Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              Pacific stars and stripes c oct. 14 Remote Japan town to hold festival the Remote Mountain Village of Shirakawa in Gifu prefecture a dips maniac s dreamland will celebrate its annual three Day autumnal festival Kyodo press release said today. During the Days of Celebration untaxed and illegal a heavy japanese occupation personals Dob Roku Rice Mash Drin will flow in unlimited streams for All  almost the year around by Snow the famous Village is Cut off from outside Contact with Little amusement to lighten the rigorous mount Ain life. The annual festival is the highlight of the life of the villagers. The villagers Are without exception Prodi gurus drinkers even with the Coy est Maidens Ca Pable of Dis posing a half a gallon of do Burokus. Anytime anywhere Kyodo said. Because of hazardous communication routes no Sake japanese wine reaches the Village. Once every year the villagers get together to drink the year s Sake ration in a dionysian orgy of three Days. Their favorite drink Dob Roku is allowed by special Permis Sion at this time. Japan to get Iron from /?./. The Claude m. Wilson Trad ing company of Manila under m contract with the Board of Trade will ship to Japan 1,000, 000 metric tons of Iron Ore from the Para Cule Iron mines in to Philippines it was re ported today. The shipments will begin january 1949. In return the Wilson company has the option to Purchase 5,000 metric tons of steel products for Export to the Philippines. The Nisho and company limited took part in the negotiations for the completion of the Trade contract. Outh Japan recently assigned to Kobe base detachment second medium port Ere capt. C. O. Cypret pfc Martin Miller and pfc Carson a. Sine. Pvt. Leon Turner has been re entry assigned to Kobe base forty with company e of the Kobe quartermaster depot. Sgt. John w. Noel headquarter company Kobe base and pfc incent c. Goodyear troop seventh cavalry regiment have Een placed on try to attend clerical courses at Keio University. Major and mrs. Joseph e. Fortie Ryt Osaka announced the engage ment of their daughter Gayle to it. William m. Jones at a party Given the Shioya officers club. A sgt. Ralph f. Deyo of the first rps and it. George a. From of the 126th signal service company ill leave Kyoto october in to re urn to the states. Sgt. c Robert to Vaughn Andt. Benjamin f. Freeman with Weir wives Are departing Camp Gifu or return to states and re assignment. Pvt. James p. Telfair. Pfc Foster w. Green Cpl. Charles k. Jacksonn pfc James Fortson of the 159th Field artillery battalion Are now attending Keio University. Pfc. James Whitehurst. 159th held artillery battalion is now on eave in the states. New arrivals in the 25th infantry division Are set. c Roxford t Wells and pvt. Andrew f. Miller. Signed to the eighth fighter Wing Ashiya fab. Kobe service club 3 nans trip to opera Kobe oct. 13kobe base army service club no. 3 is planning trip to  girl opera at Takar Azuka sunday october 17. The program will consist of two Western style operas one Laid in Corsica and the other a comedy of mixed identities takes place in the United states and Hawaii. The group will leave the club at 12 30 . By bus. Tickets to the opera will be 100 yen each. Reservations should be made in Advance at the club. Of my teams Aid in spreading info mk5awa, oct. 13air Force and military government teams of Northern Honshu have been cooperating to bring the occupation s message to Remote sections of this rugged fanning country. Nearly 400,000 leaflets covering educational elections and Harvest request have been dropped from Low flying c-46s in out of the Way sections of tace two northernmost prefectures of Honshu Amori Iwate. And Pakistan troops asked to withdraw new Delhi oct. 13 a Pakistan was asked again yesterday by Deputy prime minister Sardar v. Patel to withdraw its troops from Kash Mir. He said there can be no Friendship Between India and Pakistan until and unless Pakistan " withdraws All her troops from the princely state chinese Navy to get 2 . Vessels Honolulu oct. 13 Twenty six officers and 20 enlisted men of the chinese Navy arrived yesterday in route to Norfolk va., to Pic up two destroyer escorts trans f erred to China under lend lease. The group will leave Holo Lulu Friday aboard the Gene ral Randall for san Francisco dutch naval base Burns so Rabaja oct., 13 ins five million dollars loss