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9 TIR rXQTOEB AND MEWS Battle Creek, Mea, Jmly 1(, IMS 1 News of Our Men Found in Hamburg, Scluneling Tells His Story to Cunningham Tire Rules Relaxed For Changers' Drive to Speed Charter Looms J- -'I Percy Jones Veteran Has Unique Record A true native of Michigan Pfc. Wlllard Nanegos of Charlevoix, an Ottawa Indian has a war record equalled by few Infantrymen. Now a patient at Percy Jones Convalescent hospital at Fort Custer, Private Nanegos is a former member of the famed 3rd Infantry Division and has seen action in all but one of the major campaigns in the European theater In which his division participated. As the result he wears the European Theater ribbon with seven bronze combat stars. The most any scldler who served In the ETO may wear Is eight combat stars.

He also has the Bronze Star with an oak leaf cluster and the Purple Heart with a cluster. The stalwart 25-year-old Indian entered the army in December, 1941, and on Oct 23, 1942, sailed overseas to participate In the Invasion of North Africa. Then came the invasions of Sicily, Italy and Anzio and France. He was wounded for the second time while in action in France and missed the opportunity of accompanying his outfit to Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden. Anzio Fight Hardest "It seems as if I was killied 10,000 times," he said.

"I've been In that many tight places and thought I'd never live through them." The toughest of all the engagements took place in the two days during the breakout of the Anzio beachhead. "We were under constant fire cause he was an Idol of German youth, he must transfer to the para-troop corps, both to publicize the corps and to set an example. Schmeling did as ordered. He took the training and became a member of the 3rd Paratroop Regiment. The next July, a year after he'd been drafted, he was made a corporal, which was as high as he ever got In May.

1941, his regiment was moved to Greece and briefed for the Invasion of Crete. On May 20, at 6:30 in the morning, Schmeling Jumped with the first troops hi the first hour of the fighting. He insists he never fired a shot, nor even saw one fired. As he landed, he struck a tree and was thrown into some boulders. broke his left knee cap and badly injured his back.

He was eventualljwevacuated to Athens, then to Berlin. His knee healed slowly, and his back stayed bad. He had almost two straight years of hospitals before they discharged him. "I was what you say? a hell ol a soldier." he grinned. "I hurt myself and got knocked out without ever firing a shot." "Well, how good a soldier were you in your heart?" I asked him.

"How good a Nazi were you?" "I was never a good soldier." he said. "I am a sportsman at heart, and there is nothing in common between sports and war. Sports are friendship, peace, the forgetting what the other fellow is. War is hate and killing and destruction. As for being a Nazi, because I was a sportsman I had no interest in politics.

I never had anything to do with politics." "Those words at least check with my memory." I told him. "because I remember that, when we tried to pin you down about Hitler in the old days, you always begged off by saying that you were a boxer, that you knew nothing about politics." "That is right," he said. "I never belonged to any political party, Nazi or any other kind." "But you must have voted." I Insisted. "I have never voted in my life." That dark face of his broadened into a white-toothed smile and he added. "As it happened.

I had a perfect alibi, for I chanced to be in the United States every time an election was held." "But didn't the Nazis pressure you?" I asked. "No. It was funny. When I started and they started. I wasn't considered very good Nazi material.

My manager and he was my manager until he died was Joe Jacobs, a Jew. My wife was a Czechoslovakia n. That evidently made me suspect or something, for they left me entirely alone until I became champion of the world. Then, all at once, I was the great German hero. I hadn't won for Schmeling, I had won for Germany.

Hitler sent my wife flowers. She had fine movie offers. We were really big people. "But then I lost the championship to Jack Sharkey. I came home.

We were nobody. It wasn't that Max Schmeling. the prize fighter, had last a contest to what the Judges and the referee called a better man. I had lost for Germany it was a national calamity. We were forgotten, left completely alone and, when I lost to the Negro, Joe Louis, our disgrace was complete.

Anny lost her nice opportunities in the films. She couldn't get what you call a break. She got so disgusted that, hi 1941, she quit "And the Nazis never bothered you?" I asked. In the Services The Enquirer and News will be glad to receive news from and about men in service from this territory. Now Technical Sergeant With the 7th Army in Germany, Allan M.

McCotter has been promoted to technical sergeant. He is a member of Headquarters Battery, 32nd Field Artillery Brigade. Sergeant McCotter has been overseas since June 3, 1944. but has been with the 32nd only since February, 1945. He was a member of the operations section until he was recently transferred to another section and was promoted to his present post.

