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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09
]. A. Green, Retired
P~uscdgoulu Boxer.
Dies w dnesduY

John Augustus Green. SO years
old, ireti(ed Pascagoula baker,
was found dead'at his residence
at $50 North P~ascagoula street
Wednesday morning. Alone in
the house at the time, he was
found lying on his bed by an in
suranee representative who went
to the door and, failing to rouse
anyone investigated and discov-
cred the body. Mr.. Green had suf-
fered from heart trouble recently,
members of his family said.
Born in Mobile, he came with
mis- family to Moss Point when
a very small boy and they later
moved to the residence on North
Pascagoula which Mr.. Green oc-'
cupied at the time of his death.
He operated a bakers shop for
many years in Pascagoula.
He is survived by four sons,
John A., Jr., Houston, Tex;
Claude, U. S. Army; Marvin,
Hurley, and Clifford Green, Pas
|eagoula; three daughters, Mrs. w.
T. Gardner. Mrs. d. A. Kroeger
and Miss Genevieve Green, Pas
cagoula; two brothers, f. A. and
w. F. Green, Mobile; one sister,
Miss Wilhelmina Green, Tusca-
loosa, Ala; seven grandchildren
and a number of nieces and
nepheWs.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the Fails Funeral Home
in Pascagoula and interment will
be in Greenwood cemetery but
the time for the services had
not been set Thursday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09
Mrs. c. A. Abbott
Hostess To Lucy
Wright Circle

= meeting of the Lucy Wright
Circle of the Watts Memorial
church took place with Mrs. c,
A Abbott as hostess at her home
at 90l Cherubuseo street, Pasca-
souia, Monday afternoon.
Mrs, G. b. Walker led the open
ing prayer after which Mrs. Ocie
Harris gave the devotional.
Following the short business
session the mission study lesson
Give Ye," was led by Mrs. Alb
bott.
During the social period the
Circle had the unique privilege
OF choosing a sparing, or a bounti-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09

full serving. from a menu that
had been planned by Mrs. Alb
bott
Among the members and guests
present were Mesdames Lilly
Moses Walker. H. S. Winstead
Harris. Forshier. Ollie TAYLOR.
Oliver Shepherd, r. b. Knight,
and Miss Ethel Cooper and the
hostess.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09
P~oscogoulu Club
Women to Appear on
Convention Program

Among the Pascagoula club
women who are to take part in
one Of the programs at the Mis-
sissippi Federation of Women's
club now in session at Jackson
is Mrs. Sydney Swan Of the Jun
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09
Oil Industry Wose increase
Offer Now Seen Premoturs

revealed during the lid-off cam
paign included a huge under
ground army developed in Siam.
But that was in the days when
it was thought OSS could be
made a permanent and independ-
ent agency-before the State De-
partment claimed its functions.
Dangerous War Relics Alarming
Dangerous war trophies which
have found their way to Amer
lea are causing the bureau of in
ternal revenue much alarm. The
bureau has general supervision
Eof firearms under the national
sfire-arms act, and it reports that
such souvenirs as machine guns
have been stolen for criminal
purposes.
Rfeonversion Boss John w.
Snyder is getting a good deal
of publicity over his understand
able" attitude towards labor's de-
mands for higher wages. He will
tell labor and management to
get together and settle their own
problems however when the new
wage and price program is an
nounced.
Snyder already has tacitly
warned industry that it must be
prepared to share more profits
with workers to enable them to
balance purchasing power with
living costs.
At the same time he warned
laLor not to make unreasonable
demands since those would only
pave the way for ruinous infla
ton and thus destroy theil
gains.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09

Canada was discovered in 1897
by the English navigator John
Cabot.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09

Canada comprises more than
20 percent of the total area OF
the British Empire.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09
ICE cREAM-cuMBo SUPPER

AN ice cream and gumbo sup
per will be held at the Reorgan-
lied Church of Jesus Christ Of
Latter Day Saints in Escatawpa
Thursday. November IS, begin
ming at 4 p. m, church members
in charge announced. The pub
lie is invited and proceeds from
the food sale viii 60 for the
benefit of the building fund.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09
SURPRISE MRS. CUNNINGHAM

Mrs. j. ID. Cunningham. Sir, OF
East Moss Point, was honor guest
at a surprise birthday party Mon
day night which was given by
about SO of her friends and rela-
tives, Punch and cake were
served during The evening. Mrs.
Cunningham has had as her hob
by FOR many years remembering
the BIRTHDAYS Of her friends and
relatives by mailing birthday
greetings to them.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09

