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Evening star., 1945-10-27
Atoms and Bruss Hots
From the Providene. Journal:

from the Providence Journal:
Development of THE Lockheed P-s0
Shooting Star, our latest and most
potent tighter plane, and the much
more revolutionary development of the
atomic bomb points up again the all
important necessity of welding the Ma
tion's scientific and military brain power.
All too often in the past broad gulf has
separated the brass hats of the services
from scientists In the laboratories. Our
Army and our Navy, with few notable
exceptions. have been stubbornly re-
luctant to experiment in new fields. BY
and large, the top men in the services
have chung to conservative old notions of
warfare and have refused to make use of
American industry's unexcelled brain
power and knowhow. The new ideas
usually seep through in the end. but they
nnd tough going in the higher, hide
bound echellonS of the services.
Evening star., 1945-10-27
Letters to The Star
Wants Keys House Preserved
AS Historic Shrine
To the Editor OF The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
In Georgetown, within a stone s
throw of the monumental bridge that
bears his name. stands the house in
which Francis Scott Key once lived.
Here was his home when he was dis
trict attorney, and it was during that
time that under truce and with Pres
ident Madisons consent he went to
secure the release of his friend, DR..
Beanes of Upper Marlboro, whom the
British had taken with them after their
capture of Washington.
The rest of the story is well known
how he was retained in custody by Ad-
miral Cochrane and from the deck of
a vessel witnessed the bombardment
of Fort McHenry during the night of
September IA, 1914. and was inspired
to write his poem, The Star Spangled
Banner"
That original flag is on exhibition at
the National Museum, where thousands
of visitors see it and do homage Mil
lions of people stand at attention as
the national anthem is played at all
public gatherings. The name of it's
author Is remembered with honor. Why,
then, is the house that was his home
at the time he wrote these immortal
verses not preserved and cherished as
a national shrine?
Shameful is the obscurity and neg
lect of this former home of Francis
Scott Key, although 1t is now owned
by the United States Government. The
roof has been altered, window frames
changed and the original material of
the front wall has been replaced or
covered with modern tapestry brick.
The whole structure has been changed
beyond recognition of its original char
acter. The first floor, which has served
spaces boarded up with rough lumber.
The writer passed this historic land
mark on VI day. In contrast to his
toric places in the modern city, this
old house stood forgotten, alone, OBJ
scure, empty. At distance flags were
flying proudly and gayly-hundreds of
them everywhere. Here, however. an
unpainted, short flagstaff leans from
the middle second-Story window, but
1t never carries a flag. To complete
the indignity, there is shorter stick
from which droops small, cheap, cam
brio flag such as one buys on occasion
for dime from street hawkers. This
flag is so faded and weather -bea ten
that it appears to have been clinging
there for many months-a pitiful trav-
esty on our Nations most sacred
symbol.
1t is said that the National Capital
Parks. in whose custody this relic now
is vested, may tear it down because it
has been so altered as to have lost all
character. The writer submits: Are
We, the people of America, to lose the
house that once sheltered one of our
most beloved personages because it has
lost character? Pictures of this house
authentic and of sufficient detail to
guide an architect in restoring the ex-
terror to a semblance of it's original
appearance, and it may be possible
that sufficient documentary information
could be found to guide in restoring
the interior to at least a state salts
factorily in keeping with the period.
BY all means, let the house of the au-
thor of our national anthem be kept
and restored! E. EUGENE BARKER.
Evening star., 1945-10-27
Take Off These Tuxes'
ON the London Sunday Chronicle

FROM the London Sunday Chronicle
Every day the prime need Of our ma :
tional life becomes more evident-the
need to free industry from the shackles
OF war. One freedom can be given
at once. Lift the burden of purchase
tax from British industry. The motor
trade is an example. Every 10-h.p. car
Is loaded with an ESQ tax. And nearly
every trade suffers in the same way.
Take on these taxes. Until they go,
manufacturers cannot plan the sales
upon which we base our future.
Evening star., 1945-10-27

