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Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
BrawIey Students
Receive Letters,
Football Awards

Brawley High school students
proudly were wearing their coveted
athletic letters Friday and four
were displaying miniature footballs
as members of the all-courty team
of 1914.
The awards were made at assem-
bly, Thursday in the presence of
the entire student body and many
parents and friends.
The football awards were pre-
sented by Carl Schooss on behalf
Of the El Centre PoSt-PreSs News
papers. The four were, Dan Macklin,
end; Murray Miller and Lawrence
Dalm, guards, and Pat Casey, back.
Receiving basketball letters were ::
Bob Wagner, Rudy Gonzales, Ter
rell Turner, Raymond Miller, Cor
don Hardey, Boyce Ward, Leon Glib
son, Malcolm Ryan, Raymond Bal
lesteros, Dick Walsh, Billy Johnson,
Jimmy Murphy, Roy Austin, Eugene
Journey, Warren Routt, Pat Casey,
Murray Miller, Norman McIntire,
Jim Stewart, Schuyler Hopes, Wal
ter Hopkins, Charles Ellis, Donald
AShurst, Arthur Orta, Jack Consaul.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, May a. (UP)-Expectation
Of tremendous export outlet with the ar
rival of We Day and sustained mill de-
Inand at home prompted firm undertone
in grain futures on the Board of Trade
Friday Oats turned relatively easier be-
fore the close.
Much of the advance was lost on the
close with May wheat and all oats deliv-
cries dropping below the previous level.
Wheat finished the day off 4 to y cent
a bushel; corn unchanged to up z oats
off 4 to u; rye up Il to ", and barley
up * TO n.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
SoffbaII Meet
To Map Plans
For rs LEAGUE

When a group of softball enthuS-
lasts meet Friday at pm. at City
Hall, it will signal formation of a
league and sched1le for this sum-
mer. Sponsoring the meeting are
a. D. Allen. Clyde Lee and Pat Pat
terson. Representative from organ
izations which usually sponsor teams
and from all the military installa-
tions in the valley will attend the
meeting and it is hoped by the
sponsors of the session that definite
plans may be outlined for opening
the schedule this month.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
NOVA WINS DECISION

BOSTON, May 4. (UP)-Lou Nova,
one of the veterans in the heavy
weight boxing division picked up
another victory along the come
back trail Friday, but he didn't gain
very much prestige by it. He out
pointed the veteran Charley Eagle.
New England heavyweight champ
ion, in 10-round bout at Mechan-
les Building Thursday night, but he
had to come from behind to do it.
Eagle won the first two rounds,
cutting Nova's eye with a left hook
at the end of the second. From then
on, however, Nova wore him down
with heavy right hooks to the stom-
ach.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
h. a. !Egr2CKT

Los ANGELES, May g. CUP)-Tradinp
was active on the Los Angeles Stock
Market Thursday 1880 shares sold II
issues down, nine up and six unchanged.
The list:
Barker Bros, 100 at 30. unchanged
Central Investment, 80 at Sc. up /; Blue
Dlamond, 100 at Az, unchanged Los
TWA. 100 at 33% up SO; Pacific Light
ing, 100 at SIG, up u; So. Cal. Edison
Com, 100 at 30%, unchanged; Pac. pub.
Svc. Pfd., 100 at 24A. up q; Hancock.
100 at 57h, down q Stand. of Cal. 100
at 44M, down "a; Universal. 300 at 81,
down rs /; Creameries of America. 100 Al
14ls, down b; Cons. Stl Com. 100 at
D. up 4 Douglas, 100 at 76M, down
y: Lockheed, 100 at Ply, up X: Lane
Wells. 100 at 15A. unchanged; Menasco,
300 at S1.55, down cents; Hunt. 800
at 20A, up x.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, May a (UP)-Live-
stock:
Cattle: Salable 150, slow, quality most
ly common to medium, sales about steady.
Odd medum-good steers, 14-16; common,
13; few medium-good heifers, 13.50-15;
cOmn1on-mediu cows, 11-13; Gamers
and cutters 7.50-9.5O; mixed lots to
1850 Calves: Salabe 100, steady.
Medium-good calves and vealers, 1880
IS; odd choice vealers, 1850.
Hogs; Salable 100, steady. 200-25O
lb., 1875; sows, IS; good choice feeder
pigs, 81.
Sheep: Salable none, load medium
good Sc ID. holdover spring lambs steady
at 14.25 late Thursday good -choice>11 lib.
springers, 14.75, sorted. IS rer cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
MPLS. Flax FUTURES
LOCAL hui l. 9FAT
COCHRAN HOLDS LEAD

