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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
JUNE BRIDES

The Clerks office reports the
following couples receiving mar
riage license during the month Of
June:
Cecil Salyers, 27, of Coebr'rr
to Reable Louise Boggs, 18 of
Omaha.
J. R. Stanley, %, of Long Fork
to Beatrice Clay, 26, St. Paul.
David Lewis, 81, of Clinchco,
to Verde May Green, %, Leck.
Clarence E. Vanover, 20, of
Clinchces to Esmie Breeding, 20,
of Clintwood.
Arlie Church, 81, Whitesburg,
KY, to Edna Arbutus Rasnick, Is
of Nealy Ridge.
Judge Henry Kennedy, 10, to
Peggy Joyce White, 81, both of
Coeburn, Rt. 2.
James Counts, 81, Nealy Ridge,
to Wilma Mullins, Is, Clintwood,
Rt. 1.
Clarence Davidson, 10, to Eva
Phillips, Fl, both of Trammel.
Erwin Sykes, 20, to Rlth Elem
ing, II, both of Clintwood.
Clyde Stanley, 81, Coeburn, to
Helen Iootson, II, Darwin.
Fred Yates, 81, to Vina Stilton
II, both of Bartlick.
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John Sutherland of Hazel was
a pleasant visitor at the Herald
office Friday.
Ferdie Beverly of Honey Camp
was business visitor in twon
Wednesday.
Mrs. B. F. Kennedy of Wise
was visitor to Clintwood today.
H. E. Mccoy of Leck was in
town today.
Miss Billie Mac Sutherland of
Grundy is visiting her sister,
Mrs. James M. Skeen, today.
Miss Betty Fitzgerald and bro
Their, Tommy, of Huntington, w.
Va, are visiting Mrs. John M.
Skeen this week.
Ensign A. C. Friend, Jr. sailed
Wednesday from Miami, Fla, for
the Panama Canal Zone, where
he will be on active shore duty.
James M. Skeen returned last
Saturday from Richmond after
attending the annual summer
conference of division supe1in-
tendents.
1t. John M. Skeen and wife
visited in ClintWood last week
before he left for new assign
ment at Camp Chaffee, Ark. He
recently completed special train
ing at Fl. Benning, Ga.
Mesdames F. H. Sutherland, E.
c. Smith James M. Skeen. Virgil
Skeen, A. A. Skeen, Sr., and
Paul w. Skeen were business Wis
itors in Bristol yesterday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
HOSPITAL NEWS

Mrs. Luther Cress of Steinman
has been i'll and in the hospital.
Mrs. Deloris Green of Stein
man was a patient in the hospit-
al early this week.
S. T erry Mullins of DWale re
ceived treatment in the hospital
this week
Mrs. Ferbie Lester from Coun-
Gil is a patient in the hospital.
Mary Geneva Dotson under
went a tonsil. operation and is
getting along fine.
Arnold Lester of Mcclure was
injured while at work and was
brought to the hospital.
Mrs. Jake Bowman is i'll and
in the hospital.
Mrs. Bill j. Mullins Of Omara
was a patient in the hospital
early this week.
Mrs Earl Lester of Mcclure is
being treated in the hospital.
Corbet Deel of Omaha is re-
ceiving treatment at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns Mullins
are the proud parents of twins,
girl and a boy, born June 20.
Virginia Wright was & recent
patient in the hospital
Essie D. Keys of Steinman re-
ceived treatment in the hospital
recently.
Miss Thelma Lloyd has re-
turned from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, to
her work here.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
NORLAND BRIEFS

Austin Swindall is home on a
short visit from the army.
Mrs. Cosby Rowe and da1gh-
ter and sister, from West Vir-
ginia, are visiting relatives on
Big Branch this week.
Cossie and Tivis Mullins of
Dwale called on friends in this
neighborhood Sunday.
Pvt. Holiday McFall, of Okla
homa, is visiting homefolks this
week.
E. j. Sutherland and family
spent Sunday with relatives here,
It is reported that Fred Elem
ing, a son Of the late Kenos Elem
ing underwent an operation for
head trouble at Norton early this
week and is getting along very
we'll.
Mrs. Fred Fletcher and sons,
Noel and Clyde, spent Sunday at
home of S. J. McFall.
Sunday dinner guests of James
Hamilton were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted Swindall, Goldie Swindall
and Everett Short.
Mrs. Lum Stanley of Brush
Creek visited her son, Walter
Stanley, over the weekend.
M. E. Swindall is reported to
be getting along nicely after an
operation at Bluefield. His many
friends wish him a speedy recov-.
cry.
Mrs. Eunice Isom of Burdine,
KY. spent the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. James Hamilton.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
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WAN BINDS
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The 75-millimeter gun is a divi-
sional weapon used by the Artillery
as an anti-tank gun. 1t has been
replaced to some extent by the more
modern '105', known as the heavi-
est of divisional weapons. The rs
nm gun costs $4,000 and has been
converted by our Ordnance into a
"blaster" twice as efficient as in the
first World War.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
EAST END NEWS

