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Smyrna times., 1944-08-24
LOCAL BOY
BUSY GUNNER
S-Sgt. Lewis c. Corby Has
Seen ''Plenty of Rough Mis-
siOnS" Over ROumania
DOWNS GERMAN FW-190

Destruction of oil refneries and
supply dumps at Ploesti, Roumania
is rapidly becoming a personal
matter for S-Sgt. Lewis C. Corby,
20, of Townsend, Del, gunner on a
B-24 Liberator Bomber, operating
from this 18th Air Force base in
Italy. On his first mission over
Ploesti, Sgt. Corby was plenty
busy ducking and shooting" as flax
from German ack ack guns hurtled
up and German fighters attacked
from every angle. FLAX was so
thick, you could swim in it." said
Sgt. Corby. 1--WE had several
holes in our plane when we set it
down when we returned"
Shot German Plane
Sgt. Corby blasted a German
FW-190 out of the sky with his
twin 80 calibre machine guns on
his second trip to Ploesti. He
came in, trying to knock us down
and opened up on him. He SIM
ply nosed over and went down" .
Sgt. Corby's first victory was con-
firmed later. Both of these mis-
sions were plenty rough" said Sgt.
Corby, who wears the Air Medal,
and first Oak Leaf Cluster. FLAX
was heavy and fighters swooped
around the edges of our formation,
waiting for a chance to come in.
Our bombs smashed into the refin-
cries both times. Smoke and flames
rose to 10000 feet and we could
see it for more than 100 miles af-
ter we left"
Now in Italy
Sgt. Corby was indicted Feb
%, 1913. He is now stationed at a
heavy bomber base in Italy, in a
group, commanded by Col. Thomas
w. Steed, of EtoWah, Tenn.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-24
KENTON BOY WOUNDED
Private Lester Muntz Seriously
Wounded in France

Mr.. and Mrs. William Muntz,
Kenton, have received word from
the War Department that their
son, Pvt. Lester Muntz, was SER
iously wounded in France on July
25th.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-24
LEGION PLANS
WAR MEMORIAL
State Executive Committee
Includes WE. Matthews,Jr.,
Smyrna; Other Members
DISCUSS VETS HOSPITAL

The campaign to raise funds for
the proposed American Legion
World Wars Memorial at Dover
will be discussed by the executive
committee, Department of Della
ware, American Legion, at the
headquarters of Laurence Roberts
Post, No. 81, at Wilmington to-
night. w. Floyd Jackson, depart
ment commander, who has called
the meeting, will preside. Most
of the posts of the department al
ready have approved the proposal
for erection of the memorial. The
department executive committee
will also discuss the national con-
vention at Chicago, Sept. 1920, in
elusive.
Five New Members
Appointment of five additional
members to the committee formed
to consult with committees OF
other veterans organizations in ar
endeavor to present concerted
recommendation to the Veterans
Administration on location of q
veterans hospital in Delaware, was
announced by Mr.. Jackson. The
additional members are: William
E. Matthews, Jr., Smyrna, appoint
ed chairman to replace Joseph w
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1944-08-24
FINAL PAPER COLLECTION
Girl Scouts Weekly Drive Ends
Tomorrow; Plan Dance

The final collection of the Girl
Scout paper drive will be held to-
morrow. The scouts, who have col
lected paper every Friday morning
since June %, have gathered an
estimated total of twenty-five tons.
The following promotions We're
made this week: LIST Glass Private,
Mary Esley and Josephine Budd;
S-Sergeant, Jean Snow; Colonel,
Jacquie Potter, Jane O'Neill.
Pinafore Dance
Plans have been completed by
the advanced intermediate Scouts
for a Pinafore dance. The affair
will be held at the Century Club on
Friday evening, Sept. list. Music
will be furnished by the Sour
Notes. The committees in charge
are: Refreshments, Mrs. Harry
johnson, Mrs. George Clark, Mrs.
Clarence Bodley, and Mrs. Clifford
Burge; Decorations, Mrs. William
E. Matthews, Jr., Dorothy Bcrge,
Peggy Clark, Marie FAIRIES, Alice
Jane Matthews; Programs, Sally
Bodley, Margery Lamb, Ruth John
son, Mary Keck.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-24
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
j. Fletcher Pratt, Farmer, Near
Blaclxiston's Cross Roads, Dead


