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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03
OFF THE
B E T
BY JAMES BUTLER

Leonard W. Tstum. "a, 1857
Theodore street and Arden
Johnson. %. 2308-6th street
Washington. d. C., admitted to
police they knew how Clarence
c. Woods of 2l50 Livernois ave.
lost his billfold while sleeping
in a downtown theatre last sun
day morning.
When questioned by Detective
SGT. Albert Socie and De-
tective Leonard McCarty, Tatum
stated that he sat beside Woods
whom he thought was asleep,
and cut his wallet out of his
pocket But before Tatum could
get away Woods awoke and dis
covered the theft and caught the
bandit. Tatum cut Woods on
both hands and the left leg.
After Tatum was arrested he
told police,
Il took the billfold to get
some money 10 pay my room
rent. but | dropped the wallet
in the theatre when ! was
caught"
.Ardell Johnson explained her
part in the attempted robbery:
Leonard told me he was going
TO get some money off OF a
drunk who was sleeping in the
{ theatre. / sat in the last row
| of seats in the center of the
theatre and waited for Leonard
When he came up the aisle |
followed and he gave me his
pocket knife which he had used
10 cut the complainant When
Leonard told me he was going
10 get some money off Of a
sleeping drunk in the theatre, |
said okay.'
Eighteen year old Avola Ste
wart of 230 RoSedale street adj
mit;ed before Asst. Prosecutor
Kaye of taking Sl40 from Mrs
Elizabeth Aliens purse last Fri
day while seeking employment
as a maid
Mr. Allen went upstairs tC
get mis- wife TO interview the
girl and when he came dowr
the money was missing from
Mrs Aliens purse.
Poor James Perrin, 81. l343t
itan newspapers without regarc
for race. says the article. is Tee
J Poston of the New York Post
PoSton. who previously WORKED
hwith the Pittsburgh Courier. i!
still famous in news circles fol
his exclusive interview witt
Wendell Willkie in 1910.
In addition to Life magazin,
which employs cx-Amsterdan
News reporter Earl Brown. loca
white dailieS in Cleveland. To
ledo. Chicago. and ST Louis
also employ colored journalists
Most Negro newsmen are hiree
by the Communist Daily Worker
which employs two colored re
porters The Times and Herald
Tribune in New York each EN-
ploy one.
Smaller newspapers regularly
EMPLOYING Negro reporters arr
the Fort Wayne tIndlana) New,
Sentinel and the Illinois Journa
Register
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03
CLUB NEWS

