The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

NV known OF tne Jap raid And
one girl told me-" wrote Nias Allen,
that ahe heard the radio say there
were sporadic raids and. not know
ing the meaning Of the word.
they were like the simulated raids
Of war games,"
Mins Allen said her radio was
on when the attack started. but, a.
there had been many false "alerts."
she didn't think much about II
when the announcer said some
thing to the effect that "the island
b under attack; all army. navy
and marines report for duty"
This h Real Mccoy"
After . few minutes, however,
the announcer made . remark that
Immediately became q classic:
Tho Isn't . maneuver," ne said.
this 10 the real NcCoy!"
Not long aftsr. Mis- Allen said,
. young man appeared at her door.
Tn an air raid wardsn,s he
began. please listen carefully TO
what ! have to say. Fin your bath
tub and all empty containers with
water. Get out your hose and at
tach II TO . faucet. II q bomb
drops In your yard and doesn't
explode. don't b afraid. It's prob
ably an incendiary. Pull II away
from the house with . long handled
rake and cover II with dirt, not
water Ok?"
After the radio stations went
off the cir. Aiss Allen was reduced
TO listening to police calls, which.
despite their grimnsss, were fire.
qusntly pretty funny. Such an
nouncements a.:
Most Gals Were Phoaies
Invsstigate report Of parachute
troops landing at ~. Louis Heights
No. Mac. you can't 70 home
to lunch. eat on your beat i
character carrying a
package reported on Keeaumoku
IT. =. Well, n the food isn't good
there try some other place"
Most Of the calls, a. II turned
put. were phonies. Miss Allen re-
ported.
Quite . number Of stores, espe-
daily luxury shops. were closed on
Monday; and on Tuesday. all gro
,ery stores were closed In order 10
AXE inventories. But by wednss- |
lay. things were about back to
,ormai." Miss Allen wrote. SHOP
ping was light for the rest of the
veek-but what mobs have been
downtown and In the stores this
ast week 1.-THE week before Christ-
nas)."
LITTLE Anti-Jap Feeling
She said there had been little
'ad feeling against Island Japanese
md enclosed = clipping from a
Honolulu paper. which deacribed
he heroism Of = group Of alien
japanese in fighting q fire. She
added that many Of the island
born japanese are draftees, COM
nissioned officers. FBI agents,
air raid wardens, etc.
Aiss Allen also sent clippings
bout and described the feed short
lge which has hit island poultry
men severity.
An effort Is being made" Miss
Allen explained, ito discourage
backyard flocks and to keep all
AVAILABLE feed for commercial
,oultrymen whose livelihood de-
,ends on II.
BETTER Chickens 10 Result
Conditions have hit island poul-
.rymen hard. but. In the long run.
he industry should emerge all the
stronger. The scrubs which make
ip many Of the little flocks will
,e done away with, and. with the
'alue Of good birds emphasized all
he more. there should be an in
creased demand for good stock.
rhis demand viii come AZ soon as
he feed problem 10 hcked. That
may mean at the end Of the war.
Dr. a. soon ~ u h felt that regu-
AR shipments Of feed can Be count
q on-or A. soon ~ local feeds
IRE well established.
Lloyd, In addition TO his hatch
Try In Tacoma. was financially In
arrested In q hatchery in Honolulu
and had. in fact. only recently
purchased some land on Pearl
Harbor boulevard. where q new
HATCHERY WA 10 haye heen built