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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

P0cEPc-S6i6 West Warren IN. i-o7ss
hVuLho Franchot Tone and
Marsha Hunt in "PiIot No. 81 Plus
n Walked With a ZOmble,' Frances Dee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

p0IIcL--I4 Haltiner ave. Free Parking r
hVOuL open s:l5. Bridal Bouquet
Dinnerware 20 LADIES' Victor McLaglen.
''C all Out the Marines" Plus sunny"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

hhV-Ui iVWN Open 1880. Last Times
To-day: Constant Nymph." Chas. Boyer.
The Sky's the Limit" with Joan Leslie.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

p0VAI 0hK-Park Free n
hVihL ohh Armida. Edgar Kennedy.
"Giri From Monterey" Plus Frank Buck,
June Duprez In "Tiger fangs.'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09
,In-we.t Vernon Highway at Central

pJU0I l-CadiIIae-E. Forrest Pi.. s82s r.
MfULn open Gas Park Free Walter
Huston A. Harding. Mission 90 Moscow
Larceny With Music" Allan Jones.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

CUiEEp--Garden City. Ford at MiddIebeit
JIM LIZ Open Gas. Claudette Coll
bert V. Lake, $50 Proudly We Hail."
Plus "Holy Matrimony," Monty Woolley
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

pJIpEpT-7l3 ~. Aubin, Near East Fort
hOi I'M Open $50. Tyrone Power
in Crash Dive" In Technicolor ''some
One to Remember" with Mabel Paige
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

SHERIDAN-kerehevai at sheridan
o"AuDh" Open 8 p M. Dishes to
Ladies. Judy Canova. "sIeepy Lagoon"
Merle Oberon IN First Comes Courage"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

SHAFER. WAYNE-Wayne, Mich.
0iAA LII In LII open o-f5. Ann
Miller In What's Buyxin'. Cousins'' Plus
in Which We Serve" with Noel Coward.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

STANI EY-i57o7 West Warren Avenue
UNIV Ii Open els. Ladies' Dish
night. Ann Miller In What's Buxkin'.
Cousin" Plus Captive WIND Woman"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

R0VAI - Mile and Meyers IN. s-tss5-
hVihL Charles Boyer and Joan
Fontaine in THE Constant Nymph." Plus
Fred AstsiTe In The sky's the Limit"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09

pINCCI Russell at Frederick
hoooLLL Remember Pearl Harbor Dec 7.
Rattan" Devil With Hitler" War
News. Cartoon. "Sbip Is Born" Color
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-09
near Temple RA. $685.

hUhl DEFENSE WORKERS
open - Hours Every Day. Come Any
Time and See a Complete Show.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28

Almost at the moment that Gen.
Dwight -. EIScnhuwCr'S commune
QlIc disclosed that Cen Sir y. l..
Montgomery forces had ovcrrun
FOggia. the Germans announced two
quick steps oi their own:
I. Thcy threw landing forces at
the island of Corfu of the west
coast of Greece.
=. They attacked and claimed 10
have rcCanCd thC NugoSlav harbor
city o' Split. previously Stormcd and
captured by NugoSlav guCrillaS.
r. these operations. Hitler vas
moving win ail urgency against u
menace suddenly and vastly inCrcaS-
cd agalrs' his Balkan front. tor the
capture Ui F0ggia by Inc British
meant that the whole oi northern
lialv. the Danube valley and SOUTH
cru Germany Itself now have been
brought adequately under the sha-
dow Of the Allied air arm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Find Parole
Racket Ring
In The State

