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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
FIFTEEN MILES OF
JUNGLE TRAILS

Before an attack ever begins.
reconnaissance patrol is sent out
to learn the position and strength
of the enemy. Little publicized, but
very important, thousands of these
patrols go out every day and night
from ever far flung battlefront on
the globe. On their success at
Sneaking behind the enemy's lines
and gathering vital information may
lie the outcome of an important
battle. 1t was a reconnaissance pa
troll like this that made the very
first junction with the Russians last
month, although the official juno
ton was made at later time.
There are a lot of squads in an
infantry regiment, and to train and
test them all as squad reconnois-
sance patrols requires a rather re-
markable course, run on mass pro-
duction methods.
In this specific course, each re-
connaisSance patrol was composed
of ten men. Accompanying the pa
troll was highly trained scout from
the regimental intelligence and re-
cOnnaiSsance platoon. This man
acted as an umpire, and it was his
responsibility to decide whether the
patrol was up to par, or whether
the patrol needed more training. He
also declared casualties if any of
the men walked into a BOBBY trap
or enemy ambush.
Acting as the enemy" was an
other group from the intelligence
and reconnaissance platoon, or Il
& R Platoon" as it is more COM
monty called. In order to make the
whole problem as realistic as posi-
BILE, these men had planted minia-
ture BOBBY traps and mines along
the trails, using small pieces of dy-
Mantle or little blobs of Compost
ton c., pliable and doughty high
explosive that really scares hell out
of a guy. even when it is used in
small amounts
The enemy troops were also fur
nished with captured Japanese wea-
pons and ammunition, so that they
could make an ambush as true to
life as possible.
Censored. Various obstacles were
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

tricky. I've had five men wounded,
all in the Balete area"
Some infantry officers have a
high regard for the war dogs work.
Others aren't believers" Jim ex-
planned.
Most of the dogs were donated to
the army quartermaster corps. The
dog corps is quartermaster unit,
but those elements sent to this
theater have been transferred to
the infantry. So Head and his men
were entitled to wear the combat
infantry badge-and are proud of
it.
Captain was donated by a resi-
dent of Oakland, Calf, who had
given him that name. This platoon's
dogs are all German shepherds or
crosses of that strain except for
one Norwegian elkhound. There
used to be an Irish setter, but he
was killed by land mine on Nor
otai.
Jim Head is 20. He has a wife
and two children. He did petroleum
exploration work in Arabia in 1888
40 for the California Arabian
Standard Oil company. That
where he practiced falconry against
the khurwan and hobara birds of
Ibn SaudS realm.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
The Goal Of Production

More and more we are comiRg to under
stand that our country when peace comes,
cannot achieve the American goal through
the philosophy of scarcity, or through a
planned economy, or through government
spending.
The end of the rainbow which the "plan-
ners picture can only be found in pro-
duction.
Production will give us the revenue to
pay the war debt.
PRODUCTION will save us from the ravages
of initiation.
Production will rescue us from the chronic
depression of prewar years.
Production will provide employment at
better wages, which leads to higher stand
ard of living.
In production only can be found the triple
American blessings of jobs, freedom. and
opportunity.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
PACIFIC IMPRESSIONS
by WIN. H. LTTTLEWOOD


stations were established at strategic
locations along the trails.
AS a whole, the course turned
out very we'll. Men gained neces-
sary confidence in the ability of
their patrol leaders, for it is these
same leaders that will lead recon-
Nuisance patrols under combat con-
ditions at some later date Little
mistakes that were easily detected
and corrected during the course may
have easily cost many lives during
combat
The army has many courses SIM
liar to this reconnaissance patrol
course. Each course is designed to
train our men in some particular
phase of modern warfare, thus max
ing the American soldier the best
in the world.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Michigan Mirror
by gene aIleman

