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VOL. XVII—No. 1
SWARTHMORE, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 5,1945
$3.00 PER YEAR
WOLFENDENTQURS
PACinCJHEATER
Committee Inspected
Bases, Hospitals,
Installations
"The thing that impressed me
most was the unimaginable vastness
of tho Pacific Ocean," said Congressman. James Wolfenden .when
he returned December 24 from a
trip to the Pacific Theater of War.
"No one unless they have travelled
over lt by air can conceive of the
great stretches of water. Naturally tho next thing that occurs to one
is the almost Impossible task faced
by our Navy ' in maintaining the
lifeline of supplies and men ' to
these far flung outposts."
Congressman Wolf enden's' journey on which, as a member of the
important Congressional Naval Affairs Committee he Inspected Naval
bases, hospitals and installations
consumed 19 days and covered
25,000 miles. Taking off by plane
from* Washington (December 6 the
committee visited Oakland, San
Francisco, Pearl Harbor, Kwaje-
lein, Saipan, Guam, Sydney, New
Caledonia, Samoa, Palmyra and
Pearl Harbor.
"It was a pretty ragged trip for
civilians," Wolfenden reported.
'"We had very little sleep the entire
time, usually rising sometime: between S ■ and 5 a.m. for an early
take-off to the next base. Sometimes ~e spent only a day at one*
base and then with' only a few
hours sleep were off over another
unbelievable expanse of water."
"We l««t one tsland^m Sunday,
-lew ■■^^^^iwsitr^mme^^i
■ next on Sunday. We had chased
the International dateline around
tho map."
The party later learned that
they had narrowly missed being'
bombed on Saipan, since the Japanese planes attacked the island
two days before they arrived and
bombed it three times tince. The
Congressman was particularly impressed by the caves the Japs had
dug into the coral rocks. "It is
erroneous to say that the Japs dug
the cave, however," said Wolfenden, "because they were dug by the
natives whom the Japs made
slaves. Even women and children
as young as six worked as hard as
the men to drill into the solid
coral." It was In these caves that
Nips withdrew and fought, making
it a tough job for our Marines and
G-I's to flush them. out.
"As a result of the enforced
slave labor and the many atrocities committed by the Japs against
the natives, not only on Guam but
on all the islands they occupied**
the natives hate the Japs as much
as do our soldiers. They are willing
and anxious to fight on our side.
One native chief of Guam was
given arms and personally accounted for 26 Nips."
At Pearl Harbor the Congressmen were received and entertained
by Admiral Chester W. Nlmltz and
his staff. They sat In on many
councils of war and gathered a
complete picture of the difficulties
and the goals of the high command.
(Continued on Page 6)
To Speak At
Men's Forum
The speaker at the Men's
Forum In the Methodist Church
on Sunday evening will be Magistrate Keller H. Gilbert of Philadelphia. His topic Is "Experiences of a City Magistrate." Mr.
Gilbert a graduate of Temple
University Law School served as
secretary to Hon. Robert von
Moschlzlsker, late Chief Justice
of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, for four years and Judge's
Assistant in Orphans' Court! for
six years. He is a member of
the Howard C. McCall Post No.
20, American Legion, Philadelphia Bar Association and the
lawyer's Club of Philadelphia.
All the men of the community
are invited to come and hear
Magistrate Keller on Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock.
SANTA SPREADS
CHEER ATANNEX
Pageant, Gifts,  and
Carols, Makes Their
Christmas Merrier
Due to the eager, cooperation
and enthusiasm of Swarthmoreans
th_" Camp and Hospital committee, Mrs. Roy Comley chairman,,
Mrs.;Theo Saulnier vice-chairman,
spread Christmas cheer among,
nearby* servicemen throughout the
holidays.
On December 20 scenes from the
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Tops Quota
Chairman Elric S. Sproat announces that the final reports
of the Sixth War Loan have been
totaled" and find that Swarthmore
has again gone over the top. The
total of bond sales ere 1408,^79:75.
This is f 8,S79{76 over the Swarthmore quota of S400.00Q.0O.
Moyie at Clothier
For the first time since before
Christmas, there will be movies' at
the Clothier Memorial. The feature picture will be "Cover Girl"
with Gene Kelly, and the short
subjects will be 4The Isle of Pingo
Pongo" and "A Volcano is Born."
Performances -win begin at T.00
p.m. mad »'.#• p.m.
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sented at the Naval Hospital' in
Philadelphia, and again on December 21 at the Convalescent Annex
here • under the direction of Mrs.
Charles D. Mitchell. Mra L. C.
Ashton directed the chorus at both
performances.
All who participated ln the page-'
ant will be Interested to know that
the Annex enjoyed, it greatly. One
sailor told many that "the toughest boy. here loved It." A conversation between two convalescent men
which praised the pageant above
all other events In a full week was
later overheard on a Philadelphia
bound train.
