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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
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SEAMAN WINS
PACIFIC TITLE

(By Sgt. Harold r. Foreman. OF
Menasha. Wis, a Marine Corps
Combat correspondent, formerly
Of the Atlanta (Ga.l bureau OF
the United Press.)
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC
-tDelayed)-A Negro sailor. who
has been in the ring only eight
times in his life. has won the South
Pacific heavyweight boxing cham
pionship One Of his defeated OPP
ponents was Army Sgt Joseph
Muscato. of Buffalo. y Y, one Of
the better heavyweight contendcrs
in civilian life
The sailor. Seaman First Class
Levi Bryant. Lake Charles. La,
IL now viewed out here as one
Of the most promising CT cam
didates likely To dethrone Army
Sgt. Joe Louis from the worlds
heavyweight championship.
BRYANT took the decision from
Muscato in the semi-fnals OF the
tournament, Muscato, who has
been in the. army nearly three
years, will be remembered his
one-round knockouts Of jim Rob-
inson and Lem Franklin and for
his victoriessover Johnny benson.
Jay Turner and Johnny Flynn.
The l9-year-old. tall, rangy Bry-
ant die LET past u'ations both
er him when he got into the ring
with Muscato. Boxing cloverly and
showing fast footWork. he kept
away from Nuscato's powerful
right. While landing numerous
punches himself 10 take the three
round decision.
In the finals, Bryant met Marine
Pfc Walter Hafer Of Dayton, o.
another leading heavyweight con-
tender. and successfully traded
punches with him 10 win the three
round decision and the South Pa
cific heavyweight championship.
Fight fans here agree that. with
a little more experience behind
him, BryaR should have a brill
liant postwar boxing career.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
Singapore Joe
Back By Demand

The ever-popular Singapore"
Joe Fisher will appear in person
al the World Adventure series,
Sunday afternoon and evening.
March IS and March rs TO repeat,
by public demand. four OF his
popular travel talks illustrated
with natural color motion pic
March IS at $3.50 pm. California.
the Magnificent; March 10 at $3.50
pm. The Pacific Aflsme"; March
rs at $3.50 pm, Americas West
ern Wonders; March rs at $50
pm, Around the World with Joe
Fisher"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
Yank OUeSeas
Praises Scout
Training Aids

Sixty Boy Scout leaders enrolled
in the Scoutmasters Basic course
now being held at Northeastern
high school received added inspi-
ration 10 pursue their studies last
week when Joseph j. Gross, field
scout executive, read letter from
a former scout who is now over
seas.
The letter from Sgt. {. Z.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
COLEY WEIGH,
GEORGE KoCHAN
TAN Gle FRIDAY

When Coley WEIGH and George
Kochsn collide al Olympia Friday
night. March g. Detroit fans vii
see two rip-snort.nr bat'lers Two
hshteEs who refuse to back M
Both fighters hit hard. and both
are of the aggressive type.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
Investigate Death
In State Hospital

Three persons were appointed
by Speaker Howard Nugent this
week to act on the committee that
is TO probe circumstances sur
rounding the death Of Mrs. Pearl
Thornton at Pontiac State hospital.
Mrs. Thornton. Port Huron
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10

resident before entering the mental
institution, is alleged TO have died
at the hospital after a beating
Investigators named by the
speaker are Reps. Phillips. Les
zynski, and Hoxie They will visit
the Pontiac hospital this week.
The walkie-talkies used by the
armed forces may become the
portable wireless telephone OF to-
morrow.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
respondent
Talks To School

wILBERFORCE. ohio.-In con-
nection with the celebration Of
Negro Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION tNNPAD Week. faculty
members and student body heard
Fletcher Martin. war correspon-
dent for the NNPA. in charcl on
Monday Martin spent two years in
the Southwest Pacific
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
II Back Aches
Flush Kidneys

Do you suffer from Getting Up Nights.
Bsekachs. Nervousness. Lee Pains. pissi-
ness, swollen Ankles. Rheumatic Pains,
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Tear this out: take to your druEEist be
sure to get genuine. guaranteed CfsTE1.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Alexandra Board Calls
Special Meeting tuesday

