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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS MEET

At a meeting Of high school
principals here this week, the !,
structional program for the SCI
ond semester was discussed at
some length. All high school pu-
pills are to receive one hour in
struction daily in health and
First Aid along with the physi-
cal fitness program, which has
been underway for the past few
months.
Certain courses in literature
and ancient history are to be
eliminated and classes in general
mathematics and pre-flight aero
nautics substituted. A heavy en-
rollment is anticipated in these
new courses.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
FARMERS TO MEET

County Agent F. F. Fletcher
has issued call to all farmers of
the county to meet at the court
house here on Dec. II, at 8
o'clock. At that time garden
specialist from Blacksburg will
be present to explain better gar
dening, certified seeds and how
to meet the 1943 vegetable short
age. It is described as the most
important meeting of its kind to
be held in the county and all
thoce who live on farms are urg-
ed to attend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
INFANT SON OF HOLLINS
FLEMING DIES THURSDAY

The little 8-month old son Of
MIR. and Mrs. Hollins Fleming, of
near Clintwood, died Thursday
night at 10 o'clock after All i'll
ness of near two weeks. It's death
was attributed to spinal menin-
gifts by the attending physician.
Burial will be Friday afternoon
in the family cemetery at Elem
ingtown.
Mr.. Fleming is confined to his
home with broken leg, received
in an accident early last week
when his horse fell with him on
the way home after going for a
doctor for his child.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03

the present war, those who were
born on or after January l, 1925
shall be registered on the day
they attain the 18th anniversary
of the day of their birth; provld-
ed, that if such anniversary falls
on a Sunday or legal holiday,
their registration shall take place
on the day following that is not
Sunday or legal holiday.
Those who were born on or
after Jan. l, 1925, and who will
become subject to registration
when they reach their 18th birth
day, should report to the Selec-
tive Service Local Board, Clint
wood, Va, for registration as
soon as they become Is years of
age.
Local Board of Dickinson
County.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
Monday Is
Pearl HarbOr
Scrap Day

Monday, December 7 is Pearl
HHarbor Day, and the county
Salvage Committee calls on every
man, woman and child in the
county to remember this day by
gathering up at least ten pounoS
of scrap metal and turning it in
at the nearest school house. This
scrap will find its way to the
Japs in a different manner than
our scrap did before December Z
of last year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
RECORD ATTENDANCE
IN COUNTYS CHOOLS
DURING NOVEMBER

Attendance in all county
schools for the month of Novem
Der was excellent and was ahead
Of attendance for other months
this session. The home-room
group of pupils of King A Hagy
of DMH.S. had perfect attend
ance for the month. Trailing
closely were leila Stanley, Bear
Pen; Roxie French, Bear Pen;
Sim D. Powers, Haysi; Roxie
Cochran of Rugby; Arthur Counts
of Nealy Ridge; and Adron Stan
ley of Bear Pen all reported an
average of 90 per cent or better.
Twenty two teachers recorded a
percentage of SO pet. or better
and % others stood above the 81
percent mark. In all SO teachers
or over half the corps had a per
centage of better than 95.
Several cases of attend
ance have been taken before the
Trial Justice and all resulted in
conviction of the parents. No ex-
cuse except a doctors statement
is acceptable in the courts of this
county, according to the Trial
ustice.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
Is COUPLES GET
MARRIAGE LICENSE
DURING NOVEMBER

