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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
Nerves Get Jun1py

"Ah, tell the truth, Pop" urged
Smith, tell him how old you are. :"
We'll no W." drawled Janik,
General Kruger over on Leyte
was the first to raise that ques-
ton. I'm crowding 22.'
He was challenged to deny that
he was more than 40.
I'm 49," he then admitted,
land I'm staying in the Army be-
cause the war isn't over. That S
reason enough. isn't it," He said
he had a daughter, Mrs. James
Muskrat of 1881 Alameda) Glen
bale, Calf, and a son, James, age
nine. with friends in Los Angeles
And how about those IL Japs?"
persisted Smith.
"Oh we'll" said Janik, may as
well make fool of myself-at
least l did the other night Well, l
had cup in my hand, stumbling
along in the dark for something
to drink. came upon six Japs-
there were only six not 12-having
a little picnic lunch in front Of
their cave"
Janik declared the Japanese
were so surprised lat me standing
there with only cup in my hand"
that they lost their wits. They
ran," he said They just lit out
like foxhound with porcupine
quilts in his belly. l grabbed my
revolver from my hip and started
running and shooting after them"
YEAH broke in Smith, ''he ran
those Japs till somebody shouted
to shoot him in the leg and stop
him, so he wouldn't get killed.
Il heard them yell tilat," said
Janlk, Stimulating deep sorrow,
land it broke my neart. So, came
back. The Japs got away"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
The A. P. Case

In commenting on the Supreme Courts five
to-three verdict against the Associated Press
editors focus chief attention on the inability
of the court to reach unanimous opinion.
at is impossible to have much faith in the
adjucation of case in which five separate
opinions are written by eight justices. Still
less, when the reasons bringing together the
majority OF five are in violent contr diction, %
writes the Christian Science Monitor.
The cleavage, not to say the confusion,
existing within the Supreme Court on social
and economic policy applied to the interpre-
tation of law" adds the Monitor, was never
more gracelessly paraded than in the decision,
and four opinions :"
The Monitor continues:
1--WE hold no brief for some of the ways
in which the membership policies of the AS
ISOLATED Press have been applied Not so much
the principle but the persistent practice of
exclusion has done much harm The whole
situation might have been avoided if the men,
bership instead of taking umbrage at Roose-
welt Administrator pressure tactics, had
sens bly, voted the Chicago Sun into member
ship.
Nov, however, the Associated Press is
placed under the tutelage of the Federal
courts. It is not conclusive decision. This is,
in the words of the minority Government
by Injunction with a vengeance"
Prophetically, the Monitor concludes: ut is
clearer than ever that only the press save
it's own freedom That cannot be done by re.
strictive policies, by frantic appeals to the
Bill of Rights not by ir ate editorials 1t can be
done by housekeeping, free from rancor.
When the next challenge comes we must
have better ground, and we must hold it.
Noting the tendency to government by con-
fusio..,' the Miami Herald says: If newspaper
reporters on an assignment turned in as con-
fusing and contradictory report as that made
by the Supreme Court of the United States
on the Associated Press case, any city editor
would be justified in firing Them
The Winston Salem Journal, basing its COM
ment largely on Justice Roberts dissenting
opinion, in which he says the majority opinion
threatens to be but first step in the shack
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
BY ROBERT GEIGER

