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Evening star., 1945-02-23
American Plane Lands
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|By laps Rocks Island
By JAMES HUTCHINSON,
Associated Press War corresnondsnf.

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ON CORREGIDOR, Feb. 20 (De-
1ayed) The first American plane
In three years landed atop the rock
today.
1t. James r. Thomas, Louisville,
KY, had the distinction Of plotting
the first observation plane from the
Bataan airstrip. He had an Associ-
ated Press correspondent as the first
passenger.
1t. Thomas landed on a strip
hurriedly made by a bulldozer on
the old parade grounds. It was less
than 100 yards long. AS he circled
the strip, 1t. Thomas remarked:
Here we CO." The correspondent
sweated it out.
The little plane headed for a
rubble pile and tree stumps at the
near edge of the strip. 1t. Thomas
gunned the engine at the last
moment to hedge hop, then settled
to the field.
Blast Shakes Island.
Soldiers around the strip grinned.
and one yelled: "Hooray, boys, our
reinforcements have arrived"
1t. Thomas is a trained para
trooper and a member of the 62d
Parachute Battalion.
AL Corregidor shuddered last
night from a mighty blast set OF
by the desperate japanese.
Flames shot from three openings
Of tunnels which honeycomb the
rock. A great chunk of Malinta
Hills solid rock south face was
blasted loose. The resulting ava
lanche buried several American
soldiers alive, injured others and
ripped out the road encircling
the hill.
Rocks and boulders showered the
beachhead like giant hailstones,
causing additional lesser injuries.
Hundreds Of stunned soldiers dashed
wildly into the comparative safety
Of the bay.
Malinta Hill Shakes.
"It was like blast from so flame
throwers, said one officer. Anothe>
said Malinta Hill seemed to shake
like an apple on a tree" Some oc-
cupants of the bomb-wrecked con-
crete barracks mile away feared
the skeleton buildings would col
lapse around them.
Men in foxholes atop Malinta said
1t felt like the hill was trying to
Jump from under them.
Whether the Japanese were mott
waited by a desire to destroy the
Americans while they (Japanese)
took refuge in the tunnels, or
whether it was a grandiose suicidal
plan, remained a mystery.
Col. George M. Jones of Memphis,
the American commander on Cor
regidor, believed the conclusion
must have killed hundreds of jap
anese.
An estimated 30 to so japanese
dashed from the entrance of the
main tunnel behind the smoke of
the explosion. The Americans above
opened up with machine guns and
grenades. Twenty-seven japanese
bodies were found outside the tun-
mel this morning. The Americans
made no attempt to enter the tunnel.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
2S Worships Sunk
Or Damaged, Jops Claim
By the Associated Press.

0J toe AAbOCa&te0 fIeS8.
An imperial headquarters an.
nouncement claiming that "28 enemy
warships had been sunk or heavily
damaged" in waters adjacent to I've
Jima in fighting from February
until today was broadcast by Dome,
japanese news agency.
There was no confirmation Of this
claim from any Allied source. The
Domei dispatch, beamed to North
America and recorded by the Federal
Communications Commission, fol-
lows:
Instantaneously sunk were one
aircraft carrier, one battleship, three
cruisers and three vessels Of un-
identified category, while vessels
sunk otherwise were one aircraft
carrier, one cruiser, one vessel OF
unidentified category, two mine
sweepers and four landing trans
ports.
Damaged were one cruiser and
eight landing transports, while two
vessels of unidentified category were
set ablaze. Since these are only the
confirmed war results and do not
include results attained by our Spe-
cial Attack Corps, members of which
are expected to inflict substantial
damage, losses actually suffered by
the enemy must have been far
greater than indicated by the i'm
perial headquarters announcement
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Senate.
Foreign Relations Committee votes
on United States-Mexican water
treaty.
House.
Decides action on Rankin Hook
inst fight.
Evening star., 1945-02-23

The War Bonds for babies cam
paign Is still popular. Over SOC, 900
Walt Disney certificates for babies,
showing a1 the famous Disney
characters, have already been dis
tributed.
Evening star., 1945-02-23

