THE NOME NUGGfiT
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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. _
Friday, May 10, 1946
SOMETHING NEW ADDED—
TO PROFESSOR KIRSTEN or the University of
Washington goes the honors for producing a rad
ically new propellor for water craft.
Tests were made this week on the new propellor
created by the Prof. Kirsten. The Navy made the
tests with the new propellor on an ordinarily pon
derous landing craft of about 900-tons displacement,
and performed remarkably well increasing maneuver
ability and speed over the conventional type screw
propellor.
The ship performed “near miracles” before the
gold braided admirals and and all grades on down to
the lowly signalman who wig-wagged the instructions
for the various maneuvers.
The vessel was whipped up to 141/> knots and
then suddenly stoppen in half its own length. It was
made to turn on its own jackstaff. Docking is no
problem for ship moved sideways like a crab.
Professor Kirsten stated, following the tests, “My
cycloidal propellor is a success.”
Prof. Kirsten is carrying on experiments, financed
by the army, to adapt his cycloidal propellor to air
planes, was also made known this week. Tests are
being made in the University of Washington aero
dynamics laboratories and wind tunnel.
With reference to the demonstration of the new
type propellor, a navy captain was heard to exclaim,
“It’s the greatest thing since we changed from sail
to steam.”
The propellor itself is a cumbersome-looking
piece of equipment, (looks something like a bread
mixer), having a series of blades, or fins, extending
downward from a cylindrical “box” in which is the
control mechanism for changing the pitch of the# blades.
STARVED— BV REGULATIONS
FOUR THOUSAND carloads of potatoes at Grafton,
N. D., were spoiled for use as human food because
federal agencies pooh-poohed pleas of growers for cars
to ship them to markets.
Just so every homemaker can visualize what 4,000
carloads amounts to—it is 160 million pounds, or al
most 11 million pecks—at 90 cents a peck, or approx
imately 10 million dollars worth of potatoes.
Meanwhile the government exhorts us to tighten
our belts so that at least some of Europe’s and Asia’s
doomed millions may be saved from death by starva
tion.
The state of North Dakota was denied the cars
needed to move the potatoes because last year—under
wartime help shortages—farmers were unable to har
vest all their crops and quite consequently were un
able to use all the cars allotted to that state.
Despite pleas of the federal government to produce
more food this year, bureaucracy replied:
“Alarmists! You didn’t use the cars last year
and you can’t have them this year!”
It is time to bounce well padded payrollers out of
their swivel chairs. Otherwise bureaucratic delays
will prevent more food from getting to consumers—in
cluding those starving overseas.
It is time to free burdened taxpayers of the hun
dreds of millions of dollars being paid to jobholders,
ostensibly to hold down the cost of living which is not
being held down.
It is time to stop restricting and regimenting and
boondoggling and move goods to consumers.
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CHICAGO CARRIES ON—
IF CHICAGO doesn’t have another great fire it won’t
be for lack of open flame to start one.
Uncounted thousands of candles, lanterns and ker
osene lamps (that bulbous chimnied, old fashioned
kind) have appeared from nowhere to illuminate stores
and other places of business deprived of electricity
for most of the 24 hours because of the coal shortage
dimout.
For the most part Chicagoans are taking the sit
uation in stride and are displaying typical American
resourcefulness in getting by. But under the surface of
the banter you hear everywhere is a full realization
that next week, or a few days after that, the blackout
may be complete. And what will happen then no
body knows.
Business in the city is virtually suspended ex
cept from 2 to 6 p.m. Restaurants are one of the
few exceptions. Many of the smaller shops have re
sorted to the more primitive means of lighting and
to enter one of them is an eerie experience.
REPORT FROM
VETS AFFIARS
COMMITTEE
JUNEAU. Alaska, May 10, SPEC
IAL TO THE NUGGET—Mem
bers of the Alaska World War
II Veterans Board met at Juneau
on May 3, 1946, and continued
in session until Thursday, May
9th.
Norman Haley of Fairbanks,
'Alaska, was chosen as Commiss
ioner of Veterans Affairs. Mr.
