Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1948, Tokyo, Japan Page two Pacific stars and stripes k oct. 9 i Vigw Post f Yokohama oct. 8ret. Lyle r. Garner 19, 70th signal base maintenance company Yokohama was convicted by a Yokohama command general court martial on charges of rape and sodomy. He was sentenced to dishonourable discharge total forfeitures of pay and confinement at hard labor for life. Evidence for the prosecution indicated that on the night of August 22, the accused accosted a japanese girl on the Street near his quarters in Yokohama. The girl refused his advances then Garner forced her to accompany him to a radio repair shop in the same area and there he repeat edly beat her with his fists and finally compelled her to yield. After an hour and a half Garner took the girl from the shop and turned her Over to i another Soldier who will be tried later on the Samel charges. The sentence which was adjudged october 4, will be re viewed by the department of the judge. Advocate general and Brig. Gen. Crum Garvin commanding Yoko Hama command. Shipbuilding program told Golf tourney Handicap ends Kobe oct. 8the Kobe base Handicap Golf tournament came to a Brilliant end last week when it. Col. George l. At pod commanding officer of Hye of military government a team Defeated the command ing general of Kobe base Brig. General Pearson Meno her in the finals of a two month Long tournament held at Kobe so Rikko san Golf course.-. Colonel Atwood beat Gen eral Menoher three to two to take the first flight. It. John r. Delorey Kobe base took the second flight and sgt. John l. Kennedy with the fifth Spe Cial services company was the Victor in the third and last flight. The maritime transport Ion general Bureau of the transportation ministry has recently worked out the Hird shipbuilding program or this year aiming at the instruction of. 19 new ves Els according to a Kyodo Trews release today. According to the detailed figures of the new program vessels to be built comprise free of the 4,500-4,930 tons Ype four of 3,000-3,700 tons even of 2,000-2,400 tons and five of 500-700 tons. Regarding the selection of would be proprietors of the projected ships priority be i Given to those who 11 be Able to raise As much the funds As possible from financial organs other than the reconstruction finance Bank. Their selection will be Nade by Means of sealed bids. Dockyards where the new hips Are to be built also will be selected by bidding for the West Cost of construction. Kobe personnel Are commended Kobe oct. 8-Vtwo letters expressing appreciation for the services and hospitality extended by Kobe base personnel to visiting servicemen from other commands were received yesterday by Brig. Gen. Pearson Menoher com manding general of Kobe base. One from the Captain of the toss Suisun stated May take this Means of expressing my sincere appreciation to you and the officers of you staff for the Many services and pleasures afforded by your command during the Suisun recent stay in Kobe. All hands As we say in Navy parlance had a most enjoyable week and have classified Kobe base As a port we would be Happy to visit new private services available persons and organization authorized to use . Military Payne it certificates As a medium of payment for radio Telegraph message charges May now take advantage o private message service Vii Manila Between Japan and Australia new zealand Bri Tish Samoa Fiji Kenya to. Ganda new Guinea Papua Northern and Southern rho Desia and the Union of South Africa according to an announcement by Scap s civil communications Section. Transportation change planned the transportation ministry to Transfer 10 per cent of the personnel and locomotives from the passenger train service to freight transportation in order to attain the freight goal for this cur rent fiscal year Kyodo news said today. The ministry has been draft ing plans to change some train schedules and to in crease commuters trains. Indications Are that these plans May have to be dropped. Those opposed to this plan claim that the 10 per cent reduction in passenger train services might greatly Hampe the current Campaign to give better train service. It also would decrease the Antici at d income from the recent fare hike. Registration to open at Center Itami fab oct. 8regist-ration for the first six week Quarter of the recently established Itami education Center will be held during duty hours at the base troop information and education of fice from october 11 through and including october 14, twas announced Here recently by miss Mary Elconin director of the school will be in session on monday tuesday thurs Day and Friday evenings wit classes beginning at 6 and running until 10 each evening. Seven instructors in eluding to full tune education program teachers several officers dependent and an enlisted Man will comprise the teaching staff for tin coming Quarter. Several othe instructors will be Avail Able for consultation during the registration will also be completed on october 18, Fother duty clerk typist schoo following the completion othe first class which had an Grollment of 24 enlisted men the coming class will have an enrolment of 36 students. Assist in Dewey Campaign Guam oct. 8maj. Gen. Rands h. Griswold former commanding general of the oth air Force with head quarters at Guam has been lamed assistant Deputy chief staff of Materiel at Usan