The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 128, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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ORANGE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 194S
♦NUMBER 128
BAME INTO JAP HELD CITY SHU
Sentinel of War
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GUAM, May 30—(AP)— The
^m^rtng heart of Tokyo, seared
by 8,500 tons of six-pound gaso-
Hrie Jelly bombs, beats no more,
M^j. Gen. Curtis E. (Ironpants)
LeMay, commander of the 21st
' bqmbcr command announced to-
From Emperor Hirohlio's scor-
ched palace stretches a scene of
dt&oUtlon with stumps of build-
ings standing. Fifty-one square
miles of Tokyo are in ruins, pho-
tqgraps showed conclusively.
'.Wood and paper ashes drifted
oyer the fire-twisted* ruins, borne
on today's southerly wind blow-
ing from Yokohama, Tokyo's
teeming port city, 18 miles south,
where fires were kindled Tuesday
. Jby 3,200 tons of incendiary dust-
ers sown by more than 430 of
,... LeMay's skygiants.
It was the biggest daylight sup-
cifortress strike against Japan.
^Scrutinizing the reconnaissance
photographs of Tokyo while the
B0 minute whirlwind of destruct-
ion was loosfed upon Yokohama,
the youthful. cigar-chewing Le-
May declared: x .
"We destroyed every target we
set out to destroy.''
The 1,500 superforts scattered
more than 11,700 tons of incen-
diaries upon Tokyo and Yokoha-
ma, Thursday, Saturday and yes-
terday.
Thirtyrthree of the giant fire-
makers with crews totalling more
than 350 failed to return in the
past week's record fire raids.
Thirty-one were lost in the two
Tokyo night attacks; two in Tues-
day's daylight raid.
Iwo-based Mustang pilots who
ttcompanied the 450 superforts
to Yokohama and stood off 140
r Japanese interceptors — of which
they shot down or damaged 54—
said that Yokohama's industrial
urea was a seething bed ot leaping
I flames.
~ lit. George S. Tallha of Weed,
Calif., said that Yokohama was a
''great mass of smoke billowing
up to about 23,000 feet (more
than four miles) while beneath
'Its edge were rolling flames that
^looked like an ocean of fire. The
smoke carried as far as wc could
see toward Tokyo by a good sur-
face wind."
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15 Orange Men Are
Congratulated By
General Doolittle
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AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE STA-
TION, ENGLAND — Among-tfce
-185,000 men and women of the
Eighth Air Force congratulated
after VE-Day by Lt. Gen. James
N. Doolittle, their commander,
were several from Orange, includ-
ing: Lt. Col. Earl J.-Berryhlll, 301
10th St.: Capt. James H. McNa-
mara, 501 Moss St.; 2nd Lt. Harry
B. Sedwlck, Jr.; M-Sgt. Clinton
C. Harrison, Rt. 1, 300 North St.;
M-Sgt. Samuel A. Hopkins, 150
E. Curtis St.; S-Sgt. Charles. R.
Wilcox; Sgt. Robert L. Whbrton;
Sgt. Alverson Franks, Rt. I, Box
548; Sgt. George M. Cooper, 1503
6th St.; Cpl. Carl A, Orchid! Jr.
206 Porter Courts? Ptc> Oofdon
t.. Turner: Pvt. Orest Coli, .,708
Market St.; Pfc. Johnnie Smith,
HID 3, Box 81. s
"I wish to extend my personal
congratulations and my heartfelt
appreciation* to every one of ,you
for the magnlflclent Job you have
done," Gen. Doolittle said la •
message to all personnel. <' . \
"Each of you," he continued,
"may be proud of your part in
the defeat of Germany. I. am
proud of you. The world la proud
• of you " ' V.
• The Eighth dropped an average
of a ton of bombs eyery minute
of the last 18 months.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Davis have
been advised that their son, Ver-
non Lee Davis, aged 18,; has suc-
cessfully pessed and completed a
course in industrial education
control, at the University of Texas
"for the U. S. Office of Education.
Davis is now a paratrooper at
Camp Hood, Texas. —^
•ank Hubert, U. S. Army,
for some time hereto-
it Springs, Is here on
a 30 day leave, spending the time
with his wife arid baby. Hubert
was formerly music director for
the Orange city schools.
Sgt. D. B. Hargis. Jr.. U. S.
airborn Infantry, is at his home
in Orange, following u medical
discharge. Sgt. Hargis, who is a
son of >Ir. and Mrs. D. B. Hargis,
Sr., off Orange, had been hi the
service for the past four and a
half years. He expects to be Join-
ed by >his wife and two young
sons coming here from Oregon,
Friday of this week.