a sustained by the dutch Navy when half a Square Kilometre of the Spe Rabaja naval Bas was reduced to ashes monday afternoon according to a Nava communique quoted by Aneta International new photo vice . Francis s. Low commanding the service orces Pacific Fleet with Headquarters at Pearl Harbor cent Eris shown in conference with capt. B. W. Decker commanding the Yokosuka naval base left and vice . Tussell n. Berkey commanding the naval forces far East right. Admiral Low is on an inspection trip to naval bases in Japan China the Philippines and Guam. The Admiral said he was pleased with the operations efficiency and general appearance of the Yokosuka naval base. This was the first Stop on the inspection tour of Admiral Low and his staff from lie Pearl Harbor naval base. It. Robert m. Denny has been col. Clifton a. Carter firs corps adjutant general welcomed it. Jennings b. Smith Back to from the Fec Small arms tourney. North Japan Cpl. Toshio Tsubota has been placed try with the 172nd station Hospital for medical treatment. It. Robirt. J. Cain and pvt. John a. King have been ordered to the3th air depot for travel to the United states for discharge. It. Mahlen a. Steiner of Misawa fab is on his Way to the states Torasie his son who is stricken with x Lio myelitis. � Henry Turner Dac of Misa Waif has been placed try Chitose for ten Days to make an inspection of property accounting ventral Japan a sgt. John n. Dickson and sgt Lobert f. Pryor of Johnson fab were recently promoted to the5respective ranks. Sgt. Allan b. Harris of Johnson fab has recently extended his enlistment in the air  four ears. Sgt. And mrs. Ray Anderson o amp Drake recently announce he birth of a daughter Sharon Lynn september 29. At 49th Gen ral Hospital the following men were recently assigned to the 570th Engineer water Supply company sgt. Jamesa. Harcis pfc Fozy Bryant of Wesley j. Buford pfc Edward Washington pfc Pine Jenkins or pc Melvin k. Solomen pm Alfred Hall ret. Clarence Crigg assigned to the 571st Engineer Dum truck company were sgt. Joseph illegal foods ration reported the agriculture forestry ministry disclosed in a Survey hat a ghost population of ver 1,000,000 persons Are legally obtaining food rations Yoda press said today. The huge number of illegal action Consumers was revealed when the ministry instituted a Check for the dual purpose f eradicating ghost Consu mers and realizing greater of Cliency in ration distribution. Figures As August 1 showed hat the number of persons on the nationwide ration list exceeded Japan s population by Iver 1,000,000. In the Case of he Shitama prefecture the Urvey revealed that the numer of persons receiving ration Tood at 2,174,000 against an Mucial permanent population of 2,132,000.,. In Chiba prefecture it was found that where permanent population was isted at 2,140,00, there were 2,183.000 ration Consumers. Suard commander is Given 4 Star Grade v. Malone Cpl. Larry Cpl. Henry Grant pfc Goudes Langsten Fowlkes pfc Robert Greene or pfc Reginald s. Lloyd pvt. Joseph Walker. Fighter Squadron sets aircraft record Ashiya fab oct. 13an enviable record ing aircraft has in maintain been set by the 80th fighter Squadron during the past 15-Day period according to reports from Ashiya. The Squadron commanded by maj. Harry w. Christman was reported to have had a very High percentage of air Craft in an in commission1 status during the period o september 16-30. Britain to open prison without bar London oct. 13 ins Britain will open another prison without bars Thi month at Sudbury. This new experimental or son will accommodate 30 Star prisoners and first o fenders who will be transferred to it from prisons at live poo Stafford Birmingham an Manchester. Navy evacuates foreigners banking oct. 13 a the . Embassy reports yesterday an american Nava vessel had evacuated 41 of Eigners none of them ame icons from Che Foo Shantung seaport to Tsin Tao. Admiral arrives for inspection soviets continue to abuse Accord for the 16th consecutive month the soviets have violated the Scap soviet agree ment on japanese repatriation it was announced today As the following figures were released by Scap. During the period septem Ber 1-30, there were Only 37, 214 japanese released by the user for repatriation to Japan this figure is 12,786 Short of the 50,000 set by the agreement Between Scap and the soviets the total japanese repatriated from soviet controlled areas to Date