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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
12 JAP PLANES
 ARE SHOT DOWN
Action BIazes at New Guinea Invasion Point;
 Action Developing
By DON CASWELL United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia, Aug. 28-UP)-Action blazed in the air and on the ground today over the southeastern end of New Guinea where the Japanese had landed a new invasion force on the muddy shores of Milne Bay.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur's planes shot down 12 enemy fighter planes. Dive bombers damaged two more so severely they probbaly crashde, and damaged at least four more in three savage fights.
 Anti-aircraft guns shot down three more enemy craft to bring the first day score of planes down to: Japanese ST, Allies five.
 Gen. MacArthur reported in this communique, No. 137 from his southwest Pacific headquarters, that action was steadily developing be- tween the Allied ground forces and the Japanese holding Milne Bay 225 miles from the Allied base of Port Moresby.
 The Allied forces were moving through mud three feet deep on narrow jungle trails to engage the enemy but though it was known their attack was now developing details were scarce because of the difficulty of communication.
 It was indicated that as soon as they landed the Japanese had scattered into the thick jungle SC thye could not be detected from the air.
 Two of the air battles Macarthur reported took place over the Milne Bay area.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28

Washington, Aug. 2s-(UP)-The Office of Price Administration today set bicycle quotas for September ra- tioning at 90,000 units, the same number allotted for August. In ad- dition, 30,000 bicycles will be placed in state reserves for adjustment of emergency demands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
BRIDGEPORT GETS
 RENT STATISTICS

Washington, Aug. 28 = (UP) - Price Administrator Leon Henderson today forwarded statistics support ing his maximum rent regulations for Bridgeport, Conn, in response to pleas for relief from this area.
 The complainant, William F Chatlos of Bridgeport. who asked that rents be established at May levels instead of April 1, has been granted 20 days to present any other evidence in support of his protest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
APPLES PRICES ARE
 GOING SKY HIGH

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 28-(UP)- Apple prices are soaring so high that 1t may be cheaper to cell tie doctor.
 State OPA Consumer Division Director Douglas J. Bennett intim- ated as much today whmen he pointed out that apple prices had risen 46.6 per cent during the past year.
 "It's the apple that needs doc tor now" he observed. Otherwise the price will continue and, like a balloon, eventually burst"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28

joy lasting fame as long as the sports are play ed.
 Last eas on, the most widely reprinted football writer in the country was Har- old E. Grange, W h ose analyses a. n d selections were featured by N EA Service Democrat.
 The Wheaton A0 a vNN a yn 1ryINnco
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
Writes Football For Waterbury Fans

In baseball it's Babe Ruth. In tennis it's Bill Tilden. In golf it's Bobby Jones-and in football it's Red Grange. Those names will en-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28

Wanted-Stenographers and typlsts. Fall term opens Sept, 5. Post Junior College We COmmeTCe.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
BICYCLE QUOTA SAME

