anaheim-gazette 1942-03-05
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VOLUME LXXII ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Youth Give Funds To Red Cross
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Establishment of emergency cabinets was still underway today with the local PTA cooperating with the Red Cross in equipping stations throughout the district with items to be used in the event of war casualties here. Donations are being accepted at local Red Cross headquarters and at the schools throughout the district.
Part of Anaheim's youth all-out war effort was shown by the presentation of a $22 check to the Red Cross and a defense program given by the Marywood high school Wednesday afternoon in the school auditorium.
CHECK PRESENTED
The check was presented to Mrs. William Le Vecke who was in charge of a recent card party given by the school PTA to raise Red Cross funds. Mrs. Le Vecks
Today’s Minuteman, Fireman Wallace
Homer Wallace, member of the Anaheim fire department, stands unanimously elected today as a minuteman. Observers who confirm his qualification Sunday morning and several bandaged lacerations he can exhibit today, prove it beyond a doubt.
Sunday morning, at about 1:30 a.m., he was awakened by a prowler ransacking his car. Giving immediate pursuit in true minuteman style, clad only in pajamas, Wallace was led a merry chase through the neighborhood around his home at 211 West Wilhelmina street.
Eventually cornering his quarry, after bruising his feet skinning his hand and knee in the chase, Wallace subdued the prowler sufficiently to turn him over to the police.
Today, Ray Rodriquez, object of the chase, is in the
Boney Files For Total Of Thr
Robert Boney, Chamber Commerce president, this week filed as a candidate for the coming City council election April 14. With the application of F. A. Yungbluth recently last week, and with the application of Joe Sowder this week, today's total brings candidates seeking the three vacant positions on the council to three with least two and possibly more expected before the filing deadline March 14.
CANDIDATE BONEY
Owner of this own building where he operates an Anaheim automobile agency, Candid
war effort was shown by the presentation of a $22 check to the Red Cross and a defense program given by the Marywood high school Wednesday afternoon in the school auditorium.
CHECK PRESENTED
The check was presented to Mrs. William Le Vecke who was in charge of a recent card party given by the school PTA to raise Red Cross funds. Mrs. Le Vecks said that as she turned the money over to the Red Cross she would be congratulating the school for its part in "this great cause."
CLEVER PROGRAM
A clever program was presented during the afternoon by students of all ages. After a welcome to guests by Kathleen O'Hanlon, Nina Light described the place of music in war times. This was followed by the glee club singing the very stirring song, "Shrine of St. Cecilia."
Several demonstrations were given by the different classes of the school on Red Cross canteen, First Aid stations and bandaging.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
Musical portions of the program included a graceful dance by Marie Warlaumount, a group of songs, "Put on your Bonnet with Your Red Cross on it," "Any Bonds Today," "God Bless America" and "Star Spangled Banner."
A demonstration on the extinguishing of bombs by Rudolph Nyboe, chief of the Anaheim Fire department, followed on the campus.
Scouts Informally Open New Home
With formal dedication to be held later, according to an announcement today, the new Boy Scout home at 121 West Chartres street was opened Tuesday night for the first Scout meeting when members of the American Legion troop met with their Scoutmaster, John McKim.
The Masonic lodge troop, with Bob Harvey., scoutmaster, will meet next Tuesday and the Rotary club troop with Clinton Flynn as scoutmaster will convene on Thursday.
Driving School Scheduled Here
Anaheim motorists interested in the promotion of safety in conjunction with the Anaheim Safety council, will have an opportunity to attend at free driving school and clinic series here next month, sponsored by the council and the State Department of Motor Vehicles, according to the Chamber of Commerce today.
The school, under the direction of Morris Kay from the California motor department will be opened, Monday, April 6, and will be held each Monday evening thereafter at 7:30 p.m. at Anaheim Union high school.
Meanwhile this week members of the Chamber of Commerce parking committee, studying the problem of ample parking facilities in Anaheim for the promotion of safety and in the interest of businesses, were scheduled to interview merchants for suggestions in solving the problem.
The committee met Monday with representatives of the City Planning commission and the local Realty board and a Chamber of Commerce board of directors meeting Wednesday discussed the problem at length. The parking committee is under the direction of Chairman Ben Kaulbars.
Expect Valencias By April 1; Wildflowers
Orange county Valencia the blossom parade and busily sooner depending upon month as other flowers in today and word from all exceptional season for wild flowering.
