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Dail LAST EDITION CONNELLSVILLE, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 11 1946. VOL. 44, NO. 127. Hi" Weekly Courier.

Founded'July 17. 1879. The Daily Courier. Founded November 10, 1B02. Canteen Closes After Two Full Years After operating for two years Wednesday, the Connellsville Canteen discontinued its service at 8 o'clock this morning.

No special observance was planned for the closing day, other than open house. Many workers and some friends called and were cordially welcomed by Mrs. James E. Dailey, 24-hour chairman, Mrs. W.

E. Sepp co-chairman, and their corps of workers. A light lunch was served to all. During the afternoon a number of women assembled to be pictures to appear in the Baltimore Ohio Railroad magazine. A picture of the kitchen and-lounge was also taken for the same purpose.

Women on duty from 4 to 8 this morning, assisted by other workers, served five troop trains. One was made up of 19 coaches, two of 16, one of 14 and the other 11. Although a round! of parties was U. P. Minister Rev.

John E. Caughey assumed July Merged 18. 1929. TEN PAGES. FOUR CENTS 29 Local Selectees Called for Service; Will Report Monday Mine Workers Lose To G.

B. B. A. When Anchor Hocking's Cap Workers Vote LATEST NEWS BULLETINS The names of 29 selectees, who have been called for induction into the armed forces Monday morning, have been announced by Fayette County Local Draft Board No. 1, with headquarters in the Postoffice Building in North Arch street.

The board originally received a quota for 38 men but it received credits for six enlistments. In addition, three others who were put on the induction lists are high school students who have been granted stays in order to the.pastorate of United complete their current terms of PRICE CONTROL BOARD NEW NAME GIVEN TO FORMER RATION UNITS By United Press. BOSTON, Apr. 11. Wilfred Henry Baetz, 35, of Boston, a self-styled radio script writer, pleaded innocent today to an arson charge when arraigned in I municipal court in connection Price control board is the new I with one of three incendiary fires name applied to the former OPA that took eight lives in the back ration boards since the merger bay district, of the latter.

The Uniontown PCD has six separate divisions consumer goods, automotive and machinery, food, restaurants, rents and services--while being restricted only to the rationing of sugar. Presbyterian nellsville at a study. The selectees will report to the moreland Presbytery at Turtle board office at 5:30 o'clock Mon- Creek. A. H.

Long was the dele- day morning and will entrain at of the congregation. 6:05 o'clock at the Baltimore Caughey comes from the Wurt- Ohio Railroad station. The con- emburg i Presbyterian tingent will go to Pittsburgh of Ellwood City. He held where it will be inducted, aS- pastorate there for 17 years. HQs other charges have been First United Presbyterian Church of York and Clinton.

He has his degrees from Princeton Universi- held, a tinge of sadness prevailed jty and Pittsburgh-X'enia The- among the women, who having I ological Seminary. His family worked together for two years his wife, daughter, Joan, and a son, Lt. (j. John M. Caughey, stationed at San Pedro, Calif.

formed many close friendships. Some of the groups plan to have reunions, social clubs and other forms of entertainment from time to time. Special food, including chicken sandwiches, homemade cookies, fruit and other delicacies were served to servicemen and women passing through here Tuesday and Wednesday. Final business of the Canteen will be transacted at a meeting of the executives to be held Thursday evening, Aprli 25, at the home of Mrs. John J.

Brady in East Green street. REPUBLICANS HOLD CITY REGISTRATION LEAD OF 613 Republicans continued to gain strength in Connellsville, increasing their lead to 613 over the Democrats in the registration figures, according to statistics announced today by the Fayette County Permanent Registration Bureau. The enrollment here: Republicans 3,466 Democrats 2,853 Other parties Council Asks Fire Station Proposals Council has decided lo again ask for bids for the construclion of an East Side fire station. Proposals will be opened on the signed to a branch of service and then sent to a training station to begin their military careers. The board also has a call for 25 registrants who will go to Pittsburgh Wednesday morning, April 17, for their pre-induction physical examinations.

The Connellsville contingent of Dr. Ralph Cox Heads Snydef. Memorial Body Dr. Ralph L. Cox of Star Junction was elected president of the Buell Snyder Community War Memorial Association at a meeting in the Star Junction Church Tuesday night.

