The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 26, 1945, Page 6

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Woodley Airways Alaska Coastal Airlines, Agenis—Phone 612 RELEASED AT DRISON CAMP }'Firsf Comp@g Story Re- ceived About Former Juneau Teacher | | | | Rolf Hanson and Mrs. Hanson the former Donie Taylor, popular and well liked Juneau grade school teacher, were released from their ~apanese prison camp following the invasion of the Philippines by the American forces. The fir direct ince shortly w word from the couple before Pearl Harbor, several di ago by parents, and Hanson. Mr 2809 No. Tacoma, Puget Sound Avenue, Wash. Hanson a mining engineer when the Japanese took the Philippines and HANSONS ARE THE DAILY ALASKA L'VlPlRL—JUNhAU ALASKA an old friend. Charlie Smith, mine superintendent at Masbate, was among the paratroopers landed just outside Los Banos to liberate Hanson and his wife. The letter, interesting not only to Juneau nds of Mrs. Hanson, but to every reader, and 1eceived in Tacoma by the parents of Rolf Hanson, is as follows: New Bilibia Prison, Muntinlupa, Luzon February 24, 1045. Dear Folks What a big, big dav we hac yes- erday. At 7 a. m., parachute ure including Ch at Masbate, side Los lie Smitn, mine supt. were dropped just out- Banos camp and at the fire on our guard posts. Most of our garrison was caught at its morning calisthenics, and none will ever tell the story. A fleet of tanks took us up the lake to within the American line t Canlubang, here we transferre brought to a prepared recu- 1 P n camp at the above noted address. We were completely ringed by Nips except by e side and above, and the boys did a most perfect job of springing us out, s same time Filipino guerrillas opened | amphibious i to trucks and »n with only v few and very mincr casualties. What the next move is tc be we do not know yet, but . .. ! | Just got your letters of December 11944. Donie joinea me at Los Banos in Dec. 1943, and we had an 8 cubicle to ourselves, with an 8'x30" | sard, in which we Luilt a little pamboo and morning glory “kilchen” for a charcoal cooking pot. Also about 20’ extra space for o little garden, in front, and a 20x20 field garden plot of our own. We did quite well raising” extra greens, cassava root, a little corn, bes tomato eggplant, okra,, and recentiy pag It was a lot of h: work, but did supplement our iy diet greatly. Until last December I worked as “hamboo carpenter,” roof repairs— roofs were palm leaf thatch on ry camp build- I switched yas. our Lamboo slats—aw gs, etc. At that time cver to the camp garden—by spe- cial dispensation of the magnani- . Tmperial forces we were paid ams of rice (about one-fourth for a 5-hour day in, the rden, while the other job- paid rothing for two hours a day plus overtime after the wind and rain ualls. Donie worked in AILING PRESIDENT SERGIO OSMENA SYMBOL OF FILIPINO COURAGE, TENACITY Exclusive Central Press Dispatch WASHINGTON A thin little man, in rough khaki clothes and a tropic helmet, surveyed his tempo: ters in far-off Leyte. “We're moving toni nounced to his young bunk in the morastery ‘The next morning, thc tempo- rary headquarters lay in shambles, the target of enemy bombing, but lent Sergio Osmena had passed the night safely in the re- ligious sanctuary. Once again, the lent had outwitted the Japs Snipers’ bullets and reckless en- bombs around Tacloban made #.curity much more of a * he an- personal problem th n the av 2d over here. 1 however, shared with the ypeals to the Plucky ( the dangers right mili 1, his loyal hl.pny coupled with in- spiring statesmanlike messages, ruck a mighty blow in the p: chological warfare that w wove forward, just and firm but merciful and humane, ciosely united, animated by the same social aspirations to happi- ness, bound togetiier as a political state by wise disposition of our constitution and our laws. God helping me, I shall strive to this end.” sident Osmena had been coun- sking the hard and gerous mission to Leyte. The president, however, respond- ed to the call of General MacAr- thur, adding a brilliant new chap- ter to his long and colorful career. A Dramatic Life President Osmera, in fact, has packed mere drama into his middle 60's than a dozen public {izures generally experience during a life- time. Sergio Osmeng, then the vice president, stuck it out on bomb- torn Corregidor in the dark days of 1942, escaping the last minute by submarine. Last autumn, the aging Filipino leader exposed himself again and again to be at General MacAr- thur’s side in their historic return to Filipino soil. In the intervening period, be- tween May, 1942, and October, 1944, Sergio Osmena spent