Eight large Christmas trees, the
gift of N. O. Pittenger, were hauled by the Red Cross Motor Corps
from his farm on the Octoraro to
set the Christmas scene at the Annex. Red Cross canteen workers
served coffee, cinnamon buns,
cakes, grapes, and apples to the
servicemen and women and members of the pageant cast and
chorus.
During the evening a large group
gathered round the piano played
by Mrs. Paul Banks to sing'carols
arid songs. Meanwhile stockings
marked with the receiver's name
and, including a Christmas card
from the donor were hung on the
bed of every patient. Many local
business men, churchmen, .organizations, and Individuals contributed generously to .the stocking fund
which passed the $185 mark.
On Christmas Eve members of
the Presbyterian Church Choir
passed among the buildings of the
Annex singing Christmas Carols
and In the early hours of Christ-
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FOUR NOMINATED
TO LIBRARY POSTS
Election Jan. 23, 25
Must  Choose
Two
Nominating petitions have been
filed with Mrs. Franklin S. Gillespie secretary of the Swarthmore
Public Library's Board of Directors
supporting the following four persons for election as directors of
the Library Association:
Harold *Ogram, Mrs. J. A. Detlefsen, A. M. Lackey, and Mrs.
Thomas K. Brown, Jr.
Two vacancies are to be filled on
the board for neither of which
retiring directors John P. Spencer
and Mrs. Gillespie felt able to
stand for re-election. The latter Is
devoting more and more time to
specialized music work which as a
Red Cross Gray Lady she performs
voluntarily in hospitals and among
wounded servicemen.
Mr.' Spencer has served the board
faithfully for 2 terms of offlce. as
Its treasurer, a task which has become more complicated as the library's services to the community
have expanded. War-time business
pressures have overtaxed Mr. Spencer until he Informed the board
that he* must not be renominated.
Voting will take place in the
library during regular hours on
Saturday, January 28, and on Monday, January 26, until 8 p.m. when
the polls will close and the annual;
meeting begin. Members of the
Library    Association -who are en-'
borough who have -already signed'
the roll of members at the library.
Members of the board will be In
in the library during voting hours.
Charles B. Shaw librarian of the
college and president of the
Swarthmore Public Library Association will preside over the association's annual meeting at which all
chklrmen will report on the library's functioning during 1943.
It is earnestly urged, that all who
enjoyed the library will attend this
meeting • and offer constructive'
suggestions or criticisms.
The library is tax-supported, and
endeavors to,, serve this borough as
it wishes to be served. It has had
a steady and consistent growth during the 15 and a half years of its
existence. Many residents of this
community have labored In Its interests faithfully and well. The
present directors wish to know the
community's desires in order that
they may endeavor to serve it.
OPPOSE CITY TAX
Petitions asking the next state
legislature to .remove the Philadelphia Wage Tax from non-residents
are receiving considerable support
as they circulate in the borough.
Any citizen of Delaware County if
Of age is eligible to sign the petition which iiKsupported by the
Wage Tax Protest League of Delaware County.    ■'.'•
The association of borough councils has passed resolutions condemning the tax. Additional information in regard to the matter can
be obtained 'from Mrs. Alexander
Dryden, 320 South Swarthmore
avenue, who has petitions to be
signed.
Rev Mould To Speak
The Reverend . Ralph Norman
Mould minister of the Second
Presbyterian Church of German-
town will address the regular meeting of the Women's Association of
the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, January 10, on-the subject
"Can we stop ,tl_e drift toward a
bad Peace?"
Mr. Mould- is secretary of the
Presbytery of Philadelphia Committee of the World Order Movement The great success of the recent Philadelphia world order- conference was due to the splendid efforts of this committee. He is also
chairman of the committee on Social Education and Action of the
Philadelphia Presbytery.
Having written numerous articles
on relation between Christianity
and social problems, Mr.' Mould Is
also the author of a very popular
book ln the field of religious, education entitled "Guiding our Boys and
Girls to Christ"
*   THE  WEEK'S  CALENDAR
V Friday, January _
10:00 A.M.—Literature Section .... .... Woman's Club
Saturday, January «
7:00 and 9:00 P.M.—Movie—"Coyer Girl"  _. .„... ........ Clothier
Sunday, January 7     '
11:00 AM.—Morning Worship —. .„~. -.%.„ Local Churches
.8-00 P.M.-—Men's Forum  ..;......—1_-„1__  Methodist' Church
Tuesday, January »
2:00 P.M.—Stated Meeting _—'. . _»^.-.._ Woman's Club
Wednesday, January 1©      "
9:45 P.M.—Women's Association Meeting ... Presbyterian Church
Thursday, JMiwm 11
_:00 P.M.—Town Meeting _~~._~._~-. __^-*_ H. 8. Auditorium
AWVS SEEKS
niTSJERE
Women To Aid Local
Rehabilitation
Program
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The Philadelphia MotorV Transport Unit of the American Women's. Voluntary Services appealed
today to Swarthmore women to
volunteer for Important war work
driving Government vehicles.
