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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-03-11
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The great bomber was in trouble.
The pilot knew it. One engine was
coughing like Camille in the last act.
He looked down. Below him lay
sleepy Somerset country, Pennsyl-
vania. On the far horizon was
smoky blur he knew was Pittsburgh.
He had been following the long,
brown ribbon, wide and straight as
a string for many hundreds of yards
before it gently curved with hardly
grade-the Pennsylvania Turn
pike.
The pilot picked wide green field
beside this highway, dropped down,
made his landing and his repairs.
A quick call to the state police and
the road was ready, for it is de-
tense highway now, a vital part of
the arteries of transportation Of war
supplies.
Traffic was stopped, the great
bomber TAXED out of the field and
onto the highway. The pavement
made a perfect runway. The
straight-way was of sufficient length.
the cuts were low and the wing
spread passed over all appurte-
nances. The good ship rose and
was on its way.
This was no fight of the magma
ton. It was real flight which took
place and was described a little
over a year ago by Representative
Jennings Randolph of West Virginia,
an air-minded congressman.
And so a super-highway becomes
an adjunct Of what is to be Amer
ica's super anyways. More than IS
planes, Mr.. Randolph tells me, have
taken advantage of this emergency
landing highway.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-03-11
Male NeedIeWOrkers

Needlework is not exclusively
feminine job, for George Washing
ton was an excellent sewer, Henry
the Eighth and his court enjoyed
knitting, and David Windsor not
so long ago presented his wife with
a sweater he had knit.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-03-11

special privilege. The bare scrubbed
floor was excellent for tops. And,
of course, was that much nearer the
cookies, and if 1 was present during
the early stages of cake-baking,
there were the odd pieces of sweet
dough that I loved, and sometimes,
chance to click the pan" which
was not as unsanitary practice as
it sounds. 1t really meant chance
to scrape out the dish after the frost
ing had been mixed.
But there were bitter memories
of cake-baking time, too, the stinu-
liant for which added to my respect
for the kitchen. Once, coming back
from school, / leapt into the room
and started to stamp the crisp snow
from my rubbers. There was Ooh
culpa mea!D a cake in the oven. It
fell and soon my pride followed for
I was placed in a most embarrass-
ing position - horizontal position
I might add.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-03-11
Railroads Return Steel

For every hundred tons of new
steel purchased by American rail-
roads today, 80 tons of iron and
steel scrap go back to the mills
from this industry.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-03-11
Paper Parachute

A new crepe-paper parachute
has been perfected which can han
die loads up to so pounds.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-11-19
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MSAk Ruth wr9TH sp9ARs TII

THIS bag was planned as a gif,
for someone who was finding
days in bed difficult enough with
out having books, magazines and
writing materials scattered about.
The bag shown here was made
of remnant of heavy cotton up
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-11-19

holstery materials in tones of
green with a touch of red in the
pattern. The red was repeated in
the sateen lining. The sketch gives
all the dimensions and shows how
the lining and the outside part
were made. A coat hanger was
cut down to measure IL inches
from end to end and was placed
between the lining and the out
side; these being stitched together
around the top, as illustrated.
NOTE-This bedside bag is but one Of
thirty-two useful things to make for the
home. that are illustrated with detailed
directions in BOOK of the series pre-
pared for readers. The price of BOOK
is Is cents. Send your order to:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

ne lecstlcn a wells ard q sposs
where w~iia couid b drilled
cealoxi<ts we're summoned 10
give thss Infcfmatsna. To threw
. smoke screen. the army siss
called IN ksciexisss ~ho special
issd IN ether areas. And ausxs~d
them ssout Norway and Japan.
s~<-cecursed China.
To hide th< assembling - ~
great number AZ sAsps required
for the operation. many were pat
IN drydnck. essenahly far rvpairs.
To prevent anyone from sstimas-
lnk the destruction ~ The length
81 voyage. The rhips were pro-
vs.soned fnr . great many mare
days than they were 10 h. ~ -.
In the mla.s % the prepare
tlans. new weapons we're design.
ed msnufacturtured and Furhsd
hy plane 10 ths Atlantic SO.
hoard. Division after division Of
highly trained Americas fighting
men we're quietly moved 10 shs
ports ~ emharkAtion. with even
their generals unaware II the dss-
unstlon. Thsy moved out -.
sctly On Jims and arrived -
time. And cf thass VIA had h~ss
marked oft In advances - pro-
sahls casualties. more than =
percent Got ashore unin jssrsd
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

