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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
GANCpLANk LOWERED BY
 AMER. NAVY
Army Also DisoIoses Re- turn of Troops in Europe
 Be Over by February

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 = The Navy is lowering the gangplank foi 423 ,00O more prospective civilians
 Effective Saturday, it is adding credit for overseas service to its point discharge system: One quar- ter of a point for every month of service outside the Continental United States, since Sept. 1, 1889.
 No change was made in the point totals necessary to qualify.
 With the 327, ,O00 made eligible for release when the point system first was announced Aug. 15, the new action swells to 750,000 the number to be ready for discharge
 Overseas credit is given not only for any duty outside this country but for assignment to any ship in commission.
 Simultaneously with the Navy's announcement, the Army disclosed that it has set next February as the date for completing the return of some 100000 unneeded troops from Europe. It added that more than 1,750,0O0 men would be back from the Pacific by June.
 Promising the Navy's present critical scores will be lowered as rapidly as possible, Secretary For restal added that within six mon as half the men now in uniform will be out. Within year, he said, the Navy will be down to it's estimated peace time strength of 500,000. That compares with a current total of more than 3,300000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
Allied Prisoners
 Bayonet by laps,
 Flesh Then Eafei1
(By The Associated Press)

The Australian Government, ir an official statement, declared to- day that Japanese soldiers ate the flesh of American prisoners of wal after they had been used for bayo- net practice.
 Tn other parts of the Far East stories of other brutal Japanese treatment came to light as hun- dreds of American prisoners of wal reached safety and told of theil existence in Japanese hell camps.
 Thousands of other American prisoners were aboard ships ano planes on their way home.
 In an official document made public today Australian authorities disclosed that the Japanese had "resorted to cannibalism" against Allied prisoners.
 Times and places were not dis closed.
 The atrocity report was prepared for submission to the United Ma tions War Crimes Commission From Authentic evidence it was established that the prisoners were eaten and in some cases, the report said, human flesh was found ir Japanese mess kits or over camp fires The report contained confes- sions from Japanese soldiers who admitted they cut up and ate Al lied prisoners.
 Referring to the report, H. V Evatt, Australian Minister for Ex- ternal Affairs, said crimes com mitted by the Japanese forces ir the field were part of a system of terrorism in which all Japanese troops and commanders partici- pated'
 In other parts of Japan, China Manchuria and Korea, American authorities continued to evacuate American prisoners from Japanese camps and rush them to medical centerS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
VACATION AND SCHOOL
 TAKE HOLDEN FAMILY
 SOUTH ABOARD NORAH

MT. and Mrs. Alex B. Holden and son, Sandy, will be south-bound passengers on the Princess Norah tomorrow
 Sandy will enter Brentwood Col lege, near Victoria, and MT. and Mrs. Holden will continue south to California for two or three months vacation.
 With their home in the Scatter Tract sold to O. F. Benecke, the Holdens have leased an apartment in the Baranof, which should be ready for occupancy by the time they return to Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
The W ashington
 Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON = Release of the Pearl Harbor reports now makes it possible to tell the long-withheld story of the Battle of Midway and the reason why the Chicago Tribune was never successfully prosecuted for revealing certain war secrets at the time of that battle.
 It has now been made clear through the Pearl Harbor reports that the U. s. Navy was in pos session of the Japanese secret code and thus was able to break down messages sent between Tokyo and Washington and between various units of the Jap fleet.
 That was how Cordell Hull knew at 10 D. m. on Dec. 6, the day before Pearl Harbor, that the Japs were going to hand him an abrupt note flatly refusing his peace pro- posals. That was why Gen. Mar shall was censured in the Pearl Harbor report for being out horse back riding on the morning of Dec '. so that word of this pending break in U. S.-Jap relations was not flashed to Gen. Short at Pearl Harbor until such a time and through such slow channel that he received it only after six Am erican battleships were at the bottom of the harbor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
BATAAN HERO SURPRISED AT GREAT HONOR
Tells Cheering Crowds What America Should
 Learn-TaIks, Congress

