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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Suit For Divorce

John F. Ferns of near Elkton, has
filed suit in the Circuit Court for
Cecil County for an absolute divorce
from Mrs. Hilda E. Ferns, ON the
grounds of desertion and abandon
ment.
The plaintiff alleges they were
married at Norristown, Pa, on April
IS, 1885. and resided in that city and
in Baltimore, until October, 1943. No
children were born to the union,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Killed By Fall From Train

Pvt. Morris Olson, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, was killed instantly when he fell
from train gring north at Principle
Furnace on Sunday, Nov. IS.
Olson was riding the train plat
form, according to an investigation
by DR.. Dodson, medical examiner for
the county, and as the train rounded
a curve in the track, Olson lost his
balance, falling to the track
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
To Close Road In
Second District

The Board of County Commission
ers for Cecil County has served pub
lie notice of the proposal to close the
public road located in the second
election district of Cecil County, ex-
tending from Caldwell's Corner on
State Route 342 in a northerly direc-
ton for distance of approximately
one mile.
Objections will be heard by the
commissioners at their Office in the
court house building on Tuesday,
Dec. IL, at IL a. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30

T Sgt. F. Marion Rawlings, who
saw three and one half years SER
vice with the u. S. Forces in Eng
land, North Africa, and France, has
received his honorable discharge and
returned to Rising Sun. Sgt. Raw
lings was assistant at the Rising Sun
post office when indicted into the u
S. Army, and will resume his postal
duties here December 1st.
Cecil E. Ewing, of Baltimore,
spent Thanksgiving at the Brumfield
house in Rising Sun, and he and
Evans E. Ewing enjoyed Sunday
visit at the home of their brother,
Halus Ewing and wife, Prospect
Park, Pa.
Roger Kincaid, of the University
of Maryland, College Park, enjoyed
the Thanksgiving holiday at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Kincaid and family, Cal
vert.
Mrs. William Wister Taylor and
small son returned Saturday to their
home in Lynchburg, Va, after a
months visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Boyd Etter
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry, ST.,
and Mrs. Ella Mask spent Thanks
giving Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Henry, Jr., Dover, Del.
Miss Eva P. Nutter visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Harvey Hall and family,
Annapolis, during the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reynolds
had as their Thanksgiving guest
Miss A. Mabel Reynolds.
Lieut.. and Mrs A. T. Hornsby
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin L. Haines.
Miss M. Tyson, Baltimore. spen'
the Thanksgiving holidays at het
home on West Main Street.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Senator Radcliffe To
Seek denomination

U. S. Senator Radcliffe ON Monday
served notice to the Democratic or
ganization that he is ready to make
a fight of it if any attempt is made
to block his denomination.
He went to Annapolis and person
ally filed his candidacy for the sena-
torial nomination, five months in adj
vance of the deadline for the primary
election.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30

Postmaster General flanagan has
isused the following for the benefit
of the public: "Shop Early. Mail
Early. Greeting cards for local de-
livery should be mailed not later
than December 18th to assure deliv-
cry before Christmas Day. Use Post
II Delivery sons numhsru.''
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
New B. & o. Station
At Newark

The B & o Railroad Co. has erect
ed new station at Newark, Del, on
the site of the old building that was
built 81 years ago. The new brick
structure has been in use for some
time. The cost was $40, 900. 1t houses
waiting room, freight and parcel post
departments and there will be park
ing space for SO cars on the grounds
about the station.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Hunters Must Dis
play License Tag

Every hunter should carry his Ii
cense with him and display a tag
bearing his license number fastened
on his outer garment between the
shoulders and in the center of his
back so that the figures are visible
at all times while he is hunting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Council Of Religious
Education

The Cecil County Council Of Reli-
gious Education was held Tuesday
afternoon and evening in the Meth
odist church. Banquet at $3.50 p. m.
Speaker, DR.. Oliver Collins, Will
mington, Del. The evening speaker
was DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
Chaplain of the U. S. Senate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Ammunition Re-
strictiOns Removed

All restrictions and controls on the
manufacture, delivery and sale of
ammunition have been removed. WPB
Order L-286, effective October 81,
1915, governing ammunition, has
been revoked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30
Village Restaurant Sold

Real estate sale of local interest is
the purchase of the Village Restau-
rant, in this town, from George All
ger, by Samuel Gregory, wko will
take possession about January 1,
1916.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30

