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Evening star., 1943-09-05

1t Is peaceful now, the only sign of
war dead horse along the roadside.
The stencil Is awful An MP says the
orders are to take Messina by noon.
There Is no firing ahead and we push
on over the dry river bed in "Hansen's
hearse" following closely tire tracks of
U. S. trucks. You can distinguish them
from the tread marks Of the German
trucks. Mines are to the left and right.
Heavily Populated Area.
We are now in one of the most thickly
populated spots on earth. 1t seems one
continuous long town, 20 miles to Messina.
We get to Spadoforo, three miles long.
A battery Of the Sd Is setting up their
guns. The commanding general is in
the thick Of the action as the Sigma.
Corps sets up its wires. He Is no stickler
for dress but we are little afraid of
a bawling out for our mixed uniforms.
What in hell sort OF a getup Is this"
yells an aide as he sees me. I told him
I didn't know, but I'd lost my helmet
and had German generals behind nv
back for use II the shrapnel started
showering.
"Therell be hell to pay If the general
sees you," Is his retort.
The town folks gather around, all
asking for relatives in the American
forces, when we are going to feed them.
when will the prisoners be freed. A
greasy-looking fellow suddenly kisses
me on the cheek My nerves are jumpy
and take swing at him and call him
a vile name.
The Sd Division soldiers are crazy
mad at being kissed by men at every
stop. Sooner or later somebody will get
killed for 1t. Being kissed by lousy
women is almost as bad.
Town in Ruins.
There was not much left Of the town
after the big American medium bomber
raid of Friday. Approaching Messina
the havoc is worse and worse. The town.
folks say 80 planes smashed the town,
The boys did swell job. A ragged old
woman tries to be our interpreter, Weep
ing, says she has six sons dead in the
war. We don't understand and she
keeps pointing to her stomach and say
ing six" What can Bob Hansen or
I do about it.
Now, we go on and all hell breaks
loose in the town as German and
American cannon cross fire from op-
posing hills. The houses rock at every
shell. I thank the Lord for the gen.
erals helmet. Good old jerry general,
his head is the same size as mine He
must be brainless fellow
We take. refuge in an abandoned
house. Our fellow refugees are Pvts.
Merle r. Green of Olney, Ill; Ed
ward Rudd, 2542 Third avenue, Min
neapolis; Joe Kasel of Adams MINI.
There we sweat for three of the worst
hours of the war. The jerry shells
whine and screech overhead and ex-
plode with sharp bang. Soon, we
could distinguish them no longer and
ducked at the bang. After while the
Whines ended and the sound of an air.
plane motor was heard overhead. The
blessed sound is an ABS, come to dive
bomb the jerry battery in the hills. Six
OF them go over and the boys would
kiss the pilots feet We wish there was
some way to let the. flyers know how
grateful we are to the tactical air
force.
A Deserted House.
We find we are in the nice town home
OF a schoolmaster- lawyer doctor. La
Signora had lovely china things left
behind In flight. Nice Virgin statues
are In each bedroom and atop the grsnd
Evening star., 1943-09-05
through Shelre With American Fighters Hghroad to Mesna

Thomas Henry Star Stat
Sicily
troops hen they entered campaon on
august A. The toloDing
IA 10 10 as the
o oy ar courier On August 19 The Star
ne Aecan occupation OF Meina
eoents leading the radio ansmom
point ~ o'0"
BY Thomas R. Henry,
Star Staf
WITH Sd DIVISION MESsNA-
the a
WIG nils toward Mesina OF
einan ravines 1t the of the
write an epic OF the Division to which
Saturday
the Sd toward Msina v Of
thinking will be back
demolition
wooded
hour lieutenant stepped
smith where the he'll you been" to This
IN the back lucky
with forward infantry still afternoon
hched
ing bted feet after all
mountains with the radio on his
pared to the OF this
position
olont hoo Although
enter the city
mission TO The starr Must
an oe shelng
shells whine whistle
Evening star., 1943-09-05

piano. When the sweating was worst
Merle Green plays popular tunes on it.
There Is worm pencil mark on q copy
OF "Dante's Inferno" on the piano, also
a double photo Of the signora, one side
a college girl in cap and gown, on the
other jazz pose smoking a cigarette.
Poor signora had been knitting lovely
things for baby for there Is basket
Evening star., 1943-09-05

