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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
RUSSIA:
Deepest Driue

Even Moscow admitted it. The
powerful Nazi thrust had finally
driven deeper into Soviet territory
than at any time before in the his
tory of the war. Last year 1t was
toward Moscow that drive pene-
trated to its farthest point.
But the current German cam
paign wasn't headed directly that
way. It's spearhead had thrust it.
self across the Don river and swung
around the big bend of that river
heading southeastward down the
valley toward Stalingrad.
Though there were immense
losses of Nazi men and machines
Hitler kept on going for he wanted
Stalingrad on the vital Volga. But
even more he wanted what he could
find beyond the rich oil pools
Of THE CAUCASUS.
The Moscow-Rosto railway had
been cut earlier and Soviet commu-
nications thus suffered hard blow.
When the Germans slash across and
solidate their positions on the Volga
it means that still another highly
important link between the final bat
tleground for the Caucasus and Mos
cow would be severed. Crumpling
of their forces further to the north
of Rostov would also leave the Rus
slams open to a hard new push by
floods of Nazis released from that
battle sector.
Russia's hope was the heavy toll
Of German strength that was being
extracted as the Reds fell back in
their delaying action all along the
fighting front. German claims of
success spoke of the breaking of
''local resistance everywhere. !"
Some military sources were inclined
to agree with them in this regard
but there was speculation as to
whether or not communicates like
this one were true:
In one days fighting Germany lost
only six planes and on the same
day Russian losses were set at 63
tanks, and IA planes.
Berlin said so, but Moscow didn't.
SABOTEURS:
All Doubt
The eight Nazi saboteurs as they
were tried for their lives before a
Washington, D. c., military COM
mission had the benefit of govern
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
CHINA:
Change of Policy

"There has been a definite change
In policy since July /. (This was
the date on which regular U. s.
army air forces started operations
in China.) Hankow, Canton and
other cities in occupied China which
were never bombed before have
been bombed now"
So began a hard-hitting statement
from the headquarters of Brig. Gen.
Claire l.. Chennault, chief of air
operations against the Japs in
China.
"We are going deeper and deeper
into China. All cities under Japa-
nese occupation will be bombed.
There will be a more active policy
from now on. You can draw your
own conclusions as to what will hap
pen," he further stated.
Meanwhile, concrete evidence of
this new surge of strength was re-
vealed in an announcement from
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph Stillwells
Chungking headquarters which said
that Linchwan, important base for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24

ment-appointed counsel which tried
to give these enemy agents the
benefit Of all doubt as to their guilt.
Extensive cross-examination by
defense counsel Of prosecution wit
nesses slowed testimony but during
the trial little information leaked out
to the news-hlngry public.
Elmer Davis. director Of the Of
fee of War Information, had a tough
round with the court in getting re-
lease on any news whatsoever. He
did get two daily press releases but
they were described as "circum-
spect."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
A,NEW IDEAS
|Qcs Home wsohesd>
by RUTH wYETH SPEARS dE
BY RUTH wYErH 8

1--WE an old wicker chair q
~ smart cover Of gay chintz and
1t will be ready to start new life.
The chintz for this chair has q
quaint pattern Of strawberries
with green leaves and the skirt
with its trim box pleated cor
ners is plain green. The cover
Is removable with upper OPEN
ing down the center back and long
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
Seek Ore in Dark

Scheelite, the chief tungsten ore
in the United States, is often
searched for in pitch darkness with
the aid of a portable ultraviolet
light. When thrown on the ore,
this black light causes it to glow
with a distinct fiuorescence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
We Con All Be
EX Pc ri
BUYER RS

. IN bringing Us buying informofion. a.
to prices shof ore being asked for
whos we Intend 70 buy. end as 10 he
quality we con expect, the advertising
columns of This newspaper perf>m q
worth while service which saves vs
many dollars year.
okh q good habit 10 form, the hobh
Of consulting HE advertisements every
time we moks q purchase, though we
hove Greedy decided Just whos we
wont ond where we ore going 10 buy
n. Il gives Us HE most priceless feeling
In the world. the feeling Of being
adequately prepared.
D When we 90 Into q Store. preporsd
beforehand with knowledge OF whof =
offered end at whof price. we 90 as
an experf buyer. filed with seIf-eonA-
dsnee. u Is q pleosont feeling to hove,
The feeling Of adequacy. Most Of ihs
Unhoppiness In fhe world con be truesd
10 q lack of This feeling. Thus odvsr-
Using shows anofher Of Ifs monifold
sucsfs-shews Iiself as On aid towurd
making oil our business relationships
more secure ond plsdsonf.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
Acid INDIGESTION
What many Doctors do for Il

