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Evening star., 1943-06-17
BIO Gunner, Is, Veteran Of Africa Campaign
Being Returned Home as Too Young for Army

aircraft flax was so thick it some
times looked like a cloud. He had
one close call: A shell fragment
penetrated his turret and tore a
hole in the back of his back rest
just fraction Of an inch from his
ear.
1T was bridge job he recalled.
1--WE were going over it at so feet
and we were the tail-end ship.
Seven to 10 ME-109s jumped us. I
looked to the right and saw one of
our ships 60 down. A little later
saw another falling. Then I saw
four of our fellows sailing out in
parachutes. We almost hit them
with our props. We sailed over a
group Of trees and were gunned be-
cause we were so low. Two bullets
hit our gas tanks and plowed
through the tail section
Sergt. WHEREBY, who wears the air
medal and three oak leaf clusters
for the large number of sorties to
his credit, is considered "a very
capable gunner" by his pilot, Capt.
George E. Terhorst, of Terre Haute,
Ind.
Hate to Lose Him."
He reacts in a pinch as well as
combat men much older" the cap
tain reported. Il hate to lose him
from my crew"
The erstwhile sharpshooter joined
the Army in Peoria, ILL.,, and was
sent first to Scott Field, ILL.,, for
basic training. Then he joined the
bombardment squadron in South
Carolina, went to England with it
last summer and came to North
Africa after the November invasion.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
New Disease Is Localized, ,
Health Service Says

BY the Associated Press
Dr.. r. E. Dyer of the United States
Public Health Service said today
there Is mo cause for alarm" con-
corning new and as yet unidenti-
fled disease of the pneumonia class
which he reported to a congress
sional committee recently.
He declared that while an out
break of the disease had caused
eight deaths out of Is cases near
New Iberia. La, last winter, the
disease had been localized there and
no new cases had been reported
since March.
I'VE are not absolutely sure of the
causative agent" he said, but cul-
lures have been taken from persons
afflicted and the disease has been
transmitted to animals in order to
identify the organism. We hope we
will be able to establish that identity
and take measures to prevent any
further outbreak"
Evening star., 1943-06-17
CutaiIment Of 0CD
Civilian War Service
Urged by House Group
Director Londis Defends
Program as Economical
Work Capitalization

Severe curtailment "if not COM
plete elimination" of the civilian
war services branch of the Office of
Civilian Defense in the national and
regional Offices was suggested yes
terday by the House Appropriations
Committee as a method of meeting
the $l,6O00O0 cut in OCD funds
recommended by the committee In
its report to the House.
The committee pointed out that
it had not indicated the portion of
OCD to be "dismantled" a result
Of its recommended reduction of
funds in the 1914 supply bill, leaving
the reorganization which necessar-
lily must follow" to the director.
1T appears only reasonable to
assume" the committee added,
that no impairment of a serious
nature would be undertaken in the
protection branch which is con-
cerned with civilian defense in the
fields of maintenance of communi-
cations, air raid warning services,
control system, alarm devices, pro-
tective lighting and concealment,
fire defense, gas defense, training,
facility security, evacuation of pop
ulations, emergency transportation
and medical services.
Would Meet Reduction.
ITO meet reduction of 81, 900 900
in other directions would require
severe curtailment, if not complete
elimination of the civilian war
services branch both in Washing
ton and in the regional Offices"
The total estimate for civilian war
services for 1914 amounted to ap-
proximately $1,445,000, paying the
salaries of approximately 300 people
The civilian war services branch
takes in all non-protective work of
OCD, Director James M. Lands ex-
planned at the hearings on the supply
bill. Operating arm of the branch
is the block warden system, which,
Mr.. Lands told the committee,
assists in carrying out such pro-
grams as car-sharing, housing and
vacant room surveys, explanations
of point rationing, securing dona-
tions to the blood plasma bank,
surveying day care needs for the
children of working mothers, enlist
ing women for war work and doing
chores originating in the communi-
ties themselves.
Lands Defends Program.
During his testimony, Mr.. Lands
said the programs were mot pro-
grams that we sit down and devise" :"
These programs are devised by
other Federal agencies and we pro-
vide the kind of mechanism which
will bring volunteers all over the
United States into the operation of
those plans" he said. IF, for ex-
ample, we were not in existence, the
War Production Board would have
to have its people organize volun-
teers. The Office of Defense Health
and Welfare Service would have to
have a group of people trying to
organize volunteers. Other depart
ments and groups would each have
to have their separate groups or
ganizing volunteers.
I'VE centraliZe that entire process
and from that standpoint it seems
to me not only an economical opera
ton, but one which tends to unity
| and make plain what the whole
program, the war program, of the
United States is instead of making
it look as if it is war program of
Is or 20 Federal agencies, each op-
Grating independently of another"
Evening star., 1943-06-17

