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Evening star., 1943-03-24

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DISTRICT REALTY CO.,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-04-14

Iln ha! not yet penetrated Gowr
here. Dew stood on the leaves oil
the thinIblc berries. WiGps of :sE
c!ung 10 the deeper places CT :hc
wood.
They met no other vehicle. II
seemed impossible tr;o cars could
have passed If they did meet. Aga
tina held her breath 4; each curve
because the driver did no: Use his
horn.
The grade f'attcnch as they
neared the canyon bottom. The
truck slowed. then with n suucal
Of brakes and n siChCning sideways;
slide IN .hc deep dust. came TO Il
halt beside ruined barn.
you're late" said Il nasal voice
from some source Agatha could not
see through the narrow window.
Never mind that" replied their
driver irritabIy. Help me tie up
these danes and get them into that
jaloppy Of yours. want You TO take
this milk truck down the line and
wreck it, It's hot"
81 told You that trick Of chang.
ing cars wouldn't work"
The truck body rcCoilcd NJ the
driver lcapcd down into tn" swirl
ing dust. "ThCSc damcg uughta be
gagged. Suppose they boiler at
someone Goin' by"
NO on" will hear en- in Dead
Mans GUlCh.''
Agatha stepped back from the
little window. The rust was chOk-
ing. She heard sounds of men talk
ing as they moved away from the
truck. A blucjaY called raucously.
A chipmunk sent his short. sharp
"Chccp." through the morning air.
"What are they DOING" Clcman-
tine asked in n trembling voice.
Agatha looked out again. The
dust was settling. They're getting
ropes out of an old car. 1t looks
like n wreck. Rusty tenders and no
top"
IT don't Hike this! They're going
TO take us to some hidCuut where
we'll never he found! I'm going to
try the door" ClcmantinC pushed
against it banged with her fists.
Mo use Agatha told her. II
heard them lock IT when they put
us in"
They're likely to search rs"
You mustn't give them that
radio tube"
II don't intend 10. And for good
noas sake don't keeD staring Ut my
hat when they get us outside"
ITS likely to fall OF"
Maybe Ill get chance TO get
rid of IL before then throw it into
ihc brush or something, where VIC
can find IL later"
flush! Here come the mem"
A key scraped In the lock Of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-04-14
E::$) 1bs BLIND MANS SECRET
Az bY RICHARD .HOUGHTON N

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
WHEN TI!f: t.uc& hi ti,a first
dow <radr curry" ut reckless; speed
Agatha rlutchcd on; wildly at Gle
niantInc. They both slid off the
bench and onto the floor of their
ca:Ccning prison.
The girl helped the elder wcman
TO her knees. Are you hurt"
No. It's lucky they took the
milk cans out of this thing
Hes trying to get to the end Of
tflS main road before anyone sees
him
DO You call this a main road ?"
"Of courGc it's a main road for
the mountains
DO be careful of your hat, II
looks like it's going to fall or"
Clemantinc Strengthened the pre-
cious headgear. THANK goodness
they didn't throw Il sack over nv
head. or wouldn't be wearing this
now
AT this speed you may fall
against something and break it,.
Wherever he's taking us, il looks
like well never get there alivc!'
she grabbed the bench as they
lurched around another curve.
Clemantinc stood up. held onto
the heavy screen in the front of
the panel body ana peercd out the
Ettle opening beside the drive. "Thc
sun Is high enough above the hori-
zon by now to shine OH top the
mountain to the south Of u.s." she
reported. 81 think were on the
Coon Creek road"
The driver overheard her. "Sit
Gown, lady! Youll get hurt"
Yes. do" Agatha urged. The
sight OF that bobbing hat kept her
nerves on edge.
Il feel more secure here, where
can hang onto something" Gle
maAtine told them. raising her
voice above sudden grind of
gears. The driver had thrown the
machine into low as they descend
ed steep grade among the red
WOODS. o
Inc road narrowed. Fast Clcman-
tncs head Agatha caught giimpscs
Oh 'tcsp bank to the left. where
We trees orcrhunE. She imagined
thc sharp drop off To the right,
WIN spires of rcdwooda rising TIP
oht Of The thick foliage of the can
So'! slope. She and Otto Halier--
Il different Otto fialder in those
Gays had once Travelled this road
10 picnic. ClCmGntinc's mention Of
Loon creek brought back those
MSrloricG IN n torturing rush
Agatha stood up AMI cluiChcd
IN" screen beside ClCmautinc. Yes,
she VAS riCht. IL was the old, IA.
1ni!iar country. The carly morning
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-04-14
.Ml6f4MNaSa

