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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10

were caught with ships and
planes huddled in the open like
sitting ducks. inviting slaughter.
And despite that horrible ex-
smple's ample warning. at Manila
our planes were caught the same
way. spelling a second disaster.
Philippine defense was left mostly
70 native levies so scantily trained
that often they broke under fire.
Equipment was always scanty,
frequently outmoded. For which
eomplacent and captious generals
and admirals and Manila politicos
were to blame.
PEOPLE AT FAULT
Washington politicos were i'm
mediately to blame for the stove
pipe cannon I saw at the Army
maneuvers then just ending, but
primarily to blame were the COM
placent American people. That
sudden discovery made then fight
ing mad, and aroused trainees
snarled as they drove bayonet
into dummy. Pearl Harbor has
resurrected the American fighting
spirit to inspire the best trained
army we ever sent into war
and the best led.
As never before in peace. we
have trained generals. In those
post-Pearl Harbor maneuvers
Eisenhower and Clark proved
themselves as chiefs of staff,
Frendenhall as corps COM
mander, Patton as tank COM
mander. They learned to handle
men in the field and the men
learned to handle themselves in
mountain, jungle, desert, shore
landings - as Africa shows.
They learned new tactics COM
bining individual initiative with
teamwork. They mastered new
equipment now streaming from
production lines that a year ago
seemed clogged with inertia and
red tape.
Today Africa and the Solomons
show that we have the best wea-
pons in the world In the new
Carand rifle, carbine, los nm.
howitzer, medium tank and newer
devices for be-blitzing the blitz-
krieg.
AS for personal equipment, an
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(A) One may have been =
heavy cruiser; one was the Hs-
runs. announced a. sunk by the
army early In the Philippines cam
paign but the claim since has been
questioned.
OBJ Two may have been eruis-
ers.
(C) The Arizona and Oklahoma.
sunk at Pearl Harbor. Oklahoma
listed AZ sunk. since navy has not
yet decided 10 20 ahead now with
righting her and putting her back
in commission.
The list includes American ships
which were scuttled 10 keep them
from being captured by the enemy
a. well a. ships lost by accident
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10

NEW HAVEN. Coma Charles
seymour. president ~ Yale sni-
ysrsity. disclosed that z.609 offi-
GERS of the pre-flight training
sehool and coo regular array per-
sonnsl viii arrive a Ysis IN tsn&
usry. taxing ever half th~ uni
ysratys living quarters ard .
third q 10 classroom fseiiitisa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10

IOWA CITY, Ia--Judith Ann
and Janet Mary sabers, six
months-old siamese twins. died at
the University of Iowa hospital IS
minutes apart. They were the
daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Sabers, RI. /, New Vienna. Ia.
and were brought TO the hospital
when they were three weeks old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10

Ter. A ! N o 3 I
hysteri cally
men asked
Have we no
admirals7 ~ o
generals n o
leaders :"
The story was
whispered Of a
Ma Wy and an
Army that,
moukn NdFutu
well ahead by
detection Of a
ap submarine
and the irone
of . a n e s
caught by To-
eaters, till
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10

nUiA%AfOi4s - EiHnf nfs
trucks responded 70 . fsis~ alarm
q, an Indianapolis hotsl a firs.
which broke Oft IN m apartment
building across fhs ssrset tao
minutes after their arrival vss
sxtingssisfss1 qgickiy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10
IN OBSERVE CHRISTMAS

SAN FRANCISCO - Inc mar
tim. commission has urged west
coast shipyards TO recognize
csr,.,nas day az an official holi-
day and halt all but nees. 49,,
msintenanee and protection Work
% December Is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10
Second Yeor OF Our War
u. S. War Picture Turns
From Darkness To Dawn
BY THOMAS u. JOHNSON
Written for TIE Tnoou. Ttm~~

WASHINGTON = In the second
year Of our war, the whole pic
tare Of Americas war has turned
from darkness 70 dawn.
Last December the country was
numbed rs = man who has been
biackjscked. II had been thrust
rot only into war. but into disas-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10

