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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-21

The more there are in storage
house the greater is the cost of con-
struction and the greater the air leak
age and consequent difficulties with
temperature and humidity.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-21
Sen. Murray's
Continued from Page One)

plants. None of these are provided
for in the Austin Wadsworth bill
which at present is the only national
service bill before congress.
at is my firm belief that if con-
gress genuinely enacts the first four
points, the fifth point-civilian con-
scription will be unnecessary"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-21

END OF A NAZI CUSTOM
Previously, whenever a nazi official
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-21

The Allied base at Wau in New
Guinea mountains can be reached
only by air.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15
Huochucos Troined
Spec. Serv. Co.
Active In France

WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
FRANCE-Whether it is entertain
ment that American soldiers see,
hear or read, it is the product of
the 18th Special Service Company,
crack Negro unit, here in giant
United States Army Base Section
of Northern France, marshalling
area for thousands of Battle-Ground
combat troops.
During two months here this
unit, first Negro outfit of it's kind
in the Army and the only one over
seas, has extended its services to
all American. troops alike, conduct
ing 377 motion-picture showings
before more than 100000 troops.
servicing 20 separate units-12, ,795
soldiers-with it's public address
systems, lending its hand to enter
tain 8,445 soldiers at 20 individual
shows, and distributing over 1000
volums of Armed Service Edition
best-sellers. The outfit received
much of its training at Fort Hua-
chuca, Ariz.
Through rain, mud, and slush
nearly up to their ears, the men OF
the company have answered every
call that has been placed with us
for entertainment of troops in this
sector. Most often our entertain
ment Is the last thing of its kind
combat soldiers see before they are
sent forward into the line," stated
Captain Burton w. Lewis, Wash
ington, d. G. Assigned to the or
ganization of this unit because of
his successful record as morale Of
ficer of the 9Th Service Command,
Captain Lewis added, 1.-THE mill
tary value of special service, even
IN battle areas, has been proven
again and again In this war"
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15
[IIRR.H H!!. IH'i

;HAEF.-A new offensive, aimed at
the left wing of German defenders
of Duran, smashed eastward on
both sides of the Roer river in the
Monshau sector yesterday along a
fiye-mile front. On the south end
of the western front, the spec
taeulaf drive of Lt.- Gen.. Alex
ander Patch's Seventh Army to-
ward the German paletine was
checked by blown bridges across
the wide Seltzbach river east Of
Haguenan.
Between the First and Seventh
armies, Gen. Patton'S Third Army
doggedly drove forward as it
fought its way through pill-boXes
and fortified houses Of the Sieg-
fried line on the outskirts Of Saar-
brucken.
1t. Gen. Hodge is the COM
mander of the First Army, which
Continued on Page Two
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15
Women Win $1,000, $500 Bonds
In First War Bond Rattle Held
Both Absent at Lucky Drowing|

AS approximately 500 people stood around expectant,
little Annette Lamoure, assisted by Rose McCurn, pulled
stub from huge boxfu of tickets and presented
Col E. N Hardy Post Commander who deep voice. read
the faefu number 274A, which the holder of the stub
War Bond of s. 900 value The of the ticket Mrs r
Johnson wife of Robert Johnson employee of the Post
Engineers absent during the drawing.
Earlier, Annette had drawn the ticket 1885, which gave
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15

here. and to Sgt. John Aira, of
Bisbee. Both were killed in ac-
ton, 1t. Davenport in the Solo
man Islands and Sgt. Aira in
Italy.
Medal to Fort Soldier
A Legion of Merit medal will go
te. Sgt. Lew. E. Davis, Post Head
quarters, SOU 1922, former manag-
ing editor of the Apache Sentinel,
for outstanding murals and art work
while member of this Post. Sgt.
Davis, a native Arizonan, residing
in Scottsdale, worked at Fort Hua-
chuca as an artist before his induc-
ton into the Army and was returned
here when he became a soldier to
continue the projects he had ini-
tiated.
The review, at which the awards
will be made, will contain troops
from every organization quartered
on the Post and will begin with the
Adjutants call at 1920 a. M The
public is invited to witness the cere-
mony
The impressive formalities will be-
gin with a formation of School chill
dren pledging allegiance to the Flag
before the reviewing stand on the
upper parade ground.
The Post band will lead the pa
rade, followed by the Indian Scouts,
Continued on Page Two
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15