Starting this week, Kern county's vast acreage, stretching across the lower end of San Joaquin valley is carpeted with blues, lows and red of millions of pies, lupine, Joshua trees, blue eyes, "Chinese House," diae, and other wild flowers.
According to the All-Year census thousands of Californians and citizens are picnicing in these daily throughout the week.
At Pacific Palisades, primary annual assessment begins this week.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Last Minute Summary of Events
NO SHORTAGE
There will be no shortage of sugar for home canning next summer, was the assurance today from Frank W. Clark, vice chairman for the California State Council of Defense, in Washington, D. C. Clark advised that housewives should not buy sugar for a summer canning now, as there is no indication of shortage.
ANAHEIM OLD TIMERS
George Horr, resident in Anaheim from 1888 to 1893, stopped here in Anaheim yesterday with his wife to see old friends. The Horrs are living in Los Angeles.
TRAFFIC BLOCKADES
Periodic traffic blockades at which serial numbers of "cover strip" automobile license plates will be checked with serial numbers on registration cards will be instituted shortly by the California Highway patrol in Orange county, according to a release from the State Department of Motor Vehicles today.
ARMY EXAMINATION
Over 100 local draft board candidates today await their final physical examination for induction into the US Army following preliminary inspection at the City hall Monday of this week.
HUNZIKERS LEAVE
Rev. C. H. S. Hunziker pastor of Grace Lutheran church, will leave with his wife tomorrow morning for Rio Linda where he will be pastor of the church. A clergyman from Plattville, Wisc., is being obtained to replace Rev. Hunziker.
CREDIT ASSOCIATION
Northern Orange County Credit association annual meeting will be held this evening at 7 o'clock at Kibel's cafe, Fullerton, according to officials of the organization.
WEEKLY CLINICS
Weekly clinics previously conducted by the Orange County Tuberculosis and Health Association at their headquarters in Santa Ana are now being held by the Orange County Health Department, each Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, starting tomorrow on the third floor of the Court House annex, Snta Ana.
GOOD NEWS
Good news today for local citrus growers was advice from Washington that Leon Henderson, OPA administrator had issued a "freeze" order preventing further rise in price of fertilizers, a major item of cost to growers.
Annual Assessment of city property is under way today to be completed in about three months according to City Assessor Hayne Jayne. The Anaheim roll call property began Monday of the week, when Assessor Jayne, with County Assessor Ernest Zitzm started calls on business firm and City Assessor Eugene Philand John Eley, for the county started work in the eastern part of the city's residential district.
Guest on Nation-Brings News of A
Over the air lanes last week the words of a guest on a nationwide radio show, came news Ensign Richard Melrose, Annal naval flier in the thick of action at Pearl Harbor, and the statement that he had been wounded in the first action on Dec. 7, that had not reached friends relatives here through correspondence with the aviator.
For Anaheim listeners tuned in on "We the People" overtion KNX, February 24, a Chico woman told about an American aviator's organization that started and how the group grown from seven members rousing 500, scattered all over world.
ORIGINAL SEVEN
Scheduled; Lights Out Warning Issue
HEIM GAZETTE
PER IN ORANGE COUNTY — NOW IN ITS 72nd YEAR
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1942
Money Files For City Council; Total Of Three Petitions In
Robert Boney, Chamber of Commerce president, this week filed as a candidate for coming City council election April 14. With the application of F. A. Yungbluth receive- week, and with the applica- tion of Joe Sowder this week, total brings candidates to the three vacant positions in the council to three with at two and possibly more exten- before the filing deadline 14.
CIDATE BONEY
Owner of this own building he operates an Anaheim mobile agency, Candidate
Boney is a resident of 22 years in this city.
A director and member of the local Rotary club, he is also affiliated with the Anaheim American Legion.
SIGNERS WERE
Signers on Boney's petition were Archie M. Henry, Wm. P. Webb, W. W. Barnett, Stephen Gallagher, Howard A. Tews, U. F. Bauer, E. J. Wiseman, R. F. MacBeth, Thos. L. Burden, and Carleton A. Starr.
According to the city clerk's office, today is the last day upon which voters may register their new address or change of address to participate in the balloting April 14.
