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Evening star., 1945-02-17
Conductor Leaves $50, 900
To Aid Wayward Juveniles
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Ill, Feb. 17.--A Burling-
ton Railroad conductor who
amassed a 100000 estate, left $780,
600 of it to assist Kane County boys
and girls If they go wrong, his will
in County Court disclosed today.
He was John Holden, 80, who died
February 8. in neighboring Aurora.
The will directed that the $4,000
trust fund be administered by Judge
10. C. Allen of the Kane County
Court as he deems wisest In the
prevention of Juvenile delinquency.
Mr.. Holden, who was born In
England, retired 20 years ago after
so years with the Burlington Rail.
road.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
IYonk YeHs Into House
And Nozis Half Block
Away Surrender
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE U. S. 4th DIVI-
SION, Feb. 17.-Comrades were
calling Technical Sergt. Eugene
Grimes of Elrama, Pa, "Old
Leather Lungs" today. He tossed
two grenades into a house and
yelled for the Germans to come
out.
Half a block down the street
three Germans came running
with their hands over their
heads.
Evening star., 1945-02-17

Three additional men from
the District area haze been
reported killed in this iDar. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page AZ.
Evening star., 1945-02-17
10 Believed Dead
In Apartment Fire
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
TACOMA, Wash. (P.-Fire
Chief c. J. Eisenbacher said
today he believed a mini
mum of 10 persons" lost their
lives today when a fire of un-
determined origin destroyed
an apartment house here.
Evening star., 1945-02-17

(See RUSSIA, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1945-02-17

(See UNRRA, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1945-02-17

(see WESTERN FRONT, Page Az
Evening star., 1945-02-17
Weuther Forecast

Snow today and tonight; low near 90.
Tomorrow windy, clear and cold.
Temperatures today-Highest. As, at
1901 am; lowest, 80, at am; 80 at
noon. Yesterday Highest, so, at lis
am; lowest, As, at 11:55 pm.
Evening star., 1945-02-17

(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1945-02-17

See MANPOWER, Page A-20
Evening star., 1945-02-17

(See TWO JIMA, Page A-3.)
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-15

last two Withdrawals subject to cancellation in
case we could hold those D4 and Do lines.
We completed Withdrawals D1, Do and D3
without incident, but the Japs hit us heavily at
D4, especially at Cabanatuan on our right flank.
The 91st Division took the brunt of the Jap tanks,
cavalry and infantry, and gave ground to Capan,
10 miles south of Cabanatuan.
Late the same evening, Dec %, the 9lst was
attacked again and was routed. Our buses, loaded
to their ceilings, hauled the survivors 20 miles
farther south, where the division commander
rallied what was left of his force.
My right flank was in such peril that |
Immediately ordered a general withdrawal to
D. the Bamban line, on the night of Dec. 30-31.
That night Bennett and about 1000 troops of
the 18th and 18th Infantry Regiments, trapped
up the KennOn road two weeks before, rejOined
us and were placed with the 11th Division along
the D5 line.
The 91st was reformed east and south of the
Pampanga River, but for some reason which I've
never been able to fathom, MacArthurs head
quarters directed that l was not to employ the
91sts artillery units Herewith ordered the 91sts
artillery to withdraw at once to Bataan.
l. toward San Fernando Pampanga to reach the
only road down which it could travel to Bataan,
had to cross the Pampanga River by means Of the
Calumpt bridge to reach San Fernando Pam
panga and the homestretch Of the escape road to
Bataan. The bridge was serious bottleneck. The
Japs knew it and started for it. bent tupon trapping
large part of the south Luzon force.
We had to protect that bridge and San Fer
nando Pampanga.
With the 800 men left Of the 91st Division,
plus regiment of the list Division and a bat
talon of field artillery took position along the
Pampanga River north of Baliaug at II o'clock
on the night of Dec 60 while the south Luzon
force moved as quickly as possible over the bridge
and through San Fernando Pampanga.
During the night company of the 192d Tank
Battalion was added to this defense.
At 1880 on the morning of Dec 81 the
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-15
international Phote
meager forces.

