Long Pacific War Predicted
By UP Writer Johnston
By MARGUERITE WITTWER
Wearing the green and white ribbon signifying citation for
his coverage of the battle of Tarawa, United Press War Cor
respondent Dick Johnston, formerly a University student, said
in an interview Thursday, “The same kind of spirit which took
Tarawa and Peleliu is nov; being exhibited on Iwo Jima. It is
only that kind of spirit which wins
the war; the war is won on tlfe
'beaches and island by the troops
who are willing to go in as the
third, fourth, and fifth marine di
visions are going on two Jirna.”
The six stars on his Tarawa,
Asiatic Pacific, and Philippines
ribbons indicate that Johnston has
covered six major campaigns in
the year which he spent island
hopping with all branches of the
armed forces under CINCPAC, the
commander in chief of the Pacific
fleet, Admiral Chester Nirnit.z.
Johnston went ashore with the
.marines when they took Tarawa,
November 20, 1943, and was the
first correspondent to wire his re
port to the United States. His
itinerary included Kwajalein, Eni
wetok Saipan, Tinian, Pelelieu,
and Leyte. He went back to Hono
lulu in November, 1944, and ar
rived in Eugene this week to visit
his mother. His wife, Laurie
Johnston, also a former stu
dent of the U. of O. school of
journalism, is a war correspondent
for the Honolulu Advertiser and
will soon be sent to Guam to cover
the action there.
Admires Nimitz
Of Admiral Nimitz, the tall for
mer Kugenean said emphatically,
“I think he is one of the great
commanders in American history
and is admirably qualified to lead
the final attack on the Japs.
“It will be a long war and 1
don’t think the Japs will surren
der,’1 Johnston warned, “they nev
er have and we will have to kill
every Jap in uniform. You could
say that is my ‘message to the
people.’ ”
Bataan Nurses
Flying from Hawaii to San Fran
cisco, Johnston accompanied sev
eral American nurses, veterans of
Bataan, who had been freed from
I he Santo Tomas Japanese prison
camp when MacArthur smashed
into tiio Philippines to retake Man
ila from the enemy.
"They are wonderful girls! After
the hell they had been through
they want to go back to the Pacific
as nurses again,” the UP writer
reported. "They had been starved
in that camp for three years with
(> ounces of rice a day to keep them
just barely living; now America
really means something to them.”
With 50,000 miles of travel by
plane and ship under him, John
ston plans to add another row of
figures to that number when he
flies back to see more action in
April. Every war correspondent
dreams of being on the scene when
the Americans raise the Star
Spangled banner over the imperial
palace in Tokyo. Perhaps Dick
Johnston’s byline will appear on
front pages from coast to coast
when his story of the defeat of the
empire of the Rising Sun is radioed ;
to America.
Captain Meets His
Public; Team Busy
With a whoop and a bang, tire
rally squad came charging down
the aisle to begin Thursday’s all
c.ampus assembly at McArthur
court. Evans Sax introduced Bob
Hamilton, the captain of the Ore
gon basketball team and ‘‘the only
man on the 1944 basketball team
with clothes on" the others were
in the gym. Wishing the team luck,
the rally squad led a yell for them.
The ditty, “I Hate You ’Cause
Your Feet's Too Big,” was enacted
by two male members of* the stu
dent body.
Audrey Holliday introduced Hel
en Luvaas, who directed the vesper
choir in singing "The Oregon
Pledge Song,” “I Wonder as 1
Wander,” with Jerrine Newhousc
as soloist; "My Heart is a Silent
Violin”; “Fairy Pipers,” with Enid
Smith as soloist; and concluded
with “Onward Ye Peoples.”
State Board to Consider
New Budget March 13
The state board of higher edu
cation will meet March 13 in Port
land, Chancellor Frederick M.
Hunter stated. Chief consideration
of the meeting will be the 1945-46
budget on which the finance com
mittee is working.
Also the board will possibly dis
cuss financing a retirement plan
if the legislation now up for con
sideration is acted upon favorably.
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