There were $4,000 dental off.
GERS in the Army Dental Corps
during World War ii.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09

In l94l the United States had
10000 drug stores; Great Britain
had $4,000; and Russia 1882.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09

Thirty-five percent of Canada's
total land area is forested.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Smoke Over Nagoya
Prevents Full Count
|0f Big Raid Results
BY the Associated Press,

GUAM, May 15.-Newly SCARED
stretches Of Japan's third largest
city, burned and blackened by
more than a million jellied gaso-
line fire bombs, testified today
to the power of yesterdays un-
precedented raid on Nagoya by
900 Super Forts.
Huge columns of black smoke
minglng with dense clouds prevent
ed accurate observation of the full
extent of damage from the greatest
Of the multiple blows rained on
Japan by Army, Navy and Marine
airmen.
Returning pilots described it as
perfect bombing" Two B-29s were
shot down over the target, and a
third lost near Two Jima, but its
crew parachuted and was picked up.
Carrier Raids Not Confirmed.
There was no American conirma-
ton of Tokyo reports Of raids on
southern Japanese airdromes by 900
carrier planes Sunday and 500 yes
terday. Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
did announce one major American
warship In a fast carrier task force
was damaged by japanese aerial at
tacks.
Japanese propaganda dispatches
claimed persistent attacks were
pressed against two fast American
carrier forces which shot the planes
over Kyushu, Shikoku and South
ern Honshu Islands.
A total of 46 attacking Nipponese
planes was shot down Sunday night
and yesterday morning as they at
tackled the carrier force and fleet
units off Okinawa where two light
American feet units were damaged.
Eleven more enemy aircraft were
brought down by Marine Corsairs
sweeping across the East China Sea.
Rockets Sink Three Ships.
Rocket-f1ring land-based naval
aircraft interrupted rail traffic on
Southern Honshu, main island Of
Japan, sank three enemy ships and
damaged six others. The ships
were bagged off Korea and Honshu.
(Three more were left in flames of
the Indo- China coast where Philip
pine based bombers smashed at rail
trafflc)
B-29 spokesmen anticipated heavy
casualties from the Nagoya raid, di-
rected at a densely populated g.
square mile area in the northern
section of the city.
Target areas included ammuni-
ton and artillery factories, a major
electric power plant and thousands
of home production units.
AS the great parade Of Super
Forts loosed $500 tons Of incendi-
aries on the area, airmen said "the
entire city was covered by smoke"
with some columns rising more than
miles.
Evening star., 1945-05-15

blasting Of Germany would return
to Washington "for new assign
ment."
There seemed little doubt, how
ever, that the special talents of the
man who organized and led the first
air attack on Tokyo by BIS Mitchell
medium bombers more than three
years ago would be utilized in the
Pacific.
In Washington it was believed his
first task would be to set up bases
for Bit and B-24 strategic bomb
ers, on which he Is specialist.
Gen. Doolittle's successor in tht
European theater Is Maj. Gen. vii.
liam Kepner, So, native of Indiana
and former commander of the 8tf
Air Forces I'd Bomber Division
Gen. Kepner, pioneer in work with
Zeppelins and balloon ascensions ir
the stratosphere, has been in some
branch of the fighting service eve,
since he ran away from home at 16
Gen. Doolittle declared at a press
conference last Friday that the
main burden of bombing Japar
would be carried by Super Fort.
resses, with Bit Flying Fortresses
and B-24 Liberators doing the work
usually done by medium bombers.
He asserted the basic strategy
against Japan would be "the weak.
ening of the enemy from the air tt
enable occupation of the land by
ground forces"
His ability to carry through thai
strategy as 9th Air Force command.
er was conceded even by some en-.
emy commanders to be one of the
chief reasons for Germany's swif,
and crushing collapse.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Mothers Day Message
Tells Of Sons Safety

Mrs. Elizabeth Altunian, 278 Fiji
teenth street Sc, learned late
Mothers Day that her son, Pvt.
Barkev M. Altunian, who had been
missing since March 25, was safe.
Pvt. Altunian, a member of the
1st Armored Division, had been in
Italy % months-he left for over
seas duty the night before his son
was born. Pvt. Altunian's wife and
their son live in Chicago.
Pvt. Altunian was born in China.
His parents served as volunteers
with the Russian Red Cross in the
World War before the United States
entered the conflict. Mrs. Altunian
came to the District about two and
a half years ago and is employed in
the casualty branch at the War De-
partment. Her son never has lived
in the District and was employed
in Chicago before entering the serv-
ice three and half years ago.
Evening star., 1945-05-15

