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The Nome nugget., 1945-10-01
WE MAY TALK TOO MUCH!

It is about time that few of the generals ot the ar force got down off their high horse and gave a little credit to the forces which made possible TOT thel B-29s to give the Japanese homeland severe scourge of bombing
 Where was the arforce at Pearl Harbor or during the year following?
 Who fought for the beachheads from which the alr- bases were WreSted?
 Who defended those airbases!
 certain arforce general said "The war would nave been over in two weeks without the Russians coming in and without the atomic bomb.
 Now let's get down to cases.
 The war is supposedly over, at least the tghtlng against Japan has ceased.
 The Navy claims to have won the war, the Alrtorce also puts forth the claim. The land forces the Marines, Infantry, Artillery Cavalry Seabees Mer- chant Marine etc. must have been in the war for a purpose.
 It is true the Navy and Arorces deserve praise for their fine work but it could have been successu without complete cooperation
 The Airforce is great institution, but lets not be snobbish about it.
 To be technical about the status quo of the Alrorce it might be said that it is merely long artillery as sistng the ground forces.
 We know that our Arforce is the finest in the world but the men and of the rest of the United Ma tions are entitled to the full credit just though each individual fired the last shot, released the last bomb on the target
 Is it not possible that fewer chest-poundlng lar zans screaming from the treetOpS would better our chances for complete understanding among natlons Let's not forget, it's civilian world too.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-01

(O Any person eighteen or nine teen years of age who, while pur- suing course of instruction at high school or similar institution of learning, is ordered to report for induction during the last half of one of his academic years at such school or institution, shall, upon his request, have his induc- tion posptoned until the end of such academic year, without re- gard to the date during the calen- dar year on which such academic year ends, or until he ceases to pursue such course of instruction, whichever is the earlier.
 (b) Any person who entered upon a course of instruction at a high school or similar institution of learning before he became eighteen years of age and who is ordered to report for induction during the time he is pursuing such course of instruction, shall, upon his request, have his induc- tion postponed CD until his grad uation from high school or sim liar institution of learning, or CD until he ceases to pursue continu- ously and satisfactorily such course of instruction, or (3) until he arrives at the age of twenty years, whichever is the earlier.
 2. Postponement of induction
 college students.
 Any person who entered upon a course of instruction at a college or university before he became eighteen years of age and who is ordered to report for induction during a quarter or semester of such course of instruction shall. upon his request, have his induc- ton postponed CD until the end o1 such quarter or semester, or CD until be ceases to pursue continu- ously and satisfactorily such course of instruction, whichever is the earlier.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-01
Territorial Director Issues New Selective Service Regulations

John l.. Mccormick, Territorial Director of Selective Service, is- sued the following new regula- lions today:
 l. Postponement of induction
 -hiqh school students.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
WATERBURY UNITS
 TO BE INSPECTED

The annual federal inspection of Waterbury units of Third Battalion, State Guard, by Army officers will be held at the almory, Feb. q, Maj. J. Peter Costigan, executive officer announced last night. Open house will be held and the public is in- Vited to attend. Waterbury units are Headquarters Co., Go. E, Co., G and Medical Detachment.
 All companies are still in need of volunteers to replace men who have entered the armed services. Headquarters Co.,, said Capt. Lloyd J. Hallock, commander, made spe- cial appeal to discharged veterans of the present war to enlist and give to the enlisted men the benefit of their service training. The com . pany particularly needs telephone operators, radio men and clerks as well as others for general assign ment. Capt. Hallock said.
 Showing of training films under the direction of It. Arthur Dus- seault. battalion ordnance officer will be resumed next week. The films stress rife handling and marksmanship but combat pictures and others covering other phases of military activity are shown. Com pany commanders will be in their offices from to 10 D. m. every Tuesday to interview prospective volunteers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
MISSING BUTTON GAVE HATCHECK
 GIRL BRIGHT IDEA
By MARY LANG

