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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

choked, flattening the back Of
his hand over his lips and racing
for the door.
My eyes shifted to the rear of
the room. The four big bruisers
were pale and looked very sad.
"Now, Wen sing Laramie's
soft voice drawled. Here's the
pitch"
Unmolested by so much as a
whisper. the clear c from the
pitch-pipe found every corner of
the room. America" got a fine
reception, and il the tough mugs
in the back didn't sing. they at
least made their mouths CO.
Laramie Knoles hung onto that
Job until last year, when they rung
him in as sheriff of that county.
They've got a new teacher and he
gets along okay. You see, Sheriff
Knoles makes il a point to visit
his old school every week or two.
THE END.
Tomorrow short story: "Glrl
Meets Dog" by Charles aIc-
Guirk.
----a----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
UNDER WRAPS

That wife of ominc knows the
effect of suspense. She fixed up
things by phone with Sol Scobey
and kept Laramie under wraps
until the day he was TO actually
start teaching. She was a little
breathless, herself. because she
knew that success or failure de-
pended on that first few minutes
She brought Sol Scobey, Perry
Lands and Mimic Enright. the
trustees, out TO our car and intro
duced them to Laramie. and after
the crowd was all in the school.
house. she gave uszthe high sign.
There was a tight silence in tho
room when we pushed in. me tail
ing Laramie's saddle-waddlc. The
trustees and Nina sat fidgeting OF
the rostrum. The smaller kids
screwed in their seats with cx.
pectant eyes on Will and JorS
HubbS. Dave Sorkcl end Bob Bev.
ley. who set in the beck o. the
room and sqlnrtcd tobacco iuice
at the hot stove 10 make u sizZlC
From the back OF the room
came Nry distastcful Bronx
cheer, followed by a litter from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
measured. "You rem m b
Laramie Knoles ?"
A LONG SHOT

! Remember him! That educated
bronk-peeler gave me some mighty
unquiet moments before got the
two on Nina. 1t didn't sound SO
good, but l said l remembered the
cow-poke Einstein, but her chance
of getting him TO teach school
again made a hundred-to-one shot
look like the stuff with Mr.. Nor
Egenthau's name on it, by COM
parison.
"Tll get him." she said, which
meant Laramie Knoles was as
good as got. coupling that with
the way her chin was set.
Before / could stop her she was
ringing Sol Scobey, who runs the
store at Elk Bow and heads the
school board. She had exactly the
man. Leave it TO her.
OF course that tickled Scobey
cerise, because the old desert
hllONN tlldL WITH Mia Sts pS up
TO the plate and shakes her yellow
bob. things get done.
To give the devil his due, Lara
mie Knoles Laramie is his real
name) is good-looking. and he can
squirt a rope in the air and spell
CAT with II, or open a can of to-
matoeS at 80 PAGES wltb~his pea
shooter.
| think he was always Kind of
timid with girls. TO. which may
be why he didn't like teaching,
and it Rlight be why he let a
hack-hand beat his time with
Nina But ne had regular
/ diploma and was heeled with what
/ it took To teach.
Through a girl friend, Melba
Dooley. Nina located Laramie at
the Long Valley ranch 100 miles
north, and whether she told him
I'd been beating her or not, nc
came running
He kind of baked at first. until
she gave him the set-up as kind OF
a challenge. and pushed another
piece of apple pie, with whipped
cream on IT, at him. or course, he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
THE TERRIBLE TWINS

little dubious If the Hubhs twins
Dave Storkcl and Bob Bewley out
at Elk Bow weren't bad. we were
spending a lot of needless money
on penitentiarieS, l thought. Nina
goes dumb when their names come
up, and she's got a good word foI
even a rattlesnake.
Her dad used TO have a spread
out there. and lost lots of beef he
cause these mugs fathers used a
running iron like a fountain per
and could smell a new calf six
miles off.
These goons hadn't joined their
fathers in the rustling racket yet
but they robbed chuck-wagons and
edged hooch into the reservation.
Just give them time.
But that afternoon I squatted
my clunk at the forks and this
little fellow. whose name was
Jacobs. hoped in with his two
suitcases. You could see he was
madden than one tarantula gets
when he sees another one.
He saw me casing bis eyebrows.
which were just coming back in,
and the gouge sAged in his hair.
I'd thought he had a mustache
when / took him out. too. That
wasn't what made him quit, he
said. even if putting giant powder
sin the stove lacked a lot Of being
his idea Of practical joke.
But pitching him bodily out the
window! Well, he couldn't put up
tyith that while lion-tamers' and
-aake-charmers' jobs were loose.
Ind at better money, too. l felt
~orry for him. He was a nice little
Guy.
These country grade schools
have to resort to lot of ranaka-
boo 10 keep attendance up to
where the state will disgorge. A
lot of times they have 10 rob the
reform school and penitentiary,
Just as Ford Stanton. the big
mahout in Elk Bow district was
doing by Smelling out TO the Hubbs
twins, Will and Jory, Dave Storkel
and Bob Bewley. 10 get them TO
come In now and then to answer
present"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
BAD INFLUENCE