Headquarters. Gen. A. C. Kin Aid now commands the 20th air Force. Routine reassignment of theol lowing United states air orce general officers was an in unwed recently maj. Gen. Robert a. Doug As jr., commanding general f the Usan indoctrination division Lackland air Force base san Antonio tex., since uly 1947, will be transferred Headquarters of United Sta is air forces in Europe at Wiesbaden Germany. Maj. Gen. Clements my Tullen chief of staff of Stra Egie air command with head quarters at Andrews air Force base Camp Springs md., will Lecome commanding general if the san Antonio tex., air a Materiel area replacing . James s. Stowell who will become commanding Gen ral of the air training com Mand s flying division with Lead quarters in san Antonio. Brig. Gen. Robert f. Travis commanding general of the seventh air i division at Hickam fab Oahu .t.h., has seen named commanding Gen eral of the Pacific air com Mand with Headquarters at Hickam air Force base Suc ending maj. Gen. Ralph Hwo Oteri who is returning to air Force Headquarters i Washington. Brig. Gen. Rosenham beam commanding general of Lowry air Force base Denver Colo will be assigned to the carib Jean air Force command ate Iii october succeeding Rig. Gen. Glen c. Jamison chief of staff who is being transferred to Headquarters . Air Force. / Brig. r. Carter now at air Force Headquarters will become commanding general o Lowry fab. Brig. Gen. Thomas c. Darcy commanding general of Wil Liams air Force base Chander ariz., is being transferred to Headquarters of United states air forces in Europe a . Gen. James b. New Man jr., who was retired in1946, has been recalled to Active duty As special assistant to the Corn Randant of Thi air. University at Maxwell air Force base Montgomery Ala 2nd port personnel of dancers offered try Johnson fab oct. 8 fifth air Force dancers were today offered 90 Days Tern Horary duty in Tokyo to studs under Michio Ito famous bal let master and miss Marit Meola formerly of the metro Polit if corps de Ballet of auditions for the Christma production of the operetta Snow Queen fantasy to b presented at., the Ernie Pyl theater december 22-27. Auditions have been extended u to and including october 15. Fifth air Force Personne enlisted men officers Davcand dependents who Are accepted from the fifth a Force will be granted 90. Day try to the Ernie Pyle theat with billeting at the Mei hotel Tokyo personnel willing to b trained for dancing Chor Are urged to apply at one auditions will be held on the fifth floor of the theater daily weekdays through october 1from 10 . To 12 noon 1 30 4 30 ? and 7-9 . Jointly produced by gift air Force and eighth the world debut of this orig Nal operetta will have a. Cason 150 Daners actors and sin Gers. It a s written a composed by a sgt. John s Rush Headquarters 314th division. Acme photo these three new York state Republican women were aboard the Dewey Campaign train to assist mrs. Dewey at the various receptions and press conferences. Left to right miss Anne Grace Brooklyn n.y., executive Secretary mrs. Walter s. Mcnab Schenectady n.y., assistant to vice chairman of he new York Republican state committee and mrs. Maureen Mckernan of Mamaroneck press Secretary. Zulu chieftain says . Quite a Jungle Columbus Ohio oct a Albert John Luthuli chief of 4,000 zulus think America has a decided Edge South Africa when it comes 1 Trees. A few minutes before Luthuli met gov. Thomas Herbert today the Zulu chieftain remarked we Don have the Woods in South Arica that you have Here. I came As quite a Surprise to m to discover that. Americ quite a Navy party in Tokyo signal corps photo mrs. Kobert g. Lockhart right Wile of capt. R. G. Lock Hart Fostoria Ohio aide for air staff come ave was hostess at a recent All Navy party at the Imperial hotel Tokyo. Guests at the party Given by Captain and mrs. Lockhart included mrs. J. A. L. Moller Wile of capt. J. A. L. Moller Royal Netherlands naval adviser to the chief of the nether lands Mission f and vice . Russell n. Berkey Coffmn ave. Yokohama oct. 8cargo handling operations at. The second transportation medium port reached an All time High ast month when More than 520,000 measurement tons of cargo were loaded on or unloaded from vessels at the Tokyo Yokohama . G. R. Sears command no officer of the. Port in ally Ullin cd. A. Balt. We. A to. M a Lulah lilo a Ltd Lithall tul Ormal commendation to his occupation to the . In officers enlisted men and civilians stated that More than eight and one half million measurement tons of cargo Lave been handled since the occupation began. Colonel Sears lauded the personnel of the port for their manner of performance and cooperation in discharging the port s Mission. The port handed most of the cargo for the entire far East. Is to increase dims Cincinnati oct. 8 up John l. Lewis asked the United mine workers 40thconvention to double the monthly dues of its 600,000members to bring in an Esti mated $14,420,000 additional Revenue annually. Lewis said the pension an welfare fund has made the Book value of membership in he Union increasingly Valu Able and for this reason due should be increased from the present $24 a year to $48 year and initiation fees in creased from $10 to $50 for new members. His proposal was referred tothe constitutional committee of the ump. Banking planning to Check buying sprees banking oct. 8 up the City government and Pri vate businessmen put