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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
On and On They Go.
Destroyer Crew Member

ABOARD THE USS STERETT
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC =
Donald G. Strochine, 20, son of
George C. Strochine, 1901 Walnut
street, is a member of the crew Of
this destroyer, which is piling up
one of the greatest war records of
any ship in the Navy.
In action almost continuously
since Pearl Harbor. the Sterrett has
shot down IA enemy planes, assist
ed in the destruction of a dozen
others, sunk a Jap destroyer, num-
erous barges and sampans, and
helped to sink battleship, cruiser
and two deStroyers In addition, she
has rescued 80 American filters
forced down at sea and has taken
several Jap prisoners.
When war started, the Sterett was
on Atlantic convoy duty. In June,
1912, she shifted to the Pacific and
began convoy duty in the Guadal-
canal area. Here, she "splashed'
her first enemy plane. From Quad
alcanal, the Sterett began operations
which put her in almost every major
operation to date. She was at
Vella Gulf, Roi Eniwetek and Emf
rau, in the Bonina strike, the Battle
of the Philippine Sea and her most
recent actions have been at Leyte
and Mindoro where she shot down
one plane and assisted with three
others. She was escort duty at
LuZon.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
At Great Lakes

John Edward GraboS, 80. husband
of Mrs. Helen Grabos, from 233 Hud-
son street, and Edward Charles
Mann, husband of Mrs. Alice Mann
of 23501 Pennsylvania avenue are
receiving their initial Naval indoc-
trination at the u. S. Naval Train
ing Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
Their recruit training consists of
instruction in seamanship, military
drill and general Naval procedure.
During this period a series of ap-
titude tests will be taken by the
recruits to determine whether they
will be assigned to Naval Service
School, to a shore station or to
immediate duty at sea.
When their recruit training is
completed, the seamen will receive
a period of leave.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
MindOrO FOahOIe :.
Seabee Style
Navy Men Seek
Protection From Jap
Raids Under Bulldozer

Seabeas on the Mindoro beach
head spearheading the invasion,
found a bulldozer was better than
foxhole for sleeping sui the con-
slant Jap night air attacks.
Alvin 3. Bowman, 7O1 Pine street,
was among the Seabees who
'roomed" under the cat.
For 81 consecutive nights, five
mates and myself slept under the
machine" Bowman relates. There
was only about foot Of clearance
above us and we were packed so
tightly between the treads that we
had to time our breathing cooper
atively.
when three inhaled, the other
three had TO exhale. When we got
particularly rough raids, and the
camp was peppered with flax, we
often crammed as many as eight
men under that dozer.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
With Ship Repair Unit

General motor repair and over
haul experience with the Yellow
Truck and Coach Co. proved valu-
able for David Leroy OBrien now
completing advanced instruction at
the Ship Repair Training Unit,
Staten Island, NJ Y, before being
assigned to a Ship Repair Unit.
Enlisting at Detroit, O'Brien, be-
cause Of his skill. received the rat
ing Of motor machinist's mate first
class and was chosen from among
the recruits at cambridge, Md, for
the advanced course. While in serv-
ice, he has the opportunity OF work
ing at his trade.
Like most men in the Ship Repair
Units, OBrien is married. His wife
and child live at Route No. /, Wy
andotte.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Receive Boot Training

Two Wyandotte, Michigan men
Ire receiving their initial Naval in
doctrination at the u. S. Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill
inoiS.
Their recruit training consists of
instruction in seamanShip, military
drill and general Naval procedure.
During this period a series Of apti-
tude tests will be taken by the re-
cruitS to determine whether they
will be assigned to Naval Service
School, to a shore station or to
immediate duty at sea.
When their recruit training is
completed, these men will receive
period of leave. They are: Clyde R.
Branch, 81, husband of Regina L.
Branch, 2766 Electric Ave, and
Camper M Linge, q. husband of
Frances E. Linge, PAT Eureka.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Zeschin In Germany

Pfc Elton ZeSchin, 354 Seven
tenth street, is with the Both In
fantry Division of the 18th Field
Artillery. in Germany.
The Goth earned its veteran" tag
last summer during the Normandy
hedgerow fighting and made it's
final mission in the land of the
Nazis in a drive past the Elbe river
into northern Germany.
Ruefully, the Germans think of
the Both in terms of American vic
tories at ST. 10, Mortain, the North
ern France pursuit, the preaching
of the Siegfried Line north of
Aachen, the drive to the Roer, the
crushing of the winter break
through in the Ardennes. the strike
across the Roer to the banks of the
Rhine, and the bewildering spear
head that carried to the Elbe river
and fall of the once-great city of
Magdeburg.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

