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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-09
Vocational Rehabilitation


In addition to the educational bene-
fits for veterans provided for in the
widely heralded BI Bill of Rights, vo-
cational rehabilitation benefits are
available for those veterans physical
ly disabled or handicapped. Provisions
for such vocational rehabilitation are
made in Public Law 16, the chief pro-
visions of which are as follows:
To qualify for Vocational Rehabili-
tation, the veteran must have
/. Been in active service since
September 16, 1910.
2. Received a discharge other than
dishonorable.
3. A disability pension, or, be eligi-
BILE for one, or, be receiving re-
tirement pay for a disability.
a. A disability causing a vocation
al handicap.
s. Need for vocational rehabilita-
ton to overcome this handicap.
How to apply. Application for Voca-
tional Rehabilitation must be made on
Veterans Administration Form 1900
and filed with the Veterans Admins
tration office paying the veterans pen
sion. This must be done during the
time he has a vocational handicap.
However, his application will not be
considered until after a rating board
has acted on his application for pen
sion. IVA Form $3.50
What the government will pay. Dur
ing the training period and for two
months after the veteran is able to
work, single man receives $92 per
month including his pension. A mar
ried man receives $103.50 per month
and S5.75 additional for each depen-
dent child and $11.50 for each depen-
dent parent, including his pension.
His pension will not be reduced if it
exceeds the amounts stated above. If
he Is paid by an employer while learn
ing trade and his pension is less
than the amount stated above, he will
receive, in addition to his pension.
part or all of the difference between
his pay and the pay of an experienced
worker. The maximum limit on the
extra amount he can receive is set by
a. The difference between his pen
sion and s92 or $10350 plus, de-
pending on whether he is single
or married, and
b. The pay of an experienced work
er.
Length of training. A qualifying
veteran may receive a course of train
ing not to exceed four years and not
to extend beyond six years after the
end of World War H. He is eligible
for as much study as it takes him to
be rehabilitated.
What the government will pay for
the veteran. All benefits are direct
gifts from the government, to the quail
flying veteran, and need not be repaid.
They include all tuition costs, books.
and other school expenses,
including transportation to the place
Of training if it is not in the veterans
nome city. The books and equipment
become the property of the veteran, if
ne does satisfactory work.
Where training may be obtained. At
my training institution which is I'M
Ter contract with the Veterans Admin
stration and selected by the Veterans
Administration and the veteran for his
raining.
Type of training veteran may take.
4 qualifying veteran may select any
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-09

The plight of Americas under-paid workers, the 10
million who don't 65 hour, of
economic which must be cured Until there
not be full and fair employment in this country The need
for a 6575 cent hourly minimum wage is discussed in
new Clio Political Action pamphlet "Let Our People Live
written by Joseph Gaer and illustrated by Lynd Ward
We offer digest for readers with the conviction that
they will draw from it information and incentive spur
action that the body which this ill., Con-
gress will do Observation-Disclosures Note
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-09
Who Are These Millions?

Who are these millions of people re.
ceiving such low wages?
They are to be found in practically
every factory and in every shop and in
every store everywhere.
There are just as many underpaid
people in the HARVEST, in the Middle
west, in New England, and in the East
ern Seaboard states as there are in
the South.
There are pockets" of underpaid
workers in practically every industry.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-09
WHAT THE VETERAN SHOULD DO
UPON RECEIVING HIS DISCHARGE


all which
his
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
NEW CASTLE, PA.
By Edith and Helen

New Castle, Pa. July 5-Has
everyone who went to Clev eland
gotten rested up ?How about you
Doris No use in asking Henry,
he was not even tired. Thanks a
lot. Cleveland West. especially
the Eddies( who showed us a
good time. Your directions must
have been alright because we did
not get lost. By the way, we hope
Ed Schuster. Ed Gross and Bob
Schmidt nave a nice time in Ca
NADIA (if that was where they
were goirg.)
We only had one objection to
your treatment of guests. The
poor sailor lived through two
years OF war 'without getting d
scratch and then someone hits
him on the head with a baseball
lat. Though luck, sailor.
Well, New Castle. here is some
thing to do. We are going to
sing again. at the festival to be
held in Salem on Labor Day. So,
come on all you Sonob'rds, SO we
can see what we can do.
Did you get back nome to ELL
wood all right, Mary and Jean
ME? We nope you had nice taxi
driver anyhow.
Rumor has it that John (Pick
les) Binder will be hearing the
wedding bells very soon. Good
luck to you and the bride, John
Katherine Liencrt has enlisted
in the Women's Army Corps and
reported tor duty last week. GOOD
luck, we hope you like it, kathe
Would some of you land-lub
bers like to go for boat-ride
from Gle. eland to Detroit : Well
YOU better start saving your she
kels. 1t sounds like a wonderful
idea but ii might not work fo'
all OF US because a few of u:
work occasionally.
We hope to see all our friends
again IN Salem in July 2lst, 81
Auf Wiedersehen. You did a pret
| ty good Job in working I'D en-
thusiasm. Al Weber. Did you sci
all your 40 tickets yet:
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
QUESTIONS?
Answers will be found on page /

