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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
BALKANS:
Nazi PO,Uer

The sudden onslaught of the Nazi
troops on five fronts against Jugo-
slavia and Greece came with terri
tying swiftness and in the early
days of the conflict it was evident
that delaying action was the most
that the Greeks could offer, and that
the Jugoslavs, prepared mentally,
but unprepared physically to resist,
could do little but harass the adj
vance of the invader.
Hungarian troops were also or
dered to enter Jugoslavian territory
separated from Hungary after the
war of 1914-1918.
Events moved swiftly in those first
few days. Immediately the city of
Belgrade, perilously close to the
border, and in the center of a plain,
was declared an "open city" and
that the Jugoslavs would not defend
it.
However, the first act of the Nazi
bombers was to deliver a series of
assaults on Belgrade, closely fol-
lowed by similar attacks on Sara
jevo, Mis-, Zagreb and other points of
iIllHOl IdllCC W llle
army.
The attack on Belgrade may or
may not have put the city entirely
hors du combat, but the immediate
effect was to shut off all communi-
cation with the outside world, and
that caused the reports of the early
phases of the new war to be frag-
mentary and conflicting to the ut
most degree
One heard that the Jugoslavs we're
invading neighboring countries, had
taken Fiume, were bombing Sofia
and in the same breath the Germans
claimed the capture of Mis-, the raz-
ing of Belgrade, the cutting of vital
railroad lines.
Only the British reports seemed
to carry conviction, together with
those from Athens. The former pre-
dicted general withdrawal, and the
latter told how that withdrawal was
being carried out.
But from the start it had been ex-
pected by this country that Salonika
would be defended, and that the
British had 10000 to 100000 troops
in that general neighborhood, and
were prepared to make a serious de-
Tense of the port.
Then the British announced that
Salonika might fall, and gave rise to
the general belief that perhaps the
British forces were not so numerous
or so strong as at first stated.
Suddenly came the word that the
pTttIch hnI
troops on the scene, and that they
were in the second line of defense,
ready to veer to east or west as
the situation demanded"
This was the answer to the dis
patches of the first few days, which
did not reveal the British in contact
with the enemy at any point. They
were, in this report, placed in the
vicinity of Katerine, which put them
somewhat in the center, between two
main forces of Greeks.
Closely following this dispatch
came a report from Berlin claiming
that their troops had entered Salon
ika, and from Athens itself came the
following terse, yet disquieting re-
port:
THE German blitz has split Greek
forces in two with a wedge driven
down west of Salonika, trapping UNI
counted thousands of troops defend
ing the line of the Truma river"
Right on the heels of this report.
unpleasant to Americans who were
hoping that the Nazi attack on north
ern Greece might be halted, came
the word from London German
troops have entered Salonika follow
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
Flapjacks
For the Navy

When the cooks OF the u. S. S.
Wyoming-or any other ship with a
complement of | 200 men-get their
pancakes, it is quite an undertake
ing to provide them. Down at the
navy department you can see a cook
book with recipes just like any cook
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-04-18
American Housewives
And Vitdmins

An efficient secretary laid a news
paper clipping on my desk. The
same days mail brought letter en-
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Soldier Guard Fires Shot
Al Power Plant ProwIer

A soldier guard stationed at the
Benning Power Plant, one OF the
chief sources of power for the Dis
trict, reported that he fired one
shot at a white man, about 35,
whom he saw creeping toward the
high wire fence around the prop
erty at 6:45 o'clock this morning.
The soldier, Pvt. Robert A. Keeler,
7O3d Headquarters Company, told
police he saw the man sneak from
a patch of weeds toward the fence
and that he called to him to halt.
When the command was ignored,
according to the guard, he fired his
.45-caliber service revolver. The
shot caused the intruder to turn
and flee northward up the nearby
river bank.
Policeman r. J. James OF No. IL
precinct, sent to the scene in a
scout car, reported he found no
blood or other indication that the
man had been hit He said it was
likely the bullet had richocheted
against the close steel netting OF
the fence.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
By FRANCIS z. STAN.

