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shore, anchor them and get some sleep.
But, in the words Of Petty Officer James
D. Fox.
"We didn't get much sleep though. 1t
was raining as hard as I've ever seen 1t
come down, which made it mighty un-
comfortable to begin with. Then just
as We were getting accustomed to those
elements, the Jap fleet let go with all
they had at our ships offshore. The
battle lasted all night-the most terrific
naval fight I've ever seen, and, while
1t was spectacular as a fireworks dis
play, it wasn't very soothing. Sleep was
about out Of the question, not only that
night, but every following night. 1t be-
came known as "sleepless Lagoon"
Oficer Fox, who once fed his tent with
II holes from Jap shrapnel and bullets,
said Coast Guardsmen did not confine
themselves to operating boats, but dug
their own machine gun nests, while 9TH
ers Joined artillerymen in manning guns
or joined the infantry. Other jobs in
cluded picking up flyers forced into the
sea or making sneak" trips by boat to
Tulagi, distance Of 18 miles from Qua
dalcanal, to pick up supplies.
Invasion of North Africa
In the United States invasion of North
Africa. too, the Coast Guard was active
IN supervising the unloading Of trans
ports on 24-hour basis. putting men
ashore, as well Is ambulances, tanks and
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of the Coast Guard have been less
publicized than those of other branches
of the service. But when the Coast
Guard has broken into the headlines"
it has been in a sensational manner
There was the story last summer of
young Coast Guardsman John c. Cullen,
who discovered the Nazi saboteur on
Long Island. Then, in March of this year
the Coast Guard cutter Campbell became
front page news in sinking a German
U-boat while engaging in a 72-hour
running fight with a wolf pack" of
submarines. And after that came the
announcement that for the first time in
history Coast Guardsman-Lloyd NJ
Morris of California-had been awarded
the Purple Heart decoration.
Landing In the Solomors
Perhaps one of the most dramatic
letters of the war has come from Coast
Guardsman, 1t. C. c. Humphreys, who
took part in the landing operations in
the Solomons. In a letter, which went to
Coast Guard headquarters, he wrote to
his brother:
Il wonder if the 'hcme frontiers could
picture the invasion of the Solomon
Islands. This was the first real offensive
move by United States forces in this
war. Can you see our landing barges,
loaded with troops, heading into the
beach IN the face Of machine-gun fire,
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Then an attack by squadrons of Jap
torpedo planes skimming just over the
water at $50 or more miles per hour,
straight at the transport, 20 or more
planes at one time, with flaming planes
snacking the water all around and an
occasional one going to roast in flames
on the deck of a transport. The air full
of machine gun, anti-aircraft and large
caliber shells from the transports and
their destroyer and cruiser screen, all
aimed at the planes, but hitting where
they may among the closely packed ships.
And the falling shrapnel? The terrific
din like the inside Of 40 boiler factories
and the whole area within a smile
radius full of tracers and bursts like an
explosion in fireworks store. And not
one plane left to tell TOTO what hap
pened. Just smoke columns rising out
of the sea and a blazing transport falling
out of line.
Night Attack
Imagine 80 or 40 or more ships in
close formation during such an attack
with few submarines, shore batteries
and dive bombers thrown in for good
measure. No, they couldn't imagine
what that would be like unless they were
there, and, even then. memory being
mercifully short, vivid scenes fade In q
few weeks
Nor could they picture night attack
by enemy cruisers and destroyers, with
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patrol" made up of all sorts of small and
medium sized boats. The main jobs of
these boats, in the fight against sub
marines are observation and rescue.
With the Navy lacking sufficient vessels
for the undertaking, the Coast Guard
got the assignment of procuring private
boats and fitting them out.
Sailing vessels, the Coast Guard states,
have proven valuable in observation
work, for their ability to move through
the water ilel-tly gives greater sensitiv-
ity in listening for submarines or avoid
ing detection by undersea craft. The
average motor yacht is usually not sent
SO far offshore or for such long periods
Men IN this service include bankers,
brokers, a former member of Congress,
yachtsmen, school teachers, factory work.
ers and young college boys.
Another wartime function Of the Coast
Guard is administering laws regarding
construction, equipment manning and
inspection of commercial vessels. This
work, once handled by the Bureau of
Marine Inspection and Navigation of the
hands of the Merchant Marine Inspec-
ton Division of the Coast Guard, headed
by Capt. H. C. Shepheard.
The history of the Coast Guard goes
back over a period of more than $50
years, starting back in 1890 when Con-
gress authorized the establishment of a
fleet for a revenue cutter service. AL
though its primary function was to pre-
vent smuggling, an act of 1897 authorized
the cutters to defend the coasts. 1t was
not until 1915, however, that the revenue
cutter service was made into the Coast
Guard. 1t was constituted as military
force Of the United States, operating
under the Treasury in peacetime and as
part of the Navy in war or when the
President so orders it,
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enemy planes dropping Iverish green
flares over them, the better for the
enemy ships to see them my dear and
the stiffness and blackout on the ships
in the slender hope that the enemy eyes
and ears won't see or hear, because, after
ALL what chance could a transport or 20
of them have against cruisers, destroyers
and submarines. The home front ought
to see what happens to ship when
few cruisers let go broadsides at 1t point
blank range at night. And they should
see what happens to the crew of that
ship. We saw three days of this sort
of stuff in the August 7 attack on
Guadalcanal and Tulagi"
There is a place in the Solomons
called "Sleepless Lagoon" we'll known to
the men of the Coast Guard who served
there. After spending two days and
nights landing marines and supplies on
the beach at Guadalcanal in the original
invasion a group OF Coast Guardsmen
were ordered to take their boats off,
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BY Bainbridge Crist