|. Native Icelanders are des-
cended principally from wha'
two countries!
:. What portion OF Africa lies
north OF the equator.
3. In what state is the Skyline
Drive:
4. What is the capital OF New
ioundland:
5. In Hebrew narlcs such as
Daniel what does eel mean:
6. What color is claret:
7. Who was the first Englisf
king to be addressed as "4oul
Majesty:
8. In ,yhat branch OF the go
vcrnnen. is the weather bureau
9. Who was king o! Judea a
the time Of the birth oi Jesus:
10. What was Gunga Dins oc
cupation:
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav O. Sill Of
323 East 2OSth St., Euclid, Ohio,
announce the engagement of the
Forthcoming marriage of their
daughter Elisabeth Gretchen L,
Albert J. Hess, Coxwain u. 5.
Navy. Iic is the son oi Mrs. A.
Hess, 1857 Willowhurst l>r.
The marriage wi! take place
July 9TH. l945, in tn St John 5
Ev. Lutil. Church. 757 Eddy Rd.,
at p n. All friend, are inrit.i
to attend.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
CAPITAL CITY BITS
By Katy Gotzmeister

Columr us, O., July 5-Our re-
gular monthly meeting will be
held next Thursday, July IL, at
the Saxon Hall at 8: 80 p. m. Let's S
all be OH hand and Oil time for
the meeting because we have SO
many ti,iGgs to discuss. Final
plans for our picnic to be held Oil
Sunday, August 10, vii! be made
Evelyn Farr and thank Cleve-
land West for showing us such
a grand time in their fair city
last weekend, both cl Saturday
night arI Sunday. We really en-
loved the picnic and think it a
very gooi idea to make this an
nual +. :. J. A. affair. Even If
we did lose a lot of sleep it was
we'll worth it.
We also thank Ed Schneider
of East for that ROLLER coaster
ride Sunday afternoon from the
picnic grounds to the hotel. Did
YOU ever recover from the ride
Helen and Marty Po!oer?
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
THEY SAP SAP LAST

Philip Murray, president of the
CIO. in behalf of the Presi-
dents emergency unemploy-
meni proposals.
"Workers and their depend
ents must have assurance that
their living standards will not be
wiped out in the process of recon-
version. While the primary task
should be to provide Jobs for all
workers ready and willing to
work, we must at the same time
have adequate provision for un-
employment compensation tor
those who temporarily may be
unemployed, due to inadequate
reconversion policies"
David E. Lilienthal, Chairman
OF the Tennessee Valley
Authority:
Some OF these very leaders
who see the wisdom Of aiding
Russia and China and SOuthAme-
rica in developing their resources
cry to high heaven about projects
or proposals. that use American
dollars for the regional develop
ment of the resources OF Ameri-
can valleys - the Missouri, the
Arkansas, the St. Lawrence anG
the Columbia. Why is it good
business and good policy to risk
our money on the Nolga and the
Dnieper and the Amazon, but
'wasteful and eNtravagant to
develop the Missouri Valley, the
Arkansas the Savannah, and the
Columbia: II those men can see
so clearly (and rightly so) the
advantages in building up indus
trv in China and Russia, why
don't more of them, and the ma
tional organization for which
they speak. give the lndustrially
undevelopcd American regions Z
boost in their fight for greater
opportunities:
| - Please patronize our ad
yertisers.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
THIS AND THkT

When Paraguay recently
changed the rule Of the road
from lett to right it fixed the
minimum speed on highways at
81 miles an hour to permit ac-
quaintance with the traffic
change.
George Francis Train, Ameri-
can business man, introduced
trolleys into England, Switzer-
land and Denmark.
A vaccine has been developed
which prevents whooping cough
in many cases and reduces the
severity of others.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
CLEVELAND WEST
NEWS
By Elsie Flash" Fleischer

