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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09

BOBBY traps, to halt the pulver-
izing long-range bombing with
rockets, flying bombs and "sil-
yer fire..
Silver fire, flaming mass of
PHOSPHORUS discs, was dropped
on bomber formations by enemy
planes. Glider bombs controlled
by radio and rockets fired by
enemy planes were also used.
The answer again was firepow-
er. We knocked down the enc
my planes by arming bombers
with longer-range guns and by
providing long-distance fighters.
Rockets made comeback,
despite their inaccuracy COM
pared to orthodox shells, be-
cause lack. of recoil made them
a natural for launching from air
planes or by: infantry.
Nazi mines and BOBBY traps
were; murderouslyl. ingenious
The Germans wired the bodies
of dead, both Allied and their
own, hid death& in doorknoks,
Stairways, faucets, toilet handles,
wine bottles, whistles, radios
and apple trees.
Nazi sea warfare was waged
almost exclusively by a huge
fleet of submarines, many using
magnetic or sonic torpedoes de-
signed to blast at the nearest
mass of metal or throbbing pro-
peller. The British discharged
floating magnetic mines by fly
ing over them with a huge steel
hoop slung below a plane.
Airplanes found and destroy
ed hidden subs. When we had
enough warships for convoy
work, the submarine menace
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09

faded and was never again a
major threat.
Emphasis On Bombers
In the air, emphasis shifted
to big, heavily armed and ar
mored bombers. Fundamentally,
this was the same thing as had
happened in the evolution of
artillery guns-an increase in
range and size.
Constantly. one type of weap-
on has had to be improved to
meet the threat of another. In
American arms, anti-aircraft
range has been increased over
100 percent; tank speed, 700 per-
cent; bomb size, well over 300:
individual soldiers firepower,
over $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09
TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES

1897 - Walter Cotton, naval
chaplain, publisher of CALIFORNIA;
first paper, builder her first
schoolhouse and first to publicly
announce gold discovery to East,
born Vermont. Died Jan. %, 1851.
l800-John Brown, famed abo-
litionist, born@ Torfington, Conn.
Died on the scaffdh, at Charles
ton. Va, Dec. 2, 1859.
1825-George Davidson, Pacific
Coast geodesist,' U. S. Coast and
Geodetic scientist for so years,
born England. Died Dec. 2, 1911.
l828-Charles H. <Cramp, Phil
adeiphia shipbuilder, promoter of
the mechant marine, born there.
Died June g.; 1913.
1850 - Edward Weston, famed
Newark, MI. electrician, inven-
tor and naanufaefurer, born in
England. Lied Aug. 90, 1886.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09

great day I am confident that
all Americans will renew their
pledge of unqualified support to
President Truman, who has un-
falteringly picked up the torch
of leadership from the hand of
President Roosevelt, to the San
Francisco Conference where the
foundations of our future peace
are being laid, and to our Armed
Forces in the Pacific until final
victory is won.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09

