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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02
Most of Manpower
Commission Reported
Agreed that Legisla-
ton to Mobilize and
Allocate NJ a npower
VIII Be Necessary.

Washington. Oct. 2.-tiP)-
N!"Imting support among >cvrra,
top ranking war officials tor
mlnrGWcr control IcgiSlltiOn
wa> rcunrtcd today amid indica-
'i"n> the issue MAY dominate
cun-rc>si0nal discussions.
some House appropriations
cr"imittcr members diSr!o>cG
mu~i al the war ntlnpnwrr com
mission were agreed legislation
would become necessary Ia
mobilize tullN and allocate avail
allie mLnroWcr 10 industry. IGr.
r.iiurr and the services.
i',-,'' closed ucg.II. yr-
.csoaN ... 'itnuoWcr Crlw.--. ..
,...n... .'.... NCNUt' War plr.
iuy'r. o.& Donald Nelson. SCI.
'r'.IN .. .-, "U''wr Claude Wick
ud. S,',r'. . ~,rNirc DwrCiu, Lew.
Hershey. 'we,r~"CrCtaly i VA
Fou.t T. Patterson and UndvrSr,.
rotary El,y James FurcAul.
trm.''.a .,nDrrS laid none 100.
.,nrd amy .|..'!un of when lrgl--
.a'Inu ...# nr sought nor VIII.
.H. e ..-H .ti,C. However. u..
D,".....' ...ag Expressed h".i,
T. v..- .. Capitol I'LL n NJ
.D.rs.y..
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02
Australians
PushOnwardi
Cautiously
Allied Planes Harry
Japanese Withdraw
ing In Owen Star,ley
Mountains, Bla sting
Communications and
Supply Bases.

General MacArthur'S Head
quarters. Oct. 2.-(AP)-Tur
Japanese. baked in their drive
toward Port MoreSbv. with
drew deeper into New Guinea :
Owen Stanley mountains today.
cautiously pursued by AuStral-
ian troops and harrird by allied
planes.
4 cnmriuaiu.c from General
Macarthur headquarters IN
Gicaicd the Australians were
approaching. NIrnari. 4 mountain
hamlet i6 miles north of Port
MurrSby. where il WAS b,'iirv-
cd the Japanrs: might try 10
make stand. but apparently
there WAS 20 contact between
the Opposing forces Yesterday.
McnarI l. about Tour miles bH-
You'd Nauru. which the Australians
rroCcupicd Wrdnr>ia! after Il swift
tcn-milc advance from Ioribaiwa IN"
preceding day.
Tee comparative >lOWuc~S al Ia"
Australians progress over the tricky
terrain. Indicated they were taking
no chances ON running INTO an am
bush
bcdu!ightcr>. AlraCobIa, and fly
nG Ia! ireS>cS IN, awhile attacked
The rUrmy'S bases al Salamaua and
Buua N the east coast "t New
Guinea and hammered the mountain
trails uInng which the japanese were
trying :" keep supplies moving 1t
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02

RaidedAnew
German U-Boat Base
Blasted in Attack by
Raj; Seventeen Brit
ish Planes Missing.

Iundun. Oct. 2.-(AFO- The
RAJ struck al Germany last
nicht after week of bad
weather. blasting an"w 1T the
mnzi l-rrat building center al
IlCuSburg Win u bomber force
Described officially as fairly
heavy.
Scvrrtt cen British planes were
reported lost last night. romDar-
ID with ten the night of the pre-
ViouS attack.
The port nu. bCCu bombed g.;
iwcS bciCr" ~ IN RAE campaign w.
weaken uali t-Doat operations Dy
lnashlnr their source and bases.
Last night operations fncludc
attacks upon axis shipping of thC
'uHN, " Ilullrnd
The Geruau,hign command cldil,-
ii that - OF thc raider, were
lowncd during the night. and said
.hc bcmbings 81 several places ~
~" WORTH Gn'w1n coastal district =
"r.f. ...' '..Idltjes
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02
French Ships
Intercepted

Capctuvn. Union 20! South Africa.
Oct. British and South
African warShips and South African
planes nave intercepted two Nlchy
French ships which escaped from
madagascar during the British .nyu-
sion OF that French island. naval
authorities announced todaf
The ships were the MarCchal Gal
licni. which has been escorted 10 It
South African port. and the Admire,
Pierre. which was quilted. The la
ter formerly was the Greek sim
HIanniS and WAS seized by The
French in Madagascar port;
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02
American Subs Sink
Five More Jap Ships
GANCHTS FOLLOWERS
MARK HIS BIRTHDAY
iC.Hiru! f.Ss)