their Heads together to plan ration ing daily necessities. To Check the activities of the yellow oxen hoarders / on buying sprees. Canadians koreans slated for confab. Ottawa oct. 8 up Canadian government officials and members of the korean Goodwill Mission headed by Pyung of Chough were scheduled to Confer Here Canada has not re cognized the government o South Korea officially a Cana Dian spokesman said Cana Dian leaders would be Verj Happy to receive the Chough Mission which is in route to Paris. Shanghai census suggested Shanghai oct. 8 a commissioner we Kai Hsien of the municipal Bureau of social affairs suggested All Shanghai residents be Tern Pora Rily confined to thei Homes for a House to hous census Check. An newspaper published by and for military personnel six times weekly i Tokyo Japan Apo 500 by the troop information and Educa Tion Section ghz Fec for free distribution to . Armed forces in Japan Korea an Marianas boning islands and Okinawa. Local news May note 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 opinion expressed in the paper Are not necessarily those of the depart ment of the . Address All communications to the of in Cand or the managing editor., officer in charge capt. Charles b. Taylor26 5271managing editor h. H. Hathaway57-8085koreawashington 45 duty free gifts Christmas gifts from the Der $50 May be sent duty free provided that the gift items Are purchased through authorized agents of the armed forces of the United states in accordance with Public Law 384. The Agen cies Are the Post Exchange and the naval ships stores. Civilian personnel do not receive this exemption. Key personnel of eighth ghz and diplomats of foreign missions in Japan have been invited to participate in a two Day ceremony starting october 10 to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the re Public of China it was announced today by major Chien of the chinese Mission in Japan. At 10 ., october 10, in simple ceremony will be he Din the Mission s auditorium. All chinese nationals have been invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. Between the hours of 5 30and 7 30 . A cocktail part to entertain All key Allied personnel will be he Din Headquarters of the chinese Mission in the Yose ikan build ing Tokyo. Among those invited to at tend Are mrs. Douglas Mac Arthur and it. Gen. Walton h. Walker commanding Gen eral eighth it Gen Ennis c. Whitehead com manding general fear . Russell n. Berkey and it. Gen. H. C. H Robertson commander in chief cof and members of diplomatic missions in Japan. Chinese ask Money plan banking october. 7 up Over 10q, legislators Chal lenged1 the government to make Public its Concrete Finan Cial plan balancing expenditures and revenues in order to dispel the Peoples suspicions regarding the credit of the new Beall Parks erected baseball Parks for children in Honor of babe Ruth Ara. Scheduled to be built throughout Japan the education minis a try announced today. The decision was reached after con us stations with the representatives of the students baseball j league softball league and the metropolitan Park Section. I in supervising the proposed convicts babe Ruth baseball grounds for children a committee will 1 be organized and the proves i signal baseball league 10 per cent of theia receipts of games played ? during the babe Ruth week a. Japanese woman Kobe oct. 8a 30-year"bldjapanese woman. Miss Ayako Kubo was tried and convicted by a general Provost court of Kobe base october 5, for giving false and mis1eading statements in a recent court martial of four enlisted men. Miss Kubo was sentenced to seven months imprisonment by the court guilty of m Ich found her heading the assistant trial judge advocate in the recent trial of the Kobe base men who were accused of stealing property an shooting at Cid agents. The men received sentences of ten years confinement and Disho notable discharges. The woman s sentence is subject to review by Brig. Menoher command ing general of Kobe base. No official word on earthquake in Iran Teheran oct. 8 up the government still was without official word today on the earthquake which news paper reports said killed about 70 persons in Khorasan pro Vince near the soviet Border. The quake lasted 30 seconds and completely destroyed the town of dare jaz As Well As damaging several other Vil Lages including meshed. To be held every year. The baseball league 6�-Japan has donated to the. Education ministry 219.doo-"� yen a part of the receipts Oje the babe Ruth week the league held recently i. The education ministry thormities propose to use this a contribution toward popularize ing baseball among japanese children and also to perpetuate babe Ruth s wish to improve the welfare of child rent by establishing children s baseball grounds throughout Japan a n cording to reports from Kyd of news. In Tokyo Metropolis babe. Ruth baseball grounds for children will be Laid out at Shiba Park Roku Gien Park Inhong and other Parks. Nationalist claim capturing Steeltown t piping oct 8 a pro government reports claim. De today that the nationalist wednesday recaptured an. ,. Shan Coal Iron and steel town 55 Miles South of Mukden. They said the City which is. On the Mukden Dairen rail Road was taken by troops at tacking from the North. \ Lyl Abner thar go u l univ Ashable Jomes if his pet shoos. Shoos make companions . 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