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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19

that the air forces of the island
had been showed under.
With land and sea and air de-
lenses shattered, the end could not
be long, it was then realized, and
the Japs poured men into the is
land in sufficient numbers to drive
all before them.
One Dutch correspondent of the
Aetna agency told the story briefly:
1.-THE fleet fought itself to death
trying to bar landings on the island.
There are practically no planes left
on Java. The end is not far off,"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19

the defense angle should be cleared
before concessions were made.
It had been conceded that General
Wavell could hold India if he could
get full cooperation.
But reports from Burma had been
disquieting. 1t seemed that largely
the people were divided into two
groups, those who were turning
against the whites, and those who
were going over to the Japs.
Some light on this situation had
been thrown by India's agent in
Washington, Sir Girja Bajpai, who
though he declined to comment on
Nehru's demands, or on the recent
visit to Nehru and Gandhi by Chang
Kai-shek, he said this:
II am positive the Indian army is
loyal to the Crown"
How much this meant was open
to much speculation. But British
circles felt, apparently, that more
than this would be necessary.
There were many who believed
that instead of attacking Australia,
the Japs might turn their backs on
it and attempt swift drive through
India, and that the Nazis might try
to connect with them through Tur-
key this spring.
The possibility of such disaster
was keeping England on the anxious
seat.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19
BURMA:
And India

With the British moving slowly
but surely backward on the Burma
front, and with many believing that
the fall Of Java might be signal
for heavier pressure against India,
the puzzle of how the people of India
would react to the necessity of de-
tense was worrying Britain.
Many in England favored giving
the Hindus dominion status, with
Nehru as their head. Others thought
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19

catching fire. Two hours later it
blew up and wrecked the country
side.
Buenos Aires: The Argentine gov
eminent reported that its envoy to
Germany, Riccardo Olivera, had
been ordered to return home.
Burlington, Iowa: Seventeen en-
ployees were killed and five were
missing in an ordnance plant ex-
plosion in TINT melt" plant.
Ankara: Soviet-Turkish relations
were reported acute following at
tempt on Won Papen's life. Three
Russians were said to have been
seized.
Austin, Texas: Texas oil wells
were told to shut down IS days this
month. Reason, lack of transporta-
ton facilities.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19
MAC ARTHUR:
LOYAL NatiUes

That there had been an extended
period of quiet reported on Bataan
did not mean that General MacAr-
thurs men were unmindful that the
fall of Java might well mean addi-
tional troops for them to face, and
additional air force for them to COM
bat.
Meanwhile the war department an
nounced that the Japanese have as
signed Lieut.. Gen. Tomoyuke Yama-
shita to oppose Macarthur. Yama-
shita, conqueror of Malaga and Sing
apore, succeeds Lieut.. Gen. Masa-
haru Homma, who is thought to have
committed hara-kiri because of his
failure to wipe out Macarthur men.
Occasional dispatches had been
filed quoting some members of the
Macarthur forces as wanting to
know when the planes were COM
ing" but the general himself was
too busy thinking up ways of COM
batting the Japs and keeping them
guessing to have himself quoted as
demanding anything in the way of
reinforc ements
Yet he was constantly in touch,
apparently, with what the enemy
were doing, and this was taken in
military circles as hopeful sign,
showing that the natives were re-
naming loyal.
One bit of information had come
to Washington from Bataan that the
Japs had landed men and tanks
on Mindoro island, and this was TAX
en- as a sure indication that serious
resistance to the invader had de-
veloped there.
AS jungle fighters the Filipino was
an excellent man, and his ability
with the native knife, the nine-pound
bolo, was such as to make him a
terror to the Japs. Macarthur al
ready had told Washington of the
Japanese demand that the natives
give up all such knives, further
proof that even on occupied Luzon,
the guerrillas were busy looping
down the numbers of the enemy.
MacArthur's great stand on Ba-
taan caused many American news
paper writers to demand that we
drop the slogan Remember Pearl
Harbor" and change it to "Remem-
Der Macarthur and Corregidor.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19
CHURCHILL:
Out Soon?

