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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-22

the Sumner Coop grocery Oct. /,
1912, with stock consisting Of a
sack Of sugar and a case Of
tissue. Business during the first
month was $50. The monthly vol
ume Of business now after two
years operation is $4,000. The store
was forced to move to larger and
more modern quarters a few
months ago.
In considering the offer, Mr..
Bowen says, he is reluctant to leave
the Minneapolis store which has
grown rapidly and he believes, has
become well grounded in the COM
munity but is hard TO overlook the
opportunity of working in such a
large field as Chicago with so much
greater opportunity for developing
Co-ops among Negroes.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-22

Gibbs, James Green, M. X. Nc
Knight, C. w. Glenn, H. S. Brown,
B. C. Archer, ]. W. Crump, C. H.
Roper, Earl Weber, o. B. Williams,
Alice Morgan and Mrs. Sydney
Salter. Bridge was played and Mrs.
Salter won first prize, Mrs. Jack
son, second and Mrs. Walker, third.
Pfc. Van Smith returned to Camp
at Kelly Field, Texas, after spend
ing an 18-day furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Smith,
511 Colfax.
The Twin City Bridge Club was
entertained at the home of Mrs.
Gordon Granger, 1924 Fourth Ave.
S. Mrs. Cora Strothers and Mrs.
Henry johnson were the prize win
ners. Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Howell,
of st. Paul were accepted as new
members in the club.
Mrs. P. Chavis, 3S49 Fourth
Ave. s., left Thursday, Dec. 81,
for Durham, N. c., to spend Christ
mas with her sister.
Olden BenfOrd, 9O5 Aldrich Ave.
NJ, left Monday, Dec. 10 to be at
the bedside of his father who is
i'll at Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Cannon,
1882 Fifth Ave. s., entertained
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-22

he Farmer
President
and HaryT uman,vc epresden
Among FRANKIE em in state De
others n he oi o Norman Arneon and
Emil ;FkOs e Petr; arc
A
Evening star., 1944-03-29
Junior Officers Club
To Be Opened Here
with Lanham Act Aid

A junior officers club, made pos
sible by Lanham Act funds under
the direction of civilian volunteer
committee, will open next month at
1873 Seventeenth street NV.
The club, which was initiated to
help relieve a dearth OF facilities
in Washington for the recreation
|of junior officers, holds the indorse-
ment of high-rank!ng Army and
Navy ofacials.
Int a letter to Brig. Gen. Philip
B. Fleming, administrator Of the
Federal Works Agency, through
which funds for remodeling the old
Lotus : Lantern Restaurant were
granted, Maj. Gen. John T. Lewis,
commanding general, Military Dis
trict Of Washington, pointed oIt the
need for the additional facility.
Need for Club Stressed.
Junior officers, the letter stated,
must maintain themselves, buy uni
forms and often contribute to the
support of their families. Washing
ton, Gen. Lewis added, is one Of the
few cities which do not allow serv-
ice discounts. AS a result these Of
ficers- frequently have little money
to spend for recreation.
These officers should have a
reputable place in which to assemble
to meet their fellow officers and
friends and to enjoy snack at a
canteen." Gen. Lewis wrote. "Un-
less such facilities are established
otncers will be forced to seek their
pleasure In areas prejudicial to the
best interests Of the armed forces" "
The club will be open to all ON
GERS with q captains rank or lower
In the Army or a senior grade lieu
tenants or lower in the Navy. To
make possible its operation on a
self paying basis after the original
expenditure small dues will be as
sessed and slight charges will be
made at the canteen.
Facilities Listed.
Facilities will include a lounge
lunch bar, library and writing room,
showers and a patio garden. 1t is
planned to open the club from noon
until midnight daily.
Mrs. Russell Maxwell, chairman
of the volunteer committee, out
lined two objectives to be stressed
In maintaining the unit. the max
ing possible Of a closer fraterniza-
ton between officers Of the United
Nations, and the aiding in rehabili-
tation Of wounded veterans by pro-
viding an informal and friendly at
mosphere In which they may resume
outside contacts.
above all we want the officers to
feel that this is their club" Mrs.
Maxwell said. Their wishes alone
will guide its operation as far as
possible"
Evening star., 1944-03-29
Peoples Lobby Sponsors
Conference Here Saturday

