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his barge and that something ex-
ploded-it sounded like when you
light a skyrocket." He said there
later was "swishing sound and
then an explosion like a big fire.
cracker"
Officials were unable to advance
any probable cause of the crash.
At least 10 of the 81 passengers
aboard the plane. fight No. 2, which
stopped at Dallas, Tex, and Little
Rock, Ark, we're members of the
armed forces. The three crewmen
were Capt. D. B. Francis, First OFF,
Ger R. R. Majors and Stewardess
Dovie Holybee, all based at Fort
Worth, Tex.
The crash was one of the most
disastrous in the number of lives
lost in the history of civilian avia-
ton in this country.
The toll was exceeded only by the
wreck of a Pennsylvania Central
Airlines transport plane August 80.
1910, when 25 persons, including
SENATOR Ernest A. Lundeen, were
killed near Lovettsville, Va.
List of Passengers.
In New York, American Airlines
officials said other passengers aboard
the plane were:
j. j. Ryan, Woodhaven, N. Y.
R. c. Matthews, Forest Hills. N. Y.
D. S. Pensyl, Garden City. ny
1t. Victor l.. Ramsey, 5th Ferry
Group, Dallas, Tex.
1t. Charles S. Brumfield, Evans
vile, Ind.
Capt. Edgar F. Zarr, Dallas, Tex
DR.. o. l.. Roberts, Philadelphia.
Capt. Sam Rosenfeld, Evacuation
Hospital, Los Angeles.
Frank A Kennedy of the Morri.
son knudsen Co., Boise. Idaho.
1t. Herbert S. Submier, member
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Passengers Include
3 Most PROMISING
Young Engineers

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-An
executive and two employees of
the Sperry Gyroscope Co.,
which described them as three
of the most promising young
engineers in the United States" 3"
were passengers on the airliner
which crashed last midnight
near Memphis.
Sperry officials said the men
were returning from a mission
which the company would not
discuss, but which took them
to Little Rock, Ark.
The men were identified as
James J. Ryan. 27, assistant
manager of the Sperry aircraft
armament sales division; DAN
iel S. Pensyl, 81, and Randel c..
Matthews, "a. both project en-
gineers in the Sperry research
laboratory.
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Bond Forces Must Sell
10 Million in 4 Days
To Reach D. T.. Goal
$S5,l00,000 TotoI
SoIes Account for
go Per Cent Of Quote

The District today had less
than $l0,000,0e3 to raise in War
Bonds before the Fourth War
Loan campaign ends next Tues
day, following a report from the
Fifth Federal Reserve Bank in
Richmond, Va, that the local
total had risen to $85, ,1OO,O 900. or
80 per cent of the overall goal.
Individual purchases today stood
at s34,6O0,000. or 65.3 per cent of
the quota and E bond sales totaled
s22 200 000-74 per cent of the quota.
Corporation sales gained only
slightly since yesterdays report, to
aggregate s50,50O,000 or 12O per cent
of the goal.
Three additional States Mime
sofa, West Virginia and North Da-
kota-yesterday reported they had
attained their goals. Rhode Island
and Montana had previously gone
over the top. Maryland was only
81 ,0O0, 1000 away from it's s191 900 900
quota-less than half of percentage
point. The national drive for
$4,000, 100000 had attained s6 per
cent of its quota.
Montgomery Over Quota.
Montgomery County in MARYLAND
yesterday reported War Bond sales
of s2,252,212 or 1O2 per cent of the
quota. Richard F. Green, chair
man of the county campaign, re-
ported collections as follows: Sill
yer Spring -Takoma Park area. ST.
006,745; Bethesda Chevy Chase
Cabin John area, s316,64s; Sandy
Spring area, s356,825; Kensington-
Gaithersburg Rockville area, s4O7.-
124, and Germantown Poolesville-
Damascus area, $68,O68.
Other available State percentages
were reported yesterday as follows:
New Hampshire, 90.5: Ohio, 879:
(See WAR BONDS page A-30
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AirIiner
Killed in Plunge
Info Mississippi
Plane With Arlington
Man Aboard Falls
Near Memphis
BY the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 11-Twenty-
four persons were killed last
midnight when an American
Airlines transcontinental plane
crashed and sank in the Mis-
sissippi River Is miles below
Memphis.
Zone of the victims was
L. B. O'Connor, 4o14 North
TWenty-flfth street. Arlington,
Va. an employe of the War
Production Board. He was the
son of the late representative
Charles O'Connor of Oklahoma.
His widow and two children live
at the Arlington address,
Several creWmen with the United
States Engineers reported hearing
the plane flying low overhead and
one said he saw it hit the water and
sink seconds after being enveloped
in flames.
There was terrific explosion, ."
said Charley Williams, watchman
for the engineers crew. 1T seemed
to sink Immediately"
Find No Trace of Plane.
When Mr.. Williams and Foreman
w. r. Wellborn reached the scene
by boat, they found no trace of the
big plane, which was en- route from
Los Angeles to New York.
1T vas quite low" Mr.. Williams
said, "and appeared to be tipped a
little to the right but the engines
seemed to be all right and there
were no flames. 1t angled into the
river about half way across"
Mr.. Williams said the plane hit
the water about so or IS yards from
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BY the Associatec Press,

