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Nogales international., 1946-04-26
San Francisco, Calf.
April 20, 1916

Dear Mr. Pottinger,
Just a few lines to thank you for
sending the M. Received four
copies of it day before yesterday
and have read them over several
times.
Although it takes them several
Nogales international., 1946-04-26

Mrs. L. M. F'rink of Phoenix left
for her home Tuesday. She has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
w. Field for the past two weeks.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26
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News Or CUR
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az UNIFORM

Perry Burnand, U. S. Navy, was
here Saturday enroute from Cali
fornia to Colorado where he will in
Struct pending the short time re-
naming before he gets his discharge.
Jimmy DeVaughn, U. S. Navy, just
back from the Philippines, was in
town Friday from Tucson accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Bert
DeVaughn of Tucson, formerly of
NogaleS. He has been in the Navy
almost four years and will receive
his discharge in July. Overseas he
was on the USS Weight.
John Figueras, U. s. Navy, ar
rived week ago yesterday to spend
about three-week leave with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Figueras.
His ship, the cruiser Astoria, is now
in dry dock at San Pedro.
1t is now Sgt. j. Allen Cumming
according to recent word from the
Philippines. Buzz" is assistant
editor of the paper for his outfit
and has done some interesting in
terviewing in the heated politica.
campaign that has held the spot
light in the Philippines lately.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26
BABY GIRL

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Con-
zalez of Nogales, Sonora, an eight
pound girl at 9:10 pm. Saturday.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26

WEDEMEYER A BASEBALL
STAR The St. Mary's ALL
American football star Of
Sugar Bowl fame steps up to
the plate in a new role. In
game against Stanford univer-
sity at Moraga, Calf, Her
man Wedemeyer made his
1916 debut impressive by
blaShing out a home run.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26

Augustine Cordova Espinosa has
re-enlisted in the Navy for three
year period and is now at the u. S.
Naval Training Base in San Diego.
He received his discharge from his
first hitch in the Navy in Decem-
bert.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26
LETTERS FROM SERVICE MEN

Nogaes welcomes
County So, keep coming.
boys girls).
Nogales international., 1946-04-26
Want Ads

WANTED-SALES AGENT: No
gales territory now open for reliable
sales representative. Sell Produc-
ton Homes. rooms, gable roofs.
Measures SO x 20. Sells for 1894.
Not prefabricated. Permanent beau
tiful home. Write or call in person.
MIRACLE REALTY co. Exclusive
Arizona Dist" 305 N. 4th Avenue.
Phone 3636-Tucson, Arizona.
WANTED: To share my home
with business woman. Breakfast
privileges. 209 West street.
WANTED: Small electric or gas
refrigerator. Call Rancho Santa
Cruz, La Noria No. 2.
FOR SALE: A tuxedo, size 38.
Phone 10-J.
WANTED TO RENT by perman-
ent couple, modern house. G. G.
Jackson, Matchmaker, 205 Morley.
(12-27-tf)
Anybody interested in good MIN
ING PROPERTY, I have some
copper, silver and lead. T. c..
Dunham, Patagonia, Arizona.
(Pub. 2 mos-1st pub. 3/8)
Nogales international., 1946-04-26

1t. Charles S. Smith is leaving the
Philippines on July 1st for the states
for his discharge from the Army Air
Forces.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26

William Shane, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Shane, arrived Satur-
day from Ft. Lewis, Wash, and is
leaving on May End for Camp
Stoneman, Calf. He was inducted
into the Army engineering corps.
Oct. 10, 1945.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26

Andy Bettwy, Jr., son of Mrs.
Mary Bettwy, is home with a dis
charge from the Army. He served
in Europe.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26

Pete Embrick, Jr.. left Pearl Har-
Dor Tuesday for the United States
and is expected home soon with his
discharge from the Navy.
Nogales international., 1946-04-26

