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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
LerelU Awarded
Air Medal For
Anti-Sub Patrol

The Air Medal, awarded for out
standing airmanship and meritor-
ious achievement while participant
ing in aerial flights in a PB4Y-1
bomber on anti-Submarine patrol
in the Bay of Biscay and the Eng
lish Channel, has been presented
to 1t. Cjg) John j. Lerew, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lerew, 427 Fair
way Lane, Kirkwood, Missouri. The
citation accompanying the award
was personally signed by Rear Ad-
miral A. C. McFall, Commander of
Fleet Air Wing Seven.
Lerew was graduated from the
Wyandotte, Michigan High School
in 1898 and was later employed at
Viewers Store for Men at Wyan-
dotte. He joined the Navy in 1912
and had served months with Pa
troll Squadron VPB-110 before re-
turning to the states.
The award was made by Captain
L. l.. Hunt, USN, Commanding Of
ficer at the U. S. Naval Air Sta
ton in Hutchinson, Kansas, where
Lerew is receiving further inStruc-
ton in the Navy Privateer type
Patrol Bomber.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
Marines Open Voluntary
Enlistments To Men In
IL To &c Age Bracket
Corps Returns TO Voluntary Four-Year
Enlistment Basis; Duration Enlistments Cancelled

This revision in enlistment ages
does not change an individuals re-
sponsibility under the Selective
Service law. Men above 18 still are
subject to Selective Service but are
given the privilege Of voluntarily
enlisting in the Marines. When
Selective Service registrant is &C
copied by the Marine Corps, his
draft board will be so Informed by
the Marine Corps and he will be
considered to have fulfilled all
Selective Service requirements.
Young men who enlist in the Ma
rine Corps are offered the oppor-
tunity to complete their education
through the Marine Corps Institute
and to obtain high school diploma.
Those who choose the Marine
Corps as a career may earn up to
$138 a month base pay, plus extra
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
Murphy With Seabees

1t. (jg) Howard Leroy Murphy,
1872 Goddard road. is a member OF
this Naval Construction Battalion
attached to Service Force, Pacific
Fleet, which was engaged in build
ing a huge staging area for U. S.
military forces here when news of
Japan'S surrender was received.
This battalion landed with inva-
sion forces and fOugth its way
through Jap snipers and motrar
fire for its share in the successful
Philippine conquest.
The unit was on its second Pa
cific tour of duty when hostilitieS
ceased. During the first 81 months
overseas, the battalion personnel
built large supply and repair base
on Midway Island and an airfield
and base in Hawaii, which remains
one of the worlds largest and most
widely used air terminals.
The second oldest organized con-
Struction battalion in the Navy,
this unit is in its fourth year of
service.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
PiZzO On Okinawa

1t Will be some time before Oki-
nawa will recognize itSelf-after the
lifting given this battle scar
of the Pacific by John Pizzo, car
penter's mate. first class, 1O4 Ford
avenue. Wyandotte, and his Naval
construction battalion operating
there.
Two new hospitals rising from
rice paddles and jungle under
growth are the latest additions to
the island by these Seabees. The
modern buildings accommodate
600 men. The battalion is also
credited with laying the first air
strips and landing fields here.
Arriving shortly after D-day
landings the units first duty was to
unload supplies and ammunition,
but this work didn't last long
enough for these veterans. In a
matter of hours the battalion had
laid a prefabricated bridge across
an entire section of roadway.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
Veterans Of Famed 18th
AirbOrne Infantry Now
EnrOute To United States
Major Morgan Brakonecke. Pfc. Elmon
BrinleY With Parachute Infantry

