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Evening star., 1942-10-28
Col. Bush Of Boiling Field
Found Dead Of Gun Wound

1t. Col. Philip N. Bush of Sche-
nectady, N. Y, Army Air Forces
officer stationed at Boiling Field,
was found dead about 6 am. today
at his Office with bullet wound
in his abdomen. The Public Rela-
tions Office at the field offered no
explanation of the death, stating
only that a board of officers had
been named to determine the cause.
Col. Bush went on active duty
February 5, as major in the Army
Specialists Reserve. Previously he
mad been employed by the General
Electric Co., and the Ford Motor
Co, at Schenectady.
Col. Bush, who was born in Rox-
bury, Mass, December 81. 1892. is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Betty
Taylor Bush. Since coming to
Washington they resided at Falls
Church, Va.
During the last war, Col. Bush
served with the Lafayette Escadrille
as an enlisted man.
Evening star., 1942-10-28

NV. yesterday by an automobile
driven by Gladys r.. Tyler, 80, Of
Silver Spring, who is under $500
bond on,a charge of failing to give
the right of way to a pedestrian.
Two brothers, Vincent Portale, 10,
and Charles Portale, IL, escaped
with minor injuries when the coast
er wagon in which they were riding
was struck by a truck driven by
Felix N. Pauling, 80, of 305 K street
NV, last night in the 200 block of
F street. They received treatment
at Casualty Hospital. Police said
the driver was arrested on a charge
Of driving a truck without a Dis
trict permit.
Arlington Boy Hurt.
Paul Herman. 7, of 1908 North
Twenty third street, Arlington, who
suffered slight conclusion when
struck by an automobile while cross
ing Lee Highway at Quincy street,
Arlington, yesterday, was reported
in fair condition today at George
town Hospital.
James Scholer, 4, of 1725 Bay
street Sc, hit by an automobile in
the 200 block of Seventeenth street
Sc, yesterday, was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for abrasions.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Survivor Of Wasp,
AT Home Here, Fears
Brother Will Worry
Bernard fuckers Chief
Concern Is for Thomas,
Also on Navy Duty

The biggest concern of Bernard
E. Tucker, survivor OF the torpedoed
aircraft carrier Wasp, is for his
brother, Thomas c. Tucker, ship
filter. second class "away on duty"
I'm wondering If he has learned
that I am safe" said 24-year-old
Bernard, who is reeuperating from
shell splinter wound at the home
of his father, Thomas S. Tucker,
5613 Oakmont avenue, Bethesda,
Md. ..
Thomas. 26, knew that his brother,
an airplane mechanics mate, was
aboard the Wasp and by this time
knows that the carrier was sunk
September Is, Bernard said. Now
he is probably worrying about me
while I'm here, safe at home"
Many Escape Doomed Ship.
In Bernard's estimation the most
significant outcome of the Wasp
tragedy was the high percentage of
survivors
Our ship was in bad shape, and
the odds were heavily against us, but
most of us came off safely" the
sailor stated.
You can credit this to our COM
manding officers and to the high
morale of our crew. There was lots
of hustle and hurry but no disorder
Everyone knew the Wasp was gone
but there was no panic, no excite
ment," he recalled.
Mr.. Tucker enlisted May Ia, 1911
10 months ahead of his brother
Evening star., 1942-10-28

to the public through service sta
tions, garages, tire shops and other
places designated by local rationing
boards.
In the East, where gasoline is al
ready rationed, the form must be
filed with local rationing board as
a condition for retaining the ration
book already issued.
Any applicant who owns more
than five tires for each automobile
must dispose of the extra tires be-
fore receiving gasoline ration.
Tires may be sold to the Govern
ment by notifying the railway ex-
press agency to call for them.
On tire inspection record, which
is separate from the gasoline ration
application form, the applicant
must list by serial number all tires
he owns.
In the East motorists will mail
both parts of the form to local
boards. If only five tires are shown.
the board will file the application
part of the form and return the
tire inspection record for the own
er's use. A passenger car may not
be operated after December II with
out tire inspection record.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Ordnance Welfare Unit
Holds Dance Toniuht

