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2A THE OSDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST 31 1945 PearZ Harbor Report Released Half of Liberees Advisors Slate Session Future of Secret Service Is Up to Congress JVews and Views (ConUnud From Page One) Hospital Cases (Continued from Page One) SALT LAKE CITY Aug 31 (AP) Emmett of the sec-the soldiers sent to Busftnell suf-tion Mayo clinic Rochester Minn fer of mental disturbances Bush- been designated as a hos dred different jigs despite the ob- 1 Vocational advisors from veterans ier wnrae i is yioauti pitai in part devoted to mental WASHINGTON Aug (UP)- fhiirniver AS Thp nrmv Ponrl Hurhnr hnarri's tt er Percentage Of those vious stiffnes of their joints and admmistration office in seven states many waved flags of the United I win work out a guidance program States Great Britain and the for retuming servicemen here on Netherlands i September 27 Most of the weary happy pris- Idaho and Utah will be reDre-oners were aboard the huge hos- sented at the meeting nri nital shin Ron disorders is iviia ouan rr xatujiict ui amictect with nervous recommendation that should Ogden than the entire armv nave an intelligence service second that natiets should avoid smok- uJzzm? of congressmen who 1 'W -rwvwiiivc tv a mm On 3 hv fresident LeRov ine fn askln8 for an investi- nr Emmett sooke on bladder 1 Gen- Marshall and others cue missions landed on the shores Cowles of the University of Utah Sadler vocational ad of Tokyo bay troubles due to injuries of the Demade awre of public visement supervisor for the admi- soinal cord fC rLnicn Places cn them iker disclosed intense' Sili for the Among them were some of America's greatest war heroes including Maj Gregory (Pappy) Boyington 32 marine fighter pilot ace from Okanogan Wash and study of tneir suDjecis laiiauon irom Washington CM Other states which will be repre sented are Washington Oregon Montana Wyoming Ind Colorado! oamier predicted infro iomdr Arthur Maher of Chi cago gunnery officer aboard the to none placed the question of the future of the office of strategic services directly before the congress and the country The OSS outgrown in 1942 of trie office of the coordinator of information established the year before became the first foreign secret service this country ever had Throughout the war it operated with the utmost secrecy so the public has little idea how it functioned It coordinated information gathered by all government agencies army and navy intelligence and the state treasury commerce and justice departments Contacted Underground Secretly it contacted underground elements in enemy and occupied countries to arrange delivery of supplies to underground forces exchange of information tff their mouths to demand that the United States be prepared Sffi SC01 builfcngs hot oc-hPu miheVuening hou" should dim fe is a leitimate They gave proof that a doctor to rise to the heights of his profession must be a profound student "Dr Ochsner is a human dynamo" That comment was made by one of the medical men at Bushnell yesterday If for commercial purposes rental should be applied on the part of veterans in education as available jobs diminish In this respect the University of Minnesota is setting the pace among colleges by offering short practical courses to adults with a minimum of prerequisites said Samler ceived more severe treatment than the average prisoner Even at the show place Omori American officers were made to carry sloo buckets and tn rloin Seemingly the doctor never tires He goes to bed as late as one o'clock in the morning and gets up at four forty-five a The rental would help lighten the cost of maintaining the schools Now that the war is jded we are beginning to receive some of the inside stories of the conflict latrines When any became ill they T5)TREoi? yiYk newsmen grab for reports from army and navy inquiry boards Secretary of War Stimson and President Truman which place blame for the Pearl Harbor attack of Dec 7 1941 vanant cruiser Houston Boyington appeared almost as colorful and cocky as he was on the day he was shot down over Rabaul after chasing an enemy fighter into a cloud Everybody Bowed He had been transferred to Omon in April 1945 and described it bitterly as a camp where politeness was the order of the day It seemed that everyone bowed at Omori The prisoners bowed every morning to the emperor and bowed politely from the waist to the guards if they wished to use the toilets Then with another bow they were forced to thank the guard for having been granted permission Comdr Joel Boone medical officer for Adm William Halsey led the rescue mission with Stassen and Simpson The cruiser San Juan accompanied by the destroyer Lansdowne and the destroyer transports Reeves and Gos-selin carried the rescuers (Ar wirepnoio For twenty years he has been keeping those hours and has felt no ill effects from his strenuous daily grind Col Olin Chamberlain at Bushnell yesterday had his lieutenants give a demonstration of the electric shock treatment as were immediately given only