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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-16
ID" Day Service


A special ID" Day service was
held last week at the East Moss
Point Baptist Church. There
were about seventy-five present
Each one present had the oppor-
tunity to ask for his or her SER
viceman to be prayed for. Ae-
eording to the pastor, Rev. Mon
tie A. Davis, it was the most
touching. impressive service he
had ever attended.
ara III
Playground Meet
Between 3 and O'clock each
day children of East Moss Point
between the ages of six and l3.
meet at the temporary play
ground at the East Moss Point
Baptist Church to play games
and have fun in general. The per
manent playground viii be near
the Charlie Wilkerson home and
will be ready shortly.
Out-of-town friends and rel
stives attending funeral services
for Mrs. William Taylor Wednes-
day We're Mr.. and Mrs William
Christopher, Whistler, Ala: Mrs.
William Iknard and Ed Graham
Of Sims, Ala; r. l.. Havens,
Grichton, Ala; Joe Eavseax,
Evening star., 1944-04-12
luite aside from the policy Of deal.

|quite aside from the policy Of deal.
ing with the Bagdolio government
anyway. now matter OF consider
able national discussion.
This mistake also was made at
times, they admit, and proba bly,
was inevitable in view of the
limited information they possessed
But the only way to get a local
government in running order was
to make use of the existing set
ups, Obviously every public Off
cial, every school teacher, every
policeman, every garbage man in
any town in Sicily at the time
OF the American invasion was a
Fascist-at least he was officially
registered as such. Otherwise he
would not have mad the job.
1t was necessary, for example, to
have a functioning police force i'm
medately in Palermo. Mai. George
Haley, former mayor of Annapolis,
took over the existing force and
did the best he could with it. He
knew we'll that not a tenth of these
policemen actually were permeated
by Fascist theology. In similar cir
cumstances they would have de-
clared themselves Communists or
Hottentots.
Then started the slow process of
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Allied Militory Government
AMG, Preparing for Invasion,
Profits by Mistakes in Sicily

to the operations of some of the
most rapacious scoundrels on eartr
utterly cold -blooded fiends such
as probably could be found in nc
other country and who deserved to
face firing squad. Unfortunately
it was impossible. or deemed un-
wise, to deal with them in this way
The condition was so bad, in some
instances, that weeks wages
hardly would buy two loaves-and
bread, to the Sicilian, is food. He
hardly regarded the plentiful supply
of fruits and vegetables, rotting on
the ground, as something for
human beings to eat. They had to
eat them, and benefited by it. But
they considered it an inhuman
atrocity and complained that
civilized people like the Germans
never would have sunk so low as
to ask man to eat oranges.
But, former AMG officers now
say, the racketeers never could
have launched their bread black
market had there been adequate
information and preparations be-
fore, 1t is utterly impossible, they
say, for black market of any
proportions to develop except
where there is scarcity. True,
in Sicily part of this scarcity was
artificial, due to wheat hidden
away But the intelligence service
had been poor. The true condition
had not been realized. A few ship
loads of wheat brought in at the
fright time would have nipped the
black market altogether and saved
untold misery.
Now Have Information.
But by the time the remedy be-
came apparent it could not be
applied, for all available shipping
was needed for the invasion of
Italy. The black marget got worse
and worse until wheat was brought
in.
This time the Civil Affairs or
|ganization is taking no chances. 1t
has almost superabundance of
information obtained from extreme
ly reliable intelligence sources.
Civil Affairs officers have no
reason to suppose that Nazi rack
eteers will not be more unscrupu-
lous, given chance, than were
those of Sicily. They do not pro-
pose to give them a chance.
Anther charge frequently made
was that in Sicily and Ttaly AMG
dealt with the wrong people-that
not infrequently they retained Fas-
cists in their jobs and gave short
shrift to honest patriots who had
made great sacrifices in fighting
the Mussolini government. This is
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wedding out the actual Fascists, ~
their activities were brought to
light. Naturally good many
citizens of Palermo objected to re-
naming under the heels of police
inspectors whom they knew to be
Mussolinis stooges-and within a
relatively short time the situation
was fairly we'll remedied.
The men who have come up from
Sicily, where the AMG has been
succeeded by the Armistice Control
Commission with quite different
functions, are proving of invalu-
able help in steering the newer
officers away from the mistakes
they made themselves. They
learned not only the pitfalls, but
the remedies, so that conditions in
Sicily by the time they left were
fairly good--for everybody except
black marketeers and Fascists.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Allied Militory Government
First OF a SerieS,J
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