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Evening star., 1942-12-07

sized that q democracy does not
maintain huge fleets in the waters
Of any nation with which she Is
at peace and certainly never COM
mits an overt act by firing the first
shot. Whatever our losses, tragic as
they were. history knows, by our
concentration of naval units in
Hawaii and not in Far Eastern
waters, that We had no aggressive
purpose in our hearts. This will
not console the mothers of the bows
who died, but it will console the
conscience Of America and make
our cause in the Japanese American
war even more noble to defend.
The Official report of what hap
pened at Pearl Harbor stands not
alone as mute evidence of our
peaceful intent but as irrefutable
witness to the degradation of a
nation that previously had sought
to be civilized member Of the
family of nations.
The oficial report is cause for re-
examination of the magnificent job
of reorganization which our reso-
lutte Navy, working under tremen-
dous odds, has accomplished through
the great leadership of Admiral
Ernest King. Our very frankness
at this time is . challenge to the
enemy, for We now have shaped
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problem has been handled to date
comes close to establishing a rec
ord for procrastination and futility.
1t reveals, as few other things have,
the Roosevelt unwillingness to be
firm in matters involving labor
regulation. 1t exhibits the admins
tration at its worst. Months ago,
we were told by the President that
a crisis existed. This was not an
overstatement. There was, as he
pointed out. a grave shortage Of
labor which threatened the war
effort. Unless, Mr.. Roosevelt sug-
gested, there were more voluntary
cooperation, some form Of compul-
sorry legislation would be necessary.
Labor Draft Likely.
In brief, labor would have to be
drafted. and it was announced a
plan had been prepared for submis-
sion to Congress. All that was back
in September. Not one step has been
taken since. If the shortages were
grave then, they are much graver
now. Yet, we still are without a
program or a policy. Mr.. McNutt
became manpower commissioner
nearly a year ago. He has hand
some organization and an active
publicity bureau. But so far as
results are concerned he might as
well have been back in Indiana.
This is not altogether Mr.. McNutt's
fault. He is one of the best exam
pies OF a highly placed official as
signed to an important job, to whom
everything has been delegated save
authority.
Now that he has been given full
control of the essential agencies, he,
at least, will have a chance to prove
whether he can do more than issue
statements, write magazine articles
and make speeches. The history Of
our war effort has been that we
have to wait for a crisis to develop
before taking the steps indicated by
experience and common sense. We
start with an organization that
clearly cannot work and are finally
forced to adopt the single headed
direction urged in the beginning.
1t took l8 months to get a single
head OF war production. 1t has
taken nearly a year to do the same
thing with the business Of man
Evening star., 1942-12-07
The Great Game of Politics
Monpower Middle Almost Sets Record
For Procrostinution and FutiIity

power. though 1t seemed clear
enough that without central author
ity coordination was impossible and
conflict inevitable.
Longer Work Week Expected.
While 1t is accepted that the
President will move now in the
single-head direction, to which he
Is 80 curiously averse, there Is no
expectation that he will move in
the two directions which hold most
promise Of an adequate and easy
solution Of the whole labor short
age. First-and chiefs the extern
sion-for the war period-of the 40
hour working week to 48 hours. At
present the average work week in
this country is under - hours; in
Great Britain 1t Is 56 hours. Our
labor shortage Is not . real short
age-it is an artificial shortage
caused by the basic 40-hour week.
Extension to 4s hours would 1T once
increase the available labor supply,
at current wages, by 20 per cent.
This, 1t is estimated, would be equiv
aient, to adding 10000, 900 workers
at existing hours.
The other step would be to stop
crowding useless people on the Gov
ernment payrolls We are now ap-
preaching the 5000 900 mark in civil
ian Federal employes-an increase
of nearly 1000 900 since Pearl Har-
Dor. AS Representative Monroney
Of Oklahoma said the other day,
Each branch and bureau Is building
up its own overhead without any
measure Of essentially. To 4 large
extent, the Government Is creating
Its own manpower problem 1t can
be accepted that neither OF these
steps will be favored by the Presi-
dents announcement nor pursued
by his new manpower commissioner.
There is a chance, however, that
the next Congress will act and
act quickly in both directions. Sew
eral times in the last session it
took all the Presidents power to
prevent the present House, in which
the administration has a clear ma
1ority. from wiping that 40-hour law
of the books and putting an end to
administration coddling of these
loud-mouthed labor lobbyists. Some
observers interpret the recent elec-
ton results as meaning that their
deflation would be a popular move;
that the American people, as
whole, are impatient with White
House tenderness toward them: re-
sent there being any favored group
with the Nation at war.
Distributed by MeNauEht Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1942-12-07


