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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-12
WORLD WAR |
VETERAN ideal
MARINE AT s.
MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
LELAND LOU DIAMOND
CITED FOR FRoNT-LINE AC-
TON AT GUADALCANAL
BY ALEXANDER r. GEORGE
APP Features Writer

81 " III
WASHINGTON. july I2.-He
was a grizzled Devil Dog OF
World War |. one of the best
soldier-trainers in the whole
corps. At 81 he's still as hardy
as most of the rugged youngsters
in ms platoon.
He was helping his outfit get
loaded on ship when an officer
suggested that 81 might be a oft
old for front-line service. that
perhaps il would be better If the
sergeant remained IN the L. 5.
To use his valuable experience
IN training Marine recruits.
He exploded. and former fell
low Marines of Master Gunncry
Sergeant Leland Lou" Diamond
tell YOU that d Diamond explO-
sion Is something Ia behold. So
when the ship showed off for the
South Pacific. old Lou was rid
ing along with his boys
Now 50, and convalescing from
malaria he Is the cocky posse
sor of citation from MAJ. Gen
Alexander A. Vandcgrlft as tine
ideal Marine Tor MS Iront-llnc
conduct al GuadalCanal and IL
lagi
On the efficiency cards OF the
exacting Marine Corps. they rate
EN- on the positive side a.
GOOD. very good, excellent. and
outstanding Sergeant Diamond
had long been regarded as one
of the better non-coms 90 tas
corps. ms peaCctImc- service
cards liberaliv sprInklcd WITH
very goods and "eXcellcnts.
But II took situation where thc
gong was the toughest handling
battle-incNperIcnccd TROOPS ~
Jungle fighting with savage and
crafty fOcs-to spur the old ser
gcant to ms Top Performance Ev-
cry rating. except tWo. on ms caro-
sor the Solouous Csfnpalsn D.
outstanding
The two exceptions. cN cutEc
ana administrative. carry the nos
tation mot observed for the rca-
son that no mad uo Job % do .u
either Of those fields. tor lead
ership OF men, tactical skill.
loyalty. sound Judgment and
several others n got the highest
possible rating
An officer vino had formerly
mad Diamond I'D his command
saws BE- was q 'rontin -iootIn > foot
10 inch. 1870 pound husky with
Tremendous pride In has outfit ana
great skill a. teaching men how
20 u>e weapons. particularly mon
taIS
II ran mas platoon WIln au iron
list and barkcd commands ~ an
old-fsshloncd whisky tenor but
var flerccly solIcItnUs OF tho well
fare OF his boys. 4 former Toledo
railway sWIiChman. h, Is no book
psychologist but Is CONSIDERED one
u the best morale boosters IN the
business
He constantly ana CJckils cha.-
lcnged fellow seIg cants u com
pete with his platoon iu marks
manshlp. long marching and Va-
rIouS athletic contests. H. Is
bowling enthusiast and fond Of all
athletics
Even after reaching ms fiities
ne was q tough fellow with has
lists. The battering he gave q
much younger and bigger ser
geant al QuantIco Is a major cpl
sode in Marine flsticuffs.
Diamond enlisted IN the Ma
rines in August. 1917. and fought
IN all the major American often
slveS of World War /. marching
INTO Germany with the Army Of
Occupation. He vas honorably dis
charged IN 1919 but was like a fish
out OF water away from the
Leathernecks
He re-cnllstcd ia 1927, saw SER
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-12

Attorney Caro- took the posi-
lion that. as several important
provisions of the 1893 charter
had been lost. after If had been
rassed by the house and the
senate end before If reached the
engrossirg room. the entire
charter had been made inopers
tive. IL bis contention is up
held BY the court. the city will
then act under the 1919 charter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-12
NAILS MAKE DETERMINED ATTACK
ON REDS BUT ARE THROWN BACK
fR. Associated I're~~g

ages. after ferocious night fight
ing. in which the bayonet played
d BIG part. Tanks were used also
In this enemy drive. but they
were caught in a hail of whitening
artillery fire and were forced 10
turn back.
The report further said that the
total of enemy tanks put out OF
action in the seven-day fighting
exceeds 2.20o and the planes lost
by the enemy in that time mum
bers 1853.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-12

MOSCOW. July IL The Ger
mans. led BY d tank force NAM
bering 400. made determined at
tack today TO 1ut the Russian
line in the vicinity Of Beloorod.
but they were hurled back. after
the destruction of many of their
tanks and the. dispersal of tne,r
Motorized infantry. The Russian
communique stated.
In the Orel sector the Reds are
reported 10 have retsken two viii
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-12
OIL SHORTAGES NEXT YEAR

