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Evening star., 1942-08-24

In New York and was then added to the
repertory Of Richard Mansfield and is
very much alive to this day, having been
presented in Washington for a week by
the Civic Players about two years ago.
In Arms and the Man" the subject
which occupies the dramatists attention
is militarism. No more hoary supersti-
tion survives than that the donning of
uniform changes the nature of the
wearer. This notion pervades society to
such an extent that when We find SOL
diers placed upon the stage acting
nationally, our conventionalized senses
are shocked. Witness the audience re-
action to the German oflicer, Corell, In
the Moon Is Down." by John steinbeck.
Thus 1t Is timely to nave the return of
The Chocolate Soldier" to remind US
about the meaning Of war, and If you
will stop to ponder over the lines OF this
comic opera. it can hardly be said that:
You will not be, missing thing"
PAUL D. GABLE.
Evening star., 1942-08-24
Expresses Appreciation Of Nurses
Serving Incurable Patients.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I would like you to know what good
work the Red Cross nurses are doing at
the Washington Home for Incurables.
They are so kind and gentle with those
who cannot help themselves. People
who are we'll do not realize what JOY
they bring to the sick. They do their
work without murmur, and We always
VIII remember than. N. A. N.
Evening star., 1942-08-24

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a pseudonyns for publication Is
permissible. The Star reserpes
the right to edit all letters Nth
d vietU to condemnation.
Evening star., 1942-08-24
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grown-ups, too, will enjoy the stories
and verses chosen from some Of the
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vacation times or rainy days there
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names and lots Of other interesting
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Evening star., 1942-08-24

q. What Is fog?-L. G. ].
A. Fog is vapor condensed to fine par
ticles OF water on dust nuclei in the
atmosphere. 1t differs from cloud only
In being nearer the earth.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
JAPAN:
Fleet Action

The Japanese fleet, heavily con-
centrated in two general sectors, the
Southwest Pacific (including the In
dian ocean, and in home waters
near Japan, was runored to be on
the move toward the northeast, the
Japs having decided that the bomb
ers Of Tokyo had been based on the
Aleutian islands.
Observers had been quoted that If
this should be the case, then there
was chance Of major sea battle
in these waters, with at least an
even chance that the United States
navy would win.
True, the Japs had 10 aircraft
carriers against about four for the
Americans, but it had been said that
the Japs could only marshal, on
these carriers, 800 planes as against
about 700 for the American fleet.
AS close a margin as this would
give the United States, on the basis
of past performances, a definite
edge, sufficient to win the battle in
all probability.
Even the thought that the attacks
on Tokyo and other big Jap cities
had caused such a move to be con-
templated was regarded in this
country as most favorable sign,
for it might be counted on to re-
lieve the pressure in the Southwest
Pacific area.
Many believed the Japs already
had considered Australia a lost OBJ
jective; that they were highly du-
bious about the chances of getting
much further into India, and that a
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
BEAVERBROOK:
Leads With Chin

Lord Beaverbrook, in his master
full speech in which he praised
Churchill to the skies, but called
for desperate and sudden invasion
Of the continent in order to create a
second front and thus win the war
swiftly while Russia is at her peak,
caused storm of controversy to
arise in Britain.
It appeared the famous publisher
had led with his oddly shaped chin.
And his opposition press was not
long in taking shot at it.
One influential newspaper in Brit
ain after another criticized Beaver
brooks speech, most of them TAX
ing the attitude that while Britain
had been keyed up more and more
for an invasion attempt, there was
no spirit in the country to attempt it
until the 'last bullet necessary for
success was ready and in the hands
of the troops"
Britain, these papers said, twill
not be hustled" into a decision to
attack on the continent.
This had put somewhat of damp
er on the previous reports, which
had emanated in the form of hints
at the time of General Marshall's
visit to London, that an invasion on
large scale of some part of the
continent was definitely in the i'm
mediate offing.
1t made it look as though high
quarters were chastising Beaver
brook, and that his speech indeed
had been ill-advised.
That the British were definitely on
the offensive in the air could not
be denied. But that land offensive
would come soon seemed wishful
thinking.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
BURMA:
'Rear-Cuard'