Raleigh, Sep. 2&. - (AP) - Dis
cuvcry OF Il parole racket ring that
allcGcdly has viCtimiZcd an undctcr-
mined number OF States prisoners.
some Of them in for long sentences.
was announced today by the COVER
nOr'S office.
An Official announcement said that
at least three members now are in
prison and Il fourth Is being sought
III a distant state.
y detailed description of the rings
activities was released after a thor
"ugh Investigation, conducted by the
Paroles Office, which is Il part OF the
Governors oGiicc. and W. /. Gatling
special agent Oi the State Bureau ui
Investigation. Names Of those being
detained were not given.
"Only the good Lord knows how
lar reaching this thing is" Gatling
sand, adding that other arrests were
expected at any time.
Governor BrOughton himself or
dcrcd the investigation after receipt
OF letter. the contents of which
were not disclosed.
Tracing each clue, Paroles Com
missioner Hathaway Cross and Agent
GaiIng said they found the ring had
acquired State lcttCrhcadS bearing
the names of imaginary judges, State
officials and others identified with
the law.
The ring leaders allcgCdly would
show the false letters. some forged
in show reductions in sentences. 10
other prisoners, who would fall for
Inc scheme by thinking the opera
tors could get their sentences re-
duccd. Fees ranged in size, but Cross
and Gatling said they knew that at
least $500 had changed hands, posi-
bly, Il good bit more.
In one instance, the ring men were
alleged TO have approached the
mothers of two Negroes just imprl-
SonCd for long sentences. They We're
quoted as telling the mothers That
their sons would "bc home for sup
per tonight upon payment of cCr-
tain sum. The SONS never appeared.
although the mothers had prepared
fried chicken supper.
The investigation led into several
states, resulting in the detention Oi
at least one person out of North
Carolina.
Cross and Gatling said they would
present their evidence 10 Il grand
jury, the county undetermined, and
let the formal charges be brought
then.
In announcing the rings operation
Governor BroughtOn, Cross and Cat
ling issued warning to prisoners
and their relatives to beware Of such
schemes To- obtain freedom Undoubt-
edly, it was said. others have been
victimizcd but their cases have not
been reported.
The ring leaders. Cross and Cat
ling said went so far as to claim re-
lation by marriage with State Off,
Gals TO erect a selling point TO pros
pective clients,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28

II meant also that grand scale
facilities tor Allied air action against
ihc Balkans had now been obtained
in an area only $50 miles across the
Adr,a,iC sea.
The Berlin announcement OF the
occupation ut Corfu. directly across
the lun.an Sea from the heel of the
Italian boot. said the Germans took
over tho entire island after short
fight with Italian troops who turn
cd down an utima'um to surrender.
The Germans broke down resist
anCC and brought in several thous-
and prisoners" said the broadcast.
In separate announcement broad
cast short time later. Berlin said
the port OF Split. on the Adriatic
coast across from Italy and almost
due north Of Foggia. was Stormed
ana captured by German troops.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28

Allied line for all the 68 miles from
SasCrak To Lac, was moi made clear.
Since Lac'S fall. MacArthu''s forces
definitely controlled he valley for 20
miles from that airbasc back 10 the
air strip of NadZID, seized by para
troopers SEPTEMBER ).
T0day's cOmmunique reported
28-ton bombing by fighicr-es-
cOrted LiberatOrS on AIaIsa Bay.
midway between Madang ana
Wewak. and 33-tOn raid on
two airdrOmeS at Wawak. The
japanese sent up 20 new No. 5
type heavier armorcd fighters.
but American P-38'S dOwncd
three i'll fights ranging from g.
900 to 10000 feet. There were
no Allied losses.
AT Finschhafcn, Australian troops
which landed six miles 10 the north
September - menace the alriIclCi
and supply base from two directions
One force which crossed the Bum:
river near It's mouth is thrcc-quar-
tCrS of Il mile north o! Inc town.
Another force which moved inland
before crossing the river is closing
in from the west on ridges over
looking FinSchhaicn Still another
contingent is battling japanese IL
round SattClbCrg Mission.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Two Spies
Given Limit
In Sentence

