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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-06-08
AMBITIOUS
ATTACK NOW
MAPPED OUT
British Prime Minister
Churchill Outlines Canl-
paign in Talk Today

Continued from Page one)
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
RUSSIANS:
Repeat Old History

Back over the snowy Russian
steppes where Napoleon's army per-
ished long ago reeled the retreating
German legions.
While the collapse of Nazi resist
ance at Rzhev had been of high i'm
mediate strategic Importance to the
Red command it was prophetic of
further Nazi reverses, for with the
whole German salient west of Mos
COW unhinged, the fate of Orel and
VyaZma to the east virtually sealed.
The rapidity of the Russian ad-
vance was indicated by the capture
soon afterward of Olenino 35 miles
west of Rzhev giving control of the
railway running from Moscow to We
like Luki.
While German spokesmen de-
scribed the Rzhev defeat as a stra-
tegic withdrawal to shorten Nazi
lines, Allied military observers saw
in it a threat to all Axis defenses
from Smolensk to the Baltic sea.
In the South the Russians had
moved forward more slowly, imped-
ed by the first thaws of oncoming
spring. But Red forces were re-
ported driving forward from recap
tured Lgov, important railroad CEN
ter west of KurSk.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
BLACK MARKET:
ActiOn on Meat

Action rather than words was the
keystone of a program sponsored by
the OPA and the department of ag-
riculture to smash the black mar
kets in meat.
First barrage laid down in this
offensive was Price Administrator
Prentiss M. Browns order imposing
specific retail price ceilings on meat,
beginning with pork products. Sec
ond attack came in the announce
ment by Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard of orders licensing livestock
slaughterers as well as those who
buy and sell livestock for slaughter.
Effective April l, the meat ceilings
were expected to check black mar
kets and end an unjust squeeze"
on packers. Mr.. Brown said they
would also lay the groundwork for
the start of meat rationing about
April Is. Pork ceilings were to be
followed by uniform regulations on
beef and lamb.
When red meat rationing is un-
dertaken, the order will include ba-
con, butter, cheese, lard and other
cooking fats.
With prices uniform throughout
community on all cuts of meat,
Brown said, it would be difficult for
dealers to get rid of illicit meat at
higher prices.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
BISMARCK SEA:
Disaster for Japs

Three facts of major significance
to the future of the war in the Pa
cific emerged from the stunning VIC
tory of General MacArthur's bomb
ers over the 22-ship Jap armada in
the Bismarck sea, approaching New
Guinea.
Fact No. was that in sinking the
% enemy ships and bagging 81
Jap planes, MacArthur's airmen
proved that a force of land-based
bombers manned by skilled pilots
is more than a match for a sea-
borne invasion force. Fact No. 2
was that the victory removed the
danger of invasion to the Australian
mainland for the time being at
least. Fact No. 3 was that the
enemy garrisons at Lac and Sala-
maua, New Guinea, would not now be
reinforced, for it was estimated that
$4,000 Jap troops perished when
Yankee bombs sank their transports.
Military observers believed that
one of the immediate results of the
Jap disaster would be an increase
in pressure by General MacAr-
thurs armies besieging Lac and Sal
amaua with the object of driving the
Japs entirely from New Guinea.
The clean-sweep character of the
American triumph was summarized
in General MacArthur's terse COM
munique: ''We have achieved VIC
tory of such completeness as to as
sumo the proportions of a major dis
aster to the enemy"
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
NAVY:
Predict 1919 Losses

A navy ''big enough to dominate
all seas over the world was envi-
stoned by Secretary Frank Knox,
who added warning that the Amer
lean people must be prepared to ex-
pect a 10 per cent casualty rate in
navy personnel before the wars
end.
Secretary Knox and ranking naval
officials unfolded a program for
building up personnel strength to
2,250,000 by July, 1914, in testimony
before the house subcommittee on
naval appropriations. Appropria-
tions totaling $3,816, 600, 900 to imple-
ment this program were approved
by the subcommittee.
The navy had 3,2O5 ships in COM
mission on January /, 1943, accord
ing to Rear Admiral Randall ia
cobs, chief of the bureau of person.
mel. This number will be increased
to approximately 400 by the end
of the year, he added.
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HI HLIG HTS .. in the weeks nesos

