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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-08-07

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Evening star., 1942-06-11

bachelor officers quarters Two officers were killed Two bombs
mile and half from Nichols Field Wreckng all the equipment
.orn sctuv oil oound Manila VIZ can see the faresthats
about impossible hunt them
down the blackout
ordered this to take bomb load from
Se~s'0s ~ Nichols Field bomb Jap ships in Lingayen
Bay B1Ss Gus Heiss Of Houston Tex Frank
Bender of Brooklyn and poed them We loaded the
of south because Jap raid
supposedly due, ~
couldn't my right engine and plane left be-
hind post received instructions to
returning returned
Evening star., 1942-06-11

Many in Hospital.
December IL Many we wounded ,dsd
from Clark and Nichols Fields are
in the hospital with me. They
have interesting stories to tell. We
had an AFRAID alarm Wednesday
night. All patients who could walk
gathered in the courtyard down.
stairs. These Manila sirens are more
alarming than the Jap bombers.
while 1t. Gerrity was in the
hospital. the United States War
Department assembled reports
from the various theaters Of
United States action and issued
its first war communique. The
communique told OF Japanese
bomber attack on the United
States Navy base at Cavite and
admitted that Jap troops had
gained a foothold on the north
ern island of LuZon. but added
they had been subjected to Sc
we're attack
December II of "1il. the y hospital. op tai.
There's nothing wrong with me.
The doctor tells me 1 can return
to Mckinley this pm.
December men nsryff from aA1auT ouT
group for all sorts Of details-radio-
men. machine gunners. laborers.
We're having air raids every day
the Japs have apparently found out
we have no ack-acks (anti-aircraft
guns to speak Of.
Had dinner in the Army and Navy
Club in Manila. A nice big steak.
Qn Washington that day the
War Department reported that
Japanese attempts to win a firm
foothold in Luzon had been
smashed. The only Jap break
through occurred at an airport
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Rubber
Continued From First Page)

utilized to obtain funds for air-raid
warden posts. Amounts gathered In
each zone could be sold to provide
money for the necessary installa-
tions, she said.
The women's division, Mrs. Wing
added, has been conducting an edu-
cational campaign to instruct wom-
en- in what types of products can
be salvaged and what to do with
them.
Each member of the IA women's
organizations cooperating in the
salvage work has been asked to con-
tribute 100 pounds or more. The
groups slogan, 100 pounds-100 per
cent" Is now being used widely over
the country by women's salvage
groups, she declared.
Salvage items called for particu-
larly in the committees letter were
rubber tires and tubes. heels and
soles, boots, shoes, overshoes, tennis
shoes, bath mats, hot-water bottles,
gloves, nipples, bathing caps, tire
beads, rubberized clothing, rain
coats, bathing shoes. solid truck
tires, buff1ngs. garden hose, lawn
hose. stair mats, jar rings, baby car
riage wheels, fly swatters, rubber
stamps, plumbers suction cups and
rubber toys.
In every service station, garage
and repair shop in Washington, 4"
the notice states, "a depot is set up
for your rubber. Take it three, no
matter how small the amount.
The Salvation Army, Self Help
Exchange, Volunteers of America
and Goodwill Industries will collect
this rubber every two weeks. They
will prepare and process the rubber
and get it to the retaining plant at
once. There will be no bottlenecks.
1t will be moved. However, rubber
cannot be moved If it is left in your
home, garage, business, country club,
yacht club, hospital or othr insti-
tuition. If you have sufficient rub
Der and wish to sell 1t you can tele-
phone Republic s4S8 for a dealer"
Public Asked to Cooperate.
The public is urged to spread in
formation concerning the drive as
widely as possible.
To further publicize the campaign
the Salvage Committee has pre-
pared an official emblem calling
attention to it. Copies Of this and
a letter requesting its use have been
sent to all members OF the Wash
ington Advertising Club and the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Lett Be
Soeiiab|e

