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Evening star., 1945-09-26
Foirfox Building Permits
Reach $4,000 in Week

James U. Kincheloe, commissioner
OF revenue, said today his Office is
sued Al building permits with an
estimated valuation of $172,090, in
Fairfax County last week, compared
with a valuation Of $l37,s65 the
preceding week.
A permit was granted the Virginia
Frozen Foods Corp, to erect a pro-
cessing plant at Herndon, at a cost
OF $4,000, and to w. c. Wills, An
nandale, for service station and
store, costing SIS 900.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Young Republicans Plan
Convention Saturday
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 26.-Young
Republicans from 10 Eastern States
and the District of Columbia will
gather in Baltimore Saturday for
the annual convention of the Young
Republican Federations of the East
The Young Republican League of
Maryland will be host to the visitors.
A business session will be held dur
ing the afternoon and a banquet
will take place at night.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Women Voters to Meet

The Montgomery County League
of Women Voters will meet at 2 pm.
Friday to discuss the aims and
progress of the county schools. The
panel Of speakers includes DR.. Ed
win Broome. county school superin-
tendant.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
'CIO Aide Will Speak
At Fall Town Meetinq
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch 70 Ihe Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 60
Robert K. Lamb, CIO legislative
representative, who last week had a
verbal tilt with Senator Tydings,
Democrat, of Maryland, at a WASH
ington hearing, is to be one Of the
speakers at the opening of the fall
and winter town meetings here Octo-
ber S, it was announced today.
Another. will be DR.. Ernest w.
Swanson, United States Chamber
of Commerce economist. They are
to argue the question, Should the
Government Guarantee Jobs for
All?"
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Porkwoy Citizens
To Meet Tomorrow

The Parkway Citizens Association
will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Grace Episcopal Parish Hall, Lorcom
lane and North Fillmore street, Ar
lington. M. S. Wehrly, city planner
for the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, and Donald
McHenry, park naturalist with the
National Park Service, will discuss
the proposed George Washington
memorial parkway, which would ex-
tend along Lorcom lane through
Arlington.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
$40 Bill Introduced
To Link Shelton With
Attempted Robbery

A $40 bill was introduced today ir
the Alexandria Federal Court trial
of ]. Paul Shelton, former Arlington
insurance man, as the Government
sought to prove its charges against
him of attempted bank robbery, kid
naping and assault.
Fourteen-year- Grace Wad-
lington, who yesterday failed to
identify Shelton as the man who
used her as a shield for his getaway
in an attempted holdup of the East
Falls Church Bank January 6. had
turned over the bill to Arlington DO
lice.
FBI results of fingerprint tests
on the bill are expected to be in
troduced into the trial later today
T. Brooke Howard, defense attor-
ney attempted to show in early
cross-examination of FBI Agent
Don Bird that the bill had passed
through too many hands to be OF
use in proving one particular per-
son had handled it.
Fails to Identify Bandit.
Mr.. Howard completed his cross
examination of Miss Wadlington this
morning, and she still failed to iden-
tify her abductor, but continued ia
maintain that he had large nose
which was evident even under the
mask. Miss Wadlington stated that
Arlington police and FBI agents had
shown her several photographs in
cluding one of Shelton, but that she
had been unable to pick out and
positively identify the man who hao
kidnapped her.
The three charges facing Shelton
all come under the Federal Banking
Statute. Under this law, conviction
of the kidnapping charge carries 6
minimum penalty of 10 years il
prison and maximum of death.
Doris Cousins. Is. who was with
Miss Wadlington when she was
seized by the bandit, said yesterday
she recalled the man as short and
stocky, and said that he wore a
hat and overcoat. -.
Manager TeStifies.
Alexander H. Barbor, 8O-year-olo
bank manager, related how he
grabbed the bandits pistol and said
%to hell with it," when told he
was about to be held up in the
bank after its noon closing on Satur-
day. He also failed to identify
Shelton as the intruder, stating
that at the time he thought il
was young fellow" but remem-
bered his wearing a light overcoat
Other witnesses called yesterday
by George Humrickhouse, district
attorney, and cross-examined by
Mr.. Howard, were John Cullins, Ar
lington policeman. who attempted
to arrest the bandit at the time OF
the holdup, and John Bethune and
David Anderson, manager and as
sistant manager of a loan company
in the bank building.
Shelton Writes Notes,
Mr.. Cullins, who had a gun when
the bandit got away but was afraid
to shoot for fear of hitting the
Wadlington girl, said the man hac
large nose, long fingers and ap-
peared to be wearing a tan over.
coat, a brown hat pulled over his
eyes and a handkerchief tied over
the lower part Of his face.
During the trial, Shelton appeared
calm and unconcerned, but wrote
constantly. on large pad and fire..
quently drew Mr.. Howards atten.
tion to notes.-the had written. ap-
parently questions to be asked the
witness.
The jury and the two alternates
are being kept together in a base.
ment room of the George Masor
Hotel. Doug WEIGH, a recently dis.
charged war veteran, was sworn ir
as a deputy marshal to remain with
the jurors at all times.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Virginia COP Leaders
Will Meet Saturday
81 tnc Associated Press

