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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10

Having proof to the contrary and quite little TO
affirm believed that conviction that the Red armys
stop the Far East directly from Stain state
ment The ordinary Russian soldier simple direct citizen
without guile the ability TO lie gracefully.
It strange that Of the Russian
declaration Of Japan followed the Potsdam
declaration that Russia Russia alone could and
would make.
After getting closeup of the Russians and the way they
operate entirely clear that they would have dec
laraton until they ready pounce. They not
inclined 70 advertise their moves in advance.
With the Red army joining in the to bring the
japanese TO their knees alongside their exAxis parneshe
Nazis-we have formidable on side. have only
first hand-one Red army Marshal 1lonievs First
Ukrainian.
That one armv sent 5 100000 men into battle
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
Red Soldiers Expected War With .Baps

invariably 'but Of course will fight in the Pacific
II il that the thinking of the Soviet millions
troled by Moscow and the Kremin then than
safe conclude that the ordinary Russian soldier male and
female had been told that he and She would open their
tommy guns the Japanese
The Russians extremely curious about hesitation
in discussing the coming the East and more
about the for asking the question in the
first place.
When told that the United States had no idea whether
the giant armies of the Soviet Union would join the
Allies the Pacific quick deong gances Of surprise ckered
in their ranks.
RETURNED 10 the American side Of the Elbe River
that Russia had every intention Of again joining the
Janan.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
Ask Army Aid
In Mine Crisis

Detroit coal dealers here added
weight to nationwide appeals 10
the war department to release
10000 miners. now in the services,
so that tagging coal production
will get under way in time 10
alleviate prospective winter
shortage.
Detroit's appeal followed the
request of Interior S ecretary
Harold fekes that the men be
released Immediately.
eff he government does not
release those $4,000 miners
now" said one large dealer, sit
might as we'll keep them. Next
spring will be too late"
PRODUCTION SLOW
He pointed out that the produc-
tion of a low-volatile coal, which
most Detroiters seem TO prefer, is
far behind normal and getting
farther all the time.
Another dealer pointed out that
the public will be allowed onkH so
per cent of the rationed coal 1t
used last year and said he doubted
ut would get even that much. He
saw some relief in a prosperous
early end of the japanese war
and the release of miners for coal
production.
j. A. Mcintosh, president Of the
Detroit Coal Bureau and head of
the j. A. Mcintosh Coal Co., took
a less gloomy view of the
situation. ?,
Coal is going to be in short
supply he admitted, but he added
that the public is getting its
orders in early 10 be prepared.
He said those most likely TO
suffer from a coal shortage are
those who postpone their pur-
chases until they can get the kind
of coal they want.
If the winter is early and the
snow heavy enough to interfere
with transportation. these people
Twill be in a bad way, he said
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10

OF the RUSSIAN declaration OF war.
She is Lee Carson OF Interna-
tional News Service, who is 27,
red-halred and as full Of zip as a
bomb. She's just back from two
years spot coverage in London,
and from D-Day through the fan
of Berlin.
While Lee is here, she's giving
a plug TO the movie CT Joe, 20
currently showing at the Palms
State. AS one of Ernie Pyle's best
friends, she was deeply sincere in
her praise Of the film because 1T
is done the way Ernie did things. "
ASSIGNED TO 1ST ARMY
Assigned 70 diplomatic coverage
in London, she took Richard
Tregaskis place with the First
Army when Dick took H.. Male
correspondents StrenuouSly OBJ
iected 10 her but A couple of
scoops. worked through her own
means. convinced them she could
take care Of herself
Thoroughly engrossed in her
subject and capable always Of
finding something humorous, even
in A dangerous situation, Lee kept
her audience an stitches.
"One day, around the time Of
the Battle Of the Bulge" she
explained, my jeepmate I've
had to double up because OF the
Shortage) and were going
over TO cover something or
other.
SNIFFS PERFUME
Eve were stopped by an MP
who demanded our credentials
and another who made sure we
didn't move at the point OF a
tommy gun.
1T was terribly cold and
was 80 bundled up I couldn't
get my arms down To my sides.
Furthermore, I had on a helmet
down around my eyes and my
hair up.
"SoOn I noticed the Joe with
the gun shifting. He shifted
some more. Then looked around
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10

