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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

pital he said We had Dren ruUoeu.
The Wyandotte doctor was also IS
tonished at the X-ray charge. DIR.
Harris asked q very reasonable sun
for the treatments and then told us
TO go to the Wyandotte hospital for
another X-ray to see if the treat
mentS had been successful, which
they we're. But he told us to wait
until we saw him at The hospital
so We wouldn't be charged such a
fee again.
II the hospital charges such high
prices, certainly it is not Or. Har-
ris' fault. He only gets commits
sion on what the hospital charges.
He saw to it that it didn't cost as
much for the second trip to the
hospital.
1t was worth all it cost TO cure
our son but the hospital charged
the high prices, not DR.. Harris.
I hate to think what the treat
ments would have cost us at the
hospital If the machine had been
in working order.
There are usually two sides TO
situation This is how I see one
side of it.
Yours truly,
Mrs H. Hawkes.
1888 Nineteenth street
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Notes from
Bacon Memorial
Library
BY Helen M. Boothe

a doctor In Wyandotte. He said an
x-ray was needed and sent me to
the Wyandotte General hospital. 1
asked what he thought the x-ray
would cost me and he estimated
about IS.
I was charged SIS. DR.. Harris read
the X-ray and reported his find
ings to the physician who told us
what treatments the baby would
need to cure him. The machine at
the hospital for such treatments
was broken and therefore we had
to 60 to DR.. Harris office in the
David Whitney building.
When We told DR.. Harris what We
had paid for the X-ray at the hos
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Fliers in Need
of Rest Goal

One of the things most needed
for morale among filters over here
Is the setting up of some kind of
goal for them. The setting of a def
mite number of combat missions to
be flown, whereupon they would
automatically go back to q rest
camp.
The way 1t is now. they are just
flying in the dark, so to speak.
They're just going on and on until
Fate overtakes them, with nothing
else to shoot for.
OF course it's probably too early
yet. and the war on both sides of
the world too desperate, to set up a
final mission total whereupon q
B-29 filler goes home for good.
They're going to have to go to
rest camps and then come back for
more missions q couple of times
before they finally 60 home. But no
rest-camp goal has yet been set.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
LETTER BOX
RISE UP AND HOWL

MISE W AMI hO"b
March 81, l945
To the Editor
Wyandotte News Herald
Dear Sir:
About March z wrote letter to
the News commenting on the food
situation here, as compared to the
same in other countries where We
have been shipping food. Possibly I
did not write the item just right
but the idea was in accordance with
what the officials in Washington
are becoming concerned about.
And that is the fact that We are
depriving our own people there in
order to ship foods to some coun-
tries who already have more than
they will take care Of. In state.
men from Churchill to our Presi.
dent, he says they are so short on
food that they cannot help any Of
the other countries in need.
He tells Us we have to send more
food. Why doesn't he tell our neigh.
Dor across the border? There doesn't
seem to be any great shortage there,
and they are q subject Of Great
Britain.
I am glad that the Senate and
Congress are starting to get inter-
ested In the actions Of some Of the
organizations who have been giving
away our goods with their eyes shut.
I think IL time to raise up and
howl some. II we listen to the radio
there are q lot Of others who are
Of the same opinion. The people Of
this country are more than doing
their part. But In view of all the
facts which have been revealed we
are being taken for a ride.
The people are finding 1t out. and
they don't like 1t. Knowing the
shortage Of what we need here. and
the waste over there--it doesn't 90
down 50 good. T. n. Spencer
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