LONDON: "Take a towel with you
when you 60 visiting" was, in eff
feet, what Britons were told in a
new set of rationing regulations. In
announcing towel concessions for
factory and medical workers, Hugh
Dalton, president of the Board of
Trade, said that in future 1--WE must
be prepared to take our towel with
us if we 60 away to stay, OF if asked
to do so, to the hairdresser.
WASHINGTON: Surgeon Gen.
Thomas Parran, director of the U. S.
public health service, warned that
"war nerves" hold a serious threat
in coming months to the nations
health. DR.. Parran declared that
poor leadership both in private life
and national affairs was one of the
primary causes of war nerves. Men,
tai distress, hatred, unsatisfied de-
sires and resentment against the
hardships of war which are upset
ting the world today will pose one of
the greatest problems science has
ever dealt with when the war is
won, he declared
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
NORTH AFRICA:
ROnnleL In Reverse

As Allied troops continued their
drive in Tunisia, it became increas-
ingly clear that Marshal RommePs
short-1ived Kasserine Pass offensive
had been a gamble. If he succeed
ed, he would follow it up. If he
failed, he would waste no time in re-
firing. This was emphasized by the
rapidity with which American and
British forces had regained the
ground lost in Rommel's first push.
Reports disclosed that some units
of the British Eighth army had made
contact with American troops in the
Gafsa area of central Tunisia after
circling the Mareth line from the
south and advancing through the
Chott Djerid marshes which had
hitherto been regarded as impassa-
BILE.
American forces pressing ROM
mel's retreat from the Kasserine
pass were reported well beyond
Sbeitla on the way to the Faid Pass,
the key to German north-south COM
munications.
In the northern mountains west Of
Axis-held Bizerte heavy Nazi at
tacks had bent the British lines
back. The Allied air arm remained
dominant over North Africa, how
ever, and in the Mediterranean,
sharp enemy losses to British sub
marines were reported. Seven Axis
ships were sunk and nine others
damaged.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
SMALL BUSINESS:
Good NetuS Ahead

Good news for small business con-
Germs was forthcoming from Charles
E. Wilson, executive vice chairman
of the War Production board when
he announced that war contracts
placed with smaller companies "will
run into billions of dollars by the
end of the year."
Wilson said that more than $780,
100000 of work week is being
placed now with small business firms
through the efforts of the Smaller
War Plants corporation.
The WPB's program for small
business, Wilson said, includes: l.
An increase in the number of prime
contracts placed with small plants;
2-Widening of WPB's lending poll
cy to make loans to small business
easier; s. Certification of more
small plants to handle war con-
tracts
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18

Los ANGELES: Canned baby food
is becoming more popular-particu-
larly with adults, according to Sam
M. White, secretary of the Southern
California Retail Grocers' associa-
ton. The reason, he says, is the
present rationing system. The low
ration point value of canned baby
foods constitute their chief appeal.
A purchaser can get a 4 or 5k-
ounce can for one point.
BERNE: Diplomatic circles re-
ported that Pope Plus XII had been
asked to assume the initiative in an
effort to obtain agreements among
the belligerent powers to refrain
from bombing "open cities" Accord
ing to reports, Archbishop Francis
J. Spellman of New York, a recent
Vatican City visitor on an unan-
nounced mission, had examined the
possibility of such move. Well
informed quarters said it was nos
sible that Spellman had discussed
the question of aerial warfare with
the Papal secretary of state during
his Vatican visit.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
ABSENTEEISM:
Wage Docking Urged

''Hit them in the pocketbook. If
you dock their wages you are hit
ting them where it hurts"
This was the prescription for cur
ing the problem of persistent absen-
teeism by war plant workers pro-
posed by Secretary of Navy Frank
Knox. Testifying before the house
naval affairs committee, Knox ad-
vocated remedial legislations cover
ing both draft-age and non-draft-age
workers.
A large share of the absenteeism
is caused by men safe from the
draft, he told the committee which
was studying measures to require
periodic reports to local draft boards
on absentees of military age. Best
results in curing absenteeism would
be to deprive such workers of earn
ings for part of the time they were
actually at work, he added.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
WAR COST:
Exceeds 43 Billion