is 839,595, Leav ing an estimated 484,092 to be released from russian control the announcement said. Albany oct. 13 up it. Gen. Hugh a. Drum retiring commanding officer of the Tew York National guard was promoted to the rank of Geri ral of the line a four Star  68-year old Soldier will go on the reserved list for commissioned officers. He reigned As head of the guard september 11, after 50 years of ervice in state and Federal government. Oct for wac opens at Camp Lee Camp Lee va., oct. 13 up the army today opened its first training class for candidates for commissions in y Ornen s army he regular corps. The c3 must Complete a officer candidates six month course of training in All phases of military procedure except use of weapons before winning heir second lieutenant s bars. S. Koreans bitter against communists san Francisco oct. 1 a South Korea will no go communist unless the russians swarm in and Taki them Over it. Col. Jame Wilson former american Milit Ary government mayor o Seoul said monday. Wilson arriving Here after three years service in Korea said South korean feeling against the russians is bitter koreans he said have a Strong feeling of Independence korean communists Are few in number but they make up minority. To Here for conferences Nagasaki boasts Japan boys town Nagasaki oct. 13classes Are conducted in elementary Reading writing music handicrafts and agriculture at boys town Nagasaki Kyushu Japan which is based fundamentally on the United states counterpart boys town at Omaha neb. Forty three boys ranging from Ages five to 18, Are housed in this prefectural by signal corps photo As he stepped from the plane at Haneda air base Tokyo vice . John l. Mccrea Cente Deputy commander in chief Pacific Fleet was greeted by maj. Gen. Paul j. Mueller def chief of staff ghz Fec and rear . Russell m. Berkey right commander come ave. During his stay in Japan Admiral Mccrea will Confer with Admiral Berkey on matters pertaining to the naval Force in the Fec. Reporter a regular Dally feature of the Pacific stars and stripes. Address All queries criticisms and suggestions to pm reporter eighth army Central Exchange Apo 503. Shutterbugs Best news in along time " in a move slated to bring the Best in photo develop ment and finishing to the occupation the pm has now established All Over Japan a Complete line up of stateside chemicals printing an enlarging papers for use by their concessionaires. No longer Nee the occupation s Demon photo Grapher worry about ruining those prize shots in the developing tank. Just take the film to your near est pm and if you be exposed it reasonably Well this array of made in Usa photographic materials will bring the pictures Outin All their excellence. Give that newly whirl technical skill and with these materials to work with hell turn out a marked improvement in the Quality of your pictures. Incidentally anyone wanting a portrait made will be interested to know that the portrait concessionaire is also work ing exclusively with stateside stuff. And our Little thought for the Day shop Early mail Early supplied concessionaire a. He s chosen for his hungarians in Blac Market Budapest Hungary oct. 13 a the Interior mini Stry announced monday that 54 persons have been detained and accused of Blac Market dealings in foreign currency and maintaining secret connections with the authorities of a foreign  the foreign Power was not named. 10,000 hours air record told Yokota fab oct. 12- the 31st reconnaissance Squadron presently stationed at Yokota air Force base recently established a record of 10,000 hours of flying without an Accident of any kind. The 10,000 Miles flown Over the Home islands of Japan and Southern Korea Are equivalent to 116.6 trips around the world. The credit for this achievement is divided be tween the Veteran pilots who average More than 2,000 Fly ing hours per Man and the experienced maintenance men who keep the aircraft in condition. This flying safety achieve ment is especially note worthy As it was accomplished with single engined twin engined and four engined aircraft. The 31st reconnaissance Squadron is mainly a rb-29 super fortress outfit but employs such aircraft As the t-6 Trainer and twin engined rc-45 for training and photographic reconnaissance purposes. Apple festival slated Apple festival to celeb. The abundant crop of apples will be held november 13, at Kyo Ritsu auditorium under the auspices of the Aomori