HOLLYWOOD, May 4. up
Three cushion billiard champion
Welker Cochran Friday held sew
en-point lead over challenger Willie
Hoppe as they moved to San Diego
to continue their transcontinentaI
series for the world crown.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04
OIdsters Take
Kids Into Camp

and actually swiped second.
Clyde Lee, who went into the
game in the fourth for the Oldsters,
hit a timely double with one, man
on in the sixth Lee appeared to be
the youngest of the AncientS.
The score:
Oldsters ............. 305 119-19-20-6
Youngsters .... 004 100 7 8-6
Good craftsmanship marked the
entire game and the kids took their
beating gracefully, even forming a
group and giving three cheers for
the oldsters after the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-04

An old proverb has it that Youth
will be served" but the gent who
dreamed that one up could not have
foreseen the outcome of the base
ball game Thursday at the Ell Gen.
tro stadium between Youth and
Age, wherein Youth was served
bitter pill of defeat to the tune of
"a to 7, the Ancient Ones outhitting,
outplaying and even outrunning the
young men Of the Rev. Hayden
Sears team. The game was to have
been a seven-inning affair, but the
boys decided to call it day at the
end of the sixth frame.
The game was marked by heavy
hitting, errors, base stealing, wise
cracks and a bit of baseball here
and there
MAYOR SHINES
His Honor the mayor, sail.e being
P. L. Moore, startled the natives by
rapping out five safetieS in six times
up. George Shuck, playing left gard
en- for the Ancients, went the mayor
one better by cracking out homer,
Q triple, two two-base wallopS and
two singles for a perfect day In
addition, both the mayor and Shuck
ran the bases in Ty Cobb manner.
Amos Chick started on the mound
for the Oldsters with Durringer re-
ceiving. Bob Hatton relieved Chick
in the fourth stanza and whitfield
youngster with the sacks loaded.
The young men used three pitchers,
all of whom were soundly raped.
The big OldsterS explosion came
in the first half of the sixth when
they tailed nine times on eight hits,
two stolen bases, two errors and
brace of walkc
IN AND OUT
The following youngsters took the
field when the game started: Dav-
enport, SIS; Hughes, If; Hernandez,
3b; Loop, p; Sears, C; Amanda, cf;
ErnoSto, 2b; Dunlap, lb., and Glen,
If.
Manager Bob Hatton fielded the
following at the opening: Dizney,
3b; Neff, CT; Patterson, lb; Moore,
2b; Shuck, If; Mills, rf; Wakefield,
IS; Durringer, C, and Chick, p. Be
fore the game had ended, however,
Hatton sent in a flock of substi-
tutes, including Lee, Tackett, Carl
ton, Finney and Harvey Loop, first
hurler for the youngsters, proved
the most effective of all OF their
pitchers. In the fatal sixth the Aged
Ones knocked three hurlers off the
hill, Davenport finally coming in
and halting the barrage of hits.
The partisan crowd, chiefly young
sters, kept everyone in a good humor
with their antics and wisecracks.
For instance:
LAUNDERING, portly Tom Finney
was at bat the sixth. Tom swung at
che and missed.
Chirped kid in the stands.
Pitch to him, Hughes, old boy,
he couldn't fall out of boat and
hit the water" But Tom walked
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05