His wife. Mary, and their eight-month-old daughter. Kathleen Sue, live at 97 Green with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Corcoran. McCotter is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCotter of Bellevue. A brother, Leland, is in the navy in the Pacific.

Training in Washington At Geiger Field, Pvt. Kenneth B. Moon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin P.

Moon of route one, Bellevue. has begun training as an aviation engineer of the Army Air Forces. Upon completion of his training, the new aviation engineer soldier will be assigned to an aviation engineer unit. Promoted in Brazil In Recife, Brazil. Wayne Jordan, has been promited to sergeant, he has informed his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jordan of Pennfield township. He has been in Brazil for 22 months and has sent home many gifts. Including a hand-carved box of Brazilian wood.

Joins Discharged Husband Mrs. Barbara Jean Turner, who has been living at 754 West VanBuren while her husband. Staff Scrgt. James A. Turner, was overseas, has now gone with him to their home in Mineral Ridge, O.

Turner served in China with the Chinese Combat Command. He went to China with the American 475th Infantry Regiment when most of the organization was flown from Burma by the Air Transport Command. The 475th was organized in north Burma from the Merrill's Marauders and replacements from the United States in the spring of 1944. Turner participated in battle for Myitkyina In Burma before the 475th became a part of the Mars Task Force. Wounded in the Mars action, he wears the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Citation badge and two campaign stars.

He served in the ETO from April. 1942, until July, 1943, and was stationed at Fort Custer for two years. He was recently discharged from service. Home from Europe Before reporting to Fort Dix, N. for redeployment, Pfc.

Guy Miller is now spending a 30-day furlough with his wife and family at 36 Newark avenue. He was in Europe for four months with the 322nd Combat Engineers of the 97th Division, and served with the loth, 1st and 3rd Armies. PROTEST ARMY LEISURE WASHINGTON, July 11 Senator Johnson Colo.) accuses the army of taking "a leisurely attitude" toward releasing doctors who he said are urgently needed to minister to civilian Other members a military affairs subcommittee also complained that the army has a surplus of doctors and that It should speed up their return to regular practice. The committee Is investigating comparative army and civilian medical services. PROTESTS VET'S DISMISSAL FLINT iF) James P.

Cole, former member of selective service board No. 3 here, has protested to Governor Kelly the dismissal of Arthur Roby as the board's chief clerk. Cole resigned from the board, claiming the dismissal of Roby. a World war No. 1 veteran, violated the Veterans' Preference act.

Roby was relieved of his duties when the seven Genesee county draft boards were merged and Mrs. Marjorie McLay, formerly chief clerk of board No. 7, was appointed chief clerk of the consolidated board. Card Holders Become Eli-: gible Under New Ruling. Some passenger car owners.

Including card holders, became eligible today for new tires for a bona fide change of address that required a special gasoline ration. This is the first time since the beginning of tire rationing that any Card holders have been eligible for new tires. "This extension of the eligibility is particularly needed now that increasing numbers of persons are moving from one city to another," OPA said in announcing that: These persons may apply for new tires if they have a tire failure while making a permanent change of residence, regardless of the type of ration they hold: 1. War workers moving from one city to another as production shifts from one type of war goods to another and to civilian goods. 2.

Members of the armed forces moving to a new port. 3. Discharged veterans returning home or moving to another city to accept a job. Before being eligible to apply, a motorist must have been Issued a special gasoline ration for the trip. and motorists have been eligible for new tires, but not for tires while actually making a change in residence.

This is because they had to surrender their Supplemental rations in order to receive a special gasoline ration. Technically, this made them drivers, at least untii they could reestablish eligibility for supplemental rations in their new home. Public Will Be Told Of Veteran Benelils Information Service Is Now Getting Under Way. A statewide public information program to inform Michigan persons of the services, rights and benefits available to discharged servicemen now is getting under way, the state Office of. Veterans Affairs said today.

Elmer J. Hanna, assistant director, said seven consultants to administer the program have been employed from various state colleges. Woodward Smith of Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant, has been named state coordinator. Hanna said the program centered around the local councils and that the consultants immediately would begin visiting counselors and council officers.