New Delhi, Oct. Zap
The iu!luwcs, OF Muhandas *.
Gandh! marked their little lead
crs 13rd birthday with special
nbScrvanCcS" today while he re-
maincd politically inconimIni-
cado Il. Il British prisoner in
the ara kh"n's pa!atiaI home n
PuOna
Up L. noon. rb>rrvanccs were
peaceful. b,a authorities remain
cd on the alert they have kept
since the launching Of an ride
pcndcnCe drive and Gandhi's
arrcS; last August set OF Il
violent rebellion.
The special oOscrvanccs"
were ann,f need IN the banned
congress bulletin which often
finds its way To- hundreds of OF
iICIals' desk
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02
N. G. STATE COLLEGE
PLANS CELEBRATION

RalciGn oct 2.-(AP,-Excrciscs
celebrating ~ 53rd anniversary Of
the founding .. Y. G. State college
wll be held torno,, with former
Gov ernor Clyde r. Hocy o. Graham
~. A"rnony. hartford. CONT. 'lus-
ri.''i ~. - lrr'rs' s1jr 'Ie
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02
State Wars
On Speeders
State Cars Ordered to
O b er We 35-Mile
Limit; Patrol Asked to
Arrest Speeders.

Raleigh. sept l\PD-Thc
state declared wGr ~ speed
crS today. Governor Er1ughton.
ell of state government. issued
~ order that no State car bc
driven more Than - miles al
hour and asked tlc highway pa
troll to take every means tO
see that no citizen exceeds that
speed. lie already had said hr
would Join with the motor vc-
hiclcS department IN recon-
mrnding o statute fixing the
{" .',i...i = ~, - y, iE.-s.t
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02
Two Other Vessels
Probably Sunk and
One Damaged, Rails
ing Total Bag of Jap
anese Shipping to lis
Ships.

Washington. Oct p-,Ap
The Navy announced today ,b,,
two Japanese sbips nrob,hJ,
were sunk, two others we're
damaged and s;x Zcrn ,;n,,,a.,.
were shot down i'm :, N.cor,
series of ARMY mir attacks ,r,inrt
Japanese i'm the ,I.u,i,,, ;.Ia,,,;'
Earlier TODAY the N.r'y ,mr',',,,,.
cd that United STATE. .,,h,,,r;no..
sunk five more Japancsc ships
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02

O. ."i'".i.1 -, - u 'f'r.aj
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-02

Continued on Page Thrcc)
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
VISION IN EYES THAT SEE NOT

Blind persons can see as we'll os
you and the vision Of free world, q
world pureed Of war and oppression,
devoted to the orts Of peoce.
More than 1000 pair Of such un-
seeing eyes must be fixed on such O
vision these days, for 22l9 men and
women in So workshops in II stotes
ore now turning out orders for govern
ment goods useful in defense. Quite
aside from the foot thot through the
National Industries for the Blind, these
people ore enabled to earn their own
way, and thus gain personal conf
dence in the future despite their han
dicops, it must be q tremendous Slim
ulus Of hope for Them to feel that they,
too, ore enabled to contribute to the
effort to win through for freedom. It is
q wonderful thing that these people,
deprived Of physical SIGHT. ore not d.
MED Q glimpse Of the t6ture.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
/, HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

story of commercial aviation lat
er came to the screen. Constant
ly in demand, Wead moved back
and forth before all the major
studios. Although usually ident-
flied with film such as Hell
Divers" Dive Bomber" Test
Pilot" and II Wanted Wings" he
has scripted every sort of picture
from Moon Over Burma" to the
very fine Citadel"
But such activities represent
no full account of the retired Of
ficer. He kept up with every de-
velopment of his normal LIES
work. Still in his steel braces,
he read and studied and talked.
Navy officers with whom he
served in the Bureau of Aero
nautics in Washington and at
flying bases never forgot "Spig"
Wead and his skill and interest
in organization and technical
matters. There have been more
gold-braided uniforms in Wead's
home here thai you could find in
the wardrobe department of the
movie studios.
EARLY OFFER
On the fateful afternoon of
December 7, Wead sent wire
offering his services to Rear Ad-
miral j. H. Towers, Chief of the
Nays Bureau of Aeronautics.
A reply of acceptance came next
day, along with assurance he
needn't worry about his physical
disability.
Wead, with his background as
a writer of service movies, could
have done good job in any such
post, but his earlier background
doomed still larger in the estima-
ton of Navy officials. And so
Lieut.. Comm. Frank Wead now
is special assistant to Capt.
Ralph Dawson, head of the Plans
which deals with the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
: BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHINGTON .
~ PETER EDSok
Dolly Menites WsshiWston