The W.. S. c. S. will meet Thurs
day evening in the Woman's Bible
class room. Circle No. 2, Mrs Jean
Lucas, leader, will have charge of
the program.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30

Considering the great blessings OF
the past year, the Thanksgiving SER
vices were not well attended,
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-17
Campfire Girls

Fifteen mothers and 27 girls attended the Valentine party given Tuesday evening. Each mother drew a heart which had written on it the name of a girl who was to be her daughter for the evening. Spaghetti and bis- cults were served afer which games were played.
 Guests were the Mesdames Emil Knudsen, Catherine Blank enburg, Jay Tolbert and Carol, Nina MahIe, Jan Beukers and
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-17
Has Birthday

MT. Senefont Malutin was pleasantly surprised at his home on his birthday, Feb. 8 with a party given by Mesdames Char les Madsen, John Hubley and Kla Lund.
 A pot luck luncheon was ser ved to the following: MT. and Mrs. John Malutin. MT. and Mrs. Tom Frost, ST., MT. and Mrs. William Robertson. Rev. G. Gleboff; the Mesdames Chris Anderson, Annie Yericoloff, Joe Heitman, Chas Skinner, Louise Gregoroff, Oscar Nelson, Clau- dia Kilgore, Joe Lcughran, Mike Kerr, Julia Anderson, Ben Sholl, Paul Swanson. Margaret Mag nusen, George Mahle, Anne Huey. Val Laurel and Martha Boskosky.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-17
Married

Ancherage-Virginia L. Eide became the bride of Harris C.. Miller at the Presbyterian church Feb. 8. The groom is serving with the armed forces at Kodiak and his bride is employ ed in Anchorage.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-17

Johanna, Gregory Morony and Mary Lou, A. A. Owen, George Williams, John Winter. Nels Chamberlain, Charles Madsen, Blanche Marshall, William Fitz- gerald; and the Misses Jane Naughton and Gladys Pagano, Joanne Williams, Scribe
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-17

fully decorated wedding cake. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served to those pre- sent.
 Flowers for the occasion were made by Mrs. Mike Kerr and Mrs. Joe Loughran.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-17
Fch Wedding les Couple

U
 l impressive and heauti-
 Idle light service Miss
 h M. Brun was united in
 ke to AM 3-c Herndon D.
 following the evening D hour at the Community
 Church Sunday, Feb. II.
 bft strains from the organ Iby Miss Estelle Marlin, 5 regory $. Morony, gown
 ue net over taffeta, car
 tall, white taper, light
 hite taper at each window
 Banctuary, and tapers in
 lancel. The lace-covered
 lnion table, with the jible between tall candles, B altar before which the < ring ceremony was sol- "a.
 Eeding the wedding pro |al,. AMM Pc Phil Berg
 sang 70 Promise Me"
 because" and Miss Mar ayed sn organ solo, "I You Truly"
 the traditional wedding
 began, Alice Brun, brides and sister of the bride, |e party down the isle was set off by streamers te crepe paper. She was } in dusty rose figured and carried a bouquet of |roses. Next came Anna |, the other bridesmaid,
 gown was pastel blue |overed with net. She car
 bouquet of deep pink he bridesmaids proceeded lilly down the center isle, c George Archambo, and tc Cornelius Warmenhov. lers, matched their steps he side isles. The brides 1 separated to meet the
 by the chancel sters the four young people the approach to the owing the bridesmaids e matron of honor, Mrs. !. Winter, who wore her sdding gown of pink spid- lace over pink satin. Her t was of white roses. Sylvia Ann Winter, the girl, also in formal dress, aby blue taffeta trimmed nk ribbons. She carried a 'sket and dropped lovely tals in the path of the
 bride was lovely in g 2 gown of pale blue satin :. Her veil was white net, 'gth. To complement her 3 she carried a brides | of white and blue roses, sndant satin streamers. wedding processional con she was met by the who offered her his arm { 'orted her to the altar ! he wedding VOWS were {
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Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-17

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Kodiak mirror., 1945-02-17

Tdy Too,ou Ebe Jay SaVe 1hn You Buy at ERSHINES
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-17
gospa Murva placati zanj?

