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Evening star., 1942-07-20
Bomber!
OF Raj Smash al
Nazi U.Boat Yards
Blow at Northwest Reich
Fourth in os Many Doys;
Three Planes Missing
B. tn, Associated Press.


LONDON, July 20 Four
engined bombers of the Royal
Air Force raided Northwest Ger
many last night, including sub
marine building yards at Vege-
sack, the Air Ministry announced
today.
veeesack is 10 miles northwest OF
Bremen.
Three of our bombers are miss
ing from these operations the Air
Ministry said.
The blow against Northwest Ger
many was the fourth in as many
days, having been preceded by three
daylight smashes against the Runr
and submarine construction centers
at Lubbock and Flensburg.
tThe German high command
said Nazi planes scored direct
bomb hits on a British war plant
northeast of London In q day
light raid. The Italian radio
broadcast Berlin dispatch
identifying the target OF this at
tack as Chelmsford, small manu-
featuring center 80 miles east
northeast of LondonD
Yesterday by daylight Raj myers
In Boston bombers attacked targets
in the German occupied Lille and
Bethune areas, including power sta
tions at Cheques and Mazingarbe.
Hurricane bombers and Spitflres
attacked two enemy ships, an armed
freighter and a minesweeper. The
Air Ministry said both ships were hit.
Two bombers and fighter were
reported missing from the day OPP
erations, making a total OF six for
the day and night.
The Air Ministry said the planes
which attacked the freighter and
minesweeper met a new type Of
fierce. light anti-aircraft fire.
This came up vertically a re-
turning pilot said. ut was white
and looked like rockets" No other
details were given, however.
Evening star., 1942-07-20

Jap landing party through the
brush, bombing their encampment
and machine cunning personnel.
At Kiska they blew up the radio
station already erected on the beach.
A Japanese cruiser plane few east
far enough to survey Atka Bay that
day. He was driven of, but the
commander decided to evacuate the
weather observers and civilians
there before they shared the fate
of weathermen on Kiska.
Now and then 500-pounder
dropped on Kiska would connect
with ship despite the most miser-
able bombing conditions in the his
tory of military aviation.
Another Liberator Lost.
Another Liberator was lost during
the day, but the remainder made
direct hits on two cruisers and de-
stroyer and left them burning.
The Catalinas worked around the
clock. flying through the dusk OF
daytime and the weird half light Of
the short night. One trip provoked
a mighty explosion and many large
fires among the Jap ships.
Next day landing party on Kiska
was burning off brush on the islands
southeast cape, apparently intending
to make a permanent landing field.
The Japs were taking heavy pun
ishment but showed no signs OF
quitting.
A torpedo carrying Catalina va
ried its routine by attacking heavy
cruiser standing up to Kiska from
the south. He came. In low. made
a long clean run despite the blast
Of metal coming at him @And
launched his tin fish," The torpedo
went, into the water, and, the pep
pered plane zoomed out as the crui-
ser turned to avoid attack. The ship
didn't make it for suddenly a wall
of waters skyrocketed along her side
and she lurched suddenly In her
course. 1t was clean hit.
Whether she sank is a matter for
historians to record. The plane
didn't wait to see.
Carriers Close BY.
The first bombing flights June II
found something new in the way of
trouble. Nobody had seen the Jap
carriers for several days, but now
carrier Zeros were working over the
island 1t seemed to indicate the
carriers close proximity, but no
contact was made during the day.
While American bombers kept up
their round "trip destruction the
Japs made a few tentative stabs
eastward. Observation planes scout
ed among the islands as far as
Umnak, just east of Dutch Harbor.
Several attacks on Kiska were
driven off by Zeroes, but others got
through. Army bombers reported two
direct hits on heavy cruiser which
resulted in an explosion followed
by soaring mushroom of black
smoke and yellow flames.
The fight goes on through the
gloom Of night and the practically
identical gloom of day. No battle
ever fought witnessed conditions so
viciously unfriendly to both sides.
Thus proceeds the war of the
mists. When it ends the Jap dream
of conquest may we'll end with 1t.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Prosecution Offers
Final Evidence in
Trial Of Saboteurs
BiddIe Leaves Court to
Swear In Harrison as
immigration Chief