Aerial Gunner -. The Gregory
Ratoffs are planning 20 adopt .
baby. Says Ratoff: Accent not
necessary"
RICkENBACkER FILM
The charmed life OF Capt. Eddie
Rickenbaeker In. scheduled To
reach the screen soon with joel
hccrea playing the title role. Les
ter cowan win produce for Co
lumbia- They've been saying
II for years but now Hollywood IL
really going to the dogs. A new
goth century-Fox film titled
''"wACs" will giorify the dogs
being recruited and trained for
war service. just 10 keep every
body happy. Judy canoys and Joe
Il. Brown win alternate top billing
In their eo-starring comedies At
Republic. Browns nams viii be
first on their latest. "chsttsrbox.
/. Rita LsRoy IL making . screen
comsback In -unconqusred."
After seeing q sneak prsvisw OF
They've Got Ne Covered" Bob
Hope wired Producer Sam oold-
wyn: Looks great But the story
IL 90 good I'm afraid II viil steal
the picture from me"
PERSONNEL NOTE
Columbia studio recently hired
william u. Anderson. . former
professor Of Shakespeare 81 Bos-
ton u. A = diaIogus director. His
first JOB was on . film starring
Bert Gordon. the English KnrhiinE
Mad Russian -. Ths Lon Clancy.
Jrs.. who ought 10 know. srs de-
nying thoss separation rumoss,
cobina Of the comedy team
Of Brenda and cobins. and Capt
I. J. schiff Of the Army. are pre-
ing wedding rings.
IL happened at the Hollywood
cantsen. A young soldier asked
Grace Leonard for . dance 'Jrs
the last one before ! 20 over. %
please don't let anyone cut IN"
explained the lad. Every Tins a
fellow solder tried 10 cut in. ths
Kid said. This IL the last dance
before I 70 oysr-shy don't "a
give me . break. I'm gong over
after this dance Finally crses
asked. What do you mean you're
gong overt Aires or ths Solo
mons ?" Nav said ths k1d. I'm
xolng over 10 the hocsmbo."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-10
REPORTS BOND SALES

CHEHALIs - chehsiis' 1000
citizens bought a total Of si'zoo'-
oss o. worth Of war bonds during
the first year Of war. II was an
nounced.
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Rsvslls Stationed
Al Fort Lowton

nGATTiE - Fnzd n@veIIs. whe
served part a. . fsrm - ne city
council ard has b<sn s<fIvs y
p~moorsfic party politics fss
soms years. hes bssnms . fIrss
neufsnsnk ana = sew slattone6
With ths army ~ rort fAwse4.
n vas revealed hsvs
nSvsIis. NJ ssrvs6 ~ months
svsrs>ss 10 word War I. rsslgse1
~ director - N Tsnnssspg
union rrcmotlonai i~sgss iasa
ws<k 70 snf~r ths ssryiee. WhIks
ytsvsiIs serves n IL snHy. hfs
son. Paul Jr.. 70 h . navy Training
school.
sezassazs.-Hsa-s 3
Yss h@ip yourself vh&s ysa -,
u, n. War foHdx.
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f. DOWN HOLLYWOOD WAY

Aerial Gunner. The Gregory
Ratoffs are planning 10 adopt .
baby. Says Rstoff; Accent not
necessary"
Evening star., 1942-04-05

1910, Canada and the United States have
had joint defense board to advise the
governments on defense works of mutual
concern. In November, 1910, the board
studied the Alaska highway idea and,
largely because the United States War
Department was cool, turned 1t down.
But in February, 1941, Canada went
ahead with the chain Of air bases to
Alaska, building all seven at its own ex-
pense in one season. Then February l3,
1912, the United States War Department
decided it wanted the road as well, and
the Joint Defense Board re-examined
the project. Within a week, the scheme
was cleared through the Canadian war
cabinet. That was March. By March
the first trainloads Of United States
Army engineers were on the Job at
Dawson Greek, British Columbia And
the race by land over q new Yukon
Trail Of AZ was onl
The Alaska highway Idea has been
getting a powerful push in Canada for
several years. President Roosevelt's
Alaska International Highway Commis-
sion, appointed August 16, 1898, rec
commended May %, 1e41, that the road
be built. 1t figured the cost at $25 5,0O0,-
900. The Canadian governments Alaska
Highway Commission, appointed De-
cember 20, 1898, employed engineers
and surveyors to explore three possible
routes. "A" route through the noun
tains, relatively close to the coast; "B"
route through the Interior of British
Columbia and the yukon and &C" route.
so-ealisd prairie route. still further In
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Stokes
Continued From Page BID

