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Evening star., 1943-05-08

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sinks cruisers, destroyers. Jdps'
night shelling destroys all but
three United States planes.
CHAPTER XVII.
Maj. Mahoney, who was living his
last days while the plane in which
he was to die was being repaired by
Hammond and Capt. Aaronson, who
was to distinguish himself shortly
when wounded by getting off his
stretcher to knock out some Japs
bothering friends OF his, were the
very best of hosts.
The fellows in Torpedo 8 remem-
ber that distinctly. Then they re-
member that on the morning after
their first night of jungle fighting,
they saw nine or ten Japs sleeping
about 200 yards away. One fellow
got excited and before warning any
of the others threw a grenade with
out removing the pin. So, all that
Torpedo saw of those Japs were
their backsides scuttling into jungle
thickets.
But mostly their land fighting is
recalled by them as blur of shoot
ing and throwing grenades at sounds
they couldn't see.
During the day, they'd 60 back to
the airfield to see how the main
tenance men were making out with
the planes an dat night they'd go
up and drowze through the gunfire
on the line.
The business of land-fighting
seemed, at first, to fascinate only
R. T. Williams, young ordnance
man who fancied himself with a
rifle. He said there was one thing
better about land fighting than air
fighting. You could count your dead
on the ground.
you can if you ever see them,"
the rest complained.
Sniper's Error.
And Williams said he'd keep at it
until he could see them and count
them. Finally, he did just that. A
sniper made the mistake of showing
1llIlloCll d1lO w WAl11dillS A11ACu 1ll11l d1lu
counted him.
So then Swede agreed that it could
be done and he and Hammond Price
and Williams got into jeep and
motored up to the lines.
There had been costly fighting
an dthe sick-sweet smell of the un-
buried dead was thick among the
trees. The fellows smoked cigar
cites constantly to keep their stom-
achs from turning. The jeep poked
and snorted noisily through the
jungle path. Then snipers cut loose
on both sides of them and all four
of the men we're out of the jeep
and behind trees in a single motion
another one of the numerous re-
flex actions known by the generic
term of "Guadalcanal twitch."
They stayed behind the trees for
a few moments. The snipers we're
silent. The motor of the jeep idled
gently in the middle of the path.
That was the only sound to be
heard.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Kiwunis Cancels Convention

CHICAGO. May 8 (P,.-Kiwanis
International yesterday Cancelled its
28th annual convention, which had
been scheduled for Chicago June
1924. The action was taken at the
request of Joseph B. Eastman, di-
rector of the Office of Defense
TRANSPORTATION.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29
SIaV Unity
Urged by
ChetnikS

CAIRO. Oct. % CINS) The
Yugoslav government-in-exile is
sued statement late yesterday
"deploring" the fact that in the
last two months Yugoslav Parti-
sans have been consistently and
uninterruptedly" accusing Gen.
Mikhailovitch of treason.
Gen. Mikhailovitch, leader OF
the Chetniks and other guerrilla
forces, holds the post of war
minister in the cabinet of King
Peter III.
Yugoslav Partisan forces headed
by Gen. Josip Tito Broz have
charged several times recently
that Chetnik forces were collabo-
rating with the Germans.
The exiled governments state
ment accused the Partisans of
fomenting dissension at a time
when unity is needed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29

naval air training center at Cor
pus Christi. Tex, and has been
commissioned an ensign in the
Naval reserves.
Pfc. Arndt Carafelly, 1876
Mitchell. has the distinction Of
graduating from three army tech
nical schools during his IS months
army service and now has been
appointed to a flying cadet school.
Clyde Chapel DR., "a, OF 1883
Warwick. has been graduated
from recruit training as honor
man OF his company at the u. S.
Naval Training Station, Great
Lakes. III.
A graduate Of Wayne Univer-
sity Chapel is a former health
education instructor. After boot
leave he will be assigned to duty
as pharmacists mate, third class.
From the 9th Bomb Squadron
OF the army air forces somewhere
in India comes word of the pro-
motion OF Cpl. Chester Grokoski
to sergeant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29

went 10 A special meeting in the
Odds Hotel. Lansing. today.
The group was TO consider
means Of increasing the supply
of graduate nurses for the army.
Miss Emile G.. Sargent is chair.
man of the Detroit group.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29