by the Assoclatec Press.
LONDON, Feb. 11.-American
Flying Fortresses blasted Frank
furt with tons of high explosives
again today, striking the already
hard-hit Southwest German in
! dustrial and transport center
for the second time in four days
and fourth time since January
I29.
While this devastating assault to
f1atten Frankfurt was in progress,
Liberators again operated indie
pendently of the Forts, slashing at
military installations in the Pas-de-
Calais scea, and American Maraud-
ers in their ninth operation in II
days struck other targets in the
rocket gun" sector of Northern
France.
Today's operations kept the un-
precedented Allied aerial assault
going through yet another 24-hour
cycle and followed up yesterdays
mighty attacks on the German man.
ufacturing city of Brunswick and
the Gilze-Rijen air base in Holland
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Kelly Hits Juvenile Court Luxity
AS Police Arrest Old Offenders

The arrest early today on charges
of theft Of four youths with pre-
vious criminal records spurred Mai
Edward j. Kelly. superintendent OF
police, to ask why the Juvenile Court
does not adopt stricter policy to-
ward the release of habitual Of
tenders.
The boys, two IA and two II years
old, were arrested as they were at
tempting to escape in a stolen cal
after robbing a Connecticut avenue
liquor store. One later escaped. Po-
lice records showed that all had
been arrested previously for auto
mobile thefts, one having taken q
cars for joy rides.
When the case was called to Maj
Kelly's attention by reporters, he
said:
II am at a loss to understand how
1T happens that these boys are en-
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u. 5. Prints Money for Use
After Invasion Of France
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Special currency to be used by
occupation authorities after areas
of France have been wrested from
Nazi domination has been printed
here.
The money, turned out by the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
presumably is comparable to cur
rency taken into Sicily and Allied
held portions of Italy.
The currency is not invasion
money in the sense that the first
troops to enter French territory
will make use of it. It is in
tended rather to provide for quick
restoration of the French economy
by replacing franc banknotes that
probably will have been destroyed by
the NaZis.
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President to Broadcast
To Nation Tomorrow
BY the Associates Press,

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt will address
the Nation tomorrow afternoon.
speaking for approximately min
utes during a radio broadcast be-
tween 4:30 and 5 o'clock.
The speech will be in connection
with the presentation of destroyer
escort to French naval authorities
under lease-lend. The subject of
Mr.. Roosevelt's address was not dis
closed.
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Allies HurI Air Power
Into Beochheud Defense

