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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-10-20
"Hot Lips" Page
Versatile Artist
In Music

Once again Oran "Hot Lips Page
steps in front of a band with a
baton in one hand and his out
standing trumpet in the other
Leaving the big 80 piece Artie
Shaw band early in the year, where
he was a featured attraction, Lips
carefully shopped around until he
had formed an organization to his
stringent liking.
Appearing at the Colored Skat-
ing Rink on Nov. Z, Lips looks
back at the days when he boosted
an ordinarily slight salary while
playing his trumpet in carnival
shows around Texas during high
school vacations Even while a
youngster, Oran offered more than
the average performer. Then, it
was the sight of the little fellow
supplementing his hot horn loot
ling with blues songs and a Dallas
jig. Now he and his band play the
blues with a style and character
that II years of music have taught
him.
Besides his sensational trumpet,
Lips has played the mellophone and
drums and his first professional
engagement was with the Original
Blue Devils. The Blue Devils band
was under the leadership of Benny
Moten whose untimely death turn
ed the band over to Count Basic.
1t was at this time that Lips or
ganized his own band and went in
to Small's Paradise, where, upon
his first engagement with his or
chestra, he was held up for almost
a full year. He has recorded on al
most all of the reputable labels
and has recently made an album
for Decca known as THE Kansas
City Album and which included
Andy Kirk, Count Basic, Pete
Johnson, Eddie Durham, Joe Turn
er and, of course, the Page band.
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Negro Ordnance
Men Handled
75% Ammunition

With U. S. Ordnance Forces in
Europe.-Of the 100000 tons of
ammunition handler by Ordnance
ammunition companies on the Con-
tinent between D-Day and We
Day more than 100000 tons
passed through the hands of Negro
Ordnancemen, it has been announ-
ced by Major General Henry B.
Sayler, Chief Ordnance Officer.
In reporting the figures on the
amount of ammunition made avail
able for use by our fighting men,
Gen. Sayler paid high tribute to
the 1923 Negro enlisted men who
made up IL per cent of the total
Ordnance personnel on the Con-
tinent.
mot only did these negro troops
pass the ammunition" said Gen.
Sayler, "but on numerous occasions
many of them fought the Germans,
participated in patrols and took
prisoners.
The forward ammunition supply
points operated by these Negro
Ordnancement were the retail
source for all types of ammunitio,
bullets, shells, fuzes, and propelling
charges, served directly to the in
fantry, artillery and armored units.
AS such, these ASPs were directly
behind the front lines and on sew
raj occasions, in front of them, es-
peciall during the periods of fluid
fronts.
Men of one ammunition company
the 626th-although they had
had moved into their new location
were unable to operate until the
infantry had cleared the enemy
artillery from a hill less than two
miles away. They stuck to their po-
sitions, however, and the day the
Nazis were cleared out the men
received the first trainload of am
munition and issued it directly
to the men chasing the Germans.
An example cited by General
Sayler was the bravery demon
strated by the members of the
655th Ordnance Ammunition Com
pany which unloadcd a trainload
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Marine Gets
|Occupational
Therapy Help

Under the watchful eye of La.
Gg) Dorithy McKinon, 618 North
King St, Seattle, Wash, Pvt. Will
liam Graves of Buffalo, N Y,
learns to use his right arm and
wrist again in the occupational
therapy laboratory of the Naval
Hospital on the Island Of Oahu, Hi
wall. He was injured on landing
barge in the Marshall Islands. I'm
der the guidance of trained per-
sonnet he is learning to use his
fingers while doing manual skill
ed crafts like art work on a leath-
er cover.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-10-20
Major Roberts
Decorated For
MeritoriousService

