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The Nome nugget., 1944-09-29
COMMANDERS CHANGED AT RICHARDSON
HEADQUARTERS. ALASKAN

HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN DEPARTMENT - Brig. Gen. R. E. Mittelstaedt, a veteran of the war in the Pacific, has been ap- pointed commanding general of Fort Richardson to succeed Brig. Gen. John N. Robinson, it was announced recently by It. Gen. Delos C .Emmons' Alaskan De- partment headquarters.
 The new assignment of Gen eral Robinson, recently awarded the Legion of Merit for perform ance of outstanding service dur ing three years of duty in Alas ka, has not been announced.
 Prior to his arrival in Alaska, General Mittelstaedt served 22 months overseas, in Hawaii and the South and Southwest Paci- fife theaters.
 Born in California, General Mittelstaedt had made his home in Sacramento for 20 years until he was called to duty. He headed the Water Department in that city for some time, and has been active in National Guard affairs in California since 1903 During that period he served as Adju- tant General of that state for a number of years.
 In World War I. he was a bat talion commander of the 67th Artillery, later serving as direc-
The Nome nugget., 1944-09-29
LOOKING AMA
SEED CORN
" GEORGE $ eENSON \ AFSsk4kxfsXSss1.g college GeAnfE ArkGxEss

In the early days of my prac- tical usefulness on farm, 3 show-off cousin of. even age vis- tied us every year when, in Ri- ley's words, "the frost was on the pumpkin and the fodder in the shock" Not so poetical per haps, but we always had few porkers fattening in the pen also. The smart lad shared my quar- ters and tried q thought to help me with my errands which in- cluded feeding the pigs.
 One evening my father had to be away and I had extra chores so I trusted our visitor to feed the pigs 1aone. He finished in sur prisingly short time and I was most grateful until I learned that he had fed my fathers hand picked and expensive seed corn because it was already shucked He mus thave figured that had stupidly overlooked this special box of fine ears all fall.
 HE WAS A TYPE
 Tn defense, the smart-Alec ar gued that it made no difference;
The Nome nugget., 1944-09-29
TRAINING FOR BIGGER GAME

ALEXANDRIA ARMY. FIELD, La. ---(AP)-- Cpl. Grady Kelly was .'totin' a gun" on this air field site years ago when the runways were part of a planta- tion and he was boy hunting squirrels on his fathers farm. Now a 22-year-old engineer gunner, Kelly lets his plane car ry the gun.
The Nome nugget., 1944-09-29
LAND MINES STILL DOT INVASION BEACHES

WITH U. s ARMY IN FRANCE --(AP)- The original battle for Normandy beachheads is over but risk is still there. A veteran captain of port engineers who had been here since D-day plus two stepped on a land mine 100 yards from shore and was killed.
 Those things are all over," shrugged a military policeman. 'We have areas roped off where we know they are planted but we have been so busy cleaning up for traffic to the front we haven't had time to get them out.'
 The United States has Al per- sons to the square mile
The Nome nugget., 1944-09-29
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1914.

tor of instruction at Heavy Arr tillery School in France
 General Mittelstaedt assumed command of Fort Richardson after a week of Administration tours through the forts installa- tions. 4s7
The Nome nugget., 1944-09-29
TENT STORE ORIGIN

McALESTER, Okla, --tAPN--- This community has grown from tent store at the crossroads of two well travelled Indian terri. tory roads into one of Oklahoma's important cities. It was at the; Junction of the California trail and the Texas road.
The Nome nugget., 1944-09-29

The United States has Al per- sons to the square mile.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
II. Almond Won
Prize For Idea At
Fort Wayne Post

