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Chrislmas Fund -jJ '-gWU IjJIj-U- lg- i3 Ijr. I I To Reach All Depattments Telephone 2311 9IST YEAR, NO. 21,485. HONOLULU, HAWAII, U.S. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1947.

72 PAGES On Oahu and Airplane Edition Ontside-Islands Price 10 Cents ru i i i i i In "pfin i i i i ID Z2 LZ LzL-a (Jews Burn 3 Defense Thin Trio To Visit Taft, Reece if Arab Sections OnDecTSix 'sk: -i 'Capital Of Palestine Years- Aft ei Arab Attacks C5 Fewer Planes, Ships And Fighting Men Retaliation: British Asked For Help Bv On Oahu Now Than Arabian Residents a At Time Of Attack TEL AVIV, Palestine. Dec. 6 Tbis Is Sunday and this is Dec. 7 and today there are 4 is (UP) The Jewish Ilaganah defense corps bombarded and burned three Arab sections near Tel Aviv tonight, retaliating fewer planes, there are fewer ships, there are fewer fighting hi Central Committee Votes Convention On April 23-24; Maps Drive On 'Party Line' After selecting April 23-21 for their Territorial convention, the Republican Central Committee Saturday unanimously-voted to eend the three top GOP officials to Washington to urge national Republican support for statehood "strictly on a party line." COMMITTEEMAN Gavien A. Bush of Hilo introduced the motion to name the national committeeman and committee woman and the executive committee chairman, as the delegation to go to the capital soon to confer especially with Sen.

Robert Taft and men on Oahu than there were 2 against Arab attacks for the first on another Sunday, another Dec, 7 just six years ago. time after a day in which at least 12 Arabs and Jews were killed in Turn to "Pearl Harbor Saga" in The Polynesian. The Editor. the Holy Land. The fierce Haganah counter A.

attack, launched with hand gren The Japanese came with their aircraft carriers that morning, with the Rising Sun painted on the wing ades, mortars, automatic weapons fire and flaming torches, brought an appeal from the Arabs lor tips of the planes that zoomed down and hit Pearl Harbor, hit help from the British. BRITISH "AUTHORITIES re Hickam, hit Wheeler, that sunny, lazy day of infamy. Carroll Reese, national party chair THEY CAUGHT the army, and the navy, and the marines, and the air force with their radar down portedly agreed today to a Jewish request for the withdrawal of British police from Tel Aviv and other sections of the newly created Jewish state, including the all-Jewish citv of Petah-Tikva. eight that morning with their bat-i TRADITIONAL "BUBBLES" which are really ballocns float upward from the "Aloha Bowl during Saturday' before-game ceremonies at the seventeenth annual Shrine football game at Honolulu Stadium. While the crowd sang "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles," the balloons were released.

Some 26,000 spectators saw the University of Hawaii defeat Fresno State college, 27 to 13. (Advertiser photo.) tlesmps huddled together their men in church their planes on the ground their ammunition east of here. The decision to withdraw re- was reached at a con- in the storehouse. Six years after, another enemy could attack Oahu, could hurt it FOLLOWS MISSIONARY ROUTE Her predecessors came around the Horn, but, thanks to the Panama canal, Morning Star YI was able to take a shortcut from Boston to Micronesia, where she is bound with a cargo of Bibles and Sunday school supplies. She arrived at Ke-walo basin Saturday morning.

In the inset is her master, Capt. Price Lewis, holding the ship's mascot, Henrietta, taken aboard at Cristobal. The photo at lower right pictures Simeon Nawaa, who was born aboard Morning Star and will celebrate his 75th birthday next Sunday aboard No. 6, with Mrs. Dorothy Chong, chairman of the reception committee for the schooner.

(Advertiser Photos by K. Shimogaki) badly because military equipment is thin and military personnel are thinner. But one thing they could not do is catch the military trm i completely by surprise. MILITARY FORCES on Hawaii today are solidly unified, and it By DAN McGLTRE Advertiser Sports Writer cnce between David Ben-Gurion, prospective premier and dofsnse minister of the Jewish and J. M.

