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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
Supertank
MadeHere

That Detroit is building the
new secret supertank, the T-36,
described as the army's answer
TO the German Tiger tank, was
revealed for the first time by
Undersecretary of War Robert p.
Patterson.
In radio address urging De-
troit strikers 10 return 10 their
jobs, the undersecretary asserted
that the TBS is "the most power
ful tank ever built. The TBS,
according TO Patterson, is armed
with 80 nm guns. The 28-ton
tanks carry Is nm. guns. The
German Tiger tank carries an SO
nm. weapon.
The new tank is heavily arm
ored, carries heavier and more
powerful weapons and is bv far
superior to the Germans famed
Tiger, Patterson said. He said
more of the giant battlewagons
were urgently needed and De-
troit workers had a major role
TO play in the 1945 production
schedule.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
43 Arrested
meaning Raids
TImss Photo

Two men arc held by police to-
day on charges of illegal occu-
patton and II other persons on
charges Of lettering following two
raids Sunday
Garfield detectives arrested
Oliver Dodson. so. and Henry
", " ,4si4ffeF+ef, y. and 81 3 3 ottrer per.
sons in an apartment AT 4426
Brush. They also confscated four
decks OF cards two mutuel books.
a quart Of gin and 10 bottles Of
beer.
Mcclellan station police raided
a residence al Sl7 Algonquin and
arrested Clarence T. Van. AZ, and
II other persons who are alleged
10 have been engaged in a poker
game
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
S(oviNe Hits
-NW[BCritiC
Tells Davis He Has
Right TO Opinions

Chrysler Economist John w.
Scoville expressed regret today
that his personal views" should
have been injected into manage
ment- labor discussions before the
WLB.
Scoville was replying TO an as
sertion of NWLB Chairman Will
liam Davis that Chrysler Corps
labor relations might be improved
II he kept his mouth shut"
ADDRESSED KIWANIS CLUB
The Chrysler aide drew Davis
fire because OF his views on or
-eanfzed- labor rs expressed IN an
address TO the Detroit KiwaniS
Club last August.
Excerpts from the talk were
read into the WLB record in
Washington Saturday by JAW
Vice President Richard T Frank
ensteen in support Of Frankcn-
steen'S charge that Chrysler was
deliberately provoking work stop
pages in a drive 10 break the
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06

his Luscombe trainer nosed over
al the city airport
The light two seated ship used
by Floyd Foren 10 train student
pilots lost a wheel as Harvey
Johns the pilot circled. Unaware
that the wheel was gone, Johns
tried the regular landing.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
Family Problem Classes

One week of classes dealing
with marriage and family prob
lens conducted by DR.. Margaret
Mead, associated curator of an
thropology at the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. will
open at $50 a. m. tomorrow in
the Rackham Memorial.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
DEFENDS HIS ACTIONS

In prepared statement in dc,
Tense of views TO-DAY -Seopille
said:
~ spoke In favor Of human
liberty and against mOn0pOIieS,
either industrial or labor.
IF Mr.. Davis feels that a per-
son who speaks i'm favor OF hu-
man liberty i impeding the war
effort and ought 10 keep his
!, mouth shut he II entitled TO hold
and express these opinions.
am equally entitled a. private
citizen 10 hold and express my
opinion.
UPHOLDS FREE SPEECH
II suspect that II our federal
labor policy was good that the
defenders of our present policies
woul d not be 30 sensitive 10
criticism II f--t TINT uur SoctHt
progress cannot he advanced by
attempts tO Interfere with the
freedom of speech by individual
CitiZrus of thr tuitrd STATES
ScovIlle issued his statement "a,
O citizen of Tho LrItcd- -SL4ieA- and
not a. an eTployc of Chrys er
Corp. in view 81 the fact 'ha,
Chairman Davis said some 6FTog-
atory things about me
The ChrySlcr economist has
been connected with the corpora
ton for - years He explained
today however that he was not
an official OF the company had
nothing 70 do with formulating Us
labor policies and had never par
ticipated In any way IN It's ncgo-
tiations with the JAW.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
COBRA UNDER BED

The heat and the insects
and the jungle gets you Of
course. So think what the
ground troops take.
"One night when we were get
ting ready To hit the sack there
was a yell-I admit l screamed
like banshee-there was a
cobra under the cot. You never
saw such fast gun play"
Both his mother and father are
working in war plants. His dad
is a veteran Packard employe. The
lieutenant worked there before he
enlisted. He went 10 Southeastern
High School and his wife went 10
Park High School. Be-
sides the Presidential Unit Cita-
tion there's A DFC and an Air
Medal on his tunic.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
Crash Near Ionia
Kills 7, Injuries 7