Harold Almond. mechanic ut Fort
Wayne's Harbor Terminal Ware
house. won $40 in the Forts Ideas
for Victory" employee suggestion
program this week. Almond is keen
ly aware Of his responsibilities as a
citizen serving his country in the
present crisis He was formerly in
the service and is now doing his
part as a For; Wayne war worker
Almond first answered Uncle
Sans call in September Of 1912.
Prior 10 that time he had been
working as convoy foreman at Fort
Wayne's sub-depot. State Fair
Grounds. His career as a private be-
gan at Camp Buckner. n. c. With
in three months he had made q
rapid rise 10 staff sergeant. In May.
l943. he was discharged honorably,
being over 38 years Of age, and re-
turned 10 work at his old stamping
grounds-Fort Wayne.
AS a mechanic in charge OF Is
pieces OF material handling equip
ment. including fork lift trucks. he
had long deplored that not all Of
the machines were equipped with
lights and horns. A suggestion in the
"Ideas for Victory" box remedied
the situation and improved safety
conditions and Melted Almond $40 in
prize money.
This latest winner in Fort Wayne
suggestion program, which improves
production methods through en-
ployee suggestions, has been a De-
troiter since 1897 when he came TO
the automouve capital from La
fayette. La.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-Em-
ployment prospects for Negro
workers In postwar industry ap.
pear steadily brighter. reports the
National Urban League, as an in
creasing number of employers de-
clare themselves satisfied with the
production record Of their Negro
labor. A summary report released
by the Leagues Department OF In
dustrial Relations this week ana
lyzes. returns from 800 typical war
plants. located In Is states and 100
cities and towns. These plants
comprise the Leagues industrial
Relations Laboratory" and are Sc
lected from approximately 1000
war plants served by Urban leagues
throughout the country. An esti-
mated total Of 10000 Negro work
ers are covered in these returns
Satisfactory work performance
by Negroes Is reported by. 2l5 o:
the 800 plants. In 8 cases, man.
agement declared Negro workers
inferior to white, and In so plants.
a report OF fairly satisfactory" was
made.
Negroes are employed In skilled
operations by l54 Of the 300 plants:
as semi-skilled workers in 247
plants; and as unskilled workers
in all. The majority of the plants
employing skilled Negro workers
were located in the Midwest and
Eastern Seaboard cities.
In 253 of the 800 war plants
management declared that on the
basis OF current experience with
Negro workers, jobs would be as.
sured them after the war. Twelve
plants had made no decision, and
the remaining IS declined to max
a commitment.
The most frequent complaints
listed by l42 plants which reported
difficulties In the use OF Negro
workers were the following: High
err rate OF absenteeism in 81 plants;
race friction in 81; "chip-on-shoul-
der" attitude in IL: high turnover
in Is. Seventy-eight plants re-
ported no special difficulties and
81 no answer to the inquiry. II
Is interesting to note that only q
OF the 800 plants covered reported
friction between white and Negro
workers as a difficulty.
On the positive side statements
were received from a number of
plants especially commencing the
work OF Negro employees. A New
York engineering plant which en-
ploys 700 Negro workers reported:
IN the manufacture OF precision
instruments, II is necessary that
workers be selected on a qualita-
tive basis the colored people
that we select must be OF the same
caliber as other groups. and we
have had very little difficulty in
the use Of Negro workers. In fact.
we have had many compliments
on their work from Supervision"
In releasing its report. the Ma
tional Urban League points out that
approximately one million Negro
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
Graduates n oIdin &
High Average In Nebr.

Pvt. William Booker Jr, l8-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Booker OF Conant Gardens, recently
graduated from the Ordnance Au-
tomotive school at Fl Crook. Neb,
completing a course in General
Automotive Mechanics with an
average OF %.
His parents have purchased three
extra 500 war bonds during the
fourth war bond drive to help
hasten the day Of their sons return
to his family. The Bookers have
three other children, Ruth. student
at Fisk university: Barbara Jeanne.
and baby. Beverly Ann.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
Before buying ANY laxative,
consider these 3 Questions

ask for Black-Draught. Cues. Is
Black-Draught economical? Ans.
"ery! Only Csc for Is to 40 doses.
Black Draught is purely herbal.
[: has been a popular-selling lax-
alive with four generations. Many
say the new sranulatsd form Is
even easier to take. Caution, use
only as directed.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
Negro Employment
Forecast After War

workers were reported employed
by war industries reporting through
the USES, and that other indus,
tries not included in this report
would probably bring the number
of Negro workers in war produc-
ton up to at least 100000. A
lag In the employment OF Negro
women was indicated in the esti-
mate that only per cent Of the
women war workers are Negroes
as compared with 8.3 per cent Of
Negroes in all war production.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19