Loose ends in the chain OF evidence
gathered by the Government against
the eight Nazi saboteurs on trial
for their lives at the Justice De-
partment are understood to have
been presented today to the Military
Commission which will decide their
fate.
The last ofYicial communique is
sued by the commission late Satur-
day revealed that the prosecution
had practically completed its case.
The commission resumed the trial
about 10 m. today and reports from
the heavily guarded courtroom m
dicated that most OF the morning
session was taken up by the Gov
ernment in an effort to rest its
case.
The defense will follow with
presentation of its case, during
which the eight Nazis are expected
to take the witness stand in a final
move to save themselves from death
on the gallows or before firing
squad.
Attorney General Biddle, who has
taken an active part in the trial as
a member of the prosecution staff.
left the courtroom during the
morning session OF the commits
sion to administer the oath of Office
to Earl G. Harrison, commissioner OF
immigration and Naturalization.
The ceremonies were held in Mr..
Biddle's office, not far from the
trial chambers. on the 5th floor OF
the Justice Department Building.
The military commission expects
to issue another communique on
the progress of the trial when 1t
recesses for lunch.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
| Bill Is Planned
For Permanent
| War Training
Dy the Associated Press.


War Department officials and
Representative Wadsworth, Repub-
lican, of New York are studying
plans for a permanent program OF
universal military training, 1t was
learned last night. and a bill to
authorize it may be ready for Con-
gress in January.
Mr.. Wadsworth, one Of the authors
of the present Selective Service Act
which expires after the war, esti-
mated that 100000 men 18 to 81
years old could be trained annually.
but emphasized that the program
was still in the study stage and we
don't know yet or can't even guess
how much of a permanent standing
Army we will have to maintain after
this war"
Mr.. Wadsworth said he thought
"the people have learned the neces-
sity OF being strong at all times" and
that parents of selectees had written
him to say "how pleased they were
with the way the Army had I'M
proved their sons physically
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Second OF a Series.)
Ry KEITH WHEELER.

tCOpyriRht, 1H4Z, chicago Times, 1nC'
AT SEA WITH THE PACIFIC
FLEET (Delayed .--Kiska Harbor
may earn a place in history as the
Greariest tomb ever to receive the
corpse of an invaders hope to con-
quer the world.
1t may be that Honshu's hopeful
little men have chosen the foggy
bay under the black peaks of Kiska' S
hills to launch their last serious
attempt to invade and conquer the
United States.
It now seems more likely they
have chosen a place to die.
Midway was their first choice and
they failed there. Now. despite
repetitious punishment by American
bombers, they are doegedly assem-
bling in Kiska II they fail here
they may not have strength to try
again.
Already the Emperor's high
proved ships are going down at
their moorings, victims of bombs
falling day and night from big
brown, and gray planes, running. q
shuttle service of destruction along
the Aleutian chain.
Moved in During Stormy Week..
The big ply Catalina flying boats
first located the japanese in Kiska
Harbor June 10. They had moved
in during a stormy week and had
captured or otherwise disposed OF
10 American weather observers sta
toned there.
The battle began June IL when
the first flights of Navy Catalinas
and Army fortress and B-24 Lib
orators began freighting bombs to
Kiska.
The weather at Kiska that day
was better than usual-cloudy and
overcast, with only ravelings OF fog
blanking out stretches of sea and
land below. The aerographer looked
it over and charitably called 1t a
high pressure area. Ideal for tor
does" was his opinion.
Singly and in flights OF two or
three, the workhorse Catalinas slid
across the mile high peak of Kiska
and down on the ships in the har-
Dor. That day one heavy cruiser,
two light cruisers. a single destroyer
and half dozen transports lay
anchored there.
Five in First Attack.
Five Liberators launched the first
concentrated attack. They came
down to 1900 feet, where they could
see to work. The Japs threw up
an umbrella of anti-aircraft and
one Liberator caught chunk ap-
parently in the bomb load. He was
there in formation one second and
the next he came apart in scar
ing blast that rocked the other
planes. Then only cloud of smoke
and bits of debris tumbling earth
ward remained.
| The remaining four planes revised
their technique and climbed to
| 10000 to drop their loads. They
avenged their loss, for as they left
one heavy cruiser lay flaming In the
harbor, hit sQuarely by heavy bombs
Before the day was over the Cata-
linas made seven separate attacks.
One Catalina caught a submarine
on he surface en- route. Before the
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Five Women Killed +,
Is Injured as Truck
Hits Virginia Bus
Workers En- Route to
Eustern Shore PIont
Victims Of Tragedy
By TIE Associated Press.