You'll enjoy the
friendly atmosphere at
the Madrillon - where
service moves along with
the smoothness Of expe-
rience and with the ef-
ficiency of careful train
ing.
Only the resources of
the market limit the va.
riety on the menus-and
oh, how temptingly they
are prepared!
Don't be a sandwich
grahber." Eat 10 live
and you'll live 10 eat.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

Christmas greetings and love. I'm
anxious to hear how Marge Lt.
Gerrity's wife) is taking the war.
Hope she's not worrying too much.
December 20-wwsuntt,s wants me to ao .
to the Northern LuZon forces near
Lingayen Bay to act as air liaison
oficer. Gen. Wainwright's aide is
going to pick me up Sunday
morning.
December 2l-aaisd: aide i0% to DOolsn' Gen'
Wainwright, came and we started to
Lcala, which is the northern force
command post. We stopped at Fort
Stotzenberg to get bedding rolls.
It was the first time I had seen
Clark Field-a mess of damaged
planes and equipment, Bits and
P-40's burned and smashed, hangers
wrecked. bomb craters everywhere.
I saw Joe Lynch. an engineering
officer whom I had met on the ship
coming to Manila. He wore beard
and looked like he'd really been
through a war. I arrived at the
command post and reported to Gen.
Wainwright.
The general was most cordial. I
am going to like him. He has mil
itary bearing, acts like a real soldier
and real man.
Withdrawal Ordered.
December ~ made nne ehGmy Iandinas mas
from Vigan to Fernando. They are
now landing above Damortis in
force. Air recon Reconnaissance
reports 80 or 80 transports in
Lingayen Gulf. next door to our
command post.
I've asked for aerial bombardment
of the transports tonight
We hear our cavalry took a beat
ing at Damortis, while protecting
a withdrawal Of some tanks. That
horse cavalry is the cream Of the
crop. II was bombed from the air.
shelled by artillery and machine
guns.
Bad weather kept our bombers
from bombing Jap transports.
Tonight Gen. Wainwright issued
withdrawal orders. Lack of trained
troops made this necessary. Our
flanks were virtually unprotected.
The news is not all bad-our
l55-mm. guns drove of a landing
party southwest of Damortis, sink
ing two transports.
1t is planned to withdraw in a
series Of delaying lines toward
Bataan. I know this order is a hard
blow to Gen. Wainwright. I heard
him tell an infantry officer: Son,
this is the saddest day of my life"
December 23-ddne -drana1 nfst s Wv wltn- ,n-
night The. cavalry suffered heavy
casualties yesterday at Rosario, but
some circled behind the Jap lines
and got back.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate.
Takes final action on $50 q month
pay for soldiers and sailors bill.
Agriculture Subcommittee hears
petroleum Official on synthetic rub
ber.
House.
Continues debate on WPA appro-
priation.
Special Committee on Defense
Migration hears Defense Trans
portation Co-ordinator Joseph B.
Eastman.
Interstate Commerce Committee
calls Chairman James l.. Fly for
views on new communications bill.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

the ship at 11::30 am. We worked
to get the ship in commission.
without any warning the Japs
came in with Zeros-at least Is OF
them. Every one but the crew chief
and I got under cover We stood
in front of the planes nose while
the Japs strafed.
I felt stinginC blow on the back
OF my left hand, looked down and
noticed it was bleeding. The BIB
was hit many times by explosive
shells. Gas was running from the
wing tanks into the bomb bay doors,
which were open. so I could see
the demolition bombs hanging from
the racks.
The Nips apparently swerved to-
ward my ship because 1t was silver
it hasn't been camoufaged. After
the 18th Zero had strafed US we
saw our chance to run to a dirt
pile about so feet away.
CrawIed Under Mattress.
I figured then, IF the Japs don't
get me now. they never will" We
crawled under a mattress we found
there Just in time. A minute later
our plane exploded. throwing fire all
over U.s.
We jumped up Immediately and
ran around the corner OF the dirt
pile to beat the flames. Then bombs
from the burning plane exploded,
raining dirt and debris.
BY this time I was wringing wet
and scared to death. lost contact
with the crew chief, but ran on to
Sergt. Eugene Day. another crew
chief, who was hiding behind dirt
pile. and he joined me under the
mattress.
He turned up a corner OF the mat
tress to take look and was clipped
across the bridge Of the nose with
a shrapnel splinter.
Then the Jap bombers came over.
There we're two waves. We could
hear them, but we were afraid to
look. When the bombs came they
dropped as close as so feet away.
A few minutes later things began
to quiet down.
I decided to take Day to the post
command for first aid. We were
both weak from the shock OF bomb
explosions and still scared to death.
The rest Of my crew was okay. I
picked them up in truck and drove
to Fort Mckinley while the doctor
patched up Day.
The doc opened my hand, but
couldn't find any shrapnel after
Evening star., 1942-06-11

