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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04

The Carver YMCA organized
Fathers Council at the Y Wednes-
day night, August 2, All fathers
and men interested in youth of
today are cordially invited to at
tend.
The YMCA tennis tournament
will be August z to August IL.
Those interested in playing will
please sign up at the Carver Y
Immediately.
IAN men are endowed by their
Creator with inalienable rights;
among those are life, liberty, and
pursuit of happiness"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04
WILMAR
Nora j. Railcy

Mrs. Naomi N. Lawson, Drew
Co. home demonstration agent,
was accompanie dby Miss zeola
Nelson, home &c. teacher, A. j..
Hicks and Miss Bell Green of
Brooks Chapel Settlement. and
Mrs. p. A. Baxter, when they mo-
tored to the Agri Experiment
station at Hope. Mrs. Baxter
returned with many new ideas
for the local home demonstration
club. Hazel Dell Hightower left
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04
Tie Plant
s. M. Kelly

Mt. Ollie Baptist church rails
ed S243.46 towards its thousand
dollar financial drive, with $3.50
acknowledged from the Newdora
Baptist church and $t.00 from
Mrs. Luther Kelly, faithful mem
Der of Newdora. Mrs. Josie
White led captains reports with
$500.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04

Jones, James Williams, Harold
Mathis.
The outstanding players were
Roosevelt Jones, Oliver Jones,
Lindsay Gray, Hhester Hayes,
David Cole and Grover Richard,
son.
The outstanding players for
Tuxedo Tigers were Saxon, Clay
bourne, and Red. Officials for
the game were Charlie Charles and
Joe Watson. Alexander Cam was
scorekeeper. The game was play
ed before a large attendance in
Tuxedo Court.
A very colorful party was given
at the Carver YMCA in honor of
Miss Verla Mae Martin of St.
Louis. Miss LaVerne Strickland
of Camden was also an out-of-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04
THE REASON
By WILLIAM HENRY HUFF
(EOp ANDl

When you see me fighting
You may know I'm fighting back;
Every blows in answer
TO some vicious, low attack.
! am Just defending
From the other fellows stone
Which would be unending
If ignored and let alone.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04

The National Non-Partisan Council on Public affairs
Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is the brain child Of Miss
Norma Boyd and small group Of Washington d. c. school
teachers and professional women. In its earliest begin
nlng, Its activities were confined to Washington D. G.
Its aims included equal educational opportunities facilities
and services freedom Of residential accommodation regard
less Of race and the full use of the ballot, etc
49, In 1888 this group of women worked unrngly the
Home Front They helped to include more Negroes in
Public Works program fought for suffrage in the district
OF Columbia and appeared before the Senate Committee
on Finance to plead for the principle of taxation according
to the ability to pay
In February 1885, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority adopt
ed TINS fine program national project The sorority
calls its Council lobby and the legislative representative
lobbyist This organization may well boast of the fol-
lowing:
OD First full time Negro lobby group in America
~ The only National Negro Woman's Organization
in America with full time office and staff devoted entire
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04
"CUEST EDITORIAL"
UNSUNG GUARDIANS
BY Mrs. G. McConicO FLOYD

Note The writer of this article is local resident Mrs
Floyd is graduate of Fisk University and holds
the Bachelor of Arts degree She is a member Of
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority She is principal
of the South End School,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04

N. M c. -- | have a problem
that I would like to discuss with
you privately. Please put it in the
column how l may write?
Ans: Explain your problem
fully and send them to the Able
Wallace Service. Address is at
the head of this column. Be sure
to send your full name, address
and correct birthdate. If you de-
sire private reply, include 25c
for the Astro Reading.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04

get the past and look forward
to a bright future. If you brought
up the old bone of contention your
visit would do more harm thar
good it would demoralize and
disgust him.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04

Note:-Dont needesy
of
write Your problem will be and
the sendg5 for
Reading
a
realm reason to
THE ABBE' WALLACE SERVICE
o Press Rock AK.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-08-04