Because Of the interest
created by the conference Of
Pres ident Roosevelt and
Winston Churhin at Casa
blanca there Is an unpremed-
itated timiliness in the story
Of the beginning Of the
African campaign in the
February issue Of the Read
er's Digest.
That this wss an undertak-
ing Of great possible danger is
indicated BY the preparations
made 10 care for casualties II
10 a tribute 10 tho effectiveness
81 the British and American
planning that the casualties were
far less than there was reason
20 expect This IL shown ~ the
fact that only one ef every
twen,y-eight hospital BIDS was
used.
According 10 this latest story
OF q dramatic event IN world
history. planning began on .
Monday morning early last sum-
mer. Twelve army officers were
called TO q secret meeting IN
Room soss IN the shabby old
Munitions building In Washing.
ton. They arrived slngiy and
unexecitedly, not knowing why
they were summoned.
BIGGEST MILITARY SECRET
Two hours later they left un-
ostentatiousiy. carrying with
them the biggest military secret
of our times the decision to send
an AEF TO North Afrios.
Fifteen weeks later. superb
~ equipped Americas srcep.
from heme and FROM ne
United kingdem landed With
split-secoad tiusank III . ssssa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

hear Stains name mentioned
without grinding his molars.
In a public statement he once
promised, my mission In life
shall never end until ! have
made the empire safe from
the Soviet menace"
statecraft analysts believe that
the Russophobe's dispatch to the
troubled North Is IN answer 70
an SOS from Berlin. They surmise
Hitler mas demanded that Hiro-
hito prove ne is more than sill
ent partner By pulling some Of
the pressure from Germany s
back. Although open fighting
with the Slavs is not asked. a few
warlike msneuvers By the Aotos
would pin down MuscOvite forces
and keep them from adding their
strength 10 the Rostoy and Lem
grad offensives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

ny last strip ~ NJ recent trip
~zs 81 Pittsburgh. where ! met
The officers ard board m<nb<fs
~ me rftt.eurxh nrsdxe As~c<s-
stlon. n was At rittsbarxh that
one ~ thr eur greatest rational
tournaments ves h<ia nd ! ~
eonfif<ns that thss ssms cssHntns-
tea wlll produce great r~salts n
n>hslf Il War Orphans eehcisr-
ships AMER tk< meeting he'd .
chance h kihtls . few hands n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

to one Of them, with csrbons for
the other five.
GOLF AND BRIDGE
Brown plays golf occasionally,
bridge and poker infrequently.
and, in the summer, plays hockey
from his Washington duties in
order to wacth the Detroit Tigers
play baseball. He played baseball
for four years at Little Albion
College in Michigan and led the
team in hitting. Later, he played
a little semi-pro ball in the Upper
Peninsula leagues.
Although friendly and easy 10
meet, the new price chief is not
a back-slapper and greeter. His
sense Of humor is Of the dry, sub
tie sort.
Now, as the representatives Of
100000 1000 Americans. he Will
try TO give them the kind of price
control and rstioning they want
in the midst Of a total war. Wash
ington expects that under Brown
the rationing forms will be less
legalistic, easier To understand
in the corner grocery stores and
the little homes in America. Yet
there can be no hope that under
Brown there will be less price
control or that rationing restric-
ton can be relaxed.
Total war is just beginning 10
affect the American civilian and
the list Of products which he can
buy only with a ration coupon Is
due to grow longer and longer as
the nation moves To the point
where Il spends more than SIS
900 900 900 a month for war
alone
The pressure on prices viii
increase, rather than subside.
The problems which broke Nr.
Henderson's health and caused
his unpopuIarity with the con
gress, especially the special
interest '.bloos," are likely 10
10 greater and greater.
Yet, ne took the JOB ~ the
insistenee Of the president and
his old friend. James r. Byrnes.
economic sterilization director
He has shown that he II man Of
great courage. for ne staked Ms
political life. ana lost 1t. on the
enactment Of the last emergency
economic sterilization act
Facing a tough fight for re-
| election in Michigan, where he
was opposed by q racket-busting
State Court Judge, Homer Eergu-
son. Mr.. Brown needed all the
votes he could get from the farm
ers Of MS state, but be knew also
that the country needed the type
Of price control which the presi-
dent had asked congress 70 give
MN BY Oct !. with the threat
70 impose Il By Executive fiat Il
that desdIine was nOt met
| Standing before an attentive
senate with the top farm organ
ization lobbyists looking down
from the galleries seven days be
fore the presidents oeadiine
/ Senator Brown warned that IN
MS judgment the congress Of the
| United States and the president
are headed toward bitter. bat.
ter cinfIct' II they gave tn'
farmers more than panty for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

