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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
TROOPsHIPs and sEAsICKNEsS


1t was ten months ago that I
made the trip over here, but I still
clearly remember the voyage. OF
course l fully realize that was one
of the lucky ones, as I came over
on a converted liner one of those
big super ships of the Matson Line.
Most troops get smaller ships or
Liberty ships for their ocean-going
homes
Whether or not it is a converted
liner or just an ocean-going tub Of
some kind, the ship is always over
crowded. Consequently you can't
really enjoy the trip as you would
in peacetime. Troops are jammed
into every available inch, the hunks
are in tiers of four, five, even six
high. In our case they were so close
together than when the man on the
bottom bunk would roll over in the
middle of the night he would bump
the man in the bunk above him.
Upon this being disturbed, this man
would then roll over and bump the
man above him. This would carry
on up to the sixth and top man -
and then start all over again.
On this particular liner, which I
will call Liner X they had even
boarded up the first open deck so
that hunks could be placed there.
Again I was fortunate, and was
assigned to this deck, which was
a little more airy than the others,
and I was also assigned amidships
where the pitching of the ship was
not quite as violent as it was in the
bow or stern.
Censored Between staring at
this, watching the land fade from
view, and exploring the ship, We
were we'll occupied. For most of us
it was our first real trip to sea. In
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
We Are Winning
The War - But

Are the people of the United States be-
ing adroitly educated into the belief that
they are no longer competent as individuals
to manage Their own affairs? Are there in
fluences at work in our country, taking ad-
vantage Of the war to sow the seeds of state
socialism? There is persistent effort be-
ing made to convince the people that war
time controls and restrictions must follow
INTO the postwar era.
War brings not only the threat of an
attacking enemy, but the danger of en-
trenched officialiSm which never willingly
relaxeS its grip.
The United States is the worlds great
est example of the accomplishments of a
free people, as contraSted with nations
where governments have been in the drivers
seats.
When this war started, free enterprise
IN the United States was prepared to pro-
duce; the railroads were ready to trans
port; the electric power companies were
ready to furnish power; the coal mines, the
oil wells, the retail distributing system,
agriculture, our automobile industry, and
business was ready to go at the drop of
hat. American industry long had been~p pro
ducing on an efficient, competitive basis,
as contrasted with the lethargy of govern
msnt monopolieS in foreign nations.
Mobilization and distribution of a ma
tons resources in wartime, including her
sons and daughters, is one thing - but
bureaucratic control of the industries and
businesses of a free nation, and the sub
stitution of political management and judy
ment for individual energy, intelligence and
responsibility in peacetime, is another thing.
The latter leads to the death of liberty as
surely as the first prevents the encroach-
ment of tyranny.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
Letter Box
KEEP A LITTLE AT HOME

KEEP A LITTLE AT HOME
To the Editor
Wyandotte News Herald
Sir:
/ noticed a news article in one
of our leading daily papers that
Canada had quite a run of prosper
ity from American buyers. which
reminds this writer of the old
Local Option" days when one
county sold you all or anything you
wanted to drink the next county
was dry-and the money going out
of the dry county into the wet one.
The difference now is that in
stead of drinks 1t is groceries and
clothes. especially wooden garments
which the average shopper cannot
get here. The Canadian merchants
are doing q land office business on
good old American money. I don't
think the stores are to be blamed
as we would do the same, is pos
sible.
What the laymen cannot under
stand is how Montana wool can be
shipped to the British Isles and
back to Windsor-a distance of 5000
miles-and sold cheaper than Mon
tana wool sells in Detroit - $500
miles. There seems to be plenty for
sale over there. 1t doesn't sound
right, yet the fact still remains.
1T doesn't just happen; there
must be a reason" I once spoke of
this to an Englishman who had
just been in this country few
months His explanation was free
duty. Anything that is not raised
in England is free duty or tariff.
When goods are being shipped in
and sold cheaper than they can
be made at home, the manufactu-
rer registers a complaint and the
tariff or duty is raised high enough
so he can meet competition.
AS We all know Japan was send
ing in toys that sold for less than
Continued on Page 80
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
The Hood River Incident