Donald E. Montgomery. con-
sumers' counsel Of the CIO United
Automobile Workers, and James B.
Carey, secretary Of the Congress Of
Industrial Organizations, will be
among the speakers at a one-day
conference sponsored by Peoples
Lobby, Inc, Saturday at the YWCA,
Seventeenth and K streets NV. 4rt
DR.. Broadus Mitchell, director OF
research of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers, also will
speak at the morning session, which
will begin at 10 am. ...s[s
Talks at the luncheon session by
Bishop Francis ]. Mcconnell, presi-
dent Of the Peoples Lobby, and DR..
Colston E. Warne Of Amherst COL
lege, the Lobby's vice president, will
be rebroadcast over WRC at 2:3O
pm.
DR.. Harry w. Ladder, director of
the League for Industrial Democ-
racy, and Benjamin c. Marsh,
Lobby secretary, are slated to talk
in the afternoon. The public is
| invited
Evening star., 1944-03-29
Lilly Pons Will Present
Recordings, to Presiden, j,

Andre Kostelanetz, conductor, and
his wife, Lily Pons, Metropolitan
Opera soprano, will present a library
Of recordings to President Roose-
welt for the Warm Springs Founda-
ton tomorrow at the White House.
Among the SO albums which COM
prise the library are Miss Pons' al
bum of selections from the "Daugh-
ter Of the Regiment" and Mr.. Kos
telanetz's recording of Mark Twain
Portrait for Orchestra" by Jerome
Kern.
Evening star., 1944-03-29
Congressional Office Robbed

A sneak thief yesterday entered
the office Of Representative Taylor,
Republican, of New York, in the
House Once Building, and stole
leather billfold containing $45 from
purse belonging to a secretary.
Miss L. Nugent DAILY, 208 Massachu-
sets avenue NE, police reported.
Evening star., 1944-03-29
|Students Of American u.
To Take Curneqie Exon

For the first time since the Car
negie graduate record examina-
tions have been given, all under
graduates at American University's
college of arts and sciences will
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Weapon Still Missing
In Widows Murder

The FBI reported failure today In
the search by Navy and harbor
police personnel yesterday for the
weapon with which Mrs. Margaret
Fitzwater, 53-year old widow, was
murdered after being criminally at
tackled near the Pentagon.
Sailors from the Navy Yard, in
cluding two divers, searched the
muddy bottom of the Pentagon
Lagoon all day yesterday seeking
the sharp Instrument with which
Mrs. Fitzwater's throat was slashed.
Her nude body was found early
Sunday morning floating face down
in the lagoon by Gardner Pop
Holmes, 66, itinerant restaurant
worker who lives in shanty mount
ed on a raft moored to the lagoon
bank. Holmes was taken into GUS
today by the FBH for questioning
after he reported his find to the
park police.
Park police yesterday revealed
that Holmes had been ordered to
remove his "houseboat" from Gov
ernment property by September 80
and had agreed to shift the floating
shanty to privately owned property
near the Mount Vernon Highway
Mrs. Fitzwater formerly lived at
3l2 H street NV.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Louisiana E|ector Quits
Rather Than Back Ticket
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La, Sept. 81
Louis G. Riecke became today the
first Louisiana Democratic presi-
dental elector to acquiesce to yes
terday's ultimatum of the State
Democratic Central Committee that
the electors pledge their support to
the Roosevelt Truman ticket by Oc-
tober 2, or resign and be replaced
Mr.. Riecke, representing the 1st
congressional district, announced
his resignation in New Orleans, as
serting that, Il am not enough Of a
good politician to think one way
and vote another"
1t was not an accident that 8 Of
the States 10 electors were anti
Roosevelt men," Mr. Riecke said. He
added that he believed most of the
other Louisiana electors will follow
my lead and resign"
The committee, by vote of II to
II, ordered its chairman, John Fred
Odom, to call another meeting of
the committee for further action"
if any Of the 10 resigned or had
not signed pledges by midnight
October g.
Mr.. Odom said II such a meeting
were called 1t would be october 7
to select nominees who would 30
pledge"
E. Wales Browne of Shreveport,
one OF two State electors at large,
Immediately announced he would
sign no such pledge"
Il will not say now that will
resign he said, "as I anticipate
some sort of court action-not to
originate with me-that may make
resignation unnecessary"
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Clothing Manufacturer!
Body Found in Pool
BY the Associated Press