One difference between the Vic
torian age and the present is that
in the former fools blew out the gas
and in the latter fools step on it.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-26

this week.
Under the bill as passed by the
Senate, premiums would be guaran-
teed until June 80, 1915, on copper,
lead and zinc mined for the war
effort. However, the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee has
eliminated the non-cancellable fea-
ture of the measure. Interested
executive agencies of the govern
ment have indicated they would pre-
fer to be in position to cancel the
premiums when, in their opinions,
it is no longer necessary to stimu-
late the production of these three
important metals.
Senator Scrugham, who is a mem
Der of the Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee and is now in San
Diego, Calf, has wired his office
as follows:
at is my opinion that the McFar-
land non-cancellable feature must
be held in $500 (of which | am CO.
introducer) at all cost if the base
metal mining industry is to be saved
from complete disruption and the
flow of materials with which to
fight the Japanese war is to be kept
up. No mining company can plan
for the future as long as we have
low ceiling prices on metals with
out having definite assurance of
continued payment of these pro-
ducer premiums for the fiscal year
nineteen forty six. The same policy
must be applied to companies with
Metal Reserves Company contracts.
Permitting short term cancellations
at the will of some bureaucrat
would be unfair to an industry
which has given its best efforts to
producing the fundamental ma
terials with which the European
war has been fought to a successful
conclusion"
Senator Murray is in complete
agreement with this viewpoint.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-26
GLACIER COUNTY TRANSFERS
By Glacier County Abstract Co.
Cut Bank, Montana
OIL AND GAS AsE

OIL AND GAS LEASE
Otto ]. Hartwig, widower. ct al. to The
Carter OIL Co., sw sW 3 Sc 8, e ne
10, W NV, sc NV, sw ne 11-34-12w for 10
years delay rental after one year at $3.50
each II months.
ASSIGNMENT
w. F. Sanders trustee, to Cornelius
Murphy, 90 participating interest in
S4h e oil and gas lease on sw Sc and
lot 4, sec "a. twp 32n rye 6w
W. F. Sanders. trustee, to Darwin Sim
mons, 30 participating interest in S4k 20
oil and gas lease covering wse lot 4,
sec "a, twp 32n rye CIV.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-26
Senators Want Non-CanceIlable
Clause In Zinc-Lead Bonus Law

Senator James Murray chairman of the senate small business
committee Senator James Scrugha chairman of the mining
and minerals industry subcommittee controduces of 502 bill
which carries authorization for continuance of premiums copper
lead mines that the legislation contain the
canceable feature when it finally becomes law revealed
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-26

The about effort in the Pacific
for a final drive on Japan may
development in California. In Feb
ruary 1915 an estimated SO percent
of the states output of oil was being
used for the war, compared with
roughly 80 percent of the nations
total. Some $4,000 tank cars were
supplies, moving around 10000
barrels of crude and other oil pro-
ducts from Texas and the Mid Con-
tinent area.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-26

densate, and benzol, or a total of
100000 barrels daily; compared
with an average estimated daily
overall production in 1894 of 1851
600 barrels per day, according to oil
industry's national advisory coun-
Gil to the petroleum administration.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-26

Total crude-oil production antici-
pated in the u. S. during 1915 is in
Dictated to be 4,737 600 barrels per
day, with an additional 253,O00 bar
rels daily of natural gasoline, con-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-05-26

Refiner Refined Exported
Big West Oil Co.. SOL ,098 1888 300
IN. D., Wash, CAM
Carter Oil co.. 3,429, 1886 1,7S8, 663
IN. D., Calf, Can.
Idaho, Wyo)
Farmers Union Cent. 2.S45, 1854 1,961,4O7
Calf, N. D., Wyo. Idaho)
Hart Refineries ---- 1850
Hole Bros. Refinery 2,54o
Home Oil & Ref 981,8
Calf, Idaho N. D., Utah)
Ohio Oil co.. 1921
Socony Vac. Oil Co 1,339,207 AGO. 32
(Wash., N. d.
Texas Co. -- 2,520,06 S76,351
IN. D. Wash, Idaho, CAM
Union Oil CO. 1854, 465 $4,000
IN. D., CAM
TOTALS --12. 1e4.9eO 5.723,s14
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Local Girl Makes
Good With Ellington

hasn't changed ne very much, they
are with ne one hundred per cent.
Thrilled At Being Home
I'm 50 thrilled al being home
with NY parents again" she con-
t.nued. making the interviewin :
really matter O. writing down
what she SAID, with little prompt
Ing.
Young Joya has hobbies and in
,eres,s. much as any girl her age.
she likes wri,.ns sAo-. stores.
bowling, ice skating, hiking, NOV
les and dancing
She has never had any singing
lessons or coaching of-any kind.
bu; rehearSes with hcrSel. and
with the band quite har3.
Perhaps ne greatest thrill she
had was singing IN Carnegie hall
laSt Dec 70. with Duke Ellington
and his band She expressed her
gratitude for the chance Duke has
ElHea Ncr and the hope that she
may 20 on to-treater- heI Gh;S.
Very sWeei.y, she asked, VIII
you please excuse me so I may ca:
my dinner (which some member
OF the organization had brought in
10 herr before the mex. show be-
gins As our interview ended and
the warning buzzer sounded 20 ge;
ready for the mex: show.
Alice S Kennibrew and Will
liam Sheriff., Jr., are ne other
children Of the Senior Sherrllls.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
COlOred Troops
Form Spearhead
To Thwart Japs