ALICE ESCOW, 25, Of 488 w
Willis. cashier, whose husband is
in the army in the Pacific:
II sure hope that means my
hubby will come home faster.
He says the boys were sort OF
expecting it and so / am not
surprised"
ANTONIA PHOTINOS, 1447
Fisher, dental assistant:
"No surprise to me. We have
been expecting II and I am
surprised that they didn't come
in sooner"
WALLA III. ERICKSON
1880 -FeFdhan1, insurance agent
'It is the greatest announce
ment since the beginning of the
war. Russia's help and the
atomic bomb ought to get it
over with in a hurry"
MRS. GRACE RULA ID
1l9l w. Philadelphia housewife:
1T il marvellous and will GER
talnly shorten the battle out
there. know IL will mean
very much to people whose boys
have been away 30 long"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
Vets TO Picket CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Aug, 9 lINS)-Dis-
charged veterans Of the Second
World War declared today they
would picket the Chicago city hall
until Mayor Kelly and the city
council granted taXicab licenses
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
Reds Attack on .BapS
Long Expected Here

thought Russia would tie up
large japanese army on the
mainland without fghting. The
declaration will be a big help to
our boys"
SHARON SHINDEL, %, o.
48S w. Willis, Salesgirl:
ITS wOnde derful and will
shorten the war. II will help
10 get our boys back here where
the girls would like to have
them"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10

LIT BOB FoRTNEY PAT MELLIN
PM Sc ALVIN SANGER, q, of
Toledo, awaiting reaSsignment
after IA months aboard a nine
sweeper in the Pacific:
II have been expecting II
right along. 1t is a great thing
and ought TO end the war much
sooner"
PAT MELLIN, 1851 Midgarden,
a factory worker:
They should come in. 7
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10

Every Year Half Dozen Old
Maids Gather Around a
Weather Beaten GraVestone in
an English Cemetery-Part of
the Strangest Legacy Ever Left
by LoVeleSS Woman. Read
the Story OF This Annual Pill
grimage TO a Spinster's Shrine,
in The American Weekly, With
This SUNDAYS Issue of The De-
troit Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10

EDITORS NOTE-Miss Carson the International
NeWs Service tc0r correspondent home from Europe,
present at the first juncture Of the Allied and RHs
sian armies NoW she recalls hOtO the Red army Cds
then COnUinced that the decision to declare pdr on
Japan had been made She Detroit for the premiere
Of "The Story of CT Joe motion picture based on the
Wdr experiences Of the late Ernie Pyle.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
By LEE CARSON

MONTHS ago soldiers of the Red army stated that "of
4Vl will fight the Jsps the in
Europe is finished"
Predatng the Potsdam conference by many months and
We Day by weeks the Russians in the line south of Berlin
laughed at question whether they would join Allies
in the fight against Too They for granted
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
Woman War Writer
Here---Pacific Bound
By MARGARET RUSSELL

top correspondent dropped into
today and back harness" with her story
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
Shdngri-Ld
Hero Lduded
Detroit Sergeant Had
Big Part in Rescue

Letters Of commentator and
newspaper clippings from the Pa
cific area, describing her hus-
bands role in the glider rescue OF
WAC Cpl. Margaret Hastings and
her two soldier companions from
Hidden Valley, are today in the
hands Of Mrs. Dorothea Gellash,
1o700 Marne.
Sgt. Donald Gellash. 36, flight
engineer with the 374th Troop
Carrier Group, was member Of
the C-47 "Leakin Louise crew
which scared over the uncharted
Jungle terrain of this New Guinea
Shangri-La June %
FLY THROUGH PASS
Flying through the narrow
mountain pass Al 1877 miles an
hour from An altitude Of 1000
feet above sea feFct,, they picked
up the last glider carrying the
three survivors and several para
troopers ~he had been sent pre-
Vlously 10 their aid
During the ascent, the cable
dragged through the trees and the
glider was partially torn but
every crew member and passenger
arrived al the Hollandia air base
kafelV
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
PRAISED BY GENERAL

In letter Of commendauon n
Sgt Gellash Mai. Gen. Clements
McMullen wrote:
Much of the success Of the
rescue mission must he attrib-
uted 10 your technical expert
ence and expert abilities"
. Sgt GellaSh received two other
Communications from his superior
officers. lie entered service IN
June. 1912, and went overseas in
September. 1912.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
SAW AACHEN BATTLE

Some Of the hot spots Lee has
covered include the Hurtgen For
es. battle. the first breaking Of
the Siegfried Line. the house-to-
house battle for AaChen and the
Nazi panzer break-through at the
Ardennes.
She is awaiting reasslgnment TO
the Pacific theater.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10
FITTING LEE CARSON IN GI ARMOR

Lee Carson, famed ms war reporter,
trying on the new infantryman's armOred
suit. The filters: Mp Sgts. John B. Nc
DermOtt Qeft), and William c. Harris.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-10

and said Say, Is one of youse
JOes wearing perfume . In
my highest. most feminine voice
l said L am.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Asks PdrentsA
War on Disease