Enrique r. Morales of Nogales,
Sonora, enlisted in the Army at
Phoenix last week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH
HELD IN Staying OF
CHILD IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-WD-A
14-year-u]d high school boy was
charged today with the Staying OF
three-year-old Sybil Gurfein whose
partially clothed body was found
submerged in a bathtub when her
parents returned home after leav-
ing her in his care.
The boz, Jack Turk, was missing
when the parents returned home,
but later was arrested in New Jer.
sey.
Police said he admitted stuffing
gauze into her mouth. Later he
said, he tapped her mouth with ad-
hesive tape and then tied cord
around her neck and placed her in
the bathtub before leaving.
The child was clad only in her
pajama top when the body was
discovered by her father, Jack
Gurfein, a jewelry salesman, this
morning. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
SENATE COMMITTEE
TO HAVE LABOR ACT
READY BY MARCH 4

WASHINGTON, Feb. 74.-P-
A three-man Senate subcommittee
may agree this week on the terms
of armed services merger legisla.
ton proposing autonomy for the
Army Air Forces.
Headed by Chairman Thomas
O.-Utah, the Military sub-com-
mittee repeatedly hopes for a de-
cision at Tuesday meeting on its
biggest unsolved problem-whether
to recommend one or three cabi-
net members to direct the propos-
ed new integrated setup.
Military officials who have had
a look at a half dozen or more
suggested drafts of the bill said
there seems little doubt that the
subcommittee will recommend
separate status-equal to that of
the Army and Navy-for the Army
Air forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
18TH TRANSMISSION
WIIIIAMSTON Eel

18TH TRANSMISSION
WILLIAMSON, Feb. 24-(P
-Nine-year-old Peggy Har-
rison, ill for five years with 4
form of anemia whose cause
and cure has baffled physi-
clans, recently received her
138th blood TRANSMISSION at
Browns Community hospital
here.
Specialists have been unable
to definitely diagnose the
child's illness, but it has been
determined that she is suffer-
ing from diabetes, in addition
to the anemia. Each transfu-
sion, physicians say, apparent
Iy fortifies her for a period Of
five to six weeks.
The daughter of Mr.. an6 Mrs.
E. C. Harrison of the rural
Bear Grass community, she
received her first TRANSMISSION
five years ago. Since then,
neighbors, Williamson fire
men, members of local civic
clubs, highway patrolmen and
other volunteers have kept the
little girl supplied with the
, blood which has kept her alive.
Throughout her illness, the
child has maintained a stead
fast hope for ultimate recov-
cry. In fact, physicians, puz-
zled by her condition, admit
that they draw their strongest
hope from the hope of Peggy
herself.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
BRIDGES SEEKING
LIGHT ON LETTER
Senator Calls On Bowles
To Clarity Letter Prom
ising Wage Order

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a - WD-
Sen. Styles Bridges, (R., N. H.
Sunday night asked Chester Bowles,
the new sterilization director, to
clarity whether he has committed
himself to a wage increase policy
favorable to CLIO unions and lin
favorable to AFL or non-union
workers.
Bridges released the text of a
letter he sent to Bowles Saturday
and also the text of letter which
Bowles purportedly wrote to CLIO
President Philip Murray on Feb.
Is.
Reported Missive
He charged that the Outstanding
feature" of the Bowles missive
lis a definite promise that, upon
becoming Economic Sterilization
Director, you would issue a wage
order Of great advantage to ali
steel workers belonging to the CLIO
and to the distinct disadvantage Of
all steel workers belonging to the
ALL or other unions, or none"
Bowles had no immediate COM
ment on the accusation.
Bridges asked him TO confirm
that he had sent such a letter to
Murray and IF so, do you now
consider that you had any right to
make such pledge of favoritism to
MIR. Murray before assuming the
high office to which you have been
named?"
AFL Unmentioned
No where did the Bowles-Mur-
ray letter, as released by Bridges
mention the AFL. But it was on the
following portion of the alleged
Bowles letter that Bridges appar-
emily based his charges of CLIO
favoritism:
Immediately upon taking office
as Economic Sterilization Director,
l will issue an order providing
that any wage settlement resulting
from a wage agreement, arbitra.
ton award or recommendation Of
a publicly appointed fact-finding
agency involving a company in the
steel producing, processing or fab
ricating industry or in the iron ore
mining industry, whose employees
are now on strike, and providing
an increase not in excess of 10 -
cents per hour, shall be deemed
approved within the meaning and
for the purpose of the executive
order.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25

