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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19
BY FRED HAMPSON

CORPS OMMAND POST
NEAR M NILA Feb. Ode
layed)-R-All this happened the
night of February a few hours
after the 37th Division got a regi'
ment of foot soldiers into Manila.
I had walked in with them a
distance Of seven miles, got al
least a partial picture Of the vel
come, the early damage to the
city, the first of the street fight
ing.
At dusk l had TO make the de-
cision that constantly plaques the
correspondent in the Pacific.
could stay overnight and see
more. If I did I must take the
risk OF a 24-hour delay possibly
as much as 48 hours in getting
my story back to the nearest poin,
of communications which was Il
miles OF destroyed bridges to the
rear. Or I could start back witt
what I had. With luck, l nigh
get back in six or seven hours
The old gamblers adage. "Yo,
never 60 broke trying a small
profit seemed to apply. I start
ed back.
There was practically no venic
ular traffic in the city and it took
an hour and half to reach thu
outskirts. In the darkness the en-
gineers were beginning an al
night job Of bridging the river a
Balintawak. A Filipino took me
across on a raft.
Beyond the river there was
some traffic and l got as far a,
a regimental command post on :
weapons carrier.
In the pitch darkness l final,
found the colonel. Where is divi
sion headquarters now? Any
chance for jeep?
I'm sorry as hell" he said
''but I don't have damned BIZ
Of transportation. And I'm mo-
sure where division is now. The,
moved some time today
Regimental colonies are patien
people. This man had been strug
Cling for 80 hours trying to ge
his first battalion into Manila
fighting Japanese on the way
sweating out the bridges. It woult
be hours before he could hope t,
sleep again. Yet he apologized fol
not being. able to help.
I returned to the choked, darE
roads and continued thumbing. A
Signal Corps jeep made it across
two more bridges. I dropped of
at an artillery command post. II
turned out to be division artillery
There are times when you have
to make a pest of yourself ever
to a general. The general was Sc
tired he seemed ready to faint.
Division forward Echelon i
somewhere around Polo. I ca,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19
REUNION DOWN UNDER

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. IS.
UH-Lt. Clark Mccarthy, late of
Kansas City and now of the U. S.
Navy, was standing at a street
intersection in Australia recently
when he was startled by the in
sistent honking of an automobile
horn. The button-pusher was Sgt.
James Thoop, lifelong friend and
erstwhile next door neighbor OF
McCarthy's. The chance meeting
was their first in several years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19
Largest Prisoner Group
To Arrive On Gripsholm

NEW YORK, Feb. Is. - (P) -
TIE largest group of merchant
seamen prisoners of war to be re-
patriated and the first from Ger
many will arrive on the exchange
ship Gripsholm, scheduled to dock
At Jersey City Wednesday, the
War Shipping Administration said
Today.
The group; composed of ~ sur
vjvors of enemy action at sea.
will be decorated by Capt. Edward
IIacauley, VISA deputy admins
traitor at ceremonies Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19

Of doors and if you keep him away
from the fireplace or the radia-
tors while he is in the house,
strongly doubt if he will catch cold
or be any the worse for your fail
ure to pile blankets or wooden
sweaters upon him.
1 have tested this theory with
pointers and other short haired
dogs and they have remained in
splendidly rugged health through
out the icy months. Ordinarily,
sane treatment of your dog in
winter is worth fifty times as much
as all the sweatering and blanket
ing ever devised. Believe it or not,
not only does your dog look ride
ulous in sweater, but in my opin-
ion he himself feels ridiculous in it.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19
NO SENSE OF DIRECTION?

