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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

~AS0AADbhAN& 4AVAA4 A eS6~ @" United States fighters.
 Bombs released by raiders fell fa1 from their targets in Chungking.
 The Japanese took advantage of { full moon for the raid, but when they reached the capital and headquar' ters of Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Shek low clouds had gathered thai somewhat obscured visibility.
 The enemy planes reached the area of Chungking at 8:30 p. m. and the all clear signal was sounded al 9:30.
 A communique said:
 "Our planes (United States air. crafD intercepted the enemy planes. The enemy,s formations were broken up and finally only four of them managed to reach Ckungking with. out succeeding in doing damage. There were resulting air battles @&st of Szechwan.
 "The extreme calmness and fhs best order maintained in the dug outs by citizens of this city was ad- mirable indeed" Results of the air battles are mot yet available.
 Chungking, soon after 1t became the seat of government, was one of the most frequently bombed places in the world. It was without much protection against the savage as- saults of Japanese fighters and bombers.
 Tn the last year, however. the cap ital's air defenses have been great ly strengthened and with the Amer ican Air Force ready to engage the Japanese, the enemy had kept clear of the area until today.
 Chungking's air raid shelters most of them hewn out of sohd rock, have been improved in the past year too, and it is not expected that the heavy toll of life that occurred ir earlier raids will be repeated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
RUSSIAN SMASH
 IS OVERLOOKED
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military genius is recognized, has had many months to map his plans for resisting this offensive. Even military observers were able to forecast the general lines 1t would follow before 1t started.
 Reserves Waiting
 It is possible that if the Germans, who are suffering heavy losses in their southern drive, get well into the northern Caucasus, Timoshenko will throw the full weight of his reserves against their left flank. At the same time the Caucasus army, which is smaller but still powerful, would start a northward counter -of- fensive.
 A great deal depends on the next two months. The Germans may make extensive territorial gains, but if the Russian armies are intact at the end of September, the situation for the Allies will look definitely en- couraging and 1t may be possible to envisage the turning point of the war in their favor.
 A Russian counter offensive from the north and south on even a greater scale than the one begun at the end of last November might be possible. It also is quite probable that by that time the Allies will be ready to attack in western Europe.
 Hitler then would have the dread- ed major war on two fronts and it seems improbable that his armies and depleted resources could stand the strain. That apparently is why he is stalking so much on the pres. ent drive and taking such enormous losses. If 1t does not succeed, Htiler's back will be to the wall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
the city, is of reinforced concrete, 50 feet underground.

