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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
State Primaries Attract
Fewer Politicians This Year
Only liz Erstwhile Office Holders
File for Various Stute Positions

for the Democrat nomination VIII
be Frank Bell Of Ephrsis. former
II. n. Fisheries commissioner. -Four
Republicans running are Cameron
Sherwood. wslls wsils: william
L. fsFolistts. colfas. Hal Holmes.
riiensburr. and ssslla Alsns
Blanchard. Goldendsls.
Probably the greatest public In
tsrest in the September primary
Will b. over the fifth district rare
for I~svy's seat. Two political
~srhorsss Of long experience. en-
Senator c. G. Dbl and Joe Drum
heller Of Spokane viii battle for
the Democratic nomination. Drum
heller was a power IN The lsgss-
laturs for years and DIN WAS the
Democrat gubernstorial candidate
last election. losing 20 Arthur u.
Langils. the Republican. BY small
margin. o. Max Ettsr. spokans.
Assistant Y. =. District Attorney.
filed today 10 make ths Democrat
race a thrss-way affair.
Three Republicans are IN me
field also in the flfih district Jos
Aihl Spokane. oolorfui Manager
81 the athletic round table Tom
oakshot,. colviiis. formsr Repsib-
iiean state chairman. ara Wall
Koran. Wsuatehe@
LAST GASP FILINGS
Two Republicans entered the
sixth district race ths lsst day
after II appeared the party might
bs without . cAndidsts. They Ssrs
Ralph Wood. Tsooms lawyer. and
Owen =. Hughes. Browns Point.
former Assistant y. =. District at
tornsy. Their filings came a. q
surprise a. II Rad been rrsnoFsd
Republicans planned 10 bAtk Leo
A. ncGavick. Democrat candidate
70 beat ineumb~nt John csffss. q
Liberal Vincent kasnlnski. Puy-
siisp Democrat. - ths fiffh can
asdsts In tne sixth district race
Supreme Court Jussics william
J. Nlilard got an opponent To-Day
ia Ray G. Grghiks. Olympia Two
other justices who are running
for reelection also got opposition.
Chief Justice john 3. Eobanson
viii run with Don q. Abel. Che
halls. former WPA state admin
ixtrstor. John r. Main. WHO has
been on the suprerns bench since
1912 v1ii BE- opposed by three men
Edwin e Ewing. Seattle. Jo-
s<ph A Ezllery. Tacoma, ans
Fret L CASEY. Walia Walls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
Allies On 2lrHour 0lIonsIvo
Over n. E. Invasion zouo
Airmen support q. 3 ond Or
Forces Ailochinq 9olcmou IDDon1D

fcunfsnu>a fram F.s< Or,
attack which vas rfpn<t - ~
enicucns rrstAv
49, n~~at.s sqn<Asenu<r
siv f.r<~ - 80 - ~ -
IN pnrs- y - - ou<eupe-
laaiv>tv. 1pnp1op - ~ ~
~ - AusernNnnn - <oer
spespa - . 11v>puone - v1>n11v
$1,000 s~u nuAe>e p1nees -
~eApv - evpn Mnpe upuene
sopoeegu ~ - 49,.
A. ~ unIled states nn1 el1>e1
naval. ar snd ether fcrees fc1HAt
frv fcnshnld n ~ on>nNseep
eurdsv. MsrArtnnvss p>nn>n 49,
heavy attacks - - iMpnfeoN1
I.A< ealamaua Inv~n<na npnp -
the Hnen uulf r<nee - nevenefr
New Guinea. ana ths fsasmnta an<
nsh~al hss<s n N~w uritnIn
.nIand
Native fss~Tn nsssos
Allied combat pntrols - Aue-
srailaa ara native Irpape NJ
stronesv ~ the Japeneup fereee
WIN nd pfeanrd halfway aeruon
southeastern Nsw uatseo u tate
IN kekoda assflela ouiy - nstloe
fram he aIlle1 49, ~ Rere
Mcresey,
Thpy lnGSlese1 hosvy ennun-
sses - ~ eeemy. = neo1-
euavsesu eemmun1(op sepoeep4
~ nalamnua nIlte1 oe1I1n
h.mh~rs strongly attached huite-
lns ara and hayhue tneeniialteea
Th~v srnsvd lwo hits - Jepen.
80 supply snip. already - h>svsly
damaged thai u ~as heaeh>dL snd
sens TIE ssaeul4erlnn fiensen ~ ~
nun re~rsnx anew.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
Joke Goes Long Woy
And After S Years