prefectural government v Yoko a boxers prep for meet Yokota fab oct. 13 starting a series of elimination bouts to decide the representatives for the 1948 fifth air Force boxing tournament the Yokota air Force base boxing team took on the 440th signal battalion from Showa air Force base last week at the Yokota base gym. The first fight of the evening was an exhibition. Bout be tween lightweights Whitey Dixon and Charlie Mccracken both of Yokota. These boys have proved them selves in the past As outstanding candidates for top honors in fifth air Force circles. Dixon 1947 All Japan featherweight champions expected to make the Grade As a featherweight to give room in the lightweight division for Mccracken who recently made a name for him self in far East boxing when he sent both Al Garcia of the 1stcavalry division and Frank Borders of Kobe base Down for the Long  second bout of the evening featured two Light heavy from Showa with Blackie Hardison 173 putting Jerry Strickland 175 Dow for the count in two minutes and thirty eight seconds of the third round. Lightweight Jack William son 126 of Yokota  Mccarthy 126 of Showa for the decision in the third  bout of the evening pitted two More lightweights with Bill skipper 133 of Yokota getting the nod Over Showa s Don Henderson 139 in the fifth bout welterweight Hank Olzowy 147from  by a to Over Barry Morales 144also from Yokota when Morales was unable to answer the Bell for the second round due to ahead injury. The final fight on the evening Scard was Between middleweight Joe Moran 159 and Raul Castillo 159both of Yokota with Moran getting the  Castillo. Over the hard Mercury Airliner crashes London oct. 13 a Mercury airways said today one of its two engined planes crashed and Bermed yesterday near Khartoum in the Sudan with no injuries to its 20 Pas supported institution which was started in August 1947. It was dedicated in february 1948 and called appropriately enough Koy Oryo House which faces the  head of to toryo is mrs. Chiyo Mochida a quiet gentle eyed and Cap Able widow who in japanese fashion depreciates the great work she is doing. I have nothing but the love and Zeal of a Mother but the children Call this worthless me Mother from their hearts and hold great Confidence in me she said. At this japanese boys town. The 43 waifs who because they escaped from orphanages were abandoned by their parents or ran away had ended in the custody of police. This boys town was inspired by the late father Flanagan. Strict regimentation is notably absent from. Mrs. Mochida s program for the boys and there is a country Home atmosphere about the place. She is assisted by four teachers and a Crew of household Hel pers. She explained her sys tem As teaching the boys carefully so they May become useful citizens in a democratic  members of the Nagasaki military government team commanded by it. Col. Victor e. Delnore Worcester mass., have taken More than a polite official interest in Koy Oryo. It. R. E. Mcdonnell Oelwein Iowa military government welfare officer at the time the buildings were constructed assisted in locating and plan Ning the institution. Gustav of Sweden taken suddenly Iii Stockholm oct. 13 ins ninety year old King Gustav of Sweden was taken suddenly ill with influenza and Bronchi tis yesterday. The King was Well enough Only last week to join in a Hunting party during which he bagged a Moose. He Saida noisy 1" Gilbert and Sullivan admitted to bar Washington oct. 13 up Gilbert and Sullivan were admitted to practice be fore the supreme court bar today. No relation to the comic opera writing team the two attorneys Are army Lieuten ant colonels Gaylord s. Gil Bert of Louisville and Francis j. Sullivan of St. Louis. Japan to get aussie wheat new York oct. 13 a the australian news and information Bureau Here said 25,000 tons of australian wheat had been sold to Japan at an undisclosed but satisfactory Price. Classified advertisements to place classified ads Call 57-89s3. 24 hours before publication. All for Sale automobile sales must be approved by the Provost marshal vehicle registration Branch and certificates must be brought or sent to this office. 41 Sidecar 61-74 Harley. Call a. Jacobsen b troop 8th Engineer Camp Drake. � � baby stroller. Call mrs. Rabbe 86-7923. Three piece Library set. Desk and two in closed Book cases. Call26-6507 office. Baby Stouer $9. 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