SrSgt. Vestel T. Bludworth, 612
Escort St, Orange, who served
nine months overseas returning
iu inc states In February, report-
ed at the Army Ground and Ser-
vice Forces Redistribution Stat-
ion in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The Redistribution Station is
one of the. installations set up by
the Artny Service Forces' 8th Ser-
vice Command to reassign serv-
ice men and women who come
back to the United States from
the fighting fronts under the ro-*
tation program.
J. C. Wade, seaman, fijpat class,
USN, whose wife, N|rs. Lucille
Marie Herrington Wade, lives at
611 Elm st.. Orange, Texas, is
serving aboard this gallant de-
stroyer of Uncle Sam's "Sheepdog
Fleet," which has "taken part in
more than a dozen major Na«al
engagements in Pacific waters
since being commissioned two
years ago. \
She first went into combat
when she took part iii the big
raid on Wake Island in October,
1943. Later she participated in
actions at Bougainville and Ra-
baul.
In November, 1043. she joined
the Gilberts invasion force in
time, to go Into Tarawa with it.
Whiles there, she gave burial at
sea, with full military honors, to
some of the marines killed in the
beach assault.
The MURRAY struck Close to
the Japanese mainland in Feb-
ruary of this year, acting in a
screen for the carriers making
strikes on Tokyo. To celebrate
being In sight of the snow-capped
mountains OT the enemy home-
land, the Captain, Cdr. Paul L?
Devos, Miami, Ariz., ordered a
special treat of ice cream for all
hands.
Eight American pilots shot
down at sea have been rescued
by the MURRAY. She has shot
down many enemy planes.
Miami Beach, Fla., Cpl. Thom-
as J. Kennedy, 28, of Route 1,
Puckett, Miss., has arrived at
Army Air Forces Redistribution
Station No. 2 in Miami Beach for
reassignment processing after
completing a tour of duty, out-
side the continental United Stat-
es. . .
Corporal Kennedy was a truck
driver during 19 months In the
European theater of operations.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley B.
Kennedy, of Route 1, Pucket, he
entered the Army in November,
1942. His wife, Lucille, lives at
1019 Turret Rogd, Orange, Texas.
WITH CISSATION of hostilities In
Europe,.the above photo of. a Ma-
rino and his war dog bespeak the
vlgitf that must bo kept on' the
Pacific shores, where tho final vic-
tory must' be won to freo the
World. This is • U. S. Marine
Corps photo. (International)
LET'S DO
SOMETHING
ABOUT IT!
THE BRUNgiR - BLAND ROAD
deserves more consideration than
is being given It at the present
limb. The Bruncr-Bland bridge is
In a deplorable shape and already
constitutes a death trap for car
drivers. There is a possibility
that the structure may give way
some timo with terrible results.
Some of the guard rails arc off.
The road surface between Fif-
teenth street and the bridge is
full of holes. For oldtime sake if
nothing else, that Bruner - Bland
bridge and road should be re-
paired, They are really needed in
the community.
THE BLACK - BROWN - DIM-
OUT days of Orange are over npw
since the, dangers of being bomb-
ed from the air have passed and
the time for executing that de-
claration of the'Deity "Let there
be light", has arrived. By all
means there should be a number
of street lights provided (or resi-
dent sections where the necessity
has prevailed to. those many
month*! Materials, finances, man-
power and expediency no doubt
will permit fulfilling the request.
M EMO RIA L DAY ODE
Edwin Grantham HOHTV P. Cole
wounds at Ardennes] -
Corporal Grantham,
*hat do you say?
(Hit throat may ho stopped with Arde>..,wt clay\
Ho may not nply—hut wait, do you hoar
That voUo? It I* antworlng firm and that.)
"Thanktl Nono oI that horo ttuff tor me
I Wat happy at homo at a guy tOuld b*,<
With a protty wife and a /oh I llkod
And'm party tomotlmet whoro tho drinkt
tpikod.
fighting was net what I was horn for—
fuf thon terns along this Mailed wo/j
"They tolled mo, I wont.' I fought and died}
My wife was hrave, hut I knew she tried. ,
You know what I'd do to m man who. dared*
Maito my wHo sad or oven ttarod
All right, thon, It you are at king mo,
Hiiro I* what I would. Ilka to, see:,
lest ffci
wreath
<eme Is
another
Corporal
Dies Of Heart
Attack Wednesday
llarry P. Cole, 32, died of heart
attack at his home 204 KaAt Cur
tls street ot 3:15 a. in. Wednesday
Mr. Colo was a labor lendingman
for the Consolidated Steel C
oration, Ltd., shipbuilding divis-
ion and had lived in Orange for
four years, coming here from Sils-
bce. "
Surviving are Ills wife, Mrs.
