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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
w oman Wh0 We'd
BOY i'm Tolls Again

LOS ANGELES. Aug s cINSl
Elaine Monfredi Wlsecarver.
who cloped TO Yuma and married
a l4-year-old Compton Schoolboy
last year. was IN trouble again
with the law today.
The 22-year-old matron was
Jailed on charges Of abandoning
her 3-ye8r-old daughter Margaret.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07

BALTIMORE, Aug. s GNS)-
An investigation vas ordered to-
day 10 determine Why The 72-ton
Hawaii Mars. largest flying boat
IN the world. crashed and sank
in 20 feet Of water IN Chesapeake
Bay. 20 miles southeast Of Bal
umore.
This giant four-motored craft
cracked open her hull in a forced
landing at 3.05 p. m. yesterday
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
Jackson Auto Crash
Hurts 5 DetroiterS

Five DetroiterS were recover
ing today from injuries suffered
yesterday in Jackson IN an auto
mobile collision that killed two
Holland residents.
Injured fatally was Alfred
Scholten, -. a farmer. and his
i5-year-old wife. Daniel 2. Kelley.
70, Of l764S Chester. whose car
was struck by the Scholten auto:
his wife. Lea, AZ, daughter, Flea
nor. "a. and Shirley WeISe and
Jane Meyer. all Of Detroit, were
hurt.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
Income Tax Cut SOUGHT

WASHINGTON, Aug. s INS)
Rep. Flood Cd OF Pennsylvania
announced today that he would
r bill 10 reduce income
taxes. particularly for the small
n age Garner, when CongIsSs re-
'Onvenes Oct. S.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
FORCED To LAND

Coney said he was forced 20
land the giant craft At about 100
miles an hour, which, no OK
planned was an uncommonly high
speed for the ship,
The navy meanwhile, planned
10 refloat and haul the craft 10
the Glenn l.. Martin plant In
Baltimore. where IL was built.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07

ecutive board Of the UAW-CIO
refused them an audience at
Minneapolis.
CRITICISE TOP OFFICERS
The women charge top officers
with being too far removed from
the rank and file and with put
ting politics ahead OF trade
unionism."
They all say they are 100 per
cent UAW-CIO members but are
dissatisfied with the way top
union officers are handling
women's affairs and trade union
ism in general.
Just before the next executive
board meeting, in Flint Sept. 10,
the women plan 10 draw up an
economy budget and present it to
the board.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
Regent TO Visit London

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 GNS)-
Prince Charles, regent OF Bel
GUM, is expected 10 visit London
within the next few days.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07

is attracted at once by his cheer
/ IfulneSS.
A daily visitor is his wife, Mary,
land he never misses an opportu-
nifty TO kid the man in the next
/ bed.
ENTERED IN 1912
Pvt. Nollen left for service in
October, 1912. three weeks before
his first wedding anniversary, got
basic training and was assigned to
hospital unit.
! After following the invasion
! forces into North Africa and az
far as Bizerte, Pvt. Nollen applied
for transfer to a combat medical
unit and was assigned to the 45th
Division.
The division fought its way
through a part of Italy, before
being transferred to Gen. Patch
for the invasion of southern
France. Nollen's outfit hit the
beach on D-Day-and bullet
struck his wrist and shrspnel hit
/ him in the neck.
REJOINED UNIT
A few days treatment patched
up Nollen. and he reioined his
tunit for the drive to Belfort.
There's where he and his buddy
fell.
Pvt. Nellen has undergone sev-
teral months of disqualification,
and expects several more which
may bring partial vision in one
feye. He will also have an artificial
leg fitted soon.3Then he will be
ready to face life again.
He is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Nollen of 1916 Fairview.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
NONE WENT HOME

One group spokesman said:
The Political Action Com
mittee crowd tried To sell us
pol ical action over trade
unionism but we told them that
II IL weren't for trade unionism
they wouldn't have any political
action committee and II they
wanted 10 put politics first they
could go home. None of them
left.
We all favor FrankenSteen
for mayor but uniOnism comes
first"
Literature propounding the
candidacy Of Richard r. Franken
steen, vice president OF the JAW
CIO, for mayor. was taken 10 the
but not distributed.
A group of about ii militan
UAW-CIO women began organic
ing their sister unioniSts las
month after the international eX
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
Union Women BaIk
PACCOup at Meeting
BY ED BRAND

