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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-27
(Nadaljevanje. }

Ko ie udaril vonj prve po-
mladi v soho in so zacveh ko-
stanii v globini dvorisca vlsoke
hise, sem zacutil v svoj tesni
kot kakor godbo, XII je prihajala
cd bogvekodi. Ali je Chopin?
Katera njegova mazurka je
sladkejsa? Cudovita vihravost
lie preSla v mole ude. Kakor Ola
sem Sc izluScil popolnoma in OBJ
lekel novega cloveka docela, je
bill Sc ia obcutek mocnejsi in
odlocnejSi kot drugekrati. Ka-
kar Gmrl, XII je Easel V poltem-
no soho in iSce izhoda
Tiste dni sem srecal Toncko.
DOLCE dni sva Sc videla lie ma
ulicah mimogrede, takrat sva Sc
sreGala V drevoredu.
Zahrepenel sem pc Mi. Prijel
sem 10 "a brado in videl, da je
tudi V njenih oceh veliko hire
penenja.
"Pridi jutri," sem il dejal.
In kakor da je tea padla ma
njena lica, je pomislila. Nato je
prikimala, da pride.
Njenega pomisleka tedaj nj
sem razumel, sedaj mi stopa ia
sno pred oci. Bill sem jo pri-
pravljen cakati vse v~onjave We
cere in giniti koprnenju. Sal
je tudi samo koprneti lepo. V
koprnenju utone gresnost. We
del sem, da bonn, kadar DO pri-
Sla, ~pokleknil pred MO, ona pa
Sc DO smehljala z zagonetnim
smehom. Dobra in lepa. Okleni-
la Sc DO mojega vratu, memo te-
10 DO gorelo. Kdo jo razume?
Dejala je, da pride, nj je bilo.
sest dolgih ur sem meril drevo-
red in 10 pricakoval vsako ma
slednjo minute. Zaman. Bill sem
potrt, pa sem pomislil, da je BIZ
la zadrzana in joce zaprta med
stene, ko ne more priti.
PriSel sem drugi dan zopet.
z mic manjsim upanjem kot
prejSnji vecer; tudi ia vecer nj
priSIa. Ko je Sc tretji vecer mo-
jega pricakovanja, XII sem ga
pOdaljSal do enajste ure, nj BIZ
10, mi je zoperno leglo ma srce.
Trudna osramocenost je legla
name, uzaljenost mi je zalila
Srce. MaSceval hi Sc bill.
V kavarni sem naletel ma to-
variSa. Bill je vinjen, govoril je
resnico brez potrebe, ne da bi
ga bill kdo vprasal.
Ali jo ljubis?" je mezikal
vame, tako pomenljivo, da Sc je
kljub mrznji, XII sem jo obcutil
do Toncke ia hip, krcilo v pr
sin Srce.
NiSem odgovarjal, on pa je
meril mojo notranjost in moi
obraz in, kakor da Sc natihoma
naslaja mad menoj, je dejal:
Danes ina drugega."
Kakor bi me bill picil CAD,
sem Sc zganil in zastrmel v ME
gov Smeh. "Kdo?"
Bill je lepo, elegantno obleceni
mladenic, XII je dell z MO vece-
re bogvekje, ko sem JAZZ hodil
emo in isto pot, cd prvega DIRE
VeSa V drevoredu do zadniega
in nazaj.
Sc bridkeje kot poprej Sc je
VSe uprlo V meni. Tezka misel
Je krizala cello, spoznal sem
marSlkaj, cesar pref nisem We
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-27
RAZGOVORI
(Nadalievanje z 2. strani.

