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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05
Wounded Paraded To Sell
War Bonds; What A Stunt!

Washington. Oct. 5.-"Gush. Nom.
! look at the flies on his leg. How do
they expect the sore TO get wcll."
ut seems To me as il he'd be bel
ter off in a hospital" said Nom.
Come on, Lily, ii makes me kinda
sick to look at our boys being made
Il show Of. | don't care what ror. -
Nom and Lily pushed SLOW path
through the crowd gathered around
the live SpecimeA section Of the Medi-
cal tent at the Back the A tack War
Bond show.
About Il hundred people still clus-
tered outside tine ropes which separa-
ted the wounded men-loancd bv
Walter Reed hospital. and their nurses
and doctorS-from ;hc mob. A sick
man. who was having bloody of
the crowd. was lying face downward
on hospital cot. He buried his head
in the pillow. He was namelcss to
the curious. But he was a man WIN
had been asked TO give his life for his
country.
The large sign above ON the side o,
the teat announced. "FhcSc Men
Were Wounded in the Present War
IT The sign had read. Come This
Way for the Bearded Lady" Fat
Girl Weighs $50 Pounds" or Small
lest Two Headed Baby in Captivity"
you would have known you were in
circus SideShow. You feel; as if you
were III Il circus SdcShow here. II
was Il show that said in wrctchcd cr-
feet. Come and see the .nan9lcd in
body and spirit. Step up this way
ladies and gentlemen. and see real
blood and real agony on living mo-
delS."
Undoubtedly, the reason for bring
ing the wounded men from Walter
Reed to the Back the Attack SHOW
was well intentioned. lis purpose
was to show the fiGe treatment the
wounded men arc receiving and 10
make the public feel the reality Of
war and buy more War Bonds. How
ever. wcll-intcntioncd the PURPOSE.
the result was degrading Ia the men
whose wounds were being exploited
and degrading to the rruwl tina.
stared and WONDERED and sometimes
Shivcred.
One of the choice human exhibits
during the afternoon | was in the
hospital tent was Il soldier with one
sound leg. The other leg was dressed
while the public looked on. The
stump of the leg was splaShcd with
ugly blood vessels. While Il nurse
treated the stump. the victim lay
with his arms Kidding his face.
AT Il nearby table four or five con
valescentS set learning occupational
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05

from inc ncauS or TWO ocpart-
mcnts. The reports were unhapp
ones. and he knew nc ought to lis
ten with all that was in him. NEAR.
while working out some sort u
remedy. Instead. he remembered
Brenda's lips and Bills words. Trou.
bic, trouble, trouble. Oh, for those
old days when the world was q
place of peace, when Il fellow could
stretch out under IL gnarlcd apple
tree and plan out his life. But thew
were gone-and unless his factory
went on making war tools without
interruption they would never, new
err come again. His small factory
was a cog in stupendous machine
and
Darn it ALL" ono of the men wa.
saying, IF We could only put our
hands on the trouble. But we can't.
What makes it so dcvilish is that
so much of what happens seems in
significant. A wheel going wrong
here, n wrench that's needed i'm
mediately suddenly not there. a cog
that needs oil badly-a smulgc on
pattern in the exact spot that's
being studied. Things like that"
"You can't come right out and
say it's sabotage" said the other
man. Accidents happen in fac
tories during peace time, ton, hut
1t sure gets you down"
Eyes. I know" said Adam. at
gets ME down. But l suppose it's
one of the things everyone in our
lire has To face during times like
TINS. The moment n town becomes
the background for any variety of
war help. it Immediately becomes
an object of suspicion. Have You
found out anything new about that
car without a license?"
Nope" the first man replied.
How could We? Whoever drove
the car was careful to replace the
license plate after finishing his il
legal business if that's what lie
was up to-
Amy news of the johnson
farm the second man asked.
You said You were going 10 SEE
that an eye was kept on it,"
IAN eye is Kept on it," said
Adam. thinking of Brenda up in
the tower room with his field
glasses, but no reports as yet"
Il feel" said the first man. like
someone wandering around in
flock of blind alleys"
Adam thought, II certainly feel
the same way. only I've also got a
few personal blind alleys 70 wan
der around in"
He said. "All we can do is keep
on keeping our eyes and cars
open. Sooner or later we're bound
10 uncover something"
ITO BE Continucdl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05

