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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
Russians Open New Drive
Across Southern Germany

parts, 100000 mines, 1000, 900
shells and $50 wagon loads of other
supplies.
In capturing the East Prussian
port of Elbing Saturday the Rus
SLAMS said their troops killed 5000
Germans, captured 2,700 and seiz-
ed 80 tanks, 80 armored troop car
riers, 200 guns, 100 trucks, 40 loco
motives, 1,141 railway wagons, two
ships, ~ stores of ammunition,
equipment and food.
The Germans claimed their
troops had recaptured Frauenburg,
on the Baltic lagoon coast II miles
northeast of Elbing Moscow had
reported the capture of Fraune-
burg Friday as part of the encir-
clement operations against the
remnants of 20 German divisions
caught in the pocket below Koe-
nigsberg.
Thirty localities were taken in
the German drive toward the Bal
tic through Pomerania and the
Germans acknowledged that Rus
sian troops had broken into the
defenses of encircled Schneide-
muehl, II miles southeast of cap
tured Deutsch-Krone. Schneide.
muehl and Poznan, western Pc.
lish stronghold so miles to the
south, were by-passed two weeks
ago by Marshal Zhukov's troops.
Russian troops captured As more
blocks in western Budapest On the
47th day Of the Hungarian capital
siege. The Germans have lost 12,-
600 in prisoners alone in the last
week, and Moscow dispatches said
Nazi resistance was nearing an
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AMERICANS SPLIT
MANILA DEFENSES
Continued from Page One)

anese artillery installations at Fort
Mckinley.
In western Manila, Maj. Gen.
Robert S. Geightler's 37th Infantry
men, moving south from their Pa
sig bridgeheads, continued to meet
stubborn resistance from the Japa-
Enese battling in the Ermita district
below the old walled city of Int--a-
muros.
(The Tokyo radio claimed that
all American attempts to cross the
Pasig had been frustrated and said
the Yanks were mailed down" on
the north bank by japanese artil-
lery)
Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Swings
18th Airborne troops neared the
southern outskirts of Manila with
a swift dash up the Manila Bay
coast to within two miles of a
junction with the First Cavalry
striking toward Nelson Field.
The paratroopers drove through
the coastal towns of Paranque and
Baclaran, respectively four and
two miles from Manila's southern
boundary. Baclaran is two miles
southwest of Nelson field.
Other airborne forces which had
been fighting the Japanese around
Nichols field, just east of Paranque,
seized ten eight-inch and two six
inch Japanese guns, along with nu-
merous small pieces. They also de-
stroyed Japanese concrete pill
boxes and ammunition dumps in
the Nichols Field area.
At the northern end of the Luz
zon front, armored units of the
Sixth Division are advancing rap
idly toward the east coast in
drive to split the island in half.
Macarthur announced. One force
Of Maj. Gen. Edward Patrick's
troops struck southeast along a
road from Laur, go miles north
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
BLAZE DESTROYS
TANKER TRACTOR

An oil tanker containing ALTO
gallons of gasoline was saved from
going up in flames about 7 p. m.
last night, on highways "a and It
east near Bradley's Creek when
the tractor was destroyed by fire,
according to the State Highway
Patrol.
Hugh Norman Potts, of 306 North
Daisy street, Goldsboro. driver OF
the tractor, told Highway Patrol
men that he had just crossed the
Bradley Creek bridge, when he
saw fire on the floor boards and
in the fuel tank supplying the
engine. He said that gas was leak
ing on the road. causing fire under
the bed of the tractor and trailer.
Potts said that he switched the
motor off, pulled off to the side
of the road, and jumped out. re
called the Highway Patrol, which
received the help of Assistant
Chief Anthony. Its. Mcdonald and
Plese, and other firemen from
Bluethenthal. who brought two fire
trucks to the scene. With the aid
of the firemen, sheriff's deputies
and Highway patrolmen, the fire
was kept from the large load of
gasoline, according to State police,
who said that curiosity seekers
helped stamp out fire that started
in the woods along the road.
So intense was the fire that the
axle melted, and two tires burned,
authorities said. The 1act that the
tanker was completely filled, al
lowing no space for air, also help
ed in preventing an explosion, the
State police added. The loss was
approximately $500, according to
patrolmen. The tanker was owned
by H. G. Tyson of Wilson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
Private Plane Forced
Down At Local Beach;
Passengers Uninjured