IONIA, March 5 fINS)-Two
persons are dead and two others
In critical condition at Ionia Hos
pital today after a head-on auto
collision near here.
Lee Meldrum, AZ. Of Grand
Rapids. driver. and Mrs. Lois
Hawley, 49, his passenger, were
killed.
Meldrum's wife and Willard G.
Hawley, so, husband of the dead
woman, were injured.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
City 10 Refund 1882
Wage Cuts Monday

An appropriation of S15O,000 to
pay city employees named in the
recent suit 10 recover 1882 salary
deductions was approved today by
common council. Payment will be
made next Monday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
State Denies
Tobin Charge

LANSING, March Sit. Gov.
Brown today denied Detroit's
claim that the state surplus has
Sll0.000OOO took a left
handed slap at Detroit's auditing
methods and fixed the surplus at
a modest S21OOOOO0.
Brown, who Is the former au-
ditor general, took Benjamin j.
Tobin, Detroits chief auditor,
sharply 10 task for what he
termed the latter's failure to take
into account the provisions of law
governing disposition of state
revenues belonging 10 special
funds.
STRESSES CONTROLS
"Some are controlled by Sec
tieRs of the constitution and
other controls have been wisely
imposed by the legislature"
Brown said. He added
"Much public confusion could
have been avoided by an hours
study of the principles of state
accounting. recognized by ac-
cOuntants as one of the best
among states, and therefore
quite different from that fol-
lowed by the city OF Detroit"
LOOKED OVER BOOKS
Tobin surveyed the states
books al the request Of Mayor
Jeffries. Michigan cities, including
Detroit. are seeking share Of
the states surplus.
Gov. Kelly declined comment
other than to say Brown and Au-
ditor Gen. Morrison, who COM
puted the totals. would issue the
statements regarding them.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-06
Jungle Glider
Raid dPiefured
BY VERA BROWN

How the Tai Mahal looks by
moonlight, how those gliders
streaked into the Myitkyina
jungle, how it feels to find a
cobra under your cot and that
Gen. Uncle Joe Stilwell is a
fine barracks mate.
All these things I'd 1t. Dominic
MaStripollito, %, learned in the
nine months he'd been doing II
missions in the China -Burma-India
theatrr Of war.
MEETS HIS DAUGHTER
At his parents home al $3.50
Montclair today he was so be-
unused meeting his 5-month-old
daughter, Sherry, for the first
time that il was difficult 10 talk
about war in the Far East.
As for ms young wife, she thinks
the lieutenant Is the most wonder
full man in the world.
He brought me back a flock
Of silk hose" and she stuck out
her pretty feet 10 show a pair
proudly. Just imagine having
all the silk hose you want"
IL went over early last spring
before Sherry was born" the
lieutenant began. THE day after
got to my base we went off
on the Myitkyina mission. IL
was pretty bad. was navi-
eating a DC-47. That's where
learned about war.
II admit II made me sick To
see those kids cut loose and
glide into that jungle.
We can't say enough for the
ground troops, they really take
il out there. BY comparison we
lived like kings.
You remember Uncle Joe
said we flew when the birds
wouldn't. One night he came In
To our base and said he had
recommended Presidential
Citation for us. He ate with us
and slept i'm the barracks a
couple Of cots away from me.
He's fine soldier and a fine
man.
AFTER that Burma show I
asked 10 be transferred 90
B-25s and we went bombing.
Our bunch was pretty lucky,
but some got Purple Hearts.
We came in once with 81 holes
In our ship and only one motor.
But we had $4,000 feet Of alti-
tude when we got II 80 We made
our base
Kodiak mirror., 1945-05-05

A boy in the 9th Grade in a Bedding, Calf. school, has writ ten 8 letter to the 8th Grade here, in which he says he would like to correspond about this Country.
 la his letter he vouchsafes in- formation about there being "48 states in the union" and tells what the stars and bars of the Americap flag stand for. He also comes through with the amazing attenuation that "our national anthem is. the "Star Spangled Bannerv and that "Californla is located on the extreme western coast and is a large state".
 We can see where the little Sth Y4Grader might not have know .@aedge of'the extent of geography fought in Alaska schools, but it does seem that even a young Californian would have confd- -ence in his vaunted state Cham ber of Commerce and would req liige that even in Alaska school children would know about Cal ,iforaia. it's oranges, sunshine and .super-jumbo olives.
 Tine letter writer also sends a HarnpIe of the California state flower. apressed California pop pY.
 It's a poppy, all right, because it's just like those that grow here.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-05-05