An attempt by representatives
Of the Gf0 PofIticat Action Com
mittee 10 transform a UAW-CIO
women's mass meeting into a
FrankenSteen-for-mayor rally yes
terday ended IN failure. leaders Of
the women'S group revealed today.
The meeting was held in Dodge
Local 3 hall in Hamtramck and
was attended by about 40 women
including Verde Barnes of the
national Political Action Com
mlttee office in New York. women
representatives OF the local Politi-
cal Action Committee and mem
bers Of the staff of r. J Thomas,
president of the CAW-CIO.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
CLOSES u YARDS

Two months ago. millmen en-
ployed by five major Detroit lum-
ber companies struck because the
dealers would not sign closed
shop agreement with the AFL
union. This closed II large yards
Last week Additional IA, i.S,,
companies ceased selling lumber
and making deliveries although all
employees are being paid.
Howard McLeeS. manager Of
the lumber dealers association.
said the companies were forced
TO stop selling because OF eco
nomlc reasons.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
ACT LIKE CHILDREN

Louis G. Miriam, WLB chair
man, charged managers Of the
l35 companies with acting Ike
children
Elsewhere on the labor front q
strike of 500 employees Of the
Bundy Tubing Co. who walked
out Saturday. continued today
Strikes we're terminated Al the
Ford Rouge plant, Fruehauf
Trailer and Gelatin Products COM
DanleS
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
OTHER RACES

DetroIts mayoraity race con-
tinues 10 hold the spotlight, al
though most of the 66 council
candidates and the six bidders for
traffic judgeship carried their
vote solicitations 10 church doors
in many parts OF the city.
Mayor OrVille J.. Hubbard, ask
ing a third term in Dearborn, is
opposed by Attorney Ralph Guy
ami James Thomson.
Seven incumbent councilmen
seeking nomination are Norman
Edwards, Ray s. Parker, Or. Ed
ward +. Fisher. Patrick Doyle.
Joseph Schaefer. Howard Ternes
and Anthony Esper.
Their opponents are Marguer-
ite {. Johnson, Walter Dorosh,
Carl {. OgleShee- Sam 2 -MaeeE+,
Homer C. Beadle, Richard Gallo.
Arthur g. Baker, Severance W.
Paget. Percy Llewellyn, NJ. O.
Nickon. Clarence l.. Lewis and
Charles ]. Bradley.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07

while test pilot 1t. Comdr. Will
liam + Coney headed the ship
noftitwdrr 10 Baltimore on a
routine flight.
ONE INJURED
Only one man Of the i6.member
crew flight test engineer r. s.
Mobiles. was injured. Mobiles suf-
fered cuts and contuSions and pos
Sihle internal injuries. He was
taken TO hospital.
The navy. which planned 10
operate the craft as a cargo car
rier IN the Pacific. said IL was
damaged in Semi-controlled
landing" but gave no specific
cause for the accident.
COney. however. reported that
his instrument panel went dead
after the vertical Stabllizer. was
lost AZ about 1000 feet when the
ship developed a shaky condition
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-07
Few Expected
ToCdst Votes

Civic groups joined in efforts TO
F'get out the vote" in tomorrow $
municipal primaries in Detroit
and Dearborn, despite continued
indications that voting will be
lighter than in many years.
Richard r. Frankensteen, JAW
.CIO candidate. joined his rival,
County Auditor James d. Friel,
yesterday in attacking the admin
istration Of Mayor Jeffries during
radio appeals for support.
ONE JEFFRIES RALLY
Mayor Jeffries had only one
rally scheduled for today.
Detroit voting precincts will
be open from Z a. m. until & p. m.
tt.WTt.. Voting in Dearborn will
be conducted on a Central War
Time schedule, making opening
and closing hours OF the polls an
hour later.
Both municipalities will NOM
mate candidates for city offices.
Election supplies have been
distributed 10 Detroitis ], t36
polling places today. The city will
continue its experimental use OF
voting machines in 20 precincts,
utilizing both the horizontal and
vertical types.
Dearborn will use voting ma
chimes in all its 45 precincts.
Prediction activities are being
carried on by the CIO Political
Action Committee backing Frank
ensteen in a door-to-deeF seliei-
tation. and non-factional groups,
including the Citizens League,
League Of Women Voters and
Michigan Citizens Committee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-25

