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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Industrial Accidents
Decline in Michigan

LANSING, March % CUP)-
Compensate industrial injuries
reported to the Michigan Depart
ment of Labor and Industry
dropped from 3,428 in January TO
3,095 in February, it was dis
closed today.
g Fatal industrial accidents
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Father Hi, Seeks
Missing Mother
BY International News sound PhotoA

Mrs. Florence Reeser, 1893
Twenty-fourth, appealed TO the
Times today TO aid in locating
her mother, Mrs. Florence Kerr.
50. whom she last saw three
months ago. The father. William
Kerr. is in serious condition at
Lincoln Hospital.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

Harvard University, were 10 be
held today In the Russian Ortho-
dox Church of Christ the Saviour.
Mr.. De Gerard died OF penu-
monia in New York Hospital. He
was formerly a partner of James
Roosevelt in the insurance busi-
ness.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Coolidge Meeting Set

The Coolidge Community Cen
ter win hold a meeting at the
Coolidge School, 1O027 Woodmont,
at 8 p. m. Monday to map drive
for civic improvements.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
3-Year-0Id Boy Hurt
In Fall From Window

A 3-year-old boy who fell from
the second-story window Of his
home to a concrete pavement to-
day was in fair" condition at
Children's Hospital with a broken
leg and ankle. He Is expected to
recover.
The child. Lawrence Matlen,
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Hearst Executive
Last Rites Today
Special TO THE DETROIT TmEs

NEW YORK. March 23-
Funeral services for Victor de
Gerard, 49, an executive Of the
Hearst magazines, a member Of
the war advertising council and
former faculty member at
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Youth Group J Yrs. Old

The Detroit chapter Of the
Voice of Christian Youth, inter.
denominational organization, will
celebrate its seventh anniversary
in a program in the CaSs audi
torium tomorrow at 8 p. m.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

dropped from u in January to
% last month, according to
George w. Dean, state labor COM
missioner. A total Of 165 perma-
nent disabilities were reported in
February, eight less than in jan
uary.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Lincoln Drama on Air

A musical legend about the life
of Abraham Lincoln will be heard
on the UAW-CIO hour over Sta
ton WJBK at $50 p. m. Sunday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24
Cub Show tomorrow

A Cub Scout hobby show will
be held in Cooley High School al
I7:30 D. m. tomorrow.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-24

of T. Seventh Army under the
command 1t Patch hurting the dragons teeth tank bar
the broken Sgfed Line Wurzbah Germany In ne
the Seventh Army offensive pushes toward Berlin
ErnMc Corr. Photo By
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
N. c. Leading All States In
Percentage Draft Reflections

students, with only 55.7 per cent of
their number turned down, apparent
ly because nearly all are in the lower
age brackets.
The report covers men of all age
groups summoned for physicals, rang
ing up to registrants 45 for the early
part of the 81 months surveyed.
Rejecting heavy total of reject
ions among negroes, North Cardinals
overall rate for the February-August
1943 period was 56.S per cent of all
examined, while Arkansas and South
Carolina each had a turn-down rate
of $50 per cent. Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana and Virginia were all above
so per cent.
Oregon had the lowest rejection
rate in the country-24.4 per cent
Ranking next were Kansas, 25.4 per
cent; Utah, 261; Washington, 2S.2;
Idaho, 29.3.
The study of reasons for disqualifi-
cation is broken into two parts-one
covering the period from April, 1912
through March, 1943, the other the
nine subsequent months. This divis
ion was made to reflect a revision oi
physical standards, as well as thu
start Of induction Of eighteen ane
! nineteen-year-olds early in 1943.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
What To Do About It?

