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Evening star., 1944-06-16
Witness Finds
.Jups Amazed
By B-29 Raid
By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, June 1e.-Amer-
ica's Super Fortresses left glow
ing masses of wreckage in the
coke ovens and open hearth
furnaces of the great Yawata
steel mills in the curtain raiser
attack of the B-29s on Japan
yesterday, Radio Correspondent
Roy Porter reported today in a
broadcast from China.
The superbombers, flying from
bases in Western China, ran into
heavy antiaircraft fire and encoun-
tered japanese night fighters. but
nearly all the ships came back, ="
said Mr.. Porter, one of II war corre-
spondents who witnessed the attack
Mr.. Porter, a former Associated
Press correspondent, represented the
combined American radio networks
on the raid.
Mr.. Porter hinted that the B-29s
had been In action before In a pre-
liminary attack on Bangkok, Thai
land, last week. A communique
from Admiral Lord Louis Mount
batten's Southeast Asia headquar-
tiers last Thursday said strong
forces of heavy bombers dealt Bang
kok its heaviest blow of the war on
June 5" Monday and that Japa-
nese defenses were caught by sur
| prise as the bombers attacked from
all angles.
The target at Yawata was the
Imperial Steel and Iron Works at
the northern tip of Kyushu, Japan's
southernmost home island, Mr.. Por-
ter disclosed. The mill is a main
stay in Japan's war industry
The attack was carried out with
almost complete amazement to the
Japs," Mr.. Porter broadcast.
Text of Broadcast.
Mr.. Porter's text, as transcribed
by CHS, said:
The attacks were swift and sur
prising. They came with almost
complete amazement to the Japs.
We'd run into rigorous action with
that mysterious weapon of Ameri-
can planning and skill, the Super
Fortress, known as the B-29.
Tons upon tons of bombs were
dropped on the coke ovens and open
hearth furnaces. japanese anti air.
craft fire poured into the sky and
shell fragments dug deeply into the
Super Bombers, but the engines kept
turning and nearly all the ships
Continued on Page AS, Column i
Evening star., 1944-06-16
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Funds to combat what OPA Ad-
ministrator Bowles called a growing
black market, by the addition of l.
239 enforcement workers, were ap-
proved today by the House Appro-
priations Committee.
The chief of the Office of Price
Administration said the additional
enforcement was needed especially
in the meat industry.
The committee said it believed
additional enforcement work was
necessary. to break up illegal mar
kets as it sent to the floor a $685.
l65,536 deficiency supply bill for
more than score of Federal de-
partments and subordinate agencies
whose current-year funds were in
sufficient.
OF the total, only s232, ,483 ,O58
Evening star., 1944-06-16

coke works. One fifth of Japan's
entire steel output is produced there,
AS Col. Leonard (Jake) Harman
Of Boise, Idaho, commander of the
Gen. Billy Mitchell Group" told
us before the takeoff:
IF ever there was a juicy target,
this is it"
Our Super Fortress is piloted by
1t. Col Warren Wilkinson, 26, of
Lincolnton, N. c., commander Of
the "Two-Bit Squadron" and is
running smoother than a watch.
This Super Fortress is longer
than Pullman, carries nearly as
much gasoline as a railroad tank
car, and each of its four engines is
more powerful than a locomotive.
Already Capt. Dean Delafield, 26,
of Omaha, Nebr.. has navigated us
in pitch darkness through storms
Evening star., 1944-06-16
PiIotIess Nozi Plane
Is 'Sorto GhostIy,'
Briton Declares
BY the Associated Press.

SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH
ERN ENGLAND, June Ia
Bomb hardened Britons
watched Hitler's pilotless
planes with more curiosity than
concern today.
Seems 'orrible queer to me-"
said one 80-year-old woman.
Il believe I'd rather have
bombs"
"Weirdest night I ever had"
commented a policeman, keep
ing a wary eye and ear on a
swishing noise in the sky.
Il don't like the idea of no.
body in those planes" said a
delivery boy. Il don't know
why, but it's sorta ghosty. But
we'll get used to 'em like we
did the rest"
Evening star., 1944-06-16
Body Of Missing Child
Found in Massachusetts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoClated Press.
SCITUATE, Mass. June 16.-The
body of Frances McGrath, 10,
daughter of former Boston city
councilman, missing since Saturday
was found today on a Norwell farm,
about miles from the family's sum-
mer home. Police Chief Michael
Stewart said the child obviously had
been attacked.
The child disappeared shortly
after going to confession in st.
Mary's Church. She was last seen
in a bowling alley in the center Of
the town.
Hundreds of police and volunteers
had been seeking her.
Evening star., 1944-06-16
Nazis' Robot bombers
Called Serious Threat
To Allied Beachheads
Observers Concerned
Over Measures to Take
To BoIk New Weapon
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

Military observers in Washing
ton today viewed with much
concern the future possibility
that Germany's new pilotless
bombers might be used in such
numbers as to constitute a seri-
Gus threat to French beachheads
and vital Allied supply bases in
England.
Until proper and effective defense
measures are devised against the re-
ported "swarms" of robot planes
that bombed England, observers ad-
mitted, their threat remains real
and dangerous.
They also admitted that if the new
secret weapon is long-ranged, there
was reason to believe that it could
be effective in attacking future in
vasion points along the enemy held
coast.
Known Radius is 80 Miles.
Supposedly launched from the
Calais area on the French coast,
the robot planes striking in London
have a known radius of some 90
miles, it was pointed out. That
would be sufficient radius, for in
stance, to bring La Havre, on the
east flank of our Normandy held
lines, into direct attack.
Whether the pilotless bombers
would constitute any immediate
threats" against our beachheads was
regarded as purely speculative, but
observers made no effort to conceal
their uneasiness over the situation
until the secret launching bases are
detected and put out of commission.
These planes constitute great
danger at present, it was said, be-
cause they travel at great speed and
to date have not been intercepted
or forced to explode their bombs
prematurely. They expressed conf
Evening star., 1944-06-16
Yonks Secure Beochheods
In Soipon Invasion

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TERS, PEARL HARBOR, June 16
troops today ad-
vanced against Japanese tanks, ar
tillery and soldiers / 500 miles south
east of Toxic at Saipan in the
Marianas-potential base for the
B-29s, which raided Japan yester-
day.
Covered by battleship guns and
rocket-dr carrier planes, the
Yanks secured beachheads Wednes-
day, moving in from behind Saipan,
a 72-square- e-mile island $500 miles
southwest of Pearl Harbor.
They captured Agingan Point, a
headland on the southwest coast
They battled 2 miles north across
canefields to the sugar mill COM
munity Of Charan-Kanoa. In re-
ports covering action through yes
terday they were placed within 5
miles of Garapan, Saipans major
town of 10000 population.
Counterattacks Beaten Off.
Supported by shells of offshore
warships and bombs of planes from
aircraft carriers, they beat off a
series of stiff counterattacks by
japanese tanks.
I'm general, fighting is heavy, but
good progress is being made against
we'll organized defenses," Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz announced last
night in his second communique on
the operation. The first announced
the invasion, but supplied no con-
flrmation of Tokyo radio report
that an attempt also had been made
to invade nearby Tinian.
tTinian was not mentioned,
however, in Friday morning
Imperial headquarters announce
ment transmitted to Japanese
areas by Tokyo radio and .moni-
tored in New York by NBC. It's
version was that two landing at
tempts were "repulsed into the
sea-" but the Americans "at-
tackled for the third time and
are now being engaged in bat
tle.')
Most of Batteries SiIenced.
Battleships and cruisers, opening
up with their guns after carrier
planes knocked out Japans South
ern Marianas Air Force Saturday
and Sunday, silenced most of the
Saipan coastal batteries and anti
aircraft positions.
Shells of the warships and rocket!
fired by planes and infantry land.
(See BONN, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1944-06-16
Task Force Blow
800 0Mi|esFron1
Japan Reported
Tokyo Tells Of Allied
Attack on Bonin
Island Group
BY the Associated Press.