LONDON (By MaiD The Allied
military government made mis-
takes in Sicily and Italy.
Plenty of criticism has been piled
on its head both in the United
Kingdom and the United States
AT the time of the Sicilian occupa-
ton the whole setup was expert
mental. There had been nothing of
quite the same sort in the world
before. Every move made was with
out precedent.
1t succeeded in restoring order
among a helplessly confused popu-
lation. In few days cities through
which troops had passed hurriedly
were fit for civilian life. The dead
had been dug out of the ruins and
buried. Water systems were re-
stored. Streets were freed of rubble
so that traffic could pass without
interruption. Power and light
plants went into operation.
1ncipient rebellions were knocked
In the head. There was not single
serious riot in the wake of the ad-
vanclng armies. Some of the most
notorious war criminals were in
jail, Good contacts had been
established with the responsible
elements of the population. The
more urgent food problems were
taken care of, in the face of great
difficulties. The death rate dropped.
General health improved.
Still there were mistakes. AMG
officers who have come here and
are taking part in the civil affairs
set up for the eventual occupation
of Germany are the first to admit
this-and having learned IN
these mistakes they will not make
them again. '....
Black Market Crisis.
Perhaps their worst and most un-
anticipated problem in Sicily came
when they found themselves in the
grip of the black market in bread:
This was due, in the first instance,
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Some German Weapons
Excel Ours, Corporal Says
BY the Associated Press


BALTIMORE. April l2.--Corpl.
Charles Crete. in charge of an Army
exhibit of captured enemy weapons,
said yesterday that German fighting
equipment is equal to and some
times better than that turned out
by American workmen."
The display, which opened Mon
day at the Glenn L. Martin Air
craft Co. includes German auto
matte pilots, castings of which were
so beautifully made that they have
astonished Army experts and Amer
ican manufacturers" Corpl. Crete
reported.
Also on view are antiaircraft guns,
simpler in design than any pos
sessed by Allied forces, but equally
effective" and portions of bullet
proof airplane windshields. more
than 3 inches thick but crystal
clear.
Corpl. Crete said the Germans
still were using aluminium In GER
tain airplane parts for which Amer
ican manufacturers were employ
Evening star., 1944-04-12
PTA to Meet Tomorrow

The Parent Association
of the Charles Barrett School
Parkfairfax, Twill meet at 8 pm
tomorrow at the school. Mrs
Dorothy o. Hoge, principal OF
Mount Vernon School, will speak.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

ing rlastics. Army experts, Corpl
Crete declared, found no "ersatz"
material in the enemy equipment.
The exhibit, sponsored by the
Martin company's Labor-Manage-
ment Committee, will continue
through Friday.
Evening star., 1944-04-12

OF what they call the wonders Von's
Tablets have done for them. This sentle
formula aims to counteraet surplus. irri-
tstins stomach acid and TO bring relief
from such conditions II You suffer from
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due to excess stomach acid-you. too,
should try ven's for prompt relief i. :.
right at home without rigid LIQUID
diet. Get S1.e5 trial size. Also available
%. 90. $3.50 sizes. At your Druggist.
Evening star., 1944-04-12
Remarkable Treatment For
STOMACH DISTRESS
From Too Much Stomach Acid

