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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-07-29
BY VIRGINIA VALE

Released by Western Newspaper Union.
NORMAN POWELL, son
\ y Of Dick Powell and Joan
Blondell, is the proudest little
boy in Hollywood. He's wear
ing sergeant's stripes and a
decoration. Dick was telling
about it on the set of Riding
High" in which he's working
with Dorothy Lamour and
Victor Moore. Seems Ser
geant Elmer Taylor, sta
toned at Honolulu, who's
been fan of Norman's parents for
years, sent the youngster small
set Of stripes and a replica of the
Purple Heart which the sergeant
won.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-07-29
CRACKED BOILERS


IT is not uncommon for home
i owner to be startled by the crack
ing Of boiler during the idle sea-
son. With the boiler out Of COM
mission, there seems no reason or
excuse for such q calamity. Yet
there is very good reason for 1t.
although the origin may date back
to the time when the boiler was In
stalled. A boiler is made up of Sec
tons, which during installation are
held together by what are called
tie-rods; that is, rods passing
through to draw the sections tightly
together by the setting up Of nuts
at the ends. The tightening Of these
tie-rods is necessary during install
lation, but when once the sections
are brought together, the tie-rod is
no longer needed. The nuts at the
ends can then be loosened, or, as
a matter Of fact, the rods can be
withdrawn entirely. II the nuts
are left tight, rust viii form I'M
der them, and in time may pro-
duce so much pressure that the
sections will give way under 1t. I'm
fortunately, there is no way in which
the home owner can check up on
this condition. He can only hope
that the boiler was installed by
someone who understood the situa-
ton and guarded against it by the
loosening of the tie-bolt nuts.
ShelIac for Floors
Question: Shellac is recommend
ed for hardwood floors, with scatter
rugs. But from my experience with
shellac, conclude that good spar
varnish would be better. What do
you think?
Answer: When correctly applied,
shellac is an excellent finish, and
will Withstand heavy wear. How
ever, it should be applied only to
bare wood. II there is any old fin
ish left on your floors, it should all
be taken off with a heavy floor ma
chine. The shellac used should not
be more than six months old, and
Of top quality; the dealer can as
sure you on both these points. Shell
lac should not be used as it comes,
but be thinned with two to three
parts Of good denatured alcohol to
every two parts Of shellac. Under
these conditions you can get excel
lent service.
Sc0rched Rug
Question: In taking kerosene
stain from an old Persian rug it
was covered with brown paper and
ironed. But the iron was too hot
and the rug was scorched. What
will remove the mark?
Answer: The scorch mark is &C.
tual damage to the tips of the fibers
of the rug. One way to take out
the mark is to rub gently with me-
dunn to coarse emery cloth.
Outdoor Grill
Question: We want to build an out
door fireplace for cooking. Where
can we get plans?
Answer: There have been num-
Der of articles on grill design in
the magazines Popular Science and
Popular Mechanics. You can look
them up at public library.
Coating Wallpaper
Question: Is there some kind OF
clear shellac could use to protect
my kitchen wallpaper, especially
above the stove?
Answer: You can use good quail
ity white shellac; or water clear
varnish to be had from a dealer in
wallpaper.
Do srtSow Eihor Ruw
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-07-29

Joan Crawford has had such an
interesting career, carved out by her
own ambition and energy as well as
her talent, that we can look for her
to take another big step forward
now that she has changed studios.
Somebody said that Bette Davis
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-07-29
Painting Fiber Rug

If the rug is used indoors you can
use dye to be had at drug store.
For outdoor use, get house paint
thinned with one-quarter as much
turpentine Rub it into the fiber
instead Of merely coating the sur
face.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-07-29
Coating Wallpaper

Question: Is there some kind OF
clear shellac I could use to protect
my kitchen wallpaper, especially
above the stove?
Answer: You can use good quail
ity white shellac; or water clear
varnish to be had from a dealer in
wallpaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15

