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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Farris of Troy
left Tuesday for Bozeman to be
present at the confirmation Of their
son Martin into the Episcopal
church. Martin has been called from
his activities at the State, College,
Bozeman, to enter the A. S. I. P.
program of the Army. He will re-
turn to his home in Troy the latter
par. of the week where he will re-
main until Feb. s, when he will re-
port to Fort Douglas, Utah, for in
duction.
While in Libby Monday, the Rev
r. j. Prentice recalled that friend
of his was with the u S. Engineers
who came to Libby some months
ago to blow up the old J. Neils
Company bridge across the Koote-
mai river. He was Captain Ed Bor-
ders. A short time ago Mr.. Prentice
learned that Captain Borders hac
been killed in North Africa. He hac
intended entering the ministry at
ter the war.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27

Old Lady. Little boy, you should
be in school instead of at the movies.
Little Boy: Why, lady, | got the
measles Exchange.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-01-27

A V-Mail letter received by this
newspaper from Pvt. Carl Haglund
says: Receive your paper and enjoy
it very much, tho it takes two
months to get here because Of the
old A. P. O. number. Have been in
England for a year and half and
home news scarce. Thanks to who
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Evening star., 1944-01-06
|Simp|ification Of Taxes
Listed by Marlin as
Necessary Legislation

Simplification of the Federal tax
laws was urged today by House
Minority Leader Martin, who re-
turned to Washington to prepare for
the second session of the Seventy
Eighth Congress, convening Monday.
Mr.. Martin declared in an inter-
view that the people are willing to
pay taxes "but are not willing to pay
for hobbies and unnecessary expert
ments." He said they are complain
ing about complicated tax laws, and
they are growing irritated at the
bureaucrats not cutting expenses.
THE Republicans can be depended
upon to give every possible assistance
to the simplification of the tax laws -
Mr.. Martin said Its about time we
had thorough overhauling of these
statutes"
Mr.. Martin listed tax simplifica-
ton among six must" steps for the
coming Congress session. The others
are soldier vote legislation, muster
out" pay for service men and women,
action on pending food subsidy .legis-
lation, laws to govern postwar avia-
ton and legislation to cope with
postwar problems.
Mr.. Martin said arrangements for
soldier voting required some as
sistance from the Federal Govern
ment." Before the holiday recess,
the Senate acted to put the voting
problem up to the States,
Evening star., 1944-01-06
1ydings Urges Maryland
Action on Service Vote
By the Associated Press

by the ASSOCIATED PIesS.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. Gov.
O'Conor has been requested by
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land, to summon the State Legisla-
ture into special session to enact
legislation to qualify servicemen to
cast ballots ir the forthcoming
presidential election.
Senator Tydings, in a letter to the
Governor, said he was certain that
Congress would pass legislation pro-
viding facilities for delivering the
absentee ballots and returning them
for count to the various States.
Senator Tydings said the Con-
stitution made it clear that only
the State Legislature could qualify
voters.
: The Maryland Legislature must
provide by law the names of each
absentee soldier who appears in the
list OF registered voters of the State
So If Congress attempts to over
ride the restrictions of both the
national and State constitutions a.
to qualifications it is most likel,
such law will be declared invalid
he wrote.
He added that he believed Con.
gress would pass legislation provid.
ing voting facilities for men anc
women in the armed service,
since every one here washington
favors it."
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Tito's Forces Still Driving
Germans From banja|uka
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Jan. 6.-Headquarter
OF Marshal Josip Brozs (Tito) Yugo-
slav Army of Liberation announced
today that his forces were steadily
driving the enemy from Banjaluka
as the sixth day of bitter street fight
ing ragged in that Croatian base of
the I'd German Tank Army.
Our units are taking one block
of buildings after another in the
face Of stubborn resistance" the
broadcast communique said.
All enemy units were declared
driven from the valley of the Cetina
River which courses through the
Dalmatian plains and empties into
the Adriatic just south of the port
of Split.
The bulletin said trapped Ger
mans had attempted to break out of
the encircled town of Novomesto in
Slovenia, but stout ring of Par
tisans threw them back and killed
more than so.
Elsewhere only routine fighting
was reported
Evening star., 1944-01-06

