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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06
VENGEANCE:
For jap Executions

Stern punishment for the Jap mil
itary leaders responsible for the ex-
ecution of American f1iers captured
after last years raid on Tokyo was
promised by President Roosevelt,
who said the United States would
''hold personally and officially re-
sponsible' all those who partici-
pated in these crimes and bring
them to justice.
How many of the eight f1iers list
ed by the war department as pris-
oners of war after the raid were
executed, was not stated.
That the Japs' barbarity was q
confession of their vulnerability to
air attack was clear. This was I'M
derscored by Tokyo broadcasts
threatening to execute American fiji
ers captured on future raids over
Japan.
The reply to such threats was CIV
en- by Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold,
commander Of the air forces, who
told his f1iers:
Let your answer to their treat
ment of your comrades be the de-
struction of the Japanese air force,
their lines of communication, and
the production centers which offer
them the opportunity to continue
such atrocities"
To this Maj. Gen. James H. Doc
little, who led the Tokyo raid a year
ago added: ''Soon our bombers will
be there again, striking at the heart
Of Japan until the empire crumbles
and they beg for mercy"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06

RUBBER: In addition to vast
amounts of regular crops, Siberia
will produce huge quantities Of ma
terial for synthetic rubber this year,
a Moscow report disclosed.
REFUGEES: Spokesman for the
British American conference in
Hamilton, Bermuda, on the Euro
pean refugee problem said that any
large-scale rescue of Nazi-oppressed
people seemed out of the question.
EXCHANGED PRISONER: First
American soldier freed from an
Axis war prisoner camp is Alan
Stuyvesant of New York, who was
released from a camp near Rome
after 10 months Imprisonment.
SECRECY: Former President
Herbert Hoover in a public state
ment said there can be no real
justification for secrecy" at the AL
lice. nations food conference sched-
uled to open May 10 at Hot Springs,
Va, adding that mo secrets exist
concerning the food situation in any
country in the world"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06
RUSSIA:
Caucasus Front Actiue

Continuing to employ "strive at
any cost tactics, German armies
in the Caucasus kept up full-scale
attacks against the Russians in the
Kuban delta despite heavy losses
and lack Of success in the early
stages.
Two detectives were included in
the Nazi plans, military observers
believed. One was to relieve So
Wet pressure on the enemy's bridge
head at Novorossisk. The other was
to build up the momentum of a
drive that might be the prelude to
new Axis spring offensive.
AS the fighting increased in in
tensity, the activity of the opposing
air forces was stepped up. German
communicates reported that the luft-
waite was straffing Red supply
bases on the Black sea coast. So
Wet communicates revealed that
while Red airmen had broken UP
one enemy effort to ferry reinforce
ments across the Black sea to Novo-
rossisk, the Germans had succeeded
later in providing substantial rein
forcements for their army in the
Caucasus bridgehead.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06
VACATIONS:
Public Must Co-operate

Summer vacations by train for
Americans remained a probability
in spite of ruling by the Office of
Defense Transportation that no adj
ditional summer train service re-
curing the use of Pullman sleep
ing car equipment would be author
lied. Rail officials expressed the
belief that regular services would
be sufficient to accommodate vaca-
tionists if the public is willing to
accept Inconvenience and cooper
ate by spreading travel throughout
the week.
Only exception to the curtailment
policy, the ODT stated, will be
coach trains operated in the Pc
riod between Saturday noon and
Sunday midnight utilizing primarily
commuter equipment otherwise idle
in that period and additional trains
of semi-commuter type operated on
other days of the week within a
radius of approximately so miles of
a terminus
All other requests for extra coach
or parlor-car train service for daily,
tri-Weekly or weekend summer op-
erations will be denied, the ODT in
Dictated.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06
Weekly
Allies Break Axis Deenses Drive for % and Bere Speeds

one chief objective-''to get out as
much news as we can as soon as
we can"
In an appearance before the sem
ate judiciary committee, Mr.. Davis
likewise denied that his office tries
to exercise censorship powers. AS
for the domestic political situation,
he said the Owl had not put out
any information abroad on the pos
s1bility Of fourth term for Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06

ing that he had received reports
that "Hitler is making preparations
for using poison gas against the Rus
sian 'front.'"
Munitions centers, seaports and
other military detectives throughout
the whole expanse of Germany, he
said, would be the target of British
gas attacks should the Nazis use
this weapon against the Russians.
Increasing Allied mastery of the
air plus the fact that Britain had
stepped up its chemical warfare
preparations in the last year Lent
an ominous note to the British
statesman's warning.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06

