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Plant Repair Program
Completed By Schenley
To Speed War Effort
Cincinnati —Anticipating
increased need for its pro
duction facilities for manu
facture of ethyl alcohol for
smokeless powder, Schen
ley Distillers corporation
has just completed a thor
ough inspection and over-j
hauling of distillation
equipment at all of its,
plants which are not al
ready engaged in this work
it was announced by Carl
J. Kiefer, vice-president in
charge of production.
Mr. Kiefer said the step
had been taken so that the
company’s facilities can be
placed on a 7-day week pro
duction basis without de
pending on the customary
“Sunday breather” for re
pairs.
To reduce the company’s
dependence upon metal in
dustries for repairs, Mr.
Kiefer said that a clearing
house had been established
for spare parts for its 13
plants located in the mid
dle and eastern states, artd
another for its three plants
in the west coast region.
Idle equipment has been
catalogued at each plant
and made ready for immed
iate shifting between the
various distilleries to meet
emergency requirements
in connection with the al
cohol production program.
Mike Walsh
Tells Of War
In California
(Continued From Page One)
: %< t transportation until March 4.
i Taking advantage of this delay
he (lew to California and had a
very plra=ant. though brief visit
w'th his daughter Eileen, now
Mrs. J. R. Taylor, and family.
Re landed on the Galeto airport
• wo miles north of Santa Bar
i bars, on Feb. 22. and was met
then hv the Taylor family. Thi
being the nearest commercial air
port to Oxnard, where thev re
side. The following day, Feb. 23,
while returning from a visit '
the He lerich family at Wright
wood, Mr. -Walsh and the Taylor
family were caught in a “black
ouf’on the highway about 20
miles east of Santa Barbara and
with hundreds of others, all trav
< ling in cars, had to remain
parked on the roadside until the
following morning when the
b nckout was lifted. The occasion
for this blackout being the shell
ing of an oil refinery on the coast
two miles north of Galeto air
port, about !) miles from Santa
Barbara, by a Japanese subma
rine. Mr. Walsh visited the scene
Of the shelling and as evidence
brought with him a piece of
shmpnel from the exploded
shells. The damage done to the
oil refinery was estimated at
$500. Very insignificant he says,
considering what it might have
been if the .Japs were good marks
men, as there were 5 or 6 large
storage tanks, containing hun
dred= of thousands of gallons of
oil, all painted silver color, and
in addition them were 3 docks,
used for loading oil, all in a
small area and connected with
pipe lines, etc. One dock was hit
and a few bents broken. The roof
of a boiler house was damaged
by rocks thrown up by one of
the shells which struck about 20
feet from a storage tank. This
was the extent of the damage.
Employees of the od company
who were on duty at the time
of the attack say that 25 shells
in all were fired from the sub
marine, which remained on the
surface of the water about 30
minutes.
Nc Planes In Vicinity
Unfortunately no Army or
Navy planes were on hand in the
vicinity at the time. However, it
has made the people of Calif
ornia really war conscious. The
increase in air patrols along the
coast was soon very noticeable. j
Land forces were moving rapidly
to various points and home do- j
fense organizations increased
their vigilance.
Mr. Walsh further relates that
on Feb. 26th the whole coast of
California was blacked out due'
to an air raid alarm of enemy
planes alleged to have been sight
ed over Los Angeles. Anti-air-1
craft guns were brought into ac
tion and 140h rounds of shells!
were said to have been fired at the
alleged raiders. Some differences
of opinion, however, resulted af
ter an investigation as to the ac
tual appearance of enemy planes
over the city. Secretary of the
Navy Knox, stated no proof exist
ed of enemy planes in the vicin
ity, while Secretary of War. Stim
son, contended the Army had
such proof.
This controversy, aired in the
press, was unfortunately very un
timely. However, irrespective of
who was right in the matter, the
anti-aircraft guns of Los An
geles went into action and gave a
demonstraton that seemed like
real warfare. The sky was lit up
for a radius of many miles. Evi
dently they have the big guns.
Air Force Ready on Coast
Stopping at many airports in
California, Oregon and Washing
ton, Mr. Walsh says that the num
ber of military aircaft seem to in
crease in noticeable numbers
each day. Huge bombers, fight
ing planes of every description,
land and take off continuously.
Ground planes, with engines
warm and pilots in the cock pi ft
ready for action, were numerous.
No question of the intense pre
paredness of the U. S. A.
Alaska Highway Started
Returning by way of the Yu
kon Southern Airways to White
horse, Mr. Walsh traversed thei
INSTRUCTORS IN MOTOR
TRANSPORT SOUGHT THRU
CIVIC SERVIC E EXAMS
M >;or ‘.ransp ,rt lias assumed
such a vital role in defense act
tv ty that the United States C vil
Service Commission has ann.iuiv
< d ,in I'xamirati >,n for instructi rs
in ever ten branches of the auto*
! rhot.ve industry. The instrut tors
! :,ri needed by the Quartermaster
, Corps of the War Department.
, Salaries range from $2,600 to
; $4,600 a year. There is excellent
■ opportunity for advancement,
since 'he policy of the Quarter
m; ter C >rps will be to fill high
: er position by promotion from
j l"wcr grades whenever possib’e.
