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Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-31

GOOD WAITRESS wanted. Must
be fast, top wages, teady work.
Phi. 7, Jacumba. $50
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WANTED Salesman experienced in
mems furnishings and shoes-not
over SO. Good salary, steady posi-
ton. For interview, write or call
full particulars to j. M. Ramon,
821 National Ave-, National City,
Calf. Tel. 1922. 9-6
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WANTED-Man for plowing and
general farm work. Write Box
1855, Ell Centre. 8-25
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MAN WANTED for delivery truck
and warehouse work. Scheniman
Paper Co., Ell Centre. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-31

WANTED and driver. Rail-
way Express Agency. Permanent
position and advancementS. Tel.
36. Cd
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WANTED to do plain sew
ing. Call 1348 Ell Centro. Mary
Rolls
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l0-Apartmenfs tor ksnf

FOR RENT and 6 room apart
ment, beautifully furnished. All
improvements, including electric
furnished. Reasonable rent. Bar
bara Worth Ranch, Holtville Hi
way. 9-7
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Wanted

YARD WORK WANTED. 75c per
hour Must furnish tools. G. w.
Johnson, Phone 569-J. 68l Brigh-
ton. 9-2
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Cards Of Thanks

WE WISH TO THANK our many
friends for their floral offerings
and sympathies, extended dur
ing the recent loss of our baby
William Michael.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Wimberley,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. CARRIER,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Wimberley.
Lost, tuund, otrayed
~~C.~-~~ON~.~~- S~-~--~~>~>~~~>~~
STRAYED west of Imperial little
dark colored mule. Chain on neck.
Inder Singh, Rte. 2, Box 43, I'M
perial, Calf 81
LOST-Brown billfold in or near
Ell Centre containing Social Sc
curity card, A and B gas books,
approximately $18 cash. Reward.
J. c. Lynch, 854 Park Ave. 90
LOST-New truck tire, 7.5O-2O, off
of a PFL. truck. Reward No
questions asked. Return to P.FL.
Co. at End and State or Phone
1243. 8-31
IOSI IN or near Seeley, black bill
fold containing drivers license,
c gas book, approximately $55
cash. w. S. Clevenger, Seeley,
Calf. Reward. 81
LOST-Approx. Aug. 20 "Vickie",
black Cocker Spaniel months
old from 1914 Olive. Phone 1884.
9-3
FOUND-Stray Guernsey bull calf
about five months old. Owner
may have same by paying ad and
feed bill.-A. Axeler, Brawley, Rte.
z, BOX 8O. 60
HAVE YOU tried the Post-Press
Classifieds? Whether you have
something to sell or want to buy
something, the classifieds assure
success.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-31
l2-Wanted TO Rent

SERVICE MAN and wife want
small Apt. or room with kitchen
privileges. Would accept room and
board. Room 301 California Hotel.
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only circulation brings results.
That's why Post-Press wantads do
the job Order an Ad todayl
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LOST-Approx. Aug. 20 "Vickie",
black Cocker Spaniel months
old from 1914 Olive. Phone 1884.
Or
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3 BEDROOM MODERN HOME
Large living room with open fire
place. Concrete foundation, ex-
cellent water system. 2 acres,
yard equipped for chickens and
rabbits, horse corralS, plenty of
shade trees. About 2 miles east
on Holtville Highway, first house
west of Red Star Auto Court.
Phone 8704-J-4. A. C. Walton.
OF
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37-Used Can

New and Used Equipment at
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Lost, tound, otrayed

STRAYED west of Imperial little
dark colored mule. Chain on neck.
Inder Singh, Rte. 2, Box 43, I'M
perial, Calf. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-31

FOR SALE-House in nice residen-
tial section. 5 rooms and large
service porch with laundry trays.
Partially furnished, has venetian
blincs, electric range, automatic
electric water heater, water soft
ener, cooler, bedroom set complete
with innerspring mattress, studio
couch and chair, dining room ta-
bile and chairs Cash or terms.
Phone CaleXico Tao. After pm.
Phone Calexico 843. 1886 Heber
Ave, 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-31