came chief Of the replacement and school
command, in charge OF the training OF
personnel. Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Green,
chief of coast artillery, was named ad-
ministrative head of the Army's new
anti-aircraft command.
In the Navy, aircraft are still regarded
as so many additional ships: planes are
as much a component of the feet as sub
marines A naval flyer is line officer
first and an aviator second. The Navy
Department has no opposite number
to 1t Gen. Henry H. Arnold. chief OF
the Army Air Forces. The Nays Bu-
reau of Aeronautics enjoys no combat
functions but is merely an adn1inistra-
tive agency, charged with procurement,
design and training of personnel. 1t Is
one of the subdivisions now grouped in
Admiral Robinson's Office of Procure
ment and Material. When the President
last year looked about for flying ad-
miral to command the Atlantic Fleet,
he discovered that the Navy boasted no
such animal" He was compelled to de-
scend two grades in order to find the
officer he wanted in Rear Admiral King.
A High Command in Effect.
The Navy today, for the first time in
its history, possesses in Admiral King a
commander in chief and Chief of Naval
Operations who is a flying man. Gen.
Marshall is not an aviator, but his dep
uty chief of staff, Gen. Joseph T. Nc
Narney, one of the most important OF
the Army's new big shots" was mill
tary flyer in 1916, when aviation was still
in the hands of the Signal Corps. In
France he rose to command of the I'd
Arnys observation group. Except for
tours of duty with the general staff
in Washington, his entire military serv-
ice has been in the air.
The overall purpose Of War Depart
ment reorganization, which has been
under study for about a year, has been
that of freeing the general staff of all
duties save major planning Of military
operations and of policies governing the
Army. The general staff is reduced in
size from about 500 to 90 officers. Its
former administrative functions were di-
yided among three bodies, two of them
new-the ground forces, commanded by
1t, Gen. Lesley j. McNair; the Army Air
Forces, under Gen. Arnold; and the Serv.
ices of Supply, under Gen. Somervell.
Maj. Gen. Richard C. Moore. as head
of the material command of the ground
forces, is vested with supervision and
Standardization Of all designs OF
weapons save aircraft. Final say In the
designing of military planes has fallen
to Maj. Gen. oliver P. Echols, head Of
the material command of the Army Air
Forces.
How far the country has Travelled from
its historic distrust of concentrated war
power is shown by the recent creation Of
an Army Mayfair high command known
as the United States chiefs of staff. Its
members are Admiral King, Gen. Mar
shall and Gen. Arnold. They confer
almost daily at the headquarters Of the
United Nations combined chiefs Of staff.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

The Alaska highway project. one Of
the spectacular military construction
jobs Of this war is going ahead IN the
bush and tundra country OF the
Canadian Northwest. 1t is tough job
tougher than most persons realize. You
have to 60 back to tales OF the Yukon
gold rush In 90 TO learn how difficult
a country that Is. A map can give you
no idea what q thousand miles OF road
building will mean In country OF
muskeg, tundra and bottomless swamp.
Actually there is some danger, Cana
dian officials believe, that with atten-
ton centered on the highway, there may
be a tendency to distort the strategic
factors of defending Alaska or, as the
case may be, using it as spring board
for attacking Japan. Obviously the long
road to Fairbanks, at best, cannot be In
shape to carry any substantial flow OF
military traffic until next winter. The
reason for building it is because sea
communications to Alaska are not as
secure as formerly, though the balance
of naval power in the Pacific still lies
with the Allies, despite Pearl Harbor
and the Java battle. Yet even II Japan
should cut the open sea route to Alaska
from Seattle, there are still two supply
routes to operate until the highway Is
operating.
Direct Airline Route.
The first Is the shipping route based
on Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to
Skagway, thence overland by established
routes to Whitehorse, Yukon and on
to Fairbanks. That is used summer or
winter, and the sea lane from Prince
Rupert to Skagway follows an inland
passage we'll protected by Islands ana
easily defended. The other route is the
direct air line from Edmonton, Alberta,
along a chain of air bases the Canadian
government built last summer. That
route was carrying United States Army
transport planes last fall, weeks before
the United States came into the war;
and since Pearl Harbor day 1t has been
operating daily.
The Alaska highway project got under
way so smoothly and so quickly that
reports reaching Ottawa accusing the
Canadian government Of stalling 1t OIL
caused establishment. Such reports were
put down as enemy propaganda. yet they
appeared in a few United States papers
and were broadcast by some American
radio stations. They recall the days q
year ago when United States isolationists
made dead set against Canada, leaving
most Canadians boiling angry. Actually.
the highway project got clear go
ahead signal from Ottawa in record time.
The facts are clear. Since August,
Evening star., 1942-04-05

