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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
BEAUTY and ROMANCE
BY MARIE DOWNING

With the March winds bowling
a. the corners of building and
Cne last traces of winter in the air,
most OF us are a bit run down from
iohg hard winter, and it's a lucky
silj VINO can step into spring without
aC least one bad cold to her credit
VI ulScredlt. Because colds are sworn
enemies OF beauty and romance. A
man would have to be pretty much in
Iove to look with pleasure at a girl
with bloodshot eyes, a red. snifflv
i IUSe ana hacking cough. We all
ssils'ih!c1tively draw away from a per-
f f;a WIN bad cold so the logical solu-
VIII 10 70 avoid cold in the first place.
Keep Fit
~ are some common sense sug-
sesGions for avoiding the start of a
toiu' heep IN the best physical condi-
Sion possible; don't allow Yourself to
peeome over-tired nor EXPOSE vour-
sen unduly to temperature changes
%e1 plenty of sleep, fresh air and
eSerclse and maintain a sensible, bal
f f1lceo diet: Lack of sleep and proper
,.oo5 at this time of year leaves YOU
&c oSSstuy prey to colds. And if. in spite
g. g. Saking all possible precautions. Won
. Yourself with heavy head and
= i;everlsh feeling, do something about
and Al n,dii aae If possible, go to bed
vn,I stay there for day or two. If
Sou n, cant stay there all the time, get
iots niuc s extra sleep as possible, drink
a AVG OF water and fruit juices and
''1 M Unnecessary fatigue.
WnaNe-up Helps Disguise A Cold
when you have a cold II is limos
9,Dle 70 hook as we'll as YOU do when
YOU are in the pink, but with a little
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
Dual Personality
In Jacket Outfits

Bright print jacket costumes pos
sess a dual personality which more
than doubles their practically.
While they may be worn on coat
less spring days they also present
a smart late winter appearance UNI
der fur coats.
A print with a white pattern on
pearl gray makes an ideal back
ground for bright-colored accesso-
ries. With a gray or black fur coat
your accessories might include
gray hat with a red feather trim,
and red gloves and bag.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
Paris Flashes
Jet iewelry is newest.

JGL JCWClly 10 HSWSSt.
Latest suits have longest jack
cts yet shown.
Several leading miliiners Ell
dorse bonnets.
Couture spring collections are
as inspiring as ever.
Pastel coats worn over print
frocks are shown.
Colored gloves, belts and BUT
tons enliven dark costumes.
For evening wear black lace Is
posed over colcred foundations.
Pockets in new developments
are stressed throughout the
mode.
Dresses have elongated hip
Jokes that slim the figure with
skirt flares that look like deep
fiounces.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
High-COlOr Gloves
Match to Jewelry

A new move in the fashion realm
is that Of bright gloves that sound
the key color for the rest of the
accessories. Especially effective is
this color treatment when gloves
match the color of the enamel flow
er necklace worn.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
Beauty Hints By Nina Temple
THE SHORT WOMAN

If you are short, dress accordingly.
Do not wear large hats nor carry
large pocket books, nor have large
tlgures in your dress. Dress conserva-
lively. Keep to small things and you
will always appear harmonious and
at your best.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02

program, please send your name and
address to Mrs. Durbin, 80 Windsor
Street, RoXbury. 1t is hoped that the
SO or more that are on her list will be
present together with the State direc-
tors and members of the Roxbury
Court, to let Mrs. Durbin feel that her
efforts have not been in vain.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02

1t is the way that leadeth to that
bright and heavenly strand.
1t is the martyrs comfort, it is the
saints reward,
It's author of creation, this glorious
love is God.
LEON E. WRIGHT.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02

All poets wishing to appear on this
page send their verse to Edythe Mae
Gordon, 1913 Chambers Street, Boston,
Mass, with self-addressed, stamped
envelope for returning in case poems
do not suit the needs of THE GUAR
DIAN.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02

What are your beauty prob
lemsF Write Marie Downing,
LdrieuSe Beauty Foundation,
Room 521-319 North Fourth
ST., st. Louis, Mo-, and she qoiH
be glad to ANSWER them. Be sure
to enclose a seH-addressed
stamped envelope.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
38npt'H Unrnpr
Edited by Edythe Mae Gordon

LIFE, IN A DAY
Davbreak might be mans infancy
Vague, colorless, yet new,
Holding unpredictable promise
of the heavens magnificent hue.
From an invisible curtain moves a bril-
liant sun
Like 81 command performance for a
King
And the world is aware of morning
full grown,
A lovely, radiant thing
So. too. might man evolve
From childhood TO eager youth
And mature into splendid stature,
Natures specimen of Gods greatest
work.
uaham Transcript BEA LEE.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02