FOR SALE-Suburban home, good
five room house including bath,
2 bdrms and 2 porches, so acres
of good land all in alfalfa. Splen-
did water delivery and good GRAIN
age. If you want a good modern
small ranch you should see this
one. $4,000 cash.
TYLER INSURANCE AGENCY
$40 Main Tel. 660
tf
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2 ACRES with modern 3 bedroom
house, large living room with
open fire place, concrete founda-
ton, excellent water system, yard
equipped for chickens and rabbits,
also horse corrals, plenty of shade
trees. Phone 8704-J4. A. c. Wal
ton. 9-3
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WANTED IMMEDIATELY infor-
nation on locating furnished
apartment in or near San Diego.
Call Mrs. Stevens, 865 after 5. Cd
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-31

WILL PAY up to tS10O month
for small furnished house or nice
apartment. Young couple, no chill
dren. Call or write Mrs. A. c. Dow,
Hotel Barbara Worth, Phone $780,
&c
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15


be entirely among strangers in
Ann Arbor as Mr.. Niehuss has
a brother, Marvin Niehuss, who
is a professor at the University
of Michigan. They will stop at
Birmingham 10 spend Christmas
with Mrs Niehuss' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. d. Thomson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald E. Gras-
sick are parents of a daughter
who was born December IL al the
Massachusetts, Memorial hospital
in Boston. This IS the second
child of the family as Mr.. and
Mrs. Grassick have a son. Robert
Grassiek, who is a year old.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

Florida was discovered by the
Spaniard Ponce de Leon on East
CT Sunday. March q, 1919.
Poker Is really Persian. with
adaptations from French, English
and Italian games.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

The eel often burrows during
the day. and feeds principally
At night.
Prices rose twice as fast after
the Armistice as they did during
World War 4
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

Pfc. Phillip Davis who has
been in training at the New Or
leans Air Base is spending this
week in the home of his grand
mother. Mrs. H. c. Herring, be-
fore going to San Diego, Calf,
for further training. He was
joined here Wednesday by his
mother, Mrs. w. P. Davis, who
came down from New York
City, and his uncle, H. c. Her
ring, of Springhill, La. Pfc. Da-
Wis spent Tuesday in Gulfport
with relatives.
Mrs. o. S. Martin and Pfc.
and Mrs. Mach Duhe were Mo
bile visitors Wednesday.
Pfc. Mach Duhe, who recently
returned from Atlanta, Ga, Il
Camp Shelby, is at home for the
Christmas holidays. Pfc. Duhe
has been transferred to the En-
listed Reserve Corps and will
work with a national tire COM
pany in Akron. Ohio. He and
Mrs. Dune plan to leave for Ohio
on the 18th.
Mrs. Danna Stewart spent
Sunday and Monday with her
parents in Grand Bay, Ala.
Miss Gertrude Gautier, cadet
nurse training at the Charity
hospital in New Orleans, spent
last weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Gautier
of Kreole.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bishop, for
mer residents of Pascagoula and
now of Lumpkin, Texas, and
their son, Joe Kent Bishop, who
has only recently returned from
the South Pacific war theatre
and is on furlough from his ship,
have arrived to spend the
Christmas holidays with another
son, Jimmy Bishop, band mas
ter at Moss Point High school.
They are staying at the resi-
dence of Mrs. T. E. Spencer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Fortnightly Club
Holds Forum AT
Meeting Tuesday

