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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Take ! Isles
In Philippines
Yenks Closing In
on Summer Capitol

MANILA Sunday, April Is
tUP1 - American troops have
landed on Rapu Rapu and Batan
islands, of the coast of southern
Luzon In Albay Gulf, and quickly
eliminated the enemy garrisons,
Gen. Macarthur announced today.
The landings. on the 39th and
10th islands in the Philippines
archipelago invaded thus far,
were made just of the Legaspi
Peninsula, where a japanese force
has been trapped by Americans
converging from north and south.
APPROACH BAGUIO
In northern Luzon, ground
troops closing in on Baguio,
Philippines summer capital. were
supported by fighter planes and
bombers which dropped $40 tons
of explosives in low level attacks
on enemy rear installations.
Constant air attacks by bomb
ers and fighters were taking their
toll of Japan'S meager reserves or
Cebu where enemy hill positions
rapidly are being outflanked and
enveloped, the communique said
Heavy bombers struck at Davao,
on Mindanao, starting large fires,
and patrol planes bombed and
strafed the west coast of FormoSa
China coast, air units
maintained their blockade. wreck.
ing six small freighterS and
sweeping rail facilities in Indo-
China.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Post Office 10 lake
Cancer Drive Gifts

Contributions to the national
S5,000.000 American Cancer Soci-
ETY. drive may he mailed to any
local post office. marked in care
of the postmaster.
A quota of S15O0O0 has been
set for Wayne Oakland and Ma
comb counties. Cooperating in the
campaign arc AWVS, American
Legion and womcnS auxiliary of
the UAW-CIO.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Pacific Fleet Holds
FDR Memorial Service

HONOLULU, April II (UP)-
Memorial services were held
throughout the Pacific today as
men and officers of the u. S. Pa
cific fleet paid their final respects
ito President Roosevelt
Where battle conditions per-
mitted. flags were lowered 10 half
mast in the vast war thcater
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
0PA Checks Tires
OF Adrian Workers
Times Pnoto

ADRIAN. April 14-Lenawee
war workers may soon find them
selves driving on steel rims if
they do not heed the survey made
at local defense plant. Fifty
five tires on AS cars Checked
needed recapping; 10 cars needed
wheel alignment. The OPA check
erS are now investigating cars in
the TecumSeh area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
WLB Puts Ceiling
On Jobs, Hits Pirating

In an attempt TO end the pirat-
ing of employees in engineering
shops, the Regional War Labor
Board Saturday clamped a ceiling
on wage rates. 1t will affect 1000
employees Of automobile companies,
engineering job shops and manu-
featuring companies employing
designing engineers in the Detroit
arpa
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
7 orch Singers Divorce

Los ANGELES, April II INS)
Torch singer Ella Mae Morse had
an interlocutory decree of divorce
today from pianist Richard Leroy
nov in the navy.
The messenger., 1945-11-01
TOWN POSTPONES
 HALLOWEEN PARTY

The big town-wide Halloween celebration scheduled for October 31 was cancelled because of the anxiety expressed by many towns people over the appearance here of the third case of poliomyelitis.
 The fact that the number of paralysis cases in nearby Sims bury had caused the closing dur ing the month of October of all schools and the cancellation of all scheduled meetings in that town is believed to have influenced the action of Bloomfield authorities. They feared the possibility of the party attracting large crowds from neighboring communities where paralysis cases had been re- ported.
 Although local school author ities consulted with the State Board of Health, it was not deemed necessary to close the Bloomfield schools or to cancel other scheduled meetings here and in announcing the decision to call off the proposed Halloween cele- bration, Town Manager William son advised the affair would be held at some later date.
The messenger., 1945-11-01

Coincident with his return to the United States early this month, after a long period of service in the China-Burma-India theater of war, came the information that Col. William O. Thomson had earned the distinction of being made an honorary member of the Chinese Air Force and had been awarded the Chinese Wings.
 Throughout his period of serv- ice in the far east, which dates from early December 1943, Col. Thomson, Bloomfield's highest ranking military officer, has oper- ated as the areas Assistant Chief Supply Officer and the Chinese decoration in combination with the Bronze Star medal and three battle stars awarded him by the US. Air Corps attest to the dis tinguished brilliancy of his record.
 Called from the Reserves on December 19, 1941, Col. Thomson held many important assignments at American Air Fields before going to Calcutta, India head quarters post. For more than a year previous he served as chief material officer of the American heavy bomber unit. He was made Major in February 1942; promoted to Lieutenant Colonecy in January 1943 and elevated to his present rank in January 1945.
 Although assigned to temporary duty at Camp Meade, Md., Col. Thomson expects to be relieved of duty presently.
The messenger., 1945-11-01
ROCCO RUSSO SAFE SAYS RED CROSS
Unheard of Since June, Had Been Believed Lost