/ have just finished reading an
article by well-known scientist.
He. claims that "a dog has no
sense of direction and that he
must rely only on his senses OF
sight and smell, and that the mys-
ferrous ''homing instinct does not
exist. Now, I am not a scientist,
but l have made a close study OF
dogs. Perhaps it has not taught
me as much as it should, but it
has taught me a little. For in
stance:
1 verified, in every detail, the
journey made by a Collie some
years ago from Albuquerque, New
Mexico to his home and owner in
TT. Scott, Kansas, and l have veri-
fled many more such true stories.
The distance between the two
cities is something like nine hun
dred miles. The dog had made the
trip to Albuquerque in a closed
baggage car. Keen as is Collie S
sense of smell, l cannot believe it
would enable him to smell his
home nine hundred miles away.
AS to recognizing objects along the
road. he had made the outward trip
| in closed crate in closed car.
| Am l correct? Or is the scientist?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19
THOUGHTS ON DOG SWEATERS

I have always advised readers
of this column against sWathlng
their small dogs in sweaters, blank
cts, ETC., in cold weather except IN
cases of illness. I have been taken
sharply to task by many dog own
ers who claim sweaters and blank
cts are absolutely necessary for
short-haired dogs in cold weather.
Perhaps they are right, but l
don't believe it. If it. were true,
then / think Mother Nature would
have endowed dogs with such COW
erings. If you keep your dog NOV
ing briskly all the time he IS out
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19

Editors note: In this story
AP War Correspondent Fred
Hampson gives graphic pic
ture of the tremendous obsta-
cles encountered in reporting
the fall Of Manila.)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19
JUDGE SAYS mo- ON ROBES

CROWN POINT, Ind, Feb. 10.
-UP)-The Chicago crime commits
sion suggested that jurors wear
robes to add dignity to the courts,
but Lake County Judge William
j. Murray replied that justice was
more important than pageantry.
In fact, he continued, most judges
don't wear robes, and jurors are
less expected to don the garb.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-19
TO CURB LICKING HABIT

Some people don't seem to mind
if their dogs lick their hands and
face whenever the opportunity is
offered their dogs. Some even
seem to think their dogs are cute
when they do this. To me it is
an unsanitary habit that should
be curbed promptly whenever a
dog shows a tendency to act in
that manner. If a simple mo"
will not make the dog cease his
licking, than slight smack on
the nose should be administered to
accompany the command 'No.''
Another method is to hold
gently and firmly the outstretch-
ed tongue until the dog wearies of
his pastime. A little pepper plac-
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-28

arrest for attempting to use COM
mon officers club. Later when
others were read a statement prom
Using to remain out of the "white"
club, and were asked to sign it, 62
refused and were also arrested.
Protests mounted and all but three
Of the 1853 men were released.
The group was returned to God
man field, KY, where they were
compelled to use separate facilities.
Goldman field adjoins Fort Knox
where there are no Negro officers
with which to contend. But whites
from Goldman are welcomed at Fort
Knox club and Negro officers are
not. The excuse is still valid that
each must use the facilities of the
field at which he is based.
Two things have become evident
in this long history. They are that
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-28

Col. Solway, even while deputy to
his predecessors at Selfridge field,
had been the chief needler of the
other men on the jimcrow question;
and that Gen. Hunter not only has
been in accord with the segrega-
tion policy, but has repeatedly in
dicated that his own thinking runs
so much in that direction that he
might have been the direct inspi-
ration for the Jim crow policies
that have hampered morale of the
332nd and the 447th.
Note should be taken that in the
Selfridge field instance the answer
to protests was the transfer of the
units to southern areas-South Ca
rolina and Kentucky. In the Free
man field instance the answer again
was a transfer, this time from the
Continued on page -
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-28
been achieved.