"A pilot and his student escaped
injury y esterday when Piper Cub
airplane from PETER field, made a
forced landing on the northern ex-
tension of Wrightsville beach, &C
cording to John C. Collucci, own
err and manager of the air field.
The motor of the plane, which
was piloted by an Air Force avla-
tor, started suffering, Colluccl
said, and the pilot thought it ad-
visable to land on the beach rath-
err than to make it back to the field.
In landing, the ships tail wheel MT
a jetty, Collucci said, causing NIL
nor damage to the plane. The air
port manager said that the engine
trouble was believed to have been
caused from trash in the gas line.
The students name was given as
A. H. Barnhill.
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Jap Blueprint OfAsia
Held Burned In Manila

the Japanese harbor the feeling
of love and peace 1t declared
the Japanese are AL poets with
out class distinction" who have a
regard for moral principles
Such phrases must have a graf
ing sound when cliss-crossed by
American radio accounts of trap
ped Japanese troops firing cannon
through holes bored in concrete
walls enclosing a churchyard.
Today the oppressed peoples of
Asia are being told how some 60
Nipponese soldiers ransomed their
own lives at Santo Tomas intern
ment camp by holding more than
200 unarmed men, women and chill
dren as hostages until promised
safe conduct.
They are being told of the half
drunk Japanese officer who lined
up natives in front of a Manila
hardware store and roared:
For two years, we Japanese
have tried to liberate you Fiji
pinos. Bnt you are all pro-Ameri-
cans, Now I will kill you all" For
tunately, he was dissuaded.
ShortWave accounts to the op-
pressed peoples are hammering
home the assertion of 1t. Gen To-
moykui Yamashita that operations
within Manila, from the Japanese
standpoint, were proceeding ac-
cording to plan.
Manila's last days under the
Japanese are being portrayed to
these peoples in radio shows"
the languages of the
selected audiences.
Tokyo radio is trumpeting, on
the occasion OF empire day, that
the first emperor. Jimmu, "is-
sued an imperial message upon his
accession to the throne c.605 years
ago, stating that the eight corners
Of the universe are our home "
American shortwave stations are
telling these same audiences that
wherever such a home" must be
vacated, the Japanese have nc
lualms about yanking down the
cornerstones, even if some inno-
cents must be crushed underneath
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
BY HAROLD STREETER
Associated Press War Editor

Japan's faxed blueprint of ar
Asiatic co-prosperity sphere went
up in smoke at Manila.
The mask of Nippon as a pre-
tended benefactor now can be
stripped away by powerful short
wave radio stations in the United
States beaming the true, tragic
story of Manila to Singapore,
Hong Kong, Shanghai and other
Asiatic cities under the japanese
heel. The implications are pro-
found.
Here in a paragraph, are the
bare outlines of that story:
The Americans, to save Manila
from destruction allowed the jap
anese to occupy it unopposed jan
uary 2, 1915. In the following
months, even as Hideki TOTO visit
ed the city in goodwill gesture,
the Japanese military laid their de-
molition plans-in case. A month
before the American landings of
last January on Luzon, the Jap
anese military started withdrawing
foodstuffs from the city in utter
disregard of the citizens needs.
Then when American troops reach
ed the city, Nipponese demolition
squads went to work even while
Tokyo radio was saying over and
over that Manila had no military
value.
That's the ugly story.
Presently, Tokyo radio is beam
ing to China and the South Seas
propaganda dealing with the cele-
bration of empire day." An en-
envy broadcast Sunday to those
areas depicted the Japanese people
as Of gentle character" 1t said
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of Manila, toward Dingalan Bay,
20 miles away Another column
struck northeast from Bongabon
four miles northwest of Lauer, TO-
ward Baler Bay, 20 miles away.
Northeast of Lingayen Gulf ele-
ments of the 32nd Division, adj
|vancing toward the Cagayan Val
ley sweeping to Luzon's northern
coast, made steady progress along
the Villa Verde trail despite strong
Japanese rear guards.
The 10th Division continued mop
ping up operations in the Fam
bales mountains of western Luzon
north of Bataan.
Heavy bombers again bombed
and strafed Corregidor and south.
ern Bataan, while other planes sup
porting ground forces hit enemy
concentrations northeast of Manila.
Light naval units sank 20 enc
my coastal vessels at the north
western port of San Fernando.
! ".
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
City Will Receive $5,466
For Recreation Activities