Smith, 81, instrument maker, ap-
piled physics laboratory, Johns Hop
kins University; Theodore B. Yates,
%, assemblyman, Engineering g. Re-
search Corp; George w. Cook, %,
farmer; Charles E. Garner, "a, as
sistant secretary, Interstate Building
Assoc; William j. Farrell, Is, ap-
prentice sheet metal worker, Brook
lyn Navy Yard; Bernard o. Brown,
80, laborer, Naval Observatory.
Melvin G.. Wood, 80, messenger,
Public Health Service; Milton Rubin
cam, "a, clerk, Board of Economic
Warfare; Roscoe v. Bowie, 81,
barber; James C. Soper, "a, me-
chanic's helper. Library of Congress;
Frank L. Mayolo, %, examiner. Gen.
eral Accounting Ofice; Claude S.
Henderson, 81, separator, Railway
Express Agency; Raymond T. Hath,
18, photographer, j. J. Lee; Ray
mond Roaff, Is, meat market man.
ager; Sylvester Sanders. IS, laborer,
9. H. Tompkins Co.; Eddie S. Yozge,
l8, employed Yozge & Co.; Wilbert
A. Garner, n, bindery operator,
Government Printing once; James
P. Lane. %, agent, Internal Revenue
Bureau; Benjamin Shapiro, %, as
sembler, Buick Motor Co.
Michael Pavelko, %, special po-
liceman, Federal Works Agency;
Emmett G. Sadler. 20, apprentice
machinist, Washington Navy Yard;
Bruce w. McNamee, 80, service sta
ton manager. Amadeo r. Fortuna,
jr, "a, mechanic, Philadelphia. Pa;
Samuel Walters, 26, radio operator,
Radio Corp. of America; William N
Suter, jr., 80, novelty salesman;
Richard L. Riedel, "a, Senate press
relations ofi1cer; Clarence j. Freid-
hoff, Is, routeman, Southern Dair-
les. Inc; Sidney L. Sneider, 80, field
Representative, Railroad Retirement
Board Sidney Leiderman, %, clerk,
the Panama Canal; Albert johnson,
80, laborer, War Department; Maui
rice Bers, 81, clerk. District Liquor
Store; Jack w. Weinberg, 81, sales
man. Sport Center; Philip Rossel,
%, electrician, Todd Shipyard Corp;
Isadore Bronstein, q, processing su-
peryisor, Civil Service Commission;
Joseph S. Blonder, %, taxicab
driver; George r. McCraw. IS, fire.
man, Washington Gas Light Co.
Franklin v. Lanning, 81, employe
relations officer, War Production
Board; Warren c. Leek, %, meat
packer, L. S. Briggs Co.; John Bo-
honis, 27, clerk, Export Import Bank
of Washington; Howard w. Smith,
"a, laborer, Washington Navy Yard;
Clyde r. Judd, "a, clerk, Navy De-
partment; James E. Campbell, 36,
joiner. Washington Navy Yard; Roy
E. Pelto, q, accountant, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing; Bernard E.
Robertson, 20, salesman, Bond Bak-
ing Co.; William E. Motley, jr., 81,
timekeeper. Railway Express Agency;
Henry E. Jones, "a, junior admins
trative assistant, Once of Strategic
Services; John A. Bagley. 80, painter.
Werner A. Am Ende, %, Washing
ton Navy Yard craftsman, was de-
MED his appeal for deferment as
conscientious objector.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Drys Reported Having
S10,000,00o Lobbying
Fund, Ce||er Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Saying the drys are reported to
have "a bank roll of S1O,000,0O0 for
lobbying" Representative Celler,
Democrat, of New York has called
on "the common sense of the Ma
ton" to assert itself and defeat a
move in Congress for national pro-
hibition. q.
While expressing confidence the
House will reject such a monstrous
measure" Mr.. Cellar said in a
statement yesterday, tine drays are
as resourceful as they are ruthless -
1T was recently bruited about"
he added, that they are backed
with a bank roll of $10,000,0O0 for
lobbying"
The New Yorker is ranking ma
jority member Of the House Judi-
clary Committee, a subcommittee OF
which will hold a one-day hearing
January 13 on the bill OF Repre-
sentative Bryson, Democrat, of
South Carolina to outlaw intoxi-
cants for the wars duration.
A high-ranking member Of this
subcommittee predicted privately
the bill will never get out of the
committee. His prediction, he said,
is based on his own Interpretation
of the views of his colleagues.
while some 100000 of our
youth are in uniform" Mr.. Cellar
declared, the camel seeks to get
his nose in under the tent. The
drys are again creeping up on the
Nation to make it Sahara. Our
soldiers can fight and die for their
country, but they cannot be trusted
with a cocktail or a glass of beer.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Fugitive From Prison
Since 1918 Pordoned
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 6.-Stonewall
Ballengee, 73-year -old gold pros
pector and for Is years a fugitive
from the Idaho prison, is free to
return to his Oregon mining prop
critics.
The State Pardon Board granted
him a full pardon yesterday, less
than "a hours after he surrendered
at the prison from which he escaped
in 1918. He was serving a sentence
OF to 10 years for voluntary man
slaughter.
After escaping, Ballengee said, he
and his brother started prospecting
near Baker, Greg, where they hit
a gold pocket" which yielded them
about $4,000.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
100000 Rosaries Sent
To Servicemen Overseas
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two million rosaries have been
sent to Catholics in the American
armed forces throughout the world
by the National Catholic Commu-
nifty Service.
The 00,000th was blessed yes
terday by the Most Rev. Amleto
Giovanni Cicognani, apostolic dele
gate to the United States. It was
sent in new shipment Of $4,000.
@le Community Service, a mem
Der of the United Service Organiza-
tions, has shipped to fighting units
since the Pearl Harbor attack more
than 1900, 900 religious articles, in
cluding 100000 pamphlets on the
history Of the rosary and the rosary
devotion.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Manpower Shortage Hits
Manpower Commission