British and Chinese defenders Of
Burma, the former mostly Indian
territorial troops, of which the Brit
ish army had in it more divisions
than those from Canada, Australia,
New Zealand and South Africa COM
bined (believe it or noD, we're still
on the retreat under terrific Japa-
nese pressure.
It had become evident that Man
dalay must fall, and with it all hope
of further defense Of Burmese ter
ritory. This would be the signal for
the Battle of India" and with it
the question Of what the Indians
would do to defend their country.
In 1889 the Indian army had been
10000 men. But at the present
time it was 100000 armed men,
with recruits coming forward at
$4,000 to 10000 day, and with Sir
Girja Shankar Bajpai, agent Of In
dia at Washington, urging that arms,
tanks and trucks be sent by the
United States to equip more Indians
with modern weapons.
Sir Girja had said:
''We could step up our enlist
ments far higher if we had the equip
ment.
There has been no draft, no COM
pulsion. This army of 100000 has
been recruited entirely on the basis
belief of the people Of India that
they must fight to preserve their
liberty
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07

billion tons Of plant food elements
this year" Antidotes suggested were
cover crops, rotation, use of ferti-
lizer and contour blowing.
New Delhi, India: The American
bombings of Tokyo and other Jap
cities had been declared to have
been a great stimulant to Indian
morale.
Chicago: The U. S. marine corps
had accepted for enlistment as a
private 5O-year-old Paul H. Douglas,
Chicago politician who had unsuc-
cessfully attempted to buck the
Kelly-Nash machine. He had en-
listed the day after he had lost out
in the primary.
Boston: All New England coastal
lights had been ordered dimmed in
the move to cease making lighted
backgrounds for coastwise ships, to
aid German submarines in attack
ing them.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
AUTHORIZATION:
Presidential sMusts'

A seven-point program "to keep
the cost Of living from spiraling up
ward" was presented to congress
by President Roosevelt. Living
costs have increased approximately
Is per cent since the outbreak of
war in 1899. The presidential pro-
gram proposes the following steps:
l. eve must tax heavily, and in
that process keep personal and cor
porate profits at reasonable rate.
(The President called for a $25, 900
net limit on Individual income.)
2. 1--WE must fix ceilings on the
prices which consumers, retailers,
wholesalers and manufactu pay
for the things they buy; and ceilings
on rents for dwellings in all areas
affected by war industries.
3. eve must stabilize the remu-
neration received by individuals for
their work.
4. 'We must stabilize the prices
received by growers for the prod
ucts of their lands.
S. "We must encourage all citi-
zens to contribute to the cost of WIN
ming this war by purchasing war
bonds with their earnings instead
Of using those earnings to buy arti-
cles which are not essential.
6. ''We must ration all essential
commodities Of which there Is a
scarcity, so that they may be dis
tributed fairly among consumers
and not merely in accordance with
financial ability to pay higher prices
for them.
z. ''We must discourage credit
and installment buying and encour-
age the paying off of debts, mort
cages and other obligations.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
Weekly News
British Aerial War Against Germany Relieves Pressure Russ Front
by Edward G.. Wayne

Gently American state department
officials had issued recognition.
There had been bitter protests
from Vichy. The island, part of the
New Hebrides group, lies in the di-
rect line Of supply between the Unit
ed States and Australia.
There had been a French naval
base at Noumea, capital of the is
land, and the New Caledonia metal
resources were described as consid-
cradle.
The DeGaullists also have control
of the Society islands, which include
Tahiti, called the Paradise of the
Pacific.
The American occupation of New
Caledonia had occurred "some time
before" the official communique an
nounced it.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
DRAFT:
RecIdssifcutiOns

Shortly after the older men, those
As to 81 had gone out and regis
tered, the selective service head
quarters had announced that it was
going to begin to call to the colors
younger men who had dependents,
provided they were not in war
essential occupations.
It had not been made plain how
wide this classification would be, but
it was stated that those in class ga
would be called, and the continued
deferment would continue to apply
only to those in 3-B.
A classification Of these two
classes was to be made, and the
selective service heads said when
this was finished, start would be
made in calling up those in ga.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07

Rio de JaneirO: A Spanish ship
was carrying Axis diplomats back
to Europe from various South Amer
lean republics which had severed
relations. 1t had been held up for
more than two weeks trying to buy
oil fuel for the journey.
New York: A Norwegian ship
managed to make port under its own
power after trading shots at sea
with German submarine.
Minneapolis: The University Of
Minnesota announced it would no
longer accept Japanese students
pending a statement of policy from
the President of the United States.
Chicago: Erosion looms as Enc
my No. of about farm production
for Uncle Sans 1912 war needs, de-
clared a statement by the Middle
West Soil Improvement committee.
'"This agricultural fifth-columnist, I"
it said, twill rob the land Of three
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07

nounced that the ration would be
80 to so gallons a month.
At the same time it had been an
nounced in Washington that new car
rationing would be relaxed in order
to put them in owners hands and
thus gain valuable storage space.
Henderson's office issued regula-
tons which included that men hav-
ing essential need of automobiles
could get them if the present cars
were declared inadequate. This
seemed to boil down to car being
a 1889 or earlier model or having
been driven more than 100000 miles.
Under some circumstances own
ers could apply for the purchase of
an additional car to the one already
owned, Henderson said.
Fourteen classes of persons had
been previously authorized to pur-
chase cars, but hardly anybody was
buying them, and the auto dealers
had been loudly complaining that
they were being strangled by gov
eminent restrictions.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07

