Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              Two Pacific stars and stripes oct. 18 sex servicemen ballots sought Washington oct. 18 up the republicans and democrats Aren t overlooking any discharge buttons in their efforts to capture1 the votes of some 15,000,000 veterans. Unlike the 1944 presidential Campaign they Are making few appeals to the 1,500,000 men now int uniform because they assume the solider vote this year will be negligible. " democratic and gop National committees and especially the republicans have shielded their ranks with for drier Heads of veterans organi feat ions who Hope to lure sex servicemen into the right political Camp. The republicans have work ing for them no less than 11 past National commanders of the american legion three former am vets command in six past Heads of the veterans of foreign wars an representatives of several other veterans groups their director of veterans activities is Parry v. Colmery of Topeka kans., a former legion commander. His democratic counterparts Martin v. Coffey another former legion head who operates out of new York witha Small staff but has some 8, 300 Volunteer workers scatter cd throughout the country. But when it comes to themen now in uniform the politicos Are hardly be stirring themselves. The consensus i that present servicemen Are either too Young or too old Tod Bung to vote or too old to have their political convictions  services have once again made available in All military units application Blanks for Absentee ballots. Periodic circulars also Are sent but to in form soldiers and sailors away from Home. Sometime ago the army notified All presidential Candi dates that a in the past they could use the armed forced radio for political . Army said All the candidates showed interest at the time but that thus far Only one socialist Norman Thomas has broadcast to the troops. Tokyo Pat to sponsor classes by specialists the Frari Masu chapter Foyo Parent teacher As three injured in House fire three persons were injured and heavy damage reported yesterday when a japanese House owned by Yoshinori Kara was razed by fire near the ghz personnel vehicle Pool the fire revealed quantities of Copper brass steel pipe and Copper wire As Well As several cans of gasoline and Oil. Separ Nese police Cpl Tokihiko Oba metropolitan police stated that police were investigating the possibilities of a Blac Market  Hara s wife suffered Burns about the legs and lacerations which required Hospital treat ment. A two year old boy was carried from the burning Structure after having been overcome by smoke. He was Given artificial respiration at the Ide Hospital. A. Third person was slightly  police pfc Charles Anderson reported that he entered the burning building after hearing screams from thereat of the House. Corporal Oba translating information obtained from other policemen and witnesses reported that the fire of undetermined origin  roomed through the House de shr being it almost completely in 25 minutes. Socia Tion will sponsor a Sereso courses stressing informal classes led by outstanding specialists. The first class meeting will be held october 26. Registration Date is from7 to 9 . October 19, at Nari Masu school. Fees will be $2.50 per course with a limit of two courses per person. Class schedules Are 10 hours per course on hour per week for 10 weeks. Class hours Are 7 30-8 30 and8 30-9 30 tuesday evenings. Grant Heights residence snot required. The courses available include Amateur photography Interior decorating Public speaking japanese pottery and chinaware his tory of Japan japanese Gar Dening japanese tricks endgames japanese festivals and their significance and physical training for men and to  sep classes considered at one time in connection with this program will not be offered at the present time crafts contest winners picked frequency Ahmed a orces  of network stations in Japan follow tit Okyo key Sta Tion Wetr 870 pcs Osaka we to 1310 pcs with relay stations a Nagoya 140 Ken and Tsuruga 1180 pcs Sapporo. Wlad 1433 pcs sen Dai Wake 1370 ice Fukuoka. Wiki 1380 pcs Kano a Weka 1390 pcs. Shortwave frequencies Are Nazakio Jed 6.015 megs from. 0630to-2soe-hours, Yah at Joe 8.605 Meg s from 0630to 1915, 4.860 megs from 44 to 8306  " Wetr schedule subject to change monday. October u 1 news Lum Ana Abner,.science Magazine 1 8 mail Call life of Riley s Rhon stage America Call for music. I Jerry passing Wade shortwave. Stand words a. La of news nigh music 11-11 07 news sign off tonal Anthem on with a tuesday october 19 sign musical clock7 a news Fred Waring morn ing melodic t a morning meditations Organ melodies. Alb mania 8 10yesterday s Best life of Riley. Tip time science Magazine 10-11news, Coffee time. Chuck Wagon time 11-12lady with lyrics. Men of Melody. Personal album a Jive 12 1tunes at noon at ease news club fifteen1 2symphpnette 2 3a to z in Novelty you make believe Ball room thumbs rhythm instrument ally yours. 