Tega ne VEN; o klobuku
Sc je Z MO pogovarjala gospa
Gundova sama, - odgovori Ma
RIA mirno.
Gabrijeli sine kri v lice. Vgriz-
ne sc v ustnice in sc obrne pro-
ii Wolfu, XII do tedaj nj rekel
nobene besede, temvec je samo
ODE dekleti med seboj primer
jail in je z mucnim obcutkom vi
del, kako osabna je bila Gabri-
jela prot Mariji.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-17

ljenje - toda pokazite mi Sc,
kaj innate. .... .,-
- Mnogo nimamo, sal k a j
takega ne, kar bi moglo odgo-
varjati vasim zeljam, milostlji-
va gospica, - pravi Maria, -
najboljse bi bio, da vam napra-
Vino klobuk po vasih natancnih
podatkih.
- o tenn bono Sc lahko 60
vorili. Najprej bi Sc rada kaj vi
della.
Marija odpre razlicne skatle
in il kaze klobuke. Memo obna-
sanje je uljudno, toda nj kaza-
la posebno mikavne postrezbe
in vse njene kretnje so mirne,
skladne, zenske.
Gabrijela sedi ma divanu in
opazuje mnogo bolj prodajalko
kot pa klobuke. Toda nj mogla
ma njej zapaziti nikakega pogle-
da ma svojega zarocenca in &c
je Sc tako pazljivo gledala -
Maria je bila VISA prodajalka.
Wolfove oci so skoro nepre-
stano pocivala ma sladkem, BILE
dem obrazu deklice in ma nez-
nih, belih rokah. Mariji pade pc
ro ma tia. Nehote Sc Wolf pri-
pogne, da bi ga pobral, toda Ga
brijela ga pomeri mogocnim
in zacudenim pogledom, medtem
ko Sc mu Maria povesenimi
ocmi prijazno zahvali.
- Tukaj milostljiva gospica,
- pravi Maria Gabrijeli, - tu-
kaj imam nekaj primernega in
novega, - in pokaze il klobuk,
XII je bill okrasen cipkami in
cvetjem. - Ali nj krasen? Kar
najbolj primeren k vasi obleki;
sele vceraj je bill narejen.
- Tako mislite? Meni sc zdi
naravnost ostuden, - odvrne
Gabrijela razburjeno, - kje
innate kak okus, gospodicna
Ia klobuk maj hi nosila z mojo
obleko - te cvetlice - smesno
- Po mojem mnenju je zelo
prikladen k belorumeni obleki
- pravi Maria mirno.
- To je dobro - te modre
cvetlice k rumeni in turkizno.
modri obleki. To je vas okus -
- Sc smeje Gabrijela zlobno.
- Oprostite, nisem vedela, da
je obleka turkizno modro oh.
robljena. To cvetje lahko nado'
mestimo drugo cvetlico; I'd
Sc mi da bi bile vijolice zelo pri.
merne.
- E, zdaj vidim, da mi hoce.
te ia klobuk ma vsak nacin pro.
| Iofi
- Ne, niti najmanj; naprav
lien je bill po narocilu gospe
Murve, XII ga je hotela imeti "a
vrtno veselico. Toda delo je We
ljalo vec, kot pa je bilo pogoje
no, vsled tega ga gospa Murvs
nj vzela. Well smo ga nazaj in
imam "a MO v delu re drug klo
buk.
- Tako, koliko velja klobuk
- vprasa Gabrijela. Gospe
Murve nj mogla trpeti, ker j
dopro Vedela, Ga mlada gOspa {
njej nj imela najboljse sodbe
Hotela il je tedaj malo pokadit
pod nos in kupiti klobuk in Sc
tembolj, ker il je klobuk poseb.
no ugajal - toda ia osabna
prodajaka mora biti Sc malo
ponizana.
- Klobuk vam bono zaracu.
nall kar najcenejse mogoce, pet
inpetdeset mark, v resnici velja
sestindeset mark.
- To je smesna cena - sko-
70 zastonj! - Koliko je hotela
A Zahtevajte
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-17
Veteran in zena

zelita dobiti v najem stano-
.vanje S 4 sobami; neoprem-
ljeno. Kdor ina "a oddati,
maj poklice EN- 0991 po 4.
uri popoldne.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-17

