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Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
Rear Gun urret Goes
Bad on Last Day

On April II. which turned out
TO be our last full day on the
Hornet, our rear gun turret went
-bad
We worked like fools on the
turrct approaching more than
ever how much wee have 10 de-
pend on IT. Japanese planes would
certainly attack us. we felt, and
our rear guns were our main pro-
lection
As We worked. 1.-THE tension
mounted on the ship. The Hornet
was pulling away from the force,
accompanied by Spray-Spoutlng
cruisers and knitting destroyers-
f ff1t, t-ttt -ShttiedeEed VII a ReAX
power and we plunged deeper and
deeper into Japanese controlled
waters. We were little more
than 1000 miles off Japan now.
We were coming into the home
stretch. and everybody knew It.
We worked on and cursed the
turret.
There were 50 many things TO
think about, without the worry of
the turret. My head was fun OF
lectures, maps, charts, photo
graphs Of our targets The worry
over gas and a thousand and one
other details.
Those baTraCe balloons, for in
stance. My mind formed pictures
of hitting the cables of one OF
them, in the night, and having our
wings Sheared off, or our props
hnnnlnsslN lnnlnd
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
GiUes Back Token
With Hornets Name

That was the day | gave back
the ash tray one of the navy boys
had made Tor me. with the word
Hornet ON II. incidentally, that
was the only spelling out of the
name l saw on the entire ship,
except on the dred-up hornets
nest that hung IN the wardroom
The time was getting near. We
were going 10 take off during the
evening of Sunday April l9.
come IN over oul cities in the dark
and fly the rest of the way during
the remainder of the night, land
ing after dawn IN China.
Our carrier would turn back
and escape during the night. And
with the time drawing near, DoO-
little was as restless for action as
any OF us. lie inspected all OF
our planes
When ne came 20 oUr ship he
gave me permission 10 take out
the ~eat-adWStmCnt mechanism,
to enable US 90 push ouI-SeatS
back farther than they ordinarily
went Iie thought 10 would faCIll-
1rc our movement in the plane.
lla told us tor the hundrcdth
HWc that our navigation would
-.l.l.ls,...-.i .ia l.A
jic climbed up. In our snip. and
immediately noticed that some
body had hooked up AN inter-
phone hcadSct near our compass
lie told us 10 keep hG3dsctS and
al other magnetic properties as
tar away from the compass as
.bOs~IbICl l.
TO PTUyC ThIS pVInI Jt bCId one
ol our thcrmoS bottles over the
Compass and us needle >wcrvcd
80 degrees RE told us not 10 get
amy of uur automatIcS close To the
cNTpa>S
ttc were. onc-mau arSenals,
Each of us was given at least one
81. clip of ammunition a hunt
Iu- knife. NaShlight emergency
r4toU~ morphine stcullcd band
ARGOS. holsters and ~troI~ 90 hold
'Hp. 'hWL. tg U.S. CaDtccn.
compass and .Ir Jacket
We were walking magnet. and
tue thought OF that sent US back
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
Retiring: Z:
by Army
HsrOIDeal

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20 tINS)
= Congressional investigation of
the drmy'S decision TO retire over
age officers was forecast today as
an increasing number of protests
reached military leaders.
Although Congress repeatedly
has backed the army and navy IN
their efforts 10 speed promotions.
the present policy retiring
experienced officers while the
armed forces are being built to-
ward the goal of 1000 900 may
be reversed
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
HUDSON'S
Basement Store

