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the expanding cargo was in the
forehold.
The coast guard cutter Iroquois,
which was racing to the rescue of
the stricken Simon Benson, was
1,000 miles away but direct on the
Harrell’s course.
The army barge BSP-866, with
possibly 10 or more crewmen
aboard, ran into trouble about 250
miles west of Adak off Amchitka
with portholes smashed, the galley
flooded and the cargo shifted. Two
I tugs were en route to the scene.
South of these two troubled
ships and about 800 miles from
Midway, the El Caney with a crew
of 42 was under tow and right on
the rim of the storm.
The ship lost its rudder in an
other storm earlier this week. It
was taken in tow about 350 miles
southwest of Adak and was mak
ing way slowly toward Midway.
The Simon Benson, a 7,176 ton
ner with a hull cracked by the
• same storm which hit the El Ca
ney, was heading for Honolulu un
der its own power and was be
lieved out of the path of the new
blow.
Far to the west and out of the
way limped a fifth ship, the 7,606
ton Middlesex Victory, It was en
route to Japan was last report
ed nearing the Kuriles. It reported
16 cracks in deck plates from the
storm earlier in the week.
Another small army cargo ship
a reached Adak Friday after strik
ing a rock in the Aleutians.
HONOLULU, (;P) — The navy
tank landing ship 1135, badly
damaged in heavy central Pacific
seas, proceeded cautiously east
toward Johnston Island today,
cracks in its deck and hull held
together by a welding job per
formed by the crew.
Vice Adm. John L. Hall, com
• manding the Hawaiian Sea Fron
tier, reported the ship yesterday
at 500 miles west of Johnston. He
said a patrol craft was en route
from Pearl Harbor to meet it. The
1135 carries a crew of 50.
A half dozen other ships bat
tered by storms in the north Pa
cific last week were enroute to
harbors either under their own
♦ power or in tow.
” Helicopter Crashes
Cause Unknown
PORTLAND, Ore. (/P)—CAA in
spectors said today they were un
able to explain immediately the
cause of a helicopter crash and ex
plosion that killed a young news
paper executive and a prominent
Oregon businessman.
The two victim were C. Sam
¥ Jackson, 33, grandson of the
founder of the family owned Ore
gon Journal, and Ambrose M.
Cronin, 43, president of the Elec
tric Distributing Co., and a direc
tor of several Oregon firms.
The helicopter crashed late yes
terday a few hundred feet from
the Cronin residence, where a din
ner party of friends and Cronin’s
wife and six children watched the
two men take the aircraft aloft on
a brief flight.
Witnesses said the aircraft lifted
normally, but after leveling off
had swayed awkwardly and then
plummeted earthward. Gasoline
# flames prevented any rescue. Cro
nin’s body was thrown clear of the
wreckage.
Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
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Alaska SS. To
Haul Gifts Free
SEATTLE, </P) — Gifts for the'
Europe-bound Christmas ship will
be transported rate-free to Seattle;
by vessels of the Alaska Steam
ship company, it was announced
Saturday.
In making the announcement,
the officials said they had already
instructed their agents in Alaska
to begin accepting any contribu
tions for shipment.
Meanwhile, S. J. Swanson, vice
president and general manager of j
the Alaska Transportation com
pany, reported that his firm would
also handle contributions to the
Christmas ship rate free if permis
sion is granted by the United
States maritime commission.
Much of the Alaska contribution
to the European relief ship is ex
Jet Fighter Planes
Arrive In Alaska
WASHINGTON, </P>—A squad
ron of “winterized” >jet fighter
pianes has arrived in Alaska for
the first mass tactical operation of
jet aircraft in the Arctic, the air
force announced today.
Under command of Lt. Col.
Donald E. Hillman, Seattle, the
94th “hat-in-ring” squadron flew
to Lall Field at Fairbanks for a
six-month training period. Before
departure fr*om its base at March
Field, Calif., the planes were
“winterized” so as to withstand
temperatures down to minus 65
degrees fahrenheit.
Two more of the winterized jets
will go to the air proving ground
pected to be in cash, wfth which
purchases can be made in Seattle.
Gen. Chennault
Takes 24-Year-Old
Chinese Bride
SHANGHAI, </P)—Passing up a
honeymoon, General Claire L.
Chennault, lamed commander of
the wartime Flying Tigers, was at
his air transport service desk as
usual today after surprising
friends by taking a pretty 24-year
old Chinese reporter as his second
command at Elgin Field, Fla., for
testing in the cold chambers of the
climatic hangar there. Another
will be sent to the air materiel
command at Wright Field, Ohio,
for special engineering tests. All
three planes will go to Alaska
later, the air force said.
j wife.
In a Lutheran wedding cere
mony yesterday, performed under
a giant bell of chrusanthemums
out of which doves flew, the 57
year-old retired major general
married petite, English-speaking
Anna Chan.
A small, intimate circle of
friends witnessed the single ring
rites at Chennault’s big home in
Holly Heath, toasted the couple’s
health with Chinese champaign,
then sat down to a wild duck din
ner. His chief recreation is duck
hunting.
Today the bride, a modishly
dressed woman whose romance
, with Chennault firs: blossomed a
year ago. returned to her city beat
j for the Chinese Central News
Agency, but she was somewhat
undecided whether to keep her
job.
CANDIES
Hard, soft, creamy, chewy
—a complete line of deli
cious confection for every
taste.
NUTS
The choice of the crop.
Mixed nuts assortment that
will please.
FRUIT
CAKES
Mrs. Frank’s famous fruit
cakes. Vacuum packed to
assure freshness.
Plum Pudding
Mince Meat
Cranberry Sauce
Currant Jelly
Salad Dressing
Cocktail Sauce
Sweet Pickles
Stuffed Olives
Maraschino Cherries
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Everything you need to make your Christmas feast
in’ truly festive. Come and shop the easy way---The
N. C. Way.
For Your
CHRISTMAS DINNER
FROZEN SWEET CORN
FROZEN BRUSSEL SPROUTS
FROZEN BLACKBERRIES
FROZEN STRAWBERRIES
FROZEN BROCCOLI
♦
S & W FRUIT COCKTAIL
DOLES PINEAPPLE
FREESTONE PEACHES
NALLEY’S MAYONNAISE
WHITNEY’S CRAB MEAT
DeJEAN’S SHRIMPS
FANCY LOBSTERS
LIBBY’S SWEET RELISH
MUSHROOM SOUP
MEATS and
FOWLS
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Tender Hams
Young Turkeys
Fancy Ducklings
Puget Sound Geese
Cut-Up Fryers
Juicy Beef Roasts
Choice Pork Roasts
T-Bone Steaks
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, FRUITS - VEGETABLES
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We have arranged for a large shipment of fresh
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9 fruits and vegetables to arrive by plane Saturday
before Christmas. A complete selection of all avail
able items. Shop or place your order early.
'MORTHERN COMMERCIAL Co
Phone Main 133 We Deliver Phone Main 180
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