In effect, the house amendment
introduced by Representative Reed
OF Illinois gave congress control
over the $4,000, 100000 sterilization
fund and the proposed postwar bank
ing fund. House leaders indicated
that congress would provide funds
for the latter, in the event it was
set up.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06
POISON CAS-:
British Ready

Prime Minister Churchill had
warned the Nazis several times pre-
viously that the use Of poison gas
on any front would result in imme-
diate retaliation by the British. Now
he cautioned the enemy again, add
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06
WAR NEWS:
DdUis DecIdin,s

Brisk denial that the Office of
War Information serves any politi-
cal faction in its broadcasts beamed
at foreign countries was made by
Hoosier-born Elmer Davis, owl di-
rector, who said his agency had
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-05-06

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of Western Newspaper Union
news analysts, and not necessarily of
this newspaper.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
hardison Nominated
For Rear Admiral
Officer Well Known Here
Hero in Sontu Cruz Fioht

Capt. Osborne B. Hardison, So
veteran aircraft carrier comma nder
who was one OF the heroes of the
Battle of the. Santa Cruz Islands last
October and Is holder of, the
coveted, Navy Cross. was nominated
for the rank Of rear admiral by Pres
ident Roosevelt today. >-
The husband of the former Miss
Ruth Morgan, daughter of DIR. Will
liam Gerry Morgan, prominent
Washington surgeon, Capt. Hardison
is well known in official circles here,
having served several tours of duty
in various capacities Until his last
sea assignment he was aide, to the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Air.
Previously he had commanded the
Naval Atr Station at Anacostia, and
had been stationed in the Bureau of
Aeronautics with additional duty in
the Bureau of Navigation. In 1922
he served aboard the presidential
yacht Mayf1ower.
Capt. Hardison's citation for the
Navy Cross reads in part: For ex-
traordinary heroism and conspicuous
courage as commanding officer of a
United States aircraft carrier during
action against enemy Japanese
forces north of Santa Cruz Islands
October rs, 1912 '''."
In that engagement his ship was
subjected to, terrific dive-bombing
and tnrnado attach oeeopiy,o
through his skillful manenvering
to later inflict heavy damage on
the enemy.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Young Renominafed
As Commissioner
f Roosevelt Submits Name
ToSenote for Second Term

President Roosevelt today sent
to the Senate the nomination of
John Russell Young for a second
three-year term as District Com =
missioner.
The nomination came as a
birthday present for .Commis-
sioner Young, who is 81 today.
Mr.. Young took ONCE for his first
term April 4, 1910, succeeding
George E. Alien. ......, =
District ofncials, and newspaper
men today joined Commissioner
Young in celebrating his birthday,
including Engineer Commissioner
Charles w. Kutz, Commissioner Guy
Mason, Corporation Counsel Rich
mond B. Keech, Col. Joseph d.
Arthur, jr., Assistant Engineer Com
missioner; Geoffrey M. Thornett.
secretary to the board, and Charles
Stofberg, special assistant to Com
missioner Young.
/ Mr.. Young was White House cor
respondent for The Star for many
years before his appointment to the
District post.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Overstocked DC. Meat Dealers
Admit Violating Point Rules
Facing Big Losses, Butchers Ignore
OPA Requirements on Coupons

Meat rationing, in the District
at least, appeared to be in dan
ger Of breaking down today as a
number of overstocked butchers
openly admitted they we're SELL
ing choice cuts to patrons with
out requiring coupons or were
selling meat for less than the
point values fixed by OPA.
At the same time, many meat
dealers in the city, discouraged by
the restrictions in the light Of an
abundant supply, were talking seri-
ously about going out of business for
the duration.
One dealer said he had talked to
20 butchers at wholesale market
early In the morning and II indi-
Gated they would close thelr shops
soon unless conditions improved.
Fearful Of having supplies spoil
before consumers can accumulate
enough points to purchase the bet
ter cuts OF meat, some butchers
were Offering meat with or without
coupons for points.
Under OPA regulations, meat
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Britain Urged TO Reduce
War Press Personnel
BY the Associated Press.

