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whites, 5000 half-castes, many
Samoans and Chinese.
In the traffic afoot and awheel
along Suva's broad Victoria Parade,
the nationalities mix in their varied
dress. Add the uniforms of land,
sea and sky fighters from several
of the United Nations, set the cos
mopolitan scene against the back
ground of bright green hills. The
whole makes a picture of Fiji that
the Yanks will not soon forget.
Gardens Blaze With Blooms.
Suva, on the southwest coast of
VIII Levu, counted more than half
East Indians and 1000 whites in
its $1,000 prewar population. Tran
sient military thousands find town
with modern and beautiful buildings,
fine hotel, hospital and school facili-
ties, and clubs and playing fields
for leisure. Gardens blaze with
tropical blooms. Furniture, cloth
ing, biscuits, soap, ornaments in
native gold, tortoise shell and
leather are made in Suva factories.
Sugar and coconut products are
Fiji's long established crops, brought
to export Importance by East In
dian labor. Banana shipments are
normally large, and since 1882 ex-
port gold, mined on both main
islands, has rocketed to second
place in revenue value. Good motor
roads encircle VIII Levu, with short
branches reaching inland. A 100
mile narrow-gauge railroad joins
sugar plantations to Lautoka port
on the west coast. Plantation barges
ply the lower Rewa River, near Suva.
Discovered by Tasman in 1643,
Fiji was without benefit of white
missionaries until 1885. Within 80
years, Thakombau. King of the
Cannibal Isles," converted to chris
tianity, had tried, without success,
to give Fiji over to the protection
first Of Great Britain, then of the
United States.
In 1874 he succeeded in ceding
the islands to Britain and exacting
the assurance that native Fijians
would never be ousted from land
they owned. Thus Fijian problem,
now intensified, was born, for the
British soon discovered the natives
could see no point in growing sugar
and copra for export. Indian labor
was imported to increase produc-
ton, but the British have kept
faith with the 1874 chief in pre-
serving tribal lands well suited for
Intensive farming.
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Wounded U. 5. Reporter
Refuses Purple Heart
By the Associated Press.

~ tuC hooOSidItu FIcSS.
UNITED STATES BOMBER BASE
IN ITALY, Jan. 10 Delaye6 Lynn
Heinzerling of the Associated Press
Is one OF the most modest war cor
respondents in Italy.
When his arm was nicked by a
sniper recently on the 9th Army
front, he didn't even bother to men
tion the fact in his dispatch.
why should II" he said when
other newsmen asked him about it
later. There were a lot of guys
killed around there. The fact I got
nicked by bullet wasn't important" !"
Butsthe doctor who fixed up his
arm thought it was important
enough for a Purple Heart. Mr..
Heinzerling turned that down, too.
I just didn't feel like could take
it," he said.
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Rogers to Give Talk
On Chile at Center

Harold Rogers. member Of The
Stars reporting staff, who was one
of six exchange newspapermen to
visit Chile, will report on his trip at
the second in the South American
series of the Jewish Community
Center's Institute at $3.50 pm. Tues
day.
Mr.. Rogers will invite discussion
and questions after his speech.
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Slide Rule Ruled Out
In Divorce Settlement
~ the Associated Press.

by tHe ASSOclHCeu PfeSS.
LOS ANGELES.-C harles r.
Smith produced a slide rule in court
when the judge suggested he work
out an agreement with his wife for
division of COW, two heifers, a pig
and other property in their divorce
settlement. The slide rule proving
ineffective, the Judge awarded the
livestock and furniture to Mrs.
Smith and gave the husband the
car and motor scooter
Evening star., 1944-01-30
BY THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
SOCIETY.
8. THE FIJI ISLANDS.