Cues. Does it make any differ
ence what laxative you buy? Ans.
II certainly does; most people pre-
fer a laxative that is satisfactory
in action but thorough in results.
Cues. How can you know what
laxative, when taken as directed,
will usually give prompt, thorough
relief? Ans. One simple way is TO
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
MEN LOVE IT

Piuko has fragrance men love. Its
compelling sweetnessinv itesromanee,
because the perfume-like scent OF It
fingers irresistibly about you al
through those precious night hours
And although Pluko brings such
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
Men, Women! Old or
Young! Need Pep?
Want New Vim and vitaIity7

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Good nsvs 3Sc. Introductory slss ostrsI salv S6si
Tor sale At all drug stores svsrywhsrs-ip
Detroit. at all CunninEham's, Kinssi's.
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19

u.d.io CASTLE shampoo, Medsle Fre.sins
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19

%. resist US mysterious magic. Just rut
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lips, nose. neck and hair. Then. watch tb,
HIW-KEY. Naks the test for nishts en-
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MAJ delivers HEw'xEY. pay him enly
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
YOUR HAIR DESERVES
THE BEST CARE
xEDAIo NO. 3

Try n sdais just
once and see what
q difference proper
attention makes IN
you! Your hair roots
are IN Jour scalp.
Your hair often de
Ponds upon yauI
rREE ER TAO OF
NEW n + d A L o
PERFUME A n d
2 A c Z POWDER
WITH ALL Oh.
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get MEDAL0 No. .
TREATMENT with
directions: Medalo.
gro Scalp Formula
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
4 HAIR BEAUTIFlER

For more beautiful looking hair use
Pluko, q genuine Black and White
creation. For Pluko actually does
beautify your hair as it helps you to
comb it out fiatteringly smooth and
soft. Hair cared for with Pluko Hair
Dressing becomes easier to arrange,
really behaves beautifully, and stays
set" longer. You'll find it can be
such fun to do" your hair in many
heart.winning ways, while this fa-
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shining and smooth for many hours.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
DO Kidneys Make
You Get Up Nights?

ting up nishts" may simply mean that the
kidneys need what doctors call diuretic aid
II that's your trouble. don't suffer needless.
y from this annoying. sissp-disturbins con.
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the package. See II they don't help you.
Get Gold Medal HARLEM OIL Capsuisf to-
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sleep like loE-and feel like q million. -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
GIVE HEAD
COLDS THE AIR


Yes, just two drops Penetro Nose
Drops in each nostril. They help
you breathe freer almost in
stantly-open cold-clogged nos
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air. These drops are real pre-
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drops, and their top quality Is
guaranteed.
And are they fast? You'll feel
them rush to clear that stuffy
blockade in your nose. You'll
enjoy the relief you get :. they
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
Free For Asthma
During Winter

II you suffer With those terrible ATTACKS
Of Asthma when II IL cold and damp: II
raw. wintry winds make you choke as II
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fer FREE TRIAL Of remarkable meth
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19

During those thrilling hours when
you are with him, your hair must
look its loveliest. You can enchant
him completely with softer. smoother
hair that lends magic to those inti-
mate moments. That's why glamour
wise women everywhere are count
ing 30 much on Pluko.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
Win YOUR MAN
WITH
MAGIC
PERFUME
WAX

10 win lovs-and hoId
her mAn-many beau.
tiful bellies rub thsiI
skin with q sscre,
pungsnt perfume wan
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19
BOWELS SLUGGISH?

feeling like you lost you bsst fisnd-
isadachy-duii-sii because ot siugush bow.
els1 Why put up with constipation misery
Chew modsm FEEN-A-MINT, the pleasant
tasting chewing gum laxative. Chew FEEN-
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accordance with package directions. Next
morning Thorough, gentle relief. helping you
feel swell again. Millions rely on FEEN-A.
MINT. Chew like your fsvorts gum. Tastes
good. Try FEEN-A-MINT-s whole family
upply costs only LOG.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-19

soothe as they touch, cool ana
shrink as they act. So don't
suffer with head cold misery in
your nose without getting relief.
Don't sneeze and sniffle until
YOU are all in and not do any
thing about it. If you are smart
you will get Penetro Nose
Drops. Keep them handy and
YOU will be able to head of q
lot of unnecessary head cold
miseries. Caution: Use only as
directed. You get a large bottle
for only 25c, pa times as much
for SOC. Today be sure you get
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24
Shall | Be q Former?