OKINAWA- R Tenth Army
doubhboys jumped for cover at
almost any kind of shrill or sharp
sound after days of fighting on
Okinawa's "Hara Kiri' mesa.
A long hiss sent one group OF
them claUing for dirt in all direc-
tions. 1t was only released COM
pressed air of standing Ame1i-
can tank.
1T isn't bomb" shouted 1t.
D. E. Lyles of Kansas City. popping
his helneted head out Of the tank
turret.
The doughboys smiled sheeplsn-
ly. None laughed.
And don't laugh at them, ad-
vised Lyles. These guys nave
been in the lines for more than
40 days. They are all tired and
nerves are on edge. So you can't
blame them for scattering.
Lyles had just come back across
Hara Kiri mesa where he had
been using flame throWers against
last-stand japanese.
The lieutenant said the Japs
really are getting tough with us
They are tossing satchel charges
and mortars at US but doing little
damage. One thing they are afraid
of is a flame thrower and they
run when they see us coming.
Lvles' tank escaped five satchel
charges without a scratch. Inc
Japanese carry dynamite in can
vas satchel. pull ring on the
detonator, heave it and then run
The tank crew had killed three
Japanese with gunfire before they
could pull the strings on their
satchels. ...
Nipponese artillery gave tank
men a headache early in the Okl-
nawa campaign. but later most OF
the japanese guns were knocked
out Lyles said some tankmen got
iittery when big guns knocked out
tanks and killed a few crews.
With Lyles were Cpl. Russell
Hoover of Waldron, Mich, Pfc
Wylie Lock of Dublin. Ga, Pvt.
John H m ric of (Station b
Charleston, W. Va, Cpl. Clarence
Lawley of u82 Page ST. San Fran.
cisco Cpl. Cletic Helms of Yale.
Va. Pvt. Ernest Chaffin of
Benton. ILL.,
A little man who came over a
ridge on "hara kiri'' mesa while
the ground was shaking with artil-
lery fire was pointed out by his
96th division comrades as a man
with a story.
He had a pleasant face, despite
the fierce mustache. His complex
ion was ruddy and his nose and
ears large. He was called Pop"
but on the records was First Sgt.
Albert Janik of Eagle Lake, Tex.
As he came up to where a medi-
cal section was establishing itself |
in cave, T-3 John G. Smith of
(4373 51st STD Detroit, shouted:
Hey Pop, tell this reporter your
story-tell him about the II Japs
he other night"
Janik was reluctant and also de-
hurried on the question of his age.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
SERVED HIM RIGHT

Critics" said the poet Percy Hemingway,
sometimes get it in the neck. Serves them
right, too.
AT literary banquet one night lady
novelist called at the top of her voice down
the table to literary critic:
say, Mr.. Quill, think it was awfully mean
of you to roast my new novel, especially when
you know that I have seven children and a
husband, who is literary critic, to support. "
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24

over reconversion construC''"'
work in war plants. -, .,b.
Fifty-odd meat protest m 7, .nd
ers paraded on the city nan r o
offices of the OPA and war ,1d 1gs
administration. On their sho'u~o oa.
they held signs saying one u. .+' IS
baIl-but where?' "All we
OpA baloney, We want fooo'
and other slogans. oo4ine
Patrick V. Mcnamara " Ssant
district OPA director, was ain IN.
when the union group arflNeu' N.
on his return later he ssio . a
meat shortage was not oUi p
lem"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
And Marriages Occupy
Much Time Of Veterans On Leave

Nebr., a company commander in
the 274th infantry regiment can not
prove thing, but he is keeping
strict eye on his Brooklyn boys
and the burgomeister's secretary
these days just the same.
In view of the characterization
order, Cassidy thinks it is exceed
ingly strange that after he signed
bunch of civilian passes which a
comely lass had brought from the
burgomeister's office, she should
respond thusly:
Thanks, pal. Youse soitenly is
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Subsidies have been paid to obtain marginal
supplies Of copper urgently needed LOT Il e
war effort without increasing the price OF
the whole output Data made available ny
the WPB reveal that as a result OF new deep
military cutbacks the demand for copper VIII
be reduced substantially. Thus, current mill
tary requirements for brass strip now are
only 100, 100000 pounds month as compared
with 4l2.OOo 900 pounds at tn end OF 1914.
For brass rods the monthly demand is estlmat-
cd at 75OOOOOO pounds or about tWothlrds
the output in March, Further declines IN de-
mand NAV be expected as we become more
fully adjusted to the needs of a one-1ront
war
The question of extending these subsidies,
as well as the others paid by the RI, is now
before a Congressional conference commune.
The Senate bill provides that copper, lead and
zinc subsidies shall not be cancelable until
June 30, 1916. In light of the substantial cut
backs however, there appears 10 be little or
no need for subsidized cooper output for anoth-
err full year. The WPB should be free TO can
eel this program as soon as it is feasible 10 40
so. This can be done under the House Dill, put
not under the Senate bill.
Subsidies are an opiate which recipients have
usually been reluctant to give up. Inc lnslS-
tence OF mining interests upon continuation of
these payments, even though the output is not
required, is the latest illustration of t n S
tendency. Coppr, lead and zinc subsidies n
abled the Government to obtain supplies of
these metals at a. considerable saving. AS the
wartime demand falls off, however, the justi-
fication for the subsidy will disappear. This is
the first real test as to how long subsdis evil
be paid. Passag of the House bill would be
notice by Congress that subsidies are not to
be continued one day longer than they are 40
solute]y necessary. New York Times
After the war we will he able to take nice.
long auto ride in the country, to forget our
worries Only, the postwar planners assure
us, we won't have any worries
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24

cause he had barely enough to
supply the division needs.
A German printer devil par
TALLY solved the problem by post
ing copies of the paper in sample
case outside the building. He also
pulled proofs of all the available
pictures in the shop and labeled
them with German captions.
Outside of digging up an old
Normandy D-Day picture and label
ing it American forces landing on
Okinawa," Freddie does all right.
~1 NIL r.,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
Sgt. Smith Memorial
49,. Services Scheduled