ing been a prisoner of war in Ger
many. Details on this page.
Sergt. Ralph E. Bates, jr., %,
whose parents live at 1913 Tennessee
avenue NE, who was reported a
German prisoner last December,
was liberated from Stalag 4-B, Ger
many, it was announced by the War
Department today. His mother says
he has landed in this country and
she had telephone conversation
with him Sunday in which he said
he would be home this week. He
had lost At of his 155 pounds while
in the hands of the Germans.
He arrived at Fort Meade last
night.
The names of the following were
also on today's War Department list
of those liberated. The story OF
their liberation had appeared previ-
ously in The Star after the next ot
kin had been notified:
Sergt. Elmer ]. Gray, son of Elmer
Gray, 1923 Fessenden street NV.
Pfc. William F. Matthews, son OF
Mrs. Catherine A. Matthews, 1851
Fort Davis street Sc.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
On the Roll of Honor

wounded April 16 in Germany. It
was reported today by the War De-
partment. He was born in Atlantic
City, but attended Blessed Sacra-
ment School here. His father is
international representative of the
United Association of Plumbers and
Steamftters, AFL.
Sergt. ONeill was attending a
preparatory school connected with
the University of San Francisco
when he entered the Army in May,
l943. He has been overseas since
last October.
S/Sergt. Donald F. Durkin, 81, son
of MIR. and Mrs. Charles Durkin, 140
U street NE, was wounded April
IA on Luzon Island in the Philip
pines, it was disclosed today by the
War Department. His father is en-
ployed in the composing room of
The Star.
Sergt. Durkin was graduated from
Eastern High School, where he
played basket ball. For 10 months
before he went into the service in
February, 1943, he was employed at
the Navy Yard. He has been over
seas since December, 1943. He has
two brothers in the service, Corpl.
James Durkin, 27, in the South Pa
ciflc area, and Corpl Charles Durkin,
Jr., "a, in Italy.
S/Sergt. Edward Leahy, "a. son
of Mrs. Maurice Leahy, 304 Grosve-
nor place, Bethesda, was wounded
April 1S in Germany. the War De-
partment revealed today. He was
born in Bethesda and was gradu-
ated from the Bethesda-C Chevy
Chase High School.
He entered the Army a few
after Pearl Harbor and was
overseas for 20 months before re-
turning here last April. In that
time he had seen combat service at
Casablanca, in Tunisia and in Italy.
He went overseas again last Octo-
ber. His brother, Pvt. William j.
Leahy, %, is with the Army in Bel
gium. A third brother is Detective
John P. Leahy of the Montgomery
County police.
Pfc. Salvatore N. Couica, %,
u. S. M. c. r., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony S. Collica, New York City,
whose aunt, Mrs. Sadie Caruso, lives
at 81 Eighth street NE, was wound
ed February 26 on Two Jima, the
Navy Department announced today.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Universal Traininq
Needed for Postwar
Navy, Admiral Says

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy contemplates . cut of
"at least 80 per cent" in the size
of the fleet, once Japan is defeated.
The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee disclosed yesterday that it
received this estimate from Admiral
Ernest j. King during closed hear
ings on a s23, sos, IT'S 900 naval sup
ply bill.
Admiral F. J. Horne, vice chief
of naval operations, testified he
believed universal military training
would be needed to maintain a post
war Navy of about so 900 officers and
900 men. The Navy now has
about 100000 officers and 100000
men.
The appropriation approved by
the committee represented an in
crease of $2o3 3,273,735 above the
amount approved by the House.
Most of the increase was $3.50 ,00o, 900
for ordnance, to be spent before
July l. No details were given on
this particular item, but it is known
the Navy has greatly stepped up
production of rockets.
The bulk of the bill is to run the
Navy during the fiscal year begin
ming July 1. Included are items of
Sc, ,999 ,112, 900 for pay and sub
sistence for Navy personnel, $2,790,-
600, 900 for maintenance of the feet,
So, 900 900 900 for ordnance, $2,4S1, :
050,000 for naval aviation, and $2,-
$50, 900 for new ship construc-
tion.
Admiral King emphasized the pro-
posed postwar cut of 80 per cent in
the fleet was tentative and that final
plans would be determined by:
cd What the national policy is
to be for the defense Of the United
States, (2) for the defense of the
Western Hemisphere and 90 what
commitments the United States may
have in respect to the maintenance
of world peace"
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
told the committee he knew of no
plans to allocate any feet units to
other Allied nations"
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Li|ientha| Approved
BY Senate Committee
BY the Associated Press,

