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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Homemakers' Column
Edited by Mildred Barton Hoffman,
Home Demonstration Agent
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

f Il Urn itUre scratches - Small
scratches on furniture often disappear
if they are rubbed with nut meats.
The oil in the nuts darkens and con-
ceals the scratch. An oily nut like a
pecan or butternut is best Cut the
kernel with a knife and rub the cut
side into the scratch. Then polish the
surface of the wood with a soft dry
cloth. A mixture of two-thirds linseed
oil and one-third turpentine is also
good for rubbing scratches out of
sight, as is a reliable commercial fur
niture polish.
Deep scratches, scars, or holes need
filling before polishing. A commercial
crack filler or homemade paste
made of powdered pumice, clear warn
ish and just enough oil paint to give
a color that matches the scratch may
be used. Press the paste into the
scratch, then smooth the surface Let
the paste harden, and rub smooth
with the finest steel wool or sand
paper, Finally apply furniture polish.
Candle drip-If candle wax drips on
tablecloth, call on a dull knife, warm
iron, and cleansing tissues to help re-
move it. First, scrape off as much of
the hard wax as possible with dull
knife. Then, place the stain between
cleansing tissues or paper towels, and
press with a warm iron, changing
the paper as it becomes soiled Finally,
sponge with grease solvent. If
color still remains. sponge with liquid
made up of half as much denatured
alcohol as water.
Spice keeping-Since the flavor Of
spice depends on the oil it contains
much of it volatile oil-any kind of
spice keeps best in tight containcr,
away from light and heat. The spices
that are selling today in wartime
cardboard boxes may he transferred
to tight tins or small glass scrcw-top
jars. Buying spice in large quantities
for long keeping is waste of both
money and spice, for the flavor is
gradually lost. A six months supply
for household use is suggested by
spice experts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13

he has no industry for the farm.
He has inherited love of simple for
est home from his ancestors the
forest has been destroyed by the
, townspeople. They are inherently the
enemies TO his way Of life-and this
! he does not even realize. Like the great
forest-so was the settler. And like
the Jungle mass Of cut-over timber.
so is the "squatter", because both are
within the tragic frame Of life where
all attempt Of growth is both frus-
tration, disease and inbreeding.
These observations Of my forest
explorations recur quite frequently,
and l would have them as a new illus
tration Of a very old thesis, namely:
that the landscape has a profound in
tiuence on people in terms Of their
ultimate beliefs and behavior.
The proAigate wasting of our for
ests has not only resulted in acute
problems of conservation, but have
had their effect on dwarfing and de
fccting personality. The Greeks knew
this by instinct And in all folk lit
erature one finds reference to cutting
down a tree as an act Of destruction,
as being a hcinous otfense and listed
with blasphemies. In many instances
a person caught numbering a tree was
himself put to death by the COM
munity.
Our Senator Condor has very little
to say. but he is showing ability to
get things done After all, action still
speaks louder than words. Senator
Gender is definitely forcst-minded. l
am sure that the new Regulatory Act
pertaining to our State forests is part
ly inspired by him. believe he realizes
that the most important work facing
the entire citizcnry of this county is
to do something Of a permanent and
constructive nature about our for
ests. At the present rate of depletion
this county will have only the aspect
Of a briar patch within d few years.
If life is to remain a beautiful and
worthwhile experience here in the
mountains its happy realization for
those who love the mountains, as did
our forefathers, depends upon the
renaissance of the forests Let US
/ 4 -,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
Marriage

Announcement has been made of the
marriage Of Miss Beverly Jean Stan
den, daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Stan
den, San Francisco, Calf, to Laurence
H. Dixon. Los Angeles, Calf, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Dixon, of
Friendsville The ceremony was per-
formed in the Presbyterian Wedding
Chapel, Los Angeles, Calf, by the
Rev. Napier Redmond, Tuesday,
December Il, 1913. at , p. m. The
couple will reside in Los Angeles,
California.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13