j. Fletcher Pratt, well known
farmer near Blackstone Cross
Roads, died Saturday at his home.
He was a son of Thomas and
Susan Wright Pratt an had spent
his entire life in this section. Fun
eral services were held at FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel at 2:30 o'clock
Monday afternoon with Rev. D. T.
Pritchett of Wilmington, Md, Of
ficiating. Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery. Mr.. Pratt is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Addie
Kent Pratt; two daughters, Mrs.
Grace VanSant, and Mrs. Lillian
Melvin, both of Wilmington; two
sons, Wright and Jay Pratt, also of
Millington, and two sisters, Mrs.
John Thomas, Kenton, and Mrs.
Joseph Coverdale of Clayton.
Benjamin M. Riggs, Passes Away
Benjamin M. Riggs, age So, pass
ed away at his home on Union
Street, Sunday evening, August
goth. He had been in failing health
for several years and for the past
few weeks was unable to leave his
home. He was born in Kenton
the son of Nathaniel and Emma
Hawkins Riggs. For more than
thirty years he was machinist at
Thornley's Mill, retiring because of
ill health. He was a member of
Asbury Methodist Church, Junior
Order of United American Mechan-
les and the Smyrna lodge of I. O..
o. F. Funeral service were held
yesterday "wednesday afternoon
at his late residence at 2 o'clock
with Rev. Herman Dam officiating.
Interment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Mr.. Riggs is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Edith FAIRIES
Riggs; two daughters, Mrs. Harry
r. Pierce, Trenton, N. j., and Mrs.
Allan Mofitt, Smyrna; two sisters,
Mrs. Clarence Armstrong, Smyrna
and Mrs. Edward White, Salisbury;
one brother, Harvey Riggs of Do
yer, and four grandchildren.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-24
URGE RETURN
TO HIGH SCHOOL
Girls and Boys Will Have to
Win Peace of Tomorrow,
Superintendent Says
EDUCATION NEEDED

George w. Wright, superinten-
dent of schools here, is sending an
urgent appeal to every boy and girl
who has not completed high school
education to return to school on
September 9th. 1--WE are exper-
fencing a period of high salaries,
stimulated by the war, which have
enticed many boys and girls of
high school age from schools into
industry" Mr.. Wright stated. He
urged the young people to remem-
Der that the war will not last for
ever, and that they must be pre-
pared to hold the peace we win,
and with their young hands, mould
it into a great tomorrow. This
job requires intelligent citizenry
that possess the know how"
Prepare For Future
Boys and girls of school age, Mr..
Wright continued, must plan now
to return to school, where they can
learn from teachers, books, labora-
tories and schoolmates how to pre-
pare to meet tomorrow courageous
ly. The Importance of learning how
people live together tremendously
cannot be overstressed, the super
intendent said. Pupils who enter
the Smyrna schools for the first
time will register on Tuesday, Sep
tember 9Th, between the hours of 2
p. m. and p. m. Glasses begin
September 9Th.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-24
High in Motor Deaths

A booklet issued annually by the
National Safety Council, Accident
Facts" shows that Delaware had
25.2 motor vehicle deaths per 10O,-
900 population, and that only five
states made a worse showing. The
best showing was made by Rhode
Island, with only 90 deaths per
100000, while the worst was that
of Nevada with 40 per 100000. The
others which outdid Delaware in
this respect were Florida, Cali
fornia Arizona, and New Mexico.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-24
Off Straight Roads

The proportion of drivers who
ran off straight road in Delaware
to become involved in a fatal ac-
cident was twice as great as the
national average. In this state
27.2 per cent of the years deaths
were due to this cause, all of them
in accidents outside the urban
areas. In the national statistics,
only II per cent of rural fatalities
and two per cent of the urban ones
were attributed to inability to stay
on straight road. Delaware had
smaller proportions than the ma
ton on such types of accidents as
running off curves, which caused 10
per cent of the nations deaths but
none of the states and collisions
between trains and automobiles,
which caused 6 per cent in the ma
ton and only 10 per cent in Della
ware.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
TOWNSEND CLUB
GETS GREETINGS;
EMPIRE Is CAUSE

