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Evening star., 1944-02-27
Draft Aid Center Finds
Answer to Home Problems
BY Miriam Gutenberg.

A community can't prevent the emo
tional upheaval that comes when tho
father Of family goes OF to war, but
It can help him to 90 with light heart.
And that's what Washingtons Draft
Aid Center is trying to do. Although
the center is less than a month old,
hundreds of men and their wives have
already made use Of this advisory serv-
Ice to the families of drafted fathers.
Said to be the first center of its kind
In the country, the Draft Aid Center
Is co-sponsored by District Selective
Service and the Districts Civilian War
Services Division. 1t is being watched
with interest on Capitol Hill and in
National Selective Service headquarters
as q model for other communities.
Usually, the men come into the little
office Of the Draft Aid Center in the
United States Information Center
Building as soon as they know they are
acceptable for service. At that point,
tney nave three weeks in which to
wind up their affairs"
In that three weeks, they may have
to find new home for their family,
figure out budget. settle such ques-
tions as payments or mortgages on their
home, perhaps arrange for medical care
Of their wives or children, collect the
necessary documents to back up claims
for family allowances.
Their problems are multiplied be-
cause they frequently don't know their
rights as servicemen, don't know what
the community is set up to do for them.
Servicemen's Rights
That's where the Draft Aid Center
comes In. The men do know about the
center. Many Of them attended the
mass meeting launching the center.
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didn't have torch and was wandering
around IN the fog and dark night look
ing for something. I never did find out
what.
We went back into the club to get 4
little light on the subject. The mink
coat suited the interior, under the coat,
I mean. But when London fog settles
down for real 60 at mystifying the
town it does a job.
They have two or three heavy fogs a
year, and they're lulus, real grade-A,
top-fight jobs. 1t isn't really a lulu
until you can't see your outstretched
hand. Londoners speak with reverent
awe Of fog early this winter when they
couldn't see hand IL inches from their
eyes, in the glare Of torch. "A run 90,
that one," they say.
London's current rave among the male
sex is the subject of getting turnups on
pants, and those little embellishments
we call pockets. Because Of wartime
wool rationing turnups, or cuffs on
pants, have been banned for two years,
But now the ban on turnups has been
lifted because Of growing wool stocks,
and tailors are being beseiged with
orders for turnups. Londoners like
their cuffs, too
London also is in the same boat As
Washington on getting drink without
boosting the national debt. Scotch is
scarce here, and the price in clubs is S
shillings or dollar. The American
messes and clubs relieve that situation,
charging 40 cents, or two shilling, but
the stuff Is poor quality, and the beer is
better as thirst satisfier, Most of the
pubs sell bitters, which is just what the
name implies. It is q poor quality war
time beer at cheap price. Londoners
don't like It either. but it Is the best
thsy can ost
Evening star., 1944-02-27


need to report for nearly a
month.
has suddenly been flooded with busi-
ness. Until the Draft Aid Center told
them, the men simply didn't know the
Government was willing to foot the
bills when servicemen's wives have
babies.
A volunteers note tells that story:
Man going into service Wife to
have a baby in two months. Referred
to Emergency Maternity and Infant
Care. Was very pleased"
Tell 1t to the Draft Aid
The men and their wives are usually
pleased when they leave the center for
several reasons. In the frst place, in
stead of going from place to place for
the information Of help they need, they
either get the information on the spot
or are directed to the right place.
In the second place, there Is relief
in talking to some one not under the
same pressure Of emotions and haste to
get everything done in time.
AS one man put it to volunteer.
Even If there wasn't thing you could
do for me and my family, it's good to
be able to talk to somebody about It,"
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Ensign Thomas Orendine,
Cherokee Indian, Dho has re-
ceived his Navy 1Dings at the
United States Ndual Air Sta
tio',, Jacksonville, Fla.
%. 8. Navy Photo
The Marines, according to the In
dian Once, have two battalions of In
dian signal corpsmen, while others have
been organized in the Army. Most of
the Indians engaged in this work are
Navajos from Arizona and New Mexico
They speak the Athapacan group of
languages, which are found, with va
rious dialectic differences, from Canada
to Mexico.
When the writer suggested the posi-
bility that our enemies, as result Of
the use of Indian dialects for signal
work in the World War, might have as
signed = few intelligence officers to
study them, Mr.. Collier scoffed at the
possibility of any foreign student un-
derstanding the Indian signalmen.
Few Of the dialects, 1t seems, have ever
been reduced to writing. More, the In
Gans employ many drcumlocutons In
Evening star., 1944-02-27