theraphy. Such ,hcrapy is work with
me hands. supposed 10 take the mind
OH oi misery present and remembered
ana recover use of muscles. From be-
hind the ropes a shift of wounded
mon ~ red flannel hospital suits was
being escorted away from the tent
lheSc men had served their turn at
the show. One man had IL strange
LOOK about his face. Plastic surgery
mad done lis best for The poor fellow.
his features, however. were still Il
little out OF liIc. The crowd stared
open-moulhed as he passed
DO you like being here" u young
girl asked one hubbler on a wooden
leg. The answer came in dead voice,
i've been through so much | don't
care what happens TO me now"
heSe men are proud To be woun-
ded. said an attending doctor. He
himself had a sound body. To my
unbclicving lool; he explained. They
come here as volunteers. They're glad
10 get away from the hospital for a
change"
didn't argue. couldn't. MOI. did
| have time. The crowd WAS moving
up fast behind me. In my own mind
! sad. "PrrhapS these mca do Nulun-
tccr but they are not normal healthy
men. They should be protected from
such volunteering. An Army call tor
Volunteers - almost Il command. II
lS indecent 10 expose these mra even
II the war does make all of us guinea
pigs. These men have rislied their
lives. Their bodies have been htIrt.
a. least SAY" their spirit
II WAS obI InliS that many lockers
on thought as did What cruelty "
exclaimed Il woman. "liuVcnI they
done cough" said another. \ young
woman whispered, My, I'd hate Ia
see Il friend of mine here all u; Il sud-
den. Think how he'd hate To toe re-
cOgni2cd."
Perhaps some of the wounded had
accepted this CallpuS stunt a; a change
from hospital routine Yet. there still
IS no humane excuse for SIicn Il side
show. Wounded in need Of change
could be provided with more kindly
entertainment. The reminder 81 the
medical exhibit was excellent. il
would have brought more comfort 20
the anxious. without tho exploitation
of the wounded.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05
|g|'|,|H5K AE2AAE2||I,
CHAPTER r',vENry-EIGnr

CHATTER TWENTY EIGHT
DURING THE busy days that
foilowed-each more filled with
trouble. problems and personal
uattsrs than the one before
Adam frequently had quick and
f!eeting memories of his visit with
Brenda in the tower room, And
when he remembered the kiss, he
puckered his brows and wondered.
IT had been pleasant and exciting
and it had done things to him. He'd
had little time for that sort OF
thing, and began wondering if he
had missed n lot-cf fun and excite
ment. Brcnda's lips had been warm
and yielding beneath his own: in
fact, she, too, had seemed to enjoy
1t. So what? She had probably en-
Joyed 1t rs she would any sort of
diversion. And he'd better get busy
and forget all about it. Brenda
wasn't for him. Even if he fell in
love with her - which would be
foolish of him-She would no doubt
laugh ut him when he voiced what
he felt. and tell him about the man
up In New York who was waiting
to marry her. Then he remembered
what she had said when he told her
she was like a little girl who had
stayed home and waited for her
knight. Maybe I'm really like
Halfway down deep" were her
words.
Well. suppos. She is. What Of It L?
He found no answer to his oues-
ton, and turned TO other matters.
There was no place in his life for
my woman at the moment--that
Is, If romance was to BE- their bacK-
ground. The factory waS his life.
lie was welded to that for the dur
htion. To that, and to the business
OF helping Mrs. Plat get her sons
play on. Between the factory and
the play he had little time for
himself. Time and again he was
tempted to put his foot down and
He'll Mrs. Plat she would have to
get someone else for the role. Then
lie would remember Peter Platt-
handsome. eager. so full Of hopes
and dreamS-and ne couldn't go
through with K. Peter was ont
there fighting; no one really knew
"here. according to tho reports
Mrs. Platt gave them and nobody
knew whether or not he wo;,ld ever
return. That was war-and Pctor
was in the midst of it, So there was
nothing for him to do but go on
and help Peters mother give the
boys play its chance - help her
earn some more money for bows
like Peter. boys whose dreams and
hopes had suddenly been interrupt
cd by the call 10 arms.
So ii wcnt-day in and day out
night in and night ont. WORKING all
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05
Wilkes Liquor
Case Is Not
Ended As Yet
Daily DiSpatch Bureau,
Tn the Sir Walter Hotel.
Ky LINN NISREr