UCCIl dCIllGNOu.
ready, this objective has not yet
At WATERFORD almost immedi-
ately after their arrival, the fight
er requirements were told they
could not use a common officers
lounge, and that they were to be
segregated in the post theater. They
had no alternative with the lounge
matter since they had to eat. How
ever, they refrained completely
from attending the theater. All Of
this, according to Col. William M.
Prince, post commander, was in ac-
cordance with the laws of South
Carolina.
Segregation remained effective
until the war department order
abolishing jim-crow arrangements
and facilities on army posts was is
sued in June, 1914. This correspon-
dent spent 212 days at Waterloo
inquiring and learned that soon the
transfer, Gen. Hunter had ap-
peared before the men and de-
clared:
II spent more time wrestling
with the problems concerning this
base than any other five (like)
bases in my air force"
Before the final article of SER
les had appeared Col. Prince had
been replaced. After their conclu-
sion, Col. Triffy was transferred.
At Goldman field much the same
situation had developed.
Sometime around April l the
bombardiers were moved over into
Indiana to Freeman field, Cal. Sol
way still in command. On April 8,
101 men were placed under house
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-28
GEN. HUNTER BLAMED FOR
jim CROW AGAINST
NEGRO FLYERS

Continued from Page One)
fore these men on day in April,
1914, he told them, among other
things.
"This country is not ready or
willing to accept a colored officer
as the equal of a white one. *
You are not in the army to advance
your race. Your prime purpose
should be in taking your training
and fighting for you country and
winning the war. In that way you
can do a deal for both your race
and your country. AS for racial
agitators, they shall be weeded out
and dealt with"
Apparently it concerned neither
the general nor his Selfridge field
subordinates that Michigan has a
civil rights law. Seemingly they
went about establishing a southern
Jim crow pattern at a northern
army post contrary to the local GUS
tom. 1t is the same thing which
southern whites object strenuously
to in the south, but are quick to do
themselves in the north and even
abroad as events have shown. The
seeds of discomfort then were we'll
sown.
The 332nd had been shipped over
seas. Another squadron, the 553rd,
was being organized at the field.
Suddenly on the night of May s.,
1914, they entrained for an un-
known destination. This turned out
to be WATERFORD, S. c., and they
were no longer the 553rd Pursuit
squadron but rather requirements
for the 332nd group. Their COM
mander was 1t. Col. Sam P. Triffy,
also not without the stain of the
Selfridge field unpleasantness.
Organization of the 477th Bomb
ardment group on May 27, 1914,
found Col. Selway in charge. This
group was assigned to Goldman
Field, KY. incidentally, in connec-
tion with the 477th, the outfit was
to have been stated by all Negro
officers before commitment over
seas. Whereas the unit is about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
LABOR RELATIONS
 BILL DISCUSSED
Public Hearing Session Is Held By Joint LegisIa-
 tive Committee

Public hearings being held today on the state labor relations bill be- ing sponsored by the A. F. l.. and supported by the c. l. O. will be at- tended by members of both these labor organizations. The hearings are being conducted by the joint legislative committee.
 C. I. o. delegates are Scovill Brass Workers, Local 569, Pres. Edward Birmingham, George Mini cucci, William Murray and Rob ert WalkinshaW, international rep resentative; Waterbury B & s Workers, Local 251, Pres. Ar mand Fiorelli; Chase Brass & Copper Workers, Local 565, Renato Rlcciuti. MT. Ricciuti will also represent the Greater Waterbury Industrial Union council of which he is president.
 Others who will attend are John J. Driscoll, state c. I. O. council secretary; John J. Mankoski, c. O. district board member; Harold Senior, editor of the c. I. o. pub { lication. The Vanguard: and John .u.ou, c. l. o. international rep- rcsentative.
 Federation representatives e Timothy Collins, state president; Thomas F. Brennan, president of the Central Trade union; George
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
FBI ACTIVITIES
 MORE EFFECTIVE
Various Local and State Agencies Aid in COOrdin-
 ating Work, Says Agent

Contrasting the methods of detec- tion of subversive activities which were carried on during the last war when many different enforcement agencies as well as private organi- zations worked at cross purposes Fred T. Mcintyre, special resident FBI agent, told an audience of 40 local officers and auxiliary police in the drill room of police head quarters yesterday that huge i'm provement has been accomplished in this war.
 He said this was due to the CO., ordination of effort by state, com munity. and local enforcement agen- cies. The results of their investi- gations were passed on to the FBI where the information was eval- uated and thus sabotage was pre- vented, he explained
 Speaking on the National Acad- emy which the FBI conducts ir. Washington, the agent noted that Sgt. James Wagner of the Water bury police department was an ex- cellent student. These graduates, on completing the course, return home and train men in their con- munities, imparting the methods they have learned in modern police detection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
FIVE PLANTS HERE
 BEHIND SCHEDULES