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-Presi- dent Truman presented the Con- gressional Medal of Honor to Gen. eral Jonathan Wainwright today. The presentation was complete surprise to the hero of Bataan and Corregidor.
 The presentation was the high light of a day in which the nations capital acclaimed the hero of Corre- gidor.
 Tt gives me more pleasure than almost anything I have ever done to present Gen. Wainwright with the Congressional Medal of Honor, " the President said.
 Tired gaunt Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, back for a hero's ac- claim, hold his cheering welcomers today that American should learn two lessons from the tragedy of Bataan.
 In the future, he said, the U. s. should:
 1. Be firm with those "truculent men," the Japanese.
 9. Be prepared, so that never again will American soldiers be flor ced senselessly to suffer torment and starvation
 It was Wainwright Day in Wash ington.
 His airplane settled down at Ma tional Airport an dthere, after more than four years of wait and worry, he met his wife Kitty.
 As the plane rolled in, Mrs. Vain wright ran forward, hands out stretched. The General gave her a genuine smack, one he had saved up for four years.
 Mrs. Wainwright wept with joy.
 Before the cheering multitude in the capital today stood living reminder of Jap brutality. A man who bore the mental and physical scars of cruel treatment in Jap prison camps. And at no time was this fact more apparent than when General Wainwright told the crowd of hero- worshippers before the Washington Monument-quote-"No human person could desire that the Japs should be forced to endure
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
KeaIth Board
 Asks Call of
 Legislature
Special Session to Meel Need for Tuberculosis
 Fight Funds Urged

Confronted with a health prob lem for which they could not find sufficient funds available, members of the newly organized Board of Health at it's session in Juneau last week adopted a Resolution urging that a special session of the Terri torial Legislature be called in order to make further appropriations to handle the steadily increasing tuber- culosis spread in Alaska. The Board said it's studies revealed there were an estimated 4,000 cases of tuber- culosis in the Territory with but 2S9 beds to care for them. It point cd out army and navy hospitals can now, with the end of the war, be obtained for civilian use in the Territory, but money must be made available if the opportunity is to be accepted by Alaska. The Board urged that immediate action be talk en before the military facilities are moved from the Territory or dis mantled as surplus property Complete text of the Resolution follows:
 WHEREAS the war has ended sud- denly and there are available army and navy hospitals which may be obtained for the Territory at little or no cost for the treatment of tuberculosis patients; and
 WHEREAS tuberculosis has de- veloped into the most critical health problem facing the people of Alaska at this time, estimates showing that there are approximately 4,00O active cases with but 289 beds avail able for their care, including those in hospitals in the States made available to Alaskans; and
 WHEREAS the Federal Govern ment has shown a willingness to aid Alaska in it's health problems, and has been and is prepared now to match dollar for dollar territorial funds for the care of tuberculosis patients; and
 WHEREAS the last Legislature appropriated only $60c00 to the Health Department for the bien- nium, or $30000 per annum for use in combating this dreaded disease, which is making such terrific in- roads among all classes of people in Alaska: and
 WHEREAS the Board of Health of ] Continued or Page EightJ
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
HOME ON LEAVE

Claude Helgesen, wellknown local boy and Juneau High School graduate, now a Second Mate in the Merchant Marine, is home on a 1O-day leave, visiting his relatives here. For most of the past two years he has been on one of the larger Army Transports operating to the Aleutians and down the Chain"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
De CHAMPLAIN HERE

J. w. De Champlain, Superin- tendent of the Icy Straits can- nery, arrived here Saturday from Hoonah via Alaska Coastal Airlines and is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
CALIFORNIA MEN HERE

Jack Jordan and M Mcdaniel arrived in town this morning from Long Beach, Calf, and are guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Closing stock quotations today were as fol- lows: American Can, 103B, Curtiss- Wright, 67s, Anaconda 31h, Inter- national Harvester 91ls, Kennecott 38A, New York Central 26, Nor thern Pacific 27k, U. s. Steel Il z Pound $4021s
 Dow, Jones averages today were as follows: Industrials. l7703; rails 5536; utilities, 3370
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
TREVOR DAVIS BACK

Trevor Davis. owner of the Snap Shop, returned to Juneau on the Alaska after a month spent in the Prince William Sound area, taking movies of salmon spawning. and the spawning streams. for the New England Fish Company and the San Juan Fish packers. He reported there are Tots of fish" in that area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
OLSON IN TOWN