Parents whose children will en-
/ ter school for the first time this
fall were today urged to have
them examined by their family
doctors by Health Commissioner
Bruce II. Douglas.
Dr. Douglas said all children
should be mmunized against
diphtheria smallpox and whoop-
ing cough while young.
Older children should be revac-
cinated and given booster doses
of diphtheria protec ion, the
ieai'S commissioner concluded.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
IO-C rHE DETROIT TIMES
Aug ls45
Haaq Mediocre

STOCKHOLM, Aug. y (UP)-'
Gunder Hagg won the l.500-meter
event in a Swedlsh-FinniSh track
competition yesterday IN the
mediocre time OF 3.51.S
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
SkIN EXTERNAL CAUSE

Eczema. acne pimples, simple ringworm,
letter. salt rheum, bumps (blackhesds).
and ugly broken-out skin. Millions re-
heve itching, burning and soreness Of
these miseries with this simple home treat
ment. Black and White Ointment goes
20 work st once. Aids healing. works the
antiseptic way. 20 years success. l0c,
25c. 600 sizes. Purchase price refunded
II you're not satisfied. Use only as di-
rected.- Vital in cleansing is good soap.
Enjoy Black and White Skin Soap daily.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
.DObIeSS
Pay Test

Circuit Judge Guy A. Miller was
scheduled TO hear the case of
seven former women employees of
the Essex Wire Corp, 14130
Woodward, seeking unemployment
compensation. Friday.
The women. Mary Powanda,
Marjorie Bucilli. Miriam Sever
ance, Joan Short, Katherine Toyas,
Genevieve Rudy and Helen Ham
lin, seek a review of the findings
of the Michigan Unemployment
Compensation Commission which
held that they left their jobs vol
unfairly.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
News of District Area Men
In the Armed Forces

Tu4 Tutief; James Is M IL hcNair. M wilma" N''Ae' ana
Two District men who are due to
arrive at Seattle today aboard the
HanSford are:
NV, and Warrant oficef e. 81 Alex +.
Sintetos, So Randolph street NV.
Decorated
Maj. Marvin H. Merchant, 8
Chamberlin avenue, Kenwood, Md,
recently was decorated with a
Bronze Star Medal for his outstand-
ing performance as the executive
officer Of the 385th AAA Automatic
Weapons Battalion in Europe dur
ing the war. He is now serving as
executive officer in the Al section
of Command Headquarters, 9th Air
Defense Command, in Germany.
The citation states that Maj. Mer-
chant contributed extensively to the
high state of morale throughout
the battalion and to the mainte-
nance Of weapons and equipment"
Maj. Merchant is a 1910 graduate
of West Point.
Three District men are scheduled
to report for induction into the
armed forces today. Their names
follow:
Robert Crouch, Roland Guimond,
William Sutherland.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Petworth Unit Orders Study
OF New u. 5. Share Plans

The Petworth Citizens Associa-
ton last night instructed its Taxa
ton Committee to prepare report
on the two proposals made public
yesterday for a substantial increase
in the Federal share of District
government costs, with view to
supporting one or both of the
measures.
The two bills announced yester-
day by Chairman O'Mahoney Of
the District Subcommittee OF the
Senate Appropriations Committee
provide formula calling for the
Federal Government to pay 1855
per cent of annual District costs,
instead of the current 5000 900 an
nual Federal payment amounting to
less than 10 per cent of the present
budget.
In opposition to the bill of Chair
man Lanham of the House Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds providing construction of
a new Federal courthouse here on q
$3.50 cost share basis between the
District and Federal governments,
the association voted that the Dis
trict should not be required to in
vest local tax funds in a courthouse,
1t recommended reimbursement for
the District-owned site and rental
payments by the District for court
house use.
Other bills the group voted to
oppose included the House bill to
restrict the number OF taxicabs here
and the so-called fair trade prac-
tices bill.
Last nights meeting, held at the
Petworth Library, was conducted
by President Harvey o. Craver.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Collins Succeeds SurIes
As Army Information Head
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Appointment OF 1t. Gen. Joseph
Lawton Collins to be director of
information for the War Depart
ment was announced by the Army
yesterday.
Gen. Collins, former commander
OF the 7th Corps in the European
campaign, succeeds Maj. Gen. Alex
ander D. Surles, who has directed
the Bureau of Public Relations
since August 6, 1941. Gen. Surles
has been assigned to special duty
at the Office of Gen. Dwight Eisen-
hover, chief of staff.
AS director of information, Gen.
Collins is in charge Of the Bureau
Of Public Relations, the Legislative
and Liaison Division and the Infor-
nation and Education Division.
Gen. Collins has been chief of
staff of Army Ground Forces since
his return to Washington last Au-
gust. He Is native Of New Orleans
and a graduate of West Point, class
of 1917.
Gen. Surles. likewise a regular
Army man, is native of Milwaukee,
and cavalry and armored expert.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Mona PouIee Says Veterans
Are Giving New Life to Opera
els Who Visited
Europe's Centers
Gain Appreciation

