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. . . . . . . . . . . . • / " • ^VtJ* ^ ^~*Ti * ***,£&* .-.<* 4 V J» "a" ' .., . " ' .-- »! « Knwtawaife /?««$ |« tfc3ffi JV-. '""v*" '»**•" ^'-» * £"<»• \ . ' * f^ vvvv"^* "'"t," ^r-' V "••'.' "\". '• • >;U<i':i-,>a«»i '< •>*. -»%7A--*A &»-*' Kg?v> t'i - ';W!/y.-*fy'g|f ^jnitt£ii'iT;,i"ii' '.r ^ 'U*; •>-,,, -> h t - • % >u * •• -'- i • v. - • * . 1* - - v « •- : r .- - ". ' t js„ ' . *-»... •* S. W **••* • ' " \ j ** ^ a' h'- * ' "' r^..^ '0 i-'V. '" ,.• •-, ~*^ -•""• '* •A* ^ '. , - , ^ ^1 . i ,J *' " I j "' •*"', ohnne 70 H'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1946 Ho. 13 Local Boys Are Rewarded ith Citations For Their • &b Action Oversea! ;; ^ yi W-, \z^> ' i * l'0Ar •' %?»' :• ^\ COMPLETE VICTORY ee to All Terms -n ;: From an ajr depot of the AAF sc-jcage and latfer to Phjlco Radio school #ice command in Italy comes word at Philadelphia, Pa. Fully trained, ftot Staff Serjeant Clifford E. Wil- jhe was then assigned to his present •on, son of Mr. and»Mrs. Frank E. patfit, the 914th signal company, it Wilson of Volo, was awarded the Robins Field. ftamze Star Medal for exceptionally i • Seat To Efypt •'jjSjfSPu. to *»y Of IMS 8/S«t Wilson, 5^*1 ?flis Vn «.^.v, 5S&1«!on* *ith h'8 outUt, landed in Sues, 0 ^ByP1- His foreiflrn aervic^ has taken i#nq5tgttianndr£in£g iinltittuiaHti™ve , ^hUis nunnuns.u^all him to ***w Zealand, Auatralia, Afri- ca >ni[| j^jy At present his outfit ,is assigned to Air Force General' i Depot No. 5, in Bari. Italy, where he| i is on duty as a radio and radar' technician. ! In addition to the Bronie Star Medal, he is entitled to wear the Good Conduct Medal for one year; of exemplary service, the Pacific , Ribbon and the European-African- . Middle Eastern Campaign^ Ribbon with two stars for participation In two major campaigns. j Harvey Palmer j Mrs. Harvey Palmer of Route 1, McHenry. is in possession of the ' very coveted Air Medal sent to her i and her daughter, Sandra Lee, by Corp. Palmer. Formerly from Crys- ; tal Lake, he is well known in this i vicinity since his marriage a few years ago to the former Miss Wanda! ' Jepsen. The citation read as follows: "Corp. Harvey V. Palmer, air corps, U. S. army. For meritorious -- " -- achievement while participating in capacity for work and his forth- aerial flight in the Philippine Islands i fight leadership during this period from February 6, 194&, to J„une 11,; V feflect great credit upon himself and 1945. During this period, Corp.! the armed forces of the United Palmer participated in aerial re- "States. supply missions deep into enemy ter- •S..." S/Sgt. Wilson graduated from thp ritory. completing successfully overj Wauconda Township high school in 100 hours of flying time. These 1927. Prior to his entrance into the flights were accomplished for the; he had established his own' most part in unarmed and unescorted i tad jo Service shop in McHenry. In transport planes, and on several oc-1 ebruary of 1943 he entered the casions were subjected to enemy army ^ at Fort Sheridan, 111., and ire. Corp. Palmer completed his was shipped directly to Robbins missions with admirable efficiency J Field, Ga. for his basic training. , and contributed materially to the ^ From there he was sent to the success of operations against American Television school at Chi-1 enemy." the1 MBS. LAURA KENT SUCCUMBS AUGUST 9 AFTER LONG ILLNESS ;,,"t '"•v."-.' A peaceful death cajne to Mrs. Laura Kent. 69, on last Thursday, i August 9, 1945, after a lengthy ill- i liess. Faithful in her belief in Cod's will and • mercy, she passed from this life firm in her convictions that a better life was ahead. Death j gtame in St. Therese hospital, Wau*l %egan, where she had been confined j for the past six weeks. Although the deceased had been, in poor health for the past year,' her i a tal illness nevertheless came •* a shock to her loved ones. _ i She was born Laura J. Saupe in Chicago on June 24, 1876, the daughter of Henry and Lena Saupe. As a young woman she met and married; Clyde B. Z. Kent, and to this union two sonrf»and One daughter were born, one of whom survives. i The family . moved to McHenry from Chicago in 1922 and a year later, upon the death of her hus- "band, Mrs. Kent foufild herself alone in her surroundings except for her children. However, she was possessed of a friendly personality and soon *he had made a host of acquaintances, many of Which have deepened into friendships of long standing. It Is these people as 4rell as her family who now mourn her passing. