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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
Maurice
Rites Set
Obituaries
Deaths were reported to the
Times today of:


Times today of:
WALTER Il. MAURICE, we'll
known construction engineer who
headed the JackSon-Maurice con-
tracing firm, will be buried to-
morrow following funeral services
at / p. m. in the William r. Ham,
ilton Funeral Home, Cass and
Alexandrine Mr.. Maurice died
Saturday at his home, 1852 Fer
don road, Ann Arbor.
In addition TO constructing
many of the larger Detroiter area
automotive plants and other build
ings, Mr.. Maurice held an execu-
tive post with the Bankers Trust
Co. of Detroit.
He had maintained a family
residence in Van Dyke Place until
two years ago when he moved 10
the present address.
Mr.. Maurice held an engineer
ing degree from the University of
Michigan. He was a member of
the Detroit Boat Club and was
active in affairs of the st. An
drews Episcopal Church, Ann
Arbor.
In addition 10 the widow, Mrs.
Helen X. Maurice. he is survived
by three daughters, Mary, Jean
and SallV
SAMUEL (CY) HARRIS, So,
Berkshire Hotel died yesterday
in Harper Hospital. He had been
confined 10 the hospital five weeks
after an extended illness. Mr..
Harris was known in years past
as a Snowman and singing
waiter" in Detroit night clubs. He
was the father of Mrs. Leona
Meyers and Mrs. Elinor George Of
Detroit, and a brother of David
Harris, Detroit tavern operator.
Other survivors include George
and Joseph Harris of Los Angeles,
Daniel and Arthur Harris, all
brothers, and two sisters, Mrs.
Rose Osborne and Mrs. Elinor
Purdie Of Detroit.
Funeral services will be in Lewis
Bros. Chapel, 1899 John r. al 2
p. m. Tuesday. Burial in Macpelah
Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements Were re-
ported 10 the Times for:
GORDON WILLIAM STEGER.
SO, World War | veteran, who
died Friday of a heart attack in
the Veterans Hospital at Fort
Custer. Services will be held at
noon, Wednesday, in the home at
ABS Hague Burial in Reece Gene
terry, Battle Creek, Survivors,
widow, Dorothy. and son, Carl.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04

HTITH GEN. MacARTHURS FORCES AT ToKYoS
w ATSUGI AIRDROME, Sept. QNS)-The seven
months campaign for the Philippines was waged
at a loss to the enemy of more than 100000
fighting troops.
1t resulted in the oberation of the japanese army
and navy air fores effective fighting services.
1t saw the mighty battle fleet of Japan pride of an
empire, virtually destroyed.
1t the severance all communications between
the homeland of Japan and the amporan natural
Of the Netherlands Indies and Malaga spelled the
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
Jap Butchers
Are Hunted
Continued from Page One)