The first Of two player trades de-
signed to shake up the Washington
Ball Club was announced today
from his local Office by President
Clark Grifith, who has sent Center
fielder Roger Cramer and Second
Baseman Jimmy Bloodworth to the
Detroit Tigers in exchange for Out
fielder Bruce Campbell and Inflelder
Frank Croucher.
Unable to conduct any business
at the three-day winter meeting in
Chicago, Griffith completed the deal
by wire shortly after stepping of
the train this morning and prompt
ly put in a long-distance telephone
call to Boston in a hurry-up effort
to clinch a second deal.
Campbell, Cramer About Even.
Campbell. 32-year-old left-handed
hitter who has served with the
White Sox, Indians and Tigers, was
sought by Griffith "to add a little
pursl" to the team but Bruce, while
he has batted well in the past, only
compiled an average of .275 for
Detroit last year. This is only two
points more than Cramer, who will
be SO next season. Campbell batted
across 81 runs last year and Cramer
66,
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Mats Give Cromer, BIoodworth
For Tigers Campbell, Croucher

No less evenly matched are the
traded infielderS judging by their
ls4l records. Bloodworth hit only
245 and Croucher .254, but Grifhth
believes he has an edge here, too,
because Croucher can play short
stop as we'll as second base.
Sometime late today Grlhtn
hopes to complete the deal with
Boston. whereby Pitcher Ken Chase
and Outfielder Johnny Welaj Will
go to the Red Sox in exchange for
Jack Wilson, big right-handed
hurler. and Stanley Spence, speedy
utility f1y-catcher whom the Mats
hope to play in centerfeld.
Wants Four New Regulars.
If the Boston trade is made, Man.
ager Bucky Harris hopes to place
on the field a team with four new
regulars -Croucher at second, Bob
Repass at shortstop, Campbell in
left and Spence in center. Repass
was purchased from Columbus in
the minor league draft last october.
Unless Cecil Travis is drafted by the
Army, he will play third base.
Whether the deal or deals will
strengthen the Mats is problematical.
Wilson could win only four games
last year for Boston while losing 13.
Chase won six games for Washing
ton and dropped 18. Spence batted
.232 and Welaj only .208.
Cramer came to Washington last
year from Boston in an exchange for
Gerald Walker, another outflelder.
The other Mats, Bloodworth, Chase
and Welaj are products of the Wash
ington farm system.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Passengers Landing at Oahu
Think Bombs Are War Games
Boy, What if 1t Had Been ReoI,'
Says Spectator, os Projectile Drops

bile dealer bound for Tientsin,
shouted, Boy, what If it had been
a real one"
Seems There's a War"
A half hour later We got the full
impact of the sad reality. The ships
officer herded up into the lounge and
told us this was the real thing and
no fooling.
The booming spectacle we had
been watching-fire, the flash of
guns, the ear-splitting crack of
anti i-arcraft guns before our eyes
was the opening stroke Of the war
on Oahu.
The officer who announced the
news to us was perspiring and his
hands were trembling. He took a
deep breath and then he said:
TT seems there's a state Of unde-
ciared war between Honolulu and
the United States"
Everybody wondered what he
meant by Honolulu fighting the
United States.
His slip of the tongue was cleared
up soon, however, and we learned
the truth. 81
The Real Mccoy"
He told us to disembark in groups
Of 20. A leader was to be appointed
for each group who would report
back at certain times for further
orders.
The ships radio was cracking
with official bulletins and orders
from the Honolulu station.
It was such a beautiful day the
first direct blow of the war struck
here with stunning surprise. This
probably caused the people to be
more excited than those I'd seen
and heard in England many times
in the last two years, but there was
no sign of panic or hysteria.
Automobiles and trucks and fire
engines with screaming sirens sped
through the clean, plam-lined streets
without slowing down for inter-
sections despite the many civilians
who were ignoring take shelter"
warnings.
AS our group walked toward the
hotel, bomb whistled down alarm
ingly close and chorus of anti
aircraft guns roared.
We ducked under big palm tree
something new in air raid shelters
A grinning soldier across the
street called out ''it looks like the
real McCoy!"
A boy on a bicycle came down the
street with a load of newspaper
extras.
They carried banner lines four
inches high WAR! Oahu Bombed
by Japanese Planes
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Hitler Admirer and Aides
Seized by F. B. |. on Coast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12.-Robert
Noble, 43, self-styled admirer of
Hitler and former leader of a pen
sion movement here, was arrested
by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion last night and charged with
making seditious and disloyal utter
ances in wartime
Richard B. Hood, special agent in
charge of the F. B. I. Office here,
said Noble had demanded in a
speech the Impeachment of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, charged the United
States messed in" Japan's affairs
and asserted the President legged
Poland into an attack on Germany"
The F. B. I. arrested Noble, Ellis
o. Jones, listed in pamphlets as
founder of the National Copper
heads, and Miss Leone Lee of sub
urban Glendale as they left meet
ing of 200 persons at a downtown
auditorium.
Noble recently testified that he
admired Hitler, at State Assembly
committee investigation of Nazi and
Communist activities here.
The sedition charge carries a max
imum penalty of 20 years imprison-
ment.
The same sedition charge as that
against Noble was lodged against
Jones, Miss Lee and three asso-
ciates also Jailed, Greta Robbins
George Friend and Agnes Noble.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
President Asks Press and Radio
Not to List War Casualties