Edward D. Reed, chairman of the
Alexandria Board of Education, yes
terday called a special meeting of
the board for Tuesday night to re-
ceive the report Of the committee
which last week opened bids for the
construction of the new north wing
to the George Washington High
School.
Leonard Knight and Claude Bal
lenger, board members on the COM
mittee, have indicated that they will
recommend that all bids be dis
carded and that the project be ad-
vertised again next spring when
labor and material costs have be-
come more stabilized.
T. C. Williams, superintendent OF
schools, said that six firms asked
for plans, but only four submitted
bids. The low bid was entered by
Millimett g. Associates, Inc, OF
Washington for $323, 400. Eugene
Simpson g. Brother OF Alexandra
bid 1924 800; Lee T.. Turner, Wash
ington, 1896 1855, and r. Calvin
Owens, Washington, $379, I'll.
Mr.. Williams pointed out that the
Owens firm had constructed the
south wing to the high school in
1899 at cost of $4,000.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Falls Church Airpark
To Open in ) Months

A group of Virginia business men
and aviation enthusiasts will open
two-runway airport on Lee Boule-
ward near Falls Church. within
three months, it was learned yes
terday.
To be called the Falls Church
Airpark. the enterprise will be man.
aged by Carl Schubert, Falls Church
A State permit and zoning changes
have been issued. When the field
is in readiness, the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority permit will be issued
Mr.. Schubert said.
One runway will be 2.700 feet
long and 300 feet wide; the other
1900 feet long and $50 feet wide
The field will cater to the smaller
types of private aircraft OF the
metropolitan area.
Hangar facilities and storage
space will be built to meet demand
but there will be space for 80 air.
craft at the start, with a licensed
repair station. The owners plan tc
give flying lessons, and furnish pas
senger service. Forty acres adjoin-
ing the airpark are available for
future development.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Surgical Dressing Hours
Changed at Silver Sprinq

New hours for the surgical dress
ing groups of the Silver Spring
branch, Montgomery County Red
Cross Chapter, will 60 into effect
this week.
Both groups will continue to met
at the Woodside Methodist Church
every Wednesday until January l.
The day group will meet from $50
a m. to l pm. and the night group
from Z to $50 pm.
Mrs. j. o. lotion. surgical dress
ing chairman, said large order of
dressings for Bethesda Naval Hos
pital will require these groups to
work at their wartime production
level for several months.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Alexandra 10 Open
Veterans Information
Center Tomorrow

A Municipal Information and
Service Bureau for Veterans will
open tomorrow in Alexandria. City
Manager Carl Budwesky said las5
night.
Bernard H. Gollinger. 8l1 Green
street. recently discharged veteran,
has been appointed administrators
and temporary Office space has been
secured at lis South Royal street,
Mr.. Budwesky said. The Office will
be moved to l12 South Washington
street. now occupied by the Com
munity War Fund campaign head
quarters, at the close of the cam
paign in November.
Mr. Budwesky said Mr. Gollinger' S
appointment was approved by the
Postwar Employment Committee
whose plans to open center last
month were delayed when Capt
John Hoeft, administrator, declined
to accept the post.
Joseph H. Saunders. jr., chairman
Of the committee. said plans have
been completed for volunteer men,
bers Of his group to make a CITY,
wide job survey. 1t Is understood
Palmer X. st. Clair. an occupational
analyst from Richmond, will be
sent to Alexandria this week by
the War Manpower Commission to
assist in planning the survey.
City council recently appropriated
IS 900 to operate the center for q
year. and Mr.. Budwesky said Mr.
Gollinger's salary will be s2,70o
with the remaining funds for Office
personnel and expenses.
Mr. Gollinger, II, is a native OF
Duluth, MINI. He was discharged
from the Army at Fort George G
Meade, Md, where he did person
mel work for more than a year.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
1000 Planes
10 Greet Nin1itz
HereFriiday
Huge Air Armada
To Take As Minutes
Passing Over Capitol

