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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Fighter Pilots Aboard

on board one ship OF the con.
voy were A large number Of RAJ
ground personnel accompanied by
a large number OF fighter pilots
veterans OF the battle of Britain.
In another ship were the Grated
planes that the pilots were TO fly
My and other warships took the
convoy southwark through the
Banda Straits off Sumatra and
INTO Singapore. in the face OF con-
,lnued Jap bombing attacks
Three days later in Java. met
ono Of the pilots From him
learned that due 10 some stupic
fatal blunder. the ships dcStina.
ton had been mistaken.
All the way out from England
the pilot told me the men or
board voluntarily organized their
unit so that they would be ready
to go into action Immediately
they landed in Singapore.
They had gotten in England q
detailed map Of Singapore Island
realizing that the airdrome might
bc unuSahlc. they had laid out or
their maps streets from which
they could take Oft with fighters
ON the long cruise they had drilled
on board ship until they were
letter perfect in the use OF the
Beaufort and tommy guns they
carried
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Found Supplies Intact

Time and again, in the course
of the British retreat, lack OF or.
ganization gave the Japs intact
air fields. petrol stores and am
munltion depots. The record car
be found in the British COM
muniques themselves.
Time after tune the official
communlqueS ounced the
evacuation Of air fields with the
customary addendum;
Our forces destroyed petrol
stores, hangers and rendered the
air craft unusable."
And then a few days later
again An official communique an.
nounCed that the British planes
had successfully bombed number
OF disable hangers. runways and
petrol stores Of the. ! quote. Sue
CeSSfully evacuated airdrome
When l left Singapore some
two weeks ago il was on board
an Australian wership On the
docks Of the naval base thousands
OF pounds OF war material, unpro-
tccted. undispersed. a perfect tar
get for the Jap bombers.
out in the Indian Ocean our
warships picked up a large con.
voy that for weeks had been on
the high seas en- route 10 Singa-
pore from England.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

army doctor will look YOU over
and set YOU on the right way.
MRS. VI. ANTHONY Q-Wher
my husband registered on Monday
h. made "a mistake in our address.
whom should he notify 10 rcctify
this
Send your correct address
L. Major Paul v. EngstrOm,
assistant director Of the selec-
tive service board. Cadillac
square Building, Detroit. State
where YOU registered.
NJ II Shaw GA friend Of
mine was recently released from
q mental Institution after spending
cichf months therc, IS he clIbiC
Tor my branch al the service
A-That would depend entirely
on h> condition; he should have
an examination by one Of thr army
doctors AZ the army recruiting sta
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
ammunition Imperfect

The shells were red hot and
could have exploded at any mo-
ment. The young machinlst' :
mate played water on the red-hot
she'll cases until the fire was put
out. Being an American l was
proud of this story Of courage
l told the lieutenant so and
asked HIM if he had shot up any
of those Japs? He answered II was
pretty hard 10 hit the Japs with
the ammunition on board.
1 asked why.
He explained that the anti-air-
craft ammunition was 1890 and
1891 issue; that when il had beer
tested year ago il was found
10 be only 30 per cent effective.
The lieutenant told me II was
impossible 20 range with this type
of ammunition. as the bursts were
too un-unlform 10 enable the gun
ners 10 work out fire pattern.
The lieutenant added that he
would have liked 10 have been
able TO tie TO the foremost OF that
warShip the gentleman responsible
for the United States warShip be-
ing equipped with this type Of
ammunition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

in the army air corps as a pilot
on mechanic
A-lou are above the age for
enlistment a. an aviation cadet,
from which the air corps pilots
are taken, but If YOU have your
Wiic'> written consent YOU can
enlist a. "A private i'm the air
corps and probably would be
assigned for duty a mechanic.
Apply TO the army air corps In
the Federal Building
W. y g am Is years old
and want 10 Join the army All
corps how about my teeth and
NC 2ht. VII be-. turned down
BOGUS" ! h7,c dental filings .
.i-Not Very likely; providing
yoI can handle Your food with
ont trouble you went find any
difficulty IN getting by You
should apply TO room 1881 IN
the Federal building where an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

