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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-10

Zokoi so domobronci bezo|i?

"Titova parola je popolnoma
pravilna in jo bono tudi iva
jail, kot jo tudi ze izvajamo:
'Tujega nocemo - svojega ne
damo!"
"Mnogo poznanih veckrat
vprasujejo, kako je Vami in
kako ste kaj preziveli to vojno,
XII je bila tukaj mnogim usodna.
Usodna pa je sedaj tudi tistim
postala, kateri Sc naha jajo ma
Koroskem. Ravno radi tistih so
ljudje tukaj toliko trpeli in tt
sti so krivi, da je toliko nasih
ljudi pomrlo v internacijah. Sal
so vsaki dan in vsako noe no.
dill okrog po hisah ter ljudi VIA
cili " taborisce, oziroma jih IL
dali Nemcem, kateri so jih in
ternirali. Zadnji cas- pred kon-
Gem vojne so tudi ma svojo roko
zaceli moriti ljudi. Ljudje so Sc
-jih strasno bali, nihce nj mogel
v miru zaspati.
"Vsak je pricakoval il dneva
v dan, kdaj ga bodo odpeljali
tia kan k Saw in ga tam muci-
Ii. Tu je bilo tako grozno med
vojno, oziroma med okupacijo,
da Sc sploh ne da popisati. Mno-
go bi Vam lahko napisal O sv.
Urhu in sploh o dogodkih tu-
kaj okrog. Ljudje so bill lacni,
skozi cello vojsko MISC pokusili
kruha. Sedaj je vsaj kruha ze
dovolj, ceprav ne prav belega,
pa vsaj enotnega in koruznega
No, pocasi DO ze bolje.
"Samo da Sc meje enkrat ure-
dijo, pa bo naenkrat vsega do
volj. Sicer pa Jugoslovanskc
ljudstvo della polno paro. VISA
industrijska podjetja so ze do.
segla, oziroma prekoracila pred
vojno produkcijo. Nam je tud
veliko pomagala UNRRA, VISA.
v toliko, da smo 81 potion tt
pomagali v hrani in blagu.
"Tukaj je sedaj precej dragi
MIA, denar pa tudi nj. Zaenkrat
tudi ne more biti drugace. Tu
kaj po Dolenjskem, razen oko
lice Ljubljane, in sploh po eel
Jugoslaviji je vse pozgano, vsf
poruseno, ponekod po 10 in II
kilometrov sploh Sc ne vidi Ii
vega cloveka, je vse pozgano
Samo tukaj in tam Sc stoji kak
Sen dimnik " zrak. Tod so TIA
lijani in Nemci napravili pravc
razdejanje. Kje in kaj maj uni
clio so Jim povedali pa domac
belogardisti ali domobranci, kot
so sc imenovali ii narodni ida
jalci.
"Nikdar ne bodo oni tolikc
gorja pretrpeli, kot so ga ma
pravili drugim. Zato maj lie tr'
PHO, sal vse kar bodo pretrpeli
bodo Sc premalo, pravi mojs
mama. Bonn koncal, sal sem
precej razlozil mas polozaj. Po'
zdrav vsej druzini!
"Stanko Bobnar'
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-10
NOVICE II JUGOSLAvIJE
ponatis /. "slevenskssa poroeeva,ea"

nih 956 dijakov, cd katerih je
uspesno koncalo razred 725 d.
jakov. " srednjesolskih inter-
natih je bilo v letosnjem SOL
skem letu namesceno vec kot
500 dijakov.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-10
AMERISKI VOJAKI SNEMA.
10 JUGOSLOV. ZASTAVE

Il Trsta porocajo, z dne Is.
augusta, da so prejsnji dan oh
1 uri zjutraj trije ameriski vo-
jaki v vasi St. Peter pri Gori-
ci smell z droga jugoslovansko
zastavo in jo odnesli S seboj.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-10