What many Doctors do TOR Il
When excess stomach acid causes gas sour stomach
or heartburn doctors prescribe the fastest acting
medicines known for symtomatic relief medicines
like those in Bell-ans Tablets No laxative If your
very first trial doesn't prove Belans better return
bottle to rs and get double your money back. &c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Powerful Strength Of Nazi Thrust
Drives to Greatest Gain in Russia;
Aussies Smash at Rommel in Egypt;
u. S. Forces Change Policy in China

uEDIToRs these
Released by Westen Newspa Unon
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
EGYPT:
again the Aussies

Ag0In Lne AUSSLeS
German Field Marshal Rommel
had to deal with the Australians
again. His mobile columns and ar
tillery had smashed the British back
in a headlong drive that had dam
gerously extended his communication
lines back to Bengasi and Tobruk.
And then at Ell Alamein the British
army of the Nile, reinforced by
Australians, let him have it.
They chose the coastal route to
slap back. Along the Mediterranean
they rushed at the Nazi and Italian
forces who had little time to dig in
and consolidate their positions. The
British, South African and New Zea-
land desert units threw out an Of
fensive to the south and west of their
Ell Alamein line and the Aussies
charged in against the German
tanks.
Reports from Cairo said that they
were using a new type of anti-tank
gun and they used it at shorter
range than usual. It had been a
pre-dawn assault and some Of the
enemy had been caught mapping.
Time after time the Aussies were
way out in front of their supporting
tanks. They overran enemy gun po-
sitions and in some cases turned
the guns around to the west and
fred at the German-Italian positions
beyond.
There developed later, however,
the most important angle Of the
battle for the Suez. It was an all
out air battle. Rommel had SUI
fered some heavy plane losses as
he kept hammering the British back
but now his air strength seemed to
be strengthened. For as the Aus
sizes caught his tanks temporarily off
guard, Rommel's planes rose to
blast the advance British lines. This
seemed to mean that from some
where had come help.
AnstUer IN Crete?
Experts looked toward Crete for
the answer. For on that island in
the Mediterranean were based the
Nazi ace in the hole. This consisted
Of the powerful plane force and the
parachute troops that had taken the
island from the Greeks last year
and which now were poised to re-
ieve pressure from Rommel.
PACIFIC:
NetU Guinea Front
Strategic New Guinea now bases
u. S. troops and viii likely be used
as jumping off place for attacks
on the Jap invaders of the Pacific.
Same day it became known in the
United States that our troops had
been stationed at Port Moresby on
that island the Japs sent over 81
bombers with eight fighters to add
another raid to the oft-hit area. Kept
high by anti-aircraft fire, the bomb
ing twas scattered and wild and
there was no damage .
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
AND THE COMING PEACE

ing for the privilege of revolution
izing the world on the lines of de-
mocracy, rather than permitting Hit
Ter to revolutionize it on the lines of
German totalitarianism. She says
the war is but the first step in that
revolution. She does not say what
the final step is to be.
Governor Stassen Of Minnesota, in
a recent interview, proposes several
plans for the purpose, he says, of
making the Roosevelt Churchill At
lantic program a reality at the peace
conference.
Both give America something to
think about, and we should be unit
as to what we want by the time
that peace conference meets-a few
months or a few years from now.
To help us in the thinking it would
be well If Sumner Blossom, editor
Of the American Magazine, would
find someone to interpret the type
Of world Mrs. Roosevelt is expect
ing the revolution to produce.
IN 1871 THERE WE'RE on the
roads Of America q, 300, 900 of what
the government considers non-pri-
ority cars. That is, cars the gov
eminent would not permit being re-
placed during the war. Government
experts figure that should the war
last until 1945-three more years
the number Of non-priority cars then
in operation would be down to $780,
600. What a dead place America
would be under such conditions. Let
us hope the Huns, the Japs, and the
Wops are licked long before we
reach such point.
THERE IS ONE WAY Of insuring
retreads for your automobile tires.
Get job as an official of a labor
union. They are considered essen
tial to the war effort, but farmers,
statesmen, merchants, and others Of
the common people, including work.
ers, may walk.
RESPONSIVENESS
OUT OF THE WAR we viii
achieve freedom for which we are
not fighting the Huns or the Japs.
Out of the war we viii achieve q
freedom from that growing class
consciousness.
There were those with selfish pur-
poses encouraging recognition Of
class and class distinctions. Any eff
fort along such lines is subversive
to our ideals. It has been only in
recent years that we have recog-
nized, even in small way, any
class distinctions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
A TYPICAL MARINE
WHO WANTED A FIGHT

