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Evening star., 1943-06-04
I heard the Japs knocked of a few

I heard the Japs knocked of a few
Of our planes"
They said, Eyes, and that amt all.
It was lunch time, and our officers
had gone to eat. We had been listen
ing to the radio and knew the war
was on, but we didn't think the
Japs were going to hit us. We we're
sitting by our guns and chewing the
fat.
"A bunch of planes started to come
over, with the sun shining on their
silver wings.
1--WE said, Look at them U. S.
Navy planes. Goodness me, but
amt they purty!'
Somebody was counting: Fifty
one, f1fty-two, f1fty-three-My God!
they amt ours!"
just to verify the story they called
over their mate who had been count
ing.
Then the bombs whistled down
One of our guns was hit squarely.
We started to shoot right away,
without orders, but don't believe we
hit many of those bombers. We
think they were four -engined
bombers. They hit the hangers and
set them on fire and a lot OF our
planes.
"Just as the bombers cleared off
the fighters dove down on us.
Somebody counted sc of them. They
really came low. They dove up and
down the line of planes and set fire
to most of them with bullets. They
were firing 20-millimeter cannon,
too" They gave me a few of the
empty 20-millimeter cases for SOU
venirs.
The planes came straight at our
guns, and when they passed by the
pilots would shake their fists. When
they got too close we'd duck into our
foxholes and then shoot at them
going away
Evening star., 1943-06-04
CHAPTER 5.

SAA1AA l. 1AG y.
In the newspapers of the next
morning, Tuesday, December 8,
there was nothing to cheer us up,
but the rumors were all encourag-
ing.
I heard that within four hours
after the Pearl Harbor attack Amer
lean planes had located and sun.
the Japanese carriers which had
launched the bombing and fighting
planes against Hawaii That sound
ed like the way the United States
would do things, and we all believed
1t.
Another rumor had American
forces on the way to Wake Island,
where United States Marines were
besieged. We boasted. They'll
knock hell out of those Japs and
sink all their ships quick"
Someone said that a convoy had
left the Hawaiian Islands for the
Philippines. The problem looked
simple to us in Manila. All the
United States had to do was load
those ships. put soldiers and guns
abroad, and get them started out
here. OF course, they might run
into trouble, but the United States
had never lodged fight and this
was American territory under the
American flag
Meanwhile, the Philippine govern
ment called up more recruits.
Hundreds and hundreds of them
were drilling outside the Walled
City as I drove to the office. The
government also rounded up most
of the japanese in Manila Soldiers
arrested some 5000 of them in Ma
Mia alone and found them ready
to be taken to internment camp.
They had purchased small suitcases
of similar size which were packed
with clothing, toilet articles and
food, proving that they had been
warned that trouble was coming
There seemed to be great deal
OF coming and going, and consid-
cradle confusion, around Mac
Arthurs headquarters. The officers
we talked to were serene but un-
communicative. They didn't have
much information from the areas
where the Japs had landed.
The USAFFE communique re-
ported some patrol fighting in
progress around Vigan
News from other parts of the
Orient didn't look so good. The
Canadians were being pushed back
in Kowloon toward Hong Kong Bay.
Thousands of Japs were landing
IN Malaga. Guam was definitely
finished.
From everything we could learn
the first few days, Japanese forces
that had landed in northern Luzon
were not very large. But they were
reported to be building a landing
field at Aparri. We wondered why
our planes weren't chasing them out.
We studied the maps with civilian
strategists who pointed to Lingayen
Cult and told us: The south shore
of the gulf is the obvious point for
major landing and attack on Ma
Mia. We have known about it for
SSdAS anu o1 PiSPdACo W 1lSlle
there. 1t is the most strongly de-
Tended area of the island, with the
exception of Corregidor"
During the day the Japs bombed
Davao again and other isolated
small places here and there in the
islands.
That night after midnight the
planes came to Manila. Id just gone
to bed when I heard the motors
They weren't the motor torpedo
boats. They sounded different
more menacing, more purposeful.
They seemed to be coming in from
the northwest, directly across Ma
Mia Bay. I went to the window and
triod to follow the planes by the
uneven SOUND of the motors.
Down to the left, where Dewey
boulevard left the bay and curved
inland, there were many explosions.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