i'e"Oo" MRS. TUCKER
nay 'ia' 49, y" 49,. nlannInp
20 ING ~ nea, rIturc.
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he -.N' Ne NcDanicl of
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~ "auNSy ''i p.n,sev
WI '' CO 49, Eriirks met with
u n.,a = oVn O, $40 fireman
Sc sunday. Two OF the
,-..ra Ilaroldine Thlman and
Fl5,sbcfr Tlnslcv Me home for
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there befell the great tragedy of his
life, for in 1915 word came to the
absent husband and father that fire
had destroyed his Army home,
snuffing out the lives of his wife
and three daughters. His son escaped
only because OF the devotion of a
maid, who carried him from the
blazing structure.
Despite his heavy load of per-
sonal sorrow, he went steadily ahead
with his duties on the border, paus-
ing only long enough to close up his
household affairs and to send young
Warren to the care Of an aunt in
Nebraska.
Swooping down on the little boz
der post of Columbus, N. Mex, on
March night in 1916, Pancho
Villa, most spectacular of the Mexi-
can bandit chieftains, left behind
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beth Thompson, a daughter of Ken
lucky.
AS foreman of a Emile section
Of the Hannibal & st. Louis Rail-
way, now a part of the Burlington,
Gen. Pershing's father lived in a
railroad section house. little more
than a shanty. half way between
Laclede and what was then Bolts
vile, now Meadville, Mo.
In this humble home John JOS
ieph Pershng was born on September
10. 1860. In time. eight brothers
and sisters were added to the family
group, and to support them the
father was forced into new occu-
pations, including that of store
keeper, hotel owner, farmer, land
developer and travelling salesman.
Just as the struggle became easier,
a failure IN land investments swept
away his laboriously acquired $40,-
900.
Became Teacher.
Johnny" remained at home for a
while on the farm-all that was left
of the wreck Then for brief time
he earned his way as a school
teacher, first at a colored school
near his home, next at a country
school 9 miles away, to which he
went on horseback. His savings
enabled nim to take the course at
Kirksville Normal just before he was
diverted to West Point.
At West Point, with only average
marks in scholarship, Cadet Pershing
nevertheless attracted attention by
his general soldierly qualities. He
never failed to be given the highest
mark for conduct, and he demon
strated his ability to win friends
and keep them. He was graduated
as president of his class in 1885 and
Immediately was sent to join Gen.
Nelson A. Miles expedition against
Chief Geronimo and his Apache
braves.
The following Army records dis
close that he soon afterward found
himself in command of the picked
Sioux Scouts of the Government,
riding swiftly into the Dakotas to
put down an outbreak of Sioux
there and taking part in the battle
of Wounded Knee
Sent to University.
Then he underwent the usual lot
OF young Army officers, and was
transferred from a field assignment
to become military instructor at
the University of Nebraska. There
he took occasion to improve his own
education, and was awarded an
LII. B. degree by the university to
add to the A. B. he had already won
at the Normal School in Missouri
Years later that Nebraska degree
was to be duplicated by an impress
sive list of the greatest universities
in the world. among them st. An
drew's of Scotland. oxford and
Cambridge in England, and Yale,
Harvard and Columbia.
He was commissioned first lieu
tenant of the 10th Cavalry in 1892,
and got further experience scouting
in Montana; was called for his first
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was buried, and he walked the long
way from the Capitol to Arlington
National Cemetery behind the cais-
son, only one emblem Of service ap-
peared above the left patch pocket
Of the olive-drab coat. 1t was the
Victory Medal, available alike to
every man who served in Army
Navy or Marines during the war. at
home or abroad.
His constant companion, whenever
possible after his return from
France. was his son Warren. War
rem Pershing as . boy was a familiar
figure about the Capital, riding IN
his fathers big, black double-wheeled
closed car.
Started Memoirs.
One matter that preoccupied Gen
Pershing just before his retirement
from active service was the question
OF providing for himself and. MS
son on his retired pay. Congress
had failed to make a complete JOB
of the act which accorded him the
rank of general of the armies, since
it did not provide that the salary
of that grade should go with the
rank after retirement. To meet the
need Gen. Pershing began ham,
mering away at his memoirs. He
had been besieged with requests
from publishers, and there was q
certain prospect of good financia.
returns. The task was a distastefu
one to the general under the cir.
cumstances, but the book seemed
the only way out.
Congress corrected the error, how.
ever, before he said good-by tc
active Army life, voting him the full
salary of his rank for life. That
brought q sharp halt in the book
writing activities, although he al
ready had made a trip to Europe
to collect additional data for the
work. He agreed to finish the book
later, only because Of the pleas Of
closest friends, who contended that
he owed it to posterity to set down
the record of his great days fol-
the counsel of his countrymen in
the years to come.
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a trail of dead and dying Ameri-
cans. Overnight President Wilson
modified both Regulars and Ma
tional Guard. and ordered a punt
tive expedition into Mexico, not to
make war, but to punish Villa.
Called to Command.
1t was only natural that Gen.
Pershing, on the ground, long rec
ord of brilliant Cavalry service be-
hind him, should be called upon to
take command. At the head of
10000 men. he crossed the border
four days after the Columbus raid.
Villa was never captured, but Gen.
Pershing led his men deep into
Mexico on the trail that finally
vanished, keeping always in mind
that he was not making war, but
pursuing a criminal. He handled
his force with such skill and judg-
ment that there were few untoward
incidents surrounding that unique
drive through a presumably friendly
country.
Nearly a year elapsed before the
pursuit of Villa was given up and
the column finally withdrawn from
Mexico. and in that time Gen.
Pershing had reaped much practical
experience in the organization Of
expeditionary forces. His service
had won him another upward step
and in 1916 he became = major
general.
Early in 1917 he succeeded Gen.
Funston, on the latter's death, as
commander OF the Southern De-
partment, with virtually the entire
border under his control. He was
engaged with that work when the
United States declared war on Ger
many, and q terse telegram called
him to Washington to report to
Secretary Baker for orders.
There seems to have been little
question In the minds of President
Wilson and his advisers who should
take command in France. Gen.
Pershing's experience. his outstand-
ing characteristic of keeping his
council and plugging away with all
the skill and energy he possessed
quickly outweighed the circum-
stances of his Junior position among
the major generals OF the Army.
He left New York on the steamer
Baltic early In June, to begin the
great adventure.
The history Of Gen. Pershins
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Cars Stoned as Court
Limits UNIV Pickets
BY the As,ociaisd Press