Mr.. Frank Rupert IL 193O3
Shawnee Ave. je prejel cd svoje
sestre Mary Bobnar in njenega
sina Stankota naslednje zanimi-
vo pismo. Sestra biva v Vevci
vasi, sin pa stanuje Zgornjem
Kaslju.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-10
Oddo Sc sobo

Odda Sc lepa, cista soba po-
stenemu fantu, pri mirni dru-
zini. Kopalnica in druge udob-
nosti. Vprasa Sc ma 726 E. 155
St.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-10
Noprodoi

ie zofa in stol "a druzabno So
bo. Cena zmerna. - Vprasa Sc
ma 1871 Tyronne Ave.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Blind Italian Boy
Adopted by GIs
Receivers Sight
By ihe Assoeio,ed Press

BALTIMORE, July 6.-Howard F..
Gorgas, former member of the 88th
Division and "GI daddy" of 9-year-
old Gianfranco Cabbia, blind Italian
boy sent here for an eye operation.
reported today his erstwhile charge
has recovered his sight sufficiently
to play with friends and resume his
musical education.
Little Gianfranco had been
adopted as mascot of the 88th Diyi-
sion. whose members collected
money to- send him to the United
States. He had been blinded by the
kick of German horse and was
given a very slight chance of seeing
again.
Mr.. Gorgas accompanied the lad
on his trip to the Johns HOPKINS
Hospital in Baltimore and on his
Journey home to Feltre, Italy. He
said the boys condition began to
improve after his operation last
January II.
Mr.. Gorgas returned to Fort
Meade this week for a discharge
He showed officials there a hand
painted scroll which the citizens Of
Feltre presented to him in acknowl.
edgment Of his services for the boy,
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Mills Elected Commander
OF Alexandra leqion Post

Herbert w. Mills, 1os Common
wealth avenue. was elected COM
mander of the Alexandria Ameri-
can Legion Post No. "a at the an
nual meeting at Gadsby's Tavern.
He succeeds Roy Hacker of Grove
ton.
Other new officers are; Jane.
Gilf1lain. first vice commander.
Armlstead L. Boothe, second vice
commander; Paul Phillips, third
vice commander: Herbert S, Brock
aolutant; the Rev. Norman Roberts.
chaplain; F. Clinton Knight, finance
officer, and Kenneth Mclean, SER
geant at arms.
Those elected to the Executive
Committee include Carl Brown.
Herbert Cady, Benjamin F. Swami.
James Hassen, Mrs. Janet English.
John Minnigh, Lewis Robinson
James Michelbach, George Bovd,
Edward Lewis, Marshall J. Beverley
and Robert L. Downing.
The officers will be installed Sen
tember s.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

Sergt. Kiyomi K. Kobashi Of Par
lier, Calf, a Silver Star. The o.
year-old sergeant reluctantly re-
lated how, on April 5, 1945, his unit
was ordered to clear two German
pillboxes that lay across an un-
charted mine field
Warned Men Of Mine Field.
Attacking the pillboxes with rife
grenades, Kobashi saw the first
scout hit but went on ahead him.
self, knocking out both his objec-
tives and killing three Germans.
He then warned his platoon of the
location of the mine field through
which they had to pass.
The same day, Kobashi said, he
was next to Pfc. Sadao Munemori,
the 442d's only Congressional Medal
of Honor winner, when the latter
met his death by diving onto a
grenade to shield his comrades.
Third of the Silver Star winners
is Staff Sergt. Takashi Uyeno. %,
of Denver. Colo. who held off Ger
man small arms and machine-gun
fire for eight hours when he and
dozen others were trapped in a
house. Uyeno took over the ma
chine gun from the regular gunner,
who was killed before he could reach
the house.
Most of the men who detrained
yesterday at Fort Belvoir joined the
442d in January or March of 1945,
following the rescue of the First
Battalion of the 141st Infantry, part
of the 36th Texas" Division, which
was accomplished by the 442d at a
cost Of several times the number of
men rescued.
Following the rescue OF the Lost
Battalion" the 442d returned to
Italy. where it had first landed in
May, 1914. 1T was just up one hill
and down another" 1t. Warren
reminisced of the italian campaign.
Once his company was reduced to
Is riflemen. but the Nisei kept driv-
ing ahead in spite of casualties.
Liberation of Genoa.
The 442d participated in the lib
GRAFTON of Genoa, and after that "it
was all downhill" for the remainder
of the war, the lieutenant recalled
Headed by 1t. Col. Alfred A. Pur-
sail, former executive officer who
now commands the combat team,
the 442d was greeted at Fort Bel
voir by Brig Gen. C. B. Ferenbaugh,
commanding general of the mill
tary district of Washington, who
invited the men to visit local points
OF interest during their stay here,
and by Col. M. w. Gilland, post
executive officer, acting on behalf of
Maj. Gen. w. M. Hoge, post COM
mander.
Definite plans for parade of the
442d in Washington await the re-
turn Of President Truman, who is
expected to participate in cere-
monies honoring the unit
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Dairy Tester Course Starts
July IS at U. Of MARYLAND

