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Evening star., 1944-07-07
Noxon Denies Guilt
As He Gets Death in
Staying Of Infant Son
~ the Associated Press.

PITTSFIEID, Mass, July T.
Protesting his innocence, John F..
Noxon, jr., 47-year-old lawyer, was
sentenced today to electrocution for
the staying last September ~ Of his
mentally deficient child-killed by
an electric current.
The sentence paralleled the words
used in the grand jury indictment,
which charged that Noxon killed g.
month-old baby, Lawrence Noxon.
"by causing the passage Of electricity
through his body"
Sentence was imposed by Judge
Abraham E. Pinanski after Noxon,
availing himself Of the privilege of
addressing the court, said:
Il want to repeat again what
said during the trial, that I did
not kill my son. I'm innocent of this
terrible charge"
Hears Sentence Calmly.
Calmly and stoldly, Noxon stood
in the prisoners. cage and heard
Judge Pinanski sentence him to die
''by the passage of a current of elec-
tricity through your body at a time
and place provided by law"
The court then stayed execution
Of the sentence, and Judge Pinanski
concluded:
May God, in his infinite good
ness have mercy on your SOUL"
After brief recess, Defense
Counsel Joseph B. Ely left the build
ing, announcing that q motion for a
new trial would be his next step.
He said he would use every recourse
known in law in an attempt to re-
verse the conviction and sentence.
Judge Pinanski omitted setting
the date for execution, saying only
"at time and place set by law" to
allow time for preparation of de-
tense appeals.
Noxon, meanwhile, was taken to
a detention room in the courthouse
under guard Of court bailffs. The
law allows the sheriff seven days to
deliver condemned prisoners to the
State prison at Boston.
The court session was brief. Dis
trict Attorney Charles r. Alberti
opened it with a motion for imposi-
ton Of sentence.
Judge Pinanski asked Noxon if he
had anything to say.
Noxon rose quietly, and standing
straight. delivered his statement in
q nat, Unconditional tone
Judge Read Sentence.
When he concluded. he remained
standing while Judge Pinanski read
the sentence from a prepared paper.
A Berkshire County jury, which
had sat through hve weeks of trial,
deliberated less than five hours be-
fore deciding the attorney had TAX
en- his child's life.
The jury came into the courtroom
at 6:25 pm. and within three min
utes delivered its verdict and walked
out again.
In Massachusetts,, the death pen
Atty is mandatory for first-degree
murder.
The defendant, veteran of the
World War. is a victim OF infantile
paralysis which has forced him to
use two heavy canes for the last 20
years. He steadfastly had main
tanned his son met death accident
ally by becoming entangled in a
light cord which Noxon said he was
q using to put tubes In the family
fadio ,,.-..
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Shelters Are Packed,
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
SECURITY SAVINGS AND
COMMERCIAL BANK

on WASHINGTON in the District Of Colum bia
a. the close of business on June 30, 1874
comptroller OF the Currency. under Section
32ll United States Revised Statutes, and
cen made by the Federal Reserve Bank
OF tnls dlstrict, pursuant to the provisions
Of the Federal Reserve Act
Evening star., 1944-07-07

| the vast powers Of residence which
are drawn from the deep-rooted
traditions of these islands. London
will neither finch nor waver."
Daily Herald-"The people must
take 1t once again. Today, however,
they do so in the knowledge they are
easing the burden which their f1ght-
ing men are carrying in Normandy.
Today they can see victory In sight. .
Daily Telegraph-'Flying bombs
will not be forgotten when the days
come to settle accounts with Ger
many Meanwhile, this desultory
and indiscriminate fire will drive
nobody from his post"
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Two Subs Christened
At Double Launching
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July T.
The submarines Tench and Thorn
back were christened today In
double launching at the Portsmouth
Navy Yard. l-
The Tench was christened by Mrs.
Lyndon B. johnson, wife of the
Texas Representative, and the
Thornback by Mrs. Peter K. Fisch-
Ter, wife of a Navy captain.
Evening star., 1944-07-07

sReport for Last - Hours.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Nozis Claim Sinking
OF British Cruiser
Y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July IA Berlin broad
cast asserted today that a British
cruiser of the Aurora class 1920
tons) and additional shipping total
ing 10000 tons had been sunk in
naval action of the Normandy in
vasion coast yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
'Logging Loundries
Boost Shirt Sales
By the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY.--Men's clothing
merchants have new type OF GUS
toner He comes in. buys a shirt
and then says. Don't bother to
wrap it. I'll just put it on
This poor fellow doesn't really
want shirt. the merchants explain.
He just can't wait any longer for
his laundry.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Harry O. Owen Dies

