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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20


So far as I can find out most
employers are leaning over back
ward 10 give soldiers and sailors
the lobs they used 10 have
OF the rest one veterans coun-
SCIor told me.
They're not particular or
fuN>N, hut they want something
steady"
oddly a tremendous number
want 10 hc truck drivers you eX-
plain II Maybe its because they
were in The infantry and got tired
of walking
Many want Jobs as apprentices,
willing 10 take less money now If
they can learn a trade
And what about officers and
enlisted men, All through the
war, men in the ranks have bulled
that argument IN the barracks
rooms.
Take the observations Of Leon
ard Blckc. lob counselor for the
L. s. Employment Service who
was a first lieutenant himself
I'VE have hard and fast rule
that rank has no bearing on joh
applications. Rank doesn't
matter in civilian life. 1 learned
that myself.
DON'T UNDERSTAND
"TNe found that former Off
GERS don't come In demanding
that they get jobs comparable
to their army rank. They realize
that YOU leave your bars be-
hind
Joseph Gcml a top sergeant in
the Pacific and now a veterans
counselor for the compensation
commission dISaErceS.
"Nine out Of 10 enlisted men
don't wear their uniforms" he
SAID "but the officers do. II
seems aS though some OF them
just can't get out of their uni
forms.
Former rank doesn't mean
anything to uS, hut they seem
10 feel that they ought 10 have
something better. And the en-
listed men resent IT,
II have noticed, though, that
there's not nearly so much of
that feeling among men from
Europe"
\ MYSTERY OF WAR
On that Gcml hit on one of the
MINOR mysteries OF the warmly
tine men N the Pacific complained
more than those IN ETO although
the caste system .emained, even
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
(List of Contributors, Page n

The Santa for Sercemen campaign to provide Christmas
gifts for disabled Percy Jones General Hospital
and other military and hospitals Michigan today
selected Of its main projects of the by the Wayne
County Association Of the Order Of the Eastern Star.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

After meeting for two and a
halt hours GupdrN emerged from
the conference and said.
II am sorry have nothing
definite TO report. We discussed
three or four issues but failed
to reach an agreement on any
OF them"
Also attending the conference
were Corporation Counsel Walter
krapohl and Jake Waldo. member
of the union executive staff.
Today'S strike developments
will determine whether the com
pany will ask for an injunction
against the plckets, George Mann
il, &C general manager. said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
BARKLEY is SILENT

Barkley, who returned 10 the
committee after several days Ill
ness, did not confirm reports that
Democrats Will favor only a 30
DAY extension of the hearing be-
yond Jan. 3, the date originally
set for its conclusion.
Senator Ferguson (R) of Michi-
gan is opposed TO such hmita-
ton, saying the inquiry should 60
on as long as necessary. He has
estimated this may take an addi-
tional so or 90 days,
Committee Counsel William D.
Mitchell and his staff have served
notice they intend to quit early
in aJnuary. Senator Lucas (D)
Of Illinois told reporters there
was little chance OF persuading
the legal staff TO continue beyond
that time.
Mitchell read into the record to-
day copies of intercepted mes
sages between Tokyo and Berlin
and between Tokyo and Wash
ington.
WARNED BY BERLIN
These showed that on May 8,
.1941. Berlin advised Tokyo that
the German intelligence service
had fairly reliably established
that the U. S. government was
reading J apanese Ambassador
Nomura's code messages from
Washington to Tokyo
The japanese embassy here re-
ported to Tokyo on May 5. l941
that the most stringent precau.
tons were being taken.
On May 20, the embassy re.
ported the discovery that the L. s
is reading some of our codes. u
As 10 how, the embassy said il
would inform Tokyo by courtief
"or some other safe means. "
Another message about the
same time reported that the Japa-
neSe navy 49, code had been
seized from one of its ships in a
foreign port
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
MAY ASK INJUNCTION

II was learned from reliable
source, however, that Gundry
asked Holt TO use his influence
to reduce the size of picket lines
around the &C bort highway
plant and to instruct picketS not
to taunt police and office work
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
. CITES PRICE IN 1911

I'VE did not have that kind
of direction when we were at
tackled four years ago-and we
certainly paid high price for
not having 1t.
I'VE would he taking a grave
risk with the national security
If we did not move now 10 over
come permanently the present
imperfeCtiOnS in our defense
organizations"
The President said there is nc
basis for fear that an overall or.
ganlzation would lodge too much
power in a single individual
that the concentration of sc
much military power would lcac
to mllitariSm. 70
Citing what he termed "tho
most important reasons for COM
blnng the two existing depart
mentS, Mr. Truman SAID such a
step would.
. Strengthen facilities for in
teGrated strategic plans, pro-
grams and budgets
. Achieve economies through
control of supply and service
functions.
Foster coordination between
the military and civilian
branches Of the government.
Foster civilian control of the
military
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
WAR STEPS PROPOSED