U. 3. Army Engineers used huge
toboggans so feet long, drawn by
dog teams. to haul supplies over
snowy wastes on far-flung trans
portation lines in Northwestern
Canada.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
StrOchine Promoted

Donald Charles Strochine of 1901
Walnut street has been promoted
to water tender, second class. He
is now assigned to duty aboard a
destroyer of the Pacific Fleet.
Strochine attended Roosevelt high
school and entered the Naval Re-
serve May /. 1913. Before entering
the service he was employed at the
Majestic Tool company, Detroit.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
G. Strochine, he has participated in
Naval engagements off the Mar
shalls, Truk, Marianas, Lingayen
Gulf, Okinawa.
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Fox Commissioned

David Arthur Fox of Wyandotte
was commissioned a second lieut.
enant in the Army Of the United
States today upon successful COM
pletion of the Officer Candidate
course at the Infantry school at
Fort Benning, Georgia.
1t. Fox is the son Of Mrs. Ida M.
Fox of 304 Elm street:
The new Lieutenant was indicted
into the Army on October, 1914,
and served at Camp Wolters, Texas,
before going to officer Candidate
School four months ago. He held
the rank of Private before being
commissioned.
1t. Fox is a graduate of RooSe-
welt high school.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Expected Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Roger Of
Twenty-first street, expect their
son, Pvt. Bruce Roger, home this
month. Roger expected a furlough
when he completed his basic train
ing at Camp Hood, Texas, but was
selected from a group Of 500 for
advanced army electrical training.
AT the present time he is sta
toned at the University of Maine
where he will remain for a year or
more.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Wyandotte POW
Is EnrOute Home

Another Wyandotte soldier is en-
route home after receiving shrap-
mel wounds in Germany which re-
suited in the loss of his left eye.
He is Pfc. Joseph Schmidt. 21-year-
old son of Mrs. Katherine Schmidt
of Vinewood avenue.
Schmidt, an infantryman, was
wounded and then taken prisoner
by the Germans on January % af-
ter Icing overseas for a year. He
was liberated a few months ago
and is now undergoing treatment
in Chicago.
Schmidt has a brother in service,
Pfc. John, who is in Austria with
the army of occupation.
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TWENTY PAGES THIS ISSUE
Based In Italy

Pvt. Jack w. Yops, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence L. Yops, 444
Eureka avenue. is serving with the
22nd Tactical Air Command of the
18th Air Force which furnished the
air support for the Fifth Army in
the victorious northern Italian cam
paign.
Yops is working as a clerk in the
Ala Night Fighter Squadron Of the
Tactical Air Command.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Awarded Bronze Star

Corporal Carl Witt was awarded
the Bronze Star for Meritorious
service against the enemy in Ger
many. Witt has also participated
in the African, Sicilian and Italian
campaigns.
In the army four years, and with
ll6 points to his credit, he expects
to be home in the next few months.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Witt
make their home at 536 Pine street.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

The Queen Mary and Queen Eliz-
abeth, Britain's crack lines. between
them transported 1,243,538 persons
for the British government from
the beginning of the war to the
capitulation of Germany.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Trenton Marine
Is First Casualty
Of Jap Ambush

OKINAWA Delayed - Marines
call the tiny valley on the Okinawa
front, "Hell's Hollow" and it was
there the Japs pulled their first
big a bush, pinning down a whole
company for an entire day in the
first assault.
Thirty casualties were suffered by
the Marine unit before the Japs
withdrew after a three-day assault
by an artillery-supported Marine
battalion. A Trenton man was the
first casualty.
Split into patrol groups the men
moved into the wooded hills, crawl
ing over steep ridges and through
deep ravineS, searching caves for
JapS.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
Draw First Blood