HANSON, Mass.-A. a joke be-
fore she WIS married. Mrs. Susie
Belcher wrote her name and al
dress on some Eggs she was pack
ing at q poultry plant. Six years
later after she had wed and be-
come mother of two children. Mrs.
Beleher received proposal of
marriage from a man in Scotland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
Hit Profanity In
Notionol Weekly

PHILADELPHIA - Thomas n
Birch. managing editor ~ The
Presbyterian Guardian. has sent
an open letter Of protest 10 Hen
Hlhhs. editor ~ The Saturday
Evening Post. dsnlefins defensive
profanity and loose language IN
that weekly.
The litter slso protested against
the Posts alleged ridicnls ~ '.the
doctrine. and fensnfs n historic
Biblical Christianity.
we hope" saia Hirrh. IN ~
able 10 rally the Christian forces
Of the nation to an effective pro-
test against ths current wave ef
profanity and ths popular deseera-
ton of those Christian truths
which ~ hold more dear than life
itself and for which the hlood 81
counties. Christians has hem
split"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11

OLYMPIA - The quality 10 an
unknown. but the quantity of poll
tleisns running for state offices
IN III. primary election sept .
Is far below par this year. Only
113 candidates for the various
positions will 10 n the ballot.
compared 10 145 In the 1898 off.
year primary.
One ~ washington's six con
gressmsn. Henry NJ. Jackson OF
Everett, will 70 into ths November
general election automatically. no
Democrats having filed against
him In the second district. The
remaining four congrsssmsn had
opposition In their own parties.
In the fifth district. Charles II.
Ieavy resigned. leaving his posi-
ton vacant until January. No one
filed for the short term between
November and January. although
ak candidates entered the race
for the two@yesr term.
MAGNussoS ASSURED
Congressman Warren @. Mag
ninson. now a naval offlesr. vas
virtually assured denomination.
with only Gillespie cralghssd. Es-
attic. VINO got 1000 votes four
years ago, running against him
Harold n Stewart. Seattle. and
Ralph n. Royal will ooupets for
m. first district G. o. p. nonina-
ton.
In tho second district jackson
viii nun In ths November essc-
ton against the winner of three
way Republican race. Candidates
for the Republicans are FsysoD
Peterson, Gnohomish. perennial
candidate: Loornls Baidrsy. Bell
inghsul, and Lyona LotzgsseIl.
sequln. VINO filed EataIrday-issi
day for filings.
Three Republicans are after the
the third district nomination.
Martin Y. smith rad no opposi-
ton until Cecil csIilson. chsnelis
filed on the Democratic ticket.
Republicans Ia the race are o. N
Nelson. Montesano, Fred Norman.
Raymond, and n. 8 AcRlvett.
Olympia. all Of them veteran can
didates Of previous elections Nc
Rivett ran on the Democratic
ticket in 1885.
WELI~FILLED BALLOT
IRE election ballot IN the fourth
district sail Be yeii-f1!Isd with saz
candidates. Opposing Knute Hill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11

tanks. planes. guns. shells. than In
the form of factories with which
To make tires for civilians To drive
to bridge parties and golf links.
Why can't we get all the
natural rubber We need from
Latin America. particularly
from Brayiis For one reason.
hecanse We do not hsve the
cargo space. More immedi.
ately important. because the
rubber there IL Inaccessible.
The most rubber we ever were
able to obtain from South Amer
lea In a year WAS 10000 tons. To
get that Sequired a price of 81
a pound.
Finally, since we must make
whatever rubber we have. what
about the battle Of grain versus
petroleum as a source
The United states Possesses
plenty Of both. which shall be
used IL entirely q matter of OK
pedieney.
To make rubber from alcohol
would be cheaper and quicker
than TO make IL from petroleum
To make rubber from grain Il
more expensive and more In
yolved.
The manufacture of rubber
from petroleum IL closely allied
with the refining Of 100 oeians
gasoline for airplans use. The
same plant can be utilized for
either. Rubber can he made from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11

