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capitulated, thereby releasing great
numbers of Red troops for the drive
on Vienna. The capture of Vienna
and of Dresden would create a
hopeless position for the Nazis in
CzechoSlovakia.
In the western front the picture
grows considerably brighter. The
British Canadian offensive in the
region of Kleve carries deadly
threat to the Rhineland. Here an
"end-run" can be performed around
the Siegfried line, and a full scale
offensive is expected soon. The U. S.
Ninth Army-is poised at the Aachen
area for a drive toward Cologne
and the rich Ruhr industrial valley.
The U. S. Third Army has smashed
it's way into the Siegfried line and
German defenses south of Prum.
Luxembourg has been cleared of
the enemy, and the bag of prisoners
has grown.
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chorus rendition of I've Got Six
pence, and "Meadowland," an in
terview with M/Sgt CAN'T, at Fort
Huachuca, and brief history of
what Fort Huachuca had contribut-
ed to the nations fighting power in
training Negro soldiers. The, Chorus
final number was THE Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" =.
1t. Lansing B. Lindquist, of the
War Department Bureau of Public
Relations, acted as announcer for
the program, which was telephoned
in to Los Angeles and re-broadcast
through the facilities of N. B. G.
to all the world
Shown at the controls of the
broadcasting point are: Joseph E.
Kay, Field Engineer for the Ma
tional Broadcasting Corps; Capt.
William CARL, Post Signal officer;
E. E. Hemphill and A. v. Johns,
Mountain States Telephone Com
pany; 1t, Lansing B. Lindquist, at
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16

Pacific and who was helping to
train other soldiers at Huachu-
ca.
The occasion for the broad
cast, which was heard over l26
Stations in, this country and short
waved to American troops all over
the world, was the regular Sunday
afternoon ARMY HOUR.
Public Relations Job
Major Homer B Roberts, who Wis
tied the European front several
months ago, and who made final
arrangements for the broadcast at
Fort Huachuca several weeks ago,
conceived the idea of giving the
Negro combat soldiers in this war
such radio publicity.
The half-hour program consisted
of the singing of "Huachuca" by
the 372nd Chorus, a brief interview
with 1t Whisonant in Italy, the
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16

Col. E. N. Hardy, Cav,
Headquarters Fort Huachuca,
Office of the Commanding Officer,
Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Dear Colonel Hardy:
1 have received you good letter
of January 2Srd, inclOsing check
for $S83.O8, representing the pro-
ceedS of the exhibition football
game between two Negro teams of
your Post. I speak for each indi-
vidual boy as well as myself when
I say that we are profoundly and
sincerely grateful for this mag
nificent gift. Please convey my
thanks to all those to whose kind
ness we are indebted for this
grand remembrance.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16
Some Tips on Speeding Up Your MoiI

The Mail Must Go Through is a
slogan that is becoming more and
more difficult for the postal service
to maintain as millions of letters
mailed to GIs in hundreds of places
all over the world, are delayed in
reaching their proper destination
because of insufficient or incorrect
addresses. Making things even more
difficult is the fact that soldiers are
neglecting to put a proper return
address on their correspondence
The following information, pre-
sented many times before but still
unheeded by many soldiers, is being
published once again at the request
of Capt. Lee G. swafford, postal
officer.
This Is Correct
"A complete return address on all
mail originated by military personnel
viii appear in the upper left hand
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the microphone; and M/Sgt. Ker-
mitt CAN'T, being interviewed.
The fifty-man strong 372nd Male
Chorus which is recognized as one of
the outstanding musical organiza-
tions in the U. S, Army, sang the en-
tire broadcast without any accom-
paniment. The group is under the di-
rection of 1st 1t Etienne DePaur,
who was associated with the Hall
johnson Choir, and who directed the
singing choruses of the film Winged
Victory"
Messages of congratulation for
the ARMY HOUR broadcast are
reaching the Post from many places.
Among them was the telegram re-
ceived from Col. William F. Robin
son, Jr., Inf, RID. The Colonel,
who commanded the 25th Infantry
and Fort Huachuca from 1885 to
1888, wired:
g. I am proud of the record
Of the colored troops in this war"
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corner of the envelope This return
address will contain the following
essential information: grade, first
name, middle initial, last name,
serial number, and station. A cor
rect example of this would be:
FROM
Pvt. James w. Jones, 16037735
Post Hqs. Det., Sou 1922,
Fort Huachuca,
Arizona.
1t should also be remembered that
if the letter is being mailed FREE"
and the signature on the return ad-
dress is typewriter, it is necessary
for the writer to sign his name above
the typewriter signature.
Don't Forget That ASH
The most important thing to in
clude in a return address is your
serial number. Because of the large
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16
Fort Gls Urged
To Buy War Bonds