Saturday, Daily CALL CHERRY
Shopping + is A telephone
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
Left With Only $14,
Worries About Gifts

tried to get that off my mind
by making myself think about
something else. Something trivial
II was. too. Ever since the navy
had clipped my bankroll 10 Sl4
| had been wondering how Id get
hold OF enough 10 buy something
tor Ellen and my mother, If all
went well and | got TO Chungking.
So that last day when | took
time out for quick dinner, l
decided that Id recoup my poker
losses by becoming a cigaret-
runner. / had heard that cigarets
sold Tor $3.50 a carton in Chung
king and that there is never
enough 10 meet the demand
They were nickel a pack on
the Hornet. so | stocked up
When l went back 10 the plane,
to work on the turret. / packed
eight cartons and two boxes OF
chocolate bars IN the rear OF the
plane.
l was tuckered out and dis
Couraged about the turret that
night Of the nth by the time |
GOT TO my bunk. Mig White
was Just shutting the cards and
some of the navy boys were drift
ing in, ready tor another night
of n.
They watched me come in and
asked me If ! wanted 10 take
hand | told them no. thanks. and
then one of them did a real decent
thing
Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. lg43 by Random House Inc.
Dlstrhuted by International News Service
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
SYNOPSIS


Soon after Pearl Harbor.
Ted LaWson, T.. S. dr=ly
Hief. volunteered With other
members of his BPS squad
ron for dangerous and
secret mission under the COM
nand of Jimmie DooIittIe.
After period of intensive
training they put to sea
aboard the aircraft carrier
Hornet. Then, for the first
tipe. Dooittie disclosed their
assiQnmenf-the bombing Of
Japan he read them mes.
saees of good WH from Ad-
mirai King. General Marshall
and General Arnold.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
REASON FOR MOVE

Some Of Americas best known
generals and colonies with Nery-
ice OF 40 years will be relieved
of noncombat posts under the
program
Protests against retiremcntS
are based largely upon the need
OF the older officers for non
combat duty and administrative
work, where their long experience
i'm the army is considered valu-
able
The retirement policy would not
affect such generals as Gen.
Marshall and Gen. Macarthur
Bach is 63 Nears old.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
SET FOR SEPT. /

The army has ordered retire
ment-of officers reaching the
statutory age by Sept J. and
1000 officers who were called
from retirement at the beginning
OF the war are slated 10 be- re-
heved of active duty.
The army decision was said 10
be dictated partly by a reported
lowering of morale among officers
IN the field because of SlOWness
of promotion.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20

Seen on the best CAM
puses =. on the most ac~
tive and popular feet. ~
Shoes for class, for game
spectsting, for informal
coke dates wear EN-
with suits, skirt n sweat
ers, casual wools! Youu
5 a n d b Us from fall
hroug h spring. Calf
skins, suedes and patents:
low and medium heelA
Sizes from 4 TO 9.
Government regulations FORBID "a, IN
accept loose ration stamps These
must be detached from tho ration
book m N. presence OF ID. ssi.s.
person.
SECOND BASEMENT-FARMER
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20

ON April II. which turned out
TO be our last full day on the
Hornet, our rear gun turret went
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20

Bearded SGT, Conecn Jr.
Of Chicago pictured after -
days of wandering around
South Pacific islands. a L. s.
Marine Corps hier he was
forced TO bail out Of his dis
abled plane while on a mission
fFem Henderson Field, Guadal-
canal, and for y days lived
on coconuts and Jungle forage
until friendly natives found
him. Later he was picked up
by a navy rescue plane.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18
BY TOM WOLF
NEA Service staff Correspondent

NEh otINbCe otAit &ottcspouuVu
PORT OF DEGRADATION,
British Isles - The war gray
of the troopships is just coming
in focus on the horizon beyond
this port Of debarkation, but
plans for debarking the con-
voy's human cargo of fighters
from the States have been read
led for days. The convoy was
some days from this port when
q coded message was dispatched
from the States announcing its
impending arrival. AS soon as
its unit composition was known
here, the Y. S. Army's Trans
p~ortation Corps, of the Services
of Supply, contacted British
Movement Control. BMC is COM
manded by a Major General
who's as tough as they come
and, in the opinion of the u. S.
Transportation Corps, equally
able. 1t has final word of the
conveys port of debarkation To-
cation, units, camps and trans
portation thereto.
The first question decided was
the port of debarkation. This is
determined by the status of the
port - other convoy schedules
and trend of enemy raids. A
port currently bombed is not
ideal for debarkation.
RAILROADS A HEADACHE
Next, the camp is chosen. This
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