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Feb. II (P).-Throwing virtu.
ally every available combat plane
including giant four -engined bomb
ers, into one of the greatest ground.
support operations ever undertaken
the Allies launched q terrific on.
slaught yesterday to protest theil
Anzio bridgehead
Frontline reports said that despite
the fury of the Allied air offensive
in which $50 sorties were flown az
against 80 by the enemy, the Ger.
mans apparently retained the initia
tive on the ground and lashed out
in many probing attacks at various
points around the bridgehead.
They continued to add to theil
forces and new division, the 65th
was identified in their line. making
five full divisions and a brigade
called up to smash the bridgehead
Attack in Carroceto Area.
The German attacks were in the
Carroceto (Aprilia) area, where
heavy fighting was still in progress
and west and southwest of Cisterna
where Americans battled grimly tc
hold them back.
(The German high command,
in broadcast communique, said
today that German troops had
penetrated into Carroceto, cap
turing the village railway.
c'Mopping up of the area was
continued" the Germans said.
CThe communique declared the
Americans and British had lost
more than 1000 prisoners and 80
tanks in the Nettuno area. 1t
also said the Allies penetrated
for the third time into the north
ern part of Casino, but were
again thrown out)
The Nazis used tanks in their at
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gagged continuously in the commits
sion OF crimes-namely, the theft of
autos and other offenses-and why
they are not properly sentenced and
confined in order to put a stop to
their illegal practices, instead of be-
ing allowed to go back on the streets
to become implicated in more
crimes.
When juvenile has been taken
into custody and then, after being
properly released, is willing to go
straight, I have no objection to his
release. But when he has been ar
rested on a number of occasions for
serious offenses and insists on being
involved in more crimes, am at a
loss to understand why proper ac-
ton is not taken after the police
(See KELLY page An
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Stain Letter Protests
To Churchill Against
Polish Government
Little Hope Is Seen
For EorIy Solution
Of Border Problem
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 11.--Premier
Stain in a personal letter tc
Prime Minister Churchill has
voiced the Russian objections to
some members of the Polish gov
ernment in London and this
latest communication is believed
to offer little hope of an early
solution of the Polish problem, it
was reported today.
The statement of the Soviet view
point apparently followed closely the
reply the Russians made to Secre-
tary Of State Hull's offer of media
ton. The Russians told Mr.. Hull
the time was not yet ripe for United
States help in solving the difficulty
In reply to a letter from Mr.
Churchill Premier Stain was be-
lieved to have gone further and tc
have declared his reluctance to dea,
with certain members of the Polish
government whom he alleged to be
anti-Russian.
Polish Paper Banned.
1t is known that Moscow is dis
pleased with Gen. Kazimierz Sosn-
knowski, Polish commander in chief
Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, Polish Pres
ident; Marian Kukiel, Minister OF
Defense, and Tadeusz Romer, For
eign Minister.
The Poles have contended they
could not shake up their government
just to please the Russians. They
also have been firm, publicly at least
In refusing to accept outright the
Curzon Line, suggested by Russia as
border.
Many believe the Poles would &C
cept the Curzon Line, however, if a
way were found to save the London
governments face when and if it
gets back to Warsaw.
The Poles refusal to give ground
in the Russian dispute may have
figured in the Ministry of Informa-
tion's action today in cutting off the
paper supply of the unofficial weekly
polish newspaper, Wiadomosci
Polskie. The newspaper has carried
much criticism of Russia.
Warnings Called Ineffective.
"The editor of Wiadomosci Polskie
has been personally warned that
passages in his paper were calcu-
lated to stir up discord among the
United Nations, but these warnings
have not been effective" the Min
istry of Information said in explain
ing the withdrawal of its support.
The editor called the ministrys
action inexplicable, declaring:
Our policy has been German
and pro-Polish. Our columns are
open to all classes of opinion"
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Fortresses Hit Frankfurt Again,
French Coast Also Hammered
Devastating Daylight Assault Follows
Mosquito Raids on Western Reich