expressing English words. For example,
the President is known to one Indian
tribe as "the man who lies on his back
and tells people what to do" Such mil
itary expressions as brigade, artillery,
airplanes, ammunition and so on, might
have any number of variants in Indian
dialects.
They Are Born Scouts
Aside from their work as signalmen,
Mr.. Collier says, the Indians are prov
Ing excellent scouts. This is due partly
to their inherited fund of woodland lore
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Alaska, is a fuU-blooded Mis-
sion Indian.
u. s. Marine Corps Photo
and partly to the fact that, among some
tribes, at least, all boys are given
strenuous athletic training. Where
there is game, they still hunt extern
sively. 1t is not at all unusual, says
the commissioner, who has spent great
deal Of time among the Indians, for the
Hopi braves to be able to run so miles.
They are trained in long distance run
ming from boyhood. Hence they grow
up supple and long of wind-excellent
qualities for scouts.
The Indians have proved their worth
on the field of combat, too, the record
shows.
The famous Torpedo Squadron g."
which located the Jap feet approach
ing Midway Island and struck the first
devastating blow against the enemy, was
commanded by an Indian, 1t. Comdr.
John c. Waldron, Sioux from Fort
Pierre, S. Oak, who, incidentally, was
oAiC VI VIC lO" 4lltldu VI duudJSS lIOIIl
the United States Naval Academy.
Entirely without protection, the
squadron of Is planes dived into the
intense fire of the enemy. No planes
returned, and only one flyer later was
rescued.
Fighting Braves
sergt. Ralph Sam, a Paiute in the
Army Air Corps, was given the Silver
Star for bravery as a result of an action
over Jap convoy off New Guinea. AS
his plane lost its place in formation a
Zero dived in with burst of machine
gun fire which tore off Sergt Sans
right arm. Pulling pistol with his left
hand he fired at the Jap at close range
and kept him at bay until his plane
had regained its place in formation
The Indian Office has on file records
OF many Indians who have been cited
both in the Pacific and North Africa
and Italy for outstanding herosim.
Indian women, too, are represented in
the WAC and the Army Nurses Corps.
But the war role of the Indians"
AsAA. SoiAAOA PoAACCo OuG, ID 1lOO COIlllIlcu
to the combat services, for many are
giving ardent support to the war effort
here at home-raising food, buying
bonds and working In vital industries.
On the Food Front
when the young braves on the res
ervations went of to war the women
and the older men went to work to keep
up the food supply. Due to the fact
that their normal labor force of healthy
males was more than cut in half it
might have been expected that food
production would fall off. Instead it
has increased. The older people saw
the job of tilling the soil as their proper
contribution to the war"
According to the figures compiled by
the Indian ONCE, these wards of Uncle
Sam have produced more food within
the last two years than in any similar
period in this history. In 1912, 1t is esti-
mated, they raised Of caught beef, fish,
poultry. cereals and vegetables worth
Evening star., 1944-02-27

