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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-08

household cooking and heating stoves
and for cigarettes, and issued tenn
porary schedule for rugs and carpets.
He sent a letter to all wholesalers
and retailers of sugar stating the re-
sponsibilitay for keeping stable the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-08
A WEEK OF
THE WAR
Continued from page one)
attacked, but only slightly damaged.
PRODUCTION FOR WAR !.

OPM reported $78,212,000,000 has
been authorized for war purposes
The President told press conference
that although present spending is
at the rate of 81 percent Of the es-
timated 1912 national income Of
500, 0OO, 100000 production viii be
stepped up so that by next July !
the nation will be spending at the
rate of $4,000, 100000 year--or
half the national income.
Asked about reports that Cana
dian, British and U. s. production
would be pooled, resulting virtually
in the end Of the Lend-Lease pro-
gram as such, the President said
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-08

THREE YEARS AGO, when the
world was substantially at
peace, this writer issued a declara-
ton Of business policy to mark
the occasion of his taking office
as president Of the Illinois
Central System.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
HURLEY BACKS
 BIBLE SUNDAY
( ". Endorses Universal Observance Dec. l3;
 Curches Cooperate

Hartford. Dee. 4.--Governor Rob- tc A, Hurley endorses the observ- aaee of Universal Bible Sunday, De- canber l3. The American Bible So- citll, which sponsors the celebra- ion that will be held in ters of thousands of church throughout the (. untry, has received the following word from Governor Hurley: q give my wholehearted endorsement { the plan for the celebration of Universal Bible Sunday, December lS., The Bible is the richest Store- house of wisdom and truth in the possession of man. It comes down through the ages as continuous " itneSs that the infinite God has c 2alings with mortal man, The Bible is the common denominator of our faith; the well of inspiration and guidance from whence We all drink,
 At time when we are engaged m a life and death struggle with tyranny, racialiSrn, bigotry and bru- slity. it is fitting ard proper that We should reread the sacred pages of the Book which is the charter of Democratic Civilization, and on whose fly leaf, tradition tells us a prophetic hand first penned the words for the government of the people, for the people, and by the people,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04


 We believe the majority of our citizens will voluntarily observe the reduced speed limits established for the purpose of conserving our cur tailed gasoline and rubber supplies" :" he said, btu we also know that there is the usual minority group that is rot observing the limits. That is the group we intend to pe- nalize."
 Offices to Cooperate
 OPA regulations require that the local rationing boards suspend the rationing privileges of persons con- victed of operating their vehicles al excessive rates of speed when noti- fled of such convictions by the State OPA once, he explained. and stated that he was asking Commis- siorer John T. Mccarthy of the State Department of Motor Vehi- cles to furnish him with the names of violators.
 Commenting further Mir. Bowles also said that his office will appre- ciate local enforcement officials mo- tifying OPA of the names of per- sons whom they apprehend violating the speed laws.
 Not only do we wish to conserve transportation for persons on the home front" he continued, but, we also want to conserve for the boys on the fighting fronts. Every time we operate at excessive rates of speed we are burning up rubber and gasoline which our boys need In Tunisia, the Solomons and on other fighting fronts
 In conclusion, Mir. Bowles stated that the desire to win the war early is the motivating force of all gov- eynmental agencies" and invited att tention to the Traffic Safety Cam paign being conducted by the State Highway Safety Commission to con- serve manpower for war power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
FRENCH SHIPS
 TO BE OPERATED
Will Sail Under French Flag But for Allied
 Cause

