Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                                Page two Pacific stars and stripes k per. 7 mistreatment of dog  by Esther Crane primary and Middle school childen in Shizuoka City have been listening to a novel program lately a speech of repentance Given by two. Dog catchers caught in the act of colonel and resourceful action in re Gard to the inhumane methods a of the dog catchers has resulted in a barrage of articles in japanese newspapers through out Shizuoka prefecture. It was brought to the attention of the recently reorganized japanese Spca s committee _ in Tokyo through a letter from a society member in Shizuoka deploring conditions of animal treatment in that area and praising colonel Cook s hand Ling of the  colonel Cook was awakened. One morning by a series ofsr.,.pitiful yelps and wails below  window. Going Down to investigate he found two japanese dog catchers dangling a Small stray Puppy by a wire.  its jaw and then  because of the animal s con " tinted howls they proceeded c Cito beat its head against thei a aground. The military Goverio ment team commander found. The sight All the More revolt ing in that it was witnessed. By scores of children on their � to the neighbouring school. Ordering the dog catchers to / desist the colonel promptly " summoned them to his officer r along with their Superior the chief of the prefectural Veter Inary affairs a police official a school official and Represen-., natives of the press. The dog s catchers were there upon instructed to write out a speech telling of their cruel and Ivy shameful acts their repent Jance and the necessity for sympathizing with dumb de senseless animals. The offenders have grow pretty familiar with this speech inasmuch As they  lit in 42 different schools of each tune with a prefectural official in the audience to Check tip on the accuracy of their deliveries. The veterinary offi ? Cial has been instructed Toi. Substitute nets for loops of wire in catching dogs and for see ing to it that unclaimed Ani nals Are put to death in an humane fashion. The veterinary representative told Cook that dogs were formerly painlessly disposed of a with injections of nitric acid strychnine but that this is now in Short Supply. Cook suggested that until supplies of this drug Are again obtainable the dogs be asphyxiated by placing  in a Box attached to a tube leading to the exhaust. Pipe of an automobile. He also has recommended that the a american practice be inaugurated whereby persons can redeem or Purchase unclaimed stray dogs from dog pounds. Kew Wen rate rumoured in Korea Seoul oct. 6 up re mors were circulated Here to Day that a one Way com Mercial Exchange rate for the Wen on the . Dollar would be established in the imme Diate future. The rate will be somewhere around 450 Wen to the Dollar and will provide for conver Sion of dollars into Wen but not for Wen into  new rate is not a Milit Ary conversion rate but limited commercial Exchange rate according to the unconfirmed reports. It is intended to stimulate korean Export Sand to give better value to americans stationed in Korea who Are paid in dollars. . Responsibility for girls sought Canberra oct. 6 a australian immigration min ister Arthur a. Calwell said today it is up to the United states government to repatriate australian girls taken to Manila to work for the .  told the australian House of representatives the United states was obliged under an agreement to bring the girls Back to Australia. The australian government claims several of the girls moved from the Philippines to the United states when their contracts  added that several of these girls were stranded inthe United states and had. Appealed to their parents touring them Back. Escaped Japan pos reported to be seen Manila oct. 6 up six japanese prisoners of War who bolted from a United states army stockade at Man Dalyong Rizal province near Manila were reported to have been seen monday roaming the Sierra. Madre Hills near the town of Morong. Rizal pro Vince and the constabulary detachment in the nearby Tow was notified. The japanese were reported to have been seen by a group of Village women. The Japa Nese Are now said to be armed with rifles seized from a far Mer who however was left unharmed. Tournament t winners signal corps photo members of the com Nate Rifle team winners of the recent Fec Small arms tournament at Camp Palmer Japan Are left to right Cpl. Andrew Lukacena Toronto Ohio a set. Douglas w. Bogue los Angeles Calif. To sgt. Roy e. Bice Cincinnati Ohio two Leonard a. Oderman san fran Cisco Calif. It. James e. Machin Seattle Wash and a sgt. David heeler Bakersfield Calif. Helen Keller greeted . Air Force photo throng s of japanese Cro vied the Entrance to Nagoya station recently when miss Melen Kelker. Arrived. Col. F. A. Dumont right commanding officer of Tol he Koriku military government Region greeted miss Keller left and her com Panion miss Polly Thomson,.at the to. Miss Keller who was quartered in the Kanko hotel fifth air Force  lick four Day stay in Nagoya Anne Arci cil Al s and workshops for the Blind and deaf. Precious Metal chinese screen a Platinum screen value Dat $40,000, is to be restored to the government of the re Public of China by Scap s civil property custodian twas reported yesterday. The screen is to be flown to Chinnon october 18. The screen formed one of the vital parts of a nitric and Plant