WASHINGTON, Jon. a.
The questions Of getting strote-
eic noterioIs from South
America and Of sending pri-
riority consionmerts of goods
to South America boil down
to the problem Of ships. No
ships, no shipments.
So for the lost few weeks
the problem Of getting coroo
spoce for South American
commerce has been getting
tougher and tougher. For OBJ
vious reosons, tonnoee hos
been Withdrawn from hemi-
sphere runs in Ioroe amounts
and on both COSTS. First the
passenger liners we're called in.
Nobody wanted to travel on
cruises in war times and the
cor9o carrying copocitN Of the
luxury liners isn't so greet.
Then some Of the fruit boats,
>the refrigerator ships were COLL
ed in. And gradually the tonk-
ers and the coreo boots began
tn operate on irreoulor sched-
uIes. Service was disrupted
and delays we're frequent. Car
goes began to pile up on the
whorves. including stuff for
the government priority ship
ments and stock piles.
All these sore points ore to
be token up by the economic
experts who sit in on the meet
ing Of Y American republics
foreign ministers, opening in
Rio de Joneiro Jan. IS, and the
United Stotes delegation heod-
ed by Undersecretory Of Stote
Sumner WelIes is probably in
for some sharp questioning.
In general, the South and Gen.
troll Americans understand
what the United Stotes is up
against. They have grumbIed,
but understondinoIy, and hop
ing thot matters could be i'm
proved upon.
In the first pIoce, much Of
the goods the United Stotes
is now shipping to the lotins
is new cargo we did not handle
before. Newsprint, which used
to come from Denmark and
Sweden and Finland. Coal,
which came from Europe. The
Maritime Commission hos put
on ships for this emergency
coreo ond for petroleum to
keep the railroads and public
utilities Of the cost coost
countries going. Thus for none
hos been shut down, but at
times the reserves have run
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
BY WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

The American Contract Bridge
League has about so units
Throughout the United States,
varying from 100 to $50 men,
bers each. These units can be
of great service to their local
Red Cross and relief organiza-
tons in organizing and conduct
ing charity bridge parties TO
raise funds.
Some units are already direct
ing their activities toward this
work. The New Jersey Bridge
League is turning over to the
American Red Cross the profits
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
WHO WANTS A BUREAU?

Wa h ineton is o "one-industry
town." but even that one industy--oov-
ernment-sometintes grows too fost for
Washington to keep up. The Admin
istrotion has proposed to move q num-
berof Federal bureaus and agencies out
Of Washington to make room for de-
Tense offices rather than launch an esti-
moted SCI 300. 600 Of new construc-
ton in the eopitoI.
As o9oinst this sum, the cost of
moving the agencies, spreod over ten
year period, is calculated at SIS ,3OO,-
600. Thus the direct sowing in money is
not big item by comparison With
budget totols, but the avoidance Of US
ing moterioIs for construction may be
important and decentroizoto may be
Of Iostine value
Senator Alexander Wiley Of Wis
consin, for instance, seeks to have the
doiNine division Of the Department Of
Agriculture placed in his Stote Senator
Josh Lee drew an understanding
chuckle from the Senote by soying he
did not fovor the decentralization pro-
posoI but that if it is going to be COR
ried out he wants the Bureau Of Indian
Affoirs moved to his Stote, Oklahoma,
where II per cent Of the indians reside.
Placing less essential bureaus at
distance from Washington may prove
great boon. With their functionories
less close at hand to buttonhoIe sympo-
thetic Congressman, it is possible the
legislative branch will omit to make
appropriations for Them - From the
Christion Science Monitor.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Cerrespondeu ut

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. IA
Many of the best and biggest
aviation and navy pictures
you've been seeing since the
late silent days-and you still
haven't seen "Bombardier" and
Destroyer Man"-have been
authored by Frank w. Wead. But
from now on, he's going to be
busy with more vital drama. The
once retired Observation-Disclosures
der is back on active duty in
Washington.
It's active, anyway, SO far as
his brains are concerned. The
famed flyer, who helped organ
ize naval aviation in its present
setup, who commanded the first
aircraft carrier fighter squadron,
and who in 1923 headed the U.
S. Schneider Cup team and won
the international seaplane race
in England, won't be doing any
more actual plotting.
TRIPPED TO FAME
Fifteen years ago, Lieut..
Comm. Wead tripped on the low
front porch of his home and
broke his neck. Some months
later, encased steel braces I'M
til he resemble.l the Tin Wood
man in the or books, he left a
Navy hospital and began to
write. He wrote politically
articles for aviation trade maya
zines, fiction for the pulps. AS
tonished by news Of the big sal
aries paid in Hollywood, he
made an analysis of screen and
stage plays, moved in, and was
successful from the beginning.
His beginning was a silent flick
er called THE Flying Fleet"
He wrote Ceiling Zero for
the New York stage, and that
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
Hieh|iehts from
the Latest Books