. BpsEBoRo. June 23.-Mem n OIL.
services for Sgt. Charles ". Sn1i ,.,
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Crum ,1!3,.,
Smith of Garland. who was NtnS
~ action on March u near Da''s =.
burg. Germany, will be held a u''
Howe Bluff church on J'Ny l.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
AVOIDING CROSS-FIRE

Chlang's armies and those of the Chnse
communists continue at odds. Tokyo wisely
therefore, withdraws its force in the south so
as not to be caught in the line of fire.-Louis-
Vile (Ky.j Courir-Journal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24
WILL SHIP POTATOES

WASHINGTON. June 23,-'8
The War Food Admlnlstra I Il, hin
no,fnced today that it will s a.I'
about $4,000 tons of potatoes 10 w IN.
gium unde-- lend-lease agIee+
during the next three weeks
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24

OCCUPIED GERMANY - B -
With more time on their hands
than they have had since sailing
from the United States the Yanks
are now looking around to locate
relatives in the ranks. Reunions are
regular occurrences.
Joe and Charley Valenti Q759
Stilwell ave.) Brooklyn, got to-
gether at Worms, Germany, the
other day for the first time since
they were last home on leaves two
years ago. Joe is buck sergeant
who cooks for the antitank COM
pany of the 274th infantry regi-
ment. Charley is technical SER
geant who was in Worms awaiting
transfer to the 44th division.
They snapped letters and Joe
managed to get pass permitting
him to spend a day at Worms visit
ing Charley.
For the Fessler brothers OF
Macon, it was their first meeting
in nearly three years. Lawrence, a
corporal in the oath got a letter
from Andrew, also corporal with
the 270th engineers. and discovered
his outfit was nearby. Joe has
chased over during an off duty pc
riod and collected Andy-plus a
three day pass which permitted
Andy to stay awhile.
They had lot to talk about as
far as their own experiences were
concerned but they spent more
time discussing three other broth
ers still fighting in the Pacific.
Another such meeting IN the 274-
the regiment involved Maj. Paul
Durbin Furtonky, executive officer
of the third battalion whose brother
in law. Sgt. Charles Abel, Asbury
Park, N. j., made a surprise trip
over from Bad SchWasbach for
their first reunion in more than
two years.
Almost as common as reunions
these days are weddings, but
mostly they involve freed Euro
pean prisoners of war or slave
laborerS.
In the little German village of
Schinne, five men of the 40th in
fantry regiment acted as an honor
.,J chief occooiatoc Of the
wedding of Andre and Sonia, two
freed Polish slave laborers. The
soldiers dressed lin full military
regalia.'' according to the official
renort which means the wore ODDS
(Olive Drabs).
After the ceremony the couple
passed through an arch of flowers
that Pics. Herbert Jones and Lydon
McAdams, Ogdensburg, N. Y, had
r;geed up. Then those two and
other soldiers let go with 21-gun
salute from their MI rifles.
Everything was in order, even in
Guiding a German equivalent of
"the surrey with the fringe on
tom which Andre had borrowed
"That is one sight none of us
will ever forget said one of the
Y.nks. 1.-The sight of Andre and
Sonia riding off in their carriage
hanpy and free with those Grafton
cans rafting behind them
The goth Division doughboys can
testify that the Germans are plenty
hungry for news these days. They
have been printing their division
nsner in Blumenthal, north of
R R G1 printers are constant
" heckled by civilians sticking
their heads in the windows asking
20, = hens zeitung?" and proffering
coins for the latest issue of the
division daily.
The fact that it is printed in Eng
,;sh makes no difference The Ger
mans get interpreters to read it to
them. Three German school teach
ers dropped by the other day, ask
ing for extra copies to use as test
hooks in English classes. 1t. !
Elmer A. Blasco, Streator, Ill, re-
luctantly turned them down be- !
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-24

TOP O. MORNING
H4ilt on Rock the Church doth stand
Aven when temples are falling
Erumbled have spires in every land
Bells still are Ginning and calling,
Calling the young and old to rest
But above all the soul distressed
Longing for rest ever lasting.
IN. V. S. Grounding
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After the war will ',e able to take NICE
long auto ride in the country, to forget our
worries. Only, the postwar planners assure
us, we won't have any worries.
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Capt. Fred J. Cassidy, Lincoln
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-15
These men can tell you why
The 77# WAR LOAN is the BIGGEST vet !