We had the pleasure of mak- ing 8 cruise Sunday on Charles Madsen's new 42-ft. Chris-C Craft winch arrived recently from Seattle
 Making the journey were 8 of the Madsen family, the O. A. Torgersons the pr. A. Holmes Johnsons and we. We enjoyed the trip especially because we weat to Ouz.nkie, and although we had got a good glimpse of the town on a previous trip we had never put ashore there.
 After the snow of the previous Saturday the weather cleared marvelously Sunday but the sun etillshad to play hide And seek in the clouds. Just as we skinned into Ouzinkie, however, the sun was shinlng, and the village look ed peaceful and serene The view was dominated by the small Rus sian church, which was in the
Kodiak mirror., 1945-05-05

ing of the sign over the door "Do Not Spit On The Floor, To Do So Will Spread Disease"-- that such a sign was furnished by the government and that posting of it was required by Postal Laws & Regulations. We made a mental note to tell our postmaster about it, because our post office lacks such a sign.
 There was quite 8 bit of kid ding among us the way business was combined with pleasure on the trip MT. Torgerson went in- to a huddle with A. l. Rogers, cannery superintendent, over the insurance on the General Persh- ing, Dr. Johnson visited the Blake Wyman's little glrl who was i'll. and we got a story.
 . And what a story! The Gener- al Pershing, it seems, was under water most of the time for about 10 days; when they got it to the dock and pumped it out, the first man down inside of the hold found a lantern that was lit. It had been burning, apparently, all that time, under water. The lan- tern, as though giving truth to the story, was on display at the end of the cannery mess hall, and a sign in the store announc- ed that it could be seen for 10 cents 8 peek. A. L. Rogers vouched for the story, as did cannery foreman Benches (we forgot ta ask him how to spell it) so we were immediately suspi- cious. Because of Rogers-it was the first time we had met Benches.)
 The story was 8 put-up job, of course, albeit a clever one. Ben- ches is supposed to have handed the lamp out of the hold, fully lit, and we wers told that half the people in Ouzinkie believed the story. Will our Ouzinkie sub- seribers please pass this issue of the Mirror around?
 It was getting close to 5 o'clock so everyone was called to the boat by 8 couple of toots on the siren and we cast off. It started raining as we entered the channel
 continued on next page
Kodiak mirror., 1945-05-05

with the odd-shaped spires paint ed a bright yellow.
 We tied up pext to the llsilDg General Pershing, which after sinking near there was patched and floated in, and is now hay ing equipment removed. We walked up the long walk from the cannery to the shore, and the railings on both sides were heavy with fish net, redolent with tar. Two little boys were in a big dory, one on each oar, rowing with all their might with result ant great splashings. They weren't getting very far, as the prov of the boat was fast ashore.
 The end of the dock came out by the store, with the church up a hillto our right, the school far ther back straight ahead, and the Baptist Mission school up a traiI to our left. We went up and look ed at the Mission, a large white building built similarly to the Mission buildings in Kodiak, stopped to take a picture of the school, and then went up to the church. The gentleman (Shera- tine?) in charge of it, who lived nearby, saw us and came and opened the church SO we could go in. It was 8 beautiful little church inside, with the sun slant ing through the windows across the carpeted floor. The rear wall (lconastasis} IS completely cover- ed with icons, and the predOmin- ant color in the ornamental cloths about the room is purple. We tried taking several pictures inside m color (with the cable re- lease forgotten on the boat) and finished the roll outside, where a man with a beard was busily painting the crosses white in the graveyard adjoining the church.
 We went back to the store then, which was opened especial ly for us, and browsed around Mrs. Torgerson bought a bag of candy for her husband and Mrs. Johnson tried to buy some nut Hershey's for hers, but there were none. We tried to spend 8 n ckel, too, in the table model juke box. But it wouldn't take nickels. It was broken, we were told, and no one had "gotten a. round to fixing" the nickel-tak- : ing device, but they turned it on and it began playing Missouri
 Waltz" for free. Which we there for enjoyed.
 The store is the pest, office too. and Tender Toms told us when we remarked on the formal word-
Kodiak mirror., 1945-05-05
Kodiak Diary

(ccntinued from page ? timely. And we are sure the prospective winner would agree.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02
DOINCS IN DANGEROUS 3D.

