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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
USO CLUB SCENE OF
RECEPTION

OAKLAND. Calff-The DeFrem-
cry USO club. 1851 Adcline street,
was the scene OF wedding recep-
ton recently held in honor OF one
OF its former hosteSses Revealing
romance that began in tho De-
Fremery USO club. Corporal Her
man DlnSlow- Hill stationed al
Camp S,onemsn, Pittsburgh, and
his bride TIC former Roberta Mae
Ice OF Oakland had announced
their recent marriage.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
Church Choirs, X
Co||egeChorus
Please Crowd
Groups Combined For
Unusual Musicale

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. An un-
usual musical vas heard in the
Knoxville college historic Mcmillan
chapel recently when the X c.
Colerdge- Taylor chorus and the
combined choirs OF the leading
churches Of Knoxville were pre-
sented in a Sunday evening pro-
gram. The event was sponsored by
the K. c. Alumni club.
The main part Of the program
was a repeat rendition OF Handeps
Messiah by the chorus; but the
impressive and unusual feature was
the fact that the combined choirs
and the 80-voice chorus were heard
on the same program. So impressed
we're local music-lovers that they
have virtually demanded that the
musicale be made an annual event
The performance opened with
the entire ensemblage marching in
HE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Our
Fathers" The joint musical groups
were heard in the first part OF the
program singing special arrange
ments Of the beloved spirituals.
Assisting on the program were
the college male chorus, Dorothy
Smith and Barbara Nash, violins.
and Mercedes Walker, organ. and
Gwendolyn Stinson. piano. accom-.
panists. Miss Stinson was enthusiast
tically received for her brilliant
piano selection.
Professor N. c. Fitzpatrick, head
OF the X. c. School OF Music. ar
ranged and directed the entire pro-
gram.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
Junior Arts
Hold Dance
By ZELMA VI. SPARKS

Keeping in mind the trend OF
these trying days Delta Sigma
Theta sorority hopes 10 bring loads
OF cheer 10 its thousands OF Detroit
friends. and also 10 help some
worthy and deserving young WON
81 10 continue their education
when ii brings the Thirteenth An.
nusl Jsbberwock 10 the Detroit In
siiiute Of Arts on Friday. February
&c. promptly at 8:l5 o'clock
With the indispensable team. The
Gladys and Glenn Mills. who are
respectively in charge or stage
-nsnsxemen.- and rzoaASyon, there
can be no doubt that this Jabber-
wock will surpass all others in the
matters OF sheer enjoyment and en-
tertainment Mrs. Mills states that
insofar as talent, costuming, and
effects are concerned this l943 Jab-
berwick will have special knack
for inspiring and entertaining in
creative glamour.
Then Mrs Katie Fuller, who is
chairman this /,ar. is quite enthu
sisstic over the plans so far She
is sparing no pains in seeing TO II
that this be a Jabberwock which
will be especially relaxing and
packed with glamorous= entertain
ment. On this years program are
the Apollo Players. under the d.
rection OF Alvin D. Loving. These
arc they who walked of with top
honors last wear Then there will
be Mrs La Claire Knox's adorable
Juniors on Parade" the Marian
Anderson Singers. who are trained
b. Mrs. Beatrice Allen: and he
Cosmopolltes will give modern
version OF the old beloved Julius
Caesar Concluding. those delec-
table young Pyramids, under the d.
rection OF Mrs Gladys Mills will
put touches OF glamour on in a
complimentary skit
Witt all these fne facts in mind
there can be 20 doubt that all eyes
and footsteps will turn to the Art
institute on Friday, February 26
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13

