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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Edwards Willing
Candidate, He Says

1t George Edwards. two-term
member of the common council
today said he would bc Il willing
candidate az the Aug. 7 municipal
elections. but viii not campaign
because of army regulations Ed
wards left for Camp MaNey Tex
where he has been assigned 10 an
infantry unit, Home on furlough,
Edwards attended council sessions
this week
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
SEA LANES BLOCKED

Meanwhile. the Japanese rc-
Si>tancc on the southern and cen
tral sectors of the Luzon battle
theater was described officially as
ahated and becoming discon-
nected and sporadic
HighlightIng the air action by
-warplaneS of the Far Eastern
Airforce were the sweeps in
tended 10 tighten the aerial block
ade of the China Sea lanes.
OF the 23 Jap ships sunk or
damaged. in these waters. four
were freighter-tranSportS and
smaller freighterS definitely de
Stroyed off Saigon, French Indo-
China. where two other freighter-
transports and 10 small cargo
vessels were listed as damaged
and probably sunk.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
FDR Praises
Partnership

WASHINGTON. Mare h % -
CUP)-President Roosevelt today
praised the proposed labor man
agement charter for a postwar
partnership
He voiced his pleasure over the
proposal in letter 20 AFL Prc>l-
dent William Green, Go PreSl-
dent Philip Murray and L. $.
Chamber of Commerce President
Eric a. Johnston. They proposed
the plan
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
ANNOUNCE RESULTS
277 Wounded Yanks
Freed by 1st Army

WITH L. s. FIRST ARMY IL
GERMANY. March % CUP) a
group Of III seriously wounded
American prisoners Of war was
liberated by the First Army yes
terdav when the Ninth Armorcd
Division captured a German hos
pltal train near Wctllar.
The prisoners were being cvaCu-
ated by the Germans IN filthy
box cars without sanitation on
other facilities
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30

wlth military events on The Vest
ern Front where dramatic news IS
expected daily.
Churchill previously had asked
members Of the war cabinet 10
remain within easy reach ~
Downing Street IN the even, Of
sudden German collapse
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
AFL Denies Strike

NEW YORK. March % TNSl
President William HutCheSon
OF the international Brotherhood
of Carpenters denied today that
AFL carpenters had Joined the
HOLLYWOOD smdln SiTlkc
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Miss Perkins
In Coal Meet

ASHIN NCTON. March %
INSl- Secretary of Labor Per
kinS today rc-cntcrod The coal
wage conference for a second
time amid reports that }0-day
extension OF the existing contract
was IN the making.
Under the pressure of a strike
authorization from the nation
100000 miners. soft coal opera
tors rcportcdly sought an agree
mrnt with the United Mine Work
crS union on wage relroactIvitS
10 permit extension OF the exist
lne agreements.
Miss Perkins declined 10 indi.
cate what results She expected lo
obtain.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
ZepS Destroyed
(bn HifIerS Eaiicf
By PIERRE J. HUSS

FRANKFURT -ON-MAIN. Germany Margh % CINS1-The
Graf Zeppelin, Germanys famous airshp whose mammoth
cigar shape became familiar sight 10 millions of Americans IN
of Atlantic crossings her ship
Zeppelin H. have been blown up Frankfurt along with
the hangers. on orders from Adolf Hitler.
The aircraft discoses oday, destroyed because
Hitler regarded them useless military encumbrances
The Graf Zeppelin and her ship grounded
following refusal by the L. s. Of German requests
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
l9-MILE ADVANCE

Latest advances by the Fourth
Armored which made the north
ward push represented gains of
up to l9 miles in a northeasterly
direction
The Fourth Armored Division
made contact with the Ninth
Armored Division OF the First
Army at three points. functions
were made at points six, nine and
Is miles north Of WieSbadcn
The linkup sealed off a pocket 10
miles square.
Order the United States War
Savings stamps from your
Detroit Times carrier. He'll
deliver them To your home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
CeIDu'S =
Falls

MANILA March % GNS)-
Troops OF the America Division
chased fleeing Jap forces into the
hills of Cebu today having cap
tured the ravaged capital OF that
newly invaded Philippine island
along with IL other towns.
Gen. Macarthur, in communi-
telling also of the sinking OF
damaging Of 23 enemy surface
vessels in the China Sea, an
nounced capture of these Cebu
communities within a day after
the liberation forces invaded that
island
L. :. CASUALTIES LIGHT
Capture Of Cebu City, Seconc
largest in the Philippines with Z
preWar population Of 10000, was
effected by twO-way enVelePine
action which forced the Jap gar
rlSOn to withdraw.
1T forced their evacuation
with light casualties To our
troops" Gen. Macarthur con-
tInued adding that, though
Cebu was badly damaged by
the enemy. the citys port area
was virtually intact
A Japanese midget submarine
caught by the swift American IN
NaNlon and seizure Of Cebu City
tried TO escape from the harbo
but was intercepted by an Ameri
can PIT boat The enemy Graf
was listed as damaged and proba
bly, sunk.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
1st Army Dash
Peri|s Ruhr