3. THE FIJI ISLANDS.
Thousands Of Yanks know Suva,
capital of the British crown colony
of Fiji. Some fought through the
Jap-infested jungles of the Solo,
mons aided by the sharp eyes, keen
ears and strong arms of Fijian COM
mando-trained troops.
Returning home in force some day,
these Yanks will put across" the
true story Of modern Fiji and the
Fijians. Until then this far-off
island group will remain in many
minds as painted by the circus side
show barker-tiny, torrid, the home
OF the worlds most gluttonous can
nibals.
Tiny? Land area of Fiji almost
equals New Jerseys, exceeds that Of
the Hawaiians and is actually large
among Pacific island groups.
Torrid? Lying as far south of the
Equator as the island Of Hawaii lies
north, Suva has cool climate for
the tropics. Temperatures rarely
top 80 degrees or fall below 60.
Gentle zephyrs from the east help
to make the Suva base ideal for
soldier rest and recreation.
Cannibals? Fiji's notoriety was
once well deserved Human flesh
was popular dish in the early 10th
century, but has not been served for
so years. Cannibalism and other
brutal practices have yielded COM
pletely to missionary tact and are
viewed with shame by the natives
today.
Astride Sea Lanes.
Fiji sits astride sea lanes from
the Panama Canal and west coast
OF North America to Australia and
New Zealand. Suvas large busy
harbor lies by airline southwest from
San Francisco 5,445 miles, from
Honolulu $3.50 miles, from Pago
Pago, American Samoa, ITO miles.
Sydney is 2,10O air miles southwest
OF Suva, Auckland 1920 miles south.
Jap thrusts came no nearer than
Guadalcanal, 1870 miles northwest.
Patterned like buckshot fired at
close range, the Fjis pepper the
South Pacific Ocean target with
two big island dots and 260 small
to-tiny ones. VIII Levu (meaning
Great FijD and Vanua Levu (Great
LanO are the large islands, studded
with green mountains rising 4,30O
feet, watered by many short rivers,
edged by fertile plantation plains.
Covering 1850 and 2,130 square miles,
respectively, they leave less than
900 square miles of Fiji for all its
other islands.
Population Of the Fiji group is
215,000 Three-f1fths live on VIII
Levu, nearly another fifth on Vanua
Levu, 5000 on Kandavu and Taveuni,
third and fourth islands in size.
One natives fingers and toes are
enough to count heads on each of
several OF 80 other inhabited is
lands.
Not quite half the islanders are
native Fijians-Melanesians with
pronounced Polynesian traits-cop-
per-brown, fuzzy-headed, tall, 1.-THE,
gentle and easy-going. Almost as
many are British East Indians,
frugal and industrious, first brought
to the islands in 1878 for plantation
work. There are normally 1000
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tachment here,
was vocalist with
the Fort Riley
dance band on
the all A r m y
program, "The
Fort Ril e y
Hour" W h i C h
was broadcast
yesterday.
Formerly en-
ployed as a
secretary in the
National Asso-
ciation Of Manu-
facturers in the
District, P v t
Evening star., 1944-01-30

(This Is the third of IL articles
titled where Are the Ydnks?"
The series has been prepared by
the National Geographic Society
for The Sunday Star to inform
readers about the regions ,phere
American SerDicen,en are sta
toned. An article iDiH appear in
The Star each Sunday.)
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DC. WOMEN s:
IN UNIFORM =

FORT RILEY, Kans.-Pvt. Anne
M. Hammond, 1858 Neal street NE,
former secretary and singer, now
secretary-typist with the WAC de-
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PLAINFTELD ORCHARDS.
OPEN WEEKDAYS AND SUNS.
Out Ga. ave. 8 miles to Glenmont.
right on Route 1872 miles. W. w. Moore
Sandy Spring. Nd. Ashton 2471
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

ACCOUNTING-Tax returns, part-time
oookkeeping BY experienced public account
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HELP MEN 8 WOMEN.