Are you tortured
with the burning
misery Of too much
free stomach aeidf
Use Of the famous
Won TABLETS 10
bringing comfortin1
relief to hundreds Of
such cases. Sincerely
~ ~
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Pacific
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(COntlnucu from rage One)
what he have had all the way
through.
Nimitz inspected many battle
fields in the Marianas with
Spruance, Marine 1t. Gen. Hol-
land NJ. Smith, commander of
Fleet Marine forces in the Pa
cific, and other high officers.
AS the party was leaving a
18th Division command post
near Mt. Santa Rosa on Guam,
machinegun and rifle fire rat
tied through the brush and a
bullet whined over one of the
ten cars trailing Nimitz, who
was escorted by two half-tracks
loaded with Marines.
The Admiral rode on uncon-
cerned.
Nimitz expressed admiration
for the Marines and Doughboys
for their rapid conquest.
"We have a schedule and we
are interested in getting this
war won quickly. The way to
beat the Jap is to keep on his
tail" He said Saipan, Tinian
and Guam were large enough
to mount many troops and their
facilities would be developed to
carry the war to the Japanese.
"We are not handicapped by
lack of appropriations for the
development of Guam harbor
and you will see it developed as
rapidly as the Seabees can do
it. The Seabees have given up
a number of examples of de-
veloping facilities in a short
time"
Guam, before the war, was
through lack of appropriations
left undeveloped as major
naval base.)
In spite Of the troubles you
hear about back home you've
got to admit they've built a
tremendous fleet and airforce,
a tremendous Merchant Marine
and equipped a tremendous ar
my" Nimitz continued.
II think many things have
been emphasized and magnified
out of all proportion"
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Old Crowd
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Continued from Page One)
crown of office, forecast a poor
days fishing after the nights
heavy rain riled up the good
fishing pools of Lake st. Clair.
However, he promised to do his
best; after contemplating the
traditional Old Crowd under
standing that the Fish Locator
is liable to a ducking if the
fishing is poor.
A significant figure in this
years gathering was j. Anthony
Keils, who is attending his 53rd
annual outing. After attending
three years as a drummer in the
band, Keils was admitted to
membership in 1894, making
this years outing Officially"
his 50th as member.
Fred Schock, 1914 bandmaster
of the Crowd mustered an ex-
cellent array of musicians for
today's march to the river.
Chaplain Harry Newton COM
pleted the roster Of 1914 Off
GERS.
At the Denmarsh property,
Jack Schelling and his "execu-
tive committee" had a bountiful
repast prepared for the hungry
gathering by noon. Chickens
and fish by the basket, roast
meats, cold cuts and all the ira
ditional trimmings were pre-
pared by the group composed
of Schelling, Erv Egle, John
Frederick, Gus Klockow, Rollie
Charbeneau, Harry Miller, Russ
Dubay and John Madou.
PHYSICIANS OUT IN FORCE
The Old Crowds medical
staff was scheduled to be in at
tendance. They are listed as
Doc" Kane, Doc" Berry,
DOC" Croman, Jr., Doc Ull-
rich, Doc Heine and Doc
Smith. Their aid is seldom need
ed, except in helping reduce the
huge piles of food and quantities
of refreshments, and to help fill
out a table in a card game.
The Old Crowds annual bus
mess meeting was scheduled to
start at p. m. l.. Stanley Cady
vice-president, was expected &c
be nominated to the presidency
in keeping with tradition. TIL:
memorial service will include q
eulogy on the late DR.. 0. z
Fleumer, who died prior to this
years reunion.
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land he was granted lengthy
furlough which he spent in
Scotland and had a good time"
Before entering the service
Miller helped his father, who is a
contracting carpenter. He is 25
years old, and attended Lincoln
school in Mount Clemens.
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Red Army
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Continued from Page One)
Eastern front balanced the with
drawal from Ossow.
Soviet forces west of the Wis
tula south of Warsaw smashed
into the city of Sandominerz in
the battle to expand a bridge
head that threatens to outflank
the Polish capital and imperil
the Nazi defenses of German ST.
lesia.
This development was viewed
in some Moscow quarters as
more significant news than the
giving of ground northeast OF
Warsaw.
Some Moscow commentators
saw the withdrawal from OssoW
as the prelude to the opening OF
a Red Army drive to crush the
Nazis in the center. Indications
were that the Russians have the
situation in hand on the entire
front, and that the grand STRAIT
egg and offensive lies with
them.
Russian troops in Estonia cap
tured 70 additional places in the
drive beyond Lake Pskov to-
ward the Baltic Sea.
Hurting in large groups Of in
fantry and tanks north and
northwest of Siauliai in Lithu-
ania, the Germans also mounted
a large counterblow there. A
Russian war bulletin, however
announced that the Nazis were
repealed in that sector and mill
tary men apparently were moi
concerned over the situation
there.
The Soviet bulletin stressed
losses suffered by the Nazi:
northeast of Warsaw. 1t de-
clared 80 enemy tanks, sever
self-propelled guns, II armoree
troop carriers and four armorec
cars were left wrecked on
battlefield strewn with hund
reds of Nazi dead.
In the last "a hours the Rec
Army was said to have destroyed
118 German tanks in fightin,
all along the front.
