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Tanks
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They found an abandoned MILO
tank destroyer there in good con-
dition and decided TO use it in
stead Of one of their own. At our
forward positions the main street
bent so that they could not see
German tanks coming, particular
ly at night. Jones took a machine
gun for signaling and laid it on
the steps of the forward house
with tank destroyer farther back
( and zeroed on the bend.
Sprays A Tiger
Jones was supposed to trip the
machine gun trigger with a string
but when the first Tiger poked its
snout around the bend az night
he just didn't have any sense. He
got right out on the steps and
held the trigger down, spraying
the Tiger. The Tiger opened fire
and blew the steps rig't out from
under Jones, but he wasn't hurt
His gunner. S-Sgt. Harry Johnson
Of Philadelphia. opened fire and
drove the tank back
That night. at least half OF one
German division pinned down a
second battalion at Hatten in the
biggest attack against Rittershof-
fen. Sgt. Spencer Irving OF Yancy-
vile, N c.. jockeved his tank des-
troyer around and with three shots
knocked out three German tanks
circlins 10 the southwest OF Hat.
ten"
The enemy finally gave up the
two towns after bitter fighting
and from then on there were only
patrolling and artillery exchanges
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Common People
Support White s
Progress Claim

In last weeks issue OF the Mich
tgan Chronicle newspaper. Saiur-
day, Jan. q. there appeared q
rather funny story from a group
@! civic Negro leaders. denouneine
what they described as an errone-
Gus statement relative 20 the prog
reSs made by Negroes IN 1914
This opposition was voiced in a
resolution drawn up by repreSen.
tativcs O, various civic church,
and business organizations who
felt that the statements issues by
Rev. Horace White did not repre-
sent The true state o. Affairs IN the
City Of Detroit 'or 1914
"WeN, we the common people
the masses 81 heroes, think that
Negroes did make progress IN
1914. as Rev Horace Waite stated
And. we. the underSi gned Ne
groes. agree with him
Rev { Williams, Mack lvey
Charles MASSEY u J p Johnson,
Marvin DuPre VI and Mrs Robert
johnson. Los Latham Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Scott. y En7ahe;h Bran ner.
Fanny sNaw NJ and Mrs John
Brown. Mare Shaw Sallie Atkins.
J-hle wilson. Freddie A'klns, Albert
Frost. EDDIE AdolphuS June Hughef
Surnie wilson Ted Burke, Joe Ter
rAce. lille Akron Mics Faison. Clay
ton White. Marion Russell. George
Mobley, ROGERS Avery Ohs MuTfSN'
{ a Kjmbou Frlnces MURRAY
Charlie Mckay. Herbert Locker.
Taelma Woodaf3 SADIE Johnson
Grover Revfree: Albert CLARK John
Dousen willie VI Williams Dan
Scout; Weller Turner Henry W"lker.
R,okic r Freeman. Eddie VI Shan
non Lsranya Randolph. Eun.ce NJ
Sonse. Richard II Thompson, Ran
oolph Thomas Helen Smith Robert
n Oliver Johnnie Lanier John II,
Calhoun. J. y Harris u. Charlie
Sparks Mr. and Mrs c F ru!ks:
Richard c Prt Elsie Mof'it. Har-
cid r. Johnson L White Otto
hodge,. L. Lee .Brons James "
Thomas. Fannie Dixon Ozemma Nor
man. Sylvia Allison. Frank Williams
Ns'tie Louis. Juanita Safon. Charles
WEBB. Josie Famhro. Samnie
perclle'oH. Darlin sykes Freeman
Bose. Johnnie J POLK. Willie Gamble.
Louise Crosby. Andrew II Dvnes-
worth. Mamie WINSTON Vera Winston.
Willie Mcclure Ny and Mrs Willie
Summons. James Cooper. Mr. and
Mrs Otis T. Sanmons. Willie Me-
Knuckle. Mr. and Mrs. Aurther Jef-
fries Nathaniel Garvill. Alev j
S'ah,inFs. Charles Puckman Ina Raw
DAVIS. James Mitchell. Blanch Peck;
Charles Taylor. John Wore. Samuel
Graham Grant Turne. Cozeua Will
IsmS. Percy Hopnir. julius Garrett
Jessie Love Otis L. Reynolds. Ruby
Holston. Sarah Butler Cleols Ross.
Paul 6 Hightower, Doris Walton. Al
Der, Dial. Thomas Coverton. Villa
Robinson Dorothy Cillery. Woodrow
Thrasher. Anna NJ Smiley. william
Jackson. Hatten Gsrvin. Clara b
Kins. Eloise Gaines. Mae williams,
Sam Mexap. Nellie Fulghen. Jerry
Moore. Burley Massey. JusnSia MiSsp.
Anna b. Massey. Ambrose Jenkins.
Beatrice Dean. Annie Mae Blunt.
Dexter Little. Henry Simmons. Eddie
Davis. Jack Cobb and B. c. HouSAton
Jr
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Fire