The largest Navy air armada ever
to fly over an American city will
roar above Washington Friday, when
1000 Navy planes salute Fleet Ad-
miral Chester Nimitz.
Led by the Nays air aces, fight
ers and bombers will fly over the
Capital at about lis pm. on
"Nimitz day" and will take 40 to As
minutes to pass overhead in what
is believed to be the greatest dis
play Of naval airpower ever wit
messed by American civilians.
While some heroes of the Pacific
will be flying above the city, an
other will be at the White House.
The Navy Department announced
last night that President Truman
will hang the Congressional Medal
of Honor around the neck of Second
1t. Arthur Jackson, Marine Corps
Reserve on Nimitz day.
Stormed Peleliu Pillboxes.
1t. Jackson won the Nations
highest decoration for bravery on
Peleliu on September 10, 1914, when
he was private, first class, serving
with the lst Marine Division.
The young officer, who will be 81
next month, wiped out a total of II
pillboxes and so Japanese soldiers,
storming one gun emplacement after
another in valiant one-man as
sault, amid shattering enemy fire.
Inducted at Portland, Greg, in
January, 1943, 1t. Jackson holds the
Purple Heart for wounds at Okinawa
and also has letter of commenda-
ton for carrying wounded Marine
to safety on Cape Gloucester, in
the face of well-entrenched Jap
troops. He won his commission less
than two months ago.
McCampbell Arranges Flight.
The mass flight over the city in
honor of Admiral Nimitz is being
arranged by another Congressional
Medal of Honor winner, Comdr.
David McCampbell
Comdr. McCampbell, the Navy's
leading air ace, shot down "a Jap
planes, nine of them in one Pacific
engagement For his services in
command of Air Group Is. on the
aircraft carrier Essex, he also was
awarded the Navy Gross, the Dis
tinguished Flying Gross, the Gold
Star in lieu of second cross and
the Legion of Merit.
Comdr. McCampbell's arrange
ments for the Nimitz greeting in
clude fighters, torpedo bombers and
dive bombers.
Dean to Head Squadron.
Another flying hero, Comdr. Will
liam A. Dean, USN, skipper of the
famed Ripper" fighting squadron
of Air Group 2, will fly at the head
of 100 fighters. Comdr. Dean, who
Evening star., 1945-09-30
10000 Neighbors Welcome
Devereux, Give Him a Watch

1t was DevereuX day in Bethesda
and Chevy Chase yesterday.
The friends and neighbors of 1t.
Col James P. S. Devereux had been
saving this up for nearly four years,
while the hero of Wake Island Ian
guished in Jap prison camp. Yes
terday all their pent-up enthusiasm
burst loose around Col. jim and
his 1l-year-old son Paddy.
1t began with a parade through
the principal street OF the two
Maryland communities. and wound
up with ceremonies beside the Be-
thesda Chevy Chase Roll of Honor,
where the name of Col Devereux is
enrolled with all of his other neigh
bors in the service.
Police estimated 10000 persons
paid their respects to Col. Devereux
along the parade route and in front
of the reviewing stand, where he
received a gold wrist watch to COM
memorate the occasion. A thousand,
Including three military bands,
marched in the parade.
Balloons Have His Name.
Col. Devereux rode with Paddy in
an open touring car. Behind him
was Gen. Alexander V. Varfdegrift.
commandant of the Marine Corps,
and Majs. c. A. Barninger and Will
liam w. Lewis, two of Col. Devereux'
companions.
The slim, slightly built colonel
rode beneath olive-drab barrage
balloons which carried his name,
and arches of bunting which carried
signs that said, Welcome Home
jim"
The rarade began at Old George
town road and proceeded south on
Wisconsin avenue to the Honor Roll
near Bradley lane. When the
colonel's car reached this point, he
and Paddy got out and watched the
remainder of the parade from the
reviewing stand.
Watch From Citizenry.
They saw three companies of Ma
rlneS ana two companies of Women
Marines, several contingents of in
fantry troops, the American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts and Red
Gross Uurses' Aides, the Marine
Band from Quantico and SPAR and
Navy bands.
The watch was presented. to Col
Devereux by Joseph Cantrell, Mary
land commander OF the American
Legion. who said the gift came from
citizens represented by the Lions
Civitan, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
of Bethesda Chevy Chase, and by
the Legion, the WV and the Be-
thesda Chamber Of Commerce.
1t took some time to quiet down
the tumuIt of cheers when Col
Evening star., 1945-09-30