Mona Paulee, the rags to riches"
mezzo soprano who Is making her
fourth Washington appearance in
Constitution Hall tonight with the
National Symphony Orchestra, be-
lieyes that returning veterans are
bringing new life to grand opera.
At press interview in the Raj
eigh Hotel, Miss Paulee said that
service men and women, especially
those who have been to the opera
centers OF Europe, were awakened
to the fact that they, too, can af-
ford to attend operas at home.
LAS result" she declared, "the
audiences I know are so different
from the ones who used to inhabit
the theater. A lot Of people are at
tending and everything seems so
fresh!"
For one who has come long way
Miss Paulee once was a $l2-a-
week bakery worker who rose to
fame when she won over TOO con-
testants in a Metropolitan Opera
addition Of the air in 1941-she still
has a lot Of desires. She Is an ar
dent advocate for more operas in
English.
"This means more translations
and more translators," she said.
George Huston, in Hollywood, was
a pioneer for that sort OF work
until he died a year or so ago. We
need others to take over now"
With her in Washington is her
husband. Capt. Dean Holt, an Air
Transport Command pilot who, be-
tween flying C-54s to Paris and In
dia for the past four years, has
been following his Canadian-born
wife on her concert tours.
Dean expects to get out shortly" 4"
she related, then we would like to
visit Europe for about a year, flying
our own little plane from concert
to concert through Italy, France,
Sweden and Norway. He plays the
piano and I was learning to ny, you
know"
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Servicemen Landinq
|At Newport News on
Christmas 10 GET Gifts
Bx the Agsociated Pres.

By the ASSOCIATED Press.
An estimated 10000 servicemen
expected to debark at Newport
News on Christmas eve and Christ
mas Day will be met at the ships
with presents, Ramona s. Eaton,
manager of the Eastern area Of
the Red Gross headquarters at Alex
andria, announced yesterday.
Mr.. Eaton said that, at the re-
quest Of military authorities at the
port of debarkation at Newport
News, the Red Cross Is rounding up
gifts for the men to bring them a
touch Of Christmas warmth on the
holiday.
In towns and cities hundreds OF
miles inland, in Ohio, Indiana, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland and
throughout Virginia, Mr.. Eaton said,
community groups are collecting,
wrapping and shipping gifts through
the Red Cross Camp and Hospital
Council Service to Newport News.
Each soldier will be met as he
lands by Santa Claus with a gaily
wrapped gift containing a wallet,
cigarette lighter, leather frame,
shaving set or some other gift bear
ing a card OF greeting from the
donor organization. the Red Cross
announced.
Mr.. Eaton said that because of
previous commitments, including
thousands Of Christmas gifts for
hospitalized servicemen in their ter
ritory, the Peninsula Camp and
Hospital Council in the Newport
News area was unable to meet the
emergency request for the soldiers
landing there at Christmas. Fifteen
camp and hospital councils are par
ticipating in the project in response
to the appeal.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Curron Heads D. c. Drive
For AL Smith Hospital

United States Attorney Edward
M. Curran yesterday was named
chairman of the District of CO.
lumbia Committee of the Alfred E.
Smith st. Vincent Memorial Hos
pital drive and will have charge Of
raising funds here for the erection
of the hospital in New York.
Notice that he had been named
chairman of the committee here was
received from James A. Farley. for
mer Postmaster General and chair
man of the National Memorial COM
mittee.
Mr.. Curran said he will select q
local committee of 100 and that ii
will launch the drive in the District
at a luncheon the first week in
January.
Evening star., 1945-12-19