from carrying countrywide casualty
lists.
Shortly after the President made
these remarks at press conference,
the Navy issued this statement:
The Navy Department today an
nounced that for military reasons no
list of names for casualties will be
released 10 the public. The next OF
kin and dependents of naval cas-
ualties are being notified and are
being asked not to divulge the name
of the ship or station to which the
relative was attached"
The Navy will make public the
number Of casualties received TO
date and the number of seriously
wounded without mentioning names.
While the Army issued no official
statement Immediately, officials in
the public relations section said It
was safe to assume no further cas-
ualty lists would be issued.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Upper House Votes
To Give Each Senator
$4,000 Assistant
Legislators Swomped
By Work, McKeIIor
Says, Booking Proposal

Appropriation Story on Page A-20
After three hours of angry debate
that delayed action on a $4,000
100000 war appropriation, the Sen
ate this afternoon voted, So to 30, to
give each Senator new S4,5OO-a-
year executive assistant.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee, floor leader for the bulky
defense measure, argued for the ad-
ditional jobs as an emergency meas
ure especially needed by Senators
from larger States swamped by mail
and calls of constituents. He said
it would cost s2l6,0O0 for the rest
of this fiscal year.
Tydings Fights Proposal.
Sponsored by Senator Bridges, Re-
publican, of New Hampshire, the
proposal was supported by Senators
Maloney, Democrat, of Connecticut;
La Toilette, Progressive, of Wiscon-
sin and Chandler, Democrat, of
Kentucky.
Leading the fight against the item,
Senator Tydings. Democrat, of
Maryland, contended additional
clerk-hire should be granted in Of
fees where the need can be shown.
Others who opposed the increase
were Senators Glass of Virginia,
chairman of the Appropriations
Committee; Walsh, Democrat, of
Massachusetts and Byrd, Democrat,
of Virginia.
The amendment authorized an
executive assistant for each Sena-
tor at $4,000 a year, but Senator La
Toilette said that, under another
law already passed, each Senator
would have the option of appoint
ing one high h-salaried assistant or
two or more stenographers.
Chandler Cites Burdens.
Senator Walsh said he had no
need for $4,000 assistant, and be-
heved the country would regard the
proposal as repudiation of any ef-
fort to curtail non-defense spend
ing during the war.
Senator Chandler, on the other
hand, cited the death of nine Sen
ators during the two years he has
been in the Senate, as evidence Sen
ators carry too heavy burden of
work
Senator Norris, independent, of
Nebraska, declared that if Senator
had 25 stenographers 1t would not
tighten the burden of responsibility
he must carry himself.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt told his press
conference today that newspapers
and the radio should refrain from
using war casualty lists in full; that
is, compilations Of names Of those
dead or wounded.
Mr.. Roosevelt said relatives will be
notified of casualties as soon as pos
sible, but that he felt 1t best to keep
accumulations of casualties out OF
print because it was possible for the
enemy to use them to gain informa-
ton.
The President said he thought it
might be permissible for individual
newspapers to print individual stor-
les that a person had been notified
that relative was a casualty.
Mr.. Roosevelt recalled that in the
first World War the newspapers had
by common agreement refrained
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Body Of Chinese,
Slain by Headsman,
Found in Seattle
Neck Almost Severed;
May Have Been Taken
For Agent Of Jops
BY The Associated Press.


SEATTLE, Dec. 12-The body OF
a Chinese, identified by members
Of the community here as Chow Get
Min, 80, teacher and student, was
found in an alley today, his neck
almost severed Coroner Otto H.
Mittelstadt said he was slain in
typical Oriental head5man's fashion
while kneeling above an execution
block.
Detectives said Chinese told them
Chow was a member of their colony
and had no known enemies They
said he might have been killed by
persons who mistook him for a
secret agent working on the war
situation, and that there was no
possibility it was tong Staying.
The Seattle Times quoted a de-
tective lieutenant as saying "an in
vestigation of q secret nature, which
began yesterday, may link this man
with Japanese operations here. II
this inquiry holds up, this death will
be one of the most sensational that
ever happened in Seattle"
Coroner Otto H. MittelStadt said
the man was kneeling when killed.
The body with hands tied behind
the back was found in an Oriental
district.
There were no signs of a struggle
there. Detectives believed the man
was killed elsewhere.
In the mans pockets officers found
one dollar and a notebook whose
contents mystified them. The book
contained names OF several prom
inent Seattle men, a long list OF
English words, some Chinese char
acters and a group Of numerals.
One phrase was you can't get
me in your deception
Another: Il am truly grateful 10
you"
The word list included: Area, sc-
cused, imminent, deception
Mr.. Mittelstadt believed this ex-
ecution has some bearing on the
present war.
He described the man as wearing
a blue overcoat: grsy-striped tweed
suit. new brown shoes. light blue
socks. white shorts and new pig
skin gloves.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Ben Hoeon's 36-HoIe l33
Leeds Miami Open Golf
Earlier Story on Page DID