Continued from Page One)
meriCh on the northern sector OF
the front had fallen 10 Montgom-
ery'S forces,
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Report Ydnks
Off 0kindWd
Jsps Say U. s. Fleet
PsriIs Ryukyu Base

GUAM. March 20 lUPl-lapao
reported today an American IN
vasion feet was ConNerEinG from
al direction" on Ok'nawa Island.
the encmyS navy and air base 40
the Ryukyu chain
Tokyo radio SAID American lct
planes Joined carrier aircraft IN
continuing raids on the Japanese
homeland.
The enemy said Anglican land
Ing forces on TokoShIka Island.
west of Okinawa. were com
pletely wiped out by heavy ar
tillery and mortar>. Official
American sources have not con
frmed repeated Japanese reports
OF L. :. landings ON TokoShlka
and Aka IN the small kerama
cham
Enemy naval forces and
Transports said Tokyo con
tinue tc increase In numbers IN
the OkinawA waters. They are
coming in from all directions
FORMOSA IN CHAOS
Tokyo said the American as
Iault units m the keramaS are
Etrandcu. with the American IN
VaSion fleet cut to pieces by the
japanese air arm.
IChIncSe Central News Agency
report from the Fuklcn province
coast that chaos prevailed IN
FornoSa. where japanese au-
thorities rcportedly were oN-
pectinp an Allied offensive.
Civilians were reported cvacu-
afcd from all seacoast arcdSD
Pacific Fleet headquarters re-
manned silent on the enemy
claims. but said American war
ships and carrier planes damaged
up TO l9 japanese ships and de-
stroyed IS planes in bombardment
of the Okinawa area Sunday
through Tuesday.
MAIN ISLANDS RAIDED
japanese broadcaSts said that
several American carrier planes
raided Kyushu, Shikoku and Hon
shu. three of the main enemy
home islands, today The raid on
HonShu. the broadcast said. was
centered IN the Kure naval base
area
Tokyo also reported that 130
American jet planes attacked the
southern and southeastern sectors
Of Kyushu yesterday Japanese
time) and described the raid AS
being aimed at Japanese air
fields. II was the first time that
American jet propelled planes had
been reported in action IN the
Pacific theater
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30

- ,
The maiden voyage or Graz
Zeppelin H. the world IaIetS'
atrShp. 10 New YORK was can
celcd AS result ana since 'n'n
was used only 10 mako test llIIhl>
over Germany
Extinction Of Germany mann
zeppelin works came shortly AFTER
British bumbInes began io hua>'
the Reich.
HAZARD TO fLItRN
I'm addition 10 pronounc,nl
dirlglbIcS useless m War Hillcf
asserted that tho h,l Ieppcllr
hangers inicI.crct with iuii"dlio
operations
The great airport from "hlCh
the Graf Zeppelin took OH Ton
jt~ trips 20 the United States ana
South America was then taken
over blythe luilWaiic.
Situated ON The edge OF Frank
furt the airport lay ON flat oA-
panSe amidst the woods
ift li'll hltI' 'lN' ii' Ih ~ I''' ''
fantry of the L. : Third Army
Fifth Division, after rear guard
EJyrv- -rrT1pirrrt' -t'fi tfft'-r'tirr-ti tt4'
airport were knocked ont ol dc-
ton
I hardly recognized d. although
II was here In 1880 that ! picked
up Dorothy hilgaIlcn of the Ne"
York Journal-Amcrlcan in a race
around the world.
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an May "i 100 'l''' 'iI'",'''''' 7.
rose ifoih tl'S a5rp"Il iUI S l's 'os -.
illght "','n ghu'u 'i' ANY "''U
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ilight DAYS are gone out dii'lu '''I
pune IIeeS near llle d1llosl"'lI n
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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Army Accuses
. Detroit Bars
CONTINUED from Page one)