It's Ensign Lyle A. Maxey now.
This Detroit lad, who lives at
1923 Kentucky, won his navy
wings Of gold" AZ the Pensacola,
Fla. Annapolis of the Air" He
participated in football and track
at Lawrence Tech.
Pvt. Mary CrOmbie, 1i21 Van
Dyke, graduate OF Liggett
School and Olvet College, is now
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29
Hunts Deer so Years

PENNINGTON, Me. Oct. %
(UP)-Harry Z. Moore, 81, re-
tired Boston clothier, hasn't
missed a Maine deer-hunting sea-
son for more than a half CEN
fury.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29
Service Notes.
WyandOtte Man
Downs 4 NaZiS
Service Notes.

staff Sgt. Albert Spencer Jr. of Wyandotte tail
gunner of the Flying Fortress Weider's Wildcats which
disposed of four Luftwafe fighters recent raid on Ger
many Attacked by formation of seven Nazi fighters,
Spencer aimed at the which Just blew up into
little pieces he said The fight lasted hour and Pilot 1t
Normal Wedder of Richmond Hills ~ " brought his plane
despite shot stabzer and 100 flax and bullet
in he fuselag
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29
Postal Workers
In Zone Drive

Donating their time after regu-
lar working hours, Detroit postal
employees today began a house-to-
house campaign, urging residents
TO adopt the zone number system
in addressing mail for delivery
here.
The campaign will be extended
10 churches, fraternal and bust
ness organizations. Postmaster
Huston said. Only a fourth of the
mail here is properly addressed,
according to the postmaster.
With the acute labor shortage,
Huston pointed out that deliveries
this Christmas would he delayed
unless more people used zone
numbers.
Order War Stamps delivered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29

taking basic training at the Fort
Des Moines WAC center. A sis
ter. Elizabeth. is with the ma
rines at New River, N. c.
Good conduct medals have been
given the following: Cpl. John w.
Vonier, 1881 Callahan; Tech. Ir-
wing Rosengard, 2605 Sturtevant,
University Of Illinois army school /;
Cpls. August y. and Frank N.
RoZmiarek. 1900 Junction; Sgt.
Marvin Scott, 6657 Field: Cpl.
Charles G. Dolby, 1857 Harlow;
Cpl. Bill Grihorssh, 7245 Warwick;
Pvts. William j. Delzenne. TIA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29
Army Recruiting
Discussed by Nurses

Nine Detroit. representatives of
the Michigan Nursing Council
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29

Crawford; Joseph 8. Gomolks,
5421 Chopin. Panama Canal Zone
army.
Cpl. Anthony Bommarito, S045
Algonquin. has been promoted to
sergeant at Camp Gordon, Ga.
Bommarito entered the army in
March. 1913. He is a former
Southeastern High student.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29

Order War Stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-29
PACIFIC VETERAN BACK

Pfc. Matthias C., Justin. 20451
Bramford, who has been on duty
in the Guadalcansl zone since
the start of action there. has ar
rived in the United States accord
ing to word received by his rela-
uves here.
John III. McIntoch. 404 w. Troy.
Ferndale. is a graduate from the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
The Times JaIopy Show

THE DETROIT TIMES naturally is proud Of its part
in this citys constant drive for scrap metal Our
phase of the campaign reaches stirring climax with the
Times Jaopy Show and wrecking contest tomorrow in
Bagley
We wish right to extend credit for this effort
to the people of Detro-a the boys and girls in public
and parochia schools veterans of the American Legion
the Salvage Committee the Civic Pride Association and
thousands of not attached to any organization
They deserve much praise for accelerating the flow
of old into national victory scrap heap Heavy
and sub-zero temperature have in no manner
dmmed the patriotic enthusiasm of these scrap hunters
special word should 60 to the workers in automobile
graveyards who continue through of the severest
weather crises years collect and scrap the
rapidly as jalopy pledgers report them
lust year age today 43 American steel mills were
closed for lack of scrap. Today they working at
full capacity furnishing metal for and ammunition
for fighting 1t is heartenng to realize that the
of material for these mills includes the thousands
of alopies being routed into automobile graveyards by
the Times jaopy roundup and that they will ultimately
be converted into block buster bombs for delivery to the
Axis the hard way.
But while tomorrows show is feature Of the drive
efforts to continue the flow of scrap from Detroit should
not sacken School children and adults should continue
the jaopy hunt until every useless old in Detroit has
been salvaged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
By CARRIER
YEARLY

