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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
HEAVY SALES
Wholesale and Retail


Both wholesale and retail trade
showed appreciate increases in
mid-September over the same Pc
riod last year, with most lines sell
ing well.
Most pronounced activity was In
college and young girls apparel and
accessories, and such sportswear as
skirts and jackets in plaids and solid
colors moved well.
Both fur and cloth coats were in
demand. High colored and black
suits and dresses found ready buy
ers. \
Despite incomplete lines, sales of
household goods were favorable,
while volume of medium priced Chi
ma and glassware was larger than
last year. Because OF limited lines
OF kitchenware, paints and house.
hold cleaning items received q big
play
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
GAS TESTS:
Army Men Commended

Five hundred officers and en-
listed men have been commended
by the chemical warfare service of
the army services forces for volun-
tarily exposing themselves to lethal
gases in order to test a new anti
gas protective ointment.
AS result of the tests, during
which men entered gas-filled cham
bers and contaminated areas, medi-
cal officers and research scientists
have conclusive evidence that the
MS protective ointment will be ef-
tective against gas warfare,
According to the communication,
The men participated beyond the
caM 10 duty by susjeeting thesa.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
PACIFIC:
No Pause

Even as U. S. marines and dough-
boys cleaned up resistance in the
Palau islands, 600 miles east of the
Philippines, American airmen were
on the 60 softening up other enemy
strong-points.
Again the Philippines were the
principal targets. Hopping off from
New Guinea, army bombers blasted
the southern port of Davao, shuttle
point for enemy troops and supplies
in the area, and carrier planes op-
Grating in the Third fleet hammered
shipping, airfelds and military in
stallations around Manila bay, nerve
center Of the islands.
In striking the southern Palaus,
whose conquest placed u. S. forces
closer to the vital enemy water route
from the Indies to Japan, American
troops encountered fanatical resist
ance, more than 1000 Nipponese SOL
diers out of force of 10000 fighting
to the death on the main island of
Peleliu.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
FIGHTING SHIPS:
Allied Might

Recognized naval manual Of the
world, the 1884 edition of James
Fighting Ships" noted the increasing
strength of Allied might on the high
seas and the continued decline of
Axis strength.
Indicative Of the growing power
of the U. S. navy, "Jane's" revealed
that 1t numbered 4,167 ships last
January, exclusive of thousands of
landing craft, with high watermarks
including the scheduled launching of
two new 45,000-ton battleships this
year, the development of a fleet of
100 aircraft carriers, and the con-
struction Of new 2,200-ton fotilla
leaders.
Referring to Axis naval strength,
James, reported that disablement
of Germany's Tirpitz and Gneisenau
removed its last big capital ships
from service, and despite the launch
ing Of two new 5,0O0-ton battleships,
Japanese shipbuilding facilities were
running behind demands.
No less than S,042 ships Of all
categories were lost to the Italian
navy during the country's participa-
ton in the war.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
RAIL TRAFFIC.:
Safety Problem,

Answering Sen. Burton K. Wheel
er's charges that railroads have
failed to heed congress direction for
the installation of safety equipment
which might prevent fatal train
wrecks, company officials declared
that many wartime accidents could
be attributed to inexperienced help.
Because human failings more often
than not have been shown to be the
cause of many accidents, a large
number of the roads have broad
educational programs, it was said.
In addition to a reliance on new
help and inability to obtain materi-
ais for safety devices because of pri-
GRITTY restrictions, rail officials said,
the vast increase in wartime freight
and passenger traffic has multiplied
the chances of mishaps.
Pointing out that congress en-
powered the Interstate Commerce
commission to order the railroads to
install safety equipment "a years
ago, Senator Wheeler said the gov
eminent may be compelled to force
such action if the ICC failed to press
for action.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05

providing for a three-man admins
trative board to supervise the dis
posal Of an estimated 100 billion dol
lars Of surplus war goods.
The second bill passed called for
establishment of an office of re-
conversion, which would coordinate
the work of all government agen-
cies in the sWitch-back to peace
time conditions, and also authorized
the lending of funds to states if need
ed to meet unemployment compen-
sation payments.
Deleted from the reconversion bill,
with the understanding that they
would be considered later if neces-
sary, were two provisions under
which the government would adj
vance 5000 to migrant workers to
return to their homes, and some
$500, 900 federal employees would re-
ceive unemployment compensation.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
CONGRESS:
Charts RecOnuersiOn