Chicago, Jan. IT. CUP) Mrs. Josephine Kelley arrived at the Wrigley Building restaurant nine years ago as merely a hat-check girl-and wound up becoming an institution of the place.
 It all started with Charlie Grimm, manager of the Chicago Cubs and a missing button. When he checked his Burberry overcoat, Mrs. Kelley notice that 1t was minus both regular button in front and the extra button inside. Another guests Burberry yielded an extra button and Mrs. Kelley transferred 1t to the ballplayer's coat. She was tipped handsomely for her good deed and an idea was born.
 However, Mrs. Kelley decided that taking a button from one customer to please another was hardly conductive to goodwill all around. A customer rejected her proposed plan to save buttons, sug- gested buying new ones and started her off with a dozen each of sev- eral sizes in black, brown and gray.
 Now Mends and Cleans
 Tn the eight years since then, che has sewed on an average of SO buttons a week and her depart ment has been expanded to include mending and spot-cleaning serv- ices and just pleasing the custom CTS generally. In the summer she removes about two spots day and all year round averages three mendings a day and sews on about 30 tapes and chains for hanging purposes each week. Her supplies cost her, on an average of $l00 a year.
 Petite, red-haired Mrs. Kelley does her work while the guests are dining and doesn't mention it to them. If 1t goes unnoticed, she doesn't mind, but usually it's dis covered eventually, which is one of the reasons why the florist is fre- quently ringing her bell.
 Her supply of service buttons is limited, since she cannot buy them. Those she has were given to her by servicemen and she has some CT buttons taken from her hus- bands uniforms when he became an officer. He is handsome 1st It. Francis Patrick Kelley, serving somewhere in Belgium. She also has son serving in the Army Air Forces at Virginia field and an- other, Johnny, who is junior at an Illinois military academy.
 Checks Without Checks
 Although she's sewed on many buttons and chevrons for service men, it's something she's never done for her husband because he was always away when promoted. And young Johnny complains that his "buttons are always hanging loose" while she cares for the cus- toners.
 Incidentally, servicemen are asked to keep their tips.
 Mrs. Kelley is Well-knoWn, too, for her ability to keep track of coats and hats without checks, and newcomers to Wrigley's often are the goats of bets that she never misses. Her system requires keen observation. She takes a quick look at a customer and then writes initials or makes little marks on slip of paper, which mean any thing from funny wool tie and tall' to slender with typewriter When customers come in together she checks their things together and has one slip for the group One was marked R Kt s & DIX, J which good stood for red knit tie and short and dark"
 You might say" she pointed out, "that lots of men wear red knit ties, but it's unlikely that each is with a short and dark man."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT aALMaa,n., AAN lllll ll, IlAlAA

This is to give notice that 1, James Joseph Xukauskas, of s4% Bank Street Waterbury, Conn.,, have filed an application dated January 6. l945 with the Liquor Control Commission for Tavern Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises. l2 south Leonard Street Waterbury, Conn The business is owned by James Joseph Zukauskas, of S43 Bank St.. Waterbury. Conn. and will con ducted by James Xukauskas, of S42 Bank Street. Waterbury, Conn, as permittee.
 JAMES JOSEPH KAUSKAS,
 Dated Jan. 9th, 1945. 1-10-17
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

TWO FAMILY HOUSE A and rooms Hot water heat. All im- provements. Income $660 per year. First floor now available. Price $5,000- Cash $2, 500. No agents. 24 Bishop St. rear. Dial 3-6575.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

2A Local and Private Instructors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-17

WANTED-3 or 4 room unfurnished rent or apartment by discharged veteran and wife. References ex- changed. No children or pets. Call 3-O773.
Evening star., 1945-06-03
Solvoging Europa Begins

PARIS, June (P.-Army en-
gineers today started dredging op-
erations to release the former Ger
man luxury liner Europa, silted in
Evening star., 1945-06-03
District Bar and AFL
Indorse Bill 10 Raise
Pay Of Federal Judqes

Support for the Wagner Hobbs
bill, increasing the pay of Federal
judges $1,000 has been registered by
the District Bar Association and
the American Federation of Labor
the Senate Judiciary Committee re-
ported yesterday.
Bills introduced recently by Sen
ator Wagner, Democrat, of New
York and Representative Hobbs
Democrat, of Alabama would make
the pay increases effective after the
stabilization program has been
abandoned.
While indorsing the bill, the Dis
trict group recommended the pay
raise be effective upon enactment
Wilbur L. Gray, secretary, wrote
that this suggestion by the legisla-
tive committee of the association
had the Endorsement of the direc-
tors.
William Green, AFL president
wrote Chairman McCarran of the
Judiciary Committee that the pro-
posed raise represented extension
of simple justice, long overdue" and
that it would serve to establish and
maintain high judicial standard.
The proposal would increase ju-
dicial salaries to the following levels
Members of the Supreme Court
Evening star., 1945-06-03
By the Associated Press.