Tor ditch and dive in to lie fiat .. :.
not so good for it had been used for a
latrine.
Dark comes on, Iul1 moon rises, she'll
ing worse and they are landing near
must get away from road into the
hills -. we are running jeeps miracu-
lously up the roadless mountainside to
natural cover :. soldiers already there
-. medical group just out of the high
hills collecting the dead Be-. challenged
sad reply correspondents man
lying In foxhole says mot one of you
fellows. we saw the other day named
Tom Henry" Know him, turned out
to be good friend, Capt. Dennis Moore,
San Francisco priest, leader of the burial
party =. lucky break.
Bed on stones, no blanket bright
moolight, no Sleep Lay awake half
the night as shells whined over con-
stantly, talking over affairs of the world
with Father Moore
NoTE-Will write story some day on
remarkable qualities of the chaplains of
all sects met in this war 7. had low
opinion of all in own soldier days
weird night in the mountains draws to
close with misty moonlight shells always
whining -. nearest lands $50 yards.
Sweating 1t Out
Little company thrown together,
pinned down j. soldiers say sweating
1t out hardest work in the world due
out am. :. moon going down over top
of the mountain :. Z. shells less frequent.
Long day ahead, following infantry
supposed to enter Messina :. bridge
after bridge out, surroundings mined -.
carry radios on backs =. now two days
without shaving, beard getting dirty,
look like hell :. wonder if wearing out
welcome, but Hogan and Freeman are
patient fellows :. midafternoon fellow
comes along in command car chalk
marked 'Hansen's hearse" driver fell
low war gypsy Bob Hansen Look maga-
zine photographer with car to himself
and driver no baggage yet, but plot
ting to accumulate some . join Han
sen >. think Hogan and Freeman re-
lieved at good by drive on to blown
Evening star., 1943-09-05

and this town will have the Sabbath
peace in desolation like others we have
passed through T wrote this line too
soon. Hansen calls and points to great
cloud of black smoke over the station
platform 10 miles back. He says he is
glad we got to hell out of there. But I
am getting ahead of my story.
Out of the house we find two soldiers
Evening star., 1943-09-05

of bright-colored yarn. Now she and
the baby are hiding in the hills.
Then, with sound like great drum
beaten far off, the bombs are dropped
by the 36s. The sound is very different,
duller and follower than shells jerry
shell hits four-box-car ammunition
train on the towns outskirts. There
is not machine gun sound but for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
Old NeWsboys
To Sell Papers
Here on Dec. 70
Organization Decides
Not 10 Announce
Any Goal This Year

The Goodfellows; Detroits Old
NewSboyS, assisted by members
of the police department. will sell
their papers on street corners this
year on Dec. 20 10 see that mo
child goes without Christmas, "
President Alex Schneider an
nounced Saturday.
The street corner selling will
be preceded by the, traditional
parade led by the Detroit Fedora
ton of Musicians Band, followed
by the Old Newsboys, all former
newSboyS who will take their
posts on the streets for two
hours.
The Old NewSboys have decided
TO announce no money goal this
year. although they must raise
funds 10 pay for merchandise al
ready ordered, including articles
of clothing. A box OF candy for
every child has been donated by
the Fred Sanders organization.
THE campaign this year will
he n streamlined one i'm keeping
with the times" Schneider said.
"While we are not eXerting any
pressure we want 10 make sure
this year, as In the past. to fur
nish a Christmas for poor chill
dren I'm Detroit who might
otherwise be forgotten"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
TOTO, Puppets
Debate Victory

WASHINGTON. Nov. 6 CUP)-
Representatives of Japan and five
puppet states, meeting in, Tokyo,
have adopted a Joint declaration
pledging ito cooperate toward
prosecuting the war Of greater
East Asia TO a successful con-
clusion." the Tokyo radio said
today in a broadcast reported by
the Owl.
Premier Hideki TOTO. the broad
cast said, read the declaration
To delegates from North China
Thailand, Burma, the Philippines
and Manchukuo.
I'VE can almost imagine what
a great psychological blow this
conference IL TO the enemy"
the broadcast said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
Wdrsdw-BerIin Train
Wrecked in Poland

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 CUP)-The
Warsaw-Berlin Express was been
wrecked near CeleStynow. a SUBJ
urb of Warsaw. with loss of life
running into the hundreds. the
Polish telegraph agency reported
today in a special London cable.
The train was wrecked by
underground Saboteurs in a re.
priSal for the German shooting Of
Polish hostages. the dispatch said
The agency also reported that
guerillas had derailed transport
near Tluszcz. Poland, destroying
much war material.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
Reveal Name Of Victim