..vl ..o.. .4-.seat.ou.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-13

the plucky Ninety-First to begin
its own withdrawal over the Ca
lumpit bridge and to be done with
it before daylight.
I was at the bridge at dawn as
the last elements of the Ninety
First Division crossed. The last
truck, one of the civilian ones l
had earlier commandee-ed, stop.
ped at the edge of the bridge and
reported to me that it had been
fired upon by Japanese patrol
at crossroad about 500 yards
away. I adjusted my field glasses
and in the early light of the morn.
ing I could see the enemy patrol,
the tip of the Jap advance guard,
coming at us.
BLOW it," I told Col. Skerry.
But he hesitated, and then In.
formed me that Maj Manzano, OF
the Fourteenth Engineers, a fine
Philippine Scout officer, and q
platoon of fellow engineers were
Is It ill executing demolitions be-
tween Manila and t h il escape
bridge, and blowing it would cut
them off.
I looked again at the approach.
ing Japs and had to choose.
BLOW it now,'' I repeated. It
was just 6:15 am.
The bridge came down into the
river with a deafening roar and
the Jap force had the wide, deep
n d unfordable Pampanga be.
tween them and us. Our forces
above San Fernando Pampanga
held throug that day and with.
drew the following night toward
Bataan again.
TOMORROW: Fall Of the first
defense line on Bataan, and the
withdrawal toward the tip Of the
CorrariIo,~\
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-13
MRS. ADD1E E. STRICKLAND

Funeral services for Mrs. Addie
E. Strickland, 81, who died yester-
day morning, will be conducted
this morning at II o'clock at the
Yopp Funeral Home by the Rev.
J. o. Walton, Of the Southside Bap-
fist church. Interment will follow
in Bellevue cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be I. D.
Shepard, H. Edge, L. L. Wood, R.
E. Batson, E. L. Avery, and F. w.
Copeland.
Honorary pallbearers will include
H. H. Caison, w. W. Highsmith, J..
D. Hobbs, H. Turner w. Ronald
Lane, and DR.. w. c. Mebane.
Surviving are two sons, I. B. and
J. w. Strickland of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-13

TOMORROW: Fall Of the first
defense line on Bataan, and the
withdrawal toward the tip Of the
peninsula-and Corregidor.)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-13
Obituaries
MRS. DOLLIE LACLAIR

Funeral services for Mrs. Dollie
LaClair, So, who died suddenly at
her home, 208 Queen street, yes
terday, will be conducted today at
3 pm. at the Harrel- Coble Funeral
Home with the Rev. j. o. Walton,
pastor of Southside Baptist church
officiating, and assisted by the Rev.
G. L. Alkers, pastor of the church
OF Jesus Christ. Interment will be
in Bellevue cemetery.
Mrs. LaClair was a member OF
the Southside Baptist church and
had been a resident of Wilmington
for the past IS years.
Active pallbearers will be JOHN
Odams, Ernest Jones, w. E. Single
tary, Jr., Raymond Jackson, w. E..
Styron and Earl Brown.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Barton johnson, and Mrs.
Lawrence Brown, both of Whining
ton; three sons, Walker LaClair
and Allen P. LaClair, both of Viii
mington and John A. LaClair,. OF
Norfolk, Va; two sisters, Mrs. Rox-
lie Heiglor and Mrs. Annie Lenser,
both of Charlotte, and several
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1945-08-26

for going places and seeing things
under their own power, as compared
with 85 per cent who used automo-
bile transportation before the war
Some so per cent will not wait fol
q new car before taking to the road
again.
Preponderance Of travel in the
immediate postwar years will be
within the United States, with q
high degree of competition between
vacation areas, but with a decided
trend In favor of the West and Far
West.
Good roads got an overwhelming
vote for first place among the factors
influencing the motor vacationist,
thus providing an argument for the
speedy launching Of the extensive
highway modernizing programs al
ready agreed by the Federal Gov
ernment and the States.
Emphasis is on relaxed and leisure
ly driving rather than on dazzling
speed to eat up the mileage between
two given points. This ties in with
another Of the surveys basis find-
ings which discloses that rest and
recreation and the desire to see new
places are the mainsprings of the
vacation urge.
Vacations will probably be less
seasonal than in the prewar years,
but with the accent continuing on
the summer and fall months.
X X X
A travel book designed for mem
bers of the overseas armed forces,
Evening star., 1945-08-26