The Navy yesterday told how two
explosive-laden japanese suicide
boats rammed and sank large sup
port landing craft in operations in
the Philippines.
The vessel, the LES CD (3-4
was screening task force in Mari
veles Bay, Bataan.
OF the ships complement of SO
"a were reported missing and pre-
sumed dead. Survivors included the
commanding officer, 1t. Harold w
Smith of Decatur Ala, who was
wounded in the action.
1t. (J.G.) Charles Trezona OF
Ely, Mimi. the ships executive Off
Ger. said. I'VE had no warning OF
the attack The ship was hit twice
in a minute and half and didn't
have a chance. but every man
aboard from the skipper on down
did his job against the unknown
lenemy.
Evening star., 1945-06-03
New Regulations Give
Veterans Priority on
Surplus Goods Sales
Rv MIRIAM GUTENBERG

The long awaited regulations
giving veterans priority on sales
of surplus property were made
public yesterday by Chairman
Guy M. Gillette of the Surplus
Property Board. At the same
time the chairman disclosed that
he will urge changes in the Sur
plus Disposal Act.
Congress has asked us to recon-
mend changes that we may feel
necessary, and we certainly are
considering some recommendations, u
said the former Iowa Senator who
soon will give up his post on the
board.
Asked at news conference
whether he was resigning because,
like his predecessor. Will L. Clay
ton, he found the act unavoidable, !"
Mr.. Gillette would not comment.
Board officials, however, said MI
Gillette favorS single administra-
tor rather than a three-man board ::
believes the board should be inde-
pendent rather than subject to de-
cisions of the Office of War Mobi-
| lization and Reconversion and OBJ
jects to the fact that the board has
no direct control over actual sales.
Dealer Channels Out.
| The new veterans priority ruling
gives veterans the right to purchase
surplus property direct from the
Government rather than buying
through regular dealer channels.
The Smaller War Plants Corp
will act as buying agent or clear
ing house on all purchases by vet
Grams.
| Veterans who want to buy surplus
items to set up business should apply
to one of the ITO SWPC Offices
nearest the business location.
The SWPC will determine the
veterans chances of success in the
business ventures. If it decides
against them, under the regulations
| VIC uCSiSiOll iluoo NC Chpld1llCo W
the Surplus Property Board. The
War Food Administration, however
will advise SWPC on applications
| for the purchase of surplus items
useful in farming, forestry. cattle,
fruit growing and the like.
Other Provisions Outlined.
The veterans regulations carry
these other provisions:
The plan applies to veterans en-
tering agriculture or any CONNER
Cial. industrial, manufacturing
financial service, medical, dental or
legal enterprise with an invested
capital not exceeding $4,000.
The purchases cannot be made for
personal use and no item purchased
through SWPC for veterans can
cost more than $4,000. That limi-
tation was set, it was explained, to
give a broad and equal distribution
of available surpluSes.
The veteran must be sole pro-
prietor of the business for which he
wants to buy surplus property or, if
nonveterans are in the BUSINESS
with him, they cannot have more
! than one-half interest.
Evening star., 1945-06-03

a North German port, and use it
in the Allied shipping pool.
Evening star., 1945-06-03
Jap 'Pentagon' on Formosa
Battered by 100 Bombers
BY the Associated Press.


WITH 5TH UNITED STATES
AIR FORCE, Philippines, May 81
delayed by Censorship. - More
than 100 bombers today made their
first raid on the main japanese gov
ernment building at Taihoku. CAPT.
tai of Formosa, where most of the
key enemy civilian officials and pos
sibly high ranking militarists were
believed headquartered.
Bombers from four groups
smacked the five-story concrete
building with a total of 339 tons.
The building, which is $50 yards
long, is Formosas Pentagon and the
largest edifice Pacific bombers have
attacked outside the japanese
homeland.
The planes fought through heavy
antiaircraft fire to reach their tar
get and encountered six Japanese
fighters, but all returned
The bombs started explosions and
fires. Smoke rose 5000 feet and was
visible 20 miles. Raiders from the
43d, Goth. 380th and 22d Bombard-
ment Groups participated.
Evening star., 1945-06-03
LoST-RATioN BOOKS.

