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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-25
Pfc. Bunch Visits Jap
Palace and Pyle Theater

PFC. Kenneth "Jack" Bunch,
the 21-year-old paratrooper SON
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bunch, Of
Kennewick, has just returned to
Sendai, from Tokyo where he
spent a very pleasant three day
pass.
He visited the japanese Imper-
ial Palace, the Ernie Pyle memo
rial theatre. He also spent the
week end dancing and visiting
some of his old buddies Of the A
SO Aviation Engineer Battalion
of the Far Eastern Air Force.
Bunch qualified as paratroop-
er at the 18th Airborne's Yanome
Jump school in January Of this
year. His was the ninth class
to 60 through the school since its
opening.
The school turns out qualified
troopers at the rate Of 200 q
week. After they have qualified
as jumpers, they release men
eligible for discharge.
Bunch is a mechanic with the
127th Airborne Engineer Battal-
ion motor pool. He expects to g
to the 18th Airborne's Heavy
Equipment school in Luzon in the
near future.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-25
Green Homes

Mrs. D. J. Jones entertained
neighborhood children with an
Easter egg hunt. 1t was held be-
tween 5 a. m. and 6 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Travis and
daughter, Mary Carlyn, made a
pleasure trip to Yakima Sunday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Britton
were visitors at the Bob Holden
residence, Friday, April 10: Mr..
Britton has just recently returned
from the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Holden and
family accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Brown and daughter
Bonny, from Burbank, and Ray
mond and Rubie Reynolds from
Texas had a picnic at Sacajawea
Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-25

There will be Stars and more
Stars with the Benton programs
getting under way Friday and Sat
urday and throughout the en-
tire week. First off the Friday
and Saturday program will be
headed by Gan Angel Comes to
Brooklyn" a rousing musical com.
edy featuring Kaye DoWd, Robert
Duke, David Street, and Barbara
Perry. The companion feature
stars Kay Francis in Divorce
KAY will be assisted by Bruce Ca
bot and Helen Mack.
Sunday and Monday, the Ben
ton presents Fallen Angel" which
brings long missed favorite, Alice
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-04-25

The Louisiana Purchase added
827, 1897 square miles to the domain
of the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Boxing Referee Facing
Manslaughter Charges

NEW YORK, April 19-UD-Ar-
thur B. Donovan, boxing's most
famous referee, faced probable
manslaughter charges Friday after
David S. Corcoran, 58, wealthy I'M
porter, died at Roosevelt hospital
from injuries suffered during a
street incident In which Donovan
was involved early Friday morn
ing.
Donovan was released earlier to
day on $4,000 bail after being ar
rested ON charges Of feloniors
assault on Corcoran during q tour
of midtown night clubs which al
legedly ended in a one-punch fight.
An assistant district attorney
said after Corcoran's death, how
ever, that he would be re-arrested
and would face manslaughter
charges as a result Of the 58-year-
old importers death.
Donovan, boxing's leading re-
feree for more than 20 years, was
arrested by Patrolman William r.
King, who said he saw Donovan
strike Corcoran on the jaw early
today, the importer falling ana
striking his head on the curb.
Corcoran suffered a fractured
skull and apprehension.
Donovan, a former boxer, who
has refereed most of Heavyweight
Champion Joe Louis title bouts,
and Corcoran had made round OF
the night clubs in celebration OF
the importers return from a bust
ness trip to London, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Karl .Grebow said.
They took a cab, he said, with the
intention of going to the New York
Athletic club where Corcoran lives
and where Donovan is an athletic
instructor.
King, who was walking his beat
on Fifth avenue, said he saw three
men get out of a cab and said
Donovan whirled and struck Cor
coran on the chin, knocking him to
the curb. The third man was iden-
titled as David Corcoran, Jr., "a,
son of the importer and dis
charged air force veteran.
The younger Corcoran said he
did not see any blow struck.
Detectives quoted Donovan as
saying he remembered nothing ait
er leaving a midtown club earlier
in the evening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Edward Sachs
Morning Watch
,4,s A Funny World