Many a city soldier looks with
longing eyes to the farm after he
leaves this Army and no doubt
many will turn to farming.
But before making up your mind
on the place, the cost, the kind of
farming, and all the hunder and
one questions that go into farming,
get copy of Shall I Be Farmer?"
published by the Department of Ag-
riculture, Washington 25, D. c. and
give it a careful study 1t is a little
book crammed full of useful infor-
nation and written in most inter-
esting style. 1t give a little picture
of the truck farm, the poultry farm,
the dairy farm, the stock farm, the
cotton farm, the diversified farm,
ETC. 1t tells you where to farm and
how oget started. 1t helps after
you get Started-aS farm laborer,
Share-crOpper, a renter. 1t gives
advice on where to get the money,
how much you may have left after
you have paid all the expenses,
what kind of farming the disabled
veteran may take up-in short, about
everything you can think of before
engaging in useful but difficult
undertaking.
In every agricultural county (usu-
ally at the county seat) is the county
agent, who can tell you all about
conditions in that area and Co.
operative Agricultural Service, rep
resenting both the Federal and
State agencies, ready to help you.
If you wish further information,
see your Personal Affairs officer,
who may have some helpful litera-
ture or, in any case, can get it for
you. Chaplain Aubrey G. Haynes
is the Personal Affairs Officer at
Fort TIuachuca
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24
Retired Sergeant
And Wife Leave
Fort Huochuco

Having been placed on the in
active lsit, after completing 81
years service, M/Sgt. Thomas Smith
(RtdO bade farewell to Fort Hua-
chuca and left for Tampa, Florida,
last Wednesday, accompanied by his
wife, Mrs Jessie Smith.
M/Sgt Smith joined the Army
9 September 1913 at Washington
D. c., and was assigned to the 25th
Infantry. He remained with this
outfit until 1912, when he was as
signed to Post Headquarters De-
tachment, SOU 1922. Sgt. Smith is
credited with four years foreign
service in Hawaii from 1914 to 1918
After returning to the United
States, Sgt. Smith was stationed at
Nogales, Arizona. While on furlough
he married the former Miss Jessie
Lowe, a YWCA worker at Birmang->
ham, Alabama, on II April 1919.
Mrs. Smith returned to Nogales with
her husband and Immediately took
an active part in Red Cross; church
and missionary work. She accompa.-
MED her husband when he was sub
sequently moved to Naco, Douglas
and finally to Fort Huachuca in
1888.
Mrs. Smith helped organize Sun
day school classes at Naco and
Douglas, Arizona, -and will long be
remembered for the annual Sunday
school picnics and many kind deeds
she has done for children, soldiers,
and their families in these commu-
mites.
At Fort Huachuca, Mrs. Smith
was an active church worker. Sum-
day school superintendent and men,
Der of the American Red Cross Gray
Ladies.
When placed on the inactive list,
Sgt. Smith was supervisor Of the
Reconditioning Detachment Mess.
He served as Mess Sergeant for 8
number Of years. At one time Sgt.
Smith was steward Of the Fort
Huachuca Officers Mess and readily
recalls many present high ranking
Army officers who often visited this
post.
For five consecutive years, Sgt.
Smith was chosen as supervisor for
the Eighth Corps Area Commanding
Generals Staff Mess while on ma
neuvers. Among the officers he met
while on these maneuvers are Lieut..
Generals Doolittle, Clerk and Krue-
ger.
Mrs. Smith plans to establish 3
school for underprivileged children
in the vicinity of Tampa, Florida,
in the near future, while the Ser
geant has made definite plans to
tcatch up on his fishing.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24
Post Headquarters
Leeds In League

