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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-21

The indoor track season is
now in high gear with a mum
Der of Sepia stars aiding in the
getaway. Johnny Borican and
Jim Herbert are slated for the
New York A. c. in the half
mile and Buemeyer 500.
Mozelle Ellerbee, Eddie Dug
ger, Bill Carter and jim Her
bert are all to see action today
and tomorrow night in the an
nual track carnival of the New
York A. G.. and the National A.
A. U. championship meets.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-21
Dear =
Sp0rtf0zio
BY Bob" Greer

Boyd to the canvas in the open.
er last week his rating scared
again.
Come to think Of it, Harry is
a much better prospect than that
slob Abe Simon the promoters
are flinging Champ Joe Louis
IN Detroit some time in March.
Confidentially, the proposed
bout between Simon and Loui;
STINKS. Why that would-bc
tighter could not be match for
Joe. :. -.
If the fans up Chicken Shack
Way attend such a farce they |
fool me, nd l have seen them
lock in for weaker bouts.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-21

Famous last words: even
Uncle Sam don't want me-vet {"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-21

Over and over again-never
stop saying,......" is the theme
song of the Gary Bulldogs, re-
peating county champs.
They came back wagging
kimball behind them the other
night to clinch the title after
having proved their worth in a
hectic game. Having stopped
EIkhorn and Excelsior each for
the count of one up and one to
go, there is no hope of an upset
to place the Terrors back in the
running for the county crown.
Armour Jackson put the skids
under Moose Ward in the final
round of their heavyweight
bout in Northfork the other
night. A hard right hand to the
head fioored the Moose and end
ed his call.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
The Stars Special News Service.

SAIGON, Indo-China. - Japan'S
army of occupation is good for al
least laugh a day, and sometimes
more, in Indo-China today.
The humor-loving French, how
ever bitter over the presence of their
Oriental guardian" manage to ex-
tract a lot of fun out of his unpre-
meditated and usually unconscious
comedy.
Take, for instance, the experience
of the manager of the Majestic Ho-
tel, one of the big downtown hos
telries. japanese officers have been
living there. Recently, the army
requisitioned it. The French man.
ager had to leave.
But a soldier, searching his per-
sonal effects, found a book of loga-
rithms. The soldier, it appears, was
not entirely familiar with higher
mathematics. To his mind the COL
umns of figures suggested secret
code, spy weapon. The manager
tried to explain. And failed.
The deadlock lasted several hours
and then the manager had an idea
Call a japanese engineer. He will
recognize it at once" This was
done. But it wasn't to be so easy,
after all
1T looks like a logarithmic table, "
said the engineer. But, before re-
Evening star., 1941-10-31
UnesseniiaI Lights
Cut Off in 7 States
To Conserve Power
O.P. M. Issues Order
AS Drought Perils
HydroeIectric Plants
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Switches controlling ornamental
and unessential lighting in seven
Southeastern States were ordered
pulled today as the Government be-
gan a drastic power conservation
program made necessary by a
drought in the watersheds of hydro
electric reservoirs.
Moving swiftly to insure adequate
electricity for defense industrial
needs in the region, the Office of
Production Management yesterday
announced two other reaching
steps:
l. Effective November 10, unless
rains end the water shortage by that
time, power rationing program will
be put into effect for on-defense
industries and commercial users in
the seven States.
13 State Grid Link.
2. A huge power grid is to be
created at once. linking 40 publicly
and privately owned systems in 13
States to bring power from regions
with surplus into the drought-hit
area.
Electric advertising signs, theater
marques, show window illumination
and flood lighting of athletic fields
come under the ''unessential' ban.
along with similar uses of current
The power rationing order was
drawn to compel a 30 per cent re-
duction in use of power by large
commercial and industrial ConSum-
ers in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee,
Eastern Mississippi, Northwest Flor
ida and Southeastern South Caro-
lima, including Charleston. A per
cent reduction is to apply in North
Carolina and most of South Caro-
lima. Small residential and CONNER
cial users will not be affected.
The ornamental lighting restric-
tions apply in the same seven
States
Darkens Athletic Fields.
Those restrictions specifically pro-
hibit the use of electricity for the
following purposes: Sign lighting,
show-window lighting, outline and
ornamental lighting, outdoor light
ing, flood lighting or field lighting
for amusements or sports and in
terror or exterior lighting for decora-
tive or advertising purposes.
However. the order exempted
ordinary street or traffic lighting;
signal or other lighting required
by police, fire or other public safety
departments and lighting for de-
fense property protection required
by defense regulations.
The general order stipulated that
any person violating its provisions
may be prohibited from delivering
or receiving electric power or any
other material subject to ALLEGATION
by the director of prioritieS, and
shall be subject to any other pro-
hibitions or penalties under existing
laws"
Evening star., 1941-10-31