land. On October Is. 1941, the COM
mission recommended "B' route, prac-
tically the same as that favored by
President Roosevelt's commission. 1t
estimated the cost at s25 100000.
The route chosen follows none of
these surveys. 1t is being laid out as
supply route for the air fields built last
summer. The agreement recognizes the
fact that Canada built the air fields
and the United States War Department
is paying for the road and will main
tain it for the duration. 1t involves
more than 1000 miles Of new road, aver
aging $4,000 a mile.
Old-timers of the "sourdough" coun-
try shook their heads when they heard
about 1t. They recalled that when Can
ada built q railroad to Hudson Bay miles
Of the track sank out Of sight in muskeg
the first summer a train ran over it,
and the route had to be changed. White
haired George Black, veteran parlia-
mentary member from Yukon, and long
an advocate of the Alaska road, urged
the government to keep on developing
Cne port Oh SrlIlCe fIupeIt-WillCii ID
already handling heavy military traffic
and said, ITO build over the route Sc
lected, q road that will stand up in
summer under heavy loads Of arms, war
machines and supplies of all kinds will
take years. Many miles of 1t will ira
verse tundra, muskeg and swamp, q
terrain with practically no bottom"
Mr.. Black ought to know. He has
travelled many times over the country
70 b crossed by the Alaska highway.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
therefore, when Pearl Harbor changed


the whole Government attitude toward
synthetic rubber and R. F. c. telegraphed
Standard to go ahead, the engineering
work had advanced three months"
AS to the relative merits of butyl and
buna for tires, the committee was told
that butyl is about so per cent as good
as natural rubber at 40 miles per hour,
while buna is practically as good as the
natural product at that speed. Butyl,
not yet in commercial production, can
be made cheaper than buna.
Further answering Mr.. Arnold's charge
that Standard had received nothing in
return" in the deal with Farben, Mr..
Parish said that among the processes
acquired was one which had in it the
germ" of synthetic toluol, which is used
In T. Mt. High octane gasoline for
airplanes is another development from
the German patents. he said.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Standard Oil, Rubber
And the Cartel Question
BY Joseph A. Fox.

back the front highly interested
whether
beayer public
question 10 days when the Justice Department
Newark and filed
trust which, charged had ed the production synthetic
of
Evening star., 1942-04-05

It can be done, he said, but 1t will take
time. Expressing the views of the
scattered white population Of Yukon, he
said, Japan should be attacked now
by the United States and Canada, at
tackled from Alaska"
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Broken line show proposed route OF hghay from Canada
Alaska being Surveyed by American engineers.
Although hampered By temperatures and frequently by
heudway
in a maritime
enneroencu "A
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07

Millions of War Savings Stamps
Will be sold before Christmas in a
drive started by Michigan's 10000
retail merchants. who will encour-
age shoppers 10 include a stamp
in each individual holiday gift.
NO gift without War Stamp
has been chosen as the keynote Of
The drive. led locally by Nate s.
Shapero, Wayne County retail
chairman.
III every person will adopt
this suggestion and include a
War Savings Stamp In each
Christmas gift" Shapero pointed
out. millions Of stamps can he
sold nv December -. resulting
In p tremendous amount Of
money In helping Ia win this
war And II all represents
savings for the future.
This u sound, sensible idea
and it, entire success depends
upon every individual carrying
through the plan"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
Reduce 1903 Pounds
To Get Into Army

FORT EUSTIS. Va Dec I
ms PnvatcS Samuel S Bcr-
ger and Murray a. LevlSon, attor-
ncyS IN New York City managed
10 squeeze INTO The army only
after sweating of los pounds Of
flesh
When they applied AZ the New
York army recruiting Office
Berger weighed III pounds and
LcvlnSon 30 pounds They were
told that n was 100 much weight
and both men started 10 reduce
Finally when they arrived A. Fort
EustIS ls>t week Berger weighed
l65 and PVT LevISon i73
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07

a big day. nothing happens. And
yet, on days when nobody Is
around. sales Jump
Mrs. Lee Oppenheim Of 1896
Santa Rosa a member of the
AWNS. who works i'm tho booth.
couldn't pick a typical stamp
buyer If she tried.
Every type of person In the
city, rich. poor and average, are
putting their money into stamps
and bonds. One minute II will
he well dressed man. the next
a ragged little boy with lone
dime. One time a man bought
500 worth OF stamps, said he
wanted To use them a. presents"
Inside the store where the bond,
are sold a courtesy bank is main
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07

fall back. and upe 60 the sales.
When the Guadalcanal battle
was m doubt and the Japs were
doing the pushing the little booth
in the old futile a. Clark build
ing on Woodward avenue did "A
rushing business. But, when the
tide OF battle turned, 50 did the
sale of the bonds and stamps.
The girls who clerk the booth
can't figure out why. and they
haven't the time. They are too
busy selling.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
Craftsmanship Plus
Customer Buys 81 900 Bond at Bank; Store Clerk
TeIks Him Into Purchasing SIS One