TRAVERSE CITY, Nov 8 tUP1
The pubic relations officer of
the naval training station here 90
DAY revealed that II. tJg) 3. l..
Huber. Of PerryNille. Mo- was The
pilot killed in the crash Of r
training plane efcht miles west 81
here Thursday. His widow, Marx
Elizabeth OF Traverse Clsy, sur
wives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

MichiEan's serious war food
situation. brought on 10 a large
extent by lack of soil and water
conservation Will he the principal
topic at an open forum 10 be con-
Quoted by tho Michigan Commit
tee for Friends Of the Land in the
Rackham Nj Q m orial Building
Wednesday afternoon and eve
ming
Principal speakers will be Louis
Bromfeld. famous author and
owner of a large experimental
farm in Ohio, and DR.. Hugh Ham,
mond Bennett. chief Of soil con-
servation for the department Of
agriculture.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
ADVERTISEMENT
Gas on Stomach
Relieved in S minutes or
double YOUR money back

When e1cess stomach scid cause5 painful. suNo-
eating gAs sour stomach and heartburn, doctors
usually prescribe the fasiest-acting medicine
known for symptonatic relief-medicines like .hnss
in Rsll-ans Tablets No laxative B.ll-ans hrinss
comfort In a INV or double your money back on
return OF bottle 10 US 25o A. an druggists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered to your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-salesman
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
Milk Monopoly
Probe Sought by
Consumer Body
Stock Yards damned
With Cows Despite
Acute Milk Shortage

While Detroit faces grave
milk shortage the Detroit stock
yards are packed with mich
cows which are being sold by
dairy farmers disguised with the
business. Gov. Kelly was told
Saturday in 4 letter from Charles
&. Lockwood, chairman of the
milk committee of the Greater
Detroit Consumers Council
The letter declared that the
milk shortage here was due 10 a
large extent TO the systematic
exploitation of the dairy farmer
by "one of the most vicious and
ruthless monopoles 10 be found in
America.
L. =. PROBE SOUGHT
At the same time the council
disclosed IFS decision 10 ask the
department of Justice to inveSt-
gate the Michigan Mix Pro-
ducerS Association on the ground
that il IS responsible for the milk
crisis through monopollstlc prac-
tees
The letter to the governor,
which cited no figures said in
part
"The council during the past
week sent investigators 10 the
Detroit stockyards. They found
these yards packed with mich
cows. There have been more
milch COWS sold 10 the packing
houses I'm Detroit during the
last three weeks than I'm any
other similar period In our his
tory.
GOING OUT or BUSINESS
Every single day more and
more farmers are getting out of
the milk business entirely or
depicting their herds.
DO you realize what this
means? II takes three years TO
raise a mich COW. We simply
cannot replace these cattle.
1T is the position Of our coun-
Gil that n dairy farmer who
refuses 10 produce milk To the
limit Of his capacity during this
war emergency IL no different
from q worker I'm n vital defense
plant who lays down his tools
and refuses 10 produce the
weapons of war.
But the dairy farmer has
had a raw deal"
PREDICTS MILK FAMINE
Al stormy meeting At Webster
Hall attended by IS persons,
Donald Gay. n member of the as
ISOLATION through his farm at
Milan, declared
Detroit IL not going Ia get,
milk. You will see the child
death and tuberculosis rates 60
mp In the poorer income sections
because Of IL. You can lay the
shortage at the feet Of the milk
trust and its stooge, the associ-
alton"
simultaneously. the Office of
Price Administration launched an
into reported price
gouging by some Detroit cream
cries on coffee cream.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
NO ADMISSION CHARGE

Admission Ia the forum is free,
but tickets must be obtained from
the committee, 1854 Bull Build
ing.
In arousing Michigan TO the
need for soil conservation, the
committee cites statement by
r. G. Sackrider of the federal
conservation service that Mich
igan's milk shortage is 10 some
extent due TO the loss of grazing
soil through failure TO adopt con-
seTvation methods.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07
MORE THAN AVERAGE