With the fall elections rapidly APP
preaching and congressional leaders
pressed to assemble sufficient quor-
urns. the house and senate made
preparations for handling the post
war economic crisis and then moved
toward recess until November.
First bill to get an OK. and be
sent up to the White House for the
Presidents signature was the one
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05

Legion hi-jinks sees Claude Duzick
posed as Mae West, escorted by Hap
GOrdenSOn.
American cooperation with other
nations to keep the peace, forceful
occupation of Germany and Italy to
bring the lessons of war home to
their populations, and compulsory
military training for youth, were
among the resolutions adopted by
the American Legion at its Goth an
nual convention in Chicago.
Also advocated was retention of
necessary bases, maintenance of the
navy at full strength: preservation
Of free enterprise within the u. S.;
stoppage of all immigration until UNI
employment should fall to around
100000, and deportation of all SUBJ
versive aliens to their native coun-
tries.
Active in Legion affairs in his
home state, where he was credited
with bringing Legion membership
up to $4,000, Edward N. Scheiberling
Of Albany, N. Y, was elected ma
tional commander. Mrs. Charles B.
Gilbert Of Norwich. Conn.,. mother of
two sons In service, was elected
president Of the Legion Auxiliary.
Released BY western Newspaper UAiot,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
MISCELLANY

NELSON: Having concluded con-
ferences in China looking toward the
reorganization Of the rickety Chi
nese industrial machine, Donald Mel
son was scheduled to head for home
to work out Americas participation
in the project.
BULLETS: Army ordnance ex-
perts have developed a new incendi-
airy bullet capable of penetrating
self-sealing gas tanks.
.
PEA FLOUR: Failure of flour
from dry wrinkled peas acquired un-
der the government price support
program to measure up to standards
of human consumption led to the
War Food administration offer of
the product to grain merchants and
feed millers for mixture with poultry
and livestock feed.
SEALS: From only 1873. 1888 in 1911,
the government owned herd Of fur
seals on the Pribilof islands in the
Bering sea has grown to 2.945. $3.50.
following extensive conservation
measures. Capital valus OF the herd
was set Ut sioo.oa0.ooO.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05

is the first major step to enable
the automobile industry to prepare
for peacetime manufacture, the Var
Production Board authorized Chrys.
Ter, Ford and General Motors to per.
nit technicians to plan correction of
weaknesses in 1912 models; bring
material specifications to date; map
plant layout, and design minor
changes in 1912 models. None of the
companies are permitted to spend
more than $25 900 monthly for labor
or material in this work.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05

selves to pain, discomfort and pos
sible permanent injury for the ad-
vancement of research in protection
for our armed forces.", Among the
volunteers were 40 U. S. soldiers
Of Japanese ancestry.
The men subjected to the gas
chamber tests were protected by gas
masks and liberal quantities of the
new ointment. Others tested the SUBJ
stance by entering ground areas
which had been contaminated with
lethal agents.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
Russ Break-Thr0ugh

Heaviest fighting on the eastern
front conferred in the north, where
the Germans claimed more than
100000 Russian troops were attack
ing to clear out the Baltic states of
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Despite the Germans hard de-
tense of their lines, built up in the
swampy lake country of Estonia and
Latvia, the Reds punched out size
able gains.
The old Polish capital Of Warsaw
was fiery inferno as the Reds
pumped shells into the German de-
lenses of the city, and Red troops
surging across the Vistula river
came to grips with enemy units.
Arn1iStice Terms
Calling on the nation to IS stick
to reality and try to build up :.
existence with the opportunities that
are left to u.s." Finnish Acting Prime
Minister Ernst Won Born disclosed
Russian armistice terms to heavy
hearted people.
Including restoration of the 1910
Russo Finnish border; cession of
Petsamo to the Reds; leasing of the
Porkkala peninsula on the Gulf Of
Finland for a Russian naval base,
and PREPARATIONS payments of $780,
100000. the arniistice terms were
described as "the hardest in
our history" by Won Born.
Restoration of the 1910 border
meant Finland's surrender Of its
most highly developed industrial re-
gion containing 10 per cent Of Its
population. and cession Of petsano
meant the couhtgy's surrender OF
rich nickel mines.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
GREAT BRITAIN:
Building Needs