WAoHINGION. - Oh short
ages are likely to become acute in
1874. il was stated today. While
production has increased and will
continue to increase. transporia-
ion facilities are not sufficient to
get all the oil to market in time
10 avoid the shortages.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-12
Congressman Claim State
G Florida Has Enormous
Gasoline Reserve Supply
LATE BULLETINS
thy Associated PressD
AMERICANS IN DAYLIGHT
RAID

LONDON. American flyers
today raided northern France and
Belgium No particulars were
given Of the number of planes
thai participated In the attack or
the extent of the damage that was
done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-07-12
Important Advances Are Made
By Allied Units Since Sunday
Number OF Ships Used IL
Invasion Said To b.
Greatest In Entire His.
tory
ssy ..-ass-ssa T.s.-.,

LONDON. July lz.-BTstl.a
and American troops lodsY $40
tured the ancient civ % Sgra
cuse on SiGilY's southeastern
coast. together with the be 80
plane base established there. q
IS also among the foEemozI $50
PLY bases on the isl@nd.
heaquaEteEs IN sos.a a
reports that the AmsEscank. ssa
Ish and Canadians. @lOns a.
fronis IN Sicily. have msas ssa
roEiani advances aimee Ys.ssre@s.
In the sOaihsrIy ssesor. ths la.
ans and Germans made saak
attack. which wss brokwn a..
and elsewhere m the moss th.n
l0o-nai.e brsdsshesd. the sssnx
~ss rspulssd- Rsors ihsn 1te.
<s-EE-sas $40 tsals.@ ssssea~ss
were captured.
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Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For 63 Years Devoted TO the
Best Interests nj Key West
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Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate In the
country; with an avsr7-~
range of only Ia FahrenF -
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18

the only guide in the matters Of
faith and church practices.
Tho remedy will not be found
in ignoring the facts stated Dr.
Jemison. 1.-THE remedy proposed
Testament when its conditions
by God to his church Of The Old
were similar 10 conditions Of the
church Of cur day is the only rem
edy. Thus said the Lord, stand We
in the ways and see and ask for
the old paths. where is the good
way and walk therein, and We shall
find rest for your souls. BY re-
turning to the old path and the
good way the straying church will
again find itself on the right track
II there were yer an institu-
ton to teach honesty. fairness and
Justice, that institution IS the
! church. The church is the place
where the judges, jurors, governors
and yea the President Of the USA.
should 60 and hear the gospel Of
fairness, justice, truth and fair
play to every man regardless as Of
race, color, or previous condition
Of servitude."
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18
500, OOo. OOG NEGROES IN BOND
CLUBS is GOAL OF UNIT
Continued from page ~

ISOLATION are amnog the groups
which have adopted the program.
Sixty-five Masonic Lodges iE-
Maryland. and about as many other
organizations in the country have
already adopted the movement; and
ii is growing last, Mr.. Allen said.
Many Negro churches and the
| baptist and Methods Councils
have endorsed the idea" he SAID.
Ghe War Bond Savings Gibbs pro
gram is known in many circles as
the Prattis p Ill, inasmLch as II
was first outlined by P. L. Prattis.
executive editor of the nationally
circulated Pittsburgh Courier.
In a column appearing in the
Curier last May !, Mr.. PrattIs
wrote:
"A bond-buying program would
increase the Negroes wealth in this
country. Suppose that 5000, 900 -
merican Negroes could be persuad-
ed to purchase an average Of one
SIS bond each month. That would
mean the purchase of 125 600 ,000
cold cash each month. In eight
months. these 5000, 900 Negroes
would purchase $1,000, coo. 900 worth
of cash. In 16 months. the amount
would be $4,000, OOO, 600. In two
years, they would have had added
! So, 600. OO0. 600 Of wealth to the race
total, or more than they did in IS
I years after slavery
NJ. Allen pointed out that the
Prattis Plan is designed not only
to integrate the Negro into this
country's plans for financing the
war, but also to provide the Negro
with a nationally planned and dir
| ected program Of thrift and group
accumulation of savings.
He said: TT is a post war plan
for the Negro race, who should
plan for 200 years from today. The
| Negro needs TO sit down and map
out some concrete plans for the
future. For with everything
changing, due to science, he viii
be left outside if he doesn't plan.
No one can do for the Negro what
he can do for himesf. His will
and desire to do must come from
within"
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18