! door. Half the rear parel opened.
The same da:!:. nclvy-aet fellow.
with no attempt 81 disguise. stood
IaIoWhnC N them. "Okch, One at
Il time. ana make it snappy,"
Agatha stepped down, her heart
! pounding. The door shut and locked
! behind her. This is k!ananing," she
| told their driver and his tall COM
, PARTON. who had masked his face
with bandHna. You could hang
for this."
Cat it out, sister. Were in a
| hurry"
The taller man grabbed her
hands from behind and brought
them together al her back. The
other tied her wrists with ropc.
They both clutchcd her, one by each
arm. and hustled her into the an
Cicnt vehicle standing beside the
barn. Remember" the tall one
warned her. "if you holler at any
farmer going by. well shoot him."
They hurried back TO the truck
for Clcmantinc.
Agatha thought, eff only there
were some way could give a sig
nal-so something / could leave to
show they're taking us up this side
roadr'
She thought about dropping a
handkerchief, but there was no way
OF getting it into her hands. She
had nothing but her feet.
That was il. a shoe!
She stood up in the topclcss car.
Tho men had left the door open. It
was simple matter to slip one
shoe off by catching the heel with
the toe of the other foot. A quick
kick and the shoe went spinning
out into the middle of the main
road.
Clemantinc was protesting loud
~. I'll remember your faces to nv
dying day! You'll go to prison for
this!"
Lady" the tail man told her.
you'll never sec my facc-and
you'll never sec either of us again"
What do you mean by that?
You you're not going to k-kiii
u.s. She was pale and trembling.
They almost had TO lift a.:d push
her in beside Agatha.
"OkCh. joe" directed the heavy-
set man. Take that truck some
where in a hurry. I'll sec you next
month in you know where"
Right" The tall fellow started
toward the mill; truck on n quick
trot. Suddenly hc stopped and
reached down into tho dust. He
picked up something and tossed it
back at his mate who had climbed
into tho drivers scat OF the old car.
Here. you keep this. Pctc!"
II was AGa.ha's shoe.
(TO Be Continued)
Evening star., 1943-01-10

The Allied objective in that bat
tie will be to smash the German
air force in Sicily and Sardinia.
The Flying Fortress raids and the
continuous assaults by day and
night, from the east as we'll as from
the west, is believed here to have
laid a heavy burden on the German
air force already.
While the Germans may be ope-
rating about as many fighters from
the fields of Tunis and Bizerte as
before, the cost of maintaining this
strength has been terrific. Their
machine shops have been destroyed
and storage tanks wiped out by
Allied raids.
Flying on Day-to-Day Basis.
And apparently the Nazis have
been forced to overcome these
| handicaps in hand-to-mouth FASH
Ion by flying in each days require
ments each "a hours from Italy and
Sicily.
But to do it, competent sources
estimate, they find it necessary to
employ three SquadrOnS to keep one
squadron in operation for as long
as two weeks.
Twelfth Air Force headquarters
meanwhile announced names of
seven United States airmen credited
with knocking down enemy planes
in yesterdays air activity. They
We're:
Its. G. L. Rounds, Fenton, Mich,
and T. A. White, Kelso, Wash, who
shot down an ME-l09 while flying
P-130s escorting bombers attacking
kalrouan; Its. John A. Sullivan.
Columbus, Wis, and Burton I. We'll
DreXel Hill, Pa, who shot down an
ME-109 and FW-190, respectively.
|, while in P-38s over Bizerte: 1t. Col.
William w. Momyer, Seattle, Wash.
who got FW-190 over Gabes, and
Its. Alton L. Watkins, Quanah, Tex,
ana James w. Grey, Summerfield,
Lax, who' shared a second FW-19O
The later three men were flying
P-40s.
Evening star., 1943-01-10
Russia
Continued From First Page }

from Stalingrad and about midway
between Valkovo and Tatsinskaya
kovilkin was about the last i'm.
portant station left to the Ger
mans in this sector.
Drive On S0-Mile Front.
On the other main railway
southwest from Stalingrad six set
Elements were reported taken ir
the Zimovniki region.
This southern wing of a drive
along an 80-mile front on Rosto,
already has reached to within abou,
IS miles of that objective.
In the Caucasus, too, the Rus
slams broadened their front alone
the Rostov-Baku railway.
The North Caucasus city of Geor.
gievsk was outfanked by a rapid
advance of the Red Army to the
North.
The Russians said they captured
Soldetsko- -Aleksandrovskoe, IS miles
northwest of Georgievsk, and. Ye.
toka, three miles southeast Of
Georgievsk. These towns are or
two railroads forming a junction al
Georgievsk and then running west
to Mineralyne Vody.
koltnonovskaya, II miles north.
Evening star., 1943-01-10
Hunter Bags 5 Rabbits With Bot
But Is Tagged Out by Police

