Show 1 Japs Are Goo Good Fighters War Fighters War Is Is' No Push-Over Push for or Usk Us Us' k 3 j r 1 cr JJ 2 Z N 4 d A r t i hey v a Y K T x I IZ Z p v k tI t v a. a f J t a t 0 c I f fw x w N. N Qia I t d PLANES ARE COMING ALONG NICELY TO THE TIIE VARIOUS WAR THEATERS THEATERS' Major General Ralph Royce left wit h Captain Philip A. A Kennedy Kennelly his aide Long Tough Fight Will Fight Will Precede Allied Victory Warns General Royce During Salt Lake Visit Final victory for the allies will only be achieved after a long tough fight warned Major General General General Gen Gen- eral Ralph Royce affable flying commander for the United States in the Pacific war theater and former Salt Laker who was in Salt Lake City Thursday meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing old friends This fight is no pushover for forus forus forus us said the genial former commander commander commander com com- mander of the Twentieth wing at Fort Douglas who led an air raid recently over the Japanese-held Japanese Philippine islands Dont ever think those Ja Japs s are not good fighters as asserted General Royce They are good pilots and they are tough They planned this war for years They have lave a good organization The Jap fighting men must be liquidated liquidated liquidated dated when and where they are found You just cant can't drive them out Awaits New Assignment Appearing in top tip-top shape General General Gen eral Royce is eager to arrive i in n Washington D D. C. C to report t tc o Lieutenant General H. H H. H Arnold also well know in Salt Lake City who will assign General Royce to a anew anew a new fighting job Mrs Royce is i ir n Washington and their son Scott I is a major in the U. U S. S air force i ir n Egypt General Royce gave a few words word s of encouragement when he sai said d Americas America's air force is rapidly Y r growing and is composed of fine intelligent men He added that tha planes plane are coming along to th the war theaters pretty well now Its a long haul to get planes plane to the fighting areas It takes alot a alot alot lot of shipping General Royce said of all th the troops stationed in Australia th the only ones doing any fighting now are the boys in the air force The Th friendly army officer smiled when he related how he played golf i in Sydney Australia the other othe day Lot More Hazards Hazards' Right smack in the middle o othe of the course was an antiaircraft gun he said Before I go got through I found a a. lot more hazard hazards on that course General Royce recalled he left lef Salt Lake City in May 1941 H He spent nine months In England si six months in Australia and three thre hours in Java He said the Solomon Islands Island battle had just started when h he left Australia I 1 have been le leto led to believe progress is going forward forward forward for for- ward according to schedule Tribute to Region General Royce who is accompanied accompanied accompanied by his aide Captain Philli Phillip A. A Kennedy San Rafael Ca Cal discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed golf with Robert B. B Porter president of the Fort Douglas Go Golf club and L. L K Nicholson local loca business manager A America m mer e r i c can a n I Smelting and Refining company I in his room at the Hotel Utah General Royce paid high tribute to men from the intermountain area who are fighting in the Pa Pa- He mentioned a number o of them Including Major William Lewis Jr East South Temple Tempi street Lieutenant Colonel Ray T T. Elsmore 69 Hillside avenue am and Major William H. H Monay formerly former former- ly of Connor street |