The Fortnightly Club of Moss
Point enjoyed a most interesting
forum meeting, Dec. 6, at the
home of Mrs. G. A. Graham
with Miss Bessie Cowan as CO.
hostess with Mrs. Graham.
Public Welfare" was the topic
under discussion.
Roll call was answered by re-
ports from the department chair
men.
Among these was a report
from Mrs. r. c. Eley, who stat
ed that the sale of e" bonds
had gone over 100 per cent.
Interesting talks on Public
Welfare in jackson County
were given by Miss Clara Her
rim and Mrs. Pauline Smith.
The hostess served lovely re-
freshments to the following
members: Mesdames c. B. Ar
instead. ]. A.. Cirlot, R. c. Eley.
M. c. Farley, w. c. Ravens. A.
W. Head, Malva jackson, ]. d.
Lowe, H. D. McCollum, Pauline
Smith. K. w. Burnham. and A.
V. Ainsworth and Misses Nav
MeInnis, Dora Cowan, Carrie
Lee Harris, Ada Head. and Clara
Herrin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Miss Dolores FreenY
Weds !. r. MuYes. II.
AT Home of Groom

Mrs. Frieda Cain announces
the marriage Of her daughter,
Dolores Feeney, OF Mobile, to
John r. Mayes, Jr., December 6,
1914. at the home Of the groom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Mayes. ST., on the Old Mobile
highway in Paacagoula.
The ceremony which was con-
Quoted by the Reverend e. w.
Ulmer of the First Methodist
church Of Pascagoula, was fol-
lowed by a reception held In the
evening at the Mayes home.
The groom Is a member Of the
u. s. Merchant Marine and Is
home on a 30-day furloueh.
The bride Is the daughter OF
L. c. Freeny. Jr.
MFR. and Mrs. Mayes will make
their home in Mobile after the
first Of the year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Bond Poster Contest
Honors Carried Off
By Beach School

The three first prizes Offered
in a bond poster contest staged
in the elementary schools Of Pas
icaRoula were captured by the
Beach Elementary school, &C.
cording to announcement by
Thomas r.. Wells, superintend.
ent Of schools. Some Of the en-
tries were submitted BY indivi-
duals and others by classes,
Judges were Mrs. j. c. Crane.
artist: Miss Ann Farnsworth, as
sistant principal of the High
school, and Miss Ann England,
English and journalism ~instruc.
tor in the High school.
The first prize Of So was won
By the fifth grade Of the morn
ing session at the Beach school.
Mrs. Georgia Oliver is The teach
er. This poster depicts Uncle
Sam astride the United States.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Children To Be
Guests AiAnnual
Christmas Party

Santa Claus will greet boys
and girls of the Pascagoula and
Moss Point area personally De-
cember % at the Christmas par
ty planned by clark's Credit
Clothiers, The party. which is
free, Is the second annual such
entertainment the store has arr
ranged for the children Of this
section.
Festivities will begin at 8 Am.
at the Pix theatre where Santa
Claus will meet the children and
distribute candy to them as they
enter the theatre for a picture
show treat.
Tickets may be obtained at
Cfark's Store, Delmas avenue.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

Miss Cecil Thomson and Mrs.
o. 3. Lopez were guests of the
Rev. and Mrs. A. c. Dunn IN
Meridian last weekend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