Raleigh. Oct. $50 far rs Cover
nor B!oughtun and Attorney General
NcMu'lHn arc concerned N" Wilkes
county liquor trial = very definitely
IN IN" status OF unfinished bust
ness. The grrcrnp" hds ON his ucSt
In" confidential report made by
agents ri the State Bureau OF Tnvcs-
tigatI"n covering the whole period
from The time Oi the raid at Phil
Yates farm III June through the re-
cent trial that resulted i'm directed
VCrdicis Of aCquittHl a. So Ii. Lent
oi the highway patrol and Agent
Guy Scott of SBl on charges of steal
ing about 30 eases OF cnniisratcd L.
quor The EcrdiC;s ended the matter
SO far ~ that specific charge against
the two officers Is concerned, but
neither the governor nor the attorney
general regards the whole case as
closed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05

The sweet potato is a better source
of energy than nc Irish potato and
contains 100 time more Vitamin \,
which is so necessary 10 good CrC-
sight. reports John II Harris. ~
tension hUrticullr,st q; State Col.
legc.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05

WOOD-This war has changed Z
lot "i values, none more significant
than the new attitude toward wood.
Since advent OF the iron age more
than a hundred wears ago. wood HAD
been rclcGatcd t" a low place III the
industrial scheme. Iron and steel re-
placed wood FOR railroad tracks. iny
steamships" Ia" passenger cars, even
FOR building houses and making lul-
niturc. WithlH the recollection of this
wrIt"r great piles of logs were burn
ed To ashes. because the wood had no
value and that was tire easiest way
To get rid ui them when fields were
cleared for cultivation As late as the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05

PENDTNG-Phil Yates. alleged
owner OF the Illegal LIQUOR and rcput-
cd to be one of the States biggest
bootleggers, is still absent from the
state. so Far as court officials can as.
certain. Indictment is pending
against him, and since so much of the
SBl report deals with his connection
with the case. the governor deems il
improper 10 make il public al this
time. After Yates apprehension and
trial the governor is expected 10
make a statement about the whole
affair.
NO ACT1ON-1t has been learned
that the Council OF State has taken
no formal action on the question of
paying defense costs OF the two OFF,
GERS. In fact. the proposition has
never been presented and penny
will get a dollar il won't be. miur-
mally, the council members think il
is a matter for the General Assem-
bly,. The same odds are offered that
such a bill will be presented with
The first ten days of the next lcgisla-
ture, and somewhat shorter betting
odds says it will be enacted and the
costs will be paid
COMM1SS1ON--Thc governor is
getting along toward the end of his
job of appointing commissions under
orders from the l943 General AS
sembly. Latest one Is the eight
member group 10 look into the con-
dition and circumstances of the Zeb
Vance birthplace in Buncombc coun-
~ and report tn the next legislature
as to what ii will cost TO restore and
preserve the house as Il memorial TO
the states great civil war governor
and United States senator Another
commission was named some months
ago to solicit private FUNDS for cStab-
lishine Vance. UnC-'lwC home in
StatcSNlllC as a memorial
BENED1CT-Or Ordinarily this d.
partmcnt doesn't go in for society
news. this j. uu exception. After sew
cral years OF freedom co Gid BoS-
wood has rcioincd the Ocncdicts. The
weekend mrIl brought the following
"Mr. and Mrs. William Benjamin
Harrell announce the marriage OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-05

their sister. Ethcridge Harrcii. Ia Alr.
Gideon {. BoSwund on Friday. the
lirSt of October. nineteen hundred
and forty three. Snow Hill. Mary
land. Because of BoSwood's stale
vide fame through three sessions Of
the legislature as Defender of Cur
rItuck. that item is worth place IN
q" ScInI-pu!ItiCai column.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24
Private Hasamoto
(New York Times)

