The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 3, 1945, Page 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1945 e VETERANS' GUIDE | ] ' By MAJOR THOMAS M. NIAL i B e Discussion in Washington con- won't footing. That's an in-a-nutshell way of pointing out that many will pass the physi- others the same be on cerning future compulsory military Some will have flat fget. training seems to favor some plan. But what plan? Of course, there are some who cal and be accepted, while argue we should wait until this war won't. The upaccepted won’t lose part important of ends—we'll be able to judge and act a year at an more calm]y. But others contend their life. that the calm is likely to‘de\‘el'op‘ i BBAE * avgueEs say, opposition to any plan—with War .,.q oy meaning physically s behind us it may seem that MO _ i matically will be put one year war can be ahead—and we'll droP yoying e 4-F boys. And that will it 7 guard. S.b”ke while the iron mean much when they are starting hasn't had time to cool off. BUE yyopy jire work or are going to a how shall we strike? es opposinig tne one-year guiure g plan advance three argu- training. I cited two of these in MY cant pe tonal that war business This is avoided or profe: somethir when build military and naval power and time the Foureffers shouldn't be respect - for us, but -that one year giyen ga year's start over their of training for 18 year olds, would, sounder brothers. to use up the time, run too much «Tpe solutzon is simple, v to education—a costly system and these contenders against a com- not a Federal function at all, and pylsory year, “and our plan is more 2) that if the year's training were effective all around.” But the pro- limited, as it should be, to military ponents of a compuisory year or naval training, then 18 year nhaven't listened yet. The solution olds would learn entirely too much proposed is something like this. To of the kind of warfare which would jnsure that the government doesn't be. obsolete should war come per- get involved in a costly educa- haps ten or more years latex. Itional scheme, which isn't military These people continue with a or naval and which isn't a Federal third argument like this: Boys of function anyway, to avoid a boy 18 will be leaving high school ready much warfare that will be obsolete to start on their trade or business a few years later, and to preve career or to enter trade schools, him from being forced a year be- colleges, or universities. A year of hind other 18 year olds who don't compulsory service will be ahead. meet physical requirements, use the OK. That is, it would be OK if all stretch-out system. were on the same footing. But they 1. Keep a large standing army 36,000,000 WORTH 0 . thereafter higher educational institution for a * is S vu#:“s article—1) “that our Fed- yaping But, these people contend, eral money should be spent only t0 it should be prevented in peace- e —— —— and for and for im- mediate safety 2. Give all able-bodied boys of 18 a compulsory basic ning period power of four summer months. Drill, ic with the use of v X cognition of ranks ies, functions and make-up army navy, customn laws, discipline, and s basic stuff pounded (in the event of War be made a soldier or ilor alist with his civilian training or experience considered. 3. Comp! ing fo later quickly can el further refresher train- each summer five retd weeks at least help him owled,; ep him up to date. 0 doubt cne ears. will n pre- and tend who has rvice, will have future military If any compulsory b considered ns on the surface to be velvety, ime v about 1 suggest you try brushing it the wreng way here and there and you may discover fla If so, go out and see your Representative about the Just about this time, the futu fety of your country n be in the making. None is moi concerned than veterans - JOHN KABEL, ALASKA PHOTOGRAPHER, IS DEAD AT OHIO HOME aged 65, a nationally ographer, died recently Ohio, his birthplace and cording to advices yton lifetime home received here, Kabel came to Alaska on a pho- Ordinarily, $36,000,000 isn’t hay in any man’s language. But this time, it represents the “hay” a lot of smart Americans set about to rake in while the sun was shining. Before the war. Back in 1935, Yes, in March, 1935, these shrewd in- vestors bought up $27,000,000 worth of U. S. Government “Baby Bonds”. . . the same bonds that grew up into War Bonds the day the Japs took a poke at Pearl Harbor. And today, they're collecting 536,- # 000,000 . . . which is $4 for every $3 THE DAILY AL#SKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA tographic expedition in 1930, and was here frequently since imi- lar missions. He also visited Can- iscia, Norway and Sweden fc terial, and during eer sold over his profes Fo ding ma and he ering the best photo- ortunities. Besides sell- ing to Kabel sold many pictures to lovers of the best in out- scene, and numerous views of choicest scenery are in the il in the States due the Territory. s first employment was s devil. He was inter teur photography and k room in the cellar launched m on s. He won [first ka with Fomes of fa to kis inte Mr a print n cquipped a dar of his h wk a successful bu Kal: prize in, a national photographic cont up his work as a prin il, and devoted full time to photography at which he at- tained presperity and fame and en- joyed wor travel The