The regional War Manpower
Commission has a manpower prob
lem Of its own.
The salaries are good, the work
ing conditions are said to be pleas
ant, but the VINO covering this re-
gion has been looking in vain for
about dozen "manpower utiliza-
ton consultants" at salaries rang
ing from $500 to $500.
Several are needed in Washing
ton. Others would be put to work
IN the field" covering Maryland,
North Carolina, Virginia and West
Virginia. The Civil Service Com
mission Is taking applications-or
will, II anybody applies.
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Army Court Convicts
Captain Of Shooting
Wife Of Colonel
Ely the Associated Pres.

CAMP PHILLIPS, Kans., Jan. g.
A military court convicted Capt
David Roberts late last night of
shooting and wounding a coloners
wife and shooting at the wife of
another captain last October "a at
an oficers' club party at the Con-
cordia (Kans) war prisoner camp
The court Of six majors and five
captains acquitted him of two other
charges and recommended that he
be dismissed from the service and
forfeit all pay due or to become due
The verdict will be reviewed by the
7th Service Command at Omaha,
then by the War Department in
Washington.
Mrs. John r. Sterling, wife Of q
colonel then commandant at the
camp, was shot in the back after
intervening in an argument between
Capt. Roberts and Mrs. John r.
King. a captains wife, and her
daughter Betty.
capt. ROBERTS was acquitted OF
charges of shooting at Betty King
and Pvt. Jack King, no relative.
Mrs. Sterling, who has recovered,
testified that she showed Mrs. King
away after she saw the captains
hand move toward his holster.
But I do not think for one Sec
ond that Capt. Roberts had any
idea OF shooting any one," she said
1T was purely an accident"
Capt. Roberts testified earlier that
he had had several drinks but was
not intoxicated.
He declared a belief that it was
not his finger which pulled the
trigger Of his gun. Some one. he
said, had slapped him, scratched his
face and leaped upon his back and
a hand had seized the weapon. He
said "it could have been" Miss King
who jumped on his back.
Mrs. Sterling told the court she
had never seen Capt. Roberts angry
before.
But I knew what Betty King
said to him was enough to anger
any man. I don't remember what
Betty. King said but whatever 1t
was, ! know I was amazed that a
17-year-old young one would speak
. like that to an officer."
Evening star., 1944-01-06
LOST RATION COUPONS.

A GAS RATION BOOK, issued to David
l. l.. ksreege5, IRE 511 North Norwood St, Ar
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Il thesda. hlsk Md S'l4 Ha'elV0od drive Be-
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I94o Ford and ~ book for 1885 Cadil-
s. cash; Finder keep cash Call Maj. r.
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Evening star., 1944-01-06
6OO-MiIe Air Route
To China as Good
As Burma Road
BY PRESTON GROVER.