in solitary confinement, beaten,
and otherwise tortured by Japs
desperately trying to find weak
spots in the B-29s' armament.
More amphibious troop landings
were made today in the Yoko-
hama area and the Chibu pen
inSula, opposite. while long-range
machinery 10 bring hundreds of
thousands more Americans in was
set in motion.
JAPS LAY DOWN WEAPONS
Six years 10 the day after
Hitler's invasion Of Poland pro-
voked declaration of war by
Britain and France, the calm of
long-awaited peace was broken
only by the march OF fresh oc-
cupational forces and the clatter
Of arms as the Japs lay down
their weapons.
The process of fulfilling the
terms of Gen. NacArthur's drastic
General Order No. l." handed TO
the Japs at the moment of their
surrender aboard the battleship
Missouri yesterday, sped ahead
smoothly.
But Macarthur and the COM
mander of the veteran Eighth
army, 1t. Gen. Robert L. Eichel-
berger, presented a new show of
strength TO back up the supreme
chiefs warning that drastic and
summary" punishment will meet
any disobedience.
LAND ON KYUSHU
While new troops deployed In
the Yokohama-Tokyo areas. an
other island was due for occupa-
tion. Amphibious and air-borne
landings were scheduled for
KyuShu. the badly-battered south
weSternmost island Of the Jap
home group.
The Japs obediently supplied
lists Of shipping. and captains of
all craft were understood TO be
fulfilling instructions to jettison
or put ashore all explosives and
keep their ships in good condition.
Gen. MacArthur's next major
move, 1t was believed. will be to
take over Tokyo itself, AS head
quarters spokeSmen said previ-
ously, however, this may take a
week or more.
$4,000 TROOPS LAND
Throughout the week Ken d,
Eichelberger'S troops have been
Swarming into the Yokohama area
from hundreds of landing craft
under rain-darkened skies. BY to-
day, il was estimated, the forces
Of occupancy in the heart OF the
Jap empire will be augmented by
around 5000. bringing the total
there TO some $4,000.
Priority above everything else
is being given 10 the fastest pos
sible liberation of the thousands
OF American and other Allied
prisoners who have been suffering
from Jap mistreatment in hell
hole camps.
Meanwhile, Tokyo was still out
Of bounds TO all Americans today,
even including newsmen.
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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
BY LEE VAN Alta

international News Service War Correspondent
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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
Just Another Hara-iKri

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3
(INS) - The japanese Domei
agency broadcast a story today
that Vice Adm. Matsuo Morizumi,
superintendent of shipbuilding and
ordnance Of the Osaka naval dis
strict, had committed suicide.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
Sees High
Pay Era

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (INS)
Secretary Of the Treasury VIM
son predicted today an era Of
high wages and employment pro-
vided the problems Of peace are
solved as energetically as were
those of war.
Vinson drew a picture Of good
standard of living for every
American as the nations millions
celebrated their peacetime Labor
Day in six years.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
GORDON WILLIAM sTEGER,

Funeral arrangements iCere re-
ported TO the Times for:
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
VetsAsk Vote
On City Jobs
Demand Council
Put Issue on Ballot

Organized veterans Of Detroit
Monday urged the city council 10
take action not later than tomor-
row 10 submit 20 the voters IN
the Nov. 6 election a charter
amendment providing for prefer
ence for war veterans IN city
employment.
After a meeting called by the
veterans in the offices Of the civil
service commission. representa-
tives Of the American Legion, Vet
erans Of Foreign Wars, Disabled
American Veterans and the Allied
Veterans Council sent kilograms
20 city councilmen with copies 10
Mayor Jeffries, City Clerk Thomas
y. Leadbetter and Corporation
Counsel William Z. Bowling.
VETS MESSAGE
The message follows:
Checking status OF proposed
amendment submitted by the
civil service commission and its
veterans advisory committee
relative 70 establishing a system
of preference I'm examinations
and employment for honorably
discharged veterans OF the
armed forces Of the United
States, we find proposal now Is
being held I'm the corporation
counseps Office.
Thursday, Sept. 6, being the
final date for placing IL on the
November ballot for considera-
tion by the people OF Detroit,
we request your honorable body
90 take action on Sept. 4. This
proposal has the approval of
the organized veterans OF De-
troit-"
The telegram was signed by
Walter Scott, district commander,
American Legion; George De
Lyle, Veterans of Foreign Wars;
Elmer Gettinger, commander, Dis
sbIed American Veterans, and Ed
ward Rothwell. president of the
Allied Veterans Council.
SUBMITTED TWO WEEKS
The veterans amendment was
first submitted 10 the council
two weeks ago, but representatives
of the city employees retirement
system objected TO some Of its
provisions and demanded an op-
portunity to study il.
In the corporation counsefs Of
flee, Bert R Segge, assistant, is
preparing a digest Of the amend
ment and writing a short form for
Submission TO the voters.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04