These ringers, about Is or 10
years old, wanted an education
like want Ghandi's pants, and it
looked funny seeing them in there
with kids from 6 up. The worst
OF II was that these younger kids
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
COOP eHoCTING

JOsf Is nonc.-alant as If he was
pulling out his bandana, Laramie
Tipped his gun into his palm. TO
crash In that same second. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

the kids. but it went over Lara
mics head.
He nodded, swept the room with
a cold stare. / took a seat beside
Nina on the rostrum. Then
Lardrio'S eyes Slitted. lie turned,
jcrkcd q leaf from the wall calen-
Oar. His Cuban heels thumped
the 40 feet TO the rear blackboard,
where he stuck the sheet on the
wall with a pin. then slouched
back. needless of the fuTrowed
looks following him.
Behind the desk again, he flipped
q dirk from his pocket. CLICKED its
6-inch blade straight, with a
thanksgiving and studied il. /
saw no motion of his wrist, but
the thud pulled my eyes to the
rear blackboard. 1t was the sixth
of the month. The haft of the
knife quivered from the blade
spearing that date on the calendar.
Some one gasped. 1t could have
been me. My mouth was open
Sol Scobey sputtered Cad" in a
whisper. but the room was so still
4 echoed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
THIS WINTERS PLACE
IN THE WARS HISTORY

The war is settling back into its season.
al pattern.
For time. with the sensational Anglo
American invasion of North Africa, 1t
seemed that decision might be fastened
Now it appears again that this winter Is
nothing more than season OF jockey
ing for position for the biggest battles OF
them all, possibly next summer.
The winter evidently, is going to be
devoted to an Allied attempt to get INTO
place for a smashing blow against Ger
many on the continent of Europe. 1t Will
be devoted by the NaziS to attempting to
ing their purpose.
The winter has few enough months left
in which to consolidate positions Tor the
big push Once the Germans are driven
entirely out of North Africa, there will
be the problems of establishing complete
airdromes, setting up good supply lines,
possibly getting troops into position Tor
a blow across the Mediterranean. Weeks
of feverish activity will be nee aSSary be-
fore the Allies are in position to take
complete advantage Of their hold III Afrl-
ca.
Meanwhile, we have no way OF knowing
how far preparations have gone in Eng
land for a possible invasion of the CONT
nent but such a project cannot be too
well planned, nor is it possible for the
men taking part to be too we'll equipped.
Even should there be direct sea-borne
assault on Italy this winter, it would
still be in the nature of preparation
for Italy is minor enemy, and the ap-
proaches to the rest of the continent
from there are easily defended.
Russia,s place in the scheme of things
is slightly different-the Russians are
still attempting to regain lost territory.
still trying to throw the Germans out of
advance positions which, next spring.
would be spears aimed at the very heart
of the Soviet. If Russia can do that
and the chances are she can-then she.
too. can devote the rest of the winter to
getting in position for summers offens-
i've. coordinated with whatever other at
tacks the Allies plan.
The point of all this is that the war is
not nearly over-that the worst fight
ing has not started yet.
It's a tough winter, but it will be
tougher summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
PENSIONS PLUS
{ Riverside PreSs)

The state of Idaho has new and def
mite plan to take care of its old people
1t will provide artificial limbs and teeth,
eyeglasses and pension of $40 month.
with SO worth of medical care a month
for every citizen aged 65 or over and
500 for burial costs. The pension act
for these purposes has been approved
by popular vote.
Many citizens, however, seem to be
getting worried about it. The head Of a
Taxpayers league figures that these
generous provisions will cost property
owners S13 per $1,000 of valuation, or
else per cent sales tax. But the
friends of the pension act simply reply,
What of it?'
Social gains" as they are coming to
be called, are taking many forms now
adays. Some are wise and some are not.
The old and the helpless must BE cared
for But the typical American spirit
is still that Of Robert Burns, who wanted
to "gather gear" by all honorable ways
Not for to hide it in a hedge,
Nor for q train attendant,
But for the glorious privilege
Of being independent"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
Hitler Grabs for
Cannon Fodder In
Conquered Nation