Republican committee leader Spang-
ler declared FDR must campaign ON
his record regardless of slogans. The
latter wants to bury any reference
to "New Deal"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13

crt Murphy were Sunday afternoon
guests of Mrs. Laurence Friend
Rev. R. L. GreynoIds spent Monday
here on business, and to have charge
Of the funeral of Walter Coddington,
who died at his home here Sunday
afternoon. He had been seriously i'll
for several weeks.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
H. Friend were Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
encc Fillc and family, Bruccton Mills,
W. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hook and
daughters, Markleysburg, Pa; Mr.
and Mrs Houston Friend and family,
and Arch and Ray Friend of Bloom
ing Rose
Miss Mildred Friend, who is en-
ployed at Bluceton W. Va, is spend
ing week here with relatives
Miss Jean Rush returned to Cath
crman's Business School, Cumberland,
after being confined to her home for
a month with influenza.
Mr., and Mrs. Ralph HENDERSON
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Dewitt, Oakland.
Mrs. Ray Livcn@ood returned to her
home at Hazelton, W. Va, after
spending few days here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Humber
son.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13

Army ordnance is now using so per
cent synthetic rubber, a saving of
10000 tons natural rubber a month.
More Tuna and Mackcrcl were
packed in cans during 1913 than for
lnerly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-13
JESUS ANSWERS HIS CRITICS
LESSON TEXT-Mark 2:23.3,6.

GOLDEN TENT-Blessed are We, when
men shall revile you, and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for my sake.-Matthew Sill
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-21

the sale of beer, candy, smokes
and soft drinks. luke" boxes will
be installed to provide music.
Because of the location of the
building, which is situated on the
fishing pier, directly overlooking
the ocean, the new garden" will
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-21
Fort Fisher Planning
To Open 'Tarvern' Soon

FORT FISHER, Jan. 2O.-Fort
Fisher soldiers are to have new
.4avern'' within the next forth INT
according to c. S. Dawley' post
exchange manager.
Work is already going on IN the
building recently vacated by the
Pier Restaurant, and when com
pleted, the completely renovated
and enlarged building will afford
Fisher personnel with one OF the
largest and most comfortable IN
door beer gardens in this vicinity.
Provisions are being made Tor
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-21

From one exchange employing on
" a few persons, Fisher exchanges
now number four, and when the
Area had a full complement OF
troops employed approximately ~
workers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-21

nrovide an "away-from-camp" at
M Dawley, who came to Fort
Fisher from Camp Davis, early
last March has made many in
novations in local post exchanges.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Mercury Hits 92;
Showers Possible
Connecticut Hos 102,
But FIoridu Is Cool

