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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Service In New Guinea
Earns Legion OF Merit

WASHINGTON. d. c Chaplain
Captain Charles II Dubra Of
Culfport. Miss, IS tho first Negro
chaplain Ia win the Legion Of Merit,
The War Department reported this
week
The first American chaplain as
signed 10 duty IN Mex Guinea.
Chaplain Dubrs received the award
in recognition OF his "cxcepii onally
meri,orious conducted IN the per-
Torrance OF outstanding services IN
New Guinea from April. ls42. 10
March, 1914"
He served the widely scattered
units OF his regiment under dinl-
cult and trying conditions accord
ing TO the citation. His sympathetic
understanding and unfailing devo-
ton 10 duty were OF great benetit
in the welfare OF his men He gave
valuable assistance TO commanding
officers and TO other chaplalns in
maintaining high degree % eff
cheney" the citation concluded.
Chaplain Dubra. grad cate OF
Claflin college ,B A, 1922 and
Cannon Theological Seminary
BID, 1892. is native Of Moss
Point. Miss. He is minister Of
the Methods; church and was COM
missioncd a first lieutenant IN the
Chaplain Corps on August -. 1871
His wife lives al 1903 Thirty second
avenue. GulfpoTt
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Is Study Maintenance
At Colorado School

Ia JUNTA ARMY AIR FIELD,
Colo.-Eighteen Negro enlisted men
from IL states are currently receiv-
ing instruction in aircraft mainte-
nance in the base mechanics school
al La Junta Army Ar Field, the
War Department reported this week
II is anticipated that upon COM
pletion of the course they will join
the 81 Negro mechanics now on the
| flight line at La Junta who are
servicing BIS Mitchell bombers
used in training pilots at the AAF
Training Commands Advance Two
Engine Pilot school.
From Michigan are Pvt Gerald
Pace. son of Mrs. Dulcie Pace. 64l
Pleasant street, Sc. Grand Rapids
and Pfc. Clinton M. Mason. son oil
Claude Mason. Eau Claire.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Six Michigan Men
Finish ur e S

SIX Mich gan men we're among
those graduating from intensive
courses Of specialized training at
recent Service school ceremonies
here al the u. S. Naval Training
Center.
The men we're selected for their
specialized training on the basis OF
their recruit training aptitude test
scores Graduates are advanced in
ratings and then sent 10 sea. 10 shore
stations or 10 advanced schools for
active duty or further training.
The recent graduates. the schools
In which they trained or their rates
are: James Arthur Touchstone. 81.
$40 Twenty-fourth street. Detroit.
Mschinist's Mate school: Theodore
Ulysses Moss. "a 309 Erskine street.
Detroit. MachniSt's Mate school:
Harold Buford Childrcss. 10 4007
Fourteenth. Ecorse, MachiniSts
Mate ,Shop,. third class: Willie
Adams. 10. 2483 Wyandotie street.
Hamtramck. Machinist's Mate
school; Byron Bachelor. 81. ll4l6
Cd Haven. Hamtramck. Machnist's
Mate school; and Maceo Sloan Jr..
10. 400 Polk street. River Rouge.
Machinists Mate school
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Two Detroit Wacs
At Fort Sheridan
For Regular Duty

Pv;s. Dorothy Stewart OF 1909
La Belle street and GenevieVe
Cochran. 1903 Fenelon street, De-
,roit. Mich, are members of a
woman's Army Corp Unit which
recently left first WAC training al
Fort Des Moines. Iowa for duty with
the army at Fort Sheridan. Ill.
WAC units are now at work with
the army on more than 268 posts
in all 48 States. the District OF CO.
lumbia. and in Africa. England.
Italy. India. New Caledonia and
Hawaii
Hundreds OF trained WscS 90
out each week from WAC training
centers and specialists schools. 10
take their places with The army.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Plan To Reopen
Lynn Quota Case

NEW YORK-At;orneys for VIM
fred William Lynn. with the assist
ance OF the attorneys for the
NAACP. have filed a petition for
rehearing Of application for writ
Of certiorarl with the L. s Supreme
Court. Lynn is fighting the racial
quota system for inducing men
into the armed services.
The Supreme Court had denied
the writ. claiming that the question
presented was moot in view OF the
| fact that Lynn was no longer in
the custody OF the commanding
officer at Camp Upton. the original
| respondent.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Lincoln PrOfS.
At Conference

