davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Amvets Post Urges
Delay on Vet Funds

Members of ANVETS Post Is.
recently formed hy World Mar II
veterans living in northwest De
trolt. have adopted a resolution
asking the state Legislature 70
hold m oboyance any action on
the expenditure Of the S5l 900 900
fund established for eX-servIce-
men.
The veterans desire an opportu-
nifty 10 present their program
after their state convention IN
Detroit Feb. 23-24. Michigan
now has 20 posts Of World War
II vets and a score OF others
arc bong organlZcd.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Pontiac Raid
Tipoff Charged

PONTIAC, Jan. 12- Pontiac
police made Is arrests in three
gambling raids here early today,
but found no evidence, and Prose
cutor Donald c. Noggle charged
somebody tipped them off.
Two others were picked up
later, one'a Detroiter, Joseph Big
man, IS, of 5348 Richton. Police
claimed he had Sc policy slips
dated Friday.
All IS defendants were held for
investigation of conspiracy TO vio-
late the state gaming law.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Mccarthy Freed
From Prison

John Mccarthy, former lieu
tenant in charge of the Detroit
police racket squad, was back IN
Detroit Saturday after serving
nearly IA months of a year and
one-half 10 five-year term in
jackson prison for taking brihes
from gamblers.
Indicted by the Ferguson-
O'Hara grand jury, Mccarthy en-
tered prison Nov. 90 1914 after
an appeal TO the state supreme
court failed.
Time off his sentence was al
lowed for special good behavior.
His parole period is for Is
months.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

London, Friday,
for the early
return Of Amer
ican soldiers 10
the l. n I @ q
S I cS, is eX-
pccted home by
has a mily IN
February
He IS the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James r Fields
Of 1927 KEEP
pen, a n d has
been in service
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
BrddyPIdnGets
Dondinedu0.K
BY FRANCES D'HoNDT

The Brady School citizenship
training plan, recently under at.
tack as constituting religious in
was given complete ap-
proval Saturday by Arthur Dom
dineau, superintendent Of schools.
Dondineau endorsed report OF
a special investigating committee
who attended the weekly half,
hour assembly periods at Brady
which are prefaced by non-sec-
tartan prayer.
The Committee 10 Maintain
Separation Of Church and State.
headed by Henry S. Sweeny, had
protested prayer in the schools
room as a violation of the Consti-
tuition. -
U. s. BASICALLY RELIGIOUS
"This nation Is made up
basically of religious people,"
the report said. 1.-The Declara-
ton of Independence refers to
the Creator and the Supreme \
Judge.
"The school has the RESPONSE Z
biIity in connection with Its =
moral teaching, to teach rev. -
erence and respect for the place -
OF religion in life" =
The report recommended the
present policy of permitting no
sectarian teaching in the publics
schools.
Directors had cited seven para
graphs in the 6S-page Brady book
let published by Miss Mary Sui
Ilivan, Brady principal for "a
years. as constituting sectarian.
teaching.
1.-THE school does have the;
obligation TO develop children y
and youth along moral and !,
ethical lines as well as along 4
physical and intellectual lines,"
the report said.
CITES RESPONSIBILITY !.
"This policy represents what
has been the tradition of the =
public schools in America and :
the wishes OF the majority OF
our citizens while at the same 4
time IL protects the rights OF
the minority groups in our pop
ulation." 40
Dondineau, while approving the
Brady plan, said 65 other ele-
Imentary schools conducting plans
similar ITO it would be invests
gated TO prevent further possible
/ criticisms. ~
Members OF the investigating
committee are: George Birkam.
supervising principal of Brady
school district. and assistant
superintendents, Catherine Nor
gan. Paul T. Rankin. Marquis h.
Shattuck and II. l.. Harrington.
chairman.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

