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Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
BY LAYTON CARVER
international New. s.r,Is. sport. Editor

LONDON, Aug. 20 (INS)-I
have no argument with the Brit
ish, an utterly delightful people
and perhaps the most genteel of
all Europeans.
They are courteous, considerate
and seem 10 like us genuinely.
They have courage, which Ameri-
cans probably a dmire above
everything else. The whole world
knows by this time how game
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
Lob FeIlerS
Expecting

CHICAGO, Aug. % tUP)-Its
going TO be a little Feller.
Mrs. Virginia Winther Feller,
wife OF pitcher Bob Feller Of the
Cleveland Indians, is expecting
q baby.
Their first, il is scheduled 10
arrive this fall
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30

We're losing no nine In rushing to your Good Gulf
Station ample supplies of the best gasoline. ever
cold at the Sign Of the Gulf Orange Disc.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
American Leader of Santo Tomas Internment Camp
Chapter One
By EARL CARROLL

American Leader of Santo Tomas Internnent Camp
written Goa Essgc's csS,, sI 1' .ss aS ass Mi sr.a s service
A MERICANS are wonderful breed. They are
IA superb when they are winning. But they can
rise to their finest hour in defeat.
| should know | was a leader of $500 of
them the men and women and children of Santo
Tomas nternment camp at Manila, for the three
years and one month of our captivity.
We were the noncOmbatant Americans taken
by the Japs in the Philippines. Like the men Of
Bataan we were defeated-but not conquered. We
never stopped fighting the Japs not once in the 81
months they kept fence around us at Santo
Tomas.
We could fight with guns. Our weapons wiles
and wits and guile and subbornnessand yes even such
conspratora sandbys wall panel hidden caches
and barred prison door with secretly removable hinges
We fought to stay alive And some of us died in
We fought to keep the FiIipinos convinced that Mac
Arthur would come back. And some of died in that
fight
We fought to preserve our dignity as Americans as
white and human beings against the deliberate
degradatons practiced by Jap capors Some of us
died in that fight, too
ND defeated the Jap time and time again in those 81
IA months outwng him despite his guns and his fence and
his cruelty and his starvation. If had won few Of
would be alive today.
explains why lived secret life in santo Tomas-a
life unknown to almost all of fellow nernees and that
will astonsh they learn it here for the first time
Publicly filled role roughly comparable that of the
mayor of small CITY, We had selfgovenment up to
point, you may remember
Secretly There others, too-uUaS a
keeper OF furtUe rendezvous, negotidtor Uith que
TlIas, black rdrketeer huge sole, go
bstWeen and-I knoD this IS hard to belieUe-d
consprator occasion tDith friendly Jap
Hdndant. He stole something from other Jops for
me-something important
TNHE Philippines are liberated completely now and can
about that life without endangering very brave
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
How Yanks Tricked Captors
Underground
Against
The japs'

EDITORS NOTE-ThIS Is tie INST cFoptCr OF a
remarkable inside story Of Soato Tomas iaten,nent
camp in MaH0--the story Of hone a small group Of
American businessmen organized secret underground
and outuitted their Jap coptOrS.
II is rrtteR by the American icadcr Of the Solt0
Tomas nteraceS, rho recently repatri0tcd to the
United States. Mr.. Carroll, Il Dlad-HGtHcred utSHr-
0nce man tcho cUS reared IN Sioconb Ala. personally
directed the amazing underground Octrit{eS at Santo
Tomas and RGrrOWiy escaped beng beheaded tckea
the JapS began to suspect his secret role.
He tells his Oica story hereWiH for the frSt time
a story that had to be kept secret until the complete
liberation OF the Philippines Otherwise, those rho
aided him-dnd their rciatircS-DIigH hare suffered
savage punishment
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

