JAPS LAND i
FRESH TROOPS
ON FUKIEN
JAP FORCES
CHUNGKING, Jan. 8.—(AP)—
Jap forces have landed fresh
troops on the coast in northeast
Fukien Province, in obvious at
tempts to counter any American
move toward the Asiatic main
land, the Chinese high command
said today.
The Nip forces landed Decem
ber 26th and advanced inland,
occupying the town of Siaput, 70
miles northeast of Foochow.
Chinese forces counter-afttack
ed and re-won Siaput, driving
the enemy to the coast, the com
munique said.
FORMS ARE
NOW READY
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 8. —
(AP)—The distribution of in
come tax forms to 340,000 tax
payers in Washington and Alas
ka, is now under way, accord
ing to Clark Squire, collector of
internal revenue.
Two types of forms are being
sent.
Form 1040 is for 1944 and
Form 1040 ES is the declaration
of the estimated tax for 1945.
K For the convenience ofi indi
viduals who are not on the mail
ing lists, smfall quantity of
forms are being mailed also to
employers.
Withholding tax formfs may
also be obtained from banks and
postoffices throughout Wash
ington and Alaska.
TIGHTEN HOLD
ON ISLAND
By JAMES HUTCHESON
GEN. MacARTHUR’S HEAD
QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP
PINES, Jan. 8.—(AP>—Ameri
can forces tightened their hold
on Mindaro Island today, with
the capture of the town of Pal
uan, on the northwest coast,
Saturday.
At the same time, strong for
mations of Liberators and heavy
bombers again blasted the Jap
anese airdromes on Luzon, to the
north.
Gen. MacArthur’s communi
que, which announced the Pal
uan landing, •ontained nothing
to support the JapaneBie claim
that the American invasion
^invasion forces are lying in the
Lingayen Gulf in westefm Lu
^zon, and are duelling with the
Japanese artillery preparatory to
the invasion of this principal
Philippine island.
Resistance was reported as
light in the Paluan operation.
The Sixth Army force landed
seven miles down the coast from
the town, making the capture
by land of tne Japanese supply
dumps and communication fac
ilities, Which have been destroy
ed.
THIRD FLEET
HITS LUZON
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS, Jan. 8.—CAP)
, —Americans of the Third
Fle°t and the bard_hitting fast
carrier force, struck Luzon Is
land in the Philippines last Fri
day, it has been revealed.
This was only a day after its
planes had carried out the des
tructive two-day sweep on For
mosa and the Ryukyo Islands.
Admiral Nimitz reported
swinging south of Formosa,
which is about 300 miles north
of Luzon, Where the carrier
planes turned a crippling blow
in the task og neutralizing Jap
an’s air power in the remaining
Philippine islands.
Nimitz said, in a report which
was incomplete, that the strike
showed 27 Japanese planes des-i
troyed and 14 others damaged.j
Damage to the Luzon shipping
and ground installations are not
yet available.
In the northern Pacific another
Pacific fleet surface unit bomb
arded Suibachi on Paramushiro.
This is the main Japanese base
in the Kurile Islands. ,
This *hit is on the northern
are of the Japanes€ defense.
At the same time, carrier;
pilots are raking Luzon and
other suface units are blasting
Ahajima Bonins.
CONVICTED OF
MAIL THEFT
SEATTLE, Jan. 8.—(AP)—
While the parents and four
younger brothers and sisters
looked on, Benson Johns, aged
25, of Ketchikan, was given 18
months, with a suspended sen.
tence, in the Federal court, on
the offense of mail theft.
The provisions of the suspend
ed sentence require that Johns,
who is part Indian, return to
Alaska and contribute to the
support of his minor brothers
and sister.
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What about those small suitcase
size furnaces weighing less than 25
pounds which are supposed to be
able to heat homes as large as 20
rooms? I have been hearing about
them, the same as you, so 1 put the
question to the chief engineer of
the world’s largest installers of
home heating equipment.
This authority told me that there
was no trick to building a vest
pocket furnace; several companies
have already done so, but for pur
poses entirely remote from home,
heating. The trick isn’t in making
the miniature heating unit; it’s in
making it practical for home use.
These small heaters, as perfect
ed for wartime usage, generate
their terrific heat by burning high
octane airplane fuel under great
pressure, with a high velocity blow
er fan to propel the heat. Of
necessity, the noise is a mighty
roar. Furthermore, the hot air is
of a degree altogether too high for
home comfort. Then, too, there is
the high cost of the fuel, as well a3
the short life of the heater i prob
ably not more than 1,000 hours) un
der its concentrated generation of
blast furnace heat. All of these ob
jections would have to be overcome
before ' the miniature heater could
be adapted to home use.
And so, without meaning to
throw cold water on the idea, I’m
afraid we shall have to wait quite
a long while before the engineers
have succeeded, if ever, in practic
ally adapting the much publicized
suitcase heater to our homes. In
the meantime, however, we do have
some mighty fine i irovements
and advantages to enjoy in the
heating units that are to be made
available when factory production
•s permitted
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Pan American Airways ■
Incomi(ng passengers Friday
were Teila Simmons, nurse for
the Maynard Columjbus Hospi
tal. Outgoing passengers were
William Enloe, Robert Ehman,
Kenneth Alexander. ^
Alaska Airlines
Johnnie Lynn is scheduled for
Fairbanks tomorrow.
Captain MacKenzie and Co_
Pilot Hola scheduled for An
chorage tomorrow.
Pilot Weaver made a round
trip to Shishmaref yesterday.
Pilot Weaver returned to *
Shishmaref and will come to
Nome tomorrow.
Wien Alaska Airlines
Pilot Peterson flew to Candle,
White Mountain and Golovin Sat
urday bringing in Walter German
from Candle, Lily Axeline, Mrs.
Tom Brown and children from
White# Mountain and Mrs. Annie
Punguk and children from Golo
vin.
Sunday, Pilot Peterson flew to
Teller and Shishmaref with Mrs.
Vogan for Teller and Dr. Seinfelt
for Shishmaref. Mrs. George Go
shaw and David Walluck came
in from Shishmaref.
The Boeing is due in Nome to
day from Fairbanks.
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