Sheriff Jacob H. Echard of Un- PITTSBURGH, Apr. United Electrical Workers today renewed their demands for removal of a mass picketing injunction and withdrawal of State Police from the strike-bound East Pittsburgh plant of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. DETROIT, Apr. CIO United Auto Workers and Bendix Aviation Corporation today signed a cne-year contract granting cent hourly wage increases to 9,000 hourly-rated production em- ployes in six Bendix divisions.

The list of inductees of the Connellsville board follows: Clarke L- Sipe, Mill Run. Clyde T. Seal, 311 Maple street Everson. Leroy Hosteller, Champioa vice-president, Mrs. Cox secretary and the First National Bank of Perryopolis treasurer.

In addition, lawn avenue, Connellsville. James J. Robinson, (colored), directors from te and Somerset counties. Plans were made for a to raise $50,000 to erect memorial to the late Meadow lane, Con- 326 North nellsville. Oscar J.

Keller, Connellsville, R. D. 2. Clyde E. Miller, Mount Pleasant, Star Route.

Michael Mazza, 25 West Fayette street, Uniontown- David Thomas Bryne, 812 South Pittsburg street, Connellsville. Hugh T. George, Box 108, Connellsville, H. D. 2.

Earl E. McKlveen, 445 Easti Crawford avenue, Connellsville. Robert R. Gdosky, Melcroft. Eldon A.

Largent, 405 East! may secure specifications from Crawford avenue, Gonnellsville City Clerk S. T. Benford. I Joseph E. Huey, 204 Pulaski When Council asked for sealed street, Connellsville.

night of Monday, May 13, according to an advertisement. Bidders There wil1 be an ath letic fieid near the Perry Township High School and a gymnasium. There will be a baseball diamond and a football field. J. Homer Fisher of Greensburg will direct the financial drive.

Dunbar Will I Adopt Fast jTime Tonight bids last year, not one bid a i Clyde R. Parfitt, Box 212 Con- 18 Grand total 6,337 The Republicans have swung into a decided advantage in the so-called "bloody" Third--for years a Democratic stronghold-and also hold the lead in the Fourth, Fifth and Seventh wards while the Democrats are stronger in only the First and Sixth wards. There has been a steady trend away from the Democratic party since the hey dey of the New Deal under the late President Roosevelt when that political group held a substantial registration lead in the city. The registration by wards, showing first the Democratic figures, second the Republican, third other parties and fourth the total for all: First--482, 414, three, 899. Second--411, 439, none, 850.

Third--571, 708, two, 1,281. Fourth--385, 533, three, 921- Fifth--369, 707, seven, 1,083. Sixth--339, 281, one, 621. Seventh--296, 384, two, 682. 3,466, 18, 6,337.

received. The solons instructed Architect Howard C. Frank of Scottdale at their meeting Monday night that another effort will be made to determine if the project may be undertaken at this time. The fire station would be constructed at the northwestern corner of North Arch and West Apple streets, now being used as a free public parking lot. Benjamin Haney Hurt in Auto Crash Eighth Grade Exams On Saturday The annual medal award examinations for boys and girls of eighth grades in the dislrict schools will be held at 9 o'clock Saturday morning in the Cameron school building under sponsorship of Milton L.

Bishop Post of the American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary. The Legion makes a awards to the boys and the Auxil- Jefferson Connellsville' iary gives similar awards to the 1 Gordon E. Lowe, 502 East girls. Mrs. Nora Dixon is the; Francis avenue, Connellsviile.

auxiliary committee chairman Elgie Geary, Box 345, Connellsville, 1- Anthony R. Cavalier, 212 7 orth Tenth street, Connellsville. William C. Miller, Melcroft. nellsville, R.

D- 2. John Olinzok, Melcroft. Jack W. Kelly, 15 Gibson Terrace, Connellsville. Richard C.

Brooks Box 96, Nor- marVille. James D. Small, 125 East Crawford avenue, Connellsville. Robert D. Bittner, Box 351, Connellsville, R.

D. 2. Frederick G. Richey, 125 West Gibson avenue, Connellsville. Charles H.

Rosencale, Box 577, Connellsville. Kenneth L. Hoffer, Acme. George W. Shank, 301 East Fayette street, Connellsville.

Eugene A. Layton, Box 208, Connellsville, R. D. 1. Paul H.

Miller. 107 West Morion avenue, Connellsville. Donald J. Takac, 1119 West Crawford avenue, Connellsville. Boiough council of Dunbar will meet in special session at 7 o'clock.