Cleveland, O., July 5--Now
that the picnic is over, we hope
that you are all recovered from
your mosquito bites and your
poison ivy. (And whatever other
ailments you may have suffered
from. We wish to thank those
OF you who attended and sincere
ly hope that you had good time
| think that there was at least
one person from each city. In
most cases, however. there were
more than that. Thanks again.
To Youngstown
"May the best team win" is the
old saying, and we did. Maybe
next time, Cleveland West will
let you win. Remember, "If at
first you don't succeed, try again.
Maybe you will make it then"
1t was nice to see so many OF
our service men home for the T.
S. J. A. picnic. From what saw,
they all had very, very good
time. We hope to see you all in
Salem on the 21st. fellows. And
don't think for five minutes that
we won't be there.
70 New Castle
We hope you got cut of Clevc-
land before it got dark. You GER
tainly tried hard enough.
That old camera Fiend, Rose
SCHNEIDER, was on the prowl will
her movie camera again. You got
some pretty sharp pictures there
Rosie. Don't forget to let us see
them. By the way, we hear that
Heinie is on his way home.
There will be meeting to-
night (Friday) to finish up the
picnic business. These of you
who neglected to bring your re'
ration tokenSunday, please bring
it tonight. We need them!
Singing will start at $50 p. M
SCOT GOO y. m. Please be promp',
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
OPA ON THE AIR
THIS WEEK

Radio broadcasts by tne Clev.
land District Office of Price 40
ministration on local stations DIR.
ing the week are as follows:
Friday, July ...
at 10 200 p. m., WHBC. Canton
Chester Bowles.
Saturday, July 7
at GAS a. m, WMAW, Mansfield
Question Box.
Saturday, July 7 g..
at II As a. m., WIKI. Cleveland
Your OPA,
Saturday, July 7
at 1885 p. m, WJW, Cleveland,
OPA Today.
Saturday, July 7
at l2:45 p. m., WJW, Cleveland.
Chester Bowles.
Saturday, July J
at 4:3O pm, ,WFMJ, ,Youngstown
Chester Rowles.
Sunday, July 8
at 1000 a. m., WICA, Ashtabula,
Chester Bowles.
Sunday, July s
at S:45 p. m, VIVIAN, Mansfield,
Hasten the Day..
Monday through Friday
at 5 :OO =. m, WIKI, Cleveland,
"Get Wise.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
TEUTSCH JUNIOR
LUTHER LEAGUE
By Erna Simonis

On July Is the Teu:sch Junior
Luther League of Teutsch Lu
therrChurch elected new officers
They are as follows:
President, John Lining
Vice-Fresident, Jean Schenk
Secrtary, Hilda Lining
Treasurer. Ralph krauss
Sgt. .-at-Arms, Al Buehner
Reporter. Hermine Simonis.
We know they will do good
job in making this Luther Lea
que better one.
We will have choir practice as
usually on Tuesday nights at
7:3O P. III. We want every mem
ber to try and be there.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05

TcSpOHSlUlliLy VI
the people of so nations through
their own governments to translate
and transmute that piece of paper
into a living, breathing way OF life,
a determination to carry out the
spirit of the worlds desire for
peace. The first step will be ratifi-
cation, the first test of the sincerity
and depth of that desire.
Here in these United States we
look to our Senate to meet this test
without delay and with enthusiasm.
"A perfect instrument? Of course
not! What document ever is? But
it is beginning, and ike our own
Constitution it carries within itself
the promise that changes can and
will be made as the years pass.
The Senate remains in session
until the Charter IS disposed of.
Ratification must am. will be made.
MANY House committees are
lV1 sending their members out Of
The country this summer to make
direct contacts abroad. President
Truman has expressed himself en-
Enthusiastically in the matter. certain
that first hand nowledge will
bring broader vision and wiser
judgment at tme when our closer
association wit'' the other nations
of the world brings great need of
better understanding.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
PFC. GEORGE ].
SCHNEIDER
Hopes he may be send home
soon from the War frort

Pfc. George ]. Sth ,c!dcr, .on
of Mr.. AMI Michacl s,hl.Li,lrr al
+l44 w. 224th ST., Cie> e;and. G.,
was born in Clevela a. and ate,
graduating from Fairview High
School he entered the Army on
February 70, 1912, ard was sta,
toned with the Artillery Corps
for trai':ing at Cam, Perry. d..
and after a brief raining was
send to he front :,vcrscas und
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
CLEVELAND EAST
NEWS,
By Etlle!