RATION BOOKS 3 AND 4, Nathaniel Lee,
Raeford, N. c., and Helen Dolores Moore,
$50 Perk ave-. Rocky Mount, N. c.: pres
Evening star., 1945-06-03
Sinking Of Large Landing Croft
|By jap Suicide Boats Revealed

cat 3 am. something whizzed out
OF the darkness, holed into the after
end Of the ship, and our port side
shot into flames. None of us had
ever seen anything like it before
The low-slung pointed boat just
disintegrated against the side OF
the ship. We had organized a party
to fight the fire caused by the first
ramming, when something struck
us forward on the starboard side
and the ship heaved."
Evening star., 1945-06-03
FOUND.

CIGARETTE LIGHTER, initiated sterling
near 10th and Pa. ave NV. Call Ii 1865.
DOG, small, brown with white feet, male,
bob tail: vicinity 18th and Conn ave
Di. 521S.
GLASSES, pink shell rims, found at inter-
section at 18th and F. GE. 1887 all
day Sunday.
WHITE CAT, male, somebody's pet: found
N. vicinity Alaska and Geranium NV.
ia .06l5.
Evening star., 1945-06-03

S25 900. with s25,5O0 for the chief
justice.
Judges of the United States Court
of Appeals for the District and the
Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals,
SIT 500.
The District Court and Federal
District Courts elsewhere, $4,000,
with SIS 500 for the chief justice
of the court here.
Members of the Court of Customs
and Patent Appeals, and the Court
of Claims. SIT, 500.
The United States Customs Court,
SIS 900.
Evening star., 1945-06-03
Lack Of Reds Support
Described as Obstacle.
To War Crimes Trials
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 2.-Lack of Rus
sian cooperation was described by
a Yugoslavian delegate tonight as
great obstacle" in efforts of the
United Nations War Crimes Com
mission to bring Axis war criminals
to justice.
An American delegate told the
commission at the same time that
the United States already was TAX
ing care of the Japanese-"th those
vicious little apes'-who mistreated
civilians and service personel in the
Philippines.
Soviet Russia is not member of
the international commission which
now is in the third day of its meet
ing here seeking plan to speed
punishment of Axis war criminals
absence of our Soviet ally is
greatly felt" DR.. Rademir Zivkovic
of Yugoslavia told the l6-nation
conference.
This has caused not only gap
in the fulhllment of the delegates
tasks, but also has been great OBJ
stacle to their efforts to overcome
difficulties of a practical nature"
Policy Studied.
The Yugoslav's complaint came as
the conference studied ways of pre-
venting the escape from the hang
mans moose or firing squad of those
who directly executed the policies
of the Axis arch criminals. A con-
ference spokesman described these
as criminals who were mot quite at
the top" in the Axis governments
but were responsible for carrying out
the commands of their superlors.
French Delegate Rene CaSsln
urged interchange OF information
with Russia, pointing out there
would be crimes to investigate IN
areas occupied by the Soviets, where
the Allies are yet unrepresented.
Crimes for which the commission
hopes to bring punishment include
such things as mass starvation,
forced labor, compulsory migration,
looting of art treasures, country
wide economic plundering, and the
mistreatment of foreign women
workers and their children.
There was some indication the
commission might leave the trial
and punishment of top-ranking en-
emy leaders, such as Hermann
Goering and Rudolf Hess, to an in
ternational tribunal likely to be
composed of the four big powers.
plus one or two representatives from
smaller countries.
Japs Being Dealt With.
Col Abe Macgregor Golf, one of
the American delegates, told the
commission of steps taken by the
United States to deal with japanese
war criminals. He supported a de-
mand by an Australian delegate for
the immediate listing Of japanese
offenders, and said the United
States would like to help in track
ing down the japanese. once their
inner island circle was broken.
1t. Col j. Oldham, the Aus
tralian delegate, proposed the
groups Chungking subcommission
make the listing of key" japanese
criminals priority job.
A spokesman for the conference
said it probably would end Monday.
Evening star., 1945-06-03

BRACELET, silver link, Thursday, Wis ave
between Western and Bethesda. Reward.
EN-. 2429.
BULOVA, ladys, black band, on bus from
Arlington Farms TO Washington or down
town. Gil. 5000, Ext. 60 Room HIS
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Evening star., 1945-06-03