Prior 10 entering the armed for
ces, 1t Wheeler was employed by
the Ford Motor company. He is
the son Of Mr. and Mrs. Leon c.
Wheeler OF 1867 Macarthur Place
Detroit
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
200 Founder
Completes 28
Years Service

Joseph Sylvester Hogan. rotund
200-pound Negro patient at the
US. Naval hospital, San Diego,
Calf. who was interviewed by
the Secretary of the Navy during
the latier's recent stop-over in San
Diego. is a chef cook permanent
appointment. USN. now complet-
ing % years Of continuous service.
At 50 years Of age, Hogan is q
veteran Of 30 months duty over
seas in the Pacific in this way
and made IL wartime crossings
Of the Atlantic in the last wyr.
HE is NOW up and about in the
plastic surgery ward OF the hos
pital, convalescing from second and
third degree burns Of the face,
arms and legs incurred in action
aboard ship last January Il.
He was wounded while at bis
battle S;ation-the captains cabin
aboard ship that was attacked
by japanese dive bombers during
strike on Formosa.
When a violent explosion oc-
CURED, Hogan was enveloped by
flames.
Two Negro cabin boys in the
cabin were killed but Hogan was
able 10 make his torturous way
topside. where he collapsed
Following a few DAYS aboard the
hospital ship USS SAMARITAN,
ne was taken by an escort carrier
10 Pearl Hsrbor and soon returned
10 the United States.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
Detroit Brothers
Meet In England
After 19 Months

HEADQU ARTERS 3226TH
QUARTERMASTER SERVICE
COMPANY, England-Cpl. Charlie
Marshall. q, OF 1875 Log Cabin
street. Detroit. Mich. and his BROTH
er. Pfc. Rufus l.. Marshall, %, Of
the Log CABIN street address. mem
Der Of this Negro Quartermaster
Service Company guarding prison.
ers Of war, me; recently al TINS
depot
Though Their work in England
hau brought them close together
on numerous occasions. me Mar
shal, brothers had not seen each
other s.pce they we're home on f.r-
ioush more than 70 months ago.
Cpl Marshall. truck driver az a
negro Qaar;ermaStcr Truck Com
pany IN Germany Was on seven
oaN Through from rs organization.
He has ocen overseas - months
and proudly wears three campaign
stars having seen enemy action IN
France Belgium. Holland and Ger
many He was awarded he Purple
Hear for being wounded N
France Pfc. Marshall Is the COM
panv barber however, much Of ms
tine Is utilized IN accommodating
The transient perSoune. Who pass
through ;hiS camp.
Their sister Mrs Ada Sherman.
lives AZ ne Log Cao.n s,tee; ad-
dress while three other sisters and
tao brothers res &c q, 9S7 EsS,
W lis s,rcc,. Dc.loN. MlNh.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
TAAF Pilots See
Movie DEPICTING
Negro Flyers
TUSKEGEE ARMY AIR FIELD

TUSKEGEE ARMY AIR FIELD
Ala The world premiere OF the
official Army Air Forces movie,
Wings For This Man" which was
filmed almost in its entirety dur
ing the third anniversary at the
TuSkeGee Army Air field. was
shown al the Post theatre here on
Monday. April is, as a special fes-
ture Of the cadet graduation exer-
ciSes.
Wings For This Man" relea sed
by the First AAF Motion Picture
unit, Culver City. California is one
81 the best films, based on the
training OF Negro servicemen. 10
come out Of this war. The film Will
serve as an historical document Of
the development and progress OF
TukSeg gee Army AR field II shows
IS growth from a few tents and
a hand fu,. Of men and officers 10
: large modern air field teeming
with activity. The training OF ca
deis from prefljsht through ad-
vance IS v.v!diy illustrated. and
some eXceilcn, scenes showing the
332Hd Fighter Group in action
overseas portrays the cadet" az
;er ne mas reached the pinnacle OF
MS ambition as a f,ying officer:
shooting The enemy from the skies.
THE FILM, shows the activities
ot men in most phases Of the work
that MAKE up the activities Of an
Army Ar field, Instructors. ne
cnsnics. crew members, etc. all
play MINOR roles in depicting the
overall picture Of LIE al Tuskegee
Army Air field.
All courses essential TO the pilot
sce touched N this film. From
classroom activities 20 os.sthencS;
from ily,ns INC Link Trainer 10
Nyg-s combat missions all j. told
Even nose f,isht officers who
have seen lfc's final star art not
for.ot,c0 7; is a film which tells
realistic story o. Americas lars-
est minority group as ar 'Niegrat-
&c p5rt ~ the Army Ar forces.
Wings Fer THIS Man depicts the
Negro fighter p.lo; as they actually
exist and the JOB is done With
q Sn,ty
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
N HICAN men
CARE FOR POW'S
FOUND BY 9TH