Cleveland, Ohio. July 5-"Here
! sit upon my bed - My feet are
sore, oh what head y That Just
about suns up how | feel after
having marvellous time at the
T. s. J. A picnic last Sunday.
Those Of you who did not come
certainly missed loads of fun.
There was dancing, baseball, and
swings aud lots of fun. Thanks
loads Cleveland West for every
thing.
Last Friday we had our Thea
ire Party but l guess most of us
were fooled by the weather..
From what | hear it was a very
good play.
Also might (Friday) there
will be a business meeting. We
are going to discuss plans for
future evc3ts during the summer.
So come down and offer your
suggestions.
We would like to congratulate
Ed Schusicr and Arlene Weber
on their engagement. The club
wishes you loads of luck and all
the happiness you certainly de-
serve.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
DID YOU KNOW

The Ordnance Department OF
the United States Army was
founded by act of Congress in
1912.
When washing any article tha;
has a slide fastener. be sure tC
close it before putting the gar
mcnt into the tub.
About $4,000 civilians in Eng,
land were employed on secret
projects which provided harbors
for the INVASION of France.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
GOOD NEwS! !
To All Who Need a
Laxative NoW-and-T

When you feel sluggish, stomach upset,
low in spirits and somewhat mo account
because you need . good cleaning out,
what you then should try il Kruschen-
speedy saline laxative-which the know
ing Public the world over has bought to
the tune Of over 24S MILLION bottles
to date.
When you want relief you want it
PRONTO-you don't want to wait for
hours (Kruschen acts usually within an
hour land with Kruschen there's q mini
mum Of sudden inconvenient demands
and occurrences.
laxative, just LET YOURSELF IN FOR
THE QUICK RELIEF THAT KRU-
SCHEN SALTS CAN BRING YOU.
Notice how much more alert-more active
you feel after your first experience with
Krischen Salts. There are q lot Of sur
prising things We could tell you about
Kruschen Salts but We will let you fnd
them out for yourseH.
You can obtain KRUSCaEN SALTS
from any drug store on the makers a.
suranco Of double your money back II not
actually overjoyed with the pleasing re-
cults. Caution-uss only % directed. Reg
ulats the dose to suit your own require
msnts. Get KRUSCt1EN SALTS today
k@Sss1se k@*Sss1Hsee
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
BLESSED EVENT

Mr.. and Mrs. V. n. SCaiero ar
nounce the arrival of son
James Michael, on June 2l. l9A5
The mother is the former Martha
E. Sill. Both mother and chllo
are doing quite we'll The mc'''e.
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Gust O. Sill, 325 Fast 2O8th St.
Euclid, Ohio.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05

Ten per cent OF the proceeds
OF Swiss taxes on alcoholic
drinks ale to be used for propa-
ganda against drunkenness.
Josephine, the wife of Napo-
leon. batned in liquid made OF
crushed, perfumed strawberries
and milk.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05

n e ] r ar0uOuS
task. They have
b a t t | e d and
argued together
9 ID have ar
lived at an
amazingly a c
ceptable f or
mula for the
b u il d j n & of
p e a ce. Each
delegation is on
its way home
with a piece of
, a p er in It's
hand.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
THIS AND THAT

In western Siberia the fat OF
sacret animals is rubbed care
fullv onto the brow and limbs o.
a diseased person because it is
believed to possess magical
powers.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05

THE signing of the Charter by
J. SO nations is ar accomplished
fact. The delegates have finished
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05
Senate Stays in Session to Rstify
Charter Signed By SO United Nations
By cons,sssmon f,ooces P. BoNon