A four months search for the whereabouts of Rocco Russo, un- heard of since early June and feared by some members of his family as a probable victim of one of the late battles with the Japs, eliminated in report from Red Cross Investigators that he is safe and we'll.
 Confirmation of the glad tydings has since reached the family from the War Department who at long last explain that the young soldier is in Japan on secret mission. Representatives of the Red Cross have also delivered to his wife a two line explanatory note, dated October IS, which she identifies as having been written by Rocco.
 Although never reported lmis- sing or killed, the sudden absence of his previously regularly sched- uled letters and the early failure of all efforts to gain some word of his had been accepted as sig nificant of some misfortune.
 Inducted April 6, 1942 after a period of less than ten months training in California camps, and when previously heard from in early June was in the Philippines, but he had served on many of the formerly Jap occupied islands. When he entered Japan and for what purpose apparently will not be revealed for some time.
The messenger., 1945-11-01
LARGE ENUMBER ROFRETURNINCVETERAN BRING JOY TO HEARTS OF RELATIVES
GREATER HARTFORD OBSERVES PEACETlME ARMISTICE DAY

For the first time since 1941, Greater Hartford celebrated a peacetime Armistice Day, rejoic- ing over the victorious end of the worlds two greatest wars.
 The day-long observance-whlch found banks, public buildings, schools and most offices closed was highlighted by a parade through the downtown area in the afternoon.
 Undaunted by overcast skies and an intermittent drizzle, mem- bers of the local post of the Amer ican Legion took their scheduled place in the parade which feat ured marching units from all Legion organizations in the area.
 Locally, members of the Harry E. Johnson Post, AL, and Aux Hilary, observed Armistice Day with a dinner served Sunday even ing at the Legion Home on Park Avenue.
The messenger., 1945-11-01
CHILD INJURED HERE IN FALL FROM AUTO

Deborah Cowles, 27a, of East Granby, has been patient at St.. Francis's Hospital for treatment of abrasions of the head and face, injuries received when she fell out of a car being operated by her mother, Mrs. Doris Y. Cowles, Sunday afternoon, November 5, on Route 9 inBroomfield.
 The child's mother and woman companion sitting in the front seat with her were talking when they heard the left rear door open and slam, they told State Police man Clayton Gaiser, who investi- gated. The car was stopped and the child picked up and taken to the hospital.
The messenger., 1945-11-01
WAR DEAD IGNORED AT CHURCH SERVICES

A period of remembrance for the three members of the Federated Church who gave their lives during the recent World War, featured Sunday morning service, conduct ed by the Rev. William D. Barnes, acting pastor, in commemoration of Armistice Day. The Federated Church service flag comprises 1O1 church members, and the three in whose memory the Sunday service was held were Paul Kenneth Bid well, Clifford Ferriss, IT,, and Ernest c. Tavener, Jr.
The messenger., 1945-11-01

Ernest E. Carpenter and Thomas R. Don were reelected chairman and secretary respectively of the Town Plan and Coming commis- sion at it's recent reorganization meeting. The board reappointed Andre s, Janet builling inspector; Ermon Peck, engineer; and Russell McGrath as a member of the Zon- ing Board of Appeals.
The messenger., 1945-11-01
Nearly One Quarter of Those In- ducted Already Discharged and At Home
MANY MORE ON THEIR WAY