Many American newspapers had
been printing stories about the posi-
bility that ChurchilPs tenure Of Of
fee was by a relatively slender
thread, and some went so far as to
give him three months more, and
others to state that Sir Stafford
Grips would be the next prime min
lister.
To these stories London newspa-
pers had been giving the raised eye
brow. One British writer said most
British circles had been surprised
to read of these reports, and that
there was little or no truth in them.
Another admitted that Churchill
was standing "on an inclined Plane"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19
TIRES:
Real Shortage?

A New York rubber dealer had
sharply criticized those who were
taking the rubber right out from
under American automobile owners,
at least in prospect, and had de-
clared, among other things, that
there was a Connecticut manufac-
turer who, if given 1000 tons of
crude rubber, plus all the crepe rub
Der soles Of shoes, could retread
100000 tires this year.
He added that if this firm was not
allowed to have the crude rubber he
could do the same trick with re-
claimed rubber.
He had challenged Leon Hender-
sons statement that the retaining
rubber facilities Of the nation could
account only for $50, 900 tons a year,
and said:
HE overlooks that these facilities
could quickly be expanded to a mil
lion tons or more by the simple re-
fixing of machinery and in second
hand machinery now available"
This was hurting a bombshell into
peoples thinking, who had readily
accepted Henderson's statement
that the war would take million
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19

Upon his arrival in the United
States via clipper ship, Admiral
Thomas C. Hart, former command
er-in-chief of the United Nations
naval. forces i'm the Far East, said
that he viewed the situation in that
theater of war with conservative
optimism" Any prophesying I
might do would be quite favorable"
he said, when you lose cam
paign you don't necessarily lose tt
war;
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Weekly News
Britain Debates Concessions India as Pressure Increases

but that the addition of Grips to his
cabinet had strengthened his toe
hold rather than loosening it, and
that any victory anywhere would put
him Sin more solid" than ever be-
fore.
One writer declared 1--WE don't
claim we have perfect government,
but we are trying to improve ours
do the Americans think theirs is per-
fect?"
John G. Winant, U. S. ambassador
to Britain, stated that the recent
changes will strengthen the cabinet.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19
by Edward G.. Wayne
CONVOY:
To australia

A story from a British correspond
ent had electrified Americans with
the news that our troops actually
were being put in Australian bases,
thus confirming the general belief
that the Allied offensive from that
direction was no pipe dream, but
the basic military plan of the ma
TONS war heads.
The censorship bureau had or
dered the press not to disclose the
port Of entry, the size of the con-
voys, the number Of troops, nor to
identify the bases where they had
been placed.
There were many who had become
somewhat jittery because of the
wording Of the British dispatch
which was the peoples first infor-
nation of what was transpiring.
They had been thrilled to hear of
the hundreds of pilots" of the
'brawny troops from the plains
States" but they were fearful when
the dispatch limited that the Jap
anese navy was in contact with the
conveys through "spearheads" and
that naval battles "were in pros
pect."
But the information later given to
the press by the censorship bureau
had spoken as though the conveys
already had arrived safely, and that
the troops were ashore, in their
bases, and with that the public per-
force had to be content.
Secretary Knox of the navy was
considerably upset by the news
leak" that brought America word of
its fleet and troop movement
prior to any release from the navy
department, and said that he was
investigating it with a great deal
of vigor."
Oddly, the story had emanated
from a British newspaper man who
was riding with the convoy. Secre-
tary Knox had been asked if he was
taking up the matter with the Brit
1Sh autnOrlCleS. tie replleQ:
eve certainly are"
He said that the British writer was
"enjoying the courtesy of an Amer
lean ship with the understanding
that anything he wrote would get
official scrutiny"
The first intimation that American
troops actually were in Australia
came from Yates Mcdaniel, APP cor
respondent, and he buried the in
formation at the end Of long "col-
orr story about his trip from Bata-
via.
There had been little information
in this dispatch save that perth
was filled with American forces"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19
FARMERS:
And Income Tax

