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CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

James L. Stewart, of cambridge
Md, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stewart. a,XE
Mrs. Neal Sullivan spent Satur-
day with her aunt, Mrs. Frank
Lewis of Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jones spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
p. R. Smith.
William Whalen has returned
home from Kent General Hospital
where he underwent an operation
for appendicitis. His many friends
wish him a speedy recovery.
~ Miss Mary Lee Lubbock has re-
turn1ed to her home in Baltimore
after spending two weeks with
friends in Clayton.
Mr.. William T. White is very i'll
at the home of his daughter Mrs.
Neal Sullivan. His friends wish
him speedy recovery.
Pvt. Harvey Biddle of Salt Lake
City, Utah, where he is now sta
toned, spent his furlough with his
wife, Mrs. Harvey Biddle.
Master Charles Neugebauer of
Wilmington, is spending sometime
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Neugebauer.
Mrs. Florence Bass spent the
weekend at Rehoboth.
Miss Elsie Griffin and Mrs. Emer-
son Daley spent the weekend at
Rehoboth.
Mrs. Nan Sullivan is spending
several days with her daughter,
Mrs. Catherine Berdine of WASH
ington.
Misses Margaret and Anna Har-
rington of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Harrington.
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news from home. One thing that
could be improved upon, would be
to have a few more letters coming
my way. AS it is, get practically
all the local news from The Smyr-
ma Times.
Your friend,
George
S-Sgt. George w. Smith
A. S. N. 6809092
4th Tow Target
Liberty Field
Camp Stewart, Georgia
Sergeant, you are PERFECTLY right
in feeling that a bit more mail
should be moving out of this COM
munity in your direction. And
folks, that means here is the time
when you can prove to George that
his friendship is more to you thar
just a few idle gestures. George
wants you to write, and Dribbles
hopes that you will not disappoinl
him. How about it? Does he gel
the friendly mail that he is re.
questing? This is putting it di
rectly up to youths friends. Il
will be a mighty pleasant surprise
for the Sergeant if he should fine
several letters awaiting him tn,
next time mail call is sounded
Write and tell George all about tn,
current happenings so that he car
keep abreast of the times and do
ings back home. I'll lay you /
good sizeable bet, that Georg,
would do it for you were your pc
sitions reversed.
And, meanwhile, Gerge let's hea
from you again some of these day
before long. We're very glad tina
you wrote in to Dribbles, and w,
want you to feel right at home her
in this column. Drop in and see u
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whenever you wish = the latch
string hangs on the outside at all
times for Our Boys and Girls in the
Service. The best of luck to you,
and clear towings.
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
SERVICE HONOR ROLL

Sgt. Michael S. Biddle
A. S. N. 32480810
Hdq. Co., 41st Arm'd Regt.
A. P. o. 261, o Postmaster
Shreveport, Louisiana
Cpl. William Bramble
459th Air Base Sqdn.
Army Air Field
Palm Springs, Calf.
Cpl. Burton S. Carrow
534th A. I. B.
Headquarters Co.
Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
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Wilmington, Delaware
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
My brother has been moved
again. This time he has been
transferred to Camp Campbell,
Kentucky. At the rate he's going,
he will have seen all forty-eight
states before long. His address is:
Pfc. Carroll F. VanPelt, A. S. N.
32485218, 469th Sevice Squadron,
500th Service Group, Camp Camp
bell Army Air Base, Camp Camp
bell, Kentucky.
L would appreciate it very much
if you would print this change in
your address column next week.
Thanking you, I am
Sincerely,
Ethel VanPelt
And once again we have you to
thank, young lady, for coming to
the rescue on CAROLS behalf.
Well, it's mighty nice to have a
loyal younger sister, at time like
this especially. Your brother should
be very proud of the way you have
batted for him since he has been
in the Service. Well, just keep on
batting the way you are, we GER
tainly appreciate your continued in
terest. Drop us a line whenever
you wish, you'll always be most
welcome.
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1t was very nice for you to send
in Edwards change of address, Mr..
Wood. This change was printed in
the August 18th issue of The Smyr-
ma Times. We assume that your
other son, your namesake, is still
stationed at the Navy Yard at
Portsmouth, N. H. If there is any
other change for him, we trust that
you will drop us line and let us
know where he is.
The next time your folks get a
letter off to the Boys, you might
pass the word along to them and
tell them that they are invited to
drop in on Dribbles most any time
they wish. No doubt there are
number of their friends who would
like to know just how they are
making out in the Army and Ma
rine Corps. Letters that we print
in Dribbles travel many a mile be-
fore they FINALLY reach their desti-
nations. And there is no better
time to start than the present. So
tell the Boys to join in with the
group who are writing in at regu-
lar intervals. We feel sure that
they would like the idea once the
ice was broken.
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Service Honor Roll