owned by Yungli Che Mical industries limited which was looted by the Japa Nese in 1942. The rest of the factory was returned to China earlier this year when the screen was stolen. The japanese government was directed to make new screen to the same specifications As the missing one. I report realistic on China s red Issue banking oct. 6 up government information director Hollington Tong said that the House of fore girl affairs subcommittee report urging military and economic id for China was one of the most realistic statements of China s communist problem which had yet been issued  he add it reflects the increasing recognition of in formed american circles that the United states has an intrinsic interest in the outcome of China s struggle with the chinese communists. I am certain that the suggestions of the subcommittee will be seriously considered bythe 81st Congress when it meets next  China to get Back factory the civil property Custo Dian scape will restore an entire paper manufacturing Plant valued at approximately $5,000,000, to the Republic of China october 5. The Plant was looted by. The japanese in 1941 from the Kwangung provincial govern ment s paper Plant in Canton and was installed in  property was rediscovered in december 1946. I the dismantling and packing of the Plant has taken three months and was finished this week. The property is being moved to the port of Muro ran hokkaido and will be stowed aboard the is Hailies for Canton. Patrolmen fill fuel tanks of motorists new York oct. 6 up fifteen motorists expected the worst when stopped by two policemen near Jamaica Racetrack. But they were pleasantly surprised. The policemen filled their tanks with  fuel was spurting from a Hole in the 90-gallon Tan of a bus. Rather than permit it to go to waste the police men commandeered two buckets caught what they could and passed it out free to motorists. Spanish parties to seek Franco ouster Madrid oct. ,6 ins the Spanish monarchists were reported yesterday to have reached an agreement wit the exiled Spanish Republican government in a new at tempt to oust Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Details of the agreement it was said will be presented to the United nations in parisian an Effort to get United nations Sanction. Wafer workers strike Paris oct. 6 up Pari Sian housewives filled their bathtubs with water yesterday to meet a one Day warning strike of waterworks employees who have joined More than 500,000 French workers in demanding government wage in creases. Ashe president proclaims oct. 27 Navy Day Washington oct. 6 up president Truman yesterday proclaimed october 27navy Day and ordered Navy to throw open its ship for Public inspection wherever possible. That is the birthday of the late Theodore Roosevelt. Who contributed to the development of the Navy both As assistant Navy Secre tary and later As president. General inspects trophies huge Amagon Okinawa in typhoon Libby s Wake Cio strikers to unload cargoes signal corps photo maj. Gen William b. Kean commanding general 25th infantry division inspects some of the Many 24th infantry regiment s trophies at the Easley theater Camp Gifu  to right col. Michael e. Halloran Oconto wis. It. James j. Crouch Dallas tex., theater officer and general Kean. Japan Community Chest Success sought it is appropriate that we hold during press week a conference on the joint fund drive of the japanese Community chests and of the japanese red Cross society inasmuch As the Success or failure of the drive this year will depend in a Large measure upon the publicity and information that the Neff Public health and Wei fare Section Scap told a press conference today the. Total joint fund drive goal for this coming fiscal years nearly 1.2 billion yen. This Brig. Gen. Crawford f. Gams chief Public health and welfare department Scap today issued the Fol lowing statement concern ing the japanese red Cross and Community Chest fund while no occupation Force Agency or organization is authorized requested to so licit contributions from its members and no organized Campaign is being conducted occupation personnel May contribute yen to the joint japanese red Cross Community Chest fund in the Community of their assignments if they so de  is made on the joint goal established by All prefectures in Japan including Tokyo Kun and hokkaido Neff said. The goal for hokkaido is 80 Mil lion yen 70 million for the Community Chest and 10 Mil lion for the japanese red 2ross. The goal in Tokyo is 80 million yen 64 million forthe Community Chest and 16 million yen for the japanese red  last year the first year of the Community Chest fund raising organization the government National and prefectural and the officials of the government played a tremendous part in making that Campaign the Success that twas Neff said this year responsibility has been assumed entirely by private individuals in the Community and properly so the Wel fare officials and other govern mental officers National prefectural and local taking Only an advisory part in the  said that the joint Effort pro Grom permits persons solicited to look at All welfare activities of a private nature in their Community and to make one contribution for the whole Yea this great task is not one that can be or should be carried by the government alone Neff said. All citizens of Japan have an interesting the Well being of their Community and therefore must be expected