Many thousands of American
farmers who had never seen an in
come tax blank had stepped into
Uncle Sans offices this year and
filled out their forms.
City folks, looking over Form
104O-F had read this note:
''The value of farm produce which
is consumed by the farmer and his
family need not be reported as in
come, but expenses incurred in rails
ing this produce must not be claimed
as deductions"
To city jewellers this seemed, per-
haps, like 'small potatoes" but in
the aggregate it amounted to
pretty penny for the department
of agriculture showed that farmers
families consumed in 1910 food
worth 1928, $4,000.
Thus the average farm family is
figured to eat 1902 worth of food each
year, and two-thirds of this they pro-
duce themselves.
The city dweller, however, eats an
average of 1914 in food each year,
and has to buy it all out of income.
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EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst, and not
necessarily of this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19
NELSON:
And Ships

Swiftly following up the "blue" re-
port Of William Harrison, his pro-
duction division head, who had said
there had been disappointments in
the ship production rate SO far in
1912, Donald M. Nelson, WPB
head, had told newsmen that the
goal of 100000 tons for this year
will be met.
I'm fact" he said, "we are try.
ing to figure now how to beat that to.
tai. The whole nation is at stake.
The ship program must not fall
down. And it WON'T
He had recently conferred with la.
Dor leaders about his demand that
the ship industry increase it's output
Is per cent by going entirely into
168-hour full weekly schedules.
Mr.. Nelson said he had not recog.
nized any lack of materials for ship.
building industries.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-19
JAVA:
FINS

The breakthrough Of Japanese
troops through the Bandoeng de-
tense lines, and the coincident clos
ing down Of the radio station with
a dramatic Farewell until better
times" the defense of Java had
reached it's apparent finish.
The review of the campaign
showed greatly superior" forces
of Japanese, both from a naval and
military standpoint, had crashed
ashore on the east, the west and the
north central portions Of the island,
and within 10 days had practically
cut Java in two.
Early in the campaign the Dutch
commanders had complained that
there had not been enough naval,
air or land support for their de-
tense, and as the Japs swept inland
there apparently had been pretty
hot scramble for the non-combatants
to get away to Australia, and the AL
lies hoped that some of the United
Nations defending troops would
have been able to make a getaway,
also.
Hardly any observer had believed
that Java could hold out long, but
few had been prepared for the sud-
denness with which the defense had
collapsed.
First intilnation of the end was
that the United Nations fleet had
been forced to admit Japanese su-
premacy on the waters surrounding
the islands; then it was conceded
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Navy Error Almost Sends Wrong Smith to AI|-Stor Tilt
WLoms Fine Only Second Dealt

road station-Which probably
means more fans will walk to the
track and fewer will walk home.
Todays guest Star-Jack Sem,
Toledo Times: DOC Spears, the
University of Toledo's athletic
director, head coach and man
about-toWn, celebrates a birthday
on July 4, which may or may not
account for some of the fireworks
produced by his rocket elevens."
Sportpourri-After that going
over by Manager Joe Cronin, Ted
Williams announced, I'm going
fishing" Wasn't it Diz Dean who
used to threaten to go flshin' in
"Nofus Scopus" when he got
peeved? And he almost got
there. incidentally, that $3.50 fine
was the first ever plastered on
Ted and only the second Cronin
had handed out In eight years
as Sox manager. The Iowa
Pre-F1ight School seahawks play
Evening star., 1942-07-04

Service Dept. - George Rung,
former Miami (Ohio) University
sharpshooter, is the fourth men,
ber of the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station basket ball
squad to get his transfer orders.
He has been given an ensign's
commission and will report to
Abbott Hall, Chicago, July 81,
following Ensigns Jim Currie and
Bob White Bill Menke will re-
port for fight training July %.
Johnny Pingley, the Michigan
State all-America footballer, has
been promoted to captaincy in
the 702d Military Police Battalion.
1t. q. g. George Hope, morale
officer at the Norfolk Naval
Training Station, reports: Il
learned more about getting out
of sand traps while playing golf
with Willie Turnesa than all the
golf pros could teach me-" What
was Willie doing In them. lieu.
tenant?
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Third World Record
Is Accredited 10
Gunnar Hagg
Swede's Mark Of 8:47.8
For z Miles Quickly
Trolls One in Mile
Py the Associated Press.