A TYPICAL MARINE
WHO WANTED A FIGHT
THE TWO THINGS from which
Lieut.. Col. Kink Beecher, United
States marines, derived greatest
pleasure was to fish and to fight.
He could spend long days on a ia
vorite Wisconsin lake, and while he
preferred a black bass, he did not
despise the lowly perch. But even
better than fishing, to Kink, was q
good scrap. Fighting with him is an
avocation, as well as vocation.
He is a ''from the ranks" officer
and has fought with the marines in
France, in Nicaragua, China, Haiti,
and other places. The last time /
saw him was at Quantico, the ma
rine barracks near Washington,
where he was unhappy because
there was no prospect of a fight. I
last heard from him at Shanghai.
He left there for Manila some two
weeks before Pearl Harbor. I trust
he still lives even though he may be
a prisoner Of the Japs, but to be out
of the fight would be the greatest
hardship that could befall him. To
me Lieut.. Col. Kink Beecher typi-
fies the United States marine corps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
GOVERNMENT BONDS
IN WAR TIME

WE HAVE IN AMERICA today
considerably more than twice as
much currency in circulation as we
had during World War /, and we
then had some slight imitation, but
not enough to be ruinous. During
World War I the public purchased
the greater portion of the Liberty
bonds issued by the government, as
a result Of special sales drives, with
a house to house canvass.
Within the past ten years most Of
the government bonds issued have
been sold to the banks, with small
er percentage to the insurance COM
panies and the public. When the
banks buy, they, in turn, use them
as a basis for additional bank note
currency, and that accounts for our
ever-increasing money in circulation.
Every increase in the amount of our
circulating currency increases the
danger of imitation. The banks can
not take up the government issues
without turning them into increased
bank note currency. That is one Of
the reasons for the effort to sell
the bonds to the public instead Of
to the banks. The other reason is
to take out of the hands of the public
money people would otherwise use
in the purchase of commodities. We
cannot produce a sufficient amount
of consumer commodities to meet
such a demand. When the public
has money to buy more commodi-
ties than can be produced it pushes
the prices up to inflationary levels.
The only other remedy is fixed
prices, and fixed prices will leave
money in the hands of the people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Favorite rejoinder of Senator
Harry S. Truman, when a member
of his war contracts investigating
committee objects to his strenuous
pace: "If you don't like the heat,
get out of the kitchen"
Silver, matched Representative
Cliff Woodrum Of Virginia faces a
primary fight from Moss A. Punk
EFT, militant Virginia liberal.
Mrs. Roosevelt's close friend, Con-
gresswoman Caroline O'Day Of New
York, will have Democratic COM
petition this year-Miss Martha
Palmer, active worker among the
Young Democrats.
Buffalo, N. Y, has joined the
select list of big cities in which all
the large stores have turned over
their sales forces to pushing the sale
Of war stamps and bonds.
It costs taxpayers $500 q year
to operate the senate's subway train
that shuttles lazy senators one-block
from the Senate Office building to
the Capitol.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
BILLIONS:
For War

Congressional war appropriations
now total more than $225, 900, 000, 900,
but the U. S. actually has spent
less than 40 billions, according to
current War Production board fig
ures. There is an average daily
rate of expenditures for war by gov
eminent agencies of $158, 900, 900.
Last month the WPB bureau of
finance obtained $62, 100, AGA in the
form of loans OF advances on pay
ments for war materials for 1877
manufacturers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24

the Jap thrust in Kinangsi province,
had been bombed by Called
planes"
But not only air power seemed to
be growing in the Linchwan sector,
for the Chinese ground troops were
reported driving back the Japs
toward that city and toward Nam
chang.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-24
SABOTEURS:
Al Doubt

The eight Nazi saboteurs as they
were tried for their lives before a
Washington, D. c., military COM
mission had the benefit of govern
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-13
J.R. ,Jr.,
Dies In Army
Plane Wreck