frnged patio and wondering when would again hold
my wife, ous the cropped blond head of 6year-od
Robert
Standing behind small group of Americans lost in
the same gloomy thoughts that held me.
Footprints approached me- without turning recognized the
voice Jap spoke English of the American
group
"Who is your LEADER" he demanded
one remembering had been Maate district leader,
pointed to The Jap stepped and tapped the
shoulder. | turned.
"WeI, you're it, he said
"What do you mean by ito"
"Were making you general chairman Of the camp he
said Iou going to take of internal prob
lens The cOmmandant will be in tomorrow afternoon We
withdrawing Wen leave the gate and guards If
body leaves anything happens you responsible"
VNO THIS day don't know pointed the
i Jap
But my leadership later ratified by the nernees themselves
priceless possession 1t red and white armband
with Japanese characters that said Man with big belly
meaning American.
That armband passport at The gate in the years to
come. 1t enabled Manila the pursuit of my
secret life.
tToMoRRoW-How the Japs began TO American
nternees Santo TOmasand how the American "brain
protected them from the enemys deSigns)
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12
Do YOU Own a
Scratching" Dog?

II you own and are fond OF dog that is
continually scratching. digging. rubbing and
biting himself until his skin Is raw and sore
don Just iecl sorry for him. The dog can [
help himself But you may lie may b. clean
and nea irCc and Just suffering from an in
tense i1ching irritation that has ccntered in
the nerve cndings Of his skin DO as thou
sands OF pleased dog owners are doing
Z a. any good drug store pet or sport shon
get 25c package OF Rex Hunters Dog Pow
ders. and give them once a week Note the
quick Improvement One owner writes. NY
female setter on Sept 29th did not have
handful Of hair on her body ~ all scratched
and bitten on. gave her the powders as di-
reotcd BY Nov 10th She Was an haired out q"
Learn what they Vill DO for your dog Make
q 25e test Economy size box Tor only 81 OOi
Important. Keep your cog clean and Fea
free With Rex Hunters Medcated DOG Soap
and Pine Oh DisInfectsnl.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-12

peppery little Luis de Acuaz SpanishFipno professor
to whom conspiracy outlet for excellent but sup
pressed acting talent stubborn old Yu Ay Chinese Christian
scientist who would spit in the of the Rising Sun emperor
he had chance sold the aps and gentle
elderly Konngberg scholarly Russian Jew who opened his
heart and his pOcebook those who destitute
There many others.
If the my underground life a surprise
most of fellow inernees think they will agree reec
tion that the secrecy justified.
The decision keep vital facts from fellow Americans
all times hard make particularly because
affected their welfare and because 99us cent of them
were the worlds finest people
But the harsh fact is: There traitors among
This should not be surprise to any Remember that
the Philippines the Orient and that of the dregs of
the white caught there we'll of the finest
We ALL the good and bad dumped into Santo Tomas.
We proved treason of six people suspected
there leaks the Japanese And traced them.
Among other things we followed some of the six the
Jap commandments office in the dark hours of the night
do not know for certain but am told that of those
SiN are in American custody today
1T WAS leader Santo Tomas.
man. familiar with the actuarial tables and
the law of averages would have bet it if the poss
by had been the day the liner President Grant
brought me back to Manila.
That Dec a, 194I, Philippines time just four days
before infamous event had back production man
ager for my insurance company Thank God had had sense
enough to leave wife, Joyce, and small son, Robert at
Honolulu
BY what appeared then as good fortune had wanged
passage reservation the Grant of young newspaperman
whose not order Cheated out of his Manila
Journey the young went instead to Australia and became
famous correspondent. He Lee Van Alta of Inter
national News Service
The day after my arrival in Manila l went to luncheon
where T. High Commissioner Francis Sayre speaker At
luncheon Americans making plans
their womenok and children to the country in event of and
bombing of Manila appointed district leader for the
Maae district section of Manila made apartment houses
residential hotels and fine homes
Then Pearl HarbOr the Lngayen Gulf landing Mac
Arthurs evacuation of Manila and the entry of the JapS
ON JAN 1942 Jap soldiers raped every door in the
" Malae district and ordered Americans and British to
bic Rial Memorial Stadium with food for three
We obeyed of There 300 of They
Santo Tomas University and informed it place of
internment for the
Late the day standing at the end of a hallway in
the main building of Sano Tomas looking down palm
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Fort in Sea, 20 Aboard