CKLW. which will go on the air
at 2:l5 p. m. each week day from
the lobby of the Hotel Statler.
This series will continue until the
close Of the March of Dimes drive
Jan. 81.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
SERIES OF PROGRAMS

y Direct lines from New York
City will make po, bic the ap-
pearance Of some of these stars
on this exclusive local broadcast
Others Will 60 on rho air from
CKLW'S Detroit studios.
For sheer entertainment value
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

as we'll as for
its importance
in launc hing
this
NJ a r c h o {
y i'm g $ c a NJ
p Cn. I mis-
Sunday n < b =
pTOgra m de-
serves the at
tention of a J
public spirited
listeners.
T he gal a
Sunday no ty.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
RECEIVE AWARDS

Jeanne Donnellv 81. Johns
UrSuline San Francisco: Rose
mary Metz, Holy Angels ACad-
emy Milwaukee. Oscar Hodges
Gillespie. Thomas jefferson. San
Antonio; Jack Donovan. Pitts
burg High PittSburg Cal, John
Peter Abundo, Cathedral Boston.
Margaret keSter. Alhambra High
Alhamhra, Cal; Charles G. Hill.
Baltimore City Baltimore: Al
berta Staples Richmond Union.
Richmond. Cal: Joseph Swetz.
Albany Senior. Albany. Beatrice
Ann RauSCh. Holy Angels Acad-
.emy. Milwaukee: Robert Newton
Thomas Jefferson. San Antonio
Mary Patricia Cody. Nj. ST
Joseph Academy. Boston. Marilyn
n. Rcgan, ST Saviour'S. Brooklyn.
Melvin J. Beagle Jr. Thornton
Township. Harvey. IL; Robert
Phelps. Baltimore Polytechnic In
Stitute, Baltimore: Edward Salen,
Central, Detroit: Marilyn FiSker,
Sullivan Public, Chicago: Mary r.
King. Girls Latin School, Boston;
Tom w. Travis. Thomas Jeffor-
son, San Antonio; Angela POLLS.
81. Paurs Cathedral Pittsburgh.
and Kay O'SHllvan, Holy Name
Oakland, Cal
The al national winners were
selected from thousands of com
peting high school students in 13
cities. including New York. A
total Of S25 600 in national and
local Victory Bond and book
awards was distributed. The con-
test was supervised by commit
tees of educators in the competing
cities.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
STARS AT MICRoPHoNE

ulHr comic
b r 4 TRICE
X a Y. n ote q
singer Of Gay
NinetieS songs.
DEAN MUIR
p II Y cole
brated mimic.
C. + G l /
B r O W N au-
-l4eF cor
respondent and
news Counlen-
tatOr
- mr.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
PREVIOUS CHAMPION

a year ago he was west side
division champion in the Amer-
can Legions speech contest on
The History Of the Constitution -
To close order, with only frac-
tional points separating them. the
other eight top winners and prizes
awarded are:
Sylvia Fudzinski, 1e, senior,
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

mostly history, which he reads
Tor relaxation and pleasure. His
tory is to hlm an engrossIng, con
tinuing narrative, and the char
acters in it arc alive for him.
lie missed participation In last
years competition on a fuke, an
oversight for which Verne Rogers,
head OF Centrals history depart
ment, takes fun responsibility.
MISSED THROUGH ERROR
Sherwin had been selected as
one OF five Central students 10
compete. but IN submitting the
list OF contestants, Rogers mad
vertenuy dropped d Shcrwln s
name The mistake was noticed
too late 10 rectIfy.
He'd have won II last year
even more easily" says Rogers.
Teachers and ms fellow stu
dents A. Central are bursting
with pride for hun lie is well
known at the school for ms poetry
much Of which has been pub
lShcd in the school paper.
a few weeks ago he played the
lead in the senior class play And
ms engaging personality has
made h!m the most prominent
member Of his class
His family, including his pretty
sister Lorraine thinks
there is no one like SherWin. His
mother tells proudly that al the
age of . he knew the alphabet IN
both Hebrew and English A. the
age Of 5 he began demanding a
DlaU0
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