/ His squadron went into action on
December 30.
If the Army won't have him
Sergt. WHEREBY wants a job in a
factory producing war goods. He
would like to work for the Glenn l..
Martin Company which makes the
Marauder plane in which he has
been flying If he can't get a job
there he's going to try to get one
in a gun factory.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Newspaper Panel S
Authority Extended
WlB Unit to Decide on
1870 Living Cost Cases

The War Labor Board newspaper
panel had in its hands today author
lty to make final 0ecisions-subjec
to War Labor Board review on its
own motion-on all unanimously
passed wage or salary adjustment
cases where the increase falls within
the WLB IS per cent cost of living
maladjustment formula.
Broadening of the panels author
Evening star., 1943-06-17

nronpty and s.ye vital !,sl materials, m.npsyer and
beverages may Be available. Your cooperation earn
estly requested
Evening star., 1943-02-02

rox never has 70 have more than
one lesson. He never forgets, and
this IS Why everybody thinks him
80 smart.
Peter was learning something new
and very interesting now as he sat
on top Of the house of Paddy the
Beaver. It was how Paddy got air
to breathe. You see, ever since Peter
had climbed up on the roof he had
smelled Paddy the Beaver, smelled
him SO strong that it had seemed
as if Paddy must be right close to
him. Peter had shifted and shifted.
There could be no doubt, not the
least teeny-weeny bit, that he
smelled Paddy. You know. every
one of the little forest and meadow
people has smell just his own. A
little Of it is left in their footsteps,
and it is by this that they track one
another and know where to find
each other.
Peter knew right away that he
smelled Paddy the Beaver. but
where under the sun could Paddy
be? He looked and he looked and
he looked, and then. just as he
was giving up hope Of finding out
anything he made a discovery.
What was It? Why, it was that
right in the very middle of the
roof where Old Man Coyote had
dug away the snow, and tried to
break in were tiny little holes that
went down between the sticks Of
which the roof was made, and out
Of these tiny holes was coming the
warm air which Paddy had breathed
and which brought up with it the
strong smell Of Paddy himself.
Peter chuckled as he thought of
how that smell must have set Old
Man Coyote almost crazy, for he
knew that in the winter Old Man
Coyote. like Reddy and Granny
Fox. often must go hungry.
II wish could have seen him
trying to dig his way In and not
being able to, and all the time
smelling Paddy just as do now"
thought Peter. MY, but Paddy is
smart! Yes, sir, he is smart. Why,
it must be that he gets fresh air
to breathe through these little holes,
and all the time I've been wonder
Evening star., 1943-02-02

ing and wondering how he could
live in . house without any opening
except under water. He plastered
the side walls and most of the roof
with mud, which Jack Frost has
frozen as hard as stone, but right
where these little holes are there
isn't any mud, and it must be that
he left 1t this way just so that the
air could get through. Now, l won
der how he knew enough to do
that. I wouldn't have. I just
wouldn't have thought anything
about it,"
And this is quite true, for Peter
never thinks ahead. That is why
he is so happy-go-lucky. He says
that thinking makes his head ache.
And so he takes things as they
come, stuffs himself when there is
plenty to eat, and goes hungry
when there isn't; gets out of one
Evening star., 1943-02-02
Move 10 Investigate
Comp liaa Fund
Spending Launched
Dupont Circle Citizens
Nome Committee to
Act on Criticism

