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.".
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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. Shasta, have rented
the pet department at Murphey's
Seed store, it was announced this
week.
At present the pet shop offers
goldlisn, aquariums, canaries,
aogs, and a variety 01 Harnesses,
leashes and pet foods. Mr. and
Mrs. Simpson intend to operate
a bird hospital when space is
available.
DIES
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 31 (IP)
Chester B. Van Houten, 59, for
mer president of the Oregon
Manufacturers association and
of Columbia Empire Industries,
Inc., died yesterday In the Eman-
ual hospital.
A widow, one son and two
daughters survive. Services will
be held Saturday.
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Grid-System Of
Streets Planned
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 31 IP)
Detailed plans for a grid-system
of one-way streets and alternate
turning streets have been sub
mitted to Commissioner W. A.
Bowes for adoption late this year
or early 1047.
City Traffic Engineer Fred T.
Fowler's nlan would rjermit
three lane one-way driving on
most nortn-soutn streets with
parking on both sides, and would
speed, traffic to 15 miles an hour
instead of the present six-mile
speeds.
He said the system was the
"easiest, best and cheapest" to
solve the city's "unbearable"
traffic problems.
BILL FOR VETS
' WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (IP)
Rep. Savage (D-Wash.) has Intro
duced a bill giving war veterans
the right to deduct gross income
for tax purposes by $125 for each
month's service In the armed
forces.
Thursday, Jan. 31. 1941
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