\4NdOoAJCNdAJS Il q. StI dI1l.J
Tillie ina malo delikatesno tr-
govino, docim je mum sin, ka-
teri je ravno dopolnil osemnaj-
sto leto, pr mornarici.
John Rayer stanuje ma 1900
S. 61st Ave, Cicero, Ill. PR slo-
vesu mi lie dial diva dolarja "a
ruski relif.
Nabranega do 10. julia 1914
$1,374.80; sedaj 500, skupai
1,403.80.
VISA ia vsota je re oddana ma
glavni stan ruskega relifa. Stro-
Skov nj bilo nobenih.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-27
FRANCE BEVK:
Z PRED SENCO

del. zalost Sc je zlila z zolGem.
Pill sem.
Ko sem sci ponoci mimo Ton
cklnega okna, Sc mi je zdelo, da
Sc sveti luc "a zavesami. Mehka
p~lapolajoca luc me je zbodla v
dino duse in skrcila pest. Pobral
sem kamen in ga zalucil okno,
Ga SO zazvenketale sipe ma tla...
Pijanega me je gnal korak
sam cd sebe mimo hiSe z levjo
glavo mad vhodom. To ie bila
hlsa, IL katere sem usel pred sa-
MIN seboj - morilcem. Ko sem
pogledal kviSku, sem videl v
svitu ulicne svetiljke obraz mad
seboj. Bila je gospa FAM. Yea
sin je prebedela vse noci ma
oknu. Spoznala me je. Ko sem
Sc ozrl znova, je zamahnila z
roko.
Razumel sem MEN migljaj,
zablodil v tlakovano vezo, XII ie
odmevala pod koraki, vrata
sem nasel odprta.
"Nocoj sem sama. Moi MOI
je re odsel, g%ospodicna LOLA
spi V sobi."
To je dejala mirno, kakor da
Sc med mama nikoli mic straSne-
ga nj zgodilo. Ponudila mi je
stol, ona je sedla "a mrzlo og-
njisce.
Ko sem re sedel pred to zen
sko, XII SEN il ubezal, kot bezi
cista dusa pred zlodejstvom,
sem Sc vprasal kot vedno v ia
kin slucajih: "Pocemu sem pri-
SELF" Prisotnost tega vprasanja
me je potrla. Sklonil sem glavo,
XII je bila re trudna cd place in
10 je obtezila Sc dusa.
Vista dolgih trenutkov je
presla. Zdi Sc mi, da Sc je tudi
gospa FAM %vprasala, pocemu mi
je zamahnila z roko. IRA je bila
pozna, kazalec Sc je pomikal
proti dvem.
L. tega molka Sc je prva zdra-
mia gospa FAM: "Kaj mislite?"
Dvignil sem glavo. Pol V sa-
njah sem odgovoril: "Nic. Ma
kaj maj mislim?"
INA ljubezen."
"Ah," me je speklo. "zenske
so vlacuge."
Ia beseda je bila prenaglje-
ma. Gospa me je pogledala siro-
ko, njena roka je pocivala ma
kolenu.
"Od kdaj je vasa sodba
taka?"
God zmiraj."
Gospa je umolknila. Cez ne
koliko casa je vprasala S tajnim
smehom v licih.
"Tudi Toncka?"
"Tudi," sem dejal mrzlo.
Vsaka izprememba, XII Sc je
izvrsila pr meni, je gospo VINE
mirila. Premislila je do dina in
nj vedela, kan bi S to besedo.
Cez nekoliko casa je dejala:
90 Mariji bi tega ne mogla
reel"
Skomizgnil sem z rameni. V
dusnem stanju, V katerem sem
Sc nahajal, nisem mogel z. bese-
do nazaj.
"Morda."
exc je sla ma pocitnice, vas je
pozdravila najtopleje. Tri dni
cez cas- je ostala tn. = Kaj to
pomeni?"
Spomnil sem Sc Maritime bill
zine, ko sva sedela nekoc v MIRA
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-27
LISTNICA UREDNISTVA

Nekaj dopisov nj dobilo pro-
stora v tel stevilki, nekaterih pa
tudi urediti nj bio mogoce, ker
je bill urednik ma sell ZOJSA v
Pittsburghu in ma drugih Sc
stankih, XII so Sc vrSili tam one
dni.
Use pride ma vrsto prihodniic.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-27
& POVESTNI DEL s