(Nontinued from rage Onel
feminine mountaineering made in
taverns. Eighty were attributable
TO other sources, including dance
halls, parks and theaterS.
During the first two months OF
this year, there were SO contacts
made IN taverns and Is in other
spots.
Two heavily patronized down
town taVernS. were cited by Hall
as having a more deplorable
record than the others
Ward said that navy men have
reported POS cases Of social
diseases in the last eight months
and added that all have been
traceable 10 bars. Ward paruCu-
larly condemned one downtown
spot.
CALLS REPORT RELIABLE
The report. Hall said lis a.
reliable a possible" and based on
information given by the afflicted
soldiers who have told army medi-
Cal officers the source.
Earlier, John p. Aaron. chair
man Of the state liquor control
commission had declared that he
had planned 10 clean up filthy
saloons and refuse TO renew
licenses OF applicants who refuse
20 heed warnings
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
DEMANDS BACH PAY

UNIV President John /. Lewis,
whose rank and file members
voted S 10 / in favor of a work
stoppage 10 support their wage
demands, has been insisting that
any subsequent wage adjustment
be made retroactive 10 April /, If
he agrees 10 continue the present
contract for 80 days beyond its
expiration date at midnight Sat
urday
Secretary PerkiH--feappeaf-
ance m the Joint bargaining seS-
SION came as President RooSe-
Welt was appraised of the wartime
coal crisis I'm a notification of the
mine strike vote.
ANNOUNCE RESULTS
Ftnal results Of the halloting.
as shown by the War Labor Board
in the board-Super>lSed election.
showed
In favor of strike 20S797.
Against strike =. 15S
The board SAID there were 3l1.-
asa miners eligible toNote 236 499
ballots cast. 1918 void and l,O26
votes challenged
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-11-28
BUY VICTORY BONDS
THE POLITICAL INTEGRITY OF JIMMY BYRNEs

When Secretary of State Jimmy Byrnes scrap-heaped
the London conference with the suggestion that the
men of Roumania and Bulgaria are mot representative
OF the people of those states he certainly met himself
coming backward How could Jimmy Byrnes talk with in
tegry respecting democratic control when he is himself
the creature OF minority government?
In 1910 the total population of South Carolina was
s9I973 OF these, 989S41 citizens over 81 years
Of and had It not been for the poll tax eligible to vote
However m 1910 election returns showed only 10O84
votes were cast IN South Carolina which means that only
10 per cent of the voting population exercise suffrage
rights down IN South Carolina.
The Bulgarians and the Roumanians may have indi-
genous methods by which they scotch representative
eminent but suspect their methods of plotting
ocratc society effective than the arbitrary poll
tax procedures IN down in the political habitat
Jimmy Byrnes How this "hOer than thou represen-
atve Of the state department laud and demand repre-
sentative government the seas when in addition
III poll tax for whites his political machinery provides
a white primary for the exclusion of the blacks.
We suspect il viii be difficult for a man who comes
from fascisimnded section Of the United States to pos
the delicate approach and nesse necessary to bring
about world accord When Jimmy Byrnes told Molotov
ego home and think it over" he was thinking more in
terms Of dropping another atomic bomb and cautioning
Mol0ov think than in terms of friendness and broth
ehood necessary 70 permanent world The fort of
intolerance is tyranny and terrorism twin monsters having
no place IN representative government-Okahoma Black
Dispatch.
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Determined to clear the prize
fighting ring of any tinge of row.
dyism, Louis has taken good
craftsmanship as a serious duty.
Margery Miller. the author. saw
her first championship prize fight
at the age of 15-the damatic
second Louis Schmeiing bout.
Since then she has avidly fol-
lowed every major heavyweight
fight, either from the ringside or
through the newspapers. AS a stu
dent at Wellesley College, from
which she was graduated with
honors last May, she spent her
weekneds at the ringside in Bos-
ton, where the boxing enthusiasts
soon accepted her as one of their
own. This friendship with the in
siders of the fight world stood
her in good stead in writing Joe
Louis: American. In New York,
she has been receiving much
publicity for her complete and
honest picture of the champ. The
New York Times has published
long interview with her, and the
Daily Mirror a feature article.
She has told Louis's story sim
Il.
realizes that Joes life has been
one of those rare stories which
words can tell but not improve.
Its publication is a fine tribute to
Louis both as a sportsman and
as a noble American.
fellow Americans, have made.
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WANTED: I would like to
contact youth or man with
farm experience to assist in
Spring planting. Write or call
at Bremerton office.