More than $3.50, ,452,651 was
spent for war purposes in the first
eight months of the current fiscal
year, it was disclosed by the treas
ury department.
The war department spent the
most for war-$27, ,303, ,243 ,684. The
navy spent $11 ,502, ,653, ,956, the mari
time commission 1855, IA, 1886 and
the war shipping administration
$733,211, TAO.
Expenditures by the government
for all purposes during the eight
month period totaled SAT, 800, ,944, ,727,
while net revenue totaled So, ,512, $685.
497. The governments deficit for
the eight months was $38, ,084, ,6o2, ,608.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
DRAFT:
Fathers Go Soon

Draft boards will begin inducting
fathers into the armed forces in
many areas of the United States
about May 1, informed officials in
Washington indicated. These Off
cials added that they expected draft
ing of married men with children
to be general throughout the coun-
try by early summer.
Acknowledging that some married
men with children have already been
inducted, selective service officials
declared that most of these had ac-
quired their dependents after De-
cember 8, 1941. Other fathers, it
was said, may not be inducted with
out authorization from selective
service headquarters. It was pre-
dicted, however, that such authori-
zation would be forthcoming this
spring.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
Solomon Islands Lost
Nearly Two Centuries!

With the Solomon Islands, 500
miles east of New Guinea, now
prominent in the news, it is hard
to believe that after their discov-
cry in 1867 this archipelago, which
includes 10 large islands and hun
dreds of smaller ones, totalling
$1,000 square miles and stretching
for 900 miles, was completely lost
for 200 years. Later navigators
looked for them in vain. They be-
came a joke among sailors, and
incredible though it may seem
they were struck off the map!
Not until 1867 were they redis-
covered by Captain Carteret, an
Englishman, who came upon them
by accident.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18

Midwest senators who had urged
that any new pipeline construction
should be instead, from the Middle
West to the East Coast shortage
area. This will be in addition to the
recently completed 24-inch line.
Mr. Ickes assured the Middle West
senators in testimony before a COM
mittee in Washington that he also
hopes to complete 20-inch pipeline
from the Midwest to the East coast
this year.
Meanwhile, he insisted, building
the western end of the second pipe
line first would speed the job and
increase deliveries to the East coast
of from 100000 to 100000 barrels
during the most critical period of
the shortage. This would provide
the most effective method.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
Flights End for German
Plane on Tunisian Front

Here is a scene at an advanced
United States air and fighter base
near the German lines in Tunisia,
with two soldiers engaged in typi-
cal tourist act. One soldier ko-
daks his buddy seated at the con-
trolls of what once was a German
fighting plane. The plane was forced
down in flames, which burned away
all but the metal skeleton shown in
picture.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
CHILDLABOR:
2,78O,OOO EmpLoyed

Rejecting the wars impact on the
nations labor supply, a report by
the National Child Labor commits
sion revealed that 2,78O,0O0 young
sters of less than 18 years of age
are employed either full or part time
in industry and agriculture.
Citing noticeable increase in IL
legal child labor, especially in nigh.
work, the report said that $4,000
of the group were in the IA to IS
year age class and the remaind,r
16 and IT.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
CANADA

How Canada has been stepping up
its war tempo was revealed by Fl.
nance Minister James Ilsley, who
told the dominion parliament that
the fighting forces during 1943-'4.l
would require 1890, 900, 900, COM.
pared with s1,913, ,O00, 900 in 1942-'4a
Largest increase was in the air
force with an anticipated outlay of
81, 129, ,000,0 900, compared with s627 :
100000 in the fiscal year ending
March 81. This increase, Mr.. I1;-
ley said, reflected expansion of air
force strength.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
BEAUTY SCHOOL

Today Beauty Culture offers one of the
Greatest Opportunities for a Dignihed
and Profitable Career.
The University School of Beauty Culture
passes on TO you this great opportunity.
Regular SIPS complete course at the sum-
mer rate of only SIS. Monthly payments.
Write for Free Information
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE
independent SCHOOL,
423 14th Ave. S. e. Minneapolis
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
PIPELINES:
Relief for East

Blunt-spoken Harold L. Ickes, PEI
troleum administrator, served notice
that he had decided to build a 20
inch pipeline from Texas to the Mid
die West, despite the objection of
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
That's Serious

Friend Visiting patient)-Say,
Fred, that's sure a swell-looking
nurse you have.
Fred-I hadn't noticed.
Friend-Great scot! I had no
idea you were that sick.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
Good Reason