SO Sc rahlo dotikale mojega sr-
ca. cislal sem 10. Junaski mir
meme notranjosti, XII nj bila
brezbrizna do meme, je vplival
name. Coil sem spostovanje do
njenega spomina. Tudi ia hip
mi gospejina beseda o Mi nj BIZ
la prijetna. Stresel sem Sc sam
Y sebi: cemu mi omenja to zen
sko?
Dejal sem pc dolgem molku:
KIDD razume to dekle?"
"Jaz 10 razumem. vi ne vidi-
tie, ker ste zaljubljeni."
Nisem Sc mogel premagati,
ola sem povedal resnico. "Lju-
bezni nj vec.o
Nj mi verjela, vendar Sc ie
tho nasmejala precise. 10 je
pogledala zopet vame, je dejala
pocasi, kot bi narahlo tipala v
n~egotovost:
ali yam ugaja gospodicna
Lojza?"
Molce in z razprtimi ocmi
sem gledal gospo FAM. Pocasi je
vstajalo il dina izkusenj pretek-
lih dni ozadje tega vprasanja.
Nisem mogel trditi, da LOLA
nj naredila visa name. Primal
sem sam V sebi, da sem mislil
manic. Ko sem 10 srecal ma ce-
sti, sem Sc ozrl "a MO. Tudi ona
Sc je ozrla. Postala sva "a hip
oba, nato sva Sc nasmehnila in
Sla dale.
Tega vtisa nisem hotel pove-
dati gospe; nisem ga sodil resno.
Kakor da mi nj mic do ME, sem
nasobil ustnice in skomizgnil z
rameni:
"Cedno dekle."
eta bi bila "a vas"
Moja tina misel Sc ie uresni-
ella, MEN namen je bill gol pred
menoj. Skoraj zakrohotal sem
Sc. Vendar nisem mogel vzdrza-
tt njenega pogleda. Pogledal
sem tia.
Gospa FAM me je bistro pre-
motrila in nj mogla zakriti pri-
tajenega nssmeha. "Lojza lei v
sobi," je dejala. "Ce jo hocete
videti ..." me je pogledala z
ocmi zvodnice, "v spanju je kot
angel"
Topel zrak kuhinje je vplival
name. Vendar je sram izprele-
tel moja lica. Odklonil sem po-
nudbo, zensko oko je videlo, da
sem bill odkritosrcen.
Peljala me je skozi ozko tenn
no predsobo v spalnico. Ko je
zagorela luc, Sc Lojza nj prebu-
dila. Polodprta usta SO mirno
dihala, temna polt, crne obrvi
in lasje SO Sc divno odrazali cd
belih rjuh, Ena noga je lezala
izpod odeje, valovita crta, XII jo
je obkrozala do kolen, je bila
nehibna.
Stal sem in gledal. Pod odejo
odrazujoce Sc telo je stale kot
1.-Two pred menoj.
"Vidite,' je sepetala gospa
FAM V uho. "clovek bi 10 ugriz-
nil. Nj mlada, a zrela zenska je
80. Sest let je potovala -"
Iz%preletelo je mole telo. Una
knil sem Sc IL sobe, V polmraku
predsobe me je gospa stisnila
"a roko: "Da il ne poveste." Ma
to je pokazala ma drugo soho.
"Tu so prazne p~ostelje."
Beseda je bila jasna, pogled
ma speco Lojzo me je vznemi-
ril, vendar Sc je namen moiega
prihoda V hipu izpremenil.
z naglimi koraki sem stopil
do vrat, preskocil stopnice, v
naslednji minuti me ie pozrla
Utica.
(Dalje prihodnjic.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Groups Plan
To Attend
Catholic Play