There is no important specula'
ton as TO whether Java will OF
will not hold in the next couple
Of weeks. Perhaps even the mex
few days will decide that.
What is vital is that for once
the democratic nations do every
thing in their power. while there
is still lot of time, 10 create a
least forces that will have a fight
ing chance OF holding the Japs
victorious promenade 10 complete
possession of the Far East.
The Japs are not supermen
They can be stopped II the les
sons of morale and in fact OF tho
entire Far Eastern campaign. are
not only recognized, but put tC
use. In Malaga the British were
not only outnumbered, but out
smarted and out-generaled
Even admitting the origina
characterization Of the JapS
strength put the British forces a
a vital disadvantage. il still re,
mains true that from the first
days OF the campaign the Jap'
gained nearly as much from
enemy bungling as through then
own well executed attacks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
ton in the Federal Building.
By Chic Young
By Hof
By Billy De Beck
Paul Fogarty

''Vh w Aht fh'lu builhiuks
Mrs. J. y X. Q-I am expect
ing an increase in the family and
my husband has been shipped
farther away from home than be-
fore; is there anything | can do 10
have him stationed closer TO home?
Aim afraid there isn't; this Is
war and the army must have q
very good reason for transferring
him. You must h. brave. remem-
Der YOU are soldiers wife.
Mrs J l.. r Q-My husband
has taken his physical examination
and expects 10 be called for serv-
ice any time viii ! be compelled
to pay for our car furniture and
house rent while he is in the
service
Ar tho car and furniture
were purch~ sod previous 20 Sep
tcai5"r, 1870. YOU do not have to
complete ttr Payments on them
until after your husband II dis
charged from the service. You
must continue paving your rent.
howe rr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

headquarters officer and asked
that they he allowed TO 60 into
action Immediately.
/, Instead. they we're informed
that as they were apparently not
expected in Singapore they could
not operate there but would have
TO go 10 Java and receive instruc-
tions from the high command.
All OF this time their ship was
being heavily bombed at the dock
They finally got back TO Java
I cannot reveal the number oil
their casualties.
The pilot officer ended this story
with the laconic remark:
"It did not improve the
morale"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

This is one example OF an in
Vulnerable series of similar in
cidents.
II with the British of the Allied
high command such things are al
lowed 10 happen at times like
these, we cannot expect 10 stop
the Japs. II is not too late 70
profit from such lessons. The men
responsible can change.
And on the American side there
is an equally pretty story A
few minutes after my plane landed
at small town. an American
naval plane came in. An Ameri-
can naval lieutenant and a gen
eral were in the plane The pilot
told me he had flown 10 shore
from an American warship which
i cannot name
The warship was conveying
American troop ships somewhere
in Java. When the convoy was
six hours at sea the warships
picked up Jap broadcast from
Toxic accurately describing both
the makeup of the convoy and
its destination.
Two hours later 80 Jap bomb
ers appeared overhead and bombed
the convoy. The Japs hit one of
the gun turrets of the warShip
The 20-year-old machinist's mate
went into the gun turret which
was stacked with 6-inch shells
and filled with flames from burn
ing powder bags.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
RHf Plans Nfisr0rrH

Every detail of assembly Of the
Grated planes had been worked out
beforehand. They believed they
could have their planes in the air
and be functioning as an opera
tional unit within "a hours of
landing.
When these men arrived In
Singapore they found no one al
the docks who even knew they
were expected. After niue h
searching they reached an Raj
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Ist Death in 97q DAYS

CHARLOTTE. Feb. %. - The
first auto fatality in S79 days wa :
recorded here today with ithc
death Of Morris Chew Is. Eaton
RaplCs high school student. killed
when a car driven by his brother
Forrest, %. hit a tree.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
UNITED FOR VICTORY

Or oven more significance IS the
proven fact that the people Of the
United states arc determined &c
WIN this war They are united or
that
But also they want their govern.
mont their President and his
administration and their Congress
20 cast aside their ambitions tc
mako America over and other
Things not essential 10 the war
effort until tho war is won.
Snd | say tho people are right,
and ! predict they arc going 10
h7vc their way The people them
selves are doing a lot 10 make
Washington war conscious"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23