bf ms SsSoGfofe0 tfsss
CHARLESTON, w. Va. June Is
The Dupont plant at nearby Belle
obtained an injunction yesterday
limiting pickets Of the United Mine
Workers to two at each entrance.
but massed union men stood = short
distance away and stoned cars at
the II pm. shift change.
The E. I. Dupont deNemours OBJ
tanned the circuit court order from
Special Judge William r. oTarrell
after three persons were injured in
recurring disorders at the gates Of
the large ammonia plant. State
police kept the entrances clear last
night but few workers attempted to
enter or leave.
A company spokesman said one Of
the three pickets injured earlier
yesterday had been struck by an
automobile loaded with workers try
ing to enter the plant. q
Attendants at a Charleston hos
pital said two other pickets had
been treated for injuries suffered in
the same manner.
District so, q UNIV unit for non-
mining industries, was barred from
recent collective bargaining cleo
zion because it has not filed non-
Communist afIidavits under the
Taft Hartley law. 1t urged the
1000 employees to vote mo union
to keep the CLIO Chemical Workers
from being certified in its stead.
The company has notified em-
ployes that under the circumstances
1T feels 1t has no valid contract
with any union. The Arm said yes
terdays picket line included men
who wore hard hats" stamping
them as miners and not company
employees.
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The general wanted to do it, but
the Army doctors would not let him.
Offered Services Again.

The general wanted to do it, but
the Army doctors would not let him.
Offered Services Again.
Gen. Pershing was one of millions
who listened on December 7. 194l, to
the radio accounts OF the Japanese
attacks on Pearl Harbor. Three
days later he offered his services to
President Roosevelt. Deeply stirred
the Chief Executive replied: You
are magnificent You are very
much on the active list
His physical condition rendered
him inactive, however. But his In
terest in the progress of World War
II was in no way academic. He had
an intimate knowledge OF the CAM
paigns and a personal acquaintance
with the military leaders.
Gen. Marshall, both as Chief OF
Staff and later as Secretary Of State
often dropped in to chat with the
AEF commander with whom he was
closely associated in World War I
The youthful colonel OF 1918 was
credited in Gen. Pershing's memoirs
with the difficult staff work OF NOV
ing men and guns from st. Mihiel
to the Argonne.
One of Gen. Pershing's boys
whose achievements he watched was
Gen. George S. Patton, jr.
His only son. Warren Pershing
Joined the Engineers and came out
a major in the recent war.
In his retirement, Gen. Pershine
avoided many honors. But he re-
portedly relished one in particular
That was the Army's announce
ment in 1945 that its newest and
most rugged tank had been named
the General Pershing."
Received Special Medal.
| When he was 81 last September
he received, by congressional au-
thorization, a special gold medal
lin recognition OF his fearless lead
ership, heroic achievements and
great military victories" At the
same time he was awarded the Army
and Navy Unions medal for "a life
of outstanding service to the coun-
try"
One of the first official acts OF
President Truman, on succeeding
President Roosevelt. was to visit Gen.
Pershing under whom the President
had served as an artillery officer
in France. 1t likewise was neigh
borly call, because the President and
Gen Pershing are natives Of Mis-
souri,.
By coincidence, the man who was
to lead a great American Army in
the struggle which brought Alsace
and Lorraine back under the French
flag was himself descended from an
Alsatian, Frederick Pfoerschin. Born
almost within sight of the Rhine,
Pfoerschin, in 1924, emigrated to
America at the age Of Is. He mar
ried and settled in Pennsylvania
and the name of Pfoerschin be-
came Pershing to fit American
tongues.
Mother From Kentucky
His fourth son was a Methodist
minister and his son, in turn, was
Gen. Pershing's father. John Fletch-
er PerShing. big, outstanding man
whom the call of adventure took into
Missouri in early manhood The
generals mother was Ann Eliza
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
Schedule Election
OF Soil Supervisors

Three supervisors of the en-
larged Flathead Soil Conservation
district, which now includes the
whole county, will be elected May
%.
Terms of Frank Fordik, Swan
river; A. w. Reimer, Creston, and
Art Ballenger, Lower valley, ex-
pire. Other members are Chair
man Conrad Gilbertson, Stillwar-
err, and Ed Dortch, PLEASANT val
ley.
Directors will be elected from
the following three districts: Bad
Rock-LaSalle which includes ev-
erything from Lake Blaine north
and the Whitefish river east. AL
so included in this district will BE-
Bad Rock canyon to Bolton.
Second district will be Creston-
Swan river and the third, Lower
valley, below Kalispell.
Nominating is done by petit
ton signed by at least 10 land &C.
cupiers. Blanks may be secured at
the county agents office or at
the soil conservation service in Ka-
liSpell
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
FIathead Flowing and Seeding Underway

