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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

The men at No. l gun didn't have
chance because the japanese
could see them, too. They stood out,
silhouetted against the sky. It was
their post. They had to stay there.
The enemy knew what an Ameri-
can .30-caliber machine gun in the
hands of marines could do to their
attack formations. For the enemy
commander, it was essential that
the gun be put out of action. He
did it, but he paid threefold in
bullet-riddled troops before No, /
was blown into twisted metal.
Mortars Silence Gun.
Corpl. John G. L. Nillson of New
ton, N. j., the gunner, was wounded
MORALLY when a Japanese mortar
shell hit him. Those mortars were
the force which finally knocked out
the gun. The enemy foot troops
couldn't do it with all their subse-
quent charges.
Pfc. Richard N. Grout of Spencer.
Mass, the assistant gunner, was hit
next. A Jap sniper shot him
through the arm and, as they took
him to the rear, he was swearing at
the Japs and his bad luck.
Pfc. Paul A. Jobe of Greensburg,
Pa, crawled up to the trigger, cot
on . burst that riddled the jap
anese sniper, then was killed himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
Three More Polio Cases
Reported by Health Office

Three more cases of infantile
paralysis were reported by the Dis
trlct Health Department TODAY.
bringing the total in Metropolitan
washington since July to 243 cases.
OF these, 143 have been in the Dis.
trict and 100 in surrounding counties.
The new cases are a 4-year-old
boy from Southeast Washington and
a 19-year-old girl from Dunfries
Va, both at Gallinger Hospital. and
5-year-old girl from Berkeley
Springs, w. Va, at Childrens Hos
pital.
Meanwhile, Lodge 80 of the Amer.
lean Federation of Government EN-
ployes, of which employees of St.
Elizabeth's Hospital are members.
donated 1926 to purchase equipment
for care of polio patients at Gall
hnger. The gift was collected bv
committee. headed by Salem
Horowitz.
The director of the MARYLAND
State Department of Health TODAY
Joined DR.. George G. Rutland, Dis
trict health officer, and the director
OF the Virginia State Department Of
Health in predicting a drop in tho
current polio outbreak. Maryland
has had 300 cases, Virginia. $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

and put her back In action again.
He and Sergt. Margolis had been
friends.
More mortar shells rained down
even as Sergt. Sweet swept the en-
envy positions, and he was wounded
in two place by shell which should
have demolished the gun but,
miraculously, didn't.
Pfc. John j. Doerr of Raritan, N.
j., and Pfc. Albert j. Newly of Hix-
on. Tenn, left their rifle pits and
dashed over to No. /. Before they
got there, another Jap mortar ended
it. The shell exploded squarely atop
the machine gun, killing Pfc. Doerr
and wounding Pfc. Newly before
they could fire a shot.
Never Had Chance.
When the smoke cleared away, the
other marines could see that No. l
would never fire again. Her muzzle
was a jagged hole: her water jacket
was shattered; only one steel leg was
there.
Marines call the gun "her" be-
cause q machine gun is a woman;
the men treat their guns like ladies.
They love them and take care of
them. They stood by No. / gun until
there weren't any Of them left. But
they never had chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
Victory Gardeners Awarded
81 900 in War Bond Prizes
Barber Wins Top Honors for Second Year;
Home Harvest Products Line Cos Co. Walls
Star Staff Photo.

by bringing pals Of water from her
home around the corner from the
garden which is on Twenty-ninth
street.
Other Prize Winners.
Other major prize winners in
cluded Walter ]. Krug, who won
the sectional first-place award ard
four first-place vegetable display
awards; L. w. Atlee, who took a
second place in the sectional con-
test and one first place in the veg
etable displays; Mrs. Floyd Smith,
Mrs. Paul Marks and Mrs. P. E.
Smith, who won the first, second
and third prizes in the canning con-
test: Floyd F. Smith with two in
dividual f1rst-place awards and an
area award, and Charles E. Childs,
ST., with three individual first-place
awards.
The prizes were awarded by Will
bur H. Youngman, garden editor of
The Star; F. S. Labar, past presi-
dent of the American Association of
Nurserymen, and T. E. Stafford,
secretary of the Gas and Light Co.
A special award for service in the
Victory garden program was award
ed to the Gas and Light Co. by j.
Morton Franklin, supervisor of Vic
tory gardens for the District. and
donated by the Calvert Distilleries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