LEYTE ISLAM D. Philippines.
BY Courier-DelayeO-In- deter
mined defensive action which saw
enemy troops hurled into confu-
SION and finally annihilated, co.,
ored engineers help form the
spearhead that thwarted the jap
anese two-prong attempt on the
American airstrip al San Pablo.
Leyte
BY delivering the coup de grace
20 japanese arms in the Pablo
sector, these .colared troops be-
came the first 20 engage the enemy
in ground action in the campaign
10 liberate the Philippines.
Two-Day Fight
For TWO days elements Of the
two engineer battalionS helped
herd the enemy into q pocket Of
humiliation They had secured
their position and taken the Of
fcnSive When infantry troops ar
lived and completely routed So
called prize troops from 1t
General Sasaku, SuzuA's 3Stn
Army.
Three soldiers. It's William r.
Mccall OF Detroit; T-4 Winner
Aston Jr. and rs Charles Num-
ford Of Baltimore. were working
near the strip when they recog-
nized the enemy aircraft; Grab
bing UP rifles they rushed 20 a
white depot unit that was then
forming, a defense perime:er The
three Negro soidiers~fouSht along
side the whites al night.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
SCHOOL HEAD
RESIGNS POST
AT INKSTER

Gardner King. president Of the
lnkster Board of Education, ten
dered his resignation 10 the board
at its regular meeting Monday
evening, Dec. IS. After many pro-
tests from fellow-members OF the
board, Mr.. Kings resignation was
accepted.
Remaining members Of the Board
of Education testified that Mr..
King has worked untiringly for
constructive improvements in the
entire community OF Inkster as
we'll as in the school system. His
resignation is a distinct loss TO the
district. lnkster residents said.
DR.. Byron A. Milton. local ply
stefan and community leader. was
appointed by the board to I'LL the
unexpired term Of Mr.. King. The
election Of a new president for the
Board Of Education was tabled for
action at the next meeting.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Await Decision
In Seabees Case,
From, MauyDept.

WASHINGTON. D. c. CNNPA)
Though Capt. Anton B. Ander-
son, president Of the Board of Re-
view, Discharges and Dismissals
Of the Navy Department, declared
on Dec. IL that a decision on the
petition of 10 Seabees discharged
for ''unfitness" or "ineptitude"
would be forthcoming in about
three weeks. the Navy Depar
ment advised the NNPA this week
that no decision yet has been
reached.
The Seabees were seeking to
have their discharges changed to
honorable" on testimony which
showed they had been diIn Used
after they aired their views on ra-
cial problems at their base in
Trinidad al the invitation Of their
commanding officer. Il. Comman-
der Harry Cantey Jr.
The decision is regarded by OBJ
servers as difficult one 10 make
for the. Board of Review because
IL favorable il will be a slap at a
fellow naval officer-totally in
compatible with Navy tradition.
The unrefuted testim ony, how
ever. was so strong in favor OF the
discharged men that any decision
against them will put the honor Of
the Navy in question.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Boy Claims Dice
Player Hit Him

ThirtX-year-old- Lacy Dumas Of
6+S Owen avenue was found guilty
las; week OF shooting craps with
a l6-year-ol6 boy. who also
CHARGED that Dumas had assaulted
HIM WITH an ash tray stand follow
Ing ire dice game al the Dumas
home.
The l6-year-old youth. William
Th.asher Of SO Owen. stated that
he Was testing the dice 10 see If
they were loaded when ne be-
came involved N the alteration
With Dumas
Dumas faces sentence this week
following the assault and battery
CONVICTION. after a recorders judge
had referred the case 20 the pro-
BATON department; FOR further in
NeS,. cation
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Combat Pilot To
Atlantic City

