YOUNG MARINE
OWES LIFE TO
DARKNESS
By SGT. A. D. HAWKINS
Marine Corps Combat
Correspondent.
SAIPAN —(Delayed*— Marine
Private First Class Billy A. Kos
tenbader, 19, of Nome, Alaska
probably owes his life to the
blackness of a night.
While standing guard at an out
post here one night, Kostenbader
was fired on by a Japanese who
had crawled within five feet of
him.
The Japanese missed, because
of the darkness, and was imme
diately shot by Kostenbader's
buddy, Marine Private Sirst Class
Ralph D. Jackson, of Costa Mesa.
California.
Kostenbader landed here or
“D Day’! with the Second Marine
Division, helped to set up a com
mand post under fire and then
served on security guard through
out the remainder of the Saipan
and Tinian campaigns.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde A. Kostenbader, of Nome,
Alaska.
Once while sitting no the edge
of a shellhole, which he was pre
paring to dig into a foxhole, he
had a sniper shoot off a tree
branch over his head.
One night Kostenbader hugged
his foxhole, and counted 108 shell
bursts in his area. The nearest ex
plosion was within 15 feet, but he
escaped uninjured, although two
pieces of shrapnel landed inside
his foxhole.
“Counting the shells reminded
me of counting sheep, only it was
no cure for insomnia,” the young
marine said smilingly.
NEW PILOTS
TAKE SOLOS
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New pilots are practically roll- ,
ing off the production line at the ;
Rainbow Skyways this week.
Three of the latest to take to the
air on their first solo flight, are
H. H. Kuil, of the Utilities, and
Merle Hoff, of the same organi
zation.
Paul McCarthy rates special
acclaim in being the youngset. to j
solo in this section of the coun- j
try. He is 17 years of age. Paul j
is alsd a local boy and his many I
frijends will be glad to hear of
his recent accomplishment.
Flight Instructress Pearl Bragg j
says there are more students to j
solo when wind and weather will j
permit.—(Contributed).
DELEGATE IS
HONORED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—
(AP)—House members today,
lauded the services of Alaska’s
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond,
who is retiring soon to serve as
U. S. District Judge in the Third
Division in Alaska.
Representative Magnuson, . of
Washington, in a speech com
tnended Dimond for his work for
the past 12 years in the House.
Many other representatives
took the floor in tribute to a man
well-liked, and a job well done.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Smith of
this city, have announced the
coming marriage of their daugh
ter, Jane Catherine, to Private
Howard Workman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Workman of Jol
iet. Illinois.
Miss Smith, born and reared in
Nome, attended the local schools
until her senior year in high
school. She spent her final year
at Holy Rosary high school in Se
attle, from which school she la
ter graduated. She is now on the
staff of the U. S. Engineer de
partment in Nome.
Private Workman has been sta
tioned in Nome for the past 22
| months, being attached to the
j Medical Corps at the Station Hos
pial. He was born and reared in
Joliet, where he and his bride
j intend making their home.
BE
DELAYED
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The U. S. mail will take a back
seat for a few days while the PAA
overhaul their one plane allotted
to the Nome run.
Joe Gooding, the local agent,
said today that the plane would
be grounded about four days for
engine change, and that mail ser
vice would probably be resumed
about Saturday.
Postmaster S David Mazen has
informed us that he is making
every attempt to have the ATC
haul the outgoing mail and will
try to have Fairbanks forward the
incoming mail via the same route,
so we may have uninterrupted
mail service.
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TO SPEAK
OVER RADIO ;
Mrs. Mildred R. Hermann, Alas
ka Director of the Office of Price
Adminitsration, will be heard ;
over radio station WXLN tomor
row evening at 6:15. Mrs. Her
man will review the program of
the OPA nationally and in Alaska
and forecast its role in post-war ,
America. Her discussion should
be of general interest to both
consumers and merchants.
Mrs. Hermann is well known to
southeastern Alaska’s radio aud
ience, where she served as radio
commentator covering three sep
arate sessions of the Alaska Leg
islature and where she has done
extensive radio work along other
lines. This will, however, be her
first personal appearance over
the Nome station.
The well-dressed gentleman of
the 18th century wore lace collars|
cuffs, garters and shoe rosettes...