MANS ORCHESTRA. one of the
nations leading name bands
THE HARTMANS. intcrnation-
ally famous dance. satir.Sis.
JUANITA RIOS. South Ameri-
n.n "bCr, ~ -..lI-
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Stars to Launch
March of Dimes
CKLW-Times Program TO 90 on All
This Sunday Evening for an Hour
BY JERRY PETIT

Topnotch stars from stage and radio will pool
their efforts to officially open the 1916 March of Dimes
drive with special hour-long broadcast at 73O p m
Sunday, radio station CTiLW.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
CALLED LITTLE GENIUS

SherVln was so nervous and
active al that age that Mrs Vine
took HIM 10 psychologist, who
told her never 70 worry about
him, you have a little germs
here
His father. proud 10 The point
Of tears, beamed on ms son and
SAID
II am so proud Of my boy.
That's the best thing a man has
To live for. He il good son
and a good boy and that makes
me prouder. He will he a fine
man"
When he had calmed down
somewhat, SherNIn grinned and
said
II am amazed. II really u
unexpected because didn't
think I'd win. especially first
place. When think of the
competition, 40 others from the
biggest cities, I'm stunned.
FOR EDUCATIoN
Right now I'm not sure
what I'll do. Id like 10 save
the bonds and use them for my
future education. No, I don't
know vet for sure what I'll
major in at Michigan. but
think IL will he law. / still have
time TO decide.
"What I would like 10 do Is
study law and practice II and
then write as an aVocation.
like 10 write, especially about
history. This competition fur
nishcd the incentive and I'm
really grateful 10 the Hearst
papers for making II all pos
sible."
Sherwin. though. is something
Of a veteran al winning IN com
petitions. He was school cham
pion IN the William Randolph
Hearst oratorical competition on
the topic Of the Monroe Doctrine.
That brought a S25 war bond.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Allen Park GI
Sees Mrs. FDR

Cpl. John II. Fields, 20, OF Allen
Park k, one Of the els who pleaded
with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

.unncr for a series
programs o v e r
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

This program, sponsored and
presented by CKLW in co-opera-
tion with The Detroit Times,
promises 10 be one Of the out
standing local programs in De-
troits radio history
A galaxy of stars is donating
its services to aid in this annual
campaign for funds by the Ma
tional Foundation for 1nlantile
Paralysis.
The drive for funds opens
Monday.
STARS AT MICRoPHoNE
Here are some Of the celebrities
who will be at the microphone in
the Sunday evening broadcast.
BERT LAIR. famous and pop
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
JUDGES NAMED

The Judges were the Rev. Fr.
y. Edward Coffey. s. J. dean OF
s. Peters College, Jersey City,
Or. Aaron VI. Margalith of the
faculty of Yeshiya University.
New York City. and Joseph Cum
minCs Chase. noted painter OF
historical subjects and authority
.On American history
Other national awards Of $50
each will so TO 81 runners-up.
They are
Tom Blackshear HiChlne High
School, Seattle: David Will
Shaler. Pittsburgh. Robert War
ren Gibbs GIlileo, San Francisco.
Donald Jones. Loyola Los An
geles Laurence NasSellnk, Rcd
ford Detroit; John J HasSlcr. St
Agnes. Los Angeles; Vincent Paul
Fox. Power Memorial New York
City: Frances Anne Jones. Lin
coin. Seattle; John II Bowker Jr.
Albany High Albany; Otto a.
Killer. Loyola Baltimore. William
Granger Jennings, Evanston
Township. Chicago.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Detroit Youth Wins
Hearst History Award
CONTINUED from Page Onel