MANI MUNE UN lULlN VA1 Seventy eight more Bloomfield men and women have been re- ported discharged from the uni formed services during the past month.
 This brings the total known number of local dischargees to 139 and under the new system of granting discharges to home-com- ing veterans, scores more of these local sons and daughters are ex- pected to soon be able to get back into civies.
 Of great interest here is the an nouncement the Army has decided to release this month enlisted men with 50 or more points who are on furlough and enlisted men to temporary duty in the United States.
 Most of the men affected, ac- cording to the War Department, were in units from Europe whose redeployment to the Pacific was cancelled after Japan surrender and in this group there were a number of Bloomfield men.
 Those recently added to the Bloomfield discharge list are: Pfs. Kenneth c. Arbo S/Sgt. Maxwell Arbo Pvt. Obadiah Arbo Pfs. Nicholas P, BacciellO Elizabeth Y. Baker, Y 1/c USNR Sgt. Norman c. Baker, USING. Cpl. Herman s. Bercowetz S/Sgt. Max I. Bercowitz S/Sgt. Roger E. Bogardus Daniel J. Bonvouloir, S2/c Richard L. Boysen, EMS USCG Pvt. William Garfield Florence Carr, SKID 8 3Tc USNR F/O Harry E. Glen Sgt. Durwood c. Clough Pvt. Thomas B. Corrigan Edith Cosker, Y 37c USNR Pvt. William Cosman Sgt. Augustine Curado Sgt. James B. Daley Cpl. John Dal Ponte T/Sgt. Kenneth Daniels M Sgt. Paul R. Descoteaux Sgt. Virgil East Sgt. Charles s. Foxall Cpl. Joseph B. Fuss Nelson F. Gagnon, F 2/c Pvt. Lawrence J. Gangell It. Thomas H. German It. Arthur Gregory, USNR Sgt. Fred Griffin Sgt. Howard w. Hayes It. Willis H. Hayes, USNR Pfc. George Heeber S/Sgt. Herbert N. Heeber ;. Cpl. John w. Hennessey Pvt. Philip Hickey Maj. Marshall P. Hoke Pfc. Richard w. Hood
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Randolph Asks D. {. Heads
To- Offer Improvement Ideas

Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee yesterday made
a formal request to the Commits
sioners to submit for consideration
proposals they believed would i'm
prove administration of the mu-
nicipal government.
A verbal request that this be done
was made earlier this year during
a session of the District Committee
when it was considering the bill of
Representative Hebert, Democrat,
OF Louisiana to place the metro
politan police in control of felony
cases arising in the Federal park
areas here, now patrolled by the
United States park police.
At that time. Mr.. Hebert declared
his police bill-later passed by Con-
gress, but vetoed by President Tru-
man-was but one step in needed
expansion of the powers of the
Commissioners.
Mr.. Hebert was the author of a
bill enacted over a year ago which
gave the city heads numerous addi-
tional powers. but he and Chairman
Randolph said this did not 60 far
enough.
Mr.. Randolph yesterday also called
on the city heads for copy of their
proposal to extend the District S
rent-control law for a year. now
awaiting approval at the Budget
Bureau
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Colored Shrine Buys Site
Here for Headquarters

The Imperial Council, Colored,
Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, North
and South America. has purchased
the property at 1116 Rhode Island
avenue NV, as the site for the
national headquarters. This was
announced at the annual session
last Sunday in Philadelphia by Ray
mond E. Jackson, Buffalo, N. Y,
imperial potentate
The property, which was pur-
chased for s16,5OO, will be remodeled.
The council expects to move into the
building early next year.
1t was voted to hold the 1916 ses-
sion in Philadelphia. Washing
tonians who retained Office in the
council were: Charles D. Freeman,
treasurer: Capt. John E. Smith,
commander of the patrol; George
w. Francis. assistant legal adviser
Clarence Reed, assistant publicist;
Samuel Strickland, deputy: William
H. Bailey. deputy at large; Past
Potentates Allan A. c. Griffith, Isaac
Mason. the Rev. Melvin J. Key.
Joseph Hankerson. members of COM
rpitfoas
Evening star., 1945-09-05
New Veterans Center
Is Opened al 6. W. u.

The new Veterans Administration
Guidance Center for veterans desir-
ing information concerning their
educational rights under the GI bill
opened today in the basement of
George Washington University's S
Stockton Hall, 720 Twentieth street
N. w.
The director of the center, DR..
Edwin M. Davis. former State direc-
tor of vocational guidance and re-
search for the Vermont State De-
partment of Education, said the
center had been operating from
January l, l945. as the Washington
Counseling Center under the aus
pices of George Washington Univer-
sity. Under its new sponsorship. the
center will broaden it's counseling
activities,
Advice for any veteran concern
ing any school, college or n-the- job
training facility will be given" DR..
Davis said. He emphasized that any
veteran, regardless of whether he in
tended to go to college or not. was
welcome to apply at the center for
guidance
The center will be opened from
SIS am. to S pm. weekdays and
from BIS am. to l pm. Saturdays.
In addition to DR.. Davis. the
center includes on its staff two
vocational advisers from the Veter-
ans Administration. William S. Met
calf and Charles E. Cusic. and a
training officer, Chauncey S. Will
liamS
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Cause Of Fish Deaths
In Maryland Waters
Still Undetermined
Fy the Associated Press.