Rot sTo<. T~x. - Lculs v.
NskneF. attorney. sas . sasua1tx
= re raHe<f s.sssx< eanreirn.
Searching Ter e rubber = Ihe
karsre - ~ knm<. Na3n<r lifted
t~n discarded Enn<f tae<s "a a.
turh<d : wssps nest Nine ~ Ten
- fhe snNrx In<<ets attached War.
n<r. 1T unele Sans ~.F nzs<HsH<
VIII ct re fuhe<r.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
Why There Won't Be Any New Tires For
Civilian Use This Year or Next
Nv :. BURTON HEATH
fseems fines special writer

NEW YORK = Out of the
millions of words printed
and spoken about this nation,
rubber shortage. one fac
stands out as the firm con,
sensus of those in best posi-
ton to know. SAYS Robert W
Horton. who headed the office
of emergency management
press bureau until the recent
general reorganization:
4 caution You not 10 let
words obscure the ha<ie issue
now before us. namely. that
We have no rubber Of any
Kind for new civilian auto
mobile tires.
we have no prospects ~
getting rubber Of any Kind.
crude or synthetic. this sear
or next for new civilian auto
mobile tires.
Our defeat in the Far East cut
this nation off from % per cent
of its raw rubber supplies. When
we lost access TO the Dutch East
Indies and Malaga. we possessed a
stockpile Of $4,000 tons. Our
annual consumption called for
100000 tons for ourselves alone.
In addition, We now are forced TO
supply all OF the United Nations.
BATTLESHIP USES
$4,000 POUNDS
A 35.o0o-ton battleship requires
$4,000 pounds OF rubber. Each
medium tank calls for 1850
pounds. The bullet-proof tanks Of
Flying Fortress needs i.2t6
pounds. Even gas mask lmui-
tiplied by the number we shall
need for a ten million man army
uses almost two pounds of rubber.
These and dozens of similar war
uses are in addition to rubber for
tires, which before Pearl Harbor
took three-quarters of our total
consumption.
Obviously. the 455.O0o ton
stockpile couldn't supply our
war needs and also make
tires, water hays, garden
hose, tennis balls. and thou-
sands of other items to which
We were accustomed.
This. briefly. is the common
sense answer TO those who con-
tend that there il no rubber
shortage.
But chemists know all about
how to make various types of
artificial gums which can take the
place of rubber. from petroleum.
from natural gas. from alcohol.
Inevitably the question arises:
What are we waiting for Why
doesn't the war production board
build plants and make all the
rubber we need from petroleum,
natural gas and that grain which
has become an economic drug on
the market.
Within bounds. that is what the
WPB is doing.
The goal of the present drive il
for the plants with which to make
100000 tons of rubber a year
enough to get us by moderately
well for military and essential
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
Women Scarce, Use Men
= AN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO with
Washington clamoring nationwide
for girl stenog-aphers. the Fourth
army here has decided to give
men a break and even up q little
on their behalf the equality Of the
sexes. The Preside headquarters
of the army has issued an urgent
call 70. male stenographers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11

nITTK The frat Montana
woman 10 ~ accepted lnsa the
wemen's Auxiliary Army cafra.
Miss BETTY clsrue. - = slrvct d.
seendant On her mothers p1<i>
from Nathan Hale. Revolutionary
war hero. who sssd. Ny only ~.
grst IL that have but one life tn
give for my enantrs."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11