The Ordnance Welfare Associ-
alton of the War Department will
sponsor the first dance of the sea-
son for officers and employees in the
Hall of Nations at the Washington
Hotel from 9 o'clock to II midnight.
A demonstration drill by 40 Sc
lected soldiers of the Ordnance De-
partment and the new ordinance
song will be presented.
Capt. A. C. Radebaugh. former de-
signer of many of the Fortune and
Saturday Evening Post magazine
covers. designed the posters and
decorations for the dance. Souve-
mir caricatures drawn by George
Walker, industrial artist and former
Esquire .caricature artist, will be
distributed among the guests.
A masquerade ball for colored en-
ployes of the department is sched-
uled for tomorrow night at the
Lincoln Colonnade ballroom from 9
pm. to am. Prizes will be award
ed for the best costumes and all
colored employees of the War De-
partment are urged to attend the
affair.
Evening star., 1942-10-28


a.
DonSch
engos Mrs Bertha
and Renard ai
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Father Of 6 Killed,
Woman Critically
Injured in Crash
Two Trucks Collide at
Pohick Church, IS Miles
South of Alexandria

A man identified by papers in
his possession as Joseph David
Wilson, 80, of 10 Ridge road Sc,
a salesman and the father of six
children, was killed instantly last
night and a woman companion
was critically injured when their
light truck crashed into the rear
of a freight truck on United
States Route l at Pohick Church,
about IS miles south of Alex
andria.
The woman was admitted to the
Alexandria Hospital and treated for
shock and undetermined injuries
Her condition was described as
critical. She was unable to identity
herself.
Later, according to a hospital at
tendant, Mrs. Viola Saunders of
812 Tenth street NV. identified the
patient as her sister, Mrs. Ruby
Holsclaw, of the same address.
Leaves Wife and Six Children.
DR.. H. C. McCord, Fairfax
County coroner, was to view the
body of Mr. Wilson later this morn
ing and determine whether an in
quest would be held. The body
was taken to the r. S. Hall funeral
home at Occoquah.
In another accident last night at
Wells Corner, near Upper Marlboro
Nd, Shirley Kerr, 15-year-old
daughter of Wesley Kerr of Upper
Marlboro. suffered a fractured skull
and brain conclusion. She is at
Casualty Hospital In a serious con-
dition.
She was injured when a truck
driven by sailor failed to make
a sharp curve at the corner, the
Marlboro Rescue Squad said. The
sailor was taken to the Naval Hos
pital at Bethesda where officials de-
clined to reveal his name.
Five children were injured, one
seriously, in Washington area acci-
dents.
George E. Callas, jr., 6, of 55O7
Fourth street NV, was at Sibley
Hospital, suffering from a concus-
sion and fractures of both legs
Police said he was struck at New
Hampshire and Concord avenues
Evening star., 1942-10-28
and in December was transferred to

and In December was transferred to
the Wasp.
Fires and Blasts Too Much.
"The first explosion knocked ms
down. I got right up and ran for
ward where fires were breaking out"
he said. Fighting the fires was q
job that brought out the best In the
crew and they came through
valiantly.
The Wasp was doomed but the
men fought on. Then the order
came to abandon ship-the fires and
exploding munition stores were too
much"
Mr.. Tucker went over the side on q
line, dropped into the choppy Pa
cific without any thought of sharks,
and finally was pulled onto a raft.
The survivors maneuvered their
small craft to the side of a rescue
ship by kicking their feet.
Vivid in Mr.. fuckers memory was
the Wasp as she went down. They
ran our flag to her highest point.
That was the last thing they did.
The Wasp went down fighting"
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Air Forces
Continued From First Page

said. until his fight he had not seen
since before the Japanese attack last
December 7. The white buildings
with red tile roofs are now covered
with war paint. The only colorful
objects near Hickam Field or the
harbor are the bright red cross on
the hospital roof and the brilliant
varicolored flowers always blooming
In Hawaii" he said. War there is
a grim reality. Landing fields have
been camouf1aged. Vital installa-
lions are now underground. Every
thing has been done to nullify dev-
astatlon in possible aerial attack"
Declaring this Nations forces have
many stepping stones" to Australia
In the form of islands, Gen. Arnold
said the links in our chain. broken
when the Japs took Wake Island,
have been replaced and multiplied bv
new bases that form high-speed
roads to Australia"
Gen. Arnold praised the resource
fulness and fighting ability of the
United States forces. Describing
small coral island, without giving its
location, he said:
'On this particular island our men
have built runways comparable to
those of any big city airport. This
work has required every scrap of
material and every ounce of Ameri-
can ingenuity that could be mustered,
but they completed a comfortable
and well-defended base.
Fighters Morale High.
Gen. Arnold said, THE main
thing is our men are cheerful and
their morale high
Our Pacific air fighters toll of
enemy aircraft to date is a ratio of
more than to /, he said. He
praised also the manner in which
both Army and Navy planes to-
gether seek out the enemy. declar-
Ing at one point Of his address:
1T is common sight to see Army
Air Forces and Navy flyers seek
ing the enemy from the same air
base. Out there rivalry and criti-
cism disappear. They are working
for one end. They have one aim,
to lick the Japs as quickly as pos
sible To accomplish that they will
and do share everything they have.
They work as part Of a well-co-or-
dinated team
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Hampshire Heights Unit
Elects W. S. Griest