According to Mr.. Lawrence's
interesting story, the new price
administrator is the exact oppo-
site of his predecessor.
whereas" says Mr.. Law
renee, "Mr. Henderson, is spec
tacular, dynamic, quick 10 an
ger, hard boiled and brilliant,
MIR. Brown is slow moving
man.
Whereas Mr.. Henderson pos
sesses a great quantity of spe-
cial knowledge on a variety of
American industrial habits and
practices, CLEANED through his
successive service in NRA and
WPA and as executive secretary
of the Temporary National Eco
nomic committee, Mr.. Brown will
have to rely on aides to fill in the
gaps of his economic knowledge
when the problem reaches the
detail level. Mr.. Henderson's
experience caused him TO think
in terms of billions; Mr.. Browns
in terms of thousands.
Henderson il noted for
chewing on a long black cigar;
he enjoys the social life Of
Washington, and an occasional
highball. The new price boss
neither smokes nor drinks, he
spends his evenings for the
most part with his wife and
son Paul, aged :.
The other six children are away
from home, and the senator,
pressed for time, writes a letter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

and u the zee Il tsumps 80 49,
10 uatu eummy Wns 49, -
srumps. NE hss1 80 forced ~ .
.pssis Iced -ana rnat wuuld ~
fatal u In truupe usrs nst spl,s
svenly.
Aftsr Ne nct1-up ~ s>fsnes
~ss heiplesa Wset trse1 nae<hee
spa1s lss4 ~ 1smmy uu1Se1 sn1
staFtsd tsuape Wesa ~ ~
sseer1 ssun1 ~ ~ aneshes
spads. M $50 H. eee senDpe1
The suit ss1 t1ea1esena actually
put 10 1892 ~ 80 - olemsnos
whssA wsst 40 eeGsese>1 -
fnM1s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29
Out Of q Hospital Beds in North
Africa. Only One Was Needed

different pelst- ;. hire spar
ate .r~~s Aikeri. and Nererce.
n was The hlKKe<t overseas
i.ssi.x fsre< .. ~ersd hlsteFy.
Ne les than Foo. 600 different
items had 10 b provided for the
expedition. ard this wss the ich
a ths Armyis Services - sup
Ply. These items. included n
90 600 pounds e socd. $4,000 90
pounds cf clothing anA esulrsss
and 10. 900 900 gallons - gasoline.
And al thes< things h.d e b
assembled m secrecy.
Manufacturer wers asked
% preaec~ mesquite petttsx
with An sa.saaIi, snAil us<~k.
n that secret ksd teaked. M
e~rman. seaid hsse kse~n
immediately thsi tke s~-tis-
sfle. wss Afrsca. k~esus< N
fine . u~.A ). u.ed e.ly wkere
t8FfF ~ .@8u NV
Another clue wculd hsvs
he>a she fest-ssusrs psecs 81
wccs csssh prsvsaed Ger ea~h
sssds<r 10 arHp> fr~a hss NJ
met "a protect he hsek ~ hss
s~ck from the sun. Nut NJ -
eret va kept.
rens Of thousands n thess
sunmentlonshles- were manu-
featured and delivered 10 e.si'
in boxes marked Contents. Ky
Even combat troops did not knew
what Was In thoss boxes until
they were nearing Africa.
MANY sMokE sCREH>s
In addition 20 the obvious pre-
cautions. . great pretsnss wal
built ap that whatever WAS Eoini
On was simply another movement
TO the United Kingdom. ksy a.
fseers used Ireland ~ rod
worlds for Morocco snd Algeria.
rhs army had 10 know sil sbou
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29