The celebration OF the 25th ami
versary OF Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley
jackson proved the incentive for a
very tasty Brunch. The Joseph
Green's opened their doors. invited
IN guests TO breakfast early Sun
day. In fact the Brunch almost
followed their party Guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Jackson and their
houseguest. Mrs. Ethel Blackwell OF
Akron. Ohio; Mrs. Naomi Waller
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Woods, Mr.
and Ms Ernest Cabule Mr.. and
Mrs Roy Henry. Mr. and Mrs Jack
Dunlap. Mr.. and Mrs William Hall
Walter Thompson, MIR. and Mrs.
Green.
THE ANNIVERSARY
The Shirley Jacksons have a
newly built brick home out on
American avenue. SO whom their
invitations we're sent out FOR their
25,h anniversary. i; served as open
house for their friends 10 see their
doll house Saturday evening, their
rumpus room resQundcd with
pleasure and their ~ table was
heavy laden Many showcrcd them
with new silver dollars too.
Mrs. jackson chose a dusk rose
crepe dinner eown. 10 receive. her
guest. In the RECEIVING line vas
Mrs. Blackwell. their house guest
from Akron Who made the TIP for
ne occasion. She wore blue crepe
gown acceu;uated W3,h gold COS
tune jeWelry Mr. Gordon received
;heir guests % the door Olher
friends Ma wore stunning evening
COWS aud assisted as hostes,eS
were Ms sG.sdys Dunlap Mrs
Ada SuWucrS Mts Agatha Daniels,
Harriet Be.;or. Bessie Green, Edith
Wright Elizabeth Turner and Cora
Se5 mour
Their guess included. NJ and
Mrs James Jennings NJ End Mrs.
Thurman Wilson, NJ md Mrs
Carol Stewart Moses Rney, Mr.
and Mrs A. G. GJnger Mr. and
Ms J 6 Rode0 Mrs Irene Stern.
CHARTS A Webb Nr. AID Mrs
Harry Bradley Marian McClain.
Frances Mills. Mrs Carrie Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs LOUIS Cough, Mr.. and
Mrs + W Sweeney. Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Jackson. M. aud Mrs Rus
sell Butler, Mrs Elmer Pinkctt.
Mr. and Mrs A E Llpdsay. NJ
and Mr.. RObt Matthews, Mr. and
Mrs Hioathsn Sweeney Howard
Chambers. Mrs Lucille Lee, Mrs.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
Missouri Pastors
Organize Alliance

CARUTHERSvILLE, Mo. The
Ministerial Alliance OF South East
Missouri was recently organized
here. with the avowed purpose, in
brief. ito teach, preach and prac.
tce the fatherhood OF God rnd
the brotherhood OF man"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
Elizabeth Respess
.Aonored With Party

Little Elizabeth RespcsS, the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
RespesS Jr., was honored with a
birthday party at their home. 1884
Alfred street on January "a. A de-
licious menu was served. The pres
ents were gorgeous. Among the
guests we're Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Jordan, grandparents; Mr. and Mrs
Thomas RespreSs Sr., grandparents:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Smith. god
parents; Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Weems. and their two sons, Mr. and
Mrs. Marion Ingram and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Terrell and their
son and daughter. Mrs Mittie Lam
caster and daughter Miss Viola
Austin and son; Mrs Mary Bell
Ware; Miss Mary Respess, Miss Isi-
ellie Bass, Miss Carrie Thomas, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivory Browns four daughters
and one son; Master Johnny Lowe,
Mr.. and Mrs K. L.. Jones. and Mr..
and Mrs. r. l.. Jackson and son.
--<n-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12
War Goods, From Brushes to Bombs, Are Stored
In Hugh Warehouses of Utah Ordnance Depot