POgOSLO Je nleu AdIoce11Celllo
vladala precejsnja napetost, &C.
tudi je bill Wolf vedno zelo po-
pustljiv, ker Sc je tako malo
brigala "a njegov znaeaj. Potem
pa je imela obeutek, kot hi ga
morala sovraziti, ker je bill proti
njej tako hladen in miren. V
svoji razburjenosti je bila zmoz-
ma mu kaj napraviti.
Pogosto ga je prosila, maj j
kaj pove o svojih ljubezenskih
zadevah v svoji mladosti. Neiz-
merno je bila radovedna, da bi
mogla pogledati "a zastor ME
goVega zivljenja, ker prav
gotovo pref poljubil re marsi-
katero dekle. Ma to nj mogel
nicesar odgovoriti in je bill "a
cuden mad takim vprasanjem.
Mexico mu cello pravi, da ga je
nekdo Sc pred zaroko pozno po-
noci videl iti po ulici z neko pro-
dajalko in kdo We, ako Sc sedaj
ne hodi. Vedela je "a njegovo
razmerje z Mario in do ME je
imela pekoco, ljubosumno jezo.
Tedaj pa Wolf nastopi v vsej
svoji odlocnosti.
- Toda Gabrijela, - pravi
- ali nj zoprno tvojemu Zen
skemu cutu o tenn izprasevati? :?
In ko bi vse to tudi bilo res, mo-
ras svojemu zarocencu zaupati
toliko postenosti, da je svojo
zaroko pretrgal vse .prejsnje
zveze. Obljubi] sem tt zvestobo; !;
Wolf Sc drzi tega, kar je oblju-
bill in ne stori nicesar slabega.
- Tako? Res? - pravi "a
nicljivo in ga pri tenn cudno po-
gleda.
Kaj mislis S tenn? - rece
Wolf odlocno. V istem trenut-
ku Sc spomni "a vzrok svoje Ia
roke in davec obcutek ga obide,
in tudi slutnja, da je Gabrijela
vedela "a vse.
o, ia brezsrcna in brezvestna
zenska ga hoce tenn prisiliti,
da j DO pokoren! Tod prevari-
la sc bo; ko DO enkrat nosila
njegovo ime, tedaj DO on 60
spod! S svojim zeni dolznim spo-
stovanjem in obzirom ne bo Ste
dill, toda njena oblastnost, ME
ma mogocnost in njena hudo-
musnost mora biti zlomljena,
da bo incl vsaj nekoliko znos-
no zivljenje.
Obiski S cestitanjem k zaroki
so prenehali, zdaj pa SO prisla
povabila. Sodnik Glavar bo pri-
redil zabavo ma vrtu. Gabrijela
81 je "a to slovesnost izbrala
krasno cipkasto obleko, toda nj
imela "a to primernega klobu-
ka. Zato 81 je izmisfila nacrt; ma
rocila 81 ga bo pri gospel Gun
detovi. Wolf il mora pomagati
ga izbrati. Pri tel priloznosti bo
prisel skupaj svojo ljubico in
ju DO lahko opazovala in tudi
videla, ako so govorice resnic-
ne. Cakala je samo Sc ma pri-
loznost, XII pa je prisla kmalu.
Ma izprehodu ga vprasa nedolz-
no:
Ali hi mi hotel storiti ne
ko uslugo?
- Prav rad, kaj pa?
- Svetoval mi bos - YES, da
nisem popolnoma mic odlocena,
kak klobuk bonn kupila k svoji
obleki - mora biti kaj poseb-
mega, cesar nina nobena druga,
in ia misel mi sedaj sunni po gla-
vi.
- Toda kdo DO IL izbiro klo-
buka polagal tako velike vazno-
st, - odvrne Wolf. - Sal imas
toliko klobukov!
- Toda nobenega, XII je pri-
meren k tel obleki, XII je skoro
il samih cipk. Tega ne razumes.
V resnicno elegantni obleki sc
mora vse med seboj zlagati ako
hocem napraviti Wits. V tenn OH
ru sem natancna. Vedno hocem
ostati ma glasu. da sem ma ilepSe
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-17

