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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09


H A. OLEARY,
i 1922 Quincy Street NE, Now 4 Combat
/ the Marine Corps.
Packard's mortar in a leather pouch
around his neck.
When Tojo's planes come over in
the night, he scrambles into fox
hole like the men. If the foxhole
doesn't suit him, he digs it deeper.
Jock dislikes mortar fire. When
the shooting starts he bounds into
the nearest jeep to salve his con-
science, because he will not run
away. However. If the jeep should
drive away from the mortar en-
placements, Jock does not mind in
the least.
He has dog tags and a service
record book in which he is listed
as single, male, 3 years old and a
former beach comber.
Once Jock was a corporal, but he
was broken to private first class
for making nuisance of himself
Another time, he was court
tailed for failing to fall out for a
hike. Sergt. Packard saved Jocks
last stripe by pleading that the dog
had no leggins. Leggins were
promptly made for him.
Jock is contemptuous of native
dogs and is death on lizards. FIRE.
quently he has to be scolded for
refusing to sleep under a mosquito
netting, but he cheerfully takes his
daily atabrine dose, as all marines
must in malaria country.
He falls out for reveille in the
mornings, but cannot be induced to
do physical drill. These aversions
however, are merely proof that Pfc
Jock Is as good marine as his
canine character will permit.
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Infantry Commando
Writes Of Ideals Of
American Forces

The thoughtfulness OF a COM
manding officer brought Miss
Blanche T. Bowen, 1712 Sixteenth
street NV, little closer on Christ
mas Day to her twin nephews,
James and Ralph Zoerner, now serv-
ing with the infantry in England.
The boys company commander,
Capt. George r. Sedberry, jr., wrote
to the parents Of the men in his
command: Realizing fully that
there is no word comparable to the
presence Of your infantry soldier on
this day, I offer my sentiments, hop
ing that you can better feel his in
tangible nearness and at the same
time appreciate his absence.
Service Beyond Reward.
May you know on this day of
Joy and worship that your loved
one is rendering service for which
there can be no earthly compensa-
ton. Today, as we celebrate the
birth of our Lord, your soldier is
also offering life for the preserva-
ton OF the immortals created by
that birth. To him, however, those
immortals have become more real
ity.
HE knows of them as you, home,
family. He sees them in the form
of country, where he has life and
where he has the liberty Of pursuing
his own happi IS. He practices
those immorta.s IN the form of
speaking freely, reading and writ
ing as he CHOOSES and Worshipping
God to the satisfaction of his own
soul. He Is away today, that Christ
mas may always be remembered and
celebrated"
Reply Sent.
Replying to Capt. Sedberry, Miss
Bowen wrote: II still realize my re-
sponsibility to my sisters boys, but
feel that God has placed them in
loving hands. A house which can
stand all storms is built on a strong
foundation. I feel that our infan-
try has been organized with a strong
ana courageous foundation. Keep
up your good work, my friend"
The boys and their brother
Charles, who is serving with the
Army engineers at Little Rock, Ark,
are former Star carriers. The twin
infantrymen were separated for two
and a half years, James having
Joined the Army three years ago
and Ralph a year later. They were
reunited at their present station.
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Formerly Star stan Member. Resident
Correspondent Wit
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC Delayed Pfc. Jock is
a black-and-white dog of uncertain
ancestry who once belonged to Maj.
Gen. William H. Rupertus, Wash
ingtonian now commanding marine
forces that swept Japanese resist
ance from Cape Gloucester on New
Britain.
Now Jock is a highly-appreciated
member Of Leatherneck mortar
unit in the field
Pages could be written about Jock,
but these are the salient points
which make him a notable dog:
He deserted from an AIF (Aus-
tralian Imperial Forces) outfit to
become the pet of Maj. Gen. Ru-
pertus. Then he foreswore his place
in the generals household to attach
himself to Marine Sergt. Conrad B.
Packard, %, of Baltimore, Md, a
Guadalcanal veteran. Though he
was returned to Gen. Rupertus three
times, he persisted in his adoption
of the enlisted man.
At sea, he seemed to know that
he was contraband, because he hid
himself quietly during shake
down" for stowaway dogs. When
his marine masters got seasick, so
did Jock.
On this island, he led his unit
directly back to camp one night
recently when they got lost in the
jungle on a conditioning hike
Everywhere the marines go, there
goes Jock. He makes himself useful
by carrying the sight for Sergt.
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BOUGAINVILLE Delayed PVT
Robert P. Fowler, 20, 627 Powhatan
place NV, Washington, D. c., was
a member of a patrol of nine marines
who returned tonight from an ex-
cursion nearly two miles behind Jap
lines, their reconnaissance mission
successfully completed.
The patrol ran into heavy shipping
and machine gun fire but escaped
without casualties. During then
absence their base unit fought of
an enemy attack, killing rs Japs
without single loss. The patro,
left its lines at 7:30 am. and had
moved only 600 yards when it ran
into its first Japs. These, they
learned latter, were the rear guard
of a large force headed to attack the
unit they had just left.
Skirttng the enemy guard, thus
cutting themselves off from the
marine lines, the patrol continued
to a point some $500 yards behind
the Jap positions to fulfill its mis-
sion.
I'VE were on our way back" 1t
Averitte related, when we ran into
heavy sniping and an occasional
machine gun nest. At one time they
pinned us down for As minutes In
one place, but we managed to get
out without a casualty"
They returned by taking wide
route around the spot where they
knew the Jap guard lurked.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John P
Fowler of the Powhatan place ad-
dress, Pvt. Fowler enlisted in the
Marine Corps in June, 1910, when he
was only Is years old Called to &C.
tive duty in November, 1941, he has
been overseas since last March.
Pvt. Fowler, who attended Coolidge
High School, has a sister, 1t. Mar
garet E. Fowler, who is serving in
the Army Nurse Corps at Fort Story
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Two Air Force Pilots,
LIS. Apperson, Walker,
Promoted in England