Edward Latch will offer the prayer.
Preceding the graduation, the senior
supper and exercises will be held
at 6 pm. Sunday at Gatesly, home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Lloyd,
president and headmistress OF the
school.
Seventeen Washington girls will
graduate from the preparatory
school and Junior college.
Those receiving diplomas from the
preparatory school will be Virginia
c. Cabot, Nancy M. Drinkwater,
Margaret N. Eisinger, Madge E.
Erving, Patricia F.. Keehler, Bar
bara j. Leese, Elizabeth J. McNair,
Alice L. Ritchie, Yvonne M. Reed,
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Mi. Vernon Seminary
Graduates 50 Monday
Rev. Dr.. Peter Marshall
To Officiote at II AN,

Graduation exercises for 50 STU
dents OF Mount Vernon Seminary
will be held at IL am. Monday at
the Memorial Methodist Church,
Nebraska and New Mexico ave-
nues NV.
Although the Navy took over its
grounds in December, the school
continued its classes as usual.
The Rev. DR.. Peter Marshall will
offlciate at the graduation, and DR..
Evening star., 1943-06-04

Julia L. Thomas and Helen E.
Travers.
Junior College diplomas will go
to Selwa Ali Jawdat, Mary V. Leese.
Martha c. Lilly, Julia A. McAllister,
Martha H. Sutton and Jean Exten.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
killed running for their planes.

killed running for their planes.
1.-THE bombs hit the barracks and
mess, too. and killed a lot there.
Some Of them fell in the woods,
near Camp Stotensberg, where our
tanks were parked. But nobody was
hit. The planes strafed the quar-
ters at Stotensberg, which adjoins
Clark Field.
eve heard about $50 were killed or
wounded.
1--WE figure we lost "a bombers out
Of 36 and all of our fighters except
a half dozen or so.
There's not much left of our Air
Force"
Copyright. 1943, by Clark Lee; the Viking
Press)
CONTINUED tomorrow
The sooner you get that War saw
Evening star., 1943-06-04

The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp in your book the sooner
you will get victory in the bag.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29

others joined in, but Pat wasn't
satisfied. She settled back to await
developments, wondering if this,
whatever it was, could be the rea-
son for Sam Blair's surprise visit.
Certainly, she thought, Dawes an
nouncement that he was going to
buy the Express had not caused
their nervousness.
At o'clock it happened.
Someone knocked-and a drop.
ped pin would have sounded like
brick.
'Tll get it, Pat" Mary was al
ready hurrying into the hall.
The brief silence seemed like an
age to Pat as the three men lean
ed forward expectantly. But Dave,
she saw, was watching her out OF
the corner of his eye.
"I'm George Rand" came the
mans voice. 'Is Sam Blair here?
I was told he wanted to see me. -
Pat started up, then sat down
again. She threw a frightened
glance at Sam Blair, then at Dave.
That's him. she whispered
hoarsely. That's the man who
was in Parker's study, Dave"
Ito Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29
DEATH WRITES THE LAST EDI10N
By AdeIine McEIfresb corr.,au7 ,...

COPYRIGHT. is4s.
NEA; SERVICE, INC.

street that had been home to Joe
Parker for SO long. He wanted te
talk to Mrs. Harrington.
Hello, girl of my Dreams" He
bowed low when Aunt Sarah an
swered his knock.
Go on, now, with your flattery
Dave Elson." She laughed heart
lily. throwing the door wide.
He followed her into the Twins
room with its comfortable ole
furniture and cherry CRATE fire.
What is it, Davey?"
MRS. Harrington stirred Up the
IRE and threw on another stick oil
wood from the ornate box in the
corner before she sat down. The
llames leaped, cracking, up the
cavernous chimney. She waited
speak. ' ~
Hesltantly, Dave told her what
mac happened. Of Myra Roses
arrival and her decision to sell
M ene property. Of the coldly mer.
senary view she took of the whole
e. estate her announcement that
mere was no reason whv She
should not have the money now
regardless of what had happened
only when he told her of his inn.
petuous offer to buy the Express
old Mrs. Harrington smile.
"1'm glad, Davey," she muir.
INJURED trying to hide the tears
mat made her voice tremble. "Mr
Parker would be happy, too. if he
could know"
She wiped her eyes with the
corner of her big apron. Dave
reached over and patted her hand
his own eyes felt suspiciously
moist. -
Maybe" he whispered, "maybe
ne does know, Aunt Sarah"
Come on in," Patricia called
when Dave announced his arrival
with a sharp whistle, and Glen.
Mary and Police Chief Sam Blair
ushered him into the room.
why, welcome, Mr.. Blair" she
greeted him in surprise, then to
Dave: What have you done that
you have to have police escort?"
He's public enemy, Pat,' the
police chief doomed. "a menace
to the heart of every pretty girl
in town"
"Oooh, Dave, give the man a
quarter" Pat laughed.
When the dishes were done and
they had all gone into the living
room, Pat began to feel uncom-
Portable. Something, she could not
place it, exactly, warned her of a
mounting tension.
''Is there something going on
around here that I don't know
about?" she asked innocently.
Heavens, I hope not, Pat. "
Mary Evans reply came a little
too quickly. "Why?"
You're all fidgeting, that's why.
Even you, Mary"
Mrs. Evans laughed and the
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29