Every so often, war effort, generated
by patriotism but twisted by a lack of per-
spective, turns to war hySteria We had
lot of it in the last war. We've had some
in this war. It's always bad. 1t makes peo-
ple-kind, good helpful people-do cruel,
bad, stupid things. We've just seen one
instance lately.
The town of Hood River, in Oregon, has
recently done itself and its country a dis
service. 1t has removed from its Roll of
Honor, which exhibited the names of those
fighting land dying for their country, the
names of Is Nisei. Hood River has not
said that they did this because these Nisei
were guilty of a crime; or that they had
been poor soldiers; or that they had refused
to drill, or to fight, or to risk their lives
In the war against tyranny and barbarity,
the war for a just peace for all peoples.
No. They removed the names because the
ancestors of these members of our armed
forces were Japanese.
It is possible to understand how any,
one, or indeed, any community, can hate
the Japanese against whom we are at war.
The japanese nation has preached and prac-
tised treachery, brutality, torture, in the
cause of aggression. This we are fighting
We are even fighting against the culture and
the educational system which have pro-
duced and maintained the Japanese Army
and Navy.
But unless we are prepared to condemn
to death all members of the Japanese race
because they are members of that race, we
cannot justify war on the lines of race
To do so, puts us shoulder to shoulder with
the Nazis and the Japanese War Lords. And
this is what Hood River has done.
Perhaps they did not realize this. Per-
haps they will soon correct it, replace those
names in the full realization that they are
the names of Americans fighting on equal
terms alongside all other Americans Until
they do So, they have declared themselves
to be in favor of the complete extermina-
ton of all Japanese everywhere-for that
is the simple and only argument by which
they can sustain their act.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22

stead of a pleasure cruise, we were
off to war, and whatever our fate
was to be, We were at least to be
away from our homeland for two
or three years. Yet inconsistencies
didn't prevail over Liner X". In
stead more powerful and imme-
date sickness took command. You
guessed 1t - SeasickneSSl
I'm not Dragging, but thanks to
little rough sailing off the coast
of Florida, 1 did not become seasick
For which am duly thankful. The
second day out of port was a little
rough. Several of the boys didn't
get out of their hunks that morning
and when prodded they said they
didn't feel so we'll" They got a
lot of razzing for that remark, SO
the majority of them went the three
decks below to where the dining hall
was. Morning chow (only two meals
day are served aboard troopship
becase of the many mouths to feed
was as appetizing as usual In the
chow line the CT in front of me
accepted a full tray of food, walked
calmly to the nearest table, set his
tray down, and ran for the nearest
stairway He didn't make it. sorry
to say. You can hardly blame him
as guy gets to wondering if some
KIP got sick while stirring the soup.
In fact, no part OF the ship was
safe from the general nauSeousness
that seemed to possess the troops.
1t seemed funny to those of us who
didn't get sick, but I'm sure it wasn't
funny to the others. Near the end
Of the day orders came over the
loudspeakers that all men who felt
the slightest bit seasick would carry
their steel helmets with them at all
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
Notes from
Bacon Memorial
Library
BY Helen M. Boothe

The $4,000 prize Is to be divided
between one book in the field Of
creative literature and one in the
field of science. They are. respec-
lively:
EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN by
Gwenthalyn Graham "a story OF
Jew and Gentle relationship.
AN AMERICAN DILEMMA by
Gunnar Myrdal "a study of the
negro question:.
CHEERS FOR HARRINGTON
While we're on the subject Of
prizes don't forget that Booth Tar
kington has been awarded the VIII
liam Dean Howells' Medal of the
American Academy Of Arts and Let
tiers. Previous winners Of this award,
which is presented every five years
for the most distinguished work
by an American writer. are: Ellen
Glasgow. Mary E. wilkins Free
man. Villa Gather and Pearl Buck.
Harrington. who is in Hollywood
and dislikes to travel. says his wife
win make the trip 70 New York
City TO receive the medal for him
at the presentation ceremony IN
May.
Continued on Page %
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
Ernie Pyle With the Macy:
BIG Superforts Answer
To A Crewman's Prayer
Big Bombers afford Yanks
Many Comforts on Journeys
BY Ernie Pyle

