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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
Russians Admit
Loss Of khurkov

MOSCOW, March 16. tUP)-Red
armies crumbled strong defense
belt guarding Staraya Russa, en-
quilted several score towns in con-
verging drives towards Smolensk
and. to the south, hurled back un-
interrupted axis attacks after
yielding KharkoV the SovietS an
nounced today.
Swedish sources said huge Rus
sin reinforcementS were streaming
toward the Kharkov and Donets
frontSD
With the capture Of Kharkov, the
Germans appeared to have shifted
the main weight of their attacks TO
the middle Donets area with the
apparent aim of by-passing and
enveloping the northeastern Sec
ton of the DonetS pasin.
ATTACK SMASHED
The Soviet midday communique
did not mention Kharkov, but re-
ported that q German attempt to
force river barriers" in the Mid
Gle Donets area had been smashed
With the annihilation of 200 enemy
troops.
Marshal Semyon Timoshenkos
troops on the northwestern front
continued their uninterrupted adj
vance toward Staraya Russa, below
Lake linen, with a smashing drive
through a defense belt, across a
water line and into a town on the
opposite bank, the high command
disclosed.
More than 200 German officers
aid men were killed in the night
engagement that led to the cap
ture of the town.
On the central front, one Soviet
column slashing southwark from
the Velikie-Luki railroad has
reached Vaturino, only 81 miles
north of the strong point of Yart-
Sevo and only 60 miles northeast of
SmolenSk, the main German base
before Moscow, front dispatches
said.
FIERCE FIGHTING
ElSeWIleIe III IIle MlQQle DOllsJS
area. the communique said the
Russians in fierce fighting destroy
ed 80 German tanks, Is guns and
30 trucks loaded with infantry. Two
heavy German tanks and a self
propelling gun were blown up by
Soviet mines.
(The Nazi Paris radio said Ger
man forces had reached Chuguev,
% miles southeast Of Kharkov on
the west bank of the Donets. An
other German column was said to
he advancing toward Volchansk, 81
miles northeast of Kharkov. Both
towns were captured by the Rus
slams Feb. 10D
The Germans threw large in
fantry forces and l3 tanks into an
attempt to capture favorable posi-
tons in the middle Donets arae
yesterday, but they were dispersed
by SoViets artillery that destroy
ed II tanks, the Monday midnight
communique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
Allies Getting Set
For Tunisia Push

ALLIED II EADO ERS,
North Africa, March 16. - up
Allied pilots from the western des-
ert air force have ranged beyond
the Mareth line in a slashing at
tack ON enemy motor transport
north of Toujane, and there were
signs that the British Eighth Army
soon will be on the march again
in pursuit of Marshal Erwin Ro-
mel's Afrika Korps.
An Allied headquarters communi-
que reported a slight advance in
the Sedjenane area of the north
ern sector with the Allied encount-
ering no resistance
Allied artillery pumped shells on
the road between Metlaui and
Gafsa ON the soUth-central front.
CRadio France, in a broadcast
recorded by the FEC, said French
forces were moving on GafSa, Axis
base in the south-central sector)
Two Allied aircraft are missing
from all operations, which includ-
ed an attack on an enemy convoy
between TuniSia and Sicily. Direct
hits were seen on one vessel
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

When the American expedition
ary forces moved into North At
rica, it was at first thought that
it would be necessary to ship i'll
large quantities of food for the ma
tive population, which had presum-
ably been bled white and starved
blue by Nazi and Vichy domina-
ton and demand for all available
war supplies.
Much to the surprise of American
representatives of the State De-
partment, Board of Economic War
fare, US. Commercial Co., and
Lend-LeaSe administration, when
they began to explore and get a
better line on the resources of the
North African colonies, it was found
that the farmers Of the region had
considerable quantities of wheat
hidden away on their farms. The
African farmers had held back this
wheat from the Nazi purchasing
agents because there was nothing
in the native stores for the farmers
TO buy.
To remedy this situation some
bright boys, who will probably
forever remain unidentified.
thought up an idea. Instead of
shipping in shipload after ship
load of wheat for the native
bakers, it was proposed to ship in
a relatively small quantity of
merchandise to stock the native
stores.
Farmers would then bring their
wheat into town, sell it for cash
and use the cash to buy the goods
on the shopkeepers' shelves, pro-
viding merchants with cash to buy
more goods to sell to farmers who
would bring in more wheat, and
SO on. In other words, normal
trade would begin to function
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16