Haley was born in Seattle in 1906
and went to high school and
| business college in Seattle.
He was employed by the Dex
ter Horton National Bank in 1925
and left them in 1938 to take
The position of cashier and man
ager in the Bank of Alaska at
Skagway. In 1941 he accepted
a position as executive vice pres
1 ident, cashier and manager in the
Bank of Fairbanks, where he re
mained until he entered the army.
Mr. Haley served 16 months in
the corps of engineers at Anchor
age and Ladd Field in clerical
and investigatory positions He is
Senior Vice Commander of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars at
Fairbanks.
The board formulated general
policies for the administration of
the Act. It was pointed out that
funds for loan and bonus pur
poses would be collected slowly
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and that this might well delay
the granting of benefits. However
theboard determined that all ap
plications would be processed as
soon as received and approved
as rapidly as possible even though
funds might not be available for
applicants. In that case the
veteran will be notified as to the
time when money will be avail
able for him.
Three regional directors will
shortly be appointed, one to pro
cess applications from the First,
one from the Third, and one
for the Second and Fourth Div
isions. For the time being how
ever, applications should be ad
dressed to the Commissioner of
Veterans Affairs at Juneau. Ad
ditional regional directors will be
appointed if necessary after the
board meets in July.
. Applicants for benefits should
write to the Commissioner of
Veterans Affairs, stating their
qualifications for a benefit, the
nature of the benefit besired, a
vailable security in the case of
a loan application and a short
description of the venture for
which the loan is desired.
' Within a few weeks appropri
I ate application forms will be fn
i uished regional directors, vete
ans organizations and civic boi
ies throughout the Territory. Ve
i erans are urged to make inform
letter application for benefits m
til routine proceedures are estal
lished.
' Loans will be considered at
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cording to recognized businei
principles and according to tb
liberal intentions expressed b
the Territorial Legislature in th
Veterans Act.
Educational loans will be fos
tered and encouraged wheneve
applicants are unable to meet r}
quirements for business, farn
or home leans.
The board, through its commit
sioner and regional directors will
work closely with all federal a
gencies in the processing of ap
plications for benefits and will
take full advantage of federal
veterans benefits whenever pos
sible and will supplement fed
eral benefits with Territorial ben
efits wherever necessary. The
Veterans Administration, Terri
torial Development Board, Office
of Indian Affairs, Territorial De
partment of Mines, Territorial
Department of Agriculture, etc.,
will be consulted in determining
the advisability of granting ben
efits applied for.
In general it was determined to
follow FHA principles as to home
loans, RFC principles as to bus-*
iness loans, the principles estab
lished by the Office of Indian Af
fairs in granting loans on
for fishing purposes, and
Security Administration policies
as to farm loans.
A minimum of paper work will
be required, consistent with the
policy of thorough investigation
of applicant’s character, ability,
and the nature of the enterprise.
Wide publicity will be given
proceedures and future policies
as they are established.
It is believed that some loans
will be processed by the 30th of
June and others soon thereafter
subject to the availability of
Territorial funds, it wass report
ed by the board. n
i Vets’ Mail Bag
As a Service to veterans
in the community, the
NOME NUGGET will publish a
regular column of questions mo!0
frequently asked contact men of
the Veterans Administration in
; this area. For more detailed in
J formation veterans should con
! tact or write to the VA unit at*
46 and 47, Post Office Building.
I Anchorage, Alaska.
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Q. My wife and I are both vet
erans. We are buying a home
for about $6,000. Will the VA
j guarantee the whole loan?
A. The VA will guarantee only
up to 50 per cent of any loan
but you and your wife together^
would have left a balance of
; $5,000 on the $8,000 allowable
| which could be used as a guaran
! tee for some future purpose with
in 10 years from the date of dis
! charge or from the official end
of the war, whichever is later.
Q. How soon must I pay my
NSLI premium after the due date. ^
in order to avoid lapse of my in
surance?
A. You are allowed a grace per
j iod of 31 days without interest.