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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20

Browns Boy nShlng.
Just as Black Pussy slipped into
the Long Lane Grandfather Frog
heard a familiar sound. It was a
whistle, a merry whistle. It was
the whistle of Farmer Browns Boy.
1t was coming nearer and nearer.
A little bit of hope began to stir
in the heart of Grandfather Frog.
He didn't know just why. but it did.
Always he had been in the great
est fear of Farmer Browns Boy,
but now-well, if Farmer Browns
Boy should take him he might get
away from him as he did before, but
he was very sure that he never,
never could get away from Black
Pussy.
The whistle drew nearer. Black
Pussy stopped. Then she began to
make queer whirring sound deep
down in her throat.
Hello, Black Pussy! Have you
been hunting? Come here and show
me what you've got" cried voice.
Black Pussy arched up her back
and began to rub against the legs
Of Farmer Browns Boy, and all
the time the whirring sound in her
throat grew louder and louder.
Farmer Browns Boy stopped down
to see what she had in her mouth.
why" he exclaimed, II do be-
lieve this is the very same old frog
that got away from me yesterday.
You don't want him, Puss. I'll just
put him in my pocket and take him
up to the house by and by"
With that he took Grandfather
Frog from Black Pussy and
dropped him in his pocket. He pat
ted Black Pussy, called her smart
cat, and then started on his way
whistling merrily. It was dark and
rather close in that pocket, but
Grandfather Frog didn't mind this.
It was lot better than feeling sharp
teeth and claws all the time. He
wondered how soon they would
reach the house and what would
happen to him then. After what
seemed like a long, long time he
felt himself swung through the air.
Then he landed on the ground with
a thump that made him grunt.
Farmer Browns Boy had taken off
his coat and thrown it down.
The whistApg stopped. Everything
was quiet. Ogandfatheg frog wait.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20

WHAT fun to embroider this
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20

is both cO-Star and co-dlrectOr. But
Universal did very well by him by
getting, Barbara Stanwyck to play
opposite him in the second sequence.
Rosalind Russell thinks she knows
what the boys in camp expect of
picture stars, SO she decided to take
all the glamour clothes that she
could pack into seven trunks when
starting on the tour of army camps
scheduled to follow completion of
''My Sister Eileen" Though on
16-hour-a-day schedule, she'll have
clothes enough to change ten times
a day. 'T'n wear everything but
a bathing suit" she announced. And
she looks so fetching in bathing
suit!
A 4OO-foot long, 200-foot wide
duplicate of the original runway Of
the Wake Island airfield was con-
structed in ten days at Salton Sea,
Calf, for Paramount's Wake Is
land''-a picture that promises to
be one of the most stirring of all this
years crop of war films.
3
ODDS AND ENDS-Cary Cooper's
rapidly catching up to Don Ameche as
a portrayer Of famous men on the screen
:. Dennis Morgan has been taking
daily treatments for the sand blind
ness" he suffered ,Uhile on location near
Gallup, N. NJ. for "The Desert Song"
Ginger Rogers taps to only the tune
of her oton hun,ning in "The Major
and the Minor" :. "Little Miss Mark.
err the film iUhich made Shirley Tenn
pie famous eight years ago, may be
filmed again by Paramount, Nth Baby
Sandy in the leading role -. Dorothy
Comingore. has refused all assignments
siuce she made "CjsizeN Kone,''
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20
By VIRGINIA VALE

z IGHTY army nurses whose
- names ought to go down
in history because of the cour-
age with which they did their
work during the siege of Ba-
taan will receive their due
partially, at least, in a picture
which Paramount has sched-
uled for production in the au-
tunn. Called Glands of Mer-
cy," it will be produced and
directed by Mark Sandrich,
who'll take a hand also in
writing the scenario. Another
timely picture will be Metros
'Next of Kin" in which Joan
Crawford will appear as a girl
without social background, who
marries a naval officer, and finds
herself confronted with navy snob-
berry. Joan will come out on top of
course!
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20

is both co-star and co-director. But
Universal did very well by him by
getting Barbara Stanwyck to play
opposite him in the second sequence.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-08-20