---~
David Lilienthal's nomination fol
new term as IVA director was
approved by the Senate Agriculture
Committee today, 13 to 2.
Voting to recommend against con-
f1rmation were Senators Stewart
Democrat, of Tennessee and Con-
nally, Democrat, of Texas. Senator
Stewart cast proxy for Senator
Connally, who is attending the
United Nations Conference at Sar
Francisco.
Earlier Senator Stewart and Sen.
ator McKellar, Democrat, of Ten.
nessee had bowed out of the active
fight against confirmation of Mr.
Lilienthal.
In a 500-word joint statement,
they accused him of "unscrupulous
double-dealing" and of joining a
political fellowship" with Sillimar
Evans, publisher of the Nashville
Tennessean.
Then they concluded:
"Lilienthal is personally and po-
l1tically obnoxious, offensive and
Objectionable to each of us.
But the President, who has just
taken office, and on whose success
full administration at this critical
time the success Of our beloved
country depends, and whom we like,
has sent in his nomination for re-
appointment.
I'VE have, therefore, concluded
simply to make this statement and
to vote against his confirmation and
leave the matter there"
Evening star., 1945-05-15
rieste
Continued From First Page.)

direct agreement between Italy anc
Yugoslavia.
Papers See Serious Turn.
The British spokesman issued hi.
statement after the publication OF
stories in London newspapers sug.
gesting affairs might take a seriou,
turn.
The London Daily Mail said Brit.
ain and the United States formally
had asked Tito to withdraw al
forces from the Adriatic port anc
the rest of Istria. The Daily Heralc
reported British cruiser and two
destroyers had arrived there.
The Herald said Prime Minister
Churchill's pledge at Teheran to
radical changes in the Polish boun-
daries had been a lapse that may
prove to have been the beginning OF
a landslide-the start of a grab fol
territory which may stultify the ef-
forts of nations to erect system OF
international partnership condi-
toned by law and order"
The italian government of Pre-
mier Ivanoe Bonomi- has hinted II
Is ready to resign if Trieste remain.
under Yugoslav control, the Herald
said. Trieste had been awarded to
Italy after the World War.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Gabreski and Other Aces
Reach London From Camp

From Yesterdays Last Edition.)
B. the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 14.-Several IA
nous American aces, including 1t
Col. Francis S. Gabreski, who de-
stroyed % enemy planes in the air
and three on the ground, were
among $500 prisoners of war lib
Grated from a German camp near
Barth whose return to England was
completed today.
Along with the Thunderbolt
pilot from Oil City, Pa, were Col
Hubert Zemke, Missoula, Mont.
Mustang group commander, who de-
stroyed 1917 planes in the air and
II on the ground, and 1t. John c
Morgan, Amarillo, Tex, bomber
pilot, who holds the Congressional
Medal of Honor. 1t. Morgan's par
ents now live in New York City.
The movement of 7,700 American
and 1,500 British out of the camp
north of Berlin, known as Stalag
Luft No. l, began Saturday with 81
United States 9Th Air Force bomb
ers landing and taking off on a field
the prisoners themselves had pre-
pared,
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Bachelor Flyer
Returning Home
With 267 Points
By the Associated Press.

0J lhC hocOCldbcO IISon.
PARIS, May 15.-Tech. Sergt
Stanley c. Farr, United States 9th
Air Force Marauder bombardier, is
en- route home with the highest dis
charge point total yet found among
enlisted men in this theater-267
points.
Sergt. Farr, North Hoosick, N. Y.
has flown 160 combat missions in
Marauders and Havocs in the Medi-
terranean and European theaters
for which he received the Air Media.
and 81 Oak Leaf Clusters, giving him
l60 points.
He has seven battle stars for par
ticipation in campaigns in Algeria
French Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily
Italy, Normandy, Northern France
and Germany, giving him IS more
points. He has 48 points for tota,
service since enlisting April %, 1941
and "a points for overseas service.
Sergt. Farr Is a bachelor.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
FEEDER
Continued From First Page