A two-weeks dairy testers course
will start July Is at the University
of Maryland to train men for va
eancies in five Dairy Herd Improve
ment Associat tons in the State and
to provide personnel for organizing
new associations.
The course is open to persons who
have had dairy or farm experience
and at least two years of high school.
and who are interested in dairy
farming. ..
No instruction charge is made and
the only fee is for the testers State
license and examination. Applica-
tions should be sent to the Dairy
Extension Office, University of
MARYLAND, or to the county agricul-
ttral agent.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
4 Children Make Toy Animals,
Net $685. for Hospital Fund

A moment of initiative and three
days OF industry-and today four
children are able to address $28.35
of their own earnings to the Chill
dren's Hospital new building fund.
The youngsters, all of whom live
in the West Gate (Md.) community,
are Barbara Ellen Becker, 8, Bar
bara Fitz, 8, Edgar "Binky" Smith,
8, and his sister, Cynthia, 10. Dur
ing recent weeks they had been fol-
lowing the results of the hospital
drive. Two of them, Barbara Ellen
and "Binky," felt particular con-
Germ. They had both, not too long
ago, been patients at Children's,
and wanted to bolster the tagging
receipts as a sort of personal obliga-
ton.
With their two neighborhood
friends, they decided to make toy
animals.
I'VE figured if we had something
like that to do. we'd be- keeping
busy too" Cynthia explained.
Without being a nuisance to our
mothers" added Binky.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Alexandra Animal League
To Consider New Doq Pound

The Alexandria Animal Welfare
League will consider plans for a
new city dog pound at the meeting
Of its Board of Directors Tuesday
at the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce Building.
The present pound, in a converted
stable at Monroe avenue and River
road is not escape-proof. Twelve
dogs ran away Thursday but were
recaptured
James Sidney Douglas. jr. former
chief clerk of the Alexandria War
Price and Rationing Board, has ac-
cepted temporary Craftsmanship of
the new animal league.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Virginion Is Bitten by Rather;
Sect Leader Held in $500 Bail