West Allis High School Mi Mi
waukee, $1,000.
Lucille Oaklander, Is, senior,
William Howard Taft High
School, New York City, $500
Charles II. Conley Jr.. senior,
Cathedral Academy, Albany $3.50.
OTHER WINNERS
Stanley Fodofsky. L, senior.
De Witt Clinton High School, Kew
York City 500.
Emile Airse Series. Il. senior.
Mission High School, San Fran
cisco, 500.
Margaret Jensen. Is, senior.
Oakmont High School, Pitts
burgh, 500
Charles Stastny. is. senior.
Queen Anne High School, Seattle.
500.
Herman Po'ok. Il. senior.
Y eS hiva Talmudical Academy
New York City 500,
The three top winners were the
unanimous choice Of the three
Judges, who separately marked
the papers They met AZ the Wal
dorf-AStoria last Thursday 10
check their markings and off
Clally decide the winners.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

Of 15.ntnutn
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
More Facilities Needed
To Enlarge Plane Service
Official Tells Group NAL
Will Add Five More
Planes To Route

In an effort to bring Wilmington
within close range of Richmond,
Washington and New York, John
L. Morris, assistant to the presi-
dent of the National Airlines, met
with city and county officials yes.
terday afternoon in~the Chamber
of Commerce office, Woodrow vii.
son hut.
Morris, who stopped here enroute
to Philadelphia where he plans
to meet with Civil Aeronautics au.
thority and to. ask permission to
include Baltimore, Richmond and
Washington on NAILS Route 81,
now operating as a Miami to New
York flight, with Wilmington
stop, said the addition of those
cities would mean increased plane
service to the community.
Seek Better Service
During a round table discussion,
E. L. White raised the question
people here say they can't gel
service, isn't it possible to gel
some form of reservations?
In answering this question, Nor.
ris said, That's what. we wan
to do but circumstances at present
are against us, our hands are tied
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
FIRE RAVACES
CHERAW SECTOR

CHERAW, S. c., Feb. 6.-lR-
Fire ravaged Cheraw's chief bus
mess block tonight, the flames ap-
parently originating in the Ingram
hotel and spreading to other bus
mess buildings, with the loss ex-
pected to run into several hundred
thousand dollars.
Firemen were still fighting the
flames in an effort to keep the
blaze from spreading to other
blocks shortly before 9 o'clock.
Included in the burned buildings
in addition to the hotel, were the
Western Union office, reported
burned OUT drug store, dry
cleaning shop, a barber shop and
a cafe.
No one had been reported hurt.
Clouds of smoke enveloped the
block, hampering the work of the
firemen, who fought to control the
flames. Walls of buildings col
lapsed and lurid flares from the
blaze lit the sky. $3.50
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
ACL PLANS TWO
new SLEEPERS

Through sleeper service to Wash
ington, New York and immediate
points will be provided February
Is when Atlantic Coast Line rail-
way adds two new sleepers on its
north-south trains, officials said
yesterday.
With one New York sleeper add
ed to a hitherto all coach train
leaving at 3::35 pm, it will be pos
sible to obtain through service con-
Meeting with the railroads Havana
Special in Rocky Mount with an
arrival time of TBS am. in New
York, it was stated.
On the night departure at 7:15
pm, the addition of Washing
ton sleeper and the present New
York sleeper makes possible an
arrival time in Washington of 8::45
am. and New York of 1880 pm.
1t was emphasized by officials that
space would be sold when neces-
sary to all points on the New York
car short of that city when the
shington car was sold out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
MOST PAPASTO GO
HOME BY JULY /.
PATTERSON SAYS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-U.D
The Army revealed today
that all but 120, 900 of the pres
ent 700, 900 soldier-fathers will
be discharged by July 1, but
that it cannot meet congress
sional recommendations for re-
leasing all of them by that date
unless assured sufficient re-
placements.
Secretary of War Patterson
said the War department can
not consider releasing all draft
ed fathers unless the rate of
requirements exceeds present
expectations. The Army will
need 100000 requirements be-
fore July to achieve the 1,500,-
OO0-man Army planned for
then.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
TODAY and TOMORROW
by WALTER LIPPMANN