Additional workers are sought by the War Manpower Commission for five Waterbury plants which are behind schedule, according to re. port by State WING Director William F. Fitzgerald. The official revealed the plants, all engaged in critical work, are listed on the national urgency list
 The plants for which the recrlit~ ment efforts are being accelerated are: U. s, Time Corp, Scovill Mfg. Co.,, Lux Clock Co., Waterbury Mfg. Co.,, and Waterbury Steel Ball Co., Also listed under the must" proc gram group is the Lewis Mfg. Co. of Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06

annual report of the nutritionist Miss Keckefoth, in relation to her work with us:
 "Consultant service continued to be given to the nurses of the Visit ing Nurse association. A record of the conferences has been kept for the past year. These conferences have been sub-divided into groups according to the type of information given. They are as follows:
 Conferences with nurses on diet, 192; conferences with nurses on budget, 28; conferences with nurses on food. 68; conferences with nurses on general nutrition information 68.
 The information given in the above conference, has been used by the nurse as an aid in interpreting diets, giving nutrition advice, and answering the many questions ask ed of them, by the patients, about food values. In some cases, where more detailed teaching was needed, 1t was felt advisable for the nutri- tionist to visit in the home, with the nurse or by herself. Diabetic patients in particular. required this type of consultant service. A staff conference for the nurses was held early last spring to determine what teaching aids could be used most effectively in their work on the district. As result. a file of low cost recipes was prepared.
 These could be given out, as needed, to patients who required additional calcium or iron in their diets, or had a dislike for certain foods which were essential in their diet. A graph showing the best sources of on-containing foods is also in the process of being pre- pared, and will be inserted in the nurses notebooks.
 In August of 1914 the nutrition ist started to attend the Mothers club, held each Thursday afternoon at the Visiting Nurse association. Nutrition visits are made at this time with the patients, as an aid in teaching proper nutrition to them A weekly food dairy was prepared and mimeographed. It is made out by them a week prior to their visit with the nutritionist, who then checks it for the daily food essen- tials and makes any suggestions which may be necessary. Each week one simple dish is prepared, for ex- ample. a milk soup, drink or pud- ding, showing the women what they can do in their own homes to main- tain an adequate diet during this period. The entire staff has shown much enthusiasm in all phases of this subject.
 You have every reason to feel confidence and pride in our effi- cient and loyal staff. The nurses have worked conscientiously, have kept up their professional standards and given their best to the people of our city. want to express my sincere appreciation to the staff for their understanding of the problems we have faced together.
 I wish to express my gratitude to you. the Board of directors, who have worked so closely with me and given me wise counsel and en- couragement.
 Respectfully submitted.
 ALICE PEAK,
 Nursing Director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06

were born as compared to 2,28O the previous year, Miss Peake reports the V. N. A. gave pre- natal nursing service to 1,031 expectant mothers, who required 2,649 visits.
 Fifty-five different diseased condi- tionS were treated by the visiting nurses, who gave aid to 1900 sick persons, 1t was disclosed.
 Election of Officers
 John K. Pratt was named presi- dent of the association, succeeding Edward 8. Wotkyns. Other officers were named as follows: Vice-presi- dent, Daniel T. Harrington, Jr.; sec retary, J. Warren Upson; treasure, Robet H. Leach; members of the board of directors, James E. Moran, David A. Hydem, Mrs. Nicholas Rim aloi, Mrs. Archer RoWbottom, and Mrs s. F. Williams, Jr.
 The retiring president praised the spirit of cooperation existing between the board members and the nursing staff and pointed out that great deal of work was accomplished dur ing the year. It was stressed that al- though the number of nurses is fewer because of war conditions, the organization was able to accept every call for nursing service.
 Mrs. John A. Coe, Jr., reported for the nursing committee, while Mrs Laurence Bean read report for the child welfare committee.
 The V. N. A., 8 member of the Community Chest, was described as the fourth largest organization of its kind in the state.
 The annual report of the nursing director, which contains statement from the nutritionist is as follows:
 Each year it is the custom of this Visiting Nurse Association to evalu- ate itg work, review it's program,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06