oS tiic ASSOl 4dltu 1903
NEW YORK, June 16.-The
Japanese announced today that
an Allied naval task force yes
terday afternoon attacked the
Bonin Island group, between 600
and 700 miles southeast of Japan
proper.
An imperial headquarters COM
munique broadcast by Domei News
Agency said planes from the force
struck at two of the islands-Chichi
Jima, in the northern section of the
group, and Two Jima, about 100 miles
to the southeast.
Although Allied sources have made
no mention of such raid so close to
Japan, the enemy report came while
American landing forces were bat
tling the Japanese garrisons after
going ashore in the Marianas, an
other TOO miles or so to the south
east.
The japanese broadcasts declared
damage in the Bonin Islands raids
was extremely slight" and claimed
that II of the raiding planes were
shot down.
The text of the communique, as
broadcast by the Tokyo radio to
japanese areas, follows:
"On the afternoon of June Is
(Tokyo date an enemy task force
attacked the Ogasawara (Bonin)
Islands. raiding Chichi Jima and
Two Jima. Our forces in that area
intercepted them and shot down
more than II planes. Our loss was
very slight"
FEC monitors reported that Domei
also had transmitted the japanese
communique in an English-lan-
guage wireless dispatch directed to
Pacific areas.
Evening star., 1944-06-16

(See ROBOTS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1944-06-16

(See INVASION, Page A-20
Evening star., 1944-06-16

(See ITALY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-06-16

tSee JAPAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1944-06-16

(See GERMAN PLANE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-06-16
Weather Forecast

Continued warm and humid: thunder
showers this afternoon and tomorrow.
Temperatures today-Highest, IS. at
1870 pm: lowest, "a, at 6;36 am. Yes
terday-Highest, rs, at 632 pm; low
est, 81, at 2:38 am.
Evening star., 1944-06-16

See DEFICIENCY, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1944-06-16

Continued on Page A-3, Column /
Evening star., 1944-06-16
Guide for Readers

An Assoeioted Press Newspope
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
MC;GjEHEE
Tom Jones

Sgt. James c, Jackson. sou of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ p. Jackson,
somewhere in Italy, sends greet
ings to his many friends and asks
the prayers of Christian families.
Mrs. Ida Mae Norman is still con-
fined to the United Friends hos
pital, Little Rock. DR.. and Mrs.
j. B. Bates We're business visitors
in Little Rock last week. Mr..
and Mrs. |. Beyelin of So. LIST
St. had as guest last week their
son, Ind Glass Seaman Roy Beve-
lin, Great Lakes, III E. Mrs. Hell
en- Alexander was weekend guest
of her husband in Pine Bluff. q.
Mrs. Rosia Wilson and Mrs. Sur
rlla Garrison We're Lake Provi-
dence, La, visitors. Mrs. G.
Gaines left Tuesday Tor surgical
advice in the Missouri Pacific
hospital Pvt. Graham Shaw
of Camp blanche, La, was week.
end guest Of his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. j 8. Shaw. Mr. and Mrs
T. Thomas had as guest Mrs.
Thomas cousin. Mrs. Willie Mae
Flake of St Louis, Mo. st.
Peter AME Church: A series of
lenten services is being carried
on under the direction of the
pastor. Rev F. c. Reed. The
meeting will end on Easter Sunday
when each member plans to lay
40 dimes as a daily sacrifice to-
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31