London, Dec. 4. - (UP) - French merchant ships in Allied and French African harbors are to operate in the Allied service under the French flag, fully armed and with French crows, advices from North Africa said today.
 Admiral Jean Francois Dariar, civil head of French North Africa already has leased part of the French merchant fleet to the Allies the advices said, and is cooper ating in getting the ships moving.
 It was said that the ship ar rangement would greatly aid mov- ing lend-lease supplies to Africa, es- pecially for the rapidly organizing French army.
 A United Press dispatch from the French frontier area reported that many French Army generals were being arrested by the Germans in former vichy territory, including one who was taken to Germany as a hostage on the charge that he"fa- vored the return of Alsace and Lor- raine to France.
 A German broadcast said under a Vichy dateline that French police had arrested 68 persons as Fighting French sympathizers, and that 37 had been interned.
 Secret radio transmitters were seized near Lyon and Toulouse, the broadcast said. and thousands of anti-Vichy leaflets were seized at Lyon.
 Another German broadcast. date lined Paris, said new reductions in French food rations had been an- nounced yesterday because the AL lied occupation of Northwest Africa had cut of a source of supply.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04

"The ring is kid's play compared with this battle out here, Ross told me, "rhis Is a finish light with no blows barred, There is no referee to break the clMcheS,"
 For staying In the front lines all nteht with three wounded Marine companions in the face Of terrific Japanese machine gun and shell fire, Ross has been promoted to a corporal and his superior etfieeS have recommended him for DistinguiShed Service honorS,
 He looked up and saw the iirst group of a large Japanese contin- gent moving slowly toward him through the jungle, Some of them were not more than 10 yards away,
 everybody started firing and scattering" said Ross, "rhe Army didn't have time to move up and dig in before the Japanese had set up their machine guns,
 VI couldn't leave, My best pal had been hit in the leg and an- other of our fellows was hit in the stomach"
 After helYmg the wounded pair to a Shelhole, Barney dived into i large mortar hole about six feet wide with heavy log protecting one side. A third Marine who was shot ia the knee crawled in with Ross.
 I made this guy as comfortable as possible before TWO soldiers jump ed into the same hole with us.
 "1t was getting darker and darker and the machine gun fire was getting h avier and heaVie" by the minute. tcld the soldiers to dig a place for the wounded Marine while kept watch,
 Every time poked my head up machine gun bullets would gc ricocheting off the log and bounce of my helmet.
 Ross not only stayed at the front while the Japanese attacked our po- sitions with every available weapon but he threw every kind of hand grenade he could find at the enemy It is estimated he killed at least 10 Japanese between dusk and dawn,
 Ross is B now and his temples are greying, He joined the Marine Corps shortly after Pearl Harbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
SURPRISE RAID
 NETS 21 PLANES
General MacArthur's Air Forces Attack Japs at
 Kupang, Dutch TimOr
By BYRON TAvEs Limited Press stan Correspondent

(United Press Stan COrreSpOnuenED
 General MacArthur's Headquart- CTS, Australia, December 1 = (U.P) --Twenty-one more Japanese planes were out of the war in the South Pacific area today, all destroyed on the ground In Tinor, as bitter ground fighting continued in New Guinea.
 Tn a matter of seconds. General Douglas MacArthur's air force made one of its most successful raids on the enemy's air base at Kupang, Dutch Timor, leaving 18 Japanese bombers and three fighters damaged or destroyed, with smoke from the burning fuel dump billowing l,500 feet into the sky.
 Today's High Command communi- que reported intermittent ground fighting in the Buna and GoEa zones on New Guinea, with contin- ued artillery and air support for the Australians and Americans tightening their grip of Japanese garrisons.
 The air force sank two barges of Japanese troops of Gona-apparent- ly meager endorsements brought two nights ago in the enemy's abor- tive attempt to land fresh troops with destroyers.
 Flight Lieutenant J. Dennett, Syd- ney, who led the raid on Kupang. derw congratulations from the High Command.
 Dennett and other pilots said the Japanese were completely surprised and did not have time to man anti aircraft guns. Enemy troops at the air base were seen running away from the line of fire of the raiding planes.
 Fires from burning aircraft and fuel dumps were visible for 50 miles as the raiders left. They were on the way home by the time the Jap- anese manned air raid defenses. The air force has attacked enemy install lations on Timor repeatedly recent ly because the Japanese have been reported concentrating planes and troops there.
 Allied forces in New Guinea spent yesterday methodically wiping out machine gun nests and snipers on the fringe of Japanese defenses around the Buna mission and at Sanananda Point, where further ad- vances though only of a few yards, were made.
 Australians who narrowed the enemy position at Coma. northwest of Buna, to the point where it ex- tended only 200 yards from the beach. captured two strong machine gun positions yesterday, killing 10 Japanese. Enemy casualties in the Coma area recently total 450 The Australian casualties were relatively light.
 Southeast of Buna, Allied forces had occupied half of the Cape En- aiadere area. Fighting was still underway along the northern shore and the exact line of battle varied BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04