9Th ARMY GROUP. Germany
Wounded and long unattended
Allied soldiers. freed by The u s
Seventh Army doughboys OF Gen
Jaco L Devers' 9th Army Group
when they captured German
prisoner-of-war hospital received
their first American medical care
from the Tedies of the 433rd Med-
cal battalion.
These men were suffering from
gross malnutritiOn and needed
first food. baths. and clothes"
said 1t. Col. David II. Hallmark
of Seattle. Wash. battalion COM
mander. The men we gave med
ical care to had been operated
on but neglected"
PERFORMING headquarters ad-
miniStrstive duties for this task
were the Negro medicS OF the
433rd. the only Seventh Army med
ical battalion stated by Negro per-
sonnet. They aided headquarters
officers in coordination OF the work
Of its attached collecting. clearing
and ambulance companies. some Of
which were supporting combat;
units
Members Of the battalion head
quarters include:
Michigan
DETROIT: Pfc. Olan r MCGEE.
1859 La Belle street: LANSING:
Sgt. George T Eaton. S27 Williams
street; MT MORRIS: Cpl Carlyle
3. Miller. 6434 Nj. Morris Road
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
NEGRO CTS ARE
APPREHENS|vE
IN c BI AREA
BY FRANK BOLDEN
NNPA War Correspondent

NEW DELHI. India.-When Ne.
gro soldiers along the Ledo Road
deep in the sweltering Asam jun
gle. learned OF the death OF Presi
dent Roosevelt they were stunned
They felt the loss as that OF an
immediate member Of their fam
lily. They have renewed their eff
fotts 10 bring the war here 10 /;
successful conclusion and get back
home.
As all good citizens. they be-
lieve the new president deserves
chance Ia himself and have
pledged their loyalty TO him as
Commander In Chief. But see
ing and hearing these soldiers
daily, my observation Is that
they feel their loss more keenly
than they show II. Many visibly
depressed soldiers paused dur
ing their work to say their late
leader was the best friend Ne
groes in America ever had. They
are also worried as to the effec-
tiveness Of administration Of the
CT Bill of Rights as IL pertains
TO Negro servicemen-and other
progressive legislation affecting
the citizenship rights Of Negroes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
PVT. CLARENCE BROWN.


more than two years overseas.
PVT. CLARENCE BROWN, Of
1886 Riyard street, who Spen; -
months IN the Southwest Pacific
as Dember Of ar Engineer unit.
IS visiting his family 81 the above
address.
SGT. WILLIAM 4. KING, vet
eran Of 3S months IN the China
Burma+India theatre. Is visiting ms
mother Mrs. Katie King OF 1854
WATERFORD street. Detroit.
PFC. PETE WILMA. who served
- the South Pacific for - months
With the army engineers. IS visit
ING his wife and father 81 2lil8
Wyoming street Ferndale Mich.
All Of these men arc now home
on the army rotation program ard
VIII be reaSSig ned after their fur
loughs.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
? From Michigan
Start Their Basic