Spring work on >Flathead val
ley's 10000 acres of plowed farm
land got underway this week.
Apparently first to get out into
the fields were farmers in the
Bad Rock area east and south of
Columbia Falls.
The season is two to three weeks
late as March and April were both
colder and wetter than normal.
Subsoil moisture is more than nor
mai, and expectations are for good
crops at good prices.
There are 1000 full and part-time
farmers in F'lathead county and
County Agent Walt Mauritson es-
Inmates the total farm income at
more than S8,OOO,O0O during the
past year.
Wheat is the principal cash crop
with approximately $4,000 acres
OF winter wheat and 5000 acres
OF spring wheat. Last year there
was also $4,000 acres of barley;
5000 acres of oats, 5000 acres of
peas, and 10000 acres of hay
crops.
Dairy products now bring alb
out 100000 a year, and cherry
trees along Flathead lake, botn
In Flathead and Lake counties are
becoming more important. Mon
tana, as a result of the Flatheao-
Lake county orchards is now rated
third state in the nation for pro-
ducing sweet cherries.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
Reflect Feh|berq
School Chairman

Otto Fehlberg, Coram, was re-
elected president of the district
6 school board Saturday. Named
vice president was new membe,
James Cumming, Columbia Falls
attorney.
Other members are Ted Rogers,
Columbia Falls rural; Henry Hut
chings and Dwight Grist, both of
Bolton.
Meeting with the board was
Ambrose Measure, county attorn-
ey, and H. E. Kirkemo, Missoula
architect. AS authorized by the
voters, April 3, two $4,000 bond
issues are offered for sale to build
new four-room schools at Cora,n
and Martin City, with bid open
ing on the bond sales, May 26.
No bond issue is involved in
building the 40 by 60-foot quon-
set structure to be used for man.
ual training and shop purposes.
The voters approved a 12-mil high
school levy which allowed 5 mills
for construction and equipping the
quonset. Bids for the quonset will
be called for likely next month.
Teacher contracts were discus
sed, and new contracts forwarded
to various members of the faculty.
Please note editorial on page 2.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
Slate Rural Play
Day for May 7

Rural schools festival day will
be Friday, May Z.
Plan is to hold music, spelling
and declarations in the morning
with sports events in the after
noon.
A list obtained from Miss Lulu
Barnard, Flathead county super
intendent of schools, shows that
Bad Rock and Deer Park will
hold their play day together at
Bad Rock school; Half Moon and
Canyon View will meet at Canyon
View; Coram, Apgar, Bolton, Es-
sex, Nyack and Martin City, likely
at Bolton. At LaSalle school will
be Birch Grove, Helena Flats and
LaSalle, and at Creston, Egan,
Echo, Montford, Swan River and
Creston.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
Temperatures Pass 70
Rivers Rise; April Wet

Flathead valley rivers aren't
flowing bankfull just yet, but peo-
pie enjoyed the first spell of 70
degree above weather since last
October 4.
At Kalispell, observer, E. S.
Mark recorded 70 above Wednes-
day, and at Bolton, assistant chief
ranger, Dave Cannavina had 70.
Wednesday snow on the ground
at Bolton was patchy. A week
ago Wednesday there was Is in
ches on the level.
The Flathead river at Column
bia Falls rose a foot over Tuesday
night, but is not yet at flood stage.
April precipitation at Kalispell
totals 1.26 inches as compared to
a normal for the month of 80 and
last years .65.
Frost is out of the ground n
the fields, but in the forests even
at low elevations, it's an inch OF
two to frozen ground.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
Glacier Park Animals
Winter Fair Find
Tough Days Now

These are the tough days" for
Glacier national park grazing ami
mails, according to A. D. Canra--
ina, assistant chief ranger in
charge of forestry and wildlife.
The appearance of green grass
and change in diet results in a
higher mortality among winter
weakened animals at this time.
Winter for the estimated $500
elk; 1900 white tailed and 300
mule deer in Glacier started out
mild and easy on game. The de-
layed spring finds their condition
now "just fair"
Reports are not available on
condition of the estimated 800
goats and 200 mountain
sheep, who usually winter better.
From the Flathead rivers north
fork, forest service crew rep
orts the first spring appearance of
a bear.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
Anglers Begin Day
CountingAs FISHING
Seasons Month Off