In this newspaper recently delayed dispatch from Guadalcanal said that Japanese soldiers had been surrendering almost every day since January l6 Private Hasamoto, veteran of China Borneo ana the Philippines, member of a crack regiment led a number of his fellows into camp. Surrender had been discussed in a larger party the night before. The majority vote was for sticking it out. Private Hasamoto and his friends had had enough Leaflets Japanese had been dropped copiously from planes. Loudspeakers telling the Japanese troops to come in and, get something to eat.
 Private Hasamoto says that his actions were prompted primarily by thoughts of hot food tobacco and relief from the intending shelling' The Jap anese forces had been living on "threetenths of a pint of rice and some soybean meal each day" Lately Private Hasamoto and his friends had missed this generous diet. For five days they hadn't had thing to eat. Private Hasamoto's feelings as true Japanese soldier disappeared He had served in battalion that almost annihilated. The colonel in command had burned the regimental colors and shot himself because he "dsgraced" by surrender.
 So Private Hasamoto feels himself "disgraced" and cant go back to Japan. He hopes to come here after the war, learn English and build houses. Be- fore he went to he farmer. He belongs to no illustrous clan By suicide he would have got no such glory as General Nogi and his wife won thirty years ago by killing themselves to express their sorrow for the Emperor's death The Japanese sometimes commit suicide when an American would write letter Still, in time of peace, the Japanese suicide rate is lower than Germanys These surren- dering soldiers in Guadalcanal abandoning a strange custom. For Japanese soldier to kill him. self according to precedent is as nsenSate as the compulsion, given up in the seventeenth century, of feudal reainers follow their dead master "on the dark path.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24
PLANS FOR SALMON

recent issue of the Rotarian magazine carries article by Edward w Allen, Secretary of the h. ternationai Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, Chairman of the International Fisheries Commission. and outstanding authority the question of International fishery rights and problems.
 He calls the article Salmon the Peace Table He points out that if the problems of international fisheries not settled along with other postwar problems there is very good chance that there won't be any fish anyones table given enough time
 F This is problem that Alaskans have vital concern with--or should-because the conservation measures and other regulations which make for a continuous harvest of the waters of Alaska will be of use unless international agreements set up new limits.
 s As Allen points out in his article the old three mile limit which set up in the time when, cannon couldn't shoot any farther than three miles is sadly out of place in this modern world of the gasoline engine, the floating cannery and other improvements
 The way things stand American fishermen plying Alaskan waters restricted by regulations drawn up at home But, in peace time, Japanese fishermen equipped with floating cannery mother ships can journey into Alaskan waters and play
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24
CRAZY WIPE

Many people in Washington have 7aid what they thought of the War Production Board behind it's back. But one man who has told WIPE members what he thought of them straight to their face is uSu- ally placid Commissioner Thomas H. Macdonald of Public Roads.
 Tom Macdonald had his say at a farewell party to WIPE Vice Chairman James s. Knowlson. For weeks. Macdonald had been side tracked, sabotaged, circumvented in his roads program. But now he had all his WIPE enemies in one place at one time. He took advantage of it, Going up to the. first man he met, Macdonald said:
 Do you work for the WPB?" The answer was a nod 'I just wanted to tell you that I think WIPE is a cock-eyed organization Now that I've told you, I'm going to tell it to some of these other fellows"
 Macdonald moved on.
 What do you mean" he de- manded of his next victim, "by
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24

yard, one to be converted into a submarine tender, one destroyer tender But the conversion WAS protracted for Is months, tn u s .immobilizing the ship ways and preventing other construction.
 Consequently, the Maritime Com mission feels it is better to com- rlete a ship according to original designs, and get it out, and re- quire the Navy, if it wants to make changes, to make them in it's cwn yards
 . In many cases, however, tn e Navy does not decide to take over until the ship is completed. Then they tear out hundreds of thou sands of dollars of new equipment and cause delay in completion.
 There is hard feeling between the two agencies on account of the hide bound methods of the Navy, which is cluttered up with officers and desks and bureaucracy and cannot move rapidly. One of~ ficer comes in and wants one change, and another wants an-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24
20 YEARS AGO {rfm 4 Hr EMPIRE
FEBRUARY 24, 1923