Europe on today's War Department
casualty list.
Pvt. Bernard Miller, whose father
Alexander Miller, is listed as living
at 1922 M street NV, has beer
wounded in action in Europe, the
War Department announced today
Pfc. John G. Thomas, who for
merly lived at 5207 G street Sc.
has been wounded second time In
Europe, the War Department an
nounced today. Pvt. Thomas first
was wounded last spring. He is the
husband OF Mrs. Ruth v. Thomas
Pfc. Marvin M. Adcock of Point OF
Rocks, Md, is listed as wounded ir
Europe on today's War Department
list. He Is the husband of Mrs
Lorraine Adcock, also of Point OF
Rocks.
Pvt. Joseph p. Farrelly, husband
Of Mrs. Regina Farrelly, 1103 Larch
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, has been
wounded In action. i'm Europe, the
War Department announced today
Stories about the following men
listed as wounded on today's War
Department casualty list, appeared
in The Star after the next of kin
had been notified.
Pfc. James C.. Jardinc, 1884 F
street NV, December 8.
Pvt. Patrick L. Odea, 1888 Twen-
ty-fourth street NV, January 8.
Pvt. Frederick H. Walck, IT., 1915
M street NE, December Is.
Pfc. John F. Inman, 602 Gallatin
street NV, February II.
Staff Sergt. william Goodseit, 221
Belle Haven road, Alexandria, Feb
ruary IA.
Pfc. Hugh H. Rimer, 72o North
Monroe street, Arlington, Janu-
ary II.
Pvt. Joseph E. Ringer, 5l2 North
Kenmore street, Arlington, who died
OF wounds received in action In Bel
GUM. Pvt. Ringer death was re-
ported In The Star last Monday.
Missing
Flying Officer John Francis War.
rel, 20, Canadian fighter pilot
whose wife, Sergt. Anne Warrell, i
stationed here with the communi.
cations office of the RCAF, was re.
ported missing, and believed killed
on active service after air opera.
tons overseas" the RCAF has in.
formed his wife. A native of Wrox.
eter, Ontario, Flying Officer WarreI
was graduated from the Winghan
(Ontario) High School. He entered
the service July, 1943, and was SEM
overseas last June. Sergt. Warrel
was sent to Washington a year ago
and is living here at 1902 Hobart
street NV.
Evening star., 1945-02-23
Todoy's CosuoIty Lists
Killed

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Pfc. James Silver v, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Silver, w, of At
lanta, Ga, was killed in action jan
uary II in France, his grandmother,
Mrs. Florence M. Conklin, 4105 Far
ragut street, Hyattsville, has been
informed.
Pvt. Silver was born in Washing
ton. His father was attached to
the Fish and Wildlife Service of the
Agriculture Department here for 20
years. The family formerly lived at
3145 Twenty-fourth street NE. Mr..
Silver was transferred to Atlanta
about six years ago, where he Is re-
gional director of the Fish and
Wildlife Service.
Pvt. Silver attended Langley High
School and was soloist of the boys
choir at st. Johns Episcopal Church
in Washington. He had been over
seas only two weeks when he was
killed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11
.Long-Ldsting
Car Visiioned

Manufacturers estimates OF a
5000, 000-car market after the
war may be halved by the war
time experiences of American mo-
florists, John Oswald of General
Motors today warned the engin-
GERS attending the third annual
war meeting of the Society Of
I Automotive Engineers.
Prolonged operation of prewar
cars generally has been satisfac-
tory, he pointed out, and owners
may get away from the old habit
of frequent trade-ins. In addition,
he said the postwar cars will have
even greater longevity and quality
and those facts will induce many
to hold onto cars even longer.
PLEASANT SURPRISE
Although the average age of
cars now in use is about eight
years, Oswald said many owners
have been pleasantly surprised TO
find the older vehicles standing
up.
"The long time ownership
forced by the war has helped
convince the public that the
prewar models were really good
automobiles" he said. THAT IL
why the public will readily ac-
cept restyled versions Of the
1912 models"
At the morning session, James
r. Kendrick of Lockheed told the
engineers that flying buses and
taxicabs have advanced 10 the
chart and formula stage. He pre-
dicted that aircabs carrying five
passengers on fights 10 TO 20
miles or more would bring costs
down near those of land vehicles.
AID GROUND TRAVEL
Whether the aircraft will be
helicopters or planes will be
settled by time and experience,
said Kendrick.
1.-THE time will he saved by
aircraft which can land d.
rectIy at the destination, In
contrast with the one which
lands two and a half miles
away" stated Kendrick. He es-
timated the revenue-producing
capacity of 24-passenger air
bus at between S1,320000 and
$1,000, 900 in its 10,000-hour nor
NAL life.
The annual dinner meeting Of
the sac will he held tonight at
the Book-Cadillac. Eugene 4. Will
son of United Aircraft will be
POSTMASTER. Brig, Gen. +. o. Car
roll will be principal speaker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11
Chain and Mail Order
Sales Hit Isl. Billion