Flanagan, super-v-'-ident of police in south Pales-tire. BEN-GURION'' WAS said to have told Flanagan that the Jews did not need British police protection after the police superintendent had rejected a protest against an attack by British armored forces on Haganah militiamen. Flanagan reportedly advised the Jewish leader to prevent Haganahites from "moving about with arms" if he did not want them shot at by British peace was the year 1947 that brought it Colorful pageantrv and unique halftime entertainment were man, to put over the campaign to make the islands the 49th state. "It is a timely Mr. Bush said, "for the Republicans to gain over the Democratic party in pushing the statehood drive.

I suggest a party of three to visit Washington and see- Taft and Reese to urge them to take immediate action on statehood when congress convenes next year." MR. BUSH said the delegation, should hold no lavish parties but make "just a short, snappy trip," spending no longer than a week in "This should be strictly a political visit." He added that Sen. Taft should be approached "on the right line" that five votes would be given, him at the national convention and that the possibility was excellent that Hawaii, should it given statehood, would send two Republican senators and two Re- (Continued on Page 10, CoL 4) Strike Threat At Oak Ridge Ires Officials WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UP) One man is the boss of all Ha waii's defenses, Lt. Gen.

John highlights of the lth annual blirine football classic vesterday Hull; There are 30,000, or a little as the university oi Hawaii ueieateu rresno state college, end of World War II found them 27 to 13, before an overflow assemblage of 27,500 at the Stadium. more, army, navy, marines, and The spectacle again turned out to be Honolulu's greatest show Navy To Start for the greatest cause the air force men available to him the Hawaiian area in case Oahu is attacked this morning. True most of the 15,000 armv for Crippled Hospital Shriners' Children. Island Trading forces. Eleven bands began assembling men are service troops; the 5,000 on the field at 1:30 p.m.

They included the 264th band of the U. Company Jan.l air force men have less than 75 planes among them, some of them transports and the rest outmoded Army Ground Forces; the BTQQu'S CINCPAC and Naval Base aggre The navy will begin operating P-47 Thunderbolt fighters; most of the 3,000 marines and 12,000 gation: the Pearl Harbor Marine the Island Trading Co. of Micro band; University of Hawaii; Royal Hawaiian band; St. Louis College; nesia on Jan. 1 to provide needed navy men are housekeepers and (Continued on Page 10, CoL 2) Farrington High; Kamehameha goods and economic opportunities for natives of the Caroline, Mar Schools; Punahou School; McKin- shall and Marianas groups.

ley High and Hawaii National Guard. By ELAINE FOGG Advertiser Staff Writer Maybe the vanquished gods of Old Hawaii were responsible The atomic energy commission tonight told parties to a threatened strike at the Oak Ridge, Tenn, The new company takes the place of the United States Commercial a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which previously provided 230 Strikers Seized By New French Law PARIS. Dec. 6 (UP) Police today arrested 230 strikers who included leading Communists and 13 foreigners of unspecified nationality under the government's new anti -strike law. A government spokesman announced that the month-long Communist campaign to win power through a strike had been defeated.

AS THE SPOKESMAN made his announcement, 80,000 youth- il hpcan noiirinff into WITH NOBLE Earle Christoph directing, the massed musicians for the rainbow unfurled across the sky in aloha to the little missionary schooner Morning Star VI as she made her way into Kewalo basin Saturday morning more than 48 hours ahead played Hawaii Ponoi as the Hawaiian flag was unfurled over the Mediators Say HRTGamiot Increase Wages The Honolulu Rapid Transit is "not in a financial position to grant any increase in wage rates," a mediation board reported to Gov. Ingram M. Stainback Saturday. The board, headed by Mitsuyuki Kido and including Warren C. Johnson and Morgan J.

Haywood as members, was appointed on Nov. 17 to meet with the HRT and Transit Workers Union of Hawaii (Ind.) on a matter of wage disputes, through the Territorial department of labor. "THE BOARD appreciafes the workers' desire for higher wages but also recognizes that in such a dispute the interests of the workers, stockholders and the public must be taken into consideration," the report stated. The board met with Transit workers representatives first on Nov. 18 after a closed session on Nov.

17 to discuss its duties under the public utilities dispute act. Representing the union were A. A. Rutledge and E. B.

Collier. The first meeting with company rep commercial trade for the islands held under United States trusteeship since the end of the war. mauka stands. Then Old Glory of schedule. was unfurled to the strains of The Simeon Nawaa, born aboard the Star Spangled Banner.