"The appeal stated that women1
^eT«>_t_oded in_m_dlat-0y botbx toil
the • unit's. established services. and.
for a new activity contemplated In'
conjunction with the Navy's program for rehabilitation of wounded and injured at the Swarthmore
Convalescent Annex of the Philadelphia Naval Hospital.
In the case of the proposed
service at Swarthmore, the unit
needs new members for combined
recreational work and driving. Only
government cars are used.
Women who wish to volunteer
for these essential activities in the
war effort may communicate with,
this newspaper or the American
Women's Voluntary Services, Inc.,
Room 1525, Bankers Securities
Building, Walnut and Juniper
Streets, Philadelphia 7, telephone
KINgsley 1226. .    .
Hannah Lees the wife of a Philadelphia doctor who is now a Commander in the Navy, who writes for
the New Yorker, the Saturday
Evening Post, Collier's and other
magazines and whose latest novel,
"Till the Boys Come Home," was
recently published by Harper's explains "Who Is This AWVS "
"AWVS means American Women's Voluntary Services but that
could mean anything. Just another
girl In uniform who HELPS. You've
seen her in store windows. You
know she sponsors Tootball programs. That makes her smart, but
it doesn't make her Important. And
she is important The Army and
Navy think so and the Army and
Navy know.
"Well, there are 300 of her and
mostly she drives,-7-drives for the
government It Is amazing how
many able bodied men 300 women
driving one day a week can release
for more active duty. She isn't a
WAC and she isn't a WAVE and
she isn't on the . government payroll. But she Is the only woman
who Isn't one of these things who
is allowed to drive government
trucks and oars and jeeps. Sometimes she drives admirals and cabinet members to ship launching-,
and -ometlmes she drives heroes of
the Italian and French Campaigns
to bond rallies. But then other
times she drives stevedores to the
junk yards of South Philadelphia
wtth juhk that used to be planes
and may later be battleships. Or
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LT.H.S.MacMIUAN
KILLED IN ACTION
Given Purple Heart
In Siege of
St. Malo
Lt. Harry Schell MacMUlan was
killed ln action on December 15 ln
Germany according to a War Department telegram received Sunday, December 31, by his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. MacMll-
liam of Vassar avenue.
Lt MacMUlan left for overseas
duty In May, 1944. He participated
in the Normandy and Brittany
campaigns and was wounded August 7 in the Siege of St. Malo when
he received the Purple Heart and
Combat Infantryman's Badge. He
received a citation for his participation in the surrender of 20,000
Germans near the Loire River on
September 16. On November 6 he
was promoted to first lieutenant
Entering the service on June 29,
1943, Lt. MacMillan was commissioned upon graduating from Infantry Officers' Candidate School at
Fort Bennlng, Ga., on December 7
of that year. He received further
training in' this country in camps
in Arizona and Colorado. Prior to
entering the service Lt MacMUlan
was an employee of the Sun OU
Company.
Born January 7, 1922 Lt MacMillan graduated from Swarthmore
High School In the class of '38
which he served as treasurer. He
was also manager of the football
team and; a member of the basket-
ba^Lsqua^^
from Drexel Institute of Technology where he was elected to Scabbard and Blade national military
honor society and was a member
of Phi Kappa, Psl. He played basketball and baseball at Drexel.
Lt MacMUlan was well known
in the county where he had played
on two baseball tea*ms the Hornets
and the Bortondale Colts.
He is survived by his parents and
by two sisters Margy and Shirley.
ANTICIPATE LIVE
TOWN MEETING
Rev. Braun To Lead
Group On Thursday
January 11
A Town Meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 11 at eight
o'clock In the High School Auditorium* on College avenue. The
subject of this meeting Is "Universal Military Training."
Sponsored by three Swarthmore
agencies, thc League of Women
Voters, the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom,
and' the Friends' Meeting in response to current interest in this
question, many Swarthmore organizations are cooperating to Insure
wide-spread participation in the
meeting.
These include the following
churches: Methodist Episcopal,
Presbyterian, Episcopal, and African Methodist Episcopal. Also
taking part are the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Woman's Club, and the
Home and School Association.
As moderator for the evening,
Mr. David Braun-has been secured.
Mr. Braun will not only introduce
the speakers but conduct' the discussion afterward.
Speakers in support of universal
military training are Charles J.
Blddle of the law firm of Drinker,
Blddle and 'Reath, who comes from
the Speakers Bureau of the Citizens Committee for Universal Military Training, and Dr. Edgar B.
Cale of the Political Science Department, University of Pennsylvania. ,"     »
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