Walter S. Griest was elected pres
ident Of the Hampshire Heights
Citizens Association last night at
a meeting in Bernard School,
Others elected were J. Leon Bord,
first vice president; Roland Thomp-
son, second vice president Mrs.
Dorothy Kriemelmeyer, secretary;
Charles King treasurer, and Harry
Miller and P. j. Abelman, delegates
to the federation.
The group voted that letter
be sent to the War Production
Board requesting that they reduce
the present fire hazards by enabling
the District Commissioner to obtain
fire equipment necessary to give
ample protection to Washington.
1t was especially stressed that more
fire-alarm boxes were needed in
the newer residential sections.
A civilian defense meeting was
held after the business session.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Tin Cans
Continued From First Page }

'OOillliIuSu L lOlil T lISt IdSe.j
Commissioner; Maj. John Blake
Gordon, director of sanitary en-
eineering, and William Xanten, su-
perintendent of city refuse.
The District is asking permission
of the National Capital Parks Office
to use property near the garbage
transfer station. New Jersey avenue
and K street Sc. near the railroad
spur, as the site for the tin can
stock pile. For the time being the
District will use one of it's cranes
to hoist the cans into the railroad
cars. 1t is planned to build a ramp
later estimated to cost about Sill 900,
90 that the trucks may drive up
it and dump the cans directly into
the cars.
Other arrangements are being
made for collection of tin cans from
hotels, restaurants and business
houses. The WPB order permits
bottling interests to collect the
larger tin cans and to use them
in the making of crown caps. In
return for this they must collect
Evening star., 1942-10-28
ADVERTISEMENT.
Nudge Your Lazy
Liver Tonight!

CONSTIPATION with its headaches.
mental dullness. a half-alive feeling
often result If your liver bile doesn't
now freely eDery day into your intestines.
So take DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets to
insure gentle yet thorough bowel move
ments Olive Tablets are wonderful to
stir up liver bile secretion and tone up
muscular intestinal action. l5t, 30t, SOC.
Follow label directions. All drugstores.
Evening star., 1942-10-28

the smaller cans and turn them
over to the Districts stock pile.
Offlcials stressed again today that
householders must wash tin cans
thoroughly, cut off the tops and
bottoms and mash the cans more
or less fiat and keep them for
collection in some kind of a sepa-
rate container.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Fairs Program
Event From z O'Clock
Tomorrow Till II

The Community War Fair pro-
gram at Uline's Arena for tomorrow
afternoon and evening is follows
2:0O-Woman's program: Mary
Mason and Ethel Jackson on
Care and Maintenance of
Wartime Wardrobes."
2:30-Stage show.
3:00-Medical demonstration (brain
operation).
4:00-Stage show
5:00-WMAL news broadcast from
stage.
5:05-Tatterman puppets.
545-Talalaika orchestra.
6:l5-WMAL news broadcast.
6:30-Fort Meade entertainment
unit.
7:00-Medical demonstration zap
.pendectomy).
8:00-WRC contest for woman radio
announcers.
8:30-Stage show.
9:0O-Barber shop quartet contest
9:15-WWDC broadcast of Tele-
phone Company Glee Club
directed by Robert Davidson
9:30-Medicak demonstration re-
pair fractured spine).
9:45-First-aid contest.
10:15-Stage show.
0:30-Capitol Theater show.
IL :O0-Close.
Evening star., 1942-10-28
Distribution Of Forms
For New Gas Ration
Gets Under Way
Applicants Must Pledge
To Observe Nationwide
35-MiIe Speed Limit
fNe1D Rdtioning Forms Sho1Un
on PAGE A..

