Chamber Holds
Noon Luncheon
.A regular called meeting of the
N. W. Alaska Chamber of Com.
mcree ws' called to order by
* Chairman Wm Cameron. Director
I<eroy Sullivan was welcomed
back home bv the Chairman. Mr.
Bill Por*er from Haycock was a
guest of the Chamber and intro
duced to thc> members. The min
utes of the last board meeting
weer read by Secretary Polet.
and adopted.
Alv'n Pclet, Dt-puty Chairman
of the committee on Mails and
Telegraph made a report follow
ing the action taken on coast
wise transportation as Mr. Fergm
son returned and! passed 'thru
Nome visiting with Chairman
Whaley of said committee while
in the city. After the explanation
was made on mot on the sub
ject was left with the commute0
with power to act,
Chairman Cameron explained
to the members that the com mat
tes on Finance and M mbersnip
did not have the opoortunity to
meet since last meeting but
would do so very =oon and have
a report ready for the next meet
ing.
Mayor Anderson, a member of
said committee spoke for the
good of the Chamb r and sug
gested that a meeting be called
soon to get to work on the mom
bershsp campaign.
Director Leroy Sullivan was
calk'd on to give the members
the highlight of his trio. H. said
that the questions asked and the
answers to be given are a whole
lot different than at a r» time in
the past.
Mr. Sullivan said: “There :s a
great uncerta nty, hut there is
the feeling of assurance and con
fidence that prevails everywhere
that the final success is ours.
The streets are crowded with
people but you see a dropping off
in the number of cars. Speed has
been reduced. I have noticed that
dr ving at 35 to 40, very few cars
pass you on the Tacoma-Seattle
Highway."
Visited Fairbanks for five days.
He noticed a general slowness in
all lines. He visited the Chamber
of which our former Nomeite Dr.
Hughes, is president, and Prof.
Bloom, formerly of Nome School
at the head of one of the big
committee. He enjoyed the meet
ing and witnessed the action on
who is to furnish guards for the
airfield. This subject is to be
voted on soon.
He said: "You can call it all
stuff if you choose but let me tell
you, Nome looked mighty good
from the window of the plane
before landing. It is really com
ing back home.
Owing to the present condi
tions he has decided to keep his
family in Seattle for the pres
japs Near j
Seattle Go
To (lamp
Bv CARLTON FITCHKTT
SFATTIR, April — Dogs raced
over dusty road on Bainbridge
Island near Seattle n a futile ef-.
fort to keep up with army trucks
c Trying their Japane°e masters,
and American neighbors waved
friendly farewells as the .army
carried out the first evacuation
in Pac fie Northwest history.
The removal of 225 men. wo
men and children from their
'homes, involving almost as manv
humar problems, was performed
without the slightest hitch.
Marvelous .lob Done
Everybody agreed that the
army did a marvelous mb and
no one was more grateful and ap
preciative than the J. p ee-se
-themselves.
Tite evacuation from tin h1-.;'-1’.
straleg. >sland adjoining xV* P i
get Sound N ivy vard was nrd(.r.
ed a wet k ago bv Lieut. Gen. J.
L. DeWitt. commanding genera!
of the Western Defense C ■ n
mand and the Fourth Army with
headquarters at San Fancisc >.
The Biinbr'dge Island Jan-n
e a vast majority of whom are
young people born on the islnn ’
were taken to Seattle by -pry>,!
ferrv, w ere placed on b iard a
spccia tnfn on the Seattle write
front and went on their way to
their new home in Ow ns Valley
Calif, for the duration.
Performance Is Praised
Maj. r. F. Bisenius, who con
ducted the evacuation under dir
ection of Lieut. Col. Paul B. Ma
hno. Jr., assistant chief of staff
of the II Army Corps, praise the
nerormance of his men in their
handling of a delicate task. He
al«o expressed appreciation tor
the cooperation of the Japanese
themselves.
“Our men were not sent v
Bainbridge as guards," he ex
nlainod. “They were not there b •
cause of any trouble whatever.
Our soldiers were assigned simp
ly to act as escorts and look af
ter their well being.
“The Japanese themselves w .
very helpful, and their coopera
tion was in a eonsiderabli mm
sure responsible for tih< evacua
tion being carried out -. >n sched
ule us planned."
ent. but stated, “I am here to
carry on and do my part in the
best interest of Nome.
The time set was exhausted.
Chairman Cameron thanked all
for their attendance and declar
ed the meeting adjourn* d.
Write >o y.iui friends and r» b
■'ives on-the 'OuTsjde.* ’t«t* S- ;•
lough Stationery. They’ll get >
>:g kick ou' nt it
Commando*! Sun?* Sh'ns
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Captain Albert H. Rooks
(top), native of Colton,
Wash . was command* r of
(he C timer I’.S.S. H tmton
and I. ut. Conni.t Weirord
C. R dm (h"low i.?' Soar
ta. Oh >. commanded the!
dost n"t*r\ U S S. Pope i
both sunk in tie battle or\
Java. >
, A WAR MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURE DEPARTMENT
IT’S YOUR MOVE NOW
THE MORE BONOS YOO BUY. . . THE MORE PLANES WILL FLY
Now, as never before in ail our glorious
history, our Vrmv. Navv ami Marine ('.orps
urgentlv need plain s, tanks, ships and guns!
I.iterallv billions of dollars ,ir> needed
uiimcdiatclv to produce then and oilier
weapons id defense . . . ol oflense . . .
and of I iclary!
II ue are to smash the eneinv out ol our
M as and blast him I rum the air over our
heads, everv dollar v ou can spare, •■v ery
dime that is not ahsolutelv required for the
necessities of food, clothing, and shelter
should be, ves, must be. loaned to vour
(iov eminent!
We must art fast. Mart getting your
share of l idled Males Defense
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tbnn ri jiularly!
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This message for Victory is sponsored by
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P r N r* I L OF DEATH HEADS INTO THE N I C H T_S!lm *1111 lour, one of Britain's Whitlev bombers, sen in a
1. ds'de view, streaks off toward Nazi territory. Twin Rolls-Royce Merlin engines power this heavy bomber which has a > urn wn of
li ,ert and a length of 69 feet, three inches. It carries a crew of five and lias a range of about I.$!•« mil' - nut a <
Defensive armament is housed in power-operated turrets in the nose and tail, voinpi ising one lot ward gun and loui i«-< luns,
JAPANESE PREPARE TO LEAVE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Japaense residents of Bainbridge Island.. Washington, stored their property on the
eve of evacuation under U. S. Army regulations. American boys (above), hcp-d
Japanese neighbors to pack. .
TWO AMERICAN WARSHIPS CNK IN BATTLE OK JAVA
The United States Cruiser Houston (top), and the. American Destroyer Pope (be
low), along with 10 other warships of t he Unitd Nations were sunk in the Battle
of Java, the United States Navy Department announced.
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