The Fighting Mans Friend is
ar information aid 10 men IN
the service and their relatives
and 10 men about 10 enter the
armed forces of the United
States. Questions submitted 10
the Fighting Mans Friend will
be answered only IN this column.
No answers viii be gwen by
telephone or mail
Do not write asking in what
classification you viii be placed
by your local draft board or
whether you viii be granted
deferment These matters are
entirely in the hands OF the
local draft boards
BY SHsNNoN C0r''NcK
& NJ. @ ! registered in r.
rot; would 1t make any differ
'nce IL ! enlisted In the navy in ;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Folks Back Home
Make Congress
War Conscious
BY ARTHUR CAPPER
United states senator from kansa.
special 90 THE DETROIT TIMES

WASHINGTON Feb. 23-Folk,
al home are making Washington
war conscious.
News from the Pacific from tho
Far East, from North Africa, con.
tinues TO be bad.
f,eWs lrom The Atlantic, from
the Caribbean, is none too good.
These arc regions where the wal
IS being fought And sc may as
well face the facts IRA; .he fight
ing news is not going 10 he good
news on the whole, for many
long months TO come.
II Is going 10 strain every re-
source a. the United States, and
the people OF the United States,
70 WIN this war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
MUST BE SUBORDINATED

Every person. every group, every
business every industry. every in
icrcst of every person, group,
business, and industry is going 10
have 10 be- >ubordlnatcd 10 win
nIng the war.
Nc are going 10 win tho war.
III iaat ! have every confidence.
E-t ~e are gong 10 lose a lot of
battles, all over tho world. before
Wc start the winning drive.
SO We must all OF us face the
fact and face II couragcouSly and
WITHOUT excitement or panic, that
the war news is more likely TO be
had news than good news for some
time 10 come But whether good or
bad news every American citizen
should d0 his best 10 win the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
Radio Commentator
Claims Allied Defense
In Far East weak
Continued from Page Two)

Pacific for an attack on Australia
itself.
The fight for lava has begun.
II Java falls. the fight for Aus
tralia-what must be recognized
as the third phase in the Jap
drive for empire in Asia, lies in
the immediate future.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-23
JGrG's Fate Near

the immediate future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAXES PROPERTY THE TOWN DOUGLAS CITY ALASKA

I Cocrn:
 f O hka the of Division me n and order the Tax Roll o uh
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
DR. 0LDR0YD
 E TO TALK ON
 WAR GARDENS
All Juneau Residents h. vifed fo Hear Lecture
 Tomorrow Night

Juneau residents will have an opportunity tomorrow night to learn what to do for Victory Gardens this Spring and Summer when pr. Lorin T. Oldroyd. director of the Experimental Agricultural Stations of the University of Alaska, will give talk and answer questions at o'clock in the Juneau Grade School Auditorium.
 Dr. Oldroyd, who works through Matanuska Valley and the Univer- sity at Fairbanks, will talk on Alaskan agriculture and gardening, sponsored by the Juneau Garden Club.
 All Juneau residents who are iii- terested in raising gardens this Spring, either for their own vege- tables on wartime basis or simply for flowers and plants, will be in- terested in this talk, for which no charge will be made.
 It is expected that the speaker will outline the best types of gar- dens to grow in this climate and stress the correct care and plant ing times for plants Those at tending the lecture are asked to use the Sixth Street entrance at the school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06


 route of the proposed highway between Fort St. John and, Watson Lake and then continue along what is known as the "B" Route up the Valley of the Francis River over Boring Divide into the Pelly River watershed, and by some undeter- mined route be brought to the bank of the Panama some distance east of Tanacross.
 The other report is to the effect that the suggested railroad would be built entirely on the ."B' Route departing from Prince George and continuing north to Watson Lake and thence by the route above de- scribed into Alaska
 It is said that such railroad could be built for $68,000,000 and be completed in sixteen months.
 Other engineers have estimated that it would take five years to build the railroad and that it would cost 10000 ,OOo. This is another case where the experts do not seem to agree. Whether, if such rail- road were built, it would mean the of the building of the highway, no one seems to know, but there is no evidence to that effect
 IT ,,;lI lao ro,,,a,,,haral tLat |,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
RAILROAD TO ALASKA
 POSSIBLE