Two recent irducteeS IN the
Cntcd States Amy who made
ne NomeS IN Michigan prior 10
induction arc now entering their
basic ira nlng a. the Field Artil-
.crv Replacement Center az Fort
Bras. y c.
They are Pvt Willie r. Gses-
ham Of ll6ii Negal street, De-
troit. and Zholya Balknight Of
it9 Grant street, Flint. Mich.
AFTER training these men Will
5e Transferred 10 field units.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05

Left Second L. John w. Curtis recently awarded his wings
and the Aviation Cadet Corps the Tuskegee
Army Air Field The future fighter pilot former student OF
Wayne University and member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Ira
rnY He the of Mrs Margaret Curtis s440 23rd street
Deficit Right Flight Officer Paul Tucker of Detroit recently
received his single engine pilot from the Aviation
Cadet Corps of Tukesee Army Air field 70 Tucker is the
of Fischer Tucker Of DeoiOfcal U.S. AAF photos by AAF
Training command
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
Kill Japs. Kill More Japs.
when YOU DO Your Job Well,
You Help Kill More laps"

Participation ~ the assault on
Okinawa-only $50 miles from Ja-
pan-won Negro Coast GuardSmen
another bronze battle star FOR their
Asiatic- Pacific can paIgn ribbons.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
3 Michigan Men
HomeAfer TWo
Years Oueseas

Three Michigan men recently re-
ported to For; Sheridan. H.. after
more than two years overseas.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05

1914. was re-
Gently returned
70 the States
and later as
signed 10 this
station. T n G
fighter pill I
" as awarded
an Air Medal
W 2 : n I w o
bronze stars,
denotIng COM
Dat service IN
the NJ c 4 tie r
ranean Theatre
Of Operation.
He formerly at
tended Howard
university.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
JAPS PRESENT
DESPITE LACK
OF OPPOSITION
BY JOHN WALKER Mccain, JR.
BOatswain's Mate First Class, us.
Coast Guard correspondent

ABOARD A COAST GUARD
MANNED CARGO SHIP AT OKI-
NAWA - SpeeisD - Establishing
a beachhead al Okinawa was with
out the opposition expected by the
members Of the crews OF Coast
Guard manned attack cargo ships.
the IS Coast Guard revealed this
week
But one Of the several Negro
crew members observed. There
were several times when we
were fully aware Of the presence
Of the enemy"
THE SHIPS sent wave after
wave Of invasion supplies to the
beach in small craft that operated
from the ship. Once during an
air raid the laps strafed barge,
and the bullets pierced the steel
plated deck. but none OF our men
NaS hit, the Coast Guardsman re-
called.
Either the invasion OF Okinawa.
so close 10 the homeland. caught
the JapS by surprise. or the pre-
invasion oombardment drove them
out of the landing area. one crew.
man reasoned.
Before the transport departed for
Okinawa II pulled into q Pacific
port for supplies From the deck
OF the snip Coast Guarosmen could
see a sign nailed 10 a palm tree:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-05
William Wheeler
Reassigned To
Tuskegee AAF

TUSKEGEE ARMY AIR FIELD.
Ala.-2nd Ii. William H, Wheeler.
who was commissioned from the
Aviation Cadet Corps at the Tuske-
gee Army Air Field on March u.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-20
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pencils, ledger binders and Sheets.
numbering machines, typewriter
papers, ribbons and carbon paper;
Rubber stamps made to order,
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May we, o Master. become eX-
amples of forgiveness to guide those
who walk in darkness.
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Entered at ne post Office in Hender-
eon, N. c, as second class mail matter
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-20

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SUBSCRIPTION RATS

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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
Accuse Housemun
Of Taking c q S h
From Employer

