The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-23
ROLF HAN5EN5 NOT LISTED AZ
 BEING lNTERNED
Grapevine News of Former Juneau Teacher and
 Husband Encouraging

Names of MT. and Mrs. Rolf Han sen have never appeared on any of the published lists of persons interned in the Philippines, indi- eating that they may be in an tln- occupied part of the islands, ac- cording to word received in Juneau by Walter B. Heisel from John Bendel, who left the Philippines shortly before December T, l941. Mrs. Rolf Hansen, formerly Donie Taylor, school teacher of Juneau, wrote to friends in November, 194l, i, and as far as is known here, no word from her has been received since. Much concern has been felt for them since the Islands w,ere e taken by the Japanese.
 MT. Bendel was formerly with the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company ill Juneau and later went to the Philippines where he became acquainted with the Rolfs through letter of introduction from MT. Heisel. The letter writ ten from California follows in part
 "As regards Donie Taylor Han sen, or Mrs. Rolf Hansen, would say that his mother, of Tacoma, contacted us and we told her all we knew.
 Being in touch with the San Francisco offices of the various Philippine mining companies an d also with some of the wives of mining men now interned in the islands, we are getting considerable news through grapevine.
 We know that Donie and her husband have never been on any published lists of persons interned, either in Manila or Baguio, which is good news as far as I am con- cerned. It shows that they are out in some of the villages, like lot of other old timers, far beyond the reaches of coastal Jap occupied towns and, don't forget, the Phil ippines are large, 1000 miles from north to south and over 1000 is- lands.
 Some With Guerillos
 We also know that some hus- bands who, on account of their places of work, have not been near Bataan or Corregidor and are free in the hills or fighting among the in Luzon and Mindanao; why the yellow bellies would never get them in these vast ter ritories, with natives loyal to them, as always.
 And being interned in Manila, in the large grounds of the Span Ish Jesuit University, St. Thomas, 100 years old, would of course, cramp ones style, without being un- oearable; or being kept at the other center in Baguio in the cool at the former U. s. Camp Hayes, would afford one an deal vacation, provided of course, one could eat regularly.
 Only Men Interned
 Tn Manila, only men are in- termed, women and children if they choose, can live at their for ner houses in town, provided, of course, they have means of SUD- port. which some of them have not, and in this case they, too, nave to live as temporary guests of he Japs in the camps.
 All camps are administered by committee of Americans, who themselves adjust all grievances md infractions. Our American ci- 1 vilian doctors are at liberty to cave the camps daily to attend to he needs of the American women, and aged around the city 'f Manila and auxiliary food can De brought into camps by former native servants.
 Now don't think I am apologiz- ng for any Nips. all this is men, toned only to relieve somewhat the anxiety we all have for our mu- ual friends, and having lived down here, I think we are lucky at hat. f
 "Donie's husband worked first for small gold concern at Trea- sure Island and eventually I ,alked him into hooking up with he Soriano outfit. at one of their arger plants at Masbate Island for better future; he did we'll and hey were then transferred to a better job for the same company It Paracale, North Camarines. This $ the place they were last, when he show broke loose; Paracale had large American population who knew how to take care of them selves.
 Now to cut a long story short and to relieve voIlr mind o.c,,ro