Ben Mcdonald the Round The Town reporter and the
onIv IN wilmington who wears Homberg-and after
seeing him IN 1t you know why he's the only man to wear
orwas just around asking about the results of THE
marathon
At the time We laboring over some batting aver
oces the Pmehurst golf tournament, the New Hanover
gb school baseball game "a story from the TriState
sgue another story about the local Pirates major
league box score from New York and just few other
ngs What marathon, we replied eyerv watchful of
the well known rib.
After long pause, during which the poor mans
Wnhe looked at us like we were third-rate insect he
said why, the famous Boston marathon of course Turn
mo on his heel, giving his Homberg tap he was off to
more paician circles where they probably know all about
such things as marathons.
This little episode shows what we have to put up with
On most things Mcdonald is pretty subject But he
is nuts about the marathon We know quite few people
who are good to their mothers brush their teeth and pay
their axesan signs of conventionayyet have their
s There % are s guys who are nuts about go who are
who start painting everytime the football
whose shse from sports by way of al
paper 3 because baseball team lost Series our new
broken on serve or we lost the best pute ever had
sports into 1. the oce to- to find s out how the
always unnerved us.
of these typical raniacs day New Han
football team is to play Raleigh Ra1eigh The will
played The first minutes
at 1:U9 to De sure haven't slipped
WATCH he'll again the score which we won't
takes about IS minutes time play
football there too meouts substituions
plays. This
information and he to bed And he is tucked
mwe can get work.
Then guy major league Scores winning
losing pitchers home what the pitcher said the catcher
everything but play by play the Basket
details playerhoW
golf jerks content with stroke stroke chart
Just what these fends between the their favorite
sports has always bothered Freddy Football probably buys
those Illustrated Football Annua and proceeds to memorze it
Bert Baseball collects
waiting for him what that shorsop
or middle
weren't eny Wilmington
old saying cts i'll wind " Q. K Fred the looney bin
and le
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Durham Bulls Do1un Duke
As Devil Pitcher Fails

DURHAM, April 49, up The
Durham Bulls of the Carolina
league, slowly hitting their stride,
rallied from behind to turn back
the University of North Carolina
Tar Heels, SO, here Friday in an
exhibition baseball game.
The collegians jumped into 20
lead in the first inning on walk,
George Thompson's double and
ringing single by Cole, which sent
starter John Mangini to the show
ers. Leon Postove and Roy Parker
blanked Carolina the rest Of the
way.
Jim Webb. Tar Heel highlander,
had only two bad innings. The
Bull pushed over three runs in
the third and came right back for
two more in the fourth to ice the
game.
Carolina plays Maryland at
Chapel Hill Saturday afternoon,
while Durham meets Roanoke, Va,
of the Piedmont league here Sat-
urday night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Speedy Rippey, Spy Song
Warrant Derby Backing

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 1s.-tR
At least two Kentucky Derby
eigibles stood Friday as definite
threat to the favored Maine Chance
farms "Smesh Hand in the May
4 grind at Churchill downs.
They are William Helis' Speedy
Rippey and Dixiana's Spy Song,
Who have been impressive In their
spring workouts at the downs. The
big Pompey colt, representing
Helis' fondest hopes for Derby
winner, was the first Derby eligible
here to negotiate a mile in 1:42.
Spy Song, Dixiana's lone nominal
ton, also has been impressive,
even though the Balladier colt was
traction of second slower than
flppey IN their last workout. Both
nave been training well.
Flppey, with an impressive vic
tory In his lone start, Is entered
IN mile and a one-sixteenth race
Saturday at Keeneland. Several
other Derby eligib1es will be test
ca Saturday also in the Wood
Memorial.
maine Chances favored Knock
oo"n still remains the horse to
peat IN the Derby, however, ranked
sngntly behind now are Rippey and
spy Song, along with Lord Boswell,
KnockdoWn stablemate.
Meantime, word from the Maine
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
new COP LEADER
FLAYS Clio GROUP
Reece In Nation Wide
Broadcast Says Party
To Control House