HELP MEN 8 WOMEN.
ALTERATION OPERATIONS. seamstresses.
htters and tailors. Top compensation for
willing workers. Apply personnel ONCE.
BookkahpsR Bos Hsfh e. $40 st. psr at 1ssk Ts 81 d.y,
once. Box 4Si"V. Star. eS'A'i'S"eo
T6 to 81 will 5:
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aTs appiy Jess FiEheT FE 1880 Co. elS New YORK
COURT: eoioTed, 'gs' 70 children. on farm,
Iarmns wife oIi to DO e
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EIEvAToR LIE re s. dhfiEEhAroRs wanted. must
7a oh st. SEWN:
FARMER f 5s FAMILY IL = wanted an to work and
@anss Wts afn f oSse.1ns SsGE sos
jANIToR@settled couple without children:
husband is employed ELSEWHERE g Box Box ssY. ae:
JxNiToR AND WIFE. no children, for
neat apt. Bldg; husband for % part-tins in
work; salary and quarters. Box 49l-V,
local sSc WAR PLANT needs women and -.
year-old boys for light assembly work: ex.
perience helpful but. not necessary; extra
pay siver nightworkers: excellent wages
pm personnel dept. Washington Insti-
tute of Technology. College Park, Nd.
cannot be considered. Applicants must
have statement Of availability from
MAIDS, attendants. and kitchen workers
in general hospital. Age IS to so. Ex-
perience unnecessary; 81 BOO annually Ap-
Ply superintendent, Gallinser Municipal
MAN AND WIFE to service and mar.
5.acre farm located 10 miles north OF
quarters and salary to experienced man.
NAN 70 work in private school. must have
rood living quarters. Call WI 1922.
ME6SENGBR for fun time. Apply Star
nv. hetWeen 4 p.m and 8 pm.
CONTINUED On Next Paeo.1
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INCOME TAX RETURNS.
2132 Penna. ave. NV, am. tn IN
p.m.' daily and Sunday. Reasonable rates.
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INOOIWE INK RETURN,
INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARED BY
E2N?sE EEHrEEF ~, AcGTyoS1TTNTANT, TyS1T pay. EVE
POINTNENT mr. 6O61 ~s 49,
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Lepke Headed for Chair
With 4 Others Thursday
BY the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press
OSSIN1NG, N. Y. Feb. 26.-Sing
Sing Prison authorities notified
State EXecutioner Joseph Francel
today to report to the prison Thurs
day night-the night set for the
execution Of Louis Lepkel Buch-
alter, one-time racket king and
head of Murder; Inc
But the former chieftain of the
murder ring in Brooklyn still had
hope that he would be spared from
the electric chair, prison in
formant revealed.
The constant vigilance of a keeper
seated in front of Lepke's cell has
been relaxed somewhat, the in
formant said, as Lepke continued
to display the confidence that has
marked his confinement in the
death house.
"A lot can happen in the time
that is left" Lepke was quoted as
saying
If the execution takes place as
scheduled, Lepke will be among the
largest group to so to the chair in a
single night for % years. -Four
other men. two Of them his con-
Victed lieutenants, and two other
convicted Brooklyn slayers are to
die that night.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Clio Auto Workers
Adopt Drastic Policy
To Curb Strikes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. &c. - Cracking
down on unauthorized strikes and
work stoppages that violate the
union constitution and its wartime
no-strike pledge, the international
executive board of the United Auto
mobile Workers (CIO) made public
today new policy for dealing with
such work interruptions.
The new policy, adopted by the
board at a meeting in Los Angeles
and announced today through
President R. J. Thomas. provides
severe penalties. even to the revoca-
-.Gn Of charters of local uriors
which may be responsible for un-
authorized walkouts o. -. Z .op-
pages.
1t contemplates also a systematic
reporting to the international union
Of all acts of management in pro-
Voklng work stOppaees.'
~ some Management Policies.
An increasing number of cor
poratlons, the union statement
said, have taken advantage of the
patriotic resolve of our members
and have deliberately pursued a
course intended to deny them their
rights under their contracts and
to provoke them into engaging in
work stoppages, the object being to
discredit the union in the eyes of
the public, to demoralize the union
membership, to inspire repressive
legislation against unions and to
ultimately destroy the organized
labor movement"
The new policy provides that in
event of a strike or work stoppage
the union will conduct an investi-
cation into the cause, the provoca-
ton by management and the iden-
tlty of members of the union who
may be responsible"
Will Punish Offenders.
Where a member or members of
the union are found responsible,
all services by the union in their
behalf will be withheld, including
intervention for them in event of
disciplinary action against them by
management. The local union
would then be required to file
charges against the member or
members.
In event of the failure of the
local union to cause charges to be
so filed and prosecuted, the policy
statement concludes. the interna-
tional board may proceed against
the local under section of the
constitution that authorizes the
revocation of a local union charter
and reorganization of the subor-
dinate body.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Coast Guard Cutter
To Be Launched Tuesduy
BY the Associated press

BY NE FSSoClatAd Press.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 26.-The Coast
Guard cutter Mendoza, largest YES
sci of its kind, scheduled to 60 down
the ways of the Coast Guard Curtis
Bay yards, will be launched Tues
day with Mrs. James Pine as spon-
Sor.
Mrs. Pine is the wife of Rear
Admiral Pine, superintendent of the
New London Comm Coast Guard
Academy.
The vessel will be named for a
cutter which was torpedoed and
sunk in the North Atlantic in 1912
While escorting a convoy. The orig
inal Mendoza was commissioned in
1929
Evening star., 1944-02-27

project from the Persian Cult to
the Eastern Mediterranean area and
brought congressional demands for
an investigation of its activities and
of the Governments world Oil pol
icies.
"A realistic view of the conditions
confronting tie Government Mr.
Knox said in a letter released by
the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee, demands the existence
of some Government agency which,
working with industry. will be able
to study and advise on steps which
must be taken to assure the flow
of petroleum supplies to the United
States from overseas sources when
and as required"
The Secretary said PRO has not
been designed as a producing, re-
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fining or marketing organization. II
does not propose to compete with
the private oil industry in this
country.
"On the contrary, it's purpose is
to promote the private oil industry
in this Nation, and to further the
interests of the people of the United
States"
Mr.. Knox said the PRO lis de.
signed to help American companies
gain participation in foreign Pc
troleum reserves for the armed
services of the United States, botf
in peace and in war
The Navy Departments attitude
toward the legislation to disbanc
the corporation was requested by
the committee.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
ikaurieIIo Arrested
On GirI'sCharges