Mrs. Bascom Mullins and chill
dren, of Durham, Ky, Wis ted
Mr.. and Mrs. Rant Mullins last
week.
Mrs. Hampton Osborne visited
Mrs. Rant Mullins Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Brown Porter and child
rem called at the home Of Mrs.
Donald Mullins Sunday.
A daughter of Mrs. S. B. Tur-
ley, from West Va, is visiting
her parents this week.
Mars L. Mullins, employed in
West Virginia, visited his parents
over the weekend.
Mrs. James Besseck is on the
sick list this week.
Misses Goldie and Edith Null
ms ATTENDED a show at Pound
Sunday night.
Mrs. Harlan Hawkins, Mrs.
Donald Mullins and Mrs Harold
Hughes visited Mrs. James Bes-
seek Monday.
Misses Bertha French and Vir-
ginia Osborne have returned
home after attending school at
Harrisonburg.
Miss Goldia Mullins is working
at the school house.
Joe Baker spent last Sunday
down at his old home-place
Ella Mae Mullins visited Edith
Mullins Tuesday afternoon.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25

The aerial cameraman can plot
wide territories in bold relief so
that Army or Navy Intelligence can
make accurate measurements of en-
envy territory. We need many of
these cameras so necessary to the
air arms of the Army and Navy
You can help buy them with your
purchases of War Bonds. Invest at
least ten percent of your income ev-
cry pay day, and help your county
go over its War Bond Quota.
y. S. Treasury Department
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
BADEN NEWS

Edd Henson called on Miss
Madeline Kendrick over the week
end.
Glenn Davis, Gladys Davis and
Emma Lee Stanley of Baltimore
are at home now on vacation.
Mrs. Nan Layne is little bet
ter at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kilmer Baker
have moved back home after sell
ing out their store.
Misses Emma Lee Stanley,
Myrtle Stanley, Grace Fleming
and Virgil McClanahan called on
Gladys Davis Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Laura Willis, Alice Null
MS visited Mrs. Nan Layne Sun
day afternoon.
Thelmer Colley Jr. of Wheel
wright, KY, visited his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Col
ley, Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Wright at
tended a public meeting at Big
Stone Gap Sunday.
Mrs. c. S. Colley attended SER
vices at Little Zion Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Singleton
called on friends here Sunday af-
ternoon.
Bobby Beverly is visiting rela-
tives here this week.
l Jaeann under aanchurchi
Ina Jean Colley and Gle dyS
Colley called on Anne Boiling
Monday.
Miss Evelyn Dotson is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie Davis this
week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25

This gun gets maximum power for
minimum weight and cost, and the
American people are providing the
finance through the purchase of War
Bonds. If you do your share and in
vest 10 per cent of your income in
War Bonds, adequate supply of this
efficient gun can be assured our
fighting forces. Buy War Bonds every
pay day. u. Treasury Department
Renew Your Subscription
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25

Wasted money is wasted
U.S. lives. Dent waste precious
lives. Every dollar you can
M spare should be used to buy
Gy4E War Bonds. Buy your ten
- percent every pay day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-06-25
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WAR BINDS
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The Aerial Camera for use on
Scout and Observation and Recon-
Nuisance planes is essential to both
the Army and Navy air forces in
planning battle formations and in OBJ
tanning information on enemy forti-
fications and movements. They look
something like a cannon, and cost
about $1,000 apiece.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
Cologne
Bombed
BY Raj

LONDON, March II tUP). -
Giant British bombing planes
pounded industrial western Ger.
many during the night in what
appeared to he one Of their great
est recent raids, and an air min
iStry communiquc said that many
big fires were left raging.
Continuing fiVc-day aerial
offensive, the British planes made
Cologne their chief target and
dropped what the air ministry
called great weight of high
explosive bombs on vital war in
duStrial areas.
Radio oslo. German-cOntrolled,
was heard broadcaSting admiS-
ISions from Berlin that the raid
was very heavy.
II was indicated that formid-
able fleet of the biggest bombing
planes in the Royal Air Force. in.
Guiding Strings and HalifaxeS
and perhaps new Lancasters, had
taken part in the attack.
The Friday the 18th night raid
on Cologne was the first since Fri
day February -.
The British planes also attacked
targets in German-oCcupied terri
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
Ndzi Spies Given
L 10 70 Years