Outlined as objectives of the program are: To impress upon communities the need for an intelligent understanding of veterans and of the problems which confront them uPn re-entering civilian life. To inform the public of services, rights and benefits available to the veterans, particularly those offered by Michigan. To make the community aware of the counseling center and its purposes. "Michigan Welcomes the Veteran," a 30 minute motion picture which demonstrates the steps to be taken by servicemen from the time of their discharge until they find employment will play an important roll in community meetings, Hanna declared. A 20 minute version of the picture now is being released to theaters throughout the state, he said.

Consultants employed besides Smith were- George Marshall of Michigan State Normal college: Uoyd Eberly of Michigan State college: Ray McCallum of Northern Michigan College of Education and Michigan College of Mining and Technology, Dan Dolan of Central Michigan College of Education, and Michael Church of Univflrtity of Michigan. Blackbirds, thrushes, larks and other birds, were sold for food in London during World War 1. from enemy bombers and artillery. It was the hardest battle I was in," he said. As the result of his heroic achievement in maintaining a communications line during the breakout to Highway 6 near Valmontone, he received his first citation for the Bronze Star.

Only a short time before he was cited for heroism in the Anzio action. Private Nanegos had returned to the beachhead after being hospitalized a month In Naples with an ankle wound. His second citation for the Bronze Star was received when he disregarded his own safety to drive military' vehicles out of a burning forest. Gets Second Wound "One of our ammunition trucks was on fire, and shells, stored in the forest were exploding. I drove a number of Jeeps and trucks through the fire to cleared areas before I was wounded in the left thigh.

As the result of my wound, I was sent back to the United States and still have to use a crutch to get about," he said. Assigned to a signal section with the division. Private Nanegos learned a lot about telephones the hard way, and he wants to get a Job with a telephone company when he leaves the army. In order to gain more knowledge, he Is enrolled In the telephone school at the convalescent hospital. He also is studying electricity and appliance repair, which may assist him in becoming an all-around telephone repairman.

At the time he was inducted Into the army, he was employed on construction work on the Grand Coulee dam in Washington, but he was born in Petoskey and his mother, Mrs. Jane Seeten, now resides In Charlevoix. He also has the fourragere which was awarded his vision by the French government. Senators Want ApprovaQjt-fore Truman's Return. WASHINGTON! VP) A senate drive to have the United Nations charter signed and sealed, ready for delivery to President Truman on his return from the Big Three meeting loomed today.

Scheduled to be brought before the chamber next Monday, leaders were hopeful the document could be sped through to ratification with a single week of debate. This possibility assumed larger proportions with the virtual collapse of any reservation Senator Bushfield told a reporter he has decided definitely to offer no reservations or amendments to the1 50-natlon agreement drafted at San Francisco. Bushfield had been expected to spearhead a drive to define the power of this country's representative on the security council of the proposed peace-keeping organization. He said, however, this could wait until later legislation is introduced. Adding emphasis to the senatorial hope for speed were reports that Mr.

Truman might return from Potsdam earlier than he originally had planned. Meanwhile, Senator George Ga.) told reporters that last week's hearings before the foreign relations committee had convinced him that "there can be no legitimate criticism of the charter." He described the document as carrying a "minimum commitment" by the United States on matters that call for domestic decisions, such as the use of American troops to aid in policing the peace. It was the Georgia senator's opinion that congress can deal with the question ot tne number or military forces and their disposition in both legislation and in a treaty which Is expected to be made with the proposed security council. Chairman Connally (D-Tex.) announced over the week-end that Senator Johnson would be recorded as against foreign relations committee approval of the charter, with Senator Shipstead not voting. Senator Murray asked to be recorded in favor, making the committee tally 21 to 1, Connally said.

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He not only is a member of the Ottawa Indian tribe, but he also is a bemedaled hero of the present war. A veteran of the famous 3rd Infantry Division, Private Nanegos now is a patient at Percy Jones Convalescent hospital at Fort Custer. He's Interested in electrical work and is seen above repairing a vacuum cleaner motor during a session of the electrical appliance repair class. Pacific Radio Network Seeks Outlet in Tokyo FORT SHAFTER. Hawaii (m The Pacific ocean network of the Armed Forces Radio Service, which hopes to broadcast frpm Tokyo before long, observes its first anniversary today with a commemorative program.

Headquarters of the U. S. Army Forces, middle Pacific, noted in announcing the program that the newest stations of the network are on Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Other stations are on Saipan, Peleliu, Ulithl, Johnson Island, Midway, Canton, Christmas Island, Guam and Enlwetok. The anniversary program will include messages from Robert C.