If read in last Thursdays issue this paper the
halfpage of why the Lincoln County War Pro-
ducton Committee is interested in having every one to
work. you doubt shockingy surprised Your edi
toral writer certainly
Now, what to do about it. Should rest in our seat
do nothing don't give care? Should we wait for Con-
gress through the proposed National Service Act to draft
for work? More regmenation of civilian activities?
what?
Here's what to do about it. How about it?
Let's all appoint ourselves committee of to ask
ourselves first, "Am doing everything do to aid
the effort through fulltme work? And might in
clude, too "Am buying all the War Bonds afford
donating my share to the United War Fund, the Red
Cross and other warrelated agences?" Second, 81 will
ask at least one other person these questions.
Pause moment. Think. Repeat, 81 part of this war;
too, and I'll do my full share
Simple isn't it? Betcha the results will be surprising.
Worth trying anyway.
That's what to do about what to do about it.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
Lincoln Day Dinner
Will Be Held Feb. II

The annual Lincoln Day dinner of
the North Carolina Republicans will
be held at the Robert E. Lee hotel in
Winston Salem on Saturday night,
February II, says Fate j. Beal, Of
Lenoir, president of the North Caro-
lima Young Republicans. On that day
there will be held the annual state
convention of Young Republicans and
the meeting of the State Republican
Executive COMMITTEE with State
Chairman Sim A. DeLapp, of Lex
ington, in charge.
Mr.. Beal has just returned from
Washington in quest of speaker of
the type Tar Heel Republicans want
to hear. He held conferences with
Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin
and other party leaders in the ma
tional capital and they promised to
send a speaker who will delight the
dinner gathering. Who this speaker
will be will be announced in few
days.
But Republicans may begin % make
their plans to be in Winston-Salem
for the dinner.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29

Washington, Jan. 25.-A Selective
Service survey showed today that do
mestic help topped the list of draft
registrants rejected for military duty
after physical examinations.
The study, just completed, also re-
veals overall reflections are lowest
in the Pacific Northwest and Kansas,
while North and South Carolina and
Arkansas led the states in the per-
centage of men disqualified.
Although the state-by-state figures
are based on reflections from Febru-
ary through August, 1943, the report
as a whole is a 20 per cent sampling
of reports of more than nine million
registrants examined from. April,
1912, to Jauary, 1914.
Rate Highest.
It discloses that during that period
500 per cent of such workers as
household cooks, chauffeurs and Wallets
were found to be physically disquali-
fed for the armed services.
Reflections were next highest among
emergency" or part-time workers
and the unemployed where 56.5 pei
cent were turned down, and among
farmers and farm managers, whert
56.4 per cent were disqualified.
At the other end of the range ar'
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
BurriS And Henderson
Named 1916 Red Cross
War Fund Co. Chairmen
Quota, $14,10O; Quick Drive
Planned; General Campaign
Opens March I.

C. Rhyme Little, chairman of the
Lincoln County Chapter American
Red Cross, announces today the ap-
pointment by Southeastern Area
headquarters in Atlanta, of j. A.
Burris and w. C. Henderson as coun-
ty eo-chairmen for the 1945 Red Cross
War Fund Campaign.
Mr.. Burris is president of the
n-Burris Manufacturing Com
pany, and Mr.. Henderson is manager
of Southern Sales for Boyer & Craw-
ford Spinning Mills Both men are
directors of the local chapter of Red
Cross and have been very active in
other community and county war
campaign activities.
Mr.. Little also announces that the
Lincoln county 1915 Red Cross War
Fund quota is $14,1OO. Mr.. Little
adds: while this sum is slightly less
than the 1914 quota, it represents a
minimum amount and calls for the
same generous contributions as last
year in order to meet our assign
ment.P The national quota is 200
million dollars, the same as for 1914,
having been revised upward from a
20 million dollar lower figure after
increased service demands started
coming in from the recent German
offensive in Western Europe.
The general campaign for funds
begins Mar. 1 and Messrs. Burris and
Henderson's plans call for a speedy
coordinated drive So as to complete
the raising of the quota in as short a
time as possible. Special gifts, indus
trial and employe donations will be
asked for several days in advance of
March 1.
Appointments Of committee chair
men and volunteer workers will be
made in future issue of this paper.
This years slogan is keep Your
Red Cross At His Side."
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
Local Postal Receipts
IndicateC CityGrowing