Relatives here have been advised
Of the death in the crash Of an army
airplane in Florida several DAYS ago
OF !. r. Evans. IT.. "a. a nephew OF
NJ. G., j. S. and d. +. Evans, of
Henderson. Hi5 father. J. r. Evans.
ST.. of Boston, Mass. is q brother
OF the Henderson men, but has not
lived in Henderson for some forty
years.
J. r. Evans, Jr. had been in the
army air service three years. and
more recently had been stationed at
Il tield near Osborne, Ohio. He and
ylx other army llierS lett Osborne
Thursday on a trip to Florida. and
IL Friday We're caught in a wind
storm. A wing of the plane was rip
ped off and it fell in flames in a
sNamp near Stewart, Fla, most Of
the plane submcrging IN the mud
and water and all seven men losing
thsfr lives.
The bodies We're recovered and
Young Evans a taken to licking
Ton, Ky, tor interment al the home
Of his wife. who with one child.
survives. in addition 10 his parents
in Boston.
The young nan has often visited
here with his father. and was well
known 70 many Henderson people.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-13
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Bv BOB THOMPSON

Raleigh. March l2.-The State OF
North Carolina and the E. |. dupont
de NemOuWS Company have reached
an agreement and the company IS
going ahead with its plans for eX-
Albenarle sound for llmenite, More
oven. the company's initial expert
mcnts indicate that the project viii
rove successful.
The contract, which provides that
the company shall pay the State {;
royalty OF Is cents a ton Of l1menlte,
is to be signed in the next several
lays. II has been approved by the
company, by d committee of the
Department of Conservation and De
velopment. and by the attorney gen.
eral.
But it is the progress made by
scientists rather than lawyers and
committees which is most important
to the State as well as dupont. 1t Was
/ loregone conclusion that an agree
ment could be reached on the con-
.ract. The chances that ilmenlte
,ould be mined profitably in the Al
,enarle We're much less. However,
t is understood here that early eN-
3erinlents in producing the necessary
machinery to take ilmenite from the
sands are proving successful. More
yer, the titanium oxide which comes
ON Alhemarle ilmenite-and 1t Is
the titanium pigment which the COM
any Wants-ls more nearly a match
Tor the titanium from India, where
the dupont supply has come from
in the past, then anything ehe
found in this country.
II is reported here that DR.. J. l..
ellison. duPont's chief g%eologlSt, has
been on the scene for several weeks.
The company is spending many
1uSands of dollars taking ore sam
les. Exactly what they have founo
their secret, but certainly they
ave found enough to u them to
20 ahead.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-13

Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-13

ton of yourself"
The girl looked at both him and
August Drake through the squintsd
fringes of her long black ~eyelashes.
Lets just say l was slightly hys-
terical. After all. there are people
who would agree l had been badly
treated
August spoke up. Nov, Annette,
anything | said vas purely imper-
sonal and for the interests of the
play. Come to the theater any time
you wish, but not before the per-
formance." She bit into a swapping
piece of Melba toast, biting careful
white silk ~hOl.SecOat. 1T is hard to
explain, but when you once are en-
shaved by this acting business there
are times when nothing but acting
means anything. Call it a charm, a
plague, whatever you wish-it's an
intangible something that grips
you and governs you and some day
you VIII understand it."
Beneath her silence, the girl be-
gan to wonder if she We're not un-
Outstanding it already. She had
been totally pleased with life the
night before. both while cloWning
from the theater box and while put
ting on her made-tO-Order scene
for Verrazano and the two pro-
ducerS.
Please, Annette" Larry begged,
with a troubled shake of his dark
head, don't pull any more stunts
like that
His leading lady stated emphati-
cally. Il told you this marriage
would make trouble. l tried to get
you to wait until the show closed"
Suddenly Anette set down her
coffee cup with a thud and stood
up, Her arms made a rigid x across
her chest. MIR. Bradford thinks
this marriage causes trouble, too"
she related in a fiery voice. He said
Larry wouldn't let me interfere
with his carecr, so why should l
let Larry interfere with mine. MI.
Seymour thought it was silly, too,
for me to say Id have to ask my
husband, although he wasn't quite
so nasty about it
August Drake had stiffened in
her chair. (Which Bradford?
Which Seymour"
ASK me What?' Peyton shot in.
"The Bradford, The Seymour. Of
course Anctte retaliated to AL
gust, before paying any attention
to her husband. Ask you if | could
play Ninetta for Them Little lei
Giles suddenly clotted her words.
But l don't intend to ask you. I'm
just going to do it, because I'm get
ting mighty, mighty tired of being
spanked by you two
August Drake reached for a ciga-
ret and lighted it, such rare def
ance 10 her usual code that Anette
knew she must be perturbed indeed.
Quite the opposite vas Larry, who
sat without moving. when did all
this happen ?" he managed through
stiff lips.
Last night. I met them with
VerraZano-and August, l especial
ly want to thank YOU She gave
the actress a cool smile that jeered
family. Both producers We're most
impressed with the compliments
you tossed me in the wedding
Write-ups. Verrazano's praise
meant nothing. Teachers pet stuff,
they said, But yours, one woman to
another-that meant something"
She turned and went into the bed.
room.
August recovered instantaneous
ly. She jabbed out the cigaret's fire
and said with triumph, Say!
That ; fine. Maybe the kid will get
somewhere l really did something
When thought up those publicity
lies"
Yes Larry agreed heavily.
You did something and I'll tell
you what YOU did. you egotistical,
loud-moutheI IuttleboN. You sepa-
rated MS
Go BE Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-13
CHAPTER