OTTAWA: Meat rationing for
Canada, effective early in May on
the basis of two pounds a person
a week, was announced by Finance
Minister James Ilsley. Meatless
days will be observed in restaurants,
hotels and other public eating places
after plans being prepared by the
dominion price board are completed.
The ration represents reduction of
about one-half pound a week.
BERNIE: AS threats of an Allied
invasion increased, the Italian gov
eminent published the text Of new
law which would place the entire
country under military rule and send
all men and women of II years or
older into military detachments in
the event of invasion. Completing
a tour Of Sicily, Aldo Vidussoni, Sec
rotary Of the Fascist party, declared
that every town and city is a fort"
Rome radio reports indicated the
Italians expect an attack as soon as
the fight for Tunisia Is over. Reports
persisted that the Italian feet was
now in German hands.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
RUSSIA:
Mud Unlimited

Yards rather than miles were the
measure of Russian gains on the
Smolensk sector as the thaw-sod-
dened central front was further
mlred by heavy spring rains.
Further to the south, however, the
Red forces menaced the steadily
shrinking German bridgehead in the
Northwest Caucasus by the capture
OF Anastasevskaya, 38 miles north
west Of Novorossisk on the last high
way link between Nazi forces north
and south of the Kuban river.
Elsewhere, fresh German tank as
saults against the Soviet line on the
Donets river east of Kharkov were
rolled back by the stout Red defend
ers. In the north the Germans tacit-
ly reported retreat near Staraya
Russo, between Moscow and Lenin-
grad, by admitting a withdrawal
to prepared positions
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
TIRES:
Synthetics O. K.

Two events pointed to the conclu-
sion that the nations synthetic rub
Der producing program was pro-
ceeding successfully.
One was the appearance of Rub
Der Director William M. Jeffers be-
fore a senate committee with a
heavy duty synthetic truck tire and
his statement that the artificial
elastic had been perfected "to the
point where it will very nearly meet
all requirements without mixing with
natural rubber
The other was the action of the
rubber division and the department
OF agriculture in reducing the i'm
mediate planting of guayule, a rub.
Der producing shrub from $4,000
acres to between $4,000 and 10000
acres.
Jeffers warned, however, that the
rubber situation was still critical.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
FOOD SUBSIDY:
Urged to Hid Poor

Suggesting that the government
pay persons in low income groups
special allowances to enable them
to buy sufficient food, Roy F. Hen
erickson, head of the Food Distribu-
ton administration, declared he be-
ieved that otherwise these people
would find it tough to get food"
Emphasizing that his statements
were his own personal views, Hen
erickson declared that the plan he
advocates would aid the farmer.
Declaring the problem had to be
treated from both ends" he said
that the farmer had become dis
couraged because food costs have
gone SO high while prices paid him
have not risen in proportion.
''We have got to see that the farm
er is able to market his stuff" Hen
erickson declared. Any volume of
income to the purchasing class is
bound to help the farmer"
In addition to the low income
groups, he suggested payments for
the aged, the blind and otherwise
handicapped.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
SOUTH PACIFIC:
Bombs Break Lulu

American bombs exploding on
Kiska in the Aleutian Islands, Villa
in the central Solomons, Kahili in
the Shortlands and in japanese hold
ings north of Australia broke the lull
in the Pacific war theater.
While the foregoing raids had
nuisance and punitive value, General
MacArthur's fliers in New Guinea
conferred their attacks on enemy sup
ply and communication lines be-
tween Wewak and Madang and
strafed the entire Salamaua area.
A communique from Allied head
quarters said that low-altitude raids
in the Salamaua area with bombs,
cannon and machine gun fire had
subjected this front to the most in
tensive damage this Jap base had
yet received.
Allied airmen continued their raids
on the airdromes at Lac and at
Tinnika in Dutch New Guinea.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15

WASHINGTON: Two new rear ad-
mirals were added to the navy's ros-
ter when President Roosevelt NOM
mated Capt Joseph r. Redman of
Reno, New, and Capt. Francis
Stuart Low Of Washington, D. c., to
these posts. Now with a command
at sea, Redman was formerly di-
rector of communications at the
navy department on the staff of Adm.
Ernest J. King.
INGLESIDE, CALF: New death
dealing qualities have been installed
into the Mustang fighter plane, Of
ficials Of North American Aviation
disclosed here. The new plane.
known as the ABS, has flying speed
Of more than 400 miles an hour. can
dive on an enemy at terrific rate.
blast installations of enemy troops
with bombs and then soar 80, 900 feet
into the sky. Armor plate protects
the pilot who has two SO caliber guns
firing through the propeller and four
so caliber guns in the wings. There
is bomb rack in each wing to add
offensive power.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
INVASION:
africa Mop-up First