AS to war marriages." the board
said:
"In cases where the dependency
was acquired after December 8,
1941, or acquired when induction
was imminent, or for the primary
purpose Of providing a basis for
dependency deferment, pregnancy,
birth or acquiring a child shall not
be cause for classification in class
ga"
It also was planned to move back
into la those whose dependent
wives had voluntarily quit their jobs
which had been adequate for their
self-support
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07

Favorable news to the Allied ma
lions had finally come from BuenoS
Aires.
It had been learned that the new
Argentine chamber of deputies, fol-
lowing an election, had swung over
to the United Nations side.
Thus the opposition coalition had
gained control. Radical Deputy
Jose Luis Cantilo had been elected
president of the chamber.
1t had been a dramatic scene,
with supporters of Acting President
Castillo, the neutrality toward alp
leader, leaving the room in an eff
fort to prevent quorum. But 81
deputies, one more than quorum,
remained on the floor, thus giving
the coalition it's victory.
Argentina and Chile had remained
the only two South American repub-
lies to fail to break off relations with
the Axis powers. A resolution to
break off relations Immediately had
been offered in the new Argentine
chamber, and it was expected to
pass.
Canti1o was viewed as the man of
the hour.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.l
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
BRITISH:
Increase Tempo

The tempo of bombings by the
Royal Air force planes on detectives
in Europe had been vastly stepped
up, and there had been indications
that more and more deliberately the
British were attempting in these
raids to aid Russia.
Ever eastward had moved the OBJ
jectives, first Lubbock, then Stettin,
and then Rostock.
On this latter town, in two raids,
the Royal Air force fiers had
dumped a total of 100000 pounds
of bombs. The destruction was said
to be most complete. Particular en-
phasis had been placed on the Helm
KEEL aircraft factory.
But these were not the only OBJ
jectives. On one day six giant raids
had been carried out, with more
than 900 planes looming over the
channel, bound on their lethal task.
British losses were not increasing,
showing that with more constant
practice, the British fiers were
stepping up their technique and
managing to get home in increasing
numbers all the time.
Daylight hours had heightened,
weather had been favorable, and all
of this was working to the liking
of the British who were giving
Germany, they believed, worse
and more continuous strafng than
anything the Nazis had melted out to
them earlier in the war.
Germany had begun to increase
their retaliatory raids, and the
British, ducking again into their
shelters, hoped that these planes
had been withdrawn from the Rus
sian and Libyan fronts, thus CIV
ing the Red and the British troops
more respite from attack.
OF the six raids in one day, three
were on Baltic ports and the other
three on channel coast points, the
air ministry had said.
Heaviest hit town Of England had
been Exeter, home of a famous
boys school, where hundreds were
said to have been made homeless
and II deaths had resulted. But only
Is planes had taken part in this at
tack and this small number the Brit
ish counted as moral victory.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07

couple more attacks on the Japa-
nese mainland might put Nippon def
initely onto the defensive.
However, it was quite obvious that
India was the present main OBJ
jective, with it's huge resources Of
superior iron ore, of coal, bauxite,
cotton and other essentials to the
Japanese war machine.
One could not say definitely that
the Indian situation had yet been
relieved. It was still critical,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
NEW CALEDONIA:
Reaction to LaUaL

The first positive and active after
math of the Laval situation in Vichy
was shown when the United States
troops landed in force on the stra-
tegic Free French island of New
Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific.
There had been a small garrison
of Free French on the island, and
it was announced that the consid-
cradle American force landed there.
The DeGaullists had only recently
seized the island. and still more re-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07
GASOLINE:
Rationing

The order that all gasoline in the
eastern seaboard states would 60 UNI
der severe rationing on May Is had
remained much in the air with
Ickes' office and that of Henderson
sending out daily statements which
now and then were reconciled, but
for the most part were marked by
strong conflict.
One moment It would be an
nounced that rationing would be 21s
to gallons weekly for nonessential
cars, and the next moment it would
be, from the opposite source, an
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-05-07

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst, and not
necessarily of this newspaper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28

of how far the mean woman misses the mark.
 Of course, the mean woman is a mathematical figure only. As a mat ter of fact, as the DOA points out, women present "an almost beWil- dering variety of shapes and sizes" l"
 "A surprisingly large proportion of women," the report goes on, fare short but stout or tall but slender" and you can't gauge girls hips by her bust, or vice versa.
 To aid manufacturers of women's clothing, the DOA sought a system for predicting all dimensions from
 given few. Since no scientific study of the kind had ever been made before, the department under took to measure everything from ankle height to shoulder slope and from neck girth to sitting spread.
 After analyzing the corelations be- tween the various measurements, the Investigators concluded that the best clues to a woman's type were her weight and overall height. For example, the DOA discovered, if a have a 38.58 bust, 28.99 waist. 38.9l weighs 1855 pounds, she probably will woman is 5 feet inches tall and hip and 38.69 Itung-Spread'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28
Average Woman Is Dumpy, So Declares Scientific Compendium Of Research