to support approved  vate agencies according to  Chiang clamps Down on piping papers pepping oct. 6 a Chiang Kai Shek ordered  Ping newspapers to publish Only officially authorized accounts of his activities Here. Chiang for some reason was annoyed by newspaper accounts of his motor tour of the piping area monday Dur ing which he visited the Marco Polo Bridge where the first shots of the sino japanese War were fired july 7, Shanghai census Cive Shanghai oct. 6 a the civil affairs Bureau set Shanghai s population at 5, 042,247 at the end of septem Ber. An army newspaper published by and for military personnel six times weekly in Tokyo Japan Apo 500 by the troop information and Educa Tion Section ghz Fec for free distribution to . Armed forces in Japan Korea and Marianas boning islands and Okinawa. Local news May not be republished without obtain ing official clearance except that Apps material May be re printed by civilian papers with out specific Apps clearance. Editorial views and opinions expressed in the paper Are not necessarily those of the depart ment of the army. Address All communications to the of in a and or the managing editor. Officer in charge capt. Charles b. Taylor26-5271 managing editor h. H. Hathaway57-8085 Korea Washington 45 _ . Minister plans for trip to Japan Manila oct. 6. Up minister designate Bernabe Africa said he planned to leave Manila for his new Post in Japan about october 15, bul had not completed final arrangements. He said he would make the trip by ship accompanied by his daughter Pacita. Mrs Africa will remain in Manila. Los Angeles oct. 6 up the striking Cio maritime workers offered to handle cargoes presently on docks and ready for local pick up at pre strike wages if shipowners did not object. L. B. Thomas speaking forthe joint Union committee said that the longshoremen would appear at Long Beach yesterday to unload 300 tons of Brazil nuts. The Union explained it recognized that the individual shippers cannot Al Low the cargoes to remain on the docks much longer with out suffering serious  it said the longshoremen would move the cargoes for individual shippers and whole salers and brokers provided that they received any in creases gained at the conclusion of the strike. No May have vote on peacetime draft Auckland new zealand oct. 6 up new zealand May shortly have a referendum on conscription said prime minister Fraser before his departure for the Commonwealth prime ministers conference in  promised that new Zea land will help Britain in any situation. A motion opposing peacetime conscription was overwhelmingly Defeated at meeting in Auckland univer sity by students after a orderly debate in the subject by associated pres the violent typhoon Libby did $10,000,000 damage when it struck Okinawa sunday the army announced  from the Ryukyu commander said dependent quarters at aware and Becknerville were badly damaged. Troop housing remained nearly intact but most Large warehouses were destroyed. The commissary at Thea Wase dependent housing area was badly  Inland water Point at Tengan was flooded and out of action. Broken water Mainland landslides were reported. The bakery was out of Ope plans spans Ocean for Berlin Airlift Washington oct. 6 up a giant Douglas c-74 carried20 tons of freight across the Atlantic in its first weekly round trip to support the Ber Lin Airlift. Its Load 16 spare aircraft engines and other cargo was twice the tonnage carried by the Douglas c-54, which is the mainstay of the trans Atlantic Supply run. The big four engine trans port flew from Westover Field mass., to Frankfurt. The Mili tary air transport service said the other c-74s will be diverted to the Airlift needed. If they Are movie firm to study locations in Japan Hollywood oct. 6 up two partners of movie actor producer Humphrey to Gar t in his Santana production announced that they were leaving for Japan october 14,to Survey locations for Back-1 ground filming of Bogart s next film Tokyo  producer Robert lord an director Stuart Heisler plan to bring Back at least two Japa Nese film actors for character roles.  port of Naha was not damaged but a few Small Craft Ware driven ashore. One Reefer Barge was washed ashore near Brown Beach. There Are about 55 dependent families at the Buckner Ville and aware housing areas which Are seven Miles  details of the storm damage were released Here after the far East command Headquarters received a report from the Ryukyu commander maj. Gen. William  Liberty ship Benjamin Franklin a japanese freighter an let and list were Loose in the  causeway at pier b was washed out and a water Tanker and one smaller Craft might break Loose it was reported. Missionaries Saf Lockport n.y., oct. 6 a word that eight Amer ican missionaries Are Safe a dwell in Tainan has been received Here by or. And mrs. Robert e. Bryant parents Ozone of the missionaries. Mrs. Bryant said a Cable Gram sent two Days after the communists captured Tainan reported the group is still int Sinan and Safe and  i l Abner of a whole week. Our below stand Ford groceries at foot Delneo meat an War s not a cent in to till vhf Crooks Tasss Becz mob oops mum to Koshim Bur this is th1 Only store in the Oom Moonitz to even dog path hrs cxjtt4-r-they bin latin a. U 60 Junsle-5andits of of heaps same by Beach Lotf meb0e Fouch Skovbo Hek. Stuff Tell mks pm of we appreciate Mhz kindnesses Well. 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