FIFTY MEMBERS of the
Junior League Of Catholic
Women viii attend the opening
night performance Sunday of
Song out of Sorrow" 10 he
presented by the Catholic The
alter at the Players Thoater on
East jefferson avenue. The play
will continue through the fol-
lowing Sunday.
Many other large theator
parties are being planned for
next weeks presentation. Fifty
students from ST. Leo'S High
School viii attend on Sunday
evening also and another group
of 50 VIII come from the Detroit
Trust Co. Wednesday night.
One hundred employees Of the
u. S. Army Engineers Will at
tend Wednesday S performance
and the entire theater VIII be
taken over Thursday evening by
the Detroit Ordnance office.
Fifty student nurses from ST
Mary's Hospital VIII visit the
theater Friday night.
MISS PATRICIA HILL,
daughter of Or. and Mrs. Jean
Paul Pratt of FalrWay drive,
VIII return home next month
after a visit with her grand
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Ullne, in
Toledo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11

THANK HEAVEN. d lear
girl YOU don't have 70 brace
Yourself TO take anything /
told Lillian My news IS mostly
good news. and what isn't
doesn't need 10 worry you.
Give me your coat, l COM
handed, and relax. I've not
ordered anything heavy, be-
cause | don I want 10 spoil your
dinner
Il mustn't wait for dinner"
she said. | ought 10 20 directly
home, now that Harry ISM I
there
Then YOU know, Il said cas-
ua4N putting her hat on
table and her coat over the
back OF a chair
Chat The Chief sent him out
of town for a tcW days on-a
promising lead o. she said
Yes, / answered deVOutly
hoping I was answering my
cues properly. But l didn't
know You knew
Harry wrote TIC about II, "
She said. and I certainly have
been calling down blessings on
Your fathers head OF course /
know he probably invented the
errand 10 keep Harry from
carrying out that original pur-
pose of his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Ii. Watkins Wed

THE MARRIAGE Of Bar
bara Buckley daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs, Charles stone
Ru1kfey Of Short Hills
y. J.
And Navy 1t. David beats
Watkins son Of Mrs. John
TAYLOR Watkins Of Detroit
and the late DR.. Watkins o.. .
Took place recently in
Christ Church, Short Hills
with the rector :. The Rev.
Herbert Cooper officiqt-
Inc
Mrs. Watkins was gradu-
ated from the Masters School
=. and Vassar College
It, Watkins schools are
Mercershurg Academy =.
Amherst College -. the Uni
versity Of Michigan and
Harvard
II -----------tt-r -ftr--7
Epsilon fraternity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Wears Crepe Gown

THE BUFFET table was
covered with a lace cloth.
and deckedo in spring flowers
IN rainbow hues 49,.
The pretty bude-ciect wore
black crepe gown
trimmed with Black lace
Among the guests We're Mr..
and Mrs Robert Haas Of
Worthwhile DR. and Ms.
Alexander Blain-lII Mr..
and Mrs. Charles 3 Johnson
j.
Elizabeth Soarles Rob-
err Mcclure - II John Xii
ner and Herbert kilncr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Hunt Club Plans
Rule lomorroWNN

THE CROSSE POINTE
HUNT CLUB will hold its OPEN
ING winter ride tomorrow night
al the club.
Mrs, Marion Zwolinski is in
charge of the luncheon arrange
ments, which will he served in
the club lounge after the ride.
Among the members present
will be Or. Arthur Erkfitz and
daughter Ann. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Trendle. Edward Henkel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Benefcent Fiction