beglnnlng OF strong Allied
air attacks against Formosa
and the Chinese coast.
And finally. il meant the
liberation Of the island archl-
pelago and its millions of
citizens.
In brief, those were the re-
suits of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's Philippines campaign.
BY many nonpartisan mill
tary experts II has been re-
peatedly termed one of the
most brilliantly planned and
executed operations In the his
tory OF all warfare; by all il
has been termed n campaign
which achieved an Overwhelm-
Ing score of strategical and
tactical victories for n mini
mum expenditure OF Ameri-
can lives and weapons.
The battle of the Philippines,
with its vast implications of
blockade and attrition and its
potential as the greatest IN
vaSion staging base in history,
was the most decisive strate-
gical defeat ever suffered by
Japan; a defeat from which the
enemy could not and did not
recover.
II may now be revealed that
II was from Luzon in the Philip
pines that Gen. Macarthur
planned TO invade Japan. The
time and the place were set.
WHEN Japan capituIated,
W Gen. Macarthur was mar
shalling his forces for an over
whelmlng amphibious assault
on kyushu 10 he launched In
the first week Of November.
Returning from the success
ful invasion of the Netherlands
Indies, Gen. Macarthur told me
on the bridge of his flagship that
he regarded the planned land
ing on the enemy's homeland as
"a relatively easy operation
II believe" he said, "we
can land troops on Japan
Without loss of single man
IN actual landing operations"
With our "bloodless" invasion
OF defeated Japan now in full
sway. how truly his words were
borne out-although in a diff
ferent and unexpected way.
At that time, Macarthur
planned literally 10 blast and
burn the enemy away from the
beaches. Revealing a fate for
those in front of his forces
almost as terrible as that Suf-
fered by victims of the SUBJ
sequently discovered atomic
bomb. Macarthur said:
"Not only will we lay down
. prelnvasion bomba ardment
unparalleled In history. but
we will use fire bombs as We
have never used them before.
I've told Kenney (Gen.
George c. Kenney, commander
Far East air forceS) that with
our airmen operating from
Okinawa, the wraps are off.
Always before / have had
TO worry about hurting
friendly natives, or doing
something that would involve
international &C I'm plications.
But from now on we've taken
off our wraps and the Japs
are going 10 see. everything
we've got - and we've got
plenty"
Behind MacArthur's great
successes in the Philippines is
the story Of his flexibility of
planning and the brillance of
his battle concepts.
pEHIND II, too, Is the story
~ OF perfect integratiOn. and
coordination between serV-
ices and. as a co-equal factor,
the individual herOism of
countless thousands who made
one OF the most difficult
operations in the Pacific war
move with lightning speed in
the face of terrific obstacles.
II seems strange now, that
there was a time when the
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
Honshu Warned
Of New Typhoon

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3
QNS)-Tokyo radio today warned
that the severest typhoon of the
year is rapidly approaching Japan
and may hit the island of Honshu
at any hour.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04