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killing
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hour later without regaining
consciousness.
Police said they received an
anonymous telephone call Tues
day from a man who told them,
"you had better pick up Sarke-
sian right away or you'll find
him shot to DEATH" the inform
ant was quoted as saying. Hes
been holding up lot of book
les. He has a gun on him."
According to police records,
Sarkesian was convicted of rob-
berry armed in 1884 and SEN
fenced to serve a prison term Of
from 10 to 30 years. He was
released on parole in 1912 with
the provision that the parole
would be lifted if he was accept
ed for military service.
Police started a search for
him when they found he was
not in service and not COM
municating with parole authori-
ties.
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Inquiry
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which was, strictly, technical
matter. The court left the door
ajar for proper presentation OF
the case.
On Aug. 3 Held said that
within a week" he would de-
eide just what course OF action
he would pursue. He did not,
however, reach an apparent de-
cision until today when he SAID
that as the matter stands, he
doubts that he could obtain a
conviction in the case.
DRINKING HEAVILY?
Macpherson had been identi-
fled in justice court actions be-
fore Donald j. Parent as having
been drinking heavily on the al
ternoon and early evening of the
day on which the fatal crash
took place.
The death-car, however, sped
from the scene of the tragedy at
Van Dyke and Orchard avenues
and, while passersby gave chase
il was not located for approXi-
mately one hour, when 1t was
discovered parked near the Mac
Pherson refinery on Hoover
road.
MACPHERSON, for his part, had
always maintained that his car
had been stolen prior to the &C
cident. 1t was not, howeaer, re-
ported missing until at least an
hour following the crash.
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Survey
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(C0ntlnued from rage oheI
tense Office, and a review OF
housing conditions.
Considerable discussion de-
veloped regarding sanitary con-
ditions arising from lack Of or
improper, garbage disposal with
resultant increases in rats
which might easily lead to a
threat to public health.
A resolution reading, BE it
resolved that the Board of Com
merce be instructed to contact
Mount Clemens Health Officer
DR.. w. o. Kane and secure from
him the name of the proper Of
fetal in the State Health Depart
ment to make a survey and re-
concentrations for improving
the health and sanitary condi-
tons in Mount Clemens" was
drawn and adopted by the d.
rectors.
Secretary A. D. Brewer made
brief mention of a survey OF the
Civilian Defense Office being
conducted to determine post
war needs of consumers. This
survey covers such items as
automobiles, refrigerators, fur
niture, homes and host of other
household items that are now on
the restricted list.
Brewer also reported that 20
small manufacturing plants are
in operation in the immediate
vicinity. Their postwar plans
came in for considerable dis
cussion.
An unprecedented influx of
visitors to take the world-fam-
Gus mineral baths has created an
acute housing shortage. many of
the patrons spilling over into
private homes. A part of the
housing shortage has b zee n
caused by Selfridge Field per-
sonnet.
All in all the economic pic
ture is bright, with still many
untitled demands for additional
help. conditions are the best in
the city's history" is the way
one board member expressed
the situation.
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D-Day
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NSohaheSu AASAh 80 ohSf
field. They later learned that
they were so miles from the rest
of the force.
FAIL NAILS
Completely unfamiliar with
the countryside, they made their
way across the Normandy fields,
brushing with enemy forces for
more than "a hours before they
contacted British Commando
force who gave them directions.
For six days they walked and
hitch-hiked more than 70 miles
before they caught up with
their unit. During their hike
they were pinned down several
times by enemy machine-gun,
rigle, mortar and artillery fire,
but they all came through safely
and arrived in time to take part
in the battle to seal off the Co.
tentin Peninsula which led to
the fall of Cherbourg.
The German left a strong de-
fensive position behind them,
equipped with Ella bora e
trenches, gun positions and even
underground sleeping quarters
with electric lights. When we
met the British, we learned that
we had landed about five miles
from Caen, in the British Ca
madam sector of the 'front.'" Sgt.
Shinko said.
"Once, before we met the
British, we ran straight into the
German lines. The ferries were
fighting the British between
them and the sea and they ap-
parently thought we were more
Tommies who had outflanked
them and were attacking from
the rear. They threw everything
they had at us. We made it to a
hedgeroW and dugin for the
night and they didn't bother us
again. The next morning we
contacted the English.
ALL OVER THE MAP
1--WE were all over the map.
Finally we got to Bayeux and
there caught a ride in an Amer
lean truck to one of the Ameri-
can beaches. From there we
went to Army Headquarters.
While we were there the Ger
mans pulled an air raid, but
none of us were hurt. From
there we caught a ride to Corps
Headquarters, then to division
and regiment and finally to our
own company on the front
lines"
When Miller got back to Eng.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17

