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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
Confederate Generals
Widow Aids Uncle Sam

Widow of the famous Confeder-
ate general of the Civil war, Mrs.
Helen Dortch Longstreet Is learn
ing riveting in Georgia so that
she might take her place in a pro-
duction line to help Uncle Sam
win World War III.
Refusing to disclose her age,
gray-haired Mrs. LOngstreet re-
sides in trailer camp outside Of
Marietta, Ca, and reports for
instruction each morning in
slacks.
Since the generals death In
1904, Mrs. Longstreet has worked
as a newspaper reporter, post
mistress in Gainesville, Ga, and
an employee In the veterans bu-
reau in Washington, ID. G.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

BASEBALL: It is reasonably GER
tain that major league baseball will
continue to be played in the 1914 sea-
son, club presidents agree. There
are between 80 and 40 players in
the two leagues who have been re-
jected by the armed forces on phys
ical grounds, and several others are
over 80. With this nucleus, it is ex-
pected that satisfactory teams can
be organized.
SHIPS: The u. S. navy has sal
vaged 100 sunken or crippled YES
sells, and recovered cargoes to to-
tai value of half a billion dollars,
Capt. B. E. Manseau, supervisor of
salvage, reports. He said this re-
covery was made at cost of four
million dollars, or less than l per
cent of the value Of ships and goods
regained.
All the work is carried on by a
private company, Captain Manseau
said. The operations are carried on
in combat areas all over the world.
The most important services of the
department, he added, is removing
menaces to navigation.
CHECKS: A million checks every
working day, or 300 million year,
will soon be the rate Of issue of the
federal government, according to w.
A. Julian, treasurer Of the govern
ment. He explained that payments
to families Of service men account
for the huge number OF small
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
Weekly
Formal Declaration Of War by Italy Adds Impetus Drive Rome

used to harass further drives to the
north toward the Philippines.
For this task, imaginative General
Macarthur is using large air fleets.
Hundreds Of Liberator and Mitchell
bopobers poured $50 tons of bombs
on Rabaul, leaving that important
japanese supply depot for their en-
tire Southwest Pacific front, smok-
ing in ruins. The raiders wiped out
1T enemy aircraft and sank or
damaged 1913 ships.
After Rabaul, General MacAr-
thurs bombers trained their sights
on remaining Jap air bases in the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
INDIA:
Famine Relief

To relieve famine conditions which
reached their worst peak in Bengal
province, the central government Of
India placed a ban on the export
of all grain from the stricken coun-
try.
At the same time, officials said
every effort was being made to OBJ
tain more shipping for importation
of food. However, it was said that
India's famine was of such proper
ton that imports alone could not en-
tirely appease the hunger.
Worst conditions existed in Ben
gal province, where scarcity of rice
was aggravated by the high prices
being asked for the staple despite
the low level of the populace's in
come.
Government purchase of the en-
tire rice crop and resale was seen
as partial solution to the famine
problem.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
RUSSIA:
Battle RACES

The great battle for the Dnieper
river ragged.
With Russian forces across the
river at several points, German
troops fought desperately to prevent
their organization for full scale en-
circling attacks, which would trap
the Nazi armies from the rear.
Far to the south of the 75O-mile
front, the Reds assaulted Nazi posi-
tons protecting their forces in the
Crimea. Since the Germans held
shortened defense lines in this Sec
tor, any Russian breakthrough would
compel them to fall back to the
Dnieper river and thus extend their
battle front, or else trap at least
100, Nazis.
Standing behind prepared posi-
tons, the Germans bitterly resisted
the Reds repeated attacks on their
northern lines guarding the Baltic
states and old Poland.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

William Green: For Le,UiS.
until settlement Of disputes between
certain AFL unions and the UNIV S
District so, which organized in their
fields.
Once ridiculed by Lewis as an "Old
Lady," ALL President William
Green swallowed his pride and,
pleading for unity in labor, led the
fight for the UMW's re-admission
against opposition from the floor Of
the convention, mustered by the
Progressive Miners Union, which
stayed in the ALL when the UNIV
bolted it in 1885.
Remittance Of Lewis 700, 1000 min
ers into the AFL will boost the or
ganization's total membership well
over the seven-million mark.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
FORTRESS EUROPE:
Hit From AIL Sides

