The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-25
National Negro Body Asks CT Death Sentences Probe
Families OF Servicemen Await
Their Return With Glad Hearts
BY ERNEsTINE KEMP

Joy stemming from the realiza-
ton that their loved ones would
soon return home, the families Of
service men everywhere are busily
planning for the homecoming and
adjustment period
SGT. GEORGE RUSHING. svia-
ton engineer. has been in the
service for two years. For the
past eleven months he's been over
seas and, at present. he Is located
at Guam. His wife, Louise. said
that she hoped now that the war
is over there will be everlasting
peace.
"rm so happy that George can
come home now" his wife said.
Hes planning to build a home
and settle down when he returns"
The couple had only been mar
ried a short while before his in
duction. Mrs. Rushing is living
with her husbands family at 1908
Stockton.
THE CHAPMANS at 1890 Re-
we're, weren't expecting Harold.
NM, home soon because he has
been hospitalized in Hawaii. Har-
old. former Michigan Chronicle
newsboy, had been overseas exact
ly one year on August IA. the
day the Jap surrender was an
nounced. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Chapman. dau ghter Joyce. and two
other sons, Kenneth and Donald,
plan gala celebration for Harold
when he does return.
81 cried for Joy on VI Day."
Mrs. Chapman declared. Now
just rs soon as my son returns,
he plans to continue his edvca-
ton although he Is contemplate
ing marriage. He will study en-
balming."
Paul, Phil, and Tom Stevens
were especially happy at the pros
oect OF having Jerome and Stanley
home again. Mrs. Stevens said
that il would seem more like
home than 1t had since Mr.. Stevens
died a few weeks ago. Jerome's
record shows two and one-half
years in the service and twenty
months overseas, while Stanley has
four years with IA months over
seas. They both are in Germany
now.
PAUL and Jerome plan to Or
ganize a band. Phil kept repeating
"Its a great and wonderful thing
that the boys will be able to come
home. I've been looking forward
to it for so long"
81 haven't been able to be with
Sanders much" said his wife. the
former Florence Lowery Of 10302
Delmar, "and I'm anxiously wait
ing for his return. Then we can
start realizing our many plans
and dreams for the future. I'm
happier than I could hope to ex-
press ut the prospect Of his COM
ing home soon" Sgt. Sanders r.
Jones Is stationed at Hill Field,
Ogden, Utah.
"Daddy's coming home" said
two year-old DARWIN Apple, son
OF S-Sgt. and Mrs. John Apple.
S-Sgt. Apple has been in italy
for one and one-half OF his four
years in service.
Alice. his wife. has valiantly
Carried on" I'm so thankful
that he was spared. To me, that
is most important-he's alive and
able to come home. When he does.
we shall start our life anew. 1t
was interrupted while we were yet
Our future home, Sc
curity, and such are things about
which I'm wondering at the pres
ent.
MANY people warned me against
marrying man in the service.
You never know what might hap
pen,' they said. I never doubted
for a moment, that he would re-
turn. Time has proven that my
waiting has not been in vain.
tits time that my husband and
his son were getting acquainted.
too. I've brought DARWIN up thus
far, alone. I've tried to bring him
up the way his father wanted him
TO be. Now, he'll be able to help
me" Mrs. Apple and her son,
DARWIN. are residing with her par
ents at BAG Parker.
AFTER Hugh Allison's last trip
overseas, his wife, Gertrude, went
to California TO be with him. Hugh,
who's been in the Navy for-six
and one-half years, married Ger
trude two and one-half years ago.
Now Cert is especially glad to have
Hugh return home because they
will soon be three: Hugh, Cert and
the "little one" They're looking
forward to carrying out some OF
the plans they've made concerning
a home and family. Hugh Allison
is chief cook and is now stationed
at the Naval Air Base in Liver
more, Calf. Gertrude, who re-
turned to Detroit last week, Is
staying at 3l40 Clinton.