areas, the railroads In many case.
are too short Of equipment to take
full advantage of the relaxation, II
was emphasized.
Homecoming veterans are still
pouring into ports at the rate o1
SOC, 900 month and little or no i'm.
provement in comfort or schedules
can be expected for some time
Tapering of in soldier travel should
occur after December. In that
month peak total of 500, 900 troops
will disembark, with veterans from
the Pacific swelling the European
flow.
An unprecedented boom in vaca-
ton travel is indicated clearly in q
Nationwide poll of its membership
conducted by the American Automo.
bile Association, the general conclu-
sions and detailed findings Of which
are contained in the AAA's new pub
lication, Postwar Travel Trends,
just released by the national motor
ing body.
The poll points to a vacation
travel industry that will exceed SUBJ
+stantially the $4,000. .000. 900 year in
dustry of the immediate prewar
years.
Following are some Of the high
lights of the survey:
AS was the. case before the war,
the automobile will be highly favored
for vacation travel with 84.5 per cent
Of those polled showing a preference
Evening star., 1945-08-26
The ruveIer's Notebook
Rail and Bus Passenger Jam Seen Over Holiday;
AAA Forecasts Five Billion Year Travel Trade;
Carolina Resorts Expect Record Autumn influx

Peak wartime records. In passen-
ger train and bus riders are certain
to be set up over the coming Labor
Day week end as hundreds of thou
sand of the war-job-weary attempt
to reach mountain and seaside re-
sorts to catch the last breath of
summer.
Although the Office Of Defense
Transportation has Topped off the
ban on seasonal trains to vacation
spots In time for the holiday rush,
such additional trains will be able to
accommodate only a fraction of the
anticipated demand, carrier officials
admit. They add that the ODT's
request not to regard the move as an
invitation to make unnecessary trips
Is sure to go unheeded.
While the ODT ruling permits
railroads to resume the services to
beaches, mounatin resorts and ski
Evening star., 1945-08-26

to stimulate interest In postwar
travel in the United States, has just
been issued by the Milwaukee Road.
Titled Veterans Victory Vaca-
tions," the book contains u pages,
"a photos, 8 maps and SO cartoons
devoted to the pleasure Of travel
and recreation In the national parks
and forests, the cities and ranches
and the fishing and hunting spots
located In Midwestern and North
western States.
The text is unlike that Of the
usual travel book, ordinarily filled
with glowing scenic descriptions.
Evening star., 1945-08-26

time thronged the capital Of the
Southern Appalachians.
They include the luxurious Grove
Park Inn, the Battery Park. the
George Vanderbilt, and the Ashe-
ville-Btltmore. They now are oc-
cupied by returning soldiers and
their wives.
Meantime, the fall, winter and
spring resorts Of Pinehurst, South
ern Pines and Tryon are preparing
for record influx of visitors with
| lifting Of ODT restrictions.
Evening star., 1945-08-26

While no studied attempt to write
In the vernacular II indicated, the
author often expresses himself In
terms peculiar to the military serv-
ices.
The book will be offered free tc
the military, either direct or vie
relatives and friends.
After November Is four Of the
largest hotels In Asheville, N. G.
will be available. once more to the
thousands of tourists who in peace.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23
SodulitY OF Our
LudY OF Perpetual
Help Has Meeting

The Sodality of Our Lady Of
Perpetual Help. held its regular
meeting Tuesday evening, March
20. at 8.15 o'clock, the session TAX
ing place at the DIV school.
During the progress of the
meeting it was decided to sponsor
the young girls Brownie group.
The project, Mrs. Alley ]. Walk
er. reminded all socialists of the
sodality group communion that
will be held on Easter Sunday.
Mrs. John o. Grant, Jr., di-
rector OF the Catholic Truth COM
mittee introduced an interesting
feature in the program when she
had Miss Gloria Grant read a
short story about the picture.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help"
A very interesting and informa-
tive talk on The Meaning Of the
Mass" was given by Father Ca
Irey.
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ing at paper during the distribu-
ton of a daily newspaper at an
open spot on Krebs avenue; open
ing of a one-way street from Ker
to Pascagoula streets on the south
side of the L & N tracks, furnish
ing of police cars with radio
equipment to connect with the
county and city; hiring of some
additional man as policeman to
work from 6 pm. to IL pm. in
the interest of clearing traffic
congestion; and the enforcing of
sanitary laws prohibiting vendors
and peddlers from selling food OF
any sort in the open.
Mr.. Velcich pointed out to the
committee hat there has been
considerable amount of magazine
and other merchandise from out
siders' who are not bonafide and
that as a result often the ~agticle
purchased is never received by
the purchaser. He recommended
that any person desiring to sell,
peddle or collect be required TO
have a permit issued by the Po-
lice Department.
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Hewes...