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Stephen
"Tami" Mauriello, 20 year old
heavyweight boxer, was arrested to-
day on charge involving a 15-year-
old girl.
The fighter, a contender for Joe
Louis crown who lost a 10-rouno
decision to Joe Baksi of Kulpmont
Pa. in Madison Square Garden last
night, was booked at the west Sixty
eighth street police station.
d Police said he had been identified
Evening star., 1944-02-27
by the girl at the children's Aid So

py tHe Slll al tne CIllloIeHS y Ala %.
ciety.
Detective 1t. Henry Devlin told
reporters the charge resulted from a
party in an upper West Side apart
ment hotel about two months ago,
attended by servicemen and persons
associated with the boxing profess
sion.
The lieutenant said Mauriello
denied that he was at the party OF
that he wassinvolved in any assault
on the girl
Police said the girl told about the
party after being taken into custody
with three others In connection with
a burglary investigation.
Arrested on a street, Mauriello
was questioned briefly at the police
! station, taken to the Children's So
Evening star., 1944-02-27
.Mussowo Club to Hear
Returned War Prisoner

The Massachusetts, Society's Town
of Massowa Club will meet at 8:15
pm. Wednesday at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Staff Sergt Lester Miller, recently
returned to this country after being
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Petroleum Reserves
Corp. Dissolution
Opposed by Knox

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Navy Knox ex-
pressed opposition to liquidating the
Petroleum Reserves Corp. in cor
respondence made public Yesterday
by Senate committee considering
a resolution to dissolve the huge
Government agency.
The PRO recently announced
plans for S150,0OO,0O0 pipe line
Evening star., 1944-02-27
THE SUNDAY STAR washington, D. c. AIS
n,

ciety, then returned to the station,
where he was fingerprinted and
booked.
Later, Mauriello was released in
81 900 bail for appearance in felony
court tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

released from German prison
camp in an exchange of prisoners,
will be guest speaker.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Earl K. Nixon Elected
Biologists President

The Association of American State
GeologistS concluded its 38th annual
meeting here yesterday with election
of officers. The three-day session,
held at the Geological Survey Offices,
was attended by representatives
from IS States.
Earl K. Nixon of Portland. Greg.
was elected president, and Robert H.
Dott of Norman Okla. was elected
vice president. Merideth Johnson of
Trenton. N. j., was chosen secre-
tary-editor.
Housewives, join the fight! Save
waste cooking fats for gunpowder.
Take them to your meat dealer.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-07-15
TREASURE CHEST
DO YOU KNoU THE ANSWERS?
By Ruth Taylor

How often do you wake up in the middle of the night
and think, IF had only thought of that sooner could
have answered you that | all of us have had
that experience know have We just aren't quick enough
on the trigger and second thoughts lag far behind
first
One of the troubles with who take democracy for
granted that don't know the answers We don't doubt
for minute the strength of Institutions the
durance of the democratic way of lfebut can't al
ways sayWhy feel do. What would you give for
not one but four five for any kind of argu
ment democracy?
My friends say always ready with the answers.
Here's of the why There's little of
booklets which you may have for they have bbeen wide
y distributed These Joe DoakeS booklets belong in every
mans pocket in every WomanS purse for they do express
what most of really believe but don't always know how
to say. 1.4ts#
have all three of the books my desk write for
like their tone For instance let quote from &C"
not OptimSt not PeSsmiSt l have no use for
bunk particularly foreign bunk No going to make
he hate the fellow who lives in the block do"
Now that's what call American Not hate at the beck
call of outsiderbut making up ones accord
ing to the individual and the facts
Far be 1t from me to suggest that like the Nazs and
Communists should have line, but it's good thing
to read the someone who has given lot of
thought to it has worked them We then adapt
them to needs
have often used a quote from one of the booklets
when someone keeps cricizng the way things going
tell him never ball game by the noisy fellow
lnthe beacherS who's yelling at the umpire and razzng the
players Games by the in the field and the
coaches and captains who stand back of them That's plain
common sense.
If you want to get copies of these booklets send in to
Joe DoakeS Room 707 West 43rd Street New York City,
and they will be sent you without cost recommend
them because believe they will help you as they have help
ed to speak for democracy and defend your faith as
American.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-07-15
Navy Appoints
First Negro
Chaplain