THE Germans attempted to dig
H." the communique said, but
were forced to retreat, leaving
about 300 dead"
The midnight communique re-
ported the capture of 40 other
towns and hamlets in the general
area northeast of SmolenSk.
The Soviet advance on Yartsevo
and Smolensk from the east over
ran dozen more towns today,
the midday communique said. In
fierce fighting for one large town,
300 Germans were killed and four
tankS, five guns and ammunition
dump captured.
On the Sea of Azov, Soviet trench
mortar batteries before Taganrog
destroyed six Axis earth and
timber forts and blew up two am
mEnition dumps, the midday COM
munique said, while Russian patrols
N another sector penetrated the
enemy's rear and blew up railroad
tracks at several points.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
0pen Warfare In q
France Imminent

LONDON, Sarcn lG.-(UP)-ResS
Inducements of German IS elite
troops were reported today to have
taken up positions with Vichy mo-
bile police in the French Alps and
Iopen warefare against resisting pa
triot armies appeared imminent, if
not under way.
Dispatches from the Franco
Swiss frontier said gunfire was
heard from the direction of France
last night. but it was possible the
guns may have been anti-aircraft
batteries firing on British planes
such as are reported to have been
dropping arms, munitions and even
British army officers, by parachute
during the past week.
A VichyNa2i ultimatum calling
Upon the patriots, to surrender by
7 pm. yesterday, expired with the
Frenchmen entrenched in the
heights of the Haute-Savoie border
didstrict of Eastern France. n
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
WHAT WE NEED
IS INCENTIVE

If ever man put his finger right on
the button, it was Rickenbacker when he
said the other day:
IF all industry could be set up on the
incentive basis, we now would have twice
as many men as we need to do the JOB"
No truer words were ever spoken.
Rickenbacker reveals the key itself,
the key which has not been turned either
in war production or in the ten years
OF this administration.
Just as the administrative theories
failed miserably during peace years, they
have stumbled and halted during war
years.
The fault is lack of, or strong gagging
of incentives.
Incentives built this country into the
greatest on earth. Lack of incentives
threaten it after the war, just as a SINH
Lar lack threatens it TODAY
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
THAT MAN
RlCKENBACKER

Everytime that man Rickenbacker
opens his mouth, he drops pearls of fact
and wisdom.
And he is opening his mouth often and
TO good account these days.
This man who has seen what is going
on-seen it from inside and outside
knows whereof he speaks. His tried and
tested ability, experience and judgment
should carry more weight with us than
a hundred nincompoop theorists who
don't know what the war is all about.
Rickenbacker was inside the inner cir
Gle of Washington activities. He was
aeronautical advisor to the government
Maybe he still is, we don't know. But we
do know that he has become highly criti-
cal of many things, including the admin
istrationS handling of the economic war
program.
His pointed fault-finding and criti-
cisms are all the more startling because
of his inside knowledge and experience.
One would expect that, being part of the
program as it were, he would be inclined
to work quietly for improvement within
the administrative ranks.
That he does not do this indicates that
he has given up hope in those quarters.
Like Jeffers and others, he is courageous
ly appealing his case to the highest tribu
nal of all . d. the great American public.
That public should listen to his case
carefully If we don't who will?
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
PERMANENT RELIEF
OBJECTIVE