Defense factories have not been entirely free from sabotage. Nu- merous valuable machines have been damaged and war material destroy ed, but the FBT says that these were the acts of fanatics and dis gruntled workers, more than 200 of whom have been convicted in the last IS months,
 FBr Director J. Edgar Hoover says that no case of foreign-direct- cd sabotage has been found since war began
 FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover says that no case of foreign-direct- ed sabotage has been found since war began,
 Such form of sagotabe was In the making when Germany shipped eight well. trained saboteurs to this country in June by submarine, They fortunately were caught be- fore any act had been perpetrated and six eventually were electro cuted by order of a military com mission which imposed life sem tence On one who had turned gov- ernment witnesses and gave 30- year sentence to another who did the same.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
REGISTRARS LIST
 25 NEW VOTERS

Names Of 9 persons sworn in as new voters at this weeks monthly session of the board of registration fare as follows:
 Finer K. Bang, 88 Fern Circle; Mallie Clark. 46 Orange street; Rose Canciolo. l54 Greenwood avenue; Peter Durso. 45 Edgewood avenue: Anna Maria DeRito. 29i Bank street; Georgianna DiSsault. IS School street: Enrico Gabellone. 9Si East Main street: Mary Grebliunas. I Popular street: Marie A. Gener- eux. li27 Hamilton avenue: Helen c. Gerulis. 629 North Riverside street; Irving Lederman, i0i Cath CT. avenue: Louise c. Henrick- sen, 1889 North Main street; Helen M. O'Brien, l80 South Elm street: Harry O'Buck. n Plank road; Arr noid M. Oliver. 1883 Watertown ave ue; Stepan Protaassvich, IS Putnam street.
 Alfred J. Pelietier, Willard street; Edward B. Peters. l54 Grand street: Hazel M. Ransom. 45 Pros pect street: Esther H. strattnn- Sl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04

People must get to work in our war plants safely and on time he said, and that will be accomplished only by conservative operating of motor vehicles If we drive too fast our rubber supply will be used up and our workers will be either killed or injured Join the con- servation sector of the home front, he urged. Conserve transportation and manpower for war power"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
BlNGO OUT IN
 N. Y. CHURCHES

New York, Dec -tUP)-The New York Catholic Archdiocese to- day barred bingo from its churches | l authorities ruled on it's legal ity.
 The decision followed an order by Police Commissioner Lewis 'Valen- tine banning bingo from motion picture theaters and other public places, except churches.
 Mayor Fiorello LaGuardiaa had said that the game was illegal gambling regardless of where it was played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
AWARDS PLANNED
 FOR SCRAP DEALERS

The Albert Bros. Go. and the In- field Metals Corp, both of Water bury, will receive WIPE awards for making large increases in their scrap outpost during the past few months. Seventeen Connecticut scrap dealers have been listed for the awards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04

(a) One of these may have been a heavy cruiser.
 (b) Two of these may have been light cruisers.
 Tn addition 70 the above figures, four Japanese ships probably have been sunk and T5 others have been reported damaged. including five battleships and four carriers. The damage list probably includes some duplication.
 Several U. s. ships also have been damaged. but the Navy does not announce the number or types in order not to give information to the enemy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
Drastic Punishment
 For Tire Saboteurs
Persons Convicted of Speeding to Be Deprived of Gas
 Tire Rationing Privileges Warns OPA Chief