secret Was which weapons were
going 10 be used next. Aerial
biitx. dive bombers. panzers,
parachute troops. magnetic tor
pedoes. rocket guns. silver fire"
and flying bombs were simply
tactical surprises.
The Reich strategy anticipated
q fast sweep through all Europe
before the United States and
Great Britain could mobilize full
strength. II failed because it
was too ambitious.
Germany's strategy had rough
~ three main parts: clever
propaganda. a sudden attack and
mop-up designed to crush
seeds az future revolt.
Significantly, the turning
ruini came when Hitler's troops
finished their sweep across the
sentiment from Poland by lick
ing France. His warlords were
not ready 10 follow up Dunkirk
with an invasion of Britain. for
they had not anticipated sweep
lng success SO quickly.
TIE Luftwaffe hammered and
hlasied England in familiar
paitern-but there were no
plans 90 enable ground troops to
feil0s up.
Battle Lesson Difficult
The breathing spell proved
sufficient tire for the Allied
war machine to get under way.
Mex; for the Allies came the
l0b Of learning how 10 beat the
enemy's weapons. The lesson
NsS not simple.
The formula for hating an
aerial blitz was painfully work
ed out in blood and broken cit
ieE Barrage balloons and anti
aircraft defense, though improv-
ed tremendously, were not
enough, SO the Raj met the
Luftwaffe out over the Channel.
The powerful battery of ma
chine guns in British wings blast
ed the swastika planes from the
sky-underlining the military
sxiem: You're got to meet fire.
power with firepower."
The job was not one of having
W invent new weapons but of
setting enough basic guns as
sefnbled az the right time and
plsce--the oldest military head
ache In the world.
Dive-bOmbers, tanks and pam
ser divisions crushed France and
sent the u. s. public into a
dizzy. clamoring for similar
weapons. Actually all France
needed was more powerful anti
tank guns and greater mobility
for her famed "75'' field piece.
Later, desperate Russians.
fighting with Molotov cocktails
tgasoline-filled bottles), INT
and grenades probed tank weak
ncSseS.
We developed the tank-de-
stroyer, essentially a standard
cannon on a fast truck. The
IDS waited in ambush and
popped out at sure-death range.
Gaping the tank-mashers.
came IRE tazooka, a two-man
eontraption for firing powerful
rocket which enabled our infan-
.rymen To convert any tank into
scrap metal.
Machine Guns Deadly
Another German surprise, the
Stuka dive-bomber. was king
until we learned TO murder it
with heavy caliber machine guns
and kick-sighting anti-aircraft.
Trucks were easv meat until we
'n0unted fast-swiveling machine
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09

LOS ANGELES. - Mrs. Rose
McMullin, OF Philadelphia. has
given 40 pints Of her blood Ia q
child suffering from rare blood
stream disease since 1885. with
tut feeling any III effects what
ever.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09

guns above the cabs. Because
it had to follow a certain path to
plant its bombs, a path that
could be anticipated by a cool
nerved gunner, the Stuka became
a clay pigeon.
Our machine guns, though
little mentioned in the head
lines, became truly terrible
weapons because of improved
firepower and sighting devices.
In the hands of masters they
have stopped tanks, planes,
ships and submarines as well as
troops.
Parachute troops, another sur
prise. were ineffective against
strong ground resistance. Fur
Their drawbacks: they could not
get through heavy screen of
fighter planes en- route to their
target; in broken or wooded
country they could not land un-
injured nor locate their equip
ment and food; once on the
gadgets, radar and sound instru-
ments, was responsible for ruin
ing the Nazi "superman" myth.
FUN details must still be secret.
Our anti-aircraft guns, some
times used as anti-tank weapons
too, reached miles into the sky
to bring down Nazi planes. Me.
chanical brains" sat in the mid
die OF a group of A-A, calculat-
ing height, speed, direction,
wlndage and half dozen other
factors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09
BY ROBERT M. rARRINGrof
AP Features Writer

WASHINGTON, D. c, May s-Germanys respon-
albe her defeat
she did not have the long
successfully "bkreg" idea incorporating hheralded
arsenal Of weapons adopted Actually the only thing
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09
CLOTHING IN TREE

ATLANTA. L. Shields look
cd out into his backyard one
morning recently to see his large
chinabcrry tree festooned with
mems clothing. Detectives sent
to the scene found the bulk Of
the clothing in the top of the
tree and used long fishing poles
to fish 1t out. Laundry marks
were checked but no Allan a
laundry uses the mark found. The
only explanation forthcoming
was that the clothing belonged to
some airplane passenger and fell
from the plane, the bag opening
as it turnbled to the ground.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09

tional, the Cincinnati Reds and
st. Louis Cards were battling for
the doubles honor of having their
brains kicked out in the World
Series.
Gen. George c. Marshall was
chief of staff then, but Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a lieu
tenant colonel back from an as
signment in the Philippines,
where he had learned to fly.
1t. Gen. Mark Clark was a ma
jor at Fort Lewis, WASH, and 1t.
Gen. James H. Doolittle OF Tokyo
bombing fame was major IN the
reserve corps.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur was a
retired chief Of staff serving as
field marshal of the Philippine
Army.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-09

Walker Stone, editor, Scripps-
Howard Newspaper Alliance,
born Okemah, Okla, al years
ago.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23

PEARL HARBOR, T. H. - Day
and night the countless operations
of a great naval base supply depot
link together to provide equipment
and supplies for advance bases and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
Mound Bayou
Organizes Fed.
Credit Union