That rebuilding will provide the
base for Great Britain's postwar
economy was indicated by the gov
ernment's recent announcement that
1885, 900 workers would be needed in
the construction industry to repair
bomb damage.
Contributing to the tremendous
damage wrought by the war have
been the deadly German robots,
some of which have individually
wrecked as many as 1900 houses,
with the average being 400. About
100000 square yards Of board, $780,
600 window frames and 400, 900 doors
have been ordered to help repair
buildings damaged by the flying
bombs.
At the present time 100000 peo-
pie are engaged in the construction
industry, it was revealed, with many
thousands of these women.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
-Weekly News
Western Front Aame as Nazis Strive to Hold Allied Advance

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of Western Newspaper Union
news analysts. and not necessarily of
this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-10-05
EUROPE:
Battles Rage

In some of the bloodiest fighting
since D-Day, the whole western front
from Holland down to Switzerland
was af1ame, with Allied forces slug
ging through stubborn enemy de-
lenses and then holding their own
against German counter-attacks.
Especially bitter fighting occurred
on Lieut.. Gen. George S. Patton's
Third army front, where U. S. tanks
spearheaded a drive on Germany's
famed coal and industrial Saar ba-
sin, and the enemy lashed back with
strong armored forces. AS Patton's
men edged forward, the enemy fell
back on the rugged and wooded
slopes Of the Vosges mountains,
where they were expected to make
stand before retiring to the Siegfried
line to their rear.
Stiff German resistance and
repeated armored counter
attacks also slowed progress of
Lieut.. Gen. Courtney Hodges
First army to the north of Pat
toms Third. In this sector, enc
my strength concentrated about
Trier and Stolberg in an effort
to throttle Hodges drives to the
great Rhine1and industrial cities
of Cologne and C0blenz.
In Holland, an estimated 100000
Germans fought against entrapment
by Allied ground forces driving up
the eastern border of the country to-
ward the Zuider Zee, and paratroop-
ers dropped in their rear.
Effect of the Allies drive not only
was to threaten the pocketing OF
these six divisions in western Hol-
land, but also to put them into posi-
ton to drive around the Siegfried
line ending to the south Of this
sector and burst out into the Ruhr
valley.
Clawing through the battered
"Gothic line" under the cover
of the rolling barrage of their
massed artillery, Allied forces
looked out onto the rich Pc val
ley i'm northern Italy, as German
armored formations sought to
stem their rolling advance in
this great agricultural and in
dustrial region.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