Pfc. Norris Milburn
A. S. N. 32751872
Hdq. Troop, 28th Cavalry
Camp Lockett, California
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All those IN service, their families and
friends, are urged to inform Dribbles
Editor of new, or changed, addresses Keep
him supplied with interesting news items.
The success, and continuation, OF this new
Service column will depend largely upon
this kind of cooperation.
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clayton, Delaware
Dribbles:

1 would: appreciate it if you
would list the following change of
address: Pvt. Edward B. Wood, A..
S. N. 32076348, A. t. c., A. P. O..
No. 500, Postmaster, New York
City, New York.
Yours very truly,
N. S. Wood
Evening star., 1943-01-17
Pacific Front

In New Guinea the Japs hold the out
post OF Mubo, and they hung tin cans
on wires in the jungle around Mubo so
that attackers of the post would shake
the cans and arouse the Japs. Last week
an Australian force raided Mubo and
did not shake single can. The Japs
were taken by surprise and in three days
Of fighting more than 100 of them were
killed. Mubo is part Of the defense net
work around Salamaua, about 200 miles
northwest Of Sanananda, which is in
Papua. This Is the last Papuan place
held by Japs, and when Gen. Douglas
Macarthur has taken Sanananda he can
begin to give some thought to major
strike in the Salamaua direction.
1t was revealed on Monday that the
Allies shot down 1873 Jap planes in an
attack on a convoy that was bringing
reinforcements to Lac, New Guinea. This
was the convoy whose assembling at
Rabaul caused Australians the previous
week to predict an invasion attempt
against their continent. For the most
part it was quiet in the Southwest Pa
cific. The Navy Department disclosed
that the American carrier lost in the
5olomons last october 26 was the Hornet,
only year old.
Evening star., 1943-01-17

Korps, whose army stretches eastward
from his outermost post of Wadi Zem-
zem. The war against Rommels army
has gone slowly lately, and he is prob
ably preparing for a strong defense
somewhere in Tripolitania so that he
can assist Axis forces in Tunisia at the
proper time.
An indication of the strength that the
Allies are building up North Africa for
the campaign which will come in earnest
when the weather turns good was given
in an official report that the British
Navy successfully escorted 971 trans
port, supply ships and other vessels total
ing 100000 tons between Gibraltar and
North African ports between November
8, when the AEF made It's first African
landings, to January 8. The strength Of
the British Navy meanwhile was shown
to be on the increase. A. v. Alexander,
first lord of the admiralty, declared that
Great Britain now has more carriers
than it had at the wars beginning
Since the war began the Royal Navy
has lost five carriers-all but one Of
the six 1t had when the war began.
Evening star., 1943-01-17