s:oo-News Report for Is Mins.-NBc
Quincy Howe and News Periodicals
Walter Herman and News-ABC-east
Repeat of the Terry Serial-ABC-west
6;l5-Melody Sketches & sports-NBC
Jimmy Carroll Songs, orchestra-cBS
Repeat from Dick Tracy-ABC-west
Serial Superman Repeat-MBS-west
6:3o-Eileen Farrell Song Show-CBS
Repeat of Jack Armstrong-ABC-west
Capt. Midnight's Repeat-MBS-west
e:4s-Lowell Thomas & Newcast-NBc
Cal Tinney's Commentary-ABC-b asc
Tennessee led. in Repeat-ABC-wcst
Tom Mix. Serial Repeat-MBS-west
7:oo-Radio's Supper Club-NBC-basic
Fifteen Min. Sponsored Series-CBS
News Commentary & overseas-ABc
7:15-News & Comment of World-NBC
Tenor Jack Smith Sings-CBS-basic
Raymond Swing and Comment-ABC
Dance Music Orch. Us Minis. )-MBS
7:3oICarolyn Gilbert with Songs-NBC
Bob Hawk & Quiz show-cBs-basic
Lone Rangers Drama of West-ABC
Frank Singiser Newcast-MBS-basic
7:4SR. Hardness and Con1ment-ARC
Inside of Sports. Bill Brandt - MbS
S:oo-America Cavalcade Drama-NBC
vox Pop by Parks and Warren-CD&
aot!i diid AoneI comedy Sklt-AB6
Bulldog Drummond Adventures-MBS
s:l5-Hedda Hoppers Hollywood-ABc
8:3o-Howard Barlow & Concert-ABc
Joan Davis & Comedy Variety-CBS
Fat Man, Detective, Dramatic-ABC
Sherlock Holmes In Adventures-M8S
8:55-Five Minutes News Periodicals
9:00-Voorhees Concert & Guest-NBc
Radio Theater from Hollywood--CBS
Deal in Crime, Drama Show-ABc
Gabriel Heater and Commentaries
S:l5-Real Life Stories, Drama-MBS
9:3o-lnfornation Please, Quiz-NBC
Forever Tops. Paul Whiteman-ABC
Spotlight Bands, Guest Orches.-M3S
9:55-Five Minutes News Show-ABC
1o:0o-Contented Concert Orches.-NBC
Screen Guild Players and Guest-CBS
Jimmy Gleason's Diner Comedy-ABC
Henry J. Taylor In Commentaries
io;l5-Music from Jon Cart Trio-MBS
10 :3oDoc. l @. in Quiz Series-NBC
Crime Photog, Dramatic-CBS-basic
Bob Hawks Quiz Repeat-other CHS
Ralph Nounan String Ensemble-ABc
Detect Tune Vincent Lopez-MBS
11:00-News for Is Minutes-NBC-baeio
The Supper Club Repeat-NBC-basi
News, Variety, Dance 2 h.-CBS & ABC
News; Dance Band Shows h.-MBS
l:15-Variety & News to a. m.-NBC
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
MOTHERHOOD DIGNITY
BEING FORGOTTEN IN
WORLD, CARDINAL SAY

ROME, Feb. 2A(P)-Samuel
Cardinal Stritch, of Chicago,
said Sunday that the "sanctl.
ty and dignity and power OF
motherhood are being forgot
ten" in the world.
"There has appeared again
the Venus ideal in woman
hood" he asserted.
In taking formal possession OF
the Church of St. Agnes Out
side the Walls, Cardinal Strltcn
expressed the hope that the
Virgin Mary would inspire
Catholic women in the WORK
of God"
Dressed in the full robes OF
Prince of the church with an
ermine cape, Cardinal stritch
blessed the 1000 persons gain
cred in the church for the SOL
emn ceremonies, including an
honor guard OF Boy Scouts
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
LUXURY GOODS TAX
TO STAY THIS YEAR
DOUGHTON ASSERTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a - Up -
Chairman Doughton D-NC) Of the
House Ways and Means committee
predicted today that high wartime
excise taxes on '1uxury goods"
will be continued through this year
at least.
Doughton told newsmen ne per-
sonally could see mo use in the
world for buyers holding back on
the purchase of furs, silverware.
luggage and jewelry in the hope
of tax cut by July 1.
Expressing similar view,
Chairman George (D-Ga.) Of the
Senate Finance committee COM
mented that he could see no use
for action at this time" on revising
the excise list.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
Round The Town To- Reporter
With
BEN MCDONALD