versational school Of barbering, and
as the shipped gray locks fell about
my shoulders, there came forth
from him such a tale Of woe and
unkind fate az have never heard
in this world.
This barber was Pfc. Fades
Thomas from Richmond, KY, near
Lexington in the horse country. In
fact Thomas was a horse-trainer
before the war, and was never
barber at all. He just picked that
up on the run somewhere.
Well, Thomas has been in the
Pacific SO months. 1t began to look
as though he might as well count
on settling down for life, 30 some
months ago he married Scottish
girl in Honolulu. Shortly after that
he was shipped on out here, and
he hasn't seen her since.
The morning of the day that /
sat In Thomas barber chair, the
army was sending a few Japanese
prisoners back to Hawaii by air
pine. They had to have guards for
them. So one of Thomas officers
told him he would put him down
for the trip and thus he could get
couple of days in Hawaii to see
his wife.
The officer meant to keep his
word, but he had a bad memory
for names. So when he went to
write down Thomas name for the
trip. he actually wrote another
guys name, thinking it was Thorn
as. BY the time Thomas found it
out, it was too late.
II could have cried" he said. And
could have too. felt so terrible
about 1t I couldn't get it off my
mind, and was telling 1t to an OFF,
Ger that evening.
"Oh," he said. Il happen to know
about that. I'll go and tell Thomas
right away and he won't feel so
bad. We got orders not to send the
prisoners after all, so the whole
thing was called off. Nobody went"
Which is the kind of joy you get
when you stop hitting yourself on
the head with the hammer.
On that same island ! ran onto
couple of old Hoosier boys, who
had followed in my inglorious foot
steps at Indiana university.
One was 1t Ed Rose, who was
editor OF THE Daily Student" in
1888. just as / was for a while in
1922. Apparently it dosen't make
any difference what year you were
editor of The Student" you still
wind up in the MarianaS islands.
The other was 1t. Bill Morris
from Anderson, Ind, who graduated
from our illustrious alma mater in
1912. Both the boys are mail cenSorS
out here. Life is kind enough to
them, and they haven't much to
kick about.
Just as 1 was leaving, they came
and thrust a package into my
hands, and said would I accept a
little gift from the two. of them?
1t was a dark poisonous liquid with
which you're probably not familiar,
but one which is much sought after
out here.
A fellow does feel like a heel &C
cepting bountiful gifts from strang-
gers. But I figure I've been a heel
for long time and it's too late to
reform now. so grabbed the gift
and fled before they could change
their minds. Thanks again, boys.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
HOSPITAL CHARGES HIGH
March 2S, 194s

To the Editor
Wyandotte News Herald
Dear Sir:
I'm glad to see BY your article in
the Thursday, March "a issue that
someone else has something good 10
say about Dr.. Harris.
This is our experience with Dr..
Harris.
! took our six-months- old son to
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29


Even though the
islands are small
by our stand
ards, they're big
enough that the
individual can't
encompass them
by any means. 1t
would be as i'm
possible for one
man to see or
know everybody
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Finds Marianas
Abound With Movies

An American soldier in Europe,
even though the towns may be "off
limits" to him or destroyed COM
pletely still has a sense of being
near a civilization that is like his
own.
But out here there is nothing like
that. You are on an island, the ma
tiveS are strange people, there's no
city and no place to go. If you had
a three-day pass you'd probably
spend it lying on your cot. Eventu-
ally, boredom and the island COM
pick" starts to take hold.
For that reason the diversions
supplied by the army are even more
important out here than in Europe.
Before I left America 1 heard that
one island out here had more than
200 outdoor movies on it. thought
whoever told that must be crazy,
for in Europe the average soldier
didn't get a chance to see a movie
very often.
But the guy wasn't crazy. These
three MarianaS islands have a total
of 233 outdoor movies on them. And
they show every night. Even If it
isn't good movie, 1t kills the time
between supper and bedtime.
The theaters are usually on the
slope of q hill, forming a natural
amphitheater. The men sit on the
ground, or bring their own boxes,
or in some of them the ends of
metal bomb crates are used for
chairs.
You can drive along and some
times you'll pass three movies not
more than 800 yards apart. That's
mainly because there is not enough
transportation to haul the men any
distance, so the movie has to come
to them.
There is lots of other stuff pro-
vided besides movies, too. On one
island there are IS theater stages
where soldiers themselves put on
live" shows, or where USO troupes
can perform. Forty pianos have been
scattered around at these places.
In Europe 1t was a lucky bunch
of soldiers who got their hands on
a radio. Over here In these small
islands. the army has distributed
$500 radios, and they have a regu-
lar station broadcasting all the
time, with music, news, shows and
everything.
The sports program Is big. Or
one island there are s5 softball dia.
monds, IS regular diamonds, 22s
volleyball courts and 30 basketball
courts. Also there are IS boxing
arenas. Boxing is very popular
They've had as high as $4,000 men
watching boxing match.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
MILLIONS OF BIBLES
FOR OUR FIGHTERS