Today after he had spent the night
in the Allegheny County Jail on
charges of conducting himself so
as to tend to create a breach of
the peace.
Sheriff w. B. Henderson, who was
called to the Jordan Mines section
by residents after last nights snake
handling ceremony, said he also
learned that another member of
the sect. Jesse Knode, was bitten
Tuesday night. Sheriff Henderson
said 25 to 80 persons were assem-
bled last night in small building
when he arrived and that Mr.. Jones,
suffering from badly swollen hand
which the snake had struck twice,
at first refused medical aid. The
snake, vicious young rattler about
30 inches long, was dubbed to death
by Henry P. Wright, Covington, who
accompanied the sheriff.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Army Draws Up Plan
For Training 571,195
Men in Guard Units
BY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, July 6.-Maj. Gen.
M. S. Eddy, Commander of the End
Army, announced today a six-year
plan for the training of approx
mately 571,l95 ground force troops
of the National Guard in the United
States.
Gen. Eddy said actual training of
the National Guard would continue
to be a state function. The Army
Ground Forces, however, will detail
regular Army instructors responsible
for supervision of the training pro-
gram.
These instructors will be assigned
to units down to and including the
battalion level, the General ex-
planned.
Standardization Sought.
The six-year program is designed
to standardize National Guard
training. 1t will go into effect when
individual organizations reach an
established quota of As per cent of
the required number of enlisted
personnel and 80 per cent of the
required number of officers.
During the first and second years
training of units and individuals
will be on the company level; dur
ing the third and fourth years, on
a battalion level; during the fifth
year on a regimental combat team
and combat command level, and
during the last year on a division
level, according to Gen. Eddy.
Basic and general, technical and
tactical training will all be inte-
grated in the general program,
with training schedules depending
to some degree on local conditions.
instruction by Regulars.
Regular Army instructors who as
sist the National Guard in carry
ing out this plan intend to utilize
every known type of training aid
used effectively during the past war,
Gen. Eddy said.
Part of the program will be the
establishment of various types of
schools, some offering courses to
parallel regular Army instruction,
others as Officer Candidate Schools
Evening star., 1946-07-07
0'Conor Names Evans
Assistant Commander
OF 29th Guard Division
BY IN. Associoted Pres.

ANNAPOLIS, July 6.-Gov.
O'Conor today named Brig. Gen.
Henry c. Evans, Baltimore, as as
sistant commanding general of the
reorganized 29th National Guard Di-
vision, made up of Maryland and
Virginia Units.
Gen. Evans also will be senior Of
ficer of Maryland troops in the re-
organized guard division.
Brig. Gen. William H. Sands, Nor
folk. was nominated Tuesday by
Gov. Tuck of Virginia to be COM
manding general of the 29th. Gov.
O'Conor concurred in the selection.
The Maryland chief executive an
nounced six other guard appoint
ments. He said all were made in
accordance with recommendations
OF senior officers of the guard. as
sembled at the invitation of Mai.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Maryland
adjutant general.
The other appointees:
Col. Harry C. Ruhl, promoted to
executive officer of the Military De-
partment and State Quartermaster.
brigadier general and designated as
Col. William j. Witte to be colonel
G. S. c., and chief of staff of the
10Th Division.
Col. William c. Purnell to COM
mand the 175th Infantry.
1t. Col. John M. King, jr.. to be
executive officer of the 175th In
fantry.
Col. Louis G. Smith to command
the 115th Infantry.
1t. Col. Randolph Milholland to
be executive officer of the 115th In
fantry.
Gov. O'Conor said these appoint
ments represented his initial step
in the reorganization of the Mary-
land National Guard.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

Last Sunday the four youngsters
went into the production OF IA as
sorted elephants, dogs, cats and one
duck, tracing the designs on dis
carded dress materials, stuf1ng and
sewing the cut out pieces and
threading on the necessary ears
eyes and tails of the toy beasts.
Monday was a sellout. On Tues
day the companions went to work
stitching up another brightly printed
menagerie. That afternoon, another
sellout in the neighborhood made a
third manufacturing session in
escapable. With the marketing OF
the 36th animal Wednesday after
noon, production ceased.
I'VE had $685." Barbara Ellen
glowed, "and gosh, that's a lot OF
money. We had to stop some
where"
There was no fixed price on the
toys. but the record transaction was
for a taffeta elephant which brough,
50.
Only the duck department found
customers little reluctant.
The ducks always came out lop-
sided," the children explained.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Alexandria Church Group
Elects Mrs. HeyIum