The Mound Bayou Federal Cred
it Union was officially organized on
Tuesday night, May %, under
Charter SOB issued by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, OF
Washington, d. c., by Mr.. f. r
Martin, Federal Credit Union Elk
aminer, from the Atlanta, Ga, Of
flee, with the following officers:
Rev. A. D. Purnell, president; DR..
P. S Williams, ce-preSident; G.
". Thurmond secretary treasurer.
The purpose of the organization
is to promote thrift among the peo-
pie of the community and TO pro-
vide an avenue of the credit for its
members, who might need financial
assistance for the provident and the
productive purposes. The minimum
requirement for membership is the
purchase of $500 share of the
stock plus Csc membership fee
Our membership is steadily grow
ing and we have already made Sew
eral loans to mmebers in need. Tht
business of the organization is SUI
pervised by the Government ant
all deposits are protected.
It is our hope that this Credi
Union will develop to the poin
where it can take care of the cred
it needs of the community
This can be done easily witt
your help.
C. ". Thurmond, treasurer.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
BY PERCY GREENE

Parish Street Saturday Night:
Yes, sir Gathered around a good
cold bottle Of beer and heling OF
fresh fried Catfish of Saturday
night. and while standing around
in any faVorite Saturday night
spots along the ole stroll you can
hear almost anything. I mean from
bottom to top. including sometimes
something stimulating, that you
had never the remotest idea about
before.
It happened like that here this
past Saturday night, as we gather
ed around our fish and beer. The
place where we had gathered had
gotten bit crowded when a group
of young ladies with all the marks
of education, character and breed
ing came in, and looking around
one of them remarked MY. my. /
wish could go away from here and
stay ali summer until I get ready
to go back to school. There isn't
a single place where one may go
and decently sit down and enjoy
a bowl of ice cream or a soda
Then, one fellow who hear her
up and said. There you are man,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
Army Discharges
Captains, Rushes
Greenies To Front

FIT BENNING, GA.-(A,NP)-
The army is gradually eliminat-
ing Negro officers here above the
grade of lieutenant through whole
sale discharges and young green
officers. fresh from Officer Can
didate school, face the prospect of
being shipped to the Pacific.
Ali Negro captains on the post
here and those coming In from
overseas have been n o
separation centers within t h e
past two weeks for discharges
while practically all the other
Negro officers here, Including
youthful graduates of officer can
didate schools, some May graduates
have gone to Fort Mcclellan, Ala,
where a small group was sent to
Fort Ord, Cal, from which they
may be rushed to the Pacific
battle area. Army regulations re-
qNire a three-month training
course IN the United States.
The army has made nc state
ment as to why Negro captains
are being given wholesale dis
charges nor why green officers
are being readied for overseas as
| SignmentS.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
MissisSippians Performing Outstanding
Service At Pearl HarbOr

ships throughout the Pacific. The
men of Manana Barracks are cred
tied with great share In these
operations.
Among the men of Manana Bar
racks are the following from the
state of Mississippi: Leotha Nc
Gill, S. &c, Jackson; Merity M.
Price, S. &c, Jackson; Oliver Lee
Thompson, S. 1-c, Jackson; Will
liam McCray, S. &c, Summer;
Howard Shaw, Jr., s. 1-c,Winona:
Ulysses Maddox, S. 1-c Sardis;
Butler Anderson, Okolona; Claude
Amos, S. 1-c, Rice; John E. Kelly,
S. 1-c, Coffeeville; Frank B. Will
liams, coxwain, Brookhaven; Allen
Harrison, S. &c, Shadyhook; J. d.
Bolden, S. &c, Shadyhock; j. D.
Jr., S. &c, Union: Gus Johnson,
&c, Vossburg; Robert Lewis, S. 1-c,
Hickory, and Mordecas Funcher, S.
&c. Vicksburg.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
Ethiopian Diplomats
Fete Victory
With MOlOtOy
Nv CHATWOOD HALL