CHICAGO. July Z (P).-Harry O
Owen, 50. president of c. o. Owen
g. Co., printers, and nationally
known in the graphic arts. died yes
terday. He was vice president of the
Printers National Association and
Of the Graphic Arts Association of
Illinois.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Irishmon Dropped in Fire
By Nuzis FIees Prison
By the Associated Press.

By tne Associated Press.
DUBLIN, July John Francis
OReilly, an 1rishman who was ar
rested after the Germans dropped
him by parachute in Fire last De-
cember. has escaped from Arbour
Hill Prison. it was learned yester-
day Authorities have offered $4,000
reward for his recapture.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Report

District of Columbia Some
cloudiness and continued hot
through tomorrow, with tempera-
lures in the middle COS in the after
noon and in the low 70s at night.
Maryland-Fair and continued
hot tonight and tomorrow.
Virginia-Showers in the noun
tains in southwest portion this eve
ming. Tomorrow fair and continued
hot IN east and north, warmer in
southwest portions.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Keynes Stands Firm
Against 'Unb|ockine
|0f British Credits
BY the Associated Press.

BRETON WOODS, N. H., July
lord Keynes OF Britain left
with the United Nations None
tary Conference today an earnest
plea that his country be allowed
to deal in its own way with the
$12 ,000, ,000, 900 war debt 1t is in
curing abroad from having to
fight for our lives with reckless
disregard for the future"
He thus served notice that the
British delegation he heads will not
accede to proposals to assign to q
contemplated 5000 900 900 inter-
national currency stabilization fund
the problem of "unblocking" vast
credits built up in England by coun-
tries that have not initiated lease
lend or mutual aid programs.
Lord Keynes. at the same time
defended his 20-year-old criticism
of the rigid gold standard, but
pledged his firm belief in the yel-
low metal so long as it plays the
role of a constitutional monarch
without being allowed to exercise
tyrannical powers.
Answers Barrage Of Questions.
He added that while he still con-
siders some phases of his now dis
carded stabilization plan better than
the pending compromise ne was
willing to bow to the outgroWth of
what he termed a tremendous clash
of brains" over the past two years
Lord Keynes shared with Harry D.
White, his counterpart in the
American Treasury as a monetary
expert, yesterdays progress report
press conference. For more than an
hour and half he answered a
barrage of questions without once
going "of1 the record"
He gestured earnestly as he told
Of Britain's dark days after Dun
kerque when I'VE had to start get
ting resources wherever we could
without wasting precious time try
ing to get favorable terms"
He said England takes the posi-
tion that her external war debt lis
an obligation that we have taken on
and one that we shall have to
meet"
1t can be met only by providing
goods because 'any one can see that
we have no means of making those
credits available in the form of
cash" he added.
Sees Greater Benefit for L. s.
To question whether he thought
the United States or Great Britain
would profit most from the stabiliza-
ton fund proposal. he said 1t
would help your country on two
tickets, ours on one"
BY facilitating trade 1t would aid
both nations. he said, but since
trade will help unblock British bal
ances the dollars thus made avail
able to other countries will aid this
country still further.
Acknowledging that IF I sat down
to criticize this fund I could do a
very good job of it." Mr.. Keynes
added that he could do "a much
better job Of picking to pieces any
alternative.
Without the fund, he added. post
war trade might revert to system
of competitive barter arrangements
which he said would be horrible.
In a later interview Lord Keynes
voiced complete satisfaction" with
the progress Of the conference to
date but noted with regret that
plans for a $40. .O00, ,OO0, 900 world re-
construction bank have not pro-
gressed as far as those for the sta
bilization fund.
Evening star., 1944-07-07

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Suryey)
Evening star., 1944-07-07