Ps the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, July A.
There's a potential third world rec
ord beside the name of Gunnar
Hagg today.
Running last night in the Stock
holm Stadium, the slim trackster
was clocked for miles in 8 minutes
47.8 seconds to clip 8 2I10 seconds
from the recognized world record of
Miklos Szabo, Hungarian star.
Hagg's achievement followed by
48 hours his 4:062 mile.
Last fall, before an eight
suspension went into effect, the
Swedish runner covered 1,50O meters
in Bats. The accepted record for
the mile is 4:06.4 by Sydney Wood
erson of Great Britain, while Jack
Lovelock of New Zealand holds the
meter record at 3:47.8.
Hagg's three marks will be con-
sldered by the International ANA
teur Athletic Federation after the
close of the war.
Arne Anderson chased Haeg
across the finish line last night and
was timed in 8:5l.4, also breaking
the listed record. Anderson also
was second to Hagg in his mile run
Wednesday evening.
Both Anderson. and Hagg sur
passed the 1882 mark of Taisto
Maxi, Finland. which still is await
ing recognition. 1t was run in 1899
Inc accepted American record for
miles is held by Donald r. Lash
OF Indiana, who was clocked in 8 .58 3
al Princeton, N. j., in 1899. The
United States listed indoor mark is
credlted to j. Gregory Rice of Notre
Dame at 8:51.1.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Clark Griffith may remember
1912 as the year of the worst Wash
ington baseball team of generation,
but If other American League owners
grant his request for IA additional
night games when they convene at
New York on Monday, he isn't likely
to label the season financial failure.
Griffith will ask permission to play
a total of IS night games this sea-
son-substituting night games for
every single remaining day game on
the Mats home schedule with the
exception of Sundays. He plans to
play Saturday night games and, In
fact, the only time Washington won't
be playing night ball at home will be
on Sundays or when double-headers
are scheduled, if his plan is approved.
The Mats have played 8 of their
scheduled 81 night games, but to the
remaining II games Griffith hopes to
add IA more. He is junking major
league baseball precedent with his
proposal, but there are indications
the wholesale switch of night games
will be profitable.
5000 Turn Out for AS.
With club that has floundered in
the American League basement
much of the season, Griffith has
drawn a conservatively estimated
average Of 5000 customers for the 8
night games thus far. Last night,
with the Mats in four game losing
streak and with double headers
slated here today and tomorrow
5000 fans saw the eighth place Mats
battle the seventh-place Athletics.
Considering the circumstances, it
was no discouraging crowd. Wash
ington fans have demonstrated
they'll follow even a cellar club to
some extent, and while Griffith isn't
improving the caliber Of his team he
at least hopes to rearrange his
schedule to fit the fancy of the fans
and perhaps bolster his bankroll.
Pitchers Buck Newsom and Dutch
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Ia Extra Night Games for Mats
At Home Sought by Griffith
Finds Fans Prefer TussIes Under Arcs;
5000 Watch Mosterson ToppIe As

Leonard represent the only Mats
drawing salaries in five figures
Griffths payroll isn't one of his
problems this year so 1t may not
be such a sorry season after all
from the standpoint of cold cash.
With Rookie Ellis Clary nursing
a damaged thumb Griffith has re-
stored 4l-year-old Coach Ossie
Bluege to an active player status.
Manager Bucky Harris says he has
no intention of employing Ossie in
the immediate future but desires in
surance in the event another in
fielder is injured.
MastersOn in Rare Form.
Bluege represents adequate de-
fensive insurance. Despite his age
he currently is capable of replac-
ing the Mats second baseman,
shortstop or third baseman and
turning in a more respectable job
Speaking of respectable perform
ances, Walter Masterson came up
with one of his rare ones last night
as the Mats thumped the Athletics,
40. Masterson restricted the AS
to five hits, and only once during
the evening did he permit Phila-
delphia player to reach third.
The Mats presented him brace
of runs in the fourth inning as
Stan Spence and Johnny Sullivan
singled, Roy Cullenbine doubled,
Bobby Estalella walked and Jake
Early contributed a long fly to
score Spence from third. Wash
ington came up with two runs off
Dick Fowler again in the eighth,
too, as Early tripled to score
Estalella and later scored on Jimmy
Pofahl's fly.
Sid Hudson and Early Wynn were
to face Luman Harris and Phil
Marchildon in a Washington
Philadelphia double header today
at Griffith Stadium, while invading
for a double header tomorrow will
be the pennant pursuing Boston
Red Sox
Evening star., 1942-07-04