B. A. - The man | am going
with is married. Sometimes
don't see him for s or 10 days
but he says that l will learn his
ways later. Is there someone else
besides his wife keeping him from
me? Says he doesn't mean any.
thing by staying away as he does.
Ans: When you learn his ways,
it will be to your sorrow. His
specially is picking EN- young
and keeping 'em guessing. Be
foxy and outsmart him by get
ting out of the picture before you
fall a victim to his wiles. Decent
girls do not encourage married
men.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
H0LLANDIA
FUEL DUMPS
SET AFLAME
Heaviest Raid on Jap Base
with 200 Tons-1ruk
Pounded Again

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, April
l8.-One of the heaviest bombing
raids yet staged on Hollandia,
Dutch New Guinea, was made Sum
day. leaving great columns of smoke
rising from the Jap fuel supply
dumps, according to the Macarthur
communique. The report did not
mention the amount of explosives
dumped, but it is expected that it
was we'll over 200 tons.
Other Allied airmen destroyed six
enemy coastal ships and damaged
three off Timor, New Guinea and
New Ireland.
Saturday nights raid on Truk by
Liberators continued on Sunday,
causing fires and explosions in the
warehouse area on Dublon Island
of the atoll.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
ARMY NEEDS
GIVEN OUT
BY 5TIM50N
Must Call 100000 More
Men by End Of Year
Answers Critics

WASHINGTON. April 18.--war
Secretary Henry L. Stimson assert
ed that Army acquisitions for men
has been consistent with the job it
had to do, replying to implied
criticism" Of Selective Service un-
certainties.
Stimson asserted that the chang
ing requirements OF the Army are
such that a complicated estimate
of needed manpower based on
single figure must stand up after
a time lag Of seven months. but
despite the lag the error between
estimates and the actual strength Is
only two percent.
The Secretary Of War said the
Army will probably need mini
mum of 10000 men for the rest Of
the year to maintain strength Of
7.000. 900.
Our first demand Is that we
obtain for physical contact with the
enemy enough OF the kind OF men
we need to do the Job. Final VIC
tory makes this demand on u.s."
said Stimson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
EXPLORATION OF
ARCTIC OIL GETS
RISE FROM GAVIN

WASHINGTON. April l8.-Con-
gress is urged by Representative
Leon II. Gavin, Republican OF
Pennsylvania, to oppose exploration
by the Navy Department of oil in
Alaska and objecting to the ST., 000,-
GOO appropriation for the search for
oil on the north coast of Alaska
included in the House -approved
thirty-two billion-dollar Navy APP
preparation bill.
Gavin said the project is not an
aid to the war effort because any
oil discovered could not be available
for years and declaring Americans
are interested in the oil problems
that exist here at home"
Gavin objects to the Nays pro-
posed use of Seabees for the ex-
ploration, and said II the Navy
really wants to do something to
help win the war then release the
surplus Seabees they seem to have
for the oil industry and gladly offer
them employment at industry rates
Of pay and the Arctic venture can
wait. The American oil industry
can take care of petroleum If the
Government keeps out Of the way
and ends its several forms of inter-
ference. The Nays job Is to run
the Navy and not get into the oil
business"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
CENSORSHIP
IS CLAMpED
BY BRITISH
Nobody Leaves Country
All Mail SUutinized-
No Invasion Tips

LONDON, April Is. = Britain has
banned trips outside of this country
by diplomats of all neutral and
Allied nations except the United
States, Russia and British and also
made all communications subject to
full censorship.
This action is the latest in a series
of steps taken to safeguard in
vasion information and is without
precedent but the Foreign Office
announced military operations i'm
pending this present year" make ii
imperative.
Washington and Moscow were
consulted on the move and the
order in effect immobolizes diplo-
mats and their staffs, including air
military and naval attaches within
Britain's shores and for the time
being none may go home. Diplomatic
pouches, hitherto inviolate, will now
be opened and all contents put
through the censorship mill.
Not even during the first World
War was such action taken.
A broadcast from Bern, recorded
last night by CHS, quoted German
military circles as saying the lin
vasion will not be long delayed,
and the German transmission also
suggested leeway of possibly six
more weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
Jumps 10 His Death
On Way 10 North

