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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-20

Fort Smelling, Tuesday, July II.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Taylor,
1915 Rondo, are the parents of a
baby boy, born Friday, July IS, at
900 a. M, at St. Joseph's hospital.
Miss Pearl Mitchell, 685 Carroll,
returned Wednesday, July 18, from
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where
she went to attend the funeral of
her grandmother.
Mentioning: Mrs. L. T. Crosth-
waite, and son, Harold, of Detroit,
Mich, arrived in st. Paul, by plane,
Tuesday, July II, to spend three
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. M. Martin, IT'S Carroll.
The Entire Nous Club held it's
regular meeting, Tuesday, July 10,
at the home of Mrs. Louise Petit
ford, 805 Carroll. She will also
entertain the club, Friday, July 20.
Plans will be made for a picnic Sun
day, July %.
Sgt. William w. Lawrence, son of
Mrs. Rose Lawrence, 314 No. Grot-
to St., will return home on fur
Tough about July %. Sgt. Lawrence
has been in the Birmingham Gen
eral Hospital, Van Mugs, California.
He entered the army in February,
1913, and served fifteen months in
England, Scotland, France and Ger
many, returning to the United
States five weeks ago. Sgt.
Lawrence has one son, William A.
Lawrence, Jr., and is the brother
of John R. Lawrence. His father,
J. R. Lawrence, Sr., lives at 279 st.
Anthony Ave.
Mrs. Mae Campbell of SAB Car
roll Ave-, was hostess on the after
noon of July 4, to Mrs. Beulah
Cohron Smith of Minneapolis, and
her sister-in-law, Miss Bernice
Smith of Chicago, the house guest
of Mrs. Smith. Other guests were
Mrs. Blanche Leroy of st. Paul,
Mrs. Grace johnson of Minneapolis,
and the Messrs. John Sims and
Henry Turner of Minneapolis.
Students: Myrrhene Allen, Pat
Foster, and Carmitta Hit are en-
rolled as students at Globe Business
college.
Summer Theatre Group: Joan
and Norma Jean Howell and Mar
cheta Allen are members of a sum-
mer theatre group, Girl Scout
organization, and are studying pup
petry, costume designing and act
ing at Unity Parish. They will ap-
pear in play in August.
Dinner Party: Mrs. Sidney Mil
sap, 800 st. Anthony, entertained at
a dinner party, Thursday, July 5,
in honor of Mrs. Minnie Alexander
of Hackensack, New Jersey, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Katie Levels, of this
city, and Mrs. Peggy Strothers of
New York City. Her centerpiece,
on the old-fashioned lace table
cloth, was made up of snap-dragons.
A four-course dinner was served.
Mrs. Milsap's other guests were:
The Mines. Minnie Robinson, Vanita
Nellie, Lucille Graham, Vida Hop
kins, and Elizabeth Hall.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-20

Sunday, July 8, for an indefinite
stay in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Lee Howard, daughter of
Mrs. Elwood Williams, $50 St. An
thony, left Sunday morning, July
Is, for Seattle, Washington, where
she will join her husband, Pvt. Lee
Howard, who is stationed at Fort
Lewis, Washington.
Visiting Relatives: Mrs. Ella
Curry Hickman and daughters,
Clara and Virginia, 296 N. st. AL
bans, are visiting relatives in Chi
cago, Ill. They plan to return in
ten days.
Breakfast Guests: Mrs. James
Gaylord, $50 St. Anthony, enter
tanned at an eleven o'clock break
fast, Friday, July IS, in honor of
HST SlSISI- IIl-4dWI MIS- IIld CCdAl
Myers, visiting her from Morrilton,
Arkansas. Her guests were: The
Mines. Samuel Foster, George
Downing, Cora Strothers, and o. D.
Charleston.
Closing Meeting: The closing
meeting of Eta Chapter, Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, was held,
Friday, July 10, at the home of
Doris Massie, $50 Carroll Avenue,
with Juanita Schuck and Lillian
Downey as co-hostesses. Margaret
Lazenberry, Dorothy and Juanita
Schuck, June graduates of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, were each
presented a gift from the Chapter.
The following were elected officers
for the ensuing year: President,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-20