Mrs. Elizabeth Heylum has been
elected temporary president of the
new Alexandria Council of Church
Women
Mrs. Heylum also heads the NOM
mating Committee. Others on the
committee are Mrs. A. R. Gillian
and Mrs. E. o, Smith of Washing
ton Street Methodist Church. and
Mrs. Louise H. Duncan of First
Christian Church. Mrs. Dwight
Chase of the First Baptist Church
is chairman of the Constitution
Committee.
The council plans to join the Alex
andria Ministerial Association, the
Virginia Council of Church Women
and the United Council of Church
Women,
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Arlington Youth Hurt
When Auto Overturns

A 16-year-old Arlington youth
was In La Plata Md Hospital
last night with injuries received
when his automobile overturned
near Newburg, about miles south
of La Plata. Three others who re-
celved minor injuries in the acci-
dent were not hospitalized.
According to hospital officials, the
injured youth was Thomas A. Cor
man, 16, of 2801 South Columbus
street, Arlington. He was treated
for cuts and bruises.
The others. who were passengers
IN the car. were John Farrell, 81:
his son, John Farrell, jr., 10, and
Robert Jones, is. all of Wayside
Md, the hospital said.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
tuberculosis Cases Await
Proper Care in ARLINGTON

Six OF the most serious Arlington
County cases of tuberculosis are
awaiting disqualification because of
the bed shortage and lack of per-
sonnel in State and private sanitoria
1t was reported today by DR.. Ralph
G. Beachley, county health officer
DR.. Beachley, in a 3,O00-word re-
port on the county tuberculosis sit
uation to County Manager Frank
G. Hanrahan, declared sit is to be
regretted that quite frequently sani-
torium care is not available to posi-
tive cases."
At present, he said, there are 2s0
known cases Of tuberculosis in the
county. many potentially infectious.
The recent Metropolitan Health
and Hospital Survey recommended
50 beds for tuberculosis patients as
the minimum for the county.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Board Approves
New Ambulance
For Arlington
Addition of Fireman
For Emergency Duty
Authorized at Session

Purchase of county ambulance
to replace one formerly stationed
at the Clarendon Fire Department,
which has broken down, was au-
thorized by the Arlington County
Board yesterday.
In authorizing County Manager
Frank c. Hanrahan to make the
purchase, the board approved Mr..
Hanrahan's recommendation that
all additional paid fireman be en-
ployed who will be responsible for
the new ambulance, which will be
used only for emergency cases.
In addition to the new vehicle,
Mr.. Hanrahan reported that a
stretcher and other facilities soon
will be installed in a police scout
car to replace similar emergency
car which was turned in some time
ago on a new police car.
Firemen Urged Purchase.
County f1remen had urged pur-
chase of the ambulance.
The board also voted to hold q
public hearing at 9 am. July q on
pension and retirement plans for
county police, flremen and general
employees.
The action followed a two-hour
executive session. The plans on
which the hearing will be held were
offered by Board Member F. Free
land Chew as substitute to reso-
luton OF Board Member Leo c.
Lloyd recommending adoption of
plans enacted by the 1916 General
Assembly.
Mr.. Lloyd, chairman of the boards
Pension and Retirement Committee.
stated he will propose 10 to Is
amendments to the police and fire.
mems ordinance and seven to the
general county employees ordinance
before final action.
Modelled on State Measure.
Provisions of the board-a pproved
measures, 1t was said, are essentially
the same as those enacted by the
Legislature. The main difference is
that the approved plans are subject
to County Board control alone, while
the others could only be amended by
the General Assembly.
Board Chairman Edmund D.
Campbell said he voted for the local.
control plans because he feels anv
dlf11culties can be eliminated before
the next session of the legislature.
at which time. he said, he favors
having the revised systems passed bv
the Assembly.
Elimination of local controls also
is favored by Mr.. Lloyd and Basil
M. De Lashmutt, who previously
stated it would remove the plans
from politics and "whims" of board
members.
Mr.. Chew and Mrs. Elizabeth Ma
gruder, however, favor permanent
local control, stating the County
Board Is responsible for local tax
money and the way it is spent.
The board also adopted an amend
ment to the county coming ordinance.
restricting construction on land s,,b.
]ect to flood or erosion. The meas,
ure, however, does not prohibit land =
owners from filling in land to remoy.
IL from the restriction.
Evening star., 1946-07-07

