BIRTHDAY OBBLIGATO — To celebrate the younf
ster’s first birthday, Jimmy Lytell, whose orchestra accompanies
Morton Downey, fives Jimmy, Jr., an impromptu clarinet lesson.
* RATIONING OF
TRUCK TIRES
SAID CRITICAL
The gravity of the large truck
tire situation was emphasized to
day when it was announced by
the Alaska Rationing Executive,
Helene G. Johnson, that an
amendment to the tire regulations;
used in the states invalidated all
certificates for new and used
^ large truck tires issued prior to
July 15, for all purposes regard
less of who may have possession
of them, including transfers to
consumers and replenishment by
dealers and manufacturers. It is
estimated that approximately
130,000 certificates for large
truck tires have been made in
valid by this action of the nation
al office.
“Fortunately, the regional of
fice obtained an exemption for
the territories so certificates sent
by Alaska dealers to the mainland
for replenishment of stock will
be valid,” Mrs. ohnson stated. In
addition, Territorial War Price
and Rationing Boards will con
tinue to ration these tires; while
in the States, this power has
been taken from the local boards
and placed in the hands of “Emer
gency Truck Tire Boards.”
The Alaska monthly quota is
necessarily low during this criti
^ cal period, it was explained, and
the Rationing Division is urging
all boards to allot large truck
tires to the most essential users
only. The scarcity is due in large
part to the extremely heavy de
mand of the armed forces and to
lack of manpower which makes
it impossible to manufacture
enough new tires to meet current
needs. There is no hope of satis- j
fying more than a small portion
of applications for a long time to
come, according to word receiv
ed from Washington.
AIRWAYS
Wien Alaska Airlines
The Wien Alaska Airlines 12
place Boeing arrived on its sec
ond trip to Nome Monday, piloted
by Rex Pilling and copiloted by
Bob Rice, carrying a full load of
passengers and freight. The Boe
ing departed for Fairbanks Tues
day with Mack Jones, Herb
Jenks,, W. H. Merritt, Don Gor
don, Dillard Bradley, R. J. Som
mers of Sommers’ Construction
Co., Mr. Thorne and Dorothy
Bender of the Wien Nome office.
Sig Wien arrived from Pt. Bar
row Sunday and returned there
Monday with Mrs. Buster Keaton.
Pilot Whaley arrived from sev
eral days’ flying for the U. S. C.
& G, S. in the vicinity of the Arc
tic Circle on Baldwin peninsula
and is scheduled to return there
as soon as weather permits.
Pilot Peterson is scheduled to
arrived from Fairbanks.
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BOND ISSUE
FOR KETCHIKAN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—(AP)
| —Ketchikan, Alaska, is to be au
thorized to issue $150,000 worth
of bonds to extend and improve
their light) and power system, un
der a bill introduced by Senator
Millard E. Tydings, of Maryland,
it was disclosed today.
BRONZE STAR
MEDALS GIVEN
ARMY NURSES
HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT — In recognition
of meritorious achievements in
military operations against the
enemy during the battle of Attu,
Bronze Star Medals were rcent
ly awarded Capt. Donald B. New
man, posthumously, and 1st. Lt.
John C. Wingert, it has been an
nounced by Alaskan Department
headquarters.
Captain Newman of Caldwell,
Idaho, and Lieutenant Wingert of
Pittsburgh, Pa., were cited for
actions which took place May 21,
1943.
“Captain Newman’s company
was ambushed by an enemy force
estimated as a platoon with five
heavy machine guns,” said the
citation. “Visibility was poor due
to, fog. Despite the rugged ter
rain, fog, heavy enemy machine
gun apd sniper fire, Captain New
man, exhibiting outstanding
bravery and leadership, ably re
organized his company and per
sonally led an attack which drove
the enemy back and allowed our
forces to continue the advance in
the mountains.”
The captain gave his life in a
later action on Attu.
“First Lieutenant Wingert, then
a Second Lieutenant, volunteered
to lead a combat reconnaissance
mission down Sarana Valley to
feel out enemy positions,” said
LAAJk AA a a A AAAi
his citation. “His platoon came
under enemy fire but continued to
aggressively push forward, causing
more enemy sniper and machine
gun positions to open fire, thus
enabling observers to locate and
plot these positions.
“When ordered to retire, Lieut
enant Wingert and two of his
men covered the retirement of the
platoon by rifle fire, although
under heavy machine gun and ri
fle fire at the time. By his ag
gressive action and able leader
ship, enemy positions In Sarana
Valley were located and later
j destroyed by mortar fire.’'
Drink cool, slightly salted wa
ter occasionally to quench thirst
and help get back salt lost in
perspiration.
SALMON 20
PERCENT LOW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 16.
—(AP)—The canning of salmon in
Alaska is running 20 percent be
low last year, chiefly because of
smaller runs, the office of the Co
ordinator of Fisheries reported to
day.
This year the pack of pinks in
Southeastern Alaska was only
153.103 standard cases by Aug
ust 5<h, as compared with 345,
414 to August 7th in 1943, the
■ fisheries office said.
The Alaska pack of all kinds of
| salmon reach 3,120,000 cases by
, August 5th this year, as against
! 3,791,000 to August 7th. in 1943.
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