In this war, as in all others, the United
States Coast Guard has been living up
to its motto-Semper Paratus-Always
Ready. In the last war it suffered the
greatest proportionate loss of life among
the commissioned personnel of the
various services. Now in the second
World War of a generation, the Coast
Guard is again in action-in the Atlantic,
in the Solomons and in the landings of
North Africa.
In the short space of two years, the
Coast Guard has grown 10 times, giving
it strength now of more than 10000
men, including temporary reserves. 1t is
now larger than the peacetime Navy.
Its activities are many and varied. Its
men guard docks, patrol beaches and
harbors, the skies, man Navy transports
and landing barges, and comb the high
seas in the relentless quest for enemy
submarines.
On the whole, the far-fung activities
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OF the city; or Tent City, the reception
and staging area south Of Daytona.
Most of the girls prefer to live In mill
tary areas" said lieutenant. "They
say they have closer contacts with their
associates and are more stepped in mill
tary thought in camps than at hotels"
A luncheon at a WAAC-operated hotel
such as the Princess Issena is an occa-
sion. The laughing, joking girls crowd
into the cafeteria in happy line, holding
their trays. Food the equal of any
served in the swanky dining rooms of
civilian days by highly paid chefs is
served the WAAC "aukies," as the auxil-
iaries are called. You wouldn't want bet
ter food in any hotel. A laughing, joking
spirit exists, with an undercurrent Of
deep seriousness.
my pups are barking" yelled one girl.
"Dont mention it. Mine are ready to
drop off," another said. One "aukie"
told me she figured In their four weeks
basic training the girls walk an average
OF about IS miles day. That's lot Of
walking TO-. women who ordinarily
haven't walked mile day." she said.
Vicious Propaganda
I've gone to bed at night 50 thorough
ly licked that I was sure I wouldn't be
able to get out of bed the next morning.
Every muscle ached and my feet were
sore. But somehow, when the bugle
blows at 5:45 a I'm. make it, and every
one else makes it. You catch the spirit
OF this thing after a while and you
don't quit" At 5:45 M in winter Day.
tona Beach is a cold, dark place. The sun
doesn't get up until around 6:45, and
the girls turn out in what is virtually
the middle of the night. But the point
is they turn out.
Downtown in a red brick building. In
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plus rations, quarters, clothing and
medical services. One high-paid photo
graphic technician now is on the WAAC
photography staff. Another left a $500
civilian job to don the uniform. Many
formerly were school teachers, earning
several thousand dollars year. Patriot
ism and wish to help win the war mott
waited these women in joining the corps.
For sheer, unadulterated sincerity, ad-
herence to military principles and the
will tc get on with the job of winning the
war the WAACS are not shaded by any
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military outfit. Nor are they behind
men of the Army of the United States
in military practice or drill. A WAAC
battalion retreat on the expansive sands
of Deytona Beach is spectacle to
bring lump in the throat of any Ameri-
can. Their drills are impressive and
precise.
In Military Areas
Many of the girls live in the hotels, but
many hundreds live in purely military
areas such as the cantonment area west
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quarters of the training center. Col.
Robert E. Carmody, Western High
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
WASHTENAW COUNTRY CLUB
WOMEN's LEAGUE
cat Recreation Alleys
Rasaett-No. z

