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Naval Air Commander In Hawaii In 1941 Says He Did Not Learn Of War Warning Until Days After Jap Blow Br J. W. DAVIS WASHINGTON, Jun. 31 (IP) Tho 1041 nnvnl nlr coinmaiulor In Hawaii tcnlifled today that he did not lenrn of n wur warn ing unit from Washington Nov. 27, 1041, until day! after tho Japanese altnckod Doc. 7. 1041. Vlco Admiral P. N. L. Bcllln. Rcr told tlui acuutohouso com mlttco Invention tiiiit the disaster that during October, November and Docombor of 1041 his only Information concerning U. S. re lation with Japan and the Im minence of war "cume from tho Honolulu newspapers," Bollinger wan called by the committee to explain why no long-rango reconnlssance planei were out on Dec. 7 to catch the Jupiinesc carrlvrii atcullng up on Pearl Harbor. "Tho Information available to mo limited and unofficial It wan did not liullcato that I Hhould recommend to the com- mundiir In chief, Pacific Fleet (Admiral Husband E. Klmmel) that cttntii iit niilrol nluno neurch for tho security of Pearl Harbor bo undertaken at that time,' Uelllnucr sulci. Bellinger's itatemont, which he read to tho committee, did not ay whether ho would have recommended long-riingo flights If he hud seen tho "war worn R.sDonslbllltv Admiral Klmmel has taken re sponsibility for not having or dered distant searches. He said: (1) he did not have sufficient in formation to indicate an air at tack on Pearl Harbor; (2) lie did not have enough planes to patrol rciiulurlv. In Uils connection, Bellinger said, a force of ISO patrol planes, pi im repair parts and well' trained crews, would have been required "for a commander to bo reasonably sure tbut no hostile currier could reach a spot 2S0 miles away and launch un attack without prior detection." At the timo the Japanese truck, Bellinger (aid, "we had 81 putrol planes In tha whole Hawaiian area, Including Mid way. Ho gave this breakdown: "Twelve were conducting op erations at Midway, tnrce planes armed witn gun ana depth cnarK ea were engaged In the morning security patrol of fleet operating bases, four Planes were conduct ing inter-type tactics with sub marines. "Of the remaining 62 planes, two were on 13-iiilmile notice, eight were on 30-minute notice lor operations, nine wore under going repairs, 43 were on four- nour notice. Discussing Information avail able to him. BollltiKor said: "I had no knowledge of any or the warning messages eman ting from Die war and navy de partments during October, No vember and December, "I never knew of any warning dispatches until a few days after tha attackon the evening of about Dec. 10. I think It was. He added that he learned of It from one of hi officers who had heard that an intelligence off! ccr of the nuvol air station knew about It. ' t - "I immediately sent for that Intelligence officer and he con firmed tills Information,': Bell inger sold. "Savcrul dayi after that, when I was working on tome papers with Admiral Klm mel, I first saw ono of the warn ing dispatches.". Stromberg.C ulloa Radios, Derby's Music Co. . . . Present Winter One Of "Slickest" On Record Thl Is one of the "slickest" winters on record for Icy, slip pory streots, according to E, A. Thomns, city street department inspector. With one truck and sometimes Golden Eagle Insignia Sold PORTLAND. Jan. 31 (!) The rights for commercial use of the armed services 'Golden Bugle honorabla discharge Insignia have been purchased from ex Marine Raymond J. Becker, Tur ton, 8. D by the Portlund firm of Larry Mlckclson and com pany, it was announced today. Mlckelsim announced his com pany would control all use of the emblem oxcept In Its use by the government fur discharged mili tary personnel. He said Becker had obtained a copyright on the design after Col. James Hoosc volt had asked the murine to permit the government to use it. Becker designed tho device while a patient in an Australian hospi tal, ho wild. General Raps Proposed CYA PORTLAND, Ore., Jun. 31 HP) Tho proposed Columbia Valley Authority would 'subject the welfare of tho Pacific northwest to tho whim of a three man boord'L Mul, Gen. Thomas M. Robins, deputy chief of stuff of army engineers during tho war, asserted last night. Gon. Robins, newly appointed consulting engineer to the port of Portland commission, told the Portland post