half their daily food allowance The daily ration consisted of small quantities of grain and waterv soup Most of '1R Writer Returns A most interesting account tells of how the German submarines made a daring attempt to enter New York harbor but were foiled by nets One U-boat got within a mile of Ambrose lightship and dropped four mines when driven off to steal food while laboring out Halsey Ready With Saddle side the camp to keep alive Some applied to severe mental cases even aie grass to get nourishment ai one Jap hospital allied tients were obliged to watch Among those present and deeply interested were doctcrs from Provo and Blackfoot who supervise the asylums in those cities cremation of their dead fellnw To Nip Capital (Continued from Page One) ernment under the emperor The But the approach of the enemy submarines caused alarm and for three days the harbor was closed IN TOKYO BAY Aug 31 (UP) When Admiral William (Bull) Halsey sailed triumphantly into prisoners their beds were flat boards supported by two-by-fours? When the surrender offer came Jap attendants suddenly appeared with sleeping mats io snipping Here's Bright Hark Sides (Continued from Page One) yesterday: "Reconversion is coming along better than we had expected" Krug issued a report based on a WPB survey of 42 major industries He predicted that by December industry will be producing civilian goods at a higher rate in value than it did in the pre-war years 1939-41 That doesn't mean industry will have absorbed all the ire commissioner Patrick Walsh of the New York City fire department declares the Empire The treatment appears to be severe but the technician said the patients face the electric equipment without trepidation as they are not conscious of pain and have no recollection of the ordeal when they come out of the shock a few minutes after being on the op atate Duuaing lire was an easy one" coordination of efforts and rescue of allied fliers and prisoners More than 5000 American fliers were thus rescued ifrom behind enemy lines It organized and supplied "resistance organizations helped pave the way for the North African landings and negotiated for the surrender of German forces in Italy Since it is a wartime agency OSS is now planning to go out of business early in 1946 It has already submitted plans of liquidation Maj Gen William (Wild Bill) Donovan its creator and head is planning to return to private law practice Donovan Outlines Views Donovan has outlined his views to the White House to various governmental agencies concerned and to members of congress So that the country will not grope blindly through the unknown world of the futur Donovan feels such an agency is essential to perform two prime functions: 1 Coordination of information which various government departments gather for themselves This would be for the guidance of the president the cabinet and congress in formulating national policy- 2 Supplement of this information with undercover intelligence operations abroad or other means as required to provide the government with a completely integrated picture of what the world is doing Observers believe the countrv Tokyo bay aboard his flagship the superdreadnaught Missouri he brought the silver-mounted saddle he hopes to use to ride Emperor Hirohito's white horse through the streets of Tokyo The bomb ruins of Tokyo were visible in the distance as the Missouri dropped anchor off Yokohama There was no word from the Japs It will be recalled that the fire was caused by an army bomber spewing gasoline over ten stories of the thousand-foot structure erating bencn Hundreds of navy torpedo bombers and fighter planes buzzed overhead and guided the landing craft to Omori "Simpson ordered the 516 prisoners rescued at Omori evacuated immediately while Stassen went overland by truck to Shinagawa and quickly freed 180 others The Benevolence took the patients aboard as quickly as they were evacuated Omori Was "Show Camp" Omori was considered a "show camp" for Japan and conditions there were slightly better than at the other camps Former Premier Do you Need a I FROZEN I I FOOD I I LOCKER? I New York's fire fighters proved to be highly efficient for though the building was on fire in three places far above the sidewalk of New York the blaze was under control nineteen minutes after the common people have taken fresh courage from Premier Higashi-Kuni's promise that the dread gendarmerie wil be abolished It is impossible to say whether the common people harbor resentment or despair over the surrender beneath their non-committal stares Yet unmistakably there is general relief that the long ordeal has ended Here was still no sign of animosity The women aiso universally wear mompei baggy ugly pants which the government urged as a substitute for colorful kimonos to save cloth and to match the somberness of the times Uniforms of all types dominate men's clothing Civilians wear severe government-sponsored suits At Tokyo station where buildings are burned twisted and rusted wreckage a crowd gathered around Excellent results are being obtained