 Annual entertainment of the Parocha School usually given past be the King Sicily" comedy, "Wilies Dream"
 Mrs Scott informal "A present Bone leaving having the guest 
 jingling opeea be Legion the Legion meeting The the week beginning large special arranged for n by J. Berrhofer
 Warning alleged transmitting licenses The warning by Collector Mcbride strictly ishable on conviction.
 Buffalo, Afognak according telegraphic advce received at the Governors office expected
 
 The entire Division those from the Second and Fourth Members from the  Harry Murray Representatives M Fred Johnson Charles Representative Wilson ~ temperature 38 minimum of 36
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24

letting Ernest Kanzler reSign?' Kanzler was Edsel Ford's brother in-law.' He was one man who be- lieved in keeping his word. If he promised thing, he did it. Yet you. let him leave"
 Macdonald was particularly sore because he had been trying to get materials to repair the St. Louis Chicago highway, trunk line used by thousands of trucks, buses, and defense workers.
 Why can't you trust the state highway departments to survey the highways" he complained, They've spent years in the business. They know highways. Yet you send as committee which knows nothing about traffic to survey one of the most, important highways in the country"
 Yes concluded Commissioner Macdonald, the WIPE is just plain crazy"
 Copyright, 1943, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24

havoc with conservation measures
 The question is whether nations have the right, or can get together to protect their coastal fisheries against such rov;ng foreigners.
 Allen urges extension of the limit to the conti- mental shelf whatever distance that may be; permit each nation to control it's coastal fisheries set up some form of international regulation ,s.
 Allen is writing not from the selfish view of one nation nsuring it's fishery supply while another na- tion sarves, but from the world point of view and his ideas if put into effect would benefit Japan as well as all nations
 The fishery question from an international stand point certainly should be included on the peace table menu
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24

other change, and then along comes a retired Annapolis gradu- ate, and he has still other ideas.
 With a little foresight, however, both sides agree that this waste could be remedied. s.
 Still another difference in prac- tice is the size. of crews. The mer chant crew is moderately large larger than in former years, be- fore union regulations took effect) But the Navy crews will be twice as large, and the. quarters must be more ample. The Navy is reck- less with manpower, because man has to be paid whether he is serv- ing at sea or ashore, Also, when they get into action with the enemy, they may have to replace casual ties, thus need extra men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24
Daily Lessons in English v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MSUSED Do seventeen is all the farth Say, pronunciation first syllable and glis-er-een NdISSPEILED SYNONYMS Oaon address speech dsserta  s a yours"
  SINUOUS the trace"-Mlton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24
LOOK and LEARN hs.. c. GORDON

pontoon bridge differ other bridges? f g. In what did Valley Forge play part?
 number can cities during year? seH What the earliest and which Which Pittsburgh, Pa land, O., Pensacola, Fla, Buffalo, N Y.?
 ANSWERS: ~ l. It is supported by fat-bottomed boats
 g. The Revolutionary
 Seventy million
 It between April 25. 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-02-24
LANtE HEN!p|RIlK5oN }! l ;, :. ... E BACK FROM TRIP 10.
 SOUTH END OF DETRI(I

Lance, Hendrickson, Senior Ad- ministrative Assistant for the Al aska Game Commission, returned to. Juneau by plane Tuesday after noon from Ketchikan where he has been for several days on of- ficial business.
 MT. Hendrickson left Juneau on the Grizzly Bear last Thursday for Petersburg and after brief stay there, continued to Ketchikan by plane.