the Visable Church Of Our Day
The Cause and the Remedy, DR..
Jemison said.
THE life OF the Christian people
today Is not on the hIgn level, mel
|ther can it be when the teachings
Of the word Of God Z disregarded
While formerly some went to the
extent Of stamping as sin what
was nj sin, many today have gone
to the extreme of allowing what
God has forbidden. The demands
made today by many churches up
on the Christians of today is not
very great. Worldly righteous
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18

ness is in many cases considered
sufficient evidences of a noble
Christian character. In short, mo-
dern church life, is full of incon-
~sistencies all marked by spiritual
differences
Causes Of the Objectionable
church situation were to be found
in the lethargy Of ministers to ar
ouse their members to inspiration
al heights, and to teach the phil
osophy OF Christ, charged DR.. Jem-
ison. He said that many ministers
have denied the Bible as the I'm
spired unerring word of God and
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18
he Browns Are Proud of Fiue Sons in Armed Services % wnkp Defense P


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The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18
BAPTISTS BREAK PRECEDENT
IN REELECTNG DIR JEMISON
LEADER HITS CONDITIONS
IN CHURCH
Continued from page ID

Continued from page ID
IN God. the brotherhood Of maj
and an ~unreIenting march toward
the Christian ideal.
Tho Baptist leader said that race
hate. morals and character Of min
listers and church members alike
were evidences that there has been
an abandonment of the teachings
q Christ. Speaking from the sub
ject THE Deplorable Conditions OF
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18

Mr. William E. Brown and wife.
Susie Brown. 1901 North 22nd st..
Omaha. Nebraska, are the proud
parents OF five sons now serving IN
he armed forces at various camps
throughout the country. and also.
have two sons now employed in de-
tense industry.
The sons serving their country in
the armed forces are: Sgt. Archie
Lee Brown, Fort Clark. Texas, sth
Calvary Band: Pfc. Hubert Brown.
Fort Livingston. La. Pfc. Eddie
Brown. Fort Beale. Calf; Cpl.
Earl Brown, Camp Pinedale. Calf:
Seaman Frank Brown, in training
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18
DR. JEMiSON CONDEMNS
REATMENT OF NEGRO
IN DIXIE

Chicago, Illinois-SPECIAL: DR..
D. V. Jemison, president of the
National Baptist Convention put
through a resolution, which was a.
dopted, condemning the treatment
of Negro chaplains in the South
Pacific area. He also denounced
what he called the failure of the
q. S. government to protect Negro
troops in Dixie camps.
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18

at Washington, DC.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were marri-
ed in Sweetwater, Tenn, in 1902
and have resided in Omaha since
1918. They are members Of tine
Mount Moriah Baptist Church.
The Browns also have a daught-
er, Mrs Mary Louise Upton, living
in Baltimore, Md, whose son Ben
d. Upton, is also serving in the
armed forces.
The Omaha guide., 1943-09-18

ROME ARMY AIR FIELD,
N. Y.-Left to right, BrigadieI
General c. p. Kane, Commanding
General, Rome Air Service Com
mand pinning tie Soldiers Medal
on Corporal Jchn d. Hilton OF
Bolivar, West Virginia. Corporal
Hilton received the Medal for
bravery last April IS when single
handed he removed the bodies Of
six men from an Army bomber
which crashed near Daniel Field,
Georgia. A member of Air Serv-
ice Commands 1954th Ordnance
Depot Company Hilton will serve
with one Of Air Service Com
mand's keep 'em Flying" ground
crews.
Evening star., 1943-05-17