many of the affLcted being restored to permanent mental balance I witnessed the demonstration and asked Col ChamberJain what took place in the brain and he said some of the authorities believe a disturbed electric condition exists between the front lobes the seat of intelligence and the back of the brain which is corrected by these electric shocks initial alarm regarding Halsey's designs on the imperial horse but the enemy had erected an immense block-long sign on the top story of Yokohama's largest building If the Japs choose to hail Halsey as a conquering hero he may get his long-wished horseback ride yet Halsey stood on the bridge of the Missouri as it negotiated the narrow mine-swept Uraga straits and entered Tokyo bay at exactly seven-eight a (three-eight Tuesday PWT) no city in tne world nas a more efficient fire-fighting force or one better equipped to fight fires Somewhat disturbing is the news that the effect of the atomic bomb which fell on Hiroshima continues to kill through radio activity I Call 5291 I Hours The great majority of patients in the mental ward are restored to normal by simple psychiatric treatment unemployed war workers and veterans by that time Far from it Also on the manpower front: President Truman abolished the minimum 48-hour week in war plants Most of them had already cut the longer week when war contracts were cancelled But the formal action of the president was expected to be the signal for more demands for higher basic wage rates to make up for the loss of overtime pay The war manpower commission had put the 48-hour week into effect in essential industries that order went out the window the night Japan surrendered Federal Spending Cut On the financial front the government cut its estimate of federal Hideki Tojo visited the camp last December Many new prisoners were added to Omori after Aug 15 as the Japs fearful of allied recriminations began to attempt cleaning out their worst camps The worst cases were those of B-29 crewmen who had been sent to special camps where they re- Thirty-five to forty per cent of Our scientists have given to the world an instrument of great destructive force which if turned against Civilization might get be- me Men and women stared silently Some might have been sullen Then I turned to a companion and failed to provide a secret foreign service in the past partly through naivete in world political affairs and partly through public dislike of secrecy In governmental affairs Gives Advantage to Enemies hands unfriendly countries an advantage because secret intelligence con tro! Yanks Occupy 200 We are informed that JaDanese But this reluctance they say in the area where the bimb fell are dying seemingly not from the force of the explosive tut from operations are almost universally practiced elsewhere This reluctance has been translated into opposition to the continuation of OSS by those who have labelled it a "super-Gestapo" However it is prohibited from domestic operations and has no police powers Operations of OSS to date hav invisible rays With the releasing of the atomic BOAM AND CO OGDEN AND CLEARFIELD bomb we entered a new world i Guaranteed cracked a joke The entire crowd laughed without understanding why then turned and went about its business Farther down the platform I encountered a rigid old-line army captain in full uniform with samurai sword He saluted smartly but wore a tight-lipped military mask Trains were all packed dirty stuffy and slow Most seats had been removed so more people could crowd in I had a seat I gave it to an elderly woman who bowed formally When she sat down I saw she carried an American army officer's bag apparently sent home by a apanese soldier Miles Mr Tokyo (Continued from Page One) nila "Remember every one of them expected to die But the manner in which your ships entered Tokyo bay and the way the men landed at Atsugi airdrome has created a favorable GLASSES spending to 66 billion dollars for the fiscal year 1946 which started two months ago The previous estimate made Aug 1 was 85 billions The government actually spent 100 billions in the last fiscal year Most of the cut in the estimate was due to slashes in munitions production following Japan's surrender But heavy war costs still remain the estimate being more than 50 billion dollars for the fiscal British Return To Hong Kong been closely guarded secrets but some of the war's most thrilling adventure narratives about OSS personnel will soon be told Then the public will have for the first time an opportunity to judge what OSS has accomplished (Copyright 1945) 2443 Wash Blvd SYDNEY Australia An 31 REFRIGERATION SALES AND SERVICE AIR-CONDITIONING SALES AND SERVICE nase said the Japs expected to be treated firmly because "we know we are the vanquished World Domination "Stevenson said it takes two to 1IHE FUTURE IS BRIGHT Truman Supports (AP) A strong British naval force commanded by Rear Adm Harcourt entered the port of Hong Kong Thursday to reoccupy the Crown colony British Pacific fleet headquarters announced here tonight The communique said Adm