First enemy signs we're found as
the column moved through a draw
toward the top of the highest of
three ridges which encircle "Hell's
Hollow. An enemy field telephone
was found at the skirt of the trail.
Jap voices were heard and as the
platoon advanced, the Marines drew
first blood.
A Jap peering through binoculars
at rear elements of the company
was shot through the head as an
other Jap ran away.
Minutes later, the Japs on the
upper slopes, who had waited until
the entire company was on the slope,
hit with everything they had.
WoOlney Hit First
Radioman, Pvt. Eugene F. Wool
ney of Trenton was the first cas-
ualty. He suddenly dropped his gear,
clutched his arm and fell. A hos
pital corpsman ran toward him and
was pinned down by automatic fire.
The entire platoon took cover.
Stretcher- bearers were fired on
as they carried wounded to the
rear. On the reverse slope of an
adjoining ridge, the Marines, who
had vacated their position, counted
their casualties while artillery
smothered the JapS. 1t had cost the
Marines three dead and 81 wound
ed, but the company had withdrawn
with no more than 80 casualties.
Two days later, when the COM
pany left the hills, there were no
more Japs in Helfs Hollow.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

sONEIDA, Myths trio of vet
Grams, just mustered out of Serv-
ice on the new point system, sing
out the lyrics of the new tune,
Back Home For Keeps" which
is now their theme song. l.. to r,
Corp: Paul j. Sellentin, vet
eran of the Gilbert, Marshall and
Mariana campaigns in the South
Pacific and a member of New
York's famous 9th Division; Pfc.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

The single war unit requiring
the most fat in its production is
the pontoon bridge A ten ton
bridge of this type uses 5000 lbs.
of synthetic rubber. In the proc
ess of making this rubber. approx
mately I'll pounds of fat are re-
lqnired.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

Glinke, willard NJ. Pfc. son of
Mrs. Katherine Glinke, 452l 18th
street.
Grzywinski, Zygmund H., Pvt. Son
of Mrs. Mary L. GrzywinSA, 3342
18th street.
McGrath. Edward ". S/Sgt. Son
of Mrs. Catherine McGrath, 375
Riverbank.
Spencer, Albert w, Jr., S}Sgt.
Son of Mrs. Emily G. Spencer, TOO
9th street.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

Abraham Morstem, veteran of the
9th Division. awarded the Purple
Heart, and TVS Joseph J. Straub,
veteran of the same campaigns in
the South Pacific as Corp. Sellen-
tin, also member of the 9th
Division. .
4 Among the three they have a
total of 166 months Service and
297 points. They have served q
total of 101 months overseas. -
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21

Nick The Nips With War Bonds
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Navy Wounded

Navy Wounded
Mulheisen, Robert L., Pfc, USING.
Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Null
heisen, 425 West Road, Trenton.
Army Liberated Prisoners of
War Germany
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-21
SvnTon Without Burn
CABY SUN
TAN LOTION
47c. & 89c

Filters the rays of the sun.
Apply before exposure for
complete protection to
your skin.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
South Carolina Editor Supports Views
of Miss Kaemmerle on Race Relations

CHARLESTON. sCs-John G. Hunt, editor Of the South Carolina Fed
at harleston, Friday, wrot a blistering dnuenciation If the reported at
ttude taken by Dr. John E. Pomfret president of William m Mary Col
lege, Williamsburg, Va, rel a liberal editorial on the Negro question
written for the college paper by Miss Marnyn Kaemmerle # jackson.
Mich, the editor
Mr.. Hunts Letter, made public her said the actor because If her views
OF racial policies is a serious anront to intellectual integrity n a de-
plorable blow to tn n of racialjustice and decency that is awaken
mg h SOUTH
Declaring that even though DR.. Pomfret may nt have banished "ev
cry vestigeo OF &C prejudice" from his mind he might permit open dis
cusion Of it IS a scholar n a educator the labor editor Continued
I I'M sure that a least part of the public response tt action will
reveal o you the type of ignorant, venomousa n irresponsible mental
iy which supports you.
A a native white southerner educated il the south n hayings pen
all If my lfeh here, 1 live n work fol the day when the vicious mental
will be replaced s tn ruling force in the South b v tn anti 81 Miss
KaemmerIes biologcany and socially sound racial outlook"
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
SIGHT & SOUND IN
EDUCATION G I2alNING
ey
Alexander r. Victor
INe.ionsIIy Known
Authority on
Tsusi educafionI
HELP DESTRUCTION AND MERCY