the air On the Wilmington Ameri.
can Legion On The Air" programs
over WMFD every wedn ss s aIilS
night az $3.50 p. m. The Lagio1
mas suggested the idea the rest is
up to the citizens. The column i is
70 the idea one hundred percent
This And That - n''
Its a 8 IL pound girl at the
frank Wood home. The new ar-
rival has been named Kav Francis
Consrats to Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
-. A hello from Bill Stewart who
Iells me that he is on the new
Legion degree team under the 1'G di,
rection of Walter Riley F,or.
ence Rooser waves as she r,,shoe
into the post office c,arencs
linkey'' Myers has been made
o1tlclal photographer of his organi-
cation. ~ oise'1i-
And
WI, Remember, for spot news from
wilmington and vicinity listen to
me SIAR-NEWS Round-The-Town.
Reporter at 1925 and e:25 D. m.
every day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
JEWISH MOB MARCHES
ON HOTELS OCCUPIED
BY ANGLO-U.S. GROUP

VIENNA, Feb. "a up Be
tween 200 and $50 Jewes Sunday
marched on hotels here where
members of the British-American
committee on Jewish problems are
staying. The marches finally dis
persed after four jeeploads OF inter-
national military police arrived.
There were no disorders, al
though leaders Of the marchers
brushed aside Russian and Amer
lean members of one patrol when
they attempted to divert the grup
from busy Schottenring into a side
street. Members of the Patrol
called for more police and permit
ted the narchers to go to the Jew
ish headquarters a few blocks
ava, where the demonstration
broke up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
W IN e

6:4SES1GN ON
s:45-Agriculture Revue-N
7:oo-Morning Headlines - WILMINGTON
Star
7:45-News Roundup-TN
8:oo-Fairy Tales-TN
8:lo-Under The Capital Dome
8:15-Front Page News
8:30-Musica1 Clock
8:45-Sally Ann Time
8:55-United Press Commentary
9:00EUnited Press News
s:05Spotlight On Rhythm
9:15-Hymns of Faith-TN
s:3o-Shady Valley Folks-MBs
s:45-1n The Woman,s World
lo:o0-United Press News
10 :05-Music For Listening
10:1SBlle Ridge Quartet-TN
10:3o-Your Hit Parade
10:45-Vocal Varieties
11:o0-Cecil Brown-MBs
11:15-1240 Club
l1:55-Billy Arthur
12:OoLLyle Van-MBS
12:151Morton Downey-MBS
u :3o-The Best Sellers
l2:45-The Band of the Day
1:00-United Press News
1:05-Melodic Moods
l:15-Tropical Tempo Time
1:30-Melody Lane
l:fo-Jon y. Antnony-MbS
2:00-Cedric Foster-MBS
. 2:15-Smile Time-MBS
2:30-Queen for a Day-MBS
3:O0-News, Wilmington News
3:05-Music Box
4:00-Erskine Johnson-MBS
4:15-Johnson Family-MBS
4;30-Atlantic Beach Melody Hour
4:45-Glee Club Serenade
5:00-Hece's Howe-MBS
Observation-Disclosures
5:30-Captain Midnight-MBS
5:45-Tom Mix-MBS
6:0o-Pepsi Cola News Roundup
6:15-TwiJight Serenade
6:30-Sports Parade
6:45-Musical Cocktails
7:00-Fulton Lewis Jr.
7:11Blue Ribbon Revue
7:30-Frank Singiser-MBS
7:45-The Nocturne Hour
8:00-Bulldogs Drummond-MBS
8:30-Sherlock Holmes-MBS
9:00-Cabriel Heatter-MBS
9:15-The Bandwagon
9:30-Spotllght Bands-MBS
10:00-Henry J. Taylor-MBS
10:15-Fight of the Week.-Mrs.
11:0o-All the News-MBS
II :l5-S1GN OFF
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
CLAIMS INCREASING