The marriage business has not
been SO brisk during the past
month of November, only 13-
that unlucky number having
applied at the Clerks office for
marriage license. They are as fol
lows:
Teston Hamilton, 80, to Hettie
Dotson, 80, both of Darwin.
Wesley Leftrick, %, to Arden
team Silcox, Is. both of Trammel.
Johnny j. Mays 81, to Jaunita
Hilton, II, both Of Clintwood.
D. c. Mullins, 38, of Dante, to
Elvena Ramey, 10, of Dwale.
Anthony Hill, 81, Tarpon, to
Oma Gay Newberry, Is, of Clint
wood.
Ernest Garrett, 81, Haysi, to
Ollie Wood, %, Martha Gap.
Sidney B. Perrigan, % Nealy
Ridge to Adelene Fleming, II, of
Clintwood.
Dewey Akers, %, to Ethel Car
ter, 81, both of ClintWood
James Lee Sutherland, 20, to
Mary Juanita Fuller, Is, both of
ClintWood.
Clarence Owens, %, of Deskins
to Daisy Parlene Mitchell, Is, of
Haysi.
Chas. Chapman %, to Kate Ash
brook, IS, both of Clinchco.
Allen D. Stanley, o., of Omaha
to Aurora Kennedy, 20, Coeburn
Rt. 2.
Leonard Reynolds, 20 to Lill-
ian Hill, II, both of Clinchco.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
Dates Set For
Registration of
Is Year Odds

According to the local draft
board, the registration Of 10
year olds will start on Friday,
Dec. II, 1912. Detailed informa-
ton released by the board fol-
lows:
Pursuant to proclamation issu-
ed by the President of the Unit
ed States, the sixth registration
of male citizens, who shall have
have attained the 18th anniver-
sary of the day Of their birth dur
ing the periods indicated below,
will be held in Dickinson Coun-
ty, Va, during the hours of 900
a. m. and 500 pm. at
CLINTWOOD, in Local Board Of
flee in Court House. Mrs. Uni
versal c. Hodge, Registrar.
MORALE Ervinton High School
Building. Arville Deel, Regis
trar.
CLINCHCO-In Old Bank Bldg.
Troy Sutherland and Clarence
Adkins, Registrars.
HAYSI-In Town Hall. German
B. Sutherland, Registrar.
on the days hereinafter desig-
mated for their registration as
follows:
(a) Those who were born on
or after July l, 1924, but not af-
ter Aug. 81, 1924, shall be regl-
stored on any day during the
week commencing Friday, Dec.
II, 1912, and ending Thursday,
Dec. II, 1912.
(b) Those who were born on
or after Sept. 1, 1924, but ~
after October 81, 1924, shall be
registered on any day during the
week commencing Friday, Dee,
Is, 1912, and ending Thursday,
Dec. "a, 1912.
(c) Those who were born on
or after Nov 1, 1924, but not af-
ter Dec. 81, 1924, shall be regis
tered on any day during tn pc
riod commencing Saturday, Dec.
rs, 1912, and ending Thursday,
Dec. 81, 1912.
(d) During the continuance of
(See next column)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
ACCEPTS POSITION

Ted Baker, former salesman
for a Chicago tailoring concern
and mighty hunter in his spare
time, has accepted a position in
one of the defense plants. He
is a guard at the Holston Ordin-
ance Works.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-03
ia DrateeS
Go To Army
This Week

One hundred fourteen men of
Dickinson county will leave for
the army this week. Ten men out
of the December quota have al
ready enlisted and the remaining
1O4 will leave here Friday morn
for Abingdon and then the army
camps. They are as follows:
Emery S. Rasnick, Cleveland,
Route 2
Fred Hughes, Clintwood
Johnnie Mullins, Breaks
Kedrick Burns Taylor, Tense
Charles E. Watson, Clinchco
Willie Clyde Wolfe, Carrie
Earl Patton Bise, Rt. 1,StPaul
Henry c. Buchanan Jr.,Darwin
Willard r. Stanley, Mcclure
Brady Fleming, Clinchco
Fred Murphy, Willard
Wythe Herbert Rose, Willard
Eddie Moscow Holbrook, West
Dante.
Fleetwood P. Stanley, Darwin
Homer Hopson, Blowing Rock
Rufus Henry Mullins, Norland
Clarence Farmer, Tense
Clifford Lonzo Perrigan, Ri. 2,
Coeburn
Elihu M. Carico, Herald
Samuel Milton Carico, Leck
Tivis Edgar Hay, Nancy
Willie B. Rakes, Rt.
Fitzhugh Yates, Clintwood
Wilson Turner, Martha Gap
Cephas Counts, Isom
Ernie BARLEY, Fremont
Willie Reed, Freezing
Luther Bonsil Sykes, Clint
wood
Hatcher Stanley, Dwale
Ellis Lacy Sutherland, Bee
Grayson Phipps, Freezing
Steve Kodak, Wakenva
Pelmer c.. Silcox, Nora
Kline Reed Powers, Haysi
Willie Everett Mullins, Norland
Cuba Silcox, Nealy Ridge
Bruce Stanley, Clintwood
John Counts, Carrie
Otto Taylor, Dwale
Joe P. Hughes, Cintwood
Fred Browning, Georges Fork
Maloy Harrison, Tense
Fillmore Breeding, Carrie
Donald Proctor, Birchleaf
Emil c. Fleming, Clintwood
Bailey Smith, Isom
Carrie E. Anderson, Nancy
: George Colley, Bartlick
Leonard M Willis, Bartlick
Jasper Garfield Keith, W.Dante
Rufus Mills, CintWood
Carl Marcus Bowling, Tense
Gerald T. Epling, Haysi
Ferrel D. Pucket, Nealy Ridge
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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-03-11