Here is a dainty spring frock that
is styled up to the last minute. The
softly fulled bodice top, the gener-
ously full Observation-Disclosures
sleeves, the wide fitted corselet-like
waist band, the gathered peasant
skirt, these are all high-styling fea-
lures. The shining silver buttons
also bespeak the latest. This youth
full model is made of soft-finish ray
on weave in a color you may choose
French blue, soft rose or the new
leaf green.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02
The Basic Coat

A perfect foil for magnificent fur
accessories is the simple untrimmed
black cloth coat.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-02

Day and night, stripes continue
active in the fashion realm. A
handsome silk in stripes that adopt
a color scheme of Quaker gray,
pink and white is the fabric choice
for this tailored jacket designed for
dinner wear The leg O. mutton
sleeves, box-pleated (at the back)
peplum, the tipped front fastening
are important style details. The
skirt is of black taffeta Taffeta is
becoming increasingly important for
formal evening gowns and daytime
costumes as we'll
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03

slippers for evening If you want 10
save your job.
Don't Wear Tight Shoes
And if your feet aren't as smclt
as you would like, don't try to coa-
ceal the fact by wearing shoes thaS
are too tight. It is very easy Ia
tell IL shoe doesn't fit it's weareH
and it will make you appear ridic,.s
ous besides doing untold damage
to your health. Your feet carry tia
entire weight of your body and ILL.,.
less they receive the proper treab<
ment they will rebel. And whed
they rebel, you viii discover to youf
chagrin, that beauty is more thad
skin deep. You'll wonder where
you ever acquired those eross-look-
ing frown lines, that strained loCI
around your eyes. Strange as {
seems, Hitting shoes affect youf
posture, your walk, your face aEi
your figure.
And after all, Il I must appeal
foremost TO your vanity. summer Is
only a few months away and yea
will soon be exposing your toes &c
the beaches and pools. Then yua
will be sorry II they are mark.l
and red-looking. Start today to sc
them In condition Apply a lit .
hand lotion to those rough spc,x
after each bath Take inventory ue
your shoes and decide Just whira
ones really fit properly and which
you bought as camoufage. Mare
up your mind to be good to YOKE
feet and they viii serve you wei
In return.
What are your beauty prob
iems2 Write Marie Downing,
Lariease Beauty Foundation,
Room 52l - 5I9 North Fourth
ST., 81. Losis. Mo. snd she will
be glad to snswer fbe~. Be nur
to eneioa tsif-sddreHed
stamped envelope.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03

Special-A high day. Home Coming
Day was high day at Pearl River
Valley MBC the third Sunday in
March. A very timely, unique pro
gram was rendered.
We had as our guest a very noted
soloist, Mrs Bernice Nuel of Prentiss,
Miss, who sang two selections. Our
hearts were made to rejoice a she
sang with the spirit.
Professor o. M. MeNair, Supt Of
the Lawrence County framing School
spoke timely and briefly. A short
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03
Wings Over Jordan
Continued From Page One)

the Gethsemane choir. Kramer was
enthusiastic in his praise of the group
and scheduled them to provide music
for the Negro Hour" heard each
Sunday morning on this station.
Six months later, through Sterling
Fisher Educational Director of the
Columbia Broadcasting System, the
Gethsemane Chior augmented by Sc
veral of the better singers In greater
Cleveland, became a feature of the
nationwide broadcast known as "Wings
Over Jordan" 1t was at this time that
Rev. Settle began offering his nara
tons outlining the history and musi-
cal background of each of the spirit
uals which the choir sings.
Wings Over Jordan also inaugu-
arated the practice of offering a dis
tinguished guest speaker, prominent
in the educational, religious or ESQ
nomic progress of the Negro race at
that time. All of the talks which
have been offered on "Wings Over
Jordan" have been prepared and pre-
sented with the idea of furthering
interracial understanding.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03
Whynot Community
To Improve

PM. in the auditorium of the St.
Joseph Catholic School, for the pur-
pose of organizing a PTLA.
Officers were elected as follows:
D. Talmadge Webster, president;
Mary E. Anderson, vice president;
Alice Willis, secretary; Willie Mae
Terrell, assistant secretary; and Mary
Ida jackson, treasurer.
a social was given by this organi-
cation Monday night, April % at 800
PM in the school auditorium.
Walter Mae Terrell, Reporter
This comes to inform you that be-
cause of the high cost of paper and
material, after April Gin, all H. B. A.
Secretary records will b. 75c each
plus postage.
Secre.ar
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03
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PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD

Because we have heard the ride
ulous adage, Beauty is only skin
deep" so frequently, many of us
are inclined to accept it and we
take the attitude that If q swift
glance in the mirror tells us that
all Is well, we are Off to good
start And perhaps we are off to a
good start, but it Is more than the
start that counts.
Wear Sensible Shoes for Work
and Sports
It has been some time now since
we have discussed feet with an eye
to beauty but, under most circum-
stances, 1t Is our feet that not only
give US our start but carry us
through the day and evening with
a minimum of consideration Too
often we are likely to buy shoes be-
cause they are SO cute, or because
they make our feet look smaller or
because the heel rs 80 graceful
Not that / would for a minute ad-
vocate shoes that are ugly. Scuffed
toes. rundown heels, heavy soles
S6n rum the Ut.6t Oulut U0t buUtS
that are not comfortable can ruin
Il face and a disposition. A shoe
chat combines beauty and comfort
Il the ideal solution. but. Ii that Is
impossible. 1t Is far better to sacri-
Ace q little foot beauty rather than
limp around attracting attention to
TIE fact that your shoes are mis-
Ntted or highly Inappropriate for
the occasion.
II you have a JOB. or do house
vorA. o. 20 In for walking or active
sports, you should wear a sensible
shoe by Gay. A good stylish oxford
looks far better In an office than a
spite-heeled. toeless shoe which was
designec primarily for evening
giame-. There js nothing more
foolish than p gin tripping over
1esks. Ales and sundry furniture
tsst because she thinks high heels
are necessary part Of her cos
tune. S--o your dainty. nimsy
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03
PAGE THREE

spicy sermon was preached by Bros-
Emmit Lewis who has recently been
called to preach. The sermon was
followed by a stirring sermon by the
pastor.
Communion, dinner on the ground.
A collection was taken in the aumont
Of $4,000. If you want to enjoy your
self come to Pearl 2-ver Valley Nd
B. Church.
Rev. W. T Smith, Pastor, Hattiesburg
Mrs.) Leila Bridges, Reporter
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03
Community TO IMPROVE

COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE
According to a communication from
Mrs Mary Parson of r. 6, Box %.
Whynot, Miss, an effort has been
put on beginning April % closing
May 4 to better the home activities
in the community.
This better home campaign will 90
over in big style with many homes
participating.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03
Financial Department
CINE. Church
1910
Seventh Episcopal District
South Mississippi Conference

oOuth MISSISSIPPI Conference
heridian-Roy L. Young $4,000
jackson e. 3. Balckman STILLS
Gloster- u. L. Washington 1000
North Mississippi Conference
Olive Branch J. A. Abram $101.O0
Tunica- w. o. Brown - $4,000
Sardis e. H. Carmen - - $10500
Holly Springs B. T. Tolbert $4,000
East Mississippi
Water Valley j. II. Walton $4,000
Aberdeen-M S. McGlown $4,000
Tupelo-J. D. Murdoch S1OSe0
New Albany-W HI Foster $1O4.OO
Mississippi Conference
greenwood 7. NJ Coleman $115 90
Durant-W. W. Wall $12680
Columbus-C. Thomas S275.89
Brooksville- 7. J. Johnson $4,000
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03

MONTICELLO Please allow space
in this issue of the Weekly Echo to
let the following report appear:
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-03
atholic P.T.A.

Mr.. D. Talmadge Webster called a
meeting Sunday April ID, 1910 at 43O
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

Ike slavery days. Organized labor,
must fight such violations Of Negro
rights. Women should not be fore
ed to do the work of strong men.
We demand decent conditions on
WPA for all workers regardless OF
color, creed or political belief.
ssThis shameful condition is . dis
grace to Charlotte. This is no New
Deal. Ii is the same old crooked
Jim-crow deal for the Negro people.
There can be no national defense
until decent standard Of living is
provided for Negro and white
Americans alike.
Leaders of the CIO hosiery and
textile locals here have pointed out
that the Naailike treatment Of Ne
gro women in Charlotte BY the Fed
|Seral government endangers the work
ing and living standards of all
workers
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
CLASSIFIED