EJ the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Sept. 5.-Bio-
logical disturbance of undetermined
nature was cited as the cause of
fish mortality in Maryland waters
last month in report of an in
vestigation released yesterday by
Gov OConor.
Results of study I'm which every
clue, whether from press or pri-
made by r. v. Truitt. head of the
State department of research and
education, whose summarization in
dicated further study would be re-
quired to definitely establish con-
tributing factors.
r. c. Hammer, fishery biologist
of the department, conducted the
investigation, Mr.. Truitt stated, but
the reported excessive death rate
was not substantiated on interview
ing II sportsmen and crabbers of
the fishing grounds, and after max
ing inquiry of Is owners of shore
property located nearby"
Deny Fish Decimated.
Complete coverage of the area in
which dead fish had been reported
failed to support the theory of a
catastrophe development that had
decimated the local fish population,
Mr. Truitt said in the report, since
only in Dark Head Creek were dead
fish found in such quantities as to
indicate abnormal conditions.
The waters of the Middle River
area were normal" he said. al
though at this point, in common
with Bush and Back Rivers. there
develops after rainy spells of sum-
mer, with consequent rich runof
microscopic plant life of such pro-
portions AS to upset the chemical
balance of the water to a degree
that adversely affects, even kills,
certain of the fish life in it."
Three Possible Causes.
Reporting investigations of rock
mortality. Mr. Truitt said the car
bon -dioxide principle. common to
shallow streams. was not indicated
as probable cause of the loss of
the fish.
In tervie ewed watermen and
sportsmen assigned three possible
causes as killing agents with opin-
ions about evenly divided between
Explosives; materials discharged in
military activities. or waste mate
rial disposed of by Government war
agencies Mr.. Truitt said.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Man Fined $50 for Allowing
Gambling in PooIroom

After being freed of charges OF
setting up gaming table by United
States Commissioner Needham C..
Turnage. George w. Mattingly, 46,
of the 500 block of Sixth street NV,
pleaded guilty in Municipal Court
yesterday to permitting gaming and
was fined $50 Police said he was
arrested August 27 in a raid on a
poolroom in the 900 block of Ninth
street NV.
Similar charges against Wexford
L. Crump, As, of the 1900 block of
E street Sc. who was arrested with
Mattingly, were dropped by Com
missioner Turnage and the United
States Attorneys Once in Munich
pal Court.
Rudolph Summers, "a, colored. of
the 1900 block of Eleventh street
NE, also pleaded guilty in NUM-
cipal Court to charges of permitting
gaming and was fined $50. Police
said he was arrested Saturday in
the 1900 block of Seventh street NV.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
5 Men Face Hearing Today
In Manassas Riot CHARGES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
/. MANASSAS. Va, September S.
Five colored men were to appear
today before Trial Justice c. Lacey
Compton for a preliminary hearing
on charges of resisting an officer
in the performance of his duty
threatening an officer and melting
to riot.
The five were held after a Labor
Day horse-show riot in which Dep
uty Sheriff Turner Wheeling was
stabbed and beaten when he at
tempted to seize liquor laden car
a 15-year-old colored youth was shot
fatally In the melee.
The youth, Arvine Lacy, IS. of
Marshall, Va, died two hours later
In the Alexandria Hospital. DR..
John A. Sims, Alexandria coroner
said death was caused by a bullet
wound in the head.
The. men to appear at the hearing
today are identified by Prince Will
Ham County police as Roosevelt
Pruitt, %, of the 100 block of New
Jersey avenue NV; Erwin Gaskins
Manassas; Landon Braxton, As, the
Plains; John Phillips, Manassas. and
Willie Shellington, 40, of Gaines
vile. The Commonwealth's attor-
rey said yesterday the men would
Be bound over to an October grand
Jury If cause for indictment was
found today.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
ID. 6. Stores Get Rush of Trade
AS Navy Buys Clothes Aqoin