mltnitatsintereiien berbient - neim
forbert."
,,Gin ipirfli6er 1nO 0alternber
@eltfrieoen na6 oem eegenludrtigen
in ser gan5en @elt entbrannten &on=
flift fann MIR Damn fommen", erfldrt
@r5biidof Srancis S. 8. 9edman in
ieinen oiesidbrigen 6oitenbirtel1-
id)reiben, ,,tuenn oerlelbe onr6 @ebet
gelponnen miro" @enn ibr Sieg er=
nartet ltno ell1 mieoer ser iSriidte
6es Sriebens erfreuen rno bie3eit ser
Seilniudnn9 abfiir5en mollt miiBt ibr
mlf ben anien oenlelben pon 8eberr-
lcber oes @eltals erileben. @ir fno
nidt 5lt elmer belonOern g0ttli6en
Glnltbe5ellglng bere6tigt, iolanee
mir nidt iduloenfrei linb. 2abt uns
frellbig bie Spfer annebmen, oanit
oie lpiaig ertragenen Seimiuhungen
au einem sic eanae 8elt 1tmfaiienoen
@ebete iperben. 8ir baben nod nidt
ernitlid ansefansen 5l1, beten. @ir
niiiien lauter ll1,b bernebmlider be-
ten, 1,m Sic 2dlterlngen Ser 8elt gu
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-03-11

felt, treulole, binterliltige 8olitif lmb
mangelbafte religi0ie Seitrng 1lno
fiigt bin5u: ,,@enn ltillere &ebete Gr-
b0rllng eriparte1,, miiilen mir Dor al
lem BON I'M lern Siinoeu ablailen rnO
uns lpieoer altfri6tig ltno bon ean5enl
Ser5en at 1lnierm Serrn umo @ott
befebren. Sbldon sic 3eligiou ii6 IN
ben gegentpdrtigen &rieg nidt ein=
mii6t. iou lie oas fittlide &erbolten
nno sic redte @eiltesperfaiiltng oltf=
ridten llno ltirfeu belfen."
SSn t(areu lluo bercoten~@orten bnt
Brai iioent Hooieoelt il1 leiner groBen
Gnnofltnfre0e sen Stan0 ser &riegs=
lage geidiloert unO umlmlpunoen Die
gelpaltigen SGipierigfeiteu uno Sp=
fer bei6rie6en, Sic mir mannDaft 5lt
iiberluinoeu 6aben, I'M lnlere oenlo=
fratil6en Sreibeiten 5u retter uno 81,
perteioieer. Der Sral lioent mies Fin
ouf sic orei groben 3iele, oie mir
ni6t ans Dem Auge perlieren oiir>
fen: llnausgeiekte Arbeit, 8eieitigung
oller perl6nliden, ielbitiIhen SSnter-
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-03-11

