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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-02-18

There are great stands of hoop pine.
My boy brought me a spray of
creamy orchids foot long. Met
some fellows from the front line, 60
ing out sick. Two of them had been
in the Salamaua show. They had
bad sores from mocka bites. Mockas
are scrub ticks that carry Asiatic
typhus. They call it Jap river fever
up here.
They bit me pretty severely on the
way over and this kunai grass is
swarming with them, but the iodine
bottle keeps them down. The fell
lows told grim stories of the Japs
jubilantly relaxing in neat little
grass villages among grinning, we'll
fed natives.
Ahead are more hills still, wetter
and sleeper, but this is the last
stretch.
Hears Jap Bomber.
camped under the skirts Of a
12,0O0-foot mountain. About nine
o'clock 7 heard the unmistakable
high-low drone of a Jap bomber. I
turned off my lantern from habit
and went out. The forest was ablaze
with eerie light; the ground under
the hut a Pickering mass of glow
worms.
Another day and I reached an
army camp-four great huts, now
housing a contingent of Commands
going to the front-1ean, stopped
youngsters already yellowed by
fever. They are the first consider
able body Of troops I have seen in
nearly 800 miles of walking.
These are the men who do quiet
execution of every Jap patrol that
dares poke its nose out. Only one
is over 80.
And then finally, the next day, I
was at the front. I went up by way
of cedar tree to have a look at the
top story. The valley opened out
and far off behind a cloud bank was
the faint sheen of the sea. Then,
like cue in stage play, it came
the distant rolling thunder of ma
chine-gun fire. It was happening
down there under that soft canopy
of treetops.
7 arrived in time to see the patrol
come in, torn, caked with mud and
sweat and jubilant. The red welt of
a bullet coiled over the neck of
one of them like little dead snake.
They had fought patrol of 100 Japs.
They stalked them for nine hours,
then placed a machine-gun nest in
a clearing and slashed them to
shreds. The Japs fled through the
jungle in twos and threes. bowling.
saw the battlefield by lantern
light. Sodden heaps of clothing and
equipment; little pools of blood
which rain was diluting and blending
with the earth.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-02-18
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HOME FRONKzGES - s
Az,H RUTH WYETH/SPEARSI@IO)

IF THERE is one piece of furni-
L ture for which our own period
will be famous it is the low coffee
table. Our own generation has
discovered that low tables are not
only convenient but give greater
feeling of space in room than
high ones.
Here is little coffee table that
is as modern as tomorrow. You
can make it yourself from a three
by four foot piece of half inch ply
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-02-18


Australia's front line in New
Guinea is remote and mysterious,
the most secret front line in whole
world at war. I was determined to
find it.
After a weeks canoeing into the
interior, I saw the mountains at
dawn one morning. They take your
breath away. The tallest mountains
I've ever seen. One mountain is in
the 14,0O0-foot class. The track leads
straight over 9,000-foot pass.
T pity the men manning this foot
hill post on the way to the front
line. They're tired-jungle-tired to
the very bone. They're thin and vel
lowed and istless. They have had to
dig a four-foot deep trench around
their camp and block the bridges
across it because death adders and
rats poster them at night. When not
working, they live in huge mos
quito net which covers the space for
a table and chairs and little book
shelf. They get mail once in two
or three months.
From here I started the next
morning, up the tough slope, through
dense, damp jungle. The idea is to
get the days walking over before
the afternoon rain sets in. What
rain! Straight down, warm and
steamy, drenching to the marrow.
The first Kunds bridge swayed wild
" over roaring rapids 40 feet below.
Where Sun Never Shines.
Next day more of the same. Up
and up and up and up. The track
is a cannibal path now, not nine
inches wide The high airs thin
not half breath in a lungful. The
sun has not shone on this mud in
hundred thousand years. Still up.
Sometimes the trees thin a bit and
one can see glimpse of a breath
taking blue valley, utterly blanketed
in treetops, sweeping down 1000 feet
onto the snakelike river, white with
rapids and waterfalls. Here one may
hold shouted conversation with a
man a full days journey away.
Another day and we're over the
crest. Now down and down and
down. Dry, comfortable camps over
looking rolling, grassy valley.
Fresh food to make your teeth wa
ter. The only fly in the ointment
is the rats in the bedrooms. They
run up under the blanket with their
little cold feet.
Another day and I'm in a valley,
hot and magnificent with richness.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-02-18
FRONT LINE IN NEW GUINEA
BY Osmar White