Lurlinc Cole, of Orange; one
daughter," Mrs, Blllic Ki'oger, of
DeQuinccy, La.; one son, W. H.
Cole, U. 8. Navy, stationed, at San
Juan. Porto Rica; four brothers,
Mose Cole,' of Orange; Walter
Cole of Buna; Tom and Jim Cole,
both of Kvadalc, Texas.
Funeral arrangements not com-
plete Wednesday morning will
be made by the Hansttn funeral
home.
Chaplain J. L. Price
Speaks to Rotarians
CAPITAL CITY
BY MARINES
Henry B. Hatcher son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Hatcher of Or-
ange la now receiving training at
the U. S. Naval station at Curtis
Bay, Maryland, if was learned
here this week, ^ ,
SACK TO DUTY
Jeff Bean, Jr>, Radio Officer of
ti^'Movcfeant Marine has return-
ed to duty after spending a mon-
th here with bis wife and parents.
YES TEXAS BEST HOTELS
-are among the most outstanding
needs at Orange and pointing out
the need, by no means docs the
Job. It is safe to say that pro-
spects for additional hotel facili-
ties that prevailed before build-
ing materials were frozen, will no
doubt continue when building
materials are released. That prob-
ably won't b« too long.
BRIDGE CLASS AT I.SO
18 WELL ATTENDED
The bridge class conducted
Tuesday mu ning at the USQ club
.was attended by abcUt 14 players.
Mrs. Alan Cameron was assisted
by Mrs. Shoot In presenting the
class. Meeting hour was changed
to lit a. m.
>; V MEETING DEFERRED
First Methodist Wesleyan Ser-
vice. guild mooting scheduled tor
Friday evening has been deterred
until Thursday of next w&k at
the home ot Mrs. R. Lee Davis,
1004 John street
Sanitation In All
Orange Dairies
Effort Being Made
Dr. R. W. Williams, Director of
the Orange City-County Health
Unit, announces that the milk
sanitation program for the City
of Orange is progressing very
satisfactorily in that efforts arc
being made to get all dairies in
the area up to Grade A standards.
Some of the dairies in the area
are below standards in many re-
spects; however, there are also
others that cfin comply with the
high sanitary/ standards,necessary
to produce Grade A milk.
In order that a better under-
standing of the standards for
Grade A milk can be had, it
should be brought to mind that
special equipment, approved milk
houses, approved milking barns
of special type (construction, and
approved sanitary handling me-
thods are necessary, Any one dai-
ry not able to comply with these
requirements is not a Grade A
dairy and has no authority' to use
the Grade A label on the milk
bottle cap.
All persons purchasing milk
should remember that any milk,
not carrying a Grade A label,
fails to, meet some of the neces-
sary sanitary requirements and
cannot be considered the safest*
milk for consumption. Children
are the largest consumers of milk;
therefore, we knpw that no dairy
owners would wilfully-"Jeopardize,
life by \vderlflg or
exposing his mllfc W filth rtDjr.,
Williams said.
The Jje^Jth. department wtmUL
every dairy owner to know that
we arc hefe tjf.help him and not
to try to drive him out of busi-
ness. 'All w^ are asking for Is.,
clean, Unadulterated milk; It ttu
dairy, owrtta- vsfilT. wortc with U>e
health derfrittmenl, wet can gft it,
the director;expMine& ' ,
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TONIGHT jDf ORANGE J
Tom Barton Still
In Critical ;
Condition
, Tpmmie Barton, 14 year old
son of "Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bar-
ton, who sustained a serious neck
Injury as a result of a dive made
in a canal 10 miles out of Or-
ange Sunday, wuk said to he do-
ing as well as could be expected
at a local hospital Wednesday. He
was seen Tuesday by Dr. Guy A.
Caldwell, orthopedist, of Tulanc
University, New Orleans, who re-
turned to hlij home by plane Tues-
day night. Dr. ^uldwcll was here
In consultation' with the local
physician of the injured lad.
Ballots Due On
C. C. Directors
All ballots for election of new
dliertoijs for Hi'- Omnge Cham-
ber of Commerce Should be re-
turned by mull to the Chamber
of Commerce headquarters not
later than June 'I, W. A. McNeill
secrctttry-nutItager announced to-
day.