Even as Allied forces crossed the
swollen Volturno river under the COW
er Of heavy artillery fire in southern
Italy, hundreds of Flying Fortresses
escorted by speedy Thunderbolt
fighters delivered a hard blow at
the Nazis' huge roller-bearing plant
in Schweinfurt, Germany.
In crossing the Volturno, Allied
forces chose to span the narrow riv-
er at its eastern point, where they
began working northward toward the
mountains overlooking the comnu-
nication lines used by the Nazis to
supply their embattled legions.
While the Germans held to the
west flank Of the river, they were
brought under increasing pressure
Of Allied fire from land and sea.
lowering offshore, U. S. and British
warships pumped big shells into Ger
man positions inland.
In blasting Schweinfurt's roller
bearing plant, record number of
60 Flying Fortresses were reported
missing. More than 100 of fighter
planes upon which the Nazis are de-
pending to check Allied air raids,
were brought down by the raiders.
Italy No1v on O1vn
Allied consideration toward Italy
will be greatly influenced by the de-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
Southwest China Periled

Trying to seal off the back door
of China, three strong Japanese col
umns drove toward Yunnan prov
ince's capital of Running.
The Japs attacked along the Bur-
ma road, which leads into China at
the point of the enemy's new attack.
Chinese forces bitterly resisted the
Japs' drive, with the aid of the 18th
U. S. air force, which pounded the
invaders gas and oil dumps and
military installations.
With the Japs dominating much
Of the eastern coast of China, key
to the entrance of the country lies
in the southwestern section, known
as Yunnan province. This section
assumes important significance with
talk Of Allied plans of driving into
China from Burma.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

tive Louis B. May
err, who drew $685.
765 from Loew's,
Inc. Second highest
was G. C. Swebil-
JUS, who received
1851, 300 from the
m an a G e m ent and
engineering firm of
the Dixweu corpo-
ration. Third high
est was Eugene
Grace, who was
paid $537, 724 by the
Bethlehem S t e e !
corporation.
Movie stars were
high on the list Of
the top salaried.
Claudette Colbert
drew $500, 900 from
P a m cunt and
Twentieth Century
Fox; Ginger Rog-
ers received $685.
600 from RKO and
Twentieth Century,
and Charles Boyer
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
RECOVERY:
Would Use Old Models

In order to speed reconversion to
civilian goods after the war, War
Production board officials have sug-
gested manufacture of 1912 models
with tools already available.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

uOgIIO regime, as
it now is, would not be accepted as
q political partner; and the Allies
would only give Italy political rec.
ignition upon the formation of lib
eral democratic government.
Because of Italy's weakened in
dustrial and agricultural position, it
was presumed that some sort Of as
sistance, possibly through lend
lease, would have to be given her to
equip and maintain her for fighting.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

gree OF assistance
she lends Births h
and U. S. armies in
the ar q G aims
Germany.
When Badoglio de-
clared war on the
Nazis, the Allies ac-
copied his Italian
government as a
tn er on tn e
strength of it's abili-
ty to help beat back
the Germans and
thus spare U. S.
and British lives.
It was made clear,
however, that Ba-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:
Strike jap Air Posts

Now that Allied ground forces have
driven the Japs from most of their
Southwest Pacific outposts, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's command is
concentrating on the elimination Of
all enemy air bases which might be
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
SUBSIDIES:
To Dairy Farmers