great increase in the volume of mail,
and especially overseas and air mail,
it takes much more time to prepare
this mail for dispatch than it did a
few Years ago. All Army and Navy
overseas mail must be made up into
many separate packages, or tie-outs,
according to the many different APO's
and FPO's, and this takes time and
careful work, which often must be
done by one clerk in addition tn the
regular dispatch of domestic mail.
We appreciate the cooperation and
forbearance of our patrons at time
when conditions are such that all the
little things We would Like to do in
serving our community cannot always
be accomplished. Remember, the clerk
at the window is doing the best she
can, possibly under very trying
conditions. The postman who brings
your mail may be new and un-
trained. Be patient with him. He is
doing an important job to the best of
his ability. The same is true on the
rural routes. Give your mail man all
the assistance yoyu can by cooperat-
ing with him, having your letters
properly stamped, having your mail
box in proper condition. Make it as
easy for him to serve you as possible.
He is the man who brings those let
ters from your boy overseas, and the
one you must depend upon to start
your lsttere on their long journey to
distant places.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
FDR NOMINATE
HIS SON ELLIOTT
TO BE GENERAL

Washington, Jan. 25.-President
Roosevelt tody nominated his 34-year
-old son, Col. Elliott Roosevelt, to be
a brigadier general in the Army air
forces.
The proposed promotion went to
the Senate in the midst of contro-
versy over the army's air priority
system which gave dog owned by
Colonel Roosevelt precedence over
three servicemen.
The nomination goes automatically
to the Senate military committee,
which voted last Monday to inquire
into the whole priority practice as
well as the dog incident itself. The
committee recommends for or against
confirmation of such nominations.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29

Sgt. Charles S. Little, above, has
been awarded a certificate of merit
in recognition of conspicuously meri-
torious and outstanding performance
of military duty.
The citation reads: "In France dur
ing the period 20 July 1914 to 20 No
vember 1914, while serving as tank
driver and commander of the SO
tank of the combat command head
quarters, he has shown exceptional
skill, ability and willingness in the
operation of his tank. Many times he
has been we'll forward under fire and
supervised the establishment of an
advance command post. Entered the
military service from North Caro-
lima"
Sgt. Little entered the service
March 18, 1912 and went overseas in
February 1943. He is now in Belgium.
Sgt. Little is the son of C. S. Little,
of this city. His wife is the former
Miss Elizabeth Schrum, of this city.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29

larged as doctors and nurses from all
over the United States volunteered
to work there. The use of state pris-
oners from Raleigh, who lived un-
guarded in tents and worked heroic
ally, is related in the article. Also in
dividual instances about Hickory citi-
zens who played such big part in
the work.
From June to September the entire
town was modified and still the fight
was continued by overworked citizens.
Materials and labor of over $4,000
were given by Hickory citizens in ad-
dition to their services, and about 455
cases of polio were cared for. The hos
pital, concludes the author, stands to-
day as a monument to the peoples
courage. The town took terrific fl
nancial beating without regretting it,
despite the fact that while the polio
epidemic ragged in full fury, the town
of Hickory had only six cases Of in
fantile paralysis within its limits
fewer than any other stricken area in
the state. Yet it constructed a hos
pital open to all races and creeds and
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29

issued, the report added.
Approximately 100000 high
necked sweaters have been issuel to
front line troops. Full allowance Of
wool trousers and shirts have been
furnished all troops, and stocks are
available in the European theatre Of
operation to meet present require
ments. All soldiers have been fur
nished the authorized allowance of
field jackets. Each man has a jacket.
Every man has been furnished wool
overcoat."
Despite the recent cold weather in
the European theatre, Allied head
quarters said, frostbite and trench
foot are not as severe now as in the
last two months of 1914 although
slight increase has been reported in
recent weeks.
| "Few frozen or frosted fingers are
reported. There has been a surpris-
ingly low level Of respiratory all
ments, with no pneumonia and prac-
ticaly no colds among troops on the
line. A few cases occur in rear areas
and at headquarters located in cities"
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
Soldiers Get Proper Clothing,
Asserts General Eisenhower

Washington, Jan. 25.-Gen. Eisen-
hower's headquarters reported today
that although measures have been
1aken to insure adequate winter
clothing for troops, there are 'iso-
lated instances" Of soldiers arriving
at the front improperly clothed.
One case, said the report received
at the War Department, involved
certain engineer combat battalions"
which reached the Sixth Army front
Improperly clothed AMI equipped"
'In an instance of this kind, i'm
mediate action is taken to fill short
ages, along with measures to pre-
vent repetition and place response
bility," the report said, adding that
disciplinary action is taken wherever
necessary.
Secretary of War Stimson released
the report to answer request fol
comment on stories that American
troops were improperly equipped te
meet winter combat conditions.
Two suits of heavy underwear have
been issued to each combat soldier
it was stated, with third now being
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
YANKS CAPTURE
FOUR AIR FIELDS
in LUZON PUSH
Immense Amount Of Material
Is Revealed AS Taken
At Clark Field.

Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters,
Luzon, Monday, Jan 29.-American
columns pressing toward Manila have
captured Angeles with its four ad-
jacent airdromes and patrols have
reached the highway junction of Mex
leo, on parallel highway only four
miles from the important city of San
Fernando, and only 36 air miles north
of Manila.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur announced
this deep penetration down the CEN
tral Luzon plain today along with
word his forces in the stubbornly-
held left flank had captured the Bit
terly-defended town of Rosario, on
the road to the Philippine summer
capital at Baguio.
The Americans at Rosario were
only half a mile from juncture with
another Yank column moving north
ward from S. N.
Japs .ecimated.
On this northern sector Macarthur
reported that the japanese defenders
had been practically decimated" and
the enemy has been forced to move
reserves from the Baguio area to boil
ster the defense of that mountainous
city where high japanese military
leaders are believed residing.
Angeles, where patrols entered the
dav before to be acclaimed wildly by
the liberated Filipinos, is four miles
south of captured Clark airfeld, big
gest of the Philippines.
Macarthur said that in capturing
the Clark field area the Yanks seized
tremendous amount of Japanese
quartermaster signal ordnance, air
and technical supplies.
These included more than 200 new
aircraft engines and many radio
transmitters and receivers, great
quantities of other signal equipment,
large stores of ammunition, food and
equipment, and more than 4O pieces
of artillery of various calibers.
The town of Arayat, on a foothill
highway which runs to Manila down
the east side of the central Luzon,
also has been reached by American
patrols.
Thus the Americans were converg-
ing down three highways toward the
important city of San Fernando, from
which roads branch westward into the
historic Bataan peninsula and south
eastward through swampy land on
the home stretch to Manila, prime
objective of the Luzon campaign.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
The "Miracle OF Hickory" Is
Subject For Magazine Article

Hickory, Jan. 26.-The gallant fight
against infantile paralysis made by
this town last summer is the subject
of the feature article in the February
issue of "Coronet" magazine. Entitled
"The Miracle of Hickory" it was writ
ten by Carol Hughes.
The article relates how, despite the
fact that Hickory itself had only six
cases of polio within it's limits, the
town took upon itself the mighty task
of becoming the treatment center for
the western counties of North Caro-
lima. Citizens of the busy town decid-
ed to build hospital at once and
dropped their normal life to work day
and night on the task. The entire
community began work as state and
national officials of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
marshalled their forces.
The story of how the big hospital
was built in 55 hours, then was found
to be not large enough as more cases
poured in, is told. With 224 cases re-
ported, the epidemic kept pace with
the workmen. The hospital was en-
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
Red Cross To Enter
Poland Immediately
With Relief Supplies

Moscow, Jan. 90 Under an agree
ment with the Polish provisional
government, the American Red Cross
will enter Poland Immediately with
relief supplies, it was announced to-
day. The supplies will be chiefly
medicines at first.
Elliot M. Shirk, chief of American
Red Cross operations in Russia, and
his assistant, Donald Castleberry,
will take the first consignment of
$4,000 to $45,OO0 worth of medicines
into Poland and supervise their dis
tribution.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
Know Your Red Cross
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Red Cross is the largest
humanitarian organization in the
world.
The Red Cross has more than 1857
Chapters providing Red Cross Ser
vices for servicemen and their fam
lilies in every county in the United
States.
The Red Cross has more than g.
900 workers overseas carrying on
its camp, hospital and club services.
The Red Cross has handled more
than 100000 messages in the last
year for servicemen and their fam
lilies.
The Red Cross has recruited over
81 200 nurses for duty with the Army
and Navy in World War II.
The Red Cross stands ready, on a
moments notice, to serve in any
home front catastrophe.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
Advancing Russian
Armies Capture Big
Coal Fields In Silesia
Area Seized By Soviets Pro-
duced One-Fifth Of Nazis'
War Machine Coal Supply