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OVERSEAS — Elizabeth *
Gibbons, former photographic
model in New York City, in her
Red Cross uniform as she serves
at a Sydney, N. S. W., club for
U. S. office’'*
AIRWAYS
Pan American Airways
A plane arrived Sautrday with
Capt. Olson and First Officer
Anderson at the controls. Arriv
ing passengers were W. Burr
Johnson, R. Nelson. Departing
were Lawrence Palmer and Mrs.
Alma Wagner.
Wien Alaska Airlines
Saturday Pilot Whaley went
to Fairbanks with express and
Wilbur Tweet for Ga3ena. Whaley
is expected back today.
Friday Capt. Pilling arrived in
the Boeing with Roy Ahmogoak,
W. R. Robinson, Ole Shieras and
Z. DeParrin. Pilling returned to
Fairbanks with Col. and Mrs.
John Cross and Mrs. John Ela
chik for Unalakleet.
Capt. Pilling is scheduled to
return today.
Alaska Airline*
Monday a plane left for An
chorage and Juneau with A1 De
marel, John Male, Robert Geran
on, Chet Carlson, Fred Powell
and Marta Young.
Pilot Weaver flew to Kotzebue
with men and express for the
CAA.» i
Trips are scneduled for Unla
kleet and Anchorage tomorrow.
TO WINTER
IN NOME
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Judish will
winter in Nome. Mr. Judish is
employed by the U. Sj E. D. For
the time being, until better quar
ters can be found, they will live
at the parsonage attic room, of
the Federated Church.
MARINES SPEED
NORTHWARD
i ; PALAU ISLE
By WILLIAM WORDEN
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS AT PEARL HAR
, BOR. Sept. 18.—<AP>—Speeding
their conquest in the southern
Palau Islands, the marines today
advanced northward, one-third of
a. mile on 'Peleliu Island.
The army troops now occupy
the entire northeast curve of An
i gaur after three days of fighting.
Opposition was heavy on Pele
liu, with the Japanese using ar
tillery and mortars in consider
■ able numbers against the marine
: positions.
Most of the movements were
pivotal in pattern from the left
flank.
The infantry division which
landed on two points on the
north and northwest sectors of
Amguar Island, quickly joined
their beachheads inland, more
than a thousand yards, with op
position light.
Bill Ewing, of the National
Broadcasting station at San Fran
1 cisco, reported that the tide was
turned definitely to the U. S. ma
rines this morning with the cap
ture of the island’s highest hill,
which was taken with a ferocious
frontal attack, after stopping
three Japanese counter attacks.
General O. C. Smith, who is as- i
sisting the commanding officer ]
of the invading marines, said be- j
fore the invsaion, that “it was j
just another island. You get the j
U. S. on .and they’ll never get
off.”
Admiral Nimitz, from the head |
quarters at Pearl Harbor, saiu
that the marines killed 1,400 ;
Japanese and advanced steadily !
against strong Japanese counter
SCOUT NEWS ,
The Boy Scouts have been in
operation for some time now, and
the committee has decided it is
time to present the troop charter.
This coming Wednesday, at the
Native School, Troop 666 will be
given its charter. Everyone is in
vited to attend this meeting. It
opens promply at 7:00 p. m. and
closes at 9:00. "Vou have probably
all wondered how a Scout meet
ing is conducted. This is your
chance to find out.
By the end of the year we
hope to have some first class
Scouts. Already there are several
who are almost second-claw
Scouts. 4
Those Scouts under 12 years of
age are in the Cub Patrol and
there is a full patrol of them.
Soon, about four of these Cubs
will be 12 years of age, and able
to join one of the two Scout pa
trols. This will be a happy day
for them.—(Contributed >.
STOCKS TO BE ,
RE-SHIPPED
BOSTON, Sept. 18.—(API
Great stocks of truck and auto
motive equipment which were
rushed to Alaska when the Jap
invasion appeared imminent two
years ago, are now floating back
to army ordnance centers for re
shipment to other war centers,
Colonel Sheets, commanding of- -
ficer of the Boston ordnance dis- ^
trict, announced today.
attacks made by the remaining
8,000 enemy troops on the island.
He made no mention q! U. S.
casualties.
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