their first home baseball game
today against the Washington
Town team. Lineup includes En-
sign Jim Langhurst (Ohio State),
Its. Joe Truskowski (MichiganD,
Dal Ward (Oregon State) and
Gene Flick (Minnesota), from
the officers department., and
Cadets Don Cler Bradley, Omar
SimondS (Yale Frosh), Ken An
gevine and Bob Jenkins (Western
Michigan, and Glen Osborne and
Jim Phipps, who didn't 60 to
college.
A Fast Carr - The Bi-State
League claims the youngest UNI
pire in organized baseball is
l9-year-old Frank Carr. Maybe
the speediest, too. He graduated
from Rocky Mount High School
last spring, had tryout with the
Rocky Mount Rocks and was re-
leased and caught on as an urnp
all In one season.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Hot Batting Justifies
Selection Of Bisons'
Rocco as AN-Star
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
To those who think that Manager
Al Vincent of the Buffalo Bisons
and also boss of the Northern team
in the International Leagues all
star game was prejudiced in picking
his first baseman, Mike Rocco, as
an added member, just take a look
at the latest averages.
Vincent also picked Pitcher Max
Surkont of the Rochester Red
Wings to complete his squad
With the exception of Norman
Jaeger, Jersey City first sacker
Rocco has the highest percentage
among the loops regular first base
men, .301, and Mike has been at the
plate approximately 100 times more
than Jaeger.
Fifty-seven mates have ridden
home on his "a hits which include
Is homers, one triple and seven
doubles.
His 18th home run last night came
with Johnny Welaj on base in the
eighth inning and enabled the
Bisons to defeat the Montreal
Royals, 65.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Bulge Battles Riggs
For National Pro
Tennis Crown
Pair Later to Combine
Against Kovocs and
Barnes in Final =,
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 4.-Don Bulge,
with all excess poundage worked off,
meets Bobby Riggs today for the
National Professional Singles title
An hour after completing their duel,
the pair will combine in hopes of
annexing the pro doubles crown.
Although Bulge and Riggs ruled
the amateur phase OF the game
from 1887 through 194l. this will be
their first meeting in the final Of
a national outdoor tourney. Bulge
with a smoking game, is a heavy
favorite to win
Frank Kovacs and Bruce Barnes
will furnish the opposition to the
two former amateur kings in the
doubles title play. The hours lull
between their appearances will be
filled by an exhibition match in
which Alice Marble, former woman
amateur titleholder, and John No
grady, Wilmington (DelD pro, ex-
change shots with Frank Rericha
and Robert Harmon, two members
of the pro encourage.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, July 4.-They al
most had rookie" on the serv-
Ice all-star ball club, and would
Mickey Cochrane have been sur
prised? Down at the Norfolk
Training Station Vincent Am
brose Smith, jr., who has been
doing the catching for Bobby
Feller, didn't get any orders to go
to Chicago but another Vincent
A. Smith did. The wrong Vince,
figuring orders is orders. was
perfectly willing and ready to
make the jaunt, but they finally
got the papers fixed. Jack and
Cordy Milne, Lammy Lamoreaux
and Ed Kretz. who used to pack
'em in at London's Wembley
Stadium. shifted their motor
cycle racing activities to Holly
wood this season. The Empire
City loss track has discontinued
tts special buses from the rail-