New York. Sept 28--(AP)-Two
former Staten Island air raid war
dcns who pied guilty +" charges oi
conspiracy To violate the wartime
csoiCragc act were sentenced today
to 80 years imprisonment each by
Judge Mortimer W. Bycrs in Brook
Ism Federal Court
Judge Bycrs told the two men.
Eruc.' +. LChmtiZ. -. and Erwin
II. DcSprcttc". -. ne thought they
had no, told tho truth 10 the gov
crrmcnt' and had failed 10 cooper
aic with the Federal Bureau of In
vcStigation'' and That consequently
he was imposing the longest prison
terms prescribed by law for such Of
feDses. .-..... --.-..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Higher Crop
Loan Sought
For Farmers

Washington. Sept. 28-(AP)-Con-
tending present government loan
rates of 90 percent of parity ON cot
ton. corn. wheat. rice. tobacco and
peanuts do not reflect increased Ia
Dor costs. Representative Pace (Ga..
D. today proposed that the loan
rate be boosted TO 100 percent Of
parity.
He has introduced a resolution in
the House To- authorize the Increased
loan rate.
"Prcscn. parity prices for the ma
ior farm crops" nc said in an in
tCrvicw. "arc based on what the far
mcr was paying for his labor in
1909"
"Todav farm labor costs arc up
300 percent from that period. and
even giving the farmer a 100 percent
loan on his crop would still not give
him more than about 10 percent Of
a true parity .
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Spccial TO Central Press.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Now tho
story can bc told why American
FLYING FortrcSScs and LibcratorS
have been able 10 maintain such Il
high batting average against the
German Luitwaric q and To -.
Normally. the big bunbcrS carry
l3 large calibcr machine guns. MAX
ing them the most puwcriully-almcd
planes IN the skies.
For a long time after the United
States All. Forces began their raids
ON Germany such armament was
sufficient 10 keep the NazIs at a re-
spectacle distance.
But. after paying blOodily for the
experience. Nazi fiierS discovered Il
blind spot here and there. They also
learned that. in order 10 carry as
mary bombs as possible. the heavy
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Some Ration
Values Hiked
Very Sharply

Washington, Sept. 2S-(AP)
- Reflccting still dwindling
production, another sharp in
crease in the ration cost of but
ter-from the current twelve to
16 points beginning Sunday
was announced today by the Of
flee OF Price Administration.
The point values Of most meats
will remain unchanged, OPA said,
except for some slight upward adj
juStmCntS.
Pr0ccSScd food changes for
October. announced last night,
called largely for stiff increases
in canned fruit values, although
there will he small reductions
for some important vegetables.
The increase in butter available to
civilians continued 10 dwindlc dur
ing September because production
fell an estimated ten per cent under
a year ago, OPA said N cXplana-
ton.
OPA said farm (or country) but
ter would be raised also from six
To ten points and announced:
|. Standard cuts Of beef and veal
and lamb remain unchanged. while
lamb and veal meats arc reduced
one point.
2. A total of eight standard porI:
cuts. including center chops and loin
roasls. are increased one 10 two
points.
3. Eighteen meat cuts. mainly
variety types such as brains and kid.
ncyS, are now point-frcc.
!. A number of checscS, includ-
ing cream cheese, cottage cheese
Swiss. plcu and Camcmbcrt, arc in
creased point Il pound.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28

added while all attacks were beat
en- back IN the Salcguo area our
troops have di-cugagcd themselves
according 10 plan in the area of
+ f"SSia, and have rctrUutcd 20 pre-
pared mountain positions. FOggia
WAS evacuated after destruction of
all installations Of war Importance
ON the Ei@Htn Army front. Con
siderable CaSUulIic-" were inflicted
upon the Germans in the drive on
fog@Ia. headquarters announced. but
there We're indications thyi German
resistance was slight on the swift
advance againS, KcSSClring's rear
guard forces which We're left at the
mercy "l British columns.
From strategic standpoint
FogSia is perhaps the most i'm
Eortant city captured in the
Italian campaign To date.
IL is 4 city of about $4,000
and possesses one of the best
air dromcS in all Italy and Il
dozen smaller satellite fields
that will place powerful Allied
AR Forces within closer strik-
ing distance Of the Balkans as
well as southern Germany.
fo@gla Wa the No ! objective Of
the Allied drive IN southern Italy.
In addition 10 being an Hir base. il
IS road center with q; least six
main highways leading into il from
all directions. So swift was the Al
led advance that The enemy was
prevented from destroying the air
fields.
The Allied drive again made some
hcadway ca: of SalcrnO toward the
Adriatic. where heavier opposition
WAS met
The drive into the hills toward
NOccra. ten miles northwest Of Sa-
lcrno. made steady progress in Bit
ter hamd-t"-hand fighting. Capture
of This road Junction will take the
AIIicS 10 the edge of the plains lead
ing io Naples. vital port which the
Germans have been Systematically
destroying.
The capture of Mclfi. 40 miles
from the Adriatic. represented an
advance of five miles beyond The
previously reported Allied position.
This gain was made by the Amcri-
can cast wing of the Fifth Army
and ii places the Allies within the
road network leading TO the back
door OF Naples.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Four Cents An Hour
Increase Suggested
For Rail Workers
Head of Operating
Union Calls Scale
Insult, Unacceptable