Owl outposts in liberated European
capitals and in Berlin, he said
Other personnel can be transferred
to psychological warfare in the Pa
cific and Asiatic theaters, he added.
"OW1 will maintain a minimal in
formation service in liberated cap
itals,' Mr.. Sherwood said, with the
thought that there may be some
permanent kind of American in
formation service, perhaps under the
State Department"
Mr.. Sherwood asserted that such
a service would not be perpetual
ton of Owl.
For the moment, he said, owl
outposts set up as European capitals
are liberated will operate as news
services which will be supplemental
to the Associated Press, the United
Press and the International News
Service and similar news agencies as
soon as they can be established in
the recaptured areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

by machine-gun fire. One of the
ammunition carriers took over the
gunners position and vainly tried to
locate the Jap gun. He, too, was
wounded by enemy fire.
Hard for Japs to Believe.
Still another marine crawled up
to that fire-torn gun pit. He was
Pfc. Hodge D. Smith of Trussville,
Ala. He died before he could reach
the trigger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
DC. Control Over Recorder
Again Urged by Coffee

Belief that the Office of the Dis
trict recorder of deeds should be
placed under control of the Com
missioners was reiterated today by
Chairman Coffee of the Appropri-
ations Subcommittee in charge of
the District supply bills.
He said the Commissioners, in
stead of the President, should ap-
point the recorder and that the
accounts of the office should be aud
tied by the District government
auditor.
His views supported the current
proposals by Senators McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada, and Chavez,
Democrat, of New Mexico, that Con-
gress should adopt legislation re-
District government posts
to District residents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
0utposts in Liberated
European Capitals
Planned by owl
By the Associated Press.


Robert Sherwood. overseas director
OF the Office Of War Information,
says owl is prepared to send
trained personnel into Berlin in con-
junction with Allied military forces
when the German capital is &C.
cupied.
Holding his first news conference
since his return from 7l1z months
in Europe, Mr.. Sherwood yesterday
also reported that owl is beginning
to cut its overseas stats with a view
to winding up the psychological
phase OF war operations in Europe
when Germany collapses.
Some of the approximately 1900
persons on Owls stats now in
Europe will be used to establish new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
Services Committee
Plans 10 Establish
Information Center
VIII Aid War Workers
And Veterans; Move Is
Backed by s. Agencies

Establishment of an information
center here to answer the questions
OF veterans and war workers or
refer them to other agencies was
approved today by the District
Committee on Services to Veterans
and War Workers.
Representatives of SO public and
private agencies here, appointed to
the committee by the Commission
ers, approved the information CEN,
ter plan in principle at their or
ganization meeting this morning,
leaving the details and the actual
setting up of the center to an execu-
tive committee of the larger group.
E. C. Graham, chairman of the
Overall Committee, was author
lied to appoint an executive COM
mittee 'of size necessary to take
proper action and empowered to
act"
Executive Committee.
Membership on the Executive
Committee initially, Mr.. Graham
announced, will include his three
vice chairmen - Harold Brooks,
Charles T. Penn and Wilfred B.
Putman-the three members of the
State Veterans Assistance Com
mittee Other members will be the
chairmen of four subcommittee set
up to survey existing facilities, de-
velop the information center, CO.
ordinate the work of the various
agencies to prevent duplication of
services and recommend supple
mentary facilities to plug gaps in
existing services to veterans and war
workers.
The State eVterans' Assistance
Committee includes Frank D. Norton
of District Selective Service; Charles
Farmer Of the War Manpower Com
mission and Col Lewis G. Beardsley
OF the Veterans Administration
The chairmen Of the four subcom-
mittees have not been appointed.
John Hasley, chairman of the
Civilian War Services Board, told
the group that the committee was
a part of Civilian War Services,
which would continue to function
as long as the Commissioners think
it necessary. If Civilian War Serv-
ices is discontinued, Mr.. Hasley
added, the committee will work di-
rectly under the Commissioners.
Funds and Space Not Located.
Miss Josephine Brown, chairman
of the Family Security Committee
of Civilian War Services, who out
lined plans for the center, said her
group had been unable to find out
how large the demand for the
service would be and proposed that
1t be set up first on an experimental
basis.
Her plan called for q small staff
Of professional social workers with
representatives assigned from other
agencies to give specific informa ton.
Funds and space for the center have
not been located, Mr.. Graham told
the group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