noDngANu. 0----k1ldlanrs ns,1<
standing victory aardenev y Mrs.
Mandy nostsr. whn r~ronily -
served her 9Th etvshdey. -
SID that gardening y : nvpat
tonic ard ksepa her feeling ~
good conditlou" Mrs.. noeles slae
hssrs hcnse for herself ea6 twn
children ~ boms.
ssaaslaasseasAsss
Huy u. =. ponds and Naval
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11

civilian uSes.
But such plants cannot be tossed
together overnight. They take
months to build and put into
production. particularly when the
materials must be sneaked out Of
an already inasequste supply
needed for armament. munitions
and ships.
MONTHS NEEDED
To BUILD PLANTS
Rubber COORDINATION Arthur p.
Newhall thinks we may be able to
make $4,000 tons of artificial
rubber this year. The full ca
pacity of the 700. 000-ton plants
will not be operating before the
middle of 1913. and naturally can
not produce a. much as 700. 900
tons next year.
So II will he 1914 before the
ssnts,etic industry will h
ready 10 start turning out as
much rubber as this nation
used for Itself alone, exclusive
Of war purposes, before Pearl
Harbor.
Even then, the output will not
provide for normal civilian use.
although by that time wear and
tear will have built up an sbnor-
NAL demand for replacement pur-
poses.
Why is the program limited to
a 700. 000-ton plant7
Because the WPB believes that
steel and copper will win The war
more surely in the form of ships.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
sTEEr. NEEDED
FOR SHIPS. GUNS

Theoretically II would he pos
sihle To construct all facilities for
making alcohol from grain. huta.
diene from alcohol and lstex from
hutadiens, In or near the grain
fields.
That. however. would involve
the wide uae Of structural and
plate steel--the two forms which
make up our steel bottienech. the
manufacture of compressors. the
use OF copper. Of which we are
running $4,000 tons short. for
stills.
Butadlens from grain will cost
from ten 10 fifteen cent. q pound
more than from petroleum or nat
ursI gas. the wpB estimates. This
would make the TOO. ooo-ton pro
gram cost $4,000. 600 year
more. II grain wers used escl,i-
sivsiy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11

petroleum Al the refinery. ~ that
the only transportation involved
II that Of the finished product.
To make rubber from grain In
wolves collection Of tho grain and
its transportation 10 the distillsry.
Then the alcohol must he taken
to a bntadiene plant. The huta-
diene must be carried in specially
constructed tank cars. because II
hollis AZ zero degrees Of tempers-
ture. 10 tho lstex plant. Such cars
would have 10 be built.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
BALLOT

TIE election ballot In the fourth
district will be yeii-fi!Isd with SIX
candidates Opposing Knuts Hill
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Nurses's Aid Needs Recruits

The Nurses Aid classes were started last Wednesday at the Griffin Memorial hospital in the nurses living room, under the supervision of Mrs. Anne Whalley.
 This cause is very urgent and all women possible should at tend this class. To date only five women have enrolled and many more are needed. The class is held every Wednesday and t is hoped that as many women as possible will atten d the current meetings.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Women's Service Club Entertain Service Men With Dance

The first dance given by the Kodiak Women's Service Club last week for service men was a great success. The cub wishes to thank the Blinn's for the gen erous donation of the hall.
 Music was furnished by the 250th band. Max Peabody gre sented tap dance and there were two prize dances during the evening.
 One of the highlights of the dance was the intermlssion at the w. J Erskine home where guests were served cake and cof- fee. The cakes were made by members of the Women's Club.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Child Born ln Tacoma To Former Localities [

Word has been received here of the birth in Tacoma on Aug ust IF of a boy to Mir. and Mrs. F A. Metzker, formerly of this c ty. The infant weighed 6 pounds and II ounces. and has ibeen named Gary William.
 Mir. Metzker worked at the base here as carpenter. Mrs. Metzker is the former Barbara Wolth, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Worth, of this city.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Knitting Needles
 Are Now Available