by l1lc ASSUCIHCeU IfeSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. ga
meeting of the Republican State
Executive Committee has been
called here Saturday by I. r. Dovel,
State party chairman.
Robert H. Woods, Pearisburg, di-
rector of the COP State campaign,
also announced a meeting. of the
Campaign Committee for Saturday
to arrange itineraries for COP
candidates for the closing weeks of
the campaign. The finance group
also will meet.
Evening star., 1945-09-26
Vienno PTA to Meet

The first meeting of the Vienna
(Va9 Parent-T Teacher Association
VIII be held at pm. tomorrow In
the Vienna School. Mrs. Ray
Blaine is president Of the associa-
ton.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Wyandotters
Get Purple
Hearts
Geniac in the Army
Exactly 20 Months on
Day He Was Wounded

Helen Geniac received word from
the War Department to the effect
that her husband Pfc. Joseph
Geniac had been wounded In action
on January 81 and that he had also
received the purple heart. Pfc.
Geniac is stationed in Italy and is
coming along good according to the
latest word from him.
A twist of fate finds Joe IN the
Army exactly 20 months on the very
day he was wounded. He had been
overseas three weeks when he was
wounded.
Joe is the son Of Mrs. Myrtle
Geniac, of 1892 Second street, where
Joe and his wife lived. He attend
ed Roosevelt High School where he
graduated in 1886. Before his in
duction he was employed at the
j. B. Ford Co.
Word has also been received that
Pfc. James Burns has also received
the purple heart. Burns was re-
ported as being wounded in action
in France recently. Pfc. Burns is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Burns,
of 1859 Twelfth street.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Wins SiLUer Star
For GaWGntru
Medal Also Awarded
TO Paul Herman

Award Of the Silver Star, third
highest medal for bravery, was made
to Pfc. John F. Kolakowski recently
by Brigadier General w. G. Weaver
News Of the presentation was
learned by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Kolakwski, "Wednesday
afternoon, when they received a
letter from General Weaver telling
them of the award. Pfc. Kolakowski
earned the medal for "gallantry in
action" No further description of
his bravery has been forwarded to
his parents.
A medical corpsman with the In
fantry, he is now with the Eighth
Army in Germany. He has been in
service three years and has been
overseas for two years. Before en-
tering the Army he was employed
at Firestone.
Corporal Paul Herman. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Herman, 2SIO
Ninth street, has been given the
Bronze Star for meritorious service
with military operation against the
enemy in France. Corporal Herman
is with an Infantry Division Of the
Field Artillery.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15

affairs with other churches, DR..
Hall has always been very active
and on numerous occasions has in
itiated the cooperative project. For
several years he has been Dean Of
the Leadership Training School
sponsored by the Wyandotte ASso-
citation of Ministers and Council of
Church Women.
DR.. Hall was born in Hamilton,
Illinois on November Is, 1891. 1t
was while he was a senior in high
school that his admiration for q
young man who was a pastor in his
home city, led him to take up the
ministry as his life work, although
previously he had been interested
in agricultural experimental work. AS
a youth, he was very fond Of debat-
ing and was known as one of the
best In the school. He was graduated
from high school in 1909. He then
matriculated at Illinois College at
Jacksonville, Illinois, from which In
stitution he received his A. B. De-
gree In 1913.
He then spent three years at the
Mccormick Theological Seminary
However, while attending school he
also served in three different home
mission fields in the state of Mon
tana. He travelled between these mis-
sions, a distance of seven or eight
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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Ne,o WACPrOgran,
is Announced