Richard Olson arrived in town yesterday from Adak and is guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
MACARTHUR
 ISSUES TWO
 STATEMENTS
Sparks Fly in Korea on 0t (upation- Northern Hon.
 shu Is Taken Over

BULLETIN = TOKYO, Sept. 10.-General Macarthur struck Japanese militarism death blow today by ordering the Inn perial Headquarters abolished and simultaneously clamped a press and radio censorship on the beaten Empire.
 As Supreme Commander he issued n directive that the head quarters must dissolve by Sep tember iS. General iIeadquart- CTS was set up in I9il a few months before Pearl IIarbor to coordinate Army and Navy ac- tiyity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10

TOKYO, Sept. l0-Gen. MacAr- thurs softly firm control spread through the length of Japan and southern Korea today but his policy Of retaining and using the existing Japanese Government set sparks flying in Korea
 Koreans demonstrated in Seoul tKeijo) and termed il "a slap in the face" when It. Gen. John R. Hodge, whose Twenty Fourth Army Corps landed at Jinsen Saturday, proclaimed that Japanese admins trative officials would continue in office. They had expected quick freedom from the Nipponese.
 Hodge, after accepting surrender of southern Korea (the Russians control the northern half), quickly explained that the Japanese Gov Gen. and his staff would remain in office only to carry out Ameri- can orders and would be allowed no independent action.
 Vice Admiral Prank Jack Flet- cher and his North Pacific Naval force accepted Japan's surrender of all northern Honshu and the nor thernmost home island of Hokkaido at Ominato Naval Base Sunday Japanese were ordered to disarm and to continue their civil admin stration. Patrol boats and carrier planes circled alertly, pending the arrival of occupation troops.
 Two Statements Issued
 MacArthur simultaneously issued two statements from his new head quarters in the U. S. Embassy in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10
ADVANCE
MIDWAY PREPARATIONS

That twas also why, two weeks before the Battle of Midway, the Navy knew that Japan was pre-
 pairing a mighty attack on our key
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-10

MIR, MRS. GROSS HERE
 MT. and Mrs. c. G. Gross, of San San Diego, Calf, are guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

Many man who starts Il bust
ness on Il good idea fails because
the idea wouldn't work unless he
did Country Gentleman.
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
DAGSBORO

Miss Delorous Nickers has ac-
cepted Il position al RehOboth for
the summer,
Mrs. Robert Ions and daughter
Ruth Ann spent Friday with Mr..
and Mrs George f. Long at their
cottage at Indian River Inlet.
Miss Rose Mary Nickcrs is spend
ing sometime With her sister. Mrs.
Henrietta Weidlcr AT Erie Pa
Mr. and Mrs Alvin Daisey call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs Albert Hudson
at Williamsyille on Tuesday Of the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Cobb return
ed to their home here Friday. They
We're accompanied home by Mr..
and Mrs. Pete Viola of Baltimore.
Mr.. Cobb has been receiving treat
Inent at the Marine Hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard West and
children and Mr. and Mrs Horace
Hickman spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs Norman West
Nh and Mrs Armrl West return
ed to Philadelphia after spending
the way Ol his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs l. IT West who is i'll at This
writing
Mrs. lllda Mitchell Of Washing
ton. -. C.. is spending sometime
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac H. West She was called
home due To her fathers illness.
Miss f.ula Lee and ElOise West
were overnight guests of their I'm
Gle Mr. and Mrs William West.
George McCabe is spending al
emergency Today furlough, due t,
the illness and death OF his ia
Iher-in-law. Leroy Steelman.
Leroy Steelman was taken tC
the University Hospital in Balti
more. July 4. where he underwear
. an operation He passed away oi
Thursday. July l. without %ainin:
/ consciousness. He was 81 years q
/ age and the son OF Mr.. and Mrs
] John Strrlman Of Denton, Md. III
S leaves beside his widow. Mrs Yin;
/ Long Steclman. four daughters
Mrs. LOrtna Dormam. Mrs. Cor;
+ McCabe. Mrs. Marie Hummer q
/ Frankford and Miss Vima lie
= Stetlman Funeral services Wer
held Sunday afternoon at O'clOc.
= at the Christ Methodist Church q
4 which he was superintendent unit
T. his health failed, conducted 10y tn
/. Rev John IT, Anderson and Rev
$ r. l.. Bennett Burial III Red Men
) cemetery.
II Mrs Oscar l.. llorncr of Philu
delphia is spending some tim
Z With her sister. Mrs. +. II. lich
= man
Rev. John II. Anderson has rt
Ii turned after spending Il few day
;t at Il pastors school.
Mrs John IT, Anderson is Spcnt
ing couple of weeks with he
children in Wilmington and lia
It timOre.
II Two Of every seven pedestrian
d killed in motor vehicle traffic ace
dents are % years or over.
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
DELMAR