ISOLATION, through the cooperation
Of their presidents. and the Wash
ington Publishers Association has
been asked to display the emblem
wherever possible. The c. e. P.
Telephone Co. Is making it into
| posters to be displayed on all its
| equipment. Some of the leading
department stores and advertisers
are using the emblem in their regu-
lar advertising.
other organizations cooperating
with the drive are the Washington
Gasoline Dealers Association, the
Shoe Repair Shop Owners, the Ma
tional Independent Tire Dealers As
sociation, the Washington Automo-
| tive Trade Association, the United
States Rubber Co.. the American
Automobile Association, the Key
stone Automobile Association and
the charity collecting agencies. The
program has been given the un-
qualified support of the District
Tire Rationing Board.
The estimate that 5000 tons of
rubber might be cleaned from
Washington was made by officials of
the United States Rubber Co., who
set that amount as the Districts
share of an estimated national scrap
supply of 100000 tons. This figure
was based on automobile registra-
tions.
Estimates Vary Widely.
Since predictions of the supply
vary widely-in fact, their variance
was one of the direct causes of the
drive-the company's estimate may
be subject to dispute.
The local Salvage Committee esti-
mated that if every home contrib
uted from 10 to IS pounds of waste
rubber the city might produce 1000
tons.
Under present plans for the fats
and oil salvage, housewives would
save their bacon grease and other
fats and sell them to retail grocery
stores at about 5 cents pound. The
stores, in turn. would be reimbursed
by soap manufacturers which need
the oils for glycerin.
The Associated Press reported
that there has been discussion of
the possibility of giving oil COM
panies part in administering the
rubber collections, since they would
furnish many of their facilities as
collection depots.
County salvage committees in
Kansas were reported working on
a plan by which scrap rubber would
be sold by citizens to service stations
for cent a pound, but WPB sources
said such payments were not now
contemplated in the Government
program.
WPB officials emphasized that,
while the rubber campaign is to be
set up to bring in all, if possible,
of the rubber scrap, the general
salvage effort is a continuing one
to last for the duration Of the war.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
y From D. T.. Area =
Off for Pilot Training
In Naval Air Force
Will Take Three-Month
Course for Commissions
At University Of Georgia