During the past week nine happy
warriors left our company for a
much deserved rest on furloughs. We
wish them all godspeed and hate. to
see them come back!
Word comes from our Mess Sgt.
Dotson that one (Thomas Christian)
took six cans Of (C) rations along
with him.
1t. Joseph D. Toppin's wife is Wis
iting here at the Fort, and plans to
stay for three weeks. Mrs. Toppin
comes here from New York City.
The members of the company wish
your visit to be both a happy and
extended one. !.
Congratulations are extended to
both Sgts. Williams and Hayes for
their fine work in our orientation
room; members of the company can
brag and without fear of contradic-
ton that it's one of the best in the
regiment.
Harry Hayes burns light in his
quarters from 700 til 1l:OO each
night and since that isn't enough
he goes to the Station hospital Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday to have
more light put on his joints.
Second Platoon-Beware of David
Miles. I personally know that last
Friday ne made a trip to the Psyche
pathic Ward. 1 heard from his room
mate that he was sucking on his big
toe.
Herman Williams promies to lead
the company in their track team this
year. He was run from Mexico to
Douglas in the fine time of % sec
onds. wonder what he, was doing?
From what yours truly gathers, on
or about the 10th of February a
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02
COMPANY GA" REPORTS

Company "A'' is proud of it's rep
resentative in the recent semi
monthly talent night program at
Service Club No. l. The two talented
young men who so ably lived up to
the Company A standards are Pfc.
Walter Jones and Pvt. James A.
Allen. The reporter was surprised
somewhat to find out about Pvt.
Allen being Swoon singer, so much
so that he was able to pull down the
second prize in this recent competi-
ton. Pfc. Jones edged out all the
jitterbug competition, holding up
Company "A and" and allotting HIM
self more of the prize money.
Company "a" welcom back
SkSgt. James Douglas from the hos
pital a couple of weeks ago and
wishes for him many days of health
for the future. Guard duty stood as
a temporary obstacle to many of
Company "AS" Mexican souvenir
hunters this week END, but it is be-
lieved that during week-ends to
come, Mexico will be minus many of
its treasured souvenirs.
f company "A" Is grateful to the
volunteer from the 3rd platoon who
gave the compnay's mascot its much.
needed bath. The mascot is happy
and feels much better as the result
of the voluntary action ON the part
of the washer. The mascot was seen
after the bath wagging it's tail as a
means of expressing its appreciation.
E Pvt. Leon Simmons returned from
frrlough recently and reports that
there is much fun to be had in and
around Jamaica, N. Y, and brought
back Photographic proof of; same.
Pfc. H. r. Westray.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02
Club Offering
Tip-Top Program

The 372nd Nom CONS Club which
has so ably served the recreationaI
problems of our Regiments nom
commissioned officers, has quite an
extensive program scheduled to be
put into operation.
The club still stands ready, as it
always has. with refreshments for
the hungry and thirsty and enter
tainment for the sad and lonely.
1t is open for soldiers wives from
noon of each day until. Cards.
checkers and reading material of
all kinds are to be found there for
all who are interested.
On Saturday nights dances are
scheduled, weekly, from to II, fea-
turing the music of different jump
combinations available on the Post.
Sundays are devoted to hot jam
sessions from until.
1t is the desire of the Club to
serve the "non-coms" of the regi-
ment, giving them the best obtain
able in the entertainment and re-
creational field
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02
SEEN AND HEARD
I'm COMPANY &c"

New singing combination harmon
dzing in the third barracks on some
of the good old favorites COM
posed of Latney, Galloway, Lowe and
others. t.. We owe a lot to a certain
soldier for morale building =. the
man who handles '.the letters from
home" namely, Mailman TI5 Stokes.
-. Sgt. Nailon and willie P" are
responsible for "G's" efficient, we'll
stocked supply room. Ossie Sim
mons and some other satellites of
the Company returned from furlough
very; much refreshed. =. Grizzly
Face" Brim, Kane and Smith were
among the first to meet Sgt Par
sons as he returned much spent from
Aewel spent f,rlough. !. 4. Quotation
taken from. q -well-known chow
hound: "The whistles blowing. Let's
wait til after chow to talk!" /.
Steve Long must enjoy those short
strollS across 'Chuca. Adios Till
Thenl"
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02

group of our finest souvenir hunters
will invade Mexico Standing in
squad column, they read from left to
right, Lester Young, Harry Hayes,
Frank Livingston, Nelson Groce,
David Miles, Philip Johnson, and
Eyes, it's the TRUTH Kenton DotSon.
All grade Pics. and Pvts. line up on
Arthur Fitch.
I saw couple of our (Class 'D'0
men doing some fancy steps at the
Service Club dance last Friday
night. Be careful, fellows, M.D.'s get
around too!
Pvt, Perry Cowan says now that
his buddy is away on furlough he
finds out that he receives Il pound
Of food more at each meal. (Chow
HOund.
From Monday through Friday
each day of the week some news of
the company I'm trying to seek, so
with Pierrie on my mind and good
thoughts in my head It'll this time
next Saturday my column is dead.
-SISgt. Charles A. Giles.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02
Seen and Heard Around
Headquarters 3rd