It comes as no little shock in
this time of world strife, higher
taxes and no new autos, tires
and tubes, to be awakened to the
fact that the Broadway theatre
has no genuine, honest-to-g good
ness, dye-in-the-hair matinee
idol. Instead of slick groomed
heroes pulling the feminine trade
to the box office, as was the ac-
copied situation in endless de-
cades past, bearded Monty Wool
ley (The Man Who Came to Din
ner), arsenic Boris Karloff and
dramatic Maurice Evans are do
ing the drawing.
All this and endless more
about the U. S. theatre and kim
dred amusement sources Is re-
vealed by George Jean Nathan,
the critic with the acid pen, in an
amusing, enlightening book,
THE Entertainment of q Ma
tion," (Knopf: .$2.50), aptly SUBJ
titled, Three Sheets in the
Wind"
Major portion Of the tome is
given over to Nathan's immedi.
ate interest, the Broadway stage.
He deals harshly with the play
wrights, as what critic doesn't,
finding fault with . majority of
the male writer's except Robert
Sherwood and Eugene O'Neill.
Less sharp Is his criticism Of
women playwrights such ~ Lii
liam Hellman, Rose Franken, Ed
ma Ferber and Claire Boothe, the
author still insists the men have
them bested.
In Q class and chapter by him.
self Is the amazing Armenian
playwright, William Saroyan.
The books profound analysis of
his life and times Is enlightening,
but fails to establish whether he
is a genius or crazy. Another
chapter pays tribute to the cur
rent first lady Of the theatcr,
Miss Helen Hayes and offers
comment on her contemporaries.
After Q nostalgia look ut the
theater that was and might have
been, and expressed hopes for
the theater of the future, Nathan
takes US on an encyclopedia tour
of the entertainment field, touch.
ing musicals, movies, burlesque,
ballet, magicians. summer thea
ter, radios soap operas, the cir
Gus. night clubs, carnivals, and
the hub Of It all, Coney Island.
Especially helpful is the books
several pages in which Nathan
offers some fatherly advice to
the stagestrurk, the apprentice
actors and actresses and the no.
vice playwrishts. The Enter
tainment Of Y Nation, then, u .
valuable handbook for those On
both sides Of the footlights.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
pEDAllNG PASTORS

Down in Durham. N. c., ministers
Of the gospel have agreed to make all
their shorter pastoral coils on bicycles.
y isn't silly, and it isn't q erondstond
play. Every 9oIIon Of gasoline, every
ounce OF rubber soved, is just thot much
more for shortening the war. Plenty of
other people are going to be doino
things like that soon 1t won't hurt them
teenrly as much os they may now
tnsqoins.
81 II feet. 4ots Of people ore GOING TO
nm = woIk oil over oeoin, and in do
= - tt,ey ore going to find pleasure
benefit in something Of which
~ ~ themselves In this motor
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14

French Islands Change
Status for 10th Time.

French IsIonds Change
Stotus for 10th Time.
WHEN Free French forces re-
" Gently seized the islands Of
st. Pierre and Miquelon, II marked
the tenth time since 1860 that the
administrative rule has changed
hands.
The map stamp above, issued
In 1892 as part Of q Colonial Ex-
position Issue. pictures the islands
and fishermen.
ST. Pierre and Miquelon, larg-
est islands OF two small groups
only 10 miles of the south coast
Of Newfoundland, are the last of
the once great French empire in
North America.
Importance Of the islands lies
in that they are the center OF the
French Atlantic cod fisheries.
Fishing lasts from May until Oc-
tober with most Of the combined
population Of nearly 1000 taking
active part.
In 1860 the French occupied the
island group but the British cap
tured them In 1902. In 1853 they
were given back 70 the French,
retaken by the English In ITS,
restored TO France In l7o3. Brit
ain moved in again In 1913, but
France regained them in 1902 and
lost them in 1908, The Treaty o,
Paris (lsl4) returned them tn
France.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