the Red flag on the summit Of the Mas
huk and Beshtau Mountains. These
overlook Pyatigorsk, most important
town that lies between Georgiyevsk and
Essentuki. Pyatigorsk has yet to fall to
the Russians.
1t. Gen. Maslennikov was announced
In Moscow as the hero of the Caucasus
drive. A year ago he helped save Moscow
by recapturing from the threatening
Axis the point Of Kallinin, northwest OF
Moscow.
The shattering Caucasus offensive has
put the Red armies in position to aim
at the recapture OF
Reds Moy Win the oil fields OF Mai
Moikop Oil kop, at the rail centers
further up toward
Rostov) of voroshilovsk and Armavir
and finally at the German strongpoints
of Krasnodar and Kropotkin. In the
meanwhile, while Russian forces sur
rounding Stalingrad fought on against
the Germans within that city, the Red
Army moving along the railroad which
runs from Stahngrad to Tikhoretsk ape
preached Salsk. From Salsk the Reds
can send a new force toward Rostov
and at the same time seal the northern
avenue of escape from the Caucasus for
the Axis. Then only the sea will remain
to them.
Across the Black Sea from Russia the
Germans were having trouble last week
in Rumania and Bulgaria, two satellite
countries of the Axis. Gen. Ion Anton
escu, the Rumanian dictator, was forced
to create four new divisions of troops
to preserve internal security" in view
of liberal outbreaks against his regime
which has resulted in the arrest Of Juliu
Manu-, the liberal peasant leader. Re-
ports of rioting In Bulgaria reached
Istanbul, In Turkey. One account said
students at the Sofia Military College
had fed to the mountains for guerrilla
operations after several days OF dis
orders
Looking forward to the second front
that the Russians hope will come, the
Germans last week took steps to protect
the Mediterranean approaches to Eu-
rope. The German high command was
reported to have handed to the Bull
garian war minister, who Is visiting In
Berlin, a comprehensive plan of action
in event of an Allied debarkation on or
near Bulgarian territory. Moreover, the
Germans are said to be sending heavy
reinforcements to Crete, including units
especially trained for defense against
commandoS
Evening star., 1943-01-17
African Front

Little happened last week in Africa,
and. as usual, little was written about
what was going on. The paucity of
news has inspired a vast assortment of
rumors and apprehensions about the
course of events in North Africa, military
and political, which early in the week
forced the suggestion that the British
and American governments were moving
In opposite directions at time when, in
view OF the prospect of the war in the
Mediterranean, their close union is
needed more than ever before. British
newspapers, with near unanimity, have
been condemning both the slowness of
the development of the war in Tunisia
to push the Axis out of Bizerte and
Tunis and as well the political arrange
ments established by 1t. Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower, the Allied commander,
for the administration of Morocco, AL
geria and the part of Tunisia under AL
lied control. Gen. Eisenhower's French
agent is Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, who
has stirred dissatisfaction in some quar-
ters because among his intimate advisers
are officials who apparently believed
thoroughly in the old vichy policy of
collaboration with the Germans.
The British protestants, and they have
their friends over here, have been urging
the ousting of the collaborationist ele-
ment and also the institution of some
sort of North African
Eisenhower role for Gen. Charles
4, The Middle de Gaulle, the head
of the Fig h ting
French. The consequence of these de-
bates is that battle RACES in Africa not
only between the Allies and the Axis but
also between fiercely opposed Allied
schools Of thought about the manner in
which the war against the Axis should
be conducted. Gen. Eisenhower finds
himself in the middle of both wars, the
Evening star., 1943-01-17

first by choice, the second inescapably.
In order to save the Anglo American
union before the North African ruckus
put some cracks in it, Brendan Bracken
British Minister of Information, last
week said:
"The British government gave power
of attorney to Gen. Eisenhower, has the
greatest confidence in him and is back
ing him to the utmost"
II the war in Tunisia were going well,
it is probable the political complaints
would subside, but it is true nevertheless
that newspapers enjoying the freedom
to express their opinions will not refrain
from attacking policies and conduct
which they fear jeopardizes the progress
of the war and the realization Of some
of its aims. The complaints probably
would subside also if the officials, mill
tary and political, in North Africa per-
mitted the dissemination abroad of the
news of what exactly the situation there
is. Even the name of the murderer of
Admiral Darlan is not yet permitted to
be known publicly outside North Africa.
Who could help being suspicious of
events there in the face of this suppress
sion Of news? Some men arrested last
week in connection with the murder
were reported to be among those who
risked their lives to help the American
landings in Algeria last November. The
continuation of complaint is the best
sign that politically North Africa is un-
well.
Prospect of some soothing OF the North
African political tempest lay in the an
nouncement during the week by spokes-
man for Gen. Giraud that he would
soon meet with Gen. de Gaulle.
Evening star., 1943-01-17
Pacific Delays Try Chinese