initiate the troops under Gen.
Alexander A. Vandegrift have
been frustrated.
American planes, submarines
and task fleet which are mount
ing guard around Guadalcanals
beaches have sunk all transports,
large. and small. which have
attempted to land food and war
materials. Occasionally Japa-
nese planes manage to evade the
American defenders and drop
some packages with food but
these are hardly sufhcient to
feed 4 company of 100 men.
The Japs are living "on the
land" That Is to say they are
attempting to supplement their
meager rations with jungle fruit.
The few things the natives raised
have already been exhausted and
fishing has become impossible
since American patrol ships are
nearly everywhere.
In desperation the Japs are
making what may be described
as suicide attacks on the Amer
lean forces which, while having
extended the area they are occu-
pying, are still mastering only a
small portion OF the island.
These attacks are described by
local commanders as suicidal
because the Japanese must know
that they have no chance Of
breaking through against the
superior American outposts.
These engagements result in
heavy casualties for the enemy
while our own are very light.
Besides the lack of food the Japs
are beginning to feel the scarcity
OF ammunition necessary to carry
on large-scale operations and
heavy bombardment OF our posi-
tions. Nevertheless, the Japa-
nese are continuing their attacks
which are thinning out their
forces considerably.
Few Japs Surrender.
Few prisoners are usually taken
in these fierce combats. The
Japanese do not surrender. They
are told by their officers that
they would be made living OBJ
jects for bayonet practice If
captured by Americans. The
marines are tough in battle, it
is true, but once they have cap
tured Japanese soldiers they
treat them without rancour. But
this the Japanese soldiers are
not allowed to know.
On certain occasions prisoners
are captured by surprise. After
4 short period in which they do
Evening star., 1942-12-07

Harbor, are 50 immense that once
properly organized for the ma
tional use they will not only win
the war. but, If we take account
Of the lesson. will usher US into
a new world of well-being.
Let us, in the midst Of this
war, imagine that Mr.. Nelson Is
making this speech in peace.
Let us imagine that we have
defeated the enemies and are now
out to make . permanent con-
quest of poverty in the United
States. We have had year OF
mobilizing production to do it.
Now, listen to Mr.. Nelson:
80 This Nation possessed
an aggregate Of resources, energy
and national wealth substantially
greater than the aggregate pos
sessed by any other nation on
earth our big job was to
turn our latent strength into
actual strength. -
by the end of next year
1943-America alone will produce
almost as great a volume as
all the rest OF the world COM
bined. To get that crushing
superiority we must step up pro-
duction much further. We
must bring friction, lost motion
and waste down to an absolute
minimum; we must make the best
possible use Of every resource We
have.
Don't measure this war in
terms Of money or even in terms
Of time. Measure 1t in terms of
American lives.
Accurate Tabulation Needed.
I'm the direction of this pro-
gram, the principal task was to
get a fairly accurate tabulation
Of the requirements ''' The sec
ond stage, then, was the stage of
great expansion 80 Tremendous
effort went into the work of in
creasing the Nations capacity 80
Plans were formulated to convert
the entire economy All the
strength we have-strength in
men, strength in machinery,
strength in raw materials and
strength In organization-all of
this must be used so as to produce
the maximum impact - Natu-
rally. the stage Of planning and
organizing is still going on, and
will not end until victory is won.
That involves a greater re-
lance than even this mechanic
ally minded country has ever
before placed on technology-on
the 'knowhow" of our best tech
nicians and engineers on
constantly improving both our
Evening star., 1942-12-07

B erin q n q
Rome, and IN
the conquered
capitals where
the Quislings
and the Lavals
live. And you
m ay " q ger
your last War
bond that the
criminals who
plotted II are
not celebrating
its anniversary
with any pleas.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