which precipitated furious air fights
in which American heavy bombers
and fighters were credited officially
with downing "a enemy planes.
Escorted by Fighters.
Mustang, Lightning and Thunder
bolt fighters escorted the Fortresses
to Frankfurt and other Thunder
bolts covered the Liberators on theil
run to France.
American heavy bombers now
have struck continental objectives
in II Of the last Is days.
The terrific assault obviously de
signed to t1atten Frankfurt has been
under way since January 30 when a
record force of more than 300 heavy
bombers hit the city with a day.
light record of 1900 tons of ex-
plosives.
1t was estimated unofficially to-
day that more than $500 tons of
bombs were rained on that manu-
featuring and communications hub
In three previous daylight attacks.
The rumble of explosions rolled
back across the English Channel
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Pepper Proposes 80 Pay Raise
If Congress Kills Subsidies
Senator Offers Amendment Designed
To Compensate for Higher Living Cost
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The congressional drive to end
food subsidies today ran up
against a proposal that the Lit
tie Steel formula be relaxed SO
that every wage earner's income
could be raised an additional
per cent to compensate for a
prospective rise in living costs.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, oil
Florida. offered an amendment tc
that effect to pending antisubsidy
legislation with the assertion that
cutting of subsidies would result ir
7 per cent food cost rise and a
per cent increase in the overall cost
Of living.
IF we are going to increase the
cost OF living Senator Pepper said
its only fair that wages should bs
allowed to go up. Otherwise sub.
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.Huon Occupied
InDriiyeKi||inq
$4,000 Japs
U. S. and Aussie
Troops Join After
5-Month Campaign
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Feb. Incomplete occupation
of Huon Peninsula, New Guinea
and the end of a five month
campaign which cost the Japa-
nese a division of $4,000 men
was announced by Gen. Douglas
Macarthur today.
Australian troops. including vet
Grams of the North African cam
paign, and American soldiers, many
OF whom had triumphed over the
japanese at Buna on the Papauan
Peninsula of New Guinea last year,
joined forces on hot coastal plain
yesterday, chopping off another
piece OF Japan's captured territory.
The Aussies had fought and cut
their way through the jungle for
$50 miles along the coast, since
launching the campaign with a
landing north of Finschafen Sep
tember %
Bulk of Jap Division DESTROYED.
The Americans, units of the 32d
Division, invaded Saidor from the
sea January 2 and then moved down
the coast IA miles to old Yagomi,
where the Australians met them
yesterday.
Gen. MacArthur's communicate
said the great bulk of the augment
ed Japanese division, which con-
sisted of three infantry regiments,
IA field artillery regiment, two en-
glneer regiments and auxiliary serv-
ices, had been destroyed in the
squeeze action which preceded the
joining of the two Allied forces.
Gen. Macarthur credited the
Allied air force and light naval units
with an assist in the victory. for
they destroyed the japanese coastal
barge routes, making escape or
supply impossible for the enemy,
and causing death by starvation for
hundreds of Japanese Failure of
supply and reinforcement forced
great numbers of the Japanese to
nee INTO the mountains.
Making the long campaign
through the rugged Finisterre
range, across 80 streams and along
malarial coastal plains, were units
of the Australian Imperial force
and of the Citizens Military force,
or militia, and also some American
Army engineers.
Allies May Move on Madang.
The combined Allied force may
next move on Madang, Japanese
base about so miles up the coast
from Saidor American bomber
crews reported evidence that the
enemy already has abandoned Ma
dang
The communique reported another
raid on Rabaul, the heavily hit Jap
anese base in New Britain, but made
no mention of opposition to the
blows by Solomons- based night pa
trolls against Lakunai Airdrome.
While enemy interception has
been growing weaker in the air over
Rabaul, this was the first time in
many days that a communique re-
port of raid made no reference to
opposition. Usually 40 to so enemy
planes rise to battle
Once an important base for Japa-
nese Warships, Rabaul long ago be-
came favorite Allied bombing tar
get and the japanese moved their
cruisers and destroyers to compare
lively safer harbors.
Allied flyers reported seeing but
little shipping of any kind In Simp-
son Harbor at Rabaul in recent days.
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Nazi Tanks Strike at Beachhead
As Weather Curbs Air Defense:
Roosevelt Sees Tense Situation
Germans Retain
Ground initiative
In Anzio Sector
BULLETIN.

WITH THE 5th ARMY IN
ITALY, Feb. II (4:30 pm
11:30 am, Eastern War Time)
P,-Aided by stormy skies
which have curtailed activity
OF the Allied air forces since
noon yesterday, German ar
mored units are striking
southwark against the British
beachhead positions north of
Anzio, using their tanks as
mobile artillery in a deadly
rowing role.
The Weather-on which the
Allies chance of holding and
extending the beachhead be-
low Rome largely depend
has played the enemy's game
since midday yesterday.
1t was clear and cold early
yesterday but the rains can
celed much of the air support
work planned for the after
noon, giving the Germans a
freer hand to unleash their
growing power on the ground.
Declaring that we are prayin,
for good weather to aid sea ant
air operations, President Roose
velt said today a very tense sit
lation and very heavy fightin,
at the Anglo American
oeachhead below Rome.
The Chief Executive told his new
that the Allies on tn
whole control the sea and air in tn
oeachhead area.
Mr.. Roosevelt opened the confer
ence by expressing qualification
that Australian and American fight
ers have won control of the Huol
Peninsula in New Guinea, describ
ing that as the most important new
of the day. The Australians move,
up from the southeast to join Ameri
cans coming in from the northwest
The campaign there has beel
marked by terribly tough fighting
le added, and it's successful compile
ion has taken a long time but i
means now that particular strip OF
he northeastern coast of New
Guinea is now reasonably clear O.
he enemy.
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Late Bulletin
Towers to Get New Post