For hunting rabbits" l. e..
whacking five bunnies on the head
with baseball bat, a 27-year-old
colored janitor was behind bars
last night, pondering, probably,
whether the meat situation was
quite so critical.
Wilbur Greene, 22l8 Lawrence
avenue NE, was charged at the
twelfth precinct with five counts
of hunting rabbits" after two po-
licemen discovered him yesterday
afternoon in the woods near Tenth
and Crittenden streets NE. with
five dead bunnies hanging from his
belt.
Police said Greene's hunting tech
nique was beautiful in its simplicity
They said that when he discovered a
bunny sitting" Greene would put
his hat in front of the animal, then
as the rabbit stared with fatal fas-
cination at the chapeau, the hun
ter stole up on it from behind and
knocked Brer Rabbit for a home
run.
Evening star., 1943-01-10

east OF Georgievsk, also fell before
the Red Army offensive.
The nearby Caucasian city of
Pyatigorsk also was menaced by the
Red Army capture of Zolskoe, 13
miles southeast of Pyatigorsk.
In all, the Russians announced
that % more towns and villages
have been reclaimed in the latest
fighting.
The rush of the Red Army astride
the Don swept aside more than 100
tanks whcih the Germans threw
into a desperate counterattack, the
communique said.
In a violent engagement, the large
enemy tank force and its supporting
tank units were forced to retreat
and abandon dozens of crippled
tanks, a large number of killed and
wounded, the announcement added
Heavy Fighting Near Stalingrad.
The Russians then went on to
capture two of the villages listed
In the communique.
Northwest of Stalingrad heavy
fighting was still going on despite
the disadvantageous position of the
remnants of the % German divi-
slons reported encircled in the
Stalingrad area.
The Russians said large group
OF the enemy supported by tanks
mounted an attack but were re-
pulsed. When the Russians pursued
them they captured 81 trenches.
killed 280 officers and men and dis
abkd three of the, tanks. I,,.a4..,
On the central front, the Ger
mans also counterattacked both to
the southwest and to the northwest,
of yelikie Luki, 80 miles east Of the
Latvian border, the communique
said. All the German assaults were
reported turned back, however, at a
Evening star., 1943-01-10

The I. Q. Of Dummies Is such that 1t
is illegal to hunt, shoot or molest'
rabbits in the District. It appar-
emily is easy to accomplish any one
OF the three.
Policemen H. T. Sullivan and N.
A. CLANCY, both Of the twelfth pre-
cinct, said Greene had batted five of
the rabbits. They were pronounced
dead from fractured skulls on ar
rival at the station house.
Debate Immediately ensued among
the police whether an impromptu
auction should be held. Under law,
evidence that is perishable may be
auctioned at the station house by
police. The rabbits did look good
with the meat shortage and every
thing.
1t was finally decided, however, to
send the rabbits down the street to
an ice house whether the bunnies
will be kept on ice until Monday,
when Greene is slated to appear in
court.
Evening star., 1943-01-10

cost Of more than 200 dead and two
burned-out tanks.
The fighting in the Caucasus was
described as especially violent about
one populated place where 80 Ger
man tanks were captured, along
with many dumps Of material.
Hundreds Of Nazis Killed.
hundreds of the enemy were
kied. the communique said, and
go trucks and over 100 motorcycles
destroyed.
Flanking forces OF Gen. Nikolai
F. Vatutin and Col. Gen. Andrei I.
Yeremonko moved forward along
railways west and southwest of
Stalingrad, mopping up the inter-
vening region between Valkovo and
Zmovniki in support of Col. Gen.
Constantin Rokossovsky's troops in
the Lower Don valley.
The advance guard beyond Stra-
khov, IS miles east of Rostov, ap-
peared to be marking time in the
Sal River valley while positions
behind were consolidated for a
fresh assault.
The Soviet advance in the North
Caucasus was reported proceeding
rapidly despite rains, poor roads and
profusion of German mines
strewn to slow the drive. The forces
that overran Mozdok and Nalchik
earlier In the week were said to be
only 10 miles from the important
Rostov-Baku rail point of Geor-
gievsk.
The Caucasus provinces of North
Osetia and Kabardino- alkaria, be-
tween Ordzhonikidze and Piatigorsk,
were declared liberated and the bat
tie was reported approaching the
Stavropol district to the north.
An important battle appeared to
be developing on the central front
beyond Moscow, where the Germans
were trying to crack Russian de-
lenses southwest of Velikie Luki and
retake that strong hedgehog posi-
ton. Red Star said the Germans
had concentrated a strong force of
aviation, tanks and infantry on one
central front sector, launching an
attack which was hurled back by
Russian reinforcements.
Evening star., 1943-01-10
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Evening star., 1943-01-10
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Evening star., 1943-01-10
Gen. .WiIburto Receive
Congressional Medal
For vaIor in Africa
Bruved Heavy Fire
To Garry Out Mission
In CosubIuncu