driven fork lift trucks-which pick
up huge cases and stack them-8, 10
and IL feet high. The depot is
manned mostly by civilians.
Most interesting of all the fea-
lures of the depot is the storage of
the actual munitions. Small caliber
ammunition is stored in above-the
ground warehouses. Heavy ammu-
milton and bombs are stored in zig
loos."
There are about 1000 Of these ig-
loos ranging in size from 40 feet
to 80 feet long In the shape of
half of barrel, the walls and cell
ing are made of reinforced cement
nine inches thick, covered with two
to three feet of gravel and soil. The
soil has been sown with special
drouth-resisting grass and rye which
serves the double purpose of hold
ing down the dust and sand and
converting what formerly was
Utah's worst dust bowl into a grass
covered region. The grass acts as
camouflage, hiding the igloos from
enemy planes if they should ever
get that far inland.
One of the igloos visited was about
half full, containing several hundred
1000 pound semi block buster
bombs-all ready for shipment to
Hirohito.
For protection the depot is
watched over by corps of auxiliary
military guard under the direction
of the army, who patrol in cars
equipped with tRo-way radio, en-
abling them to keep in touch with
each other and with headquarters
at all times, "a hours per day.
Not far distant from the Tooele
Ordnance plant but entirely sepa-
rate is another depot. Here the
army stores and experiments with
gas for the kind of warfare the Unit
ed Nations hope to avoid. But, as
proof of what President Roosevelt
and Mr.. Churchill say about being
ready for it, it is there. 1t may
never be used-but it's there wait
ing and ready if needed.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12
Munitions Are Made in Nearby Factory
At Salt Lake City
By John Elbridge Jones
By John Elbridge Jones
Released by Western Newspaper Union,

The military axiom that
"an army travels on it's belly"
Is true, but a modern army
needs many other necessary
supplies-shoes, for instance,
and trucks, and tanks, trac-
tors, munitions and guns.
To furnish these supplies
when and where needed and
in the proper amount, the U.
S. army has built up separate
organizations within the
army, headed by Lieut.. Gen
eral Brehon B. Somervell,
called "Service Commands"
There is a "Service Com
mand" for each military area
not only within the U. S. but
wherever the army goes.
For the first IL months or more
of this war all information regard.
ing army operation and placement
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12

All must fit. In few minutes he
is at the end of the long counter,
completely dressed, with a bag full
of extra clothing and fatigue clothes.
He is not through, though, for at the
end of the line an officer checks
the clothes he has on for size and fit,
and then has the soldier dump all
the clothing out of his bag on a rain
coat, to be checked again to see if
he has everything and not too much
of any one thing. Should his coat or
pants or shirts need altering, he is
sent to the tailor ship where for
mer civilian tailors, now in the
army, make the necessary altera-
tiOns. But most of the equipment
fits, for the army has sizes to fit
the men of thg saatiOn.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12

This young war worker, Miss LOU
Use Anderson, is exhibiting belts of
machine gun cartridges for air
planes. She operates a machine
that fills the belts, which are made
of webbing.
was military secret; now-in driv-
ing for final victory-the army
wants you to know how it operates;
how 1t takes care of your son or
your husband-what it feeds him,
how 1t clothes him-what it gives
him to fight with and how it cares
for him when sick or wounded.
With that in mind Maj. Gen. Ken
yon A. Joyce, commanding general
Of the Ninth service command, with
headquarters in Salt Lake City,
Utah, recently invited a group Of
newspaper men to visit all of the
army service forces. These news
paper men were shown everything
and told everything, but they were
restricted not to reveal military in
formation helpful to the enemy.
Mont Combat Goods.
ALI Of the thousands of articles
called mon combat equipment,
meaning, in general, everything the
army uses except actual weapons
and fighting machines, are procured
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12
Getting Outfftted

AFTER AN INDUCTEE has
passed his physical and mental tests
at the Fort Douglas reception GEN.
ter in Salt Lake City, he is CLASH
fed, and then given his army cloth
ing issue. He strips, hangs tag
about his neck, and falls in line.
First he gets undershirts, shorts and
socks. Then his feet are carefully
measured. The army has 242 differ
ent shoe sizes, ranging from size
3 to size Is.
Down the line the soldier goes,
getting shirts at one station-pants
at another-jackets at yet another.
Then come hats-and caps--and
gloves and belts-and finally coats.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12
BUSHNELL HOSPITAL for SOL