Japs attacked. The 9Ist, somewhat reinforced,
held its position all day in sharp fighting, while
Gen. Jones' south Luzon men Whdt
amounted to a gdntlet. By midnight the major
ity of Gen Jones' men were safely through San
Fernando Pampangd, protected by the success
full stand of the IIth and 2Ist Divisions north
of the touUn.
welcomed in the dreary new year of 1912,
which was to see us fall and become the victims Of
barbarous captivity by ordering the plucky 91st
to begin it's own withdrawal over the Calumplt
bridge and to be done with it before daylight
was at the bridge at dawn as the last ele-
ments of the 91st Division crossed. The last truck,
one of the civilian ones / had earlier comman-
deered, stopped at the edge Of the bridge and
reported to me that it had been fired upon by
Japanese patrol at crossroads about 500 yards
away
7 ADJUSTED my field glasses and in the early
light of the morning | could see the enemy
patrol, the tip of the Jap advance guard, coming
at us.
"BIOw it," told Col. Skerry.
But he hesitated, and then informed me that
Maj Manzano of the 14th Engineers fine
Inlupplne OcOuI officer, anu q pldlooh VI leho"
engineers were still executing demoltions between
Manila and this escape bridge, and blowing it
would cut them off
looked again at the approaching Japs, and
had to choose.
"BIOw it nOw," repeated. 1t was just
615 a. m.
The bridge came down into the river with
deafening roar and the Jap force had the wide
deep and unfordable Pampanga between them and
us. Our forces above San Fernando Pampanga
held through that day and withdrew the follow
ing night toward Bataan again.
TOMORROW - Fall of the first defense
line on Bataan, and the withdrawal toward the
tip of the peninsuIa-and COrregidOr.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-15

us a Christmas present. 1t was a can Of beans.
Our little force, including Coils Frank Nelson and
Josh Stansell, split it up 1t was Christmas break
fast, lunch and dinner, as we'll as our Christmas
Eve dnner-and was nightly appreciated.
MY WITHDRAWAL plan toward Bataan was
A'A divided into five phases, designated as D1,
D2, d. D4 and D5.
D1 called for withdrawal to line along
Urdaneta, San Carlos and Aguilar, about midway
between the base of Lingayen Gulf and the Agno
D2 was line behind the Agno. D3 reached
from San Jose to Santa Ignacio and ran through
Corona, 16 miles farther south D4 reached from
Cabanatuan through Zaragosa La Paz and Tarlac
to the high ground west of Tarlac
D5 stretched across the broad valley leading
down from Lingayen Gulf from Bamban on the
west to Sibu Springs at the foot of the mountains
to the east.
1t was unlike any of the textbook retreats
| had studied at the war college and at Leaven-
worth 1t differed from the retreat of Gen. Nc
Dowell's army from the First Battle of Bull Run
in that that had been rOut. Nor was it like
Pope's retreat after the Second Battle of Bull
Run, or Lees withdrawal from Gettysburg.
In these classic retreats the OBJECT was 10 get
away from the enemy by speed of movement.
Moving down toward Bataan we had the definite
mission of delaying the enemy as long as prac-
ticable, not only to permit Gen. Jones' south Luzon
force to clear around Manila Bay and get into
Bataan, but also to enable Maj. Gen. George NJ.
Parker to prepare our Bataan defenses for us.
Ours was more withdrawal than retreat,
withdrawal with delaying actions all the way. But
even that hurt deeply. 1t was hard for an Ameri-
can to get used to.
WITHDRAWAL to Line D1 was to be COM
w pleted on the night of Dec. 1924; D2 on the
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-15

WITHDRAWAL to Line D1 was to be COM
w pleted on the night of Dec 1924; D2 on the
night of Dec 24-25; D3 the next night; D4 the
night of the 27-2S and D5 two nights later, the
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-15
TOMORROW