This one simple little lesson is
spelled out here in detail because
it is a perfect example Of the ba-
sic problem which faces OFRRO,
the alphabet abbreviation for the
Office Of Foreign Relief and Re-
Mobilization Operations set up in
the State Department under the
direction of eX-Gov. Herbert H.
Lehman Of New York.
The general assumption has
been that the "relief" end of the
misunderstanding starving Eu-
rope after the war is over
would be the principal business
which OFRRO would do. That is
important and il comes first, but
since Governor Lehman has
been active in organizing his
staff, studying the problem ahead
of him and making start i'm
field operations, one fact becomes
clearer every day.
The rehabilitation END of post
war relief is destined TO become
more important and in the long
run may be more humanitarian
than the mere giving away of food
to the hungry in the name of I'm
Gle Sam and sweet charity.
Perhaps no one will begrudge
one nickel spent on food for Eu-
ropes undernourished millions. But
rehabilitation, going far beyond
temporary relief, is something else
again. When you pick a bum out
OF the gutter and fill his belly with
hot soup, give him a bath and
shave and buy him a new suit of
clothes, YOU can't expect him to be
a new man the instant you turn
him loose. He must be given a job
as well, and that is rehabilitation.
You rehabilitate the bum so that
you don't have TO keep on buying
him meal tickets.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16

Our inflexible insistence on uncondi-
tional surrender does not mean we shall
stain our victorious arms by wrong and
cruel treatment of the whole population.
But no Vestige of Nazi or Fascist power,
no vestlge Of the japanese war-plotting
machine will be left by us when the work
is done, as done it certainly will be.-Win-
StOn Churchill
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
Dutch Pilots Hit
Three Transports
In Bombing Attack

q + N. MacARTHUR'S II f A d :
QUARTERS, Australia March 10
up - Beaufighters and Dutch
manned BPS Mitchell bombers,
catching three Japanese transports
off Dobo, in the Aroe islands,
blasted two with direct hits, scored
near-misses around the third, and
killed many enemy troops with ma
ehine-gun fire Gen. MacArthur's
communique announced today
The attackers barely cleared the
ships masts as they swept in to
release their bombs When the me-
dium-si2ed vessels were blazing,
the planes strafed the troop jam
med decks. The doomed Japanese
pushed and showed in frantic eff
forts to escape
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
ONE PLANE LOST

One Allied plane was lost.
The communique announced also
that 40 enemy planes, 25 bombers
and "a fighters, attacked Port Dar-
win, in Australia, in one of the
heaviest enemy raids in months.
Spitfires drove them off with only
slight damage and casualties. Six
zeros were destroyed and one bomb
er was seriously hit. Six other
zeros and another bomber were
listed as probably destroyed. In
addition, three japanese fighters
and two enemy bombers may have
been unable to return to base.
Forr Spitfires were lost, but two
pilots were saved.
The convoy attacked off We
wax for the past two days has not
been sighted again in the area"
an army spokesman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

Our optimism will be justified only by
cur ability and willingness to accept the
burdens and deprivations which will be
required of all of us to carry through
our war plans for 1943.-Economic Direc-
tor James F. Byrnes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
HOW MUCH AND
HOW FAR?

The big question ahead for
OFRRO is how much money Con-
greSs will be willing to appro-
pirate for foreign rehabilitation.
just now, Governor Lehman's op-
erations are financed by other peo-
pies money-the Presidents emer-
gency funds and Lend-Lease ap-
propriations. Department of Agri-
cultures Marketing Administration
and similar agencies do the buying
On OFRRO orders. Eventually,
OFRRO will do its own distributing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16

We must disarm Japan on the sea after
the war. To keep her disarmed for
long time afterwards we must have the
bases from which to operate. We must
have sufficient bases to prevent future
aggression in that quarter of the world
Navy Secretary Frank Knox.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
Editorials and Comment

EDITOR'S NOTE: The FOLLOWING edit.
oriois are presented as interesting opia.
ions coiced by editors eiseUhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion ~
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
HOW IGNORANT ARE WE?

Another of Rickenbacker's mouthfuls
voiced the other day was:
There are too many cold hard facts
being kept from the American people
under the smoke screen of military Sc
crets'"
This newspaper has limited as much
and said as much. But back of any such
statement from us is only lot of minor
causes of suspicion. Back of Ricken-
backer, however, there must be plenty of
fact and knowledge and experience.
No Conscientious newspaper likes CEN
sorship. We fear such, knowing from
experience what restriction of facts can
lead to.
Today, this expert, speaking from the
inside" tells US that we should be in
formed of the things that are backstage,
that are hidden by the military secrets"
rule.
What are these things that we and he
are forced to hide?
The American people will be very
eager indeed to throw off censorship at
the very earliest possible moment, lest
it become cancerous and malignant.
That time cannot come too soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16