two heartbreaking, uncertain years in Washington, working for the re- turn to his country and his family. During that time, Osmena’s chief, President Manuel Quezon, d against | OCTOBER, © MacAsthur In some quarters in Washington, | |Jap bom ge Ameri- B AUGUST, daughter, | Maria, reads greefings died in exile here, and Osmena, himself, hovered dcngerously be- | tween life and death after an acute attack of appendicitis. A mild-mannered little man, not | ke his predé- Osmena moves S0 hat his really to capture dramatic r¢ the public imag Save for the interest it might focus on his beloved Philippines, President Osmena does not care for the spotlight which usually trails public officials of such rank. What Sergio Osmena does, how- ever, even in an unspectacular way, is the stuff that news is made of. Just when his friends here were i a sigh of relief that the president had withstood the rigors of the trip back to the Philippines and also had successfully dodged 5 and Jap snipers’ bul- lets, he unexpectedly turned up in the United States. Despite his personal dislike of air travel, Sergio Osmena took off “just a few days” from his island headquarters to make the long trip to the United States. Osmena hoped, of course, to re- turn in time .for the liberation of Manila, but there were some pre ing problems involving relief and administration, and the Filipino leader felt he must go dircct to 1944—President Osmena, after their spectacular return to the Philippine islands, President Roosevelt. left, with General Douglas 1944—In Wushmnton President Osmena, together with his sent to him by Filipino guerillas. The trip,in winter weather proved more difficult than before, particularly after what he bhad { been through in the last three months, so he stopped off in Flor- ida for a physical examination. Duty called again, however, and he - interrupted his consultation with physicians for a dash to Washington to attend the presi- déntial inauguration. President Osmena sat back on the south portico with the Roose- velt family and a handful of ad- ministration leaders. Later, while the first floor of the White House was swarming with official celeb- rities, President Osmena slipped out quietly and returned to his modest five-room apartment. As Dignified But Older I got a glimpse of the Filipino president as he waited on the door- step of the White House for his official car, He was dressed in well- tailored morning clothes, and he had that same dignified bearing. President Osmena, however, looked more sober and a little thinner than when he left last autumn. A few more gray hairs showed up around his ‘temples. The hardships and the worries of the last three months had left their mark. Later in the afternbon, Osmena's daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. James Charnley, attend- ed the inaugural reception at the White House. Previously, before he left last fall, the president seemed to enjoy putting in an ap- pearance with his daughter at of- ficial functions. “My father is not feeling so well,” Mrs. Charnley, the former Maria Osmena, explained. Obviously, the last three months had been quite trying for her father. In the first place, President Os- meng rode a troop transport in the convoy to Leyte. He refused to accept the safety of a smaller, faster ship, because it would have meant separating himself from his own cabinet and advisers. At the first landing, President Osmena waded right in with Gen- eral MacArthur and kept pace with the military in the initial inspec- tion. From that time on, he had to maneuver swiftly to keep the Japs off his trail. In Washington, from 1942-44 there were doubts and uncertain- ties, messages which came by un- derground, but back in the Philip- pines, Osmena began to get first- hand the tragic stories of Jap oc- cupation. He also received the first news from his family since they had parted on Christmas, 1941. Confirmation came that his fa- vorite son, Dr. Emilio Osmena, was executed by the Japs. Osmena learned that his wife and three younger children were driven from their beautiful home in Manila, and that they escaped to the interior about the time of the Leyte landings. Direct word came from his wife, but the reunion had to wait. It must wait until President Osmena can wind up his official business ir Washington and return to Uberates Manija, ‘-.L an the great majority. the sew-| Imr' um!