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 3D.
A verdict of suicide was returned in
the death of 0. G.. Peterson, 49,
whose address was given as 2ll1 B
Street, Bellingham. who leaped from
the Pacific American Fisheries can
merry tender Betty j during the noon
hour last Saturday as the boat was
off Cape Fairwell, Wright Sound,
B. C..
Peterson was reported to be in ILL
health and respondent. He climbed
on the guard rail, waved to the crew.
men aboard the boat Empress, which
the Betty ] was towing, and jumped
overheard. He was dead when his
body was found and pulled aboard
the Empress.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18

Discusses
Agreements
Concessions Necessary for
Both Sides on Postwar
Air Transport

LONDON, April l8.-Prlme Min
lister Winston Churchill, speaking in
answer to several questions concern
ing current and recent conferences
ON postwar agreements, told the
House of Commons that "the great
body of work achieved by the League
of Nations" ought not to be lost in
the postwar international peace
setup.
81 think if the League of Nations
had been properly backed up IL
would have been successful" he said
adding, Preliminary exchanges OF
opinion on postwar questions are
constantly taking place between var
ious members of the "a United Ma
lions, but 1 can't hold out the ex-
pectation that any agreed statement
on the subject will be made in the
near future"
Asked about the recent British
American talks in London on post
war civil air transport. Churchill
said the meetings were purely Fin
formal and exploratory"
He added, I'm glad to say a
sufficient agreement was reached by
both countries to support the hold
ing of the conference in the ex-
pectation that final decision Their
can be reached with concessions
made by both the United Kingdom
and the United States"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
ATTACK ON
JAP ISLANDS
NEXT MOVE
Secretary F. Knox Makes
Statement Regarding
No. Pacific Operations

WASHINGTON, April IS. - In
vasion Of a part Of the Japanese
Kurile Island chain, reaching from
the enemy homeland, may be ex-
pected. said Secretary OF Navy
Frank Knox today. when asked at
conference with the reporters
whether it is likely the United
States will attempt to take the
Kuriles.
There Is something sure but no
body knows when," said Knox.
The discussion was prompted by
the increasing regularity Of Ameri-
can bombing raids Of the island
chain.
Among the bases struck fire.
quently in bombing raids during the
past five days has been Matsuwa.
less than 500 miles from the MAIN
land Of Japan. Other bases FREE
quently bombed are Chimusu, Para
mushiro, and Onekotan.
Secretary Knox, discussing the
war In the Pacific said develop
ments have been confined to bonn
bardment Of the Kuriles and con-
tinuing aerial assaults on enemy
positions to cut off supplies to the
eastern Marshalls, and regular
bombings Of enemy bases in the
Carolines. including Truk and Pom
ape, big japanese strongholds.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
ALLIES MAKE
ADVANCES IN
BURMAAREA
laps Attempt
Possession Of Rail Link
Of American Line

HANDY. Ceylon, April 18.--Alliec
forces carrying the fight to the jar
invaders northeast Of the plain Of
Imphal have scored advances and
are still making satisfactory pro-
gress," the Allied communique an
nounces.
Presumably this. offensive is di-
rected against one of the three ORR
ginal strong columns of Japs which
invaded India last month. although
the communique did not specifically
give the location of the fighting.
On the southern sector of the
Imphal front Allied forces drove
the Japs out of one position near
the track to S,lchar but the enemy
counter-attacked and fighting Is
still going on. Infiltrating Japs are
striving for possession of the Bish-
enpur- Silchar track and route con-
Meeting the American operated Ben
gal-Assam railroad, the Allied life-
line between Burma and China.
That the Chindits are firmly
astride the enemy's supply arteries
to Myitkyina is indicated in the
official commrnique and that fight
'ers and medium bombers have
bombed and strafed enemy posi-
tions in the Kamaing. Wamlu and
Mohnyin areas"
The areas are just ahead Of Still
wells offensive in north Burma
and the Chinese are barely one
mile from Warazup, 20 miles north
of Kamaing.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
REPORT IS
GIVEN ON
ALEU7IANS
Magnuson Says laps Made
Mistake by Not
Taking Adak