Ade1ine Emmett, a $4,000
bond, raffled off by the Quar-
termaster office. Miss Emmett
also was absent.
The drawing, on Saturday,
Dec. 9, marked the first of four such
raffleS to be held in connection
with the Sixth War Bond Drive,
which swings into it's final two
weeks today.
Second Rattle Saturday
The drawing for the $4,000 War
Bond which is being ratified this
week will be held at the park across
from Fire Station No. l, Saturday,
December Is, 1914, at 100 P. M.
The Post Quartermaster is con-
Quoting a rattle of five $4,000 bonds.
If all the tickets for this rattle are
sold by Saturday, Dec. 16, the win
nerS of these bonds will be drawn
at the same time.
Everyone is invited to attend to
help make it Fort Huachuca's big
geSt rally of the Sixth War Loan
Drive. There are only two more
weeks to go and we have not reached
the top yet. Fort Huachuca can make
the quota with the proper spirit and
help of everyone.
A last minute capitulation Just
before going to press shows that the
s total bonds sold have gone up to
$4,000 since the figures which were
submitted below IN December II.
Rally Quite Exciting
1t. Titus Blaga, Post War Bond
officer, conducts the drawings, with
the supervision of Colonel j. Brooks
and Lit. S. Chadman. Annette was
picked as the school child to make
the first drawing because of her
contribution to the drive by per-
Sonally selling $1.400 worth of bonds.
LIT. Blaga announced at the rally
last week that on Dec. 8 the Fort
had sold total of 100000 worth
of bonds in progress toward it's goal
Continued on Page Two
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15
Members of AL! Post Units i
Will Participate in Review
Hononng Soldiers of Merit

The Commanding Officer OF the Ninth Service Command
Maj Gen. William E. Sheed, will visit Fort Huachuca again.
tomorrow, award three medals for heroism and achieve
ment review honorng the deeds of soldiers
who have been stationed here and who lived close
unity to the Fort
Bronze Stars will Be awarded posthumousIy First It.
Oscar P Davenport Of the 18th Infantry formerly Stationed
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15
Gen. Shedd to Award Medals at Review on Tomorrow
Christmas Spirit
Motivotes Forts
Football Players

Charity may begin at home;
but it is spread abroad gener-.
ously by the football talent
which abounds at Fort Hua-
chuca at the present time.
Last Sunday the teams of the
SOU and 372nd Inf. Regt went to
Cananea, Mexico. to play a benefit
game under the auspices of the
Lions Club to raise Christmas funds
for the added enjoyment of the
poorer children of Cananea.
- On Christmas Eve, it was an
nounced recently, the teams, will
travel to the Copper Bowl, in Doug
las, Arizona, to stage an exhibition
game, the proceeds of which shall
go to benefit two notable boys in
Stitutions, Boys Town of Nebraska
and the South Side Boys Club of
Chicago.
A civilians committee, headed by
Mr.. Charles w. Otis, of Douglas,
has been formed by. Post Commander
Col. E. N. Hardy and Col. E. Gourdin
to aate11d to details of the game
there and a record-breaking attend
ance is expected at the clash.
Rivalry Strong Between Teams
The team representing the GRIND
in this Bowl game will be on fire to
hand SOUS team its first defeat of
the season. Regiment elevens have
claShed with the Post team twice,
being defeated the first time by an
18 to II score and fighting to
6 to 6 tie on the occasion of their
last clash, in Mexico.
The team which will represent the
Infantry en- Christmas Eve will be
the better of the two which will
play at Wells Stadium this Saturday.
to vie for the honor of representing
the regiment in the holiday battle.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15
THE nma
neqTo ne soldier.
ARMY'S NEGRO STRENGTH
7O1,678 ON SEPTEMBER