Bassett-No. 2
BasGett S34, Warrington (sub.)
1867, d. Miller 334, Goldsmith 273,
Nehlsen 4S3, Handicap 81, Totals
554, 52l, 520-1595.
Greenstreet-No,
Matthews 297, Lunt (sub.) 267'
Cain 1898, Harris 302. Greenstreet
S7s, Totals 53s, 5ss. 511-16S7.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
Sports Roundup

Philadelphia sconne Mack bssebals grand old man will
be "bgwgs'
marking the passing his sOth birthday Connie
seryicehe
dinner William Harridge
American Ford Fck National League president
Senators; Branch Hickey
den of the Bob Quinn president Of the Boston
three timing device
Chicago stadium
win receive the Hockey between the Chi
cage Black Hawk and Rangers Sunday night
OF
to in the spring training at French LICK
that baths AFTERNOON
be the first 10 days at camp
YINS-Competiton for the Allen and Mitchell Medals
and Club Cup get under way today IN
the Curling Clubs tournament which is to continue
Sunday morning.
Mas-INS-Hen Jacobs OF the clay courts
trim had laid aside her racquet to learn the
the apprentice seaman at the Naval
Reserve Smith College Miss Jacobs writer
by the Nays public relations oil
vision.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
Normal Cagers
Win 48 to Al

Ed Gilday paced the Michigan
Normal cagers To a 4S-41 win over
Alma Thursday night wnen he &C
counted for II OF Normafs points.
Alma and Normal we're well
matched, neither team managing TO
gain a decisive lead at any time
during the game. Normal lost TO
Alma the last time they met 1881,
In a game which was not decided
until the second overtime period.
Charles Sampler was second high
scorer for the Green team with IL
points.
Durell Emling was high point man
for Alma with II points, while Dale
Wares, Alma forward, also scored
II points.
Alma jumped to a small lead ear
ly In the first quarter, but failed to
hold II, and the quarter closing
with the score tied at 10 points
each. Normal led at half time by
24.l9 margin.
The Hurons managed to stay in
the lead by one or two baskets all
during the last half. The score at
the end OF the third period was
36.32 in their favor.
Alma's famous Howe brothers
threatened to overtake the Hurons
In the last quarter staging a furl-
Gus nine point attack, but the Hur-
ons outplayed them, stretching the
third quarter tour-point lead TO
seven at the final whsle.
The starting line-ups were:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
South-No. 5

OHara 81, Jones (sub) 2i4,
L. Miller (sub.) 264. e. Miller 307,
Weaver 345, Handicap As, Totals,
5S7, 467, 542-1546.
Stewart-No. 4
Whitmire 412. Fischer 295, Fash
baugl c95, Baker 800, Silkworth
4lJ, Totals SIS, $50 653-1S2S.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05

New York, Feb. 5-INS-Track
stars of 81 colleges will battle it
out for the John G. Anderson Me-
mortal Trophy, when the one-mile
relay is run of in the Millrose
A. A. invitation meet tomorrow
night at Madison Square Garden.
while officials today announced that
twice the ordinary number OF
sprinters will take to the clnders.
The Anderson trophy, won last
year by Fordham in three minutes
PIP seconds, will go to the college
making the fastest time in a series
of six races, and the relay phase
Of the Millrose Games is expected
to comprise half the program.
Thirty-two sprinters, instead OF
the usual 16, are listed, with the
hottest springing duel in sight be-
ing that between the great Barney
Ewell, now a private stationed at
Camp Lee, Va, and Edward Con-
we'll, sensation 1s-year-old negro
freshman at New York University.
Ewell, National AAU indoor champ
and 1C4A outdoor 100 and 220
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
Detroit Gains
Hockey Points

(By International News Service)
The Detroit Red Wings had
gained two points stoday on the
first place. Boston Bruins in the
National Hockey League race The
Wings scored a 3 to 2 victory over
the Maple Leafs at Toronto to
boost their point standing to ~
while the Bruins. with point stand
ing Of IS, were idle.
A three goal scoring spree in
the first period was sufficient to
give the Wings the victory.
In New York, the Chicago Black
Hawks, fourth In the standings,
had to be satisfied with a IL tie
with the Rangers. The Rangers
went into the lead with score by
Patrick IN the middle frame. The
tying score was shot into the net
by Doug Bentley with less than
eight minutes Of the game left to
play.
Tomorrow night the Rangers
play the Leafs at Toronto while
Boston engages the Canadiens at
Montreal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
TOO MANY eEEFsTEAKs