Now and then the Jap's barrage
of mortars and bullets would let up,
as if the enemy commander couldn't
believe that there were men who
would climb up on that exposed
ridge to man a gun that was so
thoroughly ranged Maybe he
couldn't believe that the gun itself
still existed.
But another marine, the gun Sec
ton chief. Corpl. william A. Neharg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
Events Are Scheduled
For Nature Lovers

A special nature walk at the Ken
ilworth Aquatic Gardens will high
light the National Capital Parks
program for Sunday, Irving c. Root
superintendent, announced today
Other scheduled events include the
horse-drawn barge trips over the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and a
camera stroll in Franklin Park.
Nature walk participants will
meet at the gardens Office, which
can be reached via the Kenilworth
avenue car line and Douglas street
NE. The event will start at 3 pm.
The camera stroll group will meet
at Thirteenth and K streets NV
at Q pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
Sherwood Denies
He Returned to
Aid in Campaign
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Robert Sherwood said yester-
day he did not come back from
Europe to assist in writing CAM
paign speeches for President
Roosevelt, as he did before his
appointment as overseas direc-
tor Of the Office of War Infor-
nation.
1T amt true" the noted play
wright said in response to
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

gun, one after
another, until 10
of them were
hit.
It was a dark
night when the
Japanese made
one of tn cir
strongest efforts
to shove the Sd
Marine Division
into the sea. No.
l gun and its
crew were dug
in on a ridge
overlooking the
japanese posi-
tons. From the
gun pit, the Leaf
the flash of the
as they left the
see the shadowy
envy infantry as
In No Mans Lar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
|FWA Denies Land for Pentoqon
Cost 26 Times Assessed Value
Snyder Tells EneeI Arlington PorceIs
Were Purchased at Fair Market Prices

praisers. OF these appraisals one
was for $500, one at 5000, one at
5000 and one at $6,203. The award
for this tract was $3.50, or only
slightly more than three times the
assessed valuation instead of rs
times, as you allege."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

are to be approved by the commits
sion hereafter.
The plan Mr.. Nolen has drawn up
includes not only the location, but
the type of hospital, the nature of
its control and the number of beds
in each. Latest addition to the
prepared map are the recently au-
thorized hospital requirements for
Georgetown and George Washing
ton Universities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22
Is D. c. Men Report
For Induction Todoy

The following 16 Washington men
have been ordered to report for in
duction into the armed forces at
Fort Myer today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

SerEt. O'Leary.
hernecks could see
Jap mortar shells
tube. They could
figures of the en-
they darted about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

GUAM CDelayed).-The Marines
on No. l machine gun didn't have
chance, and they knew it that night
on the ridge, but they manned their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-09-22

By Tech. Sergt Jeremiah A.
OLedry, 1922 Quincy street NE,
Washington, Marine Corps
combat correspondent on mill
tdry leaUe from The Star.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Townsend Club
Planning Future

A Guest Night" to be held on
October q was one OF the future
events planned at the meeting o,
Townsend Club No. /, held Monday
evening at Ypsilanti High School.
The meeting was we'll attended.
News from Washington told OF
gains In the number OF names on
the Townsend petition. and a letter
was received from Rep. Earl C..
Kitchener. Mrs. A. NJ. Wilson was
appointed as chairman OF a food
sale to be held on September 80
Mrs. Fred Johnson. Mrs. Wilson,
and Miss Belle Ross are the com.
mittee in charge OF rummage sale
TO be held at ll6 8. Adams St, on
October 81 and rs. Further plans
we're discussed for the state con-
ference OF Townsend Clubs to be In
Lansing, October 7 and s, TO which
many OF the members will go as To-
cal delegates. The Guest Night pro
gram for October 2 will include
cooperative supper at $3.50 at the
high school, followed by a short
business meeting and a program.
Each member will be accompanied
by guest who is not a club mem
Der. and the members OF Ann Arbor
Townsend Club are to be invited TO
attend. Mrs. J. II. wilcox and Mrs.
Lowell Lee we're appointed as the
Mystery Committed" for the meet
ing on October Is.
At the close OF the meeting the
Mystery Committee served decor
sted birthday cake. and coffee, hon.
oring birthdays OF Mrs. l.. F. Par
meley and Nelson Belangie.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Schools