ward decoration of the church.
Palm Sunday will be observed
here Rev. Reed reports fifty
members in recently organized
mission, six miles from the city
Evening Star Bapt. Church tReV.
w. G.. Campbell, minister. Rev.
Coleman, acting pastor, delivered
the morning message Sunday. The
music department rendered pro
gram at the night service. Mrs.
Henrietta Smith visited her son,
Curtis Jr., who is confined at the
Davis Hospital, Pine Bluff. He is
much improved. Wolfe Project
(By Jack Hunley) Pvt. James
|. Gardner has returned to camp.
Mrs. Estella Cooks of Warren
visited friends here. Mrs, Thelma
McGehee of Mississippi visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eulis Nc
Gehee. The ST. Andrew church
is nearing completion and the
church group worshipped in the
building, Sunday. Mrs. Mary
White left for Clarksdale, Miss
N. ID. West has returned from
Washington. Mr.. Eddie Wash
ington is very ILL., The Project
team played in the State Tourna-
lment at Pine Bluff. Mrs. Callie
Calhoun has returned from st.
Louis and other points. Pfc.
Charles w. Belfour and N. A. Nc
Allester were home on furloughs,
also Pvt. Willie G. Grandiberry-
After a long absence Frank Jones
is back in the city. Miss B.
| Grandiberry, teacher in a nearby
school, was weekend guest of
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Grandi-
berry,
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
BRADLEY


Second Quarterly Conference
Vas held at Gray Chapel CINE
church with Rev. c. !. Bullocks
In charge. Following the SER
mon the presiding elder. Rev. A.
ID. Bell. pastor, brought inspiring
remarks. Elder Bell was ac-
companied by Mr.. johnson and
Prof. L. d. Jeffry. Evening SER
vices were conducted by the pas
tor, with Rev, A. r. Brown In
charge OF communion services.
Contributions totaled $3.50, az
announced by Mrs. Bessie Orange.
secretary. Pvt. Berline Brown
of Camp Bowie, Texas, was greet
cd by his mother and many friends
when he arrived ON furlough.
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31

Benevolent Association, under the
loauet a.4.p ul KEY. 5. Il. Chambers
and moi. Leon Harris. is perfect
lAs plals Tor the dedication and
openin gof bath house, the for
lAer UuilaIng owned by the W0U.
Miss Margaret Long staged a
patriotic play at Visitors Chapel
AME church which brought add
ed applause from the audience. .
Union Baptist Church will con-
duct an Inter-racial Forum, Sun
day afternoon. DR.. 7. j. Griffin
will discuss. Social and Spiritual
Bases of a World Peace Two
leading white minister of the city
viii also lead timely discussions.
81, Paul AME church plans an
elaborate service for Sunday when
IA $4,000 mortgage will be liquid
ated Convaleseing from recent
illnesses are Mrs. l.. W. Jackson
and Mr., Walt Lotion, Mrs.
Aelma Fuller has been added to
the Phythian Hotel staff as switch
operator, Mrs. Stella Brown.
whose home on Union Street is
Il perfect model and who is always
ready to lend helping hand, gets
my vote for Woman of the
VI eek Some Gossip. 1t has
become fad to house roomers.
A lady decided to adventure in
this field and made her wants
known to a local taxi driver, ex-
pecting to receive nice looking
male roomer. To her surprise,
the taxi man brought her a Grip
Piled up old man near eighty years
old She Immediately had a fake
call to come from Benton, SO she
dismissed the old man after the
first night on the grounds that
her grandmother was coming to
visit her. A roomer was housed
on Ohio st. and due to the excite
ment Of this first experience, the
hostess put her best linen on
the bed Well, the roomer, un-
fortunately went to bed before
the red dye dried on her hair, so
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31

the hostess had dyed pillow slips
She is now looking for a man to
paint her walls red to match the
slips. Another roomer would eat
a red onion every night before
going to bed with his hostess lit
tie 8 year old boy, One night
the boy asked him why he ate SO
many onions; he reported that
this was done to resist bad colds
so the boy ate soc worth OF gar
lie and the roomer Immediately
made and agreement to lay his
onions down! Ha, ha, these are
some roomers!
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
HOT SPRINGS
Gloria Downs