They can ten you Of whole new air force IN
the buildins-huse new bombers and fast new jet
propelled planes coming off the lines by thousands.
They could show you why it is cheaper and
quicker to give our Pacific Forces entirely new
equipment sometimes-instead of shipping tanks
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-15

X/oU ARE being asked to lend more money than
i ever before-in the 7th War Loan.
These men can tell you why.
They can tell you of giant ships ready to slide
down the ways this year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-15

THE GENERALS and admiras show why our money
is needed-more money than before.
But other men show US something, too.
They're the with twisted, crippled limbs with
clever iron hooks instead of hands, The blind the
with Scared scanned faces. And perhaps worst of ALL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-15
and guns from Europe.

and guns from Europe
They can, in short, show you l0l ways IN which
your dollars are needed more than ever to bring
Americas might to its full strength-so that we
may crush our foe the faster, make end of killing,
and bring our men back home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-15
Will you tell these men, cant
clifford TO buy my share?

the with blasted, darkened minds.
They show us, clearly how small any sacrifice we
make in lending money.
lfyou have income, whether from work. land capital,
you have quota in the 7h War Loan. Find out what that
quota is-and make i'll
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-15
AZz OU7 fNR me M>G4zT %NAR INN

This Advertisement Sponsored by
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

Following testimony l.fc0 ~ Az
eNamn4f10. A. Splch Inc 2 taN-
e~r noan-cr @a'e1 30 d.i ro'
k7o', v1o sHo' rn p'oz Wake
j6, pj6 Leland street. wss held 70.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Wlberforce Has
Made GainsAsA
Council Member

WHEREFORE, O. - Member
ship IN the Ohio University
Council marks significant mill
stone IN the development OF W.
bertorce university, Slnte FOR the
first time an opportunity is pro-
vided for It's representative to
study mutual educational problems
with other state supported schools
Of higher learning including Bowl
ing Green. Kent Miami. Ohio Sac
and Ohio university.
Although Wherefore became =
Council memb,r only "a months
ago. already the institution has re-
CeiNed several sup-t~riial benefits
In statement Of JOINT needs the
Council recently recommended 10
the governor and the nincty-SiXth
General Assembly that 1928. 900 de-
granted To WilDcrtorce for new
buildings and MAJOR Rehabilitation
OF old buildings
Advantages OF Council member
ship became apparent when II IS
recalled that prior 10 Nov 8, 1913
WllborforCe officials were forced IN
make appeals for legislative grants
without assistance and cooperation
from fellow educational colleagues.
This condition developed needless
competition and often placed WI.
berforcc in an embarrassing pos.
ton ard constantly emphasized
factor that IS nov only incidental.
namely that the institution IL on.
tlrcly managed and directed by
Negroes
Wilberforcc is represented on the
Council by pr Charles II. Wesley.
president; Attorney Ray f. Hughes
chairman. State Board Of Trustees
and Carl c jenkins. superlntond-
ent and fiscal officer.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