Continued from Page One)
rection OF the Adrian Dominican
Sisters, shows a decided increase
over last year with an enrolment
OF 800.
The registration at Lincoln Con-
solidated School was over $50.
which Is slightly over the number
when school closed in June. Chill
dren from number OF new families
were entered.
Changes in personnel include
Miss Gladys Gunderson who has
been transferred from Roosevelt
High School to the English Depart
ment OF Lincoln TO take the place
OF Leland Jacobs, who has accepted
a position at Ohio State University.
Other changes in the Lincoln
teaching staff are James Grips.
formerly assistant in chemistry de-
partment at Michigan State Normal
College who will teach physics,
chemistry and mathematics at Lin
coin; Miss Ilene Perrine, Lake For
est, H., will teach the fifth grade
and Miss Bertha McLelland, Gary,
Ind, will be vocal music teacher.
Preceding the opening Of school
plans for the year were laid at a
two day faculty conferences at
which DR.. Byron o. Hughs, re-
search associate at the University
of Michigan, spoke on Child
Growth and Development" and DR..
James B. Edmonson, dean OF School
of Education, University OF Michi-
gan, gave a talk on Postwar prob
lens of the child"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Car in Ann Arbor
Clue to Prisoners

Fort Custer, Mich, Sept. 19-Dis.
coyery Of a stolen Army car at
Ann Arbor and the escape OF three
prisoners from the Fort Custer
stockade Sunday has set military
authorities here to investigating
for a possible tie-up in the two
events, according 70 Maj. John
Johnson, Post intelligence officer.
Col. Benjamin +. watkins. head
OF a training regiment, left the car
at the Fort motor pool late Satur-
day afternoon. but II was not no
ticed missing until the next morn
inG. The car found at Ann Arbor
had soldier clothing in it and the
gasoline tank was empty.
Early Sunday morning, Nal Johr.
son said. one OF the escapers, PVT.
Peter Reaty, 10, OF Pittsburgh, made
his getaway from a safeguard
house by breaking a hole in the
shower room ceiling and crawling
through a ventilatng shaft.
Pyts. William G. Brown, IS, OF
Route 3, Marshall, Mich, and vii
liam r. Smith, 10, OF St Paul.
MINI, fled from the main guard
house Sunday afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Rotary

Continued from Page One)
bombing raid Is $4,000 feet, DR..
Clark said. At this height the boys
trained for this combat duty can
work efficiently and perform their
duties as far as their body reac.
ton is concerned but above thai
height their endurance becomes
proportionately less.
The time in aviation develop
ment has come, he concluded, when
the flight surgeon must sit down
with the aeronautical engineer and
the manufacturer so that the new
models can still be flown by the
average physical man.
The visitors were Clyde X. King
8 nc United States Navy, NJ. B.
Rogers, Willow Run and DR..
Charles J. Clark.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
DR.. Rothe Added
to L. of NJ. Staff

Ann Arbor. Mich. Sept l9-The
University Board of Regents has
appointed DR.. Erich Hans Rothe,
formerly n member OF the faculty
OF William Penn College at Oska-
loosa, Ia, TO the University stan
as assistant professor Of mathe-
mates.
DR.. Rothe, an American citizen,
was born in Be n, Germany, and
holds the degree OF doctor of phil
osophy from the University OF Ber-
lin. From ! I to 1885 he was a
member OF the STATS OF the Uni
versity OF Breslau and of the Tech
nischen Hochschule in Breslau.
From 1887 TO 1913 DIR. Rothe was
on the teaching staff at William
0enn College. and since April, 1913,
re has been giving instruction in
Mathematics 10 students in special
iZed contract programs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Queen City Lodge
Adds Service Stars

Two stars were added to the serv.
Ice flag Of Queen City Lodge num-
Der l67 Knights OF Pythias. and a
committee for the lodge Victory din.
ner was appointed at Monday eve.
ning's meeting in X. P. Hall. The
service flag now has 13 stars.
The victory dinner committee is
Glen Jordan. Theodore Chebowski,
Buell. Kellogg and Homer Morrison
Members who will attend SEES
sions OF the Grand Lodge in Hotel
Odds, Lansing, Thursday and Fri
day are Eugene Burrell, past chan.
cellor. delegate, Ray Burrell. past
grand chancellor, Charles Address.
grand chairman of the finance COM
mittee: Linley Wiseley, Ralph Nc
Donald, Earl Snyder, and James
Hart.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Deaths
MRS. LOUISE SCHNEIDER