Washington, Sept. 2S-(AP)
The White House disclosed
today that the Railroad Emcr-
gency Board had recommended
Il wage increase of at least four
certS an hour for 100000 opcr-
atlng employees of the nations
rail carriers.
The board reported to President
Roosevelt that these workers were
entitled TO that much under the Lit
lie Steel formula and implied it
would have recommended a higher
iisurc II it had felt the government
would approve.
The report was submitted on a
two To one vote. the minority men,
Der dissenting sharply because he
favored Il more substantial increase
amounting 10 -. percent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Reds On Verge Of Capture
Of Three Key Nazi Centers
Last Caucasus Base
OF Germans Smashed;
Nazis Fight Bitterly

London. Sept. 2S-(AP)-
Three key cities of White Rus
sia-Gomel, Mogilcv and Vi
tebSk-were in danger from
advancing Red army forces To-
day. while further south some
Soviet columns continued their
unrelenting pressure against
kiev and Mclitopol. spring
board for a possible drive into
the Crimea.
The last German Caucasian base
of Tcmryuk was smashed yesterday.
Moscow war commuHiquc said.
Virtually scaling the fate Of what
ever Axis forces were left i'm the
northwestern Caucasus. They faced
certain capture or flight across the
kcrch strait To join the German
GarriSonS IN the Crimca. The Berlin
broadcast said Tcmryull was cvac-
uatcd Sunday after military install
lationS were dynamitcd.
Most sensational of the So
wet gains recorded yesterday
was the capture of the east bank
suburb Of DnicprOpctrOvsk. in a
savage hand-tO-hand struggle
across the river Of that big steel
and power city On the Dnicper
river bend.
Their backs to the broad Dnicpcr.
the NaIiS fought 10 tho last. Rem
nhntS GI their rear guard were
Alirlcd INTO the Dn!cpCr as Red army
troops "vcrran the suburb and seized
huge piles of abandoned war loot.
the Russian CommuHiquc said.
The Russians said they re-
claimed 1920 towns and villages
biggest onc-day haul of the
smashing summer Offensivc-in
yesterdays action on the wars
longest land front. All along
the Dnicpcr length "Our troops
were wiping ont or capturing in
dividual German groupings on
the left bank" the communiquc
said.
Nearly 1000 Nazi troops were
reported killed on all sectors of the
front. 1000 falling i'm fierce fight
ing on the approaches to NogliCv
north of Gomcl. Entire battalions
were said 10 have been slain in Bit
Ter fighting around the Krcmcnchug
bridGchcad. where air battles cnliv-
cncd the struggle
Moscow said that German
troops. rcclinG under the i'm
pact of the Soviet steam roller
tactics. were surrcndcring by the
hundreds. The Red air force.
blasting concentrations Of cucmy
forces at the river crossings. also
ranged far ahead to blow up
German troop trains and rail
functions west of the river.
Tho battle for kicv. the great con-
iral bastion high on the west bani;
OF the Dnicpcr. was developing and
Il Berlin brUadcas; said that Soviet
troops. striking by night. had cross
cd the river 30 miles To The north
and we're battling the Germans on
! the west bank.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Giant u. S. Bombing Planes
Change Into Huge Fighters