Major Homer D. Roberts, since
August, 1913, chief of the Negro In
terest Section Press Branch, War
Department Bureau of Public Re-
lations has received the Legion of
Merit for Exceptionally merito-
rious" services in ''the establish
ment and maintenance of effective
Public Relations on behalf of Ne
groes in the Army the War De-
partment, announced.
Major General Alexander D. Surls
director of information, presented
the award to Major ROBBERS in a
brief ceremony held in his offices
in the Pentagon Building, Wash
ington, D. c.
Following is the official citation:
Major Homer B. Roberts per-
formed EXCEPTIONAL meritorious
service while assigned to the War
Department Bureau of Public Rela-
tons from August 1913 to Septem-
Der 1945. AS chief of the Negro In
terest Section, Press Branch, he abb
ly contributed to the establishment
and maintenance of effective public
relations on behalf of the Negroes
in the army and rendered service
of great value to the War Depart
ment through the institution of adj
equate publicity on the perform
ance of Negro troops.
Major Roberts displayed an out
standing knowledge of the problems
of the Negro soldier and exersiced
sound judgment in meeting these
problems, with favorable results in
[ the press, on the radio, and throu
other media, resulting in assistance
of the greatest value to the war
effort"
A veteran of the World War,
Major Roberts first enlisted in the
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Card of Thanks

lara OF InufkS
We the family of the late Ellis
freeman take this opportunity to
thank our many friends, both white
and colored for their kindness and
expressions Of sympathy during our
period OF grief. Your actions help
ed to tighten our burden at such a
time as this. We thank everyone for
the beautiful flowers. May each
one of you be a recipient of that
which is best in fife. Thanks.
Mesdames Daisy Brown, Susanna
johnson, L. B. Flye, Estella john
son, daughters; James Freeman,
Douglas Freeman, sons.
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of white phosphorus mortar shells
on December % near Scissors,
France, while shells were explod-
ing around them. Their acts of
heroism saved the French city
from complete destruction.
While handling ammunition was
the principal job for these Negro
Ordnancemen $50 of them made up
five medium automotive mainten-
ance companies. Of these, one was
with the 18th Army Group and four
with the Communications Zone, re-
pairing vehicles of all types for the
fighting men.
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Give to National War Fund.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-10-20


the best
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Give to the National War Fund
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09

tachment are the following WACs
from Fort Des Moines: Pvt. Nettie
B. Hawkins, now the company clerk
here; Pvt. Mary Champ, now the
.Chaplain'S assistant; Pvt. Frances
Little Bit Ford, assigned to the
registrars office, Station Hospital;
Pvt. Lillian B., Newton, working at
the Training Film Library; and last,
out not least, Pvt. Hattie S. Grims-
ley, arriving at 200 a. m. Saturday,
tired, weak, hungry. Our company
commander got up to greet her,
made her a good breakfast and soon
she wasn't homesick at all. She's not
yet assigned.
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With less than a year train
ing, his outfit embarked for the
Southwest Pacific in 1912, on
Fiy to run into the Battle of the
Coral sea and his transport had
to flee hell-diVing Jap planes.
Work on New Hebrides
Sgt. Coopers outfit landed on the
New HebrideS Islands 21 days after
its departure from San Francisco,
and the soldiers in it relieved the
Marine garrison there which had
cleared it of Jap troops.
The men in the outfit worked for
twenty -four hours day, in shifts, to
load U. S. aircraft carriers, and to
supply American troops further in
the island group. Fear of Jap bomb
ingS made it necessary to do night
work under complete black-out con-
ditions and during the first six
months of their stay in the island,
soldiers had to sleep in pup tents,
despite the rain and mosquito men
aces of the jungles. The outfit was
under shell fire from Jap ships but
U. S. aircraft kept planes from raid
ing the particular place where Sgt.
Cooper worked. He was a motor SER
geant, in charge of repair while on
the island.
Sgt. Cooper stayed with his outfit
25 months overseas, until he was
granted an emergency furlough in
April, 1914. The outfit is still located
there and has been cited as a COM
pany for the valuable work it accom-
pliShed by Gen. Harmon, in charge
of the theatre of operations. After
his furlough, Sgt. Cooper was sent to
Fort Huachuca by a reclassification
center.
Sgt Cooper's home is in Los An
geles, Calf. He has two brothers in
the service, both in Europe. The
older is chaplain, Capt. Rufus A.
Cooper, and the other is a S/Sgt.
His name is Cornelius A Cooper.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09
With the Medics
Additions and Corrections:

