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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.
Monday, December 10, 1945
THE NOME DRUG STORE
We have been asked several times lately about the
closing of our local drug store. “Why is it closed?
“When will it reopen?” “Who is responsible for its re
maining closed?”
To these questions we are unable to answer to any
degree of satisfaction to those inquiring.
It seems the concensus of opinion is that there should
be some way to get the “MacDougall estate” settled
without the cessation of business and depriving the cit
izens of Nome the convenience of a drug service.
We have been advised that the inventory was com
pleted more than three weeks ago, and the only thing
holding up the settlement is the administrators’ final
report.
PRUDENT BUSINESS POLICY tunes out much of
the static of day-to-day legislative excitements eman
ating from Washington.
President Truman’s stupendous 21-point Message to
Congress was a neat and scholarly catalog of current
pressure-group aims, ambitious, visions; but it was not
offered as a legislative program, is not so accepted on
the Hill.
Congress leaders often lunch with the President, see
him frequently at off-the-record fellowship fiestas. Not
in 25 years has understanding and cooperation between
.the White House and Capitol Hill been so cordial, so
informal.
This new “sympatico” up and down Pennsylvania
Avenue should be firm notice to business managers
that, legislatively, the unexpected is the last thing to
anticipate this winter.
But progressive democracy, liberalism, and one
worldism are on the loose, in the oratorical sense. The
headlines may be terrific.—Nation’s Business.
CONGRESS TAKES AN ALERT but not excited
view of U. S. needs.
There are some immediate, urgent problems—as tax
revision, the draft, unemployment assistance, surplus
property. They are getting businesslike attention.
Next are the long range problems on basic national
reforms, as social security, public works, education,
federal welfare activities. These are important, but not
urgent.
Third comes a knotty series of foreign problems, in
cluding exchange stabilization, credits, relief, trade re
lations. All these are in the hands of preliminary explo
ratory conferences.
The remainder of the legislative grist is called “po
litical hot potatoes.” Sixty-million jobs is a typical ex
ample. Everybody’s for ’em.
No trouble there!
Selective Service is in deep water; must be rescued
by President Truman or be washed out soon by a tidal
wave of protest mail.
Home folks can’t see logic of continuing draft months
after the end of the shootin’ war; demand prompt end
ing of 18-year-old calls.
Congressional experts insist a flexible plan would
maintain adequate transition forces with voluntary re
enlistments by those electing to remain in service.
Heaviest Congressional mail is on this subject, and
all of its points at the primaries and elections next year.
YOU CAN’T TAG TRUMAN. He’s decidedly budget
conscious, would like to see a semblance of order and
practical administrative efficiency restored in federal
finances; but he doesn't operate on slogans and catch
phrases.
He likes to way business has taken hold of reconver
sion and inclines to give enterprise its head—as long as
political sharpshooters will permit.
Remember: As a Border State, Missouri once got
caught in the middle of runaway political passions, and
was all but ground to bits. Truth is, you’ll never catch
Mr. Truman exactly in the Middle.
But the era of whip-lashing bureaucrats and do-it
1 now executive orders is definitely over.
When a political and journalistic intimate was asked
to select from Mr. Truman’s public speeches the one
sentiment-which most nearly epitomized the President’s
guiding spirit and character, the fellow-Missourian
quickly quoted from a vice presidential address at Jef
ferson City, Feb. 22, 1945. Said Mr. Truman then:
“Sound social advancement requires always time and
tolerance.’’—Nation’s Business
HOLLYWOOD
STAR-LITES
By CHUCK COCHARD
HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood in
“datelines” preceding, has taken
on added stature since the war
ended . . . Never before has there
been such a demand for Holly
wood news and gossip from all
corners of the globe.
There are 420 accredited writ
ers, representing newspapers, syn
dicates, wire services, magazines
and radjo in Hollywood today . . .
There are more than that number
of publicity men and women en
gaged in supplying us writers
with news-features and gossip.
One wire service has five men
and women working full time
“covering” Hollywood . . . Another
wire service sends a minimum of
5000 words daily out of its Holly
wood office . . . This is just a few
of the principle features of the
Hollywood news scene, never so
extens.ve as today.
And with Hollywood also rapid
ly becoming the radio center of
the world as well, there’s no doubt
about it—Hollywood is now con
sidered one of the big four news
centers of the world, tne others
being Washington, New York and
London. *
Betty Grable Clark Gable, Van
Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Greer
Garson and all the other stars are
, “news” and their activities are re
i ported far and wide.
* * *
Don Ameche is at it again—he’s
inventing on the screen. Right
now he’s playing Maxim, the fa
mous inventor, cheered on by
Myrna Loy, who incidentally is no
slouch of a cheering section.
How Ameche missed out on the
atom bomb is beyond us.
* * *
Red Skelton, who will return to
work in films in the starring role
in “The Show Off,” George Kelly
Broadway play that starred Soon
er Tracy, may do a warm-up bit
n a current film.
Playing a waiter ... In a red
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So this is Movieland . . . That
4 Whistle Gown” Ginger Rogers
wears in ‘Heartbeat’ was designed
by Howard Greer . . . Whewerrr
—it’s terrific . . . Ethel Barrymore
will open in a new Broadway play
as soon as she finishes her role in
“The Silence of Helen McCord”,
in which she is co-starring with
Dorothy McGuire arid George
Brent . . . Joan Crawford and hub
by Phil Terry, have an agreement
—neither will watch the other
work before the cameras.
* * *
Longshols and Closeups . . .
Richard Greene, now making a
picture in England, will be back
in Hollywood in January to re
sume his career here . . . Lana
Turner getting the reputation as
the best-dressed gal in this here
town . . . Robert Young and the
Mrs. taking their Fourth Dotter
home from the hospital . . . Lew
Ayres, one of the unsuing heroes of
this World War II, back in Holly
wood—but no report of his future
work as yet . . . Glenn Ford will
be Rita Hayworth’s dancing part
ner in “Gilda” ... It might be
just a coincidence—but Victor Ma
ture and Cesar Romero, just out
of the Coast Guard, are going to
appear in a film entitled “Three
Little Girls in Blue.”
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