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. - Dean
Earl f. Dawson. Of the college of
arts and sciences. and head or the
department OF education. along with
Prof N p Barksdalo head Of the
department Of Languages. and chair
man ~ library committee. have re-
turned 10 the campus from Atlanta
Ga. where they attended a weeks
conference on The Library and
Graduate Instruction" sponsored
jointly by Atlanta university and
the General Education Board.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Pvt. Jimmie Simon
Promoted Overseas

T.. 6. ARMY FORCES IN NEW
CALEDONlA-Pfc. jimmie Simon.
husband Of Mrs Pauline Simon Of
lS904 Log Cabin avenue, Detroit,
Mich. completed three years Of hon
orablc service on August 10. 1913
This entities hum io wear one
Hash Mark" on his blouse sleeve.
He attended Dunbar Junior high
school Kansas City. kans. Prior 10
his induction into the armed forces,
he was self employed IN the family
restaurant business.
Pvt Simon volunteered for the
army in August. 1910 at Fort Bragg,
n C. He is now serving IN the South
Pacific with a QuartermsSior service
company.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
DetrOiterS in.
goth Air Group
On Italian Front

Two Detroit pilots were among
the "A who recently joined the
fighter group commanded by Col
Benjamin o. Davis Jr, as replace
men,s. They are 2nd 1t. Alexander
jefferson and Ind 1t Robert O'Neill
The requirements reported 10
duty in Italy after having been in
North African replacement pool
for several days.
Others in the Replacement; pilots
included three flight officers. maxi
ing four Negroes with that rank
now overseas
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Woman Lures Man
Into Money Trap

Thirty-year-o.d Melvin Faulkner
OF 1884 Maple street. tod police
that he met young woman IN
a beer garden al 1910 Chene street.
and that he lost S34 after she had
taken him 10 d room near 200
Sherman street
Faulkner claims that he was set
upon by three men who ROBBED and
then cut him during an alteration
II The Sherman street address.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
ALL NEGRO USO
UNIT IN SOUTH
P A CIFIC AREA

SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
first all
Negro unit OF the USO in the South
Pacific arrived here recently and
presented its pioneer performance
before $500 enthusiastic white and
Negro troops in this islands largest
amphitheater.
The group OF five New Workers
is led by Master OF Ceremonies Ken
meth l.. Spencer OF 400 Edgecombe
avenue, who serves offstage as man.
ager for the entertainers. A head
lining baritone in Manhattan night
clubs. he played the Lords General
in the movie version Of Cabin in
the Sky" He has performed on the
concert stages OF Canada. Mexico
and the United States
Although the quintet lacks a
nominal star, each OF its members
has held that distinction in Broad
ways swing emporiums from the
stem of Greenwich Village 10 the
stern OF Harlem. Miss Ann Lewis.
OF SIS Edgecombe avenue, sings the
blues in a highly convincing man.
yner. Her khaki-clad audience has
displaced the top hat and tails trade
OF New York. Chicago, London and
Paris.
Former Hines Thrush
Miss Julie Gardner MARBLES
sweetly and sentimentally. She has
worked in New York and in Bos-
ton and was featured as soloist with
Earl Hines orchestra She recently
! completed a tour OF duty with the
USO's original Negro overseas unit
entertaining American, British, and
Canadian soldiers in the Caribbean
area She lives at 237 West l34th
/ street.
The comedy team OF Miss Flo
| Brown and Ferdie Robinson has a
song, dance and patter routine.
Miss Brown, a veteran OF vaudeville,
also performed in London, Paris,
and South American cities. Her
partner was billed in New York
CLUBS and played Koko in the Hot
Miksdo" al the l939-l940 World
Fair. In private life Miss Brown is
Mrs. Robinson. They live at AIS
/ West l52nd street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Hit Discharge
OF War Worker

BIRMINGHAM Ala-lr a s.atc-
men, 10 Secretary OF War StmSon
this week. the Southern Negro
Youth Congress asked for the re-
inStatemcnt OF Mrs Gladys Ran
dolph Thomas, War Department en-
ploNcc. who was recently dis
charged on The suspicion Of being
communist or aSSoClating with
communism
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

for the supplies must be kept gong.
The wsy they have done their as
signed tasks is evident IN the fact
ths, the supply situation on thi,
beachhead is considered by many
hish in authority to be superior ~
any other our army has had IN
actual combat"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Fined $500 For
Disturbing Peace