Daylight saving time will be adopted, it is understood. Every member is requested to be present for the session, which will be brief. District Drivers Lose Licenses CHUNGKING, Apr. quartets charged today that "tens of thousands" of Communist troops are streaming into Manchuria and efforts to break the National.st-Communist deadlock over Manchuria again failed. District 50--catch-all union of the United Mine Workers, AFL, was rejected Wednesday in.

an election conducted among em- ployes of the Closure Division of the Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation at South Connellsville to determine choice of the workers for a bargaining agent. The Glass Bottle Blowers Association, AFL, was reaffirmed as the representative union of the near-thousand men and women employed in the plant. The election was ordered by the National Labor Relations Board after hearings had been held on a petition of the United Mine Workers for balloting, it being contended the closure plant workers had never been given an opportunity for such an ex- press.on after the number on the payroll had virtually trebled. The Glass Bottle Blowers As- sociat.on has been the bargaining agent for the closure employes since the plant was located here in 1941. About a year ago representatives of District 50 began their initial effort to win port of closure workers.

sup- The WASHINGTON, Apr. 11--The UnAmerican Activities Committee voted today to press contempt charges against Corl.ss Lament, chairman of the National i for American-Soviet Friendship and son of New York Banker Thomas E. Lament of J- P. Morgan Company. NEW YORK, Apr.

William O'Dwyer announced today that the United Nations has chosen the site of the New Yoik World's Fair as interim headquarters for the organization. LONDON, Apr. London Daily Herald reported today from Berlin that Gen. Vassily Sokolovsky succeeded Marsnal Gregori K. Zhukov as Russian occupation commander in Germany.

Mine Workers took advantage of the unauthorized strike of the machinists in the closure plant --in which another AFL unit, he International Association of Machinists endeavored to encroach on the G. B. B. A. contractual relationship--and posted its representatives in the vicinity of the plant entrances to distribute literature to Hocking people.

The pressure for severance from the G. B. B. A. has since been maintained by District 50, culminating in yesterday's election.

Chief argument of the Bottle Blowers representatives was that glass and cap industry workers would be hazarding gains made for them by an experienced glass workers' organization if a mine industry union became bargaining agent. Both unions had their best agents here to campaign for votes. ATOMIC BOMB ISSU CURB MARKET TO OPERATE THIS SUMMER Northern Fayette county's farmers will again operate a curb market in Connellsv'ille. Meeting at City Hall Wednesday night, plans were advanced for the market which will be located on the lot to the rear of the honor roll in West Crawford avenue where it was operated last year. J.

Harold Arnold of near Flatwoods was chairman of the meeting at which 13 growers displayed interest and reported that addi- farmers would participate in the market It was voted to have the market in operation Monday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday morn- ng. The opening date will be about Monday, July 15. By R- H. SHACKFORD United Press Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, Apr.

United States will support Poland's request for full United Nations Security Council discussion of the Spanish question--now coupled with Nazi atomic and rocket -scientists working in Spam, official sources revealed today. But it probably will continue to oppose any council action against Generalissimo Francisco Franco now unless Poland produces some air-light, startling evidence of Franco's sponsorship of Nazi atomic and war weapon research. Injection of the atomic issue into the Franco Spain problem, however, appeared to ease a little the earlier Anglo-American rigid opposition even to council discussion of Spain. Poland seems assured of getting her case against Spain on the council's agenda. It takes seven votes of council to do so.

the 11-member But for council Paul Brown of Flatwoods was 1 action the seven votes appointed chairman and Charles; must include each of the Big "toodwin of Dawson, Albert Paul of Bullskin township and O. C. Bratton of Connellsville as aides on a price committee which will work out a schedule of prizes. Mayor Abe I. Daniels said Council was immensely interested the market and prepared to cooperate.

It was announced that a special meeting will be held early in May when State College ives, will come here to discuss Five. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes delivered his instructions to American Delegate Edward H. Siettinius, late Poland's formal complaint against Spain was filed with UN Secretray Geneial Trygve Lie, and after Polish sources revealed existence of evidence indicating that IXazi scientists, hiding ha Spain, may be working on atomic, rocket and other war weapon re- general problems. There will be roaseL Anchor a reorganization at that time and under Franco's auspices.

TOKYO, Apr. headquarters ordered the Japanese today to send 148 tons of mining explosives to China for 1 use in development of China's mining industry. Janitor Perishes As Fire Wrecks taessen School Many district motor vehicle I ward." operators had their driving permits suspended during the week ended March 22, the State Bureau of Highway Safety announced. In the State, there were 40 revocations, 396 suspensions and 325 revocations. They included: Suspensions F.