II fancy he did 70 I said, Won
derinC how I was gong 10 get
hold Of my father before he
should come back so that he
could keep up this benehcent
fiction of Harry UnderwoOd's.
Would YOU mind resting here
a minute before We talk?' /
asked her. Father has some
body waiting in my suite for
him and as he's going 10 he de-
laycd l ought TO run over and
tell The poor man
"Of course. she said, evi-
IDENTIFY SuSpccling nothing. and
r fT--TTr-T-T1CTTt TfTTOUEn ire CdTTOrT-
78gcd door without knocking,
nd acco>tcd Ronald and Caro-
lyn hroathloSNly.
Aunt LilIans in there" I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11

and Mr.. and Mrs. Rocco d.
Marco and daughters. DonnA
and Toni.
Recently reelected officers Of
the club are George Trendle,
president; Vincent Corbett. vice
president: Dr. Arthur Erkfits.
secretary, and c. Henry Bull.
treasurer.
Plans are being made for the
annual open house which will be
held the latter part OF this
month. a
MRS. ALFRED G.. WILSON,
and her son. Richard S. Wilson,
arc in New York City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Detroit Times Rationing Timetable
nAsnIINr

GASOLINE
4 Coupon Good THROUGH Jan 81
y and G Coupons gallons each
RI and CI Coupons Z gal each.
~ and CO Coupons . gals each
FUEL on
Period 30 gals a unit Through
Fr'
Period no sails ur' through
March "a
IiQt OR
$50 ,I.e
u rar.s N8'7
~HOfS
stamp - and Airplane stamp l.
ts.l rhnte.e. r
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
PROGRESSED FOODS

FHUt F~NFU IDODN
Green u. ., F-Valid through Jan
90
&, ~. ! Valid through FEB %.
MATS, CHTFSE, PATS
Brown X, =, I-Vaui through Jan.
20
{ valid Ian rs through Jan %
spare stamp So. ? In Rock Worth
Eve 3. ma f.- fresh pork and sau-
ease thfoHsh Jan Is.
SUGAR
stamp 90. 80. { book. lhs valid
rrr llH San 30
stamp 800. 80 book, ihs Jan. ls
frGlh HsrCn 81
TIRE INSPECTION DFADIINES
Geo 80. Mar 81 r Feb 20.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11

ing coolnoSs
" n en- Z p q
sun ia X cS
its du tlcS
S.rri0u SlN
/ d cal style
for cotton or
linen as well
AS firm raNOp
sports fabrics
patte m
1919 is avai4
a b ] q n
misses = NJ Il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Ensign Kinks
Leaves for East

ENSIGN DAVID VI. Kinks
has left for Fl. Schuyler, y. Y.
Mrs Kinks and daughter. Di--
ana VIII remain IN the Kinks
residence In ST Paul avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11

W mere Us dltiNu SNe
asked when / had finished.
In my suite, next door with
-ry0Ta11--
Please don't think me hard
She pleaded. bar do / have 80
see her just yet
10, indeed ! told her. "ShC
will stay here with me. and
Ronald viii go TO your house
to take care Of you, il you
wish
I'D love 10 have him" she
said, and. please God, perhaps
the waiting won't be much
longer
Amen" 7 said fervently
and then Dicky came in
brecziIy, welcoming Lillian with
the warmth Of affection he al
ways aCCordS her.
Dad won't be here to din
ner he told us few minutes
later.
Then he Crinncd over at US
and waNcd loquaCl0uS.
Continued tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Delicious
Menu Based
On Baked Ham
Bv PRUDENCE PENNY

YOU WILL find that a picnic
shoulder is less expensive than
the lee end and II is delicious.
Serve u tho next time your are
having guests IN for dinner Try
II with the following mcnu and
listen TO the famly.S approval.
Menu for the Day
Chilled Fruit taiec Crackers
Baked Picnic shoulder Ham
Scaliopod Potatoes
Gloen Peers
Cranberry Sauce or Jelly
Hot Rolls
Cabbage. Apple and Celery salad
Date PHddIng Coffee
Baked Picnic Ham
Picnic shoulder ham.
Gloves
cup brown sugar
cup sweet cider.
Put ham in kettle and cover
with water. Simmer until done.
allowing p hour cooking per
pound Allow meat 20 cool IN
liquor. then take out remove
rlnd score fat and stuck cloves
IN at Intervals Rub with the
brown sugar and put IN rooster
with the cider. Bake for I hour
ar 500 degrees taetrE with
.-.a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11