BY the AsSoClaIed Press
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 12.-Ben Hogan
of Hershey, Pa, slipped slightly from
his sizzling first round pace today,
but nevertheless posted 36-33-69
for a 36-hole 100 to take an early
halfway lead in the $4,000 Miami
Open golf tournament.
With about one-fourth Of the
record field reported, Hogan had
six-stroke lead over Johnny Hines
of Great Neck. N. Y; Jim Ferrier
of Elmhurst, Ill, and Bill Heinlein
of Noblesville. Ind, each Of whom
had 139.
Still TO come in were Ky Laffoon
of Chicago, who started with a 66,
tow strokes behind Hogan yesterday,
and Ben Loving of Miami. Paul
Runyon of White Plains. N. Y, and
Sam Snead Of Hot Springs, Va, who
carded 68S Yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
FIFTH RACE-RAWSON, HI
BLAZE. TRY FLYING.

RAWSON always has been able
to give horses of this caliber a
trimming and If he can get
around the sharp turns he should
win as his rider pleases. HI
BLAZE won at Bowie and the
gelding will be hard TO dispose Of.
TRY FLYING has a brilliant
early foot and this distance gives
him a chance.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Five Auto Plants Close
Under 0. P. NJ. Order
For CurtaiIment
Four Other Factories
To Shut Down Tonight;
Ford Plans Uncertoin
Earlier Story on Page A-20.)

lEdTIltT StUTt Ou dSC A-~V'J
BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 12.-The flrst OF
what spokesmen for the industry
said would be wholesale shutdowns
of automotive plants as result OF
sharply reduced production quotas
came today.
General Motors Corp. was the
first of the automobile industry's
big three to feel the pinch of the o.
p. MS order cutting December and
January production of passenger
cars 25 and so per cent. respectively.
It's Chevrolet Grey iron foundry
and Chevrolet transmission division
shut down yesterday at Saginaw,
Mich, except for few departments
working on truck orders. Chevrolet
and Fisher Body plants in Oakland,
Calf, employing 2,150, and Fisher
Body plant at Cleveland. employing
31O0, also suspended activities yes
terday.
othCIS SiOoS
The corporation said Oldsmoblle
and Fisher plants in Lansing, Mich,
employing an estimated 5000. and
Cadillac and Fleetwood divisions in
Detroit, employing another 5000,
would follow suit tonight.
Passenger car production at other
plants will be suspended next week,
| tho tin, SoiI A crNNE O
estimated that defense orders would
have to double to take up the en-
ployment slack.
The corporation said its plants
would reopen January or 6 to be-
gin production of the January quota
and that a changeover to defense
production would be accomplished
as rapidly as possible after Govern
ment orders are received.
Ford Plans Uncertain.
officials of the Ford Motor Co.,
which employs more than 100000 in
II cities, said, I'VE don't know our
selves just what's going to happen,
but it is certain that there will be
extensive shutdowns as early as next
week, and that all non-defense pro-
duction will suspend whenever the
December quota is reached"
The Ford company said Army
truck production would keep many
of it's departments at work full blast
General Motors and the Chrysler
Corp. also have defense orders for
trucks.
A Chrysler Corp. spokesman said
the quota reduction would mean
that plants of the Chrysler, De
Soto, Dodge and Plymouth divi-
sions would reach their December
limit sooner than expected, and said
the number of days operation dur
ing the remainder of the month
would heao to be reduced accord
ingly.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Portugal Suspends Visas
For Americans, British
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 12.-Portugal has
suspended granting visas to United
States and British citizens, the
United States Embassy said today.
The action at least temporarily de-
MED to Americans in Britain and
on the European continent one of
the last means of getting home
other than by British ships.
The Portuguese. it was stated
gave no reason for diScontinuing
the issuance of visas to Americans
and British.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
SIXTH RACE - DUL1E, AL
BRIDGE, KEY RING.