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL Up -
Buncombe county and Wilmington,
N. c., are to receive Federal funds
to carry on work already begun
in child care and recreation, Sen
ator Clyde R. Hoey D-NC) re-
ported today.
Buncombe county is to receive
1898 for increased Federal par
ticipation in the cost of mainte-
nance and operation of child care
and extended school services for
the period february l, 1915, through
June 30, 1915, under the Lanham
Act, Senator Hoey stated.
Wilmington will get 1896 toward
its S6,716 project for recreational
services for civilians for the period
ending June 30, the junior North
Carolina senator said.
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SUPERFORTS BLAST
RANGOON; BRITISH
GROUP REINFORCED
Continued from Page One)

for a 20-1nile water crossing to
the town of Taungup on the west
coast less than 100 miles north
west of Rangoon.
Allied headquarters announced
a successful raid on the village
of Sabyin north of Taungup by
troops crossing to the mainland
opposite the town of Ramree. The
raiding party withdrew after in
flicting casualties.
Capture of Taungup would
threaten the supply routes serving
thousands of enemy troopc fight
ing in the Arakan district and in
the Irrawaddy river valley.
Taungup is at the head of the
only road linking the west coast
of Burma with the important Ira
waddy river port of Prone 70
miles to the east.
On the east bank of the IRA
waddy approximately 40 miles
above Mandalay British 18th
Army troops captured the village
Of Tnila, north of Singu, yester'
day following an air strike, head
quarters said.
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Primkenauer and Bunzlauer for.
ests east of the Bober river, said
a Berlin commentator who added
The task facing our divisions is
becoming harder every hour"
Officially, the Russians were
placed by Moscow within eight
miles Of the Bober at Primkenau
and within nine miles at captured
Greensboro, IL miles south OF
Primkenau.
South of KatoWice in Polish ST.
lesia the Russians drove to within
Is miles of Moravska Ostrava, the
Pittsburgh of Czechoslovakia, with
the capture of Pczcyna and nearby
localities, and to within II miles
Of Cieszyn (Teschen), rich mining
district, with the seizure of Cze-
chowice, six miles south of Pczc-
zyna and five miles north of the
rail city of Bielsko.
In East Prussia, Gen. Chernik-
hovsky's Third White Russian
Army in hard fighting captured
eight more localities west of Preus-
sicheylau, stronghold taken Satur-
day.
The communique said that in the
fighting in that area, 20 miles south
of encircled Koenigsberg, huge
military stores were captured.
These included 4,200 trucks, 1000
new gun barrels still in their pack
ings, 400 gun carriages, 5000 bar
rels for heavy machineguns, 400
tank motors, 500 motorcycles, so ar
mored troop carriers and I'll trac-
tors.
The booty also included 200 wa
gonloads of tank and truck spare
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CANADIANS SEIZE
PORTION OF KLEVE
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and railway center at Goch, sever
miles south.
The slashing advance of Fiele
Marshal Montgomery forces thu!
sheared through the northeas
corner of the Reichswald, neutra
lizing that bunker-studded fir for
est as a part of Kleve's defenses.
The front now was an archins
one of about II miles, stretching
from the Rhine on the north to the
Mas on the south.
Field Marshal Kari Won Rund.
stedt had at last managed to form
a defense line on the south flank
and a bitter struggle spread
through the streets of Gennep, nine
miles southwest of Kleve.
This Dutch road junction on the
banks of the Mas appeared likely
to become another death pocket
like one on the river farther north,
where an attempted enemy stand
was obliterated yesterday.
Gen. H. D. G. Crerar's Canadian
First Army troops also seized
the village of Zelderheide, three
miles east of Gennep and six miles
west of Goch.
On the north flank, a gain of a
mile and a half swept up the vii
lage of Millingen and Keeken, on
the Rhine bank five miles north
west of Kleve.
A crossing of the Rhine out to
the north German plain here would
bypass the troublesome Neder
Rhine, which branches off north
from the WAL Rhine a mile and
a half northwest of Millingen.
The Germans had not yet chosen
to make stand on this sector, a1Ns
advancing Allied troops were out
Of contact wit hthe enemy.
A front dispatch quoted pilots
as saying the Germans were dig
ging trenches as far as 80 miles
behind the Rhine, indicating that
the enemy fears the broad river
will be unable to hold back the COM
ing Eisenhower offensive.
The U: S. First Army sector to
the south was quiet except for
an overnight advance of a mile
and half in the Schmidt area to
the Roer, which for the first time
put the Allies in control of all
the Roer's west bank from Mon
schau' 10 miles southeast of Aach-
en-, to Roermond, 80 miles north
of Aachen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
I'm Dying, Sinatra Says
AsHeAuaits Draft Order