Two Wyandotte veterans Of the
famed 18th Airborne division, are
now 1t st. Victoret, France, stag
Ing area, being readied to leave the
Mediterranean port of Marseille for
the United States.
Major Morgan A. Brakonecke of
1882 Second street. and Pfc. Elmon
L. Brinley. 1413 Nineteenth street
will arrive here with the division
when the division returns home for
deactiyation.
Major Brakonecke is a member
or the 5O7th Parachute infantry
end served as regimental operations
officer, battalion commander and
regimental executive officer.
He participated in the Normandy
Invasion. making a combat jump
on D-Day and also made COM
bat Jump into the Rhineland. He
has also participated in fighting at
ArdenneS and Central Germany
Major Brakonecke wears the Silver
Star. Bronze Star, presidential CT
tation. combat infantry badge, in
vasion arrowhead and four battle
stars on his ETC ribbon.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter SokolowSki live at the Second
street address.
Pfc. Brinley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Porter Brinley, 1413 Nineteenth
street, served as a medical aid man
In the 376 parachute battalion. He
saw action at Naples, the Anzio
beachhead. Holland, ArdenneS Of
fensive, Ruhr pocket. Rhine and
Elbe river fighting. He wears the
BronzD star, purple heart, GOOD
conduct medal and combat medi-
cal badge, invasion arrowhead and
five bronze battle stars on his ETC
ribbon.
The original nth division ar
rived In England last summer and
wac rushed by air to the continent
last winter to help stop the German
drive In the Battle of the Bulge
and later helped push the Nazis
back to their Sigfried line defenseS.
After the Ardennes and Rhineland
campaigns, the 18th spearheaded
the Battle Of Central Europe by
dropping across the Rhine and la
ter helped clear out the Ruhr
pocket. During this campaign the
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13

The opening Of voluntary U. S.
Marine Corps enlistments to men
from II to 26 was announced here
today by Major L. w. Carmichael,
officer in charge of the Detroit
Recruiting Station in the Griswold
Building.
Major Carmichae! also announc-
ed termination of further duration
enlistmentS in the Marine Corps
Reserve.
Marine Corps applicants must
have had eight years of school,
must be single and have no depen-
dents. Those between the ages of
II and 18 must have the signed
consent of both their parents or
their legal guardian. Those who
have passed their 18th birthday 90
not need their parents consent to
enlist.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
Celebrates Victory In Pacific

William S. Stevenson, fireman,
second class, USNR, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John NJ. Stevenson, 1882
Drysdale street. took part in dual
celebration aboard his Pacific air.
craft carrier, the USS Intrepid,
on August Is. The officers and
men of this famed warShip celebrat
ed the victory in the Pacific and
the observance Of the ships second
year in service.
The day of celebration began
with thanksgiving services and
closed with a spectacular fun show.
The noon meal was turkey with all
of the trimmings.
The Intrepid has proud record
as a fighting ship. -Four times she
suffered battle damage. Her his
tory records 80 enemy ships sunk
and $50 enemy aircraft destroyed
by the carriers planes and guns.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
Moore Given
Silver Star
For HerOism
Wins Nations Third
Highest Award

Sergeant Floyd E. Moore has been
awarded the Silver Star for gallan-
try in action in the Lenatin River
Valley. Luzon, Philippine islands
on June 81.
Sgt. Moore, a squad leader, was
a member of a troop making a
sweep through enemy-held terri
tory when the point platoon en-
countered a strong enemy force and
was pinned down by intense fire.
Several patrols were sent from
the main body of the troop to aid
a withdrawal, but they were driven
back each time by heavy concen-
trations of small arms and auto
matte weapons fire.
Sgt. Moore repeatedly volunteered
for these hazardous assignments.
Although a withdrawal was or
dered because of the terrific fire
which continued undated, Sgt.
Moore elected to be forward to
attempt a rescue of a wounded
man, crawling forward in the face
of aimed enemy fire over terrain
offering very little cover to reach
the injured soldier.
Then, amid overhead fire, inched
his way back, dragging the casual
ty to safety.
The brother of Jesse Moore, 425
Cherry street, he is now awaiting
transfer to the States. He has been
overseas two and a half years and
in service for three years. Before
entering the service he was en-
ployed at the FireStone company.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
Awarded Purple Heart

Staff Sergeant Robert c. Ad-
cock, infantryman with the Ard
Winged Victory Division, has
been awarded the Purple Heart
Medal for wounds received at Sag
ana on July Is. while in combat
against the japanese on Luzon
Island in the Philippines. His faith
er, Robert L. Adcock, lives at 1851
22nd street.
Sergeant Adcock has returned to
active duty with this veteran PaCi-
fic division which has fought
through four major campaigns dur
ing its IS months in the Pacific
theater.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13

allowances which can raise the to-
tai pay to in excess of 5000 a
month. After 20 years service a
Marine is entitled to retirement at
one half his base pay, plus allow
ances. After 80 years he may retire
on two thirds pay. Thus the way is
open for a mans retirement at Al
years of age OF retirement pay Of
more than $3.50 a month.
All Marine enlisted men are ell
gible to take an annual COMPETE
tive examination for appointment
to the U. S. Naval Academy
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13
Home On FurIOugh