borness leads them to be doctrinaries in
their strategy. They may make another
attempt to wipe out the naval forces un-
der Admiral Halsey, but when they real
ize that this is not possible they may
turn on the Russians with the twofold
purpose of helping the hard-breathing
Nazis and also feeding their own victory
hungry people with another spectacular
military success.
1t appears that the diplomatic efforts
Of the Toxic government to bring about
reconciliation between the Russians
and the Nazis has fallen on deaf ears in
Moscow. This endeavor is said to have
been attempted early in December. The
Japanese Ambassador at Moscow was not
able, however, to see Premier Joseph
Stain and the suggestions repeatedly
made to Foreign Minister Molctoff made
no dent in Russias determination to
fight the war with the Nazis to the bitter
end.
Since these last peace attempts have
failed, it is obvious that Japan will make
real effort to come to the rescue of the
hard-pressed European end of the Axis.
Whether her military actions will be di-
rected toward the South Pacific or to-
ward the Indian Ocean or toward ST.
berla, nobody knows. In any event, it
seems necessary for the Japanese to
liquidate the Chinese situation, which is
keeping 100000 Japanese soldiers and a
portion of the Japanese air arm busy.
Chinese Patience Taxed.
Gen. Chang is aware of this. He per-
sonally does not think of leaving the
cause Of the Allies any more than Presi-
dent Roosevelt does. But he has to
reckon with many of the generals and
their troops. The generals under Gen.
Chang are good men, but sometimes lose
their patience when they see that they
are fighting the enemy with almost the
same weapons they have been using
since 1887
They had hoped that by joining the
Allies they would receive the necessary
tools. The occupation Of Burma by the
JapS has cut off the Burma road. The
amount of war material and other SUD-
plies now begin received by caravan and
by transport plane from India is of little
consequence. Also they see the Ameri-
can and British forces are fighting a
defensive war in the Pacific. This may
suit the strategy of the Allies, but it does
not suit the Chinese, who have been
fighting and retreating for nearly five
years.
The absence of an Allied offensive ac-
ton, the intense Nazi propaganda theme
that China might be sacrificed if the
fight to crush the German forces is too
long and too costly, together with the
lack of war materials and supplies, may
make dent on the morale of the
Chinese generals, who may decide to
force Gen. Chang to come to terms with
the Japanese before it Is tqo late.
Evening star., 1943-01-17

The men in control of the news pass
ing from North Africa saw to it last
week that the French were glorified
in the battle for the dark continent. The
1st Army, under Gen. K. A. N. Anderson
in Northern Tunisia, prisoner of the
mud, could do no more than send out
patrols. The 5th Army being organized
under 1t. Gen. Mark Clark is not yet
ready for action. But the French SOL
diers were not to be denied.
In Tunisia the French fight south of
the positions taken by the 1st Army,
which, when, the
French Toke rains will permit by
VitoI HEIGHTS ceasing, is to put the
squeeze on Bizerte
and Tunis. These French threw the
Germans from two strategic heights Is
miles northwest Of the important citadel
of Kirouan-Jebel Haoub and Jebel Bou
Dayouss. These are in Central Tunisia,
and the German radio announced that
the French had advanced along q wide
front in fighting among spurs of the
Atlas Mountains. These operations
could in time, if they continued to un-
fold successfully, make 1t hot for the
Germans holding the long shore OF
Tunisia running southwark to Tripoli-
tania from Tunis city.
French aces who fought gallantly in
the brief battle for France took to the
skies once again last week, over Tunisia,
as members of the new Lafayette Es-
cadrille, named after a brave outfit
which played celebrated role in the
World War. Flying American P-40s,
they blasted the way for the ground
fighters who took the two hilltops near
Kirouan. There were active engage
Evening star., 1943-01-17