KELLER, Va, July 20.-A heavy
trailer truck rammed the end of
a bus crowded with women en-
route to work at a freezing plant
today, killing at least five and in
juring Is or more.
State Trooper Charles B. Strauss
said the truck, pulling trailer
loaded with celery, struck the bus
on U. S. Route 13 just south of
Keller and demolished" it. Both
vehicles were headed southwark.
The Northampton n-Accomac Hos
pital at Massawadox, Va. said 13
persons were hospitalized there after
the crash and others were given
f1rst-aid treatment and released.
There were Is or 80 women in the
bus en- route to Exmore, Mr.. Strauss
said. The machine was thrown over
and smashed by the truck, which
also capsized, he declared.
The five dead were named by the
officer as. fsafa r.i, : @> 1#
Muriel Bull of Leemont.
Nina Justis Of Leemont.
Mae Dix Of Parksley.
Sally Evans Of Leemont.
Mrs. George Barnes of Hunting
Creek
Keller is on the Virginia Eastern
Shore, separated by water from the
mainland.
Mr.. Strauss said full explana-
ton of the cause Of the collision
probably would not be available
until a court hearing about two
weeks from now"
The bus driver. Clarence Figgs
OF Gargatha, Va, was carried to the
Nassawadox Hospital In an uncon-
scious condition and could not be
questioned.
The driver Of the truck. named by
the State trooper as H. John Cold
train of Norfolk, escaped with cut
on the neck.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Action by Roosevelt
On War Wage Control
Hinted by Official
Presidents Intervention
Held Needed to Avoid
lnfIotionory Spiral
Hy thr Associated Press.

ey thc Associated Press.
President Roosevelt may step
into the muddled wage-control
situation to bring about agree
ment within his administration
on the question, an informed
source indicated yesterday.
The suggestion of White House
action came from an official, un-
willing to be quoted by name, as the
ONCE of Price Administration sought
means to bulwark the universal price
ceiling against the effect of an ex-
pected surge of war increases fol-
lowing the War Boards 44-cent-a-
day increase to Little Steel"
workers.
The official quoted one of the top
administration leaders. whose name
also was withheld, as follows:
"WLB has one wage policy, OPA
has another, and War Manpower
Commission has got one of its own
Only the President can reconcile
them"
Several Billion Rise Seen.
OPA officials said general applica-
ton of the Little Steel" wage
formula would cause an increase Of
Several billion dollars in the Ma
tion's purchasing power. Those new
dollars, competing for dwindling
supply of consumer goods. might
open wide cracks in the price ceiling,
they forecast.
WLB offered it's formula as a con-
tinuing policy for the duration. 1t
would grant increases sufficient to
restore workers purchasing power to
the level of January 1. 1941. Under
the cost-of- living figures accepted
by WLB, workers who have not had
a bay boost in the last year and a
half would be entitled to a Is per
cent increases.
War Manpower Commissioner Paul
" McNutt has not championed pub
licly any wage policy, except to say
that wage control would implement
his efforts to freeze" workers in
their essential war jobs and prevent
rival employers from Turing them
away with higher wages. Mr. Nc
Mutt at press conference last week
limited also at early action on wage
control, saying it could be expected
sin the near future"
WLB Approval Needed.
OPA is expected to announce
shortly that employers who grant
increases under the January /, 1941,
"yardstick" and then apply for up
ward revision of their price ceilings
because of the added cost, need not
expect relief unless the pay increases
have specific approval of WLB.
And to assure that every wage
boost would not automatically mean
q price increase on the employers
product, price officials said ceiling
increases would be granted only
when the company could prove that
it could not absorb the increased
cost and would suffer actual hard
ship.
A spokesman for OPA argued that
q food of wage increases, calling in
turn for new, compensatory price
boosts, could only result in an in
fationary spiral,
Evening star., 1942-07-20
keNarY Supports Plan
ToCreate Independent
Rubber Supply Agency
BorkIey Opposes Effort
To Bring Measure Up
In Senate Tomorrow