Private Bruce w. Roger returned
to the University of Maine Satur-
day after spending q seven -day
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Rover and sister. Joan,
Of Twenty-first street.
Private Roger has been in the
service IA months. Upon compile
ton of his basic training he gas
transferred to the University Of
Maine for a special course in eIec-
trical engineering.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-13

division captured Franz Won Papen,
German diplomat. now awaiting
trial as a war criminal.
Evening star., 1945-05-13

insane tennis shorts and hair in his
eyes," pruning the rose bushes.
Good afternoon" she said.
Ugh" said the rosebush pruner.
Mrs. Hawks retired hurriedly in
doors, where she found Mrs. Car
michael waiting for her. Pardon
me-" said Mrs. Hawks, but who
is that character in your garden?'
THAT is no character" Mrs. Car
michael said glumly. That is my
husband.
Later when Hawks was casting
ITO Have and Have Not" he need
Evening star., 1945-05-13

ed someone to play Cricket" the
ng-fngered piano player in Mar
Unique bar, inhabited by Humphrey
Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Hes
got to play hot piano with a kind
of honky-tonk elegance,'
Hawks said to his wife.
"Hoagy," she said promptly. And
thus Cricket" Carmichael was born.
"Acting's fun." Hoagy says. light
ing a match with one hand, las long
as can be myself. like droll, philo-
sophie characters like Cricket or
the singing cab driver in Johnny
Evening star., 1945-05-13

protection and discard all the belts,
pins, external pads and sanitary de-
odorants because you aoont need theVa
with Tampax. And Tampax causes
no ridges or bulges, and no odor or
chatting. Perfected by doctor,
Tampax is worn internally and alb
serbs internally. Pure, long-fiber cot
ton is compressed into slender appli-
Gators, designed for quick, easy
insertion. Tampax is comfortable,
convenient and modern. The
younger generation is adopting Tam
pax-right under your eyes. Why
not join this army of the younger
generation now-buy Tampax while
shopping tomorrow. Sold at drug
stores and notion counters in three
absorbeneies Regular, Super, Junior.
A months average supply can be
carried in your purse. Tampax In
corporated, Palmer, Mass.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
A Casual Guy

He LANDED in ITO Have and Have
Not" with characteristic casual
ness. Mrs. Howard Hawks, long a
Carmichael admirer, asked her hus-
band. the producer. to arrange
meeting. So the Carmichaels invited
the Hawks for cocktails. Mrs.
Hawks arrived a little early. wan
dered out to take a look at the law
ish Carmichael garden. There she
discovered a queer person "in some
Evening star., 1945-05-13

Your doctor will tell you that Iron is very inn
portant to growing babies and that frequently
babies three, or more, months old are short in this
important substance.
Two feelings day of Gerber's Cereal Food
or Gerber's Strained Oatmeal with milk, or for
mula, will do much to correct this condition. For
Gerber nutrtionists have added to both cereals
generous amounts of precious Iron and Vitamins
of the complex.
Both cereals are especially tasty, both pre-
cooked ready y-to-serve-simply add milk or for
mula, hot or cold
Evening star., 1945-05-13

Precious Iron and B complex vitumir

Variety helps you and baby!
A pedarician discovered this simple way of
making sure that baby eats enough cereal. Serve
Gerber's Cereal Food Tin the blue box) at one
feeding, Gerber's Strained Oatmeal Gin the red
box at the next You will find that variety helps
baby eat better!
Each ounce of these two cereals exceeds the
National Research Councils recommended al
lowance for infants in both Iron and Vitamin b..
Be sure to get Gerber's cereals with "AmerCa's
Best Known Baby on every box!
Evening star., 1945-05-13

Easy Does 1t!
BY HELEN Markell
Slow motion gets you
there faster. Look
at Hoagy Carmichael
THE senior play of the class Of
1924 at Indiana University was
distinguished chiefly for a monkey,
played by one Hoagland Howard
Carmichael, wearing a false nose and
a set of long underwear.
His big line came after he shin
MED down pole, from which he had
been hanging for two acts, and said:
Papa, what time is it?" Then he
wagged his tail and wandered off.
From there to ITO Have and Have
Not" A success story in only Il
years.
Many things have happened to
Hoagy in those II years. especially
a song called ''Stardust.'
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
BUTTE STREETS PAVED
WITH GOLD