LISBON, Aug. IL CUP) - An
American Flying Fortress with 20
men aboard en- route TO the
United States from London, via
the Azores. has crashed into the
sea 320 miles off Cape FiniSterre.
1t was learned today.
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Published every Week Day Evening ana
Sunday Morning by the Times Publishing
Company al 1925 Times Square. Detroit 81
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-25
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-(P)-Sal-
able cattle 7oos claves none; com
pared Friday last week: Demand
generally broad throughout but
particularly urgent late, all classes
and grades worked higher, choice
steers Is up, medium and good
grades so higher, with instances
IS higher; fed heifers fully Is high
er, cows showed similar advance,
in instances so on common and
medium grades: bulls 50-75 higher;
vealers strong; largely fed steer
and yearling run; top steers 1925,
next highest price ITO, moderate
supply, choice 1850 to 100; best
heifer yearlings 1850; bulk medium
to loW-choiced fed steers and yearl-
ings IA. Is to 1872, with COM
parable fed heifers mainly 1926
to 1875; cutter cows closed at 900
down although cutters and common
beef COWS mixed made 9.25, very
few Gamers below 7.50; bulk beef
cows mixed made 9.25, very few
Gamers below $50; bulk beef cows
1000 to 1900, few beef cows avocc
l4.50 although up to 1900 paid.
heavy sausage bulls again reached
1880 and Weighty beef bulls 400:
vealers 1880 down; stockers and
feeders strong to 25 higher, mostly
ll.50 to 1900, with flesny feeders
to 1880.
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-(P- Grain
markets, easy to weak most Of
the session, rallied in the final
half hour of futures trading today
and finished with all but barley
showing fractional gains.
Short covering caused the late
upturn with pit traders evening I'd
market positions in preparation for
the weekend which may bring
important war developments.
The corn market was unsettled
and prices moved in a half cen.
range. Purchases by a broker with
cash connections steadied price
while most of the offerings came
from local traders.
Cash handlers reported ESQ, ouC
bushels of corn bought on a 20.
arrive basis. Country elevator OF
orators, market sources said, are
anxious to sell as much grain as
possible before Monday when a
new schedule of discounts or
high moisture corn becomes C..
fective.
At the finish wheat was l-8 C
3-8 higher than yesterdays close
May S1.64 1888. Corn IS 1858
Rye was up 1-o to 3-4, May s1.1:
1858. Barley was off 1-8 to 7-8
May S1.07 7-o.
Rye lost as much as half a cent
at the start but most Of the losses
soon were recovered.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. = up =
vice Admiral r. S. Edwards. &C.
n1,tv chief of naval operations. said
rodav that the major part OF the
pacific fleet is involved IN the
oneratjons around Two Jima.
Edwards expressed the opinion
that the japanese would not at
tempt TO reinforce the island, as
serting that is something We
can't hope for.
If they would send in trans
ports and let Us sink them that
would be cheap way Of getting
rid of Japs," he added.
Such tactics have been so costly
to the japanese heretofore, ne
said. that unfortunately they
don't try any more
Today's reports here indicate
not much change in the Two Jina
picture, Edwards said at a news
conference. Apparently, he said, it
had settled down to frontal bat
tie and without details being avail
able. it is assumed the action IS
goirA slow awaiting landing of ade-
ouate power to prevent the nee
essity of any suicidal actions.
The strike at Tokyo last weel.
NAV have deferred the Japanese
navy from coming out to meet
American forces and iii it did
I am sorry" he said.
He asserted the decision to lanG
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EASIER TENDENCIES
NOTED IN MARKET
By VICTOR EUBANK