The Juneau Townsend Club re-
ceived greetings at last nights
meeting from both Townsend Clubs
in Redlands, California, delivered
lby Mrs. M. E. Howe, President of
Townsend Club No of Redlands
An article in the Alaska Daily
Empire of Juneau reviewing Mrs.
Howe's recent address to the Ju-
neau Townsend Club was read to
the two Townsend Clubs in Red
lands, and they wrote Mrs. Howe
asking her to convey their best
wishes and congratulations to the
local organization. Mrs. Howe is
the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Muir
ply Of Juneau.
Mrs. David Miner, chairman,
Mrs. Hans Nielsen and Mrs. G. E.
Almquist on the committee arrang-
ing for an entertainment and re-
freshments following the meeting
of August 30, reported progress and
stated they would announce their
program at the next meeting.
Jacob Anderson of Kake, known
to most of the Gastineau Channel
Townsendites, was a visitor at the
meeting last night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16

lprovements in that legislation art
very necessary.
The committee is convinced of the
preeminent Importance of aviation
in Alaska, both as it serves to pro-
vide a means of communication
within the Territory and as cross
roads for international. aviation. AS
a means of communication in AL
aska, it is serving and will continue
increasingly to serve as medium
by which the various sections of the
Territory are bound more closely
together.
Congressman Alfred j. Bulwinkle
of North Carolina, who is chairman
of the committee, believes that air
travel will show a tremendous in
crease in the near future.
Il do not believe, however" Mr..
Bulwinkle says, that the cost Of air
travel can be drastically reduced.
Planes are expensive to operate,
much more so than boats or auto
mobiles"
The committee will leave Juneau
tomorrow morning for Seattle, from
which point they will continue to
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoe-
nix, Denver, Kansas City, Chicago,
and st. Paul They expect to return
to Washington in about two weeks.
While in the States, they will
investigate further the plans of the
big aviation corporations, believing
that knowledge of future plans and
improvements will enable them to
enact better legislation.
Besides Chairman Bulwinkle, the
subcommittee consists of the follow
ing Representatives: Virgil Chap
man, Lyle H. Boren, Lindley Beck
worth, Richard F. Hairless, Carl
Hinshaw, Evan Howell, Joseph P.
OHara, Elton j. Layton, Clerk of
the committee.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16

today, striking at the heart of the
enemy defense zone before Warsaw
Indications are that the struggle
on the east side of the Vistula is
in its final stage. Seasoned Rus
sian and Polish troops are now
strongly dug in in a semi-circle
around Praga, the great industrial
district. Their massed artillery and
planes are strewing the battle
ground with derelict tanks and
sprawling German dead.
The Russians announce that Ko-
news army group, which has taken
1900 square miles west of the Wis
tula in an area 100 miles below
Warsaw and 35 from Krakow, has
killed 100000 Germans and captur-
ed 1880 in the month ending on
August IL.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
FRANK HELLER IS
CLOSING up SHOP;
GOING WESTWARD

Frank Heller is closing his barber
shop on Seward Street very soon
preparatory to going to Palmer
where he will locate temporarily
and may come back to Juneau
some day.
Heller has been barbering in Ju-
neau for the past "a years and has
made hundreds of regular patrons.
During this time he has mostly
been operating his own shop.
The Hellers are leaving not from
personal choice but to be near their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Wilson and their two
children. Mrs. Wilson, the former
Edithbelle Heller, is not in the best
of health at present and for that
reason the Hellers are making their
business and residence change.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
FLOWER SHOW
SCHEDULED FOR
TEMPLE FRIDAY

Preparations for the annual
flower show and silver tea of the
Juneau Garden club, to be held
this Friday in the Scottish Rite
Temple, will be occupying men,
bers of the society all day to-
morrow.
Club members are to be busy to-
morrow making boutonnieres which
will be presented all visitors to
the show. Members are asked to
bring flowers for the boutonnieres
to the Temple before pm. or
before 7 p m. tomorrow.
All club members are also asked
to supply cookies for the tea. The
cookies are to be brought in not
later than noon on Friday. Flow
ers for display may be brought m
Thursday evening or until 11:30 a.
m. on Friday
Displays will include flower ar
rangements of all kinds. Some
members are planning to make un-
usual vegetable arrangements, al
though the show does not include
a regular vegetable department.
Showings will not be competitive
The flower displays will be in the
form of decoration, and bouquets
will be on sale all day. Tea will
be served during the afternoon and
evening, and a musical program
has been arranged.
Members of the club who have
large punches of flowers which
they cannot deliver in persons may
telephone Mrs. M. D. Williams at
686 before a. m. on Thursday or
9 a. m. on Friday to have them
picked up All members who are
able are expected to deliver their
containers, frogs and flowers to
the Temple.
Any member who wishes to make
a special arrangement is invited to
do So
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
HEARING
AVIATION IS
HELD TODAY