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-Sales
OF chain stores and mail order
houses on a nationwide basis
amounted to S15,50O,0O0,000 for
1914. the Department of Com
merce had announced, which rep
resents about % per cent, or
almost one quarter of the nations
total retail business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11
2 Draft Evaders
Receive Sentences

Two draft eYaders were SEN
fenced by Federal Judge Arthur
+. Lederle. They are Benjamin
81, of Oxford, Mich,
and James G. Dukelow, "a, of
634 w. Warren.
Haberek failed 10 notify his
draft board of a changed address
and also failed TO report for in
duction, the FBI charged. He was
sentenced 10 ID months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11

The county health department
offered films today for the use
of adult and Child groups in con-
nection with its survey OF the
hearing ability of children in out
county schools.
The films will be shown next
week in Sumpter Townships
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11
Hospitals 10 See
WINGED Victory Units

Entertainment units from the
Army Air Forces show, Winged
Victory, which opens a two
weeks run AT the Wilson Theater
Monday night, will perform at
hospital bases within a 30-mile
radius while the show is playing
here.
A trip 10 Windsor hospitals Is
one of those under consideration,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11
Nugent to Reveal
House Committees

LANSING, Jan. 10 Howard
Nugent, Republican speaker of
the House. laid he expects TO
reveal committee appointments
within the next "a hours.
Because of the large turnover
in House membership. appoint
ments have been delayed, subse-
quently slowing up their work,
he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11
Ability Aids Offered for Groups

Mosebar, Smithville, Bone. Clay
ton. Martinsville and West Stump
ter schools; in Belleville High
School: in Taylor Townships
Treadwell. Gordonier. + deral.
Edison and Lakewood schools. and
in Gratiot Townships Beacon
School
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11
CCF Leader Talks Hero
FAslo b, Us Army siEnsl Corp.

Alexander NJ. Nicholson, men,
Der of the Canadian House OF
Commons and national treasurer
of the COOPERATIVE Common
wealth Federation, will speak at
the Lucy Thurman YWCA. Mon
day. Jan. %, under the sponsor.
ship of the Wayne County Social
list party. IL was announced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-21

The Alarming Increase in Drinking by Women Is q
Tragic Sociological and Psychological Problem
+he Causes and Possible Cures of Which Scien-
lists Are Trying Desperately TO Determine
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-21

we're shock on his nervous system
-one almost too great to bear-to
be transported almost overnight
from the battlefields where men
were dying for a new type of de-
mocracy and find the politicians in
San Francisco are still speaking
the same type of jargon they spoke
years ago.
Aubrey Williams, former direc-
tor of the National Youth admin
istration, who was rejected as ru-
raj electrifcation administrator be-
cause he was too liberal for the
senate reactionaries, was also on
the program.
He stated that segregation is
the care of all racial problems and
until segregation is abolished it
will eat into the very heart of the
American life and the kind of de-
mocracy which we preach. Tensions
have increased during the war and
the American people have fallen for
a considerable amount of Hitlerism
directed against minority groups.
"The Negro has done his share
in the war effort without asking
special favors. His war record is
brilliant. He has bought for him
self and his people a large portion
of the good things of this country"
Mr.. Williams declared that he
feared the peace more than the
war. The powers that be believe
in managed economy-and they
manage it to suit their own selfish
aims" Urging the Negro to be
careful as to how he voted as his
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-21
ELECT MARIAN ANDERSON
TO 0RpHANAGE BOARD