Some curiousity was evidenced by Butte
citizens when it was alleged that a lead
of gold ore had been uncovered approx
mately in front Of the American theatre
where the contractors are digging a ditch
to lay a cable, so it is said, for the West
en Union Telegraph Company who are
going to move their headquarters from
their present location to West Park
street. This lead, it is said, assays about
5000 per ton. According to the wayfarers
and onlookers the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company got all flustered and sent
its experts down to make an assay OF this
find. One wit on the street said that there
have been Biblical u|tterances OF streets
paved with gold in Heaven, but Butte Is
the only one that literally has its streets
paved with gold.
However, to be quite fair, it would seem
that the citizens of Butte own this lead
and not the ACM, at least down to a GER
tain depth. The lead is actually very
definitely defined.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
H RESPONSIBILITY
DE THE A G. M. co.

Some time ago it was reported that the
board Of school trustees passed a motion
or other to float a bond issue to raise
S450,000 dollars to extend the stadium on
the grounds Of the Butte high school.
It is safe to say that there is not a single
individual in Silver Bow county who has
not an affection for Butte high school and
the wonders it has accomplished for the
children of this community. And to make
Il confession, the art of finding fault is SO
easy and so delightful, as Westbrook Peg
Ter has probably learned, that the ten
dency to criticize is like eating relish
the more you take the more you desire.
And, perhaps, the present citizens ma
iority of the board Of school trustees can
he forgiven as it is admitted that neither
they nor very few Of us knew how pre-
carious and dangerous the ground was
under the new high school. But now they
come out again and ask for a half-million
dollars more when, as one school trustee
said, the high school will be down III the
DEPTHS of the Emma mine within two
wears. It seems the height of folly.
If the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany had a grain of generosity ] II Their
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
z Ll1,I11,5L

IT'S too much to expect of one man, y
cried Mr.. Dilworth.
What's the trouble, pop" asked Little
Luther. Are they working you too
hard2"
mot me. Luther, it's Pestbrook Wigler
I'm talking about, MI. Dilworth com
planned. Hes been working feverishly
enough TO expose the Vaccinations of
labor on the home front, but now those
unions are sticking their fingers into
International affairs, and he just can't
keep up with it all
Maybe he should join a union, Little
Luther suggested.
Luther's pop ignored that. "Wiggler
he said, lis practically the only Ameri-
can left who remembers George Wash
ington's immortal warning, NO foreign
entanglements."
He didn't have any trouble forgettinl
something else Washington said abou
not being able to tell q lie
"Wigler has other things on his mind,
Mr.. DilW0rth said. Hes got to nav
this government recognition Of uniol
people stopped. Why at this very min
ute there are three union guys down a
that Latin American conference j
Mexico City"
Maybe the government figures that
it has a good neighbor policy with fol
eign countries, it ought to have one wit
the house of labor, too
But there's talk of labor represents
tives sitting at the peace table, too sal
Mr.. Dilworth, with a shudder.
NOW look, pop, the unions have helpe
us win the war, don't you think we ougi
to let them help win the peace?"
MI. Dilworth pointed to the staircas
GO to bed, Luther" he said, and Me-
I time don't ask me questions you kno
I can't answtr."
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08

Some idea Of the magnitude of the stra-
tegic air blows being showered ON indus
trial Germany is contained in the state
ment that on the night Of February l+th
the Raj dropped nearly 100000 lncendi-
aries together with many 8,OOO-pound.
high explosive bombs and hundreds OF
1000 pound bombs on Dresden. The
smoke Of the resulting fires rose nearly
$4,000 feet into the air almost , miles.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
HARRY F~REEBOURN
MADE 1T THE
DIFFICULT WAY

