m NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. 47. No. 33. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY MARCH 16, 1945. PER. COPY — 15^
I
*
j
■■■ m
Thousands of Japs*
LEAVE HOMES
AFTER RAIDS
UNDATED, March 16, —</P>—
Many thousands of Japanese have
been burned to death or rave
left home as a result of recent
incendiary raids, Japan’s chfeff
propaganda spokesman said, as
the government hastened the e
vacuation of the millions of civ
ilian Nippons in the five largest
cities.
Informotion on the extent of
casualties in Iguchi, were report
ed in propaganda leaflets, said
the raids were an effort to terror
ize and weaken the morale of
the Japanese people.
He claimed the Tokyo areas
which were bombed Saturday,
by 300 superforts were not even
remotely connected with war in
dustries or located near military
installations.
Tokyo radio said, “Bombs pour
' ** * * i
Sd like rain on the peoples heads
Tokyo correspondent to the
Soviet press said thecapital was
thrown into a panic by the last
Saturday raid. People fled from
the city for six days by special
train, truck and rickshaw and on
foot. He said the hospitals are
overcrowded, and transportation
facilities are so crowded that suf
ferers must wait at least two
days to get out of town.
Domei news agency reported
that Nippon was suffering such
a serious salt shortage that the
authorities were concerned with,
demanding that the government
take drastic measures.
FORMER NOMITE IS
JUNEAU LIBRARIAN
Edna Lomen, who has for the
past two years been employed
by the O.P.A. in Juneau, has been
appointed librarian for the Jun
eau Public Library.
Mrs. Lomen replaces Ann Cole
man who has retired after many
years of service.
JAPS FEAR
U& LANDINGS
CHINA COAST
CHUNGKING, March 16,—</P)—
The Japs have massed ithousands
of troops and erected fortifica
tions in the Shanghai - Hangchow i
Ningpo areas and completed de-'
fensive arrangements inthe Hong
kong- Canton region against the
feared American landings on the
China coast.
The Chinese military spokes
, man said that defenses are also
being rushed in the Foochow area
on the east coast, but have not
been completed. He added that
the enemy was pictured pouring
troops into northern Indo-China
# from Hunan and Kwangsi pro
vinces to forestall a probable |
American invasion there.
HOSTILITIES ON
IWO JIMA
FNALLYENDED
USPFH, Guam. March 16, —{JP)
—Further reduction in the 1st
stand area of the Japanese in the
northernmost end of Iwo through
Thursday the 25th day of the in
vasion, cost the Marines nearly
4,000 dead, it was reperted by the
Navy today.
Gains toward Kitano point were
registered by Maj. General Kel
ler Tockey’sFifth Marine Divis
ion against the intense small
arms and mortar fire.
Maj. General Graves Erskine’s
Third Marine Division in the cen
ter of the line and Maj. General
Clifton Gate’s Fourth Division on
the right mopped up straggling
enemy elements.
The communiques also reported
new air attacks on the Bonin and
the Marshall islands.
“Iwo has been a costly inva
sion,” Vice Admiral Richard Kel
ly Turner indicated Thursday.
Aboard his flagship, Turner
said, “It was unbelievable that
the Leathernecks could have tak
en the island at no great loss,
considering defenses and difficult
terain which forced a frontal as
sault.”
A late communique stated that
the battle Iwo Jima has been won.
Admiral Nimitz said the bloody
battle was the costliest of the
Pacific war.
CHIEF NAZI
HEADQUARTERS
IS BOMBED
LONDON, March 16, —(^—Am
erican heavy bombers smashed
several headquarters buildings
and rows of barracks yesterday
in a 650 plane attack on Hitler’s
army staff headquarters t Zossn,
20 miles south of Berlin, it was
announced.
The communique said the air
men who have been waiting for
weeks to carry out the assign
ment did a bullseye job.
The bulletin reported both high
explosives and incendiaries spread
great fires to a wide area.
This was a surprise attack on
the army chiefs workshop, where
! Hitler was reported to be in
conference a few days ago.
The planes paraded over the
targets in two waves and dropped
6000 blast bombs weighing over
1500 tons, in addition to 325,000
incendiary missies.
IGLOO BUSINESSMAN
IN NOME THIS WEEK
* ' f r*
Johnny Kakaruk. manager of
the Igloo Commercial Co., for
Wm. Munz, is in town on business
this week and reports that it has
been an extremely cold Spring
in Igloo.
He also reports that therehave
been very few deer there this
winter bnt a herd is expected
soon from another range.
SAVES 30 GIANT I
SUPERFORTS
ON U.S.-Held IWO
USPFH., Guam, March 16,-A/P)—
I wo Jima saved about 30 super
fortresses and their crews from
possible destruction, an airforce
spokesman said today.
Trirty superforts, returning
from three great incendiary raids
during the past week on major
Japanese cities, landed on I wo for
refueling or for emergency re
pairs.
“Without the island,” He said,
“more than that number would
never have reachedtheir Marian
as bases alive.” The lives of
approximately 330 men were at
stake.”
BINC CROSBY &
Ingrid BERGMAN
WIN TITLES
HOLLYWOOD, March 16.—(/P)—
The Movie industry crowned!
Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman
the best film performers of 1944,
and acclaimed “Going My Way”
the outstanding picture of the
year.
Barry Fitzgearald, co-star with
Crosby in the picture, won the
best supporting role award.
Ethel Barrymore won the ac
tress supporting title in, “None
But The Lonely Heart.”
FIFTH ARMY
IN ITALY
TAKESSERRA
ROME, Marcr 16, -^(/P)—Fifth
Army forces captured the village
of Serra, and won positions from
which they may be able to cut
highway 64 behind the German
lines at Vergato.
The troops are pushing toward
Salvaro against stiff enemy res
istance.
Both Allied and German pat
rols have been active.
BIG THREE
COMMISSION
ON RUMANIA
WASHINGTON, March 16,-h(/P)—
The creation of a “Big Three”
commission to rule on the sit
uation in Rumania appears pos
sible after the United States call
# ed consultations over the estab
lishment of a communist con
trolled government in Bucharest.
The American move it is under
stood is based on the Crimean
declarations, pledging political in
tegrity to liberated ex-satellite
oountries, ruling out single-hand
ed action by the big powers.
The Rumanian government un
der Premier Groza, took office
March 6, and it is no secret that
the previous go^ rnment of Nic
olai Radescue wj pushed out un
den Russian pressure from Mos
cow.
* The Moscow press at that time
charged it to failure to purge
Nazis and Facists from high pos
itions and the inability to man
tan order.
Alaska Airlines
Pilot MacKenzie made a trip
to McGrath, picking up Alford
* Bonnett for Anchorage.
Pilot Weaver left for Teller,
Wales and Shishmaref this a.m.
COASTGUARD 'DUCK ’—Two U. S. Coastguardsmen
ride the wings to balance a reconnaissance plane being lowered
from a cutter somewhere in the Pacific area*