Twenty-nine young men from
Washington, Maryland and Virginia,
all Of them prospective pilots in the
Naval Air Force. left yesterday for
their preliminary training post at
the University of Georgia.
In high spirits they set out from
Union Station to begin the instruc-
ton which leads to commissions as
ensigns in the Navy or second lieu
tenants In the Marine Corps.
After three months at their first
station. they will be sent to one
of 18 Naval Reserve aviation bases
for another three month training
term, after which they will finish
their work at a naval air station.
Among those departing was David
Fairfax Oyster. 18, son of DR.. and
Mrs. F. L. Oyster, of 116 Inverness
road, Chevy Chase. Md, who. as the
first applicant for the new training
course. was inducted by Secretary of
the Navy Knox.
Others in the group:
cdiilCo y. SIIuillUl 10. l1[o TOQl III
street NE; George w. Cole, 1871 A
street Sc; Ernest H. Courtney. jr.,
1881 w street NV; Edward P.
Davitt, 449 Mellon street Sc;
James M. Evans, S725 T street NV:
John w. Fitzgerald. 44O5 Ord street
NE: Jules c. Flood. jr., 1929 Forty
second street NV; Lester Goldberg.
4l12 New Hampshire avenue NV;
David L. Grim, 724 Hamlin street
NE
Max Leder. 52l5 Chevy Chase
parkway NV; o. Enbry Meats. 829
Quincy street NV; Richard Hamp-
ton Newton, 1915 Trinidad avenue
NE; Clarence J. Robey. 1851 Ala
bama avenue Sc; Alfred F.. Smith,
1904 Pennsylvania avenue Sc: Ed
ward P. Van Hise. jr., 624 Quincy
street NV: William M Baskin,
36l5 North Albemarle street, Arling-
ton. Va: John E. Peabody, Vienna,
Va; John Manley Thompson. Vien-
ma; Robert w. Butler. 370l Hamilton
street, Hyattsville, Md: Charles E.
Dole. Chestertown. Md: John Roth
Frederick, Baltimore; Albert Louis
Leaf, Williamport, Md; Robert Por-
ter Halter, Baltimore; Edwin r.
Mowbray. jr., Randallstown. Md;
George K. Perkins. Bethesda. Md;
Edwin E. Raphel. Cumberland. Md;
Charles Thomas Wright, Doubs
Nd, and Bernard w. Zurhorst,
Woodacres, Md.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

Appropriations Subco m mittee
hears Leon Henderson.
Rules Committee considers labor
legislation.
Ways and Means Committee
studies new tobacco taxes.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Sees u. 5.
Soon Far Surprising
War Output
English Production Up
100 Pct. in II Months,
Production Chief Says
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The world has the word of Oliver
Lyttelton. British Minister Of Pro-
duction, that Britain now produces
vast quantity of war materials, but
that the United States production
rate recently overlook and will soon
be far ahead" of Britain's.
"A mounting food OF armament
production in the United States, to-
gether with the production of Great
Britain and the other United Ma
tions,' Mr.. Lyttelton said in an
address over the Columbia Broad
casting System last night, lis a
stark fact which cannot be ex-
planned away by the lies which have
been the diet of the German, Italian
and japanese people"
Axis to Be Crushed.
He explained Il have always
known in my heart that the Axis
powers have taken on something
which would crush them, and that
faith has now become present
reality"
Accounting for much Of the Brit
ish war production, Mr.. Lyttelton
detailed that: Tanks, jeeps and
other mechanical vehicles are pro-
duced at rate of 257000 a year, an
increase of $50 per cent over the
rate in the last quarter of 1910. 40
900 big guns and 25,000,000 rounds of
ammunition for them are produced
annually; millions of small arms and
1000 million rounds of ammunition
for them are turned out; aircraft
production is up 100 per cent over
the rate in the last quarter of 1910,
and production of merchant ships is
81 per cent above the last quarter
of 1910 even though we thought
then we had reached the limit OF
our capacity"
Evening star., 1942-06-11