Continued from Page y
citation as well as in other official
capacities. Active in civic and
fraternal organizations along the
Coast, he is twice past president
of the Young Mems Business Club
of Gulfport, and is a member of
many other social and fraternal
groups. He likewise has devot-
ed much time to tn assistance of
service men, and is a member of
the Harrison County Service Ad-
visory Board, a member of the
war bond committee of Harrison
county, and is now serving as
chairman of the speakers forum
of the Harrison County Chapter.
American Red Cross war fund
drive.
Mr.. Hewes feels that the expert
ence gained in fourteen years of
service as county prosecuting at
torney, the duties of which are
similar in character to the duties
of the district attorney, have fit
ted him for the higher office to
which he aspires, and which he
feels, he has prepared himself.
Should the electorate of the
Second Judicial District of Harri-
son, Hancock, Jackson, George
and Stone counties honor him by
electing him district attorney, Mr..
Hewes states he will continue his
policy TO rendering capable,
faithful and impartial attention
to the duties of office.
Mr.. Hewes states he contem-
plates making a thorough cam
paign between now and May | as
the duties of county attorney, gas
oline and tire shortage will per-
NIT, but takes this occasion to
solicit the support of all voters
in the district.
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Continued from Page One)
between Beach Park and the wa
ter.
Other recommendations dealt
with the clearing off of such junk
yards as those on Pascagoula
street between Jackson avenue
and DR.. Lockard's Clinic; the re-
moving of trash accommodating
around outdoor billboards in the
process of changing the signs dis
played there; stopping of scatter
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23

knew him in the army, at home
and in France, those who know
him as a Gulf Coast citizen, as a
Legionnaire, as a lawyer and
prosecuting attorney, and of those
who know him al a neighbor and
a friend.
He expects to make as thorough
a campaign as possible in the
brief time between now and May
/, but takes occasion through this
announcement of soliciting the
support and influence of every
one.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23
Naples

Continued from Page One)
continuous service in veterans af-
fairs and the American Legion,
and his activity in civic affairs
and public education have all pre-
pared him for this important Of
flee. Having been born and rear
ed in this district, he invites the
citizens of Harrison, Hancock,
Jackson. George and Stone coun-
ties to inquire into his qualifica-
tons and into his public service
record-to inquire of those who
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23
Sebastian

Continued from Page One)
former home for burial and was
accompanied by her husband and
sister. Other survivors are her
mother. Mrs. E. j. MacAllister
and two other sisters, Miss Jeane
MacAllister and Mrs. Eleanor b,
Broom, all OF Brooklyn.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23
EAsTiAwN PRESBYTERIAN

llU4 BeIair Street
1000 am, Bible School.
100 am, Morning Worship
service. DR.. r. l.. Lands Of Jack
son, Miss. director of religious
education for the Synod Of Mis-
sissippR
$3.50 pm, Young Peoples
League, motion pictures Of Next
co, preceded by social hour at 8.
7:30 pm, Evening Service, DR.,
Lands.
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Legcl Notice

!. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
1898 Oldsmobile Motor No.
G49034, 1898 Ford Panel Truck
Motor No. B4564957-at my gar
age and will be sold unless own
ers call within thirty days.
Pascagoula Motor Service
Telephone Road, Pascagoula
At 3-23. $3.50, as, 4-13
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23
CHURCH OF THE NAzAREEE

ga South Pascagoula Street.
Sunday, March 25th-
1000 am, Sunday school.
HOO am, Morning worship
service, subject, THE Good Sa-
maritan."
TOO pm, Youth meeting,
James Walker. leader.
Evangelistic service, old fash
ioned gospel singing. Sermon sub
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

Sunday, March Is
GAS am, Sunday school.
1000 am, Bible classes, 1855
Canty street.
11:00 am, Morning Worship
service, subject, when Jesus
Was King
7:30 pm, Evening Worship
service, subject, Called, Chosen.
Conformed.p
j. c. CRANE, DID,
Pastor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23
Church News
MOSS POINT

WOSo FOINI ME IHODIoI
Sunday
9:45 am, Church School.
HOO am, Preaching service,
subject, The Triumphant Entry"
$50 pm, Youth Fellowship.
7:S0 p.m-Preaching service,
subject, "The Traitor"
Monday
$3.50 pm. Woman's Society
Christian Service,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23

Iject, what Does II Mean To Be
A Christian"
q. L. Parrott, Jr.. Pastor.
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FOR SALE-Seven-tube Philco
Radio. chair rocker, chair pullup,
lamp table, night stand, kitchen
cabinet, rug 9xl2, mahogany bed
room suite and springs, baby bed
with waterproof mattress, maple
chest of drawers, steel rod, Shake
speare reel, baby creepers, size /
and 2, set of golf clubs, 70l l4th
street. ltp 1923