These ballots were mailed on
May 20 for the election of 14
directors. ,
HONOR ROLL BOARD
COMPLETED
Work of redecorating the serv-
icemen's honor roll board on the
tourt house lawn, has just been
completed under direction of the
Orange Junior Chamber of Com-
merce.
Lt. Chuplain James <L. Price, of
the U. S. Navy rcceivlnit station
at Orange, speaking on the sub-
ject of "The Importance of Re-
ligion In the Survival of Amcrir
can Democracy", was principal
on the program at the weekly
meeting and luncheon of the Or-
ange Rotary club.
The speaker stressed the im-
portance of realizing the relation
at all times between God and
mun, as a sound bHslit for politi-
cal science. He treated the sub-
ject on a basis of organized re-
ligion.
The spirit of religion the speak-
er declared, predominated In
writing of the constitution of the
United Slates, and was responsi-
ble for IfVjaslIng qualities.
The speaker ..was presented by
M. K. Thomen, >hairman of the
program committee for thc occas-
ion.
Announcement was made, at
this lime by President R. Clyde
Marsh that lhev annual party for
the club would be held some time
during the week of June 2ft, This
will be the ^ccnslon of installing
new officers/ for the year for the
coining Rotary year.
Announcement was also mudc
that Drew N. Bridges, represent-
ing Rotary International would
speak to (he club at the weekly
meeting and luncheon o/i Tues-
day, June/ 12. Tho speaker hi pow
a resident of Alexandria; La., and
was formerly district governor of
the t30th Rotary district of Louis-
iana.
WAR BOND PURCHASER
ClWlr practice, Flfst
Church, 7:30 p. m. -
Boy Scout Meeting, r—Olng
USD st II p. .
Doll Dance, UNO
•ill p. m.
right, are
for Orange
GUAM, Mriy 90—(AP)— Amer-
ican Marines have penetrated
rock walled Shurl Castle,'10th cen-
tury fortress and keystone of Jap-
anese defense on Okinawa which
withstood attack for If) days, as
gains elsewhere led to the pre-
diction half the remainder of the
island wouldfall within a week.
Associated Press War Corre-
spondent Leif Erjckson reported
from tho front that Company "C"
Marines ,of the Fifth Regiment,
First Division, spearheaded their
Battalion's advance on Shurl end
entered the castle yesterday aRer
surprising Japanese defenders
swimming in the moat, \
By midmorning, Col. John If.
Grlebel, regimental commander,
reported the entire first battalion
bad1 reached the castle. Griebel
, reported resistance only from
: rifle and light mortar fire during
i the advance.
i Other elements of the fifth reg-
I iment advanced southeast from
i the Asa to vllloge area toward the
Nalht-YonabM-u highway, %<>hlch
runs east and west south of Shurl
and which already has been cut
at Its eastern end by the seventh
ihrantry.
Sixth division marines virtual-
ly completed investing of Okina~
wa's capital city. Naha, mving
eastward across the Naha canal.
They met stiff opposition in tho
southeast part of the city.
Japanese In the afea north of
fortress Shurl also stubbornly re-
sisted.
Associated Press War Correg.
pondent Vern Haugland reported
the first regiment of the first
marine division was able to fain
but slightly as it moved down
Wana Ridge Irtto the valley nor-
thwest of Shurl "against bitter
defenses." .
The f?th and 08th army divis-
ions north and west of Shurl
found the Japanese still firm,
Haugland said, and failed to make
gains. ■ , |
Titus, although the garrison in ■
and around Shurl seemed to be *|
withdrawing, the" shell-torn me-
dievgl structure still remained the
center of the strongest Japanese
resistance on the island.
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COyRT HOUSE
AND CITY HALL
BRIEFS
Ainnial* *Mefnor*a*l "iJa'y' w'as^qb-
scrved in Orange by elonlnjt.,of
the court house with the exeent-
ion of the grand jury session jjid
tlie sheriff's office, closing o( -4h«
banks and poet office, with ex-
ception of parcel post and stump
windows.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mictfel of
006 South College street announ-
ce the arrival of a baby son born
Tuesday 4(48 a. m. at the Orai
City Hospitals The new arrl
weighed 8 pounds and 0 ..
and has .been named George
ton. 1'
TODAYS
SALUTE
H. a LsaMIs
ot the LamMIn
Mortea %arveyer> ot
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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 128, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1945, newspaper, May 30, 1945; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221580/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.