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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-04-02
SECRET AIRFIELDS:
Held Dutch HarbOr

The story behind Japan's failure
to seize Dutch Harbor, the navy's
Alaskan stronghold, is due largely
to the existence" of two imaginary
salmon packing companies. The
facts have just been revealed.
The two packing firms were no
more than covers for one of the
Alaska defense commands most re-
markable jobs-the secret construc-
ton of two airfields to guard Dutch
Harbor. When the Japs approached
the naval base last June with two
carriers, three cruisers, eight de-
stroyers and four transports-per-
haps as strong as the forces which
struck at Pearl Harbor) they under
stood there was no airfeld within
300 miles of Dutch Harbor.
In the midst of their assault the
Japs found themselves hit from be-
hind by land based planes and
bombed and torpedoed by land based
planes. Their spy work-so success
full at Pearl Harbor-had failed.
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GIVE AND TAKE:
In Russia

Kharkov had fallen once more to
the Nazis and still they pushed east
ward. This was the story from the
Ukraine sector of the broad Russian
front. In another important sector,
further to the north, the Russians
were having the better of it as their
four-pronged offensive swept swift
ly through the area around Smo-
lensk.
This and the fighting around the
anchor point of Orel were more i'm
mediately important to the Russian
cause than what happened at Khar-
kov. For Orel serves as the turning
point between the southern and cen
trail fronts. Hitler could i'll afford
to lose this base.
While Russian sources admitted
that Kharkov was important they
also pointed out that a strong de-
tense line had been established be-
yond the city and further claimed
that Hitler's troops found nothing
but dead Germans on the city's
streets when they took it. Military
experts reasoned that Hitler had
thrust about Is fresh divisions into
his drive for that point. Moscow
said that the reason Germany want
ed the CITY was to atone for the great
losses suffered by the Nazis at
Stalingrad in midwinter.
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TUNISIA:
Aerial Action

Bad weather which has slowed
ground activity in Tunisia has been
no barrier to the growing Allied
Air force.
AS prelude to General Montgom-
ery's expected push against Marshal
Rommel, Allied planes have been
pounding the Mareth line. An elab-
crate system of Notifications hewed
into the mountains, this line stands
between the bulk of the opposing
armies.
After month of offensive opera
tons against the American and Brit
ish lines in central and north Tu-
nisia, Rommel has pulled in his
wings. Although the Allies restored
much of their original position, they
have concentrated their effort on
softening up the enemy from the
air.
Allied air operations have been
particularly extensive over Sicily.
American and British bombers have
been pounding the great Axis base
at Palermo. Prosinone and Pozzal-
10 were the latest Sicilian centers
hit.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-04-02
FARM PLAN:
From COrnbelt

The importance of strong home
front-especially in the food sector
was re-emphasized when officials of
IL cornbelt states concluded a series
of meetings to offset what former
President Herbert Hoover calls
symptoms of dangerously degen-
Grating agriculture.
Governors of eight states and high
ranking officials of four others draft
ed series of recommendations that,
among other things, would:
Recognize farming as an essential
war industry; release Immediately
all present stock of farm machinery
now in the hands of leaders or dis
tributors and provide sufficient ma
terial for completion of other units
not now finished; grant selective
service deferment for "all expert
enced labor essential to farm pro-
duction' and terminate the present
unsatisfactory system" which sends
farm machinery where at is not
adapted"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-04-02
MORE TIRES:
On April l

Liberalizing tire rationing for the
second time, Price Administrator
Prentiss Brown expressed the belief
that all motorists would be able to
keep their cars on the road as the
result of the release of additional
tires by Rubber Administrator Will
liam LETTERS.
Effective April /, grade 2 tires
will be available to drivers with gas
oline mileage allowances exceeding
240 miles month. This includes
most B, c and T card holders. Mo-
florists eligible for $50 OF more miles
will. be allowed limited number of
grade l tires, the highest grade cas-
ing. However, all must be obtained
with certificates issued by local ra-
ton boards.
These changes do not affect A
card holders, who are eligible for
used or recapped castings. Most of
the rationing formalities on re-
capped tires have been removed by
Brown.
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LITTLE STEEL:
Formula Fades