All money sent at sender's risk. Do not
send cash or stamps. All checks, drafts
and money orders should be made pave be
to THE TIMES PUBLlsHING COMPANY.
International News Service has the exclu-
sive rights 90 use for reproduction IN any
form all news DISPATCHES credited 10 Il or
not otherwise credited " this paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
Welcome But Overdue

Z NERYBODY in Detroit should cheer the an
l. nouncement First printed in this newspaper
that a regional War Labor Board will start func-
toning here in week or so with authority to make
final decisions in labor disputes and wage adjust
ment cases.
Establishment of such body can be of ire
mendous value in helping maintain uninterrupted
production from war plants.
Frequent recent strikes have been excused on
the flimsy premise that it took too long to adjudi
cate management labor differences. The implica-
tion was that workers struck really in protest
against government red tape which sidetracked
their appeals to Cleveland instead of permitting
prompt settlement in Detroit
That was thin alibi at best. Now it will be
removed. We are not presumptuous in expecting no
further work stoppages on these grounds.
The local regional War Labor Board will be an
asset but we should have had it long ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
March Of Events 1 "s'sf 1919


alliances with none, should be
our motto"
"Timid men prefer the calm
Of despotism to the boisterous
sea of liberty"
II hope our wisdom will grow
with our power"
What mightier thing can hap
pen to any man born of woman
than to have been the great
founding father of the United
States of America?
Such was Thomas Jefferson,
who died on the Fourth of July,
1926, as if by Divine decree.
Yes. let us make this year
Jefferson Year. Mr.. President.
s. A UNIVERSITY studies pol
"A itics, but IL will not advO-
cate fascism or communism. A
university studies military tao
tics, but will not promote war.
A university studies peace, but
II will not organize crusades of
pacifism. II will study every
question that affects human
welfare, hut II will not carry q
banner In crusade for any
thing except freedom OF learn
ing"
That, think. Is the best def
milton of academic freedom
that l have read
1t was written by DR. L. d,
Coffman, president of the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
II should be pasted on the
wall of every school and college
in the country. where academic
freedom all too often means
propaganda for subversive anti
American doctrines.
The same line of thought
ought also TO apply TO Our
school textbooks.
They should state facts with
out Smear" or bias.
If there is 10 be any smear"
or bias let the smear" be put
on the enemies of our 150-year-
old American way of life and
the bias be in favor of the
u. S. A.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23

publicly by Mr.. Brown to well
come the sufferers in for a SYM
pathetic hearing. Consumers
should be invited TO present
their difficulties and promised a
fair consideration as promptly
as possible. not to allow unjust
increases, but to save human
lives and health where needed.
Now the official attitude is cold,
inconsiderate and inhumane.
Whatever additional oil from
our supply is needed to correct
mistakes and keep the homes of
the country in a livsble condi-
ton should be taken from other
nonmilitary sources if abso-
lutely necessary.
THE consumer has had too
Il little. if any. representation
in this government. No one
champions his individual rights
and interests.
A consumers counsel in the
agricultural department quit in
open disgust week ago. He
found he could do nothing.
Congressman are beginning to
become aroused over this fact.
Talk in the Truman committee
and the small business investi-
eating committee is congealing
into a demand that a consum-
ers' car be appointed some
where in this government TO
champion the cause of the peo-
pie, TO act as a check on the
various government rationing
units, TO urge them to consider
the humane side.
A campaign along this line
will shortly get under way, and
legislation may be enacted.
All this evidence shows criti-
cism acts as lifeblood to keep
democracy alive in times of
necessary war restraint. Eter-
nal vigilance is the price of
justice as well as liberty. Poo
pie who make no claim Of their
rights will not have them long.
Only one test can be applied
TO criticism. 1t must be sincere
and valid. Only the other kind
should be barred.
Distributed by King Features synd., Inc.
Reproduction In Whole or in Part
Strictly Prohibited.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
What War Bonds Buy

