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Evening star., 1942-03-20
U-Boot Sunk by Young Gunner,
Torpedoinq Survivors Reveal

Then, out of the midnight black
ness of the sea, a parachute flare
arose from the submarine whose
commander apparently wanted to
view the damage he had caused
and had surfaced about 200 yards
astern.
But, the sailors said, the U-boat
commander made one mistake. He
had fired his flare to windward.
For brief period, they said. the
decks of their vessel were bathed
in the light of the flare and one
shell from the submarines deck gun
Whistled overhead while another
crashed into her rigging.
A gust of wind, however, blew the
floating flare back over the sub
marine and the minute his target
came into view the little Navy gun
ner, who was no more than II to
look at him." let 60 with his hard
hitting deck gun.
In rapid succession the redhead
pumped three shells into the Axis
maurauder-shells that struck with
a metallic clank that could be
heard by the cheering crewmen of
the freighter.
At that point, said the Seamen,
the flare went out and presumably
the submarine went down because
they neither saw nor heard any
more of it during the next II hours
they were af1oat, first on a sinking
freighter and then on a rafe. They
were rescued by a tanker sent to
their aid by a Navy patrol plane.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Me|vyn Douglas Plans
To Rejoin 0. {. D. on
Ending Current Film
Will Be Arts Program
ConsuItont, Says Actor;
First Post Paid Nothing
b. tht Associated Press.

b. tic Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, March 2O-"My
trouble" lamented Melvyn Douglas,
'is that folks don't seem to think
about me, the actor, but me, the
target"
Mr.. Douglas is recovering from his
latest venture of sticking his neck
out and getting it shot at, an old
experience. He returned from Wash
ington-following that congressional
controversy over drama and the
dance in defense-bloody but un-
bowed.
IF being a whipping boy for the
administration is my due and his
laugh was rueful, then I guess it's
o. K. by me-"
Mayris Chaney, dancer friend of
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, resigned
an o. c. D. post a month ago,
climaXing critical debate in Con-
gress But Mr.. Douglas saws he's
going back as an arts program con-
sultant when he finishes a current
film.
L refuse to be chased into a rabbit
hole by pre- calculated publicity" he
remarked.
And there's one thing Id like
understood. I'm not getting paid a
dime, beyond expenses. That $1,000
a year salary looks good in print
But. as it was explained to me, its
simply a yardstick which governs
the salaries paid time assistants.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
C|ubwoman Death Driver
Gets Suspended Term
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, March
20.-On jury's recommendation of
"extreme clemency," County Judge
Frank H. Coyne yesterday gave Mrs.
Dorothy Black Milligan, 36, Harri-
son clubwoman, suspended sentence
of two to four years in prison for
killing a boy through negligent op-
Grafton 70 her automobile.
She is the wife of Edward D. w.
Milligan. landscape architect and
World War naval officer.
The prosecution charged that Mrs.
Milligan was driving so miles an
hour when her car ran down Anthony
Rigano, II, of Mamaroneck last De-
cember 10, and that she fled the
scene She returned later accom-
panied by three children, the prose-
cuption said. although two men had
been in her car previously.
Mrs. Miligan said she had had sew
eral drinks including a scotchand-
soda and "Singapore sings" before
the accident and that she left the
scene In fear Of an angry crowd that
gathered.
Evening star., 1942-03-20

Every one in the o. c. D. must be
classified in some wage bracket.
I'm convinced I was told correctly
because there certainly haven't been
any salary checks.
The debonair Douglas, behind
that handsome mustache, has
burning desire to help the under
privileged. His work here years ago
for migrant agricultural workers
work which, incidentally, brought
him widespread criticism and a
radical label in California-ini-
tiated him in politics. Since then,
particularly after such spotlights as
The Grapes of Wrath were turned
on the migrants plight, the actor
mas been high in the States political
councils.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Retailers Aide Questions
Ickes' Stand on Gas Cards

Petroleum Co-ordinator Ickes' ex-
PLANTATION of why the Government
must begin card rationing Of gaso-
line is "open to debate" declared
Harry Wainwright, research direc-
tor of the Gasoline Retailers of
Washington, today.
Mr.. Ickes said yesterday that fill
ing station attendants cannot be ex-
pected to decide which motorists
deserve the limited supplies of mo-
tor fuel which will be available.
That's the reason the Government
is printing millions of ration cards
for use in about six weeks, he de-
clared.
Mr.. Wainwright protested today
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Gunman Methvin Paro|ed; ;
BETRAYED Bandit Cronies
By TIE Associated Press.