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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29
The MAN IN PARKEp,s
STUDY
CHAPTER x1

~ L
Dave what's wrong? yo,,
SOUND so-queer," Pats voice wa 9
puzzled. HAS anything hannen m~s
ed" "appeh-
Dave hesitated. Rat could Mol.
the darnedest times to call, e He
gripped the telephone tighter .n5
stared at Myra Roses retre.+;r ,a -
back. 'l'i 6
mo, Pat, I-you-" he f1o,,nd
cred hopelessly for momen+
then his tongue Strengthened jtsa1f
out. Just a little surprise ha
told her. I'll tell you about il
tonight ~
That's what I wanted tn +.1L
to you about, Dave" she went On
why don't you ask Clem and
Mary to come with you? We'll
have supper together and snend
comfy evening, just like old
times"
Swell, Pat" Dave tried to be
enthusiastic, but his spirits went
into tailspin. She didn't, he told
himself, want to spend an evening
with him-and him alone.
Good. Jerry has some sort of
a Scout meeting and Mother is 60
ing over to visit Aunt Sarah Har-
rington, so you can plan on help
ing with the dishes" She laughed
at his grunt of CONSERVATION.
Il knew there'd be a catch to
it," he groaned. "Okay, Pat, we'll
be there with bells on. Bye. now"
He hung up and turned to the
others.
go on, say it," he grinned, a
little of the told excitement re-
turning. Tell me I'm clump."
mot chump. Dave" Mary
Evans said. Champ"
Fright you are, honey" Clem
agreed with her before Dave had
chance to speak. "Congratula-
tions, son.
Mine, too," Elinor piped up,
and Rod Thomas joined in: you
sure shut the old gal up pronto,
Dave. I'd already started to rack
my brain about another job"
Dave chuckled. Maybe you'd
better not stop yet, Rod" he said.
Il still have to convince the bank
that they should back me-"
Dave hailed a cruising taxi and
went to the big house on Elm
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29
Employment Service
Issues Call For Many
Loborers, Steel Men

Felix A. scoggs, manager of
o' j. Employment Service, issued
a cal Saturday for 200 laborers
ana loO steel workers, who are
Mdilleo Immediately for war Jobs
III me Wilmington area.
a. IN addition to these, Scroggs said
,5 ,efe are vacancies as follows:
~ ,b.a! AUTO mechanics; one bus me-
msaa raas..c'' one blacksmith; Is brick
naas ,asOns; five bus drivers so car
a',nss p,nssrS' one deck hand; t hr e e
snal eaaluS one labor foreman; two
.not ,.othlhlsts one motor grader op-
nsim ,u10r' 10 pipe coverers; one pole
a.nI a.in operator; one pump plant op-
10 ''of' i've sheet metal workers:
n;., w truck drivers; one watchman
tmo %,.n ofedge boat experience; and
WV electric welders,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29
BOMB LOAD UPPED
BY 9Th AIR FORCE
Hamburg Received $751;
900 Pounds OF Explo-
sives In One Raid