Bette Davis refuses to call her
vegetable garden at her Sugar
Hill, N. H., home a victory
garden" Like lot of other
people, she discovered to her
sorrow that vegetables won't
grow just because you plant
them. She says she'll be lucky
if she gets one New England
boiled dinner out of the whole
crop.
Charles Boyer couldn't have Gret;
Carlo for that murder mystery
"Flesh and Fantasy" of which h
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Judge Aequifs Fair Head;
Hits Carnival GambIinu
3y the Associated press

By the Associated Press. 90
LURAY, Va, Sept. s-Frank
Rosser, president OF the Page County
Fair Association, was acquitted by
Trial Justice John H. Booton yes
terday on . charge OF permitting
gambling at the fair.
A warrant for Mr.. Rosser had
been served by Page County Sheriff
]. w. Ruffner following q protest
made by I. r. Doven of Luray, Com
monwealth's attorney, to Gov. Dar-
den.
Judge Booton, In his statement re-
garding Mr.. Rosser's acquittal, said,
Il acquit Frank Rosser, personally.
II the fair association were being
tried, should not hesitate to give
the maximum penalty. These car
nivals are wrong, and II this ever
happens again, hope proper action
viii be taken in time"
Mr.. Rosser testified he saw officers
playing slot machines at the fair, but
did not know the devices were illegal.
w. H. Beard of Ocala, Fla, was
fined 500 and costs for possession of
Evening star., 1942-09-09
This Changing World
Announcement on Second Front Token os Hint
Thot Russons Moy Have Reserve Power

opened soon on the Atlantic Coast
of Europe leads many observers
to believe that Russian offensive
power is far from exhausted. IN
spite OF the hammering 1t has
suffered. These observers believe
that as soon as United Nations
forces begin their attack, which,
it is hoped, will compel the Nazis
to draw from their reserves, the
Russians may strike at the enemy
with unexpected vigor. Other
wise. 1t is believed, the Amer
lean and British high commands
would not have decided on the
most difficult offensive An army
has ever had to launch.
Lesson for the Allies.
The Dieppe raid was an inter-
esting lesson for the Allies. 1t
showed how we'll fortified in
depth the Nazi-occupied territory
really is. There is no question
that If the Allied high command
had decided to continue its oper-
ations beyond Dieppe the heavy
Allied losses would not have de-
tered the British, who were in
charge OF the operation.
Despite bitter Nazi resistance
the Allies could have established
an important beachhead at
Dieppe if they had thought it
was worth the extra price. The
fact that the Dieppe raid was
only a test operation and that
the Allies seem to have decided
on q major operation when the
weather will no longer be favor
able-especially for aviation--in-
dicates that there Is some con-
Evening star., 1942-09-09

large because the Russians, being
on the defensive, could not cap
ture many Germans But they
are certain to have moved down
many Axis divisions.
Stalingrad is still in the hands
OF Soviet forces and the armies
grouped around that city are
likely to cut deeply into Axis
power before 1t is abandoned.
There is possibility the city
may hold, but the chances are not
great. Stalingrad itself has lost
much of its Importance as an
industrial center as the result Of
damaging German air raids.
Something up Their Sleeves.
The worst aspect Of the situa-
ton is that the Nazis have cap
tured most Of the pipe lines carry
ing much-needed oil to the Rus
sian forces. Unless the Russians
have carefully expended their re-
sources In order to assume the Of
fensive after the Germans have
spent themselves in the Caucasus,
the position of the Red armies
will be precarious.
The optimistic note In Presi-
dent Roosevelt's outline of the
situation on the four battle
fronts was hint that the Rus
slams may have something up
their sleeves. 1t is possible that
even if Stalingrad Is lost the Rus
slams will have sufncient recuper-
ative power and sufIicient oil
stored near the front to hit the
Axis when the Nazi high COM
mand thinks the second chapter
OF the campaign in Russia Is over.
All this Is, of course, specula-
ton. since little information is
available from which to draw pos
tive conclusions. The announce
ment that = second front may be
Evening star., 1942-09-09