=
LONDON, April 2.-The Commit
tee on National Expenditure said to-
day competition for publicity among
Britains three fighting services was
"wasteful and harmful" and recon-
mended pruning of press depart
ments in which total of 1,166 per-
sons are employed.
The 65th report of the committee
said that press representatives were
paid total of 81 $40, COO a year, list
ing 80 in the Admiralty, 285 In the
Air Ministry and 79l In the War
Once.
There Is no real machinery to in
sure that, on any given day, a ball
anced presentation of news stories
from the three services is made to
the world" the committee COM
mented.
It recommended that heads of the
three branches meet frequently to
work out a common program.
The report disclosed the Air Min
t;try booklet, Battle of Britain, +"
mad been published In 43 editions In
a languages. Nearly 5.000, 900 copies
have been sold.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

dealers are allowed to reduce the
point values of certain commodities
that might otherwise spoil. but only
when they comply strictly with the
procedure set up.
Among other things, this requires
that they make two reports to their
rationing boards, one within "a
hours and the other within four
days: post q notice in their stores
telling customers of the reduction,
and sell to all. customers on an
equal basis. They will be allowed to
recover from their boards points
lost in this fashion up to per cent
of their total allowable point in
ventory.
One dealer said he had several
thousand dollars worth of meat and
had to move 1t. regardless OF reeu-
lations. Since Wednesday. he said,
he has been. informing customers
that they may buy choice cuts with
out using their points.
Il don't know what. I'm supposed
to do" he said, but can't hold on
to this meat forever. and people
tSee MEAT, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Shortage Of Supplies
Costs Troops Lives,
Murray Declares
Labor Leader Charges
Waste and Confusion
In Overseas Shipping
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
C1O President Philip Murray
charged today that lives OF Amer
ican and Allied fighting men ARE
being endangered and lost because
OF insufficient supplies or delays in
supplies reaching the armed forces" ."
In a statement on overseas ship
ping, presented to Senator Downey,
Democrat, Of California, Mr. Murray
said, Waste, confusion and lack Of
planning are holding down the EN-
cient use of our available shipping
resources to an alarming degree"
Demanding an immediate inves-
tigation, Mr.. Murray said the C1O
and its four maritime union ANIL
iates are firmly convinced that the
ship construction program alone
will never provide enough ships and
space to transport weapons and ms
terials to supply and support the
f1ghtins fronts"
Shipping Is Problem.
On Capitol Hill Chairman Truman
reported that members of his War
investigating Committee believe
that the big problem now is to get
shipping to transport superior
hghting weapons to the battlefronts.
Reporting in statement on a
visit by members of his group and
the Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee to the Aberdeen Md Proving
Grounds Wednesday, Senator Tru-
man said:
I am very glad to be able to say
that twe) were convinced that
the Ordnance Department has de-
tSee SUPPLIES. Pare A-2J
Evening star., 1943-04-02
German Civilians
Are Reported
Leaving Spain
By the Associated Press.

~ Inc ASkOCIateo f1eSS.
LONDON, April 2.-German civil
ians are flooding OUT of Spain, the
Daily Sketch OF London said today
IN its Inside information" column.
The report. which failed to quote
Its source, said 1000 Germans, most
Of whom have been in oficiai or
semi -ofncial jobs were booked to
pass the frontier at Irun within a
day or two and were understood to
be returning for army and other
service.
Declaring diplomatic observers
regard this as a good sign" the re-
port added: Germany would not be
Withdrawing these men, 1t is argued.
II she still had designs on Spain and
intended to demand right of way
through the peninsula to North
Africa" fsa
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Russia Accepts
u. S. Invitation
Food PorIey
Plan for Allied Talks
On Postwar Issues
Made Weeks Ago
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, April 2.-The So
Wet Union has accepted an in
vitstion from the United States
to send representatives to a
United Nations conference on
postwar food questions, it was
announced today.
President Roosevelt announced
plans for the conference several
weeks ago, indicating that it would
be limited strictly to executive ses-
sions.
Deliberations over such problems
as food production and distribution.
nutrition and commercial and finan-
ciAl Arrangements for the entire pro-
gram, are scheduled to begin April
u, at a point as yet undesignated
The State Department recently an
nopneed that SO governments have
been invited to send their technical
experts to the conference.
Secretary Of State Hull announced
today that. In addition to Russia,
tsee FOOD, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Washington Leading
Sailors, 6 10 5
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