the city, is of reinforced concrete, 50 feet underground.
 It Is lavisl1ly equipped. 50 the en- peror and his family could remain there for days in comfort. There is even a special room where the im- perial princesses could continue their studies.
 An army armored car Is standing by at all times to evacuate the im- perial family to the country in event of big scale aerial offensive.
 On the basis of information I be- lieve authentic, I say that a week after the war started, the bare bones Tokyo market was suddenly flooded with food. The war lords apparently wanted to raise morale. But normal was soon restored, and women began again to stand in line for hours waiting for food. Even before the war there had been scarcity and there had been no cotton, leather or woolens. Die- tary ailments are now alarmingly common, and other diseases such as tuberculosis are increasing.
 During my internment, the police helped themselves to my household possessions. noticed they especially wanted shoes and suits even above more valuable possessions such as curios.
 Conditions ln Japan
 Japanese are now permitted fuel two months 8 year. Prices are sky high and many go heatless. Salaries in Japan have remained stationary for four years; taxation has increased up to 300 per cent So even if supplies were available the average Japanese could not buy them.
 The transport system is unable te handle war necessities despite the sharp restrictions. Even food ship ments are reduced to bare necessi. ties.
 Railroad rolling stock had no been repaired or replaced for sev. eral years. Accidents are numerous Railroad stations are piled with es' sential material awaiting shipments Much rolling stock must be shipped to occupied areas for army use ir scorched earth districts.
 Japanese finance faces tremen dous problems because of sky-rock eting imitation. The government 1 trying to keep public purchasinI power at . minimum by heavy taxa ton and ineffective price fixing. On item in this years budget provide, funds to increase the size of gov ernment hints and printing presSel But perhaps Japan's most press ing problem is to replace shippin sunk by the allies, to keep pace wit the American naval program, and [ provide transport for supplies froE occupied southern areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
ALLIES CLASHED
 WITH JAPANESE
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 ened to smash 1t entirely.
 The first clash in the new inva- sion area, in the Buna- -Gona area across the mountain road from the allied base of Port Moresby, showed both that allied patrols had pene- trated deep toward the enemy posi- tion and that the Japanese had lost no time in moving out from it.
 In 8 second ground action. CAe allied patrols killed about 60 Japa. nese who attacked their positions at Muno, only IS miles south of the great enemy base of Salamaua, 15o miles up the coast from Buna.
 There was intensive aerial activity i:l the Australian zone throughout tle week end.
 The Japanese attacked Darwin, the big allied north coast Australian base, Saturday and again Sunday night with light forces; they made the first aerial attack on popu- lated northeast coast point Satur- day night with an ineffective raid on Townsville, 660 miles south Of Cape York and TOO miles up from Brisbane, on the east coast.
 Tt is believed the area was badly hit" the communique said.
 one Japanese fighter was shot down: others were seen receiving gun bursts. Two allied planes are missing from the fight.
 In addition allied planes raided Bougainville, in the Solomon 1s- lands east of New Guinea, and Buka and sohana Islands In the Buka passage between the Solo, mons and the Bismarck Islands.
 A Sydney Herald front dispatch reported that the Japanese were already using fighter planes at their new Buna-G Coma base, no air nne miles from Port Moresby, and that IS of them attacked allied recon. aissance units Saturday. The allied planes escaped to scattered clouds leaving three enemy planes dana- aged, one afire.
 Planes Hit TObruk
 Cairo. July 27-(UP)-Allied long range bombing planes made a neavy attack during the night on the AXIS base of Tobruk on the Libyan coasl and started fires and explosions iI the dock area, communlque sac today. sh,r in the harbor, and a big explosion resulted.
 Long range fighter planes at' tackled troop and supply barges 1T the Sidi Barrani area of the Egyp' tian coast west of the Alamein pat tie line. .
 Nieht attacks were made on Axi uositions and columns in the battl' area after dust storms had pre- vented activity by day.
 On the ground, the colnmunlqu said. there was patrol activity.
 Naval Ofncers Safe
 Allied Headquarters Somewher in Australia. July T-(UP)-F F'v United States naval officerS who es caped from the Philippines in Snaall outrigger canoe have arrive. safely in Australia, it was an nounced today.
 Their names, without home ad dresses, were given as It. Com mander Alexander Simmons. Leu Cari Faires, Lieut.. Ellis T. Skolhelt Lieut.. William Lipsett and Lieu Daniel Dorsey.
 They left Cebu during May an |. called due southward through Jap anese infested waters until the were picked up north Of Australi by Allied ships.
 Do0-flsh oil Is . preparation so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

d ~dual rotation" propeller, claimed to be Q big improvement oTeF propellers of the conven- &z0nal type, is the latest product @E aircraft research. The propel- eF Q built In two parts; one turns sstk, the other left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
RY ROBERT T. BELLAIRE

NCyByEt8ut AONSp vy OHhso0 HHVaSJ
 Lourenco Marques. Portuguese East Africa, July 26.--(UP)-(De- layad)-Ambassador Joseph Clarke Grew was at breakfast at the United states embassy Monday morning, December c, listening to his short
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Naval O0acers Safe

Dog-flsh oil Is . preparation for keeping away mosquitoes
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FBI DIRECTOR SENDS WARNING

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AMERICANS GET NEWS

Editors Note: Robert T. Bel- laire. former United Press man. Mger at Tokyo, reveals In the fol- lowing dispatch how the news came to Ambassador Grew and other Americans that the United States was at war with Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
YANKEE FIGHTER
 PLANES HIT LAPS
united states fighters.