Doris Massie; vice president, Dor
othy Schuck; secretary, Allie Bal
enger; treasurer, Bella Shelton;
corresponding secretary, Shirlee
Thomson; dean of pledges, Lillian
Downey. Plans were made to give
a sport dance the latter part of
July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie SeatOn, who
formerly resided at 686 Carroll, are
now making their home temporarily
with Mrs. Ardelia Allen, 658 W.
Central, until moving into their new
home.
Pop Concert: When the Pop Con-
certs, under the sponsorship of the
St. Paul Civic Opera and the St.
Paul Figure Skating club opened
their 1916 season at the st. Paul
Auditorium, Wednesday night, July
II, Ermine Allen began her second
season as a member of the Civic
Opera and unless present plans go
awry, will at some time during the
season, make her debut as principal
soloist.
Mrs. Emmert Jones, 1921 Rondo
Avenue, who has been confined for
two weeks at Ancker hospital, re-
turned home Friday, July 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reed re-
turned to their home in Kansas
City, Kansas, Friday, July 10, after
visiting Mrs. Reeds brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-20

of the party given in honor of Mrs.
Rose Lawrence: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Ballard and Mrs. Margaret
Moore.
The Twin City Bridge Club will
meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Johnson, 795 Edmund Ave-,
Saturday, July 81.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-20

Tough, visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mym Carter, 3O5 Rondo.
A surprise birthday party, was
given for Mrs. Minnie Abston,
Tuesday, July 10, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Ellsworth Har-
ris, SGT Iglehart. The guests pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Oil
yer, of Omaha; the Rev. and Mrs.
F. A. Currie; the Mines. Joseph
Todd, D. Williams, and Alice Jack
son; Mr.. Julius McNeal, Miss La
vinia Ellis, and Ronald Harris.
Many lovely gifts were received by
the honoree.
FurlOugh: Pfc. Oscar W. Oliver
arrived last week to spend thirty
day furlough with his family, Mrs.
Magdalene Oliver and daughter,
Charlotte Rhoda Wilson, 231 ST..
Anthony, after serving thirty
months overseas. Pfc. Oliver was
a member of the 352nd Engineers
regiment band in Iran for twenty
two months before moving to
India, for eight months. Pfc. and
Mrs. Oliver will leave soon to visit
his parents and grandparents in
Roswell, New Mexico, then to Ell
Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico,
after which he will report to Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo.
Mrs. Lillian White, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burris, 7O2
Carroll Avenue, left the city
Thursday, July II, to join her hus-
band, Sgt. Arthur D. White, who
is in Fort Bliss, Texas, for a three
month training at motor mechanics
school.
Mentioning: The Misses Elon-
celia and Blanche Everson, daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. William Ever
son, 297 Kent Street, are spending
their vacation in Des Moines, Iowa,
visiting relatives.
Brothers on furlOugh: Pfc. Mel
son W. Briley, and Pvt. Homer D.
Briley, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. N. F.
Briley, 613 St. Anthony, arrived in
the city, July 4 and 6, on their fur
loughs. Pfc. Nelson Briley is sta
toned at Leavenworth, Kansas,
and is here for fourteen days, and
Pvt. Homer Briley, who arrived
Friday, July 6, was in Texas, but
will leave the twenty-second for
Florida.
Mrs. Mary Braugher, mother of
Mrs. Leila Jackson, 739 Rondo, left
Tuesday, July IT, to visit in Omaha,
Neb.
Dinner: Pfc. and Mrs. Oscar W.
Oliver, were entertained at dinner,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Starks, $50 Rondo Avenue.
Mrs. Madeline House, was also a
guest.
TOute Bonnie Amies Club, will
meet at the home of Mrs. Minnie
Raymond, 654 Rondo, Monday eve
ming, July %, at 500 p. m. Mrs.
Cora Strothers will bring a paper
on "Annuals and Perennials for
Rock Gardens from Seed"
S-Sgt. Orion Shelton, son of Mrs.
Kathryn Shelton, 458 st. Anthony,
received his point-discharge, from
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Social and Personal
0 ST. PAUL ,

DR.. Lillian Lewis, 675 Igehart, returned to st. Paul
Thursday July 12 after spending weeks visiting her
sister in Kansas City, No. her ssternaw in Dallas Texas
and friends in Wichita, Kansas.
Melvin w. Carter Musc/2c, who has been stationed in
San Diego California is in the city seventeenday fur
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-20

HOuse-guests: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Coleman and
Mrs Coemans sister, Alberta Robinson Of Chicago, in
the city from Tuesday, July through July TO- They the
houseguests of Miss Maureen Coleman SGT w. Central Ave-
nue., sister of Thomas Coleman.
Mrs. Caroline L. McWatt 762 Sherburne Avenue left
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
Older Bows And Girls 1915 Conference March 1918
Tankers-
CONTINUED from Page l