Naval ana Military Affairs Com
mittee members will 60 out to in
spect our installations and see our
forces all over the world. The Ap-
preparations Committee is sending
a group whose first interest will be
tc check surplus disposals.
The Foreign Affairs Committee
subcommittees are sending men,
bers to South America, to Europe.
to Russia and the Near East and
possibly to the Far East to make
contact with these countries on the
legislative level and to insure bet
ter understanding of the problems
that lie ahead in our contacts with
the world. 1t should be a fruitful
summer.
A MONG bills passed by the House
"a is one of particular interest 10
the 22nd District. H.R. 2032 pro-
vides fo-' a thorough shore erosion
study by Army Engineers of the
entire shore line of the US. includ-
in that of the Great Lakes.
Fairport Harbor will rejoice to
know that the District Engineer is
making a thorough study of the
proposed extension of the breakwa-
ter to provide safer harbor for
larger freighters. The problems at
Mentor Harbor and Chagrin River.
also are under discussion.
DISTRACTIONS have been lifted
N on various types of household
and commercial electrical appli-
ances. The third quarter produc-
tion of just under 100000 electric
irons has been assign I'd to 33 manu-
facturers - the first step to your
! laundry and mine.
TOINT action of the War and
j Navy Departments has made
available a guide for war contrac-
tors faced with settlement of ter
miration of war contracts. The
guide may be obtained free Of
charge from contracting officers, or
by writing to the Readju ustment Dis
| tribution Center, 90 Church Street,
! New York z. New York.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05

has seen many Datt!c, IN AFRICA
and Italy. After defeat of Ger
many he wrote the following let
ter to hi mother and dad.
Dear Nam and Dad: May l94J.
] am 50 happy I hardly can write.
TIE war IL Italy is all over. We just
heard it this afternoon. I don't know
ye: Man ana Dad but | may be send
home. I'll let you know soon. Yes, ]
thanked God that l camr through it
alive and well. Nam, thee must have
been a Angel watching over me.
l have seen it all, SalCTmo, Neapes,
Casino. AnziO, Rome, Livarno Heg
ham), Piza, Florence, Bologna and all
the rest. Yes we have really had a
hard fight and / have lost an awful
lot of frienGs. Wherever they are in
heaven | hope they are Us happy as |
am down hear on earth. They are the
real Heroes and without them it
wouldn't be over today.
l wasn't able TO write sooner because
we were very busy. / am alright and
feel fine. ! don't have too much time
right now so / have to run along.
will let yoa know as soon as possible
about what | said before. Keep it Sc
cret from Elva because 1 want to come
nome and surprise her. Please do that
for me. Best regards to all as always,
your son George.
PFC. Schneider is Saxon boy
and his parents are very proud CT
him and thankful to God that
their son will come home in
good health.
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A new type of fire engine for
fighting forest fires in New lea
land is mounted on chassis orr
ginally designed for az armored
! vehicle.
Rats are now useG for preg-
nancy tests because they cost
only 40 cents and give the report
in two hours.
- Please patronize our al
vertisers.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05

- Please patronize our al
vertisers.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-07-05

Rats are now USED for preg-
nancy tests because thev cost
only 40 cents and give the report
in two hours.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-10-25
HJC Bulldogs
Remain Undefeuted

The undefeated Bulldogs Of Hol-
mes Junior College remain near ton
OF conference standing. The South
west Pilots were no match for the
Holmes eleven and the team wor
easily over the South Mississippi
Junior College team by a aton.
neavy' score of 1876 in the game
Friday at Goodman.
Good Record
The Branchmen have won three
30 conference games and have one
ID tie game to date. Wesson Wolves
were defeated in the opening game
OF the season at Wesson by a score
OF l2-O, Pearl River was defeated in
the first home game by a score Of
$50, Raymond held the locals to !
60 draw at Raymond two weeks
ago, and the Bulldogs put on steam
to win last week over Southwest bv
a score Of 1875 at Goodman.
Perkinston Here Friday
for the Bulldog eleven, and promises
TO be a thriller. A good crowd wit
messed the game here last week. and
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-10-25
Former Lexington Boy
In SACO Group

Washington, Sept. 29.--It now can
be revealed that Dan G. Pepper, Jr.,
electricians mate first class formerly
Of Lexington, now of 615 West Pop
lar street, Paragould, played a role
in one of the most romantic and
dangerous episodes of the war a.
gainst Japan-as a member of a
Naval group Of guerillas, intelligence
agents, and weather observers be-
hind the Japanese lines in Asia. The
group, known as SACO-Sino-Am-
erican Cooperative organization
began shortly after Pearl Harbor as
strictly weather reporting unit. It
supplied the Allied headquarters
with weather reports and with intel
ligence on movements Of Jap ships,
troops and supplies. Finally, it be-
came dangerous fighting outfit,
killing Japs, blowing up trains and
raiding Jap outposts.