A communication from the Ninth
Service Command to all stations in
its area reveals that military War
Bond participation by the Com
mand ranks second from the lowest
of all Service Commands in the
Army and Fort HuachucaS stand
ing within the Ninth Service Com
mand is on the bottom of the list.
Only 1893 of the military perSonenl
stationed here were participafing in
the purchase of War Bonds as of
December, 1914. =
While there are many reasons to
explain why this is SO, the fact that
it is. SO is deplorable. If the Posts
civilians can participate up to 95
per cent, the military certainly can
raise their figure of participation
to more than mere Is per cent.
Fort Lowers Average
The highest participation of any
Post, Camp or Station in the area
is shown by SOU 1943, Fort Mac
Arthur, Calf, the figure being 90
per cent. The average participation
for the NSC area is 32.44. It is up
to the Sou 1922 to substantially in
crease its participation in order
that the average of the whole Com
mand area might be increased.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16
AEetter From
Father FIonogon's Boys Home


This splendid assistance comes
at an OppOrtune time. Due to the
great number of appeals that have
come to us since the war to ac-
cept boys between the ages of
eight and twelve, we expect to
DegIn a new DulIulng program
here in a very short time. Hither-
to, we have had no facilities to
care for these younger boys and
now the demand is so great that
find myself once more relying
on the good will and support of
our friends to see us through this
project.
When these buildings are COM
pleted we will have accOmmOda-
tiOns for 1000 boys. In addition to
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403o of Men 28
Rejected by Army

WASHINGTON (CNS)-The re-
lationShip between mans age and
his fitness for military service is
pointed up by recent survey con-
Quoted by Selective Service Of men
called up at age %, 4C.3 per cent
were rejected, the survey indicated.
The rejection rate jumped to Slight
ly over SO per cent at age "a and
climbed to 59.1 per cent for men
age 38. At age "A, the percentage of
those turned down was 63.2 per cent.
Among students, generally in the
lower age bracket, the rejection rate
was 25.7 per cent
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16
Boys Town, Nebraska
February 3. l945

living quarters, they will include
academic facilities, a grade school
and accredited high school, as
well as classes in the practical
trades. We stress training in the
trades at Boys Town because the
majority of the boys who come to
us must be equipped to earn
living with their hands when they
leave. am happy to say that all
of the boys who have been at
Boys Town have done remarkably
well.
With kind personal regards, and
again assuring you of my deep
appreciation for this help, 1 am
Sincerely,
RT. REV. MSGR. E. j. FLANAGAN
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Democracy Topic
Of Tuesday Panel

On Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 11:0O In,
a Panel Discussion will be held at
Post Theater No. l, on the topic,
THE Negro and Democracy Today"
On the panel will be Sgt. Lew E.
Davis, Apache Sentinel; Cpl. Othello
F. Carr, GIMP Det.; Miss Marian
Washington, USO; Cpl. John F..
Simmons, Med. Det.; Chaplain Les
ter D. Cochran, Post Chaplain; and
End 1t. Ruby Rose, ANC.
This meeting will mark another
in seriees of Panal Discussions on
timely subjects sponsored by the
Information and Education Detach-
ment in line with increasing the
soldiers knowledge of "why we
fight"
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16

.fHlS Russell Patterson gal is Civ.
ing her own idea Of a Personal
fransfer, and it's not bad. The
Army's system for transferring
q few smaekers is q good deal
loo. You can send money any.
where back home without poy.
ing a fee for the service. Ane
there's no danger Of loss or de.
Btrvetion en- route. Your Per.
sonnel Officer gives you a re.
ceipt and sends instructions fol
payment. About ten days IoteI
the check is mailed out in the
U. S. Smallest amount that can
be sent by PTA is ten bucks.
See your neighborhood First Ser.
gecnt for further details about
Personnel Transfer Accounts.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16
Soeo Of Huochuco's Accomplishments
Told Over Nationwide Hook-up Sun.


Telling Fort Huachucas story the world Sunday after
the facilities of the National Broadcasng Coz:
the 372nd Inf Reg Male Chorus under the direction of It.
Eenne DePau narrative material related by 1t Frank Wilson
member of the 92nd Inf. Div, Fort trained, who
interviewed in Italy, and Sgt Kermit Cant member of
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-16

The stork is one of the mystics
And inhabits number of districts.
1t doesn't yield plumes
Or sing any tunes,
But helps with the vital statistics.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-18
What Is the Program?