closed to the public for more than
a decade.
According to old-fashioned con-
ceptS, fishing should be better the
longer fish were left undisturbed
to.groW up. Actually the opposite is
true at GrouSehaven. But since all
nine lakes are in Ogemaw county,
the experiments will be confined to
one lake. If fishing improves in this
lake, while it continues to be poor
in others, then sportsmen would be
convinced that DR.. Hazard of the
research institute knows his stuff.
tn be an interesting experiment.
Concluded on Page Sixteen)
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placed along the trails so that the
patrol would have to detour around
them.
Blank cartridges were issued to
all of the patrols before leaving
on the course so they would have
something to create noise in case
they were ambuShed by the enemy"
Each patrol also had two day sup
ply of *" rations, plus water-pur-
ification tablets, raincoats, smoke
grenades, rifles and packs, mos
quito bars, and first aid kits. In
case OF an serious injury or if a
patrol got hopelessly lost, it was
arranged for a Piper Cub reconnaiS-
sance plane to fly over the area
twice daily, looking for white sig
nal panels that each patrol leader
had in his equipment First aid
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Ration NeluS
MEATS and FATS

MEATS and FATS
Ration Book 4, red stamps E2-J2
good through June 30; K2-P2 good
through July 81; Q2-U2 through
August 81; V2-Z2 through Septem-
Der 30. More red stamps due July l.
CANNED GOODS
Ration Book 4, blue stamps N2S2
good through June 30; T2-X2 good
through July 81; Y2-C1 through
August 81: D1-Hl through Septem-
Der 30 More blue stamps due July l.
SUGAR
Ration Book 4, stamp No. 36 good
through August 81. New sugar stamp
due September l.
SHOES
Ration Book 3. airplane stamps
No. l, 2 and 3 good indefinitely. No
expiration date set.
GASOLINE
Ais, four gallons, valid through
June 81: Ale six gallons, valid
June % through September 81.
BIG, BIT, BE-, CO, CT, CO good for five
gallons each. No expiration date
set.
Gas for soldiers-one gallon a
day up to 80 days. Mileage ration
record for specific auto must be
presented by soldier to local board
where car is registered.
LIQUOR
No. 3 (whisky) June 18-June 80.
No. "a (gin) June 18-June 80.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Leaves Way
Open TO Ladies

There I was, up at the tunneled
command post, my combat boots
plaStered with wet clay, my pom
cho dripping. my tin hat carefully
IN place since We were within range
OF a Jap mortar.
1 was feeling every inch the war
correspondent. But this seemed far
enough to go. Tomorrow would be
another day. might as we'll 60 on
back with Colonel Johnson.
And then some people came down
the muddy steps to the entrance
to the cave. Officers and men, to
say nothing of myself, gaped. For
Concluded on Page Fifteen)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
With Lee G.. Miller in the Pacific:
War Dogs Aid In U. S.
Operations Against Japs
Used to Detect Presence of
Enemy and Serve as Messengers
BY Lee G. Miller

WITH 18TH DIVISION AT BALETE PASS, LUZON-
Jim Head used hunt with falcons Saudi Arabia Now
he hunts with dogs Luzon And this time it's not birds
he's hunting but Japs.
was chewing the rag with him here. German shepherd
named Captain lay under the cot which Head Some
body tossed cigarette the floor without putting
Head spoke softly: "Captaini"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

The dog emerged and stood at
tentively.
Put out the cigarette" said
Head.
Captain shifted and locke d
around, spotted the smoking butt,
slapped a paw on il, and the deed
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

was done.
Captain has
other tricks, but
Head empha-
sizes that this
stuff is extra
cufricular and
has nothing to
do with the
war-dog buSi-
ness.
Head First
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

Are Michigan's inland lakes un-
der-fished and over populated?
With the panfish season opening
next Monday June 2D, it's going
to be pretty hard to convince some
Michigan sportsmen, especially if
they return home with a poor
catch, that this was the reason.
And yet the conservation depart
ment's institute of fisheries research
at Ann Arbor suspects it to be the
sober truth. AS reported in this
column last October, findings of DR..
Albert Hazard and other scientists
tend to prove that the natural linn
it of food in lakes controls fish pop
ulation. Since the food supply is
limited, if fish are not removed all
fish became stunted, too small for
legal catches. Result: Fishing is
poor!
This whole idea, radical and un-
orthodox, caused many legislators
to wag their heads in doubt and
outright incredulity in 1945 when
a bill, adopted by the state senate,
arrived in the house of representa-
tives for committee elaboration.
The measure would have given
the conservation department discre-
tionary power to remove size and
creel limits, if and when lake and
stream conditions exist indicating
over population of fish.
Fearful that local sportsmen
would rebel against such topsy-
turvy business, representatives eau
tiously amended the bill TO permit
the department to try it out on
twenty lakes and ten streams, but
not more than one lake to any
county. Then if results should be
gathered to sustain the new beliefs,
the legislature might consider ex-
tension to other lakes, and perhaps
to the entire state. SO went the
reasoning, and it was good common
sense.
Lending support to the research
conclusion is the fact that fishing
in nine Agenaw county lakes at
Grousehaven, newly acquired by the
state, has been exceptionally poor.
This condition was a surprise to
sportsmen, for the lakes had been
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