A congressional medal OF honor
VIII be awarded to Brig. Gen. Viii.
liam Hale Wilbur, 81, Of Palmer
Mass. for conspicuous gallantr,
and tntrepidity in action above anc
beyond the call for duty" durina
the landings at Casablanca, Morocco
November 8, the War Department
announced yesterday.
A colonel at that time the Office,
was promoted to brigadier general
December l. At the direction OF
PRESIDENT Roosevelt, the medal will
oe presented to Gen. Wilbur by 1t
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied
commander in North Africa.
At the same time the War De.
partment announced the award OF
the newly authorized air medal tc
Capt. Gerald L. Cherymisin, Ali
Forces, Alta Iona, Calf, in recogni-
tlon OF outstanding services he rem
oered as a civilian during the clos
ing stages OF the Allied air opera
ions IN Java. He repaired a badly
crippled Flying Fortress last March
and took a plane load of evacuees
safely to Australia under hazardous
conditions.
Was Stationed Here.
The exploit of Gen. Wilbur, who
VISA stationed in Washington before
gong overseas, was one of the most
remarkable to come to light since
the start of the African campaign,
The citation described it as follows
"Col. Wilbur prepared the plan
Tor making contact with French
commanders in Casablanca and OBJ
tanning an armistice to prevent un-
necessary bloodshed. On November
., 1912, he landed at Fedala with
the Leading assault waves where op-
position had developed into a firm
and continuous defensive line across
MS route OF advance.
Communicating a vehicle he WAS
orlven toward the hostile defenses
under 1ncessant fire, finally locat-
ing French officer who accorded
nun passage through the forward
positions. He then proceeded in
total darkness through 16 miles of
enemy occupied country intermit-
tently subjected to heavy bursts of
nre and accomplished his mission
by delivering his letters to appropri-
ate French officials in Casablanca.
Led Attack on Battery.
Returning toward his command
Col. Wilbur detected hostile bat
terry firing effectively on our troops
He took charge of a platoon of
american tanks and personally led
them IN an attack and capture of
the battery. From the moment of
landing until the cessation of hos
tile resistance Col. Wilbur's conduct
was voluntary and exemplary in its
cooness ard daring"
Gen. Wilbur was graduated from
West Point in 1912. He went to
France in 1919 with the 106th Pro-
visional Brigade and while over
seas he attended the Ecole Special
Mliltaire at st. Cyr, France. j..
His Army-career~Mcludes gradua-
ton from the Infantry School. the
Command and General Staff School
and the War College here.
Evening star., 1943-01-10

British armies has been established
In the Commonwealth.
In 1910 Gen. Dewing was named
British chief of staff for the various
services in the Far East. Pre-
viously he had served as general
staff officer at the Royal Military
College at Kingston, Canada, from
1927 to 1929, and was an instructor
in the Imperial Defense College
from 1887 to 1899.
He won the Distinguished Service
Order and the Military Cross for
his service in Mesopotamia and
Persia from 1915 to 1919.
Evening star., 1943-01-10
Africa
Continued From First Page. }