In the Washington Newsletter from the office of Delegate An thony J. Dimond, under date of March 2l. after commenting on the Highway to Alaska, the exchange of notes between the United States and Canadian Governments regard ing the route, etc, it is intimated there is a possibility of ultimately a railroad from the United States to Alaska.
 The Newsletter says:
 Although nothing official had been announced on the subject. there are numerous reports to the effect that our authorities are still considering the possibility of con- meeting the United States with AL aska by railroad.
 One such report is to the effect that the railroad would follow the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
 No. 4832-A

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
 No. 4832-A
 In the District Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Division Number
 One, at Juneau.
 EARLDEAN MARKS, Plaintiff, vs.
 LARRY MARKS, Defendant TO: LARRY MARKS, above de-
 fendart, GREETING:
 IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, you are hereby commanded to be and appear in the above-entitled Court, ie.: In the United States District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau, in said Di- vision of said Territory, and answer the complaint filed against you in the above-entitled action, ie.: That certain action wherein EARLDEAN MARKS is the plaintiff and LARRY MARKS is the defendant, which is numbered NO. 4832-A, on the docket of said Court, within thirty (3O) days after the completion of the period of publication of said sum- mons, which said summons by an order made and entered by said Court in said action on March IA, 1942, was ordered to be published for a, period of once a week for four (4) consecutive and successive weeks, commencing on March 16, 1942, and ending on April 6, 1942, in case said summons is published, or within thirty (30) days after April 6, 1942, or within forty (40) days after date of its service upon you, in case this summons is served upon you per- sonally, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff on file in said Court in the above entitled action, and if you fail so to appear and answer, for want thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in her com plaint, i.e.: For an absolute divorce and dissolution of the marriage con- tract between plaintiff and defend- ant. And for such other and further relief as to the Court may appear just and equitable.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and have af- fixed the seal of the above entitled Court at Juneau, Alaska, this 14th day of March, 1942
 (SEAL) ROBERT E. COUGHLIN,
 Clerk of the District Court.
 By J. w. LEVERS,
 Deputy Clerk. First publication, March 16, 1942. Last publication, April 6, 1942.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
JUNEAU LADIES AUXILIARY
 MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT

The Juneau Ladies Auxiliary, No. 34, will have it's monthly meeting Tuesday night at o'clock in the Union Hall. A full membership is requested to be present, it was an- nounced today by the secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06

4-ROOM furnished house with bath, half basement, oil heat. h. quire Norman DeRoux or phone Douglas 693.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
e. A s SPEED Fos Sale For Rent Wanted Miscellaneous

Copy must be in the office by 2 o'clock in the afternoon to insure insertion on same day. We accept ads over telephone from persons listed in telephone directory. Count five average words to the line.
 Daily rate per line for consecutive insertions.
 One day ....-.........--.....-.lOc
 Additional days ........ 5c
 Minimum charge ......50c
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
DISMISS CASE

The case of Neil McCloskey yer sus the Alaska Steamship Company was dismissed in U s. District Court Saturday on the motion of the plaintiff and without preju-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
WALL PAPER
 Ideal Paint Shop Phone 549 Fred w. Wendt
EYES EXAMINED

and BROKEN LENSES replaced in our own shop. Dr, Rae Lillian
 Carlson, Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06

one of his press conferences held sometime ago the President men toned the possibility of building a railroad to Alaska. saying that the subject was under study, but this was before announcement had been made that the highway pro- ject had been adopted and that the highway would pc built
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06

More than 490 million pairs of shoes were produced in the United States last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
Mrs. E. M. Policy Back
 From SkdgWdy Visit