Already. according to Sack
rider. Michigan has lost more OF
its precious top soil than the ma
tional average-more than 20 per
cent permanent loss in Michigan
AS against IS per cent in the
country as whole.
ut takes 1000 years for ma
ture tn make all inch of that
fsoii, he said, land bad farm
ing can lose that inch OF soil
In three years or less"
Federal and state authorities
are working in 10 districts of
Michigan TO correct land abuses
which are threatening food pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1943-06-09

street NV, o'clock tonight.
Fun night, Francis Asbury
Methodist Church, 3l4O Sixteenth
street NV, o'clock tonight.
'"Me and My Gal" song fest, 8
o'clock; dancing, refreshments. 9
o'clock tonight, yMCA USO). 1875
Twelfth street NV. Sight seeing
tour, 1:30 pm. tomorroh.
Dance, Youth Group, Hebrew
Congregational Temple, Eighth and
streets NV, $50 O'Clock tonight.
Square dancing. experienced call
er and real square-dance band, $50
o'clock; symphonic hour, 8 o'clock
tonight; YWCA CUSO), Seven
teenth and K streets NV.
FOR COLORED SERVICEMEN.
Smokes, recreation, Leisure Lodge,
1439 U street NV, noon to mid
night tonight.
Swimming, 2 pm to 6 o'clock;
archery and card tournament, 6
O'Clock; recreation, smokes, 8 o'clock
tonight; YMCA (USO), 1916 Twelfth
street NV.
Registration for choral group. 8
O'Clock: recreation, 9 o'clock tonight:
Banneker Servicemen's Center, $500
Georgia avenue NV.
*Teen-age workers party and skat-
ing to music, YWCA CUSO), 9Ol
Rhode Island avenue NV, 9 o'clock
tonight.
war workers cordially invited.
Evening star., 1943-06-09

school, the young sailors win win
petty oncer ratings.
Those in the 1s to So age bracket
come under selective service regula-
tions and cannot pick their branch
of service, except through volun-
tary induction requests made to
local draft boards and approved by
the boards.
The trade schools for boys II years
old are entirely, separate from the
Navy program for training boys II
Evening star., 1943-06-09

years old in colleges and universities
to become commissioned officers.
Boys enlisting Monday at the local
station were:
Robert Roscoe Small, 200 More
head street, Morgantown, N. c.;
Kenneth LIE Roy Clemons, Alex
andria, Va; Paul Leon Dieux, 831
Rock Creek Church road; Earl
Cromwell Coffey, 406 Prince street,
Alexandria, Va: Cosmo Joseph
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Boys, II, Enlist Daily
For Navy Trade Study

Boys II years of age are enlisting
daily at the Navy recruiting station,
1920 G street NV, for entrance into
some 50 trade schools maintained by
the sea branch of service. They
must, however. have parental con-
sent. On graduation from a trade
Evening star., 1943-06-09

Spano, 2947 Mckinley street NV:
Joseph Leon Bauman. 8 Marlin
Green, S.W.; Thomas Grifdths, jr.,
Route 2, Fairfax. Va; Ralph Ed
mund Smith, IS M street NV.
Evening star., 1943-06-09

You can place . want Ad" in
The Evening Star IS late As IL
o'clock tonight. At the business
counter, or If you have telephone
call MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-06-09

We've finest Of those hordond
Swedish
will delight
have hen But particularly proud Of modern collection
And you'll
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-15

Lawson denied reports that
the township board had approx
ed putting Poikey back on the
force July % (Which is limited
entirely to traffic patrol since
Sheriff Jacob F. Theut cancelled
general police authority on June
10Y. Supervisor Tallman con-
firmed Lawson's statement but
appeared hazy concerning de-
tailed discussion of the matter
at Tuesdays board meeting.
Prosecutor Held said en-
phatically today that ex-Of-
ficer Poikey is the same man
referred TO in the prison records
cited above.
There was no indication AT
Tuesdays meeting that members
of the township board were then
aware of Poikey's record.
Tallman confirmed Poikey's
resignation on June II although,
according to Clerk Lawson. no
written resignation is on hand.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-15
Abandoned
Baby Returned
to Mother

A baby at first believed to
have been abandoned in a buggy
al the corner of Macomb street
and Gratiot avenues this morn
ing was returned 10 its mother
after having been held for 10
minutes at police headquarters.
Patrolman Al Tro m b e y
noticed a letter pinned on the
baby's blanket and surmised
that it had been abandoned. The
letter contained information as
TO whom should be notified in
case of the mothers illness. Ere
quent fainting spells had caused
her TO write the letter, she later
explained 10 the police.
The mother was in drug
store telephoning her husband
at Selfridge Field. when police
rescued the baby and became
frantic when she later noticed
the child had disappeared.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-15
Legion Maintains
Servitemen's Clinic