In accordance with the order OF
General Marshall for 5000 addition
al women to work in the go Army
general hospitals in the country, the
Women's Army Corps is offering
new program, which it is hoped will
improve the quality of care being af-
forded the 10000 wounded being re-
turned to this country each month.
In Michigan's own hospital, Percy
Jones at Battle Greek, the ratio of
nurses to hospital beds Gas quoted
in recent issue of Time Magazine)
is one nurse to forty-two beds.
The U. S. Army Medical Depart
ment is calling for help and the
kind of help that they need is the
kind of help that any intelligent,
healthy and earnest woman can
give. It consists in the performance
of general hospital duties of a nom
professional nature which by saw
ing the time of nurses and doctors
will enable them to give their pro-
fessional care to greater number
Of patients. Experience is not nee
essary as the Medical Department
will train women, but If one has
some sort of Nurses Aide expert
ence. then she will become imme-
diately available for assignment to
a hospital.
Hospital companies, comprising
technicians, clerical workers and
other skilled women are now being
formed by the Women'S Army Corps
to provide this urgently needed help
in the Army general hospitals in
the United States. WAC hospital
units are now forming in each Of
the 48 states and they will bear
the names of their respective states,
local communities, or other titles
that may be designated by the gov
Continued on Page I'D
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
General Clark A,Uards Distinguished
Unit Citation to SchuLtz's Battalion

Goring Division was thrown in TO
make series Of counter moves, but
was warded off in each attempt TO
recapture the strategically import
ant hill positions.
while comparable units engaged
in the operations were either de-
layed or unable to take their OBJ
jectives," the citation stated, "the
officers and men of the Ind Bat
talon, 168th Infantry Regiment,
successfully accomplished each mis-
sion with fighting aggresiveness,
courage and devotion to duty, in
manner exemplary of the heroic
traditions of the armed forces"
Lieutenant Colonel John L. Pow
erS, 20, Worcester, Massachusetts,,
and New York, New York, COM
manded the battalion In the action
around and in Cervaro. He has been
transferred since to the infantry
school at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin j.
Butler, q, Milton, Kentucky, is cur
rently In command Of the End Bat
talon.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Viii attend
M0nreSa Retreat

Fifty Wyandotte men will attend
weekend retreat at ManreSa on
February Is and %.
First sponsored five years ago, the
retreat was attended by 19 local men.
One group will make retreat Feb
ruary Is returning Sunday afternoon
and another group will attend Man.
resa with alumni of Notre Dame the
weekend of the 23rd.
Attending will be Clemens j.
Burke, Claude Fitzgerald, Lewis Ty-
ner, Joseph Zanglin, Leo Oehring,
Ted Mros, H. j. O'Brien, Stanley
Mros, Ray Krutsch, Lawrence La
Course, Gerald Brohl. Robert Con-
way, Louis w. Gee, Ted Walter, G.
Stein, william Rondeau. Fred Rom
deau, Mack Gutowski. Edgar Lyon,
Robert Haggerty, Joseph Deichel-
bohrer, Robert Bourassa, Arthur
ONeill, Antoine Labadie, Arch Nc
Farland, Edward CoSman, John
Wagner. Edmund Gramlich, Louis
Gurisko, Anthony Michalak, Joseph
Szydlowski.
DR.. j. Loselle, Anthony Marks,
Frank Kolb, Urban Delzeith, Emmett
Kane, Carl Gibaratz. Andrew DAN
nunzio. Philip Arpino. Paul Keller,
Everette Payette. George Dahl, Ray
Gage, John James, Charles Schaff,
Ray Mauren, Gerald Gass.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Withdraws from,
Boy Mayor Race

The name Of William Harpan,
Troop 8, has been added to the list
of mayor candidates on the Boy
Scout ballot with the withdrawal
of Forest Cooper from the race.
Cooper. Troop 2 Eagle Scout, re-
tired from the election this week
due to the fact that he will enter a
school in Ohio and would not be
able to participate In the Scout
Municipal Day, February q.
Harpan was eliminated from the
race in the primary election held
February S. He will now run against
James Meeks of Troop in the bal
loting to be held Monday.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
OSACK RETURNS
FROM PACIFIC

Marine Corps Air Depot, Mirmar,
Calf, Feb. 14-Marine Sergeant
Joseph F. Osack, %, son of Mrs.
Catherine Osack, $50 Central Ave,
Wyandotte, Mich, has returned here
from the Pacific where he was an
aviation supply man with First
Marine Air Wing squadron. His wife,
the former Mary Chojnowski, and
their one-year-old daughter, Bever-
~ Jean, whom he has never seen.
live at $500 10th ST., Wyandotte.
He was based at New Caledonia,
in the New Hebrides and Admiralty
Islands.
Sergeant Osack attended RooSe-
Welt High School, and was employed
by the Universal Carloading Com
pany, Detroit, before enisting in
July, 1913. He was promoted to his
present rank in August, 1914.
Two brothers, John q, master
sergeant, and Peter, 81, a private
first class, are in the army.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, Italy.