of American mili tary engineers the flood control act of 1044 would meet every regional need for development of the river basin. He said tho army engineers corps has work In the Columbia valley for- the next 19 to years, CARD OF THANKS wo desire to expn ss our thanks for the many oxtiresslons of sympathy and nets of kind ness during our recent' bereave ment in the loss of our father. . Mr, and Mrs. L. V, Ungga Mr. and Mrs. J. 5. Horn and family. two, manned by crews of two and three men, street sundlng has been dono on side streets und hills In town during the bad weather. Tho crews scuttcr fine gravel once a day on dungerous corners, crossings and slopes to assist in tho prevention of traf fic und pedestrian accidents. When tho Ice and snow starts to thaw on tho streets tiie street flusher Is used, flooding the thoroughfares with wuler to speed up the melting and cleur the streets of dungerous and un sightly debris. As soon us bad weother Is over the street de partment will resume street re pairing and painting traffic signs, curbings and crossing nines, j nomas sum. Parents Of Child Sought SEATTLE, Jan. 31 Ml Seat tie police cunt far afield toduy tracing down meaner clues In an attempt to locate tho parents of "John Doo Child," chubby little lH-month-old boy lound aban doned lust week In a hotel washroom. Dozens including a group of bachelor sailors off the U.S.S. West Vlrglnlu hove sought to adopt tho youngster. Policewoman Eileen Dawes aid lust night footprints of the child were taken und sent to a Los Angeles hospital after a woman reported little "John" was a carbon copy of a boy she bad taken care of in California. The sailors, signing their let ter ns "the "Laundry Gang" of the Virginia, sent their adoption plea to a local newspaper. They admitted "none of us are (sic) married and we don't know whether it Is possible or impos slblc," but they "keep talking and wondering if one of us could adopt him." Flashes Of Life WHERE MEN, ETC, SALT LAKE CITY, Jun. 31 (H1) The "wild west" doesn't Im press Lloyd Williams, South African newspaperman. Here for tiie National Wool Growers convention, Williums reported his fellow countrymen uro by far "noisier, tougher bunch." "Why," he suld, "when the boys get together In South Africa they really break up tho furniture. A WHALE OF A TIME SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31 (IP) Now that the submarine nets nre gone from the Golden Gate Swift II Is having a whale of a time In San Francisco bay. Wlnton C. Edwurds found It out when the whale tried to flip his wuter tuxl with a flipper. Ed wards called the coast guard and Swift II set course for the gate und disappeared. Swift II was named by water front men who figured he was kin to Swift I who churned the same waters in 1038. KITTY CORNERED CHICAGO, Jan. 31 (IP) From its lofty perch In a tree top a stray cat yowled Its misery for two days, prompting residents of North Hoyne avenue to urge the nnti-cruclty society to rescue the feline. Herbert Curncs rigged ladders and ropes to rescue the cat. But the animal kept backing away, lost its footing, then hung by (wo paws for a minute and finally plunged about 65 feet to an alley. It hit a fence corner, leaving part of Its fur there, bounced off a cor fender before making a four-point landing. Then it kept right on running. Siromberg-C irlion Radios, Derby's Music Co. Oregon Fires Among Biggest PORTLAND, Jun. 31 (ZD Seven "big fires" In Oregon uro Included among those causing a total of $122,000,000 fire loss in the ' United States, Alaska and Canada In 1045, the National Fire Protective association re ported today. Only fires of a quarter million dollars damage arc included. The seven Oregon fires caused loss of 15,650,000. They were: Oregon Shipbuild ing corporation, August 30 $3, 000,000; Tillamook forest fire, beginning July 6 (1,000,000; Timber Structures, Inc., Port land, October 1 $500,000; Ore gon Pulp and Paper company, ftclnm AiitfM.t 10 C3H11 finil- Iron Fireman, Portland, Augus 23 $300,000; Kcrr-Gifford flour mill, Pendleton, August 3 1 szsu.uuo; Hudson - Duncan or 3- lacking plant, Dundee, Septcm- -$zau,uuu. Simpsons Rent Pet Department Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson, who formerly operated a bird clinic at Mt. 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