We have read this week about organization being
formed called the Industrial Development Association
lied Spokane with directorate composed of from
the northwest On the board find the of
Wesley DEwar ardent champion of the interests of the
Montana Power Company by his opposition to the Missouri
Valley Authority In the story about the formation of the
organization the only clearly apparent thing about its
opposition the MVA Every other feature of its pro-
posed hazy with tangible suggestions of the
by which the organization hopes to attract industry
1t is just sample of the usual collection of grandoquen tub
humping pattudes intended to deude the general public
into thinking that its first is the development of the
for the general and the profitable benefit
of the few.
what advantages industry does the organza
electric power potntaes? Does honestly believe that
power Immediately available? Of the of this
organization know better Because of the rising nence by
the people of the state for action to bring population
the and for the development of its unbounded natural
contend that organizations such this
nothing but smoke behind which the Montana Power
Company and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company
carry their monoposc exploitation of the states
and people.
Development of cheap public power Immediately avail
able for industrial is the prime requisite for utilization of
the of the state No private will
do more than make provision for immediate demands
Where such power available and where the power of
broken real advantages for industry
obvious We ask you to study the statements made by
Industrial Planning Council in advertisement
which appeared in the May 9Th issue of Business Week and
which reprint herewith:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-18
Motorists Warned Against
Battery "Dope" Vendors

Reports of a widespread racket in
storage battery "accelerants" have
caused alarm among War Production
Board officials interested in the con-
servation of automobile batteries now
in use, WPB said. The accounts in
dictate that battery dope" vendors are
doing flourishing business in some
localities and that the fraud may
spread throughout the country, WPB
said. So-called "dopes" of popping
up" compounds, according to an Off
cial of the American Association of
Battery Manufacturers, usually con-
sist of EPSON salts, sand, flour or
some other white powder, which,
when added to battery electrolytemm,
are definitely injurious and shorten
battery life. Regardless of claims to
the contrary, officials said, no salts
factory substitute has been found for
electrolyte or proper mixture of dis
titled water and sulphuric acid. WPB
re-emphasized the Importance of reg
ular inspection, adding water at short
intervals, and periodic recharging in
order that essential motor vehicles
may be kept in operation during the
war period.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-18
mo MYSTERY
ABOUT BRETON
WOODS Plan

Contending that adoption of the
Breton Woods program will mean at
least 100000 additional jobs for
American workers, a CLIO Political
Action pamphlet now issued insists
that the principles of Breton Woods
are much easier to understand than
a recipe for apple-pie or the rules of
gin-rummy."
The world monetary program, the
pamphlet declares, SIS something that
will affect your daily bread. What
you will pay for food, clothing and
shelter after the war, how high your
rent will be, how safe your savings,
and whether you are going to have a
job or not"
The fund Breton Woods would set
up, the pamphlet states, Is really a
mutual-aid fund, while the bank is a
helping nations to- help themselves
bank
The fund, it declares, would pro-
mote just way of doing business
so nations will stop currency wars;
would encourage an international flow
of money to increase production
which In turn would create millions
of jobs; would prevent cut-throat
business practices in money trading
which inevitably leads to war; would
provide a pool of money that member
nations may use to help those who
are financially weak at any given
time; and would establish the prin-
ciple of cooperation In political, in
dustrial, agricultural, social and other
matters affecting the peoples of the
world.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-18
SOCIAL SECURITY,
HOW IT WORKS FOR
WORKING WOMAN

Here are two examples of what a
social security account can mean to
a working woman one who is young,
and one who is past middle age.
These aren't real names of course.
First, Jane White, 26 years old,
who used to work as a tool grinder
at the Big Johnson plant just out
side of town. The pay was only Sc
cents an hour, but 1t went on her So
cial security account, and when she
moved on to a better job, and was
finally making really good pay as an
engine lathe operator her social Sc
curity credits were going up fast. But
Jane was young, and soon she mar
ried Home and family were going to
be her business from then on.
SO it was for a while Then the
war came and her husbands business
fell off In order to help tide them
over Jane went to work again, this
time ON war job, where she is now,
with her wages again counting up on
her social security account. 1t is
James firm intention to quit work as
soon as the war is over and her hus-
bands business picks up again. She
vows she will not go on working all
her life. Suppose, however, she does
work for another four years. She
had already worked four years. before
she was married, and two years since
the war began so that would make
10 years in all. She would then have
enough credits on her social security
account to be sure of getting monthly
insurance payments after she is 65
years old, whether she ever works
again or not.
How much she can get will depend
upon the amount of her wage credits,
but as the law now stands she would
get no less than $40 month at the
age of IS.
Our second example is an older
woman, Martha Jones, who worked
for years as an inspector In a small
machine shop. Coming home from
work one evening Mrs. Jones fell and
hurt her back so badly that she had
to quit working for more than year.
After that she took a job as manager
of canteen which was run by a
church society. This meant she got
no social security credits during that
time because jobs of any kind for re-
ligious organizations (and for nom
profit educational and charitable in
stitutions) are not covered by the So
cial Security Act. Neither did Mrs
Jones get any social security credits,
of course, while she was out sick. Mrs.
Jones is completely well now and is
back in her old job.
Martha Jones will be SIS years old
in February 1947 She was married
at IS, but her husband died years
ago, and her two boys have long been
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-18
MONTANA CROP
REPORT, May /