debarkation is speedy, though to
the restless men anxious to get
ashore a minutes delay seems
hours.
Troops march off the tender in
full battle dress, drop barracks
bags into the waitin. trains bag
gage cars. The men pass the Red
Cross canteen for doughnuts and
tea Ind pile into the train. The
train commanders shrill whis-
tie shrieks. In a matter of hours,
after making port, the men are
heading toward the camp - last
stop before battle. Even as they
are clicking across the green
winter countryside of the United
Kingdom, their safe arrival
postcards are clicking across the
United States to their anxious
families.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

is not greatly difficult, since
troops are not sent overseas be-
fore requested, and not request
ed before houseable. Composites
are sometimes barren fields
when the troops embark in the
u. S., but are ready by the time
they arrive.
With ports and camps chosen.
railroad cars, locomotives and
sidings must be requisitioned,
troops trains must be sandwich
ed into already heavy war traf-
fic schedules. This trick is es-
pecially neat when the arriving
units are bound for many diff
ferent destinations and the ex-
act hour of arrival Is uncertain.
The solution is in planning the
debarkation on a 24-hour basis.
II the convoy is too late, the
schedule is carried out the fol-
lowing day. The United King
dom's railroads are a peacetime
economic headache, since they
often parallel each other, but
for this reason are the Trans
portation Corpsmen's dream.
Troops aboard ship are no
more anxious to debark than the
Army is to debark them. Anchor
splashes hardly die away before
security and boarding officers
climb aboard to address unit
| commanders awaiting them. Sc
0urity officers acquaint m
with security measures of the
United Kingdom, SO the men
won't give away news of arrival
or transit and to insure that mail
messages will not be sent from
the port of debarkation.
ZIP YOUR LIP"
The boarding officer explains
debarkation routine to safeguard
baggage and speed it to the
camp. Each unit assigns a per-
manent baggage party, which
stays with baggage slowed in
the hold until it and they arrive
at the camp. perhaps a week
later than the units
Troops are issued rations,
since food and water are not OBJ
tainable en- route. Soldiers are
ordered not to give candy or
cookies to children from the
train windows, since children
were recently killed in this way
by an express on the next track.
Though troops are forewarn-
ed, the security = wise boarding
officer reminds tn m, "The
quickest way to prolong the war
is to play into the Axis hands
by %magnifying differences in
language, habits and customs
between the British and Amer
leans. Remember, you are war
threatened. Zip your lip"
Then debarkation orders are
given. Everything is worked out
to the last detail, tenders ferry
ing troops from ship to shore,
loaded so that each deck holds
exactly one trainload. The top
deck troops catch the first train,
lower deck troops second. The
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

Dinner guests Monday even
ing of Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Davis
were the Rev. and Mrs. Carl <.
Oswald and family.
Mrs. William Will and Mrs.
Frank Stiesloff were Armada
visitors Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kesner
had as their dinner guests
Thursday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Jones of Detroit.
Students home from college
for the weekend were Miss Leila
Bennett of Mount Pleasant, Lyle
Polly and Miss Mary Louise
Kendrick of East Lansing. Miss
Kendrick was accompanied by
her friend Lila Brehmer.
Earl K. Hoster is confined 10
his home on Division street by
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Riley of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18
New Haven

The Father and Son banquet
last week was Will attended with
one hundred twenty-one in at
tendance. The POSTMASTER Bert
T. Will, during the evenings
program presented gifts to hon.
ored guests. Z. A. Schulz re-
ceived honors for being the old
est father present, Forbes Dun
can, Percy Crawford and How
ard Dryer drew for prize with
the most sons present, all hav-
ing three sons in attendance,
with Percy Crawford receiving
the gift. Gerry Duncan, small
son of Melvin Duncan was
awarded a gift for the youngest
sen.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