Looking upon the war, Elmer Da-
Wis, director of the Owl, found it
going pretty well, except for one
sector-the Atlantic.
Sinkings of Allied cargo vessels by
Axis submarines have been worse
than in recent months, he declared,
but not nearly SO heavy as ship
losses year ago. Peering across
the Atlantic, Davis predicted that
Marshal Ronmels Afrika Korps
would be defeated in North Africa
in time to permit an Allied invasion
Of Europe this year.
Concerning Rommel, he said: 'He
may be able to make a last-ditch
stand at Bizerte, but he has less
chance of getting much Of his stuff
out Of Tunisia than the British had
at Dunkirk."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15

Is the need, Selective Service Of
ficials revealed, that the canvass
OF the war plants might result in
calling for military service thou
sands of men now classified IA and
2B-men actually producing tools of
war or working in direct support of
the war effort.
State directors of Selective Serv-
ice, comforting in Washington with
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, draft
director, surveyed the overall op-
erations covering inductions for the
future.
Not only would practices govern
ing the drafting of fathers be clearly
defined, but under consideration
were measures in connection with
compulsory labor draft, Investigate
ing Of labor boarding by war indus
tries and the return to agricultural
work Of farm workers who have en-
tered industry.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
SPENDING:
Lays Behind Budget

Although war expenditures now
exceed six billion dollars a month,
the government is tagging behind
war budget spending schedules, an
analysis Of treasury figures dis
closed.
In surveying the picture, financial
experts recalled that President
Roosevelt in his budget message of
last January estimated that in the
1943 fiscal year ending June 80, war
expenditures would be IA billion dol
lars, that treasury revenue would
be % billion, 976 million dollars,
leaving net deficit Of 81 billion,
461 million.
Expenditures in the first nine
months of the fiscal year totaled
slightly more than so billion dollars.
Although monthly OUTLAWS were soon
expected to reach eight billion dol
lars, spending, revenue and deficit
would fall substantially below the
Presidents estimate. A bare chance
remained that a final squirt in the
next three months could achieve the
wartime goals.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15

purposes. The WPB chiefs 1913 es-
innate compares with 48 billion in
1912, the first year after Pearl Har-
Dor, II billion in 1941 and four billion
in 1910, the year Germany smashed
her way across Europe.
The figures will get even bigger,
MIR. Nelson said, adding 'as they
grow the armies and cities of the
Axis will feel an ever-fercer flame,
more terrifying blast from the
guns and bombs of America"
Eventual victory, he declared, al
ready is being foreshadowed in the
"cold hard figures of production
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
CIVILIAN GOODS:
No Further Cuts?

Taking stock of Americas indus
trial power, Donald M. Nelson,
chairman of the War Production
board, declared that To-day we are
turning out more goods for war than
we ever produced for our peacetime
needs, yet we have enough power
left over to keep civilian standards
of living at high level"
Mr.. Nelson predicted in an address
in Chicago that the United States
this year will turn out more than 80
billion dollars worth Of goods for war
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15

Of maintaining international order,
thus allowing extensive land and
sea armament while the world
moves peacefully into an era of
freedom-of-the-a air.
Emphasizing the essential impor-
lance Of aviation in the postwar
world, Mr.. Hoover said: ut is prob
able that enemy countries would, as
part Of disarmament, at least be
deprived Of the right to manufac-
ture airplanes until the world was
satisfied that their faces are
firmly directed toward peace"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
INVESTIGATION:
Of u. Shield Foods

Into a maze Of charges and
countercharges that the government
itself had become No. ! food hoard
er, the senate's Truman Investigate
ing committee plunged in an effort
to obtain the facts.
Chairman Harry S. Truman an
nounced that two-way investiga-
ton was in progress. One phase
Is to inquire into the amount of food
held by government agencies. The
other was to investigate the needs
Of the armed forces. Information
from both government and private
sources had been obtained, he said.
Previously, members of the food
trade and others had charged that
the armed services are boarding
processed foods and thus forcing less
than necessary civilian allowances
under rationing.
Supplies Of food for the armed
forces must be sufficiently great to
assure that there will be plenty Of
food for our soldiers and Sailors"
Truman said. However, care must
be taken to assure that the govern
ment does not itself become
hoarder."
The department of agriculture
likewise disclosed that an additional
IL million cans Of canned fruits
vegetables and juices were being
transferred from the army. These
supplies, officials disclosed, would be
released later on to meet emergen-
cies. Some Of these stocks are to
be released to civilian channels and
some may be required by other gov
eminent agencies.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
NORTH AFRICA:
Axis Hold Shrinks