Lieutenant Roy Aydelotte who
has been on duty i'll italy lur the
t"st year is spending Through
With his family here.
Private Culher has completed his
basic training at ..ort Knox. Ken
lucky and is spending l. day, here
With his PARENTS
Private Charles L. Baker of
CAMP Banding. Florida a,cr
spending TWO Weehs with his moth-
tr, Mrs. Levin Baker len Monday
tor amp Meade. Maryland
Pc. Francis White who has i. cm
oH duly in the Euopeau tLvaur
and has been hospitalilrd in Eng
land Ion past lWo months is spend
lnG a lurlou2h here with his iami-
Iy.
Miss Lois Galloway OF Eas,on.
Mary Was homa with her par
enIs, Mr. ana Mrs. Walter Gallo
way over the past week. enc.
Air George OjiphanI ui ncal
town IS patient in tn" Penn
General Hospital @ultorln4 IRON
c0nIpiicatiol.s.
John Smith Who Is stationed Al
Norfolk. Nir&inia il ,srndiAg
"'th'# lurIou2h L,rc wi, t.l- nln
ilN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles lirrect an.
son OF Baltimore are VISITING hrI
parents. Dr. and Mrs. +. Barton
Frccncy. here
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bradley an,
daughter. Marjorie Lee of Aher
Geen, Maryland spent the pas
week here With Mrs Bradlcy'S par
tnts, MIR. and Mrs. Lee W. cullen.
The Nursery Department of Mt
Oily" Church School held its an
mal party last "Wednesday after
E"on. July II, in the Dplma Pan
ANA il Was greatly enjoyed b
those Who attended which include
- mothers and babies Mrs. w. /
Powell is Superintendent and Tea
cher OF TINS department.
Dclnar is To have calniya
First in several Years. # WiIl opr
MondaN July IL ana continue unt
? .iuly n
Glen RaHnc Posi- No. Il Amer
can Legion through its COMMITTEE,
{. Edgar HASTINGS, Chairman. KeI
/ meth I. l-and@rat Marion l.. Has
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
MILFORD NECK

Milford Neck Methodist church.
Reverend David l.. Wood. Pastor.
sunday. July -. sunday School
service at p. nj. Harvey Ihonlp-
son. Supt church services al .
T. M. by the pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NosheIl ana
4rand daughter. Jo Ann Powell "l
Wilminston spent the 18th OF July
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Th"mp-
son and Mrs. Amanda Stevtnson
Mr.. and Mrs. John French ana
family OF I4eWes We're Sunday sup
per guests OF his parents. Mr. ANA
Mrs. Charles French 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Macklln
and family spent Sunday eNtnlhS
with Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Wiley
and son Joshua Jr.
Little Johnnie Raymond. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Raymond Is
visiting his aunt and uncle. Mf
ana Mrs. Homer Raymond OF MAJ
Gp Hook. Pennsylvania.
MIR. and Mrs. John Lonsbott"m
Of Big Stone Beach spent Monday
visiting friends and relatives III
Chester. Pennsylvania.
MIR. and Mrs. David Blizlard and
Mrs. Sudia Mills visited Mr. anu
Mrs. Harvey Thompson and Mrs
Amanda Stevenson "Wednesday
afternoUn
Mrs. Lewis Holiday Of Feltol
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie;
French 81. Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George CoHerdal'
and sons visited Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Meredith Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs William Macklil
and family were Saturday evenins
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Avery Clendaniel and family O
near f'rederica
Little Patsy Cannon is taking
TWO weeks vacation with he
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs Alirct
Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy :. Dye am
family of Allentown. PcnnSylNani
were week end guests of Mr. an
Mrs. John Wolfe and sont harles Il
Big Stone Beach.
Little NelllltlH MtIcultH, S"H q
Mr. and Mrs. DerIicksOn Mrrtdit
is visiting his grand parents. Nj
and Mrs. Alfred Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Grrcnlry IN
family spent Monday in Wilmime
ton
Mn and Mrs. Jack Willis former
ly of Milford Neck are now resio
ima in Lynch Heights.
Buy WAX BONDS
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