mld-mannered man, soft-spoken man. slow to anger
and deliberate in his acts-Thats Prentiss NJ Brown,
described by W. H. Lawrence in the magazine section of
the New York Times Mr. Brown you may remember takes
the place of Leon Henderson, chief of the Office of Price
Administration As Mr.. Lawrence gets closeup of the
situation, Mr. Brown is "A Cool Man Hot Spot" he
takes over Henderson's "thankless" task
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29
Mckinney on Bridge

nay Hend>vson's nr>11s elun .
the Igct<l Heury. nay = 80 -
rsttnournh's eutefan6ln9 players
snd proved u n IN -, - n1n-
dE~d thls hand
VIVA ne eputh ear1u. nee1>r-
80 81 II 80 - spa1>s usn ~
fzra srtrh. slthe<z9h ~ - ~
go sn1 tummy - . a11GclleH
~ ssw shnt = - - ~ tr1e1.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29
Meet the New Price Boss-He Is Different
Closeup of Leon Henderson's Successor
Prentiss Brown Cool Man on a Hot Spot

their crops Such action, he said.
might lead TO a 'head-on COLI
sion, which, n II developed, would
do a great disserviee to the war
effort and weaken America.
He singled out the farm lead
ers by name Edward A. o'Neai
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation. Albert ]. Goss OF the
National Grange and Charles
Holman OF the Milk Producers
association-and asked whether
they were charged with leader
ship of the country.
They are not hired by the
American people Senator Brown
went on. They are hired by the
people whose interests they serve.
The man at the head OF this ma
ton. who Is asking that the ma
jority and the minority stand by
him In this great contest. IL not
the representative of any special
group. He Is the representative
Of all the people Of the United
states. and ! think we should
pause before we reject the meas
Hre which he mas asked us TO
pass
That speech had much %
do with the passage, in tbe
form desired. Of the Price and
and Wage Control Bill. which.
had " been defeated, would Iced
10 executive action that many
would have conteoded WAS die
tatorship' But the speech.
though brave, Was politically
disastrous. senator Brown lost
the farm votes that might have
kept him In the senate. The
incident showed that the sens-
tor could stand up 30 the spe-
eiaI interests groups. and that
10 something In his new jos.
OPPOSED ROOSEVELT
The new price administrator
has proved his independence. not
only of the farm bloc but Of the
president himself When the
Supreme Court Reorganization
Bal was sent 10 the congress In
February. 1887. Mr.. Brown had
told the president he would sup
port IT, Yet. a. the debate went
on. ne became convinced that he
could not. In conscience, vote for
the measure So. ne had 10 tell
the White House that he mad
changed MS mind, and became
one Of that group Of first-tsrm-
ers- called The Young TURKS
VINO were 10 active in the fight
% beat the bill. And he was one
Of the delegation which carried
70 the president a. the last min
ute the word that the measure
simply could not psss and had
best Be withdrawn
Al fifty three, the former
Michigan senator mas moved into
one q the biggest war 1obs In
Washington. "A Mr.. Lawrence
points out.
"If remains 10 be- sesn
whether he can do ne good
Dob - Mr.. Henderson, has done
IN holding down the cost Of
living and equitabsy dBstrst-at-
ing scarce supplies to civilians.
Yet the record be made in one
term a. q senator - such az 70
inspire confidence by the presi-
cent. BY the congress and b. the
people. that ne can handle his
new 100 with efficiency and dis
tincton. Because he can get
along with congress. which Mr..
Henderson couldn't, hiz path
probably Will be much smoother
and ne will De- able 70 get the
necessary money for ms Dz
nFOerarn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-29
. Listeninu
Post

Rs'ionine May Create
More Farm Support
Higher Profits Needed
10 Fay Higher Wages
Spsneler Chosen for
ssrnysrd Background
Jsp Red Halter Sent 10
Asisstie Danger Zone
, 1943-01-21
Antioch /.
Election Asked
u. S. Navy Photograph