iibertonen. Sd periidere eud, ein
pirfli6er 1unb banernber @eltfrie0en
fann m1r b,tr6 @ebet geiuonnen tper-
ben."
~ Ser @rsbii6of ipeilt Damn bin auf
bie gro6e,1 3eitiibel: Materialism1ts,
'@betrennl,ng, gbebrltd, fripoles Se-
ben, @eburtenperbiitltng, unebrli6-
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-03-11

ten ms ielbft lmo BENT Nahbar gesen-
iiber - I'M groberen Sinne eine
Bflidt, geitiist anf llnfer 9iirger-
redt in eit,em 2anbe, oas ,uniere I'M
terItiiklng aller nationalen ultb 9onl-
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-03-11


oes SrieocnS 10 mentbebrlid gelpor.
sen SIT iein icbiell. Der Er0libent
ldlob ieine Mabnrns nit ser Sofi-
nnng, 0aB oas gan5e anlerifanilde
Golt lid) burd ,npermciolid)e Hiid.
idlGge ano onfdnglide Mieoerlogen
lid) nidt entn1ltigen loiie llno 0o6
Die Geriider,tnG OaB mir nit ber
Silie @ottes Sen @nolieg mo eincn
neni6cnmiiroi9cn 6rieoen erringen
lper6cn.
Seit ctli1cn @uden miro ciu 1ro.
left sur s(nlegnng bon &erfeDrsltra'
Ben fir &riegss rno 6rieoenS5luede
nah sllosfa in Grmaguug ge5nucu.
Grneit @rucniug, ser @ouucrneur fiir
slaSta hot fiir5liG bcn StraGen6ult-
&onitee oeS amerifoniidcn Mepr0icn.
tontenba,Ies erflGrt, Onb CT crluartct
oaB 5lpei ODER meDr Honoltroben bon
Sen Ser. Staaten na6 sllosfo gcbout
lpitroer, unl Sen Griprocrnillcn ocs
2anotro1sporteS BON Mtlnition llno
anberen @iitern nod Sllosfu 81 ellt-
Ipredeu. Der @oupcrnenr iettc lidb
lebboft fiir sic @elpiuioun9 cines 9c-
TRACES BON so Millionen 9pllorS iiir
Sen 8m elmer s(lasfu=Strobe Elm uno
laete, bab eiue SeroDeerama Ser @us.
arheiten 1,n1 MIR einige gSoden ii,
@irflidfeit Sl,r Gerldie6lng her
Gonitr,rftiotr llnl ein gall5es SaDr
fiibren fann. @ruenina erfldrte, Dab
sic Sitltation I'M .Ya5ifif Iid) ollrb
sic grri6trnd ser Strabe 1ueicntlih
51lgltnlten Ser 6eteiligten 2ulloer an.
bern ipiiroe ltno SOB nit ser e(rbeit
lofort beeonnen luerocu Iollte. G:r
begiinltigt cine Strabe, Sic bon Scat..
tie nod Srince George, 9. g., iibcr
Sort ct. SSan1es in oa5 gufpnneblet
uno Nlasfa fiibren Iou, mo- lie nit
oe,n StraBennet in s(lasta Ocrblus-
oen iueroen iollte.
Die Sal1smitglieoer lllber 9uroid
lnO $. 6. slnOerion letteu lid) fir
sic Frdrierollte ein, ipo6ei Sic Stra6e
BON Winneopolis no6 edmonton lno
Brince George fiibren iollte, oa lie
in bielem Snae ipcnigcr ser @cfnbr
bon Ingrifien mlsgelcet iu0rc. Der
@onperneur bon sllasfa pcrluic3 BAR
arf, baB oas &riegsocportucut iriibcr
SEN 9ou ser Stra6c o6aclcDnt bot,
i'm ieoo6 iebt begiinitigt. - Gie
8alfoltcu iollten lripriinolich -
Wfillioncn betrogen, perocn ohcr Icet
olf einen bobcreu @etrog gcldr0tt.
@egen icincr pcrb0ltnian11biN &c.
riugfiiaigcn Ia1olpirtid)aftlibcn Hro-
ouftion bat Snpou iid ge5lpungcu Ne-
ieben, Iid ouf sSiiNfang SIT perlcac'L
Sen es 1T peitem ltmfang betrieb.
sln1 ertragrcidltcn eruic5 lih Der
iabrlide Sang bon 1ilcGel1 Sic ltd)
aus oen rllliiid) japoniIdcn Tilhcrei.
obfonnen ergab. 9ieics lit nln felt
Dem Sabresipedel abaelalIen, obne
oaB bisber befanntgegeben lul1roc, ob
es perldngert poroen lit. Die lebtidh.
rig Grnellerlug geldaD ieood) erIt
Mitte ssa111ar, uno es lit nod reid.
li1 3eit uorbanben, bas Mbtomnlen
(TortIebung ouf Seite 12)
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11npplitiicbc 3eitldufte