ed with those around to save her
| children and had to be restrained
from going into the blazing house
herself" Mrs. Johnson said: but
the heat was so intense that spec
tators and firemen alike. were
helpless"
James Gordon, Miller high school
student, who was the first to see
the fire. told the Chronicle that
he was about to leave his home
for school when he noticed flames
blazing up in all of the windows
OF the Ford home. II could hardly
believe it and had to look again,
Gordon said
Tried To Awaken Children
Gordon said that he then rushed
out and attempted TO awaken some
one in the house. Il finally awak-
ened Walter Dixon. %, roomer
at the house. and after he had
jumped out of the window. broke
out all OF the other windows"
All of the other children were
at school, Kenneth, 3; Walter, 2,
and Henry, 5 months. were asleep
in the house. q
Found Together
When firemen were able TO get
into the house they found the two
dead children close to each other,
one was on the living room couch
and the other was on the floor be-
side it.
Their bodies were identified by
Mrs. Laura Ford, 29l0 Joseph Cam
pau and Ernest Newsom. 2260 An
| tietam
Overcome But Receivers
Five-month- Harry, brother
OF the two fire victims, was res
cued by firemen from a rear bed
room. He was treated at receiving
hospital after being overcome by
smoke.
The two boys are survived by
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roose-
welt Ford; Dorothy, 10; Roosevelt
Jr. ls; Carl. Ia; Alvin, II; Herbert
10; Charles. 8: Sam, 7; and Henry
5 months.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Federal Judge
Sentences Eight
In Black Market

Heavy fines and Jail sentences
were imposed this week upon 80
persons accused OF black market
operations In gas or tires by Fed
eral Judge Frank A. Picard.
Before pronouncing sentence the
court flayed the defendants in q
prepared statement. which ques.
toned their patriotism and in
ferred they might be partly re-
sponsible for American setbacks in
Belgium late in December.
Sentenced
Among those sentenced or fined
were Howard Wright. n. 43l z.
Palmer. selling counterfeit cou-
pons. three months and $500:
Thomas J. Howard. AZ. 9is Larned.
six months and $500; James Oil
plant, 81. 23l Bethune, four
months and $500; Claude Ander-
son. "a, $50 z. Kirby. two months
and $500; Ollie CLANCY. 20. 500
Melbourne, two months and 5000;
Collie Olds. IS. $3.50 Hartford,
three months and $3.50; Startling
Odom Jr., 81, 3625 w. Warren, 80
days suspended sentence and 5000
fine. and Andrew Hall, 40. 1912 H.
linois. two months and $500 fine.
All were charged with selling
coupons.
Overcharged for Smokes
A heavy penalty for selling Gig
arettes above the OPA ceiling
price was imposed upon James
Simmons. 3l59 Concourt, last week
by traffic court judge.
Police testified that Simmons. an
Adams avenue business man,
agreed 10 sell cigarettes for ACC a
pack or 81 per carton.
The police officer purchased the
cigarettes and arrested Simmons,
who was fined 500 or to serve 80
days in jaih He paid the fine.
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ton OF all qualified personnel in
the. beginning draft might not
now be necessary" She said that
only 308 Negro nurses have been
acceptel in the Army Nurse Corps.
Major Ger. George F Lull, Dcpu-
ty Surgeon General for the Army,
said there is an acute need for
10000 Army nurses Immediately.
The Navy quotes her needs as 1000
nurses before July !.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Held Following
Tavern Shooting