NEW YORK. March IA GNS).
-Denouncing them as vicious be-
trayers of the United States.
Federal Judge Henry Goddard to-
day imposed prison terms ranging
from II to 20 years on five men
and a woman convicted as Naz
spies.
Three Of the men. including the
spy-ring leader. Kurt Frederick
Ludwig, were sentenced TO the
maximum term OF 20 years. The
lone woman sentenced. Mrs. Helen
Pauline Mayer, 26-year-old Queens
housewife, was sentenced to Is
years in prison.
At the trial Of the six spies it
was brought out that they had
communicated with Nazi Gestapo
Chief Heinrich Himmler in letters
secret writing; that
they had attempted 10 foment
sabotage in important defense fac
tories; that they had spied on
ship movements and had attempted
to learn Americas defense secrets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
Save Australia
To Protect j. s.,
Curtin Warns
He Tells Americans
Japan Must Be Halted
Before Reaching India

CANBERRA Aas'ra' Narc'
- QNS).-"AJstra'.a b, 'fc JAS
hastion between the west coast o'
America and he Iauanesc.' Primo
Minister Jef1 Cur'0 warned &c.
dav in n broadcast g. 'r pCaN..
OF the Cr..c3 States
NircirC ~ words In describing
the seriousness 90 ~, Pacific ste
uation. thc Australian leader dc-
clared
cit l. said that the Japanese
mill bypass Australia. and that
they can he met and routed in
India.
HOLDS FATE OF L. :.
IL say TO YOU that the saving
OF Australia il the saving of
Americas west coast. IL YOU
believe anything 10 the contrary,
then YOU delude yourselves.
From the skies of the Pacific
pours a deathly hell. In the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
FIRST GUEST CORONER

One Of the few other things I'M
packed by Nancy was framed
Ipicture-motto beaded Guest. You
Are Welcome Here hut tho first
guest was the coroner.
Mrs. Shrom was in front bed
room. II appeared that she may
have sr'elled the Gas. tried 10 Get
up. and then fallen back on the
! bed. Doctor Shrom. also in pa
jamas. was in a connecting bed
room.
Doctor Shrom was born in De-
troit but his father is dead and
his mother now lives in Waynes-
boro. Pa. No other relatives were
known
Deputy Coroner Robbins ex-
planned that the victims had not
been killed by fumes from the
gas but that the cas- had forced
all the air out Of the house, caus-
ing suffocation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
Mayor TO Give Clio
Housing Group Voice

Mayor Edward J. Jeffries Jr.
today promised to appoint three
or four UAW-CIO members to the
metropolitan defense housing plan
ming committee after the union
complained to him of insufficient
representation.
The complaint was made by the
.city-wide housing committee of
the JAW. headed by Bronson
Parrett. chairman. The commit
tee told Mayor JeffrieS that the
union wanted better representa-
ton because go per cent of the
defense housing projects would be
occupied by JAW members.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
IN THE NEWS

month, minute as these changes
may be, IL Is descriptive TO any
sound program of production and
an actual undermining of schedule.
This condition persists as late a.
the present day.
We must have program that
will place one plant in production
Of one model.
When this is done. and every
worker from janitor To company
president can say, this Is ours
airplanes will flow like water from
faucet.
An excellent example Of the adj
Ivantagcs OF til IS production
method is afforded by the auto
motive industry.
When that industry learned that
Il had TO resort 10 master tooling
10 meet keen competition, cars be-
came cheaper in price and far SUI
perior In quality.
After this war Is over. the aver
age man will he able to own his
own plane If he can meet the origi-
nal cost and the cost of repair and
maintenance.
This means interchangcability Of
parts.
1t will not he difficult for the
greatest industrial nation on the
earth 10 adapt her newest industry
To the proven methods of mass pro-
duction.
The virtue of the present situa-
tion. a. regards industry, is tina,
the crisis will provide the impetus
for this conversion.
The future will look with respect
upon a generation which, within a
short space of time developed the
art of airpIane production To a
peak Of efficiency unequalled any
where.
The University Of California al
Los Angeles has seen It's role In
accepting the challenge and has al
ready begun with the training Oi
. tool engineers, and tho teaching oi
production tooling and master
tooling for national defense.
, More courses will he added a.
? needed and they will be conven
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
2ShipsDdmaged
|nU-BoatRdidon
Caribbean |s|and>
British Possession Base
OF U. S. Troops Attacked;
Sub Sinks Freiehter