IN THE MARIANAS ISLANDS.-The B-29 is unques-
tionably wonderful airpane Outside of the famous old
Douglas DC3 workhorse I've heard pilots unani-
in their praise of an airplane.
took my first ride in the other day No. didn't 60
mission Japan We've been through all that before.
don't believe in people going missions unless they have
to. And BEFORE the pilots here all agreed with
But Ivental along tie
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Here's a recently published item
to both cheer and ponder over:
ut is possible that few of the
self same Nazi hooligans who had
participated in the infamous Ber-
lin Burning of the Books were
covering in the cellars of iber-
ated Dutch town called Maastricht
few weeks ago while book
burning of very different sort was
celebrated. This time it was Dutch
boys and girls who collected the
books and threw them into the
flames, while the towns entire
population stood by and cheered.
This time the books were Nazi texts
that the schoolteachers had been
compelled to use-Hitlerian distor-
tons of history, geography and eth
nology. Not one of the books is
left-but how long will it take to
burn out the ideas they planted in
adolescent minds?"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22

u oil AOuI d11O q
half. The pilot
was Maj. Gerald
Robinson. who
lives in our hut.
His wife, Incl
dentally. lives at
123 South Cir
ard street, Albu-
querque, N. M,
on the very
same street as
our white house.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
RACIAL BOOKS
RECEIVE PRIZE

The Saturday Review Of Liter
ature," sponsor Of the Anisfied
Wolf awards for the best books on
racial relations, recently announced
the winners Of this years award.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22

sat on box between the pilots
both on the takeoff and for the
landing, and as much as I've flown,
that was still thrill. These islands
are all relatively small, and you're
no sooner off the ground than you
are out over water, and that feels
funny.
If the air is little rough, it gives
you a very odd sensation sitting
way up there in the nose. For the
B-29 is so big that, instead Of
humping or dropping, the nose has
a "willowy" motion, sort of like Sit
ting out on the end Of green limb
when it's swaying around.
The BIG carries a crew of IL.
Some of them sit up in the cock
pit and the compartment just be-
hind it, Some others sit in a COM
partment near the tail. The tail
gunner sits all alone, way back
there in the lonely tail turret.
The body Of the B-2e is so taken
up with gas tanks and bomb racks
that there's normally no way to
get from front to rear compart-
mentS So the manufacturers solved
that by building a tunnel into the
plane, right along the rooftop.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22

Big Tunnel
Links Crewmen
The tunnel is round, just big
enough to crawl in on your hands
and knees, and Is padded with blue
cloth. It's more than 80 feet long,
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-22
CHEERS FOR HARRINGTON

Continued on Page %
Nogales international., 1945-12-21
No InductiOns
During Holidays

No Selective Service registrants
will be inducted into the armed
forces or called for pre-induction
examination during the holiday sea-
son.
Selective Service headquarters in
Washington has notified local draft
boards that the ban will be in effect
from Dec. 20 through Jan. 2.
Nogales international., 1945-12-21
k. Of P. Lodge
Elects
Wofford Chief

Lou Wofford was elected Chancel-
lor Commander of the Nogales
Knights of Pythias lodge at the
annual election last week.
He succeeds IT, M. Turner who
automatically becomes Master OF
the Work of the organization.
Other officers elected: Lloyd
Kilmer, vice chancellor; Cecil Nick
les, prelate; r. ]. Bird, master at
arms; Larry Redgwick, keeper OF
records and seals; Bruce Splvey,
master of finance; Ralph Moery,
master of exchequer; A. G. Reid,
inner guard; Osie Barkley, outer
guard; H. r. Sisk, trustee, and j.
w. Faubian, Grand Lodge delegate.
The installation of the new Off
GERS will be held on January End.
Nogales international., 1945-12-21
Stockn1en Approve
Senate Bill

TUCSON, Dec. 20-Directors OF
the San-Pima Cattlemen's Assocla-
ton, meeting here Saturday, en-
dorsed Senate Bill 33, now before
Congress, which seeks clarification
and some revision of U. S. Forest
Service range policies.
The directors also went on. record
as approving the purposes of the
bill introduced by Senator Hatch
of New Mexico which would return
pubic domain, other than national
forests and Indian reserves, to the
individual states.
President Will Hathaway, of No
gales, called the meeting. Present
in addition to Hathaway were T. E.
Heady, of Patagonia; Thomas F.
Griffin, of Nogales; Carlos Ron
stadt, Henry Boice, John Mcleod
and Jack Weadock, all of Tucson.
Nogales international., 1945-12-21