TOMORROW - Fall of the first defense
line on Bataan, and the withdrawal toward the
tip of the peninsuIa-and COrregidOr.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11

motley throne and make hard work out Of asking aims
Artist Reusswe. covering postwar Asia for the Hearst
newspapers caught the ebb and flow Of Peacetime
China msrked by the startling note Of American mech
anzed equipment. as edded past this ancient drum
tower Kunmns In long past years. the great drums
inside this picturesque building were beaten TO warn
the towns pe pie that an enemy was epproachine
-copsnEhL Kiar Fssur
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04
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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

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The echo., 1945-02-09

By direction of the President, under
existing army regulations, a Good
Conduct Medal has been awarded by
the Commanding Officer Of Quarter
master Service Company to Private
William Wheaton of Montrose, Miss.
at an island base somewhere in the
New Hebrides. The award acknowl-
edges exemplary behavior, efficiency
and fidelity,
Pvt. Wheaton is the son of Mrs. Lou
Shoemaker Wheaton, Rt. No. /, Mont
rose, Miss. He entered the army in
October, 1912 and was stationed at
Camp Claiborne, La. before coming
overseas in April, 1943.
The echo., 1945-02-09

Guadalcanal-Private Edwinna Will
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt
Wilson, 2110 18th Avenue, Meridian
along with five other Mississippians
is now on duty here with a Medical
Sanitary Company.
The work of his organization is
draining low areas, oil-spraying stand
ing pools and slow-moving streams
and other malaria control work. Most
of this work is accomplished by many
5 m al groups, called teams, which
cover several large areas of the mil
Iitary reservation.
Representing other parts of the
Estate t e Pfc. Mat II. Meacham of
-aHel.Ula, Miss; Fle George T. Ed
Wards, SON ol --ls. Edna Banks, 3za
Camp ST., crystal Springs; Pvt. b. j.
Jefferson, sou O Mrs. America James,
Octm-4as rY1 Willie &. lloadels, SON
2l A.e 4r-nk lIeaaels oI SmitdvllIe;
and a.t David j.. Pounds. son OF MIR.
and airs. Lee Pounds, Route No. 2,
BOX lo1, Nettleton.
All 81 these men were iuducted into
ae Amy ia January, 1913, except
y.s Edwards who ar that ffY,o ,,ra1
The echo., 1945-02-09

Paris for London, from whence he will
depart t5r Italy Russia and China in
his present assignment, after having
covered phases of the campaign in
northern France.
Ottley is a native New Yorker and
1929 graduate Of the University of
Michigan. He is married to the form
er Miss Gladys Tarr. He came to
England on June 80, and to France on
July 6. In August he went back to
England, and returned to the CONT
nent in September. His current as
signment will take him back to the U.
is. by way of the Pacific, after cover
ing the China Burma India Theater of
Operations.
The echo., 1945-02-09
Gl6th BOMB SQUADRON FLIES
900 DAYS SAFELY

Goldman Field, Fort Knox, Ky.--Tew
organizaticns III the Army Air Force
can boasl Of the flying safety record
set by the 616th Bomb Squadron, sta
toned at Goldman Field, KY a base
of the First Air Force. This squad
ron, part Of an all-Negro 477th Bomb
Group, has flown over 800 days with
out an accident of any kind Squad
ron Engineering Officer, First Lieu
tenant Clarence E. L is, Dayton,
Ohio, gave credit to the line personnel
who, through heir expert mainte-
The echo., 1945-02-09
QUEEN ELIZABETH GREETS CT

During the training period in Eng
land, Corporal Robert T. Coursey, a
Negro soldier from Peoria, ILL.,, had a
pleasant experience. The truck con-
voy was drawn to one side to allow a
limousine to pass. 1t, however, stop
ped and lady with an officer and
soldier chauffeur stepped out. The
corporal and three other soldiers were
called over and introduced to Queen
Elizabeth of England, who expressed
her thanks for their service.
The echo., 1945-02-09
ENGINEERS CLEAR MINES