Families of servicemen today
were invited to bring their pro-
blems TO Herman T. Wycoff,
service officer for Harry Ollrich
Post, American Legion.
In m;\,ng the offer, Charles
A Mikelait. pointed out that
Wycoff is we'll versed on pro-
blcms of servicemen in rela-
ton to their service. SUCH mat
ters as servicemen's allotments
and allowances, national life in.
surance, disqualification applica-
tons and compensation of pen
sion claims. assistance to de-
pendent children and parents
and unemployment difficulties
can easily be solved by Wycoff.
Mikelait said.
Wycoff lives al 10 Garden
Drive in Mount Clemens. There
is no charge for the service.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-15

ords who have been exposed
within the past few months.
Earlier this year the then Jus
tice of the Peace John c. Munro
(whose formal resignation was
received Tuesday night by the
township board) was revealed TO
have served prison term in
Jackson State penitentiary. June
10 Prosecutor Held released TO
the press the prison record of
Justice Ryan (then a fellow po-
lice officer of Poikey's on the
township force but. since July 4,
a justice OF the peace
Ryan's record showed convic-
lions for crimes ranging from
burglary to robbery armed. He
had been elected 10 his present
office April 5.
Poikey, who appeared in his
own behalf at Tuesday night )
board meeting. took the floor
and briefly stated his desire to
regain his lost police status.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-15
Rusflers
CHILDREN, II AND g
ADMIT ADVENTURE
IN CRIME

Two Detroit brothers, aged IL
and 13, were held for juvenile
authorities today after they ad-
mitted TO Deputy Sheriffs Rich
ard DeKetelaere and Hubert
Rice that they had revived the
lost art of horse thievery,
The brothers, DeKetelaere
said, also confessed they COM
mitted such other varied crimes
as arson and larceny. They were
turned over to County Agent
John Ahrens.
The boys fled their Detroit
home June IS. according to De-
Ketelaere. and started their ca
reer of crime July 4 when they
stole two work horses from Ed
See BOYS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-15
BIRDS OF A FEATHER?
Warren Spurns Reinstatement Plea of Former Patrolman

VAN DYKE Attending his
first meeting as a member of
the Warren Township Board
Justice of the Peace James l..
Ryan, himself a former prison
inmate. Tuesday night proposed
reinstatement OF ex-Patrolman
Clarence Poikey whose own po-
lice record shows convictions on
charges of breaking and enter
ing and Of bigamy.
Poikey had resigned from the
Warren Township Police De-
partment Immediately following
disclosure of Ryan's record on
June 10 by Prosecuting Attorney
Wilbur F. Held. He remained on
the payroll, however, until July
/.
According to Township Clerk
William Lawson, Ryan proposed
rehiring of Poikey at Tuesday
nights meeting of the board. He
said, however. that Supervisor
Earl Tallman had expressed op-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-15
More Meat
Is preditted
Brown Emissions
Increased Supply

WASHINGTON, July l5-(P)
Price Administrators Prentlss
Brown predicted today that
beef-hungry civilians will re-
ceive increased supplies as the
result of a heavy movement of
livestock TO market and said the
pleasure driving ban in the east
Mill be lifted for2A2card- hold
ers as soon as possible. -
Brown also told press con-
ference:
/. The price OF corn will re-
main at present levels, He said
com is now moving 10 market
under the present price regula-
ton now that uncertainty has
been eliminated by the House
agriculture committee refusal
10 require higher prices, as pro-
posed by the senate.
2. There is no present move"
TO place ceiling at the live ami
NAL level on beef, because OPA
wants TO give the industry
every chance 10 work out the
problem and a beef ceiling
would b most difficult to work
out. "
3 He now is discussing with
Food Administrator arvin
Jones proposed maximum
price on live hogs, but declined
to predict whether it would be
put into effect.
4. The oil situation is better
the war demand remaining the
uncertain factor in the situation
Brown said he had always op-
posed the pleasure driving ban
except and unless absolutely
necessary" feeling that "A" card
holders should be permitted "a
use their small rations as they
see fit. The pleasure driving ban
in the northeastern state will be
lifted as soon as possible, but
holders of b" &C" and "T''
books must continue TO use
their rations for specific pur-
poses.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-15

position 10 Ryan's plea and that
no action was taken by the
board.
RECORD ON FILE
Records in the Macomb Coun.
~ Sheriffs Office, dated Oct. rs,
1889, reveal that Poikey (aliss
Poikney) was arrested by the
Detroit Police Department Oct.
10, 1923. on charges of breaking
and entering in the night, and
committed TO the Michigan State
Prison at Ionia.
Arrested for bigamy Poikey
was again sentenced TO prison
tunder second felony statutes)
June /. 1898, for from two to six
years. He was paroled March IS,
1894, and discharged May 8,
1885.
THREE Ex.CONvICTS
Revelation of Poikey's record
brings to three the number of
Warren township officials or po-
lice officers with criminal rec