BY lhe Associated EfeSS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.-The body
of Shelby Hammond Curlee. ir, AZ
president Of the Curlee Clothing
Co.. was found today in the swim
ming pool of private club.
A bellboy told police he saw Mr.
Curlee's body floating in the deer
end of the pool Attendants al
City Hospital used respiratol
without success.
Mr.. Curlee was made the bene-
ficiary of a S450,000 trust fund on
the death last January of his father
founder and board chairman of the
clothing firm, and also received a
one-third share of a Mississippi
farm. He was Navy lieutenant
before receiving an honorable dis
charge last April
Survivors include his widow and
two sons.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
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Evening star., 1944-09-27

mercury, two years; aviation gaso-
line, one year or more; rubber, five
years or more, and tin, eight years
Owl said the lavishness of Japan's
supply of rubber is emphasized by
reports that she uses natural rubber
to pave streets.
The report indicated that Japan
is well fixed for home front man
power, though mobilization there is
about total. Nearly half of the
home islands population of 100000
are employed, with more than SO
per cent of the workers engaged in
agriculture or fishing. Only 7,000,-
900, or 20 per cent, are engaged in
industrial trades and mining. These
people work ll.4 hours a day, ex-
elusive of rest periods, and have
only two days of a month.
No estimate was given of employ
ment in the considerable industries
and mines of North China, Man
churia and Korea.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
ChennauIt Sees Hone
OF Holding Kwei|in
Despite Japs' Gains
BY the Associated Press.

RUNNING, Sept. 26 Delayed -
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault de-
clared today the Japanese were
tying up large forces and consum-
ing great quantities of supplies in
Southeastern China which they
will need later for closer defense
OF Japan"
The United States 14th Air Force
commander said it had been estab-
llshed that the japanese had moved
both air units and troops from
Manchuria and North China for
their present effort to seal their
internal lines of communication in
China, but asserted they evidently
had underestimated the aerial oppo-
sition they would encounter.
While expressing disappointment
that the Chinese had not been bet
ter equipped and capable OF
greater resistance" to the enemy
drive on Kwelin. where the l4th
Air Force recently abandoned its
bases, Gen. Chennault said the
Japanese never would be permit
ted to exploit north south COM
muhications through China.
Il said before that they started
too late, and I still believe So he
said
In an interview Gen. Chennault
said he was not convinced We have
lost the campaign for Kweilin and
LluchoW yet and expressed the
opinion the Japanese would be un-
able to capture KWeilin unless they
were able to reduce Packing, on the
Chinese right flank.
AS the Japanese get closer to
American bases the Americans will
be able to increase the number of
sorties per plane, he said, adding
that the japanese had developed a
serious logistical problem of their
own since they left the Slang River
He declared seasweeps by specially
equipped Liberators would continue
despite the Japanese tnroads.
Evening star., 1944-09-27

| 500 or 800 miles of the homeland to
mount an air offensive such as that
in Europe.
Foe Has Strategic Supplies.
Japan has strategic supplies on the
home islands. In nearby Korea and
Manchuria, while the Army esti-
mates she also has stock piled great
quantities OF raw materials; the
enemy is showing ability to replace
her planes despite recent high losses
Japan still possesses a powerful
fleet. with most of sinkings confined
to screening" vessels; she is operat-
ing on shortened lines of supply,
tending to Offset shipping losses;
food production on home islands,
plus North China, Korea and Man
churia, believed sufficient to main
tain population on minimum basis:
Japan retains all major conquests
except New Guinea; doubt whether
opening Of Burma road would mean
any substantial increase in material
help to China
Owl devoted much space to the
great problem of supply in the Pa
ciflc, pointing out that fighting
fronts are as much as 5000 miles dis
tant from our ports. 1t said that an
invasion force of 250,00O men would
require 1889 600 IONS of shipping to
transport equipment for initial land
ings and 80 days maintenance.
5000 Separate Beachings.
The landing would require 5000
separate beachings by assorted land
ing craft, while to maintain the
force for 80 days would require the
arrival and unloading of 80 to IS
Liberty ships and Is tankers. A
supply ship running to China India
Burma ports takes five months for
a round trip.
For the invasion of Normandy,
Owl pointed out, We counted miles
by the score, while thousands of
miles must be traversed to mount
invasion in the Pacific.
For a tight blockade of Japan.
the report stated, we must cut her
of from China, Manchuria and
Korea, as we'll as Formosa, and the
water separating the islands from
the mainland is only $50 miles wide
in places, bringing it we'll within
the range of home-based planes.
Japan is dependent on the Asia
mainland for large quantities Of
food, such as her staples. rice and
beans, as we'll as sizable percent
age OF raw materials needed for
war. A partial blockade, cutting
Japan off from newly-conquered
islands to the south. would take
away her supply of aluminium, oil
and rubber, some lead and nickel,
which come from the Indies and
Malaysia.
Still Could Get Materials.
Owl pointed out that even with
such an Allied blockade extending
to the South China coast, Japan still
could bring in critical materials
from the Indies and Mayala If she
succeeds in conquering and holding
the region along the existing and
proposed railway from Indo-China
north to Hengyang and Hankow in
China.
In the two years Japan has had
to bring In from conquered terri
tory and store up strategic war ma
terials, Owl estimated the following
stock piles have been accumulated in
the home islands: Aluminium for 6
to 18 months of war; chromite,
year; copper, year and five months;
magnesium, six months: manganese,
two years; molybdenum. one year;
Evening star., 1944-09-27

