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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-15
In,,.Section OF America Meet

The first thing you want Is
place to stay, Well. let's see.
What colored outfits are here?"
lie consulted list. and then the
telephone directory. "Here we are.
the very place." he announced as
he took the phone off OF the hook.
Hello Kroencke Git. Col Ed
ward J. Kroencke. chief chaplain) i.
Shops talking. VIII you call up
Chaplain Middleton and arrange
with him for Martin 70 have a
comfortable place to stay. Yeah.
he's the correspondent and Just
arrived. He'll. excuse me chaplain,
he has 10 have some place now.
Good quarters. remember. Call
me back. and with that the col
onel hung up.
This man impressed me. Not 80
much BECAUSE he wore the silver
leaves. but he seemed like man
who could get things done with
out countless yards Of red tape
Leaning back on his chair iels-
urely putting cigar, he talked OF
days past, Of world economy CT
many things. AS ne talked. no
nervously fingered the cigar and
stared out the window 81 the driv-
Ing rain. A New Yorker. and this
island was 30 far away from The
glamor Of Manhattan Here there
were OK carts. hare footed people.
4 grinding Army trucks Civiliza-
ton. but not OF the New York
variety.
well nix YOU up. Lot Of col
ored outfits here Tell YOU what,
after you get settled. come down
tomorrow and we'll map out an
Itinerary Lot 81 colored troops
over here Glad you came over 70
see them" said the colonel as no
abruptly reverted hack 70 the
point OF why / had come over
Here's your car 70 take You
out TO camp BY the way. do you
like Rye" he asked Greedily did
answer in the affirmative ] had
never tasted II in my lie But Il
must taste better than the needles
alcohol or the Juices OF canned
fruit mixed with coconut milk
after It has set DAYS
The car waited until tho chap.
lain had called back We started
on what was 20 he long trip
En- route we passed a grave yard
The driver called Il the Truck
| Drivers Cemetery" Many OF those
buried there were truck drivers
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-15

who had crashed over the steep
hills OF the island. The flag flut-
tered over the white stones. The
road seemed slippery than any l
had Travelled. Large drops OF rain
washed our face. The windshield
wipers seemed wholly inadequate
as the curves came faster
These scenes flashed back as
the craft loaded with soldiers
pushed further Out into the bay
The troops were made up Of sol
diefs. sailors. and marines. Ne
groes and whites. Americans, FL
pines, and New zealanders. Jews
and Genilles. Some sitting on
packs staring into the water,
some leaning against the rail
staring into the water. others just
staring All sweating under the
broillng sun.
- We puoHtd PAST one snip
someone yelled ANY you guys
from Brooklyn Il brought a
laugh. and then silence again.
Soldiers can wear the empiIest
expressions when headed for the
fighting zones. Most OF them look
downward. others can look one
another dead IN the eye without
saying anything Once and awhile
q guy viii start 70 whistle tune.
one with no beginning no end
Just a middle floating In the air
He would stop as abruptly as he
started
We pulled M alongside our
ship Somebody yelled Get your
shopping done early. 10 days he
fore Christmas Pleasant thought.
We boarded
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-15
--I--77-71-9-7-7 ----1-----7----
Pint-Size Musician
Heads Huge Show At
Russell Theater

The jumping show at the
Russell iheater was headlined by
the surprise celebrity. Johnny
zandon. fhc little man. ss inches
tall previously featured with
Robert Ridley Zandon. master Of
the electric guitar held the audi
ence spell-bound throughout his
performance.
Lord jeff, nc set the pace Tor
the show which included the -Four
Jacks and Queen Little Tom, Lit
tie Lawson and Nancy Guy.
a giant show has been planned
for Thursday and will feature
these stars IN addition to new
dancing sensation. Hattie Riley.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-15
MONROE
BY wrSrFRED CONVICTION

Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Campbell
gave a party on Jan. s. honorlng
the eighteenth birthday Of their
son. Garyrion Campbell. A de-
licious repast was served and
games and dancing were enjoyed.
Those present included Vivian
BIount jeanette Fleming. Dorothy
Bracy Marsle Bracy. Ruby Har-
diway Lilly Fisher. Jessie Hos.
kin, Ida Holland. Evelyn Game,
Helen White, George covington,
David coyington. Manuel Hosklns,
Clarence Austin. Betty and Au-
gustlne Blount. John Parker. Clay
Holland, Herman Parker. Andrew
Freeman. Leon Miller. John White
and James Fleming. The honoree
Is high school senior and ex-
poets To be indicted into the
Army after graduation In June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luvert Coving-
ten, OF s25 Almira street, cele-
brated their mothers seventy
ninth birthday and family re-
union Sunday. Jan. 2. out-of-
town guests included the hon
orees sons. ". J. Edwards and
Ned Edwards and wife. OF Detroit
Mr. and Mrs p. n. Jordan. OF
POS Almira avenue, have return
ed from a holiday visit 10 their
son and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Wide and Mrs. Amanda John
son.
On the local sick iist are Mrs.
q. A. Edwards. P. II. Jordan and
Roosevelt Johnson.
Second Baptist Church
The Second Baptist church Of
Monroe has called the Rev. J. ".
White as pastor Of the church
The Rev. Mr.. White formerly
pastored the church and built
the present edifIce IN 1927. The
conversation enjoyed an able ser
mon Sunday, delivered by him
The text was. Watch and pray
that We enter not into tempta-
ton" Matt 2s4l he pointed out
that beginning with the new year.
all should watch and pray. as
PRAYER without watching is insult
ficient and watching without
prayer will not suffice He also
emphasized that ones self IL the
greatest thing that needs watch
Ing, as we seldom know our
selves.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-15
.,,.u,a from page 81

| IN, IN the mechanical pud-
sn'H''.' which had Press
l-.ps' o. its hind side.
a,rs think yen we're gong Smu
J ~ he had said as ] hus-
p'. .' ear out Of the command
y ny y ne dock What happen
,,,e answer the question be-
w. vas the second time he
. ~ ',..d ths same in 3 days. the
=, y, ", =. when | was late d 70, an
'N .,.r with Admiral Halsey'
\ ,,Di The commander waiting
n 8 minutes -,
.r,s can't keep a man Ike the
-, waiting jim Basset had
~ s,s' v, Just MANAGED to get an
~ between important con-
a'u'. .. Come On. we still might
!. N, 10 make 4 u we DO
y, =, make it TOO lons
" =. ,r,rsle-edsea iecp refused
Z, I, We ran the four blocks
!. ~ s.'s,usrieys a sentry inspect
i. IDENTIFY cards hurriedly
y \ ,.Ipted up the stairs Com.
= ..,s,r Harold siassen stood
..arr ] could realty 'e'l 'na'
\. .rmer governor q Minnesota
! !, al pleased that we had
~ Il, Admiral waiting LH'le
' y, tickled The bottom In
j., ,.rs,, q nv stomach. Here the
,,-,,l vim pressing matters OF
A1IIIIH "t"' 4
4. vi on his Mind had agreed
\ ~ ne the iirsi interview
,,s,,a hy hin n months = five
IN, q n,h 70 be 70
4 ', we're shown INTO he In
,..nem I'm Basset whisper
a vsss q short r had 20 he
,Sr- ors inr minutes remain
n
remembered these things as
4, M. Chief drove ~ from the
az / also remembered n Col
Is,lls shopa Arms press CHIEF 81
a, South Pacific Command who
constantly had cigar damned
between Ms teeth He made the :
DAYS On tho Island very enjoy
sble Or No
y. exclaimed ne day J ar
rived from DE south Pacific
,Hsl We knew you were com.
M bu, hell thew didn't let US
Ir.v vh'n Draw pp q cha'r i
vas raining outside which fact
,aisd 20 ihe comfort q his OF
nrs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-18
Lusty Lightweight

FOur-month-old Karen Mae Baker Of
2501 Cortland, a premature baby who
weighed / pound Ii ounces at birth and
has grown to pounds, bowling Justify
for the dinner which her mother, Mrs. Alex
Baker, is about to give the wonder child.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28

Buy War Savings stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered ID your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28

with 81 cuuomcr,. Since then he has
nerea,ed hr route to ISL ,ubscuber'. now
earn, SIS vtk. he ha, $500 IN the
bank and $50 IN Var Bonds. For his
,,le,mln,hir accomplishments Clarence has
won many Time, award, including a
b,eyele and vacation boat t-r 20 CIeye-
land. lie hl, never had service COM
plant.
Ponder, an \ student in the seventh
Grade At Shcruri intermediate school
where reading IS hls ttonte SUBJECT, takes
an active part m school boxing lie plays
he trumpet and IS member Of teams
IN both yuftbiII and basketball leagues
for Detroit Times carrier.
Clarence rates as h, most thrilling
moment, the hr,t time he collected his
route and received hrs own profits. Ills
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Audubon Ponder.
recommend newspaper CARRYING for keep
ing boy, bu0ly occupied dunns idle hour1
Cllrence IS ~, 1--we, at 1870 Rtehmoai
avenue. lie sell, and delivers Var stamp,
to help the var effort, has sold 1900
stamp. 10 ditc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28
& WISHING WELL e
BY Paul Foearty


r pleasant little game that will
II day 1t numerical puzzle designed to spell out
letters first the number
subtract the number Is less than
your key number Start at the upper left
check OF your key
right Then read the the letters under
the checked figures give you. s.1s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-28
Il our aFFIGr
NeIGHBORHOOD SALESMAN
Introducing Another Busy Better
Bog Detroit Times Carrier
BY JIM SLOWER
BY i'm SLOWER
Today W.
Present
CLARENCE
PONDER