promoted supplies of balsa wood, which
Is lighter than cork and in demand for
American glider planes. Mahogany is
imported from the tropics for use In ship
building and for veneers on wooden air
craft frames. Revival of wild rubber
utilization in the Amazonian jungle is
under BEW management. So are the
opening of new foreign mines and the
combing of unexplored areas for mate
rials with which to defeat the Axis.
The Office Of Economic War Analysis
keeps up running account of the sit
uation in every country in the world
Allied, neutral and principally enemy
lands. 1t works hand in glove with Army
and Navy Intelligence, the British Secret
Service and the British Ministry OF Eco
nomic Warfare.
BEW has attached men of its own In
an official capacity to many of the i'm
portant American embassies. For in
stance, Winfield Rief1er is special as
sistart to Ambassador Winant in London
with the rank of minister. Reports OF
the agency are said to have determined
changes in blockade measures and to
have helped in the selection of targets
for bombing raids in Europe.
In few cases BEW serves as a line
agency, with its own task forces" This
Is true of Latin America, Spain and
Portugal. But 1t functions on the whole
as a general staff of economic warfare.
taking its field agents wherever they are
to be found. These may be representa-
tives of the State Department serving
abroad, of the Army and Navy and of
the RF'C system. 1t works in close as
sociation with the State Department,
the War Production Board, the War
Shipping Administration. the Office of
Inter-American Affairs, the Army Air
Transport Command, the Naval Air
Transport Service and many other estab-
lishments, as occasion arises.
Though its transactions run annually
into the billions, BEW has a direct ap-
preparation of only $12,OOO.00O a year.
for administrative costs. It's operating
money is provided chiefly by four RFC
concerns-the Defense Supplies Corp,
tac MeIaIS reserve Co., the RUBBER Re-
serve Co. and the United States Com
mercial Co. The last of these handles
preclusive buying. It is the only RFC
subsidiary which is independent of RFC
domination. The majority of its Board
of Directors consists of representatives
of the department, BEW and the Office
OF Inter American Affairs.
Power to Issue Directives.
Appearing early last month before
the Senate Banking and Currency Com
mittee, in behalf OF bill to increase the
lending capacity of the RFC by s., 5,0OO,-
100000, Secretary Jones complained in
effect that the BEw Is the only Govern
pent agency with power to Issue direc-
Evening star., 1943-01-17
Rommel Still
Holds Allies
BIZARRE BEW DEALS BLOWS TO AXIS

vice president of the Foreign Policy As
sociation and chief OF its Washington
office.
Until last September the Once OF
Exports was mainly policing agency
with the negative duty of preventing
strategic materials of domestic origin
from falling into Axis hands. Then
came sharp switch of policy, under
which it is sought to turn such re-
sources into aggressive war weapons
Some of the devices employed under this
head are as startling as they are conf
Dental Among harmless examples may
be cited the ALLEGATION of United States
exports to Mexico and Brazil with the
deliberate purpose Of strengthening their
and our own war efforts.
BEW's most characteristic and fasci-
mating operation, known as preclusive
buying, is under Mr.. Rosenthal a New
Yorker who was eminent for quarter
century as an international trader, and
who took his first Government Job in
December, 1941, as assistant director ir
charge of the boards Office of Imports
There are certain regions, particularly
the Iberian peninsula, to which both
the United Nations and the Axis have
access and which supply materials
vitality needed by the foe. The object
OF preclusive buying is to outwit and
outbid the Axis in the market for such
strategic minerals and metals, whether
they are requisite or not to the Allied
war effort. Prices 10 or 20 times above
normal are paid without qualm.
No Holds Are Barred.
In this adventurous traffic no holds
are barred. Though waged in the eco
nomic theater, 1t is war to the limit
face to face with the enemy. The
magnitude of such activities is shown
by the fact that operations of the Office
of Imports are now at the rate of two
billion dollars a year.
There are two other types of import
transactions. One is the procurement
or planning Of supplies essential to the
American military program which must
largely be obtained abroad. They in
clude such materials as natural rubber
tin, mica, bauxite, certain forest prod
ucts and various fats and oils The Sec
ond is the purchase and storage of prod
ucts which are vital to maintaining the
economic stability of Allied or friendly
nations such as cotton in Peru, coffee In
Brazil and wool in Australia. For the
present these are often potential i'm
ports, which may not be delivered In
the United States until after the war.
A joint BEW-RFC program is a con-
tract with the United Fruit Co. for
planting 10000 acres of abaca in Central
America, to replace Manila hemp, lost
with the Philippines. sisal is another
substitute under development in the
same area. In South America are bein,