OF key Importance in heralding
the possibility Of an earlier-than-ex-
pected finish Of the Tunisian cam
paign were reports that the harbor
and shipping facilities of Gabes had
been left unchanged by the Axis
forces in their hasty retreat from
Gen. Montgomery's onslaughts.
With Gabes functioning as an AL
lied supply port, the long overland
haul of war materials from Tripoli
or Bengazi far down the African
coast in Libya could be avoided.
Moreover, Allied sea and air power
concentrated in Gabes could further
harass the Axis forces.
The all-over battle for North AZ
RIGA was not yet won, but steadily
British armies from the north and
south and American armies from
the center were Tightening the
squeeze on the remaining Axis
troops in Tunisia.
AS Marshal RommePs forces had
made their last desperate effort to
beat their way northward for juno
ton with Col. Gen. Won Arnin's
troops in the Bizerte area, reports
indicated that the Axis had flown
fresh troops into Tunisia. To re-
ieve the pressure on Rommel, Won
Arnim's forces had staged a brief
counter offensive against British
forces near Bizerte. Control of the
air over North Africa had appeared
to be turning overwhelmingly in the
Allies favor, as raids shook the Axis
lines and turned RommePs retreat
into a nightmare.
Meanwhile in answer to reports
that Germany had commandeered
the Italian fleet and all available
French merchantmen preparatory to
an attempt to evacuate Italo-Ger-
man armies from Tunisia in an Axis
"Dunkirk," the Allies staged an
unprecedented raid by 100 Flying
Fortresses that smashed the impor-
tant Axis supply base at Cagliari,
Sardinia, damaging 26 merchant
ships and putting II enemy planes
out of commission. Simultaneous
ly, waves Of American Billy Mitch
ell bombers struck at an Axis con-
voy in the Sicilian narrows, sinking
at least three large ships and leav-
ing others burning and settling.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
POSTWAR PLANS:
Poland Speaks Up

With postwar peace plans gaining
increased attention in Allied chan
ce1lories, the Polish government-in-
exile served notice that Poles would
resist ito the last man" any claims
from any quarter aimed at the
Sovereignty and integrity of Po-
land"
Spokesman for the Poles was
Prime Minister Wladyslaw Sikorski,
now a resident of London. Target
of the statesman's remarks was
Russia, since the Soviet government
recently announced it's intention of
retaining the Polish Ukraine and the
area bordering on White Russia
which was taken from Poland I'M
der the German-Russian partition of
Poland in 1889.
But even as he stoutly proclaimed
his doctrines of independence, Sikor-
ski recommended that an Allied air
force should go to the Russian front
after the fighting in Tunisia is con-
cluded as an expression Of United
Nations solidarity. He predicted
third German offensive by the Ger
man armies against Russia.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
AIR POLICE':
To Insure Peace

Air power as police force pre-
serving world peace after the war
was envisioned by former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover, who proposed
that the United Nations strip the
Axis powers of their airplane fac
tories as means of stopping ambi-
tious militarists.
The former President declared
that planes alone" could do the job
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15
DRAFT:
Reaches Var Plants

AS the need for military manpow-
er increased nationwide search of
war factories for men of draft age
who could be replaced by women or
older men was undertaken. So great
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-04-15

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of Western Newspaper Union
news analysts, and not necessarily of
this newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-28
LIONS TO MEET OLD FOE WITH BEARS
NAGURSK BACK IN GAME AS TACKLE

One Of the sidelghts of war
time professional football season
which has started spectsculsrly is
the return of 35-yesr-old Bronko
NagurSki 10 the lineup Of the Chi
cago Bears. who come TO Detroit
next Sunday 10 battle the surpris-
ing Lions
NagurSki. rated by many eX-
perts As the greatest plunging full
back of all time. rs playing
tackle position with the current
edition OF the usually powerful
Bears NagurSk played steadily
for almost a third Of the game IN
which the Bears tied the Packers
In Green Bay Sunday and from all
reports gave a good account OF
himself
A brilliant hack in the sos Ma
gurSk later became professional
heavyweight wrestling champion
after which he retired 20 his farm
A. international Falls. MINI on
the Canadian border
While NagurSki, In hi, new role.
Will not be p threat on the ~
Tense the nix MInneSoten may
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-28
lime. Tigers Change