A source of comfort to almost ev-
cry labor union official is the fact
that the Little Steel formula is fast
disappearing as factor in wage in
creases approved by the War Labor
board. The bulk of wage adjust
ments now is based on 'inequali-
ties"
Reason for the disappearance of
the much-debated formula is that a
majority of employees already have
received the Is per cent general in
crease permitted by the formula as
a cost-of-living adjustment. WLB Of
ficials state that scarcely any inn
portant branches of industry have
not raised wages at least that much
since January l, 1941.
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FLARE-UP:
In France

Hopeful eyes turned for several
days on the high mountain passes
near the French-Swiss frontier
where large numbers Of French
patriots had modified to launch
guerrilla warfare against Italian
and German troops. For the most
these forces consisted of young
Frenchmen who were being recruit
ed for forced labor inside Germany.
First reports from Zurich and
Berne, Switzerland, indicated that
British Raj planes were dropping
guns and ammunition to the men
waiting in the Alps. German sources
soon claimed that many of the men
were deserving because of the lack
of such supplies. This claim was
substantiated by neutral reports.
Much support and advice to the
movement was given by the Algiers
radio. This source claimed that
Italian troops in the area were re-
fusing to help pry the patriots loose
from their positions.
An ultimatum had been issued by
the Germans before the fighting be-
gan but the French declined it say
ing that they were ready to fight
through to the end.
While non-Axis nations were
cheered by the news of the resist
ance there was little hope that the
uprising could spread far.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-04-02
JAP FORCES:
Aboue australia

Word from Allied headquarters in
the South Pacific indicated that
Japan's invasion forces appeared
shifting to the ring of islands north
of Australia.
This new menace was emphasized
when 40 enemy planes-25. bombers
and "a fighters-attacked Port OAR
win in Australia. 1t was one Of the
heaviest raids in months, although
the Japs were driven off with only
slight damage and casualties.
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IEzE51fN:}I41I
Wickard Is Made Target
Of Farm Policy Critics
Attack on Agriculture Chief Seen as Contnu-
alton of Farm Bureau Assault on Farm
Security Administration.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne,vs Analyst and Commentator.

right by one group but that didn't
save him from the wrath CT those
opposed to the administration. Nor
did his incentive payment policy
which would not help the Demo-
crat cotton raisers in the South nor
the Republican wheat raisers in the
north since what we don't need to
feed America today is more wheat
or more cotton.
So the storm RACES. Farm Sc
curity will probably be the burnt Of
fering as anything with even a faint
ly pink complexion is a red flag to
congress.
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tered D, E and F in war ration book
No. 2.
In announcing the meat rationing,
government officials were careful to
point out that while the total amount
to be consumed by the nation would
be cut IL to IS per cent, there would
still be enough meat to allow healthy
diets for U. S. citizens.
Meanwhile the department of la
Dor reported that the average in
crease in food costs throughout the
nation during the past month had
been 0.5 per cent.
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DINNER TABLE,:
And Points

While American housewives were
studying what the effects of the ra-
tioning of meat, canned fish, but
ter, cheese and edible fats would
be on their family diets, the Office
of Price Administration announced
that April points for processed foods
would be same as in March-a total
of 48 per person. These would be
the points on the blue stamps let
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Fl G. 81 L G H is in the weeks news

RATION: Food ration points on
blue stamps in April will remain
at 48.
DEEP WATER: Representative
William Rowan of Chicago has pre-
pared a resolution asking for the
deepening of the Illinois waterway
and Mississippi river to IL feet to
permit major navigation from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf.
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B r | E F S -. by Baukhage

Japanese officials have decided to
establish six more training centers
to meet present demands for 10000
brides for Jap colonists in occu-
pied Manchuria. AS recorded by the
foreign broadcast intelligence serv-
ice of the United States, the Tokyo
radio said current plans call for
1000 "colonists" and that "about
10000 brides to 60 to the continent
are desired"
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LOOK PRETTY: To cut absentee