Joseph Redfern. 80. OF 59l9 Brush
street, accused Of disturbing the
peace last week at 308 E Kirby
was found guilty Of the charge last
week by Recorders Judge Arthur
E. Gordon and sentenced to pay a
SIS fine or serve 80 days in the
house of correction.
The complaint was made by Vir-
lee Hill of the Kirby street address.
where il was disclosed that Red
ferns alleged girl friend lived.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
To r eOrganize
VIA Office Here

a reorganization Of field Offices Of
the Midwest Region OF the Office
OF stribution. VIA. including
establishment Of new district
office al Detroit. and closing OF
three area offices in Michigan. was
announced this week by Angus c.
Doane. state supervisor for the
WAS Office Of Distribution.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
FINISHES AVIATION COURSE

AMARILLO ARMY AIR FIELD,
Amarillo. TeXas-Bruce Davis. huS-
band OF Dorothy T Davis Of 25l
Elliot street Detroit. has recently
completed his course of studies as
an AVIATION mechanic IN the Army
Air Forces Technical Training
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-07-21

Gnu - Betuska must a Al
b1na - no a tudle Krista uz ia
ky hodne zastane.'
"A wy, maminko?"
mo - taky - to Wis, dyt by
mi to ami nedalo."
"A jak hospodarstvf - to
tim ma asi tat1nek voperu =
vite? Mattel pax dobryho pa
cholka? Psala Albina, re ia
kub taky rukoval."
"Tatfk must j1t furt - co by
81 s tim pocala? Name tam nej-
cky Frantu - Wis, jak mu RI
kali, dfevenej, incl nebyl k do
stani."
"Boze - toho?" hrozil Sc
Vaclav, "dyt je to starej deda,
kerej uz jen kravy pasal a ma
nohy ami plese nemIze. = A
tatfnek je zdrav?" zvidal dale
syn.
81 nejni valne. No, ami nena-
ffka - ale jde kvaltem dolu.
Nevfm, nev1m, kerak tn vojnu
pfecka."
Panfmama smutne pokyvo-
vala a syn, hlede v pohnuti ma
nj, myslel 81, re i ona sesla; by
la sama vraska a z jej1 tloustky
nezbyla ami polovina. Ia val
ka, ia valka = myslel, nechte-
je 81 uvedomiti otazku, neutis-
kuje-li je vsecky jeho "ostra"
zena.
Ale, srdce materske bije vzdy
v souzvuku sc srdcem d1tete a
take dnes jake by vycetla jeho
nevyslovenou a sotva pomysle-
nou otazku.
Zatekala ocima pc strope i
podlaze, pc lIzkach ostatn1ch
vojakG a Tekla odhodlane "No
hospodyni dostal's, to sc must
nechat! Grunt zvelebi - stojf
81 moe dobTe - penlze sc il mr.
nou. A ma stestf. Kravy il do
il, treba byly jalovy a "a swim
dostala kolik set" Ma syna
vsak pri tom nehledela, ably ne
musela zaslzet a priznat, jinak
re je slota.
"a esli pax yam dava v po-
radku vejminek?" ptal Sc, po-
teSen tou chvalou.
Nc = Inn - letos este jsme
nedostali L ale SAX -"
Vaclava to zamrzelo. "No"
slibil - jak prijedu ma or
lab, zprav1me to vsecko".
A potion pov1dala panfma-
o Hoskovych, re zas uz &C.
kali malicke.
"To uz ash paty?" zeptal Sc
syn.
mo = pribejva mu to-. Pc
tech trech NELL trosku pokoj,
ale jakorat pc tel nasf pouti,
jak Jenda R1hG WILL
ma Anezku to vino, NELL krtiny
do roka a nejcky zas ma novo.
ale, jen dyz je Hosek do
a JAKE TAXI Sc Jim vede."
"A co Jenda, pfse Betusce?"
Sc zajmem dale zvidal.
IT = ba hochu - mocka
psaval - ale CO prisel do toho
zajeti, jak by utal. Jak ozna-
mil, re je v Rusku a vic mic. No,
Sc NIUE uplakati, az Sc
s nj vadime, ably to porucila
Panu Bohu, ale mic naplat. -
A taky stdne Admin pantata."
Gale, starej Buck - co pak?"
INA pref v zaludku raka. By
la tam nase mlada - sla tat1-
ka ~navstfvit a taky = este vo
naky dedictvf Sc il jednalo."
este toho ma malo?" utrhl
Sc skoro syn. "Dyt il to nenf
tfeba."
"A mako Sc tam poskorpila s
Cyrilem. Prijela nahnevana a
pax il postal krobiansky psani.
Vic tam nejede."
Tolik novinek Sc Vaclav do
vedel, re mel kolik dni o Gem
uvazovat.
Treba no vselicos zamrzelo,
prece Sc ma zenu tesil; myslel
81, re snad dels1 ia odloucenost
il ucinf pTftulnejsi a vlldnejsl.
NJ opravdu, Alblna privlta-
la muze S 1smevem a ku podivu
celeho statku napekla tez BIZ
lych buchet. Tot byla u We've
ri nejaka ~zvlastnost, We valce
toho nedopTala domacim ami O
posviceni, ami o pouti a v ma
sopuste.
Tim dala tedy vice nez Gin
jinym ma jevo, re jest Vaclav
vzacny host. Take 81 uvazala
cistou EASTERN a ucesala sc, &C
byl ctvrtek. Ba, ami no ma senC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03
Tanks Drive Deeper
 Into Western Wall
tContinued from Page D