public and broadcasting generally.
The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the
F. C. C. from enforcing the ruling.
Woodmen of the World Life In
surance Society, owners and opera
tors of Station WOW, Omaha, and
Stromberg Carlson Telephone Man
ufacturing Co, owners and operators
of Station WHAM. Rochester, N. Y,
filed as co-plaintiffs.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

and Columbia Broadcasting System,
chief plaintiffs, sued in Federal Dis
trict Court yesterday to set aside
the ruling, which also provided that
no license should be granted to a
broadcasting station having a con-
tract or understanding with a net
work, under which the station was
prevented from broadcasting pro-
grams of another network.
The ruling, effective November 16,
was issued as a measure designed
to prevent monopoly and perpetual
ton of control of various broadcast
ing stations to the detriment of the
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Propaganda Analysis
Bulletin Suspended
b. the Associated Press.

By J1c AShbIldttu fIcSSs
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Suspen-
sion of publication Of the Institute
for Propaganda Analysis monthly
bulletin for the duration of the war
emergency was announced yester-
day by Institute President Kirtley
r. Mather.
Mr.. Mather said the decision to
suspend was reached in the belief
that to continue analyzing propa-
ganda during the present period
might result in serious misunder-
standings and because contents of
the publication, propaganda Analy-
sis" might be misused by groups
opposing the Nations defense eff
fort.
The institute was established in
1897 by the late Edward A. Filene,
Boston merchant.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Frenchmen in Indo-Chinu Get
Louqh O Day From Japanese

leasing it, I must work out these
figures for myself"
He took the book. He is check
ing every logarithm!
In another hotel, one hot trop-
ical night, some Japanese officers
appeared, entering the dining room
IN kimono and barefooted.
The head waiter approached
quickly. He intimated that in a
French hotel. bare feet were not
quite. well, he hoped they under
stood.
AS one man, the Japanese bowed
departed.
They re-appeared, a moment
later, in stocking feet!
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Networks Suit Attacks
F. {. {. Monopoly Ruling

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Two major
networks and other plaintiffs seek
to set aside Federal Communica-
tions Commission ruling which
would tend to make available to
individual stations the programs of
several networks, instead of the
services of one exclusively.
The National Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Senate Confirms Gardner

The Senate confirmed yesterday
the nomination of Warner w. Gard
ner of New York to be solicitor for
the Labor Department.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

receiving seed from other countries
must put up deposit, which will be
refunded when the seed has been
planted.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

Deposit Required on Seed
Uruguay has ruled that any one
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Fast Southern Team
Beats North, 1910,
In Annual Grid Game
Jack Grain SporkIes
As Groys Even Series
With Blues at Z Each