BUSHNELL HOSPITAL for SOL
diers is another department of the
Ninth service command. Construc-
ton of the huge institution was be-
gun shortly after Pearl Harbor. 1t
is located at Brigham City, 60 miles
north of Salt Lake City. AT present
it has 1900 beds.
Corp. John Kariger, Fl, of Her
shey, Neb., is one patient who prob
ably owes his life to the new drug
penicillin, administered at Bushnell.
His thighbone was shattered by q
Jap bullet, and infection developed.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12

of about 81 miles, most of which is
under "a hour surveillance by auxil-
larry military guard under direction
of the army.
This plant is the last word in a
modern line production system for
manufacturing small arms ammuni-
ton, such as 80 and so caliber ar
mor-piercing, tracer, incendiary and
ball shells. Here the principal OPP
erations are making the shell, the
bullet, and the primer-bringing
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12

Women and machines have dis
placed husky men in the Tooele
Ordnance depot warehouses. Miss
Katherine Boswell runs q fork-lift
shop truck, that can move and pile
ten cases a trip. The work done
by one truck would cost $40 an hour
If done by hand.
them all together, and then filing
them with powder. The finished
ammunition is put into belts-or
clips and then packed in metal-lined
cases for shipment.
Outstanding in the plant is the
continuous rigid testing and check
ing-for on the efficient operation of
these munitions may depend the life
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12

of your son or husband. Finally
certain percentage of each batch is
sent to the ballistics department,
where shells are actually fired in
guns used by the army and are
checked for accuracy, fire power
and penetration.
Tooele Ordnance Depot.
During war the various ordnance
manufacturing plants may ship di-
rect to the field of action, but a
large part of the material must of
necessity be held in reserve in stor-
age. For this purpose the govern
ment has built huge storage depots
in strategic locations. These basic
supply depots are removed from the
seacoast for protection, yet so locat-
ed that war goods may be transport
ed swiftly by rail, highway or plane
to the points of embarkation.
The army has built the Tooele
Ordnance depot at Tooele, Utah,
about 40 miles southwest of Salt
Lake City. The depot, comprising
an area of some $4,000 acres, is
served by two transcontinental rail-
roads, giving quick access to the
Northwest, the San Francisco Bay
area and the Southwest-al impor-
tant ports for the Pacific theater of
war. Within the depot are $50 miles
Of hard surfaced highway and "
miles of railway track. Five Diesel
switch engines handle freight cars.
The ordnance depot performs
three main functions-frst it is the
reserve storage for all munitions
including rifle and machine gun am
munition, shells and bombs Of all
sizes and weight. It stores re-
serves Of ordnance equipment such
as pistols, rifles, machine guns. can
non, trench mortars, and mobile
fighting equipment such as tanks,
jeeps, trucks and tractors.
Repair and Salvage.
Second, the ordnance depot Is a
service organization. It puts equip
ment together, gets it ready for
shipment and ships it. It takes care
of the repair and rebuilding of dam
aged and badly worn equipment. In
the depot area are huge buildings,
one Of them SIS feet wide by $40
feet long, used wholly for making
repairs that cannot be taken care of
at the front. Duplicate parts of all
equipment are kept on hand-either
for use in the depot or for ship
ment.
The third function Of the Tooele
Ordnance depot is one Of salvage.
Back to this depot are sent train
loads of used shells, large and
small. The unchanged are shipped
to the munitions factories for re-
filling, and the unusable are sent to
the smelters. The army expects to
get back approximately 80 per cent
of the shells, packing cases, ammu-
milton belts, clips. etc., issued.
Women by far outnun1ber the
men in the warehouses. Girls
trained for the job operate motor
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-08-12

