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Army Air Force ‘Prisoners of War’
Exposition at Orchard & Wilhelm
OMAHA, Nebr., April 26—Th^
Army Air Forces Prisoners of
War Exposition is co-sponsored by
the Army ,Air Forces and the
It MCA. The show, which features
more than 800 articles made by
Americans in German POW camps
opens on the Fifth Floor of the
Orchard & Wilhelm Company, on
Monday, April i 29, and runs thru
Saturday, 4th.
The purpb*«c> of the exposition
is two fold: First, to stimulate
interest in the returning veteran
and to point out to the local em
ployers the vast sea of employ
ment possibilities to be found in
the returning veterans, using the
concrete proof of the display to
ehow the ingenuity, resourceful
ness, courage and patience of the
returning Serviceman; second, to
show appreciation to the YMCA
and the Red Cross for the life sav
ing work they did for American
prisoners in Germany.
The show was conceived in Sta
lag Luft I by Col. C. Ross Green
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ing, who turned his hobby of pain
ting into a scheme for warding off
mental boredom among the POVVs.
His art classes stimulated inter
est, and resulted In an art exhibit
in the camp ‘mess’ hall. The show
created a desire in Col. Greening
to bring home samples of the pri
soner’s work so that the public
could visualize how American
prisoners kept up their morale ana
passed their time.
The articles on exhibit were ga
thered during the last year of the
war and were flown out in B-17s.
The exhibt is divided into the fol
lowing sections:
Models such as airplanes, ships,
etc.. Sculpture—soap, clay, wax,
shellac; About 50 wood plaques,
100 paintings, water colors, past
els, oils, etc.; A typical 16 man
room—an exact replica of a room
in Stalag Luft 1, with all original
furnishings. An escape museum,
including the amazing devices
made and used under threat of
Revere penalty.
Numerous unclassified articles,
such as a violin made in camp, and
which has been played by leading
concert artists in this country
Only experts can tell it from an
instrument made by professional.
The violin was made by Capt.
Claire Cline, who is not a profes
sional instrument maker nor a
craftsman. His material included
bed boards from his own bunk,
the leg of a camp stool, small
pieces of plywood from Re<} Cross
boxes, and glue scrapped from un
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demeath the tables in the Mess,
Hall. His tools were a broken ra_ ]
zor blade, a broken knife, broken -
bits of glass, and shoe polish for
the finish.
Col. Greening, the ‘daddy’ of the
show was one of the original To
kyo Doolittle Raiders. He invented
the 20c bombsight used on that
raid. He was first taken prisoner
in July, 1943, after he had been
shot down over Naples. Later ne
escaped and lived with the guer
illa fighters, and then was recap
tured March 23, 1944. He was sent
to Stalag Luft 1, where he concei
ved the show.
MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITS
Of all the exhibits, those group
ed as craft products point up the
apparently inexhaustible quality
of Yank ingenuity. Inducted
among them is a 12 way mouse
trap made out of dried milk cans.
The snare, which is a Chinese
maze of tin corridors and circular
cells, offers a rodent a final chance
for freedom, provided it makes
the right choice at six different
sets of openings.
If a mouse makes a bad guess
along the way it faces punishment
bludgeoning, or solitary confine
ment. Another trap, now adsrned
with seven swastikas to mark the
number of victims, is constructed
of cardboard, tin and rubber bands
Other barbed wire products in
clude two cameras, one made from
a dried milk can and the other or
cardboard and postcards; dried
milk mixer, weather vane, model
tunnel, homade soft balls, needle
point work, model Ford V 8 en
gine. chess set out from a broom
handle, compasses, dolls, miniture
buildings, slide rules, clocks which
keep accurate time, cracker grind
ers, household utinsils, computer,
drills, pantagraph, bucksaw, and
a garden scene sketched in colore0
thread.
Bulkiest objects of the craft
division are the turbo-superchar
ged stoves and ovens. Manufact
ured from tin cans, these highly
efficient household appliances
played a great part in helping the
prisoners stretch the limited ra
tions supplied them by the Ger
mans
Another highlight is the Ameri
can flag fashioned from a German
sheet. It was first flown on May
1, 1945, as the Germans fled
Stalag Luft 1.
the show include an art exhibit
and a model airplane show. The
work done in prison samps was
made possible mainly through
material made available by the
YMCA, while some were daubed
with dyes improvised by the POW
The plane models are mainly min
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atures of planes the prisoners pi
loted or crewed until they were
shot down out of the air.
Other phases of the show include
an expose of techniques the Ger
mans used to spread propaganda
in the prison camps; a display of
photographs taken in the com
pounds and an actual replica of
| a prison barracks room.