BY the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY Ala, Dec. ~
A fast and versatile South squad
vanquished its foes from the North
today, Is to 0. in the annual Blue
Gray football game before 1851
fans. The South victory evened the
series at two wins each.
First Quarter.
Chambers brought the Gray kick
off back to the Blue %. Tomasic
promptly banged out first down in
three cracks at the line. The next
three plays neteed nothing and Hal
labrin's punt rolled dead on the
Gray 80. Hovious and Thibaut got 8
in three runs, and Johnston sent a
great punt down to the Blue goal,
Chambers returning to the Blue 10.
The following punt by Hallabrln
gave the Grays the ball on the
Blue Al.
A 15-yard penalty halted the
Grays and Johnston punted out OF
bounds on the Blue II. Carrier
burst through the line and dragged
two tacklers to the 30. Chambers
tumble was recovered by Jungmichel
for the Grays on the Blue 80. Ho-
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Kenneth Yearns, IS,
OF D. T.. Is Prisoner
OF laps in China
American Consul at
Swotow Reported
Taken With Others

Kenneth Yearns, 35. of this city,
United States Consul at SWatow
China, was among Americans re-
ported by the State Department to-
day to have been taken into custody
by japanese military authorities at
Swatow and Annoy, in Japanese-oc-
cupied China.
Americans taken into custody at
Swatow are believed to number 60.
At Annoy, according to the last
count of Americans in China, there
were % Americans.
Reported Well Treated.
The State Department heard from
its Embassy at. Chungking that, ac-
cording to information received
there, the Americans taken into Gus
tody were being we'll treated. Amer
leans at Annoy are being held in the
Poai Hospital.
Mr.. Yearns is a son of Mrs. Dora
M. Yearns, a widow, of TIA Kenyon
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Is Finnish Vessels
In u. S. Ports Seized
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Sixteen Finnish-oWned merchant
ships. with a total tonnage of ST.
S78, which are laid up in United
States ports, were taken over form
ally today by the Maritime Commis-
sion.
The vessels have been under pro-
tective custody of the Coast Guard
since they came into United States
ports following Great Britain's dec
laration of war on Finland and the
resultant termination of Britain S
guarantee of safe conduct for Finn
ish merchant ships.
The Maritime Commission said it
took over the vessels under the Ship
Requisition Act. Compensation will
be made for them later.
Evening star., 1941-12-27

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW Dec. 27.-Red Army
troops campaigning to lift the flve-
month -old siege of Leningrad were
declared authoritatively today to
have killed more than 5000 Germans
and regained 80 additional villages
in a drive paralleling the central
front offensive.
(After weeks of grim silence on
the Russian campaign, Adolf Hit
ler's field headquarters asserted
that the battered German armies
were now communicating, and
it may be that the Fuehrer, in
personal command, has signaled
that the strategic withdrawap
has gone far enough.
con several sectors of the front
Soviet forces in prepared posi-
tions were smashed or destroyed
in counterattacks," the high COM
mand said at Berlin.)
Soviet soldiers sent the invaders
reeling from the Volkhovo area, &c
miles southeast of Leningrad on the
main railway between that city and
tSee RUSSIAN, Page A-4O
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Rich Philippine Mine
Reported Seized by Japs
By tie Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 27.-John w.
Haussermann, who owns large hold
ings in the Philippines, told the
Times-Star today that a direct bomb
hit had destroyed the $500 900 office
building of his Benguet Consolidated
Mining Co. in Manila and that the
company's gold and chrome mines.
valued at Sl23,000, 900. had fallen into
japanese hands.
Mr.. Haussermann, reached at the
home of son at Mount Kisco, N. Y,
added that 100000 gallons of Diesel
ola two-year supply-stored at the
mines had been destroyed before
Japanese troops moved in.
No one was in the Office building
at the time of the attack Christmas
morning, Mr.. Haussermann added.
and the mines, located at Baguio
and south of Vigan, were evacuated
in time and the workers given three
months wages.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Hull Calls Manila
Bombing Consistent
With Jops' Record

Secretary of State Hull to-
day described the Japanese
bombing of Manila's civilian
population as consistent with
Japan's record of barbarism
and fendishness during recent
years.
The Secretary was asked at
his press conference for COM
ment ON the violation of in
ternational law by Japan in
bombing Manila after the
Philippine capital had been de-
clared an open city.
He remarked that Japan has
an entirely consistent record,
especially since her invasion of
China in 1887, in the practice
of the same barbaric methods.
These are the same methods
of cruelty and inhumanFy that
Hitler has practiced in Europe,
Mr.. Hull said.
Evening star., 1941-12-27
Death oil Put at SO
In n3-HourAirAttuc
Property Loss Heavy
Nipponese Troops Reported
Advancing 30 Miles in
Drive oword Capital
BULLETIN.