ABERDEEN, Md, Aug. 2S.-Pl
MAJ. Gen. Charles T. Harris, Jr..
commandant of the Aberdeen army
proving ground, said today that
more army ordnance bombs were
being dropped on Hitler's Euro
pean fortress in one raid by the
Eighth Air Force than for the en-
tire month of June.
Declaring in a statement that
the ammunition record of t h e.
Eighth Air Force in Great Britain
tells an amazing story" Harris
gave these figures:
one year ago, in August, the
Eighth Air Force dropped $40, 900
pounds of bombs on Nazi installa-
tlons. In December, 1912, this to-
tai was more than doubled-762, 900
pounds. In April, 1943, the figure
was 1,994,0 900 pounds. For the pc
riod June-July 4, the Eighth Air
Force called on army ordnance
for 5,024,000 pounds of bombs.
However, in one 45-rainute raid
on Hamburg, Flying Fortresses un-
oaded 5,152,000 pounds of assorted
blockbusters.''
Observing that few people could
comprehend this weight of explo-
sives, Harris said the Hamburg
total alone would make available
a months supply of coal in the
United States.
TT represents approximately
years suppy of explosives used
in blasting of the route of the
Panama Canal"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-29
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WILMINGTON
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Sunday, AUGUsI 10
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pneenmtecostal church, NIL N.,
s:O5~pena.sss G. Mcdonald, The News
WV and YOU ,s+ on q Bus.
s;ls-Tvgice Voice OF Prophecy
sunday serenade.
lD:s,-eH. paurs Lutheran church.
ll;ovs-TThh This Is Official.
l2:oIcc!.arr from the Blue. -
l?S.ISSo ISSocn,mentary on Far East sltu-
l:N-oG;,, ..;nn bv Wilfrid Flelsher.
:. sunday Matinee. WY,
ils-SSaams Sams Review with Max Hill:
r.srSsslin SS5snlsin Jim of the U; 5. Army.
se sunday serenade with sammy
~ MesL, Mesleyan Methodist church.
3ve-uI u,neon W. Baldwin, Military ana
"i' Naval News.
3S 3oS sunday Vespers. >,
s;wA oo - Am A Navy Fller
4;s ~ where Do We Stand - John yam
-s"ercook and John Gunther. News
md Quiz Session.
,.oo sneak PrevieWs.
ss.SS-News sS summary
ee.oo;-Here's eo to Romance.
ee.vse-sundown ev Serenade.
eSU eS Drew Pearson. News.
-Edward Tomlinson. News.
,:seWt sss-Watch the wodd Go BY - Roy
-. r;tth t Avenue Methodist church.
%io1 I'm -1ergen's Journal with Fulton
s'V'-Sl onrsler, Louelia Persons and Ro-
bert St. John.
AZ Tbamber Music Society of Lower
''' Basin St.
sso-S sao nid Ili''1F Fashioned Revival Hour.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-07-15
BROOKEVILLE

Ms. Ward Cogill of Easton, Md,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs, Tyson Downs have
as their guest Mrs. Downs moth
err, Mrs. Anna Matulwich of Balti-
more.
Misses Virginia Mae Harvey and
Ruth GLAND are the delegates to
the Senior Conference at West
minister this week, from Salem.
Mrs. Mary E. Mantell is the
guest Of Harry Musgrove for a
week.
Mrs Bud Speck is improving
RAPIDLY from a recent operation.
Woman Bird Glass and Mrs. Dean
Dio spent 4he weekend with Mrs.
Harry Linton. Dean is stationed in
Washington and formerly lived at
the Linton home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-07-15
Rockville NewA--SocloI l1eos4

Corporal Henry Tyson Wheeler
left Tuesday to return to Camp
Barley, Texas after a furlough
spent in Rockville.
Sergt. Charles Prettyman and
Pvt. John Bowman, stationed at
Wilmington, DEL, were at home for
the weekend.
Maj. Gen. Albert w. Waldron
and Mrs. Waldron were dinner
guests of Maj. and Mrs. Joseph M.
White on Thursday.
J. Somervell Dawson, Jr., who
was commissioned second Lieuten-
ant in the Corps of Engineers in
1888, entered the Army in Decem-
Der 1912 and was stationed at the
Engineers Replacement Center at
Fort Belvoir has now attained the
rank of Major. He is still at
Belvoir and is now in the Advo-
Gates Office.
Miss Carter Dawson, who is
much interested in newspaper work
has secured position with The
Evening Star in Washington.
Mrs. Gertrude Cole and daugh-
tiers, Marion and Ruth, and Miss
Mildred Coleman returned Monday
from a weeks trip to North Beach.
They were joined over the week
end by the Misses Virginia Mae
and Celestine Cole and Mr.. Gordon
Coleman.
Mrs Robert C. Warfeld and Mrs.
Anne Richter are visiting Rev. and
Mrs. Gather Warfield in Bradford,
Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Marlowe
have returned to Rockville from
Baltimore and are making their
home, for the present, with the lat
tiers mother, Mrs. Cora English.
Miss Mary E. Waters is at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Udiah
Griffith in Laytonsville for the
summer.
Mrs. Craig Bowman and young
son, Tommy, left during the week
for Pittsburgh. Pa. where thev will
visit Mrs. Bowman's sister, Mrs.
Robb, from there they will go to
Kentucky for stay of several
weeks with relatives.
Miss Eleanor Fenton of Column
bus, Ohio has been guest of Miss
Alice Williams.
Capt. Cullum Barnsley came
from Detroit and spent last Tues
day night at the home of his sister
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-07-15
Mexican Baseball