WAVES in the store dropped by and
watched the proceedings. Before
long crowd of uniformed women
had gathered to watch the proud
owner of the new hat going through
the customary contortions. Then
the hat was passed around and
everybody tried it on.
The fashionable color in hats and
dresses is black this fall so the
WAVES are sticking largely to that.
AS for the men, they're much more
placid about the whole thing.
They're buying just about the way
they always have-conservative cuts
and subdued colors. ...,.
There's nothing to this talk that
sailors are shying away from blue
and soldiers from brown" one
clothing manager said.
When they come in here they
cont seem to have any inhibitions
about color. They just buy what al
ways suited them before they put on
uniforms"
Although the Army still does not
permit its members to wear civilian
clothes except when engaged in
sports, stores have been getting a
number of Army customers-most of
them men who are being discharged.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Disputed Taxi Fare Paid
Al Pistol Point, Rider SAYS

Antonio Bonilli. 81, a Spaniard
living in New York, reported to po-
lice today that he was forced to
pay disputed taxicab fare at the
point Of a pistol after m. in front
of his sisters residence at l413
Girard street NV.
Mr.. Bonilli told police In the
tenth precinct he hailed a cab at
the address and accompanied two
guests, an Army officer and young
woman, to the Hotel Lafayette, then
returned to Girard street. He said
the cab was driven by a colored
man and that two white men were
riding with him. Mr.. Bonilli said
he told the driver he thought the
fare should be 60 cents. The driver
insisted on S1.20, he said.
Then, he said, one of the white
men In the cab got out. pointed a
great big gun" at him and said
Pay him what you owe him you
- - foreigner.
Mr.. Bonilli paid the $120, took
the cab number and notified police
Police were questioning a colored
cab driver picked up later. The
driver insisted he saw no pistol and
that he did not know the two men
He said he let them out at boot
legger's establishment shortly after
the incident, police said.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Voice in Hemisphere Plans
Urqed for ; Private Groups

Three pan-American organiza-
tions with headquarters in Wash
ington would have a voice in future
hemisphere conferences on eco
nomic and social matters if a sug-
gestion advanced today in Monte
video is followed.
The proposal was made by the
Inter American Council of Com
merce and Production, representing
national chambers of commerce and
other private bodies 1t recon-
mended specifically that the Pan
American Union receive and study
reports of private groups with a
view to including them in the Inter-
American Economic and Social
Council to be set up under the pro-
visions of the Chapultepec resolu-
tions. Under the terms outlined
at the Mexican conference the Pan
American Union is to supervise
inter American bodies, but nothing
was said about private organiza-
tions.
Twelve private organizations would
be included under the plan ad-
vanced in Montevideo. The three
with headquarters here are the
Inter- American Institute of Inter-
national Law, the Inter American
Bar Association and the Inter
American Association of Libraries
and Bibliographies.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Attempted AHbi
Costs Motorist
Extra SIS Fine

What police regarded as an at
tempt to establish an alibi for the
time he was arrested on a charge of
driving under suspended permit
cost Sylvester Mosby. 80, colored, OF
the $500 block of Georgia avenue
NV, an extra $25 in Municipal
Court today.
Policeman E. H. Bradley of the
Traffic Division said he took Mosby
TO the 18th precinct Sunday to
book him on a charge of driving on
a suspended permit and that the
defendant slipped out while the
officer was checking Mosby's record
Shortly afterWard, he added, Mosby
telephoned the precinct to report
his car was stolen.
Judge Nathan r. Margold fined
Mosby 5000 on his plea of guilty to
driving on a permit suspended last
May and the extra $25 for making
a false report to a police officer
Policeman Bradley said the de-
fendant's permit has been suspended
several times in the past two years.
Evening star., 1945-09-05
40 Materials Removed
From Import Controls

The War Production Board today
removed import controls from about
40 materials.
The agency said import controls
will be maintained only on mate
rials in short supply for which this
country depends entirely, or in part,
on foreign sources. Some of these
materials are subject to ALLEGATION
by the Combined Raw Materials
Board while others remain under
Government purchase.
Among the materials from which
import controls were removed to-
day were broom corn, brushes,
chammy leather, copper, raw cotton,
raw diamonds, feathers, graphite,
horse hides, iron and steel scrap,
twine or yarn, leather products, ma
logs and lumber, quartz crys-
tai. quinine salts, sheep and lamb
leather, except vegetable tanned;
silver ore or bullion scrap, silver
products, wool, zinc, tapioca.