a month. The man grinned with relief
and departed.
Although the Draft Aid Center doesn't
specialize in the answers to questions on
draft procedure-those are referred to
the draft boards-the volunteers fire.
quently check District Selective Service
headquarters Tor the answers to less
complicated questions.
When Would He Be Drafted?
man who had obviously been har-
boring his worry for some time brought
his problem to the center. Father of
three children, he would reach his 38th
birthday in August. He wanted to know
If he would be drafted before August.
AS he talked, 1t became increasingly
clear that he wanted to be drafted. He
had had his la notice for three weeks
and wanted action. Eager to tell some
body the story he couldn't tell his wife,
he explained that he had been wanting
to get into the service for long time
but he didn't think he should volunteer
because OF his family. Now he was
afraid the draft wouldn't reach him in
time
After checking with Selective
Service, the volunteer assured him that
if he passed the physical, he would
probably be in uniform months before
his birthday.
Typical Gases
Here are typical cases found on the
day sheets" of the volunteers:
Husband about to be drafted. Wants
help arranging budget. Feels allotment
won't be adequate"
Man wants to know II sister law
Will continue to get allotment from son
when her husband is drafted and she
gets allotment from him."
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Thousands have been sent letters ex-
planning its work. They are handed
invitations to the center when they
board the bus for the armed forces In
duction station at Fort Myer, Va, and
the commanding officer also advises them
to take their problems there.
At the other end of the information
please" setup are some so volunteers
most OF them the wives Of Army or
Navy men themselves. The husband Of
one OF them Is a chaplain. Her son Is
at sea. Another's husband is a Navy
commander in the South Pacific. One
OF them Is the wife of an air cadet and
another has husband In the marines
at Paris Island.
Finding the Answers
Each volunteer works from Exit" of
information. She knows the size of the
alotments, where to send men with
legal questions, which cases should 20
to the Red Cross and which to Army
Emergency Relief or Navy Relief.
Sometimes the men just want to know
the size of the allotments their fami-
lies will receive. Sometimes, they just
want assurance that If anything goes
wrong their wives will have some place
to turn. Sometimes, they are faced
with an immediate crisis
For instance, man came rushing
into the center the other day. He was
waving a greetings" His wife was
coming home from the hospital with
their new baby. He just couldn't go off
to the Army until she was settled.
The volunteer started to call Selective
Service. Then she got an inspiration,
asked to see the greetings" In his ex-
citement, the man hadn't read 1t care
fully. The notice simply told him to
report for his preinduction physical
examination. If he passed that, he
wouldn't report for induction for nearly
Evening star., 1944-02-27
BY Walter McCallum.
Star Staff Correspondent.

good Job, gives you the same "cheerio"
when you leave, and almost falls over
himself when you hand him sixpence
tip. But wish they wouldn't put that
bear grease on your spare locks. 1t
seems to be universal. Some day a
barber Is going to be found lying by his
chair, wondering where the lightning
struck. 1t will be an American vanish
ing out the door, refusing to be awed
Evening star., 1944-02-27

by that grease job on his shorn locks.
Getting anywhere in the blackout
without torch, as the Londoners call
fiashlight, is an experience. You meet
the incest people there. The other
night, leaving one of those traps the
Londoners call clubs, which Is q name
for place with bar and piano, and
charges 5-shilling joining fee, I ran
into the incest mink coat. She also
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Mother wants to know what to do
about debts incurred by son before he
entered service"
Man about to be inducted. Wife ex-
pecting baby In June. Wants to make
financial arrangements"
Wants some one to come to home
when wife is confined in April
Wants an apartment for wife and
child. He is being inducted In three
weeks"
Must report to Navy tomorrow. Wife
taken i'll today. Has four children and
no one to care for them"
Wants to know what clothes to take
with him when he volunteers
"Son is prisoner of war. Mother Is
sick and needs financial help"
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Shortly after the United States entered the representa-
t1Oes OF the Sir Nations NeW York State presented to Vice
President Wallace resolution declaring Germany Italy,
Japan and their allies Chief Jesse Lyons Onondago shoDn
greeting the Vice President Aqqe Moha1Uk
other tribesnen and Congressman look
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
ALLIED INTELLIGENCE SERVICE NOW BLAMED
 FOR NAZI OFFENSIVE
By YVES GALLAGHER


 BELGIUM-A delayed error in the Allied intelligence service must share a large part of the blame for von Rundstedt's breakthrough on the western fornt. It now is appar- ent that the Allied high command intelligence not only failed to de- tect the buildup by yon Runstedts orces at the weak spot on the front but underestimated German mili- tary strenth and ability up to the day of the breakthrouh.
 Official opinion as given ou t to correspondents was: one, the Ar dennes forest was not an adyanta- geous spot at which to launch a winter offensive, it being used as sort of a rest sector by both Ger mans and Americans; two, von Rundstedt had practically no stra- tegic reserve troops for use in big offensive; three, the morale of the German soldier was extremely low; four, the main aim of the German high command was to fight de- fensive action before the Ruhr val ley; five, the German air force vir- tually was nonexistent; and six, the Germans shortage of gas and war materials precluded any large scale effort.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
sTALEMATE IN ITALY

