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• Pacific Ocean ^ F ATTACK AGAINST JAP COMMUNICATIONS LINES New York—Soundphoto — No hit and run attacks are defiant and un challenged assaults of U. S. and Brit ish warships as they turn their big guns loose on coast of Japan. In ad dition to gesture of contempt tor both enemy naval and air power, and the incidental propaganda value, it de velops that this is part of a campaign to knock out rail lines that rim shores of enemy homeland, as the map indi cates. Such attacks, from the sea, can be expected to continue against Ja pan's communications lines. Taking a chapter from European war, the importance of paralyzing rail trans port is being stressed. Carrier-based planes have been hammering at rail networks in the interior, as well as at war plants. Arrows point to area known to have been hardest hit by the sea attacks. Heavy black line in dicates generally reported course fol lowed by ships. Inset shows areas in relation to Japan. COTINUEFROM PAGE 2 COLUM 2 Upon graduation from the Univer sity of Berlin, Harper worked for Thomas Cook and Son as a guide and linguist. He was stationed at Brussels at the time the city fell to the Ger mans in October 1914. Because he was an American citizen, Harper was not molested. Together with others, > he worked to help free the famed English nurse, Edith Cavell. Leaving Belgium in June, 1915, he went to Holland, a neutral country. To get to England, he shipped on a Holland-American line vessel and then booked passage on the ARABIC for London. On the way over the ARABIC was torpedoed off the West Coast of Ireland. The survivors were picked up by a tug and taken to Eng land. When his son was killed in an air raid, Harper went into the merchant service in England. “During the course of the war I was torpedoed four more times,” Har per said. “First in the Bay of Biscay, then in the Bristol Channel, a third time in the Mediterranean and next en route from Norway to Newcastle. I was one of three survivors of my last torpedoing—that is, the last of World War I” wnen ne was released trom a Hos pital that treated him for injuries re ceived during his last torpedoing, America had entered the war. Be cause of his language background, Harper was requested as an aide by Sir Walter Marjoribanks, General Al lenby’s assistant, whom he continued to serve as secretary and valet after the war, traveling to China, Argen tina, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States with him. In 1922, while he was stationed in Tokyo as guide and linquist for Thomas Cook and Son, Harper’s wife and nine-year-old son were killed in the disastrous earthquake of that year. Not long afterward Harper went back ^ to sea again and has been sailing since that time except for a few inter vals when he had shoreside jobs. The day Pearl Harbor was bombed, he was on a ship sailing to England. From there they sailed undfr secret orders through the Mediterannean on I"' what was to be Harper’s sixth torpe doed ship. “After we passed Pantelleria the * trouble started,” he said. “We had to j pass close by the Sicilian shore. We got it from the land batteries on one side and the planes on the other. Our escort was decoyed away from us. We got hit that night. One bomb hit between the galley and the Number Four hatch. One fell on the port side, the other to starboard. Just those near-misses bulged in the plates for us. Four men were killed. “Everybody jumped overboard. We were carrying 3,000 tons of TNT, and no one was sticking around to see what happened. We were ma chine-gunned from the planes. After three-quarters of an hour, a British motor launch picked us up and landed us at Malta.” After spending 42 days on the is land of Malta, Harper finally sailed to New York, arriving October 7, 1942. He continued to ship despite a heart condition, last arriving in New York on April 7, 1945, on the SS Francis Boyden. He is now registered for shipment at the NMU hall. Mrs. Roberta Edwards of 1101 S. 12th St. has just left for Vausudillty and her stay is indefinite. Mrs. Ed wards has lived in Omaha for 2 years. She sure likes the city and the Omaha Guide. Mrs. Minnie Spriggs is spending her vacation in Los Angeles with relatives, Mr. Branon, Mrs. Esther Robbins, and Mrs. Grace Freedon. Mrs. Helen Bims, age 31, died Wednesday, July 18th at her home, 1435 North 24th street. She has been a resident of Omaha all her life and was a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church. Survivors, husband, Mr. Wal ter E. Bims, daughter, Miss Charlotte KKey, three sisters, Mrs. Sadie Mc Clain, Mrs. Charlotte Reeves, Mrs. Myrtle McCrea, all of Omaha, two brothers, Mr. Charles McRae, De troit, Mich., Mr. George McRae, Chi cago, Illinois and other relatives. Fu neral services were held Saturday aft ernoon from Thomas Mortuary with Rev. B. E. Jones, Rev. J. E. Black more officiating with burial at Grace land Park Cemetery. Mrs. Mayme Jones, age *65, 3214 Emmit street died Friday, July 20th, after an extended illness. Mrs. Jones was a cateress and had lived in this community 30 years. 