II Japan should refuse, The
President desired the japanese
government TO know that in such
event in his belief various steps
would have 10 he taken by the
United States, Notwithstanding
the Presidents realization that
the taking Of such measures might
result in war.
That was commitment No .
Then they turned 10 the state
nent 10 be issued. WelleS was
on deck with the draft of the
Atlantic Charter
Roosevelt proposed that he and
Churchill issue statements that
they discussed aid under lend
lease. but that there were no
commitments save under lend
lease That, OF course. was a
downright falsehoOd.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
CHURCHnL BAREs PLANs

The conference al sea opened
with talks about Portuga l.
-GhHFeh++lll ta-44tA ta-44tA Ri2t-e>etrff-- irat f-rr-
land proposed 10 invade and hold
the Canary Islands by Sept IS
This would take large forces and
he could no longer agree 20 defend
the Azore, against German all
lacks
Roosevelt would have TO take
over. he said Roosevelt there
upon agreed 10 occupy the &zoreS
IN Europe. This was a definite
agreement p II meant sending
troops 10 Europe two and r half
months before Pearl Harhor
Churchill then said be- wished
10 discuss the Far East Without
going into the whole story. WcllcS
tells that Roosevelt promised
Churchill that ON returning 10
Washington he would send for the
japanese ambassador and urge
certain agreements on him
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

WASHINGTON. Dec lS- S-tfou-
the most amazing document
4 disclosed by the Pear. Uador
Investigators has just come 20
.ght IN @ memorandum drawn uf
by Sumner WclloS. describing how
FRANKLIN u IuoSlAlI. - Al----=
ton Churchill cooked up The so-
called Atlantic Charter as d Catcr
up for the warlike commitments
hey made at sea in August 1911
When the Atlantic CharJ. was
published 20 the world critics g..
the Pres dent declared il Was just
a screen behind which bee and
Churchill bud the real purpose Of
their meeting. The CrcCS were
rounGiy denounced as liars by The
President s SUe8r go0n>
But the truth lS now ont Hero
Il is as told by Sumner Wo.'e.
under secretary of state. who wa>
present with Roosevelt and llauN
Hopkins when The Job was done.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
Eastern Star Aids
WOunded'S Santa
Santa for Servicemen Fund

The Detroit Times
1870 Cass
Detroit 81, Michigan.
Enclosed find. dollars my contribution to
help provide Merry Christmas for the thousands of
cemen confined Michigan hospitals understand that
each 81 send in the committee will purchase wrap
deliver a suitable gift.
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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
Demand Merger
Of Army, Navy
Continued from Page One)

the Overwhelming approval OF the
people Of the United States
Referring repeatedly TO the
possibility OF future inroadS upon
world peace, the Chlct Executive
declared that. a grave response
bility Will rest upon the Congress
# II continues to delay this urgent
and most important measure.
lie termed unlfiCati0n legiSla-
tion another essential step
along with universal training in
the development of a ComprehCn-
slve and continuous program for
our future safety and for the
peace and security of tho world ="
"One of the lessons which
have most clearly come from
the costly and dangerous expert
cnCe of this war il that there
must he unified direction of
land, sea and air forces AT home
aS well a. in all other parts
of the world where our armed
forces are serving" Mr.. Truman
continued.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
ChurchiII-FDR
Pdcts Revealed


By JOHN 7. FLYNN

ten Kspssian, faf hs Hear't Nrv'parsrs
llAL 3p4s. b, r.. Nfs lerh ....s.
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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
\ MYSTERY OF WAR

On that, Gcml hit on one Of the
MINOR mysteries OF the warmly
tine men IN the Pacific complained
more than those in ETO, although
the caste system remained. oven
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

So far AS / can find out most
employers are leaning over back
ward 10 give soldiers and sailors
the Jobs they used 10 have.
OF The rest one veterans COun-
.lL.l- inll ran.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
How Soldiers
Come Home