To earn money
for his college cdu-
eaton, so he can
become a dOot0r,
Clarence became 4
carrier nine months
ago m Euclid and
phlIadeIphA aNcnue.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
New Deal Rows
BaIk U. s.,
Dewey Asserts

ABOARD DEWEY CAMPAIGN
TRAIN, Oct. II. CUP)-Governor
Thomas E. Dewey added Tuesday to
lis charge of Roosevelt adminiStra-
ton failures at home an accusation
that its conduct of foreign affairs
also suffers from constant oicker-
ing, auarreling and biting ano
internal diSSenSion.
The Republican presidential nomi-
nee, speaking Monday night on
nationwide radio hookup from st.
Louis. said the failures he COM
planned CT aboard could be traced
to The same conditions which has
made Roosevelt administrations rec
ord at home "one long chapture of
failure"
For II years the New Deal has
treated us to constant pickering,
quarreling and biting by the
most spectacular collection of in
competent people who ever held Of
flee Dewey charged.
I'VE must not trust Our future to
such people as Harry Hopkins, Mad
anne Perkins. and Harold L. IckeS.
Certainly America can do better.
! propose that we will do better"
1t was a fighting speech with
which he New York governor made
his bid fer the support of border
state MiSSouri-home CT Democratic
Vice Presidential Nominee Harry
S. Truman-in the November elec-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
FLA Arranges
Initiation

Ell Centre chapter of Future
Farmers of America Saturday nlghC
will initiate the largest class OF
freshmen in the history of the Or
ganization at Central Union High
school.
A total of 80 freshmen will be in
itiated at these ceremonies to be
held in the gymnasium at z. Special
guests for the evening will be all
chapter alumni and young farmers
living in Imperial Valley.
Jerry Womack. chap5er delegate
to the FLA convention at San Luis
Cbispo late in September, will give
his report. All chapters in the state
were represented at that convention
to take part in planning FLA work
in California for the coming year.
The Ell Centre chapter will take
part in the first conference and
judging contest held since Pearl
Harbor. 1t will be held at Chino,
october %. At that time an Of
ficers' training school will be ar
ranged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
Truman Reveals
Press Choice

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. /. CUP)
Senator Harry S. Truman. Demo-
cratic presidential nominee. said
Tuesday he did not want to be
president of the United States but
cited a senate press gallery poll as
evidence of his qualifications.
At a press conference after his
arrival here from Los Angeles, Tru-
man was asked if he wanted to be
president and if he believed he had
the experience to qualify for the
job. He said he did not want to be
chief executive. but in response to
the second query added
II was nominated by the senate
press gallery as the civilian who
knew more about the war effort
than anyone except the President" ="
He said he did not want to answer
the question but that you force
me to make it"
I'm a modest man. l don't like
ot talk about myself" he said.
That's what the senate press gal
lery said. Don't quote me as saying
il"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
Budapest Goes
Under Army Law

LONDON. oct. II. tUP)-Buda-
pest was reported under martial law
Tuesday as the new Nazi govern
ment of Hungary tightened its grip
on the uneasy capital and strove
desperately to rally the army and
people behind it for stand against
the advancing Russians.
The Nazi-controlled Budapest ra-
dio said last night Admiral Nicholas
Horthy had announced his resigna-
ton as regent and had repudiated
his proclamation of only "a hours
earlier accepting Allied armistice
terms. Horthy did not broadcast
personally. however, a n som e
doubt remained that he actually
had authorized the statement, un-
less under duress.
The whereabouts of Horthy were
mystery Swiss sources SAID ne
was believed to hav' been taken 10
Germany by plan yesterday ouC
swedish dispatche asserted ne was
under siege with loyal troops in the
royal palace.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
HOURS REGULATING LIQUOR
SALE TO SOLDIERS STAND