Charged in a warrant with as
Sault with intent TO commit muir
der, Plez Walker, SO, $50 Leland
street, was held this week by po-
lice. The charge grew out of a
disturbance in a tavern at ITO E.
Forest avenue, Dec S. when Wal
ker. after being elected following
disturbance, returned and fired
four shots, one OF them striking
John Vorce, 80, SAT East Palmer
street. floor walker in the tavern.
in the shoulder
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

law firm Affys Ramon Marines and Charles r. A.
Smith has been formed MARITIME. been prccns
law ~ IL Detroit coming from his native
Puerto Rico He Is the founder and of the Back
Africa Attorney Smith formerly deputy
assistant lately chief petty officer
navy. office of firm in the Tobn building 1907
406
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week. while Rep, A Clayton Powell
ID, N.Y., preceded her by few
days The bill which Douglas and
Powell support are identical to
those already introduced by five
Republicans and three Democrats
Only the bill introduced by House
Labor Committee Chairman Mary
Norton ID, ND. differs.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Willed $4,000 By.
Railway Employer

ST LOUIS. Mo.-A bequest Of
81 900 to William r. Coleman, Ne
gro porter, is specified in the will
of his former employer, James NJ.
Kurn. former president of the St.
Louis-San Francisco Railway who
died January l3.
Coleman, who resides at 1900
Lawton avenue, served on the pri-
vate car Of the late Mr.. Kurn for
] the past 25 years.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Memorial Made
AS Gift To Fund

In memory OF the late Mrs.
Charles F. Stephens. who died
while chairman of the board OF
Lucy Thurman Branch YWCA, a
special gift is being made to the
YWCA's endowment fund Contri-
buttons from her friends are being
received daily. Mrs. William E.
Matthews, YWCA president. re-
ports.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Worker Crushed
Under Trailer

Willie Williams, AZ. 27l7 e. Fort
street. was crushed 70 death last
week while working Under truck
at Fruehauf Trader company. 1905
w. Fort street.
Williams. according to police.
was beneath the trailer when IT
dropped on his chest. His death
was listed as accidental.
He was identified at the morgue
by Mrs. Clara Bell Williams Of the
above address and Ray Mitchell.
PISS Antietam street.
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May Ban Bias From
CONSUMPTION Plan
GEORGE SHIELDS

objective, the military security Of
the nation.
II appreciate the views you have
sent me and have transmitted them
TO the War Department for such
consideration as might be given
them there"
Evening star., 1945-01-09
A Probable Attack

Last November the War and Navy
Departments, in an unusual joint
statement, said that the continental
United States may yet be struck by
robot bombs. 1t was a sensible state
ment, the crux of which was that
such an attack was entirely pos
sible" though it would have mo great
military effectiveness Later on, the
District Commissioners issued COM
parable statement.
In his press conference yesterday
Admiral Jonas H. Ingram, COM
manding the Atlantic Fleet, said that
a. robot attack on New York, Wash
ington or some other city is not
merely possible, but probable. He
adds the obvious if somewhat in
adequate comment that "there is
no reason for any one to become
alarmed"
What the admiral means is that
everything that can be done is being
done as a precaution against Ger
man attempts to make some spec
tacular attempt at robot bombing.
Getting alarmed over the possibility
may be natural, but altogether futile
In the meantime, series of meet
ings has been held at the District
Building recently, in which the pos
sibilities of a robot bomb attack on
Washington were explored by the
military authorities and the county
and municipal authorities.
Precautionary measures are rather
strictly limited to plans for getting
ambulances, fire equipment and
police to scene of an attack. I'm
like an air raid, of course, there
would be no advance warning, no
necessity to shut off lights, perhaps
no reason to turn out the AFRAID
wardens. People would be asked to
get off the street, not to use the
telephone and to listen to the radio.
The sirens might or might not be
sounded.
Any attack would be mere token
gesture, compared with what has
happened in England But the au-
thorities are wise in telling the
people that such an attack is now
"probable"
Evening star., 1945-01-09
Montqomery's Advice