Troopships arriving in u. S.
home ports today included the
foIlowing.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
SOURCE OF LABOR

u0n committee said today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20
EMPLOYERS TRY HARD

iobS before the war.
Evening star., 1945-01-08

old lady. They called her Lady
Monte"
Right now" she said, my son is
the greatest or the littlest man in
the world. don't know which"
She was the mother of Sir Ber-
nard Montgomery. I think she was
wrong. I think, compared to Brad
ley, Monte is a little man. 1 think
compared to any other military
leader of our times Mopte is very
very great man.
Hes a theatrical -
lot of Englishmen you meet on
the street will say.
But he at least is original. 1t
isn't the theatricalism of fuss and
feathers. He is polished up Brad
ley-a man who realized, as Bradley
has never taken time to realize
the terrific dramatic appeal of fun
damental achievement. l will al
ways remember the little man in
the roll-necked sweater sitting on
the lawn looking over the fields of
new-mown hay, reading a magazine,
when the greatest military opera
ton in the history Of the world, his
own responsibility, was In progress.
If there is any betting to be done
I will stake everything t1rst on
Bradley. I would have bet on Brad
ley before I would have bet on the
late Marshal Rommel.
And If there is any room for a
second bet it would be on, ahead
of all other men now living, the son
Of Lady Monte"
Evening star., 1945-01-08

plished their mission and could
withdraw with honor.
Il take my hat on willingly to
such men"
Discussing Allied teamwork, Mar
shal Montgomery said, 1T was to
me remarkable thing how In the
time Of danger the Allied team raj
lied together. This thing Of Allied
solidarity Is terribly important.
Teamwork wins battles and battle
victories win wars.
On our team the captain is Gen.
Ike. am devoted to him. We are
great friends. We are all In this
fight together and we must MT
allow any wedges to be driven be-
tween us. AS an illustration OF our
friendship, the other day my plane
was damaged, and asked Ike for
another, and he sent his own at
once"
Germans Still Tough.
In questions after the conference
Marshal Montgomery said the Ger
mans still were "fine soldiers" and
formidable enemies. He cited the
January attack Of the Luftwaffe on
Allied airfields as an example of
German potentilities, saying "the
enemy pulled fast one on u.s."
But this does not mean the Ger
man has air superiority, he contin-
ued, and "the biggest terror of the
German soldier is our air force. On
good days they shoot up everything
behind the German lines"
The field marshal, in contrast with
his press conferences last summer
refused to 60 into any predictions as
to how long the war would last, or to
estimate German capabilities.
But "in the balance. don't. see
how Won Rundstedt has gained very
much" he said.
He disclosed the British 9th Air.
borne Division is one of the British
units fighting along the western tin
OF the Belgian bulge.
Before the conference, members of
Field Marshal Montgomery's staff
rushed about the room ordering cor
respondents to put out their Gig
aretteS, since the marshal never
permitted any one to smoke in his
presence. But the first thing Field
Marshal Montgomery did was to re-
lax this rule, saying he wanted
every one to be friendly and COM
Portable" He also announced that
nothing he was going to say would
be of the record.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
|Yonks VoIor, Teamwork Halted
|N0zi Drive, Montgomery Says

hook up the Meuse toward Liege and
ran right into the power Of the
American I'd Armored Division un-
der Mai. Gen. Ernest N. Harmon
In q furious battle this division vir-
tually wiped out Won Rundstedt's
spearhead-the I'd Panzer Division.
This changed plans, and had to
reform the corps again for an Often
sive, and this time 1t was good
business and the 7th Corps now Is
attacking. You can't hurry these
things. You must get we'll balanced
and have tidy show.
Reasons for Success.
There are two main reasons why
Won Rundsredt was sealed off from
achieving what he was after. The
first OF these is the good fighting
qualities of the United States soldier
and the second is Allied teamwork.
II formed a very high opinion OF
the American soldier in Italy and
Sicily" Marshal Montgomery con-
tinued. Il have spent my life with
the British soldier and I love the
British, soldier, but I have formed
la great affection for the American
soldier, who is a very brave fighting
man who has that tenacity in battle
which makes a great soldier.
He is basically responsible fol
stopping Won Rundstedt from what
ne set out to do.
He held out at Elsenborn there
south of Monschau (the LIST, I'd, 99tf
and 30th Infantry Ditisions) wher
the great blow hit him and hi
stopped those IS Panzer divisions.
AT st. With many United States
troops were cut off and isolated, but
In little groups they fought and helo
on to those vital road functions
forcing the Germans to halt. It wa.
a very fine performance that the 7tt
Armored Division and lO6th In.
fantry Division put up.
Then there was the 1Olst Air.
borne Division at Bastogne which
put up a great performance.
Hodges Consulted.
"On December 20-21 / consulted
Gen. Hodges CIT. Gen. Courtney H
Hodges, United States LIST Army
commander) and suggested we must
get those fine fighting men out OF
the st. With area and back in our
lines.
The 82d American Air borne Diyi-
sion moved forward and got in con-
tact with these elements and we
pulled them back behind our lines
Then we ordered the 82d back to
better positions but they did not
want to come and they protested
but assured them they had accom-
Evening star., 1945-01-08
LADY Monte. /.