Mount Clemens visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Willert Saturday
evening.
Aviation Cadet Clayton Polly
of Chicago visited relatives here
over the weekend. Mrs. Polly
returned with him TO Chicago. 4.
Mr.! and Mrs. Vernon Mark
wood and son of Roseville were
Wednesday guests of Mrs. Emily
Madaus and Mrs. Carson Brock
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Tesch
were Detroit business callers
Saturday.
Visitors Saturday evening at
the w. c. Bull home were Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Olmsteadt Of
Richmond.
Dinner guests Sunday Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Harm were Mr..
adm Mrs. Erwin S~eifferlein and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. *. A. Warren. Pastor

Sunday School 1890 a. m.
Morning Worship 1870 a. inf.
Box Social under auspices of
Mems Club Monday evening,
Feb. %, 8 p. m.
Young Peoples Meeting We'd
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18
NEW HAVEN
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. b. A. Warren. Pastor

Morning Worship 10 am.
Church School Ills a. m.
Christian Endeavor 1880 p. m.
Family Night with Pot-Luck
Supper, Tuesday. Feb. %, 6:45
p. m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18
RECORD HIGH

Due to advancements In med.
ical treatment and careful prep
aration, American soldiers, sail
ors and marines all over the
world probably have . better
health record than any other
body of troops, according to in
surance statistics.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18
PLANNING Speeds All Ashore When w. Troops Lane

Marvin Harm of East Detroit
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Self
ferlein of st. Clair Shores.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-18

nesday 1880 p. m.
Choir Practise Wednesday.
$50 p. m.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-03-12
Nacista Hess stale obliben
" BerlinS.

Londyn (ONA): = Rudolf
Hess, milacek HitlerGv, ktery
uletel do Britanie pTemluvit
britskou vladu Ike kompromis-
nlmu m1ru v predvecer nemec-
keno vpadu do Ruska a tam
nyni drzeny jake valecny zaja-
tee neztratil d1veru a pTatel-
stv1 d6leziteho krouzku nacis-
tickych predakd. Jak sdelujf
hodnoverne zpravy dosl6 do
Londyna, Hessova fotografie
stale vis1 V budove Hitlerova
kanclefstv1. Nacisticka skupi-
ma veT1c1 stale v moznost pro-
jednaneho mfru je pfesvedce-
ma, re by pax Hess hral tom
to jednan1 d1lezitou 1lohu.
Jsou vsak nacistictf pesimiste,
tvrdf, re Hess byl prvn1
nacista, ktery Sc "ulil" do bez-
peel.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-03-12

de, zvlaste O ~vanocnfch swat
clch, is e projevili vdci nasim
chrabrJ N bojovnlkdm byly Jim
nejen projevem opravdoveho
porozumenf pro jejich obeta-
YOU cinnost ma frontach, ale by
ly Jim tez velikou moralnf po-
silou ma dalsf trnitou cestu "a
velikym c1lem narodnfm, ma
cestu plnou stradani a odrfkan1
a V krvavych obeti.
D6kuji Yam jeste jednou "a
vse CO jste ucinili i prosfm Vas i
pro pr1ste o veskeru podporu,
PONCE, jakoz i spolupraci.
Z1stavam Sc srdecnymi poz-
dravy vsem pan6m clenGm a s
odbojovym heslem.
"Zvftezime"
PIX. OldTich Spaniel.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-03-12
ceskoslovenske Ministerstvo
Narodni Obrany dekuje cesko-
sIovenske Americe "a Vanoc-
nj Akci.
(Tiskova sluzba Csl. N. r.