ters that the 1act Gov, Dewey wa,
born in Michigan and lived here for
81 years will have much effect on
the outcome of the election. He is
not regarded as a Michigander.
The Republicans have taken a leaf
out of the CIO Political Action Com
mittee's book. They, too. are ac-
lively campaigning to increase the
vote registration-but particularly in
districts which have been known to
be strongly Republican.
The COP organization in Wayne
County Is hard at work, with %
headquarters opened and doing busi-
ness every day. The workers re-
port much interest in the Repub-
lican cause, despite the fact that
the great mass Of the people here
are supporting Mr.. Roosevelt. The
problem of the Republicans is to
hold down the Roosevelt lead in De-
troit. If they are successful, the
State is Gov. Dewey's beyond a
doubt. The Republican has the
edge
Evening star., 1944-09-27

beyond range OF her land based
planes; destruction Of 100000 of a
total Of 100000 tons of Jap ship
ping. with sinkings continuing at a
rate greater by half than her ability
to replace ships: bombing Of indus
tries by Super Fortresses and posi-
bilities of much greater use of the
BIOS
Naturalization by island skip
ping" of about so major bases in
Japans outer defense zone, bring
ing our forces within striking dis
tance of her inner defenses; Allied
forces are now placed so that AN
other giant stride to the west" such
AS conquest of the Philippines, would
cut the supply route to the Indies;
successful outcome Of the battle
Of supply routes in Burma will open
the Ledo-Burma road into China
Jap Leadership Weak.
Other of our strategic advantages
include: Greatly superior military
direction. with Jap leadership ap-
parently failing that nation, or, as
Gen. Macarthur put it, Her sons are
strong of limb and stout of heart,
but weak in leadership; Jap armed
forces have been beaten in every
recent test of strength; although not
deficient in morale they have been
outfought and outmaneuvered at
sea, and in the air have lost five
planes to our one, the Japs have
failed to capitalize on conquests
since Pearl Hatpor by increasing
military production appreciably.
Owl called all of these factors
"milestones along the path promis-
ing total victory over Japan but
gave even longer list of considera-
tions favoring japanese prolonga-
ton of the war. These include:
A statement by the Foreign Eco
nomic Administration that Japan is
capab BILE of increasing output of war
goods in nearly every category; ge-
ography fights with the Japs-we
are still 1900 miles from the home
land and must get much nearer be-
fore our full might can be brought
to bear; tremendous shipping
problem must be solved before we
can launch major invasions, and it
will require months after VE-day
for shipping now used in Europe to
become effective in the Pacific;
worsening of the war in China; the
Japs great military manpower
pool; Jap industries are beyond
range of attack except by sporadic
B-29 raids, and we must get within
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Drastic Restrictions
Placed on Argentine
Export Licenses
By the Associated Press.