3r4rr-news shortwave. At you request 4, 5western melodies Chiquita strike up the band tops i pops 5 6today s american sport scope dinner musical winners in the Fec Hobby crafts contest were announced Friday at the Bankers club 21,  in the Wood class went to pvt. George m. Brines 501st ordnance Ham com Pany Korea a sgt. George k Giakovmis fourth air repair Squadron Jama fab Japan and it. Leonard m. Havens 552nd signal base maintenance company  Brines entered a Model car sergeant Giakovmis a p-47-n and Lieutenan havens a wooden  havens took firs prize in the Metal Competition with a hammered Copper plate pvt. Richard Mesa head Juar ters company Marbo base command was awarded second prize with a Star Sapphire ring and ret. Raymond f Martineau 516th signal service battalion Marbo took third prize with a modern de sign Silver ring sergeant Giakovmis a awarded first place in plastic with his entry of a Small Plas tic lamp it. Charles d. Low Headquarters and Headquarters. Squadron 317th air Bas group Tachikawa fab Japan was second with a set o bookends pfc Carmen d Bruno Headquarters com Pany Marbo base Comman took third prize with a carved and painted plastic locket. Speaks on station thousands crowd station in route to Nikko fiesta wag opens to Fec former service women vital Iwate Clay shipments will continue . Air Force photo pretty Carol Nelson stenographer from the far East air forces personnel Section Tokyo finds it easy to talk to her brother Hal in Austin tex., by Means of the Ham radio station j2aao, which is an off time Enterprise of far East air forces airmen. At the controls next to miss Nelson is a sgt. Onn Weirick 16h communications Squadron fear one of the airmen operating j2aao on the top floor of the new Keijo building. Radio station j2aa o services described radio station j2aao, operated by fear airmen on top of the new Keijo building Tokyo is More than a Ham station. It is serving the occupation in an unofficial  by a sgt. Bonn Weirick 16th communications a sgt. Walt Buhr Squadron fear and his Cooperator seventh air and Airway communication service the station is gaining recognition or the service Given. In response to an urgent a peal on behalf of a Little japanese girl who was dying n a Tokyo orphanage j2aao flashed a request for a rare Erum to Walter Reed Hospi Al in Washington . Wal or Reed was one of the few hospitals in the . Having a apply of the serum after immediately after receiving the message officials of the Hospi Tal placed the serum aboard a commercial plane bound for Tokyo. The Goodwill engendered in times of human emergency was further demonstrated when some Ham operators in Australia. Heard about the Appeal and As a result they sent serum of the same Type to Japan. Ship construction totals 158,000 tons ship constructor in Japan this year has reached a Tota of 158,000 tons according to a report by Shigeru. Taniguchi president of the shipping corporation. Taniguchi added that 19 More ships will be Farmed Oul to shipbuilders yet this year allocation of the ships will be determined at the coming fourth  the judge on the receiving end indignantly refused to Grant a Secor wave divorce. Weirick estimated that Dur ing the last two years j2aao has been in Contact with approximately 5,000 shortwave stations  the United  s dial lights science Magazine the moving Shadow Pau Stewart stars in a very dramatic Story of the fight of two English doctors to jihad off a cholera plague among the hindus in  Sanctum ring around the morgue. Starring Larry Haimy with Paul Stuart. Classified advertisements Lee com Rill at can 57-sks. 24 hours before publication  american cart will present another pop concert tonight monday october 18 at 8  in the Gold room the sinfonia orchestra will be directed by k. Yajiro. The Catholic women s club will hold regular meeting tuesday october 19 at 2 . At the go Chapel Center. All persons desiring membership Are invited., � he american club of Tokyo will 86-0161, ext. The society of jewish men an women in Tokyo will hold a bus Ness meeting in the ghz Chape Center social Hall tonight monday. October 18 at 7 30 pin. Re f ret ments will a served. A Welcome. The american club of Tokyo Willay duplicate Bridge tuesday october 19 in rooms 308 and 309 a"7 30 . Each member May Brin three guests. When Texas City tex., was the sergeants invite you to demolished by a terrific explosion the boys operated j2aaosteadily for 48 hours in res Ponse to appeals from occupation personnel worried about the Fate of relatives caught in the disaster.j2aao plays a part in life and happiness As Well Asem regencies. A lot of fellow shave proposed to their girls Back Home Over this  even went Back to the . To get  Weirick said with a , the sergeant recalled an individual went so far As to attempt a divorce by Short wave. It was t done so easily. Scap