Richardson, pacific ocean area army commander; Roy S. Geiger, commander of the fleet marine forces in the Pacific, and Vice Admiral William W. Smith, commander service force, U. S. Pacific fleet.

S. SITE PROPOSED WASHINGTON (Ph-Location of the headquarters of the United Nations organization in the United States has been proposed by Senator Wiley His resolution, which would have the senate issue an invitation, said the United States possesses unequalled facilities for housing, transportation, communication; that its atmosphere is untouched by "clouds of hatred and bitterness which mar the old world; that it has a free press, 'occupies a position of military, industrial, spiritual and political leadership and has the pioneer faith of a young nation." (ADVERTISEMENT; CALLOUSES Relieve painful shoe pressure on the sore spot and quickly I remove callouses by using these soft, cushioning, sooth- I ing pads. Sold everywhere. 1 D-'SchollsZinapads Bill Cunningham, famous sports columnist vho hat lately become a nationally syndicated columnist on general topics, is now a daily feature in the Enquirer and News. BT BILL CUNNINGHAM HAMBURG, Germany As a sports columnist, I covered Max Schmeling's entire fistic career In the United States I came to know him so well that, when I walked in on him here In Hamburg, he threw his arms around me a railed me by name although I hadn't teen him since Uie -v night Joe Louis nearly killed him.

and that was seven years ago. CUNNINGHAM back In 1938. We Boston sports writers couldn't avoid knowing the young man pretty well, because he won the world championship and lost it In two fights with our fellow townsman. Jack Sharkey, and those were the days when we covered both training camps. After Schmeling was knocked out by Joe Louis in the first minute of the first round of their fight in 1938.

he came home to Germany. In the States, we considered him washed up as a top-flight pugilist, but we read that he was making a comeback attempt over here, and that he had knocked out a third-rater named Adolf Heuser in a contest at Stuttgart billed as being for the European heavyweight champion ship. Then came the war. The curtain of silence dropped between our land and this, but Schmeling's name kept cropping up in rumors and reports of one sort or another. He was re ported a confirmed Nazi, an eager member of the Nazi army, and a combat paratrooper.

Contradicting this, at one time, was a tale that he was in very bad odor with the Nazi Inner circle because Dr. Gotbbels had made a pass at his movie- actress wife. Anny Ondra, and Schmeling had either sockrd the Doctor or sent word that he would li tne minister oi propaganaa trico any more of that particular type of propaganda. Later, however, Scluneling was definitely reported in the Nazi para- troop corps and It was pretty defin itely established that he Jumped Into Crete. The British claimed for awhile to have killed him there, but the German radio denied this and said he was In a hospital as a re sult of "Injuries received In action." Then stories came that he was sick.

that he'd been poisoned, that he was this or that, that he'd been found dead on a battlefield in France, and so on. After "the German armies were beaten and the British took over Hamburg, it was announced that they had found Schmeling there. I resolved that. If I got as far as Berlin, I'd try to get across to Hamburg and see If the British would let him tell me his story. I had no trouble with the British and I lound Schmeling and his wife living in a modest but attractive apartment.

When I rang. Mrs. Schmeling, whom I'd never seen before, answered the bell, and the sight of my unlfoim evidently dis turbed her. I didn't know who she was and I Just asked to see Max Schmeling. Plainly none too happy about It.

she Invited me to have a seat In the downstairs living room. In about 10 minutes. Schmeling came down the stairs. I started to tell him who I was but he beat me to it with a whoop and a hug and started asking me: "Hows Sharkey? Tell me about Jack Dempsey. How's Damon Runyon? How are the Boston writers Jack Conwav.

Billy Hamilton. Doc Almy Believe it or not, he called off every name. But to get to his story. He did fight Heuser In 1939, and he was planning to fight him a return engagement. He felt he'd knock him out again and he figured that that would restore his prestige sufficiently to return to America and rate at least as a contender for Joe Louis' title.

But Hitler sent his armies against Poland in August, 1939. and that ended Schmeling's pugilistic dreams for all time. He was drafted into the German army In July. 1910, and was assigned as a private in an anti-aircraft out fit. Shortly afterward, however, he was ordered before the reichminlster of sport, who told him that, be- (ADVERTISEMENT) NEW FASTER RELIEF FROM PAIN Offered Public in Economical Tablet Form that ell sufferers benefit With wartime short of doctor lim-ftina the number of natjami wha on obtain personal mrdicai aueaUon.