Headquarters, 1349th Engineer Reg
iment, England - Although hazards
were great, Negro engineers, without
a single casualty, inspected and re-
moved live mines, BOBBY traps, hand
grenades and Bazooka, howitzer and
rifle shells from 10000 acres, The
job as accomplished in six weeks.
These acres, former pasture land, were
secured from the British and used by
U. S. forces during pre-invasion days
as training area. The demolition
job was supervised by First Lieuten-
ant Robert w. Patterson, "a, Denver
Colorado.
The echo., 1945-02-09
WAYNESBORO

Dear Editor: Please allow space
through the columns Of the paper to
say that lodge No. 288 has lost a
faithful member in the person of Mrs.
Nettie V. Mayfeld She was the wife
of Mr. J. w. Mayfeld. A member Of
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
and a Christian worker.
She departed this life January oath.
Funeral services were -held January
Goth, with her pastor, Rev M. Ford,
officiating.
She leaves to mourn her passing a
loving husband, mother, father, two
brothers and a host of friends and
relatives.
Being seriously II only a short time
no one dreamed Of eat h 50 near.
Every untiring effort with medical aid
that loving hands could offer was rem
dered to give her body ease, but SEEM
ingly nothing would give relief until
the cold hands of death crept slowly
upon her and her soul calmly received
by the ANGELS to carry to the great
beyond. While the pearly gates stood
Iaiar her soul was welcomed in.
Sleep on Nettie V. and take thou
rest until the first trumpet sounds to
awake with the blessed.
Her aunt,
Mrs. C. NJ. Mayfcld.
The echo., 1945-02-09

He is also responsible for the disci-
rline Of all the men in his squad.
Cpl Cole, the son of Mr. Roger Cole
Route 1, clio c. L. Covington, Bailey,
Miss, entered the Army in September
1912. He joined his organization
which was organized and trained at
Camp Claiborne, La. late in 1912 and
embarked in March 1943 to begin over
seas duty. Cpl. Cole has completed
eighteen months of continuous service
at this base. His wife, the former
Susie j. Williams, is now residing at
Covington, La, P. o. Box 16.
Since coming to this island base
Cpl Cole has been awarded the Good
Conduct Medal for his exemplary
service.
The echo., 1945-02-09

New Caledonia, South Pacifc-Cpl.
Ebert Cole, a former employee of l..
b. Priester, contractor, is now on duty
mere at this island base with a Quar-
termaster Service Company of t h e
Army Service Forces in the South
Pacific.
His organization constructs, main
.tains, and handles supplies in the army
warehouses and out door storage
areas that comprises the South Pacific
General Depot. Cpl. Cole is a super
visor and his job is to see that the
warehousemen under his supervision
perform the task assigned to them.
The echo., 1945-02-09
URGENT APPEAL TO Ill. b. \.
PRESIDENTS

Dear Presidents: In less than thirty
davs we will be in the March Board,
at which time we hope that no presl-
dent will fall below his membership
reported in December. We cannot
stop with he membership that we
had in December, but we must have
some presidents W h will not only
hold their own, b u have some in
crease.
1t is my fondest hope that we pay
$4,000 in the March Board. In order
to do that, in the first place we must
increase our membership. In the sec
ond place we cannot pay $4,000 with
number of death equaling the num-
ber we had in December. 1t is going
! to be necessary Tor each of US to do
our best in March. AS you all know,
we paid too much in December with
the heavy obligations that confronted
US. We must all work together and
work hard to pull ourselves out of the
regrettable plight from December.
think it can be done in such a way
that we will not be hit too hard. Let
us proceed in way from now on that
we shall OF find ourselves greatly
Handicapped such as we have been
since the December Board.
There is only one way to do busi-
ness and that is in a business way.
Whenever a mistake is made by any
of us it affects the entire Association.
We are many in number, however, we
are one big family or body.
| No president can make a round re-
port for all of his members by pre-
suming that they all are going to pay
their quarterly assessment and neither
can the Association take for granted
what we will pay each claimant before
reports are in and we have made a
check-ap IL is not good business pro-
.cadue t. proceed to aay off before
knowing what you have collected. Ir
is n.t fair to tho A5oaiaGoa arH
ae $40
have such a presumption ia suc1 BUS
iness transaction that vitality d Ascts
IAN of us. 1t is one thing to thiuEz,ut
another to know. ~
The echo., 1945-02-09
MISSISSIPPI CLUB WOMEN
SPONSOR BOARD PROGRAM