Prisoners of War Facts Available
Anaheim residents were advised today that all requests for information and all correspondence relative to Americans who have been captured or interned by the enemy should be addressed to:
Information Burcau, American Section
Office of the Provost Marshal General
War Department, Washington, D. C.
According to the Navy department the joint Navy and War department bureau, together with the Alien Enemy Information bureau, will exchange information with enemy countires through the International Red Cross committee at Geneva in accordance with the Geneva Prisoners of War Convention of 1929.
To date, the department said, very little information is available on members of the US armed forces taken prisoners or on civilians in hands of the enemy, officials said, but they expressed hope that
Production Board Urges “Car Poor”
With the Automobile Club Southern California appeal week for new members for now nation-wide Service corps to care for transport of service men a suggestion received here today from Wa- to, D. C., recommend the enlistment to “informal transi- tion clubs” to aid defense ers to get to their jobs ww least possible wear on car tires.
A cooperative pooling of portation facilities for Army workers employed in various fence units, oilfields and yards, already practised great extent here, was en- by the War Production board.
Any organization, group, dividual wishing further in- tion concerning the recommen- clubs may receive same b dressing A. Harold Noon, C Defense Information, Roof State Capitol, Sacramento.
Too Much Sugar.
Sowder Files As Candidate In City Council Election April 14
A filing as a candidate in the City council election was Sowder, local realtor, who noted the following statement publication:
Candidate Sowder submitted the filing statement for public day:
EENS OF ANAHEIM
In the Citizens of Anaheim: Your consideration, I offer my services as your councilman for coming election.
Having spent 18 years in the state business in Anaheim having for the past five years as director of the Chamber Commerce, I have the oppor-tunity of studying the conditions of our community, and I believe I am qualified to serve you in the capacity of city councilman.
IF ELECTED
“If elected, I assure you that I use every effort to promote the growth and welfare of Anaheim.”
Sowder is a member of the Anaheim Realty board and of the local Kiwanis club.
SOWDER'S PETITION
Signers on Sowder's petition were S. F. Hilgenfeld, Edwin Daly, U. F. Bauer, Jack Corn, R. S. Summers, H. E. Arnold, Stephen F. Gallagher, and Dr. L. E. Wilson.
Object Valencias To Blossom Here April 1; Wildflowers In Bloom
Orange county Valencia groves were expected to join blossom parade and burst into full bloom by April 1, pos-isoner depending upon weather conditions during this such as other flowers in the county were reported in bloom and word from all parts of the state indicated an ex-nual season for wild flowers.
During this week, Kern coun-cast acreage, stretching across lower end of San Joaquin is carpeted with blues, yel-land red of millions of pop-lupine, Joshua trees, baby eyes, “Chinese House,” bro-and other wild flowers.
According to the All-Year club, lands of Californians and visi-are picnicing in these fields throughout the week.
Pacific Palisades, primroses are reported in bloom at the Bernheimer Oriental gardens, famous botanical display, also noted for spectacular marine views, oriental art, and statuary.
On the desert near Palm Springs thousands of acres of wild flowers and cacti are in bloom with the sand dunes carpeted with many species of cacti, ocotillo, desert mallow, creosote bush, pincushion flower, desert gold, encilla, chup-arose, desert lillies and lavendar verbenas.
Annual Assessment of City Property Regins This Week; Four Assessors Out
Annual assessment of city pro-gram is under way today to be in their offices in the City hall from 8 until 9 a.m. and from 4 change information with en-emy countires through the International Red Cross committee at Geneva in accordance with the Geneva Prisoners of War Convention of 1929.
To date, the department said, very little information is available on members of the US armed forces taken prisons or on civilians in hands of the enemy, officials said, but they expressed hope that information channels will be opened in satisfactory fashion, now that the machinery is in operation.
Local Navy Flier Gets Commission
Commissioned an ensign in the US Naval Reserve at Corpus Christi, Texas, this week., Donald A. Davis, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Davis, Route 2, Anaheim, is today awaiting assignment to flight duty as pilot of one of the Navy’s huge patrol bombers, or as instructor at some West Coast air base.
Davis, who will be 23 on March 27, was appointed a cadet June 26, 1941, took preliminary training at the Long Beach Naval Aviation base, and following his transfer to Corpus Christi, Texas, has been specializing in flying Navy patrol bombers during advanced training.