Mexican baseball" according to
Dudley Roberts. a leading golfer
and keen baseball fan. would be a
riot in the United States.
1T would outdraw all the race
tracks, all the present ball games.
all our football games and all the
big fghts." he said.
What has Mexican baseball got
that we haven't got?" / asked.
Just one little trifling detail, -
MIR. Roberts replied ''Mutuel ma.
chimes and bookmakers who oper-
ate batter by batter and inning by
inning. You can make a bet on ev.
cry man coming to bat. the result
of any inning or on the full game
as the odds change from time to
time"
$50 far the race tracks have out
drawn baseball through weekdays in
the United States. Can you imagine
what would happen II the ball parks
could follow the Mexican system and
introduce the machines and the
bOokies?"
We can also imagine what would
happen to Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands.
We have . vague idea the Judge
wouldn't care for this Mexican sys-
tenn in American baseball. Not very
much.
Mexico is the only place I've
seem" Roberts continued as he be.
gan to pack for another Mexican
trip, where the ballplayers often
ride the spectators harder than the
spectators ride them. Baiiplayers
there understand the art of making
certain gestures that can be rougher
than words.
"You know tie verbal beaungs
some of the ballplayers take in this
country. I'd like to have a few OF
these Mexican ballplayers ban Ing
this heckling contingent We nj ~
have a few riots, but there wUai..a s
b. much more heekhrg."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-07-15

Mrs. Fred Maxwell. His mother
Mrs. Lucy Barnsley came from
College Park where she was at
tending the P.T.A. congress to be
with him. Mrs. Barnsley is spend
ing this week with Mrs. Eugene
Casey.
Mrs. F. S. Collins visited her
brother and sister-inlaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. j. Floyd in Middletown
last week.
Miss Rolin Nell Collins of Cum
berland is here to visit her grand
mother, Mrs. Blanche Collins, for
several weeks.
Mrs. w. B. Floyd and son, Billy,
are visiting relatives in Mobile,
Ala, for one month.
Mrs. Mary Matsche has return
ed to her home in st. Paul, Mimi,
after stay of several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. G. B. Trevey and
family.
Miss Levinda Rice of Washing
ton spent the weekend at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rice.
Mrs. John Burnett has returned
from Chevy Chase where she has
been the guest for several weeks of
her daughter, Mrs. William CAL
laghan.
Miss Florence Rice is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Frank Ridgely in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles Albert and young
son, Master Bache, have returned
from New London, Conn.,, where
they visited Mrs. Robert Williams.
Pvt. J. Pershing Thompson of
Virginia Beach, Va, spent Thurs
day with his mother, Mrs. Frances
c. Thompson.
Mrs. Frances C. Thompson had
as her dinner guests last Friday,
her mother, Mrs. M. L. Wenrich,
and her sister, Mrs. C. S. Fields
and little niece, Janet, of Washing
ton, d. C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-07-15
POOLESVILI,E

Mrs. Howard Griffith and son
Charles and several of her grand
children are at Oak Ridge for a
short stay
Misses Nelva ana Annie Lee All
nut, from Panama are vacationinp
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Robt. Allnutt.
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams.
Miss GRETCHEN Williams and a guest
from Atlanta, Ca, spent the 4th
WITH DR.. Williams parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. M. Williams.
G. R. Gray, Jr., was home over
the weekend.
R. w. Stout went to Baltimore
this week for his physical prior to
induction into the Army and Doug
las Nicholson left for Camp Lee on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Elgin en-
joyed their grandson, Arthur III
for few days this week. On Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin, Jr., spent
the day with them.
Private Jack Elgin is home on a
few days furlough
The Ladies Aid of Christian En-
deavor had a surprise shower for
Mrs. Ray Bodmer nee Miss June
Robertson at the home of her aunt
Mrs. VIM. Robertson. There were
about fifty present and every one,
including the bride had a grand
time.
Mrs. Harry Meme is visiting her
son and his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke Colt are
visiting their son, Mr.. John Colt
and family in Baltimore.
Misses Mary and Lulu Hoskinson
of Poolesville returned Friday from
Niagara Falls, N. Y, where they
visited their nephew and niece
Major and Mrs. ]. d. Paddleford.