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, Italy.
Pvt. Jacob J. Schultz, son Of
Joseph Schultz, 1916 Lincoln street,
a rifleman is a member Of the End
Battalion, 168th Rainbow" Regi-
ment, recently awarded a DiStin-
guishedd Unit Citation. The award
was formally presented to the bat
talon near Fifth Army trontlines in
Italy by Lieutenant General Mark
w. Clark, commander-in-chief Of
the 18th Army Group.
The outfit, part of the 34th RED
Bull" Division, is currently sparring
for an opening into the Pc Valley.
The battalion was cited for hav-
ing siezed a hill dominating Ger
varo, capturing the town, taking
hills to the west, dominating Ger
man positions on Mt. Trochio, and
repelling powerful German count
erattackts mounted during an eight
day period.
The first hill was taken in night
attack and held against determined
counter thrusts. Cervaro itself after
a day-long running battle in which
heavy casualties were sustained by
the End Battalion. Its depleted
strength fought doggedly for the
hills 10 the west.
A fresh battalion OF the Hermann
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Trenton Fire
Chief Dies
Mexicotte, Waldorf
Named Acting Co-Chiefs

Henry F. LaBelle, Trenton village
Fire chief, died at his home, 1854
Riverside Drive, early Wednesday
morning. He had been in i'll health
for more than year and had suf-
fered a slight stroke last year.
He was appointed as fire chief in
1927 when the fire company was
re-organized and established in a
building separate from the police
department. In 1922 he served terms
as Marshall, Fire Chief and Road
Commissioner.
Born in Crosse lie, November %,
1880, he lived for a short time IN
Saginaw and later moved to Tren-
ton. He was member of the Tren-
ton chapter, IOOF.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Saturday from the Ridge
funeral home with the Rev. Thomas
Rhodda officiating. Pallbearers will
be Trenton firemen ana the 1OOr
will conduct rites at the grave.
Burial will be in Bloomdale cemetery
and ARRANGEMENTS are in charge Of
the Ridge funeral home.
He is survived by his daughter,
Mrs. Margaret Sherrand with whom
he made his home, and two sons,
william of Trenton and Frank OF
Gibraltar.
Leo Mexicotte and Cameron Wal
dorf were appointed as temporary
co-chiefs by DR.. Gordon Strohm,
village president. Oldest members OF
the fire department, they have
served X wears
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15

important divisions of the local Red
Cross War Fund. The many cities.
towns and villages in this area com
Dlned comprise the second largest
population group in Michigan next
TO Detroit, more than 100000 people.
An organization of more than 1000
men and woman solicitors is being
organized. On the opening day, this
army Of volunteers will get into ac-
ton and call on every home. store
and factory in the territory outside
Detrolts city limits with the plea to
Keep Your Red Cross At His Side"
The Red Cross" said Mr.. Block
reminds the people in this area
that we look to them to uphold the
honor Of the territory by over-sIb-
Scr1olng our quota just as they did
last year. Because Of the intensified
tion OF the war on all fronts. our
soldiers and thousands of stricken
refugees will need the Red Cross
more than ever before. Every man
and woman in this area should feel
they are giving through themselves
not to the Red Cross.
BY doing so they will actually
save the life Of some soldier and
help feed starving children, women
ano men. 1t is as close and realistic
as all that"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Naylor Killed
in Plane Crash
WYandoite Filler Loses
Life Near Trenton

Ensign Robert r. Naylor, 424
Cherry street, was killed Monday
afternoon when his Navy Scout
bomber crashed into gaS-storage
tanks at the Flat Rock Socony-
Vacuum refinery near Trenton.
Attempting to make an emergency
landing in a nearby field, Ensign
MAYORS plane slashed one of tanks
with its left wing, hit the ground
and virtually disintegrated in the
violent explosion. Flames licked the
sides of nine of the $4,000 gallon
storage tanks and were extinguished
by company firemen.
Socony officials reported that the
plane cut the tank open above the
level of the oil. IF it had hit the
tank ten feet lower" company
spokesman said, "the whole place
might have gone up in flames"
Ensign Naylor is survived by his
wife, Catherine of Wyandotte, and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
N. Naylor, 1874 North First street,
East, Price, Utah.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
World Day of
Prayer Ser Uice
is Friday