consider its accon NiShmentS, and plan the best public health nursing service 1t can render N the future.
 Because of the Al yea's of contin- uous visiting nurse servAce in Wa terbury, our visiting nurses have an assured standing that gives them the opportunity of nursing the sick and equally good opportunity to ad- wise and instruct in matters of even greater importance than physical health-matters of right thinking; of right living; and this our staff have done throughout the years. It is difficult to evaluate such work, work that not only lessens suffering, but work that makes lives bit happier.
 It is interesting that we cared for patients who had 55 different dis eased conditions, among them measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, diphetheria, influ ,nza chicken pox, humps, tuberculosis, syphilis, cancer, rheumatic fever, diabetes, cerebral hemorrhage, heart disease, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia diseases of the digestive system, etc.. etc.
 8,276 Visits Made
 Our nurses made 8276 visits to 1900 sick patients. This is less serv- ice than was given last year. The decrease may be attributed to the fact that 1924 was a comparatively healthy year, to the doctor and nurse shortage and to the remark ably effective action of present day drugs in reducing severity and length of illness.
 Last year, 1840 babies were born, which is 440 fewer than the previous year, We gave prenatal nursing service to 1031 expectant mothers. which necessitated 2,649 visits. Our aim has continued to be not mere survival, but good health for all whc come under our care, starting with the unborn baby.
 Our child health service has shown an interesting increase. More children came to We'll Child Con- ferences in spite of improved eco- homie conditions. This is very grati- flying, for we have tried for years to stress the value of these conferences in watching the growth and de- velopment of children and in giving practical suggestions for following teh private physicians recommend ations. In all, there were 3,52O chil- dren under the age of under our supervision. To them our nurses made 10,645 visits. This Is our lerg- est service.
 Our total number of cases cared for was 7,8O6, and the total visits 28,857. Although both of these f1g- ures represent reduction in serv- ice from the previous year, it should be pointed out that this represent the work done by Il 1-2 staff nurses, as against Is nurses in 1940.
 Volunteers Aid
 We were aiGed by g volunteers in the capacity of Red Cross nurses ades, graduates of home nursing classes, and clerical assistants in the office and in well child confer ences They have been a tower of strength to us in their ability, de- pendability and moral support. Again this year, Mrs. Roger Sper- ry, our former Board member. for the third consecutive year, has taken the place of one of our nurses three afternoons a week in Child Health Conference, very outstand- ing service to us and to our mothers.
 The following is quoted from the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
Veterons Attention!

Located in the City Hall are three organizations designed to aid veterans in handling all necessary paper matters relative to your claims and benefits. These are the Veterans Advisory Office, Veterans Administration Office and the draft boards.
 It is all-impOrtant that you file all papers relative to claims, benefits, insurance, loans, etc. The personnel of these offices are trained to fully assist you in ham, ding these affairs.
 Any and all matters pertaining to your service in the armed forces will be discussed at these offices. Call on their assistance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
Red Cross Chapter Here Aiding SerDicen1en, Kin
Home Service Division Carrying on Splendid Pro- gram Initiates Weekly Question, Answer
 Column to Acquaint Public With
 Benefits, Privileges, Procedure.

gently. Should I send the baby's birth certificate to my husband SO that my baby's share of allowance will be included in my check?
 A. There is a Change of Status Form which Home Service will glad~ ly help you complete. This form and the birth certificate can be sent directly to the Oflce of Depend- ency Benefits.
 If you have any problems or questions regarding Servicemen, contact the Home Service Odlce, American Red Cross, at 35 Field street.