Go for broke" is Hawaiian
japanese slang for shoot the works
.. all or nothing"
It's also the motto of the 442d
Regimental Combat Team, a Japa-
nese-American outfit which passed
through Washington yesterday
afternoon en- route to Fort Belvoir
and deactivation after compiling
one of the most dramatic military
records in World War II.
When the Nisei cried out their
regimental slogan, it was no game
of chance they spoke of, but the
greater "all or nothing" risk of some
of the bloodiest fighting of the war
during the Vosges campaign and
along the west coast of Italy.
The 442d. in the words of a
spokesman, won more major dec
orations for the time spent in COM
bat than any other comparable unit
in the American Army" The price
paid for these decorations and for
innumerable tributes by ranking
United States officers, was $500
Purple Hearts, $3.50 battle casual
ties and $50 killed in action.
Final Parade Next Week.
'As far as combat is concerned,
you can't beat EN-" lst 1t. Roy
Warren of Lansing, Mich, declared
as the train neared Fort Belvoir,
where the 442d will prepare for a
final parade next week.
Il can truthfully say that one of
the most fortunate days of my life
was when I was assigned to. the
442d," he added. AS one of the
white officers in the 442d, which also
has had many commissioned Japa-
nese-Americans, he paid tribute
above all to the competence and
outstanding leadership of his non-
CONS.
Among these were such men as
TISergt. George Nishimura, one of
three Silver Star winners returning
with the group and a former pla-
toon sergeant under 1t. Warren.
Most of the higher award recipients
have been previously discharged
from active service.
Sergt. Nishimura, who joined the
442d in January 1945, in Southern
France among a group of replace
ments who were called for after the
costly Vosges campaign. earned his
Silver Star in the closing stages of
the Italian campaign on hill be-
yond Pulica.
While his platoon was on recon-
naissance in that sector, Sergt.
Nishimura was first to notice a
German detachment as his men
reached the crest of the hill, and
opened fire with a Browning auto
matte rife. Outnumbered, the Nisei
were forced to withdraw, but Nishi-
mura stayed behind to cover them.
In doing SO, he wiped out a German
machine gun nest.
Another heroic action won Staff
Evening star., 1946-07-07
By fhe Associated Press

CoVINGTON, Va, July 6.-Hite
Jones was in critical condition to-
night from bite by a rattlesnake
while Marvin L. Simpson, 33-year-
old self-styled minister, was at lib
erty under $50 bond on charges
growing out of the handling of We
nomous snakes by religious sect in
the isolated Jordan Mines section
of Allegheny County.
Simpson will be arraigned before
Trial Justice R. E. Dyche on July 8.
DR.. E. K. Bowles, Allegheny Coun-
tya physician, who treated Jones
after being called by residents of
the section, said it would be "a to 48
hours before he could determine Mr..
Jones chances of survival.
Simpson was granted bond of
$500, posted by himself and his wife.
Evening star., 1946-07-07
Henry c. Peddicord Rites
To Be at Guithersburo
Spseiol Dispoteh TO The Stor

HUNTING HILL, Md, July g.
The funeral of Henry C. Peddicord
56, lifelong resident of this vicin-
ity, who died Wednesday at Sub
urban Hospital, Bethesda, after a
long illness, will take place at 2::3O
pm. Sunday from the funeral home
OF Ernest c. Gartner, Gaithersburg
The Rev. Karl G. Newell, pastor of
Grace Methodist Church, Gathers
burg, will off1ciate and burial will
be in Forest Oak Cemetery, Gath
ersburg.
Mr.. Peddicord is survived by three
brothers, Samuel H.. Gaithersburg
Thomas E., Washington, and Forest
L. Peddicord, Glendale, Md. He was
unmarried.