his HOllandia, New Guinea,
headquarters from the front
at MOrOtai. he met Halsey,
who had flown In from the
Admiralties.
Together, they completely
changed the old schedule and b.
produced a courageous new
plan.
Based largely on intelligence
deductions, It was proposed TO
step up the entire Philippines
invasion schedule by 30 days
and TO land not on Mindanao,
but at Tacloban and Dulag on
Leyte Island IN the very heart
of the archipelago.
THE Joint and combined
Il chiefs of staff In Washing
ton, accepting the recOmmen-
datiOns OF the general and the
admiral. cOncurred and the
timeSaving drive was readied.
From a half-hundred points
in the Pacific, ships and men
and planes were re-routed
preparatory to Philippines in
vaSion. The move agreed upon
by Macarthur and Halsey was
another in the long list of
Pacific CANDLES, except that this
gamble was on a far greater
scale than the others.
The two men knew that
weather was one decisive fac
tor: the hurricane season was
on in the Philippines and after
il ended, on Oct. Is, the dreaded
rainy season would set in.
But time, No. enemy OF
the Japanese IN the Pacific
Wdr, WGs another decisive fac
tor in the opinion Of the tDo
coIorfui leaders and disrup-
tion of the foes defense
schedule noW, they agreed,
Uould save countless lives
later.
Accordingly, on the morning
of Oct. 20, four divisions of the
southwest Pacific comm n d
charged ashore on three separate
beachheads at Leyte to regain
a United States foothold in the
Philippines.
Those of US who were with
Macarthur through hout the
Philippines campaign. however,
realized that successful seizure
of the first detectives on Leyte
marked only the beginning of
the real battle.
within four days, the Japs
had recovered from the first
shock Of surprise and were
Countering with aerial assaults
unparalleled in Pacific his
tory.
Within six days, the second
great battle of the Philippines
Sea developed virtually in sight
of the American invasion con-
voy as the imperial Japanese
navy made a desperate bid TO
destroy that convoy.
A raging typhoon folIoWed
on the heels of the naval
battle and Dreeked irreparabIy
much amphibious equipment
mdssed in Leyte Gulf.
And only ttOo days later the
rainy season set in to COM
piete MGcArthur's strategy.
But the five-star general, per-
Sonally directing the campaign
from his frequently bombed
field headquarters in Tacloban,
never faltercd and each new
setback of weather or of enemy
action was countered by another
stroke of strategical outwitting.
I AND-BASED fighters were
H miraculOusly moved into
the Leyte area within nine
days after invasion and pro-
Vided small but effective
umbrella against the three
and four hundred daily sortieS
the enemy's air force leveled
against the new American
base.
Macarthur was overjoyed
Continued on Page Five)
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
ATTACKS BILLS

Legislation such as the Ball
Burton-Hatch bill and the Smith
Eonnally Act must be defeated
quickly and decisively, Adde's as
serted
Secretary Ed Thai Of the De-
troit Building Trades Union, AFL,
called upon labor TO settle inter-
union differences and unite in its
demands for future economic
security.
Floats and signs in the UAW-
CIO parade were designed to give
Frankensteen a forward push in
his bid 10 become mayor in the
November election.
4 Frankensteen and the unions
Political Action Committee has
.forced the unemployment situa-
.tion into major campaign issue.
Frankensteen contends Mayor
Jeffries' postwar plans are made
Jquate aides TO the jobless.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
Flint Boy, 7, Drinks
Poison, Recovering

FLINT. Sept. 3 - Two-year-old
George McKellar, 2224 East Nc
Lean, is reported in good condi-
tion today at Hurley Hospital
where he was. taken after he had
swallowed a quantity of poison.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
IdIed Workers
In Celebration
(CoAtinued from Page One)

(CoAtinued from rage one)
whether we are TO have an econ
osny of scarcity and hunger and
TOD fear, or whether we are TO
take necessary steps 10 meet the
shock of reconversion and the fu-
usre agony and waste caused by
occurring economic depressions. "
Enactment of the Murray fun
employment bill will bring the
first assurance of the proper econ
omy, Thomas declared.
Refusal of Congress 20 pass
adequate reconversion legisla-
,tion will sink the nation with
sall its people into the bottom
.less pit of depression and eco
,nomic and social misery" said
George F. Adde's, international
secretary treasurer of the
sUAW-CIO.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-04
Inside Story Of Gen. MaeAthuE
Philippines Called
Waterloo for .JapS
inside Story Of Gen. MacArthuri

(Hhsrto details Of Gen Douglas MaeArthu stirring
that ended Of the Philippines related
the FOLLOWING ninth chapter Of the Inside Story OF Gen Mae
Arthur
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Catholic School
League Meets In
DIV Auditorium