Il. and Mrs Dempsey Morgan
II. he recently returned from
action in Italy With the 332nd
Flehrer Group left Detroit Mon
day. FOR Atlantic City. y. J.. where
.Ae Young combat pilot will re-
pot 20 the Army Air Forces Re-
distribution Center for reassign-
Uent
/, Morgan has been in Detroit
SINCE the middle OF December.
when he net his nine-month old
daughter. Beatrice ElySe, for the
frSi lime he is veteran Of IA
opora'lon3, missions and wears
four Oak Leaf Clusters; Is a mem
be- 81 ;he Alpha Phi Alpha fra
terni;v and ST. Cyprian's Episcopal
cHuvCh.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Tan Yanks Supply
Bread For Troops

AHWAZ. GULF DISTRICT. Iran
by Courier. Detayed1-While r.
this area OF the PerS. an Calf Com
nand ! paid visit 10 another de-
tachment o. the l53rd ON Bakery
Company. which Is sweating out
the JOB Of supplying the daily bread
fer the thousands OF GIS stationed
in this sphere Of influence on the
Russian supply line.
Like many other units here in
Iran. these Tan Yanks have been
overseas more than l8 months and
are hoping 10 get break soon un-
der the rotation policy Even under
the most severe conditions of ci-
mate ard Illness, these "GI doagn-
boys" have not missed turning out
their regular quota Of bread for the
troopS.--Since their or g!nsl assign
men, here.
Serving with.this detachmen; are
such key men as; First SGT. Frank
Thompson. o. Lynch5urg. Va.
Sets Andrew F. Nesb.;. Louisville.
Ky and Hoyt B Hardwick. Detroit.
Mich: Staff SGtS.~ Isaac Racial.
Alexander. La. ard Major W Dab
ney, OF Philadelphia. Pa: Cpl.
Joseph Perkins. Denham Springs.
La: Tech 5th CIR. Charles l..
Brooks Washington. d. e. and
PviS. Lionel Branch CHICAGO. III.
Archie Vaughn. Indianapolis. Ind
and Richard Bruce. Wichita. kans.
Mail is the biggest morale booster
FOR these GlS who fad boredom
10 Se their greatest affection They
are privileged 70 use the post ex-
change. service club. and theatre
on the post without segregation or
discrimination Their final request
wich they made TO me before ! lef,
them was 10 remind their families
and friends 10 write 10 them as
often as possible.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
BY F. VI. LEONARD

Joya Yvonne Sheriff.. 20-year-
old daughter OF the William Sher-
nils Of Beauoien street, Is back in
Detroit as the singing star with
Duke Ellington and his band
Armed with some words she
wrote 20 Duke Ellingtons popular
recording Take the A Train. Miss
Sherrill went 10 see the Duke"
and there began her rise 10 sue
cess. which ended returning 20 her
home recognized artist,
Having graduated from North
western high school in 1912. Joya
sang with the band for the summer
months and returned 10 school al
Wiloertorce university in OHIO 20
please her parents. When ! de-
cided tina; ! would return 10 school,
| gave up all thoughts Of going
on the stage. and determined 10
dedicate myself 20 my work. but
guess the call Of the theatre was
TOO strong in ne. II seemed that
! could not get my mind of singing
Since ] can remember. | have liked
singing and | guess / always will"
Miss Sheriff. told this reporter in
an interview backstage al the
theatre.
Likes Travelling
How Go you Ike travelling with
the band was one Of the queS-
tons almost always asked a be-
sinnev IN the game. and SO i was
asked Miss Sheriff.
--,"Oh. love II, she replied with
a twinkle in her eye IT is the
most broadening experience ! have
had in my whole life think
am learning things about people !
would never have learned other
wise" she said
Al first my parents were afraid
that the lie in the theatre would
rob me Of something they didn't
want me-to miss in growing up
but now that they see IL really
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
CUNMAN HELD
IN Gun FIGHT,
ONE man DIES

Ravoin Burton Pickard was held
for investigation OF murder this
week after a man had died as a
result of gun battle between
Pickard and several police officers
near tavern at $500 Hastings
street last week.
Pickard, alias Sleepy" Al, of 900
Brewster street, fired several shots
at Patrolman Earl Elazier following
an alteration in Browns Tavern
last week, according to police.
Shot to Death
Allen johnson. So, OF 685 Living
ston street. was fatally injured in
the exchange of shots between Pa
trolman Elazier and Pickard. A
Woman. Ethel Thomas. 81, Of zoos
Division street, was also injured
n the shooting.
Pickard was arrested after he
had fled 10 the basement OF a Sec
ond tavern at 2840 Hastings street
where several shots were fred be-
fore he surrendered to Patrolmen
Earl Elazier and Carl Byers.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Last Defendant In
Simms Policy Case