GAS RATION &C" in black billfold. con-
tanning money, Friday pm. bet. Bureau
Standards and Virginia, Reward 1921
So. Adams ST., Arlington PAUL FISHER.
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Evening star., 1945-06-03
Air Petrol Review Today

Army Air Force officers at Boiling
Field will review the Capital Squad
ron of the Civil Air Patrol in a re-
treat ceremony at S pm. today at
Schrom Airport, Greenbelt, Md. The
ceremony was postponed from last
Sunday due to bad weather. 1t will
be open to the public.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
The Spirit Of The Letter

Not long ago my infantryman son was
hoSpitalized, somewhere in France" Faith
Baldwin tells us. "For six weeks his mail
did not catch up with him. When he re-
turned to his outfit December 22nd, he
wrote that it had taken him full day to
read his mail, and he was so happy to have
it that nothing else mattered
Il write to service men and women all
over the world, at least once a week. in
hospitals in India and New Caledonia, on
battleships and LISTS l write to my son
every day, if possible, for l have learned
that frequency of letters contributes most
to the morale. A long, newsy letter once
month is not as satisfactory as the letter
which arrives every mail call"
Naturally, writing daily, one soon ex-
hausts the news :. but there are always
things to say. A fighting man cannot be
too often assured that those he loves, love
him. think of and pray for him. He is in
terested in the most trivial thing which
happened at home the play you saw
the birds at the feeding boxes the friend
you met on the street, the school marks of
his younger brother, his sisters new beau
He is interested in clippings from his local
paper. He wants to know that you are we'll
and doing your share, that your spirits are
high and your hope un-dimmed
Spare him the saddening, the worrying
things. There is nothing he can do about
them, at that distance. Letters filled with
woe and foreboding only serve to heighten
his tension and anxiety. He worries enough
about you without your adding to it. Worry
does not make good soldier.
Write as often as you can, if only line
Once day is better than once a week; twice
a day is all right too. You have the time
It's so little to do. For it is the boys
who go from mail call empty-handed and
heavy-hearted who are those most likely
to crack up under their deadly strain Don't
add to that strain; Tighten it if you can.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
Taxation BY
FeudaI 0verIords

Following the lead of Mr.. Petrillo, head
Of the musicians union, who successfully
defied the government in his demand to
levy tax on every photograph record, to
the tune of some 100000 a year Mr..
Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers.
now demands union tax of 10 cents on each
ton Of coal mined, to enable the union to
provide economic protection" for the work.
ers. AS the coal mines produced over 6OO,-
100000 tons of coal in 1914, the public would
have to dig up some $60,OOO,00O year for
Mr.. Lewis tax
If this policy of permitting unions to
tax production, goes unchecked, the people
will be paying special taxes for privileged
few, as they did to feudal overlords who
were more powerful than governments in
ancient times. Why should the tax be linn
tied to photograph record or a ton of
coal? Why shouldn't it be applied to suit
Of clothes, gallon of gasoline, an auto
mobile, or any commodity, the production
Of which is under union control?
This is not union or non-union issue
it boils down to a question of whether
powerful private agencies are to be allowed
to tax the public for the exclusive profit
OF those agencies and their members The
issue is going to be right up to the people
before long because the unions are proving
very day that they are beyond the reach
of present laws and regulatory measures
that apply to all other business and in
dividuals.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-05
DRESS REHEARSAL
FOR COMBAT

Just as a successful play must
first undergo many rehearsals, a
successful campaign must also have
practiced its battles beforehand.
There will always be certain ele-
ment of chance, but 1t must be
reduced to the minimum by think
ing out the answers to problems
of combat before the problems ac-
tually occur.
Thus was q particular problem
rehearsed by a battalion Of men
yesterday. A battalion is composed
of three rifle companies, a heavy
weapons company, (heavy mortars
and heavy machine guns, and a
battalion headquarters company,
aggregating about a 1000 men.
I was fortunate enough to be an
observer and not a participant. so
I had the proverbial bird's-eye view
of this particular problem. When I
arrived at the scene of the problem,
which was in a dead end valley or
pocket, it seemed like all hell
was breaking loose. The air strike
was onl
Navy "Corsairs" and Avengers"
were strafing the area just ahead
of the advancing troops. / took
cover with the rest of the troops
and watched the flaming spectacle
as the planes roared overhead with
guns sputtering and tracer bullets
streaming into the Notifications Of
the theoretical enemy positions. The