DUO To CrI0WT1yS ~ TITO TIT
and other conditions beyond
our control pattern deliveries
are being delayed. Please be
patient.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11

Send 20 cents in coins for
every Anne Adams pattern
Write plainly size name and
style number
only 10 cents more brings
Your new Anne Adams Pattern
Book. Smart. oaSy-to-mako
styles. Free pattern printed in
book.
Send Your order 20 the Anne
Adams Pattern Department,
lg25 Times Square, Detroit 81
Mich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Asks for Carolyn

Where is Carolyn ~ She
asked when / had finished.
In my suite, next door. with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11
Preview Peek
Of Spring
Styles
Il, Joan DEAN

NEW YORK Jan II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11

Continued tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-11

Epsilon fraternity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-08
.FDR Views
French Plan

WASHINGTON, July 7 GNS)
President Roosevelt said today
that the question OF full recog-
milton Of Gen. De Gaulle's French
Committee OF Liberation as the
government Of France Is moi a
matter OF discussion in the cur
rent talks between himself and
the general.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the dis
cuSsionS will be wide open They
will take up all types OF questions,
he said, adding that there was no
specific agends.
The President said that his
talks with Gen. De Gaulle today
for instance will concern the
operations Of the patriot under
ground in France, particularly in
southern France.
Mr.. RooSe again en-
phatically pointed out that so
long as military operations are
progressing in the Normandy
beachhead. and whatever areas in
France they may be. that Gen
Eisenhower. the a HE'D com
mander-in-chlef will be in con
troll Of the civil as well as the
military government
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-08
Won Wieesnd Says:
Road To Tokyo
Still Long. Tough
By KARL II. Won wIEGAND
bean Of American War Correspondents

The road to Tokyo is long, hard, tough and costly.
wrote that months ago, when returned from
China and the Philippines the Swedish exchange ship
Grpshom and found here at home altogether too light
hearted optimism that Japan would be pushover, her
defeat swift and relatively easy
Following Tarawa comes Saipan where we have paid
with 1852 casualties for only about half of that island
Our casualties Sapan about three times those
had on Tarawa.
1t a barometer indicating the increasing degrees of
japanese resistance and the erceness Of the fighting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-08

Of Hengyang. strategically conSid-
cred, three Of the most serious
defeats for the Chinese in the
seven years.
In China. in Burma on Saipan.
as in Europe, exaggerated hopes
raised in the mind of the public
by air enthusiasts Of what bomb
ers can do could not be realized.
Vital 10 victory as il IS. the
bomber cannot do the work alone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-08

the road TO Japan.
The China Japan war enters
it's eighth year tomorrow, ami
versary of the affray at Marco
Polo Bridge, near Picking, be-
tween Chinese and Japanese
soldiers. With no modern army
and unprepared for such a war,
things have gone badly for
China, ever since.
1000 MILES INLAND
The Japanese invaders are
1000 miles deep into China and
have now practically cut the
country in two from north to
south.
Our own war against Japan is
IN the thirIy-flrSt month The
end y not yet in sight. despite
the forecasts and predictions Of
optimiStS. Nowhere yet have Gen.
Macarthur Amerlcan-AuStralian
forces claShed with any Of the
major Japanese armies.
Those armies are IN the Philip
pines. Java, slaya. China,
Manchukuo and Japan proper
The main japanese fleet, smaller
than ours but formidable. has not
yet been met by our Pacific fleet.
Guam. zap and Palau are still
IN japanese hands. The tenacity
Of the Japane,e may be gagged by
The fact that. after two Years of
fighting and long bypassed. they
are Stll on Bougalnvllle IN the
SolomunS. fastening down GER
tain number Of our own forces
there
MORE TROOPS NEEDED
The FIRST clash Of ma lor Amer
lcan and japanese armies prom
lseS 10 he in the Philippines. this
autumn Gen Macarthur IS i'm
patiently awaiting more TROOPS.
more EQUIPMENT and more
TRANSPORTS.
lie cannot take chances Of a
setback The effect OF an Ameri-
can defeat or setback 10 Mac
Arthur would be most stimulating
IN japanese morale. de- trUctlve Of
What remains Of morale IN China
and not without some influence on
the FihplnoS
The signing by President RoOse-
Welt OF the bin for the lndepend-
ence Of the Philippines "a soon As
practicable after the war Is the
most potent psychological move
that has been made in the Pacific
conflict. The influence Of the
Presidents action and Of that
uneQuIvocal step Will extend far
beyond the borders of the Philip
pines.
The end OF the seventh year of
the INVASION OF China was marked
by the capture by the japanese Of
Loyang, Changsha and. Al this
writing. The immincnce ~ the fall
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War Workers Inspired
BY Mrs: Cooper's Talk