WASHINGTON, May Il (ANP)
Marian Anderson, Mrs. A. G.. Per-
detti and Charles Buchanan were
elected to the board of trustees of
the Riverdale Children's Associa-
ton at the annual election meeting
of the board held at the home of
Mrs. Van Santveerd Merlesmith, a
member of the board.
The bi-racial program adopted by
the 109-year-old association was
known as the colored orphan asy-
lum, served only White Negro
children and had an entirely white
board. Today it is interracial.
White children have been admitted
to the institution at Riverdale and
to foster homes. The board is inter-
racial, the staff includes one Ne
gro, white, Jewish, Catholic, Prot
estant members and one Chinese
student, all working together not
only for Negro children but for all
neglected and dependent boys and
girls.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-21
Mondoy, Moy n, Io45

vote constituted the balance of
power, Mr.. Williams told his au-
dience to watch how their repre-
sentatives voted on important is
sues. "It isn't a question where peo-
pie live. It is whether they are will
ing to fight your fight or not" he
said.
The NAAC drive, which started
May 6, ended May 21. BY that time
the Philadelphia branch expected
to have $4,000 new members.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-21

Mr.. White, who recently returned
from a four month tour of the
South Pacific battlefields, came to
Philadelphia from San Francisco
where he is serving as consultant
to the American delegation at the
United Nations conference.
The delegation was criticized for
it's asserted failure to take "a high
moral ground" on the question of
subject peoples throughout the
world.
"China and Russia have taken
the initiative in the question of CO.
lonial trusteeship, with the United
States trading for a mess of pot
tage' it's natural leadership" he
said.
Mr.. White declared that the mi
nority consultants at the confer
ence are fighting to prevent the
United States from becoming an
imperiaistic power.
"The navy claims we must have
bases on the islands that we are tax
ing in the Pacific. If we take over
the control of these islands we will
never be able to criticize the CO.
lonial policies of other countries.
''It would be of interest to the
colonial powers to have the United
States maintain those bases. We
would just be playing into their
hands,"
Of his trip to the Pacific battle
fields, Mr.. White said that racial
prejudice augmented by northern
and southern white soldiers was
developing contemptuous atti-
tude towards the United States on
the part of the natives and our al
lies which may we'll lead to World
War III.
Mr.. White declared that the ra-
cial relationships between the SOL
diers were good on all the islands
on which Negro officers and COM
bat troops were stationed. The mo-
rale Of the troops was high because
they know they were doing a good
job, and the white soldiers showed
them the respect they were due.
On the islands where there were
no Negro officers or combat troops,
but only service troops commanded
by white officers, the conditions
were very bad. In at least one case
Mr.. White was called upon to serve
as defense counsel for some
troops who had been charged with
rioting after they had attempted
to protect themselves against the
white troops.
Mr.. White declared it was a Sc
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-21
walter WHITE BLASTS U.s..
CONFERENCE DELEGATION
FOR MORAL WEAKNESS"
Bu HAROLD MILLER

PHILADELPHIA, May FL
P)-Walter White, national
secretary of the NAACP, speaking
at st. Matthews A.M.E. church
here, declared that the problem of
Colonial trusteeship, which was
raised at the San Francisco con-
ference, could only be settled by
setting up an honest, intelligent,
international leadership to raise the
standards of living of dependent
peoples"
The sub., 1945-03-03
Salpage Dripe in Croton
By EUGENE MITCHELL, Groton Salvage Board