And I remember one day at the
United States Naval base at Lon
donderry. They had brought out OF
her retirement = very picturesque
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Wife Of Wealthy Packer
Found Gagged and Beaten
By the Associated press

Z j
EVANSTON, H., Jan. 8.The
wife Of a wealthy meat packing COM
pany executive was mysteriously
beaten in the bedroom OF her home
and police said last night they were
seeking an ex-convict and two other
men for questioning.
Mrs. Ruth Mayer, "a, wife Of Carl
g. Mayer, meat packer, was report
ed recovering from bruises and shock
In hospital. She said her assail-
ant gained entry to her home by
posing as a radio repairman. He
threatened her with knife and
forced her to accompany him to the
bedroom, she reported to police.
There. Mrs. Mayer said, the man
compelled her to lie face down on
the bed while he bound and gagged
her. Then, she added, he beat and
kicked her until she rolled off the
bed. She told police the intruder
threatened to kill her three children
If she screamed.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
Child, 5, Using Shovel
As Sled, Dies in Cistern

By the Associated Press.
BENTLEYVILLE, Pa, Jan. g.
Five year-old Catherine Nonack
used coal shovel as a sled and
rode gleefully down a slope at her
home. At the bottom the sled
crashed into 9-foot cistern.
The child was drowned.
Evening star., 1945-01-08

We've done it before and wen do
1t again-another War Bond TODAY.
Evening star., 1945-01-08
FWA Sets S2,974,602
As Districts Share
OF First Road Funds

The District will get $2,974,6O2 as
Its share of the first $500, 900 900 of
the $1,500, 100000 Federal postwar
highway program, the Federal
Works Agency announced last night.
The money still is to be appropriat-
ed by Congress and must be matched
$3.50 by District funds.
Projects which will be developed
by these funds were announced
last week in preliminary program
by Capt. II. c. Whitehurst, director
OF highways, and approved by the
Commissioners.
In the three-year program the
leaders on the list here will be the
Dupont Circle underpass, the K
street elevated highway in George
town. between Rock Greek and the
Key Bridge, and a twin-span bridge
over the Potomac to replace High
way Bridge.
The District allotment, broken
down, includes $1,096,875 for the
highway system, $731,250 for Sec
ondary or feeder roads and $1,146,-
ATT for urban highways.
Morylond's Share of Fund
For Roads Is S4,7o1,532
BY the Associated Press.
Maryland will get $4,791 ,532 of the
first $500,000,0O0 in the national
highway program.
Maryland's share includes approx
mately $1830,93 for highway sys-
TENS, $l,170,515 for feeder roads
and $l,790,081 for urban highways.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Col. James Mann, Is,
Dies in Norfolk
BY the Associate Press.


NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 24.-Col
James Mann, 73, attorney, religious
leader and former member Of the
House of Delegates, died Thursday
at a Norfolk hospital.
He was a member of the Virginia
bar from 1893 to 1903 and practicec
in Nottoway County with his uncle
William Hodges Mann, who later
became Governor. When he came
to Norfolk he became a member o1
the firm Of Mann g. Tyler, genera
counsel for the Seaboard Citizens
National Bank, of which he was 9
director.
He participated in the founding oi
many organizations, and in 1914 was
elected Norfolk's first citizen ano
was awarded the Cosmopolitan
Clubs distinguished service medal
For some years he served as chan
cellor Of the Diocese of Southern
Virginia of the Episcopal Church.
On two occasions Col. Mann was
member of the General Assembly
He also served as member of the
Governors staff during the admin
istration of the late J. Hoge Tyler.
He is survived by his widow. the
former Nellie Williams Little; son
1t. Comdr. James Mann, jr., U. S
N. R.; three brothers, Robert H
Mann, Benicia, Calf; Frank H
Mann, Rye, N. Y, and Hunter
Mann, Harrison, N. Y, and a sister,
Miss Julia Mann of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Sanity Hearing Denied,
Man Dies for Staying Child