manded by Col. John M. McCul-
Tough, an Air Force veteran dating
back to 1917, also an assistant COM
mandant OF AAFSAT. under Brig.
Gen. Hume Peabody.
Under Air Service Command
come all the functions of a service
getup, so manifold and so amazing
in their efficiency that a group of
correspondents still wonder where
fighter and bomber commands take
over. Such nice little jobs as feed
ing $4,000 men daily with balanced
rations, laundering and repairing
their clothing and equipment, re-
pairing damaged airplanes, rescuing
personnel, putting them through all
the training they need for high
altitude work, camouf1age and the
odds and ends of Army service are
handled by Col. McCullough's s
group.
Eyes. at 10000 feet a man with
out oxygen will be unconscious in
80 seconds and dead in from 2 to 3
minutes" the lieutenant explained
1T doesn't take long, that's why the
masks have to fit so tight. We per-
init only a per cent oxygen escape
differential and We don't want it
that high If we can help. It's tough
away up there and personal disci-
pline is very necessary"
The Air Force recommends that
men taking off for high altitude
flights in the electrically heated suits
they wear should start breathing
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Axis Raid on j. :.
Far From Impossible,
Gen. Royce Declares
Toughest Fighting Still
Ahead, First Air Force
Commander Says
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May 17.-"German air
raids on the United States are far
from impossible" Maj. Gen. Ralph
Royce, commander of the Eastern
seaboard air forces at Mitchell Field,
said yesterday in addressing an II
Am an American Day" rally at Sol
dier Field.
He might lose every plane he
sent to attack us-but still he might
feel it more than worthwhile" Gen.
Royce said.
Declaring that "the war is not yet
won-the toughest fighting lies
ahead" the commanding general of
the 1st Air Force asserted that two
compelling motives might drive Hit
ler to raid Atlantic Coast cities" He
said morale in Germany lis gradu-
ally being undermined" by the NaZi
defeats on the Russian and African
fronts and Hitler desperately needs
some success to offset these dis
asters."
Offers Another Argument.
He said Hitler also might figure
on being able to force us to keep a
large portion of our offensive
weapons on this side for defensive
purposes. If he could thereby induce
us to keep thousands of fighters and
anti-aircraft guns on this side, which
would otherwise be used against him
in Europe. he would have achieved
a major victory
Gen. Royce lauded Americas air
forces and promised there would be
increasing American air blows in
AL nine theaters of operations"
Gen. Royce said that American
and British military leaders hope
soon to keep the German in his bomb
shelters every hour of the day and
night
Germany shall feel this conflict
to such an extent that forever more
she shall hesitate to start another
conflict" he added
He said the United States was
producing more aircraft than all
other nations combined and prom
lsed increasing American air blows
in AL nine theaters of operations"
Message From Churchill.
Prime Minister Winston Church.
ill, in message read to the esti-
mated crowd of 5000, said "a long,
strong heave" by the United Ma
tions was necessary to win the war.
Let new comradeship assuage old
prejudices and the quarrels of the
past vanish in the light of present
victory and further duty" he said.
Gen. Royce disclosed that the
Japaneses high climbing Zero
fighters were no match for the
American P-38 Lightnings in high
altitude combat.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
D. {. Players Are Second
In Bridqe Tournament

Mrs. J. E. Folline and DR.. Arthur
J. Salasky of Richmond won the
open pair championship. concluding
event OF the two-day Old Domision
bridge tournament, last night at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Their score of 243.5 gave them
possession of the Richmond News
Leader Trophy. Second honors went
to Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Lemon
of $500 Fordham road NV. Alfred
Stidham and Robert Thurrell we're
third, approximately IL points be-
hind the runners-up.
In Saturdays play Mrs. A. P.
Stockvis of Arlington, paired with
Capt. Lewis R. Watson. jr., of Wash
ington, scored her third victory in
mixed-pairs play with 300 points.
Capt. Watson substituted for Alvin
Roth, Mrs. Stockvis' usual partner,
who was unable to attend.
Mrs. Lester Gibson and DR.. c. C.
Mcdonnell captured second place,
followed by Mrs. Henry Wolfe and
Leroy Turyell. Fourth honors went
to Mrs. D. H. Mott and v. D. Nickol-
son, Northern Virginia champions
while DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Steinberg
were fifth.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Flyers Feel Like Supermen,
Act Awry at 10000 Feet
Tests in Hieh-AItitude Chamber
At Air Force School Are Described

namely phone communication
Sometimes they can do it and some-
times they can't. We ask them tc
count backward from 100 by Is. It's
amazing the number who write
something legible at first and then
tail off with the statement, I feel
TERRIBLE"
High altitude does something to
the human body. Something that
still is under experiment by the
Medical Department of the Air
Force. But what has been devel-
oped in the way of making human
beings as comfortable as possible
away up there where planes fly and
fight in this war is on view here
at AAFSAT, the Air Force school
for the picked men of the air. The
Air Service Department handles all
details of service to the Air Forces,
from a port of debarkation to and
through the combat area and to
the end Of the war. Like the rest
Of AAFSAT it is geared for inva-
sion, and elimination of enemy
aircraft from the air. It is COM
Evening star., 1943-05-17