Vice Admiral John H. Tow
ers, one of the Navy's highest
airmen, is going to become
deputy commander of the Pa
cific Fleet, giving major rec
ognitiOn to the increasing
Importance of the naval air
arm in the war against ia
pan it was learned today.
Admiral Towers now is COM
mander of the air forces of
the Pacific Fleet, principally
an administrative job.
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cutting every workers pay per
cent"
Higher Limitation Proposed.
Instead of limiting wage increases
to Is per cent above January /, l94l,
levels, as under the present formula,
the Pepper amendment would in
Struct President Roosevelt to raise
the limitation to 18 per cent.
Other broad amendments offered
by Senator Pepper would direct the
Government commensurately to
raise the pay of Federal employees,
Federal pensions and retirement
benefits, veterans aid and allow
ances for servicemen's dependents
and permit private employers to
raise wages to subsistence level, -
determined by the Bureau of Labor
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tSee ITALY, Page A-12D
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Isidy repeal would be the same as
cutting every workers pay 8 per
cent"
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(See CHECKOFF, Page A-35
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(See SUBSIDIES, Page A-3J
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tSee RAIDS, Page A-12.
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(See KELLY, Page AID
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-3.)
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(See AIRLINER, Page A-s.J
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An Associoted Press Newspope
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-12
Joe LOUIS DEAD; It's
A D0GG0NE SHAME

NEWARK, Oct. IL (ANP)-Joe
Louis is dead. Yes, he died some
time between dusk and dawn Tues
day. At least that is what the
kiddies down the street said, be-
cause they saw him early that
morning, and heard him bark
awards mornings dawn and then,
silence. They believe that truck
or some fast moving vehicle ran
him down on the highway, the
other side of which is the Passaic
river, the haven for the bad little
barefoot delinquents in their tru-
ancy from school, and the battle
grounds for mongrels to settle
their grievances at nights.
1t was here that this huge pow
erfully built brown mongrel earned
his name. After having killed at
least 10 cats and five other mon
grels, the kids guided him over the
city in collars, through alleys and
in backyards in search of other
mongrels for a bout. Having by
force Of circumstances lived an out
door life, living on prey, he was
stronger and acquired fighting
tactics far superior to the average
street dog. The kids nomed him
"Joe Louis" and he wore his crown
until death.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-12
LANE DISMISSED
BY GRAND JURY

NEWARK, N. j., Oct. 12.-The
Essex county grand jury has dis
missed the case of boxer Larry
Lane, whose knockout blow resulted
in the death of fighter Lem Frank
lin of 4 Chicago, First Assistant
Prosecutor Donald Fox announced.
Fox said the jury held Lane
blameless after considering evi-
dence in recent sessions. Franklin
was winning the fight on points
at the Meadowbrook bowl here last
July 26 when Lane dropped him to
the canvas in the ninth round with
blow to the jaw. Franklin did
not regain consciousness and died
10 days later in City hospital here.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-12
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE OF
MISS nina MCCULLOUGH

Mrs. Nina Gould and Mr.. Clar-
ence Mccullough, grandmother and
father, respectively, are announc-
ing the marriage Of Miss Nina Nc
Cullough to Mr.. Robert D. Simms,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simms,
of Lebanon, Ohio, on September 80,
at the home of her parents, 12O Kin
nard street, with the Rev. j. Walk
er Storms officiating. Miss McCul-
Tough was attended by Miss Eliza
beth Yokely as bridesmaid, while
Harold Johnson was best man.
Mrs. Simms is graduate of Dun
bar High School, Mr.. Simms is a
graduate of Lebanon High School,
and is employed as an assistant en-
gineer at Vandalia. The couple will
make their home in Vandalia.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-12
RATIoNING PERIOD cut

COLUMBUS, Oct. 12.-Another
week was cut from the liquor ra-
tioning calendar as State Liquor
Director Don A. Fisher. announced
the next period would last only
three weeks instead of four as had
previously been used. It would last
from October Is to November 4.
1t was the third straight period
to be reduced by one week.
Rationing, under which the con-
sumer is allowed one quart, one
fifth, or two pints during any one
period, now applies to all except
three brands Of whiskey and to
domestic gin.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-12
AM.E. CHURCH REASSIGN5
REV. REED; REV. STORMS
GOES TO PITTSBURGH

The conclusion of sessions of the
Ohio Annual Conference of the At
rican Methodist Episcopal church
in Springfield resulted in a change
in the roster of Dayton ministers.
The Rev. DR.. Granville w. Reed,
pastor of Wayman A.M.E. Church,
who has concluded very success
full first year here, was reassigned
to Wayman. The highlight of DR..
Reeds administration was the IL
quidation of a long-standing mort
gage debt.
The Rev. j. Walker Storms, pas
tor of Allen A.M.E. Church, has been
assigned to the Allen A.M.E. Church
at Pittsburgh, Pa. A popular min
ister, Rev. Storms had underway a
new building program, which will be
carried on by his successor, the Rev.
Lutrelle Long, formerly of Lima,
Ohio.
The new pastors will be in their
respective pulpits next Sunday.