OH May moisture conditions were
reported good in western and south
ern Montana but only fair elsewhere,
while the first ten days of the month
have been disappointing with respect
to needed rains. A similar situation
at this same date last year was fol
lowed by good late May rainfall which
laid the basis for generally good crop
yields. The present prospect for
winter wheat is largely a question of
whether or not the state will get nor
NAL May and June rainfall. A slight
ly larger acreage was seeded for 1915
compared with that for 1914 and win
ter abandonment of 9.5 per cent of
the planted acreage compares with
1910 per cent in the case of the pre-
ceding crop. If the 1877 900 acres
now indicated for harvest in 1915 full
fills the expectations of crop reporters
as of May 1 it will produce crop
of 28,917,000 bushels compared with
25, 100000 bushels in 1916 and the 10
year (193443) average production of
17,379,000 bushels.
A very small rye crop is in prospect
in the state this year due to the
small acreage farmers expect to har-
vest for grain. This is $4,000 acres
compared with $4,000 in 1914 and the
10 year average of $4,000 acres. On
the basis Of the 1870 bushels yield as
indicated on May l, the rye crop in
1915 would amount to $4,000 bushels
compared with 378,000 in 1914 and the
10 year average of $4,000 bushels.
While the estimated May 1 carry
over of hay on the states farms and
ranches amounting to 100000 tons is
larger than average, it is well below
the large carryover of 577 900 tons on
May L, 1914. The late cold spring
and slow growth of grass apparently
accounted for more late feeding of
hay than was the case a year earlier.
Reporters gave both hay prospects
and pasture condition on May 1 a
higher rating than year ago, reflect
ing the fact that moisture conditions
at that date were somewhat more
favorable even though they were still
below normal. Since May 1 warmer
weather has stimulated grass growth
but has also tended to dry out top
soils with the result that grass over
most of the area east of the contin-
entail divide will soon be serious need
of good rains.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-18
AN OPEN LETTER TO
SENATOR WHEELER

satisfaction with which that speech
and some others by you have been
received, quoted and used by the enc
mics with whom our country has been
and is now at war, and who count you
among their friends, the conclusion is
logical that the Secretary of War was
not far, if at all, off the mark, when
he charged that something you had
publicly said was close to, If not actu-
ally and legally, reasonable. Of my
own knowledge there are many among
your Montana constituents, formerly
your political friends and supporters,
who now regard you as traitor not
only to your state but to your country,
and who believe that if you were not
protected by the armor of senatorial
privilege you would long ago have
been placed on trial as such. Certain
ly you have given aid and comfort
to the enemies of our country in time
of war, whether Intentionally or not;
they quote you with glee, with ap-
proval and deep satisfaction in sup
port of their efforts to divide and
conquer.
Nobody in Montana familiar with
your political career from its begin
ming, Senator, has now any faith in
your sincerity or political fidelity.
Wasn't it said of Grover Cleveland by
some of his Wall Street democratic
CD supporters that 1--WE love him for
the enemies he has made? BY the
same token many of your former polit-
ical supporters in Montana, myself
among them, distrust you for the
friends you have made, in Montana,
throughout the nation and abroad.
These include those in Montana of
whom you are reported to have said
IN one of your early day speeches de-
livered from that somewhat notorious
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-18

ering her one of the outstanding
teachers in the high school.
Board members have failed to give
any reason, though it is reported that
there was some objection on the part
of one member at least with the
psychology course which Miss East
man has taught This, so far as the
board is concerned, has no particular
bearing on Miss Eastman's re-employ-
ment as obviously, the superintendent
and principal have it within their
power to continue or discontinue any
course of study. And it has been
made clear, that neither the superin-
tendent nor the principal have entered
any objections to rehiring Miss East
man for the coming year.
There is little doubt in the minds
of close observers of the situation
within the school board, that it did
not act openly in the case of Miss
Eastman, evidently assuming that
their actions would not be questioned
by the public Apparently they failed
to take into account the fact that be-
cause of her prominence in the pub
lies esteem, their action was bound
to draw its interest
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-05-18

organized labor, asking the
court to decide whether there
was any abrogation of Miss
Eastman's rights and whether
the board complied with the
requirements of the law in it's
action seeking to terminate her
services.
The action filed is for declaratory
Judgment, holding that Miss Eastman
because of her reelection for three
or more consecutive years and not
having received legal notice prior to
May 1, that her services would not be
required for the ensuing year, has
been automatically re-employed at
her present salary.
The reasons for the boards actions
are still wrapped in mystery, and the
general conclusion reached by the
people of Helena is that the repub-
lican members of the board objected
to her political affiliations. No crit
icism of her work as a teacher for
the past seven years in Helena has
been heard Students in her classes
and the parents of the students ex-
press themselves freely as consid-