SACRAMENTO, Oct. II. up
Hours for sale of liquor fer service
men in California will remain the
same until formal action is taken
bv the state board of equalization
although an extension of hours has
been authorized in eight western
states bv the Ninth Service Com
mand. Assistant State Liquor Ad-
ministratOr A. A. Whitaker said.
Whitaker said that the army pro-
posed to allow soldiers to STAT buy
ing liquor by the bottle or drink at
p. m. Precent hours of sale are
from p. m. to p. m. by the bottle
and ) p. m. to midnight by the
drink.
The army proposal will be brought
before the board at a meeting Oc-
tober "a to 26, Whitaker said. and
navy officials meantime are being
asked whether they concur. Whit
aker said he believed the board
would retain the present hours un-
less all the armed S rvices agree to
change.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
Wounded Marine
Transferred
To New Hospital

Private Russell Sherwood Jr., of
FL Centre. left a military hospital
in Vallejo for another in Maryland
Tuesday for treatment of wounds
received in action in the Pacific
area.
In telephone conversation with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Sherwood Sr.. on Monday, Private
Sherwood said he was flown to VAL
lejo from the Pacific area and was
to be taken by plane to a hospital in
BeteSda. Maryland. 1t was under
stood that he was suffering from a
bullet wound in the heart. but his
parents were tCld little concerning
his condition.
He had been serving in the Pa
cific area for five months with a
headquarters battalion of marines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood were
greatly encouraged because he was
able to talk to them and were anX-
iously awaiting more information
about his condition.
Private Sherwood'S sister. Miss
joyce Sherwood. women's air service
pilot in the WASPS, telephoned her
parents from Riverside that she was
leaving by plane for Vallejo Tues
day morning in an attempt to see
her brother before he left for Mary
land. Brother and sister have not
been able TO meet for year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
Russians Tighten
Balkans Grin

CONTINUED From Page i
grade. Tito announced that 1900
Germans were captured in the cam
paign to liberate the Yugoslavian
capital, where the Nazi garrison was
backed into the northwestern sector
against the Danube and Sava riv-
ers.
The Germans, apparently putting
up last-ditch stand, were fighting
from house to house through Bel
grade. despite the fact virtually all
of their main escape routes were cut
from the city. Front reports said the
Nazis had only few pontoon bridges
still remaining across the Sava.
In Pennsylvania, Marshal Rodion
Y. MalinoVsky's Second Ukrainian
Army cleared another section of the
Cluj-Oradea railroad with the occu-
patton of BCgdana. 81 miles north
west of Cluj, to give the Russian
forces control of all out so miles of
the supply line
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
CAP Announces
Cadet Course
For Boys, Girls

Boys and girls of Imperial county
were slated to attend a meeting
Tuesday night in Room I. West
Arcade. Ell Centre Central High
school TO hear plans for a Civil Air
Patrol Cadet course. The meeting
and the training plans are under
direction of CAP with full approval
and cooperation of the army. ac-
core ing to First Lieutenant Peter
). Schartz, commanding Imperial
Valley CAP squadron.
The intention of the military au-
thorities. back of the plan. is to
continue intensive training for the
war period and to help create air
mindneSS after the war.
To assist in this work the govern
ment will furnish text books, mate
rial and equipment including air.
planes for local use in student or
ientation flights and other study
purposes.
The training program will offer
from that given in the past by the
Civil Air Patrol in that text books
and manuals for each person will
be available for study, and instead
of class lecture work exclusively.
there will be periodical reviews of
the subjects by army, navy. and air
force personnel.
The subjects to be covered in
clude:
Civil Air Regulations; Theory of
Flight; Meteorology; Air Naviga-
ton. Air Craft Instruments: Power
Plants; Radio-Telephone Procedure:
Airports anc Duties Of Airport Per-
sonnel; Aircraft Identification:
Morse Code; Military COURTESY and
Discipline; Infantry Drill: Map
Reading; Phonetic Alphabet: In
terror Guard Duty; Aerodynamics;
Military Correspondence and Pro-
cedure; Army, Navy and Air Force
OrganiZa ation.
10 provice this personnel it is
the governments desire to interest
the following groups:
Adults. male or female. who have
been or desire to become pilots or
who are interested in other phases
of aviation.
Those males, seventeen years of
age, or nearing that age. who are
interested in Air Crew training SER
vice with the possibility of qualify
ing for The Air Corps Enlisted Re-
serve.
These from Is to l8 years and up
wards. both male ana female who
are deSirouS of Claiming training
IN aviation Or connected subjects.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
NAZIS COLLECT WOUNDED
ASSAULTS LAID TO NEGROES
IN NAVAL UNIFORMS