FRED: "Is it true, Judge, that war can't
be won without the use of war-alcohol -.
the kind the beverage distillers have been
producing for the government for over
two years."
OLD JUDGE: That's right, Fred. 1t Is
basic Ingredient in the smokeless powder
used in virtually every firearm from pistol
to 16-inch gun. And. in addition. it plays
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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20
WdH Candle Spots
Are Easy TO RenlOUe

Dripping candle wax is especially
prevalent during the holiday season
but few simple household remedies
can be used to clean it up.
Wax spots on rugs can usually be
removed successfully by first scrap
ing off as much wax as possible
with a dull knife and then sponging
with carbon tetrachloridc.
When you Scrape, be careful not
to injure the yarns. If the candle
was colored and stain remains, try
sponging lightly with liquid made
of two parts of water and one part
of dcaatured (rubbing) alcohol.
AS precaution against fading,
test the mixture first on an incon-
spicuous part of the rug.
Wax that has run down from can
dleholders onto the linen can be re-
moved by the same method of first
scraping and then sponging with car
bon tetrachloride
Wax spots on the mantel will come
off if rubbed vigorously with cloth.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20
Calse Men Came
from tbe Cast

Church tradition, presumably con-
sidering the Biblical mention of
three specific gifts as presented to
the Infant Jesus by the Wise Men,
has identified the Magi as Caspar,
Melchior, and Balthasar.
There could have been more than
three; legend reports that there
were II Wise Men and that their
journey to Bethlehem had been
anticipated for generations.
Twelve learned men who lived in
a Far Eastern land appointed them
selves to watch for the star of
beautitude which they believed
would announce the birth of the
Saviour. Each year, after the crops
were harvested, the patriarchs
ascended to a cavernous retreat
upon the plateau of a high noun
tain to pray and praise God in
silence for three days while they
watched for the star.
This went on for generations;
when one of the patriarchs died. his
son or kinsman would take his
place.
Finally the star appeared, de-
scending upon the mountain and
having within itself the form of
child beneath the similitude of
cross.
The Sign spoke to them and COM
manded them to go to Judea. The
journey to Bethlehem is said to have
necessitated two years of pressing
travel and, though in their haste
they provided no food for them
selves, neither food nor drink failed
in their vessels.
ADVERTISE In THIS JCJRFA.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20
Christmas Stars
Tell a Story
Birth of Universe, Growth
Shown in Heavens.

The stars at Christmas have a
story of their own to tell of creation
the story that gradually is becom-
ing better understood by astrono-
merS.
1t y the story of the birth and
growth of our galaxy which we rec
ognize as the Milky Way and which
includes our sun with the earth
and other planets.
Recent calculations show that the
galaxy, measured in the time scale
of its own years, is very youthful
and is approaching its 18th year.
But that does not mean Il years
in our time. Rather it is made up
of years in which each is the period
in which a rotating body completes
one circuit around a central mass.
Our galaxy is rotating around its
central mass. Our sun, out near the
edge of the galaxy, is moving along
with the rest of the stars in the disc
shaped system and is doing so at a
rate which enables it to make cir
cult of its orbit in about 5000, 600
earth years.
Clear, moonless, winter nights fur
nish good opportunity for view
ing the Milky Way and visualizing
our position in it and its relation to
the rest of the universe.
On Christmas night the moon will
)e half way between first quarter and
full moon, reaching the latter
state on December 30. The dark new
moon comes on January IA, so after
the first week in January there will
be period in which the moon will
not interfere with star gazing dur
ing the first half of the night.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20

gum, oranges and nuts. Please re-
member all the other little girls
and boys in the world and especial
ly in India.
Another little chum.
Mary 10 Bruerd
Raymond, Ohio.
Dear Santa Clause:
/ am little boy 3 years old, and
could be better boy but i think
l am good enough for a few toys. l
would like to have a truck, peg
table, snow shovel, and a spring
horse. l guess that will be enough
things for this year.
Yours truly
Billy Huffman
Milford Center, Ohio.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20