nection between the plans Of the
Allies in the west and those Of
the Russians.
Prime Minister Churchill has
not, Of course, revealed the con-
f1dential part Of his conversa-
tions with Premier Stain, but
since both have the last word re-
garding military operations in
their respective Nations, 1t is fair
to assume that important stra-
tegic decisions were taken in
Moscow. 1t is equally fair to as
sumo that President Roosevelt
has information which indicates
heavier Nazi losses on the east
ern front than has generally been
believed to be true.
Otherwise 1t is hardly conceiv-
able that the Allies would at
tempt an offensive which may be
expensive in human lives and
war material and will likely yield
only limited results.
Evening star., 1942-09-09

taxes Will be heavier at home. To
gasoline and sugar rationing there
will be added food rationing in a
big way. And there will be restric-
tions and shortages and regulations
and requirements, of which we
have not dreamed. They will make
those of the last war seem insignif-
icant. For, in character as in size,
the last war, compared to this war,
was relatively small
Last time our resources were never
really strained nor was the threat
to our land a reality. This time, in
war immeasurably vaster, longer
and more dangerous and with our
safety menaced on both sides, our
resources in men, money and ma
terial will be strained to the utmost
limit to crush a ruthless and vim
dictive foe. 1t cannot be done with
out affecting far more deeply than
has yet been done the lives of every
man, woman and child.
Food Shortage Foreseen.
Take the question of food. The
facts about food have not yet been
frankly stated, but those best in
formed on the situation know that
there is q definite threat of Ma
tion-wide food shortage next year.
There will be no need for any one
to 60 hungry. The shortage will not
be that acute. But, it will be acute
enough to make certain kinds of
food scarce in certain sections and
to compel people as whole to revise
their eating habits. And there will
be food rationing on q wide scale.
It will not be the price of food
that will matter so much next year
as the quantity and quality. The
reasons for this prospective shortage
are obvious.
The chief one, Of course, is the
fact that food in quantities greater
than any one ever thought possible
will have to be sent abroad to feed
our constantly expanding armed
forces in all parts Of the world. In
addition, our allies depend now-and
will depend more-on food supplies
from this country.
Another reason is the shortage of
farm labor. Farmers and farm
hands are getting more money in
factories. Truck and railroad trans
portation is being curtailed and it is
growing more difncult for farmers to
get their stuff to market. In addi-
ton, adequate farm machinery and
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Americans Urged to Abandon Prejudices
And Give Full Co.. operation to Russia