eled by land to the big port sever, days ago)
 No Details
 Supreme headquarters said the American Ist Army, which gained more than twi miles southeast of Aachen in surprise attack yester- day, was probing deeper into Ger many against stiffening resistance, but no details were available here.
 At last reports, the Americans were pushing east from newly cap- tured Vossenack, 12h miles south- east of Aachen, nine and half miles inside Germany and 28 miles from Cologne.
 Gains along three-mile gave It. Gen. Courtney Hodges Dough- boys valuable high ground for ar- .tillery positions to cover the next phase of the American assault.
 Sources at supreme headquarters believed the advance a strong local attack rather than full-scale of- fenSive. However, reports of a stiffening resistance indicated that German Marshal Gerd Won Rund- stedt, taking no chances, already has brought up some reserves.
 Farther South
 Farther south, French-American troops of It. Gen. Alexander M. Patcl1's 7th Army southeast of Nancy captured the road and rail- way junction of Baccarat, town of 5000 Athwart the approaches to the Sales, Ste. Marie and Bon HommeS passes through the VosgeS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03
rear doors on the drivers side.

rear doors on the drivers side.
 He notified Inspector Bendler. who with Detective Sgt. Joseph Mo- Carthy and Detective George Mo Elligott, began an investigation and arrested Zukauskas, whom they found walking in civilian clothes along Congress avenue at 4 p. m.
 The detectives confiscated Zu- kauskas' service pistol, regular po- lice .38, which they found unloaded and cleaned. They also took the uniform he had worn on Wednes- day night, but could find no blood stains.
 Examining Plungis' car. Nash 4-door sedan, they found a second bullet hole in the upholstery on the right hand side. A dent in the door frame at the drivers side made 1t appear that this bullet had ric- cocheted from there.
 County Detective Thomas F. La- den this morning commenced an in- vestigation for the state attorneys office. Corner Stephen A. Homick also began preliminary investiga- tions.
 Zukauskas was suspended from duty last night by Deputy Supt. Frederick Hickey, pending the out come of the case. ZukauskaS was appointed supernumerary in De- cember, 1942, and was assigned to street duty last July l. He is the father of two children.
 Mrs. Plungis is the mother of two children who are living with her mother.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03

mountains. A half dozen additional villages on an arc two miles north to five miles southwest of Baccarat also were seized.
 American and British troops in southwest Holland drove back across the Mark river north of Ouden- bosch and about six miles south of the Holland Deep and seized two new bridgeheads after German counter-attacks had wiped out their earlier fotholdS.
 Other British forces widened their hold on the south bank of the Maas river. The German TranSocean Agency said the battle of the Maas" had been concluded" indicating that the British now may control the souht bank as far as the point where it empties into the Holland Deep, five to 10 miles northeast of the new Allied bridgeheads across the Mark.
 12,OOO Prisoners
 The Canadian First Army was re- cvealed to have captured more than 12,000 prisoners in wiping out the German pocket south of the Schelde.
 Both the Belgian port of Zee brugge and nearby Knocke, last centers of enemy resistance, were firmly in Canadian hands, though 8 few isolated Snipers and strong points still were being mopped cup.
 British Com1nandos who landed two days ago at Westkapelle on the western tip of Walcheren already had extended their bridgehead more than four miles along the north- west coast of the island, by-psssing the town of Domburg, and had driven along the southwest coast to within 5000 yards of a junction with the other commando landing party at Flushing.
 12 Miles
 A spokesman at supreme head quarters said the two bridgeheads probably totalled 12 miles.
 Canadian troops who fought their way across 60-yard-wide causeway from Beveland onto the eastern side of Walcheren widened and deepened their foothold against pointblank enemy fire.
 An official announcement said North Beveland Island, of the north east coast of Walcheren, was report ed clear of the enemy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03
Cossacks Are Within
 Sight Of Budapest
tcontinued from Page lo