A BASE IN ENGLAND--Two
pilots from the Washington area
have been promoted from second to
first lieutenants here. They are Ed
ward B. Apperson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton Y. Apperson, 204 East
Braddock road, Alexandria, Va, and
John H. Walker, jr., son of John H.
Walker, 1900 F street NV, WASH
ington, D. G.
1t. Apperson, 81, is pilot Of q Fly
ing Fortress and has taken part ir
five missions over enemy Europe. He
has been awarded the Air Medal for
"meritorious achievement" After
enhsting in the infantry in January
1910, he transferred to the Air
Forces in March, 1912.
1t. Walker, %, pilot and assistant
operations officer with a PAT fighter
group, has named his Thunderbolt
Pew. A graduate of George Wash.
ington High School in Alexandria
he attended the University Of Mary
land. Later he entered. the All
Forces and was commissioned in
February at Craig Field, Ala. His
wife, Doris, lives in Los Angeles
Calf.
Two COrporals Promoted.
Corpls. Emory M. Abbott, son OF
Mrs. Agnes Abbott, 2807 Twenty
sixth street NE, and Sol Oshinsky
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Oshinsky
300 Gallatin street NV, have been
promoted to sergeants.
Sergt. Abbott is an aircraft me-
chanic with an Air Force Flyine
Fortress bombardment group. He Is
foNnG salesman for the Standard
Oil Co., and entered the Army In
February, 1912. Sergt. Oshinsky was
connected with Benjamin Regardie
certified public accountant, In
Washington before entering the
service in August, 1912. He attended
Southeastern University.
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Col. Kraft Awarded
leqion Of Merit

EUROPEAN THEATER. - Col.
George l.. Kraft, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles r. Kraft, 7el1 Twelfth
street NV, and chief Of an opera
lions section in the European Thea
ter of Operations, has been awarded
the Legion Of Merit for his work in
expediting the completion and Or
|ganization Of the American base at
Antigua, British West Indies.
1t. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, COM
mander Of American forces in the
Mediterranean, made the presenta-
ton and read citation commend
ing Col. Kraft for exceptionally
meritorious conduct" for his tour OF
duty as commanding officer of the
Antigua Base Command from Oc-
tober 2, l941, to July S, 1913.
"Col. Kraft, through his tact, en-
ergy and outstanding ability expe-
dited the campaign and organiza-
ton Of the base, and established and
maintained the finest relations with
the British authorities, both civilian
and military" Gen. Devers said.
He exhibited outstanding qualities
OF leadership and superior efficiency
in the execution of all assigned
tasks"
Col. Kraft has been in the Army
81 years. Serving with the 18th In
fantry during the last war, he rose
to the permanent rank Of captain
before the armistice. He has at
tended Infantry School, Command
and General Staff School, Army In
dustrial College, War College and
Chemical Warfare School. Before
assuming the post of commanding
officer at Antigua, he was instructor
at the Command and General Staff
School at Fort Leavenworth, Kans
Mrs. Kraft, the former Louise
Puts of Baltimore, Is now in Miami
Fla.
Four Men Promoted.
| -Four Washington men have been
promoted in this theater recently.
They are Staff Sergt. William H.
Patterson, whose sister, Phyllis R.
Patterson, lives at 1923 East Capitol
street, promoted to technical SER
geant; Sergts Robert L. Azbell, son
of Mrs. Mary P. Hit, 1719 Thirty
fifth street, and Raymond ]. Curry,
son of Joseph Curry, 1922 Sixth
street S.W., to staff sergeants, and
Corpl. Geoffry H. Posey, 1910 First
street S.W., to sergeant.
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Charles l. Barnes
Awarded Silver Stur