oEeclal DlSpatch TO Inc StAr.
NORFOLK, Va. April 2.-Wash-
ington held 6-5 lead over the Nor
folk Naval Training Station baseball
team at the end of three innings
here today. pounding Walter Mas
terson, former Nat, for nine hits.
The Mats parlayed singles by
Spence, johnson, Vernon, Priddy
and Sullivan into three runs after
two were out in the first inning
but the sailors pounded Wynn for
four runs In the first inning and
Eddie Robinson hit homer with
two on.
After Ellis Clary had singled to
open the second inning George Case
slammed home run to right field
to present the Mats a 5-4 lead before
the sailors tied the score in their
half of the inning.
Jake Early singled to start the
third, moved to second on Right
Fielder Gleesons error, to third on
a wild pitch and scored on Wynn's
single to center.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
intercollegiate Sports
Abandoned by Duauesne

By the Associated Press. .,....
! PITTSBURGH, April 2.-Duquesne
University. which in the past few
years emerged from comparative
ohscurity to become a; football and
basketball power announced today
it has abandoned its entire intercol-.
legiate sports program for the dura-
tion.
John D. Holahan, graduate man.
ager OF athletics, said the school
would concentrate on intramural
sports and physical fitness pro-
gram. t-...
Scrapping OF the program left
Football Coach Aldo r. Buff
DoneM and Chick Davies, basket
bali mentor. without jobs.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
PATTON FORCES OPEN new DRIVE FOR COAST
Roosevelt Keoes Bunkheud Bill Calling Ii Dangerous |nution
Merchant Ship Listed as Sunk
Makes Port With Supplies
Port Of Crew Reboord Crippled Vessel,
Blasted by Torpedo, ond Complete Trip

the subsequent trip to port was told
by the captain and Is Of the crew.
The vessel was hit while crossing
the Atlantic in February. When q
single torpedo struck near the bow
the ship listed sharply, her bow sank
quickly and her stern rose high with
propellors racing.
When the order to abandon ship
was given, the three survivors who
landed in Boston said that they
went over the side. but that their
lifeboat was swamped. They bailed
the boat with their hands and drift
ed for some distance. and their. ves-
sci disappeared from view.
Later they sighted a raft with 10
men from previous sinking, who
promptly boarded the more seawor-
thy lifeboat. After Is days in the
boat. the survivors were picked up
tSee GHOST SHIP, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Navy Asks Congress
To Impose Curbs on
Fees Of War Brokers
Undersecretory's Aide
Proposes Legislation
To Limit Commission
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy officially asked Con-
gress today for aid in cracking
down on manufacturers repre-
sentatives who have their of
fees In their hat and sales
agents of little ability" receiving
courageous fees" for procuring
war contracts.
1ndorsing a proposed legislative
curb on their profits, Jacob E.
Davis, special assistant to the Un-
dersecretary of the Navy and a
former Democratic Representative
from Ohio, told the House Naval
Affairs Committee:
"Conceding that an agent should
be compensated amply for introduc-
ing a new and untried article to
the Government, he should not re-
ceive enormous fees during the
emergency due solely to the fact
that subsequent orders, to secure
which he hardly has to turn a
finger, swell his commissions to
astronomical figures"
! Investigated 40 Agents.
Mr.. Davis reported the Navy it
self had investigated more than 40
agents representing more than 200
manufacturing firms and said their
annual compensation ranged from
$4,000 to upward of one-half mil
lion dollars lin the case of few"
Compensation of from 5000 900
to $500,0O0 in one year was not un-
common he added.
Mr.. Davis told the committee the
great majority of sales agents orig
inally were employed because of
their familiarity with Government
procurement methods-"their know
how In the Government rather than
because of their familiarity and ex-
perlence with the products they
were attempting to SELL"
He said few are sales engineers.
maintaining staff of competent
assistants rendering scientific and
technical services, and added that
some of these have contributed val
liable suggestions in improvement
and development of needed products.
Offices in Their Hats"
Many others, however, have
their offices in their hats, so to
speak, and perform merely routine
services for their principals once
their Government contracts have
been awarded and they have become
entitled to their commissions. These
services, while useful, are not worth
the vast sums being poured into the
agents pockets"
Mr.. Davis said that as result of
the Navy Departments own at
tempts to cut down on the agents
profits adjustments have been
made with "a contractors and their
agents. resulting in the immediate
=
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Track Writers Vote Rice
Outstanding Athlete
BY the Associated PRESS,