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Merlvin, in ~1939, and a daughter, Ruth Conway, Jn 1944. Devoted to her family as she was, and especially to her only daughter, with whom she lived, this, last r;eath proved a shock from which the never entirely recovered. Left to mourn her passing are 'her son. Roy Kent, McHenry; six igranrlchildren, Pvt. John Kent, now fn Germany; Thomas Kent of Chicago; David M. Kent. McHenry; Mrs. Mary Buckie of Green Bay, Wis.; Mrs. Jane Liptrot of Chicago; and : Laurayne Conway of Rockford. She also leaves three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Monday mornipg, August 13, at St. Pat- ' rick's church, the funeral procession ' going there from the Peter Mi Jus- . "ten funeral home. *Rev. William A. • 'O'Roiuke officiated, at the service ^T^with interment in the church cemev te'ry. Pallbearers were Albert Barbian, Peter Gies, John Cens, David Bruzon, George Guth and Kenneth GAMBLE STORE OPENS TODAY llf Grand Opening Sale Featured In This Issue"" Vf HIT A CHICAGO LAD LOST UFE IN SLOCUM'S LAKE LAST SUNDAY , Slocum's Lake was the scene of tragedy last Sunday afternoon when Richard McWhirter, 16, lost hjs life in tfta* body, of water. Richard .had come :o the lake with some other boys and had spent the afternoon Bwimminsr. A fisherman nearby rotic i the McWhirter lad disappear Deneath the surface once and thought it was only in fun. On seeing him .jgo do-vn the second time, however, he mace his way to the boy's aid and soon recovered him. First aid was adn»'Metered and an inhalator squad worked for some time, but efforts to revive him were futile. An attending . physicjan was under the impression that he died from a heart attack rather than drowning. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Wayne. Funeral services were held at 1:S0 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon from the chapel at 3905-07 Lincoln avenue to Olivet Methodist church at Adams and Keller. Burial waa in Irvine CCBMtcey. Free gifts and big bargains feature the gala opening of the new Gamble authorized dealer store today, August 16, in the Peter M. Jus ten building, which has been completely remodeled to provide every modern shopping convenience and give customers the kind of service which,.has become a tradition with the Gamble organization. This new shopping. center for the entire family will carry a complete stock of automobile parts and accessories, hardware, farm suppliers, a wjde selection of household furnishings and many items of wearing apparel. A mail-order service is also available to accomodate customers with a long list of merchandise which is not regularly stocked. "Otfr, new Gamble store in McHenry," *aid Messrs. Bud RJchtmyre and Harry Millard, owners, "is one of a group of more than 1,700 stores serving communities in nineteen states for more than eighteen years. Our connection with the Gamblfe organization makes it possjble for us to pool our purchases with the tremendous buying power of these many s ores and offer our customers merchandise of the highest quality at trrices equal to and often less than those of big city stores and the national mail-ordfr houses." In remodeling the building at 521 i»fain street, plans prepared by the display. department of the Gamble stores provided an arrangement of aisles, counters and special display centers which make shopping in the new store a pleasant and money-saving., experience. Special attention has keen given to the store lighting. Merchandise choice and selection, and the matching of colors is facilitated with *a modernized interior, store lighting system. --Local Men Employed All the remodeling work in the new store has