The Fort Huachuca Bowling
League went into its third week
Friday night with Post Headquar-
ters Detachment still carrying the
weight of being the only undefeated
team of the league.
There were only two match games
due to the default of the WAC
team Reconditioning moved into
their place.
The other games were Hospital
Veterans against the Hospital Year
lings. The Veterans are in the lead.
Col Harold w. Thatcher Of the Vet
erans was high man with score
of 181.
Post Headquarters Detachment
rolled the civilian women and beat
them with a Is pin handicap. Mr..
(CWO) Franklin was high man of
the evening with a neat 205 score
to his credit.
Women high scorers were Mrs.
Jones, 1853; and Mrs. Gentry 1876.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24
Pilot Lives To
Fight Again After
Shells Puncture

ATLANTIC CITY, New jersey
"Tweak mission" is First Lieut.. John
A. GibSon's pet name for a dive
bombing sortie Brother, when you
dive down through the flax on a
taget you wonder is you will ever
get back-and you tweak,' the 25-
year-old Chicago pilot said.
Gibson flew in Italy with the all
Negro Fighter Squadron, which has
blazed a trail of devastation all the
way from North Africa into south
ern Germany.
Nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. Truman
K Gibson, Sr, 3501 South Parkway,
Chicago, and husband of Mrs. Ethel
Gibson, Greenville, South Carolina,
the lieutenant is now at the AAF
Redistribution Station in Atlantic
City With 80 mission behind him,
he will receive new assignment
placing him in one of the United
States commands of the Air Forces
''It all happened while I was fly
ing patrol during the Allied landing
at Anzio The Germans were dive
bombing our invading shops with
fighter planes, and about 20 NaziS
dropped down from 10000 to 1000
feet as they laid their eggs. I got
on ones tail and started firing as
soon as he Strengthened out from
his dive.
MY guns kept pouring lead at
him until I saw smoke then burst
of file from his engine. He went
down in flames"
Now awaiting reassignment. here
after 1913 combat missions, Captain
Driver wears the Air Medal with
an Oak Leaf Cluster.
''I guess I was pretty lucky over
there" the captain grinned. Dur
ing all those missions I never had
an engine conk out, was never shot
down, and never made forced
landing"
Captain Driver is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert T. Driver, of 30
Fountain Avenue, Trenton, New
jersey His wife is the former Imo-
gene Terrell, of 354 Lyons Avenue,
Atlanta, Georgia.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24
USO ENTERTAINS-
Continued From Page Six

With such - fine Master of Cere-
monies as Babe Wallace, lovely
background of music by the Post
Swing Band and grand entertainers,
the guests wanted to let the show
go on indefinitely. Since all good
things must come to an end, dane
ing was the next order of the eve
ming.
Those who were not dacing could
be seen playing games in the lobby
OF club room, chatting or partaking
Of the refreshing repast.
AS the time grew near for the
dance to close everyone questioned
why it couldn't go on "just a little
bit longer"
A tired but happy group of host
eSSes. and WACS boarded their buses
to returned to their respective loca-
tions with this one question being
asked, when are we to return
again?" Then another would say,
MY, isn't that 372nd Infantry a
fine group!"
Well, there will be parties and
parties, SO you can expect these
hostesses to return very soon.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24
THANKS IS
CONTINUED from Page one)

CONTINUED from Page One)
Sou band. All personnel to sing, led
by the 372nd Infantry Male Chorus.
(2) Prayer by Chaplain Charles r.
Winthrop, 372nd Infantry.
90 Song, America" played by the
Sou Band. All personnel to sing, led
by the 372nd Infantry Male Chorus.
"a Talk by Colonel Edward o.
Gourdin, 372nd Infantry.
60 Song, "Semper F'idelis," sung
by the 372nd Infantry Male Chorus.
90 Talk by Colonel Edwin NJ
Hardy, Post Commander
CO National Anthem, played by
the SOU Band.
60 Benediction by Chaplain Au-
brey C. Haynes.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24

When a service man leaves q hos
pital his morale is high because Of
the expert care he has received.
When he arrives home this spirit
should be maintained by not making
him the subject of tears of his dear
ones.
Maj. Gen. Norman t. Kirk,
army surgeon general.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24

The recovery of copper from old
tin cans now accounts for about ten
per cent Of the total U. s. copper
production.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-11-24

One automotive company esti-
mates it will need $500 new machine
tools to resume car production at so
per cent OF its 1871 schedules.