Former 1t. Marguerite Clark, now
plain Mrs. M. Smith, has a new
little girl. :. TIA H. Burns reports
Mrs. H. Burns is in fine fettle again,
as is Miss Burns, the heireSs to his
Gl allotment. The Charlie Rabbs
are expecting delivery on a backlog
with the "Stork" very soon now.
The Clarence Cabells are here
again. He is just back from fur
Tough, so is M/Sgt. Bernard Gay.
T/5 John o. Coleman has had his
new song, wind Storm arranged
and orchestrated and Col. Nelson
may be using it in his next CT revue
and overseas broadcast. 1t is really a
solid sender" really fine ballad.
-. T/5 Franklin Mcdonald is back
-he was an honor man in his course
at Fort Dix, N. j. He worked in AGO
school,
'Tis RumOred:
Hard Cuttin'" Doug is back look
ing very "civilianized." He said he
had fun out there. His playhouse
came in on the next train just about.
Long Goody is devoting all of
his time to basketball, he says, but
wonder.
Fellows wish Romero would get
some business" of his own, then he
might stay out of theirs. Romero's
new name will probably be the
Canary Bird"-he spends his a. m. S
singing" to the Man"
The Huff is so happy on his
nightly strolls-Fry- -ward-that he
is wearing dark glasses to turn day
into night
Cheeks" is back and is on Club
20; that simplifies matters greatly,
doesn't it? Mac has enough irons"
in the fire now to play an all day
Anvil Chorus.
Joes marbles we're found to be
straight after some poor loser
cried" Ray c., you can not
possibly get hair cut every day
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09
NEW Sou POST OFFICE
HOURS

The SCU Mail Distribution
Center will hereafter be open
during the following hours, Capt.
Lee SwaffOrd, Postal officer, an
nOunced today: Weekdays: a. m.
10 IL noon, / y. m. to 5 p. m.
Sundays: 8 a. m. to IL noon. Per-
sons receiving mail at the distri-
button center will be served dur
ing those hours. Stamps in small
quantities will also be available.
After hours outgoing mail may be
dropped in the door slot.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09
On Freedom of the Air Waves.
(And whether WAC BrOadcasters should have IT'D

has been said that the which eve-
ming plain repued to invoke does
not claim the minds of dweers in Fort uachuca Canton
ment Further is reported that with modest ignorance
miracle they have vvroughtnebes of the WAC Detachment
l9ZZ SCO, aided and abeed by ampfying mar
velous carrying have shattered for that quality
of eventide so celebrated in song and story.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09
AROUND POST HOS. DET.
Happy birthday to you and YOU

opPy Dlrtnuay TO you and You
and you:
Page Robt Ripley for this one
Pvt. Lee A. Smith is the proud
father of baby girl, Patricia Mar
leen, born Jan. 81, at Station Hospi-
tai, weight Z lbs. ounces. Wife Mar
Jorie'S birthday is this week and
hubbys birthday is next week. Both
Pvt. and Mrs. Smith hail from New
York.
Jumps JOdy:
T/Sgt. Clifford (PeeWee) Harmon
got angry when we greeted him with:
How're you, Sarge" last night. 1t
appears that he got his discharge at
Camp Beale, Calf, on January 26th.
and is now to be addressed as 'Mr."
Mister Harmon joined the Army
IN 1886, first serving with the 25th
Infantry, Co. "L" He was trans
ferred to Post Hq. Det. in July. 1912
and remained in it until last Nav,
when he was sent to Ft Lewis, and
subsequently, transferred to the
372nd Inf. Profiles showed that he
was 3D. material, so now he walks
among us as a civilian. He is to begin
GU VIC L VI U AIlIllSQldGely.
FurlOughs:
Ten Headquarters men are away
on furlough. The lucky ginks are:
Pvt. James Lowe, Pvt. Jesse Jones,
Pvt. Cottrel Jackson, Pfc. Raymond
Outley, Sgt. Ralph Burnett, TI4
Edward D'Antignac, Pfc. John Gil
liam, S/Sgt. Melvin j. Carrier who'd
thunk he had somewhere else to
go besides the Army, Pvt. Arthur
Horne and Pfc. Leslie McNary.
Back to Duty:
Pfc. Walter McWhiter, Pvt. John
(RallheaO Watson and T/5 James
Reddick.
Transferred:
Pvt. James (Jimus) Dedmon to
Band Training Unit, Camp Lee, Va.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09
AROUND WACVILL,E
FurIoughs 'n Stiff.