Thete are some No. 5 knitting needles now available at the Red Cross and anyone interested in knitting sweaters for the soldiers of Fort Greedy may call for need les.
 A large quantity of yarn is on hand and many more women are needed to do knitting.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
CebuIa's Return

Mir. and Mrs. J Cebula re turned recently from the States, Mrs. Cebula IS with the office staff at the W. J. Erskine & Co. store.
 Mir. Cebula is employed at the naval air station.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Hospital Guild
 To Meet Tuesday

The Hospital Guild will meet in the nurses living room of the Griffin Memorial hospital next Tuesday, Sept l at ? p. m. Members are urged to attend, to aid in preparations for the annual bazaar Guests are al- ways welcomed.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Dinner At Club
 Honors Birthday

Mrs. Davld Flood was pies antIy surprised with a birthday dinner given in her honor by MT. Glen Mason at the Club Montmartre last Tuesday even ing.
 The table was beautifully dec orated with a large birthday cake with lighted candles and the honor guests name.
 Besides the guest of honor and host the following guests were present: Maj. Walter Chap man, Col. Cook, MT. and Mrs. Merrill Coon, Mir. and Mrs. Ce- ell Helsel, Miss Maude Olson MT. David Flood, Mir. James Flynn and MT. Ira Rothwell.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
3 Teachers Arrive

Three teachers for the coming public school season arrived re- gently. They are Mrs. Lottie Dunlap, who taught last year, and two new ones, Bernice Erickson and Eloda B. Kimm.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Son Born "Wednesday To Leo Tyler's

It's a boy!
 His name is Victor Gordon. and he was born at 9 p. m. Aug ust 26 at the Griffin Memorial hospital to MT. and Mrs. V. L. (Leo) Tyler.
 The young son weighed s pounds 2 ounces.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Spend Vacation

MT. and Mrs. R. K. Qimby re- turned this week after a week S vacation spent at Anchorage and Matanuska valley.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
At Hospital

Miss Lois Adams, graduate of the Nurses Aid course, has been assisting at the Griffin Memorial hospital thls week.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-08-29
Back From, Seattle

Mrs. H. F. Mcdonald and children returned recently after spending most of the summer in Seattle.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-06

cd her first plane trip in more
than two years.
Somehow Susie, the veter-
an of hundreds of airplane
flights, lost her zest for flying
during that long layoff. On
the trip here to visit Lieut..
Col. Doubleday's wife'S par
entS, the Harry s. DOnaldsOns,
of Lincoln avenue, Susie was
air sick, of all things.
PATRIOTIC FAMILY
1t appears Louis Guiette, of
the Coast Guard at Brooklyn,
N. Y, is the third member of his
family to join the u. 5. armed
forces over an 80 year period.
His grcat-grandfather fought in
the Civil War before he served
Mount Clemens as an alderman
of the third ward and his father
enlisted in the ambulance corps
for the duration during World
War /
so LONG DOC
We stuck our head out the
back door Friday in time to
say so long" to Lieut.. Com
mander Russell +. SaiOt, now
attached to the medical corps
at Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station.
Russ didn't look a day older
than he did that summer day of
1882 when we first met him. By
that time his shingle had been
hung out for a full year, but still
the patients stayed away in
droVcS.
He wondered seriously in
those days if he should move
on to a spot where the grass
was a little greener. He soon
discovered, however, like 9TH
er young doctors before and
since, that the public even
tually recognizes merit.
At Great Lakes, Lieut.. Com
Salot will work only an
eight hour shift each day. And
that, my friends, is some differ
ent from the 10 to 20-hour days
he has worked of late years. We
say so long doc because you'll
be back here aiding the sick
once this war ends.
BEG PARDON
That bicycle rider we were
unable TO identity with AL
Hameister in Fridays column
was Larry Kent, AIS assist
ant at the Kresge Dollar Store.
The boys make the trip from
their Seminole Hills homes
aboard bikes each morning.
ADD BIKE RIDERS
Mrs. Francis Goodar, one of
the better women boWlerS, and
Mrs. c. II. r. Mackenzie, whose
soprano is really something, are
riding their bicycles to market
these days. Gertrude Pratt,
math teacher at the high school,
bought a brand new bike just
before the government froze the
darn things.
RAMBLING AROUND
Paul Westendorf, the re-
formed artist, reached New
fOundland just five days after
he sailed. Paul is civ
ilian government emplOye.
County School Superin-
tendcnt Will l.. Lee appealed
to mutual friend for help in
securing Captain Donald S.
Leonard as principal speaker
before the MacOmb County
Teachers Institute. The
mutual friend is Square Deal
Miller the retired Detroit
jeweler who lived in Rich
mOnd when Bill was superin-
tendent of schools there.
Richmond, incidentally, is still
right proud of its town clock, a
gift to the village more than a
decade ago from Square Deal.
A half barrel which fell Fri
day afternoon from a speeding
beer truck narrowly missed hit
ting four girls who stood at the
curb on North Walnut behind
the KreSge Dime store.
The boys in the barber shop
across the way were shocked
when the cop on the beat gave
the driver a few pleasantries in
stead of a ticket for speeding.
Whatever you do today, be
sure to vote. In lots of
countries, folks don't have the
opportunity.
f. DIR.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-06
Laundry Instal|s
New Department
John kormin9ton
Announces Expansion