If Mr.. Edwin w. Pauley wishes
to show that he is fit to hold high
office, the best way for him to be-
gin will be to ask the President to
withdraw his nomination for I'm
der Secretary of the Navy. That
would be sign that he could learn
to understand the elementary prin-
ciples in the ethical code of q
public servant. For having been
until recently collector of cam
paign contributions as treasurer +
the Democratic. party, being still
heavily interested rsonaIy in oil
properties at home and abroad, he
ought to know, and indeed the
President ought to know, that he is
disqualified for any high post in
the Navy Department.
For not only is the Navy greatly
concerned with our domestic oil
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 6-RE1t
took mankind eco years to adjust
itself to the invention of the COM
pass and $50 years to become
adapted to the steam engine, but
the adjustment to the atomic bomb
must be much faster or civillza-
ton Twill be destroyed" President
Frank P. Graham of the Universe
ty of North Carolina, said in an
address today at a general convo-
cation of faculty and students IN
Memorial hall.
"a program of cooperation is lrp-
perative in such an age in winch
social mastery lags behind sci
entific knowledge and the social
conscience lags behind technolog-
cial adjustments, has, with much
said.
Mankind, with its swift scien'
tific inventions and his slow So
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
Aduent OfAton,ic Pouer
Needs Spiritual Reform

cial adjustments, has, with much
economic progress and much hui
man misery, muddled through to
this fateful hour
The atomic revolution, he as
serted, demands an intellectual
and spiritual revolution. AS the
home of the atomic bomb
America has great moral re-
sponsibility. America, for the
sake of her own soul, must take
the lead in quitting the atomic
bomb under the ban and control
of world government.
America must, with wise safe.
guards, share the knowledge and
use of atomic power with all the
peoples, for full production and
fair distribution within the nations,
and for justice and peace among
the nations"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
CHOICE OF PAULEY
MAY BE- RECALLED
Hearings On Naval Nomi.
nee Postponed After
Bitter Fight

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.@RHA
top-flight Democratic leader in
Congress limited today that the ap-
pointment of Edwin w. Pauley to
be undersceretary of the Navy
might be Withdrawn to escape
rejection.
But Democrats on the Senate
Naval committee split over wheth.
er the nomination should be can
celled or fought through to a show
down against heavy Republican op-
position.
The party leader, who declined
use of his name, told a reporter
that confirmation might be impos-
sible as a result of testimony of
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
before the Naval committee. He
would not be surprised, he said,
should President Truman ask Pau
ley to come in and talk things
over.
Further committee hearings on
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
Russia Bows
To US. Plea
Over Greece
critical Soviet-British Dis
mute On Troops Smooth
ed Out BY Council.
BEyINS in ACCORD
Principals Shake Hands
While Stettinius Draws
Meditation Applause

LONDON, Feb. 6.-tR-The Unit
ID Nations Security Council to-
r;sbt ended the critical Soviet
Britsh dispute over the presence
n British troops in Greece after
Russia yielded on every major
charge made against British pol
icy in Greece.
Soviet Vice Commissar Andrea
vsbinsky declared in statement
IA the Council that he would not
insist on a declaration that British
troops in Greece were menace to
world peace, as he had originally
charged, nor that those troops
should be withdrawn Immediately.
Bevin Accepts
Foreign Secretary Ernest Be-
vim then announced Britain would
accept formula for settling the
DISPUTE which was drafted orig
ipally by the United States and
introduced tonight by Russia. 1t
proyded for having the council
drop the case with statement by
President Norman J. O. Maxim
Of Australia, and pass on to the
next business.
Bevin and Vishinsky Immediate
ly shook hands amidst applause
from members of the council and
the audience. The Russian and
British leaders, who had battled
through many tense hours of four
council debates on Greece, stood
up, their hands clasped for all to
to see.
Ste.tinus Cheered
Edward R. Stettinus, Jr., Of the
United States delegation, who
drafted the compromise formula
last night and who mediated the
dispute over several days in the
hope of a unity settlement, was
brought into the group by Bevin
and the three stood together as the
members of the General Assembly
applauded.
Both Vishinsky and Bevin as
sured members of the council that
their main aim was for unity in
the interest of world peace and
stated individually their willing
ness to make concessions to that
end.
Plan Rejected
Vishinsky put forward the Amer
lcan-drawn formula after he had
fatty rejected a compromise ad-
vanced by Maxim.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
STATE TO IMPROVE
OLD SHELL ROAD
Commission To Wild e n
Wrightsville Beach High
way, Belts Says