No license is required for Ola.
cier national parks fishing sea.
son that opens in just a month or
May %. ~
Limit will be 10 pounds of fish
and one fish, not exceeding in the
aggregate 10 fish" The Montana
state fishing season also opens
May %.
Park anglers this year can trv
fol, the 1947 record in the mari,
winch included the September IA
eaten near Bowman lake of two
Dolly Warden trout weighing "a
pounds each, and nine other trout
all in excess of 10 pounds eacn
caught by Frank, Bill and Gin
BALDWIN and Al Geske, all of
Whltetlsh, and Jack Daggett, Lib
by.
Another 1947 record was the
80 pounds of Dolly Vardens
caught just outside the park and
across the Canadian line up the
Flathead rivers north fork on All
gust y. This included two II poun-
ders, and the fishermen were Jack
Hoag, Detroit attorney; George
Munro, San Francisco; Dave
thompson and Everett Lundgren.
Bolton.
Last year on the opening day of
the season, a Cut Bank resident
caught a SO pound mackinaw on
the east side of the park in 81.
Mary lake.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
Upper Flathead } to Get
New Tax Appraisal Base

Columbia Falls, the Hungry
Horse area and lakeshore proper
ties are the first parts of Flathead
county to be assessed under the
new appraisals.
This past year a board of three
men. Wallace Monk, James Dock
stader and Grant Campbell, have
been reappraising real estate
tbro,1ehout the entire county,
something that had not been zone
since 1928. The men, Longtime
FIathead county residents, are Oh
der and wel1-respected.
Their work will be completed III
1e49, and it is expected that Kali
ispell and Whitefish property VIII
be taxed on the more ACCORDING
to values" standard next year.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
lie Skies Start Lumberino

..v-five men went back to
fn. ~ stoltze Land and Lum-
Inv sa Half Moon mill Wed
,oond largest of Flathead
l,mber mills employees 12O
nid-summer, and its saws
1sen stopped since late jam, Janu-
coon as road conditions
. the woods crews will be
The forests cutting.
u I to equal 1s47 as
tstanding lumber producing
: Flathead county. Last year
Eathead national forests cut
9s9, 900 board feet resulted
4 county leading the west
Idaho and
: washington region for
Il cut.
|rolumbia Falls itself, Plum
mill is operating it's big
! and plans to have As men
!. ioh lust as soon as road re-
inns on log hauling are lifted.
,srior Mill, Columbia Falls,
and will start lum-
nerations after May, as will
,r-Coram Lumber in Martin
who are presently operating
he planer section.
tbergs mill will open soon.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
ftermen Ask Support
| the 'OIder Folks

Ne, the Lettermen's club o.
Iumbia Falls High school ane
behalf of virtually every high
ool student present the fol-
1ng points to the adults Of
school district.
Coach Leo Schweinfurt has beer
| liked by the students of Col
ola Falls High school, yet the
DOL board failed to offer him
lew contract for the school year
l948-49.
I've, as students, have made two
kempts to have school board
eetlng called so that students
interested townspeople and
snbors could present their
Fas IN support of Mr. Schweinfurt
Pne board member informed us
y we as students were not
Fnlng the schools, and it was
pe OF our business whom the
IRA chose to hire or fire.
inough our petitions bear the
les OF virtually every student
OF $50 adults, we cannot get
tearing to present our case. To
oioer folks, won't you please
{ us a helping hand?
Sincerely yours,
unioia Falls Lettermen's Club
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
Park Road Open To
Lake Mcdonald Hotel

Going-to-the-Sun highway IN
Glacier national park is expected
to be open Sunday for traffic on
the west side of the park TO Lake
Mcdonald hotel.
Also open is the road to Many
Glacier hotel on the east SIDE
where mountain sheep can still
he observed on the valley floor.
The entire 60-mile long Gong
to-the-Sun highway will not be
cleared of snow until about June
* There are drifts up to so feet
deep near the continental divide.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23
| Air Problems
| Hungry Horse

rticipating in the Hungry
e panel discussion sponsored
The Columbia Falls chamber
ommerce Tuesday at 8 p. m.
be Miss Elizabeth Ireland.
superintendent of public in
ction, and Mr.. Foote, state sa-
ky engineer, both from Helena.
Rso taking part in the round
/ of Hungry Horse problems
| be David Culver, Hungry
se office engineer; Frank
kpatrick, state employment
lice office manager, and M. c.
key, district highway engin-
be 8 o'clock meeting in the
school is open to the public.
a letter to Chef Seymer, pre-
ht of the chamber, Governor
Ford wrote: II realize that
people have some very SER
problems and want to assist
II as possible. I hope to arrange
isit Columbia Falls in the near
re and go over the various
lens with you people and see
re the Governor can help"
tending a meeting of western
mors at Sacramento, the gov
r asked Miss Ireland and Mr..
e to come to Columbia Falls
be Tuesday evening session.