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Show JAYCEES ATTEND INTERESTING MEET THURSDAY Meeting Featured By Talks Given By George Ballif, James K. Alleman, Navy Pilot George Ballif, well known Provo attorney, who spent several months in France during World War No. 1, outlined mistakes of the peace treaty following that war, and gave what in his opinion is the only solution of maintaining maintain-ing peace after this war, at a meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening, with President Kay Johnson in charge. Attorney Ballif's view of the only workable plan would be international in-ternational organization with enough military power within the organzation, to stop at the beginning, begin-ning, the preparation for war by any other power. Jim Alleman, who recently returned re-turned from the Solomon Islands war zone on a short furlough, told of many interesting experiences while on duty as a navy pilot. He was presented with a Jaycee pin and made an honorary member mem-ber of the local unit of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, during the meeting. In the opinion of the visiting officer, American soldiers are far more intelligent than the Japs. He said the Japs' equipment is of a good quality, but most Jap soldiers sol-diers are very poor shots as compared com-pared to the Americans, "although they don't miss all the time." Jim was in the three-day battle of the Solomons and stated that many ships were destroyed at that time on both sides. Most of the Japs from the transports were killed in battle and others were taken prisoners. "The natives of the Guadalcanal area are about the lowest type of any in surrounding islands," Jim (Continued on page ten) r o JAYCEES . . . (Continued from page one) said. "Their main diet is starchy food, chiefly yams. The people are lazy and seldom live to be more than thirty-five years of age." While returning to a spot about fifteen miles from a field to get a plane in which he had. made a forced landing, Jim and his party were fired upon by Jap snipers. As a result, he brought home with him a real Jap rifle, together with several other souvenirs including Japanese money, pictures and a silk flag. In the Solomons area, the sharks and barracuda are very bad, attacking many soldiers while they are swimming, he said Jim classed the Jap Zero plane as the fastest of any he had seen, but they were not nearly so well made as the American planes At a high speed, the wings of the Japanese aircraft would come off if a sharp turn was made, he commented. com-mented. The American dive bomber bomb-er in the opinion of the .visiting officer, is by far the best in the war. Jim's remarks were especially interesting and enjoyed by every- one present. Also featuring the program were two violin solos by Mrs. Eileen Bird, accompanied by Mrs. Mary Bird. President - Johnson stated that there is yet time to enter the Vctory Garden contest, for which $10 in War Savings stamps is to be given as a prize. It was also announced that the Jaycee meeting on June 3, will be in the form of an outing at Kel-ley's Kel-ley's Grove, for all Jaycees and their partners. The affair is to begin at 7 p. m., and will be under un-der the direction of Ernest Boyer, Blaine WheelrTTr 1 Ray Klauck. y MroS uj |