FOR RENT-Bertha Queer Temple
Hall located at so2 Hawthorne
street (third fiocr) is now available
for rent to any lodge, club or
church. Enquire on third ffoor).
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(JIJr,CsE)
ROSCOE c. HORNBECK
JUDGE, COURT OF APPEALS
Second District

Judge Hornbeck is q candi-
date for reelection for Judge
Of the Cou-. cf Appeals, this.
district.
He was nominated by the
Republicans without opposi-
ton and the Democrats named
INC one to oppose him. The
only other candidate for the:
office is an independent who
comes by petition only and has
had no experience whatever a.
IA Judge.
Judge Hornbeck is one Of
|the best known iurists in the
state having served for years
as Common Pleas Judge and
later on the Court of Appeals
where he is now the Presiding
Judge. He was also rendered
appointment to the SupIeme
Court of Ohio, last May, but
|declind to remain on the Ap-
peals Court in his own home
district.
He is endorsed by The
Forum. The Dayton Journal
said Of him editorially Judge
Horrbeck is the sort of judge
| for the people Of Ohio to cling
to as they value Justice itself.
The Dayton Herald editor
ally said Judge Hornb ck i
a pillar of justice in the coul
| in which he has long served
He surely belongs to the Court
Iof Appeals.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1910.
TOWNSEND COM klUNITY
CENTER MUSICAL, WAS
FINE MUSICAL EVENT

RICHMOND, Ind. The Negro
folk song festival sponsored by the
Townsend Community center as a
feature of the Richmond Centennial
celebration, was presented recently
at the coliseum before an audience
of 1900 persons.
A chorus Of 200 voices was heard
In Italian and Finnish folk songs,
traditional Negro spirituals, solos
BY Mrs. Luyena Dethridge, and in
cidental solos by Mrs. George Letton.
Mrs. Juanita Sca'esfi graduate Of
the school Of music, Ball State cal
lege, was the accompanist.
Dr.. Clarence c. White, Negro
musician and composer, directed the
chorus. Each Of the six parts Of
the program was well received BY the
large audience. Between the fourth
and fifth parts Mrs Dethridge was
presented With q basket Of roses and
presentations Of gifts was also made
Is Mrs. Scales and Dr.. White By the
chorus.
The final number, "God Bless
America" was made impressive by
the unfurling of the American flag
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

Wi liam Potter years and recently
was transferred 10 the west end
elevator, where traffic isn't quite so
heavy. As all elevator operators do,
he became talking directory for
the Offices in his building and was
regarded by federal employees as
much a fixture of the building as
the elevator itself.
He died at 5 pm. Saturday at his
home, Z Breadwell place, after an
Illness of several weeks.
HE was liked by all the post of
fice employees and did his work well" !"
Hugh Albright, superintendent Of
mails, said Saturday night. HE
probably had passenger list rum
ming up into the hundreds Of thou
sands during the years he ran those
elevators"
Surviving are the wife, Mrs.
Jeanneste Shoecraft Potter, daugh
ter, Mrs. Florence Hathcock, and a
borther, John Potter.
Services were held at the Wes-
leyan Methodist church at 2 pm.
Tuesday, with Rev. ]. w. Wilson of.
ficiating. Burial was in Woodland
cemetery.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

barrows or starve.
Negro women have been re-as-
signed to hard outside labor at
$11.1O . week and told if they don't
like it they could quit. Oscar De-
wease, president Of the Charlotte
Labor League, issued the following
statement:
Common labor for Negro women
light work for white women, has no
place in 1910. Such conditions are
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

and . salute to the flag by Scout
Troop 1e Of Townsend center. Win
field Urban. City controller, repre-
scented Mayor John r. Britten and
the official city as honorary chair
man and expressed his appreciation
for the program.
Mrs. Thelma Pruitt is the execu-
tive secretary Of Townsend center.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

WORKED IN the
pos tai service,
as an elevator
operator. Short,
plump, with an
invariable smile,
most Of the time
he guided the OPP
eratons Of the east
g n d post office
elevator for many
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

W P A Order Putting Negro
Women 70 Work With Shoyels
OR Starve Assailed As Slavery

CHARLOTTE, NC. (CNA)--Ths
Charlotte Labor League, affiliate Of
Isabor's Non-P Partisan League, this
week protested the ruling Of the
,WPA that Negro women must work
out-of-doors with shovels and wheel
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
Smiling Billy
The Post Office
Elevator Man Die,