was to receive the returns from the
various precincts of the county.
He testified that he was in the
treasurer Office on the evening of
the election when three poll books
were brought to him. He took two
of them to the clerks Office and
left one in the treasurer's Office, for
what reasons l am unable to say,
and he gave no reason for leaving
the poll books there.
1T was a clear violation of the
law, because he was the custodian
and he should have kept them in
his possession at all times I must
say at this point that this witness
was a most evasive and unwilling
one.
Ley Was Book Custodian.
There was another deputy clerk
of that county by the name of
Fuller, whose Office was upstairs.
The clerks Office in which Ley and
Gardner 81. A. Gardner, the clerk
of Wise County,. the clerk, occupied
was downstairs on the main floor.
Ley, in the absence of the clerk,
was custodian OF the poll books, and
should have seen that they were
safely kept They should not have
been in place where any one going
into the vault could easily produce
them.
He knew contest was imminent,
yet in broad daylight some one went
into the clerks Office, into the vault,
which was just back of the clerk S
desk, took the poll books and walked
out without the deputy clerk or any
one else seeing him or them-'ti
strange, It's passing strange.
Didn't Bother With Ballots.
"If those books were not stolen
in the daytime, of course, they were
stolen from the vault at night,
which was, as the deputy clerks say,
kept locked in the absence of Clerk
Gardner. The thief didn't bother
with the ballots, but took the poll
books He knew they were the basis
OF a contest and vital thereto.
| Il don't know, nor do I care,
whether the thief was a supporter
of Mr.. Collins or Col. Fenwick; what
am interested in in the trial of
this case is to find out how it was
that those poll books were stolen
from the clerks Office.
THE more this record is studied
the more one is convinced that in
this primary election. Wise County
was impregnated with political
crooks and ballot thieves, and re-
sponsible officer, who, in the alb
sence of his superior, was careless
and inefficient, ignorant of his
duties, evasive and reluctant in his
testimony-the burden of his an
swers on cross examination was !
don't know
1T is deplorable that the thief
who stole those poll books, thinking
that he was rendering a service to
his candidate, has by his action dis
franchised those who voted in this
election.
Il am most reluctant to enter this
order because in so doing I am de.
nying the registered wish of those
citizens of Wise County who votec
In the primary, but under the Law
I am forced to do so. An order tc
this effect viii be entered upor
presentation.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Child Centers
To Be Retained
In Alexandria
Nursery Schools
To Continue Under
Cooperative Plan

Alexandria nursery schools. which
closed yesterday when the Federal
Works Agency Withdrew Lanham
Act funds, will open tomorrow under
a cooperative plan, Mrs. Carol Ben
son, chairman of the Community
Committee, said last night.
Mrs. Benson said only three of the
centers. those at the clinic building
on Mount Vernon avenue, at the
Washington School on South Wash
ington street, and at the Carver
School, the center for colored chill
dren on Fayette and Queen streets,
will be operated
An enrolment of 66 children al
ready has been made, and parents
have paid the first monthly fee of
$27 per child. Although the schools
cost approximately $50, per child to
operate under the Board of educa-
ton, financed by FWA funds and
fees from parents, Mrs Benson ex-
planned that certain administrative
costs have been cut and the school
week has been reduced to five days.
She said, however. that some ar
rangement may be made for a few
children whose mothers still work
on Saturday.
Room for More Children.
There are still some vacancies in
the centers, and working mothers
may enroll children by contracting
the Office at Alexandria, 1854 for the
Mount Vernon center; Alexandria,
6459 for the Washington School,
and Alexandria 638l for Carver.
Mr.. Benson said her committee
has asked T. c. Williams, superin-
tendent of schools, to apply for Lam
ham Act funds if FWA reversed its
decision and they became available
again for the operation of day care
centers, She asked that the request
be made retroactive to October l,
and stated that fees would be re-
funded to parents If this action were
taken by FWA.
Mr.. Williams said any action to
have the centers again operated by
the Board of Education would have
to be approved by the Board. He
said he did not anticipate that
FWA would finance the project
again.
Explains FWA Stand.
He said he has been informed that
FWA feels the need for such centers
in order to release women for war
industries no longer exists, and that
such centers might be operated for
servicemen's children by individual
communities.
Specifically discussing the situa-
ton in Alexandra, Mr.. Williams
said survey of the children en-
rolled in the schools as of yesterday
showed only "a were the children OF
servicemen. OF these, seven are
colored, and the remaining q live
in such scattered sections of the
city that it would be impractical to
consider establishing several CEN
tiers for them alone.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Home and Garden Mart
Set in Silver Sprino