The Bible is never forced on
man in the armed forces and any
one may refuse one. Not q single
copy Of the Scriptures Is sent out
by the American Bible Society ex-
cept upon request from the Chap
lains or an individual or agency.
Even then the demand often ex-
ceeds the supply. Letters from
Chaplains are constantly arriving
at the Society headquarters worded:
please rush these Bibles" Bibles
are needed constantly for replace
ment. SO many things can happen
to q fighters Testament. 1t may
be lost, misplaced. water soaked.
damaged, left behind, lost in tran
sit, worn out, destroyed by shell
fire. captured by the enemy, etc.
A special pocket edition of the
New Testament, now in its 18th
printing, includes Psalms, hymns,
prayers and a small reading guide.
1t is stamped with appropriate In
sigma: Army Aviation, Naval Avia-
ton. Merchant Marine, U. S. Ma
rines. U. S. Coast Guard, Seabees.
WAC. Waves, Cadet Nurse, Army
Nurse and Navy Nurse.
Do you remember Gin Seven
Came Through Captain Eddie
Rickenbacker's poignant description
of what the Bible meant to him and
to the six men adrift with him in
the horrors of the Pacific ocean?
That actual Bible, belonging to Sgt.
John F. Bartek. is now in possession
of the American Bible Society. And
since that time, $4,000 copies of the
Bible, gifts of the Society, have been
packed in waterproof, lead-lined
covering and placed il all the Mer-
chant Marine lifeboats. These are
the only copies the Society hopes
will never be read.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Ernie Pyle With the Navy
Little Islands in Pacific
Prove to Be Pretty Big
Yanks Rarely Make the Rounds;
Recreation Relieves MOnOtOny
By Ernie PYLE

IN THE MARIANAS ISLANDS.-One thing that might
help you visualize what life is like out here to realize that
even a little island is lots bigger than you think
There many many thousands of Americans scattered
camps and aeld and in training cenerS and harhors
over the three islands which occupy here
Rarely a - =, 49,
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
THE WORLDS GREATEST
BESTSELLER

With Easter Sunday almost here
can't resist pausing to look at some
Of the amazing facts about the
worlds greatest bestseller - the
Bible. During the past century. sales
of the Bible have topped the sales
of every other book In the world
and in these wartime years the Bible
is breaking Its own record. To at
tempt to estimate these totals would
necessitate dealing in figures so
large that 1t would be difficult for
US to comprehend.
Since 1910 the American Bible
Society alone has furnished nearly
eight million copies of Bibles, Tes-
taments and Portions (single books
of the Bible) to Army and Navy
Chaplains and the Merchant Marine.
And during these same years how
many copies or parts Of the Bible
have been bought for Use just in the
United States? How many have been
sent In gift packages from home to
the boys overseas? How many have
been purchased in England, ETC.?
The answer to all these questions
would run into the tens of millions.
Yes, the Bible as q bestseller is
quite out of the class Of any other
book which ever has been or ever
will be written. 1t is now printed in
1874 different languages; and some
parts of it appear in 1852 different
1opouooac oud dia1erts
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29

IF the pay-as.you. @ system
ID good for the 50, 000, 900 taxed
lakorers Of this country, Il II in.
perative for the government."
Letcis A.. Dibble, Chm. GtVt.
Spending Comm. Natl Assn. Of
Memaf aeturers.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
Talkative Barber
Tells of Woe

One one of these islands the
other day, finally got around to
getting q nonth-overdue haircut.
My barber was o soldier, barber
ing in q tent, and 1 sat in an old
fashioned black leather japanese
barber chair he had dug up on the
island.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-29
COYOTES:
OF THE WEEK

do you mean to nay that pants
have become on.eesentiaII -
Chairman Snsith, Va, Of House
Communities ;nvestiootinS WIPE
OPA.
what are % many brass.hats
doing in Miami this time 81
year!" Cornslixs Vandsr6ilt,
dopn there h$mseH.
Leave them home. One var Ii
enougAr-GPs reply to proposal
By Rep. Fulton. Pa, 70 tst wives
visit oversees.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-08-31
SENEGALESE, FRENCH RIOT