LAURENCE PEYTON chortled
when his wife stretched toward the
telephone the following noon, say
ing as she did so, What do you
want for breakfast today"
Boy! That's what | call train
ing a wife right. So soon you've
learned to pick up the phone at -
sharp and order your masters
breakfast" He flashed beautiful
teeth in a wide smile and suggest
ed, m~ockingly magnanimous. Have
something yourself, dear. I'll be
more than glad to spare a dime to
buy YOU a emp of coffee-I1l have
mine black, by the way"
Anette cut in, repeating her
question, What do you want for
breakfast? The waiter is waiting
for us" She was holding her hand
over the mouthpiece.
That's what they are supposed
to do" Larry murmured. Il want
orange juice, whole wheat toast,
two poached eggs, chicken livers,
the aforementioned black coffee
and strawberry jam-lots of it."
The girl duplicated Larry's order
for herself, adding. III have cream
for my coffee.
always remember that I want
plenty of strawberry jam" There
was a glow of anticipation on his
face. How l do love it." He leaned
ovcr and kissed her, then looked
surprised. "Why, that's not straw
berry jam, is it? Really, 1t is much
better"
"Larry.'' she chided. IF some
playwright tried to force such lines
on you, you'd throw a fit"
Il thought it was original" He
kissed her again, then pulled her
into his arms. You know, when l
was a kid. l never had enough to
eat. even of common things, much
less fancy foods. So, when l started
making money, l used to buy every
thing Id always wanted. Stacks of
it. One time I ate a dozen bananas
and IA of those chocolate marsh
malloW cookies, without even
changing my position"
And after that you couldn't
change it, I'll bet The girl
pressed her shining head against
his chest. Beneath her fippancy
she felt slightly sick with adora-
ton. These arc the things, she
knew, that make me love him SO
much. Things like these little-boy
confessions that tug at my heart
strings all the because they
are so alien to Laurence Peyton,
the matinee idol. And because they
belong solely to 60 do they?
But surely he was not so outspok-
emily honest with everyone.
AS if answering her thoughts,
Larry went on, NATURALLY, I don't
damage the fatal fascination nv
press agents have spent years
building up by telling such tales to
many persons" He chuckled. Il
suppose l could, though, and get by
with it. They would think l was w.
ing. But. oh, those bananas and
cookies..' he remembered with no.
ticeable shudders. Il turn green at
the memory. Now, strawberry jam
is a horse of two different colors."
He left her to walk to the dresse~
and begin brushing his hair. My
mother makes the best in the
world. She puts the berries right
out in the sun" With silver
brushes suspended in his hands, he
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-13
O

ANETTE WlNSLOW. II. beautiful.
and aspiring TO fame On the stage,
meets
LAURENCE PEYTON. ~top-rankins &C.
tor. ana
AUGUST DRAKE. Peyton's leading
lady. Larry in turn introduces her to
HeItess
LOIS LYNDON. and her brother,
JIMMY.
YESTERDAY The producers tell
Anette that they will take her TO New
York iul their new show.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-13
SAFE IN

Word has been received D. his
parents from Walter II. Hunt, colo"-
ed, who is stationed at Honolulu.
stating that he is all right. This is tho
first message mad from him since the
attack on Pearl Harbor.