NEW YORK, Feb. II. - (P) -
I'm dying" said Frank Sinatra,
packing his suitcases at the Wal
dorf today.
Not literally, the singer explain
ed, but its the uncertainty
don't care whether I'm in the
Army or not. but I'd sure like to
know one way or the other; it,
embarrassing and it's annoying"
Sinatra, originally classified AZ
because of a punctured eardrum,
said he "holed up" at the hotel
several days ago, awaiting WORD
from his Jersey City draft board
on the outcome of his Selective
Service denomination for Army
service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12

Now" he said, I've waited I'm.
til the last possible minute and
I've got to start back to Califor-
MIA this afternoon so I can make
my (radio) show on time. l have
not heard a thing, no matter what
the rumors are, and l tell you,
I'm dying :"
How does a man, somewhere
between la and At feel?
Il don't have any particular
feeling, sort of numb. No matter
how it comes out, it doesn't make
any particular difference. I in
tend to do the best I can. If I'm
in, I'm in. If I'm not, I'm going
overseas in May anyway, to en-
terrain with Jimmy Durante."
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
MRS. HENRY T. DULS

Funeral services for Mrs. Henry
T. Duls, IA, who died at her resi-
dence, 100 North Seventh street,
at 10:45 a. m. Saturday, will be
held at p. m. today at St. Paul. S
Lutheran church. The Rev. Walter
B. Freed, assisted by the Rev.
Edwin F. Keever, will officiate.
Interment will follow in Oakdale
cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Law
renee Haar, w. F. Britain, W. ~
! Smithson, Jr., M. G. Schnlo0en'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
ELBING REUNION

MOSCOW, Feb Ii Up Sgt.
Ivan Uliashenko was happiest OF
all the Red Army conquerors of
Elbing. He found his sister there.
The sergeant was riding in a
truck which passed a group of
100 Soviet women near the East
Prussian city, where they had
been held as labor slaves, Pravda
related today. One girl suddenly
called out. Ulashenko jumped
from the truck and embraced her.
The sister, Alexandra, was taken
off by the Nazis when they over
ran an Orel province village in
1941.
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7. ARCHIE CLARK