By the Associated Press.
The administration defended
Donald M. Nelson's centralized
control of the synthetic rubber
program against Senate farm
bloc attack today, but found the
farm group strengthened by Re
publican support.
Democratic Leader Barkley said
he would fight a motion by Sen
ators Thomas of Oklahoma and
Gillette of Iowa Democrats, to bring
before the Senate tomorrow meas
ure to establish an independent
rubber supply agency whose director
would be given wide authority to
facilitate the production OF the syn
thetic product from grain alcohol.
On the other hand. Republican
Leader McNary said he would sup
port the bill.
Mr.. Nelson has opposed the meas
ure because it would divide re-
sponsibility for the success of the
synthetic rubber production pro-
gram. As war production chief, he
has assumed full responsibility him.
self.
Speed on Output Promised.
He has insisted he intends to do
everything he can to speed the out
put of synthetic rubber from all
sources. However, he has opposed
construction of new grain alcohol
production plants on the ground
they would take vital materials
needed in the manufacture of guns,
ships, planes and tanks.
In its formal report on the bill,
the Agriculture Committee said the
"undisputed evidence" of its hearings
was that: The quickest way to
bring about the production of syn
thetic rubber, with the use of the
least amount of critical materials,
is from the conversion of alcohol
from grain or forest products to
butadiene (the principal ingredient
necessary for the manufacture of
synthetic rubber.
There is no explanation by any
responsible official of why this coun-
try in setting up program for the
production of synthetic rubber gave
consideration only to untried labora-
tory experiments from petroleum
which will require twice the time
and many times the critical material
needed TO produce the same syn
thetic rubber from alcohol.
THE only plausible explanation
seems to be that the dollar-a-year
men in the chemical branch of the
War Production Board were fearful
the war might end suddenly and
that would provide competition for
companies with which these officials
have been associated for a long
period CT time"
Simpson Denies Shortage.
On the House side. Elliott E.
Simpson. independent rubber dealer
and counsel for a coinage subcom-
mittee investigating the rubber stu
alton. said there really is no rubber
shortage a14~ re e@5T'a@ >fe2'
TT is merely mythical said Mr.
Simpson, whose opinions on the rub
ber situation often have been in
sharp conflict with those OF Govern
ment officials.
Mr.. Simpson described himself as
"all-out" for synthetic rubber but
only as good insurance"
He said the stockpile Of crude rub
ber in the United States was the
greatest in history, that millions of
tons" of scrap rubber were avail
able. and the Western Hemisphere
contained many times more crude
rubber in mature trees ready to be
tapped than is available in trees
in Far Eastern rubber sources"
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
In recess until tomorrow.
Foreign Relations G m m l tt e e
hears L. w. Douglas on shipping
situation In closed session.
Judiciary Committee meets in reg
ular session.
House:
Votes on tax bill.
Considers compromise conference
report on Office of Price Admins
tration appropriations.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
n Passengers Injured
As Bus Leaves HiQhwoy

SUFFOLK, Va, Julys 20 (P.-
Twenty lone persons were injured,
three seriously. today when Caro-
lima railways bus ran of the high
way on Route 337 near Suffolk in an
effort to avoid collision with an au-
tomobile making a left turn.
The three seriously inquired were:
J. c. Russell, Whaleyville, Va,
deep cuts on the head and face.
Mrs. Annie r. Jackson, 10, or
Portsmouth, back and head injuries
Mrs. John j. Hege of Suffolk, trac-
tured left arm.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Bremen and OIdenburg
Toroefs. Germans Say

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, July 20 (R-Weak British
air formations attacked the German
cities of Bremen and Oldenburg
during the night. causing some civil
ian casualties, the Nazi high COM
mand declared today
Three of the British raiders were
reported shot down.
The high command said German
air raiders had bombed IAN i'm
portant armament plant northeast
of London" in daylight attacks on
Britain yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-07-20

So you want Toxic bombed again.
Well, bombs cost money, so help
buy some with War bonds and
stamps.
Evening star., 1942-07-20

It's common sense to be thrifty.
War bonds help you to save and
help to save America.
Evening star., 1942-07-20

Record for Last "a Hours
trrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest 90, 5,15 pm. Year ago. 81.
Lowest, 70, 615 am. Year aeo, 90
Record Temperatures This year.
Highest, e5, on July IA
I Lowest. q, on Janua6y L.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Weather Report

thunder
thundershowers cooler
Evening star., 1942-07-20
River Report

KIVtF kfb0YE.
Potomac and Shenandoah clear al Har-
pfrs Ferry Potomac slightly muddy at
Great Falls.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.j
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Report for Last 48 Hours.

Humidity for Last "a Hours,
From noon yesterday to noon todayJ
Highest, 80 per cent, at $50
Lowest, 63 per cent, at go
Evening star., 1942-07-20
The sun and Moon.
Precipita ton.