By tte Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 90
Henry Methvin, dapper gunman
who betrayed the notorious outlaw
couple Of Clyde Barrow snd cigar
smoking Bonnie Parker to their
deaths for a Texas pardon, has won
freedom from prison again, on
parole.
Methvin, once condemned to die
in Oklahoma's electric chair, was
serving a life term for the murder
Of Cal Campbell, a Commerce
(OklaD police ofiicer.
Mr.. Campbell was slain when he
attempted to question Methvin,
Barrow and Bonnie Parker as the
trio sat in parked automobile
near Commerce April 6, 1884. They
escaped.
Earlier Methvin, serving a 10
year sentence for theft and assault
in Texas, had been freed by Barrow
in a break that cost the life OF q
prison guard.
Shortly after Mr.. Campbell's
death, Methvin aided officers in set
ting q trap for his outlaw friends.
They were shot to death May %,
1884, near Black Lake, La.
For his part in their deaths
Methvin was pardoned in Texas by
the then Gov. Miriam Ma" Fergu-
son.
Later he was arrested on the
Commerce charge, convicted and
sentenced to death. But the SEN
tence was commuted to life i'm
prisonment by the late Gov. E. w.
Marland. Methvin claimed he had
been betrayed, in turn.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt reiterated to-
day that we are doing everything we
possibly can in the phase Of the war
in the Southwest Pacific, but he
called attention anew to what he
termed a little, old lesson in geog-
raphy.
That lesson teaches. he observed,
that to get anything to the South
west Pacific area takes an awful
long time. Furthermore, he said,
there Is a world shortage of shipping.
He repeated previous declarations
that all possible was being done
when reporters asked whether he
could elaborate, without going be-
yond the limits of military secrecy
and strategy, on stories from Aus
tralia that Gen. Macarthur, supreme
commander of United Nations
forces, was considering plans for an
eventual offensive and for relief CT
American and Filipino forces in the
Philippines.
incidentally, Mr.. Roosevelt de-
Evening star., 1942-03-20
President Again Cites Length
Of Supply Lines to Australia

clared with an amused twinkle in
his eve that he had told a charming
lady who had supper at the White
House recently that Gen. Macarthur
had left the Philippines by rowboat,
disguised as a Filipino fisherman,
passed directly by lot of japanese
submarines and warships and rowed
$500 miles to Australia.
And some people at the table, he
thought. actually believed him.
The President chuckled when his
press secretary, Stephen Early, re-
marked that he had shown the way
in which a rumor factory operates.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
w. P. A. Pointing Out
Five Years Work

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, March 20-W. P. A.
painters are busy undoing the
patient work Of five years.
They had almost completed a
project in Georgia for painting
markers on airports to Identify towns
for aviators. Now the War Depart
ment has ordered such markings
obliterated within $50 miles OF the
cnQ QSf
Evening star., 1942-03-20

that ne didn't want to argue with
Mr.. Ickes, but ''the average COM
munity filling station man knows
the needs Of his customers better
than anybody else in the world.
Like the public, we hate to see
card rationing come" Mr.. Vain
wright commented.
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Missing Persons

Those having information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
,Dith the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department., Ma
tiondl 1000.
George c. Perkins. %, S feet
inches, $50 pounds, black curly hair,
wearing gray suit, corduroy topcoat,
tan shoes, missing from 1747 Kill
bourne place NV. since Monday.
Mary Smith, IS, colored, feet l
inch. 100 pounds, missing from ass
N street NV. since Wednesday.
Maybelle Wilson, 26, colored. 5
feet Z inches. 135 pounds. brown
eyes. dark skin, wearing dark blue
suit, eyeglasses. missing from 757
Hobart place NV. since Monday.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-09