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Remember the nam aiwi tndav sak your drugga fat geauinaSUPEKlN. Drive Is Started By Kelly's Move Announcement of Plan to Retire Flushes 'Candidates BY JACK GREEN LANSING JP When Governor Kelly eliminated himself last week from the Michigan political picture, he touched off the earliest campaign in many years and sent the startled politicians scurrying for position. Second only to discussion of possible candidates in Capitol gossip is debate over Kelly's reason for announcing, when his second term was only six months old, that he would not seek reelection nor any Other political office. Most of the governor's official family express regret privately that he was so quick to expose his plans. Mo6t of them seem to believe that he has opened the door to political Jockeying during the remainder of his term, when he could have kept patrisanshlp out for at least another six months.

They also fear that the governor has shorn himself of a lot of authority which might come in handy In the future, especially if he calls the legislature into special session next winter. The lawmakers are always ready to thumb their noses at a governor who soon won't be In position to punish or reward them. However, Kelly probably gave Vernon J. Brown a real head start In the latter desire to become governor next time. Look for Booby -Trap As soon as he was elected to the lieutenant governorship, the 71-year-old veteran public official said he would seek the governorship in the 1946 election, but lately he lias been decidedly mum about It and some observers had come to the conclusion he might have changed his mind.

That ieeling was heightened by a boom to get Kelly In the race for a third term. As Is their habit, the politicians are peering at Kelly's announcement from all sides, looking for the booby-trap, but Kelly's friends say he merely wants to get back Into private life where he can earn enough money to educate his six children. The governor was careful not to endorse Brown when he made his announcement and Brown said he had no promise of support from Kelly. However, some obververs saw significance In the fact that Kelly summoned Brown at once to his office to break the news to him. It looked a lot like a sort of unofficial blessing.

Not in many years. If ever, has the governor put himself out of the political picture so early in his administration, nor has a strong candidate been in the field so early. Members of the administrative board said they believed they all would support Brown for the office. Both Secretary of State Herman H. Dlgnan and Etate Treasurer D.

Hale -Brake, who might be expected to want the governorship for themselves, said they would not oppose Brown but would seek reelection to their present posts. The same is believed to be true of Attorney General John D. Dethmers and Auditor General John D. Morrison. In Good Position Thus.

Brown finds himself In an unusually good position at the start. Most people in the Capitol would like to see Brown governor. He has been in state government for 36 years, 17 of them as legislator, auditor general and lieutenant governor. Capitol folk generally credit him with a wider and keener knowledge of all phases of state government than any man who has sat under the dome in several decades. Politicians regard him as one of the best vote-getters the Republican party has brought forward in many years.

A farmer, he was a weekly newspaper publisher and Is well regarded by that politically-important fraternity. He has been a steady enemy of bunkum and frills in government and that, combined with his legislative experience, has endeared him to the lawmakers in many sessions. He was an expert In the legislature on tax problems and has won businessmen with his progressive hanclUng of financial matters as auditor general. The principal things the politicians find in Brown's disfavor is his age. but some of them think that if he shows himself to the voters In person, he can overcome that handicap unless he had an unusually strong opponent.

He looks and acts 20 years younger than he is. Summrrfield Mentioned It would be unusual if Brown could be as lucky as Kelly in being unopposed twice In the primaries. At this stage, however, the only candidate mentioned is Arthur Summerfleld of Flint. Republican national committeeman, and the party's chief money-raiser. Experienced politicians wonder whether Summerfield.

in his first attempt at actual candidacy, would care to take on as wily a campaigner as Brown and as strong a vote-getter. Brown announcement has turned most attention to the lieutenant governorship race, where three sena-eors, James T. Mllliken, Traverse City; Don Vanderwerp. Fremont, and George N. Higglns, Perndale.

have said they would run if Brown did not. Thomas Read, the veteran of many political battles, is reported scenting another battle, and every one expects Dr. Eugene C. Keves. the Dearborn insurgent, to try to regain tne position he once held.

The Republican organization poli ticians aireaay are talking of try lng to reduce that field, because they fear that In a crowded race Keyes would walk away with it. They make no secret of their dislike for Keyes. Infr-red beat lamps use the tame kind of current as an ordinary "No, they simply ignored us." "Tills is as good a time as any." I said, "to ask about that story of Goebbels and your frau. Did he try to promote himself with her and did you hit him or threaten to?" 'No," said Schmeling. "I know that ftory got around, but there was absolutely nothing to it.

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