G. Hallal, Brownsville; Julius S. Drozeck, Grindstone; George Hasok, West Brownsville; Herbert Kuhns, Un- TOKYO, Ayr. prosecution section of the international war crimes tribunal today ordered arrest of Vice Admiral Takasumi Oka, former chief of Japan's navy affairs bureau. Oka was, described by proseca- lon authorities as one of those "responsible for preparation of war while negotiations with the United States were still going for- William C.

Smith, 407 North iontown; George Clemmer, Bob- Pittsburg street, Connellsville- 'town, and Frank C. Collier, Charles L. Basinger, Box 216, Connellsville, R. D. 1.

Those who enlisted and for Uniontown. Restorations--C a H. Rocks, Connellsville; John W. the board receive credit I Greenwood, Belle Vernon; Steve Edward B. Vinoski, Box 159, South Connellsville.

William D. Drumm, school medals. Three boys designated by and three girls, school teachers, will represent the various eighth I grades of Connellsville and Conj nellsville, Dunbar, liullskin and Lower Tyrone township school districts. Benjamin Haney, 17, of Leisenring No. 3 was treated at 8:45 o'clock Wednesday night at Connellsville Stale Hospital for a possible fracture and abrasions of his right hand, suffered when he was injured in an automobile accident three miles out of Connellsville on the Uniontown road.

Haney was a passenger in a Charles Stickler Leaves Navy Charles E. Strickler, SK UNIONTOWN, Apr. selectees have been notified by Local Board No. 6 lo report al the bus terminal Tuesday morning to be transported to the Pittsburgh Induction Station. There they will be sworn in, assigned to their respective branch of service and shipped out to the proper training -center that afternoon.

son of Mr. and Mrs Charles The list includes: Strickler of Poplar Grove, was from the Navy at the driven by John Whetsel of Te ara on Center at Bai Francis X. Hart, Clark A. Boyer, James C. Lowlier, Theodore J.

Donesec, Uniontown; Joseph O'Connor, Fayette City, and Alfred Belle Vernon. County Election Boards Authority On Votes of Vets Graduated Pay increases For Servicemen New Proposal By United Press MONESSEN. Apr. 11. The body of Sam Headley, 60, a janitor, was found early today in the fire-blackened rums of the two- story Monessen High School.

final jlans made for the opening of the market. By United Press. WASHINGTON, Apr. 11. House Military Affairs subcommittee today ditched its previous proposal for a flat 400 annual pay raise for officers and men in the armed forces.

It approved instead a plan giving increases ranging from 10 to 50 per cent, with the largest boosts going to the low- st ranks. The proposal for raises, designed to make service careers more attractive, now goes to the full committee- The 50 per cent increases would HARRISBURG, Apr. 11. -County election boards have sole authority to permit veterans discharged after the March 30 regis-, go to privates and privates" first tralion deadline and before the'class in the Army and Marine May 21 primaries to vote in the Corps, and to the corresponding spring eleclions, the Common-, ra des of the Na wealth Deparlmenl explained. 'mittee proposed th -While most counties are following the wartime policy of permitting veterans to register up until a few days before election, Mrs.

Elizabeth L. Zimmerman, acting director of the Election and Legislative Bureau, saii a few have indicated that they ivere reverting Petro, Frank J. Bielecki, Steve A. to the prewar policy of allowing as it was struck by another machine driven by James Laughran, address unknown. The drivers were reportedly uninjured.

Hlgh du tek of Sch001 he Connellsville spent 2 6 Steve Molchan, Robert it 36 reglStraU nS A I A ffraduate of rvmnpiiei.iiio' Wyda, Harry Marlm, John Most veterans who were registered before they left for the service will be permitted to vote merely by showing their discharge papers to county election officials," she said. "But if a- months overseas and was last Roddy, James T. Rodgers, based with a naval group China. The sailor added that he sm was not marr ied as erroneously Mr re rted in a naval announcement ii. rt Legion Given Hall Use.

and Mrs. have Bainbridge offered the American Legion free use of its large hall for ar.y of and The Weather Fair and continued very cool today, tonight and Friday is the noon weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania. Temperature Record. 1946 1945 Maximum 58 SI Minimum 29 57 Mean 44, 69 Firemen Meet Friday Night Louis A. G.achetti, Theodore C.