First Native Son Killed In Action
Full impact of World War II had arrived in Anaheim today with word received here this week by two Mother Colony residents of the death of their grandson, who died in action on the Far Eastern battle front in December of last year.
The news, the first to arrive concerning a native son, followed recent dispatches concerning the death and absence from the ranks of two Orange county aviators.
KILLED IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson, 603 East Broadway, were notified Tuesday through Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Artesia, New Mexico, mother of the youth, that their grandson,
fense units, oilfields and yards, already practised great extent here, was en-ly by the War Production board.
Any organization, group individual wishing further information concerning the recommen-clubs may receive same b-dressing A. Harold Noon, O-Defense Information, Roof State Capitol, Sacramento.
Too Much Sugar? Sell Some of It
“If you have a hoard o-gar, sell some of it to neighbors who may be cut, or sell it back to grocer.”
These instructions were sued today by OPA Adm- trator Henderson in res- tion to a multitude of qu- what they should do surplus sugar stocks.
The instructions were re-ected particularly at peo- who have built up hoards since Pearl Ha- They were not intended to effect farm wives and o- who regularly buy sug- quantities once or twi- year, although their pa- tation in a “Sell It Back Paign” would be helpfu- the present emergency,
derson stated.
State Taxpayers Are Too Generous
California taxpayers a generous, Charles J. M- gan, franchise tax com- ioner, complains today,
says he,“they are overpr- their state income taxes.
The overpayments, M- gan said, result from ta- ers falling to claim the o- amount of personal exe- tion under the state act alows a single individ- personal exemption of $ and married individu- ing together during the year a personal exempt $2,500.
Misapprehension of tax
Annual Assessment of City Property Rights This Week; Four Assessors Out
An annual assessment of city property rights is under way today to be dated in about three months, leading to City Assessor Harry Eley. The Anaheim roll call of city began Monday of this week when Assessor Jayne, with City Assessor Ernest Zitzmann and calls on business firms, City Assessor Eugene Phillips John Eley, for the county, and work in the eastern half of the city's residential district. Assessors Jayne and Zitzmann are in their offices in the City hall from 8 until 9 a.m. and from 4 until 5 p.m. weekdays except Monday's for the benefit of war veterans applying for soldier's tax exemption.
All city and county unsecured personal property taxes, taxes on belongings not secured by real property holdings, are due and payable on demand. Taxes due on assessment include only those where owners hold no real estate, it was pointed out.
Rest on Nation-Wide Radio Program News of Anaheim Navy Flier
Over the air lanes last week, in words of a guest on a nation-wide radio show, came news of then Richard Melrose, Anaheim flier in the thick of action Pearl Harbor, and the state that he had been wounded in the first action on Dec. 7, facts had not reached friends or lives here through correspondence with the aviator.
Then Anaheim listeners tuned in "We the People" over station KNX, February 24, a Chinese man told about an American naval organization that she used and how the group had taken from seven members to a building 500, scattered all over the world.
One of the original seven, was Ensign Melrose, nephew of Miss Winifred Melrose of Anaheim.
The Chinese woman, who is now a doctor in San Francisco, stated that she kept up a correspondence with all the aviators that belong to the organization, and so it was that not long after he bombing of Pearl Harbor, she received a letter from Ensign Melrose's wife, then his fiance, Miss Ruth Slach.
FIRST UP
She said that Dick was one of the first aviators to go up after the bombing and came down "quite bloody and with his clothes torn to shreds."
The woman, whose name was not recalled by listeners here, gave no other particulars.
KILLED IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson, 603 East Broadway, were notified Tuesday through Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Artesia, New Mexico, mother of the youth, that their grandson, Private La Vern Ferguson, 18, had been killed in action in the Philippines, December 24, 1941.
Private Ferguson was born in Anaheim, June 15, 1923, and had made his home here with his grandparents for two and one-half years. He also attended elementary school in Costa Mesa, high school in Brea for one year, and for two years in Bakersfield, California, where he lived with his father, Vern Ferguson, now a resident of Castaic, California.
MOVED TO NEW MEXICO
His family moved to New Mexico in 1938. His grandfather, Geo. Ferguson, is at present an employee of the city.
Other recent reports from the war front included word concerning Lieut. Winfred H. (Bill) Gallienne, US Army Air corps, missing after combat in the Pacific war theater.