LOOK PRETTY: To cut absentee
ism among women workers en-
ployed seven days week and eight
hours a day, the N. A. Woodwork
company of Detroit has installed a
beauty shop in the plant. Furnished
in the modern manner, the shop has
all of the latest beauty equipment
and charges the regular prices.
Woodwork employs approximately
5000 women.
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The treasury's cache of gold now
amounts to $22,743 1000, 1000.
, The German people, who are get
ting about an ounce of fats a day on
their present ration cards, began to
get less butter and more margarine
during the present ration period
which began March 8, according to
a D.N.B. dispatch transmitted from
Berlin.
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SKIP-YEAR TAX:
Battle Lines Dra,Cn

When House Democratic leaders
decided to support a tax collection
system, without abatement, as ap-
proved by the ways and means COM
mittee, their action presaged a pay
as-you-go tax battle which may re-
vertebrate in the 1914 political cam
paign.
Party lines in the house were well
defined, for the most part. Repub-
ican leaders were lined up for and
Democrats against the Ruml plan
to skip an entire income tax year.
However, there was some cause for
worry among opponents of the skip
a-year proposal. In addition to the
powerful Republican membership
which had lined up for abatement,
some Democrats indicated they
would vote with the Republicans.
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THUNDER:
Over Germany

Since the Raj staged its first
colossal 1000 plane bombing of
Cologne last spring, Nazi industrial
and communications centers in both
Germany and the occupied countries
have been subjected to concentrated
pounding from the air. Out of 500
bombers, ATS returned after the last
shattering attack on Essen.
Railroad lines and the big auto
motive center of Rouen have been
the principal targets in France. The
extensive system of canals has been
bombed in Holland and Belgium.
And in Germany, the great naval
base at Wilhelmshaven, the big port
of Hamburg, the steel industries of
the Ruhr, and the engine factories
of Dusseldorf and Nuremberg have
been steadily plastered.
In flights into the interior, the Raj
has been using giant Lancasters,
Halifaxes and Strings, which carry
the devastating block busters in
their bomb racks. Wellingtons have
headlined in the bombing and STRAIT
ing attacks on communications GEN.
tiers.
The great raids, with hundreds of
planes participating on a daily
schedule, are believed to have
caused considerable damage to COM
munications which the Nazis will
need to shift troops and supplies to
meet an Allied invasion. German
war industry appears to have been
badly crippled. But with the Amer
lean air force joining in the attacks
in increasing numbers, raids to date
may have been only a good begin
ming.
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RATION DATES

NAalCh So-rHSt udy lOT rdtlOHlnS
of meats, canned fish, butter,
cheese, edible fats and oils.
March 31-Final date for first in
spectiOn Of passenger car tires
for ga" card holders and mo-
tOrcycles; last day on which A,
B and C stamps in war ration
book 2 may be used. (Stamps of
second ration period may be
used from March 25.)
April 12-Expiration date for
Period fuel-oil coupons.
May Blast day for use of
stamp No. IL, good for five
pounds of sugar.
June 15-Last valid date for
stamp No. II, good for one pair
of shoes.
September 30-Expiration date
for Period S fuel-oil coupons.
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NOTE When opinions columns
- Released Union.
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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

See Saw Ofensives Rage on Red Front
AS Nazis Hurl New Divisions Into Drive;
Battle Lines Drawn for Skip-Year Taxes;
Aerial Action PAGES Activity in Tunisia
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-19
HARTFORD BOY
RATED TOO CUTE
FOR Ex-CHAMP
Winner Sure Of 100000
Bout With Beau Jack
Outdoors

New York, March io-(UPJ-
Sammy Angott, who retired as
lightweight king In November, re-
turns TO the ring tonight, attempt-
ing to use Featherweight Champion
Willie Pep as q springboard toward
his relinqulshed glory.
But the betting Is 6-2 that Pen
ruins Angott's comeback bout IN
their Hereunder ct Madison Square
Garden, thereby extending his own
record winning streak TO So -consec-
utlve victories.
Wee Willie Of Hartford, Conn.,, Is
favored because Of his youth, speed
and sharpness, although he will be
spottlng Angott about seven pounds
and about seven years In experience
The experts figure that 20-year-old
Angott will be ring rusty because he
hasn't had fight since last Sep.
TENDER when he beat Aldo Spoldi nt
New Orleans. Meanwhile 2O-year-
old Pep has been fighting regularly
and improving with every bout.
Non-Tltle Go
Pep, who Is recognized as feather.
weight champion In New York state,
will not be risking his title since
Slammln' Sam will come In lust
under the lightweight limit Of 1875
pounds, Pep Is expected to scale
about 1913, Though no title Is at
stake, 1t Is an ultra-important en-
gagement for both principals since
the winner Is virtually assured OF
a 100000 lightweight championship
shot with Beau Jack, the current
i36-pound ruler.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-19
Cook Brothers
Hockey Teams
PlayedO Overtime
(By United IsreSs)

