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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
RAILROADS.:
Government Rates

In exchange for the grant of land
for right-of-ways to the railroads
during the expansion period Of 1880
1870, the government received re-
auctions of so per cent on passenger
and freight rates.
Amended in 1910 to apply only to
military goods and personnel follow
ing railroads complaints against the
heavy burden of relief shipments
especially during the depression Pc
riod, total abolition of the reduced
rates came before congress, with
the house approving by 236 to 16
vote.
Although termination of the re-
duced rates would increase railroad
revenues by more than $50 million
dollars annually in wartime and 20
million dollars yearly in peacetime,
the house bill calls for scaling down
private shipping rates to reflect the
higher income from government.
Released by Western Ne wopaper Union
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08

NEW TIRES: By next year there
will probably be enough new syn
thetic rubber tires produced so that
everybody can buy them, according
to Charles Phillips, new OPA ra-
tioning head. He added that ration
ing Of tires to A card holders is ex-
pected to begin In the last three
months of the year. An increase
in the gasoline allowance Of B card
holders in the east and midwest may
60 into effect after July l, he said.
BACK TO ARMY: Rep. viii Rog-
ers, (Dem. Calif.) son Of the late
hunorist, has resigned his seat in
the house to reenter the u. S. army.
in which he is a commissioned Off
Ger.
FLOOD LOSS: Swollen rivers
have caused damage estimated at
$50, 1000, 900 in Iowa during the past
weeks. In the southeastern section OF
the state, hundreds were forced to
dee from their homes.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08

SHOWDOWN, 1nVa-
sion preparations continued. with
thousands of Allied bomhers ripping
up German defenses and airfelds in
western Europe, and the Allied COM
mand issuing detailed instructions
to the underground to report enemy
troop movements to u. S. and Brit
ish soldiers when they land.
Tottering under the combined
pressure of Lieut.. Gen. Mark Clark 8
Fifth army and the British Eighth,
the Germans fell slowly back to
the southeast of Rome for a bitter
defensive fight, while Allied aircraft
hampered their movements by q
steady bombardment Of supply lines
and motorized concentrations.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08

xAAAOWs OA14kA1lSI1tS Va toAOW
from Argentina are aiding soap
makers who have been hard pressed
to find materials, 1t is reported. AS
shipping space becomes available,
more tallow will probably be
brought in, although larger domes-
tic supplies are expected to ease the
situation soon.
NEW COMET: A Finnish astrono-
mer has discovered a new comet,
1t was announced through Harvard
college observatory. The comet is of
the 18th magnitude and is only
visible through large telescopes. It
has been named for Vaisala, who
found it.
TRUCKS: Seven thousand used
army trucks will be offered for sale
by the Treasury's surplus property
disposal unit through regional Of
fees. The trucks are valued at about
"a, ZOO, 900. They will be sold to
authorized dealers.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
FOOD:
Supply Good

A factor In the governments pos
sible restoration of rationing on
point-free meats may be the neces-
sity for assuring a more equal dis
tribution of such meats, three fed
eral agencies reporting on the gen.
eral food situation declared. Mean
time, some cuts or better grades Of
meat may become more difficult to
obtain.
Although supplies of canned fruits
and juices will continue at low lev
els for the rest of the year, fresh
apples, peaches, pears and cherries
will be more plentiful. The situation
in canned vegetables can be expect
ed to grow tight. Increases in stocks
of margarine, shortening and other
edible oils will probably offset de-
clinss In butter and lard. Because
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
MORE BIC GUNS:
Army Demand

The army has sharply increased
its demand for large caliber can
non and ammunition it is announced,
giving rise to speculation that mill
tary leaders anticipate long and
severe fighting after invasion beach
heads have been secured.
New plant construction has been
approved and factories now on a
standby basis will return to full op-
erations, official sources disclose.
Ammunition schedules have been
stepped up to four or five times pre-
yious levels.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
LABOR:
Local Punished