Antioch Foundry workers have
decided to end a year of so-called
independent Union failure by
asking for a real election under
the National Labor Board and
voting themselves into the UE-
CLIO.
The petition for an election was
registered with the WLB on Janu-
airy 18th and the election will be
held in the near future. The An
tioch Foundry is a part of the
General Motors Corporation and
the workers can be assured of the
support of the rest of the 100000
GIN workers already under the
banner of the CIO.
, 1943-01-21

ployees salary, in fact it amounts
to less than the employee spent
for gasoline in 1912 which he is
unable to buy today. Amounts e.
fundable according to law, are
taken into consideration in deter
mining the above figures.
The January drive in addition
to the Payroll drive will also tie
in with the national SAY YES"
program. This will be spear-head-
ed by the retailers and Womens
Division of the War Savings Staff.
The purpose of this drive will be
to encourage all owners of stamp
books to complete them during
the month January and exchange
them for Bonds. In addition to the
above, at a recent conference with
Mrs. Helen Jones, Executive Sec
rotary of the Office of Civilian
Defense, Mrs. Fischbein and Mrs.
Constant, a plan was worked out
whereby the War Savings Staff
and the OCD will include the War
Savings program as a part of the
new Block plan now being set up
by the OCD. This will give for
the first time a complete cover
age of the War Savings Program.
, 1943-01-21
Legislative
Committee
Formed

A recognized Legislative Com
mittee headed by Clyde Miller of
the Dinner Fare unit as Chairman,
will carry on an intensive cam
paign based upon the program
outlined by the General Execu-
tive Board of our International
Union. The Legislative Committee
is swinging into full stride with
a representative from each plant
unit serving on the committee.
The first meeting of the Legis-
lative Committee is secluded for
Tuesday, January 18th. An invi-
tation is extended to all members
Of the Union by the Legislative
Committee to attend this meet
ing and they may serve in carry
ing out the work Of the Committee.
The Legislative Committee is
planning a program which will
take every member in each plant
the important part they must play
In the coming legislation to Win
The War and maintain the work
ing conditions and living STAN
dards that have been won over
the past years.
, 1943-01-21

1919 by February LIST.
A cross section survey, made
during the last few days by the
War Savings Staff, shows that the
new Victory Tax will have no
material effect ON the purchase of
War Bonds. This is especially true
in all companies that the new Vic
tory Tax has been explained to
the employees through educational
talks, bulletins and company pub
locations. Take, for example, the
case of a married, man, without
children, drawing wages of $40 a
week, without other income, and
whose wife is not gainfully en-
ployed. His wages for the year
would be $1,000. Deducting the ex-
emption, he would have to pay
Victory Tax on $1456. The Victory
Tax would be $3.50 of which 1919
or $29.12 would be refundable,
leaving a net Victory Tax of $43.68.
That would be "a cents a week,
or a little more than 2% of his
gross income.
To qualify to claim the postwar
credit of 029.12 in advance he
would need only to lay out that
amount in life insurance pre-
miums, debt reduction and Bond
purchases.
Using the Bureau of Internal
Revenue table his employer
would Withhold $i3O from his wag-
es each week, making a total of
$3.50 for the year. The difference
of $500 between that amount and
the correct amount of the Victory
Tax would be payable in m sum
on or before March Is, 1914.
IL the same man were drawing
wages of $500 q week, his VIC
tory Tax would net down to $1So
q week, or 2.52% of his gross In
come. Simple mathematics show
that this ID not 5Ra, Of the ezn-
, 1943-01-21
1920 Payroll Deduction
Drive Successful

While the complete returns of the December 1919 Payroll De-
duction Drive for the purpose of buying War Bonds is not complete,
to date there arr IS new 1919 companies up to $50, including approx
mately so thousand employees. This outstanding achievement has been
made possible through the combined efforts of United Labor for Vic
tory and the Dayton Life Underwriters, also the splendid cooperation
of management with these two organizations. In order to complete
this drive these organizations have agreed to intensity their efforts
during the month of January in order to bring all companies up to
, 1943-01-21

In one day recently the Army
purchased $4,000 trucks and
trailers of various types In "a sep
arate contracts with Ill manufac-
turers. The total cost will exceed
$1,5O0,0O0,000. Conversion to wood
bodies will save 5000 tons Of
steel in 1912 and 100000 tons In
1913.
, 1943-01-21

The Army urgently needs IS
nm. motion picture cameras and
lenses. If you have such equip
ment to sell, forward . full de-
scription of it to the Purchase
Board, Signal Corps Photographic
Center, 35-11 3Sth Avenue, Long
Island City, New York.
, 1943-01-21

Shivering Americans this winter
will get a million ceramic glazed
pottery: fireplace CRATES WPB an
nounced last week. The ceramic
CRATES will save 10000 tons of cast
iron for war purposes.