dece: was a member of the and Reformed longed to the Masons and interested in Y.M.C.A. activ- Survivors are two sisters, Mrs Harry Smith and Miss Katie Ka- bel, and a brother, Henry Kabel, all | of Dayton Many Juneau residents will re- member Mr. Kabel as he spent much | time in this city. He.would stay Lere and take pictures before visit- ing other places in Southeast Alaska, the tward and Interior, and fterwards spent extra time in Ju- ncau Lefore leaving for the States. - e was ities FROM OKLAHOMA C. M. Bailey, reg. ng from Tulsa, Oklahema, is staying at the Baranof Hotel Airpower s Jungle War By JAMES D. WHITE WASHINGTON ed open the jungle Burma to China Mostly the 1Cth United Air Force, established in In- dia in 1942, Cooperating with the British Roy- Air Force, the 10th not only bl ed the way for Allied ground forces northern Burma, but supplied — the majer portion of th road through it was . . troops esn operate In . all right,” rTently rema n. Joseph Stilwell in an off- manner. “You just have to Our d C nd ma 1force them by air.” Vot Always So This seems typical of how almos commonplace the 10th job has be come, but it wasn't always so. Its first task, along with RAF ufighters, Spitfires, and Hurri- [¢ was to clear the skies of Japanese planes, The last enemy tembers raided Calcutta in Decem- 19 A 10th Air Force sum- mary for January mentions only six Japanese planes encountered. Four were shot down, two damaged. And there was the strategic bomb- ing—the hitting of railyards and ports and dumps well behind the Japanese lines to gum up suppl es, ber And the tactical bombing and straf-| FHAY 7 they laid on 'I;o line 10 years ago! We mention this just to show when your government urges you you that to “give $3 and get $4” we mean exactly that! All of which makes it mighty worth while for you to hang onto the War Bond you al- ready have until they mature. And to grab as many more War Bonds as you can possibly afford to buy! You'll be doing your fighting men a favor, to be sure. But the biggest favor is the one you'll be doing yourself in the peacetime days yet to come! KEEP FAITH WITH OUR FIGHTERS ... BUY WAR BONDS FOR KEEPS! PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES This is an official U.S. Treasury advertisement —prepared under auspices of Treasury Department and War Advertising Council Airpower help- ) > up your mind to supply and nc ing up and down the long north-| couth valleys of Burma, 1 In the meantime the transport | planes, divideq into troop carrier 'and combat cargo planes. were sup- ying the fronts with most of their |material and many of their {men. Engineers went ahead with the troops to build airstrips as nes the fronts as possible. Planes evac- g uated the wounded. | Patrols Day And Night | Patrolling kept up night and day —partly ¢ the Japanese artly to prevent a ppearance of Japanese Japanese fields far be- were bombed cevere- to paral; air power. yond the lin ly in Janue During that last month just before the Burma road was opened, this sort of thing went on The 10th blasted tween two Chinese forces workir toward each her to restore one rection of the road into China. It worked over the jungle in front of the British fighting down toward Mandalay. Japanesa be- One Lkembardment squadron re- ‘n¢ perfget” results in up the Bawdwin mines, t of Mandalay, which could Japan with 80 per cent of her zinc and 40 per cents of her lead Lightning fighters plunked 1,000 nd 500-pcund bombs into a bluff lover the Mandalay-Lashio railroad and blocked it with a huge landslide. Mitchells, Thunderbolts and Lightnings bombed more than 175 troop concentrations and 150 ma- terial depots. Although they had to fly fa ther to get to advancing fronts, the transport planes flew the same ton- nage of cargo and reinforcements to the battle-lines as before. The bemkers carried bigger bomb Icads than ever Ground Troops Aided Said one British ground com- {mander. “Had it not been for the | 10th Air Force fighter-bombers, we |would have suffered heavy losses {might not have been able to tak | positions.” | *We blasted them from the air, land’ the ground troops pushed them beck,” rad the 10th comman- der, Maj.-Gen. Howard C. David- ison: “Our second obgective is to run |them clear out of Burma, and we'll ‘,k:-rp hunting them anywhere we {tkink we can find them.” “No one factor,” said Lt. Gen. aniel 1. Sultan, India-Burma thea- commander, “has been more de- v than that of air supply by 10th Air Force Wherever our troops were, in the t of the jungle or on all but im- ssible trails, they were always e that the supply planes would reach them. In all weather, the combat, cargo and troop carrier crews riew daily without their sure and con- tinued cperations the North Burma campaign would nct have been pos- ible.” R e TREATED WOOD S FOUND T0 HAVE RESISTED TEREDOS Woo;! Imme.'s;d in Small Boat Harbor for Past Months The resuits of a water immersion test, with two pieces of wood, one treated with Cuprinel, a copper- napthinate compound, and the other untreated, were revealed to- day when the wood was taken from the bottom of the small boat harbor where it bhad lain since October 20. The untreated wood was well- punctured with teredo holes while the treated section was still whole. This. test was made by G. A, Belford, assisted by Carl D. 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