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-R-EaSl
or tendencies continued in today
stock market after & generally II
decisive week
The list got off 10 g mixed open
ing bit dealings oWladleo. "nle
zcsttered utilities and industrial
soecianieg we're ahead al the close
Of the brief proceedings. losses Of
fractions 10 point or 80 were
well in the majority al the close.
Transfers Of 10000 shares com
pared with 100, 900 last Saturday.
Investment hesjtancy again was
based mainly On thoughts that
Washington was preparing to
crack down Oh speculation.
Tts Associated Press 60-stock
average was off 2 Of Z point at
el.4 and on the week vas IN
changed. Il vas the third success
sive dip. OF a2l Issues appearing,
40 were down, 2l9 up and 202
al even.
New l944-45 highs were touched
b. American water works and Pan
American Always. Wright Aero
nautical was up 4 IA on oddlot
xales. Modest plus marks we're re-
tanned by American Telephone,
Western Union a." Consolidated
Edison, Public Service OF y. j.,
d. Pont, Westinghouse, United
Aircraft and ]. c. Penney.
On the offside were U. S. Steel,
Bethlehem, Chrysler, General Mo
tors, Santa Fe. Pennsylvania, y
Y. Central, American Smelling.
Calumet Hecla, U. S. Freight,
Anaconda, Kennecott, U. S. Rub
Der, Douglas Aircraft, Sears Roe
buck, Montgomery Ward, Texas
Co. and International Harvester.
Bonds emulated stocks. In the
curb Glen Alden coal edged for
ward on lifted dividend. Advanc-
ecs included MUskogee Co., Niaga-
IA shares "B' and Atlantic Coast
Fisheries. Turnover here was 24O,-
900 shares versus $40, 900 q week
ago.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Cottor
textile business was Stalemated this
week as traders awaited clarified
ton of the government new ap
parel program TO channel more
goods into the low and medium.
priced field.
Scattered lots Of cotton print
cloths, sheetings and bagging goods
were sold for delivery in the first
quarter but volume was short O.
civilian requirements. Government
orders for good dominated deal.
ings.
Demand was brisk for voolens
and Worsted goods. The latter type
was almost unavailable because OF
the 100 per cent government freeze
of worsteds. Small lots of woolens
were obtained.
There were scarcity OF offerings
In rayons.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 24-[P)-
Cotton closing prices were steady
20 cents a bale lower to IS cents
higher.
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CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO. Feb. 24.-R-Pota-
toes: arrivals As, on track Ga, total
U. S. shipments 1853: old stock Of
ferings very light, demand ex-
ceeds available track offerings,
market strong. very few reported
sales; Nebraska Bliss Triunphs,
seed stock $3.50; South Dakota
Bliss Triumphs, seed stock 405;
North Dakota Bliss Triumphs,
seed stock, $4.02.
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Major Section Of Pacific Fleet
Involved nIwo lima Operations

on Two was made jointly by Gen.
eral Marshal, Army chief OF ssal1
General Arnold, chief Of the al
forces, and Fleet Admiral Ernes'
J. King. the Nays commandment
chief
Asked about damage suffered o.
American vessels in the Two &C
ton. Admiral Edwards salq only
that "if we had suffered all tAe
damage the japanese claimed we
would not be operating out there
ANYMORE"
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STOCKS IN THE sPOTLr TIr

O1tA, Cd. .JaIeS,
cc.l.oslng price and net change Of the
fl1tteen most active stocks today.
Am Wat Wks 10000 10h A s6
Mo Kan Tex pf 14,400 22M A z
Calumet and Hec 10, 100 ia D "a
Pan Am AirW $4,000 36% A tx
Cons Vultee $500 211z A Ia
Callahan Zinc 8.400 2 A 70
Packard $500 6a4 No
Radio 5000 II D "a
Am Rad Std San 1900 1875 D "a
N Y Central. 1900 1884 d "a
Colum G and F. 100 5 D "a
Canad Pac $500 1874 D "a
United Corp 610n Ia No
Gen Elec 5000 Az No
Mo Kan Tex 500 82s A x
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Just returned from four years
and three months overseas duty
Ships Cook Frank E. Thorsel
above, of Cleveland, O., had no
time to get the two dozen battle
stars he'll wear on his service rib
bons when the photo above was
taken. Operating a 40-mm. gun, he
was in "a actions, which included
the AIeutians and the Kuriles, Tar
ava. the Philippines and Two Jima.
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hIDDLING COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Fer. .-s
Inc average price Q. r-.c...-g =
10 men cotton a ten deszr:,. ~
southern spot marke.s vas ,..,.
a bale lower here .o5sv =. ~;
cents a pound: averase L, =. =.
past 30 ma-ket days was ~
Mldollng IS inch average 2037
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, FEB AZ
Spot cotton closed s.esdy =,
changed sales 8l5, Low n7.6t,-.
l770; middlns 2!.45; sood nh
ding 2l.85. Receipts 4869. s,o.,
255,234. '''
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The planned their
could
supplies fuel ammunition repairs crossed them
floating base which includes
ot repair ships bakeries refrigerated warehouses
units and employs 12000 This
fleets b. thousands Of miles Above pictured Of the
Water pumped into buead compartments sinking the dock floor
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N. c. EGGS AND POULTRY.
RALEIGH. Feb. 24.@R-(NC-
DA-Egg and poultry markets
steady.
Raleigh-U. 8. grade A large. IS
to 81; hens, all weights, 26. ,
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NEW YOpK cor