RALEIGH, Feb. 24-R-Chair-
man A. L. Fletcher of the State
Unemployment Compensation COM
mission said Sunday that claims
from veterans for readjustment
allowances are increasing rapidly.
Most of the veterans filing claims
are those in self-employment,
chiefly farmers who receive
monthly payments of 500 less net
income from their operations, and
those seeking industrial jobs. The
latter receive $40 a week while
without work.
Veterans in self-employment, of
whom nine out of 10 are farmers,
have filed 7,767 claims so far this
month, whereas in January 2,479
veterans applied for payments on
their December operations. The
total of TOT who applied in De-
cember for payments covering
previous months received $113, 1853.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
Radio Programs
WMFD Wilmington-1400 KC

7:3Q-"Family Altar"
7:4S-"MusicaI Clock"
s:o?Msws With Martin Agronsky
: SI5-"NBC Musical Clock"
S:se-"Your Sunshine Hour
e:55-"UP News"
9:00-The Breakfast Club with Don
Mcneil
10 :00-My True Story
10 :2s-Betty Croker
l0:30-Hymns of all Churches
lo:a5-One ,Woman's Opinion
ii'oo-B Breakfast in Hollywood - Tom
li:oo-k ellogg's Home Edition
l:45-Ted Malone
II :oo-Glamour Manor
l2:3o-Club Matinee
lo0-Baukhsge Talking
!l5-"Musicsl Interlude"
!:s("News"-WiiminSso Star News
l:3o-"Lets Dance"
1:4-"Man on the Street"
2:0o-Joan B. Kenedny-News
2:l5-Ethel and Albert
2:30-Bride and Groom
3:oo-A Pearce and His Gang
3:30-Lsdies Be Seated
4:00-Jack Berch and Boys
4:15tThe Fitzseralds
4:30-Time for Women
4:45-Hop Harrigan
5:oo-Terry and Pirates
5:l5-Haweiian HarTnonies
5:30-"Lone Ranger"
6:o0-Kiernan's Corner
6:15-'Musical Interlude"
6:20-"Sports Parade"
8:26-"News"-Wiimi News
6:30"Evening Request Program"
7:00-Headline Edition
7:l5-Raymond Swing
7:30-"Tne Worlds Most Honored
Flights
S:00A"Evening Request Program"
8:15-Hedda Hopper Hollywood
. 3:30-The Fat Man
1901 Dsal in Crime
9:36-Forever Top
9:55-Chester Morrison
1o:o0-Jimny Gieasons Diner
1o:3o-"Caroljna Playboys"
10:45-String Ensemble
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
SYNOD TO MEET

WINSTON-SALEM, Feb. "a
R)-The three-day annual con-
vention of the United Evangell-
cal synod of North Carolina
opens here Tuesday at Augs-
burg church.
DR.. Franklin Clark Fry, presi-
dent of the United Lutheran
church which numbers l,I5U,-
600 members and is the largest
Lutheran body in the United
States, will speak Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. DR.. J. L. l..
Morgan, state president, will
preach the sermon, TUESDAY
morning,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
Tar Heel
News Briefs
Baptists To Meet
WINSTON-SAI,EN

Baptists To Meet
WINSTON-SALEM, Feb. 24-P
"A statewide Baptist Sunday
School convention will be held
April "a, it is announced by L. l..
Morgan, secretary of Sunday
School work for the North Caro-
lima Baptist convention. 1t will be
the first such meeting to be held
in two years.
Among prominent speakers will
be DR.. T. L. Hobcomb, executive
secretary of the Baptist Sunday
School board, Nashville, Tenn. ;
DR.. r. C. Campbell, pastor of the
First Baptist church, Columbia,
IS. c.; M. A. Higgins, of Raleigh,
State Mission secretary; DR..
Homer L. Grace, secretary OF
Vacation Bible School work, Nash
vile, and DR.. Baker ]. Cauthen,
secretary of the Orient, Of the
Baptist Foreign Mission board,
Richmond, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
OVER THE NETWORK

MONDAY, FEBRUARY rs
Eastern Standard Time P. M.-Subtract
One Hour for est, 2 Hours for MIST.
;hanges In program as listed are due
to corrections by networks made
too late to incorporate.
5:45-F7ont Page Farrell Serial-NBC
Sparrow and The Hawk, Serial-CBS
Tennessee Jed, Drama Skit-ABC-east
Hop Harrigan in Repest-other Abe
Tom Mix, a Serial Series-MBSbasic
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
PEARSON TO SPEAK