The recent Bulletin of the Missis-
sippi State Federation Of Colored Wo-
mems Clubs, Incorporated contains re-
ports which cover many varied in,
terests.
Among the departmental reports in
cluded We're those from the following
chairmen: Mrs r. c. Lee (Lexing-
ton) Law Observance; Mrs. Sudie Ter
rell (DLo) Health; Mrs. B. Rice CHM
(Tylertown) Mother, Home and Child.
The echo., 1945-02-09


At the call of Mrs. NJ VI. Hubert,
Chairman, the Board of Directors Of
the Margaret Murray Washington
Recreation Center met at Jackson Col
lege January 27. The recreation cen
ter is located near Clinton, Miss. and
is owned and operated by the Missis-
sippi State Federation of Colored Wo-
men. According to Mrs. Ruby f.
Stutts Lyells, president of the Fede-
ration, the summer camping schedule
of the recreation center is being made
now The Boy Scouts, extension serv-
ice groups and welfare organizations
have already scheduled their camping
dates for the summer.
The echo., 1945-02-09

Washington, D. Cat the end of
September, 7O1,678 Negroes were car
ried on Army rolls, the War Depart
ment reported. In the seven-month
period between February 20, 1914, and
September 80, 1914, the Negro siren
9Th incrsased 1852.
The report revealed an increase of
t49,912 soldiers of color assigned to
Coverseas stations in the three-month
period following June 30, 1914 A
slight decrease in commissioned per-
sonpel and slight increases in the In
fantry and Engineers were noted dur
ing this same period.
Following is a partial breakdown of
Negro strength as of September 30
Infantry -------------- 40 ,483
Coast and Field Artillery y 36,3O2
OdNdlTy 80 {
fEngineers 133.18O
Air Corps - 70, $50
All others ------- 4O8, 100
Total ---------------- 701 ,678
Commissioned Officers ------- 5804
Including:
Dental Corps Officers - 101
Nurses 217
Other Medical Corps Officers 463
Chaplains 286
Serving Overseas Ali 1868
The echo., 1945-02-09
{ NEGRO WAR CORRESPONDENT
LEAVES FOR ITALY

Paris, France-Roi Ottley, war cor
respondent for PM and Liberty Maga-
zine, and author of the best seller
"New World A-Coming," has lie f t
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
N. O. TilleY Posses
Awoy Sunday After
P~rotrocted Illness

Nathan Oliver Tilley, AS years
old, died Sunday at his residence
in Harleston after an illness oil
several years. A native of Jack
son county, Mr.. Tilley had a
host of relatives and friends in
this section.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday at the Rosedale Meth
odist church by the Rev. John f.
Brock, pastor of the Moss Point
Baptist church and interment
was in the church cemetery. Mr..
Tilley was a member of the Bap-
fist church.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Minnie Lee Marble Tilley;
two daughters, Thelma Louise
and May Jewel Tilley; two sons,
Milton and Marble Tilley; four
sisters, Mrs. c. H. Harvard, Luce
dale, Mrs. Rita Wise, Shipman,
Mrs. Suda Henton, Mobile, and
Miss Maude Tilley, Meadville,
Miss; and two brothers, Albert
of Mauvella and John Tilley of
Vallejo, Calf.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Twelve Arrested In
Rdid On Gambling
Place Saturday