Funeral services for Mrs. Louise
Schneider. mother OF William w.
Snyder. 302 f. Cross St.. will be
at the Muehlig Funeral Home. Ann
Arbor, Thursday morning at l0:S0.
Interment will be at Forest Hill
Cemetery.
Mrs. Schneider, who lived at Ill
w. Liberty ST.. Ann Arbor, died
Monday. She had lived in Yp5i-
lanti the greater part of her life,
spending the last eight years in
Ann Arbor. Her maiden name was
Walz. Her husband, Henry Schnei.
der. was long alderman from the
fifth ward.
Mrs. Schneider was founder OF
the Ypsilanti Industrial Pleasure
Club and kept her membership
after she moved to Ann Arbor
Surviving her besides her son is
one sister. Mrs. Amanda otto. Ann
Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19

Continued from Page One)
tories in New Guinea and the DutcI
East indies.
Finally, he added, when Pal
falls. a formidable obstacle to o.
eventual return TO the Philippine
Is swept away, and We will hay
a base from which to cover al
support MacArthur's Philippii,
campaign."
Gen. Arnold stated maintenanc
OF the air forces in top fight
form is essential to our future g.
ty and termed universal militia
training a necessary national p
cy.
He also submitted that I'VE mu'
have air bases under our control
spread far out beyond our shore
where they are needed
Victory in Grasp
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines.
ministrator Of Veterans Affair
told the delegates today that wi
tory in Europe would seem to !
within our grasp in the not te
distant future" and that this tin
American doughboys will mar
down the streets OF Berlin" j
asserted, in a prepared addres
the returning warriors must ha
full employment"
John i. Blandford, Jr., Nation
Housing administrator, report'
his agency was working with q
War Production Board "in the no,
that following the collapse OF CO
many the green light may be tuf
ed on for an immediate start T.
ward n fully adequate housing 81
ply for returning veterans. m
tary families and all Americ
families in need Of housing
estimated. in prepared adore
that 100000 married men Z
in the armed service would a.
houses upon their return to G.
life.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Ministers Plan
V Day Services

Plans for the religious observ-
ance OF V Day were formulated to-
day at special meeting OF the
Ypsilanti Ministerial Association.
Opportunity will be provided for
the people OF Ypsilanti to express
their deep gratitude for the cessa-
ton OF hostilities in the European
theater and to pray for the welfare
OF those engaged in conflict in the
Pacific area.
The churches will be open for
those who wish to enter and pray
upon that day. A union service will
be held in the evening at q church
centrally located. A committee
headed by Rev. Walter B. Heyler
pastor OF the First Methodist
Church, was appointed to work out
the detailed planning OF the union
service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Council Notes

Continued from Page One)
and to allow time to notify the
mortgagor.
Permission was granted for sale
of forget me nots for benefit or dis
abled veterans Sept. 20 and 80.
Engineering department reported
collection OF s1O6 in fees in Au-
gust.
Approval was given a contract
with the state for maintenance Of
trunk lines in the city.
II was agreed To have the engi-
neering department pay s35 month.
ly toward maintenance of the util-
ity building.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made
for sale Of the old nurses home at
% S. Prospect st. TO the highest
bidder. Bids are 10 be received
at 1880 .. m. Oct. at city hall.
The proposed new traffic or
dinance was laid on the table for
two weeks TO allow further time
for study.
T. Fred Older, city engineer, re-
ported that the state Is willing TO
repair Washtenaw Ave, from Per
rim to Normal SITS. II the city will
pay IL per cent OF the cost. Since
the street was broken down by
the state highway department
trucks during construction of roads
for the Willow Run Bomber Plant
area, efforts will be made TO have
the state pay all the cost.
Proposal for insuring a 100 foot
width for Michigan Ave. west OF
the Ballard st. intersection was
referred TO the city attorney and
planning commission.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
Friends Observe
Silver Wedding

About 40 relatives and friends
from Battle Creek. Ann Arbor, AL.
bion and Ypsilanti were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams, Sat
urday evening at their home, in eel.
ebration Of their silver wedding an.
niyersary.
The house was attractively decor
ated With autumn flowers. and a de.
licious lunch was served from lace
covered table centered with a beau.
tifully decorated cake thanked with
burning tapers.
The evening was spent playing
cards with prizes going to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Ray. Mrs. w Lamson
and Royce Williams.
Mr., and Mrs. Williams received
many lovely gifts from their
friends.