WASHINGTON, April 1s-(P-B.
Carroll Reece, making his first
nationwide broadcast as Repub-
lican National chairman, assailed
the CIO Political Action committee
Friday night as ''the spearhead Of
Red reactionisn1."
He declared that 1--WE can elect"
Republican Congress in No
vember "but we must not assume
it will be an easy task"
Put on Notice
Already" he continued, 1--WE
have been put on notice by the
leaders of the Political Action COM
mittee-the spearhead of Red re
actionism in the United Stxtes-
that they are raising a campaign
slush fund of $4,000, 1000 to be used
to defeat members of Congress
who refuse to do their bidding.
Know no Law
"Perhaps l should remark in
passing that existing law limits
expenditures by the National COM
mittee of any political party to
So, 900, 900 in any one year. Ap-
parently, however, under the law
as enforced by the present ad-
ministration, there is no limit upon
the expenditures which may be
made by the Political Action COM
nnittee,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

Carpenter is finding out what
Thomas Austin Yawkey of the
Red Sox and others discovered
before him, i.e., that you can buy
a franchise. but not ball club,
unless, as in the case of the
Yankees, one goes with the lease.
The Italian contractors, spend.
ing so lavishly in an effort to
bolster the Braves, will make the
same discovery.
- While Carpenter has tried his
darndest, the Blue Jays are still
the Phillies, with more patches
than Josepa's coat, despite the
dupont millions.
While one castoff or Gull may
occasionally help an otherwise
sound club, a whole flock Of them
invariably does right about face
and starts moving rapidly in the
wrong direction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Phils Unchanged Despite Dupont Millions

From other clubs came the
Philadelphia pitchers, Oscar Judd,
Ady Karl and AL Hockey Cred
Sox), Schoblboy Rowe Tigers
and Dodgers, AL Jurisich and
Art Lopatka Cardinals and
Johnny Humphries (White Sox);
Rollie Hemsely (Yanks); infielders
Frank Mccormick Reds), Skeet-
er Newsome and Jim Tabor Cred
Sox), and Johnny Antonelli and
Glenn Crawford Cards; and
outfielder Johnny Wyrostek and
Coaker gTriplett Cards, Lou
Novikoff (Cubs) and Vince Di-
Maggie (Pirates).
Something is wrong with all OF
them or they wouldn't be where
they are.
MCCORMICK ISN'T HITTING
Mccormick, for whom the
Phils gave chunk during the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Shallotte Paving
Project Is Begun

SOUTHPORT, April 19.-(P)- Al
though residents of the section en-
braced by the five mile stretch OF
road from Shallotte to Shallotte
Point say they have no definite as
surance of early paving, State High
way employees began widening the
right of way this week. 1t is under
stood that grading is also embraced
In the present undertaking.
Grading of the Bennettstown
Road, from Ash to Hickman's Cross
Roads, began some time ago, di-
rectly after a delegation of county
officers asked. for it. At a meeting
this week the board of county COM
missioners approved the grading
and paving Of the Ash-Grissettown
road, just "as soon as possible"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
HANOVER ERRORS
LOSE LOOP GAME
W. A. Brown Gives Up
Five Hits But Miscues
Costs Locals Vivtory
By GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