Twelve negroes were arrested
in a raid on an alleged gambling
establishment on Highway 80
near Moss Point Saturday after
noon, John r. Mcneil. deputy
sheriff. announced this week.
of those arrested Frank Hol-
loway was fined 500 and costs
in Judge b. B.. Hobdy's court at
Moss Point on charges of operat-
ing q gambling establishment,
Deputy Sheriff Mcneil said, and
Earl hickman was fined 500 and
costs on charges of the possession
of liquor.
The other ten negroes were
fined SIS and costs.
On Saturday night the adioin-
ing place Of business, a negro
night club, was rafded, Deputy
Sheriff Mcneil said, and Arthur
Nichols arrested and fined 500
and costs in Judge Hobdy's court
on charges of the possession of
liquor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
founders D0y To
Be Observed BY
~PnscogouIo PTAs

Following an annual custom
the Parent Teacher associations
of Pascagoula will observe "Foun-
der's Day" at a joint meeting
to be held Friday, Feb. is, at 800
in the evening.
II will take place in the audi
torium of the Pascagoula High
school and will be participated
in by the Lake. Central, South
and Beach Elementary schools
Parent Teacher associations.
The speaker for the evening
will be the Rev. Roy c. Clark,
pastor of the Eastlawn Methodist
| church, who has the distinction
of being the son of Mrs. c. c. Clark
of Gulfport, former president OF
, the Mississippi Parent-Teachel
association.
The ritual of the lighting oil
the Founders Day candle and
those of the individual parent
teacher associations will be an
interesting part OF the program
A musical program will also be
given.
The meeting will be open tc
Those who have children in the
schools and to any others inter
ested in schools and their stu.
dents.
Following the program the
Founders Day birthday cake will
be cut and served with other re-
freshments.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Gauiier

DIR. and Mrs. J. E. Powell spent
a few days in New Orleans last
week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

note was that their only son,
Carroll, Jr.. was unable to be
present as he is with the Navy
in the South Pacific.
Little Miss Joyce Rollins cele-.
brated her eighth birthday Mon
day with a party at the school
house. 1t was attended by the
primary room students. Her
mother, who also celebrated her
birthday on the same day. served
ice cream and cake to all the
children.
Mrs. Beverly Dalgo and daugh-
ter, Linda, arc visiting her sister
and mother for a few days.
Mrs. David Norris is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Nation Sey-
mour, in Ocean Springs. this
week.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Reeves
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Rouse
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. James McGrath left for
Florida Monday evening. She
will join her husband who is
there on business.
Mrs. Pearl Barker of Brewton,
Ala. visited her sisters. Mrs. Pur-
tell and Mrs. Rollins.
MI. and Mrs. Jimmy Strange
and baby son of Mississippi City
visited friends in Gautier Sun
day.
A valentine party at the home
of Betty Lee Thomas Tuesday
evening was of interest to the
younger set. Mary Elise Peterson
was co-hostess, Mrs. Joe Wilker-
son assisted Mrs, Lee Thomas in
serving. Prizes were won by
Lula Mae Guillotte, Betty Lee
Thomas and Tubby Penton.
Mrs. Harry c. Burlington of
Minneapolis, Mimi, lis visiting
her brother-in-law and sister,
MI and Mrs. J. T. Conroy.
(Too Late for Last Week.
The Woman's Home Demon
stration club held its first meet
ing of the new year at the school
house recently. Mrs. Townsend
gave a talk 'on health and Miss
Cain gave an interesting discus
sion on meat curing.
Mrs. Lee Thomas and children
visited Mrs. Thomas mother, Mrs.
Kate Parsley in New Orleans,
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morgan
and Diane visited Mrs. Horgan's
mother and sister in New Or
leans Saturday and Sunday.
A cake walk was held at the
school for the Infantile Paralysis
fund.
MI. and Mrs. K. C.. Mcleod and
little TX" visited Mrs. McLeod's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Swift
ger, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Penton