(WNU Feature-Through special arrange
n7ent with Golfers Weekly
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Americans Will Salute Their Mighty Sea Force,
Spedrhedd Of tfe Attack, on Navy Day, October Il

mightiest navy of all time being
created. Already it is immense, be-
yond the dreams of any nation, even
the United States, until three years
ago. Still it grows, day by day, week
by week. More ships, more planes,
more men, the navy demanded, and
the American people have respond
ed without stint.
In report boldly revealing de-
tails previously considered tight Sc
crets, the United States navy flaunts
its strength to the Axis, and particu-
larly to Japan. In three years, the
report states, the total tonnage of all
navy craft has risen from 1,875, 1000
tons in July, 1910, to more than
100000 tons in July, 1943. The navy
measurements are in displace-
ment, not deadweight tonnage, which
latter figure is more than twice as
great as the displacement.
Warships, meaning battleships,
light and heavy cruisers, destroyers,
destroyer escorts, submarines and
carriers, have been increased from
1888 in 1910 to 613 in the July, 1943,
report, and new ships are being de-
livered every month. Some 313 new
combatant ships have been added in
three years, totaling 1,117,054 dis
Browning chief., 1943-10-29

mates the number completed in the
first 18 months of the defense pro-
gram. Combatant ships - battle
ships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, de-
stroyers, destroyer escorts and sub
marines-make up the largest part
of the navy program, and the STEP
up in their production has been
especially sharp. The tonnage Of
combatant ships completed in the
first six months of 1943 is more than
20 times the tonnage complsted dur
ing the first six months of the de-
fense program"
To make this astonishing output
more graphic the report states that
in July of 1910, the navy received
five newly finished vessels, while in
June, 1913, the number was almost
1900 of various classes.
An even more remarkable multi
plication has taken place in air
planes. From Is aircraft delivered
in June, 1910, the figure leaped to
1000 by June of 1913. The report
states that airplane production for
naval use has grown faster than any
other branch of the aircraft indus
try.
In the 36-month period, the report
says, the navy has obtained 1857
Browning chief., 1943-10-29

placement tons and costing more
than three billion dollars. OF the
original 1888 ships, over 100 have
been transferred to other nations, or
converted to non-combatant uses.
Other naval vessels have been in
creased from LOTS to 14,072, the
great rise being accounted for prin-
cipally by 1884 landing craft. Other
new ships were 1874 mine layers
and patrol craft, 654 yard and dis
trict vessels, and Isl auxiliary YES
sells, such as oil tankers, repair
ships, etc.
Indicating the emphasis on air
power, the navy has multiplied its
planes from LIZA in 1910 to 1929
last July, and more are being put
into action daily. The importance of
air strength, both for offensive and
defensive operations is so momen-
tous that the traditional definition of
sea power has been changed to "sea-
air" power.
"The ability to build this huge
naval force, and to continue to build
at the present rate is one of the
foundation stones of our military
strategy" says the navy's report.
'It underlies our amphibious at
tacks in the Pacific, the Atlantic, and
the Mediterranean" goes on the
statement. "It protects our long ex-
terror supply routes running across
thousands of miles of oceans.
"Most important, it makes feast
BILE strategy of attack, with all the
risks it implies. Ability to build
or if necessary, to rebuild-on this
scale is one of the basic advantages
which the American navy holds over
fleets of other nationS.''
So great is this construction capac-
ity, in fact, that the navy has been
able to sustain severe losses without
serious loss of strength. Fifty-eight
warships have been sunk or dam
aged so as to be considered useless.
Of these, one was battleship, nine
were cruisers, four aircraft carriers,
80 destroyers and IL submarines. By
transfer to the navies of our allies,
or by conversion to non-combat pur-
poses, the U. S. navy has lost l29
ships, many of them classed as
leverage"
1.-THE ultimate measure of a ship
building programs success is the
array of new vessels, completed and
ready to fight, which it turns out, "
the navy report comments. By this
yardstick, U. S. warship construc-
ton passes the test with flying colors.
Ships are being built faster and fast
er, and being delivered complete,
armed and supplied, for combat on
the high seas.
1.-THE rise in naval ship compile
tions is without parallel" goes on
the report. 1.-THE number of vessels
completed in the single month of
June, 1913, for example, approx
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Tonnage of Warships
And Auxiliaries Is
Doubled Since 1910
By ELLIOTT PINE