The Navy Department announced late today that
two United States destroyers sustained minor DAM
age" during enemy bombing attacks in the Far East,
but there no casualties
The Navy made the announcement in its COM
munique No 19 summarizing the situation up to noon,
Eastern Standard Time, today.
In the Eastern Pacific, the communque said
enemy submarines still operating in the West
Coast shipping lanes, but due to effective counter
measures" they are experiencing great difficulty in
making their attacks
The communique declared also that counter meas
ures against enemy submarines patrolling in the
Hawaiian area were being vigorously prosecuted
3 TIT. .AHocia,d Press
large area of Mana's ancient walled city
ing mass of flames today the japanese air force answered
Gen Douglas MacArthurs proclamation of the Philippine
capital as an open city with devastating rain OF death and
destruction.
While waves of glstenlng bombers methodicay roared
over the stricken city, reports reached it that the Japanese
advancing more than miles had driven down the corridor
leading southwark from their beachhead at DamortS To-
ward Manila.
Moncada miles north of Manila and oher sources ~
thew had pushed miles farther and captured Paqu
Baeuio Still in American Hands
papuo the Commemorative summer capital stll was III
this morning he military sources Sa
uas being defended Regulars guarding roaoS
leading into both from the north and south from
the Lingayen Gulf shore ..
Fire and bombs ruined many Manlas most ancient religious
institutions sundown the flames appeared 10 nave o
confined to an area of about six blocks
The dead among Manas 100000 inhabitants we're
estimated tentatively So OF others were
them by direct hit on the ROOF OF 'he
Building , ., 49,, ou;u,s
hohe attacked the undefended city eisrey RAID Wnch
lasted for three hours and II minutes
Evening star., 1941-12-27

For the first two and half hours
the japanese attacked the harnors
and piers. They came IN clrcnng
waves in groups of nine, then nine
more. another nine. then eight ana
finally seven, picking one target
after another and going back 10 II
if they missed the first time.
After several attempts. they scored
direct hits on two freighters, ABOUT
1000 tons each, anchored on tne
piers. ~
These two ships, the last sizable'
ocean-going vessels in Manila, sank
within an hour One capslzed. Inc
other slowly settled.
1t was not known whether there
we're any persons aboard.
The planes then attacked the piers
themselves, causing heavy damage
and sinking four Philippine coast
guard cutters.
College Building Hit.
Besides the churches and treasury
bombs fell squarely on other govern
ment building, a fire station and a
college building.
Brilliant flames sprang up from
the famous old walled city close te
old Fort Santiago, which has moi
been used for military purposes fol
years.
AS night fell over the bomb
ravaged capital, Bert Silen, N B. c
broadcaster. reported that casualtie!
were high and still uncounted.
There is little need for black
out here tonight. A bright moon i!
shining-and its color is tinged with
red. All around us great fires art
burning" the broadcaster said.
The cry is for help-help from
America. And if this does not come
soon. all of us have resigned our
selves to the inevitable. ."
AS first dispatches trickling out o1
the bomb-torn capital pictured the
city in flames. the War Department
reported that Japan's sea-borne in
vasion hordes were pouring rein
forcements north and southeast Of
Manila.
The communique said fleets ol
enemy troopships were landing fresf
troops in the Lingayen Gulf area
110 miles north of the capital, ane
at Atimonan, IS miles south o.
Manila.
VERY heavy fighting" is in pro-
Evening star., 1941-12-27
1890 Workers
In Patent Office
Go 10 Richmond
Headquarters, Some
Files and Library
To Remain Here