Distribution of applications for
basic gasoline rations, under the new
Nationwide system. was under way
today. with the forms requiring
Americas 27,OCOOOO motorists to
pledge obedience to the 35-mile
speed limit.
The applicants also must promise
to keep then tires in repair and not
to hold more than five tires for each
car.
The forms soon will be available
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
Wife of Rev.
Coleman Dies

Mrs. Emma Coleman, 1413 Third
St. S., died on Tuesday night after
a long illness. She is the wife
of Rev. s. F. Coleman, pastor Of
Aliens A. M. E. Church Of Hum
boldt Heights.
Funeral services viii be held on
Saturday at 2 o'clock at the An
derson Funeral Chapel, 1926 River
side Ave., with Rev. E. R. Thomas
officiating.
Surviving Mrs. Coleman is her
husband, Rev. Coleman, q sister in
Canada and a sister-in-law of Su-
perior, Wisconsin, and other rela-
tives and friends. T., g..
Interment in Brookside cemetery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20

of wounded soldiers, if need be, /
would give them skunk blood, rat
blood, dog blood, or even Japanese
and German blood that they may
live to fight another day. A dead
soldier is no good in any mans
army, except maybe to make a
pillow for another live soldier.
Some of my white brothers will
raise their eyebrows delicately at
the above statement but I am
equally sure the same white broth
ers would close their eyes tightly
on the blood question when it
came to a matter of life or death.
On the left of my typewriter is
voluminous scrapbeok of Negro
historical facts which has taken
me several years to collect. This
is Negro History Week. I turn
page after page trying to find
something appropriate to write
about. Something about the Ne
gro giving his blood for his coun-
try.
All, here's a story about Crispus
Attacks. The first person to shed
blood for his country. (Shucks,
1 bet everybody has read about
him. Blood was drawn from him
that soaked the ground at Boston
Commons.
"White children of the master
and mistress sucking the breast
of a Negro slave mother" What,
no black blood?
Look here! What's this? "Given
their blood for me and my coun-
try" This is just the story 1
want. Were you eavesdrOpping?
If you were, let us read together
this page from my scrapbOok.
Wait now, don't start reading the
end of the stOry-begin at the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
Wisdom is better than weapons of but slime
destroyed much good" Bcclesiastes 9:19.
Doing That Extra Bit Making Time

of the jobs must do convince fellow
Negroes that obtaining job worth taking Of There
several to take of or keep job.
things neglected by workers this business Of
making time" Most readers know the welo joke about c. p
Time that &C. Time Cooed Peoples Time and
refers the habit Of leaving home too late to be on time
for work, social engagements and public meetings
have quarrel with those who late to meetings social
do have against people who hate
effort there will lasting
jobs people who won't make time In fact it's crime to be late
Whser needs all the hours he to do certain
job
of however make time We have mind the story of Harry
resident Minneapolis who employed anitor the Twin
Ordnance plant New Brighton which Is miles from his home
During the cold spells with the temperature at H
degrees below HILL the work. discovered that bus schedules
changed Leaving downtown Minneapolis foot he walked
his job New Brighton arriving time!
would walk to New Brighton, but Hill takes his
Uncle Sans defense plants seriously The morning
easily refuge behind the that
schedule but he carried and it is this
making doing that bit that makes for good
record the wise Negro worker.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
The MatrimoniaIite Cl,b. newly

The MatrimOnialite Club, newly
organized social group of young
married folk, held a Valentine
party on Saturday evening at the
Citizens Headquarters, S45 E. 3Sth
st. Messrs. and Mines. Albert AL
len, Richey Adams and Donald
Bryant were hosts for the evening.
Officers of the organization are:
Albert Allen, president; Helen
Simms, vice pres; Clarissa Lawson,
recording secy.; Agnes Shanks,
corresponding secy.; James Simms,
treasurer, and Maxine Jones, SER
geant-at-arms.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
The Negro Speaks

(Andy Razaf in Peoples VOies)
Democracy is threatened from
within
By fools who make a fetish of
their skin;
So they refuse what victory de-
mands:
My brain, my heart, my courage
and my hands.
"Your country needs you" is
the daily cry
And all the while they give
these words the lie
Yet faraway, Luzon holds back
our foes, .
Does color matter? Brave Mac
Arthur knows.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20