PARIS, Aug. 81 (ANP)-Dis-
over the slowness with
which they are beirg shipped home
is held responsible for riot be-
tween Senegalese soldiers and the
French Garrison at ST. Raphael, on
the Riviera, which resulted in five
persons killed and an undetermined
number wounded.
The French government admits
the difficulty of sending Senegalese
home with restricted shipping facil-
tiles. The African troops are lodged
in army camps in southern France
Saturday evening a French pa
troll in st. Raphael came upon near
ly SO Senegalese still absent from
camp after curfew. Unable to han
die them, nervous young lieuten-
ant ordered his men to fire and one
African was killed. The remaining
Senegalese rushed back to camp to
give the alarm and the streets were
soon thronged with several hundred
Africans who allegedly looted
stores and homes in reprisal.
In the subsequent rioting, two
French soldiers and two civilians
were killed. 1t is estimated that at
least dozen men were wounded on
either side. The Senegalese finally
were beaten back bit not all re-
turned to camp. Several went to
the forests above the two where
they were being sought by French
troops.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-08-31
De SOTO BASS SUMNER
ACTIVITIES ENDED

Summer activities at DeSoto
Bass Courts playground were high
lighted recently with an exhibit of
aircraft and woodwork articles
made by the children. Parents and
others were invited to this special
exhibit by the children.
The following special events, in
addition to the regular playground
activities were also enjoyed at the
playground: a vitamin hike, bicycle
race, peanut race, weiner roast, doll
show, tether tennis tournament.
and city wide track meet in which
DeSoto Bass won third place.
Daily supervised activities in
cluded sports, crafts, and wood
work. The supervisors were Mary
Phillips, Lillian Stewart, Lawrence
Jenkins, and Marion Ramey.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-08-31
MEMPHIS (EN50RS REMOVE
THE 50UTHERNER" BAN

MEMPHIS, Aug. 20 (ANP).-
The local movie censorship ban
against "The Southerner," a United
Artist film, has been removed. An
nouncement that the ban was lifted
was made by Lloyd T. Binford, the
chairman of the board of motion
picture censors.
Binford was moved to action be-
cause the picture is being shown
just outside the city and across the
Mississippi river in Arkansas.
"Why should Memphis movie
houses be deprived of the income,"
he said.
He had previously blasted the
film as "an Infamous misrepresen-
tation of the average southern
white farmer" He said in lifting
the ban against the picture that his
critics had unjustly branded him
as Cinema boil weevil and de-
crepit and dictatorial old fogy."
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-08-31
AT5( PERSONNEL TO BE
REDUCED 10000 IN MONTH

The Air Technical Service Com
mand personnel at Wright Field
will be reduced 5000 by the end of
September, at which time ATSCs
entire personnel all over the coun-
try will be reduced by 100000.
Major General Hugh J. Knerr,
commanding general, said that the
personnel reduction is the first in a
series designed to put the Command
on peacetime basis in the shortest
time.
Knerr said that 5000 will be laid
off at Fairfield ATSC, and that the
largest cut, $4,000, will take place
in aircraft maintenance work. He
said at present no reduction in per-
sonnel engaged in research and en-
gineering is contemplated.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-08-31
BETHEL 5ISTERH00D TO
HOLD SPECIAL PROGRAM

The Sisterhood of Bethel Baptist
church will have charge of the spe-
cial program, Sunday, September 2,
at Z AS pm. Mrs. Charles J. Fran
els, will be the guest speaker. Her
subject will be "The Negro in
Labor"
Mrs. Francis, graduate of Ken
lucky State college, a teacher in her
native state of nine years was also
active in political, civic, and religi-
Gus affairs. In addition she also
conducted a beauty shop.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-08-31
GOLDEN VOICE QUARTETTE

The Golden Voice quartette of st.
Louis, Missouri, will render musi-
cal program presented by the Senior
Usher Board of Mt. Enon Baptist
church, September 2, 1915, at 3
pm. Mrs. Anna Buchanan is presi-
dent of the group.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-08-31
TABERNACLE BAPTIST
CHURCH NEWS