of IS or 20 local youngsters-obvi-
ously holdovers from Hitler's Youth
Organization - goosestepped down
the main streets in the early evening
singing Hitler Is My Fuehrer" and
the Horst Vessel" 1t amused the
sidewalk watching German soldiers
and shocked the GIs.
What is more, a German paper
was printed here for several days
after the surrender and our occu-
patton.
Today Capt. Milton weingart. New
York City, investigated a German
military hospital here in a building
covered with Red Crosses. He found
not only 1,400 German military pa
tients-only half of whom had any
thing wrong with them-but also
enough rifles, machine pistols, hand
grenades and small mortars in one
cache to fill az ton truck.
Not far from here a time bomb
went of in former Gestapo head
quarters at Cole Isarco, where one
OF our battlaions had set up head
quarters, and wounded % men four
days after Germany's surrender.
Building Blows Up.
Yesterday In Bressanone, which is
even closer to Bolzano, a huge build
ing the Germans had moved out OF
only "a hours before, leaving stores
of ammunition behind, blew up Just
at Chow time" No Americans were
injured, but an italian woman said
three of her children were in the
building.
Col. Fry has cleaned up most of
the situation now but his broom is
still busy.
Gen. Wolf has been placed in
confinement and was evacuated to-
day, along with most of his staff.
The Germans still around have been
ordered to keep off the streets unless
they have passes signed by Col.
Fry's headquarters. The Germans
also have been told to stop frater-
nizing with the civilians and have
been told bluntly they will be thrown
In jail for any violations and tried
py an American court.
Col. Fry's wife, Mrs. Marjorie Fry,
lives at 1901 Connecticut avenue.
Their son, James c. Fry, jr., Is in
his plebe year at West Point.
Col. Fry, native of Sand Point,
Idaho, is a West Point graduate.
He wears the Purple Heart with
three clusters for four wounds re-
ceived in Italy. He also has been
awarded the Silver Star, Legion of
Merit, Croix de Guerre and the
Distinguished Service Cross. He
wears the Philippine Service Cross.
He has been in Italy since March
9, 1914, 10 days after his last visit
with his family here. He is Al years
old.
Evening star., 1945-05-15
Japan Decides
To End Treaties
lWHhGermony
By the Associated Press,

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-
Abrogation Of all treaties between
Japan and Germany and other
European countries was decided on
unanimously today by the Japanese
cabinet, the Tokyo radio reported.
Shortly before the unconditional
surrender of Germany, Shigenori
Togo, Foreign Minister, branded re-
ported Nazi peace feelers as fragrant
violations" Of the Axis tripartite
pact because Japan had not been
informed.
After today's action Togo con-
ferred with Emperor Hirohito and
later called on Heinrich Stahmer,
German Ambassador to Japan, to
advise him of the action.
Evening star., 1945-05-15

ents received letter from an
Army colonel which praised their
son for having exposed his tank to
draw enemy artillery fire away from
other tanks in his battalion.
Capt. May, who has been overseas
since February, 1943, was born in
Washington and attended Friends
School. He was graduated from Vir-
|ginia Military Institute, where he
played varsity football and basket
ball.
A brother, 1t. q. g. Leonard May,
is with the Navy in the South Pa
cif1c. The father and uncle, Arthur
j. May, are associated with the May
Hardware Co.. 1854 Thirty first
street NV.
Evening star., 1945-05-15

Pfc. Thomas H. Jones, jr., 20, son
OF Brig. Gen. and Mrs. T. H. Jones
OF 1928 Mckinley place NV, re-
Gently liberated from a German
prison camp, arrived at Fort Meade,
Md, last night.
Born in Fort Monroe, Va, Pfc
Jones lived in Washington in $780,
81 when Gen. Jones was stationed at
the Army War College. He went
into the Army in June, 1943, and was
sent overseas last October. Declared
missing April S, he was liberated on
April 20, his mother said.
Gen. Jones is stationed in Ber-
muda. He and Mrs. Jones have two
other sons, 1t. Homer H. Jones,
with the parachute infantry In
Europe, and Rees Jones, cadet al
West Point.
S/Sergt. Herbert Miskin, %, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Miskin OF
509 Nicholson street NV, was lib
Grated from German prison camp
April II. He arrived at Fort Meade
Md, last night also.
A native of Washington, he was
graduated from Washington and
Lee High School in 1889 and was
employed at the Bureau of Stand
ards until his induction into the
Army in May, 1912. He was not
called into the air force until Octo-
ber, 1912. He was a nose gunner
with the 18th Air Force when his
plane was shot down over Yugo-
slavia last February. He wears the
Presidential Unit Citation and the
Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf
Clusters.
Capt. Donald L. May, AZ, mechan-
lied cavalry, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo c. May, 2208 Wyoming avenue
NV, has been liberated after hav-
Evening star., 1945-05-15

z q U b wyoming
a v e ue NV,
has been liber-
ated, his parents
have learned in
a C a b l e 6 r a m
from him.
Capt. May, who
was re por ted
missing at Sal
erno September
l l, 1943, a n d
later a prisoner
Of war, was COM
mander of a tank
battalion. After
he was reported
missing, his par