ROCKY MOUNT, April 19- New
Hanover High schools defense fell
apart here today as the Wildcats
made six errors to give the Rocky
Mount Blackbirds an Eastern con-
ference victory, S to l.
The Cats who were riding tne
crest of six-game winning streak
committed six errors, three by
Louis Collie, usually dependable
second baseman. In addition, New
Hanover bats Quilted by Pitcher
''Bo'' Bell to the point that the To-
Gals could accumulate only seven
singles. At that the Cats batsmen
gathered more hits than the Black
birds were getting off W. A. Brown.
Rocky Mount made only five.
Outside of Bells error in an early
inning the Blackbirds, who have
been beaten only by Wilson this
season. played air tight ball.
The box:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Rv HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

NEW YORK, April 1e.-NEA).
Speaking for young Robert R. M.
Carpenter, Jr., Herbert J. Pennock
offered Samuel Breadon $25o,OOo
,r'1 for Martin and George Kurowski.
You notice that the Cardinals
aren't selling Stats and Whitley,
don't you?
When Sam Breadon told Herb
Pennock that the left side of his
infield was not for sale, the old
left-hander handed the owner of
the Red Birds a signed blank
check and told him to write in
his own figure.
But Breadon can afford to keep
ball players, too. He's going on
his fourth million.
All Of which is a long way of
getting around to saying that Bob
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

winter, isn't hitting a lick. Ben
Chapman is consoling himself in
the fact that the large first base
man never has hit much in tiae
spring, yet there are unmistak-
able signs that the backslide,
which led tae Reds to ship the
erstwhile Manhasset Mauler even
though they had no entirely sat
isfactory replacement, is Of 4
permanent nature.
Waere the acquired Phils are
not step shy like shortstop
Hughes, they have been passed
along because of extra-curricular
activities, as in the case Of third
baseman Tabor.
Herb Pernock regards these
men as nothing more than stop
gaps until the Phils find and raise
some of their own. They have
the farms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Happy Rules McQuinn
Belongs To Mackmen

PHILADELPHIA, April 19-(P,
-George McQuinn remains the
property of the Philadelphia Ath-
letlcs' Manager Connie Mack was
informed Friday.
Mack said that Baseball Com
missioner A. B. Happy) Chandler
had ruled that the deal in which
the St. Louis Browns sent McQuinn
to the Athletics in exchange for
Dick Siebert stands despite Sic
bert's refusal to report to the
Browns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

Each recorded a one-sided semi
finals victory, Mrs. Page routing
Sally Sessions of Muskegon, Mich,
6 and 5, and Miss Suggs trimming
Mrs. Catherine Fox Park, Glenn
Ridge, N. j., 8 and 6.
They will meet for the title
Saturday morning over the par
70, 6,145-yard Pinehurst No. /
course.
Winner Of the event the past
two years, Mrs. Page recorded her
easiest victory of the tournament
as she swept the first six holes
with five and five fours. Miss
Sessions was wild off the tee and
uncertain on tne greens, allowing
her opponent to build up her early
decisive margin. Mrs. Page was
5 up at the turn with a medal
score of 80.
Miss Suggs, whose 73 was the
medal score on Monday, recorded
an even more one sided victory,
never losing a hole to Mrs. Park.
The slim Georgia Miss, 1912 finals
conqueror of Mrs. Page, was out
In SO to go six up as she won six
holes and ha1ved three others.
Playing steady golf, her most
spectacular effort was a 40-foot
putt for a bidie two on the xhort
eighth.
In India and Japan, newly mar.
ried couples throw food TO fishes
to insure fertility.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