A committee to draw up resolu-
tion to investigate the expenditures
Of the District unemployment COM
pensatton fund was appointed yes
terday afternoon by the Dupont
Circle Citizens Association.
The appointment followed dis
clssion Of "the $4,000 which Is
spent . week by the Unemployment
Compensation Board"
William Clark Taylor, president
q the association, said that it is
lack OF ofncial management when
the Employment Board runs to the
military authorities for help when
ever they can't do something" He
added that Washington is the most
expensive city OF its size when
Thousands Of dollars are spent by
the various departments which could
be saved by few steps" He did
not state, however, the departments
nor the steps which could save the
District ''the thousands of dollars
which are now spent weekly"
Those serving on the committee
Are Mr.. Taylor, Miss Essie Vaughan,
Rowland s. Marshall and w. Her
vert Gill.
A resolution asking for the rigid
enforcement Of laws pertaining to
refuse, especially the placing Of
more trash boxes around Washing
ton, was passed. Mrs. Paul Hatch,
who suggested the resolution, said
that she had been living in the
same house for three years "and on
The same block with Commissioner
John Russell Young, and In those
three years I have seen the street
cleaned but once, and that was by
IN oct OF God"
Purchase Of mechanical appli-
ances for cleaning the streets in all
types Of weather was asked in an
other resolution passed during the
meeting.
Alias Durnita 3. Mathews, member
of the District bar, spoke to the
association on the REORGANIZATION
Of the District q Columbia Govern
uaent," dealing With the Griffen-
hagen repogt Of several years ago.
Tho meeting, held in the May
flower Hotel. was presided over
by Mr.. Taylor.
Evening star., 1943-02-02

They are:
Waybur. Bruce
Hayman, Alton Z.
Gutenberg. Saul
Dries, Arthur
Kershaw. John Z.
Frasher, w. G.. jr.
Millett. Walter 8.
Abbot, Henry M.
Pfuntner. Carl H.
Statkus. Prank. jr.
Forester, j. r. jr
Schwartz. julius
Carter, c. D.. jr.
Salup, joseph
CrupAin. Eli
Nader. Marcus G.
Mitchell. John r.
Gay. Homer b.
Behrer, Stanley T..
Bonello, william B.
Oyster, John B.
Weisenberg. A. N.
Leach, Chris F.
Ingram. H. R., jr.
Hiser. Warren E.
Viedt. Donald NJ.
Ford. Hugh r.
Stutman, David
Fusfeld. Daniel r.
Adeski, joseph L.
White. Niles c.
Jones. Walter b.
Swalee, Leonard Y
ronville, Bryce Met
Achstetter. c. j.
Walinsky. Z. p.
Evening star., 1943-02-02
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS,
Everv day learn something new:
That's the only way to do.

That's the only way to DO.
Peter Rabbit found that out a
long, long time ago. It is one rea-
son he is so curious about every
thing. The trouble with Peter Is
that when he learns something new
today he straightway forgets what
he learned yesterday, and, of course,
this is no way to do. Peter has to
learn a lesson great many times
before 1t will stick in that queer
little head OF his, and so, sometimes,
he gets into the same kind of trouble
over and over again. Now, Reddy
Evening star., 1943-02-02
Son Of Hulifux in U. s.