More than 100 Washington area
war veterans are scheduled to arrive
at New York today on II small
transports. They are:
= Ti5 rrf ThorRtGn 5 Smith; $40 s3G M street Sc;
sire street IN NV; PVT; James F. Cruise, 2ao7
ger, 1865 Columbia road NV: rs Rob
sergt: RTfls Davis, VS. 4os % street street NV; NV;
e PsEsns Fdva5a sma s7 81 street NV NV
~: T15 JACOB earrnsP0no. sisfne 1884 d.rsId ISgd
&C. lIyes pfe Jss Iss
": Muse, 344 Bryant street NV: Corpl
Sshn M saoRR asol a. stEfst h sF sE.. s
NV: ia Donald Simmons, 324 A street
Nv fS GsSsfs ossph Meey Meee S street
No street addresses were listed for the
,o,sS'nE gshP %'s Boots. gyt ess.ss 6 Rob-
joseph H. Askins. Tl6 George A. Robin BIN
haze F fx T. e1 RaSsTd TSst Fl Enssl sfE pesa sa
%htsa SaIisss sIfi sssa eIssS .5saes rs
nard e. Brice, SISergt. Paul L. Aheart,
john 5Gnis aSifa F fS os %s7sPs sRsns
Tihomas r. Jackson, Isl Se,st. Eavard 8.
Watts sssrst Hssd W gsmss
aTh e %s James na"Ms ple Aossie Me
ea os womask FL ptc Beany s. "ei Mitams
TIse5gt: William 2; DonaIdson, T/4 f. Edgar 4
Pvt John J. KurZ Corpl Morris Manches-
SI|K|ss S||Ss. 6sitas ssfS CHARLES 81 ssS2 Ms
w. N.'es aearhart M na snd Ttb scott sts smith '0nn
Nearby Maryland and Virginia
veterans:
dria; sergt.. John P. Proctor, Landoyer;
serst. Charles Thompson, Silver spring'
sfs SsmsS O. L9re
Moore, Silver Spring; TIA Joseph T. He
AiSyssstsyiliei, INSERT: james D; BROOKS,
s slsergt. William H. Glascock, 1923 Duke
street, Alexandria; Sergt. Leroy Mierley. ~
street Tasoma PARK sssJst nS
ert c. Terxiiliger,, 3717 Quincy street,
ssis: r; wsilsss %Selt5ss. :.s sAi.sasa.is;
s15 North Patrick street, Alexandria; Pfc.
Theodore DeaEing s4ss North North IT ThiE-
kiawell. sss yyoi gpDsr MsGiboro: Pie. Claude
eTis naTs and TS GsoTss WIisms ir
The following Washington men.
whose street addresses were not
given, arrived yesterday at Boston
aboard the Bernard Carter:
Ffc. Willie Washington. s/Sergt. Thomas
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Agricultural Subsidies
Defended by Anderson
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. l9.-Agricul-
tural subsidies which, he said, aid
in forestalling price Generalization
and imitation have cost the Nation
81 $50, ,000, 900 during 1945, Secretary
OF Agriculture Anderson said last
night.
Subsidies Of this kind" he told
the Milwaukee Executives Club,
ARE justified providing they are
paid to the right person at the right
time and for the right purpose"
Although the cost of Government
subsidization In agriculture has
been high, he said, it has saved the
Nations consumers many times
that amount in inflated prices.
The Secretary pointed out that
food had accounted for the greatest
expenditure, citing meat and dairy
subsidies as the leaders, with cotton
running near the top.
Evening star., 1945-12-19

tive 1t. Gene Bechtol said they
were victims of triangle shooting.
Monday night. Mr.. Bechtol said,
Sokol shot his wife and Oliver and
fatally wounded himself. The un-
mailed letter to Mrs. Sokol's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques Stark,
he added, gave the reason.
Sokol had come home after "23
miserable, rotten months" Mr..
Bechtol quoted the letter, to find his
wife suing for divorce.
Il need her and the only way I
can have her is to die with her."
Mr.. Bechtol said the letter ex-
planned.
Mr.. Stark said his daughters di-
vorce case was to have been tried
next month.
Evening star., 1945-12-19

WrOCe his W1le S
parents. 1--WE
had all planned
and waited for
these last sew
eral years.
But there will
be no m or e
Christmases for
Bill Sokol. So
kol, his attrac-
tive blond wife
G e o r 6 / an a
whom he called
"Butchy, an d
her friend, JOS
eph Oliver, are
Iaad nafan /
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Pearl Harbor Committee continues
questioning of Vice Admiral Theo-
dore S. Wilkinson.
Senate:
Considers extension of Second War
Powers Act, including rationing au-
thority; may vote on amended GI
bill.
House:
Considers Gil bill and odds-and-
ends Of legislation in drive for ad-
journment late Thursday.
Military Affairs Committee hears
final witnesses of year on universal
training.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
German War Prisoner
Cuts Throat and Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 19.-Isidor
Heinze, 43, prisoner of war in the
camp for Germans at Camp Shelton.
slashed his own throat last Satur-
day, the public relations Office at
Fort Story announced yesterday.
Heinze, who reportedly had been
despondent for some time, COM
mitted suicide outside the mess hall
at the POW camp. He probably
will be buried near the bodies of
other prisoners in the Hampton
National Cemetery.