BY the Associated Press.
CANON CITY, Colo, Nov. "a
A few minutes after hearing his
appeal for a sanity hearing had
been denied, Frank H. Martz, IS,
died in the gas chamber at the
Colorado State Penitentiary at 1902
last night for the murder of a g.
year-old girl.
His body was unclaimed and he
was scheduled to be buried today
in the prison cemetery. Martz, a
former soldier, was convicted of
assaulting and killing Kathleen
Ann Geist at Englewood, Colo, two
years ago after Turing her to his
apartment with an offer of candy
Martz' face lighted up, Warden
Roy Best said, when the warden
entered his cell. He had not been
told that his appeal had been denied
earlier in the day.
However, as Warden Best started
reading the. death warrant, the con-
victed mans face fell. He quickly
regained his composure and smiled
at Father Justin McKernan as
they started up the steep, half
mile hill to the chamber.
Martz killed the child a few days
after he returned from a furlough
at his home in Aberdeen, s. Oak
In civilian life he was circus and
carnival cook.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Msgr. Achstetter Dies
In Baltimore al 81
By.the Associated Press.

oseSut hSSOClAIeQ fIeSx.
BALTIMORE, Nov. "a. - Msgr.
Robert J. Achstetter, ST, pastor of
SITS. Philip and James Catholic
Church, died unexpectedly yester-
day of heart ailment, day after
he had returned from the Bon Se-
cours Hospital where he had been a
patient.
A native of Washington, Msgr
Achstetter was ordained 43 years
ago by the late James Cardinal
Gibbons.
AS a child, he attended st. Mary's
Parochial School in Washington
He also attended st. Charles College
and st. Mary's Seminary. After his
ordination, he spent two years at
the Catholic University in Wash
ington.
His first pastorate was St. Josephs
Church, Sykesville, Md, from 1904
to 1908. He then became pastor of
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church,
Locust Point, where he remained
until going to Sts. Philip and James
in 1929.
Msgr. Achsetter was made a do
mestic prelate of the papal house
hold on June S, 1899. He became q
diocesan consulter in 1910 and q
member of the Administrative
Council in 1914.
The Most Rev. John j. Mcnamara,
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese
of Baltimore and Washington and a
seminary classmate of Msgr. Ach-
stetter, will sing the solemn mass OF
requiem at SITS. Philip and James
Monday.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Finding Of Second Body
In Hospital Area Pfobed

The police homicide squad, the
coroner and st. Elizabeth,s Hospital
authorities today continued to in
vestigate the finding of a second
body in less than a month in the
hospital area.
The body, badly decomposed, was
discovered yesterday by Berry Tay-
lor, 46, colored, of 1908 Nichols ave-
nue. Sc. in a wooded area at Second
and Newcomb streets Sc, directly
behind st. Elizabeth's. Part of the
mans belt was tied to the branch OF
a tree and part was around his neck
The body remained unidentified.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said the man had been dead at
least six or seven weeks" Police
hoped to identify the body by means
Of laundry marks on an undershirt
Less than month ago, on Novem-
Der 2, body identified as that OF
Samuel j. Whitehorse, 81, an Indian
from Rosebud, S. OAK, was found on
an isolated slope in back of the hos
pital. He had been missing from
the institution since September %.
Evening star., 1945-11-24
Roland Morris Rites
TO Be Held Monday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.-Roland
A. Morris, II, former United States
Ambassador to Japan, died at his
home here yesterday after a six
month illness.
Mr.. Morris was born in Olympia
Wash, March IL, 1874, Of a family
which settled in America in 1882
He attended Lawrenceville School
in New Jersey, Princeton University
and the University of Pennsylvania
While at Princeton he studied
under woodrow Wilson and became
strong supporter of the World
War President.
Mr.. Morris served three terms as
president OF the American Philo-
sophical Society, one term as a
trustee Of the Cornegie Endowment
for International Peace and as a
life trustee of Princeton University
He was appointed Ambassador in
1917 and continued in that post
until 1921, during which time he
made three trips to Siberia as a
special, secret emissary of President
Wilson. seeking to determine the
strength Of the White Russian anti
BolShevik movement.
He was a director of the Mutual
Life Insure Co. of New York, the
Franklin Fire Insurance Co. and a
member of the Racquet Club OF
Washington, the Century Club OF
New York and the Authors Club OF
London.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
Augusta T. S. Morris, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. william F. Machols, Wash
ington.
Funeral services will be held here
Monday afternoon.