In an address Sunday TO the
Rocket Victory club. OF the Chew
rolet Gear Axle Plant en-
plcyees. Mrs. Claude Cooper,
stressed the Importance OF irrespon-
slhle conduct among the Negro
women employees. in order that
they might set a high standard for
all women workers.
Speaking from the topic. Negro
Women AT Work." Mrs. Cooper gave
brief history OF Mrs Mary Nc
Leod Bethune's life and career, and
told her audience that. 1T is up to
US. the younger women, TO carry on.
and uphold the high ideals that Mrs
Bethune and other prominent Ne
gro women have struggled TO make
place for us in the sun"
Continuing. the speaker pointed
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out that Negro women today were
holding responsible and high pay
ing jobs and now was the time TO
make the most OF the opportunities
available. She stated that the three
main factors in impressing an en-
ployer were: appearance, conduct.
and attitude, and developed each
with timely illustrations.
In closing the speaker suggested
that il was important to pick out q
person who represented the woman
you'd like to be, woman of intel
licence, charm and high morals.
Pattern your life after that indi-
vidual, and the chances are you'll
be glad you did"
Mrs. James Cephus is president OF
the group.
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birthday party last Saturday night
by her parents MR. AND MRS
SNOWDEN WILLIAMS.
* x *
THE MILVIN GAINES. had a
fire al their home recently Jose
phine was so thrilled that she was
able TO salvage her needle point
chairs She had made them her
self and the hard way she says.
She was more concerned about the
chairs and an elephant she got on
her honeymoon than anything else
q. but luckily nothing was harmed
* x *
Met three OF the incest Louies
from Selfridge. Its. HERBERT
WILLIAMS. SAINT TWINE -.
and can't think of 1T. HARPER'S
The SIXTH NORTHERN RE-
GIONAL CONFERENCE of. .IOTA
PHI LAMBDA. was held here
from April 1928 with Zeta chap
ter as hostess. . Most OF their affairs
were too late for this issue and
we will report them next week.
We happened to be in on a party
last Saturday night for the visiting
sorors. at the beautiful home OF
Mr.. AND MRS. f. PHILLIPS.
Theirs is the very prettiest recre-
alton room. . has an elegant grand
piano and the loveliest paintings OF
sepian beauties &. We had a simply
grand time.
* X X
ALEXANDER DEAN OF the
Phi Beta Sigma makes little doc
dads. You know the kind that
mean nothing at all. but without
which the whatnot looks very very
sad Well anyhow he is about
10 set up in the business and is
Oft for n. Y. to get ii all straight.
* !; X
HELEN BANKHEAD GAULT...
can hardly wait for June, when
she will visit her husband in camp.
.. Saw her last week end in a
stunning white wool frock and
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OPPOSES FILIBUsTER

WASHINGTON, DC.-Senator. d.
Worth Clark, Democrat OF Idaho am
nounced April % that he was OPP
posed 10 filibuster on the anti-poll
tax bill in the U. S. Senate in view
OF the very extraordinary and
emergency conditions" Of war. and
said that he would vote for cloture
in the event OF a filiblaster.