The monthly meeting of the
Catholic School league of Pas
cagoula was held Wednesday af-
ternoon in the auditorium of Our
Lady of Victories school.
The highlight OF the afternoon
was the brilliant review of the
book The Scarlet Lily" MUIR
phy) given by the Reverend ]. j.
Curley.
Other enjoyable parts of the
program were a playlet and songs
by the pupils of the third and
fourth grades.
The school principal, Sister
Marie de Lourdes, reported that
the final count in the March of
Dimes drive at the school total
ed S306. All of this was collected
by the children.
Announcement was made that
the last bingo party that the
league will sponsor before Lent
will be held in the Knights of
Columbus Hall, Friday evening,
February 8, beginning at 8 o'clock
and that the public is cordially
invited to attend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Week Police
School To Start
Here On Monday

A two-week police training
school will be conducted in Pas
cagoula for members of the local
police department and law en-
forcement officers from adjacent
communities under direction OF
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, Police Chief R. c. Farmer
announced this week.
The school will begin on Feb
ruary 18th and continue through
February 23rd. with two-hour ses-
sions cheduled daily on Monday
through Friday of each week.
The school will be held in the
new Pascagoula police headquar-
tiers on Ker street.
FBI specialists, including J.. M.
Lopez, agent in charge of Missis-
sippi. will conduct various phas-
es of the program. H. P. Heidel-
berg, city attorney and Harold
Gautier, attorney, will also con-
duct one class each.
All interested law enforcement
officers from adjacent communi-
ties are invited to attend the ses-
sions, Chief Farmer said.
Following is next weeks sched-
ule OF classes and topics:
Monday, February IL: ZOO
800 pm, Descriptions of Per-
sons; 3:00-4:00 pm, Collecting
and Preserving Physical Evil
dence', Special Agent Pryor S,
Bailey, Jr., FBi.
Tuesday, February Is: 2:O0-3:O0
pm, Raids, Special Agent
George A. Gunter, FBI; 100000
pm, Homicide Investigations;
3:30-4:00 pm, '"Testifying in
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Mesdumes Loree And
Mclaughlin Honor
Mrs. Duvid Peuttie

A very pleasant affair on the
social calendar for the latter part
of last week was a shower at
which Mrs. OFT Loree and Mrs.
H. P. Mclaughlin were hostesses
~honoring Mrs David Peattie
at the home Of Mrs. Loree on
Griffin road in Moss Point.
A color arrangement of pink
and blue prevailed in the APP
pointments Of the party, these
being especially effective on the
table on which were piled a
large number Of gifts.
On her entry after the other
guests had assembled, these were
presented to the honoree. to her
complete surprise as she had been
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Red Cross BEGINS
Dressing Quota
Work On Second

Volunteer workers of the Jack
son County chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross have completed
several thousand surgical dress
ings for the U. S. S. Hampton in
less than a week under the direc-
ton of Medical Auxiliary MEM
bers of Moss Point and Pascagou-
la, Miss Edith Grimm, home SER
rotary, announced. Work has
started on a similar quota of
dressings for the u. S. S. Hanover,
both of which will sail at unan-
nounced dates from the ingalls,
yard.
In the order which has been
turned over to the Navy are HIPS
tWo-inch dressings and 6,075 three
inch dressings. The volunteer unit
which cuts and folds these band
ages works each day from 9 am.
to 5 pm. and Saturday from 9 am.
to ! pm. II a group wishes to work
at night, arrangements may be
made for the room to be open
during the evening. Mrs. Grimm
said. Mrs. S. B. McIlwain is act
ing chairman of the volunteers.
Work for the Hanover has also
extended into the production di-
vision of the chapter and women
are being asked to make opera
tional supplies for this vessel.
Pianos Requested
Books and magazines are de-
sired to be placed on these two
ships for the officers and crew
and especially requested by the
men + copies of Esquire, Pic,
Life, Click, Look and Fortune.
Women's magazines, trade Jour
nails and news magazines cannot
be used. The 25c pocket edi-
ton books of murder mysteries,
games, and other reading matter
are particularly wanted.
Records for the Victrola are
asked for by the men sailing on
these ships and boogie-woogie,
swing, semi-classical and phil
harmonic recordings are wanted.
Pianos and sheet music are re-
quested. Games which would in
terest adult men are being gath
cred for the ships. Anyone having
anything for these ships is re-
quested to contact the Red Cross
office, phone 208, or bring the
items to the office in the old
Central School.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Detuils Completed
For Annuul Boil
Sponsored BY ESQ