| LONDON. MO- IA. tUP'-AdCl
Hitler appointing a Duppet fuehrer
for Holland and revealing large
scale eyac.etions OF civilians from
Dutch coastal areaS."as reported TO-
dag % be demanding 100000 Dutch
conscripts for the German army.
Anton 4. Nussert, head OF the
Dutch Nazi party, was named lead
er Of the Dutch people by Dr. Ar
thur s-Inqu2rt. German com
missioner Tor Holland
Mus3crt and Seyss-Inquart s"pke
at a part: rally, It's location vas
not disclosed until altcrWard Tor
fear. j. was said, Of air raids.
CANNON FODDER
Tie report that Hitler had de-
maaded 25O.00O con8cripted Neither
lancer, came from Stockholm,
through the Soviet neWa agency
Tass which said Hitlcy made the
demand when Sey8s-Inquart took
Mussert TO Berlin TO be inspected
and approved.
The Free Dutch radio station
here. Radio Grange, gave some ron
Hrlnat!On.
we wonder whether Musacrt's
appointment IS part oi thc prog am
| to deliver cannon foddcr % Gcl-
many in the form pi ypInG Ne .cr-
! lands >Oldir~5?" IT, said
OIISLiNG DIS1RySTED
"Mue'"It bn' lrcGarntI" offered
tins iu c%rhau2r ior power 'Vhm
VII happen nov "1cn lac has -ily
raH ol the power IS not clcar. j.
| H. certain. however. that he Is not
tru5.cd by the Germans. otherwise
thev you'd have taken the whole
| bait
The Nazi cOmm!ssar said tnat
while lc intended TO remain al the
| Hague lie had decided tC inoye
certain Of my departments aad Ger
| tain departments Of the Dutch
administration.
They we're within easy reach by
plane and also easy for the enemys
navy TO shell"
Seyss- -Inquart said whole build
ings had to be demolished" IN the
evacuation OF coastal areas,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
SYNTHETIC
RUBBER DELAY
(Santa Ana Register)

When Rubber Dictator William NJ. JET
fars said in a recent report that the pub
lie did not seem to fully understand the
rubber situation he was correct. We
agree with Mr. JefferS to the extent that
the public cannot comprehend why there
has been so much talk and so little done
about remedying the situation.
There is good reason to believe that
high government officials were certain
that war with Japan was inevitable. But
there was 10 building Of great rubber
stock pile. After the attack on Pearl
Harbor there was no doubt that our sup
ply of crude rubber would BE seriously
hampered. That happened year ago.
In that year we have seen some remark
able advances in the construction of
plants for the production of War mate
rialS and we have seen some remarkable
production records hung up. But there
have been no records made IN the pro-
duction OF synthetic rubber. Instead, the
bureaucrats in Washington have kicked
the problem around for months, making
reports. making surveys, studying the
situation. in fact doing almost every
thing in the world but giving the go
sign to manufacturers who were ready
and willing to see that the rubber supply
necessary to maintain the war program
was maintained
The Baruch report flatly stated that
"the rubber situation gives rise to our
most critical problem Yet Washing
ton has done next to nothing toward pro-
viding the nation with rubber and will
not permit private enterprise to go ahead
and do something about it. Yes. Mr.. JEFF
fars, the public does not understand the
rubber situation. But the public does
know where most of the blame for the
lack of rubber belongs.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
Allied bombers In
Great Raids On
Enemy in Africa

ALL I E D HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa. Dec. l3. Delayed
UP PD-American Army air force
planes in the biggest offensive op-
Grafton of the Tunisian campaign
attacked harbors and docks at Tu-
MS. Bizerte and Sousse today.
The aerial offensive, an indica-
ZION of growing Allied air strength
was opened as enemy attacks on
The British American lines anchor
ed at Mcdjcz-e Bah, 90 miles
southwest Of Trnis Slackened after
a series of determined thrusts Sat
ulday.
Hour after hour relays of Boeing
BIZ Flying FortresSes rained
bombs on Tunis and Bizerte while
North American BIS Mitchells hit
docks and shipping at SousSe, on
The east coast. and a force Of Mar
tin BIS Martians bombed a key
railroad bridge northwest of Sfax,
down the coast from SouSse.
Driving through furious anti
aircraft fire the FortreSSeS hurled
their bombs on the harbor area OF
Tunis.
orr All ship was believed sunk.
Other Fortresses. sweeping in
miles hieh over the Bizerte naval
beqc. gave the Germans and 1tal-
ians a taste of the high altitude
precision bombing that has smash
ed detectives in occupied France
and in Naples. Crews reported
many hits
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
BY Nj. S. HANDLER