mi ravno tako ljuba kot' v maj
elegantnejsi.
- Porocnik Brener pa Sc je
vedno zanimal "a mole obleke.
To mi je zelo ugajalo. Zdaj pa
mi moras tt stati oh strani S
svojim nasvetom in okusom.
- Toda, Gabrijela, "a to nj
mann niti najmanjsega smisla.
- O, samo &c hoces. Prosim
te, pomagaj mi ga izbrati. Ho-
ces? - ga vprasa Gabrijela Sc
enkrat. Ravno sta prisla do tr-
govine gospe Gundetove ter OBJ
stojita pred izlozbenim oknom.
! Toda Gabrijela, ali maj
grem tn notri teboj? Poroc-
mix v modno trgovino? Naroci,
maj ii posljejo vzorce, rece
v zadregi. To je vendar trgovi-
ma, kjer della Maria. Tako jc nj
smell zopet videti " sprem-
stvu svoje neveste. Bio je ne
mogoce!
- V TAXI posiljatvi nj nikdar
niS primernega - treba je iti
osebno. Kajse obotavljas, Wolf ?
Zakaj mi noces enkrat izpolniti
take prosnje? Ali Sc mogoce
bojis malega dekleta - takoj
sal innate navajo nazivati take
osebe. Pravim tt, da so v tel
trgovini vsa lepa dekleta, - pri-
pomni zlobno. ,
Wolf pogleda svoji nevesti
naravnost v oci in v njih vidi
skrito skodozeljnost. Kot blisk
ga presine ia misel. Gabrijela We
vse in vaju hoce zvabiti v past.
Da HI bila Gabrijela talo niz-
kotnih misli, pa vseeno nj mi
sill o njej. Sveta jeza Sc zbudi v
MEM proti njej. Toda premaga
Sc in rece:
- Ia sedaj ii popustim. Po-
vem tt pa, da je to prvikrat in
zadnjikrat. Ne maram MANFRED
po trgovinah biti kot kako peto
kolo.
- Kar reces, mi nj mar; sa-
mo da 81 enkrat menoj v tr-
govini, - 81 misli Gabrijela.
- Vstopita; trgovina je zelo
moderno urejena. Mlado dekle
ju vprasa kaj zelita.
- Rada bi govorila osebno z
gospo Gunde, - pravi Gabrije-
la mogocno.
- Mi je zal, gospe Gundetove
nj, toda ysak cas- mora biti ma
zaj. Ali izvolite, gospica, sesti
in malo pocakati? - In uljud-
no ponudi dekle Gabrijeli stol.
- Da, bonn pocakala, toda v
sobi "a pomerjanje - "a ia cas-
pa mi poklicite poslovodinjo.
Wolf Sc ozira po trgovini; tu-
kaj tedaj je delala Marija. Ma
sprotujica custva so sc mu dvi-
gala v prsih - mogoce jo bo
videl, mogoce ne. Zagleda Sc v
krasen klobuk, popolnoma rdec
kot ogenj. Naenkrat pa udari
ma njegovo uho sladak, MENU
tako znan glas in kot bi ga pre-
letela elektrika, sc obrne.
Tu stoji njegova Maria pred
GaorlJelo IN caka ma meme ze-
lie. Ma sebi ina svetlo modro
obleke in licen bel predpasnik.
o, Bog, kako je bleda, prepade-
ma in koza skoro prozorna. ME-
ne modre, temne okolobarjene
oci, so ga gledale tako potrto,
medtem ko je okoli njenih slad-
kin ustnic, katere je tolikokrat
poljubljal, lezala poteza popol-
ne odpovedi. Vse to je opazil z
enim samim pogledom, XII je po-
zeljivo objel cello Marijino telo.
Maria Sc je skrbno varova-
la pogledati ga. Ma to je bila
pripravljena, kajti dekle, XII jo
je poklicala, j je nitro poveda-
la ma usesa:
- Gospica Ulrihova s svojim
zenino je tukaj. ~
z burno utripajocim srcem,
tOda ma zunai nnirna stopi " So
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-08-17
PrOda sc

farmo, obsegajoce S1a akrov;
Z sob hisa, vse udobnosti; dve
garazi, kokosnjak, shramba "a
orodje, nekaj sadja. To je prva
hisa ma juzni strani Route 20 ma
Pail Rd., v Perry, Ohio.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-04-01
'Suds in Your Eye
AT the RepertOry

"Suds in Your Eye, dramatic
alton of Mary Lasswell's best
selling comic novel, will play its
third week at the Repertory Play
house. E. 41st st. and University
Way. this Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
The story is the romance oil
Kate Logan (Cornelia Van De
Kasp and Danny Feeley (Russ
Arwine) that takes place in a
junkyard.
High Time" sequel to 'Suds
in Your Eye" his recently been
released. Performance of "suds
in Your Eye" are scheduled Tor
every Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday through June 2.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-04-01
"BATAAN IS HERO|SM"
BROADCAST
HEROISM COREGIDOR