CHARLTON, Feb. 11.-NeWs was
received here today that ]. Archie
Clark, 81, prominent land and tim
Der owner of Daytona, Fla, form
erly of Clarkton, died of heart
attack last night at his home in
Daytona.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete pending the arrival OF
the body here, where the funeral
will be held.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. E. T. Owens of Maitland.
Fla, two sons, George D. Clark Of
St. Augustine, Fla, and J. Neil
Clark of Clarkton, and seven
grandchildren.
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Henry Gerdes and N. S. West

brook.
honorary pallbearers will be
Martin Won Osen, W. A. Mailer,
FREQ =. X: Futchs, DR.. E. P. Wal
Ker, 1. Z. Rhodes and w. E. Davis.
n one is survived by son, Henry
!. Duls, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga; two
oausnters, Mrs. Herman Gerdes
ana Miss Johanna Duls of Will
Miss 'on' and a granddaughter,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
MRS. FANNIE GURGAINOUs

Mrs. Fannie Gurgalnous, H.
widow of the late Gamer Gurgain'
Gus, died at her residence, 911
North Fourth street, at 1910 p. M
yesterday.
She is survived by daughter,
Claude Gurgainous of Wilmington,
two sons, Graham Gurgainous OF
Wilmington and Monte Gurgaln-
Gus of Currie; a brother Luther
Ennis of Wallace; sister, Mrs.
Jessie Gurgainous of Willard, and
six graAdchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
2:3O p. m. today at the graveside
in the Gurgainous family GENE
terry, near Harrell's Store, with
the Rev. I. D. Dickens officiating.
Interment will follow in the ceme-
terry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
IRMA ]. SUMMERLIN

Funeral services for Irma Ju.
dith Summerlin, four year -old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. P.
Summerlin, of Fayetteville, will
be held today at 4:30 pm. from
the Yopp funeral home, with the
Rev. S. L. Blanton and the Rev.
Clarence Baker, officiating. Burial
will be in the Oakdale cemetery.
Besides her parents, the child,
who died yesterday at the R. l..
Pittman hospital in Fayetteville,
is survivps by a sister, Joan Sum-
merlin, also of Fayetteville.
The pallbearers will be Wallace
West. w. w. Hazlehurst, W. L.
Batson, J. C. Seymour. Colin c.
Churchill, and Howard L. Herren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
MRS. IDA M. MERCER

Funeral services for Mrs. Ida
M. Mercer, 81, of 1913 Market
street, who died at James WaI'>,r
Memorial hospital Friday, will be
held today at 3 pm. from the
Yopp funeral home. The Rev. J.
o. Walton will officiate, and burial
will be in the Bellevue cemetery
Surviving Mrs Mercer and her
husband, j. T. Mercer; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. w. L. Hilburne, and
Mrs. W. J. Justice; a son, R. T.
Wells; sister. Mrs. A. B. Mintz;
brother, L. D Bordeaux and four
grandchildren, all of Wilmington.
The pallbearers will be her ne
pheWs, Donald Bordeaux, Lloyd
Bordeaux, BoWdoin Bordeaux, Rus
sell Bordeaux, Robert Bordeaux
and Edward Bordeaux.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
ROBERT L. JONES

Funeral services for Robert Let
Jones, 81, who died Saturday after
noon at his home at III Nesbit
Court, will be held today at 4 pm
at the Sixth street Advent Chris
tan church. The Rev. J. L. Davi!
will officiate, and burial will bt
in the Prospect cemetery.
Surviving Mr.. Jones are his wi
dow, Mrs. Gussie Jones; six daugh
tiers, Mrs. Edna Cummings, Mrs
Hazel Bryant, Mrs. Dorothy Mae
Turner, Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Mrs
Mary Blanton and Miss Nelms
Jones, all of Wilmington broth
er, C. C. Jones, of Wilmington; two
sons, William H. Jones, U. S. Army
and James F. Jones, of Illinois anc
eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers for Mr.. Jones, vet
eran Of World War I, will be mem
bers of the American Legion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
MISS ADELL GIDDENS