In the Alaska Weekly Zee. 26,
l9Al and other papers through out
the States appears the foil owing
news item, much Of whit h will
certainly be "news' to people liv-
ing in the Eatanuska Valley.
" ColOni is in llatanusla short on
Necas sities. Cold snap catches
Colonists short on coal, wood,
Oil, stock feed and mi TX.
Palmer The coolest autumn in
several years tightened its grip
on the Matanusla farmers as free
zing temperatures damaged crops
and hi Oh winds demolished G ware
house in the Colony during q Sc
we're "llow" rGcently.
Oolonists reported q serious
shortage in coal, wood, oil,
stool. Feed and milk, all OF viii CHI
loVo been unavai liable for thc
past tlroe weeks. Shortage Of :.
oil and other fuel, it was said,
have made the colonoy's fuel-op-
Grated electric power plant vir-
tually useless.
Cons truction work on the
rail line also was reported OK
tromely slow and unsatis ST actory
because OF the frozen ground.
The Motanuska River has been fro
zen solid FOR moro than two
weeks now, and travel to Anchor
age has boon nearly sus pondo6.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-09

damage from freezing temp
was reported locally last au-
turnn, during tho harvest Of pro-
badly the biggest crop ever
grown in the Matanuska Valley.
The warehouse referred to
may DC the one at the hay dryer
that developed list to star
board because Of 1T heavy
load. Tho shortage OF coal,
wood and oil has boon felt less
in Palmer than in other nearby
comruni tt os, and has in no way
affo cted the oporatio on Of the
electric power plant.
ThorC probably mood be loss
feed shipped in this yoar than
usual, although tho number Of
head Of live stock has increased.
IF the Matanusl1a had frozen
solid instead Of overt lowing g.
cross the Palmer III 5hway, much
Of the grief of getting tic 400
gallons Of mi IL daily to @nchor-
age could have been avoided,
the nj TX mont onod in tbs news
item os unavailable during
thrcc week period"
The rail line" could poss-
IDLY be the r. :. A. limo con-
struction Of which has boon held
UP at timos on Gee cunt OF mator-
ial and labor shortage.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-09

HOSPITAL NOT IS
Annie Sunrise and jennie
Xolzo shoff Of Zllutna were tonsil
patti onts this week.
frank Sok1noff Wes ad1ni tied
for surgery.
Ida Hoslztns aorli tied for
medical tr atment, has boon dis
charged.
RS. Ray -orrin Wos dis
charged today after receiving
alodi cal troa tmont.
lIrs. Jack Corey Of Chi cka-
loon who has boon receiving
medical caro- may be able to go
homo tomorrow.
David Olson has been adj
mi tied FOR modi cal treatment.
Take forethought. Look ahead.
Be prepared WHOM mood arises.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-09
J anuarv 9, l9ASc

TIE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Fri day by the Eatanuslza Val
ley farmers Cooperating Associa-
ton at Palmer, Alaska.
Ming. Editor: Irving Newville
Subs cri pit on rates: 5l.OO year
By Mail: l.75 year
Hailed anyWhere: 10 copy
This paper is issued Tor the pur-
pose Of giving inf ormation and
news Of the tlatanusl1a Valley Far
laers Cooperating Associations
"orN, rroblers, acc on:plishn ,
also news OF local and general
interest and to foster the CO.
operative spirit Of the Farmers
Of the Matanuska Valley.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-09

Take forethought. Look ahead.
Be prepared WHOM mood ari sos
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17

in the manufacture of implements
of war, for which there is q rapid
ly increasing demand. The synthe-
tic rubber program, he said, may
also cut into alcohol production
because Cc tle fact that synthetic
alcohol plants can be adapted to
the production of raw material for
rubber
Even though the total whiskey
output of the distilleries were di-
yerted to the production Of indus
trial alcohol, however, Mr.. Wight
said, there would be an adequate
supply of beverage whiskey on
hand to last for the next five years.
The cOncensus OF opinion in the
distilling industry. he said, is that
when the current stringency in
alcohol is over, the production of
alcohol for war purposes will be
divided among all branches of the
industry and distilleries turning
out straight whiskey will send part
OF that whiskey to be re-distilled
into alcohol and retain part for
beverage purposes.
The Maryland distilleries coop
Grating in the War Production
Boards trial program are: The
Calvert Distilling Company, Relay;
National Distillers Products Cor
pora ton, Baltimore; James Distil-
lery. Inc. Baltimore; Frankfort
DistiTTeries, Inc. Dundalk; Hunter
DiStiIleries Co., Inc, Gwynnbrcok;
Monumental Distilleries, Inc, Lans-
downe; Baltimore Pure Rye Dis
tTlIing Company, Dundalk; Sher-
wood Distilling Co., Westminster;
Frank L. Wight Distilling Co,
Loreley, and United Distillers of
America, Ltd, Baltimore.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17
MARYLAND DISTILLERS
DOING THEIR PART