Pix. Oldrich Spaniel vojen-
sky pTidelenec Csl. v%yslanectvl
zaslal v techto dnech Cesko-
slovenske narodn1 rade dopis,
jfmz jmenem ceskoslovenske-
no ministerstva Narodn1 obra-
ny v Londyne dekuje "a va
nocnf akci pro ceskosloven-
ske vojiny, provedenou nasimi
narodn1mi organisacemi pro-
stTednictv1m Csl. pomocneho w
boru. Dopis Yin tatko:
"Cs. Cerveny KTfz odeslal V
ramci sve vanocnf akce 1912
znacne hodnoty v penezich a
zbozf cs. jednotkam v Anglii,
ma Strednf vychode a SSSR. O
tuto nadflku Sc zasoluzily pre-
devs1m cs. organisace We Spoje-
nych Statech.
Ministerstvo Narodn1 Obra-
ny mi ulozilo, abych jeho jme-
mem podekoval Cs. Narodn1 Ra-
de, jakozto 1stredn1mu orga-
nu cs. krajanske verejnosti a
vsem ostatn1m organisac1m. KITE
re ma akci Sc sucastnily.
Je mi velmi pTijemnou po-
vinosti predat vyrazy dikd cs.
vojenske spravy a tlumocit tez
pozdravy vsech cs. vo-
jak1 ~pozemn1ch i leteckych sill
Anglii, v Africe i v SSSR Ces-
koslovenske Narodnf Rade v
Nemusfm zajiste ujistovat
vas, vazenf panove, re podpora
pozornost, ktere vzdy a vsu-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-01
Joy Ride Ends
In Tragedy

Madison. May l--(AP)-A joy
ride ended in tragedy yesterday for
nine tccn-agCd school children OF
nearby Mayodan when their car ov-
Crturncd on the highway near here.
killing ono and injuring the others.
Ramona Watkins. ii. died en- route
TO q hospital. The injured were list
cd as Christine 1ugglc. l3. said by
State Highway Patrolman J. II. Jack
son 10 bc the driver oi the car:
Tommy Vernon. Is: Mildred Atkins.
13: Helen Murray. Is: Jane Garter,
Is: Charles Griffin Is: Roy Atkins.
IL: and Margaret Mitchell. IL. None
of the injured was regarded as SC.
riously hurt.
Seven oi the youngsters. including
the wilkins girl. were TO have par
ticipatcd in eighth grade graduation
exercises at Mayodan school last
night. but the program was post.
poned as result of the accident.
Patrolmaa Jackson said the accident
occurred at 1880 p. m. on an open
stretch Of highway.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-01
British Subs
Sink Ten Ships

London. Nav I.-(APD-Tcn more
enemy ships have been sunk in the
Mediterranean by British submar-
rinCS. the admiralty announced to-
iay.
Among the ships sunk. said the
communicate. was large tanker tor
pcdocd near Marittini island while
wcstbound on q course for Tunis. She
was escorted by an unusually large
number of surface craft and air
craft"
Another tanker was sunk by gun
fire off I'aiv'S west coast and large
ammunition ship was blown up off
the island Of Monte CriSto, between
Italy and Corsica.
Other sinliings were off the east
coast of Corsica, northwest o! Sicily
and off the tip Of northern Tunisia.
The vessel apparently has been pre-
viousIy damaged by air attacks, the
admiralty said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-01
ACL LINE CLEARED
OF TRAIN WRECKAGE

Rocky Mount. May l.-(AP)-At-
lantic Coast Line officials here or
ported TODAY that the northbounu
track out of Enfield was rcopencd
this morning after II cars of :,
southbound freight were dcraiicd
there yesterday afternoon.
The cars. which included two cars
of feed. three cars of meat and soy =
cral coal cars. were piled up across
the track for several hundred feet
after one car jumped the track and
dragged the rest Of the train with Il.
Two wrcCkCrs were at work this
morning removing The debris.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-01
Russian Front
Air Battles
Continue:

Moscow, May 1-(AP)-NIajor
air battles continued up and
down the long Russian front TO-
day with the SharpcSt fights
above the narrow Kuban bridge
head the Germans hold in the
western Caucasus. while on the
DOncts river front company of
naZi automatic riflcmen who
crossed the river were eNtermi-
mated or forced to swim back to
safety through the icy waters.
The DunciS action was south OF
IZyum in the ,CCtor 70 miles south
east nf KhaTkov. The noon com
mUniqIC said the greater part Of the
Germans who crossed were wiped
out and "o"ly few managed to
swim back IL the right bank" a
company nomually numbers $50
men.
The --latest communiquc and di.-
patches told OF 20 renewed land &C.
tivity in the kuban. but there was
no reason. 10 believe the Red army
was moi still driving against the foe
dcploycd between Novorossisk and
the Taman peninsula leading to the
Crimca.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-01
Japs Open
Sub W arfare
Macarthur Reports
Underseas Threat
Now Developing
East of Australia