Released by Western Newspaper Union.
This year, as every year for
the past twenty-five, the nation
pauses briefly to salute the
navy, the marine corps and the
coast guard on Navy day, Octo-
ber 27, for that is the birthdate
of Theodore Roosevelt who sired
the beginnings of our modern
navy. And it was the late Presi-
dent who backed up his word by
donating part of his Nobel Peace
award to the Navy League and
its program.
The Navy League is now a nation
wide organization with a vice presi-
dent for every state in the Union
and the District of Columbia. Its
new honorary president is Governor
Charles Edison, former secretary of
the navy. Its president is Commo-
dore Sheldon Clark, Chicago bust
ness man. Under directive issued
by Frank Knox, secretary of the
navy, all commands of the navy de-
partment are directed to cooperate
with the Navy League in this an
nual observance on October 81.
Thus, Navy day, while having the
official sanction of the navy depart
ment, is actually a civilian en-
deavor, a civilian salute to our far
flung fleet and shore establishments
and the men and women who make
them function.
This is exactly what Theodore
Roosevelt had in mind when he de-
clared in that letter 40 years ago:
"For the building and maintaining
in proper shape of the American
navy, we must rely upon nothing but
the broad far-sighted patriotism of
our people as whole; and it is Of
great importance that there should
be some means by which this patri-
otism can find an effective utterance.
Your society offers just the means
needed"
The Navy League is thus seen,
also, as not of the character of just
another emergency organization, or
''war baby" designed to function
only under the duress of conflict It
is permanent gathering of citizens
who pay homage not alone to the
dead heroes but to the living and
growing organization of ships, and
planes, and men of the United States
navy. Its purpose is one of patriotic
education, and its membership fees
are nominal for it is a non-profit
organization.
This year the official slogan of the
league on the occasion of Navy day
is "Your Navy-Spearhead of Vic
tory" This is in contrast to the old
traditional slogan of First Line of
Defense" And it is also in contrast
with the 1912 slogan which read:
"Your Navy-First Line of Attack" I"
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
MOTHER. R.IN.LAW CHEERS
LONG SOUGHT RELIEF!
Had Been Irregular"
for Years!

Have you often despaired of
ever finding normal regularity?
Then, by all means, read this un-
solicited letter:
"For many long years. my mother-in-
law had suffered from common constipa-
ton. She used to take all kinds of pills and
medicines, but got no lasting relief. Upon
starting to use KELLOGG'S ALI-BRAN.
her trouble cleared up. She feels like .
new person, she says. She wanted me to
tell the world how your product helped
her," Mrs. Poline Balls. 734 East 160th
Street. Bronx. N. Y.
How do scientists explain the
apparent magic" of KELLOGG'S
ALL-BRAN's relief? Simply
thus: ALL-BRAN is one of Ma
ture's most effective sources of
"cellulosic" elements - lack of
which in sufficient amounts in the
diet is a common cause of con-
stipation! These elements help the
friendly colonic flora fluff up and
tighten the colonic wastes for easy,
natural elimination. KELLOGG'S
ALL-BRAN doesn't work by
"purging"-or by sweeping you
out" It is a gentle-acting, "regu-
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If this is your trouble eat
KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN regu-
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if you don't find the welcome relief
you've hoped for! Insist on genuine
ALLBRAN, made only by Kel-
logg's in Battle Creek.
Browning chief., 1943-10-29