speaker. Music was furnished by
Junior Hostess Choir. Members of
the choir were: Misses Sarah
Woods. Gladys Bellinger. Thelma
Dampier. Marcella Giddings. Eva
Jones, Clementine Johnson. Mes
danes Maydee Patterson and Mary
Coleman. Numbers rendered were:
Praise God From Whom All Bless
ings Flow. Sweet Hour of Prayer.
He Knows How Much We Can
Bear, To-day. and God BE With
You. Miss Clementine Johnson
sang "I1l Be Home for Christ
mas" this was dedication to all
the men in the armed forces. In
vocation was given by Mrs. H.
Coley and Benediction by Rev. E.
Pendleton Williams.
A matinee dance was held in
the afternoon. OF course the N. A.
d. band gave out with some fine
1--WE. Their version of Honey
Dripper" is really ON the beam.
They received encore after encore
Bling Crosby or Frank Sinatra
have nothing on Mr.. Joe Powe
when he gives out with his spe-
cial arrangement of "Star-Dust."
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try. Beyond his triumphs in the
ring, he has triumphed as an am
bassador of good will from the
Negro to the white world. And il
Is this, along with the exciting
story of his boxing career, that
has been emphasized in JOE
LOUIS: AMERICAN by Margery
Miller, to be published October
Slst by Current Books, Inc. of
New York.
Joe Louis: American is thrill
packed saga from the day when
the young Alabama cotton picker
determined to win the battle
against poverty, through the pc
riod of his ever-increasing repu-
tation as the Brown Bomber, to
his army days. Louis knew hun
cry childhood, early disappoint-
ment and heartache, bitter defeat
at the height of his fame, but
these experiences nodded the
champion into a man as well as
an athlete. He has become an
American institution. Not only has
he held the championship longer
than any boxer since the days of
John l.. Sullivan. but whether
winning or losing, in peace and in
war. he has said and done the
right thing at the right time. The
quickly terminated Camera bout.
the decisive defeat of Lewis, Ga
lento. Buddy Baer and Nova, the
close battle with Billy Conn are
all fast and colorfully described.
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Ebenezer AME Church


- = ? HIIIIHFHs7 NHHI0F
Sunday school. $50. morn.
ing worship. II; Christian IN
desYor. z. evening service. s..
prayer meeting Wednesdays At
a e'cleck
Ninth and Park in down.
town nremertun.
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All Junior Hostesses are urged
TO be present at the Junior Hos
tess meeting Saturday. December
lst at the u. 3. o. Labor Temple.
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JOE LOUIS:
AMERICAN

Joe Louis is not only a hero to
the Negro world He has also won
the wholehearted admiration, the
sincere respect OF the entire coun-
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ATTENTION

The John A. Bell Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M Ma
sons of The State of Washington; under the John A.
Bell Sovereign Grand Lodge Jurisdiction of the United
States of America, with Authority and Warrants is
sued to John A Bell by The Grand Lodges of Cuba,
San Domingo, Haiti, and South Africa, who received
their Authority from the white Masons Grand Lodges
of Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania; has granted the
George Washington Carver Lodge No. |, A. F. & A. M.
Masons of Seattle Washington, permission, to hold
special dispensaton for a limited time only. For
members desiring sffiation, application blanks and
any other information may be secured from the Grand
Secretary, William E. Derry, 166 18th Ave-, Seattle
%, Washington Phone Capitol 61S2
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pledge his full service for after
all. lodge attendance is an abso-
Lutte necessity for success.
Puget Sound Lodge will never
grow any stronger than it's weak
est member. If elected to office,
or appointed on a committee, it
is your duty to serve. If you do
not attend and aid in the choice
of officers, you shouldn't be heard
to complain. Monday, December
3 is the night to elect your of
ficers. Be there.
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Later In the evening skit
written by Mrs. Delarea Coley
called THE Circle of Life" was
presented. Principle characters
were Alexander Francis--year. J.
II. Gregory-December. Mary Ba-
tise-January, Mrs. Maydee Pat
terson - February, Miss Sarah
Woods-March. Miss Kay Camp
bell-May. Mr.. c. II. Hall-June.
Mr.. Zethel Ayres-July. Mrs. Juan
tia Giggins-August, Miss Alceen
Haines = September. Mr.. ID. H.
Johnson = October. Miss Gladys
Bellinger - November, and Miss
Irene Wiliams--Spirit OF Mercy.
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Social HighIights
BY MISS A. |. ELLIS

Mrs. Arthur McRhone. secretary
of A. M. f. Missionary Society
left this weekend for California.
Enroute to California she will
spend Saturday and Sunday in Sc
attic and Monday she will proceed
on her journey.
vesper Services were held at
the q. S. o. Labor Temple
Thanksgiving at 100 p. m. Rev.
E. Pendleton Williams was the
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COMING EVENTS
Elks to Elect Officers
BY c. D.