Well. times have changed-So
have the Tlgers-in those few
weeks. And. al this writing It
wouldn't look quite right 10 be
giving an old pal a Christmas
gift which he probably figures
he haSnt earned.
An. he, 10 quit hemming
and having we just sent in our
vote for the most valuable
player award-snd we voted for
Chandler, call US what you will.
a weakling. a Sabateur Of home
enterprises or just plain nuts.
They say confession is good
for the soul-we are feeling
better already.
But, speaking Of Chandler
the former University OF Georgia
football player has had quite a
year on the mound. quite a
year, friends and neighbors,
what with 20 victories and an
earned run record OF It's. first
Yankee finger ever TO finish the
season with that low mark.
Chandler. who hasn't won in
world series in two eutumns,
will likely be the starting
chuck er for the American
Leaguers when they stack up
against the Cardinals al the
Stadium in New York next
Tuesdsy-and a likely winner.
Mort Cooper Will probably be
on the hill for the National
LeaguerS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-28
He's No. / Choice

The clipping reveals the mag
azines ratings for the year
1912 and says:
Although Sammy Angott has
retired and there IL no cham
pion At the head Of the division.
he receives full credit for his
work during the wear. and i'm
our ranking remains the No.
choice. The only defeat he
suffered IN Ave fights against
the cream NJ the worlds light
weights and the outstanding
welterweights, RAY Robinson,
WAS from the Sugar Baby. Saw
what you might against the
fighting qualities Of sammy.
whether YOU like him or not. he
came through and that's all that
counts In boxing. That's what
the psy-on IL made on.
"Angott defeated Montgomery
in ~ rounds In March. At
time when the night fans were
calling Bob the uncrowned king
OF the division. Then sammy
took into camp New Jerseys
best lightweight In a title bout.
allie StOlL. Another I2-rouDd
victory over Montgomery was
followed by his only defeat,
sitter which he whipped Aldo
SpOldi In 70.
BEING the champion, and
having a clean slate against the
hoNs In his own division, he
stands tops for this year,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-28
VictoYGiives
Coach New
Grid Problems
By EDGAR HAYES

Ann ARBOR. Sept. IS Pity
the poor football coach There rs
never peace in his heart and MIND
during the entire fall season
Coach Fritz CnSler was sitting IN
hlS dressing room IN the NoSt field
house before Yesterdays drill
pouring out the troubles of win
ming coach.
What can say 10 those
Kids out there this afternoon:
They didn't play good football,
not from cORCh's viewpoint.
Bu' the score Of 81 10 g doesn't
leave YOU much grounds for
complaint. II YOU tell them
their hall handling was ragged
they point To the eight touch
downs It's pretty hard TO give
them a lecture that will inn
press them.
BAD FOR TEAMS
"A game like Saturdays IL
bad for both teams. Western
Michigan has a fine ball club In
Its own class One thing you
have 10 say for them. they
huns on until the last minute.
We did everything possible To
keep down the score. Never
before have We used 81 men In
game.
AT the start ~ the second
half sent the hrst string back
field into the game with In
StructiOnS 10 use certain mate
rial we needed 10 polish mp. A
couDle OF plays and Bill Daley
crashed through for long
touchdown, 40 we have To take
them out again. You can't
hope to polish up your play
against Northwestern this Sat-
urday."
You'd wonder why any sane
man took up the lob Of coaching
when 81 10 S victories hring out
so many difficulties.
LONG DRILL
The Michigan club went
through long drill yesterday as
the coaches worked 10 improve
the oall handling in the backfield.
Five fumbleS were too many, all
agreed.
The most disappointed young
man on the team is Bob Nuss-
banner, sophomore quarterback.
who suffered a shoulder injury in
Saturdays game. He had hoped
10 play against Northwestern Sat-
urday the only game his folks.
who live in Oak Park, Ill. would
be able 10 see But il will be
several weeks before he gets back
into the game.