While the CLIO United Automobile
workers suspended officials Of
local union for a strike in the Chrys-
Ter plant at Detroit, Mich, the CLIO
Gas, Coke and Chemical workers
sanctioned the walkout of 1900
members of a local at the Parke,
Davis and company drug factory in
the same city.
In suspending the local officers for
the walkout which resulted from
their support Of CLIO chauffeurs'
union fight with a rival AF'L or
ganization, the United Automobile
workers said they had violated their
contract with the company, the
UAW constitution, and their no
strike pledge.
Accusing Parke, Davis and
company Of a vicious union bust
ing campaign" the Gas, Coke and
Chemical workers supported its
locals strike, which halted produc-
ton of blood plasma, penicillin and
smallpox vaccination for military
and civilian use. Protesting that the
position of the company jeopardized
the standing of the union, the locals
president defied a War Labor board
directive to return to work before
resuming negotiations.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
CROP INSURANCE:
Broad Couerage

A bill to broaden the coverage
of Federal Crop Insurance was pro-
posed by Representative Fulmer,
Dem. S. c. chairman Of the house
agriculture committee. His proposal
would renew the program abolished
last year, as it applied to wheat
and cotton. It would also provide
for insuring on a restricted expert
mental basis, corn, tobacco, rice,
fax and any other crops for which
adequate production data can be OBJ
tanned. Insurance coverage would
begin In the 1945 crop year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
CONGRESS-:
Investigate Wards

Investigating the governments
seizure of Montgomery Ward and
company's Chicago mail order
plants, a congressional subcommit-
tee heard Attorney Gen. Francis
Biddle declare that inasmuch as the
concern was indirectly involved in
the war program through sale OF
productive equipment to farmers,
the President could use his judg-
ment in taking it over during
labor dispute to restore operation.
Thus, the Attorney General. con-
cluded, if the seizure was not war
ranted under congressional statutes,
it was legal under the Presidents
wartime emergency powers.
Because his Interpretation Of the
law is his own opinion, the Attor-
ney General said, he stands correc-
ton by a court, or congress itself
can intervene to make any changes
in legislation which might eliminate
abuses.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
PACIFIC:
Buck Air POtUer

Nibbling further at Jap air power
based in the eastern New Guinea
area as defensive bulwark OF the
Indies and the Philippines, U. 8.
aviators continued their strikes
against enemy airdromes in the re-
gion and u. S. ground forces fought
over rough country to set UP air
fields for them.
AS General MacArthur's air and
ground forces struck out at eastern
New Guinea, navy hombers from O
strong task force Of aircraft car
riers hit at enemy island holdings
farther to the north, dotting the
roadway to the enemy homeland
and the Philippines.
U. S. casualties In the eastern
New Guinea area remained light az
Doughboys expanded their holdings
with support Of heavy artillery.
tanks and warplanes against an en-
envy, whose own losses for the most
part, continued in dead rather than
prisoners. -
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08

comrades on the
Anzio beaohhead,
and with the British
slugging through the
Liri valley to the
east. Allied forces
in Italy 10 cked
hands for a knock
out punch against
the Germans below
Rome.
AS the fighting In
Italy came close to
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08

There's no end to the versatility
of the American Seabee, as shown In
this picture from distant Midway
island, where navy construction ex-
perts secured a length of A-inch
manila rope to Bossy's severed tail
to provide the milk cow with q
switch. Carpenters Mate j. A.
Pierson, Sheffield, Pa, is the mixer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
Weekly
Allies Continue Advance in Italy, u Amen Rain Blows aps

With the average debt per acre
on newly acquired farms about one
fourth higher than two years ago,
large turnover was reported In
1943, with some operators selling
holdings after a few months. Many
city buyers reputedly were purchas-
ing farm property as an imitation
hedge.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
AGRICULTURE:
Farm, Machinery

With manufacture Of harvesting
and haying equipment farthest be-
hind schedule, the War Production
boards $671, 200, 600 farm machinery
and spare parts program for the
year ending June 80 was Is per cent
off on May /.
Because of accelerated production
In the final few months, however,
the WPB expects the program to
finish up only 10 per cent behind
schedule. although manufacturers of
combines will have up to September
to meet their quotas.
Az Of May /, production Of har-
vesting machinery was 1874 per cent
off schedule; tractor attachments off
1872 per cent; barn and barnyard
equipment Off 25.8 per cent; farm
pumps and windmills off 1874 per
cent; farm wagons, gears and
trucks off 1875 per cent; harrows and
rollers off 14.5 per cent; cultivators
and weeders off 1879 per cent; dairy
farm machinery off IS per cent;
planting, seeding and fertilizing
equipment off 11.8 per cent, and
farm poultry equipment off 11.3 per
cent.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
SOLID SOUTH:
Threaten, Break