BY the Associated PRESS.
NEW YORK, April 2.-For the
third time In four years Greg Rice
has been voted the outstanding
track and field athlete of the year by
the New York Track Writer'S Asso-
ciation.
Rice, Americas greatest middle
distance runner. won In 1910 and
194l and on the basis of 81 consecu-
tive victories rolled up a command
ing lead this year. Cornelius Warm
erdan, world record pole vaulter who
was voted the honor last year, was
r,mnetAup.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Army Plane S Flares Held
Cause Of Prairie Fire
By the Associated Press.

Bg the Associated Press.
BRADY. Nebr. April Fire
Chief Eauclatre Dewey said this aft
ernoon he is investigating reports
from ranchers that an Army plane
dropping flares was responsible for
4 prairie fire that started at noon
yesterday and burned over an area
20 miles long and Is miles wide. ..
= Mr.. Dewey said the ranchers told
him they saw the plane. and that a
short tmie later the fire broke out in
many sections.
. At least 1000 tons OF hay. and per-
haps 800 head of cattle were de-
stroyed. according to reports from
ranchers given Chief Dewey. Z,
:, He said that the fire, fought by
approximately 800 volunteers at its
height last night, was finally
brought under control.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
u. ). Airmen Blast
5 Jap Destroyers,
Down Is zeros
Six American Planes Are
Lost in Engagement
Off Solomon IsIonds
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
American bombers attacked a
japanese force of five destroyers
southwest of Kolombangara, in
the Solomons. while almost at
the same time fighter planes
were engaging 80 to 40 japanese
Zero fighters and shooting down
Is of the enemy planes, the Navy
reported today.
In these Solomon Islands engage
ments six American planes were lost
in the aerial combat, fought north
west of Guadalcanal Island, but two
OF the pilots were rescued
Result9 Of the attack by bombers
on the japanese surface force were
not observed. the Navy reported in a
communique, which told also of two
more attacks on the Japanese base
at Kiska, in the Aleutiarls. The text
OF the communique::
North Pacific:
Il. On March 30:
In addition to the two attacks re-
ported in Navy Department Com
munique No. 33l. Kiska received two
more attacks. During the afternoon
Lightning dockheed P-3S) fighters
attacked the Japanese main camp
area with uriobserved results.
Large Fires Started at Kiska.
Later in the day Mitchell North
American B-25) medium bombers
bombed and strafed Japanese install
lations and personnel from an alti-
tude below so feet. Heavy explo-
sions and large fires were observed.
South Pacific (all dates are east
longitude)
%. On April 1st:
"tAD During the night of March
3lst-April lst. a Catalina tConsoh-
dated patrol bomber attacked a
Japanese surface force of five de-
stroyers and one cargo vessel south
west of Kolombangara Island. At
the same time Army Liberator Con-
solidated B-2A bombers carried out
low altitude attack on the same
force. Results were not observed. .
10 Jap flaneS DOwne0.
"(b) During the morning, 80 to 40
Zero fighters were engaged by q
force of Wildcat tGrumman F4F)
Corsair (Vought F4U) and Lightning
fighters northwest of Guadalcanal
Island. Sixteen japanese planes were
shot down. Six United States planes
were shot down but two United
States pilots were rescued.
"(c) A force OF Dauntless doug
las SBD) dive bombers, escorted by
fighters, attacked Japanese positions
at Suavanau plantation southeast
coast of Rekata Bay. Results were
not reported"
Shooting down of the Is Zeros in
the aerial dog fight of Guadalcanal
brought to 902 the number of Japa-
nese planes announced here as lost
in the Solomons.
No oficial explanation of the pres
ence of the Japanese force of
Kolombangara Island. 100 miles from
Guadalcanal, was, given. 1t. was
presumed because Of the presence OF
a cargo vessel in the force thst, 1t
was engaged in carrying supplies to
one OF the Japanese bases in the
Solomons, area, possibly that at
much-battered Munda.