transportation vials stated saturday of that despite the handicaps of rail and Highway washouts move ments of vitally needed Iwate refractory ing. This Clay has Are continue been accomplished by the emergency mobilization of trucks and the 15 use four ton of new routes for the shipment of the Clay. Iwate Clay is normally ship Ped from the mine by rail to destinations on Honshu an Kyushu not convenient to port facilities and by rail Tomiyamo and thence. By water to destinations convenient to port facilities. As rerouted Clay now moves by truck Over the Mountain Ous Omoto Road to the no Makunas and Kazuya freight depots on the main Tohoru rail line. From these Point strains carry the Clay North to hokkaido and South to the to Kyo area. In order to transport the Industrial requirement of a minimum of 8,000 tons by the end of the Calendar year the truck caravan is expected to be in creased to 34 four ton trucks by next week Iwate Clay is considered a important element in the re of the japanese because . High heat resistance the Iwate Clay is an essential raw material in the manufacture o refractory Brick used in the production of ferrous metals 30,000 legionnaires converge on miam Miami fla., oct. 18 up the american legion rolled into Miami 30,000 Strong today for its 30th annual convention interest was entered on convention Hall at dinner be where 3,444 delegates representing 3,000,000 veterans o two wars meet tomorrow t key by Hazel Shore loaded Down with cameras Dox lunches and comfortable walking shoes several thou and occupation Aires and japanese packed Asakura Sta Ion yesterday morning a Dawn in a final desperate of Ort to attend the annual autumn festival of the tos Hogu shrine at Nikko. Within 15 minutes the Spe Cial electric train was filled to capacity but understanding railway employees continued to bring chairs from the station n order that As Many Touris Tsas possible might be a Comoda thanks to eighth army special services and the Japan travel Bureau train bus an Cable car schedules were coordinated to such an extent that it was possible for the sight seer to View the festival tour the shrine photograph the mountains see the Waterfall have dinner and make train for return to Tokyo at 6 30 . In order that the inexperienced travellers would not go hungry the Kanaya and Nikko Kanko hotels stretched rations for less than 100 people sufficiently to feed at least 300.photographers had a Field Day. The festival procession included More than 1,000 Shin to priests dressed in colourful and varied costumes. Some of them were afoot and others Rode horses. Some wore masks and others wore Anci ent Armor. The japanese posed for the americans. Then the americans donned the helmets and posed for Japa Nese photographers. When the Parade Tiad been photographed to the last Man the mob boarded Cable cars to photo graph the fabulous Gold and Scarlet mountains. At 9 30 . A beat up crowd saturated with Japa Nese culture clutched hundreds of color pictures poured from the train and made a wild dash for ghz buses. Japan radio improvement the broadcasting Corpora Tion of Japan altered the broadcasting frequency of 4 of its broadcasting stations throughout Japan last Friday october 15, in order to enable clearer reception to its listening Public Kyodo news civilian women in the far Sast command who have had prior service in the army Stavy Marine corps or coast guard May now apply for enlistment in the women s army corps. Applicants who attain he High mental and physical standards established May be enlisted in the far East com Mand for service in the Tokyo Yokohama area. United states army recruit ing officers throughout the command Are prepared to interview applicants a d initiate necessary administrative action toward enlistment in the wac for periods of from two to six years. Applicants who were Honor ably discharged from the women s army corps after May 20, 1945, Are afforded the Opportunity to enlist in the wac in the Grade held at time of discharge provided enlistment is accomplished on or before january 4, 1949. Other qualified applicants will be enlisted in a Grade commensurate with their training and experience. The enlistment of civilian women in the United states air Force is not authorized in the far East command at the present time. Boxing contest Yokohama oct. 18 tonight at fryers gym the138th aaa group Elimina Tion boxing contest will get underway to determine it representatives for the Forth coming Yokohama Post com Mand boxing  finals wednesday night will be exhibition office boxing by the Best puffs in the group and All fight fans in the Yokohama Tokyo area Are invited to witness this tourney when the top notches vie for honors in each of the eight weight divisions. Sea on tonight monday. October 18at 8 pin. In the main Ball room. Each member my bring three guests. The Washington Heights club ladies will meet tuesday. October19 to so for duplicate Bridge. All members and their guests Are invited tie Tokyo american masonic Lodge tjj3. Of & am will Confer third degrees thursday october 21at 7.