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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22

i believe farmers are couple of
jumps ahead Of scientists. The sci
enlist takes soybeans and makes
them into plastics, synthetic rubber
and other things. A farmer, without
laboratory equipment, takes soy
bean hay and makes it into milk
He just feeds it to his cows.
Soybeans have become pop
u1ar in many states as a hay
crop. Feeding trials show that
good quality soybean hay ia
nearly equal in food value to
good quality alfalfa.
Soybeans will grow on land not
suitable to alfalfa or clover, because
of lack of lime, poor drainage or
some other reason. Dairymen who
cannot grow alfalfa have found soy
beans an answer to their need for a
hay crop rich in food value.
A soy variety which will reach
the hay stage in late summer,
before the fall rains start, is best
for hay purposes, Purdue says.
You'll find a variety recon-
mended for your area, which your
county agent can tell you about.
1t would be a good idea to get
copies of Bulletins 231 and BAG
from the Extension Service, Purdue
University, Lafayette, Ind. for some
interesting information on soybeans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22

Pvt. Oscar B. Lambert, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Lambert, of
Jefferson, is now stationed at
Indiantown Gap, Pa.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22

Pvt. Ernest G. Blevins, U. S. M.
c., son of Mrs. c. Blevins, of ST.
las Creek, is stationed somewhere
in the South Pacific and writes
that he is getting along fine. Pvt.
Blevins sends the following poem:
From the starting of maneuvers,
Till the showing off for sea,
We fight and pray together,
On our quest for Victory.
First to pray by light of morning;
Last at starlights' evening CLEAN,
We are proud to be the mothers
Of the United States Marines.
If the Nations of the future
Ever look back on these scenes,
They will find this war was won
In part by the Mothers of Marines.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-03-22

Charlie Wilcox, F-1C, who has
been in service for over a year,
recently spent a furlough at his
home, after returning from over
seas duty, somewhere in the Eu-
ropean theater of war.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-15
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happened, the ack-ack cut loose.
The shells were exploding high up
and they looked like stars. Then
the best thing happened, the ack-
ack got a direct hit. The plane
was squirting flames and travelling
at rapid rate of speed. Suddenly
the plane began to dive earthward,
the motors roared and the plane
exploded in air. 1t sure was pretty
sight, the reddish orange flames in
contrast with the darkness. That
same night they got another plane
near the airfield, but slept through
that affair.
The third night was spent very
calmly, and 1 enjoyed that much
needed sleep. 1t was in the gun
position in the row of trees that
we had our first mail call in almost
month. received something like
fourteen letters and they sure did
chase the blues away
On Saturday morning, July 1, we
left this area in jeepS and weapon
carriers and moved up closed to the
front lines. I saw plenty Of dead
Japs and few Americans while NOV
ing up. This position was also in
row of trees but in defilade, so
it wasn't bad place. 1t would take
direct hit from a Jap mortar
shell to get us, and knew those
JapS didn't have much Of that left
to speak Of.
We fired our mortars in the
morning and also in the afternoon,
and around 4:30 we got our orders
to move up to another assembly
area. This was on top a hill and
the stencil from three dead Amer
leans was terrific. A few guys with
more nerve than I wrapped the
boys in a Shelter-half and carried
them below the hill where they
could be picked up and buried in
the cemetery. Also dug in with us
were our old buddieS, the 81 MN
anti-tank company and a medical
outfit. We had no trouble that night
an was thankful for that.
The next morning I got out of
my fox hole, ate breakfast, had
hash again for a change, and set
up the guns in back of the hill
about 100 feet from where We slept
We fired quite a few rounds but
pistol Pete" and his mortar kept
us hugging the ground most of the
time.
Just below us on the very bottom
of the hill was a first aid station
1 noticed some civilian women down
there, so, to be nosey, 1 took a stroll
down there. There were two JapS
eight civilians, including a few
youngsters. One Jap was shot thru
the thigh and he was so damned
scared he could hardly drink water
from shaking so much. The medics
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-15
STORY OF SARAN