TtcoStoimways TO CARRY OUT its function of Ken Carney, public address sys providing goods for the natives at a reasonable cost, the Island Trading Co. will take over from the United States Commercial Co. fa tem commentator, recalled that exactly six years ago Dec. 6, 1941 Oil Heir Ochsner Escapes From Another Marriage ALAMEDA, Dec. 6 (UP) Johnny Ochsner, 21-year-old heir to a Kettleman Hills oil fortune who hit the headlines when he was pursued to Hawaii by a girl stowaway who wanted to marry him, escaped from another marriage today.

Superior Judge James G. Quinn today granted the young scion an annulment of his 1946 Reno marriage to Beth Gailey Foley, 24, of Oakland. His mother, Mrs. Hilda C. Ochsner filed the suit last April 12, contending that the 23-year-old bride's divorce was not final at the time of the Reno FromGermany Arrive Here the University had faced Wil atomic energy plant that any "interruption of production is unthinkable." INVOLVED IN the labor dispute are the Oak Ridge local of the United gas, coke and chemical workers of America (CIO) and the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals which operates the uranium separation plant for the commission.

"The responsibility cf finding a workable basis for agreement rest upon the union and the operating corporation," the commission said it will be obvious to everyone that interruption of production is unthinkable. In the present circumstances, further (Continued on Page 10, Col. 8) lamette University in the Shrine game and 12 hours later the sneak attack occurred at Pearl Harbor. Two Germans who stowed away Morning Star III 75 years ago come Dec. 14, took the first line thrown from the deck of Saturday's arrival and made it secure.

And for the first time in 41 days and 4,700 miles, the 63V2-foot schooner came to rest at a mooring. FOR ALL HANDS but Capt. Price Lewis, Honolulu is the end of the line. A new crew is being recruited here to take the vessel on the last lap of her long voyage from Boston to Micronesia. Meanwhile, the Morning Star will be (Continued on Page 10, Col.

7) 1 aboard the Liberty freighter 1 HI UJI.ll 1 I. rj army camps for six months of emergency service. A high police official declared that the situation was "unusually calm throughout the nation." The clashes which occurred between workers and police were minor (Continued on Page 10, Col. 3) cilities serving 114 retail stores, which are largely native-owned and operated. In addition, wholesale branches will be located at Koror, Yap, Truk, Ponape, Kwa-jalein and Majuro.

In line with the general economic policy, management of the retail stores is being turned over to the natives as rapidly as possible. Francis E. Warren in Hamburg, Germany, last August are getting A LARGE NUMBER cf the men who played with service bands that afternoon gave their lives before another sun had set. Yester- Continued on Page 10, Col. 6) more of a ride tnan tney prooauijr bargained for.

The freighter and stowaways arrived at Pearl Harbor morning from Fusan, Korea. The islands of the trust territory were held by the Japanese from the end of World War I. The IT fir tf 1 xsstf nm 11 Sri i tm (Continued on Page 10, Col. 8) ft resentatives was on Nov. 19 with J.

Johnson, vice president of HRT and Edwin C. Rinehart of the Hawaii Employers council delegated. MR. RUTLEDGE had stated that in accordance with a wage i reopening provision in the existing tm ff if i 1 1 But it still wasn't the end of the line for the non-paying passengers. ACCORDING TO Inter-Island Steam Navigation agent for the vessel, it was decided to hold the pair aboard and consider the problem when the ship reaches Balboa, C.

Z. for which port she departed at one minute past noon Saturday. Operated by Fribourg Steamship Co. under time charter to the u2 IB Ut Alexander Young Hotel Candies Beautifully gift-packaged, the following assortments of distinctive "chocolates are suggested: I agreement between HRT and the! union, the union requested 25 1 Oahu golfers, more than 2,000 of them, are trekking the fairways this weekend and next to participate in the giant Advertiser Christmas Fund tournament, which will enable less fortunate folk of Honolulu to enjoy a really Merry Christmas. Chairman of the tourney and organizer of the first Two grim servicemen, who six years ago today were in uniform on Oahu as meat-balled Japanese planes dived out of the sky at them, will be at Pearl Harbor tliis morning remembering.

Chief Machinist Mate Jacob W. ALspaugh and Air Force Master Sergeant Clayton M. Westhaver won't be on duty this Christmas Fund army, the vessel cans roruuiu, her home port. But she hasn't been there for a long while and obviously isn't headed there now. (Continued on Page 10, Col.