been done by local concerns: Millwork and carpentry --as supplied and installed by Herb Freund; painting and decorating by George B. Kane. Behind each Gamble authorized lenlrr store, says Messrs. Richtmyre *nd Millaru. is a large staff of mer- "handisine sppcjalits in the home of- *iee at Minneapolis, who are constantly studying and analyzing the buying needs of millions of customers as reported 4>y store managers all over the country. Warehouse stocks ^.rt maintained at fourteen strategically located centers to give all Gamble stores prompt delivery and cus-, lomers a wide choice in selecting their purchases. Mr. Richtmyre was formerly affiliated with a manufacturing concern in Chicago. He has moved his wjfe and children to McHenry, where 'hey now reside in the Perry apartments on Richmond Road. Mr. Millard, who for many years was in th£ business in Illinois and Wieeonsin, has moved with his wife and son to McHenry and now reide on Fox street. Of Potsdam Declaration; r V MacArthur Gets High Post JEDUCKA •' Fotty years after its armiesvmarched into Korea to establish a foothold on the Asiatic mainland, Japan's course of imperafcl conquest come to a dramatic end on the evening of August 14 With the unqualified acceptance ol the Potsdam declaration subscribed to by the U. S., Britain, China and Russia.. Announced to an anxious nation ~by President Harry S. Truman, the Jap surrender came three years, eight months and one week after the attack on Pearl Harbor. With the Allied powers Consenting to his retention on the throne to assure the surrender of Japanese armies scattered throughout Asia and the submission of the homeland to the stiff terms imposed, Emperor Hirohito ordered the nation to lay down , its arms as the Tokyo radio reported thousands of downcast subjects bowed in grief before the gates of the imperial palace. Having led American ground forces back over the vast tracts of the* Pacific to the doorstep of Japan following the crippling blow at Pearl Harbor, General MacArthur was designated to accept the Nipponese surrender along with representatives of the other Allied nations. Coming four days after Tokyo's first offer to give up the fight provided the emperor's sovereignty were respected, and three months after V-E day, Japan's surrender was greeted with wild enthusiasm throughout the U. S., which joyously celebrated the end of the most destructive and costly war in history without waiting for President Harry S. Truman's official V-J day proclamation. In accepting the Allied terms, Japan agreed to the total reduction ! of its cnce proud empire, with hope for the future based upon the organization of a free democracy1 within the heme islands of Honshu, Kyushu, Hckkaido and Shikoku. j _ Under the Potsdam ultimatum, Jr>pan must eliminate the influence! (If those elements which have en-1 Courajed conquest; give up Han-: churia, Korea and other overseas acquisitions; disarm ell armed forces; permit the revival of democracy and freedom of spcech,; religion and thought; and submit to i "Allied occupation of designated j jpcints in the homelaind until post- i *par security has been established.! . At the same time, Japan \vrs; proirised an opportunity for oidcrly j development once a peacefjl government had been crcated, with re-; , ten'ion of such indrstries as would, rraintain its internal economy end eventual access to raw materials ^ and world trade. { The war ended just as the atomic bomb threatened the obliteration of Japan's sprawling industrial settlements, with Hiroshima and Nagasaki already badly mangled by the .terrific blasts. j Packing an explosive force 20,000 times greater than TNT, the atomic with army and marine troops slashing forward in island to island fighting, the war in the Pacific rates as one of the bloodiest in hfetory. Frbm the very beginning the U. S. encountered a bitter a,nd fanatical fee, ardent and well disciplined, willing to fight to the last cartridge even when completely enveloped.' A'l through the war, the toll of Jap killed far surpassed the number captured, indicting the nature* of their defense. ~ ^ Because of