The old man fishing from the
river bank landed a pike about
two feet long, but threw it back.
Later he caught another large one.
This he also threw back.
Five minutes later he caught
small perch, and put it into his
bag. As he rose to go a fellow
fisherman asked him why he had
thrown two beautiful fish back and
kept a small one.
WELL" he replied, "my frying
pans only nine inches wide!"
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
CHICKS FOR SALE

Kramer's Super-X-Baby Chicks for 1913.
We have been Matching quality chicks for
larry white diarrhea. Write for circular low
prices. Kramer Hatchery, Fairmont, MINI.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
MISCELLANEOUS

Stop Rap Guide for windrowers, guaran-
teed to keep idle roller clean at all times.
Heavy dew will not stop cutting. Save 500
on your canvas and time. Price So. Patent
applied for. E. G. MelrOe, Gwinner, N. ID.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18

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The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
Voice of Exnerience

The teacher took her pupils through
an art gallery. She explained that Ger.
tain painter could change a smiling face
to frOuOning one iUith single stroke
of the brush.
$50 could my mother" remarked
small boy.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18

Getting Caught

Teacher-Willie, how do you de-
fine ignorance?
Willie-It's when you don't know
something and someone finds it
out.
Shoe Clerk-I have just the shoe
for you, Madam. Size 31a, marked
down from Z.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
FEATHERS WANTED
FIELD SEEDS for SALE

KHERsoN, IOWA 1O5, IoGoLD, GOPHER
and Minrus Oats; Wisconsin 80 Barley,
Thatcher Wheat. MARTIN VOLLUM,
Route 2, Albert Lea, MINI.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

Meat Ceilings to Check Black Market;
Bismarck Sea Triumph Forecasts U. S.
Drive to Sweep Japs From New Guinea;
Small Firms Get Billions for War Work
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
FRUIT TREES

NEW NANKING CHERRIES
Originated by State Fruit Farm. Suitable
for lawn or orchard. Hardy even in Can
ada. Two trees only 81 .85 ppd. Free cat
alog of Victory Fruits.
Andrews Nursery FaribauIt, MINI.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-18
WANTED

WANTED-Popcorn, all varieties, shelter
run or cleaned-any quantity. Send sam
pies. Midland Pop Corn Co., Minneapolis.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29
Stores Shift
Hours to Aid
War Workers

In cooperation with the War
Production Boards request that
stores in war industry zones re-
arrange their store hours TO ac-
commodatc workers in war in
dustry, several of Mount Glenn
ems leading stores have, after
careful consideration of the need,
agreed to rearrange their normal
store hours allowing an extra
evening for shopping.
Following the lead Of other
communities in this area the
stores have decided to open their
stores at 1890 noon Mondays
and TO remain open until 9 in the
evenings. In the cooperating
stores. these new hours have
been in effect during the pas:
several weeks. The managers of
the various stores report wide
and satisfactory acceptance by
the public of these new hours.
Stores cooperating in the ex-
ira Monday evening openings
are kuhns, Marshalls, Barnetts,
the Children's Shop and the
Priehs Mercantile. Many other
stores now are contemplating
Monday evening openings.
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Warren Ballot
Recount Begin,
Strich Coins
Is in One Precinct

William F. Strich, one of fouc
apparently defeated Republi-
cans, gained l3 votes from SUI
pervisor Earl Tallman in pre-
cincts four and seven as the
long awaited Warren township
recount finally got underway
Wednesday.
Strich, apparently defeated by
Tallman by 53 votes, sought the
recount along with Ark Moss
who lost to James Ryan, for long
term justice by Is votes Clarence
Drydeman defeated by Alfred
Maletta for constable by seven
votes and Robert Jennings, loser
TO Frank Zagaiska for short term
justice by SIS votes.
Moss gained four, Crydeman
/, and Jennings, 5, in the same
precincts.
A recount Of precincts and Z
previously had been twice de-
layed while the outcome of the
supreme court race was in dOub.
In those two precincts state and
township ballots were stuffed
into the same box.
The heavily Democratic town
ship board must show cause on
Monday before visiting Circuit
Judge Theodore Richter. Of
Wayne county, why precincts
four and six should not be count
cd.
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Over 2, 600 Parcels
TO Go on the Block
Treasurer William G. Miller
Soys 5000 Have Redeemed Property