"What Are You Doing With Your
Light?" is the theme for discussion
Sunday at $50 pm. at the Taber-
nacle BTU. The adult women of the
church are in charge of the pro-
gram. Miss Luverta Roberts and
and Mrs. Rosa l.. Humphries are
leaders Of this group.
Rev. J. Welby Broaddus is at
tending the Mt. Pleasant District
Association at the First Baptist
church, Richmond, KY, this week.
Rev. Broaddus formerly pastored
the First church at Richmond and
also served as the presiding officer
of the District Association.
Mrs. Matte Williams was hon
ored with surprise party last Mon
day evening at the Tabernacle
church. The Rose of Sharon club
sponsored the party and all the
clubs of the church shared in the
surprise. Mrs. Williams received
many lovely and appropriate gifts.
The National Baptist convention
convenes in Detroit, Mich, from
Sept. a through the 9th. The follow
ing persons of Tabernacle will at
tend: Rev. and Mrs. j. Welby
Broaddus, Mrs. lola Parks, Nettie
Billiard, Ethel Owings, Vashti
Owens, Watha L. Jones, Villa Haw-
thorne, Mr.. and Mrs. George An
drews.
The wedding of Miss Bernice
Adams to Mr.. Albert Greene will
take place on Sunday, Sept. 2, at
4:30 pm. at the Tabernacle aptist
church. Rev. J. Welby Broaddus
will officiate at the ceremony. A
reception for guests will be held at
$3.50 pm. at the home of the brides
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Frazier, Of 237 S. Con-
over st.
Miss Mary Santa Broaddus was
hostess at breakfast in the home of
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. Welby
Broaddus of Home Ave. last Tues
day morning honoring Miss jam
eta White, AS graduate of the
department of music at Talladega,
Ala. Other guests were: Mrs. Naomi
Taylor, with whom Miss White is
visiting; Sgt. Roger Taylor, Miss
Geneva Burney CAS- grad Of Talla-
dega) Misses Hazel Upshaw, Kath-
crime Humphries, Betty Jackson,
the hostess and her parents.
Mrs. Watha Lee Jones of South
Broadway is leaving Sunday for
Detroit, Mich, where she will spend
week with her sister and other
relatives. The family group will
then motor to Atlanta, Ca, to spend
two weeks with Mrs. Jones father,
Mr.. A. B. Mccoy.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-08-31
100000
City School
Bond Issue

The Dayton board of education
yesterday voted to submit $2,00O,-
900 construction bond issue to
voters in November.
Two tax levies-one for one mill
expiring January, 1916, and sec
ond averaging one mill over 10
year period-will be presented at
the same time.
These proposals will be in ad-
dition to a $2,3OO,0OO bond issue for
construction and improvement of
the Dayton public library and
branches authorized by the group
Aug. IA.
Library bonds will mature in 20
years, providing SO cents per 81 900
in taxable property. A recently pre-
pared survey outlined a 10-year pro-
gram of library improvement and
expansion.
Expenditure of $2,000,O0O for
school construction generally would
follow suggestions outlined by DR..
T. C. Holy, director of the bureau
of educational research, Ohio uni
versity. Postwar building needs
cited in his survey report last month
were estimated at $6,309,769.
Finding the present 10-mill levy
insufficient, the board. will ask
one-mill addition for three years to
finance current expenses. The first
installment, bringing 10 cents on
each 500 valuation, will be due in
December.
These funds will be used for op-
Grating costs, including salary in
creases for school employees, Nor
man B. Wine, assistant superin-
tendent, explained.
Final payment will be collected
in January, 1949, when the current
212-mill receipts also expire.
First payment on the permanent
improvement levy, to be made in
December, 1915, will amount to 8
cents for each 500 valuation. Pay
ments during the next four years
will total II cents, for the following
two years 13 cents. A five-tenth's-
mill tax in 1854 will amount to
cents on each S100.
Corinne L. Borghardt, clerk
treasurer, was authorized to submit
copies of both resolutions to the
Montgomery county board of cleo
tions before Sept. Is. Voters will
decide the issue Nov. 6.
Squire, Sanders and Dempsey,
bond attorneys of Cleveland, will
be retained to assist Herbert S.
Beane, city attorney, in preparation
of legislation for the S2,0O0,000
bond issue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-07-03
LIBRARY WILL BE
CLOSED ON FOURTH

In observance of the Fourth of
July, Independence Day, the II. Les
lie Perry Memorial Library will be
closed all day tomorrow, it was
stated today. All books that are due
on the Fourth will not be considered
due until July 5, il was said.