WASHINGTON, April 18-Repre-
sentative Warren G. Magnuson,
Democrat of Washington, told the
House the Japs made military
mistake in seizing Kiska instead OF
Adak, and added: why the Japan
csc didn't establish themselves there
is military mystery. Possibly the
best explanation is that for many
years all our maps designated Kiska
as Naval Reserve and to keep
out.
Therefore the very subtle way OF
japanese thinking must have led
them to Kiska instead of one OF
the first potential bases in the
Aleutians."
Magnuson made public his report
to the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee on his recent inspection fol
the committee on the defenses OF
the Aleutians. He said the Army
air field at Adak is unique in that
a young engineer discovered the
lagoon and drained it, building q
dam across the narrow entrance.
The Army now drains the water
/ In or out. It is a fine hard-sur-
faced field when the water is out
The Representative praised the
work Of the Army and Navy in con-
structing defenses in the Aleutians
and said that since the removal OF
the Japs from Attu it will serve as
a postwar springboard for Ameri-
can air routes to the entire Orient. y
He said the Navy has an excel
lent air field there and hopes for
further development to permit
the Army to share the use. He re-
commended the Naval air base at
Sitka be reduced in size, saying
that officers Of the Army and Navy
believe it is much too large. He said
the expenditure of money on the
base was excessive and extrava-
CANT"
Magnuson also recommended new
projects be started at Kodiak, as
sorting the war has moved west
ward" but said it will always be an
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18

MOSCOW, April Is. Two big
Russian armies are reported nearing
the juncture outskirts of Sevastopol
in a final onslaught against the
frenzied Axis garrison which bar
ricaded the streets after failing to
effect a large scale evacuation OF
the burning city.
The vichy radio quoting Ger
man report, said that the battle
of Sevastopol has now commenced"
Very heavy fighting is occurring
in the fortified region of the town
the front dispatches said. General
Yeremenkos' Maritime Army is
moving downhill from the southeast
after cracking a 10000 foot noun
tain position known as the Baidar
Gate.
The drive Yesterday swept up the
road junction IL miles from Sevas-
topol and miles from Balaklava,
scene of the famed Charge of the
Light Brigade" This force is NOV
ing through dense minefields and
are expected 10 link up at any hour.
: Tolbukhins Fourth Army is al
ready filtering through Sevastopols
barricade from the north the dis
patches said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
Altman from Alaska
Is Killed in Crash

LEMOORE AIR BASE. Calf,
April 18.-Death of 1t. Adolph T..
Rodgers. 81. Of Unga. Alaska, In
the crash of military plane near
klamath Falls. Oregon, on Sunday,
is announced.
Rodgers was a flying instructor
here. His mother, Mrs. zinnia Fos-
ter, resides at Bellevue. Wash, near
Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18

SEATTLE, April 18.-The Alaska
Salmon Industry, Inc, representing
So canneries, was ordered Monday
night by the Regional War Labor
Board to sign new union contracts
by April 20.
Chairman George Bernard Noble
warned the industry that unless
contracts are signed by Thursday
he would recommend to the Presi-
dent that the United States take
over the industry for operation OF
the various plants.
The directive also ordered the
industry to write into the union
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18

important spot on the Aleutian ill
route.
"At Kodiak there appeared to be
much wasted Army personnel" Mag
nuson said, and urged private air
lines to continue to be used to furn-
ish transportation from Seattle to
Attu.
He asked that means be found to
furlough men stationed for many
months in the Aleutians, but said
that except for the lack of recrea-
ton facilities, they are content and
well cared for.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18