SAGINAW, Dec "A clerk in
the j C. Penney store in Saginaw
was stumped recently when a pa
iron answered his request 20 buy
a war bond with
II just bought 81, 900 bond
from the bank"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
TITLE \ MOuTHIUL
Sisters Sell War Bonds

PORT HURON. Dec :. By
KING all ~ their bakery shop
customers 10 buy war stamps and
bonds. Port lIuron'> Gibson sisters
have averaged 81 500 a month IN
bond and stamp sales since The
retailers campaign hogan last
July
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07

tanned. Every week, q different
bank takes over
Recently 80 stores IN the Dc.
troit area were designated As
special war bond issuing agents by
the United States Treasury De
partment.
At all these locations. bonds
are issued over the counter and
arc Immediately delivered TO the
purchaser.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07

Another clerk on the floor above
got the same answer from another
customer, but she replied:
Then YOU must have enough
money left 10 buy an Sl8.75 bond
from me-"
The customer was so impressed
she bought another 81 900 bond.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
Bond Sales Rise
On Bad News
And FALL onGood

The sale Of war bonds and
stamps depends on the fortunes OF
war. If the Yanks are going
great. the sale of bonds and
stamps drop. But loi the Yanks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
$4,000 Sold by JeweIer

JACKSON. Dec. Just by
campaigning among his fellow
Lions Club members. ieweler Bob
Decker has sold $1,000 worth Of
war bonds and stamps since Feb
lltary
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
SALES UNPREDICTABLE

Sales vary One day they might
take in $500, the next SO When
tho loop IS crowded with shoppers
and the girls in the booth expect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
Efficient Brunei
Heads Drive in
Retail Stores

Brisk. efficient and attractive.
Miss Hermine Cllppert was a
volunteer secretary before she
stepped into her boss shoes and
today she is heading the first or
ganized retail store war stamp
district in the country.
That she is doing good job is
shown by the increased sale
throughout the retail stores in
Wayne County. A slender brunei.
Miss Clippert is graduate OF the
Liggett School and the Erskine
School in Boston. She had had no
business experience before she be-
came the volunteer secretary OF
Director William FenSke year
ago. When FenSkc left 10 Join
the Standard Steel Company, in
June, she took over his duties.
DIRECTS LARGE GROUP
Since June she has been direct
inc the sale of war stamps and
bonds through the thousands of
stores in Wayne County Under
her direction are TOO volunteer
workers who canvass the stores,
and a staff Of - office workers.
All are either OCD or AWVS vol
tTntrcfs. and many arc housewives,
Her work begins early IN the
morning. when she leaves her
home al 2060 Boston boulevard for
the county headquarters al 1888
Woodward avenue. There suggeS-
tons. complaints and questions
pour in throughout The day from
the field workers, and in the eve
rInG there is usually bond rally
or meeting 10 attend
HAPPY TO SERVE
A strenuous day but she con-
ic,Ses that she loves II.
II feel that ! am fortunate Ia
be able 10 do what can for
something that Is a. important
~ this" she said THE plan
We are using here has resulted in
49, Increased sales, and j. bring
copied in other areas. II II the
uerie-uf- MATTE =, Shapiro. who
knows the problems of the re-
tail merchant. and the best ways
Of enliSiing his help"
TITLE \ NOtTHIIL
Her full tltlc and she takes q
long breath before she says n isl
The Director OF the WAYNE
County Retail Division Of The
Treasury Department War Bond
and Stamp Sales Department
People get 20 tired waiting
] pick up the telephone just
saw Hello, D." she sad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07

in However, don'be
for big changes
in n navy vreadiu
i'm devoted emany
il the all
Island VctoryW
Each week. andv bnd,Iha feeLng that
o SAM, butt
part tin
IN every Bond meansju
o our men,
the udg of Detro
Miss bestowed all leaves
IS to nny Amica Law
individual o
WAR STAMPS to the ability
is hertage W. bearp proudly
S o ma inam ourw o life
With and every assurance OF myconinu fort"