To Offset the increased cost Of
feed, the government will pay subsi-
dies ranging from 80 to so cents
per hundredweight on whole milk
sales, and from to cents pound
on butterfat.
Based on increased feed costs,
the different rates were fixed to as
sist farmers who have to purchase
more feed than formerly, with max
imum payments going to farmers in
drouth counties where feed crops
suffered damage.
Subsidies will be paid after farm
ers submit such satisfactory evil
dence as creamery statements as
to the amount of milk or butterfat
sold to their AAA county committee.
In all, 31a million dairy farmers are
expected to qualify under the 60
million-dollar program.
The whole subsidy question ap-
peared to be headed for a thorough
going over again, with the house
banking and currency committee adj
vising congress to allow subsidy pay
ments to producers only, and not to
reduce retail food costs.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of Western Newspaper Union
news analysts, and not necessarily of
this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

If plans were made for the pro-
duction Of new models, in the auto
mobile industry for instance, WPB
officials said at least 10 months
might be required for retooling.
WPB could enforce manufa cture
Of 1912 models, it was said, If it
retained it's control over the allot-
ment Of materials. Such control
would be lifted when industries
would be on the way toward develop
ment of new models during the ordi-
nary course of production.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
Salaries:
u. SIS Highest

Highest salaried official in the
U. S. in 1941 was Hollywood execu-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
LIVING COSTS:
Up 90

It costs about 6 per cent more to
live this year than last, according
to a survey released by the depart
ment of commerce. In the first six
months Of the year living expenses
rose about per cent above 1912, but
in July a decline was recorded for
the first time since the war began.
BY August the level dropped to
slightly less than 6 per cent over
last year. A slight rise during the
autumn and winter months will not
affect the overall picture.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

was paid $3.50, 900 from Paramount,
Universal and Warner.
On the basis of tax rates applying
to 1941 rates, 1854, 554 would be paid
on million dollar salary; 1907, 084
on $500, 900, and $1O8, 174 on 5000, 900.
SAUERKRAUT:
Stocks Frozen
All stocks of sauerkraut in the
hands Of persons manufac curing,
packing or repacking 500 gallons or
more were frozen" temporarily by
the War Foods administrati ton, in or
der to secure an adequate supply for
the armed forces. When the mill
tary needs are filed the order will be
suspended, and the remaining guam
tity will be available for sale to civil
ians.
The VIA explained that the cab
bage crop this year was not large
enough to meet both civilian and
military demands. The army and
navy will take three and half mil
lion cases of No. 2 cans, officials
said.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28
LABOR:
Lewis Back In AFL

John L. Lewis United Mine Work
ers were welcomed back into the
American Federation of Labor at
its 63rd annual convention in Bos-
ton, with formal remittance delayed
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-10-28

Gen. Macarthur: Blasts Rabaul.
Solomons, and with U. S. fighters,
attacked the main airdromes from
which the enemy has been raiding
Allied posts to the south.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-15
SCOv|LL-AvICS,
NAUCY-HEARTS
HILLS, MIDD|ES
Latter Game Set for 3
D. NJ; All Contests at
Hamilton Park

Winners and losers Of last Sum
days opening games OF the City
Amateur league 1943 baseball sea-
son were paired for action tomor-
row afternoon at Hamilton Park,
with the following triple-header an
nounced for play by President Will
liam ]. Derwin:
No. /, 1:45 p. m. Scovill VS.. Avig-
lianese.
No. /, 400 p. M, Naugatuck We.
Sacred Hearts.
No. 2. 300 p. m. Washington Hills
VS.. Middlebuty.
1t will be seen that there is {
time change in one Of the games
with each game to start at diff
ferent time, the number two dia-
mond contest to start at 3 p. m.
rather than o'clock as has been
done.
May Be Close
The leaguges new entry from SEQ
will Manufacturing dropped a 14-9
game to Naugatuck Highlanders and
Hal Smullen of Notre Dame last
week, and will be up against the
tough to beat Aviglianese tomorrow;
team that stopped the Pomperaug
loop champs from Middlebury IA
last Sunday
Naugatuck Highlanders and Sa-
cred Hearts at p. m. should b'
worth while watching though the
Hearts, Bristol array playing ur-
der the local franchise were shaded
80 last week; while the Highlanders
piled up IA runs sven Of them in
one inning. With Smullen again on
the mound, the borough club are 81
favorites.
Washington Hills and Middlebury
at 3 o'clock may turn out TO be the
best game OF the day, as the Middle
bury outfit Is believed 10 he a
stronger outfit than 1t showed
against the Avigs, held to four hits
by Joe Dennis and Megas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-15
C0YLE BEATS ST.
THOMAS, 10 TO 5
SIS. Peter and Paul ParO=
Chial Club Gives Rivals
Big Surprise