The first practical typewriter
was invented in 1857 in Milwau-
kee.
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Accident
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ice Department, who lives at
1884 Goulbourn, Detroit.
They ticketed Marten for
reckless driving, and issued a
similar ticket to the other mot
orist, Adolph Laudin, 43, 1889
st. Jean, Detroit. Both are
scheduled to appear before JUS
tice James l.. Ryan this week.
Martin was released on cash
bond and Laudin is held.
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the approximate center of the
beachhead front.
THE swift advance of Ameri-
can and French troops inland
continues and numerous addi-
tons villages and towns have
been taken" Patch announced.
Cali elements of the beach,
head forces have been Joined to
form a continuous front arching
inland with anchor points over
so airline miles apart. The
beachhead itself now embraces
some 500 square miles.
Junction with strong air.
borne units dropped far behind
the enemy lines before dawn
on D-Day has been effected.
French and American rein
forcements, including armor,
are pouring ashore. Casualties
continue exceptionally light"
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Paris
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Falaise, important highway
center and birthplace of Will
liam the Conqueror, and ad-
vanced one to six miles east of
the FalaiSe- Troarn road beyond
the Dives river. st. Pierre, in
land from the coastal flood zone,
fell.
The captured cities Of Char
tres, Dreux, Orleans and Cha
teaudon lie in an arc 40 to 90
miles from Paris. German re-
sistance was weak and gains
from LeMans ranged from 60 TO
80 miles.
PARIS OUTFLANKED
Paris itself was virtually out
thanked to the South by the
fall of Orleans, which gave Pat
ton a fighting foothold inside
the Seine-Loire rivers gap.
His sweep past Dreux threat
ened 10 box off the fleeing rem
nants of the German Seventh
Army against the Seine, whose
bridges west of Paris have been
destroyed by bombs.
At least one column vaulted
the Eure river barely 20 miles
from the Seine in a swift threat
to box in the fleeing German
Seventh Army against that riv-
err. Patton's lightning thrusts
also carried hard against the
inland flank of the German 18th
Army holding the Pas De Cal
ais above Normandy.
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Hull Re-Assures Small
Notions On 4-Power Plans

WASHINGTON, Aug. II -
(P) - Secretary of State Hull
said today that the Big Four
powers do not contemplate CO.
ercion of the rest of the world
and that Governor Dewey can
rest assured that the fears which
be sacrificed to cynical power
are utterly and completely un-
founded"