WILLARD, Feb. IL Funeral
services for Miss Adell Giddens,
were held today at her home.
Burial was in the family plot.
She is survived by two sisters.
Mrs. Gussie Leyden, of Whining
ton, and Mrs. Vers Peterson, of
Harrell's Store; two brothers.
Marian and Grey Giddens, of Will
lard; and several nieces and neph-
ews, of Willard and Harren's Store
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12
LUTHER B. BLACKMAN

WHITEVILLL, Feb. 11-Funeral
services for Luther B. Blackman,
Route 4, who died yesterday. were
held at 4 pm. today at the home
OF his daughter Mrs. Edison Sim
mons Burial was in the Blackman
cemetery
He is survived by son, Lonnie
L. Blackman, Of Camp Butner: a
daughter, Mrs. Edison Simmons.
OF Whlteville, two brothers, Cor
dis Blackman, of Whiteville, and
Bousie Blackman, of Brunswick
and a sister, Mrs, Rita Watts, of
St. Paul.
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Obituaries
MISS LURA BOONE

WALLACE, Feb. 11.-Funeral
services for Miss Lura Boone,
VINO died Sunday after a short
illness, will be conducted by the
Rev. w. P. M. Currie and the
Rev. P. L. Clark from the resi-
dence at 8 p. m. Monday. Inter.
ment will follow in the Rockfisb
cemetery.
she is survived by one sister.
Miss Minnie Boone, of Wallace:
two nephews, Clearance Boone OF
Clinton, and walter Boone OF
Norfolk, Va; oe one niece, Mrs.
Clarence Murphy, of Kenansville
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-12

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-10
Forecast And Weather Report
 Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the United States Weather Bureau, Nome, Alaska.
Monday, December 10, 1915

Monday, December 10, 1915
 Forecast Nome: Cloudy with snow today and Tuesday. Lowest temperature Tuesday morning 0, highest temperature Tuesday 15. Nome data as of 7:30 am. today: Precipitation last 24 hours O.02 inches. Total precipitation this month 0.02 inches.
 Total snow fall this month O.O2 inches.
 Temperatures last "A hours: Highest 8, lowest g.
 Sunrise at $50 a.m., sunset at 200 pm.
 Comparative data Tempera- lures one year ago today: highest 4, lowest --12.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907: lowest 80 in 1928, highest 37 in 1882.
 Data for other selected stations as Of 7.S0 a m toIau.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-10

Gen. Robert l.. Eichelberger's Eighth Army, where he is assigned to the Adjutant Generals Section.
 Since coming overseas in Feb ruary, l945, Sgt. Collins has earned the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with one campaign star and the Philippine Liberation ribbon. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. A.. NOrdlind of Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-10

Jones-Flylng experts say rocket planes will carry people across the United States in cou- pie of years.
 Smith, can't see any advan- tage in that: I could walk it in that time.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-10
JOSEPH w. COLLINS PROMOTED

Eighth Army Headquarters, Yo- kohama, Japan-JOseph w. Col lins, Nome, Alaska, has been pro- noted from technician fifth grade to technician fourth grade in the Yokohama headquarters of Lt.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-03
CITIZENS REQUEST SPECIAL SESSION

JUNEAU-Most of the towns of Alaska and a majority eros, sec ton of the organizations of the Territory were represented in re- quests forwarded to Governor Err nest Grucning asking for a special session of the Territorial Legisla- turc which he has tentatively set Co be called for March i, though no formal call will be made until after the first of the year it was revealed today at the Governors Office.
 Among the organizations were church groups, labor unions, wo- men's clubs. fraternal organiza- ,ions. schools and scores of indi- v.duaIy. One petition from Ketch- .kan bore 56 signatures and there were others with 25 signers and more. With but few exceptions, all the requests were based on a de sire to have the Territory raise additional funds to carry out a fuller health program, particular fly to combat tuberculosis as recommended by the Board of Health of Alaska.