Movaed by desire to protect the rubber supply and the facilities of vast majority of the people of Connecticut Chester Bowes State OPA Administrator announced today that his office will suspend the gasoline and tire rationng privileges of all persons convicted of operating their motor vehicles at speeds in excess of that .is s-l..a Ian. lAn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
Ring Was Kids Play
 Compared To War
lSarney Ross Finds I4 Hours in FOx.liOle Guido All
 His 300 Prize Fights
BY CHARLES ARNOT stAgANA

CHARIES AKNOT
 Limited prcsSSt CorrcspOndenO . with the American 0uadalcana Nov g9!DeAyed' pn "ncr world phtwcrh wecwegh champion fought some M times he told today that a those SnS with l4 hours ct Matanlkac front
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
Jap-U. s. Losses In Battle Of SOI0mons

Washington, Dec +(UP)-The comparative naval losses of the United States and Japan in the four-month battle of the Solo, mons:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
JEWISH MEN, WOMEN
 DONATING SERVICES

Jewish men and women who are on duty in Aircraft Warning Gen. ters throughout the state will sup ply a 24-hour watch on Christmas day, in order that Christians may celebrate the feast. During the past year. Christians have relieved their colleagues on Jewish holidays. Chief Observer Wallace J. Inglis said to- day that this practice would prob- ably be observed in Waterbury this year. as it was last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04
U. s. Free Of Enemy Sabotage In First War Year, Says Hoover
RY FRED MULLEN United Press Stan Ccrrespondent)

Washington 4tup>The Federal Bureau of lnvesisauon re. United through its first of comnee freedom from foreign directed sabotage:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04

Cook street; Gerda Schissler, ~ Quinsigamond avenue: Joseph c Tuckus, 600 Washington avenue Minnie B. Zemack, 26 Southmayt road; Frances A. Viminsky, l5l East Farm street: Stanley zim !nsky, I57 East Farm street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-04

Glider flying is believed to be more difficult in some ways than flying a power plane.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

The four invaders came around the base of
one of these mounds and almost fell into
Luke Numbers tiny campfire
Luke held stick and with it he was care
fully stirring the ashes and loose dirt at the
base of the fire. He was little man. lean and
wizened and incredibly calm He looked up
at the four men. He saw the guns appear
suddenly in their hands, and he took careful
note of the savagely fanatical CLINT in the
leaders eyes. His hand moved slowly, stirring
the ashes and dirt; his eyes showed no
emotion. He turned his head to the left.
parted his whiskers and sent a stream of
tobacco juice whistling fifteen feet into the
dark. 'Mornin', - he said
Lou will rise to your feet" the leader
said in voice that was hard and precise,
"and hold your hands carefully extended"
The gun in his own hand moved indicatively
as he spoke.
Luke looked at the fire and said nothing
He rose and allowed them to search him.
When they were done, he squatted down again
and stirred the ashes carefully. There were
sticks in that fire, precious sticks
Evening star., 1942-07-19

~ YER the hills from Los Angeles, there
~ is a middIing-sized corner of the
Mojave - sagebrush, Joshua tree
rattlesnake, jack-rabbit desert 1t has its
curlos, its deserted homesteads, its dry lakes.
1t has VictorvilIe, rail center important
IN wartime. And it has its promise of gold,
which lonely men like Luke Humber pursue
with pick and shovel and dynamite - usually
with small success :.
The pilot of the dawn-fying plane knew his
business. He followed his charts and his
instruments with precision. At the proper
moment he nodded his head, and his four pas
sengers stepped through the open door
muttering praises to the Son of Heaven They
counted three, or the Japanese equivalent,
and pulled their ripcords; their chutes BIOS
somed out. They drifted slowly down to the
deserts floor.
Everything had been meticulously planned
by these former truck gardeners of the
California coast They slipped their chutes,
collapsed them, and wadded them tightly into
one bundle. The leader unstrapped the small
spade from his back and they dug hole
Into it they put their parachutes and the
spade, and very carefully they scraped the
dirt back. Before another dawn the coyotes
would have the hole uncovered, but this the
invaders could not be expected to know They
consulted their map and their compass,
squared their shoulders and set out for
Victorville. 1t was a few minutes before
dawn, and bitterly cold
There are small mounds in this part of the
desert, the tops of very old mountain range.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