The annual Home and Garden
mart Of the Silver Spring Garden
Club will be held at the garden
house of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.
Williams, 1912 Noyes drive, Satur-
day.
Featured In the sale will be house
plants, dish gardens. an art and
crafts table, white elephant booth
and a baked goods cupboard. Lunch
will be sold to patrons of the mart
from noon to 2 pm.s
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Loudoun Craftsmen to Exhibit
Work at Waterford October II

tables, chests or other pieces of
furniture made in Waterford or
vicinity are asked to contact the
foundation, If willing to place them
on exhibit.
Because of interest in old houses
and their restoration, tour of the
village has been arranged. Some of
the Oldest and most historical build
ings will be open to the public. To
show the possibilities of restoration,
houses in various stages of renewal
will be shown, some as yet un-
touched. others in process of restora-
tion and still others completely re-
stored. Luncheon and dinner will
be served daily during the three
days Of the exhibit by the Waterford
PARENT Teacher Association.
Evening star., 1945-09-30

DevereauX rose and faced his neigh
bors.
Even if had the ability of our
late commander in chief" he said,
I'D never possibly be able to ex-
press how I feel about this whole
thing I would simply like to say,
thank you from the bottom of
my heart-I thank you very much. y
Memberships in Legion.
Besides the watch. Col. Devereux
also was given a life membership
in Bethesda Chevy Chase Legion
Post No. los by Comdr John C.
Batham. and life membership in
the James E. Brady Post No. 180
of the Catholic War Veterans. by
Comdr. Fred C. Byrne
Gen. Vandegrift, in his talk, re-
viewed the record of the heroic Ma
rine garrison on Wake.
The Wake defenders have been
a constant inspiration to the men
Of the Marine Corps" said Gen.
Vandegrift. Our slogan has al
ways been: Remember Pearl Har-
bor-Remember Wake
The invocation was pronounced
by the Right Rev. Msgr. Thomas G
Smith, pastor of the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament. The Star
Spangled Banner was sung by Mrs
Zita Mcbride.
To Talk on Radio.
The ceremony lasted about an
hour When it was over, Col
Devereux and Paddy got back into
their car and hundreds of the
townsmen gathered around them to
express their personal greetings
Col. Devereux shook hands with
many of them and exchanged a
friendly word.
Yesterday was just the beginning
for Col. Devereux. Tonight he will
tell some of his experiences during
his confinement over the I'VE the
People" program at 1890 o'clock or
Radio Station WTOP.
A parade and civic celebration for
him is scheduled in Baltimore Oc-
tober 8.
Paddy will be with Col. Devereux
again at Baltimore, as will Gen
Vandegrift. Climax of the celebra-
ton there will be a ceremony at
Fort McHenry, where Col. Devereux
will raise a flag to commemorate the
end of the war.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Special Dispatch to The sta.

Special Dispatch to The Sta
LEESBURG, Va, Sept. 29.-The
annual exhibit Of Loudoun County
artists and craftsmen, sponsored by
the Waterford Foundation, Inc, will
be held October IL, 13 and IA, in the
Waterford School Auditorium.
Last year the exhibit was held in
the old Quaker Meeting House. but
larger quarters are needed now to
furnish space for all exhibits.
Several new features will be added.
There will be working demonstra-
tions by craftsmen Of spinning,
weaving and basket making. 1t also
is planned to exhibit room fur
riished completely with Waterford
Americana. Any one owning chairs.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
ABC. Board May Curb
Sales 10 Outsiders

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board is studying possible steps to
prevent District residents from be-
ing deprived of large stocks of liquor
because Of purchases by residents
of nearby areas.
William P Meredith, a member
of the ABC Board. said numerous
complaints" have been received by
the board against large purchases
by residents living in areas having
State monopolies.
He said that while persons are
violating State laws when they
transport more than gallon across
the border line. many apparently
are willing to take a chance.
Mr.. Meredith pointed out the Fed
eral retail stamp limits the dealer
to sales of five gallons, but most
large dealers have wholesale stamps
that allow them ito sell the whole
store if they want to-"
The task of finding how much
liquor has been transported out OF
the District, is difficult because only
sales of IL bottles or more to an
individual must be recorded.