Defeat OF the previously unde-
feated ST. Thomas Parochial league
array, by the score of 10 to 5; and
two 81 run shutouts were the fea-
lures of yesterdays action in the
Catholic Baseball league. Frank
Passarelli of st. Thomas, an almost
invincible pitcher for the past two
weeks, was completely outpitched by
Jimmy Coyle of SIS. Peter and Paul
school, who not only held the Tom
mics to three hits, but got three
bingles himself off Passarelli, who
has no-hitter and one-hitter to
his credit, but was touched for eight
hits yesterday; Fecteau also getting
three safe belts off the north end
pitcher. Boulanger also got two for
the east end entry, which had a
real big day from almost every
standpoint. ST. Thomas was a to
l favorite to win, on the strength
of its play since opening of the sea-
son. but young Coyle changed all
that and quickly, as he and his
mates started scoring in the third
and hung up 10 runs in four innings
to win going away.
st. Mary's won from st. AIMS 21-0
as Byrne and Smith combined to
give the Trenches one hit; while
Sacred Hearts defeated ST. Margar-
cts by the same score, 21-0; Piersell
giving but three hits and getting "5
for 5" as a batter when he came
to the plate against Brown of St
Margaret's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-15
Meade Refused
Riding License

New York, May 15.-UP)-The
riding career of Jockey Don Meade
today had been suspended, possibly
for all time.
The board of appeals of the New
York State Racing Commission,
meeting yesterday for the specific
purpose Of hearing Meades appeal
for license, sustained the ruling
OF the Jockey clubs license COM
mittee which refused him permits
sion to ride on April A.
The board consisted of Herbert
Bayard Swope, chairman, and Ash
ley Trimble Cole, representing the
commission; and Jockey club men,
bers j. E. Davis and Alfred Morris.
Following the hearing, SWope
said: The action was taken COM
pletely without prejudice and does
not impair Meade's right to gallop
horses in the morning"
Meade was grounded last fall by
Jamaica stewards for interfering
with the f1lly Spiral Pass, ridden by
Jackie Westrope. He was accused OF
"collusion" along with Jockey Herb
Lindberg, who rode the other half
of an entry. Lindberg was also
grounded, but has been granted per-
mission to ride since.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-15
CITY League TRIBE Header Listed Sunday
WILBY OPPOSES
.TORRIN GTON g..
Tech 81 winner
Two Runs in Eighth Inning
Beat Crosby: Henne
Helps Win Game

Torrington high school baseball
squad, leading the Valley league at
the present time, and winner and
loser with Leavenworth was due at
Municipal Stadium this afternoon
to take on the improved Wildly
Wildcats. The game, set for 3 p. m.
seemed to be in for good weather,
with Johnny Nacunas the probable
Wildly started on the mound.
Crosby, defeated by Leavenworth
2-1 yesterday, goes to Winsted today
for a game with Gilbert high, while
Naugatuck is at Ansonia this after
noon and an all-Watertown game
of Taft VS.. WATERFOWL High was
scheduled for 1890 this morning.
Close One
Yesterday, at the city stadium,
Crosby had LeavenWorth fairly we'll
in hand, with a one-run lead which
it gained in the third inning, but
the Tech kids came through in the
eighth with two runs that won the
ball game. Pitcher Bud Henne, al
lowing Crosby but five hits, whacked
a single after two outs were made
in the eighth, came home on Iaca-
vone's three-base hit, the latter scor-
ing on Thornley's slow hit to short
centerfield, which Kelley tried hard
to hold but couldn't as the run
scored from third. Summary:
IEAVENWORTH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-15
Frey, Stephens Top
Big League Batters