The Subcommittee of the Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee of the House of Representa-
tives, making a trip to various i'm
portant civil aviation centers in
the United States and Alaska, held
a hearing today in the City Hall
Chambers to discuss future avia-
ton needs for Alaska.
Among those present, besides the
Committeeman, were Gov. Gruen-
ing, Mayor A. B. Hayes, Tom Dyer,
Shell Simmons.
The purpose of the Committee is
to determine, at first hand, what
may be expected in the develop
ment of American civil aviation in
the future, what are the needs of
civil aviation and what legislation
is necessary in order to preserve
its present world predominance.
The Committee has met with
those primarily concerned with
aviation in Alaska, and has heard,
in Nome, Fairbanks, Anchorage,
and today in Juneau, what the
commercial airlines need for their
development; what the private flier
feels should be done by way OF
legislation to continue the develop
ment of private flying, and what
type of regulatory and promotional
legislation the charter operator and
contract carrier considers necessary.
The Committee has been interest
ed in learning of the day-to-day
problems of air navigation hazards
which face civilian operators in
Alaska, and how to avoid such haz-
ards. They have also been con-
cerned with airport coming, radio
systems, meteorological needs, tax
alton, and all other subjects con-
nected with air transportation
Authorized by the House to con-
duct an investigation and study of
matters related to present and
probable future conditions affecting
air navigation and commerce, the
Committee wrote and secured con-
gressional approval of the Civil
Aeronautics Act of 1888 This Act
has been the source of enormous
developments in American civil
aviation but they believe that i'm
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
DR.. ANDERSON HERE
ENR0UTE TO STATES

Back from a two months trek
through Interior and Westward AL
aska, DR.. j. p. Anderson, Assistant
Curator of the Herbarium at the
Iowa State College, is in Juneau en-
route to the States.
DR.. Anderson, former Juneau resi-
dent, has this summer added 1,400
specimens of Alaska flora to his
collection for use in preparing a
text on that subject.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
HERE FROM sITKA

Mr. and Mrs. Orlin johnson are
here from Sitka and are staying at
the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
TED HUN5BEDT IS
NOW LIEUT.. col.

News of the promotion of Ted
Hunsbedt to the rank of Lieuten-
ant Colonel has been received in
Juneau by his mother, Mrs. B.
Hunsbedt and sister, Mrs. Harold
Foss.
Hunsbedt, overseas with the Field
Artillery, is graduate of West
Point and is well known here, hav-
ing attended the local high school.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Olsen, OF
Anchorage, are in town and guests
at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
ARRAIGNED ON WHITE
SLAVE TRAFFIC CHARGE

Pleading not guilty to white slave
traffic charge, Margie Miller was
arraigned in the U. S. District Court
this week and her bail reduced from
$1,000 to $1,000.
She was arrested in southern Cali
fornia July Is and returned to
Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
A. W. VS.. MeetinQ Is
Postponed TO Aug. d

The regular meeting of the Am
erican Women's Voluntary Services,
scheduled for this afternoon at the
Governors House, has been post
poned and the session will be held
on Wednesday, August %.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
REDARMY
IN DRIVE
ON RIVER
Struggle on East Side Of
VistuIa Reported in
Final Stage
(Contlnueo from Page one)

CONTINUED from Page One)
the counterattack battle at Praga
Rokossovsky has completed his
assault plans, built up his reserves
and strengthened his communion
lions. He eliminated the strong
German threat to his right flank
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
CONNORS RETURN

Emmett Conner and wife have
returned from the south where he
went on business and she on a
pleasure trip.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
THREE OUT VIA PAA

Leaving Juneau today, via Pan
American, were j. G. Shepard and
Alma Carlson for Fairbanks, and
j. w. Huston for Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-16
0pA ADMINISTRATOR
WILL BE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE SPEAKER

James P. Davis, Regional Admin
istrator for the Office of Price
covering Territories
and Island Possessions of the
United States, will be the guest
speaker at tomorrow's noon Cham
Der of Commerce meeting in the
Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
Mr.. Davis is in Juneau at the
present time to familiarize himself
with business conditions and prob
lens here. Before returning to his
offices in. Denver he will visit other
towns in the Territory.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-21
Services Monday For
Dunbar Sophomore

Funeral services for Elizabeth
Pruitt, 16, Dunbar High school
sophomore, residing at 134712 West
Fifth street, will be held at l p. m.
Monday at the Corinthian Baptist
church, Gold street at Western ave-
nue.. Burial will be in Woodland
cemetery. Miss Pruitt was men,
ber of the Junior Elks and Dunbar
chorus.
Surviving are her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Ballard; grand
mother, Mrs. Lulu Cecil; two aunts
and three uncles. Friends may call
at the Jones Brothers Funeral
home, 455 West Fifth street, after
noon Sunday.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-21
LAWYERS TO AWARD MERIT
PRIZES AT NATIONAL MEET
IN CHICAGO, DEC. II