TI3 Dorothy M Harris, x-Ray
Dept. Station Hospital, is in Hot
Springs, Ark; T/5 Patrie Dansby.
summing in Jackson, Miss: Pfc.
Frances Howard, still on her way to
Staunton, Va; Pvt. Reola Freeman
is spending her 16 days in the
Windy City: Pvt. Rosetta Hankle
goes to Toledo, Ohio, en- route to
N. Y; Pvt. Glyn Edwards is now in
the big Apple; Pvt. Christine Bates
vacations at Camp Beale and Los
Angeles, Calf; Pvt. Leana Cross is
'lookin' 'em over" in st. Louis, Mo-.
and T/5 Hilda Guy is resting in New
Orleans, La, and Los Angeles, Calf.
Rfc. Dorothy Hill isIp another one
who has chosen to spend her leave
in New Orleans.
Pvt. Cornealia Dunn Brown, for
mer top-kick of the Section, who is
now stationed at Fort Sam Houston.
Texas, was through WACville last
weekend. She's en- route to Los An
geles.
Mail Call:
Pic. Nellie Albums (Post Commits
sary) gets Honorable Mention this
week for her handling of the mail.
Helping her in sorting, we believe, is
I/3 Matte Moody. We appreciate
your helpfulness, no end.
APO numbers came through the
mail from TIA Odessa Taylor and
from Opt. Velma White. The
Port is New York Good luck.
gang!
In Sick Bay:
Ward 20 boasts of a new arrival.
in the person of T/5 CIellie Pecot
who hurt her leg while doing an
acrobaitc dance. Pvt. GEORGIA
Singleton is on the convalescent list
Cpl. Rose Mary Carter is much
improved and is hoping to return to
. the WAC area soon. Pfc. Carmen
Garrett Jones, from Ft. Lewis.
Washington, was taken ill while fur
loughing here with her husband
Capt. Roy P. Garrett, of Station Hos
pltal, and is now an inmate.
WACs who have finished their
Recon are T/3 Margery Bland. who
is on sick leave with her mother
Gust finished a VISIT; and PVT
Doris S. Wilson, who is now ready
to join the WACs at FIT. Lewis.
TIA Isabelle Galloway is doing her
bit there in recovering papers for
GI JoeS. We understand she's doing
splendid job.
BY T/5 Della O. Haney.
New Strength and Beauty Too:
New additions to the WAC de.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09

and you do not shave, have you been
assigned to Barber Shop Detail?
The Huff" claims he has learned
to float in that "Off Limit Pool";;
some progress. The Tooth is
prowling for oranges again, could it
be that Annie" is back at the Club
20?
Slim LENS eyes and ears light up
each time he hears mention of a
high blood count.
GOlf-SUnday Games
There are several good golfers in
the Detachment. They like compe-
tition and would welcome games
with men of other units. They play
on Sundays at the Forts course.
They will play in competition with a
team or individually. Their scores
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09
GIM.@!|!@|'l,|| @|
Guest House Reservations