Gregory, James Carl Miller, Jacob J. Spanko, Ross L. Conner, Joseph W. Wagner, Robert E. Smiley, proposed that the base pay for privates be increased from $50 to S75 a month, and of privates first class from $54 to $80 a month.

William Kozlovich, Edward Ol- county son, William C. McElroy, William those does nol velerans to J. Kollar, Andrew E. Paris, Peter tirely within its legal power." H. Metis, James W.

Frazier, Thomas R. Coughenour, Chris J. Andrianos, Clarence A. Cramer, Robert E. Fisher, Mike Sut- HARRY J.

DeBOLT TRANSFERRED BY WEST PENN POWER Harry J. DeBolt, district manager of the West Penn Power Company at Masontown, has been transferred to the Bright- North blaze. Belle Vernon fought the Cause was not determined. Fast Time at Latrobe. Lalrobe has saving time.

adopted daylight merchants will have dows especially decorated for the occasion. The pictures will be featured weekly outdoor summer programs at East Park. The school building was a total graph hundreds of loss and the adjacent junior high school was damaged. An unofficial estimate placed loss at $203,000. Fire Chief James Hanam said the janitor apparently was asphyxiated when trapped in a second-floor hallway.

The fire broke out about 4:30 P. M. Wednesday after the pupils had left for the day. The fire was brought under control about midnight, but was still smoldering in the early morning hours. Companies from Monessen, Donora, Charleroi and Public Invited To Get "In" City's Movies Nearing completion of a motion picture story of Connellsville, sponsored by the Merchant Division of the Chamber of Commerce, the ''down town shots" will be taken Saturday afternoon by Cameraman Thomas Balsley, it was announced today.

"The Merchant Division of the Chamber of Commerce invites the people of Connellsville and vicinity to be in the down town area al 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon," said Fred Rush, chairman or other war weapons, of the committee in charge. "We don't guarantee to get every face in the picture, but we will photo- This allegation exploded like an atomic bomb in UN Security Council circles. It was learned immediately from American official sources that Byrnes had instructed Stetti- nijs to support to the hilt Poland's request to discuss the Spanish situation and to present her evidence to the council- Although the United States still doesn't believe Franco's demise would be hastened by council action, and that his position might be strengthened, Byrnes instructions to Stettinius are: 1. Support Poland's request to have her complaint against Spain placed on the council agenda. 2.

Oppose any move by anyone that would prevent Poland from presenting her complete case against the Franco regime, especially any information she has about Franco's support of Nazi scientists working on atomic them, their Tne 3. Keep an open mind and vote thereafter as the merits of Poland's case, in the light of evidence produced, deserve. As of today the United States is adamantly opposed to security council action against Franco Spain. But the United States --in a continuous story--at the also has become the chief advo- Brookvate Residence Damage estimated at approximately $700 was caused by a lire in a second floor bedroom of the Charles Reshenberg home at Brookvale Wednesday night. The flames probably started from a chimney and spread to a clothes press.

South Connellsville and Dunbar firemen answered the alarm. cate in the council of letting any United Nation--big or little, council member or non-council member--present to the council any situation which it thinks threatens world peace. It happens thai the United States--rightly or wrongly--doesn't think that the Franco regime endangers world peace. It is on record as believing thai the situation in Spain--as much as the U. S.

dislikes it--is now an internal matter. But Byrnes and Stettinius feel just as strongly that no member of the council, regardless of his Continued on Page Two. America Fails to Provide Adequate Help for Gen. MacArthur in Japan T3 IT A DT TT A Tfn ir i TM By HOWARD HANDLEMAN I. N.

S. Staff Correspondent. TOKYO, Apr. 11. Into the'all the directives much But Gen.

MacArthur does not have the men necessary lo write want to permit wood Di tric; a sjmilar vote, is en- a i established as a separate oper- Westmoreland County a George'LVBuskey. iiremens Association will meet i at 8 o'clock Friday night at the i Everson Boy Dies. UNIONTOWN, Apr. 11. -yak, William D.

Bell', Mere- Charles McClelland, 10, of Ever- ating district of the central di- dilh W. David Shafferlson, commuted last January vis5 the Davis school for colored chil- Mr. DeBolt joined a i it was announced by Vice-President P. H. Powers.

The Brightwood area, now a part of the Monongahela District, is re- home of the George C. McMurtry More Jobs Proposed. the West dren in Pittsburgh, died at 6 Penn System 25 years ago as a o'clock this morning. Cause of stenographer at the power sta- i death was given as quinsy His Fire Company at Vandergrift. Jo- WASHINGTON, Apr.