Long rumored, southern rebellion
against the New Deals social re-
form, especially In regard to the
advocacy Of Negro equality. took
tangible shape in Texas, where the
regular Democratic organization In
structed its presidential electors to
cast their vote for the party's nomi-
nee in the electoral college only
il the national convention:
/. Votes disapproval Of efforts to
nulIify state laws for segregation OF
white and colored school children;
3. Backs UP Texas opposition to
the Supreme court ruling opening
Democratic primaries to Negroes;
3. Seats the delegates selected by
the regular Texas Democratic
party instead Of delegates chosen
by rival rump organization, CONF
posed of members who broke with
the regular party over its instruc-
tions to the electors.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08

OF record spring production Of eggs,
need for greater consumption per-
sists.
Civilian diet is sufficient in calo-
ries, proteins, iron and vitamin A,
but with little margin in the B
vitamin and G vitamin," the agen-
cies reported.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08

EDITORS NoTE-Whsn opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of Western Newspaper Unios
news analysts. ana not necsssarily ~
this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
Land Values

With farm land values showing a
Is per cent increase for the year
ending March Is, they stood at ia
per cent Of the 1924 level,
according to statistics Of the U. s.
department of agriculture.
One-third Of the sales financed by
credit last year involved mortgages
of rs per cent Of the sales price,
the USDA reported.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
EUROPE:
Back Nazis to WMl

With Fifth army troops on the
southern front joined with their
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-08
Electoral Vote

While calmer minds sweated over
working out compromise between
the two factions In Texas, specula-
ton arose as to what might happen
IL the % Texas electors should join
eight similarly dissatisfied North
Carolina electors in voting against
the Democratic candidate in the
electoral college, whose vote, and
not the peoples, determines the
presidential winner.
Since the 81 Texas and North
Carolina representatives in the cleo
toral college, made up Of electors
chosen by the states, could form a
majority for either side, they could
swing the election to either a Repub-
ucan or Democrat, being free to
vote as they wished. Or then.
again, they might vote for an inde-
pendent person, in which case
neither Of the two regular candi-
dates would receive majority and
the presidential election then would
be referred to the house of rep
resentatives. In the house, the party
in the majority would decide the
election.
BY such twists and turns might
the Solid South be splintered.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Mrs. Locke Leaves
Estate Of $4,000

Mrs. Grace Mcmillan Locke, who
died here April IA at S. left prop
erty valued at more than $731 ,000
it was learned yesterday through q
petition filed for probate OF her will
at District Court.
Mrs. Locke was the widow of Brig.
Gen. Morris E. Locke. Previously
she was married to the late Preston
Gibson, well-known journalist and
playwright.
Included in the estate is personal
property valued at s67O, 600 and real
estate of an assessed value of SOL =
286. The personal property includes
1866 900 in stocks, $46,900 in bonds,
$4,000 in cash, jewelry, household
effects and other items. Real estate
includes premises at 1851 r street
NV. and land elsewhere.
The will leaves the estate to Mrs.
Locke's son, James Mcmillan Glib
son of Silver Spring, Md, and
daughter, Mrs. Mary G. Mclean of
this city, residing temporarily at
Ponte Vedra, Fla, with instructions
that it be held in trust for each of
them until they reach the age of IS.
The petition asks that the Amer
lean Security & Trust Co. be ap-
proved as sole executor. The petit
ton was filed by Attorney John E.
Larson.
Evening star., 1944-05-10