—mendlng clothxng for Lhe‘ |smgle men who had no one to do such things. L We are both well, and all things considered in good shape—in fact |we both have come thru far better Most of the camp had beri-beri, or other Lls from ‘out-and-out malnutrition. Since last Sept. we have been lit- erally on starvation rations—an al- lowance of 200 grams (short weight | by about 20 per cent) of rice and| corn, plus some greens, some sweet potatoe, some cassava now and then, mostly then, taro even less |often, meat nil, except for our| camp pigs, coconuts sometimes to an average of possibly 1/10 nut per |person per day. No eggs, no sugar, | |no fats. Every month the supple- mentary ration was cut, and the} basic grain ration became more and | more short weight. In Jan. 'guard started trading rice, ccecnuts, dry beans for fountain pens. A good trader could get 20 pounds of rice, or 10 pounds of raw sugar for a $100 watch. Even our commandant, !a major of the line was actively| bartering in person for diamonds. | Nice people! However it is all over, 'now, praise be. } | In addition to other activitigs, I? |toock a year of Chinese, starting (under George Greene, who is an | cutstanding authority on the most effective course for teaching Chi- {nese. I am afraid that little of it i ROOM 3—First National Bank MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1945 | Public Accountant-Stenographic-Tax Reluras MURPHY and MURPHY Successors to Harvey Lowe Bidg. PHONE 676 270 South Franklin Street. M. ISAACS——Building Contracter REMODELING — CABINET SHOP PHONE 799; Res. Black 290 REPAIRING PHONE 787 REPAIRS ON JUNEAU PLUMBING & HEATING CO. PLUMBING—HEATING—OIL BURNERS—SHEET METAL i WELDING COLUMBIA LUMBER COMPANY OF ALASKA Lumber and Building Materials PHONES 587 or 747—JUNEAU YOU CAN GET LUMBER FOR ESSENTIAL Third and Franklin YOUR HOME |kas “stuck”—one effect we have ’found of malnutrition is feeble | mcm(u_v of recent matters. Also | *tcok 6 months of Dutch from one {of the Dutch missionary fathers,| | with little acherence, but enough Lm’ a general idea of its grammar, | lete., to readily pick up a working ' use of it if I ever land in the ‘Indies or Dutch Guiana. Also a |gocd basic course in general biology, |a smattering of anthropology, a |smattering of linguistics, and a lot' }cl general reading of everything |available from t ises on as- tronomy and tropical agriculture, |to the Brittanica. And, have saved my Duteh and Chinese notes. Donie was kept busy mending, knitting | when she could get string or yam“ | sewing on such relief yardage ma- | terials as the nips allowed to come | through, etc. 1 | We got the next-of-kin pm-w‘.s,‘ |ond three “comfort kits” thru the |Red Cross—otie early in Santo | Tomas from the British Red Cross, |cne later from the Canadian. |in Dec. 1943 from the American. {Have reccived some few letters, |but far from all most obviously Our company has been wonder- | ful to us through internment. All in jall we have received more in the \\as of money than any of the | other mining companies. Our cnmp:l ‘zm recentiy had canteens where ! we could get small quantities of ‘mgm eggs, coconut oil, garlic, co- Ancnuts bananas, pineapples and javocados in season, rice and cas- lsava flour, etc., at skyrocketing |mllatxonarv prices. Also for Xmas 1942 they got us in a good dinner |of turkey and all the customary | wimmings, and at the same time a !neutral citizen connected with the jcompany sent in ample barbecued jvigs for the entire mining com- munity. So far, we have not been told we are no longer with them,! €1 that there xs'no more cempany, | so again—who knows! i Please send this round robin to 2ll of both kin, as at this time we are limited to one letter per| person. . and REGleRATION OF VOTI RS Citizens who are not registered | voters must register by April 1st to) i qualify as electors at the Municipal election to be held in the City of | Juneau April 3rd. Persons who voted at the last municipal election need not register 2gain as their names are on the registration lists. If you are not | registered, do not delay in so dmng' at once. Registered voters who have | changed their addresses since the last Municpal election must notify | the City Clerk promptly so that! proper record can be madé of such | changes as to precinet. J. E. KEARNEY, City Clerk. First publication, March 5, 1945, Last publication, March 26, 1945. e e e e CARO TRANSFER HAULING and CRATING DIESEL, STOVE, CRUDE OIL Phone 344 Phone 344 “SAMPLER 1 41 ¢55 famous ‘sssortment ‘of best-liked confections i i : here Bireet from the makars 1.5 o $7.50. BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. “The Rexall Store” { There is no subsmuie‘ or newspaper advertising! JUNEAU WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP 631 Willoughby Avenue Phone 525 / AUTHORIZED AGENTS FOR GRAY MARINE DIBSELS and GENERAL ‘ MOTORS DIESELS From 25 to 400 H. P. 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