Details have been completed
for the annual coronation ball
sponsored by the Girls Service
Organization as a medium for
raising funds to defray expenses
in connection with the entertain
ment OF men in the service who
are their guests at the USO.
These included the naming of
The court that will surround the
mysterious king and queen when
their majesties visit Pascagoula
Tuesday evening, February IL,
at which time they will reveal
their Identities TO their retinue.
The court is composed of the
following:
Miss Eddie Wadford, grand
duchess; MIGUEL Cortez. MN &c,
&C duke; Miss Rachel Flowers,
first lady-in-waiting; Robert l..
Snyder, MN &c, USN, duke, Miss
Liddie Jewell Tanner, second
lady-in-waiting; Dave Champion.
CPO, USN duke; Miss Del Cain,
duchess; Don Kiesel, BIN &c,
USCG, duke; Miss Mile Bundy,
duchess; JOHNNY Ziemmer, MN
&c. USCG, duke; Miss Cecile Pc
caut, duchess; Pfc. F, E. Fugerty,
USA, duke; Miss Willie Skehan,
duchess; Corporal Owen De-
Angelo, USING, duke; Miss Mae
Holder duchess; Corporal Will
litm Barnett, USA, duke, and
Miss Guide Tootle. duchess.
and Lloyd Anderson, PhM,
USCG, duke.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Establish Program
Of Recreation At
Escotowpo Meeting

A meeting was held at the Es-
catawpa school February | by Miss
May Garland, Mississippi State
College, and Miss Ruth Cain,
county home demonstration
agent, for the establishment of a
recreational program for the
community. Leaders for the diff
ferent age groups will be chosen
at a future meeting. the date OF
which will be announced later,
members of the community, an
nounced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
MOSS I CHURCHES
Methodist

VlGlElQolSI
The meeting to be held in the
home of Mrs. r. L. Miles on Mon
day afternoon was held instead
in the church at $3.50. Mrs. John
Cirlot led the Bible study. The
meeting Monday afternoon will
be held in the home of Mrs.
Miles.
Baptist
An executive meeting of the
WMU was held in the home of
Mrs. r. c. Eley on Monday after
noon. A Royal Service program
will be given in the church next
Monday afternoon and all men,
bers are urged to attend.
Presbyterian
Circle One met in the home of
Mrs. A. j. Welch on Monday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Belle Warford led
the devotional taken from Corin-
thians, and Miss Florrie McIn-
mis-, chairman, presided over the
business meeting. A discussion
was held on the new book to be
studied West of the Date Line"
A report was given on the offer
ing that has been taken for for
eign missions.
A social was enjoyed, the hos
tess serving a salad curse with
tea to the twelve members pres
ent.
Circle Two met with Miss May
McInnis on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Gregory led the program on
''The Way of Giving" A short
business meeting was held. Dur
ing the social hour the hostess
served sandwiches, cake. coffee
and tea to the members present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Funerol Services
For Mrs. c. A. King
Held In New Orleuns

Mrs. Clifford Alonzo King, Sr.,
mother of Easton King OF Pas
cagoula. died Saturday at her
home in New Orleans after an
illness Of four months. The for
Catherine Ann Easton of Austin,
Texas, Mrs. King had lived in
New Orleans for the past thirty
years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday, Mrs. Kings S0th
birthday.
She is survived by six sons,
1t. Comdr. Roswell E. King, on
active duty in the Pacific, Comdr,
James D. King, e. Shelby King,
Preston, Cuba, Clifford A. King,
Jr., and ]. Hardee King, New Or
leans, and Easton King. Pasca-
goula, and several grandchildren