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NEGLECTED CHILDREN
By MYRTLE GOODLOW
1 Juvenile Delinquency is one of
todays’ greatest problems
Youngsters of high school age to
children of eight
Are committing crimes to
numerous to state
Social workers and those
I interested in child welfare
Are putting forth every effort and
giving their time
i Trying to curb the wayward youth
I in crime
But those who a*-e parents only
in name
Who cruelly neglect their daughter
or son
Just to have what they call fun
Fun for which they shall dearly
pay
Some future day not far away
Is there a more pathetic sight
Than an uncared for child
Roaming the streets like an
animal wild
From early morning till late at
night
Some mothers go partying and
spend the money thedr husbands
earn
And the fact that makes us weep
Children at home without a bite
to eat
And necessarv clothing and shoes
for their feet
These mothers too are having fun
| but the day will come
When they shall weep and reap
and the price they pay will not
be cheap
Many mothers are working and
i earning good pay
And feel that their children
in their way
They too have a day when the
l money they earn
will bring a sad return
In heartaches and memories that
will distress
Because they failed to do their
best
For their children's interest and
happiness
Many children are never sent to
Sunday School
Where they could learn the golden
rule
And the teachings and life of
Christ
Which would teach them wrong
from right
Many mothers have failed on the
job
Motherhood one of the greatest
blessings of God
Which should have been the
greatest in life for them
To bring up their children to
be worthwhile women and men
Their future life will be sorrow
and regrets
Because they failed to correct
their children’s wayward steps
The Week
By H. W. Smith
Jackie Robinson O”o rr the
"tar Neerro players of ball with the
Montreal, Canada club of Brook
lyn Dodgers, feature^ in the game
at Jersey City, N. J. on April lg
by hitting 3 singles and laying 2
swell bunts and in the knock
ing a home rim with two men on.
The crowd in the stands were sc
enthused that he was overcrowded
by autograph seekers for some
time after the game- -
Joe Louis has let his beard grow
out but is going to shave before
the big fight in June.
Farmers of Rock Island, 111., are
buying light army tanks for $100
each. They will use them for puL
ling stumps.
Barbara Jean Howard, age 11
years, died in an Omaha hospital
Saturday Aprril 20 from fatal
bumf which resulted from her
starting a fire in the kitchen stove
with tractor fuel.
20 year old girl burgular was
arrested in Seatttle, Washington,
Friday, April 19, she lived in the
woods three weeks and told the
deputy sheriff she would rather
sleep on the ground than sleep on
the jail cots. She formerly lived
in Nebraska.
Twins were bom 3 days apart
at Port Angels, Washington to a
Russian woman. The first died on
sudden notice. The second was re
ported by doctors to have a good
chance to live.
A 17 year old boy was found
asleep in a stolen cab Saturday
morning, April 20 at 25th and N
Streets, So. Omaha.
President Truman has signed
the bill against the Federal Ab
sentee voting.
A Navy pilot was killed just
after takig off from the Norfolk,
Va. airport April 18.
President Truman left Washing,
ton on Monday morning April 22
on the aircraft carrier Roosevelt
to visit the maneuvers off the
Virginia Capes.
Former Post Master General
James Farley says he will not be
a candidate for Gov, of NY in the
next election
St. Paul, Minn., retail meat
dealers have planned a two weeks
strike from April 15 to 29.
A US sailor of Cincinnati Ohio
admitted the killing of the mother
of his buddy on the same ship.
Part In Fisk Drama
MISS GLORIA DEMBY of
Clarksburg, W. Va., junior at
Fisk University, who will take
the part of Toinette Lachaude in
‘Wanga Doll”, special Stagecraft
ters’ presentation Saturday April
27, at 2:30 pm. in the Little Thea
tre, for the Fisk 17th Annual Fes
tival of Music and Art, April 25
27th.
The Waited
Column
By H. W. Smith
The boys on wheels on the RKs
are topping the service.
Waiters at the Hill Hotel on the
job with good service at all tinus.
Regis Hotel and White Horse
Inn waiters very much on the go
at all times.
Fontene!'t Hotel waiters with
Mr. Gera’d v. Air. George
I. ot.on, Mr. Ge'-rge Tnomas ard
Mr. Reed, the regular church at_
tendent, are on the up and go.
Are you a member of the
NAACP ?
M Ward, Ca-'t’ Mitchell. Capt.
Commodore a-’d the Capt. from
the Lone Star State and the wait
ers at the OAC are on the front
line on service.
We all extend our heart felt
sympathy to Mrs. Moore the wid
ow of our very good fellow worker
who passed on April 16.
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