Harry GasSaway. 81. Of Chicago.
was released on a $1,000 bond fol-
lowing partial examination Tues
day on charge OF conSpiring 70
violate the gambling laws. Police
said Gassaway is theslast defend
ant in the Willie Simms policy
case that was tried two weeks ago.
The examination was adjourned
until Feb s after William. Kora-
CHS. 33. 1876 Russell street, had
been cited for contempt OF court
and sentenced 10 serve 30 days in
the county Jail by Recorders
Court Judge Joseph A. ellis.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13

stationed at Cam Beale, San >Ber-
nardino, Calf. entered the plea
Of guilty to manslaughter after sew
eral witnesses had testified at the
trial being heard by a l2-woman
jury last Wednesday.
Judge Gordon accepted the plea.
referred the defendant 70 the pro-
baton department and will SEN
itence him on Jan. IL.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Jackson Te Open
Lecture Course

TUSREGEE INSTITUTE. Ala
Dr. Luther p Jackson. scholarly
historian AT Virginia State college
and popular newspaper columnist.
will open the Jay Wilson Lecture
series here on Sunday. Jan %.
This lecture series on citizen
ship was founded by Miss Ella
Carnahan Of Pittsburgh. who made
a contribution 10 the United Col
lege fund and ear-marked il 10 III
nance the series.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
WEST INDIES WORKERS
AID FARMERS

Approximately lo,5o0 West In
dies workers were employed or
available for employment in agri-
culture in II states during the
early part Of December. according
10 the December issue Of West
Indies News Digest a lestlet for
West Indies workers published by
the Office OF l. Dor Of the War
Food Administration
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Explain Lettering
Ruling To Cops

The y ACP. was advised this
week by, Senior Inspector Samuel
J Throop, that Commanding Of
ficerS have been ordered 10 in
strUc; members 81 their commands
in Ire proper Interpretation OF
Chapter lS7. Section Is. 81 our City
Ordinance. commonly known as
The lettering ordinance II was
also revealed iha; Patrolman Roger
Evans. formerly stationed al Cam
fed Vas transferred 20 the 10th
precinct, under Spccial orders is
sued IN August. 1874
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Olen Mont gomery. 80. 29l Dyer
street. Hamtranck. one Of the
original ScoitSboro boys. was
found guilty 81 being drunk and
given q suspended sentence Tues
day Police accused Montgomery
Of trying 20 give service men a
drink from his bottle while in the
Greyhound Bus station.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
WARN FUEL OIL USERS

AS a guide 10 users OF fuel oil
FOR home heating, the Detroit Dis
tr!ct Office Of OPA this week said
that no more than IL per cent OF
the annual ration should have been
used Up 10 this time IN the Detroit
area
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
CT Pleads Guilty
In Brothers Death

The trial Of Pvt. Walter Jackson,
"a, charged with first degree muir
der in the fatal stabbing Of his
brother on last Aug. Is, was halted
last week when the defendant en-
tered plea Of guilty to man
slaughter before Recorders Judge
Arthur E. Gordon.
Testimony disclosed that the SOL
der was on, h here WI he
had a misunderstanding with his
brother. James. while both were at
the home of Pvt. Jackson, during
which time the deceased is quoted
as saying. III get out of your
house. Walter"
Saw Knife
William r, Simpson OF 1924 Beau
bien street, testified that Walter
followed his brother to the door
with a~knife in his hand. a short
time before James was stabbed in
the back.
A Receiving hospital attache tes-
tilted that James Jackson died
while on the operating table at the
hospital following several blood
transfusions. ard while doctors
were preparing TO operate on him.
1t was further testified that the
deceased had suffered from a pune
tured spleen.
Pvt. Walter Jackson. formerly
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13

The l9lS legislature will he
asked 20 enac, legislation prohibit
lns the use by hunters Of automatic
or sen automatic guns capable Of
dgLnR more than seven Shnh.>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
LOCAL OFFICERS DISCHARGED

Two Waterbury officers, who have been in service for more than four years, were discharged from the Army Monday at Fort Devens, Mass, Separation Center. After spending terminal leaves here they will be placed on the inactive list. The officers are:
 First It. Thomas J. McGovern, 18 Dallas Avenue, who was corporal in the 102nd National Guard Infan- try which was federalized in 1941. After being shipped to the Pacific where he served eight months, he returned to this country and was commissioned in 1942
 Capt. Francis J. Robens, 813 Wa tertown Avenue, also member of National Guard Unit, the 208th Coast Artillery, served AZ months in the Pacific area. Before returning to Waterbury in August he served four months in the Philippines in a military police unit.