DAVENPORT, La. - Visual
training is serving the mission of
mercy with the same facility that
it is teaching the destructive art
Of war. 1t is used to instruct our
fighting men in new techniques of
co m b and simultaneously it
teaches the newest mea of heal
ing the scars of raj
This dual job is being done with
16 millimeter sound motion picture
projectors, portable screens and
films especially prepared to meet
specific training needs.
Millions of our fighting men
have been taught how to conduct
themselves in combat by means of
these sound films; they are shown
how to handle and service their
weapons from rifles to bazookas,
cannon, warplanes and other equip
ment. Because they see the equip
ment going through the motions on
the screen at the same time that
the voice on the sound track tells
about it's use, the men learn quick
er and retain the lessons much
longer.
The effectiveness of this training
method is evidenced by the hun
dreds of cases On record in this wal
where men who have never actual
ly handled certain items of battle
equipment were able to utilize
them effectively in emergency
situations.
Similar visual education tech
niques are employed to teach the
newest developments in surgery
in the treatment of wounds and in
juries of all kinds and in nursing
the casualties back to health. Here
too, there are literally hundreds of
instances of surgical and medical
miracles wrought under shot and
shell en- battlefelds, in emergency
first aid stations right behind the
lines, with little or no standard
equipment available. Thanks to
audio- visual instruction, thousands
of lives have been saved and MANY
more thousands of men who under
old conditions would be permanent
ly disabled, have been restored in
body.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
TEACH HOME NURSING

Itinerant Ked cross home nurs-
ing instructors are working full
time to meet the needs of s~parsely
settled sections where the shortage
of doctors is acute and where no
other nurses are available to teach
home nursing classes. During the
past yea s of these %itinerant Red
Cross nurse-instructors served far
communities in a valiant attempt
to keep the home front healthy.
Spending several months in a com
munity, these professional nurses
hold classes in rural schools, chur-
ches, community buildings or homes
teaching simple care of the sick ana
the essentials Of family health.
Under their direction, class mem
ebrs spend much time practicing
nursing skiIls.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
Mns V,
BABY
By Lillian B. Storms,

No n food should be permitted
IN such large amounts that the
young child will not eat the variety
of foods he should have.
One mother said she was thank
full her child drank so much milk
because he wouldn't eat other
foods. He drank so much milk be-
cause he liked it and probably be-
cause it was easier than to eat
other foods. By the time he had
drunk a couple Of glasses of milk,
his appetite was satisfied and he
didn't have room for more food.
Milk IS an important food and
during the first few weeks is all
the baby needs but other foods
supply needs of growing children,
not furnished by milk. Special baby
cereals are fortified in vitamins and
minerals to supplement those in
milk.
Vegetables supply vitamins par
ticularly, as do fruits. That is why
vegetables and fruits are prepared
commercially, in strained form, so
that they may be conveniently and
safely given to babies before five
or six months of age. Formerly
babies we're limited to milk until
toward the end of the first year
and evidences of vitamin and min
eral deficiencies we're fairly COM
mon
The other important reason these
especially prepared baby foods are
started during the first three to
four months is to teach babies to
eat a variety of foods Of different
texture. consistency and flavor, so
that they will not become addicted
to milk and the so-called liquid
habit.
If your child drinks too much
milk. give him other foods first,
while he is hungry. and withhold
the milk. He won't starye himself.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
Stymie Law
b. GEORGE S BENSON
Presiden, Of Harding College
Seorcy.A Arkansas

AERIAL bombs and floating
wines ~ goirs 70 seem pretty
cheap on Way. Their values
will appear again as mnu guam
titles Their slow, cautious men
VIII sci TO work getting rid of
them But there are other in
siluments of war more ruinous
.haG any block buster ever de-
rised. ana 1--WE have one; trained
on American industry now, ready
ID start doing serious damage on
Aymistice Day.
i: is a law against progress.
Tnc bill was not passed to stop
scientific and industrial develop
menl, but if it's on the statute
books III peace time it will be a
government freeze of creative
work. J am not criticizing the
purposes of the act 1t was
.,assed in 1910 to raise money for
national defense and to keep war;
mongers from profteering on the
.NLSlOIIuiiCS VI OIllClS.
Law of THE SENSE of the law
Hunger is this; Add up all the
profits a firm made in
four pre-war years, 1936-1939 in
elusive; figure $50 of the total
and call it a sample pre-war
years profit. If a corporation
earns more than that amount in
any year of war, it must pay the
government $3.50 of the difference
in a special tax. 1t was effective
for war ends, but how will it work
in peace time?
The 1910 tax law has provi-
sions that are ruinous to any peo-
pie at peace. Small business con-
Germs can't grow if the law
stands. Huge corporations will
fare better. They can stay big
ard avoid being wrecked by it be-
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24