Harcourt was aboard the Swiftsure The communique added that the British force included the 23000- year And here's a break for farm wives who make children's dresses and other things from those attractive feed bags that come in flowered and checked designs: Until now manufacturers have been limited by the WPB in the amount of those bags they can produce But from now on all restrictions are off For Those Who Prepare for It poiT PSCefUl PWi Beek GRADUATES are employable in any business they choose to enter wherever they wish to locate youKe C0Uege Sept 4th or 10th and We have air conditioning units on hand We repair all makes of washing machines electrical appliances and vacuum clraners make a kiss" said Kase "It also takes two to make friendship Japan is ready on her part" He was asked whether he thought Japan would want to make another try at world domination in perhaps 50 years from now He shrugged and looked thrcugh the window at the panorama of bombed Tokyo "We are paying a very great price for our attempt However if your treatment is too severe the Japanese people will react" T'U 1 Army-Navy Unity WASHINGTON Aug 31 (AP) President Truman threw his support today to a renewed drive for merger of the armed forces As the Pearl Harbor report sparked a new unification drive in congress the president told his news conference: He always has favored unitv of wra aircran carrier Indomitable the new 35000-ton battleship Anson the Venerable the cruiser Euryalus the Canadian'armM mr- Phone Ogden 9639 Clearfield 354-R-2 (After 5 M) cnanx snip Prince Robert six de- ctrnuAv OGDEN BUSINESS COLLEGE Death The Rev John Kinnon MacGillivray 90 former Utahn and one-time Sunday missionary Presbyterian church died Aug 17 in Winona Lake Ind of a cerebral hemorrhage cigiu suomarines seven Australian mine sweepers and the "wpuai snip uxiordshire me suaaen surrender was a "great shock" to the Japs he said ivase claimed that neither the atomic bomb nor Russia's entry Unusual Buys niw me war caused defeat "If you look at the calendar command for the army and navy He said he did not want to amplify his views now Congressional supporters of the movement termed the Pearl Harbor report "convincing evidence" that a lack of coordination existed between the army and navy when the Japanese attacked They said the situation would not have existed had the army and navy been working together under one head both in Hawaii and Washington Likewise they added a recurrence can be prevented only bv you will realize that we had already shown in our approach to Moscow that we were determined to end the war However it must be said those two factors helDed convince the people the £fovrn- ment was right in seeking peace" He disclosed the surrender doc AT OGDEN' Diwrv CTnnr ument will be signed for Japan by tne premier ana representatives of the army and navv Halfsrinnc nam i )iuniJ creation of a national department of defense Merger advocates said they had planned a campaign this fall but had not hoped to have "such strong ammunition" Now they asserted they will ly he said: "I wish you could tell me what's in the surrender terms I wish we knew" The Japs only a few months even ago were beating and jabbing Americans with bayonets Main Floor Eccles Building 375 24th Street press for early action by the house post-war military policy committee which conducted hearings last winter but made no Promotion Jack Egginton TO REUEVE ITCH PROMPTLY! Afiidly medicated Cuticura soothes promptly is used by many nurses! Buy today! son of Dorsor Egginton 2045 Quincy has been promoted to first lieutenant in a Fifth air force fight Will i riiRTi MJIi 'ii7 d'ii er command night fighter unit Okinawa i A I III Mill i Lightweight Army Khaki Socks pairs 51 00 Limited Supply Men's Fatigue Coveralls $285 Sleeping Bags Down Kapoc Wool and Cotton Filled $125 up Former service men and women are cordially invited to come in and discuss their plans for home ownership Veterans' loans here with partial gov-ernment guarantee enable veterans to build or buy homes at lowest cost HELPFUL INFORMATION For Everyone Who Plans to Build a Home In our office is a collection of hundreds of pictures and plans of homes in all sizes and styles exteriors and interiors which will help you decide on the home you'd like In addition we have complete plans and specifications on homes designed especially for this community You are invited to take advantage of these facilities without cost or obligation PLEASE KEEP CALLS 7 ''-Gallon New Navy Gas Cans $125 Sldg Irons £295 Field Jackets $395 Feather Pillows 85c Laundry Bags 65c Army Khaki Shirts Pants $115 Diving Suits $1975 Ideal for Waders Tarpaulins 5c lOe All Sizes Sq Ft Fatigue Jackets $115 $135 AS BRIEF AS Up Up Headquarters POSSIBLE! DIVING SUIT FINE FOR WADERS for 1 Army Saddle Navy Rubber Boats $3975 We Received a Few Army Blankets $495 I Loans FHA Loans First Federal Loans The rOBT FEDERAL A Vf $2250 Limited Stock Mountain -States Tel Tel Co 369 24th STREET MAI ERS FILLED ii 1- fixaaiifliiHln.

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