liOt ulSSulSc JIlclE tSIIOt Ll1cy
become friendly and suggest to
their captors that they become
American citizens and settle
down in the South Sea islands.
They declare they will be good
boys"
Japanese soldiers and sailors
have been 50 strongly indoctri-
mated with stories OF the cruelty
Of Americans that when q Nip
ponese ship goes down 1t is hard
for American rescue boats to pick
up any survivors. In the ma jor-
ity of cases the men tight their
would-be rescuers.
Despite our recent losses in
surface ships, the commander In
chief Of the Japanese Navy, Ad-
miral Yamamoto, who said he
will dictate peace in the White
House-one year after Pearl Har-
bor-cannot even supply the men
he has landed in Guadalcanal to
wipe out the American marines.
U. S. Rules Air and Sea.
This predicament compels the
Nipponese high command to try
its best either to get the men
out or make q last desperate
attempt to drive away the forces
under Vice Admiral william F.
Halsey, jr.
The engagement a week ago
shows, however. that Admiral
Halsey has sufficient forces at
his disposal to counter the jap
anese moves. Our task forces,
placed now in an excellent strate-
gic position, are watching the
enemy task forces, and since we
have definite superiority in the
air, none Of their movements
remain unknown. Air patrols
report the departure Of Jap con-
voys from Truk or Rabaul and
the American Navy does the rest.
OF course, these engagements
are not without losses. But on
the whole it is safe to estimate
that we sink four Jap naval
units for each American lost.
In competent quarters familiar
with Japanese psychology it is
believed that, even though the
Japanese admirals are convinced
that further attempts to dislodge
us from our present positions
must be considered extremely
hazardous, they will continue to
return until their losses become
too serious.
The Jap stubbofnness is well
coined by the American high
command. The battle in the
South Pacific area has always
been considered principally as a
war of attrition and at one time
there was great danger that we
might be the first sufferer. The
shoe is on the other foot now.
Jap losses in cruisers and de-
stroyers have been such that we
can look with confidence to the
day when the Japanese battle
ships make their appearance
to match their strength against
ours.
The day may not be far of
when We may be able to resume
offensive operations with the
immediate objective Of throwing
the Japanese out of Rabaul,
where they still have at least five
divisions. A drive against Truk
also is not regarded as too
remote.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

caught unpre-
pared and the
other Is to eval-
uate what has
happened since
in terms of ulti-
mate victory or
defeat for Japan.
he first
course involves
an examination
OF personal de-
linquencies at
p arl Harbor
and at Washing
Evening star., 1942-12-07

War Congress
Of American
Industry" on
the organiza-
ton Of Amer
lea for total
war. In the
course Of his
spe eech he
made revela-
tions which
indicate that
the sleeping
forces in this
Nation, awak-
npAd hv pAar1
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power commas
sion takes over
control of the
selective service
as we'll.
Last week we
were told that
Mr.. Ickes was to
boss this job as
S e c r e t ary OF
l. a b or. What
h a PIP e n ed to
t 1T plan Is
something of a
mystery. T h e
manner in which
I he nannOWor
Evening star., 1942-12-07
Col. A. A. Sharp Dies;
Siqmo Chi Benefoctor
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. 7.-Col. Alexan.
der A. Sharp, 90, rsncher. miner
and farmer in Kansas and Texas a
generation ago, died yesterday after
a long illness. He was known
throughout the country to members
of Sigma Chi Fraternity for his
work in its behalf, which he made
a hobby.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

has absolute
m . 8 t cry Of
the Sc 4 8
around that
hotly disputed
island Of the
8 ol o m o n 3
6 r o u p. All
Japanese at
te m p Us I o
bring supplies
to the forces
which 4 few
" ee ks q & o
" e re 8 u p :.
posed to An
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the Pacific war to our tools and
the bravery OF our men, and the
day of retribution for the Japanese
militarists is not many months away.
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What Progress Has America Made
Since Jap Attack on Pearl Horbor?