SAN JOSE, Cal.-UP-With the
country facing a possible war-emer-
gency meat shortage, Judge NJ. G.
Delmutolo has ruled that any hus-
band.given black eye that requires
three beefsteaks to bring back TO
normal constitutes grounds for di-
vorce. Mrs. Vera Bowden. the petit
toner, admitted she slapped her
husband in the face first, but insist
ed he came back with three beef
steak" black eye.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
81 Could Not Sleep At Night"

For the past four years l have
suffered with stomach trouble. !
had awful gas pains, indigestion,
and constipation. After eating, my
stomach would bloat 50 l could
hardly walk. would get backaches,
headaches, and pains in my kidneys.
1 became so run down that wasn't
able to work at my job as a truck
driver. At night I could not sleep.
I tried Just about everything. but
nothing helped me until ! took Gil
Jan. Right OF the bat, this wonder
full Gillian medicine started making
me feel better. The gas pains and
bloating disappeared. ! can digest
my food, and the headaches and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
IL Famous Herbs Are
Combined In Gillian

For centuries, juices from certain
of Natures herbs, roots, and banks,
have brought blessed relief to suf-
fering mankind. Now these same
health giving natural juices-12 OF
them in all-are combined in one
marvellous medicine, Giljani This
natural medicine usually acts
within 10 minutes to stop gas pains,
sourness, bloat, and belching. 1t
tends to make your liver more &C
tive, clear away old bile from the
system, and relieve sluggish Kid
news and backache.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
Track Stars From Fl Colleges
Prepared For MillrOse Relays

titlist for three straight years. is
opposing, in Conwell, a man who
has never been beaten in a sprint
race.
Seven colleges will run In two
relays at two miles; seven will
run in the interscholastic mile re-
lay; six in the AAU interclub handi-
cap mile relay and Eve in the
military mile relay.
The pairings for the intercollegi-
ate mile relays follow:
1-Georgetown, Ohio State and
Fordham.
Pm. Y. o., Notre Dame, Har-
ward and Dartmouth.
3-Villanova. Manhattan, Holy
Cross and Boston College.
4-Columbia, Colgate, Pennsyl.
vania and NJ. !. T.
5-Rhode Island State. Cyracuse,
st. Johns, and Williams.
6-Army VS.. Navy.
The Army-Navy mile relay Is the
first ever to be run in the Garden.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
PoTAfo CHIPS BOOM

PHILADELPHIA-UP- A hun.
dred members. OF the National Po-
tato Chip Institute attending a
convention here heard how "Mr
Chips entry into the war" has
doubled the output OF their 400
firm industry. The $33.600,O0O bust.
ness in 1912 produced 112,000,000
pounds of chips, representing $780,
100000 pounds OF raw potatoes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05

Day in and day out. the letters
keep pouring In from grateful men
and women, telling how the amaz
ing natural medicine, Gillian
brought them almost magical relief
after long years of suffering. Mr.
Dreher's statement is typical-and
It explains why Cunningham's DRUG
Store, where Gillian is being intro.
duced and sold in Ypsilanti. state
they have never seen anything to
equal its success. II you have sim
liar ailments, we urge you to read
Mr., Dreher's statement He says ::
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05

uel Robb. who was standing at y
corner waiting a favorable momene
for crossing. the thief snatched
Robb's thick lensed glasses from
his nose and fled. Robb. helpless
without his glasses. was unable 10
give chase.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
IT'S JEAN COED AT r.c.u.