fixed his leg and began giving aid
to the women. One of the women
got hit in the breast which the
medic cared for. Then a short dis
lance beyond I saw another medic
giving blood plasma to a baby. The
flies were all over the poor kids
and I thought I was going to vomit.
That was enough for me so I went
back to the gun position.
That night we moved up about
mile to a high spot of ground
that had been taken the day be-
fore. I shouldn't say ground as it
was about so per cent coral. The
second platoon of our company
moved in with us and l felt rather
safe that night. Baldree, Parrino
and I dug in together again that
night, and again We had a quiet
night.
The following day We set up our
mortars before breakfast and later
on in the day We fired a few mis-
SionS. I inquired around about
Garapan, the capital of Saipan, to
see how our boys were doing around
that vicinity. From a number Of
soldiers I learned that Garapan
had not been taken yet as the
stencil from all the dead Japs and
civilians was so strong it was al
most impossible sans a gas mask.
also heard the town was level with
the ground.
We spent that night on the same
high ground again without any
trouble. The following morning I
had breakfast, hash for a change,
and laid all my equipment out to
dry, as it rains there just about
every night. We didn't put the
mortars up as We were expecting
orders to advance early in the
morning.
While sitting around chewing the
fat with the boys, a rifle cracked
nearby and 1 knew by the sound
that it was Japs. ! dove into my
hole and waited for the next one.
1 didn't have to wait long as again
his rifle cracked, but the bullet
hit a good distance in front of me.
I felt bit better now that 1 knew
they were landing good distance
from me, so 1 sat up in my slit
trench to observe everything that
took place. 1t seems as though
there was a Jap sniper in the hill
about 300 feet from us. He kept
peppering away and killed one of
our boys and injured three ere they
finally got him.
Our orders came through to move
UP so We loaded the vehicles and
up we moved. During this ride ]
noticed a hell of a mess of dead
Japs along the sides of the road
later found out that the Japs
laid their wounded by the roadside
so they could easily be evacuated
I guess the Japs retreated so fast
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-15

from that area that they just had
to leave their wounded back.
Our new position was again at the
bottom of a hill. Back of our
gun emplacementS were two large
Jap anti-aircraft guns that had
been knocked out. Close by were
also boxes of food, rice, canned
fish, meat, etc. We fried quite a
few shells that afternoon during
heavy rain which drenched every
one of us. Our shells were falling
on Flores Point" the japanese sea
plane base.
Having nothing to do between
missions, 1 took walk to the hill
top. Up there I came across two
dead Japs who had been shot that
previous night. One had his head
shot off while the other had one
hand missing and part of his head
"a cheerful sight.
Continued on page 1O
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-15

Eggplant got its name from one
of its original varieties, q small,
white, egg-shaped species.
- Support the Work Pile Plan
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-15

In the Grecian theater, important
actors were given added height by
wearing built-up shoes.
- Support the Work Pile Plan -
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-15

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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-15

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our superb collec-
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
Paris Farley Facing Delay

London, July 3 - (U.P0 - The scheduled three-power meeting in Paris on the Tangier question fail- ed to come of today because of what French source said were dis agreements on high levels.
 A British Foreign Office commen- tator here denied that the delay was because Russia wanted to join the talks.
 A United Press dispatch from Paris quoted French authoritative sources as saying their government merely wanted to work on the basis of the 1923 statute, which gave control of Tangier to Britain, France, Spain and Italy.
 However, the American and Bri- tish delegations were said by the French to be inclined to reconsider the entire Tangier question. In that case, Russia might be invited to join the conference, as it wants to do.
 The Foreign Office commentator here said that the question of Rus sian participation would not delay the present informal talks, but that the Russians could join in later conferences. However, the talks did not begin, as he predicted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
RubberUnion Desires Probe

Akron, O., July 3-(UP)-Local officers of the United Rubber Workers (CIO) today demanded a senate investigation of the Akron labor situation, asserting that mot single tire is being produced here"
 The demand was addressed to Sen. James M. Mead, D., N. Y, chairman of the senate committee to investigate the defense program, the former Truman committee.
 The officials said that while pun itive measures were being taken against Firestone and Goodyear workers, the Goodrich. General and Mohawk factories were down with governmental blessing" The three closed this week for overhauling and vacations.
 The request for an investigation was prompted by steps taken by the War Labor Board and the Selective Service to end the strike of more than 33,000 workers at the Good- year Tire & Rubber Co.,. in its 18th day. and at the Firestone Tire & Rubber Go. in its third day.
 I. V. Watson. president of the Firestone URW local, and c. ". Wheeler, Goodyear local president, said that the order to cancel oc- cupational deferments and the sus- pension of certain union contract provisions would not halt the strike
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
Francis Appeals From $25 Fine Imposed In P
Nutrition Council
 Retains Consultant
Dr. Helen s. Mitchell, New Haven Nutrition Director,
 to Fill Interim Post at Waterbury Center