The invading Cleveland Barons
defeated the Providence Reds, "A,
In overtime Thursday night for the
second straight time to win their
best -of-three series G American
Hickey league playoff. The Barons
now will meet the winner Of the "B"
set between Pittsburgh and Indian
apolis.
1t was Coach Cook against Coach
Cook at Providence Thursday and
brother Buds Barons followed up
their initial 80 victory with their
second In a row over brother Buns
Reds.
Tommy Burlington and Tony Les
wick gave the Barons their winning
and game clinching goals the last
one coming at 9:44 Of the l0-minute
overtime when Bun Cook withdrew
goalie Mike Karakas and sent six
forwards In.
Pete Horeck, q former Red, was
the Cleveland hero. He Melted the
tying goal at $40 Of the third and
then set up Burlington for the win
ming score at 4:34 of the extra Pc
Rod. Windy Steele scored both
Providence goals.
Providence finished fifth in the
league and Cleveland, sixth,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-19
CHICAGO RELAYS
TO SHOW TRACK
STARS MARCH 20
Warmerdam Now a Cloud.
buster; Rice to Run
Against Hunter
BY TOMMY DEvINE
United Press Stan Correspondent

Chicago, March l9.-(UP)-Cor'
nelius Warmerdom, former Califor'
MIA school teacher now an ensigT
in the Navy, makes another attemp'
to scale Is feet in the pole vault TO-
morrow night, feature event Of the
seventh annual Chicago Relays.
Warmerdam set the worlds indoor
record of Is feet z la inches al
Boston o year ago and his bid fol
a new mark Is one Of the magnet.
expected to lure 10000 fans to The
mid-west's top track meet.
The slender, 27-year.old Califor.
MAN who reported for duty yester.
day at the Nays Pre-Flight School
at Chapel Hill, N. c., will be making
his first appearance in the Blue ano
Gold toys Of the "Cloudbusters." The
pre- flight schools athletic nickname
fits Warmerdam perfectly as he Is
the only vaulter in history to clear
the IS foot mark, a feat he's accom-
plished 30 times.
New Record?
Warmerdam won here last season
with q vault of is feet 2 inches. His
coach, Charley Hunter, reports
"Corny" In the best condition of his
career and easily capable" Of new
record.
Secondary billing In the meet goes
to another champion who has a
monopoly in his specialty-two miller
Greg Rice.
Rice, the stocky little mechanical
man who runs for the New York
Athletic Club, has won 50 consecu-
tive races and there's scant chance
his string will be broken here. Rice
set the worlds indoor record Of
S:5l.l in the l94l relays and won
last season in 1853.
Oliver Hunter Of Notre Dame Is
expected to furnish the chief COM
petition for Rice.
Big Three
The field for the Bankers Mile,
a Relays fixture, is topped by Frank
Dixon Of New York u; Gilbert
Dodds, the bespectacled Boston
Divinity student; and Earl Mitchell
Of Indiana University.
All other events on the program
have drawn outstanding stars, in
Guiding hurdler Bob Wright Of Ohio
State; sprint champion Herb
Thompson OF Jersey Sity, middle
distance ace Jim Rafferty, Of the
New York A. c., and high jumper
Jim Milne Of Michigan State.
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Pep Strong Choice OOer Angott Tonight
Mize Draft Status Decides
Giants Pennant Chances