Police Monday investigated al
legged attacks made on two El Cen
trans by Negroes dressed in naval
uniforms, when j. S. Stevens. a
Southern Pacific Railroad employe.
and Eddie Serga complained they
lad been accosted and beaten. Ma
thaniel Dixon was arrested and
turnd ever to naval authorities.
Stevens told police that two SAIL
ors beat him up and tore his clothes,
but failed TO steal anything.
The Serga complaint was similar
TO Stevens, save for the fact that
he charged that three sailors at
tackled him. He suffered minor
scratches and bruises.
Both attacks repeatedly occurred
on Main street near the railroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
Big Jap Fleet
Dodees Battle

two medium warShlpS- pS-ipreSumably
cruiser CeStroyerS-were hit by air
craft torpedoeS and retired from
the battle area.
Fortunately, I1e personnel cas-
ualtieS in these two ships we're
small" Nimitz said.
No other damage was suffered by
the Third fleet up to the time
of the communique. Nimitz said,
despite eXtravagant Japanese claims
l6 American warships had been
sunk anc 81 damaged in the week
long air-Sea battle.
His reference to the approach of
the japanese fleet was character
iStiCallS brief:
japanese fleet units were sighted
approaching the area in which u.
S. Pacific fleet forces have been
operating in the western part of
the Philippine sea, but on discover
ing our fighting strength unim-
paired, have avoided action and
withdrawn toward their bases"
The communiQue did not specify
the cate on which the units we're
sighted or the type of ships COM
priSing the enemy force, but it was
presumed they included carriers,
battleShipS, cruisers and destroyers
and probably were sighted over the
weekend while the Third fleet was
retiring from the Formosa area.
GOT SCARED OUT
One look at HalSey's fleet-ce-
scrloed by an eyewitness as the
greatest armada ever to roam the
SeaS-apparently was enough for the
japanese command. The Japanese
fleet turned tail and fled for its
bases, even as did similar surface
force last June 10 between the
Philippines and the Marianas.
NimitzS communique reported
that l9l Japanese planes attacked
cne task group from the Third fleet
by day and night Friday. Saturday
and Sunday Fighters and anti-air-
craft fire shot down 95 of them,
while five American planes were
lost.
Fighters from two other American
carriers shot down so ac cditional
japanese planes which attempted
to attack damaged ships Sunday.
while still another Is enemy planes
were destroyed by carrier-based
search and patrol aircraft.
The latest toll brought the Third
fleets bag of enemy planes cestroy-
ed or damaged since it began its
onslaught against the japanese in
ner defense ring with an attack on
Ryukyu Islands Oct. 9 to between
$40 and S75. Since August 30. the
Third fleet has destroyed or dam
agec at least 1000 Japanese air.
craft.
American aircraft losses since Oc-
tooer 8 totalled 59 planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-17
Postwar Plans
In County Wait
Committee Study
(Continued from Page

Continued frcm Page II
map of road improvement and build
ing favored by the farmers of the
valley and said he would take the
highway department map to the
senate subcommittee Friday and
see what could be cone about coor-
dinating the two programs.
Irrigation district plans are ten
tatie but we're to be taken up by
the district board Tuesday and
made ready for the senate sub
committee Friday.
TO PRESENT PLANS
Each city has plans and will pre-
sent them Friday but they were
not presented in detail Monday.
Representatives of the Central
Labor council and the Building
Trades council handed in resolu-
ton listing the projects favored for
the postwar perioc. The resolution
set forth that the two councils were
greatly concerned about opportuni-
ties for employment for their men,
berS in the postwar period and
expressed eagerneSS to get projects
to provide work for returning vet
Grams of World war No. 2 and union
members released from war indus
tries.
The list of proposed projects pre-
senteo by the two labor councils was
as follows:
IA we'll planned civic center in
each city.
"A new county hospital of
modern design and construction
staffed to handle all types of dis
eases, including care of the teeth,
maternity cases, social diseases, and
to contain adequate convaleScent
facilities.
3.-The enactment of such laws
a healthier place in which to live.
4.-Recreational, sport, and cul-
tural centers for the youth in each
city.
5.-New gutter, sewer, storm
drainage systems, and adequate
tunnelling for each city.
g. Legislation providing slum
clearance and for federal. state,
and municipal housing in each city.
IA state agricultural college in
Imperial county.
8.-Opening OF the east and west
meSas for homesteacing and cult
waiting.
9.-Construction of an adequate
memorial fer present war heroes,
possibly civic center.
l0.-Modernization of the Blythe
to inland road.
1.-Imrrovement of the high
way from inland to Brawley.
ia four-lane highway from
Calexico to port on the Gulf of
Lower California.