WINTER SCHEDULE
FAIRBANKS TO NOME (Via Kotzebue)
EACH MONDAY and FRIDAY — FLIGHT 309
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 8:20 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:45 a.m.
EACH WEDNESDAY — FLIGHT 309
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 9:00 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:40 a.m. Ar. Nome 10:45 a.m.
FAIRBANKS TO NOME
EACH TUESDAY and SATURDAY — FLIGHT 311
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Tanana *8:05 am.
Lv. Tanana *8:15 am. Ar. Galena *8:55 a.m.
- Lv. Galena *9:25 am. Ar. Nome 9:25 a.m.
FAIRBANKS TO NOME (Direct)
EACH THURSDAY — FLIGHT 311
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Nome 8:40 am.
NOME TO FAIRBANKS (Direct)
EACH MONDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 10:45 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *1:55 p.m.
t EACH WEDNESDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 4:30 pm. Ar. Fairbanks *8:40 p,m.
EACH FRIDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 2:00 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks ^5:10 p.m,
NOME TO FAIRBANKS (Via Kotzebue)
EACH TUESDAY and SATURDAY — FLIGHT 312
Lv. Nome 10:25 p.m. Ar. Kotzebue ~~ 11:10 aim.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:50 a.m. Ar. Galene *1:45 p.m.
Lv. Galena *2:00 pm. Ar. Tanana *2:40 pm.
Lv. Tanana *2:50 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *3:25 p.m.
EACH THURSDAY — FLIGHT 312
Lv. Nome 9:40 am. Ar. Kotzebue 10:25 am.
Lv. Kotezebue 11:05 am. Ar. Fairbanks *1:55 pm.
(*) Alaska Standard Time. All other times Bering Standard
NOME NUGGET ADS PAY BIG DIVIDENDS
Japanese Commander Recalls the Night
He Rammed Kennedy’s Torpedo Boat
(In World War II skirmish,:
President-elect John F. Kennedy’s
torpedo boat was rammed and '
sunk by a Japanese destroyer.!
Kennedy was 26 at the time and
his adversary, Lt. Comdr. Kohei
Hanami, was 34. In this story, as
Hanami told it to Gene Kramer
of the Associated Press, the ex
skipper recalls the 1943 incident
and gives his views of Kennedy
today.)
TOKYO UP — It stuns me to
think how close we came to des
troying the new President of the
United States, John F. Kennedy,
one black night in the Pacific
during World War II.
I can remember that night very
clearly.
It was about 2 a. m. Aug. 1,
1943. My ship, the Amagiri, was
returning from a supply mission
to our troops in Kolobangara, in
the Solomon Islands.
It was a starless night. Rain
threatened and visibility was
poor. I stood on the bridge, strain
ing to see as we moved north
ward up Blackett Strait.
I had ordered battle alert, since
,we were under constant harass
ment toy U. S. planes in the day
time and toy night raiders and
torpedo boats at night.
Suddenly we spotted an object
churning up white waves about
1,000 meters to our starboard. I
realized it was a torpedo boat and
cried out, “ten degrees turn, full
speed ahead!”
Such “crash strategy” was sup
posed to be the best way to meet
a torpedo boat attack. Our des
troyer moved headlong toward
the smaller boat at 30 knots.
We crashed right into it. I saw
the enemy ship break in two with
a tremendous roar. White gaso
line flames fhot out.
The torpedo boat disappeared
jn the dark. I knew -that at least
one half mod probably both halves,
sank. The commander of that tor
P$djQ boat bapen?d to pe John
I*. Kennedy, but of course it was*
not until years later that I first
heard his name.
I thought probably no ope
aboard the small boat survived.
The thing for us was to get out of
the enemy’s theater o: air superi
ority as quickly as we could. Al
though the collision smashed the
Amagiri’s bow, damaged its screw
and caused some flooding, we were
able to run for Rabaul at 24
knots.
The next year I was relieved
of command in March because of
illness.
After the war, I settled down
on my family farm at Shiokawa.
Lack of sleep from constant bom
bardment and overwork had been
too much. I came down with tu
berculosis and was an invalid for
four years.
In 1952, still on the farm, I was
flabbergasted to get a letter from
Dr. Gunji Hosono, chairman of
the Japan Institute of Foreign
Affairs in Tokyo. It said that the
torpedo boat smashed by the Am
agiri had been skippered by Con
gressman Kennedy, then visiting
Japan, and he wanted to meet
me.
I was tremqqdouply moyed by
.Kennedy’s friendliness to a for
mer adversary- I could not reach
Tokyo in time to meet him, but I
wrote him a letter, congratulat
ing him on his daring attack and
miraculous survival and wishing
him success in his campaign for
senator. In his reply Kennedy
agreed with my view that the
United States and Japan should
cooperate as friends.
After that I naturally followed
Kennedy’s successes with interest.
My fortunes, too, improved. I be
came a good farmer. My wife
and I have 'bought radio and tele
vision sets and a motor plow. We
raise chickens and beef cattle —
one ,cpw at a tia»e — with the
hglp of jjured hands.
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Inauguration Will
Be Noisiest, Largest
Most Expensive
By Arthur Edson
WASHINGTON UPl — All signs
indicate that John F. Kennedy
will have one of the largest,
noisiest and most expensive in
augurations in history.
Three former Presidents, Her
bert Hoover, Harry Truman and
Dwight Eisenhower (who auto
matically gives up his office at
noon Friday), and 45 governors
will be among those watching as
Kennedy takes the oath about
12:30 p. m. (EST).
All the 58,000 seats for the big
parade down Pennsylvania Ave
nue — the historic route of the
Presidents — have been sold.
Although the ball is theoretical
ly by invitation only, so many
have grabbed for tickets at from
,$25 to $40 apiece that even with
; three mammoth halls in use simul
taneously there are worries that
it won’t be possible to squeeze
everyone in.
All tickets to the inaugural
concert, featuring the National
Symphony of Washington, have
been sold.
Anyone hankering to see the
gala Thursday night, with its vast
collection of New York and Holly
wood stars, can still do so by
(making a $100 contribution to the
| Democratic Party. A box for 10
persons $10,000.
If you’re the type that would
like to have inaugural license
plates on your car, well, some are
left, at $10.50.
Profits from the gala will be
applied to the Democrat’s $3
million campaign debt. Receipts
from all other nativities will be
used to cover inaugural expenses
which are expected to total about
$800,000. Any profits after ex
penses are ppid will go into a
fund for the 1965 inaugural com
mittee — regardless- of which
party wins the 1964 election.
With reviewing stands, patriotic
bunting and ptfier decorations
going up everywhere, this town
is beginning to work itself into
its favorite state: Compound con
fusion.
-Dr. McKinley will be in Nome
Jan. 20 to 23 for dentistry.
Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Pearse Walsh, President
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President
Dusty Rhode
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets last Tuesday of eeary
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JANE FOSTER* Secretary
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