headnOte. Right here where ii
says:
"Words did not fail General
Benjamin F. Butler, a representa-
tive in Congress, speaking to that
body on January z, 1874, in eulo-
giving the heroic deeds performed
by the 4th United States Colored
Troops in their assault on New
Market Heights and Fort Harri-
son, Sept. 20, 1864"
There in a space not wider
than the clerks desk, and three
hundred yards long, lay the dead
bodies Of $40 Of my eolored COM
rades, slain in defense of their
country, who had lain down their
lives to uphold its flag and its
honor as a willing sacrifice. And
as I rode along, guiding my horse
this way and that lest he profane
with his hoofs what seemed to
me sacred dead, and as l looked
at their bronzed faces upturned
in the shining sun, as if in mute
appeal against the wrongs of the
country for which they had given
their lives, and whose. flag had
been to them a flag of stripes, in
which no star Of glory had ever
shene for them. Feeling I had
wrOnged them in the past, and
believing what was the future
duty Of my country to them,
swOre a solemn oath, May my
right hand forget its cunning and
my tongue cleave to the roof of
my mouth if I ever fail to de-
fend the rights of the men who
HAVE GIVEN THEIR BLOOD
FOR ME AND MY COUNTRY
that day and for their race for
ever And, God helping me, l will
keep that oath"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
Miss Jewel Mann
To Be Married

Miss Jewel Mann, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Mason, 1929
Columbus Ave., will be married on
Saturday, February 81, at $50
p. m, at the home of her parents
to Mr.. Ben Alexander of Evanston,
Ill. Mrs. Pat Schofeld, twin sis
ter of Miss Mann, will be her only
attendant. Both Miss Mann and
Mr.. Alexander attended Langston
College, Langston, Okla. They will
reside in Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
The Spingarn Committee Picked Winner

year difference of what Negro de-
Spngarn Medal The medal annual award which
Negro contributed the opinion of the award
mee progress of the American Negro the preceding
months.
question posed the particular fitness
citation the selected A. Phillip
perhaps the greatest living Negro There those
naming him he greatest but few will
the contribution individual
his struggle the Pullman
his development and final victory for the porters
Award him for his inauguration of
Washington idea which served to focus the attention
the dporabe treatment of the Negro
defense industry.
monumental job Randolph with the confidence Of
people him. from President Roosevelt portion Of
the Negro. addition Presidential Executive
actual benefit of the country defense effort
citation said Randolph has unselfshy devoted
interests of the people, That of the secrets Of
great The coun full of selfish
leaders.
time the medal as much
Phillip Randolph named and the committee did itself
this example of the best have in leader
ship.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
In MemOriam

In loving memory of our mother
Mrs. Matte Young, who passed in
to eternal rest two years ago, Feb
ruary %, 1910.
Two years have gone since you
passed on,
And death has closed the door,
But your gentle face and kind
ly grace
Live with US for evermOre.
We have lost, heaven has
gained
One of the best mothers this
world contained.
Mrs. Florence Mobiley,
Mrs. Cecile Ward,
daughters.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
REV. NELSON RETURNS
FROM CHICAGO

Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson, pas
tor of the Camphor Memorial
Methodist Church, returned to St
Paul Wednesday morning from
Chicago. Rev. Nelson went to Chi
cago last Saturday for a confer
ence with DR.. M. L. Harris, presi-
dent of Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Ark.
Mr.. Nelson is the president of
the Lexington Conference Board
of Education and DE Harris is the
executive secretary of this impor-
tant conference board. Plans were
made for the meeting of the Board
at the coming session of the An
nual Conference in Detroit, Mich,
April 14-18. The Camphor pastor
preached Sunday morning at the
St. Marks Methodist Church
where. he served as assistant pas
tor from 1929 to- 1882, while at
tending Northwestern University
and Garrett Biblical Institute in
Evanston, III.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
Norman Gray
Pilots His ''Dad''

Norman Tillman Gray, Jr.,
744 st. Anthony Ave-, pilOted
his Dad" Norman Tillman
Gray, ST., and Richard Wash
ingtOn, BIT w. Central Ave-,
over the Twin Cities Wednes-
day, February IL, on an air
plane ride. Norman Gray re-
ceived his pilot training at Har-
lem Air Port in Chicago and is
at home awaiting a call to the
flying squadron of the United
States Army.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
FENCING CLASS

A Fencing class for men will
begin at Phyllis Wheatley House
on Friday, February 20, at 7:30
p. m. Paul Mayes, former instruc-
tor at West Virginia State College,
will be in charge of the class and
all persons interested in the sport
are urged to contact him or Mr..
Hatcher at Phyllis ,Wheatley
House.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20

tine party Saturday, February IA,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie
Mason, go Bryant Ave. No. Guests
were Charlotte Napue, Marcela
Hogan, Pauline Campbelle, Harry
Davis, Newton Campbelle, Clifford
Moore, Margaret Allen, Gene Rob
inson, Archie Gibens, Juanda Cuff,
Mary Carlyle, Earl Pettiford,
Phoebe O'Shields and John Law.