bumbcrS were forced To cut doWn
their supply OF ammunition.
Thus the iuU-motorcd jobs We're
unable 10 engage in prolonged dog
fights and the NaHiS found II easier
picking if they laid in wait for the
bOmbcrS. WingInG hOmcward with
much. il moi all. of their ammunition
already expended.
Those happy hunting days did not
last long. however
On one raid the NaZiS tore into Il
formation OF Forts" only tu find the
bombcrs Spcwing back death from
utterly Su~ngc places. And. on the
way nome. the bombcrS fought oil
clouds oi intcrccptorS with appar-
entity inCXhauStiblC machine guns.
In April, May and June, Flying
Continued on Page Fivc)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
S2O.O73 Gift to Greensboro.

Richmond. Va. Sept "a check
drawn on the United States Treasury
for S2.6l5.5O. The second payment on
ar estimated Federal contribution of
$50 90 toward the cost Of main
tainug and operating chrld-Cdrc taCi-
lnics for 4 six months period. has
been forwarded by the regional Of
flee Oi the Federal Works Agency to
Il. l. Smith. Superintcudc0t Of schools
at Greensboro. &. l.. N.CkCrS. FWA
assistant regional director. announ-
ce5. The initial payment vas S20,OT3.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Macarthur Opens Drive
On Jap Base AT Madang

Allied Headquarters in the
Southwest Pacific. Sept. Is
tAPD-Gcneral Douglas MacAr-
thur, whose New Guinea troops
have won virtually complete con-
troll of 80 important miles of
cOaStlinc from Salamaua To Fins
chhafen since September IL, now
has opened Il thrust toward Ma
dang, 10 miles tO the northwest.
This movement. while Australians
are battling at the last japanese de-
lenses before tottcring t'insnhaicn.
is an overland one developing in The
broad Markham yaIlcy at Il point G6
miles northwest of Lac.
Today'S communiquc disclosed the
capture ol Sagcrak, a village approXi-
matcly 10 miles south and slightly
east oi Madang. 1t was the first hint
OF land drive in that direction.
Sagcrak is eight miles northwest Of
Kaiapit, Il valley village where Sep
tcmbcr 10, two days after the Gall
of Lac. big ti'anspor, plamcs landed on
a grassy field and unloadcd Austria
lian soldiers who ClaShcd with an
enemy force Of 300, killed l2O and
routing the others.
Whether Sagcrak'S capture was
achieved by tho airboruc force which
took kaiapIt, or meant ii consolidated
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Rails Lead
Stock Gain

New York. Sept. 28.-LNP)-RailS
led a modest and sclcctiyc recovery
SHIFT n tuday's stock market IRE
gular trends continued al the start
but sufficient bids then appeared to
put 'avuritCs fractions tu point
near tho fourth hour without touch
ing of amy real speed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
RECOMMENDATION CALLED
INSULT By UNION CHIEF

Buffalo. N. Y. Sept. 28-(Ap)-
Thomas c. CaShcn. international
president of the Switchmcn's Union
Of North America. said today the
Railroad Emergency Boards recon-.
mcnda'Ion OF a wage increase of
Iour cents hourly for operating cm-
pioyccs sis an insult"
1T is my opinion the employees
VIII not accept the recommendation. =
he added.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
British Seize City Of Foqqid
Great Air Base Center
In Eastern Italy Falls
Americans Gain Five Miles i'm Area
Around Salerno; German Losses HEAVY