Gallienne, a graduate of Fullerton Junior college, and a Fullerton resident is the son-in-law of Harold E. Walberg, college orchestra leader. His wife is the former Regina Walberg of Fullerton.
LIEUT. HOLAN
Report of Gallienne's absence after combat, followed news from Santa Ana recently of the death of Lieut. Delbert Holan, US Army Air corps navigator, who was killed in action in the Far East, the first Orange county aviator to be reported a fatality here.
BULLETIN
Although no official publication had been received day, ordering the evacuation of Japanese from O'Neill County, many Nipponese-American families were reported anticipating orders and already ing to non-restricted zones.
Acting this week under strict order which set aside western halves of the state California, Oregon and Washington, and including all of county areas designated as areas Lieut. Gen. J. L. Western Defense command day announced that four restrictions and evacuations affect persons under five cations in the area named those suspected of espionage otage, fifth-column or other versive activity; (2) Japanese; (3) American-born Japanese lineage; (4) aliens., and (5) Italian aliens.
Under the proclamation any Japanese German or Iranian alien changing his habitual residence from one place to another within the military area.
ING ISSUED BY DEFENSE COUNCIL
INCENDIARY DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY BY FIRE CHIEF NYBOE
BULLETIN
In the interest of Civilian Defense, Fire Chief Rudolph Nyboe today scheduled a public demonstration in the procedure of combatting incendiary bombs, to be given, weather permitting, at the Anaheim City park, softball diamond, Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. The demonstration is open to the public and is the first of a series which it is hoped will be supplemented by motion picture films as soon as they are obtainable.
Advising today that the Anaheim Civilian Defense council and law enforcement here, "cannot be as lenient next time," Executive Vice-Chairman Charles H. Mann, of the council cautioned citizens to observe the local air warning ordinance which calls for the lights during a blackout and provision for extinguishment in business houses.
The warning of future severe consequences came as Civilian Defense lecturers and groups this week were studying incendiary bombs, most expected of the enemy's weapon's and means of combatting them.
A statement from Chairman Mann concerning blacking out regulations here said:
CONSIDERABLE PUBLICITY
"There has been considerable publicity in the papers with respect to night light. For a long time it has been the custom of many merchants to leave lights on after they have departed from their places of business for the day. Some of these lights are of an advertising nature. They may be illuminated signs on the exterior or on the inside of stores. They may be fluorescent or other lights."
ANT AT THE PLACE WHERE SUCH ILLUMination IS CONTROLLED, IS HEREBY PROHIBITED.
AIR RAID
"During the recent air raid alarm, the air wardens experienced considerable difficulty in extinguishing certain lights. While the ordinance gives police officers authority to enter any building for the purpose of extinguishing any lights existing contrary to law, we have heretofore been loathe to go to this extent.
However, we cannot be as lenient next time.
"We hope for one hundred per cent cooperation in the future so it will not be necessary further to dwell on this subject."
Too Much Sugar? Tell Some of It
“If you have a hoard of sugar, sell some of it to your neighbors who may be without, or sell it back to your grocer.”
These instructions were issued today by OPA Administrator Henderson in response to a multitude of queries from householders inquiring what they should do with surplus sugar stocks.
The instructions were directed particularly at persons who have built up sugar hoards since Pearl Harbor. They were not intended to affect farm wives and others who regularly buy sugar in quantities once or twice a year, although their participation in a “Sell It Back Campaign” would be helpful in the present emergency, Henderson stated.
State Taxpayers Are Too Generous!
California taxpayers are too generous, Charles J. McColgan, franchise tax commissioner, complains today, for, says he, “they are overpaying their state income taxes!”
The overpayments, McColgan said, result from taxpayers falling to claim the correct amount of personal exemption under the state act which allows a single individual a personal exemption of $1,000, and married individuals living together during the entire year a personal exemption of $2,500.
Misapprehension of taxpay-
CONSIDERABLE PUBLICITY
“There has been considerable publicity in the papers with respect to night light. For a long time it has been the custom of many merchants to leave lights on after they have departed from their places of business for the day. Some of these lights are of an advertising nature. They may be illuminated signs on the exterior or on the inside of stores. They may be florescent or other lights showing their wares to good advantage. They may be illuminated clocks or other eye-attracting devices.
“There is also the person who leaves his home for the evening and leaves a light turned on for his convenience.