ROME-Allied headquarters an- nounced that fighting has died down in the Serehio valley area, where strong German counteroffen- sive had driven the American fifth army from the important road town of Barga. The four-day-old German drive south toward Lucca also pushed the Allied forces from the area of Gallicano two and a half miles from Barga on. the west bank of the Serchio before it was slowed.
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s & s. ss & s. s -s .s .s <
 Emblem Club Notes
By D0Tis Eastaugh

-s # a. & 2. .- .s S % 2. s' .s 4
 Golly. I certainly slipped up last week but why doesn't someone tell me these things? The paper arrived as I was vainly trying to think of something to say.
 The Ladies Night Xmas party was very nice from reports I heard We were too busy assisting Santa to go. Mildred Grant and B ct y Bjorge had the hall decked out very festively with large bells, red and green Xmas rope, greens and com plete with a tree. Mary Steears walked off with Ladies high and Doris Barnes instead of Doris D re- ceived the booby-nice change! Bill Tennis came out first in the mems events and Tom Elswiek re- ceiyed low. Virgil Newman was a very good Santa and passed out the gifts.
 Our Emblem club Xmas party was fun too-probably would have been more fun if we had been able to acquire the services of a better Santa but I did the best l could! Louise Curtis and Ruth Harvey did the honors in way of refreshments with a Christmas fruit salad and assorted sandwiches.
 Our next meeting is Monday, January 8, 1945, so keep it in mind huh?
 Quite a few gay dish towels have been showing up for the kitchen, which is a boon to the dishwashers and those members that haven t sent theirs in, can any time.
 Election of officers to replace members who have moved away will take place soon but you will all be notified.-All for now!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
ANOTHER SEA BATTLE
 WITH LAPS ANTICIPATED

USPFH. Pearl HarbOr - Vic e Admiral Mare A. Mitscher, who di- rected the navy's air arm in the two battles in the Philippines sea, said he anticipated another action with the remnants of the enemy surface forces, and thinks in an other year we should have the navy pretty well cleaned up."
 Mitseher said if the Japs re- fused to commit their remaining fleet units in battle I've will be in a position to clean them out wher- ever they are"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
OCD WARNS PUBLIC
 OF ROBOT ATTACKS

WASHINGTON - The office of civilian defense issued instructions yesterday for defense against rocket bomb and robot bomb attacks. The instructions were sent to state de- fense councils to be passed on to the public.
 OCD pointed out that little or no advance warning is possible, adding that "the public should realize the dangers and constantly be alert, es- pecially along the coastal areas
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
CATHOLIC DEVOTIONs St. Rose of Lima and St. John Rev. Mathew E. Hoch, Pastor

Sunday, December 3l:
 Holy mass at 8:15 am. in Wran- gell Institute.
 High mass at 10 am. in local parish.
 Monday, January l, 1945:
 Feast of the Circumeision-holy day of obligation.
 Holy mass at 8:15 o'clock in the Wrangell Institute.
 High mass at 10 am. in local parish.
 Altar society meets in the rectory on the first Wednesday evening of every month.
 Friday, January 5, is the first Friday of the month. The Altar so- ciety will receive Holy Communion in a body.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
MRS. LUCINDA sPATH
 DIES AT JUNEAU

Word came today of the death yesterday morning of Mrs. Lucinda Spath at the United tates Govern ment hospital at Juneau. Born in 1875 in Wrangell, Mrs. Spath lived for many years at Craig, returning here several years ago to make her home She entered the hospital early in December.
 Surviving are a son Algie Frisby in the service at Little Rock, Ar kansas, and a granddaughter, Helen Sanderson, who lives at Hydaburg.
 The body has been shipped to Hydaburg for burial.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
DAVID B. MEARs
 DIES IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE. Wash. - David Ben jamin CColone1) Mears, superin- tendent of the Alaska railroad from 1916 to 1924. was stricken with a heart attack Monday night d died shortly after in his apartment over the Maple valley station in South Seattle where he was dis patcher
 "I cleared number 73," were his last words 10 his wife, Blanche
 He was prominent in Masonic circles and was a past commander of Knights Templar and past high priest of the Royal Arch Masons at Anchorage
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
NEW YEARS EVE WATCH
 NIGHT AT THE MISSION