WASHINGTON D. Cat the end
of September, 7O1 ,678 Negroes were
carried on Army payrolls, the War
Department reported today. In the
seVen-months period between Feb
ruary 90, 1914, and September 80,
1914, the Negro strength increased
1852.
The report revealed an increase
of 1922 soldiers Of color assigned to
overseas stations in the three-month
period following June 80, 1914. A
slight decrease in commissioned per-
sonnel and slight increases in the
Infantry and Engineers were noted
during this same period.
Following is a partial breakdown
of Negro strength as of September
30.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-12-15

FIVE IN BUFFALO" DIVISION
RECEIVE BRONZE STAR MEDAL
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, Italy.
Bronze Star Medals now decorate
Continued on Page Two)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-09
POLICE RECOVER
STOLEN COUPONS

Stolen gasoline coupons cover
ing 2,450 gallons of fuel were re-
covered from The Wilmington
apartment of Camp Davis sol.
der, it was disclosed yesterday
by Harry E. Fales, superintendent
OF the New Hanover County
Bureau of Identification.
The officer said Sgt. Solomon
Sidney Kroopnick, of The Antiair.
craft Artillery school, has been
turned over to Camp Davis au-
thorltles to probably face court
martial by the Army"
The ration tickets were found
hidden in the back of an alarm
clock at Kroopnick's apartment
at 1913 South Sixth street by Fales
and City Patrolmea E. B. (Red)
Murray and Norwood Leach.
Fales said the coupons were
supposed to have been stolen
during the robbery of ration
board II an adjoining state and
they were supposed to have come
into the soldiers possession
through a black market filling sta.
ton operator: in Elizabeth, N. j."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-09
FOOD PROGRAM
" TO START SOON

;+,,wide Food Preserva.
:, nroeram to be held IN con-
'lO'l ..;on with demonstrations il
! ', canning will be sponsored
u, The home economics depart
W Of New Hanover high school,
s stsrtiag this month.
~ The canning demonstrations are
no conducted throughout the
" NOR and will be given in Room
M Of the school
W. principles of canning and use
.he nressure cooker will be dis
'. .,,ssed by Miss Ann Mason, home
,sn,onstration agent, and Mrs.
u.rv Tinga, vocational home &C.
'son,ics teacher, June IA at 10
i. m.
Miss Elizabeth Slocum and Miss
u.rv Elizabeth Groverman, voca-
ha,, home economics teachers,
a' y teach canning of juices and
s.id vegetables June 81.
'' spjckels and Relishes," is the
4oric of discussion by Miss Cordelia
r ,sr Tide Water home service
,sent, June %.
es canning for fruits. demonstra-
.;ans will be conducted by Miss
c !r July 5. July 12's show
ina will be On soup mixtures.
u ( schedule of demonstrations to
lake place the following week in
S Ia the city and county will ap-
u D in local newspapers. Pres
pre- p, cookers will be loaned to
n D on request, by calling the
some demonstration agent or the
|hgh school.
= The home economics also an
ropnoed classes for preparation
md sewing will be opened in room
I0s Of the high school beginning
lime IS. A teacher will be present
IL give Instruction to beginners in
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-09

" eefe asues IN learning the principles
|o1 clothing construction
aleu- OBSTRUCTION '..;1, in the sewing clinic
work. eo clotnlng
A clothing laboratory will, o,,a,,
June 70 and continue thro',ah Ip '3
-, on Tuesdays from 8 to =
CLOCK Thursday from , ~ :
o 9, CLOCK and Fridays from 9 to -
anyone interested in learning to
sew and others who, desira = rf, W "
70. 20 40 their sewing are invited to
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-09
Months Construction
Aggregates $29,l45