About 275,0OO gallons of whiskey
will be produced for conversion
into industrial alcohol by Maryland
distillers this month under the new
plan of the War Production Board
for boosting alcohol output, it was
announced by Frank L. Wight,
Maryland Distillers and Allied In
duStrieS
The plan calls for the use by
the distillers of all of their avail
able facilities for six 24-hour days
for the production of low proof
spirits - ranging from 12O to $50
proof - to be shipped to other
plants for re-distillation into indus
trial alcohol. Ten Maryland dis
tilleries are cooperating in this
experiment, Mr.. Wight said. He
estimated that about 100000 gal.
Ions of industrial alcohol would be
obtainable from the low proof
spirits produced during this period.
This, he explained, will be in addi-
ton to the alcohol already being
produced for war needs at the rate
of about 1880 gallons a day by
those distillers in the state that
ar equipped for distilling spirits
of the required 1870 proof. Thasr
plants have been operating at ca
pacity since last fall in the produc-
ton of alcohol, Mr. Wight said
Although industrial alcohol re-
quirements for this year are not
definitely known, Mr.. Wight said
present indications are that they
may exceed the 300,000,000 gallons
estimates Of a few months ago. An
dustrial alcohol, he pointed out is
a basic ingredient of smokeless
powder and of many plastics used
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17
WHERE WERE THEY?

We stand today in the face of
struggle which will determine
whether civilization itself shall
survive. This is a time when only
the faithful should be placed on
guard. This is a time when carp
ing criticism should cease.
Where were our lOudest present
day critics and faultfinders of the
war effort; how were they talking
and how were they voting before
Pearl HarbOr? Where would we
be today if the leadership of these
men had been followed? In the
press, on the radio, in the forum
they We're asking, Whom do we
prepare to fight? Where are our
enemies?" Where did they stand
when lend-lease was under consid-
GRAFTON? Where did they stand
when the draft to build an army
was under consideration? Where
did they stand when an authoriZa-
ton was asked for $500 planes?
Many said, What do we need with
$500 planes?"
When did some of these men
stand when practically every ele-
ment of our preparedness program
was under consideration? Some
of US pleaded for all these necessary
things Some of us pleaded without
avail for the fortification of of
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17

Several members of the United
States Employment Service Office
here are in Cumberland today at
tending an area conference.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17

Sergeant Edgar J. Doyle Of the
United States Marines once scored
POI consecutive bulls eyes at
distance of 500 yards with his
service rifle.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17

Guam. Some said we cannot af-
ford to offend the friendly Japa-
nese nation. Friendly nation?
Where is Guam today? Where
were then the present day purvey-
ors of rumors, the whisperers be-
hind the hand, the critics of move
ments of our Army and our Navy?
There are those who are today
saying and publishing and making
people believe that there is utter
confusion in Washington. These
things should stop. Sam Ray
burn Dem, TexD, Speaker Of the
House.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17

Men who enlisted in the L. S.
Marine Corps in 1912 were given
a reward of $40.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17
MARYLAND SAND

In these days of material scar
city, the job of obtaining sufficient
sand and gravel for thousands of
tons of concrete can present a
problem in itself Such a prob
lem recently confronted contrac-
tors building the new naval air
base at Cedar Point on the Pa
tuxent. And yet within virtually
a stones throw of the projected
site lies one of the biggest sand
and gravel deposits not only in
Maryland. but in the entire coun-
try.
Unaware of this. contractors
started prospecting for the mater
ial near Cedar Point. Alert Con-
gressman Lansdale Sasscer heard
Of this and that it might be neces-
sary to haul most of the sand and
gravel all the way from TOwSOn.
So within 48 hours he had navy
and engineering officials looking
at mountains of sand and gravel
lust across the river at Dunkirk in
Calvert County.
The deposit is owned and oper-
ated by H. w. Kaylor of Hagers-
town and Dunkirk.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17

No one can think back over the
last nine years without coming to
the conclusion that the most signifi-
cant single fact in recent Ameri-
can history is the ability of the
American people to face a tough
situation and take orderly and
united action in their own behalf
and in behalf of the things in
which they believe.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17

The U. S. Marine Corps began
fingerprinting its personnel for
identification purposes back in
1907.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17
HANG0YERS