the close teamwork required in the over-all operations, it would be difficult to single out one outstanding hero, though General MacArthur's fiery stand against the enemy in the early stages of the conflict and his later redemption of lost territories made him the symbol of the American spirit. Beside, the name of MacArthur must be. added Jhose of Admiral Nimitz, who directed U. S. naval operations in the vast Pacific theater, and General Le May, whose B-29s seriously reduced Japan's in- Chronology- Japanese War 1941 DME. f--JO/NDMM SMMIC atfadk m Pmmrl Harbor. '» Dec. 8--L'nifd States dmcUrts tier ON Japan. Invasion of PhUippima* mid attack on Guam and Waha HvtW by Japmnas*. Doe. 10 €merml Mac Arthur ifrti baula of Manila. . Doc. tS--JapantM idb* fak H«i| Kong fall*. Doe, M--Jmp$ bomb MmtH*, impit* foot it IMS docimroi open dty. ' : 1942 #9*. 2--Manila $urt anion, Iftbfrurr forcot fU* to Batoan. F«b. 15--Singapore fall*. Mar. 17 G antral MocArfkmr Imit In Australia to load AUiod forcoa. April 9--V. S. troopt m taw «ar> rtnJur. Aug. 7--U. S. marinu land m Gmtd alcunaL 1943 Sept. 5--AUi** land on Nam Gnbtaa. Nov. 2--U. 5. marine* invoda BOM> tainvill*. 1944 ; Jan. 29--V. S. lands troops in Marshall islands. June 10--Marines invade Supra. July 19--1". S. forces land on Guam. Oct. 17--Invasion of Leyte in Philippines gets under way. V 1945 Jan. 10--Invasion of iMson started by Yank*. Jan. 30--r. S. landings north of Betaan sea! peninsula. Feb. i--American troops enter Manila. Feb. JS--l\S. first air raid on Tokyo. Feb. 17--Marines invade lu?o Jime. Army land* on C.orrefiidor. Feb. 26--Philippine commonwealth returned to Filipino people. Mar. 17--hvo Jima captured witk MM* rine casualties of 19,938. ,^4pril 1--Invasion of Okinawa started by lOOflOO troops. May 24--550 superfdrts firebomb Tokyo. May 27--Chinese capturq Naming. June 12--Australian troop* invade Borneo. June 21--Okinawa campaign successfully ends. Aparri captured by Yank*. June 21!--l.uton declared completely liberated. July 2--Australians landed at Balikpapan. July 17--British warships join U. S. 3rd fleet. • July 24-- V. S. 3rd fleet successfully attack?J Japan's greatest naval base at Kure, Honshu island*. Aug 3-B-29s bottle up Japan with mines. Aug. 4--MacArthur takes over command of Ryukyns. Aug. 6--Atomic bomb destroys most of Hiroshima. Aug. 7--Superfortresses hit Toyo- Icaua naval arsenal. Aug. 8--Russia declares war on Japan. Aug. l<h--Japan asks for peace terms. Aug. 14--Japs accept unconditional surrender terms. McHenry Celebrates Day Of Ail-Out Victory In i rican yin ". m i. :^v<- World news became also the big j and definite dreams ^>r the future. news of each small hamlet and yil- While noiae was the keynote of " , j •age throughout not only a nation all merriment, there were many types ' but the entire world at 6 o'clock on' of celebration. A long procession of ' ^ Tuesday evening, when Victory Day cars made its way through McHenrv * was proclaimed. For this was not at various times until the wee hoars ' ^ just another V-E Day, with threaten- of the morning. Some seemed to " ' ing clouds of more to come in the have anticipated the good news and ^ background. This was the day of all- had their cars gandity decorated out victory, the day for which the with bells, streamers and flags. : .. world has prayed for almost four Churches were open throughout-the years. evening and many of the more str- Pre-victory celebrations had begun -ious-minded chose the serenity of as early as last weekend in scattered the House of God to offer thankssections of the country, but genuine giving for the Creator's great favor enthusiasm could not be aroused >n bestowing peace on a weary and until the actual announcement on war torn world. Tuesday. The ears of the nation End Of Perfect Day were at radios everywhere, and when Private parties must also have news came there was a literal reac- b*®1* planned in anticipation of tlfe tion to the expression "let yourself day, for by early evening many were go." 'n progress. As we sailed on a To the older generations, thoughts beautiful and restful Pistakee Bay of a similar day back in 1918 flooded ? s.l\ns5 a , ?