Allied Headquarters in North
Africa, Sept. % - Cap - A
strong British mobile armorcd
column has raced - miles
through Field Marshal Albert
keSSclring'* dcfcnScS and CAP
tured the great airbaSc city of
Foggla with its twelve satellite
airfieldS.
Official reports disclosed the
vanguard of Gen. Sir B.tL
Montgomery'S troops entered
the city ut > p. m. yesterday.
easily overcoming minor oppo-
Sition.
AT the same time Lt.-Gcn. Mark
w. Clark mCu OF the Fifth Army
lcgis tered gains OF from two Ia five
miles to the north in the SalclnO
area in the face of stubborn German
resistance
The historic city OF Mclri Was
taken. and two other towns en- the
eastern flank OF the lire We're over
run.
North of Sulcrno British troops
! plunged their way forward twu
! miles.
Some idea of the intense fight
ing encountered by the Fifth
Army was given by prisoners of
the German 10th Panzcr Divi-
sion. who said their division had
been virtually put out of action.
with its losses exceeding 50 per
cent.
! (Tuday,S German commumiuuc
! said the 'prcSSurc of the Anglo
/ AmcricarS in southern Italy had
! been considerably increased with
the l;Hding of fresh forces" Ii
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Cotton Shows
Slight Gains

New York. Sept 2&.-(AP)-Co'-
ton futures (old Contracts) opened
unchanged to len cents bale high
~. Noon values were unchanged {,
- cents b"lc higher. October 20 IA,
December 1000 and March COCO.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
Germans Seize Adriatic
Bases AS Foggia Falls;
Balkan Peril Increases

London. Sept -iAP)--With Fogga'S elaborate string
airficlds Allied hands. the Germans struck today
effort shield themselves the grave strategic
of the loss Of that vital
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Little change i'm temperature
this afternoon. tonight and
Wednesday forenoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28

Continued on Page Fivcj
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-28

Tho battle for kicv. the great cen
tral bastion high ON the west banl;
of the Dnicpcr. was developing and
a Berlin broadcas; said that Soviet
troops. striking by night. had cross
cd the river 30 miles To The north
and we're battling the Germans on
the west bank.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07

speech-escaped from Alsace and
found her way here.
Ambitious as these programs are,
they're nothing to what's ahead, in
the very near future. En- route to
Brazzaville is the most powerful
short-wave transmitter ever built in
America-a 50,000-watter which can
thunder anywhere in the world. Ra-
dio Brazzaville will soon be broad
casting around the clock in some
20 Allied languages, plus counter
propaganda in enemy tongues, plus
news in Morse Code to the Free
French sailors.
A brand-new building will replace
the old warehouse that Radio Braz-
zaville has used as emergency quar-
tiers. Not the least of it's equipment
are six pairs of fiber-wheeled roller
skates, so that native messengers
can zip around the 500 yards of outer
passageways in short order.
All this has meant enormous hui
man effort. Veteran colonials who
have lived in Brazzaville for years
predict that the Desjardins' staff
will be dead within a year. This is
steaming, fever-ridden country that
richly deserves it's nickname: THE
White Mans Graveyard.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07

FRIGHT blue is the color key
~ note in this bathroom. Blue is
used for towels and bath mat
stripes and for a painted box cor
nice. The curtains are of coarse
white muslin tufted with old-fash-
Toned candlewicking in bright blue.
1t is difficult to find appropriate
curtains that will stand steam and
moisture so you may want to copy
these in your favorite color.
Cut the curtains the length and
width desired with ample allow
ance for shrinkage and haste the
hens in. Next place the material
fiat on table and mark diagonal
lines on the goods with yardstick
and pencil, spacing the lines four
inches apart to form the plaid pat
tern. Now, thread tufting needle
with four strands of candleWick
yarn, and work along these ruled
lines using the thread double, as
at the upper right. Also, sew the
hem in this manner; then clip the
stitches, as shown at lower right
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-07
Trojan Truck

Fifteen minutes before the first
bombs fell on Pearl Harbor on De-
cember 7, 1941, Jap dairy truck
entered Hickam Field to deliver
milk. After it had reached a point
in front of the barracks, the driver
stopped and pretended to fix his
engine.
AS our pilots rushed out to man
their planes, the sides of the truck
fell off and six Japs hiding in it
with machine guns were able to
kill 80 Americans before they
themselves were shot.