Monday. December 3 is election
night for Puget Sound Lodge Elks
No. 1903.
The terms of all officers. in
Guiding three trustees expire Dec
ember 81 All Elks in good stand
Ing are eligible to vote and are
urged to attend. Each should
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-21
Would Honor
Garry Herman

Rube Bressler, the old big
Lacquer, says an organization in
Cincinnati called the Ball Players
of Yesterday, composed of former
big league and minor league
players, has gone on record as
endorsing the late Garry Herman
for a place in the Hall of Fame.
at was Garry Herman who
promoted friendly relationship
between the National and Amer
lean leagues which has held
throughout the years." Rube
writes. Herman made a mil
lion dollars outside of baseball,
yet he died broke because he
spent II in the promotion Of
the game.
mo one ever liked the grand
old game better than Garry.
Many times he said: Baseball
Wos the pioneer in making
America sports minded. We
QUE the game much, and PH
try 70 do my part He did moro
than his part"
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-21
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Continued on Page IWol
j. NJ. Grid Star
Helps Ndtdtors
By GEORGE r. VAN

ANN ARBOR, Jan 20-Ralph
Chubb. erstwhile halfback lumi-
nary on the Wolverine squad,
proved himself an outstanding
breast stroke swimmer by giving
Michigan the lead that won the
3OO-ysrd medley relay in the dual
meet with Northwestern here to-
night
The big-muscled lad from Coach
Fritz CrISlerS football squad,
teaminC with Gurdon Pulford
back-strokcr. and Bob Mowerson,
free Stylcr on the relay gave his
relay length Of the pool margin
and tho Wildcats weren't IN the
picture after that
Michigan won tho next two
events. Mert Church taking the
220 handi1y IN 2l92 while
Charley Fries SpiaShed IN ahead
in The 80 IN "a -
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nrps-t.r Sarfrfssffrr selrrs DsSEsu
Z Aarost1- Lsur' Tr' - Co..
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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-21
Patrick Sees
Hockey Doom

-NEM- YORK Ian. 20 INS)--
The possibility that professional
hockey may not be played next
season Is foreseen by Lester Pat
rick. president Of the New York
Rangers. after a new ruling by
Canadian draft officials that no
further exit permits would be
issued TO discharged servicemen
without a record of overseas duty.
The ruling directly involved all
hockey players leaving the Domin-
ion to play in the United States,
Billy Reay. an eX-sailor. is the
first hockey player affected by the
new ruling. Reay who last year
led the Quebec Aces TO the Cana
dian title had just been rendered
a banquet in honor of his planned
transfer to the Detroit Red Wings
when he received notification of
the ruling. Reay will not go 10
Detroit
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-21

tor. Ont. q years ago.
Rov Mack of the Athletics had
~ write has father, Connie Mack.
IN California that Al Jarlett, the
Toronto pitcher for whom the AS
psid $4,000. will no, be around
In the spring Jarleti mas
signed up with the merchant
marine Ben Jones. the Calu-
met Farms trainer who raced
horses IN Mexico IN the old days,
saws high altitude doesn't hurt the
thoroughbredS .r Calumet has
no notion of sending It's string
there. however
Ray Sugar Robinson has lost
only one of SO tights Che lost a
decision TO Jake LaMotta IN De
troin Ray has kayoed 50 OF
his victims Mrs. Fritzie Zivic
of Pittsburgh saw her soldier
husband beat Billy Arnold IN
Madison Square Garden recently
and rewarded him with a kiss as
he came out Of the ring
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-21
Athletes
Face Tests
Washington Must
Approve Reflections

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 qNS)
Professional athletes Will no
longer be rejected for military
service on grounds OF physical
disability until their cases have
been reviewed by the adjutant
general here, the war department
announced today.
In the future, an official an
nouncement said, all cases OF the
sort must be forwarded 10 Wash
ington by the armed force lnduc-
tion station together with all
pertinent information used as a
basis for the proposed rejection.
The statement pointed out the
inconsistency Of rejecting an ath-
lete for an ailment not sufficiently
serious 10 bar him from partclpa-
ton in professional games and
exhibitions.
II had previously been an
nounced that the department
would follow a policy OF passing
on all cases involving the dis
charge Of prominent athletes or
stage, scrce9~or radio stars.