/. 1Tuxe^ v0,c*s their memories. To the younger !n ?on?s ^"fted across the folks, there suddenly came a different , thrilling in their gay spirit meaning to our democratic wav of re®hzed was again to bet life as the came "Hi symbol country. ' Jubilation was the theme everywhere, but for the most part this was preceded by a few moments of thoughtfulness and more than a few tears. Most of us realized that we may never witness such a momentous dav during our lifetime, with sirens, bells and horns breaking the silence almost simultaneously with the radio announcements and the ^playing of our national anthem. Stranger greeted straifper with broad grins and a . y 'fa! . ; our democratic way of , new freedom again be- fome characteristic of a free counof this wonderful lovelv "End Of A Perfec!th ^DaaIv» ayo2f Carrie Jacobs Bond, as it suddenly took on a new meaning. And if we at home greeted the news with enthusiasm, it wcnld be difficult to picture the reaction of millions of GI Joes Throu-hont the world, for mor»» th«n «mrs, it was their fight. Necessarily, then. It is their peace also. Mhv thev, v-ith our help, return to enjoy the benefits thereof. ^ _ One thought e<iT>»Hoi'v0 us ,s .. cj»eery "Have you Heard? The war's on the eve of world wi-ie rel br*t;on, -- over." There hav'e been few more a thought that, while depressing new, - ~ impressive moments in our history, may take on great meaning in yesrs and we could not help but think of to come^; That thought, in subthis as we stood in meditation. stance, is that twentv ye*rs from Our tears ware for those who must now memories of Victory Day celebration will he much: less imocrtsnt than the grim memory of the past four years. While the curtains are drawn on World War 2. it is our * responsibility to remember the row* • /f upon rcw of white crosses, markers \|gL 'or American boys across the seas. By presenting a vivid picture tomorrow of the grim but real scenes of today, we may be instrumental in averting a third World Wfcr. bear the sight of an empty chair in the home when cor boys return! While they, too, were thankful and happy for Others, it was nevertheless, the saHdest dav of all for them. It marked a definite end t<> something which, when in progress, was sad for all. With others now rejoicing, it wa^ somehow much more difficult to add their smiles to those who have only joy in their hearts 3M. J 'v^,-=g' Emperor HiroWto Surrenders to jtl EMPEROR: His Background UEUT.-COLONEL HOWARD PERRY DIED IN AGTIDN Native McHenry Son, West Point Graduate/ Killed On Transport Word has just arrived from the war department to the city of Sparta. Wis., telling them that death has Gen. Douglas MacArthur Accepts Surrender. bomb's destructive capacity so far exceeded that of ordinary missiles' that it brought a quick reaction from a government that had planned continuation of the conflict from underground bastions despite creasing B-29 attacks. dustrial potential in repeated heavy raids. Recovering quickly from the black days immediately after Pearl Har-' bor, when the Nipponese, overran ! much of the Pacific, the U. S. ! checked the enemy tide in the spring j of 1942, when the American fleet stopped the Japs' southeastward ! drive In the battle of the Coral sea ' and then thwarted their eastward ; surge at Midway. I From then on, the U. S., building j up tremendous military and ijiate- \ rial strength under a unified front | at home, was on the march, with the Japanese seeking time to con- { solidate their newly won position as j the overruling Asiatic power by bit- j ter delaying action in their outposts. ' With the navy severing vital Japa-. nese supply lines to these outposts, i and with the ground forces isolating enemy units into disorganized resistance pockets on invaded islands, the American advance in the Pacific far exceeded expectations, with the end of the European war finding U. S. eea, land and air forces perched right on Nippon's doorstep. Though the main body of Japanese troops had not been touched by the steady U. S. advances westward, " the American navy's mastery of the sea lanes as far as the Chinese coast fiv' interrupted the shipment of vital mai terial to the home islands for in- Their authority re-established with ! come to one of its famed men in the overthrow of the military gov-1 service, Lieut. Colonel Howard Ram. ernors in 1868, the Japanese emper-1 Perry> Jr- He was killed the Pacor,. d-Mndjdtan | ?