Error-Dickey. Runs batted in-Spence,
Sanford, Lindell 3, Dickey, Grimes, Prid-
dy 2, Evans, Torres, DiMaggio Two base
hits Lewis. Spence 3, DiMaggio e.,
Dickey. Home runs Lindell, Evans.
Sacrifices-Grimes, Dickey Double plays
Travis, Sanford; Grimes, Etten; Priddy
(unassisted; Travis, Priddy and San
ford. Left on bases-Washington 9; New
York 8. Base on balls-Heffner /, Curtis
l, Page 4, Masterson 2, Niggeling l..
Strikeouts-by Page S, Haefner /, Mas
terson 1, Niggeling 2. Hits-off Heafner
in innings; Masterson 4 in 4; Pieretti
in l; Curtis o in (pitched to one
batter; Niggeling l in z-3; Page in
2-3; Karpel in 1-3; Roser in /. Hit
by pitcher-Page Travis, by Masterson
tDickey), by Niggeling (Henrich). Wild
pitch-Masterson. Winning pitcher-Roser.
Losing pitcher Niggeling. Ufnpires-
Summers, Parparella, Grieve and Weafer.
Time-2:3S Attendance 54,s26. (paid).
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Rocky Mount Upsets Wildcat Nine, 81
SENATORS D0WNED|
BY YANKS, I TO 6
New Workers Score Twice
In Ninth To Hand Mats
Another Loss


NEW YORK, April 19-RNJohn
Linden, a former pitcher who is
a sub outfielder with the New
York Yanks, lofted towering fly
to center field in the last Of the
ninth Friday and scored Tommy
Heinrich with the winning run as
the Yanks defeated Washington,
z to 6, in Gotham's opening Amer
lean League game that lured 54,-
826 fans.
Only one other previous open
ing day crowd ever topped this one
and that was in 1923 when the
Yankees inaugurated its stadium
and attracted 72,20O fans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
Atlantic Christi,
Downs EloI, 55 To z

WILSON, April 19-(P)-Big J..
D. Throne pitched and batted
Atlantic Christian to a to 3 vic
tory over Elon in the first of a
two-game series here Friday. They
play again Saturday.
Throne fired an eight-hitter at
Elon, struck out II and walked
none. He was in trouble only once,
in the fifth, when five singles pro-
duced all the Elon runs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
WILMINGTON BUGS
CONTINUE DRILLS
Professional Team Loans
Bus To MINIS Dia-
mond Crew

Manager Mickey Katkaveck con-
tinued to send his charges through
drills today in anticipation Of the
Tobacco State league season May
Z.
The Tobacco State teams policy
toward other Wilmington athletic
outfits became evident with the
revelation by Business Manager
Bert Kite that the Pirates had
donated to the New Hanover High
school baseball team their new bus
for the Rocky Mount trip and
would continue to give the use
of the teams public address sys-
tenn to the Cats for all home
games.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

Chance stable indicated that the
Veteran Eddie Arcaro probably
would be astride Lord Boswell
when the horses 60 to the post.
He has his choice of the stables
eHgibles in his effort to become
the first jockey In history to ride
four derby winners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
mo Games Scheduled).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Z, Washington 8.
GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York at Brooklyn.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
st. Louis at Chicago.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at st. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Washington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

Errors Frazier, Hearn, Krajeski. Runs
batted in-Cole 2, Powell, Deluca, Post
owe. Two base hits-Thompson, Postove.
lhfee base hit-Cole. Stolen base-Cleet-
wood. Double plays-Hand, Diedrick and
kraJeski; Thompson, Ryan and Gregory.
Lett on bases-North Carolina 7, Durham
=; Base on balls-off Mangini 2, Webb 3
Fostove l, Parker 1. Struck out-by Post,
owe & Webb l, Parker 7. Hits-off Man
slni z, In 1-3 inning; Postove 4 in "a
innings; innings; Parker 0 in innings Winning
pHicner-Postove. Hecn Time-1:45. UmpiresS
Veasey and Fields.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
DAVTDSON-CLEMSON

DAVIDSON, N. c., April 1s-
track team will pro-
vide the only local collegiate
sports activity Saturday, opposing
Clemson while two other Wildcat
athletic teams show away from
home. The Tennis team will be
at N. C. State and the baseball
club at Washington and Lee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
GIBSON NOMINATED

RALEIGH, April 10. - R -
Husky Paul Gibson of Winston
Salem, a righthander, has been
nominated to handle the mound
chores for State college when the
local nine meets Duke in a Big
Four baseball game at Duke
Park in Durham Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
THREE LEE ACTION