BLACKOUT STRUCTURE
“I wish to call attention to Section 4 of Anaheim’s ‘blackout’ ordinance. It provides:
“‘The maintenance or leaving of any illumination, except within a blackout structure, without provision for its extinguishment, within one minute after the commencement of a period of air raid alarm by a competent person over the age of eighteen years attend-
Business Is Better At Post Office
Business is not only looking up, its going up here.
For according to the Anaheim post office postal receipts, an excellent business barometer, for the first two months of 1942 were $1,461.53 greater than for a corresponding period a year ago.
February receipts this year year were also reported as $4,-686.35,$381.92 greater than the $4,304.43 recorded a year ago.
For two months, January and February, 1941, receipts at the Anaheim post office were $8,986.20, while, according to the postmaster's report, they totalled $10,447.73, during the current period.
Anaheim Union High School Expenses $195.62 Per Pupil During Last Year
Anaheim Union high school district spent an average of $195.62 for current expenditures for each of the 1,032 pupils in average daily attendance in the district in 1940-41, compared with an average of $205.75 for each of the 1,-025 pupils in average daily attendance in 1939-40, study of the expenditures of the 176 larger high school districts in California released today by California Taxpayees' association, shows.
Teachers' salaries per pupil amounted to $109.25 for 1940-41, compared with $112.22 the year preceding, the association found. Expenditures for auxiliary agencies amounted to $10.30 for 1940-41 and to $8.99 the year preceding. Other current expenditures averaged $76.07 for 1940-41, compared with $84.54 in 1939-40.
A. L. Raymond Heads Salvage Committee
A. L. Raymond today headed a newly created Salvage committee under the Anaheim Civilian Defense program, with Victor Loly and Mrs. Leona DeWitt as committee members. The group was created Tuesday night by Mayor Charles A. Pearson to coordinate salvage activities of various local organizations already engaged in the work, in the interest of the national war production plan.
Plans for a united salvage campaign were expected from the organization in the near future.
Orange County Listed As Military Area;
Orange County Listed As Military Area; Aliens Awaiting Evacuation Command
BULLETIN
Although no official proclamation had been received today, ordering the evacuation of Japanese from Orange county, many Nipponese and Nipponese-American families were reported anticipating future orders and already moving to non-restricted zones.
Acting this week under executive order which set aside the western halves of the states of California, Oregon and Washington, and including all of Orange county, as designated military areas, Lieut. Gen. J. L. DeWitt, Western Defense commander, today announced that forthcoming restrictions and evacuation would affect persons under five classifications in the area namely: (1) those suspected of espionage, sabotage, fifth-column or other subversive activity; (2) Japanese aliens; (3) American-born persons of Japanese lineage; (4) German aliens,, and (5) Italian aliens.
Under the proclamation, any Japanese, German or Italian alien changing his place of habitual residence either from one place to another within the military area, or by leaving the area, is required to register the change. Post offices have been designated as the places where this registration will be made.
MILITARY AREAS
General DeWitt's proclamation this week established the military areas, but did not order any evacuation. In commenting on the order, he said: "The government is fully aware of the problems involved, particularly with respect to property, resettlement and relocation of those groups to be affected.
"All aspects," he stated, "of the various problems have been subjected to careful study by appropriate agencies of the government. Plans are being developed to minimize economic dislocation and sacrifice of property rights."
FIFTH COLUMNISTS
All persons suspected of fifth-column activity are being apprehended daily by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other intelligence services which evacuation from military areas will be "a continuing process," General DeWitt declared.
Japanese aliens and American-born persons of Japanese lineage will be required by future orders to leave certain critical points within the military areas first, according to DeWitt.
STRATEGIC AREA
After exclusion has been completed around the most strategic area, a gradual program of exclusion from the remainder of the territory will be developed.
It was stated that German and Italian aliens would be next on the list for evacuation, but would probably not be affected until after the Japanese had been removed.
MASS EVACUATION
Specifically directing his comments toward predictions of immediate evacuation from Pacific coastal areas, DeWitt said:
"Imediate compulsory mass evacuation of all Japanese and other aliens from the Pacific coast is impractical. Eventually, orders will be issued requiring all Japanese including American-born, to vacate military areas. Those who move into the interior out of this area now will gain considerable advantage and in all probability, will not again be disturbed."