Dear Santa
We are two little boys, five and
four years old Wen be at our
grandmother's this Xmas, Mrs.
Gladys Bush, so you'll find us over
there this year. We would love for
you to bring us wagon with a
rack on it, a red sled, a red ball,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20

Dear Santa,
l am a little girl 9 years old
am in the fourth grade. l 90 to
Milford Center school. l would like
for Xmas a bracelet, pair of house
slippers, a book intiled, "A Tree
Grows in Brooklln' sewing set,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20
Yours Truly,
Patty Huffman,
Milford Center, Ohio.
Santa Claus,

Dear Santa Claus,
l am a little girl, 3 1/2 years old
who is going to India soon and ]
don't want you to forget me before
l go. Thank you for the gifts l got
last year. This is what l want this
year: new rubber doll and
clothes, and clothes for my ole
dolls, choo-choo, candy, chewing
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20

a snow suit, size and 6. Don't
forget my mother, who isn't well,
bring her a housecoat and house
slippers. Well Santa don't forget
anything.
Your little boys
Dwight and Vonnie Reed
Dear Santa, | am a little girl 4
months old, want you to bring me
a rubber doll, a rattler, a high
chair, a ring with Baby engraved
on it and be sure and bring my
Mother and Dad something nice
You'll find my little stocking at
my grandmother'S, Mrs. Gladys
Bush, of Irwin, so I'll be a good
girl and go to sleep early
Your little Baby
Victoria Ann Buchanan
Irwin, Ohio.
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FIFTEEN

tor kit. Also some candy, nuts and
oranges. Please don't forget my lit
tie sister, Sharon Ann and Mother
and Daddy Bye, Bye, and thank
you for my gifts last year.
Lynn Marshall,
Marysville, Ohio, Rt.
Dear Santa Claus:
/ am a little boy years old. l
want TO thank you for the gifts |
got last year. For Christmas this
year l want a choo-choo, books,
toys, and anything else you want
to bring me. l would also like some
candy, nuts and oranges. Please
remember everyone else in the
world too.
Your little pal,
Lewis Akcy,
RAYMOND, Ohio.
Dear Santa
Please bringc me a hat with
goggles, bicycle, a pears of boots,
gloves and a jacktet. We got a rab-
bet we wants a necklets.
So long Santa
Donald d.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20

Dear Santa:
1 am a little boy, 6 years old, in
the first grade. l am a good boy.
Please bring me a cowboy suit, a
little tractor, bow and arrow. col
oring books, some shirts and a doc
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20
TO SANTA CLAUS:
Dear Santa Clause:

Dear Santa Clause:
i have been a pretty good little
girl and thought maybe you would
like to know what l would like to
have for Xmas. l hope it isn't ask
ing to much to axis for: a doll
with sleeping eyes and a baby bug
gy and snow shovel. If you want
to leave anything else you may do
en-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-20

paint set, lots of candy and good
things to eat. Please don't forget
Grandmother Bring her something
nice Don't forget Mother and
Father and three brothers, age
,, y. and II. I'll 60 to bed early
and will not peep.
Your little girl
Dorothy Dolores Bush
Irwin, Ohio
Dear Santa,
/ am a little boy two years old,
l would like for Xmas, big red
wagon, a top, ball. a big rocking
chair. a teddy bear, lots of candy,
nuts, and oranges. / will be a good
boy and go to bed early and will
not peep.
Your little boy
Russell Franz Bush ir.
Irwin, Ohio.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-12
BY Maj. Gen.
d. p. BarroWs