cause the profits of giant corpo-
rationo (however big) grow slow
~. But the law will paralyze
small business unless a new act
is passed, to take effect at the
wars end, repeating the mischie-
vous provisions.
Stops THRIFTY little enter
Work prises can't expand be-
cause their dollars Of in
creased profit will be split two
ways, 15e to keep and 85e for the
government. Many will die as
losses on development of new
products wipe out their meager
capital. Huge firms, which have
no need for substantial growth,
can develop new products with no
danger at all to their strong
financial position.
A big company's losses on new
developments a be used to re-
duce taxes on profits from old
business. In this way, govern
ment bears most of such losses
for big concerns. 1t must be re-
membered however, that big cor-
porations are too few to solve the
nations post war employment
problem. Small firms, companies
that could double twice and still
not be large, are the backbone of
Americas prosperity.
Small companies employ four
ffths Of the nations workers.
They handle the lions share of
our national income. What their
employees eat makes farm pros
perity. If these little firms see
a chance to earn a profit, they
will expand for peace i. : . new
BUSINESS and new jobs in large
numbers. But if until V-Day they
remain scared to expand, America
is stymied and so is the world.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
NAACP WILL HOLD CONFERENCE
ON COLONIAL PROBLEMS April 9

New York-The NAACP will hold
a conference on Colonial problems,
April 6, in the auditorium Of the
135th Street branch of the New
York Public library. Persons in
vited to attend will consist mainly
of native inhabitants of the various
colonies in the world who have re-
sided recently in these colonies or
have been in close contact with de-
velopments. Others will include
persons studying colonial condit-
ions. DR.. w. E. B. Dubois will be
chairman of the conference.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
WOMEN ARE NIGHT
BASEBALL FANS

Women, says r.. j. Swackhamer,
General Electric sports lighting ex-
pert, are n good reason why ma
jor league night games consistent
ly average s to / in attendance over
weekday games and minor leagues
from 4-to-5 to one.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
BETHEL AME. CHURCH

2428 Franklin st.
Rev. B. E. Jones, pastor
Eta Mae Woods, reporter
BY ELMER CARTER
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH
25th and Hamilton st.
Rev. . S. Goodlett, pastor
Miss Grover L. MARSHALL rept
Sunday scksoL $50 a. M
Morning Worship, 10:45
cru. 6 ; NJ.
Evening Wor5 lip 7:45 p. m.
Sunday School-9:30 a. m.
Morning Service-11 o'clock
Allen Christian Endeavor Lea
gue-6;30 p. m.
Evening WorshirAS D. m.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24

obad- Then we should do what he
advises us to do.
(This column is co-sponsored by
the National Medical Association
and the National tuberculosis As
ISOLATION in the interest of better
health of the people.)
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24

have had the cough
long they often say
it has been g
on for months.
Have you done
anything about it?'
L ask.
Usually the answ-
err is something like
this:
We'll, doctor, a
friend gave me some
cough syrup. I've
been taking it, too,
- lAacn,t caan1 r.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
MT. NEBo BAPTIST CHURCH

SIT. NEBO BAPTIST CHURCH
3Srd and Pinkney st.
Rev. J. P. Mosley, Pastor,
James Butler, Reporter
Sunday Schiol-9:30 a. m.
Morning Wcrship-11 a. m.
BTU-f P. n
r rening W9.shipt9 p. m.
Meas Club Mon. afternoon
s o'clock.
Junior M~ission-Monday at.
ternion, 4 o'clock.
Sr. Mission-Tuesday night,
8 o'clock.
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
Where to go to Church Sunday

Sunday School-9:30 e. m.
Morning Worship--1I o'clock
Union-6:31 n m.
Evening Worship-S o'clock
The Omaha guide., 1945-03-24
White Army Officer, Back From Combat,
Pleads For Fairness to Negro Citizens

MISUNDERSTANDING that it has been his experience as N officer
tina Negroes make first rates soldiers, Lit Jerome Chaiken, str eturned
lanta Journal asks. why don't We treat them Is first-ratec itizens?"
Despite h yni say 1 like to feel we are 1t death grips with H.
Nazis m laps because hey ned to deny man his Fundamental Ugh to
be free. Yet there are those o. u.s. soldiers civilians, supposed
ly at odds with the enemy, who unconsciously refuse to grant certain
segments Of this nation their inalenable right to be free
IF We allow justice and reason to govern u thinking" the letter con
tinued, the day will come, when the spirit of Lincoln will OF be Just a
dream but areaity. On that day the seeds of peace will transplant those
of war. or then lei will prove the live together in harmony, regard
less of race, creed Oh color"