"Old names E.. But today they have
new meanings For we will never
again hear the word 'Bataan' but we will
recall the indispensable heroism of our
men who fought there . And we will
never hear the word 'Corregidor but we will
pause in reverence to the memory of our men
who, with hope gone, everything gone but life
and honor did not hesitate to give up life
Il have seen Corregdor again.
with General Macarthur and those of his staff
who were with him in those tragic days early in
1912. we returned yesterday to that Rock where
we had seen and had been part of, the beginning
of that drama of martyrdom As our PIT
boat swept on, and as the stark outlines of the
Island and its brood of outpost rocks took shape
before my eyes, a rush of memories flooded my
thoughts; and I again back in those grim
days-amid the aorid fumes of cordite-the in
cessant reverberation of bomb bursts-the crash
of falling masonry l could feel that terri
fving sense of entrapment that had come to us
with the knowledge that the staggering hordes
of Japan were all about us-a yellow tide, IRE
sistibe, crawling slowly but inexorably closer
1--WE went ashore 1 stood once more at
the entrance to a familiar tunnel In the
semi-darkness l saw the point within where once
stood the radio broadcasting unit From TINS
unit there used to the inevitably fading voice
Of Freedom The time was to come when
that voice was to grow in volume and to resound
again over East Asia We knew this, then;
Int We did not know when it would come or
whether WE should hear it saw again the
place where once stood the dock from winch we
departed the place which was really the
beenning of the long, hard but glorious journey
hack to redemption and freedom
"Up on bomb-shattered Topside I saw again
tho flagstaff its frame bent but still erect still
waiting for the Flag that belonged on it
and I heard General Macarthur tell the comman-
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-04-01
The Vice Presidents

der of the men who had brought the Flag back
see the fagpole still stands. Have
your troops hoist the colors to its peak. and
let no enemy ever haul them down -
These were words of joy and triumph words
that brought a throb to every heart on that
sun-blistered plateau But to me they also
brought the memory of a great man whom fate
forced to drink the bitterest cup of all 1t
was the memory of the soldier who stayed to
breast that crawling yellow tide The heaviest
burden was his; but also the greatest honor
the honor of the rearguard that holds, and dies,
that the greatest cause might triumph Lieuten
ant General Jonathan Wainwright was the man
who carried that burden He bore the cross of
defeatt he saw his Flag come down But be-
cause he did this now see the sun of victory.
we have seen the Flag rise again, never to come
down again
And, as this memory of Jonathan Wainwright
came to me, sensed amid that throng of the
living about me- the near presence of nv old COM
rade who had fallen there on the Rock
They were beside me and around me- with their
unshaven mud-streaked faces, many with their
bloody bandages and all with that fnextinguisb
able light of courage in their eyes And
spoke to them; and I spoke the words 7 knew
America and the liberated Philippines wanted me
TO speak I said to them: You who have
FALLEN here that We the living might come back
You have never died You shall never
die You live today under that Flag that
because of your martyrdom again waver over Won
You live in the green buds that are now
springing from this shel-blistered earth You
1--we In the thunder of those planes that at this
moment and within sight of your resting place.
are ayenging you You live, and you shall
forever live, in the bond that your sacred blood,
your martyrdom of Corregidor. have sealed two
free peoples >"
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-04-01
LOCAL BOY
ARMY SGT.--
RET U R. N S

Sgt. William Artiz, once a
baby-face local Romeo, is back
from the Leyte-Samar theater of
operation. Friends are glad to
see him, even prouder to know
that he had participated in the
supreme sacrifice of the Amer
ican-Filipino forces to liberate
the Philippines. Sgt. Ortiz (Wil-
Continued on Page p
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-04-01

Manuel A. Adeva, Chief, Ma
tionals Division, office of the
Philippines Resident Commits
sioner.
Technical Assistant
Gladys Beauchamp. Public Re
lations Division. Office of the
Philippine Resident Commission
er.
Secretarial Staff
Helen NJ. Rumple.
Rose S. Morantte.
Evangeline Paroles.
Eleanore G. Vehring.
Genevieve Harmon.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1945-04-01
Filipino Community Elects Officers
MRS. PETERS TO
SPEAK AT MEANY
HALL APRIL 26

Mrs. Julia Peters, woman
guerilla fighter from Leyte,
will speak at the Meany
Hall Thursday, April 26,
at 8:15 p. m. under aus
pices of the Associated
Women Students. Admission
charge is S1.00.