Alaska Salmon Industry
Threatened; Ordered 10
Sign New Union Contracts

contracts several clauses previously
opposed. including the seven per
cent blanket raise. The industry
is now paying wage increase but
on war bonus basis and not as
basic wage boost.
Henry Van Hevenberg, Manager
of the Alaskan Salmon Industry,
Inc, said he did not know what
action to take but will possibly go
to court.
Noble asserted the canneries have
exhausted their possibilities before
the National War Labor Board.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
kENAI YOUTH
FREED FROM
MAzI PRISON

SEATTLE. April II. John c.
Johansen, 10, who left his Kenai,
Alaska. home six years ago to visit
in Norway, has been reunited with
his father here.
In October, 1912, after the Ger
man invasion. the Gestapo took him
to prison camp, and he was fl
nally released after making a
pledge not to take up arms against
Germany.
He Is now heading back TO Alaska
to his mother and a baby sister
whom he has never seen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
FORTRESS OF
HITLER |SHIT
HEAVY BLOW
Terrific Aerial Battles Are
Reported : Many
Targets Blasted

LONDON, April 18.-About 1000
American heavy bombers and fight
ers attacked Berlin and other OBJ
jectives in Hitler's continental fort
ress today, forcing German planes
in terrific aerial battles.
One strong formation bombed
Berlin in the first daylight blow on
the Reich Capital City since March
%.
Today the Britain based Fortress
es and Liberators struck Germany
in strength for the first time in
five days.
Separate Liberator forces dashed
at anti-invasion targets in the Pas
de Calais area, Northern France.
when the American bombers ap-
preached the Berlin area their los
ses increased and many parachute
landing were SEEM" said a Berlin
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
Farmers Are Calling
Their Shots; Demand
Protection Of Crops
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, April l8.-Not all
the dislocations of this war make
the headlines but some of them are
stranger than fiction.
Congressman have been telling
me for weeks that one of the most
recurrent complaints they have
had hasn't had anything to do with
the soldiers vote, taxes, strikes, the
fathers draft, or any other of the
highly controversial subjects before
the nation-but one that concerns
itself entirely with the shortage OF
shotgun shells and small-bore am
munition.
Just in case some service men are
listening in, let me to add that
these complaints aren't com n g
from hunters, seeking their own sell
fish pleasures, but from farmers
who have one of the most legitimate
squawks yet put forward.
Predatory birds and animals are
taking over their crops and because
they can't get shotgun or small-bore
rifle shells, there's nothing they can
do about it but just sit back and
hurl epithets, which are about as
effective as gentle breeze when it
comes to keeping pests out OF the
pastures.
Some, however, have been doing
more than hurting epithets. They've
been hurting letters to Congress and
there's nothing that gets faster ac-
ton than a swamp of letters in the
Congressional mail bags. Congress
has been bombarding the War Pro-
duction Board and the farmers will
be glad to know that something is
going to be done about it immed-
lately.
The Office of Civilian Require
ment in WPB has gone pretty
thoroughly into the matter and dis
covered something that may be sur
prising to city jewellers. The lack
- e1A4AiuAltioil W PiObCCb AASCotOCh
and crops from predatory animals
and pests was No. on the farm
shortage lists, even ahead of farm
machinery and labor, which have
always been considered more serious
hurdles to getting in the crops than
ammunition.
That was enough for WPB. They
went to work. Officials now re-
port that civilian ammunition now
rolling toward first-quarter 1914
quotas will total 120.000000 shotgun
shells, 20 million center-fire rifle
cartridges and 2OO,0O0,OO0 20 long
rifle cartridges.
Production is being stepped up
SO that those figures will be more
than doubled by midsummer. It's
still far short of normal consump-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-18
Spring Planting
Is Held Off by
Heavy Snow Fall

McCOOK, Nebraska, April 49,
Spring planting on farms has been
interrupted by an unprecedented 10
inches of heavy wet snow The snow
came down yesterday and continued
far into the night. This morning
stockmen expressed concern for
safety of herds on the plains.