planes built under its own contracts,
and in addition about $500 planes
constructed under army cognizance.
OF these army planes, 1900 were
trainers and utility planes, and 450
combat aircraft. The program is
concentrated on combat planes, con-
tinues the report. Recent emphasis
is on bombers.
OF its new fighter planes, based on
carriers, the navy proudly declares:
"They are capable of matching per-
formance with the worlds best land
based fighters" They fire in one
minute five times the weight of pro-
jectiles that their 1910 predecessors
fired"
Ordnance Department.
ALI combat ships and planes de-
pend upon their guns for both offense
and defense 1t is the business of
the ordnance department to arm
these many new fighters, and to pro-
vide replacements. The navy is
highly satisfied with the work of its
ordnance department., according to
the report. Contracts for guns of
every caliber and type, and mount
ings and ammunition have been sue
cessfully filled by dozens of private
manufacturing companies, in addi-
ton to the navy's own manufactur-
ing plants, meeting exacting stand
ards.
The rate of production in ordnance
has increased "a times over the 1910
rate. More than $4,000 of the four
main types of naval guns and
mounts have been turned out since
July, 1910.
Shore Installations.
During the three years mentioned,
the navy has constructed docks,
buildings and shore facilities costing
6Ia billion dollars. This program is
being continued too, to keep pace
with overall expansion. Contractsfor
almost two billion dollars worth of
work is in process of completion.
The whole construction program, to-
falling So, ,000,0 900, is approximate
ly 81 per cent completed on July l.
OF this vast sum, $3, 1900, 900, 900 has
been allotted to shipbuilding and re-
pair, ordnance and aircraft facili-
ties. One-third of the $4,000, ,OO0 900
appropriated for nonindustrial bases
has gone into naval bases; the re-
mainder has been devoted to ad-
vance bases, storage, fleet facilities,
etc. Only the advance base pro-
gram was less than is per cent fin
iShed on the first of July.
This great navy will be manned by
a force of more than three million
men. The navy's goal for the end
of the year is 3,0O9,58l, including
some WAVES. So the two-ocean
navy, long considered an imprac-
tical dream, is becoming a reality.
Long the worlds best navy, the Unit
ed States navy is now to be the
worlds biggest also.
Browning chief., 1943-10-29

These sharply contrasting slogans
tell a changing story of navy un-
der changing conditions and the final
slogan suggests the promise of vic
tory.
The question is raised, does the
league and its patriotic membership
cease to be robust booster for the
navy at the cessation of hostilities?
Officials of the league say, no, that
that is when the real work of the
league must begin anew.
Perhaps, the peace slogan on a
Navy day yet to come will be at
once a grim reminder and solemn
warning that the men and imple-
ments of the navy must not again
be relegated to the shelves of COM
placency over our national security.
In that event the slogan may we'll
read: "Your Navy Comes First
in War and in Peace"
'Spearhead Is Big and Sharp.
But this year, in the midst of the
greatest war ever to sweep this
troubled earth, the slogan Spear
head Of Victory" is eminently fit
ting. And what "spearhead"l The
Browning chief., 1943-10-29

If you know a Navy man, don't
ever call him a "gob"-sailors
consider the name an insult. You
can get on the right side of him
though if you offer him a Camel
or better yet, send him carton.
Camels are the favorite cigarette
with men in the Navy (Army, Ma
rines, Coast Guard, too, for that
matter) based on actual sales rec
ords from the service mems stores.
And though there are Post Office
restrictions on packages to over
seas Army men, you can still send
Camels to soldiers in the U. S.,
and to men in the Navy, Marines
and Coast Guard wherever they
are.-Adv.
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Lazy Fello,U Wouldn't
Pass Up Such a Chance

On certain plantation a work.
man loved ease and fishing. When
he wasn't fishing he was loafng.
One night there was heavy rain,
and the next morning all the low
places on the plantation were
flooded two feet deep. Passing
the workman's cabin, the owner
found his man seated in an easy
chair fishing in a puddle of water.
Here, Henry, you old fool, -
said the owner, "what are you
doing?"
Boss" said Henry, I'm fish
in"
"Well, don't you know there are
no fish there?"
eyes, knows that. But this
ere place is so handy!"
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
No Real Hurry

The local strong man met telloU
uillager. During their conversation the
big man called the other, a small man,
a liar. The little chap naturally resented
this remark.
"No,O look here" he said, "IH gire
you just five minutes TO take that back"
The big man smiled.
rs that SOP" he said. "And suppose
don't take it back in fre minutes?"
"Then," said the other, after a slight
pause. ri gire you ten minutes"
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Teddy Roosevelt, Sire of Our Modern
Navy Endorsed and Supported League

Back in 1908 Theodore Roosevelt, then President Of
the United States, wrote telling letter to then small
organization known the Navy League of the United
States. "A good Americans he said nterested in the
growth Of their country and sensitive to its honor should
give hearty support the policies which the Navy league
is founded to further"
These policies today accepted national creed
namely, that adequate navy is not only first line Of
defense but nowthat there is war-the implement for
carrying the attack to the enemy.
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Followed Instructions