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 20 (ANP)-
Believing that the warding of merit
prizes will serve as an incentive for
greater activity on the part of men,
bers of the National Bar associa-
ton, Charles w. Anderson, Jr.,
president, announced here that two
awards will be made during the an
nual convention in Chicago Dec. 1
and 2.
The first prize will be given the
member of the organization who
has contributed most to the prog
ress and advancement of the asso-
citation during the year.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-21
FEAR WEAK PERMANENT
.FEp( BILL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (ANP)
The possibility of a weak bill or no
bill at all to establish the FEPC on
a permonent basis before the expir-
alton Of the 18th congress was seen
today by the National Council for
permanent basis before the expir-
In letter mailed to friends and
organizations supporting the drive
for mandatory legislation, Allen
Continued on page A.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-21
Illinois Governor
Denounces Bias
In Post Mar Jobs

CHICAGO, Oct. 20 (ANP)-Op-
preston and di r i m n ion
against Negroes must end in Amer
lea, Gov. Green declared in speech
before a large gathering at the
Greater Bethesda Baptist church.
The governor solemnly pledged that
he will use his influence and power
to get the AS legislative session ito
prohibit discrimination against
racial minorities in peace time busi-
nesses in Illinois" Already, Him
ois has a law, with Gov. Green's sig
nature, prohibiting bias in defense
plants.
when America entered this war,
we entered it on the side Of toler-
ance and humanity, on the side of
religious and brotherly love, which
have their roots in great religious
institutions such as this one, Of
which you may we'll be proud" Gov.
Green told his listeners.
'This war had it foundations in
racial hatreds. We are not fighting
for more land or money. We are
fighting for justice for oppressed
peoples.
II say to you now that we must
make that fighting creed hollow
mockery by permitting racial dis
elimination here at home. We in
tend to establish a just peace that
will end racial oppression abroad,
but we can never maintain such a
peace unless we also insist on end
ing racial discrimination here in
America.
"There are other freedoms which
bigoted and selfish people would
still restrict, and these restrictions
your present administration has at
tackled through new legislation. The
present anti discrimination law
was enacted while realizing that if
a man does not have the opportu-
nifty to have and hold a job his po-
litical freedom is virtually worth
less to him."
Gov. Green said that Illinois Ne
groes enjoy political equality de-
spite the fact that this privilege is
denied in southern states. He asked
for the full support of the constitu-
ton.
EEAD WEAK nEDAANEN
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-21
Southerners Object to Negro's
|||iteracy, Not Color, They Say

OI1ARLLO YIN, .. W, OCC. ~
(ANP)-Touching upon the racial
issue, anti-Roosevelt Democra
opened their campaign here for the
election of Harry F. Byrd of Vir-
ginia for President. Southern Dem
ocrats oppose the Negro voter be-
cause of his illiteracy and incompe-
tency to govern rather than the
color of his skin or his racial origin,
said H. Klugh Purdy, chairman of
the Jasper county executive COM
mittee, over radio station WTMA.
"It is not the color of the skin of
the Negro or his racial origin that
Southern Democrats are concerned
about" Purdy declared, "but his il
literacy and incompetency to gov
ern, for the government is never
better than the average of it's elec-
torate."
While attempting to speak for
Negro leaders on the matter of bar
ring the Negro vote because of il
literacy and incompetence, Byrd's
spokesman said that 'by voting the
white mans ticket headed by Co.
ker, Southern Democrats will tell
their politicians will in turn take a
definite stand"
Charging that the Democratic
convention in Chicago this year was
undemocratic, the speaker said "the
delegates were dictated to and domi-
mated by one man who, in turn, per-
mitted the wishes of machine
bosses, Communists, Socialists and
Negroes to cause the rejection of
one of the most faithful friends Mr..
Roosevelt ever had. Justice Byrnes
was fed to the wolves of Commun-
ism and Socialism and the South
Carolina delegation was sat upon
and spat upon"
With State Sen. George Warren
of Hampton, Purdy urged voters to
support the self-styled Southern
Democratic party backing Harry
F. Byrd of Virginia for President
and the local ticket headed by James
l.. COker of Hartsville.