"Smillin' Billy the veteran post
Office elevator operator, is dead.
For Is Of his SIS years William
Potter, known to most Dayton post
Office patrons only as Billy" had
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. James Saunders and
daughter, Nancy Lee, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Burden of S. 18th
street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-24
LARGE NAVY
 NOW URGED
 BY p|TTMAN
Imperative that Fleet Be Built 10 Defend Vest
 ern Hemisphere

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Chair- man Key Pittman of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, is re- gistering support for a bigger navy, declared today that it is imperative for the United States to build fleet capable of defending the western hemisphere alone if necessary.
 Senator Pittmnn told reporters he thought this country should not de- depend on the existence of the Brit ish fleet to maintain the Monroe Doctrine. Neither, he said, should the United States ever be placed in a position where she would have to go to the aid of England or France to protect her own interests as in the last war.
 A navy the size necessary to de- fend this country alone would con- siderably exceed the one contemplat- ed under the pending bill which is proposing an 11% increase in its strength and on which action is ex- pected by the Naval Committee next week.
 The House has already approved of the bill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-24
GuffeY Is
 Leading in
 Demo Race
New Deal Supporter Has Good Margin for
 Nomination

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Sen- ator Joseph F. Guffy, strong New Deal supporter, holds steadily wid- ening lead in the Democratic nom- ination in the Senate primary which also gave Roosevelt heavy test vote.
 Unofficial returns from TOTS of 8105 precincts give Guffy 350,48l, and Walter Jones, Pittsburgh oil man, who was supported by State Democratic Chairman Lawrence and other leaders, 27l ,454.
 The count from 4,740 precincts give Roosevelt, whose name was entered by the Democratic State Committee, 417,l41 votes with only scattered write-in votes including g for Garn- CT.
 Dewey, with 8,43O votes, led the Republicans.
 Over the state, as a whole, the Republicans, with half million reg istered, boiled a heavier total in the state contests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-24
INVASION OF SWEDEN BY
 GERMANY NOW FORECAST;
 ALLIES ARE TO (0UNTERA(T
(By Associated Press)

Growing fears of German invasion of Sweden are expressed in Paris where it is officially reported that German troops with munitions are embarking at German-Baltic ports opposite Sweden.
 The French War Ministrys spokes- man issued a statement called the authorizations as evidence of a menace" to Sweden. The spokesman said German icebreakers, accompan- jed by transports give evidence that operations are plsined in the north Baltic.
 The Allied Supreme Council, at a meeting in Paris yesterday, drafted plans to counteract any such plans for an invasion of Sweden.
 French Premier Reynaud called a special meeting of his Cabinet to place the plans into effect
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-24
5AB0TAGE SUSPECTED,
 U. }. BASE
Sentry Challenges Intruder dt Door of Hangar dt
 QudntiCo

QUAN-rICO, Va, April 24.-Ci- williams report that a sentry et snt Marine Base here was 'shot and wounded yesterday morning when he challenged an intruder who was holding blow torch near an airplane door. Sabotage is sus- pected.
 The incident was reported to the FBI and it is said an investiga- tion is being made but officials are making no comment although they discounted rumors that the intruder might have been seeking secret bomb sight
 Officials said the planes berthed in the hangar lack such sights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-24
LONDON ANSWERS

LONDON, April 24.-In answering the claim made by the DNB, the British War Ministry acknowledges Great Britain has lost only eighteen war craft, including submarines, for the entire war.
 The statement says only three des- troyers, one submarine and one trawler have been sunk in the Scandinavian warfare.
 It is admitted that one British Cruiser and two destroyers have re- turned to their bases because of damage sustained in the Scandina- vian conflict.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-24
 Capture
 2'(iiies
Retake Honan Province Capital from Jdpan-
 csc Forces

CHUNGKING, April "A. = The Chinese Central News Agency re- ports that Kaifeng, in Honan Pro- vince, has been recaptured from the Japanese forces
 Kaifeng is the first Provincial Capital City reverting to Chinese hands since the war began on July T, 1887.
 Chinese military circles however said they have no official confirma- tion of the agency's claim, which al- so reported that Hwaiyand, 80 miles south of Kaifeng, has also been re- taken from the Japanese.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-24
patifitF|eef
 Butking Gales

HONOLULU, April 24.-The heavy weather, regular gales, the United States Navy has been bucking dur ing it's annual fleet maneuvers has sent three destroyers to Pearl Harbor for repairs, it was learned today.
 Naval officers would not comment but it was learned from unimpeach- able sources that the U. s. s. Ben ham has arrived, already suffering from cracked plates due to weather and is at present undergoing repairs.