Among the state highway de-
partment's program of road build
ing and improvement for the Will
mington area is that of making i'm
provements to the Old Shell road
which leads from Bradley's creek
to the Baby hospital at Wrightsville
sound. The disclosure was made
yesterday in an announcement by
T. T. Belts, district highway en-.
gineer who visited Wilmington yes.
terday.
Replacement of several bridges
in this area will probably be on
the improvement program, Belts
said while discussing the program
mapped by the commission as il
will affect this area.
Betts said he expected the
Brunswick river bridge, two miles
west of Wilmington on U. S. high
way II, and the Jackies creek,
Bell swamp and Town creek
bridges, all on U. S. II, would be
included in the March contracts
The commission last week re.
jected bids for replacement of the
Brunswick river bridge on the
grounds that the quoted prices
were too high.
Bids for replacement Of the Al.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
RIGHT NEIGHBORLY

RIGHT NEIGHBORLY - Folks
around here are generally right
neighborly and honey.
A reader called in to say he went
into a local grill night before last
real late and had ordered his ham
burger, or whatever it was. While
he was waiting for his order a
gentleman came in with a package.
The gentleman opened up the
package and revealed some coun-
try-made liver pudding, or liver
mush. He asked the lady behind
the counter if she'd mind warm
ing up a few chunks OF it Tor MN.
She wouldn't mind.
Then the gentleman turned to
the reader and asked him II ne
wouldn't have a chunk, He would
They sat there eating liver mush
together and became right neigh.
borly. The reader said he didn't
get the gentleman's name, but
that he worked the night SHIFT
at Macmillan and Cameron
place.
JUST TWO SIRENS, THERE
Ray Barwick, the State Drivers
license examiner, said he was ex-
aiming colored applicant VIII
wanted to drive 2 car.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-07
YAMASHITA MUST !
DIE ON GALLONS
Macarthur Refuses To Stay
Execution OF Jap
General :'l

TOKYO, Thursday, Feb. 6.-tR-
General Macarthur today affirm-
ed death on the gallows for Jap.
anese 1t. Gen. Tomoyuki Yam.
ashita-the man who sought futile
ly to block MacArthur's triumph
ant return to the Philippines.
Date of the execution will be
fixed by 1t. Gen. Wilhelm D.
Styer, at Manila, commander of
Army forces in the Western Paci-
fic.
Macarthur delivered chill,
scathing Pronunciation with his
decision, asserting that Yamashita
failed his duty to his troops, to
his country, to his enemy, and to
mankind; has failed utterly his
soldiers faith" He directed that
Yamashita be executed stripped
of uniform, decorations and other
appurtenances signifying member.
ship in the military profession"
Peculiarly callous and pur-
poseless," among Yamashita's Of
lenses, he said, was the sack Of
Manila-when fleeing Japanese
burned and plundered as Mac
Arthur's forces drew near. The
historic city had been spared
with campaign conditions revers-
ed" he noted-when his own
troops withdrew early in the war
before the advancing hordes OF
japanese.
Macarthur asserted that he
passed judgment upon an adj
versary reluctantly, but that hs
was unable to find mitigating cir.
cI1y,o ctanceS