Tokyo Existence Wacky
j American Writer Finds
By Frank H. Bartholomew
United Press Staff
Correspondent
Tokyo "Wacky-Go-Roiind."
Oct. 12 (U.R) Our pillows at the
hotel Dai Iti Shich were popu
larly believed filled with sand.
But I slit mine open today and
found it was only rice.
This hotel, taken over by the
army for the headquarters staff
and correspondents, is the cen
tral point for the mad world we
live in.
Japanese firemen apologize
for coming to put out a fire
arriving too late, anyway The
telephone operator? ring vigor
ously for five minutes and when
you finally can break in and
hout "hello.'' you are blandly
informed: "Your telephone is
ringing."
"Oh Suianna"
A seven-piece Japanese or
chestra playing Spanish music,
fingers working over "Oh Su
sanna'' in Japanese and several
other odi habits are indicative
of the ' Japanese way of life
today.
Whatever else they think of
the Japanese, correspondents
agree they are a game race. Liv
ing amid the shambles and chaos
of their capital city, the Japan
ese have not yet been heard to
utter on complaint
Our hotel meals are improv
ing. The era of "rubber" hash
wrapped in defunct cabbage
leaves is past. Last night's fried
chicken dinner topped with ice
cream was not bad for 25
cents. Not when you consider
the quart of beer and that or
chestra playing Spanish tunes.
The hotel is now socially
stratified." A screened-off cor
ner of the dining room is mark
ed "colonels only." So exclusive
is it that even the colonels rare
ly eat with each ether at the
same tables.
Queues For Movies
In the world outside, Japan
ese women line up by the hun
dreds for food at ration stores.
But both men and women line
up by the thousands in queues
three blocks long in front of
movie houses.
The Japanese male's idea of
open-air sanitation is extremely
primitive. An occasional cor
rective treatment of boots ap
plied to pants seats by outraged
GI s is correcting this.
The local brand of logic is
typically shown by the fleet of
Baby Austin picket trucks run
ning around town with the en
tire truck body taken up by
charcoal gas producing appara
tus. No one has yet figured out
what constitutes a "pay load."
A philosophical Yank truck
driver summed it all up in blue
chalk on the side of his cab with
the inscription:
"The world is mad."
E,
Fairfield, Cal., Oct. 13U.R)
Devastation caused by the Oki
nawa typhoon was described
here tonight by Tech. Sgt. Harry
J. Phillips, Chicago, who arriv
ed here by army transport plane.
Phillips toured Okinawa with
10th photo technical unit be
fore departing on the second
plane to leave the island after
the destructive storm last Wed
nesday and Thursday.
"Installations of the eighth air
force on Okinawa were complete
ly devastated," said Phillips. "At
Yanten and Naha airfields, hang
ers and tents were blown down.
"It was a miracle that only
slight damage was caused to
heavy bombers and transport
planes based on the island. Just
a few of the small Cub-type
planes were demolished."
Phillips said the navy suffer
ed heaviest losses. Five ships
anchored in Hana bay were
beached, and Quonsett huts and
a naval air transport operations
building were destroyed.
Communications lines through
out the island were blown down,
the sergeant said.
IS GIVEN STUDY
Salem. Oct. 13 With the pos
sible complete abandonment of
Camp Adair within the next few
months, industrial-minded citi
zens here, including chamber of
commerce officials, are studying
the potential industrial use of
the camp area, buildings and
utilities that comprise the pro
ject. Clay Cochran, chamber man
ager, said the camp buildings
whi?h are suitable for warehous
ing, caved streets, water, light
and power systems would prove
ideal for some large industrial
concern. While no names were
mentioned officials indicated
that the Du Pont company, em
ploying many thousands of men,
is looking for a location in Ore
Court Records
Justice Court
Clifford Horn and Lyle M.
Paull, combination overload,
cited.
Gold Hill
Gold Hill Oct. 12 Gold Hill
boys recently discharged from
the .evvice and now at home
include La Verne Walker,
La Verne Dungey Leo Walker,
Creighton Thompson, D u a n e
(Buzt) Shoemaker. Thos. (Ro
bey) Robinson, Pat Becker and
Stuart Chisholm.
Mr. and Mrs Fritz Snider and
Harve Newnham spent several
davs last week at Alhambra,
Calif While there. Mrs. Sni
der's son arrived home from
over seas, which was a glad sur
prise to her. Mrs. Snider's
daughter, Mrs. EvaRene Bower,
returned home with them. Her
son will be here as soon as re
ceiving his discharge.
Go'd Hill Garden club met at
the home of Mrs F. W. Jones,
Oct. 5. Plans were made for
fall RP.d winter meetings. Mrs.
Jones served refreshments to
ten members and two visitors.
Next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Robt. Kics on Oct.
19 at 1 p.m. to make dry bou
quets ond fall corsages.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hales
and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kelley
of Dr.yton, Ohio, arrived by auto
Oct. 2 to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Georf? Potter. Mrs. Hales and
Mrs. Kelley are sisters of Mrs.
Potter.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ritter
and daughter Joan visited over
the weekend with relatives in
Klamath Falls
Mi. and Mrs. Wm. Davidson
visited Wednesday with Mrs.
Jane Cook, they being neigh
bors vears aso in Sams Valley
The Davidsons have been living
on the coast near Portland and
were on their way to California
Milton Steuimetz of Seattle is
visiting his wife and son, Harry
Lee.
Mrs. W I Morgan returned
Monday from a weeks visit
with relatives in Los Angeles.
Mrs. T. C Buckingham visited
friend:, in Cottage Grove several
davs Ust week.
Mr. and Mrs. . C r e 1 g h t o n
Thon.pson and daughter Jennie
Lou. l'aul Thompson and George
Police Court
George Jones, drunk, released
on $10 bail.
Opening Oct. 14th
Jimmy O'Brien's Band
From Hollywood
Steak and Chicken Dinners
Take-It-Easy Lodge
6 Miles So. Grants Pass
Mac ond Ann McBee
Resuming Management
Closed Fridays
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Hoff visited over the weekend
n Bend with Mrs Thompson's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Winn.
Col. Arden Van Dorn visited
his mother, Mrs. R. Robinson,
Oct. 1, reporting to Ft. Lewis.
Mrs. Carrie Sneed of Salem,
Ore., has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Clco Gilchrist
and tainily.
J. M Shaver of the maritime
service spent several days here
last week with his grandfather,
R. G. Wigle.
Hardy Cook of Portland visit
ed last week with his brother.
R. E. Cook ond other relatives. !
Mrs. Lawton Hayes and chil
dren of Eugene visited several
days last week In the John
Hayes home.
Duane Eskew, S2 'c, is spend
ing his leave with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eskew and
family.
Ml. and Mrs: Harold Wilson
and daughter Virginia of Spring
field visited last week with Mrs.
Wilson's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. Z Smith and family.
Mrs. Nellie Smith left last
week lor Snohomifh. Wash., to
visit for about a month, stopping
for n visit In Eugene en route
home. On her return she will go
to Concord, Calif, to spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Wm. Dclgado
Miss Mareia Centers visited
friends in Ashland over the
weekend.
Mrs. Nellie Pugh and daugh-
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Sunday. Oct. 14. I94S
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ler, Mrs. Dale Clement, left the
last of the week for Canada,
called there by the death of Mrs.
Pugh' mother.
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