NJ YORK, Ee5. 2A9
ION futures closed 10 ce.., ~
lower TO 5 cents .--e aat
nr
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-P}-Clos'
ing foreign exchange rates follow
Great Britain in dollars. others
in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 8 3-16 per cent dis
count or 90.s1 IA U. S. cents, I'm
changed.
Europe: Great Britain Official
buying S402, selling s4.04.
Latin America: Argentina free
24.97 unchanged: Brazil fr e
525N; Mexico 20.65N.
N-nominal.
n. c. HOGS
RALEIGH, Feb. 24.-tPl-(NC.
DA)-Hog m arket active and
steady at Clinton with top of 1855
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
Meeting Of Wesleyan
Guild AT Dontzler
Memorial Church

A meeting of the Wesleyan
Guild of the Dantzler Memorial
Methodist church of Moss Point
was held at the church last Tues
day evening.
Following the guild ritual with
which meetings are always OPP
ened Miss Viola Powell. the new
president, occupied the chair ana
heard the minutes read BY the
secretary, Miss Elizabeth Harper.
The remainder Of the time was
given to other business.
1t was announced that the next
meeting will be held With Mrs.
Henry Miles at her home in Moss
Point.
The session was closed with
prayer by Mrs. John Cirlot.
Mrs. ]. f. Avera was extended
a cordial welcome as a guest.
Others present were Mesdames
Henry Miles. Mack Dune Wood
row Rogers William Rasmussen.
P. A. Bearry. John Cirlot and
John Hill and Misses Elizabeth
Harper. Wandawie Rogers. ana
Viola Powell.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
PoscogouIo City
Officials Meet
With Civic Council

Physical appearance and oper-
irrational problems of the city of
Pascagoula were the subject at a
meeting of the ~Pascagoula Civic
Council Tuesday night at the
USO.
Meeting with the council were
Mayor John X. Watts and Po-
lice Chief Robert Farmer who
discussed the problems with the
Council members and stated the
improvements which were get
ting underway. They offered sug-
gestions the council might follow
in securing other Improvements.
Mayor Watts announced that
lights had been ordered for the
seawall and also that repairs
were to be made on the seawall.
He stated that Communy street
is to be paved which would
eliminate the heavy traffic ON
Polk street. Other traffic prob
lens were discussed as well as
the handicaps which the police
and other city departments r
faced with at the present time.
Brought up before the coun-
Gil were ways and means of
cleaning up the city in regard to
disposition of garbage and sew-
age.
Mayor Watts explained to the
group the several civic projects
now being carried on which en-
tailed a great deal of expence,
such as the blacktopping of
streets, the paving of CAVITY
street and the recreational pro-
gram. II was stated that further
projects should not be taken up
until the city could see its way
clear from the cost of these 9TH
er projects.
On a motion made by T. A..
Shifalo council members voted to
send a letter to Gov. Thomas Bal
ley stating that they were back
ing him in the recent stand the
Governor took against oil refin-
cries from other states securing
oil in Mississippi and taking it
elsewhere for refining. I'VE
should tell the refining compa-
mics to either refine the oil right
here in Mississippi or leave it in
the ground" Mr.. Shifalo said.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing Mrs. j. o. Cole, president of
the council, expressed thanks of
the council to the Mayor and
Chief of Police for being present
at the meeting and congratulated
them on the fine jobs they are
doing in their respective posi-
tons.