MOSCOW. Dec. IA. = (U.Pl-A
suddenly intensified Russian drive
inside ruined Stalingrad has re-
suited in important gains including
the penetrat ton by shock troops OF
the second line of German defenses
in the southern outskirts of the CITY,
communicates and dispatches re-
ported today.
The midnight communique re-
ported that in the southern area
the Russians had broken through
the first line of German trenches
and we're now fighting in the second
line.
In a further advance, the noon
communique reported assault
troops captured about $50 Germans
and destroyed three field guns and
four machine guns.
FORTS TAKEN
Attacking strongly in the north
ern factory districts, the Russians
were said to have dislodged the
Germans from IL pill boxes and
several fortified buildings with the
loss of 1870 men, one field gun, tive
machine guns. II sub-machine
guns and other equipment.
Continuing this attack, the noon
communique reported, the Russians
smashed series of dugouts and
black houses.
On the northwest -Stalingrad and
southwest -Stalingrad fronts the
Germans were counter-attackinS
strongly but vainly, the noon COM
munique reported, after the Rus
slams sto:med and captured a Sc
ries of important heights northwest
of Stalingrad and destroyed so
dugouts.
BOMBARDMENT OPENS
The famous Red army artillery
opened heavy bombardment
against the Germans northwest of
Stalingrad, aiding the infantry to
throw back two counter-attacks in
which about $50 Germans died.
In another sector northwest Of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14

toward the hearts of Australians" "
Don CaSwell, United Press cor
respondent at the front in New
Guinea, reported in a dispatch writ
ten Saturday but not received until
last night. that torrential rains pre-
vailed. A steady nine-hour rain
Friday night enforced a lull for
both sides in ground fighting.
SNIpERS BUSY
Americans pressing the japanese
around tnc Buna air strip con-
fined their activity to counter
sniping. They climbed trees and
tried to shoot down the cnemy's S
snipcrS. who also were operating
from tho tops of palm trees.
Correspondents at the front said
the japanese at Coma were ST.
rounded. toward the end of fighting
there last week, by piles of their
dead.
Horrible as the details are
wrote F.. C. Folkard. of the Sydney
Sun. Il feel the Australian public
should know of the siege so they
can adjust themselves to the strug-
oleS which must come before the
enemy is beaten.
HORROR DESCRIBED
The japanese had dug them
selves in under the roots of giant
trees iutting over the beach. They
held out against some of the mos
gallant attacks ever launched by
/ the Australians. Under the tree
! roots were bodies in advanced stages
of decomposition, many with limbs
/ blown off.
The enemy didn't bury his dead
He stayed and fought under con-
ditions that turned the stomach OF
even the most hardened campaign.
ers. 1t was animalcsque, inhuman
disgusting. One Jap had strinl
/ leading from his bare toe to hi!
rifle and was found sitting in {
/ suicides death. Soldiers told m,
Of others who had tapped grenade
against their heads rather thai
surrender to our men,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
nakar Becomes
New Allied Base

LONDON. Dec. IA. 'UPD--hh
No-orican military mission under
Rrje. Gen. Shcplcr Wan FITZGERALD
hae reached an accord with French
authorities at Dakar to bring Frcnch
y3,s Africa frlly into the hll'cd
2.ar cffeyt and will pay second
,ii there SOON 10 complete tccnhl-
raj ARRANGEMENTS to that cnh,
French African radios announced
toda".
Members of the mission conferred
for two days with Coy. Gen. Pierre
Boise On Of West Africa. Gen. LOUIS
.Jaco lca Rarreau. the French mill
tary conanander. and other leaders.
The cordiality of the conference
W c~iphaeized in broadcastS. AT
a elmer given by Boisson Saturday
II ghc FITZGERALD expressed satlS-
faction With the useful work ac.
complished for the common cause
Radio Dakar said Dakar Said the
talks were held in a spirit OF cor
di4!ity. fraternity Of arms ana per
feet understanding"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
FRENCH SHORTCOMING