Louisville. Ken Trinkle Of Balti-
more and William Voiselle OF Okla
homa City. Coombs had the best
record and despite his size may
stick
II banning Is indicted, the
catchers left will be Gun Mancuso,
81. who has seen his best days and
Ray Berries and Hugh Poland, both
polished receivers but light hitters.
Problems
The outfleld ard infields are
problems. Mickey Wick at second
and urges at short stop are fix
lures. So will Mize be at first II re-
jected. Otherwise OFT will have to
go along with Babe Barna, an out
fielder, or Joe Orengo, utility in
fielder, at first and neither are ma
jor league first basemen. Dick Bar
tell. Sid Gordon, who also plays
the outfield, and Lee Handley, II he
has recovered from his injury, are
the third base candidates.
Buster Maynard Is the only OUT
fielder beside OFT sure Of a Job.
Howard Moss, Johnny Rucker, II he
RECEIVERS from a spine ailment, and
H. Victor Bradford, up from Jack
sonville, are the candidates for the
third Job with Jarna and Gordon
also fighting 1t out with them If
not needed for infield duty.
TOMORROW - The st. Louis
Cardinals).
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-19
Robins Capture
Double Overtime
BOYS Club Game

In the hottest widest contest seer
in many a day the Boys Club Rob-
ms defeated the Boys Club Enkcors
rs to % In a game that ran into
two overtime periods. For the first
two periods 1t was all Robins and the
score at the half was Robins is
Enkcors 8. In the next two stanzas
the Enkcors came back strong and
as the final whistle knotted the
score was 81 all. The first extra
period saw each team sink one and
a second overtime was needed. In
this final period the winning bas-
ket was tossed in by Bender who
played a great game scoring 8 mark
ers when they really counted. Coelho
and Bender were high for the VIC
tors with 8 each. For the Enkcors
Andolina and Behr scored z and 6
points respectively.
The second game proved to be
a warmup affair for the Watertown
Indians who defeated their neigh
bors, the Oakville Raiders by the
one-sided score Of Sc to 81. NeverS
scored ~ for t.. victors and Yellc
was high for the Raiders with
encounters.
Saints Won
The last game between the st
Joseph Holy Name and West Side
Speedboys was the first tournament
game for each Of these teams. st.
Joe's, one Of the favorites, had q
slow start and at the quarter the
Speedboys lead to 4. In the sec
ond period however, the Saints
scored 10 while holding the Speed.
BOYS scoreless. The second hall
saw the Saints continue to pour
them In and when the final whistle
blew they had piled up SO markers
to IS scored by the small but plucky
Speedboys. McGraw and Valunas
shared scoring honors for the VIC
tors each with II markers. Creigh'
ton was high for the West Side
Bows with o. Monday the tourney
gets underway again with st. Joes
meeting the Hoboes, and the Zeph-
ers tangle with the Clowns. The
SEMI finals will be Tuesday.
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BY LEO II. PETERSEN
nrnifad prcSa gnOrtS EditOrl


UNITED Press Sports Editor
New York, March 10 - (U.PO -
The outcome Of the date Johnny
Mize has with his st. Louis draft
board next Wednesday will decide
the National League pennant
chances of the New York Giants.
Mize, who led the league in runs
batted in last year and spanked the
Giants first division drive, will be
indicted into the army II he passes
his final physical examination. II
that comes about Manager Mel OFT
probably will be hard put to keep
his club out of the second division.
There Is q possibility Johnny may
be rejected because Of various all
ments and II he Is the Giants prob
ably will be In the thick Of hte race
OFT has plenty of problems. He
could use O hard hitting outfielder,
q first-String catcher, a couple more
pitchers and third baseman Of
major league caliber.
With Mize In the lineup some OF
these weaknesses would be mini
mixed but with Johnny's big bat
missing they probably would be too
much to overcome.
Key Men
In addition to MiZe, Harry Dam
ming, the workhouse catcher, also
has received his induction notice.
They are two Of Giants four key
men, the others being OFT and
Shortstop Billy urges.
Like most teams, OFT could use
some pitchers. Ace Of his staff Is
Bill Lohrman, who won IA while
losing five last year. But Lohrman
Is q spot pitcher-effective against
some clubs but a second rater
against others.
King Carl Hubbell will be back to
take spot turns and to round out
his staff OFT will have Harry Field
man, Cliff Melton, who shows signs
of having recovered from the arm
ailment which kept him sidelined
half of last season, Van Lingle
Munga and Tom Sunkel. For relief
he will have Ace Adams, hardest
working pitcher in the majors last
year.
Among the recruits are Raymond
Coombs, Hugh East, RUDE Fischer,
Sal Magle and John Whiting, all up
from Jersey City, and Bill Sayles of