Another step forward in
laundering service for local resi-
dents was made this week when
John bennington, proprietor of
Normington's Laundry and Dry
Cleaners, 1877 Hubbard Avenue,
announced the installation of a
new department devoted eX-
cluSively to the laundering of
curtains.
1--WE have spared absolutely
no expense to install the most
modern new equipment of its
kind in Mount Clemens, to give
local housewives curtain laun-
dring that is perfect in every
sense of the word bennington
said. Absolutely no hooks are
Used during the stretching pro-
cess, and curtains are stretched
to e X &C n & measurements,
starched to desire, tinted as re-
quested. Thus, when the cur
tains are returned, they are
crisp, clean, even-edged and
new looking" he added.
Prices on the new service are
reasonable, and the firm main
tains pickup and delivery ser
vice anywhere in Macomb
county.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-06
Dr.. J. Enmef
Passes Away
Deoth Claims
Veterinarian

RICHMOND-Dr. Frank j.
Emmer, 66, a veterinarian
here the past 20 years, died Sat
urday evening of a heart attack
at his home on Gleason avenue.
He was stricken Wednesday
while making a call, but was
able to return to his home. He
formerly practised at Williams
ton, Mich.
Besides his wife, Lynn, he is
survived by daughter, Mrs.
James Beycrs, of Detroit, and a
grandson, James Beycrs, Jr.,
now with the Royal Canadian
Air Force in Great Britain.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 1000 a. m. from ST.
AuguStine's Catholic church with
burial in the Catholic Cemetery
under the direction Of Clifford
Hensch.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-06
Au5Sies Kill
1900 laps
$50 AustroIions
Now Down Enemy

MELBOURNE, APRIL 6-(P)
The bloody story of the Jap
anese conquest of Rabaul, New
Britain, in which $50 Austral-
ians moved down some 1900
japanese in a single 200-yard
stretch Of beach, was told today
with the arrival at Australian
bases of some 600 survivors of
the Australian garrison.
Rabaul, former capital of New
Britain, fell on Jan. % after the
japanese had pittcd landing
force of 10000 men, a formid-
able naval force and an air fleet
of at least $50 bombers, dive
bombers and fighters against Ra-
DaUlS Australian garrison of l.
400 men and an air force Of five
planes.
Rabaul's casualties were 700
killed, wounded or missing while
japanese losses were in excess of
1000.
1t was at Ralauna Beach that a
unit of $50 Australians blazed
away at Japanese force which
was caught in barbed wire at the
waters edge.
Over a 200-yard beach front,
it was reported, Japanese dead
were stacked six feet high as an
estimated 1900 fell before the
Australian fire-and the Aus
tralian cost was only 20 men
slightly wounded.