Watch night on New Years Eve will be observed at the Assem- bly, of God Mission beginning at o'clock. For the next two weeks prayer meeting will be held each night at the Mission.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. Ben Judd Jr., Pastor Sunday:
 10 a.m.-Sunday school. II a.m.-Morning Worship. 7:15 p.m.-Youth Club party. Tuesday, p.m.-Wrangell lnsti- ute.
 Wednesday, 7:3O pm. - Choir practice.
 Thursday, 7:9O p.m.-Youth club, Friday, 7:3O pm. - Choir prae- tice.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The oyster tidelands leased from the US. Fish & Wildlife Service off my home at Shoemaker Bay are now planted with oysters. Gravel trucks,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
SALVATION ARMY
It. Frances Fletcher Envoy Juanita Routh

nhFOJ JaRAAb@ 4eOOSA Sunday services:
 Il a.m.-Special Thlinget meet ing.
 2:3O p.m.-Sunday School. Wednesday, 3:90 pm. - Chil' dren's meeting.
 Wednesday, to g p.m.-Youne peoples meeting.
 Tuesday, p.m.-Institute Thursday, the Home League at quarters, 2 to pm. Friday evening service, 7:S0.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29

Early in the 18th century, [ h e center of the tea industry shifted from China to India, Ceylon and the Netherlands East Indies.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29

clam diggers and trespassers are prohibited from entering on this property or from interfering with the oysters.
 adv 1-5 Fl. A. WELLS
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Rev. William FOrbes-Rector

Sunday after Christmas. no sery- ices. A Thursday, p.m.-Choir rehear- sal at the church.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
LET US FLY

your dry cleaning to Petersburg. Speedy service, soc. Leave at Wrangell Hotel. Petersburg Wrangell Air Service. adv
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29

Canada in 1941 manufactured S2,0O0 reams of carbon paper, val ued at S996,OOO.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
ENTERS HOSPITAL

Mrs. Helen Roaming entered Bi- shop Rowe General hospital this week for medical care.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29

The Great Banks of Newfound- land are one of the most productive fishing grounds in the world.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
 CHURCH

Thomas A. EStelle Sunday night - Colored Bible pictures at 7:30 o'clock. Wednesday, 7:30 pm. - Prayer meeting.
 Saturday-Sabbath school, 10 am Morning worship, Il am.
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Housing
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sbou; the housing situation and
wish him luck. Smith explained
further that the problem is made
more tragic by the fact that many
soldiers were forced to break up
good homes 10 60 into the service
and in those cases where The wife
or family were unable 20 maintain
ne places. INC soldier finds on his
return hat he is literally out IN
tho cold
Must Re Accepted BY School
Getting back 10 the educational
provisions, Smith said. III seems
10 ne HAT an Important point 10
gemeuher IS hat the veteran must
&c accepted in a school before the
living expenses for himself and
MS family VIII be paid SO many
veterans wan; all the money in
front before they enroll This is
against the law" he said.
Smith sand further that all vet
Grams should remember that al
though they may be over 25 years
- age. they may receive some OF
the benefits Of tho educational pro-
visions 4 they are able 10 prove
that the normal course Of their
education has been neglected
For those accepted in schools.
the marks they make will de-
terTine whether the government
VIII continue 20 support them" he
S.-d
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and was responsible for their lack
OF children, Mrs. Powell said the
charges "fiabbergasted her" She
said she had pleaded with him
mot TO cause any scandal because
OF our race" but he told her he
already had been in the arms OF
another woman" and that il was
too late.
The Powells were married In
1888. and the wedding created a
long controversy among members
OF his flock because Mrs. Powell
had been a member of floor show
in one OF the New York night clubs
She is the sister of Fredie Wash
ington, star OF the flicker, "Imita-
tons Of Life"
In her bill Mrs. Powell charges
that Powell. publisher OF the Peo-
Piles Voice, New York tabloid
weekly.
Walter Winchell, noted gossip
columnist, said in nationwide
broadcast Sunday that Mrs. Powell
would institute divorce proceedings
Monday, and that her husband
would marry Hazel Scott, noted
ooogle Woogie pianist.