Mrs. E, M. Policy, who has been visiting her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Clayton Policy in Skagway for sev- eral weeks, returned to. Juneau yes terday afternoon. Dr. Clayton Pol ley is stationed at Haines in the army dental corps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-06
WANTED

WANTED TO BUY-1 right hand propeller, 14' diameter and 10' or 12" pitch. Phone 351.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-04

yokelesS lines and down>front tabs of ribbon corlcealing plain button closing.
 Last years hard-to-Wear pegtop is now barrel skirt with flattering draping from the sides the aproned defense dress" of Fspring has turned into an over-the-h -head mons dress with fullness from the shoulder and drawstring waist clos ing increasing its ease and grace .. possible World War II equiva- lent of the famed chemise dress of World War I is Chinese-inspired frock with tucked-in waiStline, oth- erwise perfectly straight, slit at sides of skirt.
 COTTON PILE MAKES
 FABRIC NEWS
 Chinese influenced sleeves, on tailored dresses, are straight, deep- armed. flexible l.. and yet, despite all this straighter and narrower slimness (with some blousing and draping), rounded, soft, full shapes limited) skirts have three pleats in front, three gores in back stiff fabrics at hens create an il- fusion of more fullness than exists.
 Fabrics are surprise clements, sometimes furnishing chief interest of dress. Wool is still tops in some houses, but watch cotton pile, mo- tably velveteen, and quilted cottons which are warm, very different looking Rayon has spectacular eye-appeal, as in minutely checked rayon crepe that seems like hand loomed wool watch: rayon fan. nels and textured surface fabrics, particularly serges, twill kaska cloth soft and bright as racehorse blankets rayon-backed wool jerseys.
 Also look for: sudden satin belts, reverS and other finishing elements refreshingly saving wool :. blends of wool with rayon and other flores looking like handsomest tweeds, for instance, a rough wool-rayon- -mo- hair dress in olive green and beige stripes, the interesting diagonal working of the stripes in deep slash-pocketed bodice and slim ver- ticle-striped skirt telling the whole story, and dashingly
 COlOrs are: purple and black in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-04
------------WET THE WOMEN Ruth Millett Defends Right
 Of Mothers tO-Be To Work

| 1O1l.
 If women are needed as badl! as we are told to fill the jobs be. ing vacated by men, then married women will have to go into the professions and into industry il. increasing numbers.
 But they shouldn't be kicked out of their jobs when they become pregnant, if a physician says they are perfectly able to hold down thise jobs.
 MOTHERS-TO-BE
 HAVE ALWAYS WORKED
 Since the beginning of time women have gone right on doing housework during their pregnan- cies. And there aren't many jobs in business, in the professions, or in industry that are harder than washing and ironings scrubbing floors, cooking meals, washing dish es, and caring for small children.
 or course, in this particular case the school board probably neveh really believed that prospective mother isn't physically. competent to carry on school job.
 What they probably had in mind was that it might be embarrassing to have a prospective mother around school children. But that is an old fogey notion, all out of line with the practice of modern educators who go to all kinds of trouble to pro- vide first grade Susie and Johnny with rabits to care for and ob- serve so that they can painlessly learn the facts of life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-04
Glo1ityimg Yourself
By ALICIA HART

| tographs of hair styles, and either she chooses her own, or the sty- list suggests one that is suitable.
 Then, if necessary, the hair is waved, cut, and coiffed.
 CARE NOW PAYS
 DIVIDENDS LATER
 These are necessary steps in acquiring a new and becoming hairdo, and if your daughter is choosing her own without bene- fit of such service, I'd advise you to help her. Examine her hair and the hair style she is wearing Does 1t look right for her? Is 1t simple enough and not to severe?
 If you are not satisfied, study some photographs of styles de- signed especially for girls of her age. Then decide upon one for her, and learn how to handle the hair for that style. When the hair is to be waved, have 1t done with just as much care and individual attention as your own hair gets.
 Hair Is the most changeable of features when 1t is healthy and well cared for Just for that reason, the youngsters hair de- serves hair beauty routine which will keep her locks be- comingly arranged now and healthy and manageable later.