If the world is to be rebuilt as well as
regenerated, it will need all the creative
energy and daring of youth.-President
Everett Case of Colgate u.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16

I'm still in there pitching.-First words
of 19-year-old submarine crewman on
regaining consciousness after appended
tony performed below surface by phar-
macist'S mate
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-16
We must obey the clock

To save manpower, and help the
War effort the government has
asked us not to sell gasoline more
than 72 hours per week nor more
than IL hours on any one day. You'll
find the open hours posted at every
station and we have tried to make
them suit the majority of our custo-
mers. (At some points, customers ar
gasoline early in the morning and late
the pumps in the middle of the day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
MCCLURE NEWS

Edd Turbyfill will leave for
the army Wednesday.
Clyde Rose, who has been EN-
ployed at Riverdale, Md, is
spending a few days at home be-
fore leaving for the army.
Harding Patton is home on
furlough this week.
Miss Jewel Hughes visited at
the home of Miss Wilma Nice
wonder Sunday.
Miss Blanche Lamb is now
employed in Columbus, Ohio.
Troy Starnes has recently left
for Manassas, Va.
Allen Rose has also gone to
Manassas to take training.
Maxine Fields left for train
ing last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Rose Wis
tied at the home of Mrs. Roses
parents Sunday.
Garcie Rose has returned to
the army after visit with home
folks here.
Mrs. Esther Fleming left Fri
day to visit her husband in Man
chester, Tenn.
The small baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gallie Green has been sick,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
NORLAND BRIEFS

Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Null
llins, Mrs. S. j. McFall and 9TH
ers made a trip to Virgie, KY,
Sunday to see DR.. Boston, the
dentist.
Pvt. Aaron Phipps has return
ed to camp after spending a few
days with homefolks.
Lester Mullins visited his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Null
Inns, Saturday night.
Erwin Fleming has returned
nome after a weeks stay with
a brother in Kingsport.
Mrs. Lester Mullins visited a
doctor at Dante Tuesday. She is
doing no good at this writing
Several men from Pine Creek
and the river section. who have
been employed at Clnchco, have
made a change and are now
working at Kona.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
FARMERS FAIL IN
FARM SCRAP CAMPAIGN

The Rural Press Farm Scrap
Campaign is now in its last few
days and although the rural
press in Virginia has more than
done its part, the farmers Of the
state have not. Reports on h c
amount of scrap being turned in
are very discouraging, according
20 headquarters, which urges that
if a particular drive has not been
started in your county it should
be starred now. The State quota
is 1880 tons, every ounce of it
vitality needed for war produc-
ton. The campaign committee
wants to remind farmers of two
facts: No machine is worth saw
ing in its entirety for parts, and
unless a machine is worth repair
ing, painting and using NOW it
should be sent to the war as
scrap.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
VICTORY IN NORTH
AFRICA COSTS U. S.
1858 CASUALTIES

The cost of victory to the Am
erican army in the entire North
African campaign, from the first
landing operations which began
on November 8, to the collapse
of Axis resistance on May is,
the War Department disclosed to
day, the army suffered only
1858 casualties-2,134 killed,
9,437 wounded and 6,937 missing,
including prisoners taken by the
Axis.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
LONZA NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Davis
and sister, Hester, are home.
from Detroit visiting their moth
er, Mrs, j. w. Davis, who is on
the sick list.
Mrs. A. j. Mullins and Mrs.
Ernest Mullins visited Mrs. Arch
Rose Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Davis
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hill
visited at the home of Arch Rose
Sunday.
Visitors at the home of Estus>
Musick over the weekend were:
Jimmy Musick and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Eivens Music, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Hill, Mrs. S P Coch-
ran and Mrs. Elijah Sluss and
grandson.
Bert Cochran and family visit
ed Mr.. Cochran's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S P Cochran, last
week.
Kenneth Mullins spent Satur-
day night with Munville 'Coch-
ran.
Clyde Amos is on the sick list,
but is improving.
Anita Gibson spent a few days
last week with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Cochran.
Deloris Gibson is working at
Kingsport.
Rex Lowe is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Rose at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. w. Davis Wis
tied S P Cochran and family
Friday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27