II. A mother, Mrs. Rebecca McClelland, seph R. Steiner of bill proposing the creation of the who had been committed on a fire marshal in Westmoreland office of undersecretary labor and charge of receiving stolen goods, county, will on "Safety', providing for three assistant sec- was released on her own bond retaries instead of two was pending the funeral. The body Other passed by the House and sent to will be taken to Everson for I the Senate.

I burial Requirements for Tents Used for Assembly and Purposes." lion in Connelhville. In February, 1929, he was promoted to division cnief clerk in Connelis- ville and in November, 1934, went to Brownsville as assistant district manager. He has been manager of the Masontown district for the past seven years. never-never-land Japan the United States sent her war hero, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, lo tackle the monumental job of rebuilding and reshaping Japan.

But America, so munificent in war, failed to make an all-out contribution in launching the program designed to consolidate the peace. Gen. MacArthur screamed for experts in all lines. He got a few but too many were too busy at home. Tokyo, where most of the experts are needed, is an unatlrac- tive place this year.

There are few Jiouses left, the water is undrinkable without untasty chlor- vives and families of U. S. troops probably will not be id to come to Tokyo before May, June and July. Social for Americans is rough sol- die iiift--hard poker, leiVins. raw fish Japanese "banquets," silly school-bcyish exploits.

The more quiet pleasures--sober discussions, bridge, dances-are difficult to find in occupied the civilian experts who have come to Japan find it an unhappy jlace to 1 is not geared to Iheir way of life and most of Ihem are a little old to change now. As seen from the vantage point of Tokyo, Ihe people back in the United Stales seem to have washed their hands of tiie matter of the Far East. Both Ihe occupation and the men enforcing it have been hurt. Gen. MacArthur and his undersized staff have outlined a sound, workable program to make Japan a self-sufficient nation and a peaceful neighbor.

less to enforce those that have been writlcn. There was a direclive lo break up Ihe Zaibalsu, Japan's great family trusls. It was a comprehensive directive. Bui the Mitsui family still runs Mitsui, the Iwasaki family still controls Mitsu- Bishi, and the Sumitomo, Yasuda His son told a long story about how he reestablished the Manila radio station in 11 days after the Japs took the city in 1942. The son was dressed in an American uniform, which he was privileged to buy because he is employed by the civil information and education section as an interpreter of Japanese newspapers.

He sconed at the section, telling us the American officeis directing and other families still are the the work of analyzing Japanese overlords of their businesses. Some directives were easy to enforce. The directive separating Shinto from the state was enforceable by Americans because there was a single vulnerable spot--; le Japanese state. Most other cr.foi re, ever, arri the Japanese tl cir "so sorry" technique and their resistance lo real change have bucked these directives with passive resistance. Gen.

MacAribur ordered the newspaper comment are untrained for their jobs, and in some instances have been hoodwinked deliberately. The luncheon was too, too gay. The United States has let down Gen. MacArthur, but even worse the nation has let down itself. The Army Air Transport Command, greatest airline in the world a few months ago, has six maintenance men between Honolulu and Tokyo.

They are on Guam, wnere they are able to do Japanese lo remove restrictions i just enough work to service one on the circulation of the Bible and i mail plant; a day for Tokyo, other books on Christianity, so- As an example of the deteriora- cial c'lange and allied subjects. of the once fir.ely-ge;.red Ko ordered them put on library! American fight, n. machine, the shelves. Months later he had to Fif.h Air Force. Gen.

Gecrse another order to Ihe Kenney's own outfit, has been state of despair to bey the rst dirertive There are so many problems, large ami smell, and so few Americans that there are all sorts of inai f.ghtcr and bomber pilots get in their monthly quota of four hours time by frolicking in loopholes in the occupation pro- L-5 Cub type airplanes. gram. The Japanese know th.ii 01 them--the "you and Commissioned ofhcers, pilots and, and r.avigatcif. supervise Japs are above all this" crowd--laugh at Americans. a recent lunch- son a viscount with a i- i in the Japanese go- 'oked about whether or not he to hired to pick up rigaret butts and of paper around air was to i a war The enlistee 1 men, the tried I i keeping airnlanes fly; hov nrany wepks it would I almost gone.

be before he went to Sugamo pris- stray base They operate telephone boards. dr.ve trucks, stand gi.arc, service their own airplanes. the experts are The Japs are aware of all this the smarter ones laugh..

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