CONTINUED From Page One)
The Butte Miners Union was in its in
fancy. From May 14th until September
there was m Of the most bitter fights
between the workers and the company
Butte has ever witnessed. The Miners
and all the crafts we're involved. Harry
F~reebourn, as county attorney, and Larry
weir. as sheriff. were with the workers.
No who witnessed the Gale case,
which took five days, will soon forget
it. Gunner did not oam the streets
at will to attack union men and women
as had been their wont during prior
troubles. No union man was shot, Killed
or beaten. .
Larry weir and Harry Freebourn paid
for their deeds in behalf Of union labor
one persecution followed another.
Larry Weir is deadl Harry F%reebourn
carries onl
AS attorney general nothing unior
labor asked for was denied by Harry
Freebourn.
|, Today he is running for the office o
mayor of Butte.
Big corporations have said they do no
forget the man that helps them. IN
= same corporations say that labor has
short memory and soon forgets the MAJ
that stays with them in trouble.
Harry Freebourn is the father OF eigh
S children. Five of them are grown. NV
d enlisted in service. Harry also offere
o his services to the Army and Navy. l
= both instances almost identical lettel
came from Washington, d. O., 70 IL
effect. I'VE appreciate your patriotism
but o are too old" He is ffty-fi'
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
OPEN FORUM
SENATOR WHEELER AND
ANACONDA COPPER


one of the most important facts about
those numerous members OF Congress
who represent corporations instead oil
commonwealth, is that they trade votes.
The senator representing the copper
interests may have no interest in sup
porting the cotton lobby, but he is al
wavs making deals whereby he gets sup
mort for his measures by supporting the
special interests Of others.
This is what makes the case Of Sena-
tor Burton K. Wheeler all the more i'm
portant.
Wheeler. as a young man, was a fiery
liberal. and to be an honest man in
Montana means to defy the company
n company means thing only
Anaconda,
The history of Anaconda is written IN
bloodshed and terrorism. There was a
time when a small group Of labor men
got out a newspaper in Butte; they had
TO keep a half dozen loaded rifles ready
to protect themselves from attack Of the
eangsters and rackc%oers and would-be
murderers in the pay Of Anaconda.
CThen as now the Peglers devoted theii
newspaper space to smearing labor bul
the history of corporation gangsterisn
and racketeering can only be found IL
documented books, not in the vena
press.)
wheeler Corporation Errand-BOy
Wheeler for a while openly opposed
Anaconda. yet, when he was elected t
the Senate in 1922 it was with Anaconda
backing. Politics in Montana explain tn
deal this way: Anaconda n Wheele'
have agreed that Wheeler is to stay IL
washington and keep out of state poll
tics. which Anaconda will control as
likes.
BY 1889 Wheeler had become so muci
an Anaconda man that when the de
bate opened in the Senate on the recip'
rocal trade treaty with Chile, the gres
copper exporting nation and rival O
Anaconda, Wheeler joined Sen. johnson
CT colorado in fighting a measure whlci
Secretary Hull said would make 10
peace, a balanced piOopSAA0J
ing standard Of living. Tit State oe
partment wanted to reduce the tax oil
Chile copper, but the two copper spoSez
men wheeler and Johnson, fought 10
the corporations.
In 1888 Wheeler joined with Ana
onnea to defeat Jerry O'Conneh, a I'D
era1 Catholic who had been Tor Tn
snanjsh republic and against Fascl'
Franco. A man named Thorkelsoh wa
tbe most notorious Fascist, anti-Semi'
ond liar on the national scene an
wrheeler and Anaconda got him I'M
congress, defeating o'connell. VIM
wheeler was exposed as sending certa'
America First propaganda items tnrout
tho mail on his official frank Sec'eta
gtimson said this come very near u
line of subversive activities against I
United States, if not treason"
wheeler is the type of demagogue "
rose to position as a defender OF !
neonle against the vested interests n
he is a corporation errand boy-anu
course anti-wallaoe. -,
I'M EAcT mo 228) Vol V. No. 90 Fl
r,,arv 10, 1s45, New York N Y.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
THE MONTANA LABOR NEWS

whole organization it would return to the
people of Butte the million dollars they
put in the Butte high school and build a
school for Butte upon some solid founda-
ton and thus do one constructive act for
this community and state.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08

years Of age. The three younger chill
dren range in age from two months to
seven years.
Harry is a member Of Butte highs
silver BIS. an active bowler and golfer
a supporter Of championship baseball
and basketball and bowling teams for
years.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08

.,tno,oh he's no expert on monetary
problems, singer Dick Haynes tninAs
snat when income tax time comes rouno
on March 18th everybody would IKE tc
:, q currency with a little more stay
ing power.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08

Singer Dick Haynes was sympathiz-
ing with his dim-wit friend, Luther
Twitch. you know" sighed Luther.
INV girl friend is scared to death some
will steal her clothes"
That's easy" counseled the baritone
lust tell her to get them insured
"Oh. no. she has a better idea. She
has some fellow stay in the closet and
watch them. I found him there last
night.