"SoSSioeSA 1850 Wa SolICopOuQcnts
AN AMERICAN AIR BASE IN
NORTHEAST INDIA, Jan. 6.-The
brains, bravery and brilliant Or
ganization of American airmen in
the Air Transport Command have
been largely responsible for de-
veloping the new 600-mile aerial
supply route to China to the point
where it is a worthy substitute for
the Burma road.
Scores of flyers have been downed
In the dense Burma jungles while
helping to establish the new supply
route. Some have died and some
have been rescued after incredible
hardships, but due to the secrecy
with which the ATC, for obvious
reasons, surrounded the operations,
the story of their heroism has been
a closed book. Now that the route
is firmly established some Of the
tale can be told. =
The story of these flyers is one
not of split bravery that de-
velops under sudden emergency in
battle, but the kind of courage and
nerve that must be sustained for
many hours or days and sometimes
many weeks.
Hiked for IS Days.
Sometimes the planes do not
make it and the crews must bail out.
Sometimes japanese pursuit planes
dive from the Himalayan clouds to
down such easy meat as numbering
transport.
When anybody gets out OF the
Jungle safe it's something Of a
miracle.
AS an example, take the case Of
the plane piloted by First 1t. Ted
R. Carmack, Brewton, Ala. Those
with him in a plane loaded with
gasoline included Radio Corpl. James
King, Eugene, Greg, and Corpl.
Muriel E. Sampson, Oakland, Calf.
A japanese Zero attacked, forcing
them to jump at 10000 feet. One OF
the airmen landed in native viii
lage and sent out patrols which
brought all the others into the vii
lage within two hours.
Then began a 35-day hike. On
the 17th day they met an American
missionary, Allen B. Cook, who fed
and doctored them and turned them
in the right direction. They reached
an American air base in China De-
cember g.
Elaborate Rescue Organization.
To handle such situations an elab-
crate air rescue service has been
organized.
When a plane reports trouble or
fails to arrive at its destination a
search plane takes to the air. The
search continues until the party is
found or the case is considered
hopeless.
When lost flyers are found series
of messages are dropped, along with
instructions how to answer with
strip of parachute cloth. If no cloth
is available the search plane drops
several bolts, for it is useful in trad
ing with the natives.
One of the messages dropped Is
do you need a doctor?'
Doctors Leap Saves Man.
Sergt. Frank J. KulikoWski of
Chicago was saved by such a pro-
cedure. Capt. William H. Spruell
leaped from rescue plane, treated
the flyers fractured spine and leg
and accompanied him on long
trek as natives carried him on
litter through the jungle.
The first medical officer to para
chute on a mercy mission in Burma
was Col. Don Flickinger of Long
Beach, Calf, an ATC wing surgeon.
He dropped into the jungle to mend
the broken leg of Staff Sergt. Walter
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Service Men, Women to Get
Free Foot reutment at Clinic

A clinic, where enlisted men and
women Of the armed forces may
have their ailing feet treated with
out charge. was opened last night
in the United Nations Service Gen.
ter, 500 North Capitol street, by the
District Podiatry Society.
Equipped and operated by men,
bers of the society, the clinic will be
open from 7:30 pm. to pm. daily
and from 10 am. to noon Sundays.
Omcer personnel will be treated free
Evening star., 1944-01-06
50-Yeor-Old Bicycye
Acquired by Farmer

= WAYNESBORO, Pa.-The trans
portation problem has been solved
by Farmer ALI Myers-that is, it
Will be as soon as he locates a set
OF tires for his 50-year-old bicycle.
Mr.. Myers acquired the bike,
known as the Ordinary" with a
60-inch front and 16-inch rear
wheel. and the tire problem for $40
at IN auction.
Evening star., 1944-01-06

only in cases of emergency, but no
charge will be made to enlisted
personnel, who, traditionally at
least, lead more ambulatory life.
Drs. M. M. Gottlieb, A. o. Pen
ney, o. E. Roggenkamp and J. M.
Fischgrund composed the committee
Of the Podiatry Society that made
arrangements for establishing the
new service. They and other men,
bers Of the society will take turns
in serving at the clinic. DR.. Charles
Shuttle, president, said.
Evening star., 1944-01-06

of the party that included Eric
Sevareid, radio correspondent.
The supply warehouse for rescue
operations is the pride and Joy Of
Pvt. Jack Kramer of Brooklyn, a
former night club operator.
Included is strange assortment
of odds and ends designed as gifts
for natives who help the flyers.
Evening star., 1944-01-06