Allied Headquarters in Aus
tralia, May l-tAP-With al
lied air action limited for the
moment 10 relatively light blows
at The familiar targets northwest
of Australia, General Douglas
MacArthur'S southwest Pacific
command ccntcrcd attention To-
today on an undcrScas threat de-
Vcl0pins suddenly i'm the waters
below these Japanese bases.
The enemy has launched a sub
marine attack in some force in The
waters cast Of Australia" an allied
communiquc disclosed.
Details Of the nature. effect and
exact location of this new japanese
activity were withheld temporarily
lest the knowledge assist the enemy
IN his operations.
But there was general conjecture
that Japan. intent on reducing the
flow of war supplies into MacAr,
thurs theatre of war, had enlarged
its hit and miss submarine tactics OF
the past 10 the scope of a coordi,
mated campaign by fleet of under
seas craft.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-01
Second Front
Foreshadowed,
He Declares

Noscow Nav I-,,p, d..
mier loser Stain h,;iod tho
British Amcr;can ,or;.I lie
Iuronc fod,y os roros,,osn',';n
a second front y,.,,an ~, ,I's nI
lied ,rmirs ..w,;JI hr.at H. 80.
bouc or thc r,sc;st ho,s,., Ill,
iaiut sm,sbcs Cror, o.s, 81 -
and called for The ",,,ian 80,
ing" ard "unconait;onai srrran
de-. of FILTERS Ccr,,,nn~
In Nav Dov nrCeI. nS H., a. :,
I. is nation and IL. ,,,,,,, Cell. "
ed fine .uncond;tinn.i s,,,ro, go
kcvnnto .,,,,cl; hv Ior;,,," nI;.,;",.
Churchill and President Roosn,.,i, y,
their Cas1blanco conforcncn Nv "'
The Russian lc,de, eionod ,,,,, -,
der both rs s,IDrcnc conam,on5n,. an.,
u. marshal civ
He proiscd tbo ,II;cd o,
paipn on the porth arr;c, e.,
which. topcfber with tho az 80
thc Russian succcsscs aud a.
faiiurc or tho (:crn,,, co,,,tor
ufGcnsiv, i'm Tho Kb,rI,o,. rnn;n,
Stain s,id had c,u.cJ , &C.,
avis crisis which rc.ui,od i,
German "babbIc ,bouI nc,cn"
Deriving German nrnnooardn ~.
tennis to spIit thc EIssi,E-pri,;s,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-01
Stain Halls Aerial Blows
Raj Makes
Heavy Attack

London, May l-lhP)-Thc
Raj made a heavy attack" last
night on Essen and other Ruhr
valley targets in western Ger
many. and today several squad
ronS of heavy bombcrS. believed
Ia be American Libcrators or
FOrtrc.Scs or both. flew across
the channel TO continue the as
saul; on the naZi continent.
The air ministry announced
that - bombcrs were lost las;
night during the fourth attack
on the Ruhr valley. Conccnira-
ton point of heavy German
coal and steel industry.
The German cUmmuniquc. re-
corded from Berlin broadcastS,
said considerable damage was
caused al Essen ard other places
in western Germany.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-01
PRIME MINISTER

Belfast. Northern Ireland. May |
-(AP)-Sr Basil Brooke. deputy
prime minister and minister of com
mcrcc. was named prime minister OF
Northern Ireland today TO succeed
John Miller Andrews. who resigned
yesterday. il was announced ofrici-
ally today.
Brooke. 4 nephew of Britain's army
chief. General Sir Alan Brooke. was
expected 10 ar"ouHcc the compost
ton OF his c1hinc. before the North,
crn Ireland parliament meets Tues
day,