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month. to date):
Evening star., 1944-07-07
Germans Lash Out
In North Italy First
Time in Two Months
BY the Associated Press

| oy tnV AhDOCA8bcO 1IGoe.
ROME, July flashing out
from outposts of the heavily
fortified Gothic Line in their
first aggressive action in two
months, the German defenders
Of Northern Italy have brought
the 5th Army's drive toward Lii
vorno Neghorn), Pisa and Flor
ence almost to a halt, Allied
headquarters said today.
The 9th Army also measured Its
1 gains in yards instead of miles.
A stiff house-to-house battle con-
tinued to rage day and night in the
village Of Rosignano. where Ameri-
can infantry, which have pene-
trated to within 10 airline miles of
Livorno, were attempting to smash
through heavily manned strong
points.
The severity Of the fighting was
shown in of'icial reports. The
Americans. who on the preceding
day held half of the town. were able
to claim only two-thirds of its bat
tered ruins last night. after a strug-
gle reminiscent of the bitter. bloody
combat at Casino several months
ago.
Nazi Artillery Active.
From the west coast along a sec
tor extending at least 80 miles in
land, the enemy struck back at the
Americans. At some points the
Germans strove to infiltrate and
break into newly gained Allied po-
sitions and were thrown back only
after brisk engagements.
Also along this front enemy in
fantry and tanks were backed up by
increasingly active German artillery,
with long-range 170-millimeter rifles
sending big shells screaming over
the lines in harassing fire against
5th Army supply routes. Six-bar-
relied Nebelwerfers were used pro-
fusely against American armor.
East Of Rosignano equally strong
resistance was encountered in the
area Of Castellina, at Cole di Val
d'Elsa and north of Montecatini.
The greatest advance came when
American tanks moved up 3 miles,
capturing high ground northwest
and northeast OF Montecatini. Other
Americans fighting alongside the
French pushed through fierce oppo-
sition along highway No. 2 to
point miles northeast of Cole di
Val d'Elsa.
In the Volterra area American
artillery, in surprise early morning
barrage. caught two German COM
panies and inflicted heavy casualties.
Twenty-Five of the enemy marched
quickly into the Allied lines and
surrendered.
Arezzo StubbornIy Defended.
An Allied spokesman reported that
since July the 5th Army alone has
knocked out IS to 80 enemy tanks
and self-propelled guns, including
Is Tiger tanks
Fighting on the 9th Army front
was featured by the enemy's stub
born defense at Arezzo, SO miles
southeast of Florence, which is
giving Marshal Albert Kesselring
time to bolster his main Gothic
Line defenses in the Northern Ap-
pennies.
Arezzo is a'junction of five rail-
way routes and four main high
ways.
1t. Gen. Sir Oliver Leese's infan-
try and tanks yesterday drove the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
SOLDIER VOTE:
COMPROMISE Bill

In an effort to give servicemen
overseas every chance to vote and
yet protect states rights in super
vising elections, congressional con-
ferees drew up a compromise bill.
Under the bill, servicemen over
seas from states with no absentee
voting laws could use the blank fed
eral ballot with only the names of
the political parties designated if
their governors approve, or, service
men from states with absentee vot-
ing laws could only use the federal
ballot if they fail to receive their
state ballot by October l..
So far, 20 states are reported to
have adequate absentee voting laws,
while nine others are considering
such laws or about to convene their
legislators to take up action on the
issue.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
PACIFIC:
Cain Adn1iraIties

Fighting with their backs to the
wall in Japan's crumbling string of
defensive outposts, enemy troops
bitterly resisted u. S. landings on
the Admiralty islands to the north
of New Britain and the Solomons.
Bringing in strong achievements,
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
mand Unanswered the Japs into
spreading their limited strength,
however, and robbing them of con-
certed striking power.
AS U. S. doughboys frightened their
grip on the Admiralties, American
warplanes ranged the whole breadth
of the battle area, continuing to
pound the big enemy base of Rabaul
on New Britain, former feeder point
for Jap barges supplying outlying
islands. Occupation of the Admir-
alties put U. S. bomber forces di-
rectly in the path of enemy car
go shipping sailing southwark to
Rabaul, further weakening the once
formidable base.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
IRELAND:
affected by Var