The annual Tax Sale will open
Tuesday at 10 a. m in the coun
~ building and continue through
Wednesday and Thursday. Coun.
~ Treasurer William G. Miller
revealed today.
Properties on which either
the sixth inStallment Of the
l933-34-35 taxes or the eighth
installment of the 1882 and prior
year taxes or the 1910 taxes are
unpaid Will so TO sale unless re-
deemed prior to Tuesday.
Miller said that owners Of
more than 5000 of the 1858 par
cells listed for sale already had
redeemed their properties.
Chief Clerk Frank Smith viii
be the auctioneer. Former OWE
ers will have one year from dat
of sale TO redeem his property
before the title becomes abso-
Lutte.
The order and days upor
which properties will be sold !:
as follows;
MAY f.
All properties in Armada
Bruce, Chesterfield, Clinton
Erin and Harrison townships. a
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Shorty aftcrward we saw
formation of five planes and
thought we were IN for it. But
they turned ou' TO be training
ships.
About 20 miles east o. Tokyo
Bay the AA batteries started fir
ing at us. The flax was verv
heavy, but very inaccurate. They
seemed slow ilfs getting the
range. | dropped TO 1000 feet and
deviatcd the course up and down.
and to right and left.
BY then | could see our tar
get, tank factory, very clearly
The gunner was whooplng and
hollcring, and Parker, the CO
pilot, would let out a war whoop
and volley of Texas cuss words
every time the flax got close. |
dodnt have time TO hollcr. had
my hands full Of airplane.
| checked with the bombar
dier on air speed and altitude,
and asked him if he had seen
the target.
Il haven't been looking at
anything else for the last ten
minutes Bissell yelled back on
/ the interphonc.
SAW BOMBS HIT
We were getting considerably
more speed. ! lined up the tar
get with the nose and made
run for it. | told BisSell to open
the bomb bay door, then flew
straight and level at 1900 feet
AS each bomb dropped a llght
flashed in the cockpit. After the
fourth light | knew the door was
shut, and | kicked the ship up
and then did a sort of Wingover
down to the ground. AS we
turned saw two bombs hit
Scott, the rear gunner, had
watched all four explode on the
target.
Scott yelled that traccrs were
coming by the tail. A pursuit
plane apparently had dived at
us as we came up. and was now
below us. Scott got line on him
and let 60 with his two SOS
when the pursuit was about SOC
/ feet above us. He rolled over on
his wing and disappeared, but
we never knew if we got him.
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in getting BIS off a carrier.
My right wing cleared the ship $
island" superstructure by four
feet, while the left wing hung
two or three feet out over the
water.
None of us had ever taken Off
from a carrier before, but we
had been given the routine in
struction. The waves were run
ming about 20 feet high, although
it was beautiful, clear morn
ing, and the deck officer started.
me down as ship went into the
trough of wave. We reached
the end of the runway as the
ship reached the crest, circled
the carrier once for compass
check, and started off.
We had worked and planned
every part of this trip so Ions
that, once we were started, 1t
seemed almost routine. The en-
gineer checked the rear gun ana
the navigator constantly check
ed the sun as we cruised along
at 800 feet.
DODGED WAVES
Soon we saw large surface
ship and l went straight down to
the water and stayed there all
the rest of the way in. 1t wa
firing, nerve wearing flying, try
ing to dodge the crests of the bic
waves, and keeping lookout for
enemy ships.
We approached Tokyo from
the east. AS the outline of the is
land came in sight we climbed
above a light ground haze for \
better look.
More and more surface craft
appeared, and people waved al
us from Sampans and smaller
boats. We didn't wave back
With our tremendous load OF
bombs and gasoline, our speed
was quite slow. We were an ex-
cellent target, and We were very
much on edge.
Outside Tokyo we passed over
an airfield where tWin-cnginG
bombers were lined up and pur-
suit planes were warming up on
the runways. Bjssell, our bom'
barber, wanted to drop an ees
on them. but we had strict order,
10 stick TO our specified targets
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-29

properties in Lenox, Macomb,
Ray, Richmond, Shelby, Sterling
and Warren acreage.
MAY )
All subdivisions in Warren
Township and Washington town.
snip acreage.
Cities of Center Line, East
Detroit, Mt. Clemens, New Bal
timore. and Utica. Villages OF
Armada, Fraser, Memphis. New
Haven. Richmond. Romeo and
Roseville.
MAY 6
Villages of St. Clair Shores
and Warren.