CAMP LEJEUNE, NEW RIVER
N. C.-Marine Pfc. Charles L. Barnes,
formerly of TIC Rock Creek Church
road, Washington, D. c., recently
was awarded the Silver Star for
gallantry during the July, 1913
phase of the New Georgia campaign
Pfc. Barnes, 81, now attached to
the Infantry Leaders Instructors
School, was cited for successfully
directing his fire team Of three men
until the enemy was overcome. He
did this despite painful wound and
while protecting another wounded
man."
The presentation was made by
Maj. Gen. Henry L. Larsen.
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here.
Maj. Kay re-
ceived his med
ical degree at
G e o r G e t o Wn
University and
was a physician
in Washington
before entering
the service in
July, 194l.
A Unknown
horseman, Maj.
Kay owns one of
t h e lie a d / n g
stables in the
w a S h in g t on
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Chaplain Holds Services
In Mess of Oil Tanker

Chaplains in this war, as an old
minister once said Of men of his
calling, must always be ready for
two things-to preach and to die
Chaplain James v. Claypool, U. S.
N. r., faced the latter eventuality
on board the U. S. S. South Dakota
famed for her performance in two
major battles. An opportunity to
preach in an unexpected place came
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Ben Hur News

Mckinley Court elected Charles
H. A. Frazier chief and Edward c.
Walker scribe. There will be in
staIation on January 10 in Pythian
Temple. Representative Melvin D.
Newland will be installing officer,
followed by banquet.
On January 81 in Pythian Temple,
Congressional, Potomac, United,
Victory and No. / officers will be
installed jointly by H. Bruce Nickel,
district representative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Back From the Wars

Reluctant to talk about his Il
months in North Africa and Eng
land, about his part in the remark
able Ploesti raid on the oilfields OF
Rumania. Corpl. Henry KAMA, 81
nevertheless expresses himself and
the feelings of many servicemen in
writing.
His poem, Boardwalk Blues" has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

" A3NSS w Az,
Mrs. Dor ~
Cogswell, live S
with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert F. Cogs-
W e !, at 1923
Eighth S tire e t
NV, re C e ntly
talked by radio
a n d telephone
with his family
from this area.
1t was the first
time he had
h e ard t h e ir
voices for 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

Md, sets forth
his idea Of the
relative respon-
sibilities in war
Of the s oil di n
and the civilian.
IT don't know
that I quite
agree with your
contention that
this total war
puts soldiers and
civilians on an
e en- footing"
he wrote hi S
father in No
We m b er. For
III n
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ITALY-Corpl. Olin E. Vaughn
has been promoted to sergeant and
PIC. Charles L. Neigh to corporal
The formers wife lives at 1853 P
street NV, and Corpl. Neigh's
mother, Mrs. Ruth L. Neigh, lives
at 44ls Seventeenth street north,
Arlington, Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter r.
L on g a n e cker,
9052 Rhode Is
land av e n u e,
Branchvine, Md,
recently arrived
here for primary
flight training.
He was stationed
p r e vi o u sly at
Santa Ana Army
Air Base, Calf.
A graduate of
Maryland U n j.
versity, he en-
listed in the Air
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lCc SOllll1llSSlOIl
e m p / o y e in
Washington, has
b e en- promoted
to captain here.
A native of New
.Orl e a n S, La,
Capt. Marphis
lived in Wash
ington for many
years before en-
tering the serv-
ice, at one time
having worked
at the Bureau
of Internal Rev.
enue. His wife
and their young
$3.50 ls.,s~ 4,
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area. Among his show horses are
the open jumpers, Smacko and
Applejack. Smacko twice won the
Scott Military Trophy at Madison
Square Garden and Applejack has
been garnering championships for
the last half dozen years. One OF
Maj. Kay's hunters, No Mistake
has accomplished the feat of Win
ming blue ribbons as yearling
2-year-old and 3-year-old at Upper
vile, Va.
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d e a u G II, LII
Riggs road NE,
has received the
P u r pie Heart
h e r e. P v t.
Beauch, an in
fantry machine
g u n n er, was
wounded in ac-
ton November 8
and is now get
ting along all
right" he says.
The decoration
was sent home
and arriv e d
Christmas eve,
Pvt. B e q u c h. s
ssrifA SoHaA aA,
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conversation lasted nine minutes.
A former employe of the WASH
ington Navy Yard, Signalman Cogs-
well has 13-month-old son whom
he has never seen.
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Capt. Kay Wins Promotion
To Major in Medical Corps

CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. - Capt.
Alvin I. Kay, Medical Corps, 1909
Van Ness street NV, has been pro-
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South Pacific Office
AssaiIs Petty Views
OF Civilian Leaders

In letters from the Southwest
Pacific, 1t. Scott McCorkle Mitchell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII p. Mitchell,
IS Columbia avenue, Takoma Park,
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Robert V. Beouch Gets
Purple Heart in ItuIy

ITALY-Pvt. Robert v. Beauch,
20, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
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Joseph Clayton Morphis
Promoted to Captain

CAMP HARAHAN, La.-Joseph
Clayton Marphis, former Civil Serv-
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CogsweII, in Pacific,
Talks to Family Here

SOUTH PACIFIC. - Signalman
(Third Glass; Frederick A. Cogs-
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Longoneeker Takes
Training in Arizona

RYAN FIELD, Authorization
Cadet Walter r. Longanecker, 81,
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gust, 1912, and was called to duty in
February.
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Jap Lines Circles
BY D. T.. Marine

1.-THE tollo,Ding 1Das 1Dritten By
Sergt. Peter Pauone, jr., Bridge
port, Conn, a Marine Corps
combat correspondent
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Two Advances in Italy

and their young Capt. Marphis.
son are living in New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

wife Sarah and small daughter
sandra live Ut CHS George ave-
nue. NV.
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The following men have COM
pleted basic recruit training recently
at the naval training station, Samp-
son, N. Y:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

BY JEREMIAH A. OLEARY,
Formerly
the Corps
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-15
FRENCH PATRIOTS
HINDER GERMANS

MADRID, June 14.-(P-Reports
out of underground France as
serted today that methodic, per,
sistent rising by the greater part
of the French nation is undermin-
ing the Germans best laid plans
to hold the Allied invasion.
These advices, fiitering through
marv points on the Franco-Span-
ish frontier and through diploma.
tic channels, said that guerrillas
and the organized underground
were actively leading the French
in making trouble and yet more
trouble for the Germans.
That the Germans recognized the
danger was demonstrated by an
order placing II departments in
central France and parts of others
under the same military rules as
those prevailing in the Atlantic
Wall zone.
From Irun came report that
"Maquis' still firmly held the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-15
CHANGE PROPOSED
IN JURY SYSTEM

WINSTON SALEM, June IA,
tR Superior Court Judge H.
Hoyle Sink, in dismissing the grand
jury at a Forsyth criminal court
session, today advocated passage
of a constitutional amendment re-
vising the system of grand juriss
in North Carolina which he said
would result in saving d over
million dollars annually.
Judge Sink said that he does not
favor abolishing grand juries, but
advocates an amendment wherein
grand juries would be called only
upon order of superior court OF
supreme court judge in any coun-
ty of the state.
'Under present conditions" he
said, Law enforcement officers
may not know who committed j
crime, but it is practically an i'm.
possibility for a crime to be COM
mitted in North Carolina witho l,
their ascertaining the fact that il
has been committed. However the
law still requires that grand juries
pass upon all major crimes and in
many counties upon all crimes
Being composed of laymen,
grand juries necessarily consume
considerable time, he said, adding
This is no reflection on their per.
sonnet"
Where prominent citizens are
involved,' he continued, 'grand
juries are disposed to attempt tt
try the defendant on his guilt OF
innocence instead of finding prob
able cause, n d there being nc
prosecution results in a tremendou:
shield for those persons.
An examination of the records
he said, discloses that less thar
one half of one per cent of crirmi.
nal prosecutions result from pre-
sentiments yet the grand jury sys
tenn in North Carolina results in ar
actual aggregate cost of approx
mately three quarters of a mil
lion dollars annually. "In my opin.
ion," the judge said, ''the indirect
cost, when added, would practical
ly double this
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-15
BY NORMAN WALKER

