*137 Superforts
^TLost In Year’s
Operations
GUAM, Aug. 17—(fp)—General
Spaatz disclosed that in the year
long operations of Superforts
against Japan it had cost the lives
of over three thousand American
fliers, while more than six hun
dred others were rescued by
Naval operations.
Combat operations resulted in
the loss of 437 Superforts and non
combat losses are not announced,
but are known to be considerable,
farticularly in the early months
f the campaign when the crews
were learning the capabilities of
the planes.
Gen. Spaatz, commander of the
United States Army Strategic Air
Forces said the giant aircraft de
l^stroyed the major industrial and
productive capacity of fifty-nine
Jap cities and partially destroyed
six others. The six cities more
than seventy-five percent de
stroyed were Numazu, Fukui, Ta
kamatsu, Kuwana, and Himeji.
ENG. CHAS PENNYCOOK
AWARDED FIFTY DOLLARS
Eng. Chas. Pennycook was
awarded fifty dollars last Friday
noon at the Litle Creek Mess Hall
by Col. James H. Potter. This spe
cial award was in recognition of
an improved clamp for an acet
elyne torch which permits the
cutting of perfcet circles and
saves 500 manhours yearly at the
Nome base. The improved clamp
is under consideration by the War
Department to be used at all other |
bases. Charles Pennycook in peace j
time is employed as machinist by
the U. S. Smelting. Refining and j
Mining Co., and has assisted the;
U S E.D. during the war years.
MARJORIE AND CAROLINE
McLAIN RETURN TO NOME
Marjorie and Caroline McLain
returned yesterday from a two
week vacation at Pilgrim Hot
Springs. The girls both agree they
had an extremely nice vacation,
spending much of their time hik
I ing, climbing mountains and
! swimming. Caroline claims she
I learned to swim in the warm
spring water.
CLOTHES STRAIN
Just in the course of a man’s everyday activities
his clothes take such a beating they often become
shapeless and baggy long before they wear out.
Let us restore their original sparkle and shape
liness.
The collar always fits snugly — the lapels al
ways roll softly — the whole garment restored to
its original unbroken smartness.
MODERN CLEANERS
(Modern Cleaning la Clothes Insurance!)
FANCY
MATANUSKA PRODUCE
will be available in
NOME
During the Balance of the Season
Also
FRESH MILK
Will be available at Your Grocers
3 Times Each Week
MATANUSKA VALLEY
FARMERS COOPERATING ASSN
SALEM ABRAHAM
MISSINC FIVE DAYS
Salem Abraham, 74 years old.
an oldtimer in the Haycock dis
trict, well-known throughout the
Second Division, has been missing
for the past four days.
He left Bear Creek mining
camp on the sixteenth of August
with James McDowell, headed for
Haycock, 25 miles distant. After
traveling about eight miles Abra
ham could go no further and Mc
Dowell tried to get him to go
back to Bear Creek as the dis
| tance was much shorter, but he
was unable to do so.
McDowell then went on to Huy
: cock and untli today was unable
I to get a tractor to go to pick up
i the oldtimer. Yesterday, after wait
| ing three days for a tractor, Mc
Dowell called Wien Airlines, who
sent Pilot Frank Whaley imme
diately to search for the old man.
Pilot Whaley returned to Nome
about noon today with the report
i That he had covered several hun
|cned miles of territory beiwe-vi 1
Bear Creek and Haycock, includ
ing the Peace River, Kobuk River
and Sweepstakes River districts.
Pilot Whaley said he cou’d only,
hope to see the old man if he were
on the trails or in the open coun
try, as much of the area is wooded,
and covered with high bushes and
trees.
Several tractors left this morn
ing, covering most of the regular
trails in hopes of finding the old
man still alive, although it is high
ly improbable he will survive the
exposure.
JItnni!That rich uncle if Afac’s must have died!”
The time is coming in the not too distant future when a lot of re
marks like that will be flying around.
The Japanese hordes have been vanquished . . . with the proclama
tion of V-J Day Americans may now look forward to peaceful pur
suits ... To the building of a bright new future ... A future that
may be enjoyed by all the peace loving peoples of the world.
Pacific American
FISHERIES