ITS JEAN COED AT T.C.U.
FORT WORTH, Tex.-UP-Here
Is tip that the boys in uniform
should find useful: II you don't
know the name of Texas Chris
tan University coed, just call her
Jean and your chances of being
right are nine per cent. That's the
average shown by the registrars
records. She may spell 1t different
ly, but it's still Jean. The other nine
most popular coed names are
Betty. Mary, Ruth, Frances, Ann,
Margaret, Lucille. Ellen. Helen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
and GAS PAINS after
EATING FORCED HIM
TO LAY OFF The JOB

Mr.. VIM. A. Dreher, 24o1 St.
Aubin, Detroit, Mich, Says
He Suffered For Years
From Agonizing Stomach
Trouble, Indigestion, and
Constipation - Now H
Can DIGEST Food, Bowel
Are Regulated, Paint
Gone, Thanks to Gillian!
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
THIEF STEALS GLASSES

HOLLYWOOD. Cal. up A
mere FOOT suit" robber here boost
ed his professional ration TO that
Of a "meanest thief" at one fell
swoop. Approaching Frank Sam
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
Stewart-No. 4
Rural Events
sAruRpAY. FEB. g

The Spencer School district will
have a dance AMI card party at the
Spencer School at 8 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-05
Gain Energy, Pep-Feel Like
A New Man Or Woman!

Taken shortly before meals, Gill
Jan mixes with the food AT ONCE,
helping to eliminate poisons which
foster a host of ailments. Gillian
will assist in bringing out gases
and impurities (often with the very
first dose) which may have beenr
inside you a long time, causing
dreary days of misery and head
aches, dizzy spells, skin eruptions,
and that lazy, tired, dragged out"
feeling. 1t will aid greatly in cleans
ing your bowels (gradually-not
harshiy or severely as they were
NEVER CLEANSED BEFORE.
Gillian will also help make your
stomach, liver, and bowels more
active, and aid in building you up
in general. It will make you LOOK,
ACT, and FEEL like a DIFFER
ENT MAN or WOMAN.
Gillian 10 recommended and sold
by Cunninghan's Drug Store at 100
w. Michigan Ave, Ypsllsnti, and
by other reliable druggists through
out the state OF Michigan. Help
yourself to health. Start today by
buying a bottle Of Gillian. One
bottle will convince you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-13
TuHliSiaRl
Cd. Laid
To British

ALLIE n HEADQUARTERS
North Africa, May 13 CUP)-Gen
Eisenhower, at a press conference
marking the close Of the Tunisian
campaign. today credited Gen
Alexander with "foolng" the Ger
mans by a secret shift Of Eighth
Army troops that resulted the
knockout blow in Tunisia.
Eisenhower said American units
had turned into a very fine corps
whose experience would prove
valuable for other Yankee outfits
facing battle
PraiSinG AleXander'S trick as a
marvellous Job the Allied com
mander in chief said the Germans
were fooled into believing the final
blow would come from the British
Eighth Army but that Alexander
suddenly delivered it with the
First Army and three shifted divi-
>ionS Of The Eighth Army
A secret, mass movement Of the
three divisions from the south
TunlSian front 10 the sector west
Of TunS. where they i0mcd the
British FIRST Army made D, pos
Slble 70 deliver the coup de
grace against the ANS, Essen
hover disclosed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-13
Hitler
Inspecfs
DefenSeS

LONDON, May IL CUP)-Dis-
patches from Stockholm said to-
day that Berlin reports indicated
Hitler was making his first in
Spectlon of western Europe forti-
fications, presumably in France.
Field Marshal Rommel, who fed
from Africa before the Tunisian
defeat, and Field Marshal Will
helm Keitel of the German high
command have gone TO Salonika,
Greece, 10 confer with other mill
tarY leaders on defense of the
Balkans, the London Daily Mail
said.
a report from Vichy. through
Madrid. said that Laval and Fer
nand de Brlnon Nlchy govern
ment representative in Paris
were comforting in Paris with the
German staff on new DEGREES
which would apply if France Is
invaded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-13
TAKE $4,000 PRISONERS

The First Fighting French Divi-
sion, after three days Of heavy
fighting, forced the collapse of one
of the last AXIS units in the Ia
ghouan area taking more than
% 900 prisoners.
a strong bombing attack was
made in mld-aitornOon on enemy
troops surrounded in the coastal
sector north of Enfdaville and
this prompted The ANS First
Army 10 ask for terms. The Sixth
Armored Division Of the British
First Army pressed down from
the north and made junction
with the Eighth Army and this
was the end Of all organized re-
elsianCe.
The communique said that small
enemy parties trying 10 reach
Pantelleria Island. off Cape Bon.
10 small boats. had been captured
by naval units IN the last two
days" Yesterday i26 Germans and
Italians were taken from Zcmbrd
I-i-f4a. = : miles west OF the cape,
Allied homberS attacked the
harbo. of Narsala, Sicily, Tuesday
night