Maj. Charles Wood, N. p, eldest
oon Of Britash Ambassador Lord
Halifax, has arrived In the United
States en route to the United
Kingdom. Maj. Wood has been
serving with the British 9Th
Army In Lihya and brought news
of the Ambassadors second son, 1t.
Richard wood. who was recently
wounded In m Axis bombing raid
In Libya.
Evening star., 1943-02-02

scrape only to tumble right into
another: gets 4 terrible fright and
forgets all about II three minutes
after 1t Is over. Nothing worries
Peter for very long. So It Is no
wonder that 1t was hard work for
him to understand how any one
Evening star., 1943-02-02

Waugh. Lester d.
Sirotkin. Jacob
Friend. Merrell A.
Clements, James M.
Moore, Francis D.
Smith, Charles A.
Carr. Richard A.. jr.
Owens, Leroy F.
Arcaro. Anthony
MCGOWAN. Eugene Z
Esten, Harold
Balcom. Leo D.
Laddbush. John L.
Godshall. Leslie Z.
Coons. Richard o.
sosnier. Joseph W.
Raum, L. o.. jr.
Smith. w. c.. jr.
Poisson. Richard L.
La Berge. NJ. o.
Hart. Joseph B.
Houcheps. Paul T.
Lowe, Ernest w.
Hoover, Hubert NJ.
Davitt. John J.
Loud, Frederick v.
Fischer. Harold e.
GARNER, c. W.. jr.
Taylor. Donald q.
Murphy. Francis J.
Hall, Daniel c., jr.
Post. Harry r.
Herndon, Walter 4.
Linden. Robert J.
Chamberlain, J. D.
Brugeer, La Verne
Evening star., 1943-02-02
II District SeIeciees
70 Ropu1f ior lsslQIllnenf

6eventy-two District registrants
will begin Army life at l0:30 an.
tomorrow when they report for as
signment to training camps.
The men were inducted Wednes-
day, then given a weeks reserve
status.
Evening star., 1943-02-02

could be % thOuehtful o. the future
and work 30 hard 70 prepare for It
as docs Paddy the Beaver.
Evening star., 1943-09-03
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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1943-06-04

NOT SO MANY CHICKENS CONE roME
TO RoosT, SINCE 1857.
The Valley Settler 'atea My 26,
issue in 1888, contains en- article
On the Hatchery Report.
Matched, In tre srring cf 1887 and
that the following spring only
1884 were Matched cnG We know that
the following spring even less were
raised, hoWev er this shows what has
been tried. It wos INF ortunate that
eeg prices were s. Low ano that so
little was known ABOUT raising
cockrels, that the quality that was
produced, coula not be marketed
rrofitah 1y. The first eggs that
were produced for sale, 50 We are
told, were not received with much
enthus lam by the merchants f
Alaska anc so some Of them were hele
SO long that they cou16 net be sclf
ct all except to link raisers.
However Chi ckens an6 cses are jus t
like most ether farm proeucts, in
the fact that they have their ups
ane GOWNS. Chi ckons are probably as
profitable to the Farmers as any Of
his ventures, to6ay, and the only
drawback is that new stock is not
avci liable at pres emit. There has bean
th'i0 idCSfeSO IGKeN IN chi cRcnS,
this spring than for enc time.
The Dominating breed that has
been tried In the Motnnuske Valley
is the White Leghorn and they have
been very success sful. New ,rcmpshirds
are also popular, because Ct their
heavy meat build. The White Leghcrn
probably excells in ess production
here os e1swhere ane are not so
much inclined to stop laying in the
spring in Greer to hatch her chi cks
The chicken INDUSTRY has very
good future in the Valley, 1hon and
If tLeX-nre praperly hano leG.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1943-06-04

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The Apache sentinel., 1943-08-13