The Patent Office will be split up,
with some units remaining in Wash
ington and the rest shifting to Rich
nnond, Va, 1t was announced today
by Budget Director Harold D. Smith
in revision of the earlier de-
Capitalization program which called
for movement of the Office to New
York City. The major portion of
the personnel-approximately 1890
employees out of a total of l,460-
will move to Richmond.
The headquarters of the Patent
Office will remain in the Commerce
Building along with these units:
The searchroom, the scientific IL
brary, the patented files, the soft
copies of patents and the extensive
filing equipment now maintained in
the basement of the Patent Office.
The few remaining Offices which
are being retained here for liaison
purposes and war work requiring di-
rect contacts include the application
division, the assignment division, the
solicitors Office and the defense divi-
slonS responsible for the administra-
tlon of legislation relative to safe
guarding the secrecy of inventions
and the filing of foreign applications.
Housing Is Available.
Actual moving probably will start
Shortly after the first of the year
Mr.. Smiths statement said.
The budget director explained
that w. E. Reynolds, commissioner
of public buildings, has concluded
negotiations for the rental of Office
space which is convenient to the
Richmond Union Station and at the
edge of one of the residential sec
tions. He has also determined that
housing accommodations can be
made available for all employees to be
transferred
Recommendation Made
Budget Director Smith said that
the change in plans which elimi-
in the shift was made on the recon-
mendation of the Secretary of Com
merce and the commissioner of pat
ents.
The Patent Office move was an
nounced a week ago as part of a
decentralization program taking TO-
900 employees in II agencies out of
Washington and distributing them
in five cities in an effort to meet the
space needs here occasioned by the
war program.
Evening star., 1941-12-27

gress on the Atimonan front, on the
southeast shore of Lamon Bay, the
War Department said.
While TOXIC remained silent on
the Manila raid, the German radio
asserted that "the japanese military
does not recognize that Manila is to
be treated as an open city
The broadcast gave the fimsy ex-
PLANTATION that because the decision
was taken by Gen. Macarthur with
out consultation with the Philip
pine population" the japanese
could not agree to an open-clty oes-
ignation.
This afternoon foray by planes
which flashed silver against cloud
flecked sky was the longest and
heaviest in Manila's three weeks OF
war.
One wave of seven raiders, flying
very low. scored a direct hit on the
Commonwealth Building near the
Pasig River, killing ten persons,
and fired a nearby inter-island ship.
These bombings were near the
Escolta. Manila's most prominent
business street.
Mr.. Silen ascribed the bombing to
the presence of nom -combatant ships
in Manila waters when the city was
declared open.
I'VE were asked to do the impos-
| sible,' he said I'VE were expected
| to move ships out of the bay and
PasSig River even though there were
no crews to move them-ships which
have not the slightest military value,
| lumber schooners. small river craft,
/ an interiSland schooner or two
Mr. Silen reported that So bomb
/ ers started the raid, striking first
at the ships in the harbor and set
! ting some of them afire He said
| he learned later that at least six
ships there and at the piers were hit.
The piers, too, were damaged and
a roadway and surrounding build
! ings were hit, he said.
Treasury Casualties High.
Mr.. Silen said bombers later came
over the city. That was when the
Santo Domingo Church was hit and
set af1ame and the Treasury build
ing. across the street from the
church, was hit directly. Casualties
we're high in there" Mr.. Silen said.
Government workers, caught by
| the raid, were believed to have taken
shelter there.
Hardly had the dust cleared" the
N. B. c. correspondent reported
than another flight of bonbers flew
over the same spot-and again an
other salvo of bombs found their
mark in the old church and the con-
vent adjoining.
Flames started to leap upward.
and from then until now these old,
revered landmarks are a raging in
! ferno ."
First reports after the bombing did
not estimate the number OF dead.
A communique issued from the
(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-4J