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9ie fatboliide Stride treibt feine
9olitif nno sreift ard) tidt IN ben
Rrieg ein. Sic ersiebt alt el,te,,,
tre,en Staatsbiireern inns beteiligt
fi6 an BEN 8erfen driitlitber 8arn-
ber5igfeit i'm ariege. SsSn einfader ,,no
fonfreter @eiie bat 8iibof Sob,t u.
DnffD bon Buffalo oies ltnldngit In
elmer slniprabe bor BEN Mitglieoern
Der @atboliiden &aritas, &anoels-
uno S1,6uItrie= =Dipiiion, in 8uffalo
sl1n gusbrl,d gebrabt.
Sssn ieiner slniprade ii6er bas
Ebema iiber sic aufsabe Ser fatbo-
liiden Stride in Der 8eripirrung ser
uns bebortebenoen ,,Monote" fiibrte
8ilbof 9uffp aus: u8ir oiirfen nidt
ben Saupt5tued ser Stride auBer sdt
Iaiien. 9ie fatboliid)e Stride insbe=
fonoere miro 1T aunebmenoem Mabe
fritiIiert peroen, neil mir ,tniere &an-
5eln l1no unlere Sreontlationen nidt
81 elmer slrt fonfreten &riegsarbeit,
Die ftarf in ser gr5iell,ng bes sic.
ges, auf ben unlere 8entiibungen &c.
ri6tet iinb, berportreten miro. 9as
eSSbeal Der &ir9e, bas sic fatbolild)e
Stride ME perloren bat, lit Sic gin5el.
perIonen NIT groBen 3iele,1 5u erfiil-
len llno aus oieien Gin5elperionen
iperben Die Mdnner erfteben, Die fir.
Die poIitiid)en SoeaIe, nit tpelhen
Sic Stride feline birefte 8erbtnoi1ng
bat, fan1pfen ,tno iterben neroen."
Ser 8iidof erlduterte oas @ngemeI.
iene 6ieier @orte Dor einer @rl,ppe,
bic itb auf sic 5ammlung bon Tonbs
fir sic fatboliide &aritas borbereite>
te, NIT ben @orten: vSSn Sbren 9e<
niibungen iperoen sic tpabri6einlib
Dem ginpano begegne1t, oaB Sic Sente
iett allsidlieBlid fi6 nit oem arieg
beiddftigen, oaB oie Steuern erb6bt
tpurben, nn6 oaB bic @obltdtigfeits>
betatigung 5uriidgeitellt iueroen iollte,
Bis sic @erbdltniiie mieoer itabiliitert
fino. 8as lit benn nun bas 3iel bie=
fes Rrieges? @iro er nidt altsgefod]s
ten fir &ebt uno Greibeit, fir 6rei=
belt bon Scot 1tno Slrdt, 1tno 5ltr
Sidertelllng oes Ne6tes, feline reli-
gioie l1eber5eugung 81 betdtigen?
Sollen mir Elm Moratori,,m fir 800
raj, &eligion nno iosiale @oblfabrt
erfldren atnb alles in einen br,,talen
&onflift ser Nationen ser gSeft bet
Iieren."
Ser 8ildof erfldrte ferner: vssir
iin6 I'M &rieg lmo tuersen Bis sum
bitteren @noe fdmpfen, uno obne ieo<
tpeoe Seloenbeseilterltng iugen mir
bireft uno b16Itdblid, oaB iuir be-
reit lino, 6ielem 2anoe aues, was luir
beiiben - ielbIt unier 2eben -, SIT
aeben ban1it sic 9inge, fir Sic es
eintritt, fortleben iollen. llno inter
bieIen fino ald bie eleiden Soeale,
bie 5u foroern Sbr gub organiiiert,
l1nterbalt fir ltniere gan5e 8ep0lfe-
rung 11no Die Sebung ser Gage Ser
Menl6en in l1nierem Srtsgebiete. "
Gum SdIuIie erfldrte ser 8iidof,
naatboliid5e 4aritas lit ein slppell
fir elm 3iel, oas aus Der driitltben
aaritas ertpddit, aus unIeren 8flid=
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12
Hollywood s
Foncies S
By Paul Harrison