smashed back another German at.
tack northeast of Pichon "and dis.
persed small enemy positions" The
Germans lost three or four tanks
engaged In this assault yesterday
the French added.
Fairly lively" air activity was
reported west of Kairouan and in
the Pont-du-Fahs area, but on thu
mud-boeged northern battle front O.
Tunisia there was only patrol
activity.
GA Berlin broadcast, meanwhile
indicated the British 9Th Army O.
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
might be about ready to attacl
the Axis east of Tripol in Libya.
GA Berlin commentator said
reconnaissance had disclosed
that the main British forces
"are taking up positions for at
tack on the southern. flank of
the Axis panzer army"
CThe heaviest fighting, there
fore, is to be expected in this
sector" he said. Claiming that
$50 British vehicles were blown
up by air attack, he said be
tween 5000 and 5000 vehicles of
all kinds concentrated to a great
depth in front of the southern
sector of the Axis positions pro-
vided excellent targets for Axis
bombers."
Caravan Crossing Seized.
A Fighting French communi-
que, issued in London, announced
that "the defeat of the enemy
in the Fezzan is becoming a rout"
and said Brig. Gen. Jacques Le-
Clerc's flying columns advancing
through the desolate plateaus of
southern Libya from the Lake
Chad area VI Equatorial Africa
had seized the important cara
van crossing OF Brach, but $50
miles southeast of Tripoli.
The capture Of this desert out
post was recorded after a native
camel corps detachment was said
to have stormed Ell Gatrun,
southeast of Murzuch, and cap
tured lit Italians and war booty.
Some of the flying columns ap-
parently had raced on for 180
miles. bypassing Murzuch and
other garrisons and outposts, but
the communique said several of
these were encircled and on the
verge of falling.
One of the outposts bypassed,
apparently was the important
caravan crossing and fort of
Sebha. A communique dated
yesterday said this outpost was
Evening star., 1943-01-10
British Liaison Staff Head
Arrives in Australia
BY the Associated Press.

MELBOURNE, Jan. Prime
Minister John Curtin announced
today that Maj Gen. Richard
Henry Dewing has arrived in AUS
tralia as the head of a small liaison
staff of British Army and Royal
Air Force officers.
1t is the first time a permanent
link between the Australian and
Evening star., 1943-01-10

Counting three to a family, more
than half a million people will read
this issue of The Star. If you have
a Want" tell them through a Star
Want Ad." Phone National 5000,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

\A1ILE Hitler fire. ally strengthens his Fortress
w Europa, preparing for certain INVASION trouble
brewing for him in the Balkans Of several points through
which the Allies may strike at the pancky Fuehrer
internal strife is weakening Bulgaria, Rumana and Hun
gary Guerrilla armies snpine quite effectively at Maj
transportation and communication Ines especially in Yugo
sIaWa. All this does not help der Fuehrer.
And while Turkey still remains the question mark just
behind the Turkish frontiers in Syria and ran the British
9Th and 10Th armies hard-htng forces augmented by
100 900 Polish soldiers.
Allied supply lines ring the Axis empire. Only the
islands south Of the Italian boot blocked the lanes when
the AXIS lost Africa These lines stretch from Gibraltar TO
the mighty American supply base the Persian Gulf from
whence supplies streaming TO Russia.
The Allies strike at the Balkans from many points.
Turkey would be the best sprngboard. But Turkey
remains neutral the Allies can strike through Greece,
launching the attack from Cyprus with bases in Egypt The
Dsmatian coast is reported relatively unprotected and
Italy falls this route will be open for the Allies 70 skirt The
Alps.
The Balkans lead TO Germany, and through them the
Allies may march TO Berlin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-27

Italy has more than 100 army divisions and many
strong fortfcetons II possesses J batteshps,
u cruisers about SO destroyers ard many sub
marines: Experts believe that using these i'm
plements OF war for home defense the Italians
will prove 70 be formidable foes
Evening star., 1943-01-04
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
DRAFTIE

Sammy Jay hadn't had so much
fun for long time as he was hav-
ing at the expense of Chatterer the
Red Squirrel. No, sir, Sammy
hadn't had so much for as long as
he could remember. You see, he
and Chatterer never had been very
good friends and always had played
sharp tricks on each other whenever
they had the chance. Sammy had
not forgotten how Chatterer had
stolen the eggs of Drummer the
Woodpecker In the spring and then
laid the blame on him. so that all
the birds Of the Old Orchard had
driven him out until they discovered
who the real thief was. Sammy
had not forgotten or forgiven that
sharp, mean trick. And now he was
getting even. Right down In his
heart he didn't want any real harm
to come to Chatterer, but he did
love to see him frightened. But
his greatest fun was in matching
his wits against those Of Chatterer,
for, you know, both have very sharp
wits. as scamps are very apt to have.
Now all the time he had been
mumbling and flnding fault with
the corn Chatterer had brought
from his storehouse in the hollow
rail on the edge of the cornfield,
Sammy only had been pretending.
Yes, sir, he simply had been pre-
tending. You see, he had thought
Of that storehouse before Chatterer
had and had thought Ch4tter9 very