station in San Diego will join
the family circle Dec. "a
Among the Perkinston College
girls who will spend Christmas
at home is Miss Rachel Gardner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
q. Gardner, 1905 E Lincoln ave-
nue., and Miss Dorothy Hague Of
Route 2, P~ascagoula.
Mrs. Garnet Cameron had as
guest for a few hours last Sat-
urday, her son, Cadet Jack Cam
eron OF the Army Air Corps who
was en- route to Camp Bowie
from Florida where he was
called by his wife's illness. Mrs.
Cameron accompanied her son
as far as New Orleans, returning
home that night.
Miss Gloria Cole is expected
to arrive Saturday from New
Orleans where she is attending
Newcomb College, to spend the
holidays with her parents, Cap
tain and Mrs. H. H. Cole.
The next meeting OF the Sew
and So club will be held with
Mrs. X. v. Hines, January 3,
1915.
The Junior Woman's club will
meet at the Youth Canteen this
afternoon at the usual hour.
Hostesses will be Mesdames e,
A. Talbot, II. c. Eustis, II, and
Mrs. P. j. Higginbotham will
direct q program on Fine Arts.
A son was born to Chief Elec'
| trician's Mate Robert Young ant
| Mrs. Young Of 372 Front street
Pascagoula, last Thursday morn.
ing at five o'clock at Jackson
County hospital.
Miss Doris Jane is expected &c
arrive home Saturday from Mis-.
sissippi State College for Wo-
men at Columbus, Miss where
she is in her senior year, Miss
Jane will spend Christmas with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Jane, ST., and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Niehuss
departed Friday for their home
at Riderwood, Ala. after a visit
with their son, c. ]. Niehuss and
Mrs. Niehuss. Friends of the
two latter are regretting their
departure Saturday for Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, where Mr.. Niehuss
will study law. They win not
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hildebrand
will have as guests over Christ
mas the latter's sisters, Captain
Elizabeth Graham of the Wom-
ans Army Corps, and Miss vir-
ginia Graham, who comes from
Miami, Fla. Miss Virginia Hide
brand, daughter of the house,
will arrive Wednesday from
Huntingdon College, at Montgom-
cry, Ala. The two others will
arrive the following Friday.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Fenimore
Hudson. Jr., and son. Richard
Pierre, and baby daughter, Eva
Rebecca, who was born at the
Jackson County hospital three
weeks ago, departed last Thurs
day for Houston, Texas, where
they will make their home.
Mrs. M. S. Varnado is expected
to arrive next Thursday from her
home at Mobile to spent Christ
mas with her sister. Mrs. p. j.
Higginbotham, and family.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ.
Rowzie, will be interested to learn
that they are the parents Of a
son who was born November 28,
at Covington, La, where his ma
ternaI grandparents reside. Mr..
and Mrs. Rowzie have been MAX
ing their home in Slidell, La,
where the former has been in bus
mess, since leaving ~Pascagoula
in early September.
Mrs. r. G. Wingfield and Misses
Mary Alexander and Mary Guest
depart today for a weekend visit
in New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles North Of
Jackson were weekend visitors
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G..
Wingfield and with them enjoyed
a day in New Orleans during their
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester w. Riley,
Jr., are receiving congratulations
over the birth Of their second son,
Irving Paul, Sunday, December
10, 1874, at Providence Infirmary,
at Mobile. Mrs. Riley is the for
mer Miss Sarah Lee Delmas, eld-
er daughter of MI. and Mrs. Lee
A. Delmas, 304 Ker street
Mrs. j. d. Buffet. Jr., was over
from Gulfport for a weekend
visit with Captain and Mrs. j.
D. Buffet, Sr.
Ruby Clarice Wood departs to-
day for New Orleans where she
will spent Christmas with her
uncle and aunt, MI. and Mrs.
james Sanders. Miss Wood is
making her home at the residence
of Mrs. c. A. Carrier while at
tending school in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Moore
and children arrived Tuesday on
a surprise visit to Mrs. Moore's
mother, Mrs. F. B. Walker, on
Lake avenue.
Mr.. ard Mrs. v. r. Krebs and
MI. and Mrs. ]. E. Krebs and
daughter, Diane, of Mobile, have
been spending several days with
Mrs. J. B. Gentle, 433 Lake ave-
nue..
Sgt. and Mrs. Edward Wistaf-
ske have returned from a honey
moon trip to New Orleans and
are at home with the latter's par
ents, Captain and Mrs. J. c. Ry-
an, 1913 Krebs avenue. Prior to
her marriage December 3, Mrs.
Wistafske was Miss Marjorie
Ryan.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Servicemen Wives
Club Remembers
Pearl Hurbor Day

During Java Hour at the USO
last Sunday afternoon from 500
until 600 the national coiors were
featured in the decorations, in
remembrance Of Pearl Harbor.
The only service man whose
birthday fell close to the date
was that of a bluejacket, N. N.
Simmons. who was born Decem-
Der 9. 1925, in Chicago.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
S SOC [l,i' HAPPENINGS