London, Monday, Jan. 29.-The Red
Army in a 16-mile advance rolled to
within 100 miles east of Berlin yes
terday, completely conquered the
rich Dabrowa coal fields and indus
tries of southern Silesia with the cap
ture of Katowice asd Beuthen. and
seized the long-surrounded Baltic
port of Memel in a new northern Of
fensive.
PremierMarshal Stain announced
clearance of the enemy from south
ern German-Polish Silesia areas that
produced one-fifth of the German war
machines coal supply, and the acti-
walton of an Eighth Soviet army in
the north brought the total to per-
haps 100000 Russians now engaged
in the gigantic winter offensive.
On the 11th day of the big push,
Marshal Gregory X. Zhukov's First
White Russian Army overran 400
more western Polish localities beyond
encircled Poznan, last big Polish city
in German hands, and deployed on an
S0-mile arc facing straight toward
Berlin.
Pniewy Also Falls.
Zhukov's central columns, threaten
ing to cross momentarily into Bran
denburg, Berlin's home province, cap
tured Pniewy, on the Warsaw-Berlin
motor road 21 miles west of besieged
Poznan and 109 miles due east of Ber-
lin.
In the northwest they reached the
prewar German-Polish frontier at
new point by capturing Czarnkow, 126
miles northeast of Berlin and 80 miles
southeast of Stettin, German Baltic
port. At the southern end of the arc,
the Russians rolled through Lezno, a
1O-way highway junction close to the
German frontier and 130 miles from
Berlin.
Berlin dispatches said Soviet spear
heads, however, had reached the OBJ
ra river frontier 81 miles west of cap
tured Opalenica, 16 miles southeast
of Pniewy. That would put the Rus
slams only 95 miles from the German
capital.
While Zhukov's troops drove direct
ly on Berlin on the shortest route to
the Nazi capital, other Soviet units
spread out on the south and to the
north to secure its fanks.
Drive Twenty Miles.
In the north, the Russians drove 20
miles into the Polish corridor north
west of Bydgoszs, capturing Sepolno,
six miles from the German Pomera-
nian frontier and ten miles from the
DanzigBerlin trunk railway. At Sc
polno, the Russians were "a miles
southwest of Danzig.
Selling Iobzenica, 80 miles west
northwest of Bydgoszcz, another col
umn rolled to within three miles Of
the Pomeranian frontier and to with
in 110 miles east of Stettin. These
troops were outfanking on the north
the German rail center of Schneide-
muhl, 20 miles to the southwest, and
Berlin said that Schneidemuhl was
under Soviet assault.
Other Russian troops had crossed
into the Polish corridor from the east,
ferrying the lower reaches of the
Vistula rivevr.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
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Come in and check with us and
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is correct.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
Ickes' Resignation
Refused By F. D. r.

Washington, Jan. %. Interior
Secretary Ickes announced today that
President Roosevelt had declined to
accept his offered resignation, asking
him to remain in the cabinet.
Ickes is one Of the two original
members of the Presidents cabinet.
The other is Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins, whose resignation
the President also has rejected.
Ickes told a news conference he
had received letter from the White
House in which the Presient said he
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29
Capt. r. S. Rudisill
Back in the States

Captain Robert S. Rudisill, son of
Mrs. c. G.. Rudisill of 3O2 Bonview
St., Lincolnton, N. c., recently arriv-
ed at Fort Bragg, N. C. after serv-
ing IL months overseas in the Euro
pean Theater.
Captain Rudisill, pilot on an A-20
and A-26 with 65 missions and 220
operational combat flying hours to
his credit, will visit his mother here
before he is reassigned.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29

Costs of producing milk are much
higher during the first five and the
last three months of the year. John
Arey, Extension dairy specialist at
State College, recommends good tenn
porary pastures.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29

Be sure and get uniform appli-
cation of lime all over the field, say
Extension agronomists Of State COL
lege. One-half ton per acre in one
place and five tons in another may
cause serious trouble.
The Lincoln times., 1945-01-29

chopped would stay on"
Tckes described Henry Wallace's
nomination as Secretary of Commerce
to succeed Jesse Jones as "a good
appointment"