or Hal Roach. George f. Stone will
play the prize heavr Of the Year-
the Emperor of Japan. Hollywood
las donated $50 gallons of blood
10 the Red Cross bank
Studio paid 2G grateful extras
5l050 each for posing for still =.
lures, These portraits low de - -
non Amcchcs office in he n.ag-
nificcnt Jerk as examples of sic
cessful graduates Of the sehoo,
which he's supposed to operate.
Lupe Velez has refused 4 role at
RKO, but no suspension will follow.
She's going on a b0nd-selli4rp per
sonal appearance tour Nations r.o-
vie theaters turned in more than
Sl.O0OO00 for the March of Dimes
drive.
The tire shortage will mean bon
4nza for ncigh1orhood theatals all
j-cr the country when people hegin
,Cing aloo; to find entertainment.
IN Hollywood there still seems to
&c general notion that a supply
D.. rubber will pop up miraculously
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12

takel. from Feb. 5 to March g. Evil
IDENTIFY the communique covered a
drive that eliminated in preaching
the STRAUSS line, which the Red
army ORGAN. Red Star, announced
yesterday
There was no indication where
the Russians broke through. The
Kalinin front extends as far west
as Velikic Luki, 280 miles west and
a little north of Moscow Rzhev, by
passed by the Russians in their
drive west. is the eastCrnmost posi-
ton of tie Germans on the Kalinin
front
The size of the victory was indl-
Gated by the communiquC, which
said: During the period from Feb.
to March 8, troops of the Kalinin
front capteured from the enemy the
following trophies: seventy EIGHT
talks. l72 guns of various calibers,
COG mine throWers, 824 machine
guns and sub machine guns, 181 an
ti-tank rifles. 568 automatic rifles,
3.432 ordinary rifles, LIT trucks,
200 carts, eight field Kitchens, 50
wireless stations. two locomotives,
9,oG0 grenades, 10500 mines, 1000
shells. 2,000CG0 rifle cartridges, two
railway trains with ammunition,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12
British Increase
War Restrictions

LONDON, March y. CUPl-Shap-
ing the country toward total war
effort the government revived the
post of production minister today
and announced that 1t would end
the basic gasoline ration July /,
to stop plPasurc-motoring, and
would put further restrictions on
horse and greyhound racing and
professional boxing.
Capt. Oliver Lyttleton recently
named minister of state for gen.
eral supervision over production IL
the war cabinet, was named for the
revived production ministry post.
He will be chiefly responsible in
behalf of the cabinet for war pro-
duction as a whole, it was an
nOunCed.
1t was announced that cancella-
ton of the basic gasoline ration
was intended to take all non-essen-
tial automobiles off the roads.
ALLOWANCE HALVED
In addition the upplementarr
gasoline allowance will be chopped
IN half, beginning during April and
May.
A spokesman warned that appli-
cations for supplementary allow
anccs to make up for the loss of the
basic ration would not be consider
ed except in cases where applicants
could prove genuine need.
so far there has been no short
age Of bulk Gasolinc supplies in any
theatre of the war" a government
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12
China Reports Big
Battle Raging on
Chekiang Coast