prOQuCG anu CNe meLQOQS Dy winch
those products are made, on max
ing sure that improvements de-
vised in one factory are speedily
made available to all others and
are put to use by them '''
"Nobody's private advantage
can stand in the way.
I'VE must use imagination and
initiative and we must be abso-
lutely ruthless in our disregard Of
the conventions established dur
ing 4 competitive economy so
that improved processes, pro-
cedures and technioues are spread
rapidly from plant to plant.
Ordinarily, 1t often takes as
long as 10 years to get general
acceptance Of a proven technical
improvement. We do not have 10
years to spare now nor even
10 weeks = We dare not let
any improvement in product, in
material or method lie idle simply
because it is to the advantage Of
some person or group to continue
In use some slightly less efIicient
product, material or method.
Put Maximum Powers to Work.
I'VE are in a very real and i'm
mediate sense setting ourselves
free. We are undertaking to un-
shackle our powers so that we can
use them to the best possible ad-
vantage - The people of the
United States demand that we
make the greatest possible use of
the almost limitless strength
which we possess.
I'VE shall have, in the end, a
full knowledge of what we can
really do. And I submit to you
In all seriousness that that knowl-
edge will show us that nothing
literally nothing-that we really
want to do is going to be i'm
possible to U.s."
+
All these words Mr.. Nelson
spoke on Friday about war pro-
duction. On the same Friday
Mr.. Roosevelt dissolved the WPA.
Yet there are some people still
alive and kicking who hope that
after this war We will 90 back
to that form Of economy that is
no good for war and results in
WPA's in peace.
submit we won't. submit
that at no distant date after
this war is over some future
Donald Nelson will arise and say
to the National Association of
Manufacturers, who by that time
will have gotten over the shock:
Gentlemen, I am pleased to
report that we have within the
last II months abolished one
third Of all the slums, urban and
rural, in the United States. We
are behind our program, however,
and are not yet using our re-
sources to the fullest.
Our program for the next
year includes the perfection of a
hospital network that will not
leave . community without the
most modern facilities for medi-
cal care. The decentralization of
industries, with a view to bring
ing the factory TO the farm, in
stead of the farm to the factory,
is making great progress.
Il thank you. and the Amer
lean farmer and worker, for the
splendid vision and cooperation
that began the day after Pearl
Harbor and has proceeded unin-
terruptedly ever since"
Evening star., 1942-12-07
This Changing World
10000 Jops on GuodoIconoI Fuce
Stouution Because U. S. Rules Secs

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
About 10000 Japanese infantry
and marine troops are starving
In the jungles Of Guadalcanal
because the American Navy now
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Pearl Hurbor
Hard Lesson
ButGoodOne
kuvy's Recovery in
Year Main Thing
To Keep in Mind
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

There are two ways of looking at
the omcial report Of the Pearl Har-
Dor tragedy. One is to become alb
sorbed in the reasons why we were
Evening star., 1942-12-07
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

Almost exactly q year after
Pearl Harbor Mr.. Donald Nelson
made a report to the National
Association Of Manufacturers
Evening star., 1942-12-07
BY FRANK r. KENT.

The President has taken the long
awaited step to deal with the man.
power problem, and Mr.. Paul Nc
mutt, the present head OF the Man.
Evening star., 1942-12-07

opinions of the rtters this page o,cn not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort all sides OF questions its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-12-07
McLemore
Finds Uncle Sam Gets
Tougher Every Day
BY HENRY McLEMORE

Americans will not be alone In re-
membering Pearl Harbor today.
They will be remembering history's
most dastardly attack in Toxic,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-05-21
Charles M. Irelan
Resigns Orphans
Court Position
Chief Judge To Be Assist
ant County Council. Will
Have Law Office Here

Announcing that he intends to
re-enter private law practice
Charles M. Irelan, Chief Judge Of
the Montgomery County Orphans
Court, resigned from that position
early this week. Judge Irelan will
open offices in Rockville and also
continue his law practice in Wash
ington. He has been asked to
serve as assistant County Council
a post vacated by 1t. David E.
Beets, who entered the U. s. Ali
Corps, and was named to that po-
sition by the county commission
ers Tuesday.
Judge Irelan was elected to the
Orphans Court on the Democratic
ticket in 1888 by majority Of
approximately 5000. He was i'm
mediately designated Chief Judge
by the Governor.
For the past two years Judge
Irelan has been Chairman of the
Montgomery Red Cross Chapter
where he has received high praise
for his work. Active in County
Democratic politics he is now
Vice-president of the Maryland
Young Mems Democratic Club.
Showing great interest in civic
affairs Judge Irelan was unani-
mously elected President of the
Silver Spring Lions Club this year
and he has held many important
positions in other civic groups. He
is a member of D Company, Sew
enth Battalion, Maryland State
Guard, enlisting a year ago when
the Company was formed.
Judge Irelan receives the best
wishes of his many friends.