LONDON, March II CINS).-
Two ships were damaged Monday
night when an enemy submarine
attacked the harbor of Castries,
capital of the Caribbean island
of ST. Lucia, where the United
States has a base site, a Reuters
dispatch from Castries revealed
today.
There were slight casualties
among the crews OF the attacked
vessels, the dispatch stated.
ST. Lucia lies just south of the
French island of Martinique.
Last fall il was reported the
American bases would be ready
for use early this year. Installa-
tions were reported under way for
a land base and seaplane base
on the small island. Is miles long
and 10 miles wide.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
Jap Tanks
Advance
I'm Burma

LONDON March II up
I'he Japanese invaders of Burma
wcr0 reported officially today 10
he wolsnC patrols northward from
E4ncoon and according 10 radio
Sydney they had attacked with
tanks 70 10 50 miles northwest of
The fallen capital.
4 communiquc OF the India
Burma command said the invad-
nrS main force still were well
south OF Taik-Gyi. 40 miles north
and slightly west of Rangoon.
Our operations i'm the Nyaun-
glcbin- Shwe-GNin area are pro-
Cccding satisfactorily" il said.
That area is approximately -
miles north Of the RanCoon-tO-
Alanjalay railroad junction of
Pcgu and apparently is being
used by the British as an anchor
point while the defense line swings
northwcStward in an arc from the
old SittanG River front.
The Sydney broadcast, quoting
reports from New Delhi. India.
said that several enemy tanks
had heavily attacked a British col
umn between Tharrawaddy. 20
miles northwest of. Rangoon. and a
point some 10 miles farther north.
1t was the first mention of Japa-
ncSC tanks in action in Burma.
\ military commentator said
there was little reason 10 think
there is anything like a solid
front in Burma and II was more
likely tina I the defenders were
merely holding communication cen
terS and the like against attack.
British and Chinese troops
naturally are i'm the vicinity of
each other" he added but il
is not a question of units being
ranked close alongside"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14

fifth more use out OF their present
possession of tires.
The spare will be OF no use II
the other four tires are worn out
Driving on under-inflated tires
has cost us untold waste which
can be eliminated. Careful tests
have shown for every pound OF
under-inflation a tire will wear
out twelve and a half per cent
faster.
The exact amount Of initiation
specified by the manufacturer
should be maintained. The faster
We drive the moro rapidly the
tires wear out.
The life of tire can drop Ia
seven per cent Of normal at high
speeds.
Wheels out of line a half inch
will be dragged sideways approx
mately ninety feet in every mile,
causing a prodigious amount OF
wear.
Household appliances and every
thing made out of rubber will have
to last; and In this field also the
people will need to conserve.
am sure that IL the people OF
this country could appreciate the
stark facts, they would all take
part I'm the patriotic necessity OF
saving the rubber we have by
every means possible.
Unless we slow down the wear
on rubber, we will slow down the
war on the Axis.
Very truly yours,
JAMES j. NEWMAN.
Nice-President
b. +. Goodrich Company.
1887 w. 3rd ST., Brooklyn, ". Y.
February -. 1912.
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst,
Caro- Journal-American,
New York City.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
a s AN American citizen l
~ wish to commend you for
- - your "In the News" column
of Feb. %.
You are in truth, interested In
American ideals and real democ-
racy.
IL people can be led, against
their expressed wishes, into a war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14

tory and laid mines in enemy
waters 10 keep in port warShlps
which might seek to put out for
the Norwegian coast or take to
the high seas as commerce raiders.
-Four planes are missing.
British planes late yesterday
made strong raids on Northern
France. Eight German planes
were shot down against a loss of
six British planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
A PIOUS CATHOLIC

MoelderS was a pious Catholic
and his sister, an abbess in q
Muenster convent. had been forced
to leave that province after re-
ceiving brutal treatment from the
NaziS. il was said.
When MoelderS first learned OF
the 5. S atrocities, he was fight
ing on the eastern front, accord
ing TO the report.
Infatuated, Moelders left his
and went TO Hitler's
Russian headquarters. demanding
an audience with the fuehrer. Hit
Ter refused to see the colonel, but
sent out singing rebuke 10 him
for leaving his squadron.
Then occurred the dramatic in
probably unparalleled in
the war.
On the breast Of the young
lller'S uniform was pinned the
knights cross of the iron cross.
highest military honor awarded by
the German government.
Attached was the oak leaf with
swords in diamonds, conferred by
Hitler a year earlier when Noel
ders had shot down his fortieth
enemy plane of the second world
war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
SURVIVORS OF . SHIPS