CHUNGKING, China, March y
CUP)-Furious battles AGAINST jap
aneSc troops in Shantung province
ana at SianpShan harbor on the
coast OF Chekiang province were
reported today in official Chinese
war dispatches.
japanese troops nave landed in
great force on the Chckianp coast
and severe engagement" has been
raging for the last two days as tbev
attempt to seize Siangshan harbor
about 10 miles southeast of Ham
chow, the Central news agency said
The Japanese landed at tv,
points, suppol ted b. heavy lombard.
mcnt, and attempted to advance
on the city from two directions
The last dispatch said that at pres
ent the enemy is trying to storm
SiangShan city with strong artillery
support
The fighting is in Il sector south
of Hangchov bay and north of For
mosa and thus is of considerable
Importance in connection with Jap
anese efforts to protect their loug
lines to the SOUTH
western Pacific
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12
BomberS Sink 73
jap Transports

MELBOURNE. March -. up
Australian reports estimated today
heavy air attacks on japanese III
v,Sion forces in the New Guinea
area have cost the enemy at least
13 troop Transports
Australian planes we're reported
to be smashing almost constantly
at the japanese bases at Salamaua,
Fnschlafen and Rabaul to dislo-
cate japanese preparations for Il
move against Port Moresby.
Federal sources said that even
heavier and more effective af
blows at the japanese can be eX-
pccted when the time comes"
1t was regarded as plainly evident
here that the japanese hope to
make Port Moresby a chief base for
their assault on northern Australia.
However, the continuous air at
tacks of the Australian bombers
were said to be causing the Japa-
neSc increasing losses
RAIDS REPORTED
A Royal Australian air force COM
muniQue said Australian planes
raidcd the enemy landing areas at
Salamaua and Lac, on the New
Guinea north coast where the Japa-
neSe had established invasion bases,
and on the Hucn bay invasion area
generally.
japanese planes, perhaps trying
to prepare the way for an invasion
f1pnt
day, the air force communique said.
Government sources refused to
comment on reports that the Japa-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12
India Angered By
British Delays

NEW DELHI, India, March 12
lUP1-Indian nationalistS expressed
disappointment today at the state
ment of Prime Minister Winston
Churchill on the Indian problem,
and held that the proposed mis-
sion to India of Sir Stafford Cripp7.
leader of the house of common.
seemed only delaying action.
NationaliStS said Churchill SEEM
cd able to announce nothing more
than that y further Investigation
of the Indian problem would be
made. They argued that action was
needed now.
Mohammedans of the Muslin
League appeared 10 be ready to
wait Tor Cripp's arrival, intending
then to advance their argument for
a division of India into Muslin
and Hindu states.
They expressed satisfaction be-
cause Churchill had not committed
himself to any definite programs
regarding Indian home rule, and
thus had not prejudI"ed their case.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12

HCILYW GOD, March y The
screen colony IS hopping mad about
a widely printed charge that heads
Of the studios are trying to get
their sons aid sonS-in-laW into soft.
safe, commissioned branches OF the
armed services Nerotiem and al!
sorts of WanGlIag md Influence for
good jobs in Ordinar" business may
not haze been me9mMCl in the
past. but nobody caa thin, G.
single instance in which thai codIu
be suspected now III war actiyitios
The son of the hca5 of one stu
oio is in the Nav, and he enlisted
months before the war BEGAN The
son of another studio chief is an
Army private T third example i
IN artillery officer. but he was long
commissioned rcservI5t. and a
fourth has been Il reserve officer
several years.
And that's all the sons there arc
unless you count Junior Lacmmle,
whose father once headed UnirCr-
sal. Lacmmle recently VI lndUCt-
I'd as a private. H VI the pro
ducer of All Quiet o. thc western
Front, HollyWoods greatest anti
war picture Now he h. been as
signed to the Sienal Corps to cid
In making propaganda films
stimulate Americas war spirit
There's onc anecdotc about n
young executive who asked for sp"-
cal duty. He's such a hypochon-
driac that. after being drafted, Ls
applied for assignment to In-