tribute to a disintegration in
Russia that will not be in our
favor. Such a disintegration
would be neither anti Communist
nor pro-Ally. The Russians would
continue to fight as guerrillas and
partisans, emphasizing their
Bolshevist tradition, and with
the feeling of being the victims
of western treason.
And when our fighting armies
began to realize what the collapse
of Russia had meant in blood and
tears the political reaction In our
own countries would be anything
but desirable.
The Russian leadership has
done all in its power to prevent
such development in Russia.
Russian leaders from the outset
emphasized the national, not the
revolutionary, character of their
war, and were careful not to
arouse exaggerated hopes in
Allied aid. The Russian press
has stressed the solidarity of
Russia, Great Britain and Amer
lea in fighting a common war for
survival. The Comintern has ad-
vlsed workers in all countries to
pursue the war, increase produc-
ton and abandon any kind OF
activity likely to impede produc-
ton. The slogan, "Proletarians of
all countries unite" has been
changed to: "Proletarians of all
nations unite against Fascist in
vaders."
Molotoff, visiting London and
Washington, has tried to reach a
real agreement with America.
But he had only limited success.
He was accompanied by Gen.
Shilovsky, who the other day
said in Russia that we needed a
united command of British. Rus
sian and American forces, and
that II such a command had ex-
listed in the First World War the
Bolshevik revolution might never
have taken on the radical form
that it did. For then, as now
and both Lloyd George and
Churchill are witnesses to this
Russia bore the brunt OF the first
TWO years OF the war, and the
result OF not waging a true war
OF coalition was the additional
loss OF three million Western
European and American lives.
Must Forget Pre- judices.
Meanwhile, we have permitted
the loss Of the Aleutian Islands
to Japan, and our publicists have
acted as though they were unim-
portant far-ofl posts, and not on
the main communication line be-
tween America and Japan and
America and Russia.
And we tumble around the
Finnish question. although our
other communication with Rus
sia is by way Of Murmansk and
could be made secure only by =
blow against Northern Norway
and Finland. which is possibly
the most reasonable second
front that We could open.
Anti Russian activities are
thriving In this country, spon-
sored by Lithuanians, Latvians.
White Ukrainians, and even
some Poles, and nothing deci-
sive has been done to discour-
age them.
I want us to win this war and
survive. And unless we get clear
in our minds what our strategy
absolutely demands, regardless of
our political and class prejudices,
we are in good way to losing
this war and not surviving.
Released by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Dynamite Found in House
OF War Fraud Prober
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Sept. 8.
Discovery Of three sticks Of dyna-
mite in the basement of a residence
formerly occupied by Tom C. Clark,
special assistant to the Attorney
General in charge Of war fraud
prosecution and former co-ordinator
of enemy alien control for the West
ern Defense Command, was re-
ported by police.
Police Capt. w. w. White said the
explosive was found yesterday by a
man employed to prepare the house
for new occupant after Mr.. Clark s
family moved out.
The workman had placed the ex-
plosive in an ash can, where it was
found by city employe. Mr.. Clark
was reported en- route to Washington
by automobile with his family.
Evening star., 1942-09-09
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The question of how badly Axis
forces have been damaged in the
Caucasus and around Stalin-
grad is of burning interest to the
Allied high command. Accurate
information is not easy to get
these days, but the success of our
coming offensive on the Atlantic
Coast between Norway and Africa
will depend largely on whether
the Nazis will be able to
strengthen their forces defending
the western approaches to their
occupied territory.
According to Russian COM
muniques, Axis losses In the 1912
offensive have been terrific. The
number Of prisoners has not been
Evening star., 1942-09-09
The Great Game of Politics
Hoover Recommended as Authority to Direct
Food Rotoninq U S. Is Likely to Face

farm fertilizer will be almost un-
obtainable.
Whether 1t is called by that name
or not, some sort of food admins
tration is expected to be created
soon-and the suggestion is that 1t
probably will be under the Secretary
of Agriculture, Claude Wickard.
This business of food rationing is
complex and difficult proposition.
1t more closely affects more people
than any other kind of rationing.
The necessity of having it admiE-
istered by man of the greatest
competence and experience is clear.
1t is one job that must not be
bungled. 1t ought to be in the
hands Of man in whom the people
generally have confidence.
1t is certainly doubtful that Mr..
Wickard measures up to these re-
quirements. He is mediocre cabinet
officer whose name and career are
unfamiliar to the bulk of the citi-
zens. There is nothing in his record
to create belief in his ability to
swing so vast and vital Job.
Conceding that the new food ad-
ministrator should be man of
proven executive capacity as we'll
as real experience, the name OF
former President Hoover will occur
to most Americans as the logical
choice. Mr.. Hoover was food ad-
ministrator under Democratic
President in the last war. In Bel
GUM, prior to our entrance in the
war. and after that war, in RusIa,
Poland and other countries, he dis
tributed hundreds of millions Of
dollars worth of food to the starving
people OF many nations.
Hoover An Authority.
Even among the most poisonous
Of the Hoover haters. there hardly
will be one arise to dispute that in
this business of food rationing and
food distribution, he is the outstand-
ing authority of the world.
Mr.. Hoover has his faults. He
isn't man Of tact, and he is a poor
politician. Some of the criticisms
OF him as President were deserved; !;
some were terribly unjust. But,
when 1t comes to his competency as
food administrator there can be
but one opinion.
Few will contend that he is not
the best qualified man in the coun-
try to handle this Job now. If there
is to be food administrator, in
Mr.. Hoover we have one ready made,
able, trained, equipped, experienced,
willing. If we are to have q food
administrator, to choose any other
is to pass over the best man and
pick an inferior man.
/ Is it too much to ask OF the Presi-
dent, faced with 4 national food
shortage-as he undoubtedly will
be in few months-that he sink
his political hates, rise above his
personal prejudices and call on the
man he cannot help but know is
best qualified to do this job?
Nothing would 50 enhance Mr.
Roosevelt's reputation as . patriotic
leader, willing to subordinate every
personal interest to win the war.
Nothing would 50 indelibly stamp
him as q small, vindictive man as
his failure to do 50.
(Copyright, 1942)
Evening star., 1942-09-09
Bondit Shops Around
Before Stealing Car