os 'AAS <hceSSAetcN 1850
In the wake Of War Shipping
Administration order directing
Rorthbound American vessels not to
call at Argentine ports after Octo-
ber l, 1t was learned today that the
State Department has directed the
Foreign Economic Administration
to restrict export licenses to Argen-
tina to minimum.
Both measures are regarded here
as part of an administration plan
to put economic pressure on the
regime of Gen. Edelmiro Farrell be-
cause of its Fascist policies and
refusal to cooperate with the Unit
ed Nations.
GA dispatch from Buenos
Aires reported that shipping
circles there did not believe the
ban on American ships calling
at Argentine ports would seri-
ously inconvenience Argentine
exporters. Shippers were quoted
as saying that there we're sum-
cient Argentine vessels to handle
their export business to the
United States. Hides, quebracho
and strategic minerals now con-
stitute the bulk OF Argentine
shipments to the United States)
About year ago export licenses
for Argentina were ordered held
down, but the new confidential di-
rective cuts exports which can GO
to Argentina to those necessary for
public health and to maintain es-
sential services.
Normally. Argentina buys chem
icals, lumber and iron and steel
from the United States in large
quantities and has difficulty getting
those commodities elsewhere
The shipping ban means that no
American vessels can engage in
trade with Argentina, resulting in
a huge slash in the amount OF
goods which ran no carried
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Missouri River Control
Hearings Postponed

Hearings on the Reclamation
Bureaus plan for control and de-
velopment of the Missouri River
and its tributaries were postponed
today by Chairman OMahoney of
Senate Irrigation Subcommittee.
No reason was given nor was
new date set Immediately for hear
ing witnesses who were to have
testified today.
Evening star., 1944-09-27
ASSIGNED to Bolivia

1t. Col. Murl Estes. 25, Edgevood
terrace, Belle Haven, an Army Air
Forces officer who formerly was chief
pilot of the Eastern division Of the
Pennsylvania-Central Airlines, has
been assigned as United States mill
tarv air attache at Bolivia. accord
ing to a-War Department announce
ment
Evening star., 1944-09-27
Greek Army Reported
3 Miles From Athens

Fy the Associated Press.
| LONDON, Sept. 27.-Greek Patriot
forces are only miles from Athens.
said a Moscow radio broadcast heard
in London by Reuters.
The Greek Patriot Army is now
$4,000 strong and there are another
$4,000 held in reserve" the broad
cast said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-13

In the corresponding period OF the
Fifth War Loan last summer.
Gamble, also compllmenting
merchants for War-Bond advertis-
ing, said that the support which
newspapers and retailers have
given so superbly thus far will
be Of inestimable value in helping
us reach our War Bond sales quo
ia for individuals
Gamble said: "In this the busiest
season OF the year, newspaper sup
port of the Sixth War Loan has
been truly magnificent. In spite
OF paper shortage and other operat.
ing handicaps they have continued
10 give freely OF their valuable
space in support OF this vital pro-
gram. This intensified effort on
the part Of the newspapers OF Am.
erica has been greatly needed to
help attain our Sixth War Loan
goal.
Trip after comparing daily and
Sunday space with that of the
Fifth War Loan. said weekly news
papers also are giving excellent
cooperation" and their news and
editorial support likewise will show
substantial increase over that OF
the last drive.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-13

B-29 force equalled or ex-
ceeded the largest group yet
hitting japan.
The japanese radio said
B-29s also hit the home is
land of Shikoku as we'll as
Honshu and Japanese-occu-
pied Korea. They reported
about So Superfortresse flying
IN small formations" .ra.ded the
Tokyo area aud AlehI and Shizu-
Okla procedures. on Honshu. where
some damage was caused ION the
ground"
The Japanese claimed their In
terceptors went into action and are
believed TO have caused heavy
losses TO the enemy"
Reports on the bombing OF the
Imperial palace grounds In Tokyo
with damage to manor house
came via Melbourne, Australia.
where II was recorded from a ia.
panese broadcast beamed 10 the
Nipponese home islands. The re-
port was probably propaganda for
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-13

County, instead OF being solved
Senator Higgins was the promoter
of the existing plan OF $4,000 tax
exemptions for drafted home own.
ers.
Representative Christman, the
"neophyte" Of the three, expressed
his intention of following as close
ly as possible the instructions Of
his district, including the Washte.
nav County Board OF Supervisors.
.imong the motions passed by
the Board at this regular monthly
L.eeting were those to pay re.
gular per diem rate OF So to any
supervisor attending the annual
meeting Of the Michigan State As
ISOLATION OF Supervisors at Lansing
the last OF January. Included in
this resolution was clause en-.
titling the chairman OF the Board
to full expenses as the official dele.
gate.