&££ sun goddess, have ' vessfl. Lieut. Col. Perry was the mythical power for the unification | only gon of the senioi. Col Perry> of the country to facilitate its imperial development. With the overthrow of the shogunate shortly after- Admiral Perry opened the door of Japan to the outside world, the simple island people, previously owing strict allegiance to the military clan, easily transferred their blind obedience to bank here, the mikado. The .present mikado, Hirohito, is /a puny, nearsighted man of 44. He is cailled the 124th emperor of Japan by the Japanese court authorities. When he ascended the throne in 1926, he chose the word "Showa," meaning "enlightenment and peace," to describe his reign. Many political experts believe that personally. Hirohito wanted VETERAN OT 4 YEARS former commanding officer of Camp McCoy, who passed away in Sparta on April 33, 1945, without knowledge dt his son's death. The Perry family will be well remembered by all of the old timers in McHenry, for Lt. Col. Perry's grandfather was one THOMAS P. BURKE This happy looking soldier is Sgt. Thomas P. Burke, son of the senior Burkes of Wood lawn Park, McHenry. A veteran of four years service, Sgt. Burke entered the army in of the owners of the old Perry-Owen ^ of 1941 and took his train ,. „ , _ ing at Pine camp, New York. He Col. Perry, Jr., was chief of staff went overseas in January of 1944 of the Visayan-Mindanao forces com- an(j has been serving in Normandy, manded by General Fletcher Sharp Czechoslovakia and Germany during at the time of the surrender of the past year and one-half. He was American forces in the Philippines recently awarded the Bronze Star to the Japanese army. According to Medal for moving his replacement a recent letter received from a fel- unjt several times under enemy fire. low prisoner, Col. Don Sawtelle, recently released from Cabantuan prison, Col. Perry was in the Davao Penal Colony untjl June of 1944. At that time prisoners were transwit hout the loss of a man. Births peace but as the puppet of the mfli- ferred to Cabantuan Luzon, Prison ^ whistles blew, and sirens shriektary clique had to go along with Camp No. 1. On October 19. ed early Tuesday evening. August 14, their designs. Actually he wields prisoners in good health were moved v:-*- w little real power. His actual "reign" from that prison, destination began in 1921, then as,.prince re-,posedly Japan. Col gent he ruled in* his father's stead, that Col. Perry had He was married in 1924 and is the father of one son and , three daughters. , -- ~F . • McHenry's Victory baby was born, o .11 SUf" She is little Victoria Joyce (V-Jv Jackson, who was bom at the rfToodstock hospital' about 6 p*m. Mrs. Jackson is the former Joyce,, Newkirk. Besides threatening to lay Japan' dustrial processing, and the B-29s' waste, the atomic bomb also was ^credited With blowing Russia into the conflict, thus bringing the total Allied weight to bear against the Nipponese. In all, these two events served to climax the growing tempo of the Allied drive in the Pacific, which saw U. S. forces virtually sitting on Japan's doorstep at the cessation of hostilities. , With the navy and air force carrying the fight to the enemy, and terrific bombardment of manufacturing centers greatly curtailed output. With deliveries of materials cut, and output dwindling, the effectiveness of an estimated 4,000,000 remaining enemy troops stood to be severely limited. On top of it all, Russia's invasion of Manchuria and threat to Jap- ' held China promised to tap the only remaining important enemy industrial source outside the homeland. RECONVERSION i Next Job- With World War n finished, and His first assignment was atr€amp Funston, Kansas, going from there to Fort Meade. Md: he next served as Aide de Camp to General Ban-Jholtz at Fort Meyer. Va. In 1924 list- he went to the Philippines where he was stationed at Manila. It was on Japan's Imperial Ambitions Led to War Order your rubber stamps it the Before the Twentieth century Japan's imperial ambitions were restricted to Korea, the coast of China d some neighboring islands in the Japanese sea. Japanese leaders suddenly realized the power of western armament. During the next half century Japan was modernized so successfully that the Japanese victories over China in 1894, and Russia in 1905 were swift and conclusive. During the twenties Japan expanded her commercial influence deep into Chinese territory. By 1931 a formidable boycott developed. Japanese troops were used to crush this organized protest. This violation of treaty rights aroused the world. Japan defiantly resigned from the League gt Nations in 1933. wher trouble in the "truce area" of China was again the occasion for ijat^t.^. been in, good health, having escaped malaria and other tropical diseases, and his family had never lost hope of his ultimate return. '------ . .. In a confirming V^ Ga., where he received his basic war department, received by Mrs. Ira P. Swift, sister of Col. Perry, it was 1 stated that her brother one of 1,619 *TIUI TTUNU •» .ii.im.n-u, 1 prjsoners Qf war who embarked on a with the nation s great armament J ese shi on DeCember 13. 1944, production due to be slashed, inter- lflt Manila T»'0 davs later the ship est mounted in the government s was/ and sunk at Subic Bay. program for switching industry , Luzon. Col. Perry was officially listback to A peacetime basis and pro-: by the Japanese government as viding continued high employment. I being among 942 prisoners who were the ship going to the Philippines that Shortly before the cessation of'killed at that time. Fifty-nine pris- he met Mjss Elizabeth Baehe Bacon, hostilities, President Truman called oners later di£d, > and only two are to whom he was married on April in War Production Board Chieftain known to have escaped. 22, 1924. Two daiyjh:ers ^'ere Krug to go over plans for speeding: Howard Rand Perry. Jr., was born to Col. and Mrs. Perry, Betsy ana up reconversion to prevent a large- on August 18, 1898, the son of How- i Nancy, yrho are now 20 scale rupture of the country's econo- ard Rand Perry, Sr., and Gertrude years °!d. , mv after V-J dav. ' Morgan Perry, at the home of his On his return from the Philippines A* FKA MR>R>TINT> it wa< d^ter ; arrandfat'her, James Bigelow Perry, <"ol. Perry was stationed at Fort • •K WPn M in McHenry. At the time of hbvSam Houston Texas, going from mined that the WPB was to birthi his father was with the there to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, duct a vigorous drive for the expan-; ^rQOpS jn cuba, where he fought in j Col. Perry's last assignment in sion of production of materials in gpanish-American war. j this country was at Fort Huechuca, short supply to meet aU demands; | CqJ Perry attended Bishop Brent's Arizona. limit lr.anufacture of articles re- for Boys at Baguio, Luzon, quiring scarce materials, establish p I ( fn)m 1914 to 1916> Graduating effective control over material stock-1 from the Columbian Preparatory piles to prevent speculative hoardschool, Washington, D. C., in 1917, ing that would endanger the stabilization program; provide priority assistance to break bottlenecks that might impede the switch bade to civilian goods, and allocate scarce materials for lower pcioad artfclae -*• keep coeU In October. 1941, he returned to the^ Philippines. A wire received by his family on May 15, 1942, informed then that he had _ been taken prisoner of war earlier he^ entered West Point Military Ac- j in that year. adeny in June, 1917, and graduated j He is survived by his widow awt on November 1, 1918. He returned two daughters of Ann Aifeer, Ifidw in December of that year as a student officer, finishing his course in June 1919. He later attended the io&Mttry school jFori penning, ^" A and two sisters, Mrs. MCk of 9mh% and Mrs. Geerfe OaaMi rfMh land, Oregon. hin in daatik