The report disclosed that. among those measured. New Jersey women were the shortest, thickest and heav- fest, while women of the District of Columbia were the smallest, both in weight and girth.
 A comparative table, while not analysed by the DOA from an es- thetic point of view, left the infer ence that Arkansas women, on the average, are the best-built in the country. In the 1929 age group they're the tallest, at least. and come as near as others to the bust, waist and hip ideals.
 Next in order are the women of California, District of Columbia, North Carolina, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
 The report is full of facts about women such as.
 "Short women have almost the same average bust girth as tall Women."
 There was one, however, which was well-established in popular con- cepts long before the DOA gave it scientific authority, viz:
 "As women grow older their girths JncraaSA"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28
Romance Helped By Radio AsDoughboy TalksInIreland

Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 28-(UP) Radio gave helping hand to true love last night, arranging some Transatlantic billing and cooing. From some place in northern Ire land, Private Milburn Henke, first American doughboy ashore with the Expeditionay Force Monday. talked to the girl he left behind, Miss lola Christensen, of Hutchinson, Minn.
 Hello, squirt" Henke began over the short-wave hookup arranged by the Blue Network.
 Hello, Dinkie," Miss Christensen replied, nervously eyeing the mil crophone and adjusting the ear phones clamped to her brown hair.
 First they talked of the difference in time and Henke reported that it was 10 minutes to five in Ireland.
 lola asked her boy friend if he had 'met any good looking girls yet" and he answered: No, l haven't had time."
 Then she asked if he found Irish girls attractive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28

Sure" Henke said, But I'll take Minnesota girls"
 Miss Christensen turned the air waves over to Henke's mother, Mrs. Carl Henke. She told her son that the family had celebrated the Sand wedding anniversary of his grand parents, MT. and Mrs. Otto Henke, Monday night after receiving news of his landing ill Ireland.
 Then his father who was German born but who had ordered his son ito give the Germans ell." began talking. He was so choked with em- otion he hardly could speak.
 Tt won't be long now that you boys are over there," he said. When it's over we'll be waiting here"
 Miss Christensen chimed in to as- sure the soldier that she would be waiting too.
 Henke had lost no time afterhe landed in Ireland revealing that his biggest worry was whether Miss Christensen would wait for him.
 Now he can concentrate on the Germans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28
YOUNG WOODWARD ESCAPES THE CHAIR
l6=Year=Old Lad Had Pen= alty Commuted by
 Governor

Boston, Jan. 28-(UP)-Raymond L. Woodward Jr., 16-year-old "prob- lem child" who confessed the mutil- ation murder of a Sunday school girl classmate, was saved from the electric chair today when Gov. Leverett Saltonstall commuted his sentence to life imprisonment.
 Woodward, who tortured and killed 15-year-old Constance Shipp in suburban Reading last July, vas granted executive clemency with the stipulation that he never be granted his freedom from state prison and that he never be trans ferred to a less secure institution.
 T take this action after careful study of the reports received from the parole board, the district-attor- ney of .iddlesex county, the com- missioner correction and the at torney-general, all of which recom- mend such action on my part" the governor said.
 State and county officials con- cerned with the case recently ad- vised the governor to spare Wood- wards life because of his extreme youth and his mental deficiency.
 Woodward made an almost un- precedented plea of guilty to a first degree murder charge Oct. 20 last and was sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-28
BOD|ESOF COAL
 MINERS FOUND
Thirty=F0ur Were Dead at Bottom of Pit in Mine
 at Colorado

Hayden, Colo, Jan. 28-(UP) - The bodies of 34 coal miners were found today in the depths of mile long shaft at the WaGge Mine where they were asphyxiated by "black damp"
 An explosion occurred in the lower shaft at 10 o'clock last night, exhausting the limited supply of oxygen. Four of the night crew of 38 men escaped.
 It was the worst mine disaster in Colorado history.
 A rescue crew of six men, aided by masks and oxygen tanks, batt,ed down the 5,500-foot pit to find the 34 bodies on themine floor. Some of the miners apparently had pro. gressed toward the entrance when lack of oxygen overcame them.
 The Waoge mine is operated by the Victor American company in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, 200 miles west of Denver. Superin- tendent Henry Johnson ordered several emergency crews to prepare for recovery of the bodies as soon as the gas was cleared from the single channel of the shaft.
 Thomas Allen. Colorado mine in- spector, said he would accompany the crews in order to examine con- ditions in the mine.
 Families of the missing men, fa- tigued by nightlong vigil, re- mained at the mine entrance afte, the tragic news was brought back by reScuers.