Shreveport, La, led a small tank
force in a night attack on Sevelen.
I'VE came across the bridge and,
into the town in the dark" he
said. I'VE had a couple Of ba-
zO0kas fired at us on the way In
but IL was not until we got to the
town when all hell broke loose.
BazOokas and shells came in
from the sides. There must have
been a bazooka shell every min
ute all night"
In the midst Of the melee with
street fighting going on all over
the town, the Germans blew a
bridge behind the tank force. That
was when the tank men climbed
on top of their tanks and cut loose
with their 50-caliber machine guns.
With the coming of daylight the
town had been largely cleared and
in the words of tank Cpl. c. r.
Roberts, of Tylertown, Miss,
Those old guns sort OF spit at them
and We killed a right smart pile"
THE GERMANS stayed just out
side the town and poured in NOR
tar, machine gun and shell fire all
day. They apparently had observa-
ton inside the town as the shells
hit with deadly effect and the out
tit suffered its heaviest casualties
since starting its drive Feb. IS.
I'VE had to refuel the tanks"
Durandt said Every time the
boys got out in the open. Jerry
mortars fell all around them but
they kept right at it until the tanks
were rcfueled."
One Of the first buildings hit by
the German barrage was one where
80 prisoners were being kept. Sew
eral were killed, The fight kept up
most of the day or March 3, as the
German paratrooperS struggled 10
keep from being cut off by the link
up of the 35th Division with the
Canadian army just north Of here.
Shells still were falling the morn
ing Of March 4, but the tankers
were relieved when the engineers
found a bypass into town where
supplies could be brought up. The
tank battalion is commanded by
1t. Col George D. Dala OF 226
South New Hampshire street, Los
Angeles. Calls
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
PRESIDENT THOMAS reafirm-
Suit Filed For
Money Loaned

Execution of four promissory
notes on February 3. 1910, was re-
vealed in a suit filed last week
against Lawrence Smith Of this
city by Richard L. Baltimore. of
New York City for the amount of
the notes. plus five ger cent in
terest to the date Of trial and cost
of court.
The notes amounted TO $500:
$3l450 $500. and STOPS respective
". making total OF S2l39 50.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
Funeral


ing hospital. only TO be pronounced
dead upon admittance there by a
hospital attache.
WALTER IRVING. So. Ala eliza
beth. an employee OF the cafe was
listed as a witness by the police.
Andrew johnson was later arrest
ed and held for investigation OF
the Staying
Dobbins. an employee Of II H.
Dickerson Construction Co, for APP
proximately a year Is survived by
his parents in Paris, Tenn. and
three sisters and one brother.
Mrs. Verline Cole. l443 Sherman
street, and Miss Catherine Dob
bins. 2239 Mack avenue. declared
that they knew OF no trouble be-
tween their brother and anyone
else
He had been in and out OF the
house all day" Mrs. Cole stated
answering a question as 10 the last
time she had seen her brother be-
fore the stabbing.
FOLLOWING funeral services
on Wednesday the body will be
shipped 20 Paris. Tenn, for burial
the sisters stated.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17

been made on the part OF the COM
handing officer to give the advance
ratings.
INSTEAD o! providing training
courses and encouraging the uprat-
ing of Negro personnel TO first class
men and chief petty officers, a
group Of white petty officers, first
class. and chief petty officers were
brought into the battalion for posi-
tons OF leadership. These men
average inferior 10 the Negro per-
sonnet, yet they will be given the
opportunities for advancement and
become their. superiors once the
battalion is ready for overseas as
Signment or out of state assign
ment.
1T is a naval custom for chief
petty oficerS 10 have separate mess
and living quarters, and all other
ratings to mess and live together,
but IN this battalion they complain
that regardless of rank all white
men are put into separate mess
lines and are given separate and
the most preferred quarters, and
that while white petty officers are
loungin9 in their quarters Negroes
OF comparable ratings are out do
ing the most mental kind OF chores.
II was stated that while in camp
Negro personnel takes care of most
of the camp duties whereas white
personnel have little or no camp
responsibilities,
In pointing up the maneuvers
and hatred existing between Com
handing Officer Mclean. a Simon
Legree" MissiSSippian. his execu-
tive officer, 1t Commander c. V.
White, and the men under him
in the oath Bn.. Mr.. Houston stat
ed: The men accuse Battalion
Commander Mclean and his ex-
ecutive officer, 1t Commander c..
V. White, OF violent racial anti
pathies as is expressed in their
attitude that a Negro has no rights
that white man is bound TO re-
spect.
They also complained that while
they were overseas he refused to
allow them TO accept invitations
from white units TO compete in
athletic contests; and that he took
it on himself TO go into Oxnard
and ask white business places not
10 serve them; and that at one
time he caused to be maintained
separate heads for his white and
Negro personnel. The command
er, in order TO prove the incom-
petence Of Negroes for leadership.
picks the wrong men as examples
OF leadership and nothing is being
done TO develop the Negro leader
ship for higher ratings. The Negro
personnel made the white chief
petty officers. many Of whom
lacked qualifications, yet we're ad-
vanced on the work and reputa-
ton Of the men working under
them"
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II congress approves year Of
military training as one Of our
postwar plans, il may be for girls
a. we'll as bows.
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NAACP-
Continued from Page u