AROUND THE VAPOR CITY
The Spa will go on record for the
largest attendance this year dur
ing the racing seasons. h. S.
Stevenson is chairman of the Red
Cross drive and also conducted
a timely meeting OF the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People as a kickoff
to a mammoth membership cam
paisn, calling for 1000 additional
members. The Good Samaritan
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
DernlOtt
Lille n Wimberly

Miss Marlee Sanders entertain
ed group Of young people at the
home of Mrs Il. X. j. Holmes. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Davis Of Cali
fornia are at home again. +. Hard
ing Johnette spent several days
visiting his wife. James Bull
lock visited his daughters in Lit
tie Rock and Ann Harbor, Mich.
Rev. A. r. Reddick was visitor
at the Hill school and addressed
the student body. Clarence
Shores of Chicago looked in ON
home folks. Mrs. Annie B.
Starks spent several days at the
bedside of her mother. Funeral
rites were held from the Bapt.
church, Portland, for Bro. Fl. Y.
Washington at high noon Friday.
The deceased was a potent factor
in the community for more than
half century. DR.. N. r. Park
er, member OF the Masonic Lodge
paid tribute to tireless worker
and friend. Two daughters sur.
yive, Mrs. X. L. Beans, and Mrs
Earnestine Weir OF Los Angeles,
Calf; one stepdaughter, Mrs. B.
l.. Harmon; four sons, Jimmy, w.
r., Alex and Pfc. Booker r.
Washington. Mrs. Viola Newell
of Lake Providence, La, was
house guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
DUMAS
Mrs. NJ. l.. Martin

MIR and Mrs. James Jackson
are down from Chicago visiting
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. lobe Gulley, Pvt. James
Holmes of Camp Ellis, H., and
Pvt, Ben Holmes OF Camp Rey-
nolds are both here on furlough
visiting their parents. Mrs
Naomi Jackson and Mrs. Estelle
Glover met In Gould, Sunday for
a happy reunion and discussion
OF old times. Pvt. Clarence L.
Robinson OF Nevada was down or
furlough to visit his wife, Mrs
Lucy Robinson and mother, Mrs
Rosie Robinson. He was recip,
lent Of many courtcsies.
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31

N. X. Parker. Josie Smith spent
several days visiting relatives in
Rosedale, Miss. Funeral SER
vices for Ray Harper were held
Monday from Ash st. Bapt.
church. Burial was in Knoxville,
Tenn.
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
MRS. LUTHER ALLEN HOSTESS
HELPING HAND CLUB

The Helping Hand Club met at the home of Mrs
Luther Allen SOC f. Goth March 90 Twenty-Five members
present roundabe discussion the event of the
evening The next meeting will be with Mrs W. Burnett
2Ol3 Commerce Mrs. M Scott president Mrs w. M Jones
reporter
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
VICTORY CLUB FASHION BOOK REVIEW

Last weeks most outstanding event was The Fashion
Book Revue given by the Victory Club Friday evening
March "a Such array Of masculine and feminine charm
you've never Scent The first to meet our gaze was
"Mlady Gardens, showing what the we-dressed woman
wears to market to tend her victory garden modelled
by Mrs Alberta Hamilton From then on as the narrator
announced the held spell bound by the COR
qeou girls ucious colors and scads Of beautiful clothes
The last scene beautiful mite spot featuring Don Gil
bert night club Emcee say it tops Accessories
from Harriet Dyer's Smart Shoppe!
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
MRS. SPIvE ENTERTAINS CCC