Instructors will conduct classes
in t!u» following brandies, auto
'T' : vc parts; automotive electric
'nd carburation; body finishing
" d upholstery; automotive mach ,
'tt-st tire recapping and scction
- Impair: fender, body and ra
il for; Diesel engines; intern.il
" r> bastion engine*; motorevd s;
blacksmith and welding: and gen
et il. They will plan the course
;n those subjects, and prepan
v d revise text and related in
structional material.
Certain background education
or experience is required, such
- -tudy in a college or Dii >1
eng.no school or experience a
journey-man mechanic. Exper*
ence rs instructor of organized
classes in one of the optional
l)r no lies is also preset-'bed. Ci r
taju experience of a supervisory
nature acquired in the automo-,
! live industry may bo substituted,
for part, and in some cases all.'
of the instructional experience.
Far the h:ghor positions ($3.6%
nd $4,600) the supervisory ex
perieoee need not have been di- ■
ni'ctly connected with the auto
motive industry. No written t»st
vi 11 bo given. The age limit is
60 years. Applications wil be ac t
cepted until further notice and
must be filed at the Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D. C.
Full information as to the re
quirements for these examina
tions, and application forms, may
be obtained from the Secretary
of the Board of U S. Civil Service
Examiners at the post office in
this city, or from the Secretary
of the Board of U. S. Civil Ser
vice Examiners, at any first or
second class post office.
route of the proposed Alaskan
Hghway between Edmonton an )
Fairbanks. Work on this propos
ed road has already begun. U. S.
Army engineers were seen at
work at Ft. St. John, Ft. Nelson,
Lawson Lake and other places
along the route. Shipments of
materials, road building equip
ment, camps, etc., had already ar
rived in Edmonton. Other ship
ments were arriving at White
horse via Skagway and the White
Pass Railroad. Uncle Sam furnish
es everything; will build the road
and maintain it until after the
war then turn it over to the
Canadian Government without '
compensation. Seattle and Ju
neau residents are disappointed
at the route chosen, but being a j
defense measure ,it was left en- !
tirly to the Army to designate
the route. This, of course, is as
it should be.
i
Nome Civil Defense
When asked how Nome com par
ed with other localities in the
matter of organizing for defense,
Mr. Walsh stated that compar
atively speaking Nome was bet
ter organized, the residents ap
parently more war conscious, and
still less jittery than those of
most Alaskan towns. Much credit ,
being due, he stated, to those
who have given freely of their |
time and effort to establish and
maintain the various units con
nected with civilian defense.
Mike says he is glad to be back j
as there is no place like home |
especially when that home is in
Nome.
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MISSING MKN
I' qu have pi tn recetv q
by the Office of *ht Governor.
Juneau, Alaska, recarding the
following persons =urn ,sed to fcf
"i Alaska. Any me : -tying anv
informat on in regard to these
n-1 ole is requested to notify the
Govern r’s Office.
EVFNSON. 11 >’g (Harry)
B'>rrhard, 24 years 11 d. last
heard from in Sitka Please con
tact Mr. E. A. Rasmuson, Swed
ish Vice Consul f r Alaska at
Ska gw: y.
GRA'rAM, Samu**l, about ' 1
years old, five feet 11 inches tall.
B ieved to have gone to Nome
in 1904. Any -nformat ion wd! be
• pprecia ed *>y his nephew, W. R
Graham. Selkirk. Mai i: bn, Can
ada.
HII.L. Fl’/a. and daughter
Carry, cob i. d. left F at tie to g: t
a h'-ny -, %ad in Alaska. pt;u)se
contact S mon Hawkins. 940 Be I
St.. Kansas City. M ssouri.
MILT FR. Arthur Phillip, 54
years old, 5 feet. 7'i> in. talk
grey eves, has a d'.nmond shap 'd
scar on back of head. Was in
Juneau in 1931. His brother Hugo
Ferdinand Miller, P. O. B x 711,
Menard, Illinois. is anxious tn
get in touch with him.
MORRISON, John E. —work
ed for the Bureau of Fir-heru
from 1930 to 1949. Mrs. Ida Ru.s
- 11, 3210 Scpo -I Avc. Sacra
mento, California, would like any
information concerning him.
RADECKE Ralph Cloud, about
32 years old, brown hair, blue
eyes, supposed to be on a fi-’hing
boat. His wife Mrs. Ruth Radecke
of Tulsa, Oklahoma, would ap
preciate any information con
cerning him.
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These me are ist>eet: >n bullet holes in an America >n F!v
mg Fortress inflicted by Jap fighter plan :s whPe the
Fortress w.:s raiding enemy territory after flying to a
flying field “somewhere in Australia” after action in
the Philippines.
AMERICAN FLIERS AR'MVE IN AUSTRALIA
America army air force crew members w n 5 of a f! rv fo't’e
rival iii Australia :ift<■ i• sooirv’ ac;ii '' ' ~ 1:' ' ’ _A
JUST BEFORE TAKING OFF TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY
The crew of one of the U. S. Flying Fortresses which fought the Japs in the Ph
ippines, prepare to enter ther machine “somewhere in Australia,” to take part
a raid over enemy territory.