of their open pair championship
Jan. II to "a. This is the biggest
event of the New Jersey season
and brings out some of the
strongest players in the east.
Here is an interesting hand !
had an opportunity to discuss re-
Gently with Charles o. Hawkins,
president of the New Jersey
Bridge League
South won the diamond
queen with the ace. He could
read the nine of diamonds as
probably a singleton. He took
three rounds Of trumps. ending
in dummy, led the eight of dia-
monds, and East played the king.
East was in trouble for a safe
exit, but found the best hope by
leading the five of hearts. South
ducked and West won with the
king, returning the nine of clubs,
which South won with the king.
The defense had put South on
the spot, but he got himself off
it by accurate counting. From
the play of the clubs, he read
that East had been dealt four of
the suit. That gave him only two
hearts originally. 50 that now he
was left with the blank queen il
West had not false-carded.
South cashed the ace of hearts.
ten of hearts. and the last spade.
In order to save the diamond
stopper, East had to blank his
club ace, whereupon he was
stuck in with q club and forced
10 lead awav from his dianonds
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14

organization and tactical opera
ton of all naval aviation.
Interested as he still must be
in feature pictures dealing with
our war efforts. the officer hopes
he can help Hollywood in pre-
senting authentic pictures with
authentic backgrounds. RKO's
"Bombardment" Is one in which
he'll have a special interest, be-
cause he wrote the story and has
obtained the promise of official
aid on the picture about the
training of the men who can drop
a silver dollar in your pocket
from 10000 feet.
When / useu the word "sacri-
flee" in reminding him that he
was leaving a $20OO-a-week
berth for one paying $500 a
month, he just snorted. 1t was a
very eloquent snort.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
low and coused q score.
FASTER AND FULLER

Loading boots fuller ond
speeding up unloading op-
erotions have helped consider
ably, and while the totol ton
nooe Of l94l trode with South
America will break oil records,
it still isn't enough, for the de-
monds at both ends of the runs
ore greater than ever before.
ANOTHER foctor. thot hos
helped hos been the putting in
service, Of the approximately
100 oxis ships tied up in South
and Central American ports
at the outbreak Of the war.
Some so Of these were freight
ers and % were tonkers. About
holt these ships have been
token over for service between
the Americas and gradually
others will be modified and
recommissioned to relieve the
troffic jam. Some, however,
we're so bodily sobotoeed by
their crews thot their recon-
missionine will be almost i'm
possible. Who pays for the
repoirs ond who cor voys these
ships must be determined
Even if there we're enouoh
ships to haul everything that
hod to be houIed, there would
still be the problem Of United
Stotes priorities and the ques-
ton whether our war produc-
ton program can spore enough
moterioIs to keep South Amer
ico going. There just isn't
o1y aluminium for South Amer
leo, and thot's understood.
But 3 per cent of the United
Stotes iron and steel produc-
tion would keep South Amer
icon railroads and factories
and mines and plantations 90
ing enough to get by on-if
we con spore it.
One proposal which the
other American republics ore
likely to present to the United
Stotes delegation is to do away
with the priorities system Of
bosing everything on the in
dividuol order, and give each
country an ALLEGATION of such
ond such q quantity Of this and
that moterioI. Then let the
governments divide up the al
locotion where it will do the
most good.
TINkY QUESTION
For instance, the United
Stotes needs the output of
chilean mines, way up in the
Andes, but all the food for the
must go to these bleak
regions in tins. Ergo, Chile
should have enough tinpIote
for enough tin cans to hold
enough food to keep the min
ers going. And Chile would
also like to know why, if it
furnishes the United Stotes
with thousands of tons Of cop
per, it cont have q few hum
bred tons back in the form Of
copper wire to carry more pow
e. to work more mines to give
the United Stotes more ore.
8roziI sells US raw rubber, and
cont understand why it gets
no tires.
1t may be q little tough con-
'incine the 20 sister republics
IN that point, 50 look for q lit
lie shorp bargaining OF Rio.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14
GOOD FOR FUEL ONLY

Fire in the Foreign Office at Tokyo
burned up about half Of thot institu-
tion.
All important documents we're
soved, the Domei japanese news SER
vice reports.
What documents could possibly
have been of the slightest importance
in a Foreign Office devoted entirely to
deception and broken faith? How could
japanese treaties be more worthless,
even if the flames had consumed the
fragments of those which have olreody
been torn up by the japanese govern
ment?
No, since the lost ounce Of benefit
hos now been squeezed out Of Jopo-
nese "dipIomoey Of dishonor," the lost
trsoty violated, the lost pledge broken,
we cont see that it makes any differ
ence any more whether the japanese
Foreign Office was only half or wholly
burned.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-14

ALBANY, N. "a city fire
man canvassing for fire volun-
teers in Albany's defense effort
rang a doorbell just before
trial blackout.
Even the Immediately ensuing
blackout hardly obliterated his
flushed FACET was the home of
city fire chief Michael j. Flem-
ing.