Lupe Lopez and Natalia Medina
were Nogales visitors Saturday from
Harshaw.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

tenders should have taken one
more, but didn't. Dummy got the
lead by rutfing the third diamond
with the spade 2 and then the
spade was led
Because ne had no "loWer hon
or under his X. South refused to
cover the j. playing his 6 Declar-
er then played the 3, and the J
won. Quickly followed the tinessed
spade @ and the spade A. which
dropped the X The heart A Was
then an entry to use clubs for
heart discards to give West the
remaining tricks
South should have considered
his spade as high enough to be
an important secondary card. a
promotable one if his partner had
other secondary cards If he had
covered the spade with his X he
would have assured a trump trick
for his side. West could have TAX
en- the first and second tricks in
trumps with the A and @. but
would have had to lose the third
spade trick to South, causing him
to be down two instead of only
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18

informal reception in the garden of
Mrs. Laurence ID. Wall.
The receiving line was composed
Of Mr.. and Mrs Surprise, the bride
and groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
Gallo. and Miss Betty Lou Surprise.
y white linen cloth covered the
brides table which was centcred
with crystal bowl filled with mix
ed summer flowers. At one end Of
the table was placed crystal
punch bowl preSidci over by Mrs.
E. a. Latta. The brides cake grac-
ed the other end Of the table The
bride and groom cut the first piece
OF cake with an antique knife after
which Mrs. Charles Lee Parham
served the remaining pieces of cake
to the guests.
In addition to the wedding cake
and punch an ice course was served
to approximately fifty guests.
Mrs. Gallo, the elder daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H. Surprise,
IS graduate of Oberlin high scnool,
OberIin, Ohio. At the time OF her
marriage she was employed at
Camp Butner.
Mr.. Gallo is graduate of Brook
lyn high school and recently re-
ceiVed an honorable discharge from
the army after having served 81
months in North Africa, Sicily, It.
ally, and was attached to the 18th
division in the Belgium bulge.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Gallo left for a wedding trip to an
unannounced destination after
which they will be at home in
BROOKLYN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
Bridal Couple Is
Honored at Dinner

Complmcnting Miss Jacqucline
Trotman and Captain William Hay
wood Furman, Jr., whose marriage
viii take place in the ST. Paurs
Catholic church on Monday, Au-
gust 20, Mr.. and Mrs. An5rNy
jackson Watkins entertained at d
dinner party on Thursday evening
at their home on the oxford road.
Guests were met at the door by
Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins and invited
into the living room and sun par
lor. Pink roses ana pink dahlias
We're attractiVely arranged in the
LIVING room and yellow gladioli
were used in the sun parlor.
The sun parlor was especially
lovely with its long brides table
centcred with five branched Sill
Yer candelabra thanked by two
pairs of candeIabra in which burn
ed white candies. Bridal clema,iS
was interspersed among the cand-
elabra.
The bride and groom ana their
young friends were seated at the
brides table. The brides mother,
Mrs. Harry D. Trotman, and the
Il OOll ; aunt, MISS INeitC 1 u! III till,
were seated in the living room at
individual tables with the remain-
ing guests.
A three course dinner was served
to the guests For the dessert
-course the hostess served ice cream
in dainty wedding shapes and on
each plate was a tiny ShOWcred COR
sage of tube roses and clematis.
The brides corsage was size larg-
er with gardenias and tube roses.
After dinner the guests fingered
for a social hour.
Captain Furman has just return
ed TO the States after serving over
seas for IS months in the Army All
Corps.
Inc guest list included: Miss
Trotman and Captain Furman,
honor guests, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
D. Trotman, Miss Kate Furman,
Mrs. r. l.. Furman, S. S. Parham,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Legg, Mr.. ana
Mrs. S. H. Watkins, Mrs. J. c. Coop
er, Miss Fannie Cooper, MI and
Mrs. Ed Wilkinson, Jl., Miss Annie
Watkins, Miss Maria Legg, Miss
Katharine Legg, DR.. and Mrs.
Vance Rollins, Mrs. Louis Horner,
Mrs. Robert Baskerville, Mrs
Thomas Crudup, Miss Frances Har-
rison, Travis Credle, Turner Worth
am and Rev. James H. King.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
MISS JOYNER WAS
HONOR GRADUATE

Miss Shirley Joyner, formerly OF
Henderson, was ValedictOrian of her
class in Hillsboro high school at the
graduation exercises earlier in the
summer, and plans TO attend Wom-
ans College in Greensboro this fall,
later taking up medicine as a pro-
tcSS0n.
Daughter Of NIr. and Mrs. F. E..
Joyner, Of Hillsboro, formerly OF
Henderson. and granddaughter OF
MI and Mrs, E. T. Joyner, OF Hen
derson, Miss Joyner was VaIedIc-
torian Of her class. he was act
i've in extra curricular movements
in the school, and was top desk
worker on the high school annual,
the Silhouette" She was editor ol
the publication. Miss Joyner also
won the annual Masonic scholar
ship medal given at commencement
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
A VETERAN MISQUOTED