Total cost of construction work
authorized in May by building in
spector Gilbert F. Morton amount
ed to $29, Jas, according to the
monthly report submitted by Nor.
ton to A. c. Nihols, city manager
Building permit fees totaled $216
so and street permit fees amount
ed to $3450.
Five buildings were CORN down
and six condemned buildings were
repaired
Evening star., 1944-12-07
Draft Of Plan Creatinq
Trade Post in Cabinet
Is Nearly Completed
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
A detailed draft for an 11th
executive department-foreign trade
is about ready for President
Roosevelts study, preparatory to
submission to Congress.
The plan, worked out by high
Government officials, provides for a
cabinet secretary to carry out the
administration program for greatly
expanded postwar commerce abroad.
1t should reach the President soon.
officials were optimistic that the
proposal would meet with White
House approval and be sent to Cap
itol Hill for legislative action early
in 1945.
The department would take over
activities of the Foreign Economic
Administration, continuing into
peace the activities of that war
agency.
An alternative which has been
given consideration is to scale down
FEA activities until the end of the
war and then distribute its jobs
among existing departments. such
as Commerce, State and Agricul-
ture.
Proponents of a new department
say that new international agree
ments will require great deal more
economic machinery in this coun-
try than before the war.
The proposed department would
maintain the FEA's extensive trade
intelligence service so that machin-
cry would be available to help ad-
wise world peace agency on i'm
position of economic sanctions
against an aggressor and carry out
necessary moves. The service also
Evening star., 1944-12-07
japanese Capture
Railway Terminus
BY the Associated Press

bS tne Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Dec. IA. COM
munique from American headquar-
tiers today disclosed the japanese
had occupied Tuyun, terminus of the
Kwangsi-KweichoW railroad, SO
miles east-southWest of Kweiyang.
P-51s of the United States 14th
Air Force struck at japanese COL
umns invading Kweichow Province
in a growing threat to the Burma
Road and Kweiyang. The flyers left
Tuyun burning.
The Chinese high command ad-
mitted the loss of Tushan, railroad
town IS miles southeast of Kwei-
yang, but made TO reference to the
deeper penetration. The village of
Sanho, northeast of Tushan, was de-
clared in field dispatch to have
been recaptured by the Chinese.
The Chinese press reported fairly
Well-equipped troops were flowing
continually to the front to bolster
defenses before Kweiyang and the
Burma road center of Running.
Fall of Running would deal
big blow to use of the prospective
1ndia-China supply route and deal
the 14th Air Force a crippling set
back.
Japan's imperial headquarters an
nounced in broadcast communique
an invasion of Kwangsi Province
from French Indo-China. The oper-
alton was regarded here as evidence
of the seriousness of the avoWed
enemy intention to capture Kun
ming, 105 miles west of the Kwei-
chow-Kwangsi border.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
End of ; Years of Pacific War
Finds Americans Over Tokyo

dustry with increasing regularity
Japan's propaganda artists have
taken account of all this, and a
plaintive note of fear sounds
through the bombast of their broad
casts.
The picture is bright. But
Americas military leaders warn
that a long fight lies ahead. Only
now is America hitting the inner
pastion of japanese defense. The
most optimistic military observers
believe Tokyo may give up the strug-
gle by the end of next year, if all
goes well with American arms. More
conservative prognosticators say
1916 or 1947.
Production Achievements.
On the production front. America
has made enough bullets since Pearl
Harbor to fire $500 at every Axis
soldier, but the anniversary finds
the en1battled armies needing more.
War Production Board reported
these totals, including estimates to
round out this year:
230,737 airplanes.
56,229 Navy vessels, including
landing craft.
1867 merchant vessels, including
military types built by merchant
shipyards.
43,000,000 900 rounds of small arms
ammunition-a program once cut
back because We had plenty" now
being enormously re-expanded.
l0,743 900 rifles and carbines.
2,294, 900 machine guns.
1,796,764 Army trucks
43,l97 motor carriers for self
propelled guns.
$4,000 pieces of Army artillery
20 nm. and bigger.
1852 scout cars, armored cars and
personnel carriers.
$4,000 tanks.
43,400,000 bombs.
196,000000 uniforms.
100000 pairs of shoes.
The cost of the war, from Decem-
Der l. 1941, through last October
was reckoned by WPB at $215,773,-
100000, the bulk of it for munitions
and the rest for pay, subsistence and
other necessary Government outlays.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