The Wyandotte Council of Church
Women will hold World Day Of
Prayer Service on Friday, February
18th, at 1870 p. m. The service will
be opened by two selections by the
Mother Singers, directed by Mrs.
Virginia Bufe, followed by an invo-
cation by Mrs. Frank Firnschild.
The leaders parts in the respon-
Sive reading service will be taken
by: Mrs. Charles DAILY Of the First
Methodist Church, Mrs. Carl Philip
of Riverbank Evangelical, Mrs. Ray
Mccullough of the First Presbyter-
ian, Mrs. Stanley Czuchna of the
Congregational. Mrs. M. j. Baldwin
of the Ford Baptist, Mrs. Harry
Zadzeck of st. Johns Evangelical,
Mrs. James Dermody of the Saliva
ton Army, Mrs. George Severance
of the st. Stephens Episcopal.
The Offering leader will be Mrs.
j. B. Warmer of the First Baptist
Church assisted by Mrs. Barney
Bitker of Bethel Church, Mrs. Carl
Goolsby of the Christian Church,
Mrs. Burton Smell of Glenwood
Methodist and Mrs. John Milz Of
the Missionary Alliance. Prayers
will be given by Mrs. James Hoare,
Mrs. John Milz and Mrs. George
Severance.
A candle lighting service will be
conducted by Mrs. Erwin Conant,
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements. Those taking part are
Mrs. Harry Locker, Miss Ida Coll.
Edna belong, Sp &c (W), Mrs.
Ralph Wyke, Mrs. George Cank,
Miss Verna Dell Church, Mrs.
Charles Higgins and Mrs. Rolla L.
Beal.
Mrs. Frank Kills will act as or
ganist for the service and Mrs. Will
fred Newell will introduce the
speaker, Mrs. Frederick Olert of De-
troit and pronounce the benediction.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Puts New Roof
On City Hall

QUIET softspoken :. BASH
ful Milt Howe is swearin' a
blue streak this week. He just found
out that he has paid for a new roof
on the City Hall. He did it in 20
easy payments once year
for 20 years. And now he says,
I'm going to tear the damn roof
off the place
Milt learned that since he is a
veteran of the first World War he
has been entitled to come under the
Homesteaders Act which allows
q $1,000 tax exemption on his home.
i've been home from that war
for IS years and I have been pay
ing taxes on that = property
for 20 years. And now they tell me!
Why In 20 years / have paid those
$1,000 for nothin'. For
that much money could sell them
the best = - roof in town."
SEE YOU at coffee time.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15

Appointment Of Fred Janneck as
police lieutenant and Alfred Rice as
Sergeant was made at the meeting
Of the Police and Fire Commission
held Monday night. They will take
office on Friday.
Janneck replaces Stephen Lybik
who retired from the lieutenancy
on the Wyandotte force, February l..
Lybik, who is 81. joined the police
department May S, 1914 and was
made sergeant in 1926. He was
appointed a lieutenant on April l.,
1913.
1t. Janneck became a member Of
the department on December IS,
1870 and Rice joined the force,
March l, 1925.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-15
Seruicemen's Bureau Aid Extended
to Include DO,Unriuer area

The territory served by the Serv-'
icemens Bureau, located on the Sec
ond floor of the Cadillac Square
Building, Detroit, has officially been
extended to include the Downriver
area, Leon Gridley, director of the
Community War Chest agency, an
nounced last week following a meet
ing of the board of directors.
The Bureau has in the past han
died cases from the Downriver area
but no Qualification has previously
been made as to the territory which
the agency is to serve officially. The
Servicemen's Bureau handles all
types of claims. 1t assists widows,
children and dependent parents file
claims for pension. Many of these
cases involve claims for settlement
of a servicemans final pay account
and National Service Life insurance.
Applications for education bene-
fits, disability pensions and hospi-
talization have also been handled.
Many veterans and their relatives,
moreover, have visited the Service
mems Bureau to discuss government
guarantee of loans; unemployment
rights; entitlement to priorities in
the purchase of automobiles, build
ing materials and equipment; claims
for mustering-out pay: review of
Discharge Certificates and replace
ment of lost papers.
Reorganized and reopened on &C.
tober %, 1914, the Bureau has as
sisted $50 servicemen, veterans and
dependents file claims for benefits
to which they were entitled by law.
This is the service the agency Of
fers. Information and guidance is
the task of the Veterans InforHa-
ton Center located ON the first floor
of the Cadillac Square Building.