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MUSICAL AGGREGATION NOW ON TOUR &Z.wx<&. ifA M- H&8uSm&£:&r LUCKY MILLINDER and His Famous Or chestra direct from a successful engagement at the world famous Savoy Ballroom in New York's Harlem, from where they have been Heard thrice-weekly via the American Broadcasting Company over the Blue coast to-coast network, have embarked on an ex tensive tour for the latter part of July fill Ing engagements in key southern cities Plavino Raleigh. N. C., on the 23r<j; Durham ==' _ i. _~I_ the 24th; Charlotte, N. C„ the 25th; Colum bia, S. C., the 26th; Roanoke, Va., the 27th; Charleston, S. C., the 28th; Bluefield, West Va., the 29th; Kingston, N. C. the 30th, and. Greensboro, N. C., July 31. In August the dynamic maestro (shown above with his celebrated band and Sister Rosetta Tharpe who will be featured as an added attraction) with Leon Ketchum on the vocals appear in Knoxville, Tenn., 1; Greenville, S. C., 2; Charleston, S. C., 3; Wrightsville Beach, 4; Brunswick, Ga., 5; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 6; Tampa, Fla., 7; Orlando, Fla., 8; St. Peters bj<r<^la., 9; Bartow; Fla, 10; Miami, Fla., Exclusive IPS Photo by Hyman Chinkes 12, and Jacksonville, Flja. 13. July 22 and August 11 are open dates. The “Sweet Slumber Man" and his great band have been the rave of N. Y. music lovers. Ted Yates, well-known authority on nite life who is pictured here congratulating Lucky Millinder on the dance floor at the swank Savoy Ballroom recently wrote in his natonally syndicated column, “Wherever there are dancers they will thrill to this great rejuvenated band that is Harlem's hottest." P. S. Two popular tunes which are creating a sensation are (1): Lucky Miilin der’s "Who Threw The Whiskey In Ths Well,” and (2): “There Are Strange Things Happening Everyday" featured by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. We merely thought you would like to be in on it—not that it’s any secret. (Eighty-three percent or ALL STUDENT NURSES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. CADET NURSE CORPS, RENDERING VITAL WARTIME SERVICE WHILE THEY PREPARE FOR A PROUD PROFESSION." l/ow 77/f U.S. CADET NURSE (WPS Housewives Shoppers Guild, antici iting 40,000 members, opened re ?ntly in Chicago to combat high rices, black markets, bad conduct, id to rid the community of unde rable characters by not renting toms or furnishing snelter for them, hove photo is the free lounge lo tted on the world’s busiest comer for egro business at 47th and South Parkway. This lounge furnishes a place for relaxing, checking parcels, or leaving little children while shop ping. It was organized by Fred D. Downer, head of Atlas News and Photo Service, and aided by mer chants of the community. In photo are: Linnie Bridgeforth, a native of New Orleans, Mrs. M. Carter, a na tive of Holly Springs, Miss., Mrs. Theresa Griffin McGinnis, a native of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Edith Morrow Bradley, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., La Vem Powers. At left, Mrs. Ger trude McNary, an officer of the Guild, entertains little Jaenetta, William, Jr., and Pamelia Davis. Their mother, Frankie, is shopping for food, while their father, William, shops for Japs in the Pacific. (Atlas Newsphoto). r uvvi j OF THE WEEK u “She stands in cigaret lines for ! Me!”—Lone Pittsburgh man in j block-long line of women to get ] pair of hose for his wife. “Frankly I think they would be better American citizens.”—Fleet Admiral King, advocating mili tary training for U. S. youth. “And I thought I’d seen every thing in the movies!” — GI’s Eskimo wife, amazed upon reach ing Seattle, Wash. “Government’s main responsi bility is to provide an economic atmosphere in which people will confidently put their money in job-making enterprises with ex pectation of a fair return on in vestment.”—George Ericson, Christian Science Monitor. “It is a form of cartel which must lead ultimately to monop oly and industrial slavery.”—Dr. Alfred P. Haake, economist, on } “planned economy.” “Nothing that embarrasses j anybodv is ever funny.”—Mari. !, Ethmdoe, Louisville vublisher, ’ quoting his father's injunction. ! i ANNE BROWN Concert soprano, currently featured in Warner Brothers’ story on the life of Gershwin, "Rhapsody In Blue,” and who will appear in the American Negro Music Festivals (Chicago. July 20; St. Louis, July 23: Detroit, July 26). Miss Brown sang, June 30, on a coast-to-coast hcok-up via NBC, which program wzs shortwaved to our boys and •ji. 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M., so if you’re out for a drive and you want some high Home Grown Strawberries and many other high class vegetables or fruit just stop by 11th and Jack son and see Mr. Jim Springer. Ja-9318. We are at your service 24 hours per day. class vegetables. Open all night. Stop by, we never close. For information about stock on hand call Men Wanted^ for General Warehouse. Work We are essential Industry Omaha Paper Stock Co. JA-0159 18th & Marcy AWARDED DSC.—First Lieu tenant Vernon J. Baker, 25, of Cheyenne, Wyowing, who recently was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for “extraordinary heroism in action” with the 92nd Infantry Division in Italy. The intrepid platoon leader, who is the third Negro to win the DSC in this war, killed or wounded nine Ger mans while personally knocking out three enemy machinegun nests and an observation post. His wife, Mrs. Helen S. Baker, lives at 122 10th Avenue, North, Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Bon-Art from Bureau of Public Relations.) Milk Production The record high numbers of milk cows in farm herds in 1944, produc ing at the lowest rate per cow in half a dozen years, turned out the second largest volume of milk in the nation’s history, the Extension Serv ice reports. New & Used Furniture Complete Line—Paint Hardware We Buy, Sell and Trade IDEAL FURNITURE MART 2511-3 3 North 24th— 24th & Lake —WEbster 2224— "Everything For The Home" GBB^SGEiaEH=iHFinnr==innn King Yuen Cafe • CHOP SUEY— 20101^ N. 24th St. JAokaon 857® Open from 2 p. m until 3 a. m. AMERICAN A CHINESE DISHES □DRINKING IT CAN BE DONE! Thousands hart learned from me bow I broke the whiskey spell. If alco hol is rotting your Home, Health and Happiness, let me tell you tbw way to end the curse of Drink. Get the answer to your problem.,writ# NEWTON, Dept. CPl, P- O. Box 861. Hollywood California. 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