Buy WAR BONDS.
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

Two Of every seven pedestrians
killed in motor vehicle traffic acCi-
dents are % years or over.
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

Several from here attended the
horse races at Wilkins Race Track
near Georgetown on Wednesday
night of last week.
Mrs. Eliza White has returned
home after several weeks visit with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Moore.
Mrs. L. r. Lingo was IA George
town visitor on Monday of this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs George Minner are
spending the summer at their cot
tage on the Indian River.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard r. Dick
erson and daughter Elaine Russell
of Georgetown and Miss Mildred
Conaway of Seaford spent their
vacation this week at Riverdale
in the MOntney cottage
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

ing,, Waltel. galloway and Newell
hest carnivals on the road 10 come
here.
Added attractions Will be the
North Carolina Ridge Runners.
Cousin Lee. Smiling Dave and
Happy Johnny These are all tami-
liar To many as 1ayolite radio ell
trrtainerS. On Saturday. July 2l.
there viii be Riddles Matinee
All proceeds from this will be used
tor the proposed childrtn's play
-round
Mrs II. G. Poore is Il patient in
the Wilmington General Hospital
pA"re she viii undergo an opera
ton soon.
Miss Elizabeth Elliott an emplo-
ycr a. Dupont'S. Seafurd is spend
in2 her Vacation With Nh and Mrs
OsSie Sa4en al Springfield. lllinu-
is.
Mrs f. +. MunNar left Thusda!
Ia he with her husband who i,
stationed at Fort sam Houston
Texas.
Nh and Mrs Buns Marvil lrl
town Friday to make their home il
Chicago where he has IA position
Mr.. +. L. Ford OF Newark. Ncl
Jersey has been the guest OF Nh
and Mrs r. j Ford here. for pas
several days
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Rothc have rt
turned from Il visit with rclativ,
in Wildwood and Chester PennsyI
Iamid
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
WARWICK

Members of the Georgetown XII
wants Club held their annual out
ing along Indian River on We'd
nesday afternoon and evening OF
last week.
Mr. and Mrs f. C. Wilson and
son Kenneth OF Seaford were week
end guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Law
renee Lingo.
Nh and Mrs +. r. Ncasey and
family OF Georgetown are spend
ing the month OF July al Oak Or
Chard
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Jones and
daughter We're Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers at Iiiv-
crdalc.
Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20
BETHEL

Mrs. Harry Williams and dauSh-
ters. Mrs. Randall DickersOn ana
children. Mrs William Snedaker
and daughter are spending the
week at Wildwood. y. j.. as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sne-
daker.
Mrs. Ella Williams is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Herbert Phl-
lips, in MiddletOwn.
Mrs. Paul Garrett and daughter
of Wilmington spent Saturday with
Mrs. RhOda Garrett.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Earle Allen
and daughter Linda spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. \. f. Allen IN
Laurel.
Richard I.arrimore of the |. ;.
Navy. spent the weekend with ms
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney
LarrimOre.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garrett and
daughter of New Castle are visit
ing with relatives here.
Miss Ann Louise Larrimore spent
last week in RehObOth as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack SammohS.
Mrs. Howard Furness and
daughter Helen of Milford were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Rod-
ney Larrimore last Friday
Rev. Turner attended the re-
ligious school of education last
week.
Messrs. Gerald Spence. Harve!
Lee Cordrey. Philip Miller Spen'
the weekend at RehOboth' as th'
guests of Burke Hill.
The W. S. c. S. was entertained
Thursday night at the home 0
Mrs. Rodney LarrimOre.
Capt. and Mrs. h. i. Qulllei
spent part of the week VIII
relatives in Aliddletown.
Mrs. Martha Prittchard was
recent guest of Mrs. Alverda FL
zery.