The Navy Department this week
announced the appointment of 1t.
(jg) James Russell Brown, "a, of
Kansas City, Kan, as the first Ne
gro chaplain to be appointed to the
U. S. Naval Reserve
The new chaplain is a graduate
of Howard University and formerly
was dean of the Bishop Williams
school at Quindaro, Kan. He was
also pastor of St. Luke African
Methodist church in Kansas City.
where he lived at 532 Washington
Boulevard.
1t. Brown is the son of Ellis
Brown of 1851 E. 48th ST.. Los
Angeles, Cal. After his graduation
from Howard in 1885, he received
the B.A. degree at Friends Univer-
sity, Wichita, Kan Brown has done
graduate work at Chicago Theologi-
cal Seminary and in 1887 became.
instructor in theology at Bishop
Williams School Of Religion at
Quindaro, Kan, later becoming
dean.
One of his brothers Edwin c.
Brown, of 1924 S. street, NV,
Washington, D. c., is a practicing
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-07-15

service man or his family. Appli-
cation blanks for this care may be
obtained from a physician, the To-
cal Red Cross or local health de-
partment.
Some Prices Up, Some Down
Cabbage, dry onions and sweet
cherries for table use will be up
slightly in retail price, while pick
les and all melons except water
melons will be somewhat lower at
retail as a result Of recent Office
of Price Administration actions.
Fertilizer Restrictions Eased
Farmers may fertilize their gen
eral crops with as many pounds of
fertilizer as recommended by the
Appropriate State Experiment
Station or at the rate customarily
used in the area. Whichever is
greater, the War Food Administra-
ton says. VIA has eliminated
restrictions on acquisition and use
of organic heterogeneous fertilizer
materials such as tankage, fish
scrap, bonemeal, processed manure,
peat and humus Restrictions re-
main on edible oil seed meals.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-07-15

You'll forget how you spent it;
but you'll know you don't have it
:. Buy War Bonds Hold them.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-07-15
Ins. Companies
And Banks Buy
Many War Bonds

Negro banks and insurance COM
panies have invested upwards of
S2O,000,000 in war bonds since the
fall of 194l, the Treasury Depart
ment announced this week on the
basis OF survey by the National
Negro Business League.
AS of May l, the survey revealed
twenty-eigh member companies of
the National Negro Insurance As
ISOLATION with total war bond hold
ings of $12,953, 1876, and ten Negro
banks with holdings of S4,605 928.
This survey did not include war
bond purchases of $2,763,0 900 report
ed by the insurance association
during the first two weeks of the
Fifth War Loan drive.
Setting the pace among insur-
ance firms was the North Caroline
Mutual, Of Durham, N. c.. with
holdings of $3,075, 400; the Atlanta
(Ga) Life Insurance Company with
$3,462, 500, and the Supreme Camp
American Woodmen, of Denver,
Colo, with $1,200,172.
Leading the list of war bond pur-
chases among banking firms was
the Citizens and Southern Bank
and Trust Company, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, with $1,307679; the Citi-
zens Trust Company, of Atlanta,
Ga, with $963,269 and the Crown
Savings Bank of Newport News,
Va, with $4,000.
This showing by Negro institu-
tons was warmly commended by
DR., William Pickens, chief of the
Interracial section of the Treas
ury's war finance division.
What these banks and insur-
ance companies have invested in
war bonds is only a fraction of
what the colored people are put
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-07-15

Buy War Bonds and Stamps
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-07-15
Our Boys In
Service

New Caledonia - Pvt Willie L.
C. Driver, of Oxford, the husband
of Mrs. Lucille Driver, of Ri. ?,
box 6, Eta, is now on duty with
quartermaster service company
at this island base. Pvt. Driver sees
to it that the supplies and equip
ment needed by our fighting forces
in his area are properly ware
housed and stored.
Pvt. Driver the son of Mr.. Thorn
as Driver of Ri. 2, Box %, Eta. is
a member of the Flint Hill Baptist
church of Eta, and was formerly
employed by the Fair Lumber Co,
of Brace. He entered the army at
Camp Shelby, in 1912, received his
basic training at Camp Claiborne,
La, and was sent overseas in
March. 1913.
Pvt. Driver has recently com
pleted one year of overseas service
at this island base. He has two bro
theirs, Pfc. J. B. Driver, who is also
serving with the army somewhere
in the Southwest Pacific, and Pfc.
Fandra Jackson Driver who is serv-
ing with the army somewhere in
the U.S.A.