Although war has not come to Ire
land, it's effects are being felt in the
emerald island where the river
Shannon flows, with lack of materials
contributing toward the closing of
many industries.
Recruitment of 10000 Irish for
work in Britain, and enlistment of
another 100, Irish in the British
army have helped relieve unemploy-
ment in the country, however. Even
SO, at least $4,000 are idle. In an
effort to hold skilled help for post
war production to balance the ma
tons economy, many closed indus
tries are keeping people on their pay
rolls.
Certain Irish industries are boom
ing, especially those canning meats
and milk for Great Britain. With
wooden goods imports cut, Irish tex
tile mills also are humming to pro-
duce material for the home market.
In all, industries generally are op-
Grating at &c per cent of capacity.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
AGRICULTURE:
Corr, Ceiling Sticks

Shortly after OPA had advised the
Chicago Board of Trade president,
Philip O'Brien, that the $1.16 price
ceiling on corn would stick through
1914, the War Food administration
announced ALLEGATION of wheat for
food, feed, alcohol, export and lend
lease would begin before June.
In testifying before senate agri-
culture subcommittee, O'Brien advo-
Gated a $1.45 corn top to relieve the
drain on wheat for feeding hogs,
since price supports on pigs make it
more profitable to fatten them than
sell grain on the market.
O'Brien's statement that the coun-
try was consuming more wheat than
it produced was substantiated by
department of agriculture Stats
tics which show that over one bill
lion bushels of the grain disappeared
in 1943 against harvesting of $50
million bushels.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
RUSSIA:
Fighting; Diplomacy

Nibbling deeper into Nazi defense
lines, Red troops pressed ever closer
to the Baltic states of Estonia, Lat
via and Lithuania, while German
forces chung bitterly to their posi-
tons behind Russian forces at the
southern end of the 800 mile front.
In Finland, there was agitation for
better peace terms from the Rus
slams as a basis for withdrawing
from the war, with opposition to
Moscow's proposals for restoration
of the 1910 borders and discussion
about disposition of northern Finn
ish territory. :
Crossing the Narva river, Red
troops advanced Is miles into Esto-
mia, while other Russ forces con-
verged on the Latvian gateway of
Pskov. Far to the south, the Reds
met bitter German resistance as
they tried to white down Nazi
lines to the rear Of General Vatutin's
troops in Poland.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16

JET PLANES:

JET PLANES: An article in the
official publication "Air Force"
states that the new jet-propelled
planes can travel at least a hundred
miles faster than the present propel-
ler-driven planes. This is because
air becomes compressible at speeds
of $50 miles per hour, and the effect
becomes apparent on the propeller.
The jet-driven plane is not bothered
by this phenomenon.
DIVORCE: Reno, New, divorce
courts dissolved 4O4 marriages in
February, the largest number for
that month since the six week resi-
dence law was enacted IA years ago.
Last February's total was 285, and
the previous high was 246 in 1882.
Total DEGREES since the year began
were 764, compared with SIS for the
first two months of 1913.
TIRES: A new process for Join
ing layers of synthetic rubber has
been perfected. It will be employed
first in making tires for heavy bomb
ers. It reduces this process from
10 hours to 10 minutes.
ACCIDENTS: A 80 per cent in
crease in traffic deaths over the
same month last year brought the
total for January to 1880, the ma
tional safety council reports.
AIRLINES: AS soon as the war
is over, Swedish interests plan to
establish transoceanic airline be-
tween the United States and Sweden.
A company called the Swedish Inter
national Luft has been formed with
initial capital Of three million dol
lars.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
LEGISLATION:

LEGISLATION: To discourage
governmental agencies from issuing
directives that do not express the
intentions of congress, Rep. Wollcott
of Michigan suggested at commit
tee meeting that hereafter all acts
when passed have this footnote add
ed: "By God, we mean i'll" He
also proposed that all legislation be
written in words of one or two syl-
tables.
LARD: Stocks of lard are piling
up SO fast that there is not sufficient
storage space to take care of it and
the War Food administration is con-
sidering diverting some of the cheap
err grades to soap manufacturers.
ROBOT TANKS: Radio-directed
tanks, loaded with 1000 pounds of
explosives have been put into opera
ton in the Anzio beachhead region
in Italy by the Germans. The ma
chimes were intended to travel into
the Allied lines and explode. Instead,
most of them were struck by Allied
artillery shells and blown up, doing
much damage to Nazi positions.
TAX EVASION: It took bar
rage of tear. gas to convince a farm
couple near Ashland, Wis, that
taxes have to be paid. For four
years they kept close to home, and
two ugly dogs kept everyone away.
The sheriff finally subdued. the dogs
and tossed in tear gas bombs to
rout the pair. They claimed they did
not owe the county anything since
they never used the roads, had no
children in school, and had no need
Of any governmental service. The
Judge disagreed. ..- -.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16

