Families Uprooted By War Flock
Through Alaska's Elemendorf Field
By LACHLAND MACDONALD
(Anctorag., Alaska, Tim.a)
( Far Hal Soy It)
ANCfORAGE, Alaska (JPl
The wives and children of the na
tion'! fineat come home Ihia way.
Often, late at night, the great
planes of Operation Raven stop
briefly before the last leg of the I
long trip to the U. S. A. I
The North Pacific run isn't a va
cation tonr any more and he
evacuees arriving daily at Elmen
dorf air force base are not the
laughing, prosperous international
travelers of several weeks ago.
They are families uprooted by war.
Some are shaken by their ex
perience, but there are no tears.
Volunteera who meet the planes
wiht food and toys for the children
are quick to note the woman with
a strained ana detached look that
sets them apart. They are the quiet
widows of men who have died in
the Korean hills. Reluctantly they
give up their infanta to volunteers
whe. feea and care for them dur
ing the stop.
' Some received first notification
of their loss in Tokyo casualty
lists: A few received suddenly ter
rible bunches of clothing. The
health otficer, the immigration
man'a questions, the customs ex
amination, all are a little unreal
for the women who only 20 hours
before boarded planes in Japan.
The reception program at Elm
endorf does everything possible to
comfort and care for the
evacuees. First planes,' alter Ihe
Korean war started, were met by
officera who found themselves un
equipped to deal with tired moth
ers and fussy babies. Then volun
teers from the officers' wives and
NCO wives clubs took over. The
fame of their welcome has spread
to Tokyo.
The operation was named after
the somber raven when it became
apparent that dependents in Japan
would have to return to stateside
homes after husbands became cas
ualties or as new troops required
their quarters. But not ail the re
turning dependents are bereaved
by the war. Many are optimistic
and it is their cheer that means
much to the widows on the long
Pacific flight:
At least half of the weary travel
ers stepuing down the gangplank
are children, often infants born in
Asia. A few are old enough to re
member comic books, which they
snatch with joy, but others speak
only Japanese. The cling to their
Japanese dolls and highly polished
sandals and beam wide-eyed at
their first view of America.
Operation Raven is primarily a
Military Air Transport service
( MATS) operation. Care of evacu
ees at Emendorf is in the hands
of Lt. Col. Charles Reid.
Charles Reid.
But the evacuees aren't the big
problem for the men of the Bureau
of Entomology and Plant Quaran
tine. Plane crews and personnel on
rotation deluge his office wilb ma
ples, firs and stunted pine trees
reputed to be hundreds of years
old. Most of them aren't the ';
mous Oreiental dwarf trees, at all,
the plant men report, but midget
plants dug up near the mountain
tree-line and passed off as the gen
uine article.
Traditional souvenirs, the trees
must be deloused and cleaned be
fore they an enter the U. S. The
quarantine worries about Japanese
beetles and other insects which
havn't yet invaded Ameria from
the Orient. .'
Floyd Powell
Elected Head
Of Band Assn.
nnut -H ..... .lutttH iimi.
They passed their draft physical , Meni of ,n, Band p,ren coi.
U. S. Quods May Punit
Somg Army Co. Cltrk
HOUSTON. Tex. The
Terricone quadruplets pretty soon
may be confusing some army
company clerk.
Conyonvill School Board Pondtrs Highway Probltm. iThurt., Sept. 14, IMP The Nw-evlew, KotefcMtj, Of. U
and are going to ask that they
serve together.
But not in the infantry. They
hope its any branch but the
walking one.
Anthony, Bernard, Carl and Don
ald 30, the nation's only male
quadruplets came from Beau
mont yesterday for their physi
cal. They'll go from the induction
center here to fort Sill, Okla., in
30 to 60 days.
Well, suppose he's making up the
K.P. list. He hits the wrong let-
er on his typewriter. A. t'erri
lion Tuesday night at a meeting
of the group.
association were Ed Weber, vice
president; Mrs. Lou Marsters, sec
retary; and Mrs. Jack Foster,
treasurer.
The association is composed of
parents of members of the senior
and prep bands along wit hparents
of music students from the fifth
grade up.
The association is sponsoring the
appearance of the U. S. navy band
in me seuniur nigh school and-
Grants Pass
Hunts For DA
GRANTS PASS (.P) Help
wanted, male or female: Someone
qualified to serve as district' at
torney for Josephine county.
This, in effect, is what Gov.
Douglas McKay and the people of
this county are seeking.
Following a meeting of the Re
publican county central committee,
Chairman Robert S. Hart Jr. an
nounced that no local attorney
could be found who was willing
to agree to accept appointment to
the post from which District At
torney William F, Johnson is re
signing.
A qui.-k in state law. as well as
the low salary, is believed to be
deterring applicants for the job.
Johnson has asked to be relieved
Oct. 1.
.Under the law the appointment
then would be good only for the
balance of the year. A write-in
vote campaign apparently would
be the only means of filling the
post for the two ensuing years.
If the vacancy were to occur
after Oct. 18, the appointee would
serve through 19S2.
In view of the legal situation
Johnson announced he has written
Gov. McKay that he is willing to
have his resignation become ef
fective Oct. 19.
In the meantime tne Republican
central committee has asked the
county bar association to cooper
ate in its effort to find a local
lawyer who is willing to have the
joh.
STOP SCOURING
POTS AND PAHS!
O Ends need for scouring
kitchen utensils!
O Food residue washes out
with ust a sock, a wipe
and a rinsel
Apply Pnlitie to ill po', laiw,
broilers, aridjta. etc. to eliminate
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ISo irouring! PantaMie atari on the
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C or C for B. See? ' inee may be added.
K. D. I.ytle of Roseburg and Don i
lorun 01 oaiein anrnnra me v an
yonville school board meeting
Saturday night regarding the high
way question.
After a great deal of discussion
it was decided to try to get an
appointment with R. II. Baldock in
the state highway engineer's office
in Salem. If no agreement i s
reached the board members will
appear before the state highway
commission in Portland on Sept.
29 at 10:30 am.
The question concerns the ex
change of school property with
property of the State Highway
commission to facilitate construc
tion of the new highway through
Janyonville.
The board suggested the child
en bring boiled drinking water to
school if desired as it would be
mpossible to boil the water at
ichool.
The question of location of show
ers in Ihe gymnasium was also
discussed.
School patrol was discussed and
at present the teachera are taking
care of the patrol situation.
Principal O. J. Monger re
quested and was granted one dozen
small chairs and two tables for
the lower grades, also a typing
table and six desks for the high
school.
School law books and directors
hand books were distributed to the
board members.
Attending the meeting were
board President Paul Strahan,
John Bingham Jr. ind Glen While;
Clerk Kathryn Baird, principal O.
J. Monger, Mrs. Glen While, I. N.
Gray Roy Simmons, G. L. Ander
son, Don Norlin and K. D, Lytle.
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sten deposits in the world is at
Sangdong, in Southern Korea. i
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