states since last October and ex-
pect an early return TO foreign
service. no appreciable change has
been made on the part OF the COM
handing officer to give the advance
ratings.
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Schernner
CONTINUED from Page u

University OF Chicago. holding a
bachelor degree in public admins
tration.
After leaving school he spent
several years with Abraham Lin
coin Social Settlement for Inter-
racial Community Work. He also
worked with the Chicago Housing
Authority for three years before
coming 10 Detroit where he served
with the Detroit Housing Commis-
sion for three and a hall years.
For the paS eight months he has
been Detroit area representative
for the Federal Public Housing Ad-
thority.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
KILLS STEPSON

Charles Williams, Al, 1918 Maine
street, was held for investigation
Tuesday following the fatal shoot
ing of his stepson. Donald Bottom,
l6 Police learned that Mrs. Letha
Williams. mother of the slain boy,
had been separated from his father,
John Radolp Betton, "a, SAG p E.
Adams avenue. Is years.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17

j. T h o m a s,
pre- S ident of
the UAW-CIO,
told u A w
m G m bers and
guests at the
United Nations
Labor banquet,
S pc n S ored by
the w a yn G
c gu nty Clio
council at the
Webster II a III
hotel last week.
Thomas. who
has just recent
ly r turn e d
from En- gland
where be nar-
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St. Louis
Continued from Page u

prepare the case for the Fair Prac-
tice Committee.
II was also brought out at the
meeting that there is need for
more Negroes as international on
eanizers. George w. Crockett,
executive director Of the JAW
Fair Practice Committee. said that
out Of 300 organizers, only 10 are
Negroes.
II was voted 10 recommend The
international board to request each
regional director and department
tai head to fill the next opening
with Negro organizer
AT the same time the committee
voted 10 urge the legal department
to go ahead with legal action
against the Embassy Cafe at Mil
waukee and Cass avenues. which
has stcadfaStly refused TO serve
Negroes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
Records
AIS RECORD MART
1850 BRoApWAY-AT John r.

u0II0cs Tues. Wed. Thurs. $50 AN TO 500 Pm.
I1UUNO. Mon Fri. Sat- $40 AN 10 500 Pm.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
SETTING PACE
FOR DEMOCRACY
CONSIDERATION

At the 'a4s Older BOYS and
GirlS Conference on March 1913
an experiment VII. be tired by
inviting white st1deH" 20 a;ten-
the conference This wears plan
ming committee wants 'hr assem-
bly, 70 be an .ntcr-rac,al group
On Friday evening the confer.
ence will start with group sing
ing. which will be led by Miss
MargaTet Matthews music teach
e.. Randall Pi;,man. Wayne uni
Nersi,y student. will conduct the
worship. Setting the Pace FOR a
Real Democracy Through Right
Thought" Mrs Madeline Fowler.
executive secretary Of the YWCA.
and Praiher Hause- executive
secretary OF the YMCA. will vel
come the delegates
THE CONFERENCE president.
Marjorie Day. will give an adj
cress based upon the theme Set
ting a Pace for Real Democracy.
The Rev Robert Brady Jr,
Noung pastor OF King Solomon
Baptist church. Will talk on Pre-
paTlng for a Democracy a party
will be gwen 20 allow the con-
ferees 10 get acquainted with each
other.
On Saturday morning Ellen
Holly. vice-president. will intro
duce Miss Laureniine Collins, who
Will speak on the subject. Youth
Setting the Pace" Every dele
gate will attend one OF the four
discussion groups-"Religion and
Democracy. DR.. Shirley Johnson,
associate pastor OF Central Meth.
ODDS, church; Minority Groups"
Glos,er q. Current. NAACP Sec
re;ary: You and Your Personal
ity." Mrs Beulah Whitby. sociol-
ogy teacher al Wayne university,
and My Plans in the Postwar
World" Father Malcolm Dade.
pastor OF 81 Cyprian church. Din
ner will be served 10 the dele
gates in the YWCA cafeteria
On Saturday afternoon Mrs.
Minnie Oe3. from the Merrill
Palmer school. will discuss boy
and girl relations, instead OF Dr..
Robert Foster. professor at the
Merrill-Palmer school. who will
be out OF town on business. The
talented Mckinney Brothers will
render musical selection Miss
Hazel Osborne. instructor in the
graduate school al WAYNE univcr-
sitv. will lead the panel discussion
with the help OF seven conference
members. ,.......
RECREATION. CONSISTING OF
swimming and games. will be pro-
vided by the recreation commit
tee. After the banquet Delbert
Russell. physical education major
al Wayne university. will sing.
Harvey Jackson. counsellor at the
Highland Park senior high school.
will speak on "Democracy's chal-
lenge to YOUTH A conference
talent show will feature some OF
the students with entertainment
ability.
During breakfast the le46 ON
GERS will be introduced to the
group. Then the dele gates will at
tend Sacred Heart church to hear
the Rev. Father Thomson j.
Clynes, CS. Sp.. who win deliver
the sermon Pauline Day is chair
man Of the publicity committee.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17