-. In the banquet room fourth floor of the old Keijo build ing. All members Are urged to attend and All masons Are invited. All masons officers enlisted Man civilians residing in and around amp Drake and Grant Heights Are invited to attend a meeting to beheld at the engineers officers club North Camp Drake october 18 monday at 7 30 for the purpose of organizing a masonic club. For further information Call chaplain Weaver 228 or 2909. Or. Cauthen from China will be the principal speaker at the Baptist rally to be held at North Camp Chapel Camp Drake Japan october 24, sunday at 7 . For further information Call chaplain David e. Weaver Camp drae ext. 2228 or 2909. Any person having claims again or is indebted to the estate of pfc Roosevelt g. Ashburn. Ra-13241127 deceased and of late of hrs. Dets Gamo prison. Apo 181, Are re Quested to Contact capt. Harrigan hrs. & prison Apo 181. Call an instruction class in the waylay and teachings of the episcopal Church to prepare candidates for confirmation will begin tuesday october 19 at 7 30 ., at the 49thgeneral Hospital Chapel. All inter ested Are urged to attend. Tokyo All movie schedules Are subject to change without  Pyle monday Ems race we  and g. Brooks at 1 50, 6 30 and 8 35. Tuesday no  Pyle fourth floor monday tycoon a. Wayne Andl. Day at 1 30, 3 45, 6 50 and 8 45. Tuesday no  Hau monday no show. Tuesday Walls of Jericho a. Wilde and l. Darnell at 7 30.dal icel monday the swordsman a. Parks and e. Drew at 7 and 9. Tuesday no  Heights monday Melody time a. Day and the Andrews Sisters. Tuesday key Largo a. Bogart and l. Bacall at 7 and 9.Grant Heights monday tap boots a. He Linand s. Hayward. Tuesday embraceable you a. Clark and g Brooks at 7 and 9. There monthly will be meeting regular a the Chiban fear army Hall monday and tuesday Ceasar club. Tokyo tonight october 18,monday at 8 . Elections will 3e held for vacancies on Board of trustees. Plans for Winter recreation program will be discussed. � the boy scout troop no. 2 in vites All members  Pat to attend a court of Honor which will be held at the David Larr hut at 7 30, tuesday. October 19. Tufe last Day for Sale of the Mahatma Gandhi memorial stamp sat the office of the Indian Liaison Mission Tokyo Hattori  will be tuesday october 19. And . Leigh and c Rains 7 45.sugamo prison monday or. Blanding builds his dream House a. Grant and m. Loy. Tuesday Black Arrow l. Hayward and j. Blair at 7.Tokyo pm monday Iron curtain Dall for Sale automobile sales must be approved by1 Tae Provost Marsha vehicle registration Branch and certificates must be brought or sent to this office. 40 Ford de Call 86-8588. Luxe Tudor $1,000. Graf Lex Model a six Inch Taylor Hobson Cook Avia 4.5 Lens Cut film Magazine revolving Back size3v x 4v 4. $100. Call 46-3741. New brow Jie reflex camera $9 Universal 8mm. Projector latest Model $65. Call 46-3253. Andrews and g. Tierney. Tuesday so this is new York a Morgan and r. Vallee at 7.Camp Drake monday key Largo a. Bogart and l. Bacal at 7. Tuesday panhandler. Cameron and c Downs at 6 30 and 8 30.22nd ordnance monday no show tuesday Albuquerque a. Scott and b Britton. 71st signal of monday emperor s Waltz Crosby and j. Fontaine. Tuesday Lulu belle"t3. Lamour and Montgomery. Seventh cavalry theater monday and tuesday Blac Arrow a. Hayward and j. Blai at 7. Piccadilly cof monday and tuesday to tender years american Brown and n. Nash at 7 30.bankers service club 21 monday swing youth band Isnack bar at 4 duplicate bring tournament at 7 october form dance to the Star dusters at 7 3i tuesday Peers school tour at 1 Tokyo University tour at 1 30. Re Elvation necessary. At the club Aloha hawaiians at 4 barn dancing at 7 30 Fortune Teller at 30 Ping Pong tournament at 7 30.Yokohama Octagon monday dream girl a. Hut toned m. Carey at 2, 6 and 8. Tues a Argyle secrets a. Gargand m. Lord at 6 and 8. Yokohama bowl monday and tuesday Walls of Ericho a. Wilde and l. Larnell t 7. Banda air base monday Hazard a. Goddard and m. Carey. Tuesday i easter Arade t f. Astaire and . Star and Garter monday no show. Tuesday dude goes West a. Albert and g. Storm. Treed theater monday no show. Tuesday  builds his dream House a. Grant and m. Loy at 6 30.bill Chickering monday race Street a. Raft and m. Maxwell. Tuesday april showers a. Sothern and j. Carson at 6 and 8. Stian 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 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  views and opinions expressed in the paper Are no necessarily those of the depart ment of the army. Address Al communications to the Oln a and or the Manas ing editor. Officer in charge capt. Charles b. Taylor26 5271managing editor h. H. 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