THE NOME NUGGET
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March 3, 1879.
Friday, June 22, 1945
INVASION OF BORNEO
(Washington Post)
At 'first glance the present Allied in
vasion of north Borneo gives the appear
ance of being a throwback to a stage of
Pacific war that presumably had come to
an end long ago. At Okinawa our forces
-are 1500 miles nearer to Japan than in
the northernmost point of Borneo. The
Japanese garrison on Borneo had been
by-passed by Admiral Nimitz and Gener
al MacArthur and left to die on the vine.
Borneo has a special significance how
ever. First, the Japanese garrisons and
airfields on that island are too close for
comfort to the Philippines, where the
last embers of Jap resistance are being
stamped out. Second, the oilfields of Bor
neo could be very useful to our fleet
when operations against Japan or the
, China coast get under way. Oil for our
, forces waging war in the Pacific must
, now be transported many thousands of
miles. A source of oil closer to the scene
of operations would greatly simplify the
logistic problem for MacArthur and
Nimitz. A foothold on Borneo will also
have the incidental value of securing a
base from which the ultimate reconquest
• of the by-passed islands can be carried
’ out.
AND NOW AN ALASKA AUTHORITY
(Seattle Times)
Plans for creation of a Federal ‘author
ity’ to take charge of things in Alaska are
announced by Representative De Lacy of
Seattle, at home for a brief visit. Mr. De i
Lacy says he and Senator Warren Mag
nuson are co-operating closely with Del
egate Bartlett of Alaska to effect the new
set-up.
So far as revealed, the Alaska author- j
ity would be empowered to do many
things—make loans to encourage farm
ing and small business; make a new cata
log of Territorial resources and provide ;
I means of development. The surface of
i the picture shows nothing particularly !
1 detrimental to Alaska'. It would seem
that the planners of the authority mean
to be helpful.
To the question of whether the au
thority would be independent of or sub
servient to the Department of the Inte
rior, Mr. De Lacy smilingly withholds re- ;
ply. It is a question, we believe, the peo
ple of Alaska will regard as of prime im
portance. If independent, it might be
amendable to well-informed regional in
fluence. Otherwise, it would be no more
than an expansion of the vast powers so
arbitrarily exercised by Honest Harold
Ickes for more than 12 years.
Apart from that, the question that will
pop first into the mind of every Alaskan j
and of every good friend of Alaska is this
—Why shouldn’t any and add new pow
ers needed for the actual benefit of Alas
ka be vested in the offices of the Terri
torial Government rather than in some j
freshly-invented agency of Federal bu- '
reaucracy?
m voco MAN
WASHINGTON
NEWS-LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secratary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett.
Delegate to Congress from Alaska
ARMY PURCHASES NEW
ALASKA FISHERIES PRODUCT
Natives of Pacific islands will
soon be fed by the army with a
new Alaska fisheries product de
veloped in the Fishery Laboratory
at Ketchikan, according to infor
mation received by Delegate Bart
lett from officials of the Fish and
Wildlife Service.
The new product is called “Can
nery Loaf” and comprises the edi
ble trimmings of salmon not util
ized in present commercial pack
ing of salmon.
Sample cans were sent to the
army in the Pacific, and requests
for 500,000 cases were received.
However, conditions of labor and
other factors will limit the pro
duction this season to approxi
mately 200,000 pounds, or 2000
cases. Libby, McNeil and Libby
will can the new product on a
cost-plus basis.
The Cannery Loaf is reported
to be highly nutritious and palat
able and the vitamin and mineral
contents are higher than the cor^
responding values for standard
pack salmon.
“In view of the tremendous job
ahead of all of us looking toward
the feeding of thousands and
thousands of our allies and possi
bly others, the utilization of our
food resources to the utmost is all
mporant, and the development of
this new food product should
prove of real help in solving some
•■*f the food problems facing us.”
Delegate Bartlett said.
CONTINUATION OF JONES
ACT WAIVERS REQUESTED
Believing that the suspension of
waivers of the Jones Act on May
31 would cause undue hardship on
residents of southeastern Alaska,
Delegate Bartlett has made strong
representations to the War Shipping
Administration that the waivers,
allowing carriage of freight and
passengers between Alaska ports
on Canadian vessels, be continued
until the end of the war.
The Jones Act is administered
by the Treasury Department. In
1942, at the request of Admiral
Land, Administrator of War Ship
ping, four waivers were issued af
fecting Alaska and the Pacific
coast whereby passengers and
freight could be carried on Cana
dian steamers between Alaska
ports. The suspension of the waiv
ers ceased to be effective On May
31.
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
TO INCREASE
REPRESENTATION
In order to familiarize veterans
with their rights and benefits and
to assist them in executing neces
sary papers, a contact unit of the
Pan American
Steps Up Service
To Alaska
Anticipating increased air trav
el from Alaska to the States, Pan
American World Airways today
j stepped up its flight schedule to
16-round trips weekly between
1 Seattle and Juneau—twice daily,
with two extra flights per week,
J. V. Roscoe, in charge of the
1 Alaska Service announced.
One flight daily, plus the two
| extra sections per week, will con
tinue beyond Juneau to White
I horse and Fairbanks. The Clippers
will continue to fly from Fair
banks to Nome on Mondays, Wed
nesdays, and Fridays, and to Mc
Grath and Bethel on Sundays.
Daily air connections to Anchor
I age may be made at Juneau or
Fairbanks.
I “Over 2400 Clipper seats each
| month will be made available to
i air travelers between Seattle and
j Alaska as a result of the new
schedule,” Roscoe said.
“The schedule changes are be
ing made in order to permit the
I
company to meet the heavy traf
fic demand that exists beveen
Juneau and Seattle. We wish to
emphasize, however, that ample
space aboard all flights through
out the Territory will still be
available, and we are prepared to
operate additional flights if the
demand should increase.”
The 16-round trip schedule will
bring Seattle 14 hours’ flying time
from Nome; 10V£ hours from Fair
banks; 7Vfe from Whitehorse and
6 hours from Juneau.
DAVID MAZEN BRINGS SON
BACK TO NOME WITH HIM
Postmaster David Mazen re
turned on the P.A.A. Wednesday
evening after a short trip to Fair
banks and Anchorage. He returned
with his son who has been at
tending school in Washington and
who will assist his parents at the
Postoffice during the rush season.
Buy War Bonds—7th War Loan!
j
j Veterans Administration will be
established in Anchorage under
the jurisdiction of the regional of
I fice in Seattle.
In addition to the contact unit
| at Anchorage, authority has been
i granted to the Manager of the
| Seattle office for the assignment
of a Contact Representative to the
present office of the Veterans Ad
ministration at Juneau.
The contact unit at Anchorage
will consist of a Contact Repre
sentative and a Clerk-Stenogra
pher and will be opened as soon as
desirable space can be obtained
and personnel procured and
trained. This office, according to
information given Delegate Bart
lett, will be expanded with the as
signment of addit onal personnel
as the needs of the service require.