Mrs. William Frey was called
to her home in Houlka Monday
by the sudden death of her ia
ther. Miss Cora Lee Harris ac-
companied her home.
Mrs. Roy Eller and little
daughter are leaving today, Fri
day, for Cambridge, Mass, where
they will spend Christmas with
Ensign Eller who is at Harvard
University for further training.
Mr.. Arthur Jones met with a
painful accident Saturday when
his thumb on his right hand was
caught in the machinery while
he was at work in the Southern
Kraft paper plant.
The Rev. j. F. Brock, accom-
panied by Mrs. Brock, spent
several days with his mother at
her home returning via Jackson
where they attended a Baptist
church assembly meeting.
Mrs. George P. Wood left. on
Thursday for Rogers, Ark,
where she will spend the holt
day season with her mother and
sister, Mrs. E. A. Gregory and
Mrs. Fred Cook.
Mrs. George McCollum enjoy
ed a weekend visit with rela-
tives in Jackson.
All city schools will close to-
day, Friday, for the Christmas
holidays and the out-of-toWn
teachers will leave Saturday for
their respective homes to spend
the Yuletide season.
Mr.. c. B. Brat, who Joined his
wife and little son. Bertram
here "Wednesday, for a short visit
in the home of Mrs. j. j. McIn-
tosh. returned to Gulfport with
them Friday.
Mrs. George A. Thompson and
little daughter, Margaret, were
guests of Mrs. McNair Farley in
Biloxi last week. MI. Farley re-
turned home with them and has
resumed her position at a local
drug store for the Christmas
season.
Friends here of Mrs. ]. A. Ell
der will be interested to know
that she has deferred. her return
home until early spring. Mrs.
Elder has been with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Abel, in Manzanar, Calf,
since August. Mr.. and Mrs. Abel
are both instructors at a Jap
anese Relocation Center.
Mrs. Noll Hawk was a guest
over the weekend of relatives
in Jackon.
Among the visitors to Mobile
this week were Mrs. S. A. Nc
Innis and Mrs. c. B. Bratt.
Mrs. Jesse Lacy accompanied
by Mr.. Lacy, went to New Or
leans for an operation which she
underwent at the Tuoro Infirm-
airy. Friends here are wishing
for her a permanent recovery.
It IS with sincere regret that
friends here bid farewell to MI.
and Mrs. w. E. Morris and their
young daughter, Rose, Saturday,
when they left for Newman
Grove, Neb. Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris sold their home in East Moss
Point to Mrs. Cam W. Jones.
Miss Cecil Thomson and Mrs.
o. B. Lopez were guests Of the
Rev. and Mrs. A. c. Dunn IN
Meridian last weekend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
IPASCAGOULA -. - yyf. IS So. Il
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS

Christmas will find all the
members of the family of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Gautier, ST., at
home for the first time in many
months. Mrs. T. A. Wilkinson and
baby son, Roy, who have been
here for some time, were joined
Friday by Pfc. Harold Gautier,
Jr., and the weekend viii mark
the arrival from Washington d..
c., of Miss Jean Gautier. Her
sister, Staff Sergeant Mary eau
tier. is expected to reach home
before Christmas, also coming
from Washington.
A party composed of Mrs. Ruth
LeMaitre, Mrs. A. d. Downing,
Miss Bonita FUR, and Miss Leo
Hutcherson, spent Tuesday after
noon in Mobile.
Mrs. 3. E. Ward spent Wednes-
DAY IN mobile.
On their return home after a
weekend visit in Pascagoula. Lit.
and Mrs. Quinn Gautier were ac-
companied by the formers moth
er, Mrs. Hermes Gautier, who
spent several days with them,
returning home Wednesday.
Miss Catherine Buffet spent
the weekend in New Orleans.
Mayor and Mrs. w. R. Gulley
and son, 1t. Douglas Gulley, de-
parted the early part of the week
for a visit with Mrs. Gulley's
sister, Mrs. Covers Meador and
family at Hattiesburg. On their
way back they will stop at Brook
haven where they will be joined
by Miss Ann Gulley who is a
student at Whitworth College. and
who will spend the holidays at
home.
The Publicity Department of
Huntingdon College at Mont
gomery, Ala, announces that
Miss Virginia Hildebrand is
among the students listed on the
honor roll for the first six weeks
at that college. Names appearing
on the honor roll are those Of
pupils who had grade point a
tics of 200 or above.
MI. and Mrs. William Glynn
Fields are receiving c%ongratula-
tons over the birth of their Sec
ond son, Richard Marion, at $50
on the morning of December
IL, 1914. He was born at the
Jackson County hospital.
The Catholic School League
win give a benefit bingo party
at the Knights of Columbus hall
this evening, FRIDAY, Dec. $50,
in order TO raise funds for use in
Our Lady of Victories school. AT
this time the 500 bond that the
league has been rafting will be
awarded.
Mrs. Roy Hall arrived home
Monday from Middletown, N. ",
where she was called several
weeks ago by the death of
her baby granddaughter and
the illness of her daughter,
Mrs. Howard G.. Dennis, who
is nov well on the road to re-
covery. Mrs. Hall was joined
at Atlanta by Mr.. Hall where
they spent several days with
relatives.
Next Wednesday will mark the
arrival of Miss Doris Megehee
from Perkinston Junior College
to spend Christmas with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Mcgee
hee. Carl Megehee who is TAX
ing his basic training at a naval
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-04
Turkey a Storm Center
Saws Killers DNB

LONDON. Aug. A. up -
Adolf Hitler's newspaper Voel-
kischer Beobachter declared to-
day that "if events take their
course unhindered, Turkey will
likely become a storm center of
the first order"
Germany did not give the
least occasion for the action of
the Turkish government" the
Nazi paper said in commenting
on Turkeys rupture of diplo-
matte and economic relations
with Germany two days ago.
Other German papers took the
same line, according to a DNB
broadcast which said the Allies
were attempting to drag Tur-
key into the war and wish to
set up bases there"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-04
BY THOMAS NJ. JOHNSON
NEA Military Writer

Japan is preparing TO suffer
what she recognizes as the worst
of all calamities; Kali to jiish-
in" - devastation by fire and
earthquake. Both are combined
in air bombing. which soon can
come at her not from China
alone but also from the Mar
ianas. and perhaps even from
our carriers.
The sooner the worse. for ia
pan. A two months period when
weather will help the bomber
has just begun. Usually it hind
ers, protecting Japan with
storms and tricky winds. But
from mid-July to mid-Septern-
Der there is frequently a pecu-
liar mist through which bomb
ers can see far better than they
are seen. That gives them a
chance TO deal blows to Japan's
industrial cities in ways that
are new.
Thus far the B29's have bomb
ed largely steel mills and naval
installations. But those, in ia
pan, are frequently strongly
built to withstand Kali to jiish-
in" Since the last disaster in
1928 the Tokyo-Yokahama area
and others too, have been re-
built in an effort to escape an
other ordeal. To prevent fire
from sweeping too far, the Japs
have opened many new parks
and wide streets, and have built
concrete fire-Walls at ri G n t
angles to prevailing winds which
often are high. They have built
many modern fire-proof build
ings, either in the centers of the
cities or in the outskirts.
But to modernize all of them
was beyond even Jap diligence:
So the large cities remain large
ly a firebugs' paradise. There
are quite a few roofs of copper
and tile, but many smaller fac
tories and hastily erected war
buildings are of wood, stucco
and even plyboard, with paper
partitions. Many houses are
made of these materials, but
even more use rice-straw mats.
For the next two months these
will be dry as finder and flare
like celluloid. Flames will
spread literally like wildfire in
the crowded regions of such
cities as Osaka and Kobe where
one shack is damned against an