A change in procedure has been
instituted at Guest House No. 1. All
reservations will hereafter be made
with Mrs. Kinney, at the Guest
House, instead of with Mrs Carter
at the Service Club. The Guest
House phone is 4218. Personnel are
urged to make reservations for their
guests well in advance in order to
insure accommodations.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09
SOLDIER OF THE WEEK

Iwenty-seven year old Sgt. Gilard Cooper ON. Motor
Pool mechanic the CT who gets the nod soldier
week in Sou, during the week that known Negro His
tory Week. because he of the veterans who
bright
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09

All photographs in this issue
not otherwise credited are by the
U. S. Signal Corps Photographer.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09

New Strength and Beauty Too:
New additions to the WAC de-
The Apache sentinel., 1945-02-09

are good and they insisted it is q
good way to get your quota of exer-
else. The fellows insist T/5 Eddie
Anderson, Olus Harrison, Chester
Taliafferio, T/4s James Tate and
Arthur StackhouSe can hold their
own in any company of golfers. The
players feel that there might be
some competition from the WAC
Area. Call 4144. Det. Orderly, 1t
PaSkler, if you are interested.
Ping-Pong Challenges:
The Detachment boys are really
playing some good games. The fell
lows of the Detachment bar no one
They are seeking games with indi-
Vidual players or teams.
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-09
FORECAST AND Weather Report
 Nome and Vicinity
WEATHER FORcAST

Compiled by the U. S. Weather Bureau, Nome, Alaska.
 Forecast for Nome. Partly lcoudy today and Saturday, with fresh winds. Lowest temp. to- night 10, higest Saturday 5.
 Nome data; To 8:3O am. today, precipitation last A hr. none. Total precipitation this month O.O1
 Temp. past "A hrs high 0 low g.
 Temp. one year ago high 6 low -12.
 day since 1907; highest 35 in 1923 and 1929. lowest Al in 1925.
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-09
MEMORY
 LANE
TEN YEARS AGO

............. Feb. 9, 1885. ...............
 The new compiled laws of the territory make it compulsory for all names drawn for jury duty if names were drawn from out lying districts were hard to to be subpoenaed Heretofore rreach they were laid aside.
 Testimony ended in the trial of Richard Hauptman in connec- tion with the Kidnapping of the Charles I indbergh baby. The case has gone to the jury.
 The Nome and Seward Penin- sula output of gold in 1884 is rated as the second highest pro- duction in the placer gold yield.
 The gold production in Alaska in 1884 is estimated $16,105, ,000.
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-09
CHURCHES
ALASKA EVANGELIZATfON

ALASKA EVANGELIZATION
 SOCIETY Main St. just West of Polet's Store Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Fl. Loveless.
 Missionaries Sunday: 200 p. m. Sunday School. 7:30 D. m. Gospel Service. Thursday: 3:30 D. m. Child Evangelism Class. Friday: 7:30 D. m. Adult Bible Class.
 Our Message: The Book, The Blood, The Blessed Hope.
The Nome nugget., 1945-02-09
NOTICE!

Adults wishing to see Captain Masor, eye specialist, as private cases, will clear through their family physician.
 Appointments may be made by calling Red 45 not later than 8.30 pm. Friday, February 9th.
 Annette V. Kitzmiller,
 Public Health Nurse.
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Deaths Reported