In typically informal statement,
Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery, now in command of all
Allied forces in the northern sector
of the western front, has not merely
paid particularly handsome tribute
to the American soldier but has also
delivered a timely lecture to the
armchair strategists who always
seem ready to find fault with the
way the war is being fought and who
never hesitate to agitate for new
battle plans and to call for the dis
missal of generals whenever there
are setbackS.
Won Rundstedt's drive admittedly
came as tactical surprise" and a
sharp blow" according to Mont
gomery, and the great courage and
fighting qualities of the Americans
at key points like Bastogne and st.
With are "basically responsible" for
having checked it. But his statement
indicates that even if the Nazis had
succeeded in breaking through to
the Meuse. they would certainly have
been thwarted in any effort to cross
it, for the whole Allied team" rallied
quickly along the entire northern
sector and proceeded first to "head
off" the enemy from the tender
spots and vital Places" and then to
"see him off" by roping him in and
making sure chat he could not reach
the object;Tes he was after. And
now, says Montgomery. although the
battle still is far from over, the Allies
once more have the initiative and
the German bid for decisive victory
is being written off" with Won
Rundstedt having failed in his
strategic purpose, unless the prize
was smaller than his men were told"
Just before Christmas, it will be
remembered. General Eisenhower
confidently predicted such a failure
and raised the hope that Won Rund-
stedt's offensive might yet be turned
into the worst Nazi defeat. In his
statement as one of Eisenhower's kew
subordinates, Marshal Montgomery
neither promises that that hope will
be realized nor does he rule it out.
but he does make clear that de-
spite much uninformed criticism to
the contrary. the enemy "has not
achieved a great deal" and that our
Allied team has apparently had the
situation reasonably well in hand
ever since the initial surprise.
The captain of that team is Cen
eral Eisenhower, and as such, In
Montgomery's words, "he bears a
great burden, he needs our fullest
support, he has a right to expect it.
and it is up to all of us to see that
he gets it." This advice, following
closely upon President Roosevelt's
warm reaff1rmation of complete con-
fldence in the supreme Allied COM
mander, is very much to the point.
The captain and his team, after all,
have worked superbly we'll ever since
the invasion of North Africa, and it
seems worse than presumptuous, in
the circumstances for lay critics to
tell him how he should wage war
now and what men he should choose
as deputies.
Evening star., 1945-01-09

Martin since has said that. while he
STANDS by his original statement, he is
not opposed to some kind of military
training, but that it was matter that
should be carefully considered
Inc military training proposal has
plenty OF Democratic backing, as well
as Republican. Representative Wood
rum OF Virginia, Democrat, chairman
OF the select Committee on Postwar
Military Policy in the last Congress and
the probable chairman of such a COM
mlttee in the present, is strongly in
favor OF it. 1t is planned, as soon as
the committee has been reconstructed,
to drive ahead with hearings on a
military training bill.
Il
President Roosevelt's views on this
legislation, as expressed some months
ago, gave support to training for
service" He has now promised a
special message on the subject. The
Republicans and those Democrats who
join Mr. Woodrum are for a strictly
military training lava national de-
tense measure, as it will be if enacted.
They do not wish to see hybrid mill
tary training, NYA and CCC setup.
They feel, and properly SO, that year S
training as potential members of a
modern army is not too much. without
tacking on some other kind of educa-
tional training
1t is over such an issue, if it comes,
that the Republicans can take a posi-
tive stand. Certainly they can take a
position backing military training as
defense measure. Individual Repub-
lican members of the House and Senate
undoubtedly will differ on this subject,
as will Democrats. But when a sub
stantial majority of the party takes an
affirmative stand, it will be regarded
as party stand
National defense is an issue on which
the COP can do well to make a record.
There was one unfortunate occasion
when the House Republicans fell down
dlsmally on such an issue. The bill
for the extension of the service of
draftees. beyond the original IL months.
was voted on August II, 1941. It was
earnestly backed by the War Depart
ment and Gen. Marshall, chief of staff
The bill carried in the House by one
vote against strong Republican oppo-
sition. Only 81 Republicans supported
the bill and 1873 voted against it. This
was only four months before Pearl
Harbor,
Evening star., 1945-01-09
The Strategy of Luzon