by purchase or are made to order.
Canned vegetables, blankets, safety
pins, uniforms of all sorts, road ma
chinery, and stoves are samples of
these things not used in actual fight
ing, but most necessary just the
same
The Ninth service command pro-
cures and stores this non-combat
equipment in Utah Army Service
Forces depot at Ogden, under the
direct command of Brig. Gen. Ralph
Talbot Jr. Here are tremendous
warehouses and storage spaces
much of it in the open, with seem
ingly miles of rows of equipment
such as trailers-trench diggers-
harrows, carry-alls, scrapers, water
tanks, plows, portable generators,
barb wire and bridge building ma
terial.
The depot is roughly a mile wide
by three miles long. There are Is
permanent type warehouses of con-
crete and steel and nine temporary
warehouses of wooden construction.
They house everything the army
needs and uses outside of munitions
and implements of war.
Several are used for food, others
for clothing, kitchen equipment, for
automobiles, for drainage tiles, for
pipe, for everything.
On display were box lockers, IL
kinds of hats or caps, shirts and
underwear, carrying bags, gloves,
coats, mess kits, sleeping bags, uni
forms for army and for WACs and
for nurses, musical instruments,
shoes, sox, tool sets, helmets, plastic
foot tubs, flags, tents, tent stoves,
and mountain tents. Among thou
sands of other articles were pack
kits, gasoline lanterns, emergency
rations, C. I. thread and needles,
compasses, pliers, sunburn cream,
chap stick, towels, and rubber pants.
Unique here was the fact that a
part of the guard for daylight serv-
ice is made up of women: women
trained to do guard duty-to carry
gun and use it. Police dogs aid the
guards at night.
Making Carlridges
Guns, cartridges, bombs and SIM
liar munitions, as well as war ma
chimes like tanks and armored
trucks, are made at the army's own
ordnance factories, or by private
manufac turers, under government
contract. One of these latter is the
Utah Ordnance plant in Salt Lake
City.
Utah Ordnance Plant was con-
structed and is being managed I'M
der cost-plus-a -fxed-fee contract
between the United States of Amer
lea and Remington Arms company,
incorporated, entered into July 80,
1941, and is known as government
owned contractor operated plant.
The major item made at these fac
tories is small arms ammunition,
the manufactu of which involves
procurement of other ordnance ma
terial and raw materials, ingredi-
ents, and facilities, including ma
chine tools necessary for its pro-
duction.
The plant area is about 5000 acres
with more than ITS buildings-10
miles of heavy track railroad and
II miles of surfaced road. Inner
and outer fences extend a distance
Evening star., 1943-02-18
Highway Transportation is the only way War Plants get 10
of materials on e624 War Plant Managers tell you why

HEADLINES from the front .newsreels. .radio...
III all tell the same story-THIS is A MOTORIZED
WAR! Armies with the best motorized equipment are
winnng
It's the the home front. Trucks are doing
magnificent job With one-twentietb the carving ca
pacy Of the rails they're hauling one-qnarer be load
o.. IN less thar bait The time!
TRUCKS KEEP WAR PLANTS RUNNING
In an appeal to Washington authorities -. in tele-
grams and letters GA plant managers recently
told why trucks essential why other carrier
can ever take over the job*
You cannot hit maximum production schedules with
cumbersome slow moving freight that takes two OF
three times longer and leaves plant managers guess
ing when supplies will be in
You gear production line to deliveries that
sometimes take five days. sometimes eight some
times ten.
or
Evening star., 1943-02-18

Only tricks Mitb their amazing deADery SPEED and
accurate bo1x!y scheduling keep hLaMts oher
ating at top efficiency.
War plant managers producing for the Army and
Navy know it we'll Yet there's legislation still the
books. regulations proposed that hamstring
Americas Trucking Companies.
LET'S GET RID OF INTERSTATE BARRIERS
ONCE AND FOR ALL!
Efficient highway transportation demands elimination
Of conflicting state laws sizes lengths, and weights
..compete revision Of the thousands Of complicated
state, county, and city that raise little money but
much confusion.
State legislatures willing. A clear-cut demand
from Washington is all that's required.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-04-02
Wor Finance Group
Named For War
Bond Drive In State