SIS CdIICG 70 q OVO~
ond-front and further attacks on
European war industry, but the en-
envy boosted that previous scatter
ing of their factories throughout
the country minimized the effects
of single destructive raids.
Three times the Nazis lashed at
Allied lines below Rome with tanks
after heavy artillery preparations,
and three times gallant u. S. and
British troops gave way, only to
bounce back in savage counterat-
tacks restoring lost ground.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16

Since January l, VIA bought the
equivalent of $780, 900 cases, or 49,
100000 dozen, of shell eggs. Actual
ly VIA purchased only 280, 900 cases
of shell eggs, although its acquisi-
tions of dried eggs were the equal
of 3, 700, 900 cases.
Continued VIA carlot purchases
will be on the basis of U. S. whole
sale No. 1 and No. extras, with As
pounds minimum net weight.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
DIAMONDS:
Sn,uggIed to Reich

Germany repeatedly is receiving
industrial diamonds from the Bel
gian Congo mines by an ingenious
smuggling route.
A half million carats have been
reaching the Reich from Congo an
nually, according to London sources.
The diamonds are consigned to
neutral Turkey and travel across
Egypt, which is under British SOW
ereignty. From Turkey the stones
progress through the Axis-controlled
Balkan states to Germany, 1t is be-
Geved.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
COLLEGE EDUCATION
Would CHANGE Titles

Claiming that professors titles do
not always reflect the real achieve
ments of their holders, President
Robert M. Hutchins of the Univer-
sity of Chicago proposed abolishing
all teaching distinctions like profess
sor, associate professor, assistant
professor and instructors, and call
ing them all merely members" of
the faculty.
Hutchins' proposal was his latest
in long list of changes he has rec
commended for streamlining higher
American education, the most noted
one adopted SO far allowing students
to complete an ordinary four year
course in two years. Recently,
Hutchins said grammar, high school
and college education over1apped,
and the individual should be allowed
greater initiative in developing him.
self.
Under Hutchins' latest plan, nei-
Their present salaries nor jobs would
be affected by classifying all teach
ers merely as members, but some
complained that in hard times when
compensations would be stabilized,
they would not be able to offset
economic loss by obtaining more
prestige through higher titles.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16

to their lines, U. S.
and British troops
under command Of
Allied Gen. Harold
Alexander ED
their own in see
saw fighting below
Rome.
Me a n while, Al
lied bombers con-
tinued to blast at
Nazi fighter-plane
plants in Germany
to reduce aerial re-
cic+onoo n - Cnn
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16
ARGENTINA:
OueU Revolt

Turbulent South American politics
took another dramatic twist with an
Argentine army officers attempted
revolt against the new government
Of ultra-neutral Gen. Edelmiro Far
rell, which ousted ex-President Pc
dro Ramirez because his regime
was inclined toward declaration Of
war against the Axis.
+ Because the powerful "Colonels'
Club" of army chiefs was behind the
move to replace Ramirez, however,
the rebellious officer found himself
standing alone, with no indication
that his 1000 troops were painting
for action. After marching from the
capital of Buenos Aires, the rebels
surrendered Internationally.
Argentina's swerving back toward
a strict policy of neutrality after the
Ramirez governments wavering
away from it, revealed that coun-
try's insistence, on maintaining it's
complete political independence,
linking, it up with it's sister republic
of Bolivia to the northwest.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-16

Fighting ranged along Burma's
mountainous western border coun-
try, with Allied troops freeing two
divisions of British-Indians trapped
by Japanese moving against their
rear (lower arrow. In two other
sectors, the Allies drove against the
enemy in the China hills middle
arrow, and fought to clear a sup
ply road to China in the north (top
arrow.