-its .oridiron hero, Wilmeth Sidat
singh. heading the attack with 10
noints. Syracuse'S five subdued
Pennsylvania State tonight before
10000 fans, AZ, to %. The victory
gave the Orange ample revenge lof
. nrevious setback. Sidat Singh col
1ected II points in the first half to
helm Syracuse to a 21-8 advantage
at intermission.
q Negro Greats
The feats of colored boys on grid
irons in the past few years nave
occasioned syndicated feature stories
rich in the descriptive language OF
the noted sports scribes. Pages OF
comment followed the gridiron teats
of Holland, Bell, Jefferson, Strode,
Kenny washington, and Sidat Singh,
dI,rino the season of 1888. On Oc-
Acber 18. 1898, the Sunday Star OF
washington published Grantland
Rice's laudation of Sidat Slngn IN
the Cornell game. In part, Rlce
said. "And then a rather dull game
suddenly turned into a panoramic
naoeant of startling episodes as
..sidat Singh, adopted son Of Hindu,
turned himself into a human ma
chine gun with a touch OF the
hoWitzer on the slde.
"In less than nine minutes Sldat
Singh fed seven passes to Ruth
and Allen, his two receivers, 1of a
total of nearly 200 yards and three
Syracuse touchdowns Each pass,
thrown accurately and unhurriedly
to Cornell's right side, travelled ex-
actly along the same route.
"This was great game between
~Svracuse and the Cornell team with
Brud Holland and Sidat Slngh IN
starring roles. Ossie Solem, antlcl-
psting a hard game, is reported TO
have said, Our only chance was
backfield speed, headed by Glickman
and Sidat-Singh'S passing arm.
Singh is an EXCEPTIONAL good passer.
When you can complete five in a
row for 1862 yards and three touch
downs under pressure, you can't be
fluking." Coach Solem continued,
"There wasn't time enough left to
keep on with our running game.
We had to go to the air all the
way. When Brown ran back their
kickoff by 90 yards to give Cornell
q II to 6 lead, couldn't see where
The Apache sentinel., 1943-08-13

five brothers, Frederick, Barney,
William, Roy and Johnnie Mccoy,
Pfc. Frederick Mccoy is member
of the Langley Field (Vao baseball.
Williams A Star
Cpl. Kimble Williams, right field
er on the S. G. U. nine, is another
popular member of the S. C.. U.
Medics. Cpl. Williams, hailing from
Wewoka, Okla, began his baseball
career with the Douglas High School
at Wewoka, Okla. He played out
field and first base for three years
on the Douglas High School team.
Cpl. Williams entered the Army in
April, 1912 He is the son of Mr..
Albert williams of Hutchinson,
Kansas.
Sgt. Fred Luke, right fielder for
the S. C. U. nine halls from River
side, Calf. Sgt. Luke, began in
baseball career with the Poly Tech
mic High School at Riverside, Calf
as short-stop. He later played
semi-pro baseball with the Pasa-
dena Sox, and the Plan-Bernadino
Bears, during the years OF 1936-37
and 38. From 1889 to 1941, Sgt.
Luke played short-stop with the
championship Sioux City Ghort
softball team. Sgt. Luke is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Luke of
1928 18th ST., Riverside, Calf. Sgt.
Luke has been in the Army IA
months.
Another member of the S. G. U.
nine is Pvt. Robert T. Wright, out
fielder, also a member of the S. G. U.
Medics who halls from Muskogee,
Okla. Pvt. Wright began his base
ball career on the sand-lot diamonds
of his home town. Pvt. Wright is
the son of Mrs. Hattie Wright, OF
1916 Termroll ST., Muskogee, Okla.
At the time of this writing Pvt.
Wright is on emergency furlough
due to the illness of his mother.
Good At SOftball
Pfc. Harrison E. Mitchell, age 26,
husband of Mrs. Ella L. Mitchell,
of Washington. He attended Law
renceville High School at Lawrence
vile, Illinois and is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Mitchell of Vincinnes,
Ind. He played football, baseball
and was also on track team at
school. Due to an arm injury, he
was unable to play on the school
baseball team. He came into the
Army July Z, 1912, plays utility out
The Apache sentinel., 1943-08-13
of those things that rarely happen
on any field"