100 miles northeast Of Manila,
where enemy parachutists landed
successfully, but the Yanks were
there to greet them and WASH
ington stated action was under
way.")
Air Losses Heavy on Ground.
December l4-El -Esst ssn' AiT UP 70 Pores rss
headquarters this morning. The
situation looks pretty discouraging-
every time there's an afraid alarm
1t takes two hours to get the men
back to work. Each one seems to
think the bombers are aiming di-
rectly at him.
Later entries in Gerrity's
chronicle mention q stifiening in
morale which soon reached
high state and stayed there until
the endD
Our air losses are heavy, mostly
on the ground. Some Bits flying
fortresses) are at Miami (Air Corps
slang for Delmonte Field in Minda-
nao). Gus Heiss is ferrying per-
sonnel between Manila and Miami.
I heard he lost his Bib at Clark
Field when he landed during a
strafing raid. The Japs strafed him
all the way across the field 1t must
have been funny to see his stubby
legs flying over the ground.
kaar
December l5-mnuStA mSA'ir in cbsrse assn
of Nelson Field. I'm helping him
build concealed revetments for
courier and recon reconnaissance
planes. It's a hard job.
(James B. McAfee, Charlotte.
N. c., Is q first lieutenant who
piloted the medium bomber
Carleton Kent rode in on a re-
cent mission. He told Kent Ger
rity had volunteered to help in
the work at Nelson Field, which
was carried out under almost
constant air raids)
December l6-oonn' on'H reve.ments' s"t at
They're coming along okay. There
are Jap planes in this vicinity and
over Cavite or Manila every day.
ION this day Yankee planes
were in the air, too. 1t was an
nounced officially in Manila that
United States bombing planes
sank four Jap troop transports
and damaged five others. There
was fighting between Yanks and
Jap landing forces. but the sit
uation was 'in hand" The
morale among both troops and
civilians brought praise from
Gen. Macarthur
Flyers Fight on Ground.
December In trom N ni.Isen Isen
Field for a luncheon meeting with
Maj. Davies. who asked how my
hand was. I assured him 1t was
okay. but he looked and decided it
wasn't. I found out later he was
considering taking me south to
Australia), but figured I wouldn't
do, as he needed able bodied men
to do the assembly work on planes
there.
About 20 pilots are leaving to-
night. feel pretty bad. know I
can use that hand when it's neces-
sary.
December l8-IT1h They're ;,,s turning turning
to tight this war on the ground.
No one likes it-I can't blame them
very much. All our training seems
to have been wasted at present. But
it's war and we've got to, fight the
best way We can.
I've been made group material
ofncer. ,'...
s and officers
baggage is being stored. 70
I sent a radiogram home with
Evening star., 1942-06-11

Ol MdIllld.) CldTk flelQ was fllC, many
fortresses and P-40s we're destroyed on
the ground Casualties were heavy
We had three air raid alarms tonight.
I wasn't impressed and tried to turn
over and get some sleep but there was
too much excitement around me. On
the last alarm, the JapS did come over,
bombing Nichols Field from about $500
feet.
Over-anxious Philippine troops fired
30caliber machine guns at them. 1t
was a pretty sight to see their tracers
cutting through the night like roman
candles-but a useless display.
Fifth Column Busy at Manila.
December g. Still waiting for planes,
and ping
waiting since the goth. There are
often rumors that planes are at the
dock. Once we even sent crews to the
dock to assemble them.
In the bombing of Nichols Field last
night they hit one hanger and the
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Summary Of Todoy's Star
FOREIGN

Foreign
U. S. naval units join British home
fleet to blockade Nazis. Page Al
Japs now admit loss of two carriers
at Midway. Page Al
Nazis claim capture Of southernsan-
chor of Lbyan line. Page Al
81 more executed in Prague, Bruenn,
Germans announce. Page AS
India China land transport link re-
ported still intact. Page AS
Jap sub and planes new Allied vic
tins in Pacific. Page AS
Thousands Of Japs died at Midway,
Nimitz indicates. Page AS
National.
White House to reveal rubber drive
plans today. Page Al
Lyttelton says u S. output soon will
far surpass Britain's. Page Ar
Servicemen's pay bill approved by
House; goes to Senate. Page AS
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Alien Order Modified

Attorney General Biddle an
nounced yesterday that loyal
aliens" Of Austrian, AuStro-Hun-
garian and Korean nationality. who
mistakingly registered as Germans
Italians or Japanese during the
1910 alien registration, might now
correct their registration by apply
ing to local oflces Of the Immi-
grafton and Naturalization Service.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
kisceIIony.
Beaver on the Line

ESTES PARK. Colo. (F.-Gail
Lindsay was fishing In the big
Thompson River when there was
a terrific jerk on his line. He had
hooked, he says, a live beaver by
the tail. The line snapped and the
beaver dived back into the stream.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