This Saturday, March 3, a salvage drive will take place in Groton Borough and nearby areas. Paper will be the principle item col 1ected, others being tin cans and rags.
 The collecting will be done en- airely by the youth organizations of Groton, and their adult leaders Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Junior MidShipmen will man the trucks, while the Girl Scouts are expected to contact each householder in the area earlier in the morning, re- minding and urging them to get their, paper out at the curb, tied up for easy handling.
 The money realized from the sale of this paper tdirectly to the paper mills) goes into the treasuries of the various youth organizations in- volved The adults, including the Salvage Board, get nothing for their time and work, except the satisfac- tion of helping the war effort, and also the youngsters in a very prac- 4ical way.
 At meeting few evenings ago, the writer was told that the paper mills in this vicinity are working only part time because they simply do not have an adequate supply of used paper. These mills are work ing on war orders, such as shell containers, ration containers, and containers used in moving war sup plies to the fighting fronts. A good percentage of their supply of raw materials comes from just such drives as will be conducted here on March and at regular intervals in the future. The paper collected is loaded into big trailers and goes directly to the mills. Robert Gair, for instance, uses around 200 tons per day.
 In previous paper drives in Gro ton, the Electric Boat Co., has very generously donated trucks and drivers for the day. Other trucks have been donated by the Max Pol lack mill, the Borough of Groton. the U. s. Submarine Base, and the Avery Point Training Station. Simi- lar donations are hoped to be ob- tained In future operations.
 The trucks, each with five or six boys and an adult leader besides the driver. will start out about 70
The sub., 1945-03-03
FROM THE |
 EDITORS WORK BENCH
Labor Progresses

The Metal Trades Council through it's Labor Organ THE SUB notes with pride that not only their member unions cooperating in the education of workers in this ment relationships but churches through their events clubs and educational institutions accepting their responsibility to labor This is accomplished through open forum discussions and the setting of labor institutes
 Father Fnn of Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church of New LOndon guest The Subs Labor Forum of the Air Tuesday, February 13 at 1:3O Father Finn discussed the churchs relationship with and duty to organ ked labor He described the early labor unions which ogowth of the Guilds that fathered the church the Middle Ages and assured his radio audience that the sympathy of the church had always been with the prob ems of the working and the poor. Father Finn de- scrbed what the church is doing to educate her daughters in the New London well throughout the nation in their duty join with and participate organ ked abor's activities
 On Tuesday, February 27, the Christian Endeavor League of the New London Methodist Episcopal Church sened and discussed the Protestant Church attitude and positive duty towards organized labor.
 The Sub wishes to recognize in appreciation this inter- est of civic and religious organizations in the welfare of American workers and what is more their interest in the welfare of the workers of the world.
 On March A. Sunday, from 2:3O3:0O D. m over Station WNLC, Father Finn of St. Marys Church. Director of New London Diocesan Labor Institute will present Father Joseph F. Donney Tn discussion and talk Glass Cooperation Tor Class Struggle We invite all Brothers who truly interested in the labor to listen to these Sunday broadcasts of the Diocesan Institute and remember to tune in Tuesday evening at 83O D. THE SUB LABOR FORUM 144
The sub., 1945-03-03

a. m. and will cover the following areas during the day; Groton Bor- ough including Eastern Point; Navy Heights, Mohegan Heights, Star Hill and along the river; PoQuonnock Bridge and Fort Hill Homes; Bud- dington Road, Long Hill Road, Pleasant Valley to Briar Hill; Route 84 to Center Groton village.
 Anyone living on side roads in the latter districts should bring their paper to the main highway. We broke the state record for a place of this population last fall, lets break our own this time.
The sub., 1945-03-03
U. g. DEPT. OF LABOR Division of Labor Standards
 WASHINGTON A

January 20, 1045 MT. Alfred A. Adams, Chairman Union Safety Committee, S.ME.U. Dear MT. Adams;
 Our Region Representative, Mir. Lewis E. MacBrayne, has recently advised this office of the reduction in accidents accomplished by the Electric Boat Company, with the assistance of the members of your Unlony in the last half of 1944 as compared with the same period in 1943. Our efforts for increased production have proved that there are many fields in which Labor and management can work together for their mutual benefit and that of the Nation. Safety is perhaps the out standing example, for all parties = management, labor and society as a whole = stand to gain by successful accident prevention.
 Although your reduction did not quite reach the 40 percent mark = the goal set by the Secretary of La- Dor in the current national cam- paign - nevertheless, I am hopeful that this Department will have the pleasure of issuing a joint Award of Safety Achievement to your union and to the management of Electric Boat for performance during the second qualifying period of the drive = January l = July l, 1945. The Department sincerely ap- preciates your efforts in behalf of accident prevention.
 Very Truly yours,
 V. A. Zimmer
 Director