Upon small items oftimes de-
pend great happenings. Military
messages must be protected from
the elements to be decipherable
upon reaching their destination.
So a message or mail bag is an
important small item in the over
all equipment of our armed
forces, although it costs only
about 30 cents.
Couriers and dispatch riders
carry these waterproof leather
bound bags from battlefront 10
headquarters. Your purch0sc OF
War Bonds and Stamps will help
pay for them. Join the Pay
Roll Savings Plan for regular
purchase of War Bonds.
u. s. Treasury Department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
/ SUGGEST that President
Roosevelt proclaim 1913

Roosevelt proclaim 1913
Thomas Jefferson Year.
On April 13 Jefferson will be
200 years old. I say will be-
not he would have been if he
had lived 200 years" For JEFF
ferSon is very much alive today
in the hearts and minds of all
United States Americans, those
who believe in our system of in
dividualistic democracy, those
who are opposed to any form of
totalitarianism.
George Washington was the
Father of his Country physi-
cally. Thomas Jefferson was
the father of our form of de-
mocracy.
His election to the presidency
in 1900 was the second Ameri-
can revolution.
He was, besides that. per-
feet type of civilized man.
He was cultured aristocrat-
democrat.
He was alive at all points in
his mind.
He was opposed TO slavery and
at his death set his slaves free.
He had all the weaknesses of
the everyday man.
He played the game of politics
on the American plan.
Thomas jefferson was a new
kind of public man in the his
tory of the world.
THE life of Thomas Jefferson
Il is the best thing we have to
show the world.
He was the incarnation of the
spoken and unspoken aspirations
and ideals of America.
He knew the perpetual enemy
of mantle state.
He believed there was more
practical wisdom in the people
than any conceivable Sanhedrin
of the elite"
Ilelt dlt q lew Ol his great
sayings:
"The press Is the only tocsin
of a nation"
Every government degen-
crates when trusted 10 the
rulers"
There Is not a crowned head
In Europe whose talents or
merits would entitle him to be
elected n vestryman by the peo-
pie OF any parish In America"
II would rather be exposed
to the inconvenience attending
too much liberty than those at
tending too small degree
OF It,"
Commerce with all nations,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
Hail to Rickenbacket
Wise as Well as Brave

A LII Detroit extends greetings today to Capt. Eddie
"A Rickenbacker who with briefly for survey of
war production plants.
We welcome him. not formally W would the usual
distinguished visitor but intimately and little roughly
and from the heart would hero neighbours
boy from down the block.
He's the darndest hero imaginable but, pshaw,
always knew that.
u lex is more than hero to Detroit. He's sort of
IN boy because, though not native Detroter, he's
spent so much time here and been much part of the
community in an individual and business way that we
rightly and jealousy regard him adopted son.
And don't forget that he is wise man as well as
brave one.
Captain Rickenbackers narrowing experience in the
South Pacific has impaired his sound, fortnight
American outlook In fact it has only put keener edge
on it.
He finds that it is the much-despsed rugged indi-
vidualsn' that winning this war and not New Deal
collectivism
IN recent address at a Boy Scout meeting in New
| York Captain Rickenbacker in his rugged and
outspoken way laid it on the line follows
I'VE spent billions of dollars to take away rugged
indyiduaIism enthusiasm self reliance imagination and
initiative We thought these things could be planned by
a super-few. / say to you that spending
billions of dollars to teach the youth of America self
reliance initiative rugged ndiydualsm and imagination.
I'm the South Pacific for example, they on their
When they go Commands they on
their When they drop behind enemy lines
chute troops they're their When they fly air.
planes through the skies they're on their own"
THE American people have suddenly come to recognize
/ the truth of Rickenbackers words
1t is the rugged ndivdualism of our free-born youth
and the rugged ndviduasm of the reeenterprse system
that winning the
The billions of dollars that thrown away in
sociaisc planning by the superew" could be used
not the New Deal but the America of the founding
fathers, who were all RUGGED INDIVIDUAL1STS.
WAR is fghtfH catastrophe, but, like all ills it has
w its reverse side.
The reverse side of this war Captain Rickenbacker
points out that it is bringing back youth to ideals
of SELF RELIANCE, STURDINESS, INDIVIDUAL
INITIATIVE and in word, RUGGED SELFHOOD
And that the people of America are in back of this
renaissance of od-fashoned Americansm evidenced
last November g. when they redeclared themselves in
thundertones for the rugged ways of sereliance and
free enterprise.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ann