CONTINUED From Page u
line for the judeeship nomination
but they really amt going any
where in particular - they just
want the ride.
Briefly, things seem a bit mess
ed up.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-17
Maryland Merry
GO-ROund
Continued From Page y
Maryland is organized to meet it."
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POLITICAL RUMORS


When it comes TO deciding what
to believe from the political ru-
NOR factory in these pre-primary
days, you pays yer money and you
takes yer cherce," Here are a
few assorted political whispers
very much in the current gossip.
On the GubernatoYial Front:
That Mayor Howard Jackson is on
the threshold of announcing his
candidacy after several weeks of
private spade work digging around
the counties to determine whether
he has a chance against Governor
0COnOr. Convinced that he can
make the grade, the Mayor is re-
ported ready to ask Senator Geo.
Radcliffe to launch the campaign
in repayment of his support to
George in the 194O contest when
Howard turned the tide for George
From the Fourth Congressional
District: That Congressman
and Candidate Ambrose Kennedy
has grown cool toward his old
friend the Governor and has quiet
ly advised Jackson lieutenants he
can toss lot of votes their way
if they will get in and pitch for
him. This suppositiOn is based on
the belief that Ambrose is nettled
because of the candidacy of Traffic
Magistrate Joseph Wyatt with the
alleged private blessing of Cover
nor OCOnOr. On the reverse side
of this record is an even wilder
tune - that Ambrose may quit the
race entirely.
From the Sixth Congressional
District: Here it is the same old
reprise, namely, that Congress-
woman Katherine Byron will be
Federal job in Washing
ton and will gladly step out of the
field and leave it open either to 1t.
Col. E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring
or to the White Houser Eugene
Casey OF Gaithersburg.
From Other Congressional Dis
tricts: No rumors, no serious con-
tests.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-07-31

Is widely known in Virginia lodges.
He was active in the organization of
the Ruritan Club on the Del-mar-va
peninsula. He has served as District
Governor of the Ruritan organization
and also as its national treasurer.
Mr.. Dye is a dyed-in-the-wool golf
fan, and is a member of the Pocomoke
City club. He is loud in his praises
of the beauty of the local links, and
he has done quite bit of manual
labor in improving its greens. He
superintendent and joined in the work
of spreading soil and fertilizer on the
putting grounds, and has thereby
greatly improved their condition. He
is man of pleasing personality,
which goes without saying, when his
success is considered. He is a public
spirited individual, and the DEMO
crat" while congratulating him on his
success, would remind him that POGO
moke City is a mighty fine place in
which to live.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-07-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Jas. H. Donaldson and Elizabeth J.,
his wife, from VIM. o. Dickerson and
wife and others, real estate on the
N. E. side of the State Stone Road
leading from Snow Hill to Public
Landing, in the End Elec. Dist. Con-
sideration, $1,000.
Ernest Preston Disharoon from
Lydia Disharoon and another, the
following real estate: 1-2 lots on N.
side of Berlin Ocean City Stone
Road, in the 10th Elec. Dist; 2-5h
Acres, more or less, partly on Frank
lin Ave, and partly on William St.,
in Berlin, in the Bird Elec. Dist; 80
Acre, more or less, on the E. side of
Bryan Ave, in Berlin. in the 3rd
Flee. Dist; 40 Acres OF land. more
or less, on the S. side of the Berlin =
Ocean City State Stone Road. in the
10th Flee. Dist. Consideration.
$1,000.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-07-31

June. 1911. Nine os the II being
pedestrians. an So increase in Il
self.
Fourteen counties experienced ia
tally free month, and two counties,
Dorchester and Kent, experienced a
perfect accident month-no collisions,
no deaths, no injuries.
The severity rate has decreased
from one fatality in each 35 accidents
last June to one fatality in each so
accidents this June. However, the
injury rate remains the same, one
person injured in every two accidents
that occur.
The drop in severity rate is definite
proof that the large majority of driv-
ers have reduced their speeds to 40
m. p. h. and under AT these speeds
drivers have a chance to see danger
approaching and avoid it, and when
an accident does occur the damage is
not severe.
Governor OConor. the Maryland
Traffic Safety Commission and CO.
operating State, City and Civic Or
CARNATIONS continue to appeal to all
drivers to keep their speeds under 40
miles per hocr in the interest of Pub