produced a battered coffeepot. One of the
men took it and moved off. Luke stirred his
fire quietly.
The man was back in fifteen minutes with
the empty pot in his hand and unhappiness
strong on his face. The leader loosed
torrent of Japanese. Luke said, "'Tain't his
fault. The spring amt easy to find" Which
was an understatement: there was no water.
spring, creek, river or we'll closer than
Victorville.
Luke gave the fire poke, rose to his
feet, took the pot. To the leader he said
"I'll fetch it. You come along" He moved
deliberately into the tightening shadows, the
leader close behind him Over his shoulder
Evening star., 1942-07-19


There had been men in those places. men
to be feared, who could never have been
led into the desert by simple declaration of
water Cloudbursts there had been too, and
snakes and thirst. And none of these had
whipped him.
But he was old now. Just one more trick
he thought he had His hand frightened on the
handle of the coffeepot and he plodded on,
keeping the hump of ground between him
and the campfire. Behind him the leader
walked suspiciously, his pistol ready in his
hand, his eyes hard on Luke's back for any
signs Of trickery.
But the interruption, when it came, was
from the rear. Not sharp sound like the
crack OF gun; rather it was like the SIAM
ming of some distant door on an empty
closet. The ground stirred, and above what
had been the campfire the air was torn to
twisted shreds and tatters.
The leader spun around. Luke spun with
him, and swung the battered coffeepot with
all of the strength of his scrawny arm.
The leader went down without sound.
HE command car, guns abrstle, met up
with Luke minutes later, and stopped sud-
denly when it sighted him. The lean-faced
captain watched and grinned. Luke was
plodding on, leading his burro "a little man,
wlzened and old and incredibly calm. Tied
across the burro was the body of the leader
and in Luke's hand was the leaders gun.
brought this TN along" Luke said
slowly He turned his head and whistled
stream OF tobacco juice twenty feet from the
edge of the road. They was three Others
but they're mite spoiled A man might
have himself some trouble agatherin' them
up"
The captain nodded, grinning, but he did
not interrupt. This was Luke's tale.
1t was mite chilly afore dawn" Luke
sald An powder is funny thataway. 1t gets
cold an freezes, an if man don't take care
what he's doin' when he goes for to thaw it
out it's like to let go real sudden.
If man buries his powder sticks right
careful In loose dirt under small fire. an
II ne keeps astirrin' that dirt around SOS
tnat 1t don't get too hot, chances are thingsn
oe hne. He turned his head once more,
Dettered twenty feet. Them other three.
seems they didn't keep that dirt astirrin'.
Seems | plumb forgot to tell 'em about it.
1t was right careless of me-
The End
Evening star., 1942-07-19

Luke said, fighting to keep
all expression from his voice:
Better build that fire up a
mite" And he moved away.
He walked slowly, always
conscious of the pistol that
pointed at his back. He was
an old man; he shivered a lit
tie and knew it was not from
the cold. In his time he would
have taken things like this in
his stride. Virginia City he had
known, Bodie, and Tonopah.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
!aaDg p@g10[325 Z Fire

There was one little thing the enemy
didn't know and that was impontant
by Richard Stern
NlUsfrutsd by Woker Bovnnbofer
Evening star., 1942-07-19

1T is how many miles to
Victorville?" the leader asked.
Luke whistled another
stream of juice out into the
sage. Five mile"
There are soldiers in Vic
torville?"
Il reckon.
The four gathered and
spoke in japanese. Then one
of them stood behind Luke
with his pistol raised. His
hand frightened slowly.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

Luke said Gold walkin | was fixin' to
make me some coffee Mebbe you'd like
some"
Coffee was sound strategy. 1t was bitterly
cold here in this desert The leader made
sign and the man behind Luke lowered his
pistol. Luke felt his own thin shoulders relax.
Need some water" he said 'T'l fetch it."
He started to rise
The leaders voice stopped him. One of us
will bring it."
Luke shrugged. Round that hump the
way you come. Bear left two, three hundred
foot. Spring" He reached into the shadows,