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10 any place IN the United states, Canada
or Mexico. tOn Canadian subscriptions add
lOeo 20 cover war import taxi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
Unfairness
Marks Oil
Ra+ionine
Ger TO Be Champion
Of People Urged
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON, Jan. o.
w About two weeks ago. local
fuel oil rationing officials were
daily announcing plenty OF
stocks existed in the hands of
local dealers, although many
dealers were either low or out
entirely and unable to make de-
liveries 10 coupon holders.
l wrote some of my personal
experiences showing l was un--
able TO get oil and proving the
district officials were wrong.
Since then the local ratiohing
officer. l.. p. Steuart. has been
pushed out OF office by Mr.. Hen
derson under rather vague cir
cumtanCeS.
THE fact behind the matter Is
Il that. at a private meeting
Of Washington oil dealers, il was
charged that a local oil COM
pany in which Mr.. Steuart is a
stakeholder had storage cache
of about 100000 gallons OF oil
apparently the largest of any
here, when other dealers we're
dry.
Other dealers claimed the
Steuart concern was getting oil
by the train load when others
could not get it. and that the
government itself was buying
oil from the concern for its
office buildings.
Now this matter has not been
aired in public, but Mr.. Steuart
says this oil concern which bears
his name, IL. p. Steuart e. Bro,
Inc. is not his, that he Is a mi
nority stakeholder. and the con-
Germ is operated by a nephew.
He has not been quoted as say
ing how much oil it had on hand
but indicated the amount was
substantial due TO foresight" of
his nephew, foresight appar-
emily beyond the other dealers
here.
In recent days, the shortage
here has been eased but the ra-
tioning boards have not yet
made any effort to issue addi-
tional coupons to those whose
homes cannot be kept livable
under allotments.
EVIDENCE of preposterously
IL unfair cuts throughout the
eastern half of the country as
far west as Minnesota and Iowa.
are contained in letters from
readers, some of whom are ra-
tioning board officials.
A Maryland woman was cut
from 100 to 470 gallons, an
amount which was entirely con-
sumed before she received the
coupons. After days of negotia-
ton. she finally got 300 more to
run the entire remainder of the
winter.
A Savannah, Ca, consumer,
who had already used 35 gallons,
received an ALLEGATION of ex-
actly one gallon.
A Baltimore feed dealer was
cut from $500 gallons consumed
last year to $50 this year.
An Ohio boarding house
keeper, who has as tenants
retired policeman who is i'll, and
a sick wife and baby, was cut
from $500 gallons to 1,450; a
Brooklynite from $500 to loo;
a bingham, Mass, couple of rs
and So. with bedridden, para
lyzed woman aged 80, was cut
1000 gallons.
And so on through stacks OF
mail a couple of feet high, the
evidence cunts, the worst
areas apparently being the east
ern seaboard and central states.
IN MANY instances. users fool
i ishly failed to include neces-
sary parts Of their dwellings,
and did not understand what
they needed at first.
As is natural in such vast
complicated affair, both the
boards and consumers made
many mistakes, and the basic
formula was cruel and ineffi-
Gent in the first place.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
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