Martins, 5,305 pounds; Garnet
Patterson, ALSO pounds: Garrison,
1850 pounds; Richard Montgomery,
$3.50 pounds; Thomson, 6,780
pounds; Noyes, 2,243 pounds; Bunker
Hill, 1850 pounds, and Shaw, 1870
pounds.
Mcfarland Junior High School
will receive a check for $379.11 in
payment for paper collected during
April, the largest check ever earned
by one school in one month. 1t
represents almost Al pounds per
capita for the four collections. The
weekly marks were 1921 pounds.
1881 pounds, 1880 pounds and
10,470 pounds for grand total OF
53,342 pounds.
Other checks will be sent to third
district schools as follows: Ban
croft, $24s57; Barnard, $S0.72; Ray
mond, $78.75; Park View, $74.85;
Central High School, $67.77; Sum-
ner-Magruder, $60.68: Morgan
$53.44; Gage, $4985; H. D. Cooke
s48.2S; Banneker, 1852; Adams
$44.92; Brightwood, $43.34; West
s40.25; Petworth, 1886; Bruce
$25.1e; Mott, $22 26; Monroe, s17.19;
Truesdell, $1709; w. B. Powell
$13.17; Takoma, $11.95; Roosevelt
$1056; H. Wilson, $s.4s; Sacrec
Heart "a first collection), $5O5, ane
Whittier (f1rst collection), $251.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Schools Answer Plea
For Greater Effort
In Paper Collections

Appeals for greater effort in COL
lection of old newspapers, maga-
zines and cardboard were answered
by schools cooperating in The
evening Star PTA Salvage-for-
Victory program yesterday and
Monday with collections for the
two days totaling 91.1l0 pounds.
This was an increase over the first
two days of last week of 1880
pounds and brought the total to
1864, ,165 pounds.
Among the large collections Mon
day were Jefferson, $500 pounds;
Randall, 4,971 pounds; Buchanan,
$685. pounds; Giddings. 1888
pounds, and Kensington, SIT pounds.
Yesterdays larger collections in
cluded: Terrell, 1856 pounds; St.
Evening star., 1944-05-10
Food Course to Be Given

The first in series of six lessons
in canning and preservation of food
will be given at 10 am. tomorrow
at the Woodside CMd.) Methodist
Church. Mrs. Sigrid H. Stephenson
will be in charge The course will
be given under the food production
war training program sponsored by
the Montgomery County Board of
Education and Victory Garden Com
mittee
Evening star., 1944-05-10
ADVERTISEMENT
Brenda viii
You Step Out
With Me Tonight?

Tknow I've been an awful Crouch not tax
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I've reformed go or rather my feet have
thanks to the Ice-Mint you advised. Never
tried anything that seemed to draw the
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way it helps soften callouses is nobody's
business! Been able to get some extra over
time money go so what do you say, let's GO
dancing tonight. You can step on my lee
Mint feet all you want
Evening star., 1944-05-10
ADVERTISEMENT.
Gas In Stomach
and Bowels
RELIEVED OR NO COST

Every person who ts tropbRed with
excessive gas in stomach and bowels
should get q package OF BaaIsn Hn' Q
Gas Tablets and try them for quick Fe-
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Sharp pains in the abdomen are
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Many sufferers occasionally have q
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sour risings, nausea, bloating. head
ache or dizziness, any of which may
result from gas pressure.
Money-Back Guarantee
Baaimann'S Gas Tablets are made
especially for the relief of excess gas
and discomfort resulting from gas pres
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first bottle should fail to give satisfac c.
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can supply you. Caution: Use only as
directed. Always on hand at
Leading Washington Drug Stores
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04
Children From Local, Nearby
Schools at Red Cross Session

Children from Ypsilanti city
schools. Willow Run schools, st.
John. Gale. and Lincoln Schools.
attended Junior Red Cross meet.
ings in North Hall, Ann Arbor, May
l and 2.
Corresponding secretary read
thank you letters from Corpus
Christi. Tex. Naval Hospital, for
tray covers and napkins; Great
Lakes. H., Naval Hospital for wash
cloths and Mothers Day cards.
Romulus Army Air Base, Station
Hospital, for library cards and
pockets: Selfridge Field, Station
Hospital. for Mothers Day cards;
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Station Hos
pital, for four afgbans; Fort Gus
ter, Mich, Station Hospital, for
bed room slippers.
An appeal was made (and schools
signed up for carnival caps and
tray favors for the Fourth OF July.
The rest OF the meeting was de-
voted to reports by schools which
explained the purpose and eXpen-
ditures OF the National Children s
Fund This was done through pos
tiers, skits with children in cos
tune OF other lands, and a news
east. The children learned that
through the efforts of Junior Red
Cross last year such necessities as
educational supplies. garden tools,
toys, candy, Christmas gift boxes.
hoOke Shoes ,Iptbfpu rnadfsa1 etyn
plies and vitamins were sent to
the children of Great Britain, Rus
STA, China. Greece. France, Ice
land, Poland and Finland. Money
from the National Childrens Fund
has also helped to establish and
maintain war nurseries in England,
supplied equipment for children
lost in Alaskan billiards.. made II
possible TO send Brailled stories
TO blind children and to establish
section OF the International
Peace Garden in Manitoba and
North Dakota. A sum from the
county treasury will be voted at the
next meeting for the National
Children's Fund after all bills are
paid for the year Many schools
showed an interest in contributing
to the fund.
Many interesting dish gardens
were brought in from various
schools to be taken Al once TO
Percy Jones Hospital and more are
reported coming to the June meet.
ings.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04