the German attack In 1889 and
subsequent occupation" He added:
"An that happened was that its
organs had to become secret under
the pressure of events, with the
exception Of those which had to
remain in the open for the purpose
Of carrying on their duties outside
the country"
A Deputy Premier, answerable
direct to the exile cabinet In London
heads the underground, Mikolaj jczyk
said, and his identity and place OF
residence may be made known soon
Touching only indirectly on the
Polish-Russian disagreement over
location of Poland's eastern border
the Premier declared that "irrespec-
tive Of the political situation" the
Russian drive brings nearer the
moment of our final reckoning with
the Germans"
He added, however, that 1--WE
should have preferred to meet Soviet
troops not merely as allies of our
Allies fighting against the same
common enemy, but as our own
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Pravda Slap at WiIIkie
Called Attack on j. ),
Ideas Of Peace Goal
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. THE New
York Times said editorially toda,
that the Moscow newspaper Pravda'.
attack on Wendell Willkie for Ear
article friendly to Russia" was "ar
inauspicious introduction to the
whole rapidly approaching problem
Of political settlement in Eastern
Europe"
Revealing that the entire text of
Mr.. WILKES article, Don't Stir
Distrust of Russia" had been cabled
to Moscow before publication in the
New York Times magazine section
of January 2, the editorial said the
Russian attack twas deliberately
opening fire on what we believe
every American reader would agree
was an exceedingly friendly article
to Russia's whole point of view
y ,"
Mr.. Wilkes article drew the ire
of Dmitry Zaslavsky, who wrote in
Pravda that Mr.. Willkie was mud
dying the waters" He termed Mr.
Willkie a political gambler" and
said he was seeking to entice sup
port for presidential campaign
from persons who do not trust the
Soviet Union, as well as to win
sympathy from those who do"
The Times editorial said that
81" the fact that Pravda has
chosen suddenly to berate Mr.. Will
kie for expressing opinions thor
oughly consistent with his own past
views and with those of the Amer
lean Government is an inauspicious
introduction to the whole rapidly
approaching problem of political
settlement in Eastern Europe.
THE question from which none
of us can escape is whether that
settlement will be made by Russia
unilaterally, on a basis of force, or
whether it will be made within the
framework of the whole treaty
structure of the United Nations and
in the spirit of the Atlantic Char
ter, to which Russia, Poland and
the United States have all sub
scribed.
Even if Russia chooses the first OF
these alternatives, Americans will
continue to fight at Russia's S side be-
cause there is literally no issue
which can divide us from all Allies
until our enemies are beaten. But
certainly result of this kind would
greatly discourage American partici-
patton in any future organization to
uphold the postwar settlements-in-
Guiding Russias postwar settle
ments. Clearly the second course
is the one that will do most to foster
the long friendship of the American
and Russian people"
In New York yesterday Mr.. Willkie
said he was standing by the views
he had outlined in the magazine
and expressed hope that Everybody
will read the article"
Evening star., 1944-01-07
By FREDERIC T. HASKJN

". DO tne military police on
duty on railway trains pay fare?-
w. o. D.
A. Military police are placed on
trains by the War Department to
exercise supervision over enlisted
personnel who are travelling on fur
Tough or under War Department
orders. They do not have jurisdic-
ton over civilians and do not nav
fare.
O. How much silk can a spider
produce in a lifetime?-J. H.
A. A spider living out its natural
life may yield 1000 feet Of silk.
@. Do persons find it difficult to
breathe in extreme cold?-M. M.
A. Apparently not. In places of
extreme cold, as for instance Verk-
hoyansk, Siberia, the breath freezes
and falls as a white powder.
@. In what cities is the salary of
the Mayor equal to that of the
Governor OF the State?-K. L. B.
A. In New York, Chicago and
Boston the Mayors salary EQUALS or
exceeds that of the Governor.
@. Where are there historical ref
erences to Jesus Christ, other than
those in the Bible?-E. L. H.
A. There are brief references to
Jesus by Josephus in Antiquities,
xviii,63; in the Annals of Tacitus.
xv.44; also in the works of Suetonius
and Claudius, though the latter ap-
parently believed that "Chrestus'
lived IN Rome. JoSephus was born
in 81 A. D. and wrote after 70 AID.
Q. When was the Chinese ring
necked pheasant introduced into
this country?-W. P.
A. This game bird has been ac-
clmated in the United States and
many parts of Canada since 1880
or late it has increased rapidly
largely in the Dakotas, one reason
being the lack of ammunition for
hunters.
@. Where was Du Bose Howard
the author of "Porgy," born?-
D. F. L.
A. He was born in Charleston
IS. c. 1t was here that he became
acquainted with Hervey Allen and
collaborated with him in writing
poetry, Both men later became
famous, the one as the author of
'Porgy' and the other for his novel
Anthony Adverse"
Q. What are the names of the
stars in the Southern Cross?-L. E..
A. The uprights are marked at
the northern and southern ends by
Crux Gamma and Acrux, respec-
lively. Beta and Delta Crucis form
the ends of the cross-arm.
q. Is there memorial to Sun
Yat-sen in this country?-P. o. N.
A. A monument to the Chinese
hero was unveiled in San Francisco
in 1912. 1t was executed by Be-
nlamino Bufano at the request of
the Koreans and Chinese of that
city.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