1) 1 85, Critically III I NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UP) The condition of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, 85-year-old president (Emeritus of Columbia University, morning. They 11 be guests of honor Christmas Fund golf tournament is Nicholas T. Teves, president of the Ala Wai golf club, who said Saturday the early turnout for the event w-as extremely promising.

Oahu golf clubs are competing under the supervision of a general committee which includes: CAPT. WILLIAM Duggan has srown used to having the stow at- the DAY Day-Pearl Harbor Macadam'ta Nut Slicks Crisp whole Hawaiian ma-cadamia nuts, covered with the finest chocolate coating obtainable. Your Own Assortment! Let us make up a package to your selection, for an exceptionally personal "Oar Finest Assortment" The unsurpassed selection of superb, chocolate-dipped creams, nuts, chews, and French nougats. Macadam ia Nut Clusters Delicious chocolate-coated clusters of Hawaiian macadamia nuts. aways aboard; keeps them locked memorial to those who died on the "day of infamy," will be Millard W.

Rice, national director of public relations for the DAV. is now critical, it was announced in a room with a guara postea outside. He told the local agent tonight. The distinguished educa top umiTARV Hvic that no immigration authorities i tor is suffering from bronchial and territorial leaders, and the; in any of the ports the Warren pneumonia. has touched since Hamburg have public have been invited to attend.

Day commemoration at the Pearl Harbor commissioned officers' mess. AND DURING the hour program, which starts at 9:30 a.m., they'll ecount their experiences during 'the attack. From 9:45 to 10 a.m. the DAV program will be broadcast over a nationwide hookup of Mutual radio stations. Alspaugh was aboard the minesweeper Ogalala tied up at Pearl "nr.

R. W. KELLETT, Oahu Country Club; J. B. Hutchinson, Waialae Country Club; James L.

Ukauka, Mid-Pacific Country Club; Richard B. Goeas, Honolulu Golf Club. Box Score Previously Acknowledged 5237.25 Helen Griffiths 5.09 Anne Sandy 5.09 Elizabeth Hazel Maxam 5.00 Frank G. Manes 5.00 Maude B. Cooke 25.00 John J.

Lloyd 1.00 Friend C. W. B. 5.00 Women's Benefit Assn. Review No.

1 25.60 Y. H. Kim 1.00 Mr. Mrs. Richard II.

S. Leonff 5.09 Bad Natalie Aldrich 3.09 Jas. K. nart 3.00 A. J.

Borthwick 5.09 Sun Leon; 5.09 J. Slowinski 3.09 W. C. Meredith 2.09 Participating in the tourney are' been willing to take the Oermans off his hands. So he just keeps hauling them on to the next port.

Names of the two men were not reported here, nor were details of their stowing away. They were reported as being former German prisoners of war. Vice Adm. H. a.

saiiaaa, acting Pacific fleet commander, will say a few words of greeting, and Chaplain C. H. Mansfield of the 14th naval district will present the invocation. Music will be supplied by the Pearl Harbor naval base band and by Mis3 Francisca Suelto. the following golf clubs: Ala Wax, Ten-Ten, Honolulu Japanese, Korean, Fairway, Pin High.

Palolo, Honolulu Weather Honolulu and vicinity: Sunday and Sunday night, partly cloudy with high and low scattered clouds. Occasional light showers in the morning and late afternoon. Gentle to moderate trade winds becoming gusty in the afternoon. Yesterday's data:" Maximum temperature, 80 degrees: minimum, 71 degrees; relative humidity at 8 p.m., 70 per cent; precipitation, none; wind, northeast, 15 miles per hour. Hui Hai, Ala Wai Riverside, Puka Puka, Castle JEWS Cooke, Moiliui, Produce, Hawaiian, Hawaiian Government Employes' 'Association.

Honolulu Harbor the day of the attack. She was alongside the 10-ltP docks, and was damaged so severely she capsized. WESTHAVER WAS at Wheeler field, as Japanese carrier aircraft dive-bombed and strafed the air-base mercilessly. Principal speaker at the DAV FOR SUNDAY RADIO PROGRAMS Tarn to Page 16 Second Section MISS SUELTO will sing the; song she was scheduled to sing on a Sunday six years ago in a Ho-s nolulu church. The attack on Pearl Harbor canceled that performance.

(See Picture on Page 10) Honolulu Post Office, Oahu Coun- TOTAL $310.25 try, aialua County, Honolulu, (Continued on Page 10, CoL 3).

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