December 24-1t's Christmas
Of Northern Luzon are retreating.
We have some old Filipino obser-
vation planes at Rosales Field. I've
asked the pilots TO fly them south.
$50 pm. The pilots haven't ar
rived. Doubtless they think Rosales
has been taken. I had some Filipl-
nos, who've been acting as officer
couriers at headquarters, fly the
planes to Clark Field.
Flies Ancient Plane.
I decided to take an old OH52
myself. It's felt wing tank has been
shot out but I don't want the Japs
to get it.
Maj. Johnny Pugh, Wainwright's
senior aid, rode along as gunner.
We took of at dark. Then I noticed
the right gas tank showed only 20
gallons. I couldn't return to the
field in the dark. The fuel pressure
red light began blinking. I was
plenty worried for a few minutes,
but finally decided the indicator was
stuck.
We were fired at several times.
I don't know by whom. Then John
ny fired machine gun and nearly
jumped out of the seat. Later he
said he was just checking it.
decided to land at Nelson Field.
There was a huge circle of fire
around Manila. I learned later it
was the work OF Brig. Gen. Caseys
demolition crews.
BY the light of a burning hangar
I saw several distractions IN the
Nelson runway, so few to Nichols
Field. There we're many fires there.
too, which helped me line up for
landing
When he stopped some engineers
dashed out shouting like crazy men
that they had mined the field. We
had missed pile Of dynamite by
feet, after bouncing over bomb
crater.
never want another Christmas
eve like this one.
Copyright, 1912, By Chicago Times Inc.
Reproduction IN whole or IN part pro-
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Weather Report

niShed by the United satesw
District of earlier tonight continued
gentle moderate winds
and understorms early
continue warm
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Record for Last ~ Hours.

Record for Last - Hours.
prom noon Yesterday to noon today
Highest. 81, $50 pm. yesterday. year
ago, 20.
Lowest. 73. 6:45 AN. today. Year
ago. "a.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, "a. on May /.
Lowest, 8, on January IL.
Humidity for Last - Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, a3 per cent, At $50 a m. today.
Lowest, rs per cent, At 2:30 pm. yes
terday.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Weather In Various Cities.

Gentlemen prefer blonds-patriots
prefer bonds. Buy now.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

Christmas and Netp Year un-
der fire the first bombing
OF Correoidor, in Uhich so men
uere killed and 200 tDounded
the retreat toUdrd Bdtddr
these are some OF the high
spots coUered in tomorroW's in
stallment OF Bdtddn Diary.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

Lunehson-I1:3O to ;
Coektails~ to s
Served with tempting snacks.
Dinnsr-5:3O to $50
Dinner dancing beginning at 7:30.
Supper-10 to I
Carr 4 Don and Trio Lfieo play
ing fer uninterrupted dancing.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
'BBIzlE2kg'l!lLl
-, - -
BY 1T. TOM P. GERRITY.

This is the first intallnent OF diary by 1t. Thomas
p Gerrity United States Army Air Force uho arrued at
Mania November TO- 1941 just in time to become nDoued
in OF the greatest defenSes in American history This
and succeeding nstamens haze been approved by Gen.
MacArthurs in Australia Dhther It. Gerrity
evacuated by plane on April s.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

December 8We awakened by that Hawaii has been
attacked. A state of exists between the
United States and Japan The story unbelievable To
have the Jas make successful attack OF strongest
fortresseS!
group the alert We gas masks, steel hats
has of to fly
Bl8S (medum bombers) bombardment missions
heard Ibas had been attacked and many pur-
planes destroyed bas ardrome $50 miles northwest
Evening star., 1942-06-11
linaton and Vicinity.

OPA modifies plan for ceilings on
women's clothes. Page B-9
Washington and Vicinity.
Two killed in Metropolitan Area
trafiic. Page B-1
War Department to acquire Airing
ton Hall property. Page B-l
Evening star., 1942-06-11
ndIl NOul dlVeI SUIIseV.
Precipit tion.

Monthly precipitation In inches In the
Capital (current month to dAte):
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Tide Tables.

The Sun d