pfoeress on other front but the usual rulnors circulating in Moscow thas announcements of important victories were being withheld for the November 7th celebration Of the 27th anniversary of the Russian revolution.
 Tn accordance with custom Mar shal Stalin will issue an order fo the day on the eve of the annivers- ary, reviewing developments since the beginning of the summer of- fensive.
 It was not yet known whether the Red Army will parade in Red Square. Should the ceremony be held Stalin would address the troops in his first public pronounce :nent since May day.
 Winter flinders
 To the north military operations were being affected increasingly by the descent of early winter.
 Cold and heavy snow now is general from the Ukraine north ward.
 Pravda's military correspondent reported that the first snoWtalls already have blanketed East Prus- Sia.
 The Russians, advancing as much as IS miles in one day, were taking d huge toll of enemy forces in the tfree-way push agalnst Budapest. A communique reported that more than 2,OtO enemy troops were killed yesterday, 58 tanks kIocked out and 2,OOO more prisoners taken, inciud- ing Col. Gen. Janos Voros. former chief of the Hungarian general staff. The bag of prisoners brought a two-day total to 7,51S. M
 MalinovskY's forces also liberated more than 60 towns or inhabited places, including the rail junction of Domsod, from where tanks and infantrymen started a new push forward to close the .21-mile gap to Budapest.
 The troops which swept through Domsod, four miles east of the Darl- ube, were the closest to the capital, although another Soviet column op- erating eight miles farther east was Keeping an equally rapid pace.
 The second force, moving up the Kecskemet, captured the town of Tatarszentgyory, 25 miles southeast of Budapest, to bring two Soviet columns within two days march of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03

planes in combat and destroying 3S9 on the ground.
 The greatest air battle in history, however, was fought over western and central Germany yesterday py 2.0OO American planes and upwards of 500 German fighters.
 The final score of the daylight test of strength was 183 German nlanes shot down, 25 destroyed on the ground and 59 American planes 40 bombers and 19 fighters-miss- ing.
 A communique today reduced the U. s. fighter loss from an originally announced 28 to 19 after receipt or reports that nine fighters landed Tn friendly territory on the continent. The bomber loss was cut from Al to fl. The fighter force was credited with 13O German planes downed, their biggest bag or the war.
 An air minitry communique said 2l planes were missing from the RAF night operations.
 The RAF sent one of its largest formations yet of four -engined Lan- casters and Halifaxes into western Germany last night to blast DusSel- dorf, seat of virtually all the im- portant iron and steel heavy ell- gineering concerns of the Rhine and Ruhr districts.
 The British heavyweights at tackled in bright moonlight, but the zero hour of 2 ?. m. vas so soon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03
Biggest Raid On Rongoon
Continued from Page D

in Burma. The attack, coming only few days after the opening of new Allied campaign in Burma, ob- viously was an attempt in support of that offensive to cut the supply source of the enemy forces.
 The relatively short flight from bases in India to Rangoon apparent ly enabled the. superfortreSses to increase their bomb load per plane over the load that could be carried on longer flights from the more re- mote bases in the interior of China.
 l4th Announced Raid
 It was the 14th announced raid of the superfortresSes since early June, and the first against a tar get in Burma. The last superior tress raid was made on October 25, when the B-29s hit Kyushu island.
 Text of 20th Air Force communi- que No. 19:
 "B-29 superfortresses of the 20th Air Force today (Nov. 3 carried out a daylight bombing mission against the large Malagon railroad marshalling yards at Rangoon in Japanese dominated Burma. The att tack was made in substantial force by elements of the 20th bomber command from bases in India in CO., ordination with elements of the eastern air command.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03

the capital.
 In the drive north along the main highway and railroad leading from Belgrade, the Soviet troops also occupied the villages of Akaszto and Szengod to close 8 ring around a 500-square mile sector, centered by the by-passed rail hub of Kiskun- felegyhaza.
 A third unit of Malinovsky's army at the same time was pushing from the southeast in a converging drive on Cegled, one of the key enemy bases protecting Budapest in that direction.
 One spearhead tumbled Nagy- koros, eight miles south of Cegled, and 8 miles southeast of Budapest, while the other occupied Jaszkara- jeno, nine miles southwest of Szol- nok. The latter town is IS miles east ofNCegled.
 The Soviet drive in East Prussia remained stalemated along the 95- mile front, with the Russians re- polling new German armed recon- naiSsance strikes south of Goldap.