Rapping his baton sharply on his
music-stand, the conductor of the
very amateur orchestra glared
round. Then he fixed his eye on
the cornet-player.
Here, you! Why on earth did
you leave off playing just as we
came to the chorus?"
WELL" was the retort, ION my
music it says Refrain so l did. !"
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Put Her at Ease


A snob wrote saying that she
hoped the schooimaster was very
particular about the class of boys
allowed into the school.
He replied: Dear Madam, so
long as your sons fees are paid
promptly, there will be no ques-
ton as to his antecedents."
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
E291no!LeAu!h!L&G8
Those JoneSeS

Il wonder why we never man.
age to save anything?"
"It's the neighbors, dear. They're
always doing something we can't
afford"
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Share the Job

Pete-Who's boss at your house?
Tubby-Well, my wife and I.
She bosses the children and me;
I boss the goldfish.
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Twas Insight

Twas Insight
WAS it a case of love at first
sight?"
mo; second sight. The first
time he saw her he didn't know
she had money"
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
HOTEL
LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

Yearling Rams - Crossbreds
Lincoln Cross Rambouillet, both half and
three-quarter, hardy range raised. in good
condition. Plenty of size, quality and wool
from many years of consistent selectiye
breeding. These Rams will add weight and
quality and dollars to your lamb and wool
crops. Write or wire or come and see them.
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Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Two Ifs

Hubby-Darling do you realize that
il you knetU hotU to cook pe'd sape
money!
Wife-Yes, dear; and il you kne,o
hotC to sare money iUe ,Uould keep a
cook.
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Last Time

"How's this?" asked the lawyer.
you've named six bankers in
your will to be pallbearers. OF
course, it's all right, but wouldn't
you rather choose some friends
with whom you are on better
terms?"
mo. Those fellows have car
ried me so long that they might az
well finish the job"
Schoolboy-You'H have to buck
up, Dad, we got only 40 out Of a
hundred for last nights home
work.
Browning chief., 1943-10-29
Want Feathers, Horse Hair

Well pay SI.c5 for fine goose feathers: 81
for duck feathers: used feathers. up to 60c
Tail hair Csc: name 20c. All quotations
per lb. Farmers Store. Mitchell. s. d.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-11

The kid doesn't know how long the rows"it could
have been three hours 30but finally they sight Ice
landc fishing rawler which throws them hne and takes
them This proves mistake the rawler gets the
feboat trough of the and they begin taking water
oversize
Two Ensigns Morgan and Brussard shout instructions
the rawler but the Iceanders fail to understand
Then Ensign Morgan dives overheard to crawl hand
hand along the hawser the trawer decks The feboat
brought alongside take off the wounded They try lift
Wolf the rawler but fearing they'll drop him. stark naked
he pulls himself up holding guywe by both muated hands
He walks forward barely able and goes below
compartment where the other wounded being taken He
puts his head kind of cubbyhole and throws his body
across another guy and passes out
He wakes to find his throat parched and swollen He cant
swallow Around him calling in croakng whispers for
water The ships doctor who with them, administers
morphine. From then they remember little.
Hours later the trawer creeps fjord and docks Wolf
walks to the ladder His hands won't hold the rungs Pain
surges through him He stands helpless until they lift
him through the hatch by his and carry him oversize
There toruous ride IN army wireless truck then
recollection of being carried to kind of house and
in chair Wolf can't anything He asks for coffee but
they tell him he must wait till they get him to the hospital
On stretcher, they load him into what the Chief Ma
chinsts Mate tells him is the Army base ambulance The
Chief Joe Caanda sits by the kid in the ambulance How'd
the other fellows make out? the kid asks "okay the Chief
hes Go TO Sleep
tThe Chief knows some Of them have died But none Of
them knows for months afteward their ship has gone
down with casualty list Of 20 dead)
Wolf wakes from sleep they carry him into the hospital
He asking for something and the leans listen
Take-off-m -my-rng he croaks The swelling around the
ring increases pan IN finger He hears voices mUr-
mur We must cut it off," He to protest The nurse
understands The ring, she says, not your arm. .
The next few days are blank The kid doesn't know that
five Of the caded have died that funeral services
have been held up three days waiting for him join them
Swathed IN bandages -haHds-faee and he4A
Wolf lies IN he'll Of one nightmare after another His body
swollen until his neck disappears and the nurses think he is
200 pounds
One morning they remove the bandages Very family be