COVER AN honor with an
honor when that seems likely to
promote some lower honor in your
own or partners hand" That is
the way we heard the great pio
neer bridge analyst. Wilbur c.
Whitehead, misquoted the other
day. He did not say some lower
honor" He said likely to promote
trick and he had in mind cards
a bit lower than honors, such as
8 or an s. which might be promot-
ed into trick takers in some situa-
tions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18

The straight-cut pieces Of this
pinaforc apron. Pattern $3.50, make
it unusually easy to put logethef.
The optional croSs-graln section OF
skirt is gay in striped fabric.
Pattern $50 comes in sizes II, II,
16, l8, and 20. Size 10 takes Z l-o
yards '5-inch material.
Send twenty cents IN COINS Tor
this pattern to Daily Dispatch, Pat
tern Dept, 232 West 18th ST, New
York II, N. Y. Print plainly SIZE,
NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUM-
BER.
Fifteen Cents more brings you the
Marian Martin Summer Pattern
Book, a collection of all that new
and smart in wearing apparel Tor
the family. Free Nightgown Pat
tern printed in the book! -4-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
SOCIETY NEWS
EXPECTANCY

This is day too quick for think
ing.
uoofs of wind across high blue;
elm. on the syCamoreS;
grirnt birds blowing;
Across ripe grain brighter gong
And near small leaves on the sun
white wall
rvcited as heartbeats, knowing
knowing,
GERTRUDE MAY LUTZ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
Miss Williams To
Wed Mr.. Stevenson

Mrs. NJ. G.. Williams today an
rovnccd the engagement and APP
proachinp wedding of her daughter,
1ovce Helene to Alvin Thomas Ste
yonson, son of Nh and Mrs Barke!
W, Stevenson, of Henderson.
The wedding will take place at 8
o'clock Saturday evening, Angus,
o. at the Carev's Chapel Baptist
church.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18

Rev Ray HoIdor, rector.
Twelfth Sunday after Trh2ity,
August 10, l945.
No early service.
1o:45 a. m The National Dav of
Prayer proclaimed by President
Truman will be observed in this
parish. There will be a choral cele-
bration of the Holy Communion with
special intention for those from
Vance county who have given their
lives i'm the cause of human freedom.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
PcntecoStal Holiness. n. IIendcrSO

Rev. It. F. Dalton. Pastor
Sunday:
9:15 am. Broadcast over WING.
9:55 am. Sunday school
II am Morning worship. Sub
iect, PRAYER for the Nations" Wa
ter baptism at Rock Mill pool.
There viii be candidates for bap-
tisms from both Pentecostal Holi-
ness churches, North ans South
Henderson.
T. pm. PHYS, meeting.
7:45 pm. Evening worship. Sub
jcct. The Conversion of Paul" At
the close Of this service, the Lords
Supper will be administered
Thursday;
7:45 pm. Prayer Meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
Spcnding Week End Here.

SGT. S. f. Lawrence, OF Richmond,
"a is spending the WccN-cnd with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Matthews. SCI.
Lawrence recently returned from
cverseas. where he served III the
Furopean theatre.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
pcturns From Myrtle Beach.

Miss Carolyn King retuI'cd yes
,erdav from Myrtle Beach. S. G.,
wherc She has been with friends on
house party for the past week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
In Hospital.

Jimmy Page is reported to be i'm
proving satisfactorily at Maria Par
ham hospital following an operation
yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18

Mrs. W. W. Dunn is patient at
Maria Parham hospital following an
operation yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
Your Week End Question

What is the most important
message that can re conveyed to
you by your partners high card
played on the opening lead Of your
long suit against a No-Trump
game contract? And what should
YOU do about it?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
White Memorial Methodist.

Rev J. w Snecdcn, pastor
10 a. m. Sunday school, J. W.
Thomas. superintendent
8 p. m, Evening worship, T. t.
Rocker, speaker.
Thursday p. m. Prayer service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH

Time of Masses:
1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday a. m
2nd and 4th Sunday, 1920 a. m
Holy Days, g a. m.
Novena devotions, Sundays, 7:45
p. m.
Rev. James H. King. pastor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-18
THE SALVATION ARMY.

Sunday services:
ln d. M, Sunday school.
II a. m, Preaching service.
$50 p. m, Y. P. l.. Meeting.
7 .. m, Open air meeting.
7:3O .. m. Salvation meeting.
Why not 90 to church?