This week is one that will live in
the hearts and memories of every
soldier in Hqs. 3rd. The Company
has been augmented by about rs new
men who can do Fright Face" and
a Column Right or Left" Prior to
this influx the GO" had to give his
commands thus: Fright Face" For
ward Limp" For the first time in
months he saw an entire company
step off and keep a cadence of a
brisk 120 steps minute. We up here
feel that we can safely bet that this
is now the best Company in the
Regiment with all due respect to you
who claim that lofty position for
your own respective pride and ioy."
The members of the basketball
team who were on furlough have re-
turned and after hearing of the har-
rowing experiences of these last two
weeks, have determined that Hos.
Bird shall no longer bear the stint of
defeat. The teams in the Regiment
are warned to look to their luarels
or they shall soon adorn the shelves
of Hos 3rd.
Gossip
Pfc. John Whispering Jack" Lee
and Cpl. Walter Silent" McClain
are still on furlough with the Regi-
mental Glee Club.
Rumor has it that all IT'S BoStic,
Frank u, could think of while on
furlough was who was driving his
six by siX"! Perhaps that is why he
returned day early. The Champ
(Sgt. John Smallwood) is supposed
to have spent his furluogh in Central
Park, New York. This he vigorously
denies, but how does he account for
the marks of the benches on his
back?
The Officers and Enlisted Men of
the Company extend cordial well
come to the newcomers in our midst
and hope that their stay with us,
whether it be long or short, may be
one of the most enjoyable periods of
their military career.
Pfc. Randolph.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02
COMPANY "Hp NEWS

Everyone can now start packing
their bags, ready for movement. How
Go I know? The 1st Sergeant has
started his neandering. Reminder,
Jersey City. Morganfield. and Breck-
'inridge? After each escapade in each
city, the 372nd moved. However, I
must say, the 1St Sergeant's taste
for beauty improves each and every
time. Sne, was by far the most beau
tlful creature at the 1st Sergeant's
party. Good luck, Sergeant. on the
next tour of duty. BIT can't you let
us stay in One nlace for awhile? Has
she got a friend? And as an aside to
certain WAC, do you write poetry
just for the 1st Sergeant? You see,
] like poetry too!
To interested parties, TfSgt. Wash
1ngton has returned from furlough.
Not quite as free as he was when he
left. You see, he heard some bells.
wedding bells He STILL is happy,
though married. And We are happy
with him. He is now the junior
member of the BenedictS' Club.
Here that train whistle blow?
Whose wife is arriving now? None
other than the wife of Pfc. Timothy
Stewart. Lovely, charming, and oh
so sweet. Somebody told mel. Have
a nice visit, Mrs. Pfc. Stewart.
: I take this opportunity to welcome
into a good outfit, the boys of Fort
Mcclellan, Ala. Come on in, and
make yourself "at home" pull up
chair, and dive. right in. A word of
warning. though, don't see the 1st;
Sergeant before 10o0 He is very un-
happy, until he sees somebody. Nice
fella, though, otherwise.
T/Sgt. Yates, SfSgt. White and
your humble correspondent went
into Mexico to fight the Bull. Oh
boy, what Bulls. What fight, but
we won. Or did We? AS an after
thought, we stopped in Douglas.
And now for the benefit of others,
who might read this column, this
unit has what it takes, for ANY
THING, from the CO on down If
you don't believe it, just ask us.
Andrew 0. Il Crute) Johnson,
S/Sgt. Reporter.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02
372nd Cogers
Meet Muronu
On Weekend

On February anu on February 4
the 372nd All-StarS meet the Ma
rama Hoses" on the hardwood at
the Field House.
In a previous encounter the
Hoses" emerged victorious. Since
the games are played at Fort Hua-
chuca, home territory to the ALL
Stars at present, and since they
have defeat to avenge, the two
engagements scheduled should be
rife with the spirit and thrills of
close competition.
Early predictions forecast a large
turnout and additional victories for
the All-StarS.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-02
CANNON COMPANY

On the evening .of January oath
the Cannoneers again started out on
our rampage to victory on the hard
wood court. Unfortunately we were
the victims of defeat by the .baS-
keteers of Company "F," Both teams
exhibited good sportsmanship and
skillful playing. Pfc. Coleridge Dick
son and 1t. Brown. along with col
leagues of the Cannon Company
quintet pitched in for a fight to
victory.
What a game! The game terni-
mated With a 24-28 score. Cannon
Company was credited with having