By tts Associated Press.
CHICAGO.-The bandit who in
vaded South Side garage went on
shopping expedition before max
ing his selection Of q car.
The gunman first made KIN >wn
his choice of 1889 model car to
Attendant Sylvester Hoover, but
there was none in the garage. Then
he looked at the others, selected a
194l sedan and drove of.
Evening star., 1942-09-09

1OuStlb. "'oAhs Ahohpsoh'
No gains in the Pacific, nor in
Egypt, or in the air fight over
Western Europe, are compensa-
ton for defeats in Russia. The
fate of the Russian front will
determine the length of this war
and the number of American and
British lives that will have to be
spent to win 1t If Russia collapses.
Our Russian allies-I call
them that though they try in
vain to make a treaty of military
alliance with uS-are fighting in
spirit beyond praise. Their re-
sistance before Stalingrad is one
Of those miracles that Paul Rey-
maud, in France, invoked in vain.
But the spirit alone is not de-
cisive in this struggle, and we
are not even helping that spirit
adequately.
We will live bitterly to regret
it, We have to face the strong
possibility that soon the Ger
man troops will reach the
Caspian Sea, and cut the Volga
trafiic lifeline of Russia. 1t is
obvious that the Russian Army,
a few months after that event.
will be short Of oil, and thus will
lose its main offensive power.
Furthermore, the southern
supply line to Russia will be cut.
the most important food areas of
Russia are already lost, and the
steel center OF stalinsrad is in
shambles.
Could Shift Troops to West.
The consequences for us are
that the Germans will be able to
wage a defensive war in Russia
next year. and to shift more than
100 divisions to the west, to-
gether with the main part OF
their air force.
The winter this year is not
going to be on the side of the
Russians. They have lost this
summer the coal mines of the
Donets Basin and to bring Up
materials from Siberia means
that their communication lines
are this time much longer than
the Germans.
So the Russian population is
facing q bitter. hungry winter,
while the Russian Army will be
dependent upon supplies from
the west. which it will be very
dimcult to get to them.
The offensive power of an army
Is lost from one day to the next.
There are still great reserves in
Russia. And If the Russians are
able to launch successful coun-
terohensive late this fall or in
the early winter, as they did last
year, there is still q chance to
turn the tide against the Nazis,
who also are overstrained.
But that tide will not be
turned without our help.
1t Is not our. task to develop
military plans. But behind mill
tary plans, and always influence
ing them, are political questions.
Political Atmosphere Interferes.
1t Is impossible to act intel
hgently, boldly and realistically
in the present political atmos-
phere. And il this political at
Evening star., 1942-09-09

preoccupied with its own political
fences. A certain amount OF the
criticism is justified, but, on the
other hand. there are members who
wrongly believed the criticism was
motivated by alleged subversive
elements bent on undermining the
prestige OF the legislative branch OF
our Government. Today the biggest
slam ever handed to Congress is in
the oficial records of presidential
messages and its date is September
7, 1912.
tReproduction Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1942-09-09
u. S. Bombers Set Fires
In Two Raids on Burma
By Tire Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 9.-American
medium bombers caused large fires,
damaged a river steamer and four
barges and scored hits on railroad
tracks in two raids on Burma a week
ago, communique from the United
States Air Force headquarters dis
closed last night.
Evening star., 1942-09-09

my gon cluoS
and golf balls to
the War Depart
ment.
When I was
first asked to
make this con-
tribution I said
Eyes" thinking
that the clubs
would be con-
verted into war
material an d
the balls melted
down to assist in
Evening star., 1942-09-09

m i 3 I q X e and
good : naturedly
called suckers"
for having gone
out on a limb, so
to spea k, in
t h e ir articles.
But the Wash
lngton newspa-
permen weren't
VIZ on & at all.
The message did
es t a b is h a n
economic czar"
and his name is
Franklin Roose-