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
Represents Stote
Association at
Library Meeting

At meeting held in Kalispell
Saturday, the county commission
ers of Flathead county gave their
approval to the establishing of a
county library for Flathead county.
Miss Inez Ratekin of Libby, coun-
ty librarian, was asked to appear
before the commissioners as the rep
resentative of the State Library AS
ISOLATION, an official of the associa-
ton having delegated her to do SO.
Miss Ratekin spoke at the meeting,
giving to her listeners wealth of
information relative to library work
and comforting with them on the de-
tails of the work.
The movement for county Ii
brary for Flathead county has been
under way for some time, states
Miss Ratekin The Women's Club
of kalispell has been back of the
project and secured the required
number Of signatures to place the
matter before the commissioners
The actual starting of the library
will have to wait the tax levyine
period, at which time the commits
sioners will probably levy tax
for that purpose.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
Fortne Man Dies From Injuries
Received When Car CoI|ides With Horse
On Hiqhwoy-Thrown Through Windshield

of the car from ditch. Mr.. Star
ven was thrown through the wind
shield and evidently met the inn
pact of the horses head or foot as
well as the frame of the car.
He was brought to the Clark
Hospital where everything possible
was done to save his life but he
passed away on Sunday about noon
Mr.. Starven leaves a wife and
five children. Mrs. Starven and
four young children were in North
Dakota at the time, called there
by the serious illness of her moth.
er. The eldest child was at home
The body will be shipped to Lang
don, N. D., on Tuesday. Mr.. Star
ven was 338 years of age and came
to this community from Poison
about eight months ago. No in
quest was held.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
Louise Day Wins
Honor-Fifth Year
In Special Training

EUREKA, May l9.-Miss Mary
Louise Day, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Day of Eureka, is
one of IL young women chosen by
the University of Washington to
receive an appointment for 5th
year of training in dietetics in the
Administrative Dietitian Training
Course given by the University OF
Washington, Seattle. Miss Days APP
pointment begins in January, 1913
and will cover period Of IL
months. The appointments are
made on the basis of college rec
ord, college work and personality
Miss Day will receive a B. S. de-
gree in home economics from Wash
ington State College in June She
is a member of Delta Delta Delta
sorority and has been prominent
in campus activities. She served
as secretary of the Women's Ath-
letic Association. and is a member
of the Crimson "W' club, the Var
sity Debate squad and the Dietetic'
club.
At Montana State University
which she attended her freshman
year, her activities included an ap-
pointment on the w. A. A. board
a Quill club members and officer,
staff member of Sluice Box and sh,
was awarded a minor M for par
! ticipation in sports.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
To rain Local
People in Civilian
Defense School

TROY, May 19.-Dr. E. Dixon of
Troy returned Sunday from Helena,
where he attended the Civilian De-
Tense school as a representative of
Lincoln county. This school required
six days of intensive training to
provide instructors for civilian de-
tense. The course covered a 80
hour period, and offered training
in: aerial attack, gas defense, ci-
william defense organization, fire de-
Tense, plant protection, local train
ing, citizens defense5 corps, and
general subjects.
Plans are under way to form
new defense organization to coop
crate with the present defense eeun-
Gil. This will have its own execu-
tive officers and their staff. The
aim is to instruct civilians about
what to do in case of an air attack
or invasion, and how to defend
themselves. 1t includes the fol
lowing: air raid Wardens and fire
men; utilities and public works;
police, defense against enemy sabo-
tage; and an emergency medical di-
vision
The organization meeting will be
called at Libby in the near future
and will operate from there
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
Leonia Farmer
Dies Trapped
In Home Fire
Neighbors Unable to
Rescue Mccormick When
Home Burns to Ground.
IRISH BORN RANCHER
HERE SINCE 1890

James Mccormick, rs, born at
County Down, Ireland, stock ranch
er near Leonia, Ida, since 1900,
Monday morning was burned to
death beyond identification, it is
reported, when his large frame
house was completely destroyed by
a fire Of unknown origin.
The fire was discovered about
$50 by James T. Cox who was I'M
loading wood at nearby school
house. When Cox saw the smoke,
he and Chris Albert were said to
have rushed over to the Mccormick
home to look through a window
| into the smoke-filled front room to
see Mccormick pinned face. down
on the floor by fallen stove and
table lying across his legs.
| Though they broke through the
window, dense smoke and flames
prevented the mems entering to
rescue Mccormick who at that time
was said to have appeared dead.
The fire occurred in the morn
ing, but it was reported to have
been 800 o'clock in the afternoon
before the house cooled sufficiently
to remove the body.
1t is believed that fire broke out
near the chimney and that McCor-
mick, in climbing upon table
near the chimney to try to halt the
fire, had in some manner tipped
the table which in turn struck and
overturned a big old fashioned heat
Ter set upon bricks. Later six men
were needed to remove the fallen
Estove. Mccormick had been alone
that morning and for sometime was
said to have been helped by rela
tives because of i'll health
Mccormick had never married
and only known immediate surviv-
ors are a brother, George, and
nephew, Francis Mccormick, form
erly of Libby and now of Leonia.
Though the body was brought to
the Gompf Funeral Home Monday
night, funeral and interment will be
at Boomers Ferry, Friday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
Firms Give
Prizes For
Largest Fish
Rewards for Both Kids
And Adults to Those
Having Best Luck.