Man tailored styles, in tweeds herrngbones hounds
tooth checks models some Of them, with distinc-
lively feminine touches in soft summer shades
You'll be amazed at how trim, and how much simmer
looking you'll be in suit
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04
Second TranspIantine for
Victory Vegetables

or 10 days before setting them
outdoors.
The blocking system prunes the
long roots and causes each plant
to develop many Abrous roots
within its own square OF soil The
plants should be watered thor
oughly following the blocking pro-
cedure to prevent any whiting.
When planting the seedlings In
to small pots instead of berry
boxes do not neglect to place
some drainage material In the
bottom of each pot II pots. in
stead OF berry boxes are used. do
not pack the soil down until after
each plant is set Then Arm the
soil thoroughly just within the
rim of the pot, as illustrated. but
not close about the plant stem.
since this will tend to smother it.
The test for good transplanting In
to try and gently pull out the
plant. il it clings to the soil 1t has
been firmed enough.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04

WHEN SEEDLINGS are pro-
crossing rapidly in their growth
and It Is still too early TO plant
them outdoors for fear of late
frost, do not hesitate to trans
plant them a second or even a
third time indoors. These success
sive transplantings will help the
development OF the young roots
When the first transplanting was
from one fat to another, then the
second transplanting should be in
TO berry boxes or individual pots
or containers.
Four Seeding plants can be
spaced in a berry box, as illus
trated in the accompanying Gar
den-Graph This will give each
plant a three-inch square for
growth. Later these plants can be
re-handled by the blocking sys-
tenn, which means cutting through
the soil between the plants week
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04

Tailored lace trimmed styles 80 have both Cen
erously cut precisely made for complete comfort The
well stitched, as an assurance Of long
Beautiful rayons you'll want than
at this low pricsl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04

Mrs Raleigh Schorling. county
chairman, explained to the repre-.
sentatiyes that when they bring
their work TO Ann Arbor she con-
facts the mid-western headquar-
ters at St Louis, Mo, for further
instructions as TO where to send
their contributions and upon reply
they are sent directly to hospitals
whore they are needed.
The final meetings will be In
North Hall. June and s, and all
schools are TO finish and bring pro-
duction work at that time
Transportation was furnished by
the Red Cross Motor Corps.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04

Marquette. Mich. May 4 AP-
Their escape plot foiled by the
alertness OF tower guards. John
Kurzawa, %. notorious Detroit
murder for profit killer was in
critical condition in Northern
Michigan Prison hospital Wednes-
day while his companion. Chester
Michalski. SO. was being held in
solitary confinement.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04
York News
HOLD PA. MEETING

York, Mich. May I Moore
Vile p. T. 4. held their
April meeting at tie school house.
Friday evening. \ penny supper
was served al : O'Clock Miss Lois
Holcomb gave her defamation.
Honey, which was very well
given. Earl Gordon showed sew
eral reels OF motion pictures which
were much enjoyed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04
CLAIM NEW EVIDENCE

Sandusky. Mich, May SAP
Sanilac County authorities. claim
ing new evidence has been uncov-
cred go To Columbus, o. to-
day to witness a lie-detector
test OF Raymond O'Dell, Ohio State
Penitentiary inmate in connection
with the mysterious death five
years ago OF Roy Waters, rs. OF
Marlette.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-04

Tuesday pending approval by the
referee In bankruptcy IN the New
Jersey federal court district Spiers
sued for S26 200. alleging the sum
was due on a contract sublet by
Hayes. but accepted the smaller
amount after the local concern had
filed countersuit