Allies as we'll" His address en-
braced a strong hint that Poland
would not yield easily, II at all, TO
Russia's claims.
1--WE demand respect for the rights
and interests Of the Polish republic,
its supreme authorities and It's citi-
zens, in any war situation and at
any stage of development In the
international political situation" he
said.
"We are carrying out our duty and
claim recognition and respect for
our rights-that is all.
Acting as we are, we are entitled
to believe firmly that in the struggle
in which we are facing hate, violence,
murder and robbery-While we have
on our side the eternal principles OF
morality, justice and law as well as
those of the Atlantic Charter and
the -Four Freedoms-Poland will find
strength, freedom and independ-
ence."
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Gen. Rowe Takes Post
As Camp Lee Commander

By the Associated Press.
CAMP LEE, Va, Jan. brig
Gen. Guy I. Rowe, former COM
manding general of the Quartermas-
ter Replacement Training Center
here. has assumed his duties as
commanding general of Samp Lee
He has been serving in that
position in an acting capacity since
December Is when Maj. Gen. James
E. Edmonds, retired to an inactive
duty status.
No successor to Gen. Rowe was
named in the announcement made
by the public relations Office here.
The new commander has had "a
years of military service, the last
"a years of which have been in the
Quartermaster Corps. He holds the
Distinguished Service Cross, Order
OF the Purple Heart, the French Le-
gion of Honor decoration and the
CroiX de Guerre with Palm.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
MRS. Roosevelt Asserts
Output Vindicutes Lubo,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. THAT Amer
lean armed forces are we'll equipped
on all fighting fronts is proof OF
labor's war record. Mrs. Franklin D
Roosevelt said last night.
Unless workers had done a good
job, that wouldn't be so," she said
at a ceremony in which rs women
members of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union
were inducted into the Women's
Service Brigade, the civilian defense
organization of the union.
Earlier, Mrs. Roosevelt told the
Rotary Club here that "our fight
ing men are wonderful diplomats.
They are the best ambassadors in
Australia and New Zealand that
we have ever had. You should be
proud of them"
Evening star., 1944-01-07
| Polish Premier Halls
Red Gains as HoIdinq
Hope Of Liberation

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 7.-Hailing Rus
sia's advance across the old Polish
border as inspiring Poles with
hopes OF prompt liberation" Pre-
mier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk declared
last night that a fully organized
underground government in his
homeland is ready to come into the
open at the opportune time.
The secret organization, the Polish
Premier said in a broadcast address
exists "at all levels of state admin
istration-political, military, social
and economic
In fact, he declared, "the Polish
state never ceased to exist despite
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Republic Steel Strike
Ends After Five Duys
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MASSILLON, Ohio, Jan. 7.-Day-
shift employees at Republic Steel
Corps Endure division returned to
their jobs yesterday ending five-day
work stoppage of 300 CIO United
Steel Workers. The employees voted
to return after a War Labor Board
back-to-work order.
Jack G.. Day, regional War Labor
Board disputes director, pledged an
early hearing on disputed working
schedules. The men are employed
in the manufacture of stainless steel
for aircraft.
Evening star., 1944-01-07


and supplies to
fight h is way
b a ck to tn e
Philippines and
to be a part of
the ulti m a t e
march on Toxic.
This story of
how Gen. Mac
Arthur feels has
been brou 6 h t
b a c X to t h e
United states IN
several ways and
by different in
dividuals, but all
stories seem to
agree that the
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Huskin's S
Answers to
Questions

There are several hundred national
organizations which maintain their
Headquarters in Washington. Here the
Information Bureau finds the answers
to many Of the questions that news
paper readers ask. When writing be sure
Send your question to The Evening
Star information Bureau. Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
Enclose stamp for return postage.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Macarthur Should Speak
Clean.Cut Statement on Presidency
Would Prevent MISUNDERSTANDING
By DAVID LAWRENCE

Efforts persuade Macarthur agree
used for presidential contest have unavag according
to word brought back from the Southwest Pacific
The general is represented having reiterated privately
he said several months public that
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-12-09
Public Asked To Urge Passage Of
Bill To Protect Race Servicemen
Measure Already
Okehed BY Senate

& CHICAGO, = (ANP) - An appeal was made to the
public last week by Atty Theresa G. Ehrlch executive
secretary of the Illinois chapter of the National Fedora
ton for Constitutional liberties urge passage of the CT
Assault bill the house Of representatives in Wash
ngton The bill which makes assault against servcemen
federal offense passed by the senate June H.