of those things that rarely happen
on any field"
Grantland Rice wrote in a special
dispatch to the New York Times
anent the Syracuse Cornell game OF
1888, "a new forward pass hero
slipped in front of the great white
spot light of fame at Syracuse to-
day. The phenomen of the rifle shot
event went on beyond Sid Luckman
and Sammy Baugh. His name is Will
meth Sidat- Singh, a Negro boy from
Harlem wearing an East Indian
name with the deadly aim of Davy
Crocker and Kit Carson" Further
Rice commented, "Sidat-Singh
promptly faded back for the eighth
time in this last period and whipped
bullet pass to Allen, who was wait
ing for the ball. The pass led to
another touchdown and the ball
game. In the course of this exterm-
mating rifle fire, Sidat-Singh COM
pleted five passes in succession for
total of 158 yards and three touch
downs. If there is any passer who
has surpassed this record, coming
from behind, I can't recall it in
the ancient annals of the game. 1t
was one of the most amazing ex-
hibitions of machine gun fire I've
ever seen where the odds were all
the other way
In 1897, Maryland University re-
fused to let Sidat-Singh play when
it. was learned he was a cO10red
boy, and Syracuse lost. But in Oc-
tober, 1888, at Syracuse, the Mary
landers were swamped by Sidat-
Singh'S crew to the tune of $50
thus avenging a defeat of the pre-
vious year when it's ace footbaler
was benched.
The year before Sidat-Singh gave
support to the statement that he
was the most deadly passer in the
The Apache sentinel., 1943-08-13

game, Baugh, -O'Brien, etal, notwith-
standing. On November 7, 1887, the
following was written:
A Great Passer
"Sidat-S Singh" passing star of Sy-
racuse University's aerial minded
team, led his mates to 27-6 tri-
umph over Western Reserve before
$4,000 fans in Archbold Stadium
today.
For the second week in a row
the fans saw the 175-pound star
from New York City supply the
spark that fired his team to victory.
His accurate tosses gave his receiv-
ers little to do but grab the ball
and run.
After making ten-yard run in
the second period, Sidat-Singh pass
ed ten yards to Quarterback Bill
Hoffman :. And F'ullback Vic Bay
lock scored on fake line plunge.
"The second tally came few
minutes later on some Razzle-daz-
zle that caught every one mapping.
Sidat-Singh,, on the Reserve 40,
DdSScu W 11O1lLIIdI1, VIII 1dOC1 ohCo
to Walt Rekstis. Rekstis fumbled
but Adam Markowski swept in to
grab the ball in the air and romp
Is yards to score.
I'm the third quarter, another
4O-yard lateral with Sidat on the
firing end brought a third marker.
Sidat flipped bull's-eye toss over
the center to Markowski, who made
basketball toss to his partner at
end, Rekstis, who dashed 25 yards
to the goal to score. The fourth and
final score was one of the most
spectacular. Singh faded back to
the Reserve 35 and tossed to Mar
kowski standing almost on his goal
line. Harold Ruth went over on the
next play on cut-back from an
end sweep" This was the game
that broke the Western Reserve
streak of % undefeated games.
The Apache sentinel., 1943-08-13
Sports News, Other Activities -
Guest House No. I

Among recent guests at Guest
House No. l are; Mrs. Ethel Fran
sioli, Chicago: Mrs. Naomi White,
Chicago and 1t. and Mrs. H. Good
win, Baltimore. Other guests have
been registered as follows:
Lit. c.. C. Poole, Pvt. James Har-
ry, Lit. w. H. Page, Sgt. Theo Nor
ris, Sgt. William F. Anderson, Sgt.
o. z. Hodge, C, Rayford Chouteau,
Sgt. William F. Kelsey, 1t. James H.
Goodrum, 1t. R. L. Johnson, Pvt.
Charles W. Young, 1t. Charles w.
Phillips, 1t. William H. Campbell
1t. Allah L. Butcher, 1t. Cornelius
Compton, 1t. Henry G. Irving. Sgt
Joseph L. Wheeler, Pvt Roy Don
aldson, Mrs. William and Garner
Pvt. Andrew Glass, Chaplain Rich
ard Middleton, Sgt. E. w. Barrett
Pfc. Sylvester Johnson, 1t. j. M
Moore, Mr. Lewis Yarbarough. Pfc
Clarence Terry, Sgt. w. F. Kelsey.