Dr. Helen s. Mitchell, nutrition director of the New Haven chapter of American Red Cross, is being re- tained by the Waterbury Nutrition Council as nutrition consultant to fill a vacancy created in February. Dr. Mitchell will be stationed here during this month and next to or- ganize the work for the fall. Be- ginning Sept. 1, she will spend one day a week in Waterbury at the nutrition desk at the Visiting Nurse association, and will be available by appointment to agencies for ad- vice on nutrition problems.
 Miss Mitchell graduated from Mt. Holyoke college with B.A. degree, and from Yale university with the degree of Ph.D. She then became associated with Battle Creek college as professor of physiology and nutrition and director of nutri- tion research. Following this, she was attached to Massachusetts State college as research professor in nu- triton. Author of scientific and popular articles on nutrition and nutrition research, Dr. Mitchell was for a time a collaboration at the U. s. Soil, Plant and Nutrition Labora- tory in Ithaca, N. Y.
 From 1941-1943, she was princi- pal nutritionist for the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Serv- ices and from 1943- 1914, she was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
Braves Let PitcherGo

Boston, July 3-UP)-The Bos- ton Braves announced today that right-handed pitcher Don Hend- rickson has been purchased from the Milwaukee (WisD club of the American Association in a deal that involved transfer of a total of five players.
 The deal, announced by General Manager John Quinn will see left handed pitcher Ewald Pyle shipped to Milwaukee with another player or cash to come later. In addition, catcher Mike Ulisney goes to Mill waukee on 24-hour option, right handed pitcher Armand Cardoni shifts to Milwaukee from the Indi- anapolis club and veteran right handed hurler Tom Early goes to Milwaukee on option.
 Herdrickson, considered one of the stars of the American Associa- tion; has won seven and lost two games in r starts. A native of Terre Haute, Ind, Hendrickson stands six feet two. weighs 180 and is 29 years old. He reports here tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
SEVEN WATERBURY
 SOLDIERS RETURN
Former Prisoners of War to Return to Duty After
 FurlOughs

Seven more Waterbury service men, who were liberated from prls- oner of war camps in Germany, have returned to their homes here. They will report for further duty upon completion of 60-day fur loughs here.
 The men are:
 First Lieutenant John c. Johnson, pilot, son of MT. and Mrs. J. M. E. Johnson, 34 Parker street. His wife Mrs. Frances Johnson, lives in Lud- low, Vt.
 Sergeant George R. Freedo, in- fantryman, whose wife is Mrs. Jo- sephine (SynkowicO Freedo, 95 Griggs street. The couple have g three-year-old daughter, Rosella.
 Staff Sergeant Archie Aitcheson, Flying Fortress gunner, son of MT and Mrs Archie Aitcheson, Sr., 15 Wilson street.
 Technical Sergeant Silvio g. Ar ciero, son of Mrs. Angelo Arciero 285 Bank street, His wife is Mrs. Florence Donofrio) Arciero, Spring avenue.
 Technical Sergeant Lester J. Smith, son of MT. and Mrs. John Smith, Newport. R. I. His wife is Mrs, Marilyn (Ebbs) Smith, F Woodruff street. Private First Class Maurice F. Harmon, Jr.. son of MT. and Mrs Maurice F. Harmon, 9 Vermont street.
 Private Ralph Broder, 8 Lexing- ton avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
Mon Escapes CountyJaiI