ticipated in an International Labor
conference. where representatives
of labor from all OF the United
Nations were present. told the
group that too often the common
people OF the world have not
known the position of the other
common peoples of the world and
that the International Labor con-
ference would go a long way to
prohibit future wars.
THE JAW president declared
that he was New Dealer and that
he felt that America needed a
planned economy in order TO guar
antee the so million jobs which
have been promised and TO give
to all of the people better educa-
ton and housing.
Decrying the theory of isolation
which is making inroads in the
ranks Of labor. Thomas said. The
world situation is such that il
will affect the Automobile industry
in Detroit and all workers should
realize that fact
PRESIDENT THOMAS reaffirm-
ed his belief in the 40-hour week
and equal pay for equal work. re-
gardless Of race or sex. These
principles were adopted by the
conference. Thomas said.
Appearing on the program with
Thomas were William V. Clark Of
the British Information service;
Lee Lee Chang, a Chinese student
at the University of Michigan who
has been in the country about two
months; Miss Thelma NurenburG.
international news correspondent,
and Pat Quinn of the Wayne Coun-
~ CIO council.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
THOMAS RAPS
LABOR GROUPS
ISOLAT|ONISM
BY CHARLES ]. WORKMAN

American workers must be will
ing TO raise the level OF workers
in India, China and Africa. or II
is inevitable that both labor and
capital in America will fall. n.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
u. 5. to Forego
Extra Votes at
Peace Conference

WASHINGTON. April 3-(R
President Roosevelt has decid-
ed that the United States will
not request any additional votes
in the world assembly to be pro-
posed at the San Francisco con-
ference.
This was announced today by
Secretary of State Stettinius
who said 1t did not in any way
alter the Presidents promise,
during the Big Three meeting at
Yalta, to support Russia's re-
quest for two additional votes
through the seating Of the Uk-
rainian and White Russian Sow.
lets.
The Stettinius announcement
was a dramatic reversal of the
American position as disclosed
by the White House only last
Saturday it was said then that
the United States got an agree
ment from Britain and Russia to
support two additional votes
for this government.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-03
Churches


individual services in all church,
es.
Not only members of the
council will participate in the
service but other congregations
not included in the scope of the
councils regular activities are
being given a cordial invitation
to participate.
If victory is announced before
z p. m, on any given day, the
service will follow, at 8 p. m.
that same day. However, if the
We Day is proclaimed after z
p. mr., the service will take place
the following day.
An appropriate program of
sermon, song and music Is be-
ing arranged.
Rev. Landon said the church
council hopes the service will
show the armed forces that
mount Clemens can bow its
head in spiritual thanks and
memory of the fallen, rather
than indulge in wild and pagan
celebration"
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Pilot

Continued from Page One)
India can defend themselves 10
to one with the aid of such a
knife. Gurkas clip the ears of
their conquered enemies and
wear them strung around their
waists as indication of their
prowess.
REAL GIFT
The colorful land where Capt.
Younger has been stationed
yielded other treasures, ame-
hysts and sapphires beautifully
set by highly trained Indian
craftsmen, cashmere woolens
hand embroidered by Indian
tribesmen and women, and in
tricately carved ivory figurines
and pieces. One of the most &C
ceptable gifts Capt. Younger
brought to his wife was dozen
pairs of real silk hose.
"Id rather fly against the
Japs than the Germans, Capt.
Younger says flatly. They are
not such good marksmen, and
their ack-ack is less dangerous"