MOSCOW-(AN P)-Madam Tae-
zaz, wife of the Ethiopian Minister
Lorenzo TaezaZ, made her public
debut here during brilliant vic
tory-day reception given over the
weekend by Soviet Foreign Minis
ter and Madam Molotov.
Madam Taezaz, attired in a dark
lace formal evening dress and silver
slippers, was conspicuous among the
elegantly gowned foreign diplomatic
ladies and local Russian meSdameS
and misses. Her husband was COR
rectly attired in the formal dress of
his rank and office.
He wore a silk sash of the Ethio-
plan red, yellow and green national
colors across his shoulders and
breast Several orders and decora-
ton of his country showed on his
uniform He was seen conversing
with his diplomatic colleges and
Russian acquaintance during the
evening
Mucha Babitcheff, Ethiopian lega-
ton secretary, was also present. On
his formal dress. he wore two or
ders. One was Ethiouian; the other
Swedish. The Swedish order was
awarded him by the Swedish crown
prince during visit to Ethiopia be-
lore the Italian invasion. The Eth
opian order represents the order of
he Ethiopian Star. which was con-
tered upon him in recognition of
'ie eervjnas mead of F!r'~eror |
Halle SelaSsie's modest air force
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
Central Methodist
Church To Honor
Its Pastor

The officers and members of the
Central Methodist church will hon.
or their pastor, DR.. A. l.. Holland
on his 18th anniversary in a pro-
gram and tea on Sunday, June "a,
at 4:3O D. m. The program is spon-
sored by IL ladies of the church
They are Mrs. G. L. Barnes, Mrs.
Addie B. Davis, Mrs. Carrie Shep-
pherd, Mrs. Marion Henderson, Mrs.
Jennette Hunt, Mrs. Irean Cav
ms, Mrs. Laura Collins, Mrs. Evan
geline Byrd, Mrs. Eva McKenney,
Mrs. Ernestine Smith, Mrs. An
ME Lee Stemige, Mrs Elease Thorn
as. Following the program a tea
will be given in honor of Rev. and
Mrs. A. l.. Holland at the Soldiers
Center, from 6 to 7 o'clock. The
public is invited to attend.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Banks of st.
Paul. Mimi. left for home last
Tuesday after an enjoyable visit
here While here they were enter
tanned in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. M Varnado.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E Prichard, Miss
Mamie Weems, Mrs Ethel B. Cor
don, Mrs. F.. D. Parrish and Mrs.
Martha Arts enjoyed a pleasant
afternoon in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Patton, Jackson, Miss
Mr.. and Mrs. Banks will visit in
Dyersburg, Tenn. and Chicago, Ill,
on their way back home.
Mrs. M. E Bowman and little
daughter. Bertha, have returned
home after a pleasant vacation il
Memphis, Tenn.
DR.. T. E. Bowman spent Fathers
Day in Memphis with his father
Mr.. G.. c. Martin passed June Is
Funeral arrangements are incom-
plete We extend our sympathy tC
his family
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
UP AND DOWN PARISH STREET

there's a good business idea for
Parish Street A nice decent place,
where a young lady of education,
character. and refinement can go
and sit down and enjoy a bowl OF
cream or a soda, and a lot of other
people of the same class would be
add to a long list of appreciative
patrons. Why don't somebody open
one?
Lucille Harris Wright in the chang
Symphony in light and brown:
Marseline Lindsay, Nee Wilson, and
Luille Harris Wright in the chang
ing shadows of down town Parish
Street the other morning. Add to
beauty of the home town girls.
Mrs. Jessie Mae Love, now of Chic
ago. back in town for the first time
in fifteen years. The center of
everybodys' eye in the Blackstone
the other afternoon.
Joe Catchings: the genial man OF
the Famous Blue Flame is almost
in tears about that affair out at
the Elks tomorrow night, and he
wasn't too proud to go around to
all his friends and offer apologies.
tt looks like, though that man
that he is he will have TO take
some bitter Elks' milk, as no Elk
can stroke the old animal as he
cid without having to drink the
bitter milk
WEEKLY QUOTATION: "A Free
Man is he that in those things
which by his strength and wit he
is able to do, is not nindered to do
what he has a will to-" Thomas
Hobbies.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
LAGRANGE Soldier
On His Way Home