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 24-P)-
Lester B. Pearson, Canadian am
bassador to the United States, Will
speak here Monday night under
sponsorship of the international
Relations c1 ID. His announced
subject is Canada and the Post
War World"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
CHARLOTTE MAN HELD

/, CHARLOTTE, Feb. 24-(R =
John Mccall, of Charlotte, is be-
ing held by Charlotte police on
murder warrant in connection with
the fatal shooting, Saturday night
of Earl Deaton, IS, of Charlotte,
it was announced Sunday by c. L.
Sykes, police detective who in
vestigated the affair.
Deaton died at a local hospital
short time after he was wounded
bv four revolver bullets in the
abdomen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25
VETS, AID PLANNED

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb. "a
-P-1n a move designed to aid
veterans in their home churches
the council Of Methodist bishops
Sunday sanctioned the emplc.-
ment of returning chaplains for
special work among former serv-
ice personnel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25

to the United States air attacks
and sea bombardments. At Pea
cock point on Wake Island, Japa-
nese eight-inch batteries point for
lor-ly toward the sea and along
the beaches six-and five-inch bat
teries hanked by smaller caliber
guns show the effect of the Ameri-
can battering.
Planes Stripped
Concrete gunpits Clipped and
cracked and some collapsed under
the shells, bombs, rockets and ma
chinegun bullets. Thirty fighter
planes and one two-engined bomb
er, all stripped by souvenir hunt
ers, prove the accuracy Of the
strafing American fighters.
Along the beaches which the
Japanese stormed Dec. %, 194l to
overwhelm the Marine defenders
is evidence of what the capture Of
Wake cost. Two Japanese patrol
craft which carried 800 victorious
Japanese Marines to the beaches
thrust their bows out OF the water
few hundred yards from where
the U. S. Marines met the final
assault.
Ship Graveyard
The former Japanese liner Suwa
Maru tips her prov out of the
water from the beach which she
made after being torpedoes in
June, 1913 by a U. S. submarine.
Offshore lies Japanese destroyer
which U. S. Marine shore batteries
sand and further offshore lies
another warshtp which Wake Is.
land Marine fighter pilot sent to
the bottom with a single 100-pound
bomb.
From various reports ne mas OBJ
tanned, Capt. Junghans estimates
about 70 Marines and civilians
were killed during the Wake Is
land assault by the Japanese. The
same reports indicate at least 2O5
Americans are buried on Wake.
Those buried include prisoners
who died after capture. plus SO
American civilians executed here
in October, 1943.
Sentenced To Death
Rear Adm. Shigematsu Sakaiba-
ra, commander of Japanese forces
on Wake Island, was sentenced to
death Dec. "a, 1915 at Kwajalein
for those killings.
American loss Of life at Wake
falls far short Of Japanese deaths.
An estimated 900 Japanese died
in the assault on the island and
in later United States attacks;
1900 died of starvation after
American forces clamped block
ade on the island.
"Death Island''
The blockade, combined with
frequent air--sea attacks, caused
the Japanese to name the place
death Island"
A Japanese diary found on Wake
contained 268 entries between
April, 1914 and March, 1945. The
writer listed 243 air attacks during
that period. The blockade was SO
tight the Japanese were unable to
land a ship at Wake after early
1914. For months before their cap
ture, the Japanese were reduced
10 two small meals daily and were
eating birds, rats, grasses and
schrubs.
Return Trip
For Capt. Junghans his assign.
meat here was a return. When a
task force directed by Admiral
Halsey first assaulted Wake earlv
in 1912 Junghans was along as an
aviator for Admiral Spruance, then
aboard the cruiser NORTHAMPTON
Flying Curtiss observation plane
launched from the cruiser, Jung
hans, with five other planes, SPOT
ted the warship's fire, then fought
off Japanese .foatplane fighter
which attacked them six times
They then ducked into the clouds
to confuse the Japanese antiair-
craft gunners, pushed their planes
into shallow glides and divebomb-
ed Wake.