We do not need TO let them
do this again.
We may even hope that the
disasters of this war will turn
the German people from their
trust in armed power.
In fact this result was almost,
though unfortunately not quite.
accomplished by German defeat
in 1918, and by the treaty
limitations then imposed-upen
Germany.
T WAS in Germany in 1882,
L while the republic still stood,
and when most sensible and ex-
perienced Germ ans believed
that Hitler was sham, and
that his asce ancy was
sinking
BY treaty Germany was for
hidden a general staff. and was
limited to 100000 professional
troops.
/ saw these troops and knew
considerable number Of their
officers.
In fact one German general,
commander of the Bavarian
group" made me his guest,
and turned out numerous units
in field operations for my OBJ
servatlon.
German officers stated TO me
that they were having great
difficulty in keeping the force
interested in its profession: that
IL was impossible 10 secure COM
petent officers. and that their
standards had declined.
From my meetings with them
am convinced that this was
true.
Hitler changed all this. He
revived the will for war.
The tragedy is that those
countries most vitally interested
in preventing it, Vet him do it.
They yielded TO unnecessary
and unreaSoning fear, when
they still had the ability TO pre-
vent military revival.
The only reasonable fear that
need afflict us is doubt OF our
own common sense. and our will
IN another test TO meet danger
promptly.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-12

S. 4 IL roads lead to Washington. 1t
II Is THE ONLY CAPITAL IN THE
WORLD WHERE THINGS ARE GIVEN
AWAY" Rep. John Jennings Jr of Ten
nessee in a speech on the tariff bill in the
House of Representatives.
The latest proposition to GIVE AWAY
OUR PROSPERITY is by an extension
for three years of the Hull So-called
Reciprocity Act.
That's precisely what it means to dele
gate the power to executives and bu-
reaucrats to cut duties on imports TO this
country to as high as 80 per cent at the
whim of these experts"
Rep. Jennings also says in his direct
way:
mo nation ever buys the friendship
of another nation. To win the peace 1t
is not necessary to sell America down the
River"
That's what we are doing at San Fran
cisco and at Washington by "delegating'
tariff duties.
DEP. JENNINGS has delivered such
IL powerful two-fisted defense of Amer
lean industries that we herewith take
parts Of it out Of the Congressional Record
and present it for the thoughtful con-
sideration of our people:
1-"Rates on the products of our fac
i tories, mills, mines and farms have
already been reduced 30 per cent under
the law as il now is. To further reduce
these rates amounts to the virtual elimi-
nation of tariff protection on the prOduc-
ton and sale of products that are vital to
the SOLNENCY and PROSPERITY of
industry, farming and all of our people
O-"Let us see what might happen if
= this power is lodged in the hands of
people we do not know. On what articles
will they raise import duties: On what
articles will they lower import duties?
1t gives these unknown men to whom we
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-12
WORLD IN REVIEW

many in lawleSs tumult for
great while: that would wear
the forces Of occupation down
by assassination and attrltion.
There were the ''werewolves'
and other NEUROLOGICAL mon
strosities held up for our at
tention.
These too, have proven to be
imaginary.
The concept Of guerilla war
fare is abheFept and foreign 10
the German mind.
Some people are familiar with
il and make feroclous guerlllas,
but not the Germans. who are
ever docIle in the face OF au-
thority.
THE foremost Nazi leaders
Il have suicided, or are our
CaptlveS.
II seems doubtful that even
the most romantic impulses Of
the German mind will trans
form them into legendary
heroes. or that the Nazi party
Will continue 10 plague us. and
the Germans, by an effective
underground orgsnlza ton.
They viii not If we preserve
our sense and act coolly, Justly
and temperately to suppress
them.
a final fear with regard 10
Germany is now being built up
around the danger of the his
toric general staff and the mill
tary class.
Having utterly defeated the
German armies. and having
brought Germany 10 prostrs-
ton We Stll fear their militant
spirit, and their capacity 10 or
ganlze IT again
There is some truth In this
fear but also a great deal OF
eNaggeration.
The Germans have been a
wsrlIke people since their first
emergency IN history.
They attained their greatness
by armed strength
All Germans put their trust in
Ntber great general staff IN IT'S
, superior intelligence trained
SkHi and elaborate planning
~ W luna - Ie45
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-12

law; tb) The salary Of the
vice president Of the United
States is $4,000 a year?
4-Before the days OF the auto
mobile, what was the charac-
teristic Of the harness shop?
with whom did champion
Joe Louis have his last box
ing match before joining the
L. S. Army? Was II (a) Lou
Nova; (b) Buddy Baer; tc)
Abe Simon?
6 How long did II take TO build
Solomon'S Temple?