Today-on the third anniversar,
of Japan'S attack on Pearl Harbor-
American bombs are falling on jar
war plants while~11 of the 18 Amer.
ican Warships sunk or damaged al
the raided Pacific bastion now are
slugging it out with a depleted jap
aneSe fleet.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur is back
in the Philippines again, as he prom
lsed, threatening to drive the jap
anese out and gain control of bases
from which Japan's economic life
line to the Dutch Indies can be cut
Slowly but surely American war
ships, planes and men are drawing
"a moose around the necks of the
Tokyo militarists.
A first-hand account of the fight
ing in the Philippines was given the
House today by Brig. Gen. Carlos P.
Romulo, resident commissioner of
the Philippines, who flew back from
the battleflelds of Leyte o make his
report.
Philippines Hold Secure.
Gen. Romulo told the House the
United States hold in the Philip
pines is secure.
Recalling his departure several
months ago to rejoin Gen. Mac
Arthur, Gen. Romulo said that since
then he had witnessed the start
OF the liberation of my country, and
l have returned to America and
to this floor to bring to you !.
the gratitude of the people of the
Philippines.
First of all he said, 'I want
to report that we met with victory
on Leyte and that our hold there
is secure. 1t is our first step toward
inevitable, final victory"
Picture Has Changed.
The third Pearl Harbor anniver-
Sary finds the war far advanced
from that black day in 1941 when
an unprepared America awoke to
the stark reality that the heart
had been cut from its Pacific battle
fleet and that Japan was menacing
Hawaii and the West Coast.
Now the six aircraft carriers which
launched 300 planes to hit Pearl
Harbor while Saburo Kurusu talked
peace to the State Department
lie at the bottom of the Pacific.
the western ocean at will,
three giant American task forces
and numerous smaller ones are slow
ly emasculating Japan's Navy and
marine From B-29 bases
in China and on Saipan, the big
planes are hitting Japan's war in
Evening star., 1944-12-07
Raj Follows Yanks
In Blasting Vital
German Oil Plant
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec. British bomb
ers last night attacked Germany's
prize synthetic oil plant at Merse-
burg and two rail yards with 1000
tons of bombs just few hours after
1900 American bombers and fight
ers raided the oil plant and another
rail center in daylight.
Another Raj force bombed Ber-
lin-the 172d night raid on the
Nazi capital since the war.
1t was the 18th heavy bombing of
the Leuna refinery, which once con-
tributed $4,000 tons of oil month
to the Nazi war machine.
The RATS rail targets were at
Osnabruck and Giessen. American
Liberators earlier had smashed those
at Bielefeld
Sharp battles between the Brit
ish fighter escort and German in
terceptors were reported, particu-
larly around Merseburg
TWenty-one British planes were
lost and at least II enemy craft
were destroyed an Air Ministry
communiQue said.
The LuftWaffe stuck to the ground
during daylight yesterday and
American losses were limited to four
bombers and two fighters knocked
down by German antiaircraft fire.
The heavy night assault kept the
Reich reverberating With bomb
blasts for 72 straight hours.
Approximately $4,000 bombers and
fighters have participated in co-or-
dinated attacks from bases in Brit
ain, Belgium and France since Mon
GaV
Evening star., 1944-12-07
SPECIAL NOTICES,