Your heart may bleed for our
wounded soldiers, but to be prac-
tical, let your arm do 1t. Call Blood
Donor Center, District $500, and
make an engagement to give some
blood,
Evening star., 1944-01-06
Officers Are Installed
By Cosmopolitan Club

William c. Kiesler, president of
the Rosslyn Steel & Cement Co
was installed as the 1914 president
OF the Cosmopolitan Club at a
luncheon meeting today at the
Washington Hotel Mr.. Kiesler. for
mer vice president, succeeds john
A. Reilly, president of the Second
National Bank and chairman of
the District War Finance Com
mittee.
Other officers installed were
Maurice r. Colbert, vice president;
w. Russell Lamar, treasurer, and
Paul v. B. Heiss, who begins his
fifth term as secretary. New men,
bers of the Executive Committee in
clude c. Emery Galliher, DR.. Fran
els M. Murray and P. Y. K. Howat.
-
Evening star., 1944-01-06

RUSSIANS DRIVE TOWARD RUMAN1A-Open arrows indicate
Mogev Podolsk the Dneister River the Rumaan
der toward which Russian troops driving attempt
cut on German forces in the Dnieper bend Sany target
of another Red Army drive The of Berdichev
paves the way for the push southwark toward
Shaded approximate territory in pewar
Russia "A P. Wrephoto
Evening star., 1944-01-06
FOUND.

DOG-Small black and brown dog, fe-
male, found vic. 2nd and Peabody sts. NV,
TIGER CAT, male. youns, Chew Chase,
Md. Oh. 1884.
Evening star., 1944-01-06

Mexico has granted telegraph
franking rights to its national
lottery.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-07

The Blue Streak, i B-24 Liberator, was
one Of The greatest bombcrS th1r ever
climbed into the sky.
She flew 10 missions 49,. 10000 miles
over Germany, ltIlv, RUuminil,
Greece, Austria, Africa, Sicily.
Her air combat crews sank il Naxi
trelghter off Crete... blew up i tanker At
CANDIDA -. seat i destroyer to the bottom
al Sudl Bay.
They shot down . German and Italian
hqhter>...d dropped half-a-million pounds
81 bombs -. won the Distinguished Unit
Badge and countless individual decora.
tons for galIAntry in action.
Yer IN all her battles in cnemy skies. not
a man in any OF her crews was ever
wounded
Ask her pilot, Maj. Ralph p. Thompson,
OF Columbus, o., now she managed to
roll up such a record, and hell tell you:
Because there were no individual stars
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-07

William ] Smlth. j., and Many
Ann Watkins. white, both Of Hen
dersOn. were granted a marriage
license yesterday al HE register OF
deeds office.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-07

N pm. AU HoV4I AIth Mason,
my ted. BY order Of the High pries,
FIRED a. kESLfR NJ NJ. NORTON
Seey.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-07

Almost every TORN ot Literature :,
represented i'm the Bible
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-07
BRITAIN IS
AFTER MORE
LEND LEASE

Continued from Page One>
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-07
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Trims ~W

on her crew. We few her and fought her
as j team . gunner,, navigator, bombar-
der, and pilot, ali working topcthe, % van.
'And that's the thing any young fellow
who wants TO win his wings in the AAF
should keep uppermost in his mind -.
"You'rc on A team in the AAE from
your first day Of training until you get up
there in action. And its 4 team that's
never been stopped -. that never viii be
stopped -. the greatest team IN the
world"
To-day, the AAF is writing history.
LiberatorS and Fortresses are backing
out the skies over Germany. Japan IS
already beginning to feel the awful power
of the S~upertortress. Swarms of heavy
bombers, medium
bombers, light bomb ~.
ers and fighters are ANA
srearhedding the at
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-07

bomberS medium
bombers, light bomb
ers and fighters are
srearheading the at
tack on every front