track meet between Wayne uni-
versitv and the University OF Chi
cago thincladS in Chicago las SAT-
urday. is our own Jimmy Williams
now student at Wayne JIM
my declares he should nave won
the event But | failed 10 pace
myself properly
John c. Dancy. executive secre-
tary OF the Detroit Urban league
received a telephone call from =.
Simms Campbell. noted cartoonist,
recently -. The long distance
call came at approximately three
o'clock In the morning. and John
was still q little Eroggy with sleep
when he answered the phone '
but h. was all ears when he heard
Campbell say he was sending
Dancy a set Of silver which had
been In the Campbell family for
a long number OF years and
IL was to be q wedding gift 10 the
Dancys Miss Helen Tucker.
president Of the ST. Antoine branch
YMCA ~ Teeners" announces the
first real function for Saturday.
Feb. IL Fun and recreation
for the boys and girls.
Clifford Marshall formerly res
ident OF Detroit and now living IN
Battle Creek. was here last week
and met Charles c Digs In the
dining room Of the Gotham hotel
-. and Diggs Immediately re-
minded Marshall OF an event that
occurred 80 years ago Mar
shall won Ford car But !
was broke" said Marshall. so
drove il from one dealer 10 another.
selling il for $500 That much
money seemed like a million doll
iarS in those days Jack
Medders. USO executive in Battle
Creek. accompanied Marshall 10
Detroit Last Friday was bad
day for James r. Bray. engineer
ing student at the University OF
Detroit While he was visiting
a friend at Napoleon and Rivsrd
streets. some one broke into his
car and stole set OF drawing
instruments. a drawing board. .
cigar box containing other instru-
ments and then. while driving
in the neighborhood in search OF
an officer he was given ticket
by patrolman who charged him
with turning left against red
light at Vernon Highway and Rus
sell street Bray SAID ne had
not violated the law However.
il any one finds the instruments,
they should be returned as they
will be Of more help 70 BRAY,
Woodworking young fellow. than
70 the finder He lives at 24e3
Beaubien street.
A letter comes from Sgt. Fred
r. Durrette with the 309th ON
RID Go. In France And be-
lieve v or not. but Fred's doing
a little boxing. having won one
bout and he's looking for
ward to another match with .
tough guy In another unit
hope he doesn't lose those teeth
Uncle Sam bought him He
also mentions meeting Bob Payne,
another Detroiter. who Is wearing
master sergeant stripes and
has been on the lookout for Sgt.
Al Wallace who has been collaring
Krauts in the nearby vicinity,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
TaUern Patron Is
Held In Shooting

'.itl ON = charge 81 an ASSAULT
VIA intent 20 Kill.
lohn Vo 20. g.. 81 Psiae
testified ma nc hai been ,7o' n
ne shoulder a snort 'ime after ne
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

.straiion OF that Office gave HIM an
excellent reputation as public
servant While serving the peo-
pie Of Wayne County as registrar
OF deeds. ne Instituted various
economical reforms and placed the
lonice OF registrar OF deeds on a
very hugh plane and efficient basis
When Stoll took Office, there
was one Negro employed on q
pdrt-tme basis. He was Eddie
Tolan. worlds fastest hum man.
When Stoll resigned from the Of
fee OF register of deeds in 1912
three Negro men and one woman
we're in his employ
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

mad evictcd Walker from a tavern
10 F. Forest avenue, Dec -. 1913
Detcci.vc John Richards tcS,l-
fed that Walker had told HIM NJ
had taken the gun away from
Yorcc and shot him with il
Wake vas held for trial and
placed ou $4,000 tyc SurcucS
bond b, Rctor or Judge Gerald
G. oa'
k,Cr. tH.. cav Ir -00i rcr- t4..
4r n -4rrr4 .rr tr1U nIrHt's'. d"
Tho .ste W 1ca 400o dsIa Man
Nou.s iAst
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

Tan, office Of Wayne County audi
'o'.
The Wayne County board OF
aud .ors IS the governing body Of
Nasuc County. and has the fInc-
lions iN14,h In a municipality a-o
1C.d oy ,ac mayor. cry Council
and department head.
t.oU' CoTU1r Harold + Srol'
N-s elected 70 the Office 90 regis
's- ~ dcca ~ Wav0c County u.s.
1852 on '#c Dcmoc.d' '.,c' -"o
94s 'c.r.cl'cd frf. '9.cs % 'Hc
on 90 TO- to- ~ dcca- ,c.F.t-
= toto. o! Ten years. Hii sdr.n-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Call May-Bailey
Bill Slavery Act

WASHINGTON, d CLEARING
that the Senate Military Afalrs
Committee Is trying 10 ram 2
slavery bill down tire throa,s o.
American citizens by denying rep
Yesentstives OF people directly sf-
fected by Work-or-JaiI les s'stlor
on opportunity 10 appear and up.
pose the measure. the NAACP ~
Q statement 10 SCI storS. declared
The problem sought 70 be cor.
rscted by the Msy-Baiiey bill Is
no, the result 81 lack ~ LABOR draft
LEGISLATION but the failure 20 VT.
liss al available msnpoYsx.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Ask Justice For
Victim OF Thugs

NEW YORK Trade union
leaders from all sections OF the
country. along with eminent clti-
zens representing almost every
other field. are pressing the dgile
for the indictment OF the *
white houdlums VINO kidns ycd ana
raped = Negro vic and nu. cr VI
Abbcvllc. Ala.. lat >'yt &C.
nrdn- ~ pa guuHH'. .Hr't ~
Ms Henrietta IT, T-.d
t7e Re, 3 G. ruN- d.. zoe h'...
men ~ INC Cowr.'. e. Equal
Justice TO- M,,. Rccy rayio