GAS WATER HEATERS, 20. 80, 40 gal,
automatic: no cash needed: small monthly
payments; immediate installa ton. D. A.
WAR vTEREANs ATTENTIoN-Your Gov
ernment will finance your purchase of a
home with no down payment with payment
less than rent under the G. l. bill Free
information; MITCHELL QUICK. d. 1881,
THE EA ANNUAL MEETING of the stock
holders of the HARWOOD-NEBFL CON
STRUCT1ON CO., for the election of di-
rectors and the transaction of such other
business as may be brought before the
meeting, will be held at its principal office,
1920 K st NV, Washington, D. c., on
TUESDAY. January 8, 1945. at Z pm.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING of stock
holders of Export-Import Bank of Wash
ington to the stockholders of the bank
!.ot.; Notice is hereby given that the. annual
Bank Of Washington will be held at the
ha, in the City Of. Of washington. District Of
300 o'clock pm. for the election of a
and for the transaction of Such other busi-
ness as may properly come before the
meeting Respectfully, RICHARD w. EFF
LAND, Assistant Secretary.
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for debts
contracted by any one other than myself
WILLIAM T. SPEER, 1929 Illinois avenue
NV, Washington, D. c. q.
1 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for debts
contracted by any one other than myself
1t. JERRY CRAWFORD, U. g. N, R., Naval
Air Station. Anacostia. D. c. 7s
Evening star., 1944-12-07
ItoIy-Bosed Planes Begin
highland Day Raids

ROME, Dec. 7 tP).-The round
the-clock striking power of ITALY,
based American planes, which has
been in the making for months, was
unleashed Yesterday for the first
time with attacks on targets in five
different countries.
A force of up to 500 Flying For
tresses and Liberators of the 18th
Air Force by daylight hit rail yards
In Yugoslavla, Hungary and Czecho-
slovakia.
These raids were followed last
night by assaults on industrial
targets in Austria by a force of
Liberators equipped with instru-
ments for night flying. while fighters
and fghter-bombers swept Northern
Italy in support of ground troops.
Headquarters of the Mediterra-
mean Allied Air Force said 13 enemy
planes were destroyed and 10 Allied
aircraft were missing.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
FOUND.

KEYS, found Dec on o St: have heen
left at 3rd Precinct Police Station.
bCPPY, brown; In Clarendon. Arlington.
wednesday noon. Call CHI. $3.50.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
Vatican Denies Accord
On French PreIutes
Bv the Associated Press.

bE the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY. Dec. 7.-Oficial
Vatican circles denied today a re-
port published abroad of an accord
with the De Gaulle government for
the retirement of several French
prelates said to be unacceptable to
the French regime because of their
activities during the German occu-
patton.
Appointment of bishops is a
purely ecclesiastical matter subject
only to Vatican authority. it was
pointed out, Msgr. Valerie Valeri.
papal nuncio to France, also was
mentioned in the reports. The
comment on this was that the ac-
creditation to any diplomat is al
ways dependent on his acceptability
to the state receiving him.
Evening star., 1944-12-07
BY the Associated Press.

oS tue haSUCldteu FTeh6.
IN GERMANY, Dec. dough
boys of the Goth Infantry Division
today freed 1,700 German civilians,
80 cows, 68 goats, II horses and 40
chickens from a dank mushroom
cave on ground owned by Diplomat
Franz Won Papen.
They had fed to the Sierburg
Mountain cave, on the west bank
OF the Saar River 8 miles northwest
of Saarlautern, and stayed there in
defiance of threats by Heinrich
Himmler's Volkssturm to blast the
entrance and seal them in unless
they accompanied the retreating
German Army.
Troops of the 357th Regiment
were attracted by the smell Of cook
ing food waited from a vent in the
mountainside.
The cave dWellers told the Ameri-
cans they had begun the exodus
from eight villages more than a
month ago, trying to escape strong
arm methods of the Volkssturm. They