CHAPEL HILL, April 19-F-
Three North Carolina athletic
teams will see action Saturday.
The baseball team will engage
here in a Southern Con-
ference contest, the tracknen will
oppose Virginia, also at Chapel Hill
and the tennis team will perform
at Annapolis against Navy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
LSU WINS TITLE

ATHENS, Ca, April 1s-P-
Louisiana States golf team won
the Southern intercollegiate golf
tournament team title Friday in
a playoff with the University OF
Georgia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

Runs batted in-Bell. Two base hit
Cockrell. Double plays-McLan1o to Cock
rell. Stolen base-Brown. Left on bases
Wilmington 5, Rocky Mount 8. Hit by
pitcher Brown 1 (McLanbl. Bases on
balls Brown ?, Bel 2. Struck out
Brown S, Bell 4. Earned runs-Rocky
Mount l, Wilmington o. Umpires-Hen.
dershot and Manly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
GAME TONIGHT

The Mas0nsbero RamblerS
face the tough Monroe, N. c.,
municipal outfit tonight in q
game starting at 8 p. M, at
American Legion stadium.
Frank Manor, business man
ager of the nine, announced
last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
METERS MEET

RALEIGH, April 19-(P)-N. C..
State Colleges tennis team will
meet Davidson's netmen in a
match on the state courts, Satur-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

'What helps athletics in Will
mington helps us, said Kite.
Meanwhile the Pirates continued
their workouts with several new
PLAYERS scheduled to join the Bucs
within the week according to an
oy Kite.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

The mistletoe is the state en-
blen of Oklahoma.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

Miss Ruth White above is the newly appointed official team
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad "Champions entry
the City Class Miss White who has had several
complicated operates daily
years experience scoring local sba pictured at
auditor of freight receipts The
designed handle multitude figures speak
ing Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

TOTALS ------ 81 IIy 70
x-Batted for Masterson in 6th.
xx-Batted for Pleretti in 9th.
1.-TWO out when winning run scored
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20
PINEHURST FINAL
SCHEDULED TODAY
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page
Faces Louise Suggs
For Title

PINEHURST, April 19-P-
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, Chapel
Hill, housewife, who has won the
North and South women's golf
tournament seven times In the last
10 years moved to the finals again
Friday along with Louise Suggs,
Lithia Springs, Ca, star and med
alist this year and last.
In a second round match in
consolation play, Miss Jean
Hopkins Of Cleveland, downed
Miss Agnes Morton, of Will
mington, 6 to 5 this afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

North Carolina 20 0 600 o.
Durham ------ o 3 200 90 KS
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

z-Batted for Postove in 9Th.
zz-Ran for Lewis in 9th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

TOTALS -- 80 7 IL 27
z-Batted for KarpeI in 9th inning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20

Ben Mcdonald, the Round The Town reporter, and the
only man IN wilmington VINO wears Homberg-and after
apg him in it you know why he's the ony man to wear
onewas just around asking about the results of "THE
marathon
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-18
Bob Hope Receives Medal Of Merit

Headquarters Alaskan Depart ment-Bob Hope, film and radio star, today received from General of the Army Dwight D. Eisen- hover the Medal for Merit in rec ognition of his wartime contribu- tions to morale on the homefront as well as on virtually every war front.
 Throughout the war years, MT. Hope lead groups of entertainers overseas-to Alaska and the Aleu- tions, to Great Britain, Africa, Sicily, Iceland, and many other zones. In the Pacific he staged shows so close to the front lines that on one occasion a Japanese Sniper was shot from a tree by a soldier watching a Hope perform ance.
 "Mr. Hopes contributions were of inestimable value in building and maintaining the high morale with which the people of the Ma tion-on the homefront as we'll as on te battlefields-faced and won the war;" the citation by President Truman reads in part.