oxygen on the ground. It IS COM
pulsory at 10000 feet. If you've ever
dropped quickly in an airplane and
experienced that bursting sensation
and actual pain in the eardrums
you know what 1t means. mo man
with sinus trouble or catarrah should
go up in the high air base" the
lieutenant added. HE will suffer
excruciating pain"
The Air Service command. un-
like some of the outfits here, has
nothing synthetic about it. It is
all tactical. The men and equip
ment from mobile shoe repair units
down through the cooks and laun-
drymen, could shove of for Europe
tomorrow if they had few hours
notice, so mobile is the setup. The
whole command works under field
conditions, eating food cooked in the
field, living as they would in the
field. Don't let any one tell you
these boys of the Air Force aren't
ready to go.
Refrigeration trucks, carrying five
tons OF perishables move from field
to field in this conscious area.
They carry enough grub to feed
many thousands Of men. It is all
a part-and very impressive part.
OF the work of the Air Service De-
partment, the housekeepers of the
Air Force, the men who make and
keep the combat flyers happy.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


ORLANDO. Fla, May 17.-Prob-
ably few people ever have tried
counting by Is backward from 100
And few have tried writing by hand
at 10000 feet, In the rarified atmo-
sphere Of the substratosphere. You
should try it some time. 1t is inter-
esting to see what it does to a fel-
low and how his mental and phys
lcal functions don't function.
They feel like supermen when
they Whit that oxygen" said lieu
tenant in charge of the low pressure
chamber Of the Air Service Depart
ment here at the Army Air Force
School of Applied Tactics, the great
all-inclusive school which would
teach an airman to eat peas with
a knife in the air if 1t could be done.
But he added, they don't act
like supermen.
They 60 through this chamber,
under conditions just like those they
would encounter in the high alti-
tudes. We ask them to sign their
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Charles E. Wilson Gets
Trinity College Degree

Charles E. Wilson, executive vice
chairman of the War Production
Board, was awarded an honorary
doctor OF laws degree yesterday at
the 1l7th Trinity College COM
mencement at Hartford, Conn.
Others awarded degrees were Col.
Robert Cutler, corporation counsel
of Boston and national president of
Community Chests and Councils,
honorary law degree: Carlos B.
Clark, Detroit, consulting adviser
and lecturer for Harvard school of
business administration. and Will
liam F. Collins, Wallingford, Pa,
editor, honorary master of arts de-
greeS.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Lawyers Guild to Hear
Talk on African Policies

"State Department Policies in
North Africa" will be the subject
of an address at 8:l5 pm. Wednesday
before the District chapter of the
National Lawyers Guild.
The speaker will be I. F. Stone.
Washington correspondent for PM
and a contributor to several mag
azines. The meeting. open to the
public, will be held in room 43 of
the National Museum.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Dies Of Air Crash Injuries

INDIANAPOLIS. May II R).-
The press relations Office at Stou
Field announced today that Seconc
1t. Gilbert Worley Of Kansas City
died Saturday night OF injuries suf.
fered last Tuesday night in the
crash Of an Army training plane
1t. Robert Martin of Columbus
Ohio. was killed in the crash.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Plan Bonus for Local Men

People of Burnham ON Crouch,
England, are contributing to Vic
tory Fund from which local men
in the various branches of the serv-
ices and Merchant Navy will receive
a donation after the war.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Ex-Gov. Lee M. Russell
Of Mississippi Dies
By the Associated Press.

JACKSON, Miss. May Lice
Maurice Russell. ST, Mississippi's
Governor from 1920 until 1924 and
an attorney in this city for q num-
Der OF years, died yesterday of a
heart ailment.
Mr.. Russell was Mississippi's 4Oth
Governor. His death ended q
career that included beside the gov
ernorship, membership in both
State House and Senate, and the
office of Lieutenant Governor.
Evening star., 1943-05-17

Every time you lick a War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-09
F1ue German WarPrisoners
Escape From Can1ph Texas

they had escaped sometime after
midnight.
The men were wearing either blue
pants and shirts. or old German
military uniforms of an odd khaki
color.
The five and their descriptions as
announced by the FBI were:
Adolph Bodenberg, %, five feet
eight inches, weight. 1877 pounds,
blue eyes, brown hair and light
complexion.
Indwig Jung, 81, five feet IL
inches, weight 1853 pounds, blond
hair, gray eyes and light COM
pleXion.
Hans Mossoeur, 81, height five
feet nine inches, l54 pounds, dark
brown hair. blue eyes, light COM
pleXion.
Harold Stalleicjen, %, six feet,
$50 pounds, hazel eyes, brown hair
and light complexion.
Ralph zeischang, %, five feet six
inches, 154 pounds, blue eyes, brown
hair and rudy complexion.