Annie c, Heflebower, SO, @133 Connect,
cora / Burche. So, 1911 Emerson ST NV
Albert E. Burche, 81, 1871 Emerson ST
william L Wesst, 81, b7I5 Kansas ave
Harry B. Ford. 81. eI5 .5th st. ne
John B Haussener, IS, 1885 North Car
Maria clendening, -. Silver Spring, Nd
Westel w. Willoughby, II, 1872 Kalorsms
saihe S. Trent. %, Roosevelt Hotel
Michael p. Kirby. 20. Dab 18Th st. NV.
Catherine EVERY. 80. 1920 Upton st. NV
Sadie T Miller IS. 3@S Madison st. NV.
Elizabeth L. Schneider, So. 1910 @5th st.
Joseph Ripple "a 6I5 9th ST sw
Mary r. Mcclure, 81, 3l42 Buena Vista
John N H Becoue. 81. New Orleans
Mary J Krewer, 81, 62O7 Piney Branch
Wayne G Miller. 81; ,valoosta. Ca.
Frank NJ Compton, 40, 1919 NJ ST. ne.
Margaret GoWans. ~, Sl4 l. st. NV
Irene o. jennings, AZ, 1880 Rhode Island
Edward Murphy. AZ, eos G st sw,
Infant william T Winsate, 46ll Lewis
Ross DAILY, 50. 1911 10Th st. NV.
Mary Sstterfeld, 30, 1917 V st. NV.
Cornelia Hager, "a, @444 ontario rd. NV
Martha Perry, a. st. Elizabeths Hospital
An ma" a hIe * IS. NJ st. IS So "
Carrie Williams, "a, All New York ave
Infant Carolyn NJ. Lewis. 4@o Oklahoma
Infant Bndd. 4..2 Clay st. ne.
Infant Louis Robinson. jr, 40 Florida
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EXHIBITS.

P. H. Aelman OF Cincinnati. pho
tographs, Arts and Industries Build
| ing, Smithsonian Institution, 8 am.
to 430 pm, through Saturday.
Spring book display, foreign dolls
and birds and tropical fish, Chill
dren's Museum, 3 to $50 pm. Tues
days through Fridays, IL am. to
pm. Saturdays and 3 to pm. SUM-
days through Saturday
Society of Washington Artists,
Natural History Building, Smith
sonian Institution, 9 am. to 4:30
pm. through next Sunday.
Old inaugural picture exhibit
through Sunday and picture history
of Florida through June l, Library
of Congress, am. to 10 pm. Mon
days through Fridays, 9 am. to 8
pm. Saturdays and 1870 am. to
/ 10 pm. Sundays.
st. Elizabeth's Hospital Wednes-
day creative group exhibit, Public
Library, Eighth and K streets NV,
i9 am. to pm. weekdays and to
6 pm. Sundays through next Mon
day
Etchings and Autographs of
France by Lester G. Horribly OF Mas
sachusetts, Smithsonian Institution,
on Mall, 9 am. to 4:30 pm, through
April 8.
| Stiegel-type glass, OAR Museum,
Memorial Continental Hall, $40
m. to 4:45 pm. weekdays except
Saturdays, 8:45 am. to 12:45 pm.
through April 10.
Benjamin Kopman paintings
through April II and Bonnard
paintings through April, Phillips
Memorial Gallery, II a m. to 10 pm
MONDAYS, IL am. to pm. Tues
DAYS through Saturdays and 3 to 7
pm. Sundays.
LUNCHEONS.
COSMOPOLITAN Club. Hotel Wash
! ington, noon tomorrow. Clark Crlf-
fifth and members of Washington
baseball team to be present. Mem
bers and guests.
Cornell Alumni Club, Sheraton
Hotel, 1890 pm. tomorrow. Men,
/ hers and guests.
Junior Board of Commerce, Hotel
! Annapolis, 1890 pm. tomorrow.
Members and guests.
MUSIC.
| Marine Band Symphony Orches-
ira, Marine Barracks, 8:l5 O'Clock
! tonight.
FOR SERVICEMEN.
Stage Door Canteen. Belasco
Theater. tonight: Johnny Robb's
Orchestra. Barbara King and Head
quarters AGF Dance Band
officers: Dance team. Officers
| Service Club of the United Nations
9 o'clock tonight.
Service personnel may obtain
more information by calling the
United Nations Center, National
$500, or any of the following USOs
Republic 1927, National 0614, Ma
tional 3431 or Executive 0428. Col
ored service personnel may call
USO. Decatur 1864, or War Hospi-
tally, Decatur 1853.