CAMAGUEY. Cuba, March II
tUP) The survivors of a me-
dium-sized tanker and a small
ship, both American. torpedoed
and sunk off the north coast Of
Camaguey Province, have been
landed in Cuba. il was learned
officially today.
Nine crew members Of the small
ship were reported 10 have been
killed and two seriously wounded
by the explosion of the torpedo.
The government naval station
at Neuvitas reported that IS sur
vivorS Of the tanker had been
landed there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
SUB SINKS FREIGHTER

PHILADELPHIA, March II
GNS) Five members Of the crew
of a small Norwegian freighter,
torpedoed and sunk off the Della
ware Maryland coast last Tues
day, were unaccounted for today.
according TO an announcement OF
the Fourth Naval District.
Fourteen survivors of the crew
of 20 spent IL hours in life
boat before being rescued. The
body of the ships captain. Arthur
Dahl. of Norway. was recovered
by fishing boat.
Two torpedoes were fired into
the vessel without warning. the
navy said, and the ship sank in
one and a half minutes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
IRISH ACE Is BACK

LONDON. March IA CNS).-
Pat Finucane, Iris h ace of the
RAJ. who was wounded in an air
combat last week and grounded
briefly. is back in action and he
has his revenge.
The Dublin-born fighter pilot
Accounted for two of the eight
German planes shot down by an
'RAF squadron that attacked Haze
Ibrouck. in Northern France, yeSter-
day afternoon.
These successes brought Finu-
lCane'S total bag 10 26 enemy
planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14

Continued from Page One)
the cause of democracy all over
the world.
wish TO reprint this article OF
yours. with your kind permission.
Yours for the cause Of
Justice for all,
VI SINGH. Secretary.
William Randolph Hearst,
Los Angeles Examiner,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Ny Dear Mr.. Hearst;
w TINNING war is init
wv matcly tied up wit h
human values, II Is true
vet events prove beyond doubt that
the winning country or countries
will be those that have backed
morale with production.
The parable Of the last airplane
80 Wake Is Americas most signifi.
cant lesson.
The defenders Of the island man.
aged 10 create one plane more thar
they had nv piecing the fragments
Of many different models together
They succeeded in sending this
plane alon.
II was not job Of assembling
~ WAS ono of sheer creation.
And 10 WAS done under fire.
Thi, situation Is tragic because
Il should have been unnecessary.
We must have interchangeable
parts for our plane, II we are (,
meet tho tremendous production
schedules called for by the Prcsi
dent
W. VIII have 20 develop ma>tc.
to1'ir- and MASTER gauges.
Il B., imperative that the govern
mcut 'rcele airplauc designs Will
all possible ,pceu.
This done. production can ther
really got under way.
In, result, MI ,tartle thos
who hive been accustomed 90 con
ceNing Of airp'ane production ac
cordiug 20 it> present one .hors
a methods
3 II i, clear That with the arm
and nav, requesting a. many a
5000 change, iu design m singl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
Yankee Troops
Bolster Australia
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
been done in Australian raids on
.Rabaul and GaSmata, in Now Brit
ain Island. yesterday and Thurs
day.
Attacking the Rabaul airdrome
yesterday the Australian planes
made a direct hit on one plane
and dropped a bomb among 10
closely packed Japanese planes,
which were believed smashed
At Smata the Australian
planes damaged the runwayS of
the JapancSo-hcld alrdrome.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
SEA BATTLE REPORTED

NEW YORK, March Il (INS).
An armed United Nations
freighter the 9.231-ton Pan-Nor-
way, fought for half an hour
against two submarines which
riddled the ship with shellfire 500
miles off Bermuda last January
26. seven survivors of the en-.
counter reported today
All 40 members OF the Pan
Norway's crew were rescued from
the Atlantic by a neutral vessel,
but some OF the seamen were
seriously wounded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
CLAIM BASE MENACED

BERLIN. March II German
broadcast rccorded by UP at New
York; - Dispatches from Toxic
today reported japanese parachute
troops had landed on "thc Strate-
Cically-lmportant island OF Delaru,
near Timor thus directly menacing
Port Darwin, on the north coast
of Australia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14
2 WarShipS Lost

CANBERRA. Australia. March
II INS).-Tvo Australian war
ships. the 6.9S0-ton cruiser Perth
and the 1o6o-ton sloop Yarra, arc
overdue from Java waters and
must be considered lost with S33
men aboard, Prime Minister John
Curtin announced today.