DULIE scored at Bowie and at
this meeting. The Dunlin geld
ing can run over any sort Of foot
ing and any distance. He may
COP this without much trouble.
ALDRIDGE has won both Of his
local tests and he deserves a real
chance. KEY RING is as Mt as
hands can make her and she
could upset.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
SEW ENTH RACE -PALklN,
TANGANYIKA, CEN T E R.
WILLIE.

PALKIN has excellent local
form to recommend her and she
may turn back this high class,
evenly-matched opposition. TAN
GANYIKA has scored two in a
row and the Bedwell colorbearer
is sure to rule the public choice.
II CENTERVILLE can run back
to his Pascoag victories he will be
a threat.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Racing News
Entries and Selections for Tomorrow
Rossvuns Comment
Selections for Fost Track at Charles Town
BEST BET-BERWYN
FIRST RACE-BRAXTON BELL,
BEST BET--BERWYN.

FIRST RACE-BRAXTON BELL,
MISS KSAR, SILVER BEAM.
BRAXTON BELL lost her last
at this point by the shortest of
margins and she has as good a
chance as anything else In this
wide-open sprint affair. MISS
KSAR copped her first at this
point and she is as good as the
race suggests. SILVER BEAM
has early foot and she could be
in the scramble.
SECOND RACE-BERWYN, Nc
HENRY, CLAY HILL.
BERWYN has scored two wins
at this meeting and he has to be
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Dec. IL P). -
Stocks irregular: early rally
stemmed. Bonds improved; Gov
ernments higher. Foreign ex-
change inactive.
Cotton steady; trade and New
Orleans buying. Sugar higher;
Cuban demand. Metals quiet;
copper mines put on seven-day
basis. Wool tops firm; trade buy
ing.
CHICAGO.-Wheat weak: profit
taking. Corn firm; good shipping
demand. Hogs 25-40 higher; top,
$ll.35; dressed pork higher. Cat
tie generally strong to is higher.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
THIRD RACE-CHANCE RUN,
AIR LINE, MINSTREL WIT.

CHANCE RUN has plenty of
early lick and he should be able
to go to the front and make every
pole a winning one. The gelding
can run over any sort of footing.
AIR LINE will benefit from the
rail post position and he rates
ma jor consideration. MINSTREL
WIT raced well at Rockingham.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
FOUR TIL RAG E GLEN
BROOM, FEED PATCH,
META WOOD.

GLENBROOM turned in sew
eral nice efforts at Pascoag Park
and he has worked we'll since ar
irving at Charles Town. He may
be the victor at nice odds. FEED
PATCH threatened at Laurel and
his best race would have him
close up with this sort. META
WOOD has good half mile form
TO her credit.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
By THOMAS YARBROUGH,

ASSOCldIeC fIcsS war SOi copOAlNchN.
HONOLULU, Dec. 12.-Our ship
eased into the sunny Honolulu har-
Dor from San Francisco Sunday
morning at the height OF the first
Japanese air raid.
They sure picked swell day for it.
Thinking it was nothing more seri-
Gus than a big-scale war game, we
enjoyed the show immensely.
Scores of delighted passengers
crowding the deck remarked that 1t
was mighty fine of the United States
Navy timing it so nicely with our
arrival
A whistling bomb plunketed into
the water about 100 yards from our
vessel and an American automo-
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Fireman Killed as Engine
Pulls Freight From Rails

BY the Associated Press.
SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. 12.-The
fireman was killed and the engineer
injured early today when Kansas
City Southern switch engine. pulling
% cars. was derailed in the K. c.
8. yards here.
M. F. Killion, the fireman, was
pinned in the engine cab and
crushed when the engine plunged
from the track and overturned, up
setting four freight cars behind it.
Guy w. StokeW, the engineer, was
painfully injured and was taken
to o hospital.
Evening star., 1941-12-12

given stout consideration here.
If he runs his race ne will be
hard to overhaul. McHENRY has
threatened in his recent tests
and he could have lot to say
about the result. CLAY HILL
has a win and 2 second at this
session.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
Scientists Defy War

NEW YORK, Dec. IL (P).-Despite
the war, in fact, on account of it,
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science decided to-
day to hold as planned its annual
convention in Dallas, Tex, Decem-
Der 1881. Permanent Secretary F.
R. Moulton said that holding the
meeting is really q move in support
of war.
Evening star., 1941-12-12
EIGHTH RACE-YANKEE LAD,
MOROCCO D. ACE CALL.

YANKEE LAD raced well in
Maryland competition and if the
substitute is pressed into service
he may be the one to earn the
honors. MOROCCO D. and ACE
CALL to battle 1t out for the
minor awards.