Remington, Vt, July 3-(UP)- Harold Frotter, 26, formerly of Wor- cester, Mass, escaped from the county jail here today while await ing trial on first degree murder charge in the shotgun staying of Robert, Stratton, 55, of Woodford. Frotten was scheduled to go on trial for his life on the murder charge in superior court at Man chester July Is. Under Vermont law, conviction would carry mandatory penalty of death in the electric chair.
 A former carnival roustabout, Frotten was captured by FBI agents in Florida two months after Strat- ton was shot last Oct. q during a quarrel involving the victims daugh- ter Harriet, 20.
 Following the killing, Frotten fled in a truck owned by Stratton. Frot- ten abandoned the truck in Wor- cester, Mass, and fled to Florida, where he was employed by the Sea board Air Line Railway Terminal in Tampa when arrested.
 Frotten pleaded innocent when ar raigned on the murder charge at Manchester last month and was held without bail for trial.
 Frotten is a native of Reading, Mass.
 Chile has . wave of strikes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

The priest, Rev. James N. Mo- Grath of New Haven told the court Francis called him "a liar" and re- fused to show his license after a traffic tie-up on the Meriden road. He said he brought charges against the man not out of any personal feeling but because he thought the clergy should be protected.
 Francis who appeared and Argued as his own counsel denied the charges and claimed that the priest was abusive to him.
 After cross examining Father Me- Grath, Francis commenced an ex- position on his constitutional rights. Cautioned by Judge Summa to con- fine his remarks to the case in ques- tion, he replied, Your honor, have been sent to jail by this court for talking to little and for talking to much. I would like to know just what I am supposed to do."
 Walter Duffney, 20, 1A North Main street, was given suspended sentence to Cheshire reformatory and turned over to Army authori- ties as he is absent without leave, on charge of breaking and entry Joseph Crosse, 21, 19 Ridge street, was bound over to Superior court on a breaking and entry charge.
 Prosecutor Albert w. Hummel said the pair broke into Whalen's shop at 140 Manhan street June and took an adding machine, clock, tools, gasoline and $100 in cash.
 Other Cases Stated
 Other cases: Domenic Cimino, 36 68 South Elm street, breach of the peace, nolled for $l0; Ralph Hori- gan, 43, 146 North Main street, breach of the peace, nolled for $10; Mildred Horigan, 39, 146 North Main street, breach of the peace nolled; William Reilley. 33, RED l Waterbury. road rules violation nolled for SIP; ito Howe. 36 l4C North Main street, intoxication ano breach of the peace. discharged Alonzo Woods, 43. 38 Vine streeE assault and breach of the peace fined $20; Joseph Clarke. 36. 1913 West Main street, non-support, as- sault, and breach of the peace nolled; William Teuber, 57, S4 NeS-- Riverside street, intoXlcation, breacr of the peace, nolled; Henry James 9. 57 Pearl street, assault ant breach of the peace, continued tt July IT; William Laskas, 38, 98 Mt Vernon avenue, Intoxication. con tinued to July r; Anthony DiSte' fano, AT, 35 Pemberton street, keep ing liquor with intent to sell, con- tinued to July IS; George Hickey 3S. 152 Proctor street, intoxicatior and breach of the peace, continued to July 19; Henry Dvorak, 35, 7t Elton street, intoxication and breacf of the peace, suspended sentence Roger Thibault, 26, Oakville, intox. ication and breach of the peace, con tinued to July 19; Ollie Watson, 35 32 Canal street, assault and breact of the peace, 30 days in jail, sus' pended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

Winifred Dooley, Army Nurse Corps, has recently been promoted to first lieutenant in France, where she is serving with the 221st Gen. eral Hospital. Entering the service in September, 1914, she has been overseas for the past six months, Sine is the daughter of Fireman John Dooley, 363 Sylvan avenue.
 Arnold M. Norelli, aviation ord nance man 3-C, 323 Walnut street, has served on fl combat patrols as bombardier on a Navy Liberator search plane. He spent 20 months in the Atlantic area.
 Pfc. Irving H. Cables, has com pleted a years service overseas with an AAF Ordinance Depot Company. The equipment operator is now stationed on Guam. He is the former proprietor of the Gables Upholstery shop. His parents, MT and Mrs. Norman Cables, reside at 12 Patterson Court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

The four service sons of Mrs. Catherine c. Kelly, 34 Rose street, have returned from combat areas, and are spending furloughs with their mother.
 First Lieutenant Thomas J. Kelly, a patient at Ashford Gen. eral Hospital, West Virginia, will spend a 30-day furlough here. He was wounded in France last July. Leaving Waterbury with the 102nd Infantry in March, 1941. he trained at Camp Banding, Fla. and was on duty in the South Pacific for 10 months. Returning to this country, he studied at Off, vers Candidate School at Camp Livingston, La. In May 1944, Lieu tenant Kelly left for the European theater. He is former employe of the Scovill Manufacturing Con- pany.
 James, ships cook, first class, is enjoying a seven-day leave here while awaiting the commission
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
lRY United PreSSl

