The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-07
This Is Real Mccoy" Was
Cryptic Warning on Dec. 7


high waves and one roller tipped
over a lot Of dishes. Many thought
we had been hit BY torpedo-you
know there we're submarines OF.
the coast Just the week before.
slept In Cloths
The boats were crowded and
we slept in our clothes every night
During the day II was compulsory
TO wear our iifebelts-at night wa
kept them within arm reach"
Perhaps the biggest thrill for Mr.
and Mrs chsppell came right ir
Tacoma when they had their first
glimpse OF their year-old grand.
daughter. Linda Margaret ose. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. orvll,
Ose. BIZ East saith II. Mrs. oss
and another daughter. Dorothy
chappell. who returned in August
10 resume her studies at Lincoln
high school, were certainly glad "a
welcome their parents back to Ia
coma.
GOT JAP's SHOE
Mrs. Chappell said nearly every
passenger brought back souvenir,
of the bombing in the form OF
pieces Of the downed Jap planes
Mrs. chappell said her father. E. C.
Way OF centralia. wanted hi.
daughter TO divide her souvenir.
Most unique souvenir was the
one snatched by a woman before
military officials had reached the
scene. This woman obtained 9
shoe off one OF the slain Jap air
men.
A bomb fell block and a half
away from the chappell home.
II shattered the cocoanut palms
nearby and broke all the windows
within a block. Worst damage
was caused by shrapnell or bomb
fragments which went right
through the thin houses.
Praises Civilian Defense
Mr.. and Mrs. Chappell had
much praise for the civilian de-
Tense organization on the Islands
which stepped right in and did
wonderful job From the be-
ginning the civilian units fiinc-
toned extremely well.
Blackouts were still in effect
when the Chappells left Honolulu
on December 26 and most business
houses closed around 4 p. m.
Hardly anyone was on the streets
at night.
Every house was required to
build a bomb shelter and this
caused many to dig up their
beautiful lawns in order to find
a spot for the shelter.
Ration Gas and Food
Both gasoline and food was ra-
toned. Only 10 gallons of gasoline
was allowed month while food
was limited as to quantity so as
to avert boarding.
Military officials imposed COM
pulsory evacuation taking army
and navy wives and children first.
defense workers wives and chill
dren second and finally tourists.
A tourist" was anyone who had
lived in the Islands less than Is
Notices to get ready to leave
were very short. usually just a
few hours and some passengers
were only given an hours notice.
Strict Censorship
Censorship was very strict, said
Mrs. Chappell. More news was
obtained from mainland broadcasts
than from Honolulu radio stations
or newspapers.
Though 1t was not the fault
of the war. the newspapers had
to reduce the number Of pages
because a shipment of newsprint
did not arrive on the Mauna Ala
because It foundered off the
Columbia river in early Decem-
ber." Mrs. Chappell said.
we find the people up here
more fearful of a possible bomb
ing than we were in Hawaii after
we had been bombed once" said
Mr.. Chappell. Nobody in the
Islands thinks the Japs will ever
be able to come back again. Still
we're glad TO be home"