in Alaska. This is indica
tive of the course of action OPA
must follow as reconversion goods
come onto the market.
The other major change is a
widespread revision of specific
prices for tires and tubes. This
‘ends to reduce the average price
level for passenger car tires, ad
justs prices on certain sizes and
types of truck tires and tubes, and
provides a differential for rayon
truck tires. This revision also
eliminates from the schedule
many obsolete and unobtainable
sizes.
Retailers and dealers affected
by these changes are being noti
fied in detail and will thus be
able to pass along to consumers
any downward revisions. Like
wise, this amendment, through
any of its necessary upward ad
justments, relieves inequities to
retailers caught between a fixed
retail ceiling and an increased
wholesale cost. This latter condi
tion has been dealt with by issu
ance of temporary price orders to
individuals as need was indicated,
but is now provided for on a Ter
ritory-wide basis OPA said.
Only 1,400,000
Jobless On
V-E Day
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8—(IP)—
The government’s predictions
around V-E Day that there were
two million jobless was high of
the mark by thirty percent high
official war manpower commis
sion said.
The agency estimates it was
“for too pessimistic.” Currently
there are one million four hun
dred thousand jobless.
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