A 32-year-old houseman In a
Crosse Pointe Township home was
one OF several men held this week
for investigation OF breaking and
entering a building
A WARRANT recommended
Monday by the prosecutors office
charges Oniel Hartley OF BAL Clair
pointe. alleged houseman for Nor
man Olson at 706 Lakepointe ave-
nue., took two cases OF whiskey,
watches and clothes last August,
while the family was away on a
vacation.
Police say that Hubert r. NAL
colin. rs, Of 427 williams. on
Dec. 5 this year took S37.57 in
cash. two books Of stamps and
20 cartons of cigarettes from .
store At 3051 w. Warren.
Aziz HeSono OF 1889 Atkinson
was listed as the complainant in
the case. A warrant was recon-
mended Monday.
John Dewberry. 80. Of 536 Ade-
laide was charged with the theft
OF two cans Of soup after police
had apprehended him inside a store
al 2l00 Orleans on Dec. S.
Complainant was listed as Leola
Averett, owner OF the store.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
Dwelling Burns,
Victim Arrested
On Count

A Royal Oak nan is charged
with arson in connection with the
burning Of house located at
20465 Northlswn. owned by Mrs.
Roosevelt Stewart OF the same ad-
dress "
The warrant charges that Mar
vim Hooper. Al, OF 20767 Mitchell.
set the frame dwelling afre on
Nov. %.
The Are was discovered by Es-
sic Humphrey. OF Ferndale, who
was visiting the house ut the
time. She claimed that she smelled
a gasoline odor throughout the
house.
Hooper Is reported 70 have been
in a nearby alley by witnesses
leaving the burning building.
The complainant informed in
vestigating officers, that on one
previous occasion. Hooper at
empted 10 cut Nellie Patterson in
the same house but was beaten off
by children in the household al
the time with baseball bats,
brooms and a mop.
Mrs. Stewart also told police
that the defendant had threatened
her life once before.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
Handbag Snotched,
W o m q n Screams,
Man Apprehended

A man. allegedly robbed one
woman and succeeded in getting
away-until two nights later, "he
was nabbed' by several men, who
responded to the screams of a
woman last Thursday night.
william c. Gibbons, IS, Of 2i65
Highwood. Ferndale. is In Gus
tody Of police rs the result Of
Mrs. Mary Ellen Joness screams
which attracted several men.
ACCORDING to Miss Jones. she
was assaulted and robbed by Glib
bons as she walked along ST.
Aubin near the 400 block. I'm
mediately. she began screaming as
the assailant ran north on ST.
Aubin.
Several men hearing her screams.
quick on the scene, noticed Glib
bons running and caught him.
While officers were booking Glib
bons. he is reported to have dis
csrded red memo book and tube
OF lipstick. which later was iden-
titled by Miss Louise Harris, 80,
Of 1863 ST. Aubin.
Miss Harris had reported to po-
lice last Tuesday. that an uniden-
tilted man had snatched her purse.
On the same day she listed the
articles in her pocketbook at the
time il was snstched.
In police lineup. Miss Harris
identified Gibbons as the man who
snatched her pocketbook.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
First Sergeancy
For Former DSR
Pre-Law Student

724TH MEDICAL SANITARY
COMPANY. WITH THE arm
ARMY. NUREMBERG. Germany. -
Having served as company clerk
with this unit for 10 months Ser
geant John A. wilkins. 20, OF 3428
Hendricks street. Detroit. Mich
was recently promoted 10 the
grade OF first sergeant Of this unit
In the former capacity Sgt.
wilkins was charged with the
responsibilities Of makinr-up
monthly payroll. tipping indorse-
ments for incoming and out-ro-
Ing correspondence, and various
other duties which necessitates
the successful and efficient on
Grafton Of army administration.
IN HIS NEWLY appointed DO
sition he Is charged with even
greater responsibilities as irst
sergeant Is not limited 70 army ad-
ministration but involves the en-
tire welfare and headaches" both
personal and official. OF every
man.
Before entering the army. June
1913. he was employed at the De-
psrtment OF Street Railway. and
'pre-law student at the Detroit In
'stitute Of Technology, Detroit,
Mich.
His father. Rev. S. p. wilkins.
lives at 1886 Silver street, Hot
Springs, Ark.