. Fishing season here will start off
with a bang this year with two con-
tests being held on the opening day,
next Sunday. One contest is be-
ing sponsored by the Rod and Gun
club for youngsters under Is years
of age and the other is sponsored
by Jaqueth & Charnholm's for all
licensed fishermen.
In the Rod and Gun club con-
test, prizes are being awarded by
various firms to those youngsters
who catch the largest fish in Lit
tie Granite creek Sunday. Only fish
caught in the Little Granite will be
eligible and the waters of the Lit
tie Granite will be closed to all
over Is years of age. William
Vaughn, on the board of directors
for the Rod and Gun club, will ar
rive at Little Granite creek about
one mile south of Libby at eight
o'clock Sunday morning and will
remain there as guardian through
out the day. George Ripley of the
state fish hatchery says he will be-
gin planting fish in the Little Gran
lite this week and will continue
planting until 5000 native trout
have been placed in the stream.
Five Prizes for Boys
Prizes will be given out Monday
morning between 900 o'clock anc
1900 o'clock at Jaqueth & Charm
holm's hardware store. All fish en-
tered in the contest must bs
cleaned but heads and tails must re-
main attached. Limit is ID fist
per boy.
First prize, donated by Jaqueth &
/ Charnholm, will be a rod and rec
for the largest trout caught. Sec
ond prize for the second larges
trout will be fish line, donates
by The Fountain. For the heavies
string of fish, the Kootenai Mer
camille Co. will award fly boo
as their prize Geringer Hardwar
will give bait box for the secon
heaviest string of fish as fourt
prize. AS fifth prize the Gambl
Store will donate reel to tn
youngest fisherman participating.
| In Jaqueth & Charnholm's cor
| test, three prizes will be awarded
First prize of a steel, four-jolr
telescope rod will go to-, the license
| fisherman who catches the bigge:
fish entered. To the capturer
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21

land area is less than one fourth
the size of the forested area in the
United States, they have been using
sugar made from saWdust and wood
chips for a number of years, and
chemists report it tastes just as
good as any other sugar and is
equally digestible.
The processes Of manufacture are
known to Americans and with APP
proximately tWo-thirds of the nor
NAL sources of the United States
now closed by war conditions in the
Pacific. the opportunity to utilize
by-uroducts of the forests as a
supplement to the manufacture of
sugar from beets and cane is being
seriously considered. trade chan
nels report.
Apparently the only obstacles re-
rr1aining to be md dled are the pres
ent difficulties of getting the neces-
sary refining machinery.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
Mohoney Helps
To Plan Program
At MissouIa

County Commissioner James Ma
honey was at Missoula Friday
where he met with other officials
of the State County Commissioners
Association to plan the program for
the associations annual convention
this summer. Mr.. Mahoney states
that the chief matter to be discussed
at the convention will be securing
of legislation that would provide
a tax payable to counties in which
there are bodies of federally owned
land This tax would be in lieu OF
taxes that would come to such coun-
ties if the land was privately owned
instead of being held by the gov
eminent
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21