WASHINGTON, June 14-(REThe
South's phenomenal industrial
expansion in recent years was cit
ed by spokesman for southern
railroads today to the Interstate
Commerce Commission as evil
dence that freight rates in Dixie
are equitable.
Contending that the areas class
and commodity rates are "best
suited for the needs of southern
shippers, though generally higher
than rates effective in the east, rail
carriers opposed any change in the
present rate system.
Appearing before 1CC in final
arguments in the long-pending case
involving plea for national freight
rate parity were w. L. Grubbs of
Louisville, KY, assistant general
solicitor for the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, Charles Clark
of Washington, general attorney for
the Southern Railroad, and Erie
J. Zoll, Jr., of Chicago, commerce
attorney for the Illinois Central
Railroad.
Advocates of rate parity for the
South and West will be heard later
in the Today period allotted by 1CC
for argument before it takes the
case under advisement for even
tual decision. However, Governor
Prentice Cooper of Tennessee,
chairman of the Southern Cover
nors Conference long active in be-
half of rate equalization, told re-
porters 1--WE think we'll win be-
cause justice is on our side. -
1.-THE South won't be able to con-
vert its war industries to peace
time production, Cooper declared
''unless transportation rates in the
south are adjusted doweward to
the eastern levels"
Grubbs argued that "any dras'
tic change might cause a disrup'
ton that would set the South back
a generation" and contended thai
railroads long have led in efforts
to develop the south industrially
Greater traffic volume in the cas-
iustifies lower rates there, he said
ICC membess Interrupted rail-
Gently. particularly as to the neces
sity of making similar classiflca
t;ons of freight for each of the three
principal rate-making territories
the eastern, southern and western
The rail spokesman contendee
ICC should continue to deal with
council in their argument frequ
! each of the territories separated,
| in establishing rates, while the
South and West in their briefs
have commended carrier operating
| costs are similar everywhere in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-15
Former Wilmington Boy
Promoted To Captain

NEW BERN, June 14.-1st It.
Sam B. Bledsoe, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Bledsoe of New
Bern, formerly of Wilmington, has
been promoted to the rank of cap
tain in the Army Air corps. He is
now in this city on visit for his
first leave home since entering
the service in 1941.
A pilot of a four motored Liber-
ator bomber and flight leader in
his squadron, Captain Bledsoe re-
Gently received the Distinguished
Flying Cross at ceremony at
central Pacific advanced bomber
base. He served for 20 months in
the Pacific and has more than 300
hours of combat flying. He wears
the first oak leaf cluster to re
DFC and the air medal and first
and second clusters.
During his senior year at State
college, Raleigh, he enlisted in the
air corps and was called to active
service two months later, in Au-
gust, 1941.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-15
Club Leaders
Hold Meetings

Four meetings have been sched-
uled this week by All club lead
err, it was reported yesterday by
Miss Ann Mason, home demonstra-
ton agent.
Mrs. M. B. Gage held con-
ference with club members yes.
terday afternoon at her home
On the Carolina Beach road. Mrs.
A. r. Gallup and Miss Doris Fales
also conducted their meeting yes.
terday afternoon at Masonboro.
Youths in the Wrightsboro Sec
ton will meet at the clubhouse
Friday morning at $3.50 O'Clock
with Mrs. F. A. Jordan and Miss
Winifred Davis.
Mrs. Henry J. Ottoway will meet
with her group Friday morning
at II o'clock at her home.
The All leaders have planned
several meetings during the sum-
mer to prepare and check pro-
gram of work. During this month,
the leaders are giving canning
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-15
Plan To Form
Club For Bows

William H. Montgomery, former
ly executive director of the Bri-
gade Boys club and now serving
% area director of the National
Boys Clubs OF America, has ar
rived in the city to assist in the
organization of the Negro Boys
club.
The former Boys Club building
located near the Williston primary
school has been chosen as head
quarters for the newly organized
club, it was announced yesterday.
The site in the northern section
Of the city was chosen by Mont
gomery, H. Carl Moultrie. acting
president Of the board of directors
and board members after inspec-
ton was made Of several suggest
ed locations.
The Negro Boys Club was re-
Gently admitted as member agen-
cy of the Community War Chest.
While here, Montgomery will
confer with Bill Stewart of the Bri-
gade Boys club.