The Community Cheer Club met at the home Of Mr.
Floyd Spvey, March s. with Mrs W. D. Dickey as hostess
ighligh of the evening program of current event
read by Mrs. Molie Vault Refreshments were served
the hostess Mrs Jeffrey 518 E. goth Street will be mex
hostess as reported by Mrs. VIM. Jones'
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
Participants In The Miss Philander" Coronation

rison; Miss Elsie Brooks. Miss
Philander Of l944'; Miss Shirley
Jenkins; James Bridges, Cam.
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
TO BE COMMENDED

The Misses Laverta Marie and Richmo
doing a grand job at Wesley Chapel Churc
Marie as organist and Richmon at the piano
is ma ioring in music at Philander Smith al
student at Dunbar High School. They are
of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Childress of 1903
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
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THANKS, FRIENDS
Subscriptions acknowledged this week from Mrs.
j. H. Bowling of Memphis Tenn and Mrs Lucille Moore of
Mansfield, Ohio!
DAUGHTERS MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Sanders of POOL East 9th Street
announce the marriage of their daughter Gertha L. Sher
rod to Pvt Floyd Washington of Chicago Ill., on Monday
March l3 This nupal ended old between the
two Pvt Washington has returned to his base in Scots
Field ILL.,, where his bride will join him in the future
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
GAY PALS MEET

The Gay Pals Club met at the home
Plair, Tuesday evening. Four games of viii
Prizes were won by Mrs. Freddie White al
l.. Thacker Delicious refreshments were ser
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
GET WELL SOONw
MRS. f. P. FISHER REPORTS FOR PRO

Mrs. Fannie Cadet hostess to the Provident Re-
lief Charity Club, March 10, with Mrs Irene p McCulum
presiding Charles E. Eason guest speaker in the inter
of the Urban League Membership drive The group also
planned miscellaneous shower for the IT, F. Hospital Mrs
Izora Doyle 1917 Chester street will entertain when the
club meets April ii.
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
"DOING NICELY"

Is The report Of surgeons at the Good Samaritan III
ptal, Phoenix Arizona concerning Mrs. J. M. Reynot
r. ~, who underwent major operation this month Nj
Reynolds is the former Miss Jessie Mae Tugge
Arkansas State press., 1944-03-31
VISITORS FROM THE EAST

Mrs. w NJ Hunt of Detroit is here the house guest of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Riley. Mrs. Mayme Avery of Chicago
been much feted since their arrival Ed Hawthorne
of Detroit also week end guest of the Rileys Hosie
and Rena (Mr and Mrs. Wilson had the Quickest get
together for Mr. Hawthorne, Saturday night, when he
came from Hot Springs having attended the racing
season. The guest list included very close friends and
usual the Wilson's party was tops.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-12-14
Occupational Therapy

Occupational theraphy is a profession
about which we will hear more and more,
especially in the immediate postwar period.
In the last few years, it's value has been
demonstrated in many state hospitals. We
had an opportunity of visiting this ward in
the State Hospital at Morganton and were
amazed at the results achieved by the
mentally-ill patients
At the present time, occupational Their
apy centers are located in many conveles-
cent hospitals, or for civilian use in some
large city hospitals. But as veterans re-
turn, there will soon be a need for these
centers to expand their present boundaries
to smaller cities and rural counties. In
well-populated towns in the eastern part
of the country, the Red Cross is already Of
fering courses in this work.
Under the guidance of trained occupa-
tional therapists, physically and even men,
tally disabled patients learn to make things
with their hands. Perhaps they make only
a simple belt or a soft woven rug.
The big burly soldier, who is just count
ing the long hours until his leg cast can be
removed, at first pooh-poohs the idea of
weaving or designing. However, he soon
is showing his neighbor how to weave more
quickly, and before long is busy with his
own hand work. Thus an idle mind is Civ
en- useful work to do and thereby aided in
remaining mentally and emotionally we'll
balanced.
The government is considering setting
up accelerated courses for occupational
therapists in army hospitals. There is an
opportunity here for those with some ar
tistic aptitude who have not participated in
the war effort so far. The profession is
quite new, but it looks forward to very
busy and worthwhile future