Sugar from saWdust2 Certainly,
madame!
Some day, scientists say, you'll
be using it for cooking and on the
dining room table just the same as
any other sugar-and possibly even
before the present war is over
Moreover, you'll really like it,
and if a sufficient number of wood
sugar factories are put in opera
ton, you'll not have to "scrimp' on
the amount you use. With 630,000,-
900 acres of forest land in the Unit
ed States now in use for the per-
petual growing and harvesting of
trees for lumber, paper and other
wood products, experts say that it
would be relatively easy to obtain
/ | 100000 tons of sugar annually
from saWdust and other Waste pr9d-
ucts alone
In Germany, where the entire
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
Al To Be
Graduated by
Libby High School

commencement exercises for the
class Of 1912, Libby high school,
will be held Friday evening, May
%, at 300 o'clock in the Junior
high auditorium.
The program will be as follows.
Professional - Priests March II
Mendelssohn, Ethel Mae Holmgren.
Invocation-The Rev. E. Roy
Fort.
Alma Mater-Betty Baker and
Mary Cornell, sung by the high
school octet.
Salutatory-Betty Jean Role.
Dear Land of Home, Sibelius-
sung by the Octet.
Address-Canon S. RI. Middleton.
Cardston, Alta.
Maple Leaf Forever" Alexander
Muir-sung by the Octet.
Valedictory-Betty Mae Warning
ton.
Presentation of diplomas and
aWards-Royal Rounds, high school,
principal
Recessional
Glass Roll
Edith Baeth, Burton Baker, Leah
Ruth Baker, James Barkee Pal
Barrett, Geraldine Brewington, Lee
Roy Carlson, Fred Collier, Norman
Cormier, Phyllis DeRosia, Edith
Detlens,v Gilbert Earle, Gordon Fer
guson, Dorothy Flesher, Marian
Fuller, Doris Gass, Melvin Heath
Iva Holmgren, Thomas Huchala
Pauline Kienitz, Eileen Kuiawa. &c.
neva Lovick, Bernice Madison. Ar
thur Martin, Darrell Martin, Elmer
Martin, William McGrew. Alice Nc,
Rel, Virginia Petrusha, Keith Pow.
ell, Helen Rasmussen, Betty Jear
Role, Georgiana Seims, Don San
Icy, Bob Stanley, Marianne Strong
Don SWitzer, Norman Venting, Bet
" Mae Warrington and June Wal
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
Order Hits
Retail Sale
Of Lumber
Government Unable to
Obtain Enough For
Own War Building Needs
FREEZES LARGE PART OF
SOFTWOOD PRODUCTION

A large part of the lumber pro-
duction of the nation was frozen by
the government for period of so
days following a meeting OF lum-
bermen and government officials
held in Chicago last week. Walter
Neils of Libby. manager Of the ].
Neils Lumber Company, was pres
ent at the meeting as one of the
officials of the National Lumber
mems Association. He returned to
Libby Sunday night.
The order freezes all softWood
lumber except No. 5 boards, selects
and shop lumber. The understand
ing is that the government will take
for its extensive building projects
the total softwood lumber produc-
ton of the nation with the three ex-
ceptions noted above
Retail Business Hit
Mr.. Neils said this would stop
practically all shipments to retail
yards. There is little market for No
5 boards and the local mill will
have little of that grade for sale
as it consumes large amounts Of No
5 grade in grain door construction
And it also cuts off all sales of Sc
lects because practically no retail
yards except the very largest ones
can order that high grade in car
load lots, and to ship in less thar
carload lots would make the freight
rate SO high as to be prohibitive
Furthermore. if the common lum.
Der cannot be secured for a build.
ing, there naturally will be no de,
mand for the selects. Shop lumber
is high-grade, clear lumber thai
goes into sash and doors and sim
liar articles That would be small
part of the local mills product
Thus it can be seen there will b.
little prospect of disposing of tht
lumber that will not be. taken By
the government.
Affects Only Shipping Department
Asked what effects the freezing
order would have ON the local labol
situation, MIR. Neils said there woult
be no effect on local labor excep
in the shipping department. TIL,
curtailing of shipments to the re
tail outlets will naturally be re
Elected in that department, he said
The freezing order was put int
effect by the government becaus'
it has been unable to secure enough
lumber to carry on its war build
ing projects. The freezing will b
tried out for go days, after which
the problem will be re-examinet
and further orders issued at tina
time.
MIR. Neils said the new arrange
ment will result in greater con
sumption of fir and larch timber b.
the local mill The government
demand is largely for dimension
stuff and fir and larch is desired 70
that type of lumber. 1t will meal
a much smaller logging of ponde
rosa and white pine.