One of the several reasons why France
was knocked out Of the war so soon was
the eternal squabbling among so-called
French statesmen - the backbiting and
plotting, t he continual government
changes and crises, the inability to work
together as team.
France may have learned her lesson,
but some Frenchmen have not.
The current DeGaulle-Darlan feud is
an example DeGaulle will have nothing
to do with Darlan. Darlan has not volc-
ed himself on the issue, but it is likely
he feels about the same toward his fei-
low countryman. Yet both are in posi-
tions of leadership, capable of working
toward the day when France, as ma
ton shall live again.
The Frenchmen would be wise to delay
their personal squabbles until after the
war is won. By falling to do SO. they dlm
even further the lustre Of Frances repu,-
tation among the nations. Politics and
diplomacy, suspicion and distrust, are
out of place when they hinder successful
prosecution of the war. In these days, a
mans worth should be measured only one
way: How much can he do to help US
win?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
German Lines in
StaIingrod Break

Stalingrad. the artillery destroyed
two trench mortars and 16 gun
emplacemcnts and killed many of
1000 German troops holding the po-
siiions bombarded.
yesterday the Russians captured
26 machine guns, many sub-ma-
chine guns and rifles and nine
motor trucks northwest of Stalin-
grad and took 40 prisoners.
Southwest of Stalingrad. the noon
communicate reported, the Russians,
in throwing back an enemy coun-
ter-attacE by infantry and tanks
supported by artillery. destroyed 10
tanks and dispersed big force Of
infantarymen.
Two hundred Germans were kill
ed in futile counter-attackS in an
other southwest -Stalingrad sector,
it was reported.
Yesterday the Germans had at
tackled fiercelv southwest of Stalin-
grad and succeeded in Wedging into
the Russian lines in one sector.
But Russian artillery and tank bust
erS killed about 800 Germans and
damaged or destroyed seven tanks.
Northeast OF Tuapse, on the Black
sea part of the Caucasus front, the
noon communique said. Russian ar
tillery and trench mortar men of a
single unit destroyed 6S enemy
dugouts. Is machine guns. four
field guns and eight anti-aircraft
ollnc il, % hours
The Russians continued on the
offensive in some sectors of the
central front while on others they
lepelled strong enemy counter-at-
tacks.
Southwest of RZhev. 1875 miles
west of Moscow, one Russian unit
in four days captured several enc
my base points. killed about 700
Germans. took rs prisoners and
captured five tanks. Is field guns,
25 trench motars, 70 machine guns,
a munitions dump and many sub
machine guns and rifles, the noon
communique reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-14
RommeI Again i'm Flight

chor point at the little port of
Brega, ii miles east of FL AghCila,
and had driven through with hard
ly fight
The Aghelia line was broken and
the ImperialS lOlicd westward lln-
der the momentum OF hard driving
armored forces and their umbi ella
OF Allied planes of all tJpcs.
HARBORS BOMBED
Operating far to the west of the
battle area, Middle FaStein COM
mand planes attacked the great
Axis reinforcement harbor OF Pal
ermo, Sicily, and the important port
OF SousSe, on the east coast of Iu-
nisia, Saturday night, the commun-
ique said.
Cnlv four Allied planes were lost
in all operations. including those
over the battle area.
Powerful Imperial armored COL
umns, Drawing thickly SoWn enemy
mine fields, were on the heels CT
the Axis rear guard while fighter
and bomber planes attacked the
retreating German and ltalion
forces mercileSSiy.
ROMlNfEg1'S NEXT STOP
German Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel had found it impossible to
make a stand at Ell Agheila. on the
guilt of Sirte AIS miles from Tunlsia,
and there was every expectation
here that he would be compelled
to retreat to Misurata. 235 miles
west of his Fl Agheila line and q
little over 100 miles from TripcH,
capital of Italian Iibya.
The announcement was made
early today that the Axis ariny had
been forced out of the Aghcila linc
Ly a turning movement in which
Montgomery struck from the sotl' !
tC fold up the enemy front. end
that Rommcl was i'll full retreat.
For days eighth arm" oflcn5'vc
patrols had been thruSt,nS 1T tie
axis line Yesterday morning :ic
offensive was opened in iali fo"ra
and tie Gclmans and italians. AZ
tel desperate hours CT layino ground
n,ines. was forced westward 'WGCr
Joint attack by lhc anmorcd I'D
sir forces.
Montgomery smashed tha l"Ss
German offensive OH the Alamcin
jjne in Egypt 80 miles west of Me-
andria at the beginning OF Oc!Tor,
He opened his own offensive OF.
23 and announced Nov. tina. &c
enemy was in full retreat Fc
swept on to take Tobrul: and Ben
ghazi, second city of Lihya. and
reached the Agheila line dGrine lie
iaSt week of November. Since thcn
MontgCme!y had been mopinG Up
supplies and establishing bases TO-
his new attack.