NDy OAAeCu AACSoJ
 U. S. 1st Army launches a new offensive south toward La Have du Pits in attempt to isolate the cotentin Peninsula from rest of France.
 Soviet 1st and 3d White Armies join forces to capture Minsk; else where along the front, Russians liberate more than 1000 towns and capture about 75,000 Ger mans.
 About 75O FOrtresses and Liber- ators from Italy raid enemy oil facilities in the Balkan countries for second straight day.
 Gen. MacArthur launches his Philippine-bound forces 100 miles nearer goal in heavy amphibiOus operation against Numfor Island, west of Biak; seize Kamiri air field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
COCOANUT WAR HAZARD

Wakefield, Mass. (UP)-Sgt. Don- aid Berube of Wakefield is won- dering whether he is entitled to the Purple Heart cluster. Already the possessor a Purple Heart received for wounds he suffered on Bou- gainville, Sgt. Berube was hit on the head by a cocoanut knocked from a tree by a Japanese bullet. He was unconscious for four hours and awoke in a hospital, where he remained several weeks to recover.
 The British Government has or- dered 50,000 aluminium houses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

Frederick s. Chase, retired president of the Chase Brass & Copper Co. yesterday Ob- served his 83rd birthday. MT. Chase was born July 2, 1862.
 One of Waterbury's most prominent civic leaders he at- tended 8 bank directors meet ing yesterday morning and spent the remainder of the day with his family and grand children. Since moving his res- idence to Middlebury MT. Chase also resigned his posi- tion with the city park board and board of agents, Bronson library.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR

Williamstown, Vt. CUP) The worlds first electric motor was in- vented by Thomas Davenport of Williamstown, whose first step was to make a horseshoe magnet and wind it with the silk of his wife's wedding dress. That was the begin- ming of the electrically driven car.
 Davenport, who devoted his life to cience, died here poor and unrecognized man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
BIZARRE STATION

West Medford. Mass. (UP)-Bi- barre is the word for the West Med- ford railway station. When 1t was built in 1880. there were embedded in It's outside walls various glittering minerals, semi-precious stones. a whales tooth. fiuted seashells, and an eroded boulder which was sup- posed to bear 6 resemblance to George Washington's head.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

ing of his ship. He entered the service in July, 1942, and was on duty on subchaser in the New foundland area, and served also on Atlantic conveys. He is a former employe of the Chase Brass and Copper Company.
 John, radio man, second class, has been granted 24-day fur tough from his duties on a fleet tanker in the Pacific area. He trained at Newport, R. l., and Boston, Mass. The radio man at the time of entering the service in February, 1943, was an employe of the Chase Brass and Copper Company.
 Joseph, radio man, third class, a veteran of the invasion of Nor mandy Will spend a 30-day leave here. He trained at Newport, R. I. Boston, Mass, and Lido Beach. Prio- to entering the Navy in September, 1943, he was an em- ploye of the Bristol Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

LlCutChdht J'6'J
 Douglas Graham Borden was recently advanced to the rank of lieutenant junior grade, and has been assigned to Pensacola, Fla He was previously flying instruc tor at Bunker Hill Field, Indiana. At the time of entering the serv- ice, he was 8 student at Bates College where he was a member of the cross country and track teams.
 Lieutenant Borden is the son of MT. and Mrs. Perry A. Borden. Southbury. Until last May the family resided at 21 First avenue. Lieutenant Borden is married to the former Jean Atkinson, of An nistOn, Alabama.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
Marion Auto Dealer
 Acts As Own Counsel
 In Contesting Charge
Accused Arrested for Insulting Remarks to New Haven ! Priest After Traffic Tie-Up; Tells Court He Has
 ] Been Jailed for Talking Too Much, Too Little

Joseph Francis 46 Marion fined $25 the result of verbal atercaon with priest June after the case heard before Judge Charles R. Summa in City Court this morning He appealed to the Court of Common Pleas and was released under $500 bond