a War Finance ADVISORY com
mittee for South Mississippi has
been appointed IS q prelude 10
the opening ot the biggest bsnd
drive ever attempted IN this state
winch Is scheduled IA begin April
II according So au announcement
made ~ the Federal Reserve
Bank in New Orleans
Members q the committee TO-
clude " NJ Mounger. president
nf the Deposit Guaranty Bank
and Trust Co jackson. fof the
Victory Fund division. NJ b
Wheeler regional MANAGER Of the
Victory Fund committee New Or
leans. Leigh Watkins. deputy
state administrator o. the VA
savings staff Jackson A G.
Brush president 81 the Mayhaw
Canning Co and associate admin
istratUr uf the War Savings staff.
Laurel and Rex ! Brown. presi
dent Of the Mississippi Power
and Light Co Jackson Mr
Brush IS serving as one uf tine
souths few dollar a year men
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-04-02
II. COCkersOle
Is Decorated
Bravery

First Lieutenant Alex & Cock
ersale son Of Mr ana Mrs A q.
CockersoIe o. Pascagauia has
been awarded q Distinguished
FIyiag Cross iof outstanding
aerial actions In Europe and
North Aluca He participated IN
FIVE sort5ss AS q oomhgzdier
Special mention was gwen 10
Lieutenant CockeHsule Is beng
one Of the American a.ers Rho
raked AXIS points ia Northern
France ana participated u shoot
ing down I6 Nau planes ana as
: membeH Of the crew = O. -
ne FORTRESS which IS saot down
IN Ire English Channel The For
Tres w@ nddle6 aath bulca ln
an serial encounter wlth Reich
marshal Goeuoes 1amea yellow
aose sqaadron during q hE rad
Oh Ihe Lille AREA one of the
#CoHtauuea on Pas b
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-04-02
Trustees Accept
Allotment For
Child Care

The Board Of Trustees ~ the
Paseae0uia Separate Schoel Dis
uict has accepted thf plfef ST lhe
federal government a give fl
uanciai assistance n the opera.
ton ~ wartime extra school "a
eiliiies IN paseaRout8. Thomas K
Wells eity superintendent 81
schools announced
The government allotment -
50 per cent Of TIE estimated Gust
Of operation % the project was
accepted with the understand
ing that If "a Is not possible to
operate in the face Of such nigh
living costs n this area with the
fees representing half Of the ex
penSes the government Wili al
lust the allotment io care for the
deficit. Mf Wells explained #
WAS because 81 doubt as 10 Wheth
- ihe amount offered through the
Federal Works Project would
pfoNe sufficient that there vas
any besitancy N accepting the
funds
TIE estimated cost 81 the pro
iect Is sic 02s Of which the com
muuIts vii FURNISH 81 5sa Tins
SSH he raised through fees chang
ed At the school Under tins
ueN prugfau thc existing Nuf
aefy Sctas4 winch Is open T.
children from T. E a parents hs
ana go government owned ptop
IS aua both ol whom a., working
Nill IL expanded g. care So iiom
81 IL 80 children The present
school Wlll onIs accommodate, 81
enrolment uf 81 has and gHI
bui ibe ueN QUARTERS 8uy expect
ed a. he sufficiently large iof a
considerable increase The use
b%uildlng S being erected au l2lh
street by the Federal Housing A.
lhoHty
II the demand IS sufficient # Is
believed probable that a DAY
care program vii supplement the
present nursery iaelllues Tins
would furnish care Tor children
from e Go = years 81 age during
the hours when they ara not n
school end then parents are
away from hume at thetf jobs a.
ready there haze besu several r..
quests To- sueh o program. ST.
Wells sald The school s1steaa
aill %probahiy take over f6e spa
eiai operation - these iaciiitles
about April rs be- sand
Ths program provides 10
specialized care Of children bk
trained worker including scleu-
ullcaIly planned meals super
elsed PLAY and rest per.ads ana
health care