Whatever may be the plan of cam
paign evolved by General Macarthur
and our high command for the con-
quest of Luzon, our precise strategy
and tactics must work within a
framework set by geography and
already tested by the japanese inva-
sion of the island three years ago.
A general survey of Luzon's topog-
raphy and communications can thus
furnish useful indications of the
alternatives open for our invasion
and the lines along which specific
operations, once officially disclosed,
are likely to develop.
Luzon, largest of the Philippines
and the heart of the archipelago,
has an area of almost 41,OOO square
miles, only slightly smaller than the
State of Pennsylvania. It is, how
ever, highly irregular in shape, being
formed roughly like an octopus, with
a bulging head of mountainous
country in the north, narrowing to
relatively slender waist around the
Manila area, and trailing of into
slender, tentacle-like peninsulas in
the extreme south. Those southern
projections, mountainous, undevel-
oped and remote, can be crossed of
from the strategic picture. The
logical battle-ground begins at the
Tayabas neck, barely 10 miles wide,
which joins the southern peninsulas
with the main part of the island.
|, Through our conquest of nearby
Mindoro and Martinique Islands we
are in position to threaten not only
the Tayabas neck but also the ada
cent province Of Batangas, where
open country runs northward into
the still wider lowlands Of the Manila
region, the distance from the port OF
Batangas to Manila being only about
go miles, There is a secondary valley
route from Tayabas to the shores of
the big inland lake known as Laguna
de Bay, which backs on the capital.
Manila itself is effectively shielded
from frontal attack by the narrow
opening to its extensive bay, stop
pered by the fortress Of Corregidor
and collateral defenses. The logical
invasion route aimed at Manila is
down the broad plain which runs
northward between high mountain
ranges to the Lingayen Gulf. It was
from Lingayen that the main Japa-
nese thrust took place. This great
central valley, 100 miles long and
averaging. 40 broad, Is highly devel-
Evening star., 1945-01-09
Golden Age

No,o Is the golden pheasant bright In
bronze oak ledpes,
The cider chilled deep fragrant amber
in the glass,
And the sun in afternoons, like thinly
beaten gold,
Lies lightly on the FURNISHED tawny
grass.
Bright fame the frosted pumpkins In
the field,
One last and russet apple bangles on
the bough;.
No toind disturbs the crumpled copper
i0ild grape leaves,
All earth is wrapped In golden haze
OF silence noip.
And beneath this spell OF silence ,paits
the heart,
TrGnsfgured By ,uhat suns and trests
to meIloaUed gold,
Resigned this hour and rich NTH all
the memories
That only In the autumn OF Its life q
heart can hold.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT. !,
Evening star., 1945-01-09

forces which have been shifted to the
south.
Antwerp is not only large port but
It also has the great advantage Of being
the Allies closest clearing point for their
fighting lines The other ports, such as
lie Havre and Cherbourg, are much
farther from the front and consequently
less advantageous for the handling OF
hundreds OF thousands OF tons of war
material and men, Cherbourg has
never been f1rst-class commercial har-
DOR while lie Havre, where the Allies
have repaired much Of the damage done
by the Germans before they surrendered
IL, Is quite distance from the main
battle front
It Is difficult at this time to gauge
Won Rundstedt's new plans. So far he
mas made no mistakes. Consequently, 1t
would not be surprising to hear that
ne mas concentrated an important force
aiming at breaking the lines held by
the British and the Canadians at a
time when the main Allied effort is still
directed at clearing the bulge and trap
ping the Germans. From reconnais-
sance and other reports there are in
d1cations that the German field mar
shal is withdrawing much of his armor
from the area between the Eifel Noun
talns and the st. Hubert-Rochefort
Forest, leaving the infantry to contain
the assaults of the Allies. But it is
difficult to say whether he is con-
centrating in the north or has other
operations in mind.
II
Many military observers suspect,
however, that Rundstedt may attempt
coup in the north with Antwerp as
his main objective. If he could break
through the British Canadian lines and
get to that vital Belgian port he would
do us serious damage even if later he
were to lose it again. BY holding
Antwerp only week the Germans
could damage the port SO seriously that
1t would take the American and British
engineers long time to put it in a shape
to receive the large number of trans
ports carrying the men and the ma
terials required at the fighting fronts.