Automobile lights must be turned on
ene-half hour after sunset
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
Press Pledges
'|All-Out" Help
In Winning War
10th Annual Convention Held
AT Asheville. Many Noted
Speakers

At the 10th annual convention
of the North Carolina Press Asso-
citation, held at Asheville last
week, the press of this state re-
dedicated itself to "all-out" CO.
operation in winning the war.
Editors and publishers who
have been devoting a major por-
ton of their news, editorial and
advertising columns to the pro-
motion of the war effort, renew
ed their pledge to do everything
within their power to achieve vic
tory.
The three-day convention was
regarded as being an outstanding
success and featured addresses by
S. K. Radcliffe, of the British War
Information service; E. w. Palm
er, printing and publishing branch
of the WPB; David Lilienthal
chairman of the IVA; N. R. How.
ard, Office of Censorship, Wash.
ington and Major William Slater
public relations bureau of the
War Department.
A good deal Of discussion was
also devoted to the serious econ
omic problem confronting news
papers today of loss of advertis-
ing from former regular sources
and increased cost of production
President Ed Anderson, editor
publisher of this paper, presided
at several of the sessions and
was commended by resolution for
the work he has done during the
past year as head of the state as
ISOLATION. The organization now
has the largest membership in its
history. Practically all news
papers in the state are members.
w. K. Hoyt, general manager of
The Winston-Salem journalism
tinel, was elected to succeed Mr..
Anderson as president; John Har-
ris, of Albemarle, vice president;
Miss Beatrice Cobb, Morganton,
secretary-treasurer and Clarence
Griffin, Forest City, historian.
Elected on the executive COM
mittee were w. K. Hoyt, Miss
Cobb, Frank Daniels, of Raleigh;
DR.. Julian Miller, Charlotte; w.
c. Manning, Williamson; R. E.
Price, Rutherfordton; Herbert
Peele, Elizabeth City; John Har-
ris and Ed Anderson.
Other Representatives of The
Skyland Post attending the con-
vention were Mrs. Ed Anderson,
Billie Anderson, Jim Story and
Bill" Story.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
Ashe Hospital
Highly Praised

In an interesting and entertain
ing address before the Jeffersons
Rotary club last Thursday night,
Don Richardson, outstanding
Charlotte violinist and music in
structor, who is spending a vaca-
ton here, highly praised the Ashe
county hospital and declared that
he was glad to have had a part in
it's establishment.
After telling a number of hui
morous stories, Mr.. Richardson
gave an informative discussion OF
the Misunderstanding it's various
parts as an instrument and telling
of it's contribution to music and
art.
The club voted to hold ladies'
night next Thursday night, al
which time P. G.. Wright plans to
present an interesting two-colo1
movie on ''coal mining" and the
war effort.
A good program has also been
planned for tonight.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
Western Ewes
Sold In County

The car of 249 fine Northwest
ern cross-bred ewes arrived in
West Jefferson and were purchas-
ed by the following Ashe county
farmers who are interested in
building up the sheep industry:
James M. Tucker, G.. w. Shep-
herd, w. M. Transou, Van F. Mill
er, Weldon Bare, Burgwin Carter,
w. F. Knight, Mrs. Perdy Grogan,
Miss Lenna Gambill, Edward
Goss, r. F. Johnson, Ben Dixon,
M. E. Edmondson, F. o. Thomp-
son, Tatum Brown, w. M. Hurley,
F. M. Rotten, r.. c. Hartsoe, r. A.
Sheets, D. c. Miller, T. o. Little,
and w. r. Miller.
A few ewes have not been
placed to date and anyone who
is interested may get them by
contracting the county agents Of
flee or the First National Bank,
County Agent Roy Grouse said.
Internal parasite infestation is
prevalent in most flocks of sheep
in Ashe county. Stomach and in
testinal worms are serious handi-
caps to the sheep business unless
definite measures are used to con-
troll them. Fortunately, damage
from internal parasites can be
held to minimum by the use of
annual crops, rotation of pastures
and by treatment" Mr.. Grouse
explained.
The treatment found to be most
satisfactory is Phenothiazine or a
mixture of copper-sulphate and
nicotine sulphate. Detailed infor-
nation on treating sheep will be
furnished through the county "a
::gents' office on request, it was
/ stated.
sheep should also be dipped
now before the wool gets much
growth in order to not take up
too much dip. Those who follow
dipping find it to be very profit
able," Agent Grouse said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-30
Tire Approvals
Are Announced

Approvals for recap truck tires
went to the following this week:
Walter Sheets and R. M. Weaver,
three each; Fred Parsons and
Scott J. Cox, two each; J. c.
Gambi1l two tubes and A. T.
Roland, one tube.
New truck tire approvals were
given to the following: Worth
Goodman, M. E. Little, Foster
Mash, B. L. Hafer, Raymond Don
nelly and C. c. Norris. Passenger
car recap approvals went to Mrs.
Gladys Neal, H. G. Robinson and
Walter Gentry.