Sunday night with Pauline, June :
and Kathleen Ratliff. >,
Mrs. Betty Ratliff and. daughr:
ter, June, visited John Ratliffr
and family Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Owens Wis.
tied his parents over the week.
end.
Mrs. Elvina Colley is visiting.
her daughter, Mrs. B. Fl. Ed
wards.
Fay, Naomi and Eileen Mullins
attended a show at HaysT Friday,
John Ratlilff and Elmer Owens
visited Lonza Ratlliff Su11ray
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
HOSPITAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Faris NeWberry
announce the arrival on May 0
CT a baby girl, named Delor4s
Anne
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wampler
are the proud parents of new
boy, named Ronald Lee, born
May %.
Robert Carol Stanley is i'm
proving rapidly.
Mrs. Joe Stanley was discharg-
ed from the hospital Thursday.
Lillian May Hughes, who has
been suffering from a broken arm
returned to her home Friday.
Mrs. Hcrless Salyers of Coe-
burn was admitted to the hospit-
al for treatment (when).
Emory Kennedy, suffering
with a broken leg, has returned
to his home.
James Robertson of Pound was
admitted to the hospital recently.
Kemper Mullins returned to
his home Saturday.
Mrs. Warren Robinson of the
Pound section was discharged
from the hospital Monday.
jim Boyd of Mcclure is in the
hospital suffering with an injur-
ed knee.
Samuel Plaster Of Steinman
was discharged from the hospital
(recently).
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
but is improving.
Lura Smith spent
night with her sister.
TIvIs NEWS
Saturday

Miss June Ratliff, who is en-
ployed in Johnson City, visited
homefolks through the weekend.
A large crowd attended SER
vices at the Willis Cemetery on
Sunday.
Troy Rat1iff recently sold his
farm to Fred Stiltner.
Faye and Naomi Mullins spent
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-27
Aid to Enemy

"Any American who wilfully
neglects to pay his taxes on
time or to invest every cent he
can in War Bonds is surely CIV
ing aid and comfort to the
enemy We have a job to
do and we are all called for
service to our country. Our
dollars are called to service
too. Let us all ask ourselves,
Shall we be more tender with
our dollars than with the lives
of our sOnS?''' -- Secretary
Morgenthau.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-12
Roberta Johnson Is
Dead

Mrs. Roberta Johnson, 760 Rondo
Ave., died Friday, January 20, at
Ancker Hospital, following an ILL
ness of about a year and one-half.
Born in Huntsville, Texas, March
81, 1881, she had been a resident
of this city for about fifteen years.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, February 8, at 2 p. m. with
Reverends C. B. Wheeler and Boyd
Patrick officiating. Vocal selections
were rendered by Mrs. Boyd Pat
rick and Mrs. Lottie Gresham. In
terment was in Forest cemetery.
Survivors include three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Ada Jackson and Mrs.
Pleasetta Cotton Of st. Paul, and
Mrs. Marie Shaw of San Diego,
California; two sons, Edward
Lewis of st. Paul and L. c. Lewis
of Detroit, Michigan; two brothers,
Edward Grant Of Dallas, Texas,
and Andrew Grant of Fl. Worth,
Texas; sister, Mrs. Ollie Jones of
Huntsville, Texas; three grand
children, John Cotton, Zelma Cotton
Powers and Ebert Cotton, and one
great grandson, Donald Powers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-12
Wilver Lee
Resigns Police
Force for u. S

Wilver A. Lee, Minneapolis po-
liceman, left the force February
to enter the United States Army
Signal Corps Reserve and is now in
the Signal Corps Radio School,
Minneapolis, for six months train
ing.
Mr.. Lee was one of the first
group of Negro guards at the Twin
City Ordnance War Plant at New
Brighton, Mimi, and later resigned
to accept a position on the Mime
apolis police force. He was given
a leave of absence to enter the
Army and expects to again become
member of the Police Depart
ment after the war. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Lee, 4530
Hiawatha.