New York, May 15.-(UP)-Lon-
ME Frey. veteran second-sacker Of
the Cincinnati Reds, and Vern
Stephens, shortstop for the st.
Louis Borwns, maintained their posi-
tons as batting leaders in their re-
spective leagues during the past
week, official averages based on is
games or more showed today.
Frey played in 10 games, hitting
.377 with 20 safeties in n times at
bat. Frank Mccormick, teammate,
was in the second spot for the Sec
ond straight week with 1855 while
Stan Hack of the Chicago Cubs
moved into third with BAT.
Stephens dropped only two points
during the week to an average of
1888, compiled from % hits in go
times at bat. Pinky Higgins, tied
with Stephens last week, dropped to
second place with 1855 and was fol-
lowed in turn by Oris Hockett of
Cleveland at $3.50.
Johnny Allen of Brooklyn and
Rip Sewell of Pittsburgh paced Is
indicated National League pitch
ers, each having three victories and
no losses. In the junior circuit, Alex
Carrasquel of Washington and John
ny Murphy of New York led with
four victories against no defeats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-15
New York Violets
IC4A Favorites OF
Track, Field Meet
BY OSCAR FRALEY
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

New York, May 15-(UP)-NeW
York University's Violets were IA
vored to sweep team honors at 300
athletes from SO colleges opened
competition in the 67th annual IC4A
track and field championships at
Triborough Stadium today.
Penn State entered a large squad
in defense OF It's title but Army
ruled as NYU's chief challenger in
a meet which saw many Of the men
taking their final crack at a ma
tional title before entering the arm
ed forces.
Five men-Harvey Kelsey OF
Princeton, Don Burnham Of Dart
mouth, Bill Vessie of Columbia, A.
Richmond Morcom Of New Hamp-
shire and Tom Todd Of Virginia.
were rated as possible double win
ners against one Of the largest
fields in the history Of the nations
oldest track meet
Indicated
Kelsey, the long-striding Tiger
sophomore who Is undefeated In
eight straight races, ruled the choice
in the 100 and 220. His chief rivals
in the crowded sprint field are Ed
die Conwell Of NYU, the indoor
IC4A champion; Charley Shaw Of
Cornell and Herb McKenley Of Bos-
ton College.
Burnham, the Dartmouth husky,
drew the nod in the mile and $50.
The dark-haired youth. who ran a
4:10.6 mile to defeat NYU's Frank
Dixon for the indoor IC4A cham
pionship, stood head and shoulders
over the field with Dixon gone and
was expected to give the Hanover
Indians their first mile crown since
e. G. Stimson won the 1876 in
augural In the half-mile, however,
he faces formidable opposition in
such stars as Joe Nowicki of Ford
ham, John Liggett Of Michigan
State and Armys Frank McMullen.
Indoor 1C4A high jump king and
Ivy league discus champ, Vessie, the
towering Columbia blond, was the
choice in these events. Morcom and
jim Milne of Michigan State were
the chief high jump contention with
~ large blOup VI ihuoNiS h'Sii 0VSP
ping into the discus circle.
One-Man Team"
Morcom, New Hampshire's bare
foot boy" stands at the head OF
the vaulting class, rates a chance in
the high jump and also In the
broad jump. Indoor IC4A vault
champion, Morcom Is the meets
only defending champion. He won
the high jump and tied for first In
the pole vault last season.
Despite a bandaged leg. Todd f1n-
ished in the money in both the 120-
yard high and 220-yard low hurdles
last season. His chief opposition
will come from such outstanding
performers as Warren Halliburton
Of NYU, New England champion
Delmo Alberghini of Northeastern,
Ted Sparrow Of Tufts and Ben Cas-
siday, Armys Ivy league champ.
The 440-yard run was considered
wide open. The leading contenders
were Fordham's Bob Stuart, PENIS
jeff Kirk and Armys John Morris
Barney Mayer OF New York Uni
versity, IC4A indoor and National
AAU shot put champion, was the
choice of this event.
Heading the javelin tossers were
Lowell Smith Of Army, Ivy league