FIT. SHAFTER, It. H.-(SNS}-
Technical Sergeant Charlie w.
Davidson, 30, son of Matte David
son, 900 Edmondson Ave, LaGra-
nge. is on his way to the United
States for reassignment in the
Army and a furlough after 81
month in the Central Pacific.
Davidson is a member of al In
fantry regiment He has seen ser
vice on Tulagi and Guadalcanal in
the Solomons. Efate in the New
Hebrides and Saipan in the Mari
anaS.
The overseas veteran has been
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23

Pvt. and Mrs. Sylvester Linch
we're recent visitors in the city in
the home of their parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Chambliss of Pearl Street.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23

awarded the Good Conduct Mccall
and wears the American Defense
and Asiatic Pacific campaign SER
vice ribbons. He will spend ms
furlough in Columbus
Davidson entered the Army by
enlistment September 8, 1897 and
took training at FIT. Benning Ga,
before going over seas.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-06-23
TO HOLD CONFERENCE

DURHAM, N. C.--(ANP) - The
annual statewide conference of
North Carolina State College will
be held here on July IL to Ii, ac-
cording to an announcement by
DR. James E. Shepard, president.
last week
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22

LOST-In motor accident, saddle
bag containing money, clothes,
ration books, identifications. Re-
ward. 471 He'll 2-23
Somebody wants to share that
ride with you. A Transportation"
want ad will find them. Phone 800
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
WILL LAST STAGES OF
WAR SWING TO CHINA?

Singularly enough, Tokyo has been
more exact and correct in giving advance
data on war maneuvers from the United
States side than in all reports concerning
Japan's own victories and defeats. And
just now dispatches from Japan war
headquarters are insisting that the Unit
ed States is making definite prepara-
tions for landing tremendous forces on
the east coast of China. Lack of confir
nation from any source has not prevent
ed repeated dispatches, each one more
insistent than the others.
If the prediction materializes, it will
not be the first time Tokyo has guessed
right, but if the Nip war lords make no
better move to check the China landing
of American forces than they have to
thwart the very thrustS they previously
truly predicted, then their end will be
speeded by this move.
Coupled with the sureness Tokyo shows
about the impending landing In CHINA, IN
visualizing the wind-up of the war IN the
Pacific is Japan's strengthening OF her
forces and bulwarks in Manchuria which
all authorities agree she has been doing
even while carrying on f1er widespread
operations.
Recently disclosure was made which
bore the stamp of authenticity to the ef"
feet that Japan's war lords had made
record of the entire plan of conquest OF
Asia and the start was set for taxing
Manchura, which was in reality the init
ial move westward.
Now with Manchuria becoming the
arsenal which Tokyo makes no effort to
hide, the outlook begins to take form OF
China being the final battlefront in the
T.. IL. +nn ata1sI of
strength in Manchuria also hints that
Japan fully believes that Russia will at
tack as soon as the war in Europe is
settled, if not before and Manchuria
would be the natural Jap stronghold to
meet and resist Soviet push
Some observers go as far as to believe
japan will move her entire government
from Tokyo to some already chosen spot
in China.
And so China may be the stage for the
battle of the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-22
AN INDIAN FOR RUNNING
INDIANS AFFAIRS

The government now has opportunity
to guage the policy and expediency of ed
ucating the Indians in the application OF
a full-blooded Grow for the post Of COM
missioner of Indian affairs recently vac
ated by John Collier whose adminlstra-
ton has seen almost constant clashes
between the government and the various
tribes, especially in the Southwest.
The new applicant, Robert Yellowtail,
displays the proverbial lack OF diplomacy
and bluntness of the Red Men. He backed
his request for the place by announcing
that 'he could do better job than any
one who has held the post in the last 45
wears. And he may be right, but it hardly
is what would be termed polite ap-
proach."
No other department of the govern
ment stirs rows and disputes to equal
that of Indian affairs. Naturally there
are many angles to the conduct of that
department and it all is aggravated and
intensified by various eXtraneous groups
with set views on how the disposition Of
the Indians should be handled.
In recent years the clashes between
Collier and the Indian councils have been
frequent and bitter, with open revolts
by the tribesmen against arbitrary rulings
an crops. stocks and land cultivation.
1t might be we'll to let an Indian try
his hand. We have spent money and time
in providing wider opportunities for am
bilious tribesmen. Here seems to be the
chance to cash in on the program.