The thermometer scared to %
degrees at pm. yesterday, tho
closest it came to the SO degrees set
on June 18. The Weather Bureau
had warned Friday the seasons high
might be topped.
When the temperature was at its
peak the humidity stood at "a per
cent.
For the District today, the fore
caster said it will again be rather
hot" but added there was some
chance Of thundershowers in the af-
ternoon."
One heat prostration was reported
by police yesterday. Miss Rita Han
Ion collapsed at 3627 T street NV.
and as a former WAC was taken to
Mount Alto Hospital.
Weather reports elsewhere ranged
from all-time August heat records
in New England and New Jersey to
relatively cool" temperatures in
Florida and normal" conditions on
the West Coast, according to the
Associated Press reports.
In the East, Boston recorded an
August high Of 1905 degrees with
28 per cent humidity and Connecti-
cuts heat reached 102, while New
ark, N. j., sweated out q 98-degree,
so per cent-humidity report of tho
States hottest August IL on record.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
u. 5. Destroyer EscorI
Sunk by U-Boat
Commander Of Fiske
Survives Atlantic Action
(See FRANCE, Page A-3
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The destroyer escort Fiske was
sunk by an enemy torpedo recently
in the Atlantic, the Navy announced
yesterday. The brief announcement
gave no indication of the area where
the Fiske was hit by the torpedo
launched from a German U-boat.
Next of kin of all casualties
aboard the vessel have been noti-
fed, the Navy said. Among the sur
vivors was the commander, 1t. John
A. Comfy, ~, Merton Park, Pa.
The 300-foot Fiske is one of the
hundreds OF new destroyer escorts
turned out with production line
speed for operation in both the At
lantic and Pacific. Small but deadly,
the destroyer escorts are used prin-
cipally for convoy operations against
submarines.
The Navy gave no indication of
the number OF casualties among the
approximately $50 men aboard the
Fske.
The loss of the Fiske raises to
ITS the number of American war
ships lost since the war started.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
70 Get Prison Terms,
7 Freed in Michigan
Legislative Bribery
3 to 5 Yeor Sentences
Ordered; Move to Influence
Small Loan Bills Charged
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClAteQ FEeSS.
MASON, Mich, Aug. IA
circuit court jury today con-
victed 20 of the % defendants in
a legislative graft trial, ac-
quitting two officials of finance
companies who were co-dend-
ants. Judge John Simpson i'm
mediately sentenced each of
those convicted to 3 to S years
in prison.
The defendants were accused OF
conspiring to bribe members of the
1899 Michigan Legislature in an at
tempt to influence legislation limit
ing small loan interest rates.
The jury acquitted Mark S. Young
Detroit representative of the Ma
tional Discount Corp. of South Bend
Ind, and Samuel N. Hopkins. vice
president of the Union Investment
Co. of Detroit.
Closing nine weeks Of trial, the
jury returned its verdict after de-
liberating five hours and 81 minutes
Convicted were:
John E. Hancock, assistant vice
president and Detroit branch man.
ager Of Associates Discount Corp.
of South Bend; George Omacht
general counsel Of Associates In
vestment Corp, of South Bend, and
Abraham Cooper Of Detroit, presi-
dent of Union Investment Co.
State Senators Charles c. Diggs
and Leo J. Wilkowskt Democrats
Of Detroit, and Jerry r. Logic, Re-
publican. of Bay City.
State Representatives William G
Buckley, Earl c. Gallagher. Joseph
j. Kowalski, Martin A. Kronk, Fran
els j. Nowak, Adam w. Sumeracki
and Edward j. Walsh, Democrats
of Detroit, and Walter n. Stockfish
of Hamtramck.
Former State Senators D. Stephen
Benzie, Democrat, of Norway, Will
liam A. Bradley and Ernest H. Ma
gel, Democrats, of Detroit, and
Henry F. Shea, Democrat. of Calu-
met and Lansing.
Former State Representatives
Stanley J. Dombrowski and Joseph
L. Kaminski, Detroit Democrats.
Every one of the convicted group
with the exception of Dombrowski
who already is serving prison SEN
tence on a perjury charge, an
nounced he would appeal.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Record Seizure Is Made Here
Of Fake Gas, Sugar Coupons

The largest haul Of stolen and
counterfeit gasoline and sugar
coupons yet uncovered In the Dis
trict was seized last night by police
and OPA investigators in an auto
mobile driven by Constas Gus
Basiliko, local real estate dealer, the
OPA announced.
Gasoline coupons worth 10000
gallons and sugar coupons good for
142,500 pounds Of sugar were seized
in the car parked at Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue Sc. Ba-
siliko, who is slated to 60 on trial
In New York on charges of conspir-
ing to violate gasoline rationing
regulations, was seized at the wheel
beside his bride Of two months, Mrs.
josephine Basiliko, police said.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War Cnrresnnndent

NEAR MORTAIN, Aug. 12.-The
lost battalion was rescued this
afternoon after Ave and a half
days. Bearded, exhausted and
hungry, the survivors of one of the
most dramatic incidents of the Nor
mandy campaign now are arriving
in twos and threes at this hilltop
farmhouse.
For the last 100 hours their regis
mental comrades have been watch
ing helplessly through field glasses
from this command post across the
valley, catching rare glimpses of
their movements on their mountain
top prison.
The story starts last Sunday. For
several days the little valley city Of
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Taken to No. 5 precinct. they were
booked on charges Of conspiring to
violate the Second War Powers Act.
John L. Laskey, chief OPA en-
forcement onacer for the District,
said he would request that bond be
set not lower than 5000 each.
Mr.. Laskey disclosed that his in
vestigators, together with police,
had been working on the case for
weeks. The break in the case came
last night at 7:30 pm. Basiliko and
his wife were seated in the car when
Precinct Detectives William j. Webb
and Arthur T. Davis and the OPA
investigators approached the We
hicle.
Most Of the coupons were found
(See COUPONS, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1944-08-13
House Set 10 Debate
Surplus Property Bill
Before Reconversion
Ways and Means Group
To Toke Up George
Measure Tuesday
BY the Associated Press.


House leadership has given the
go-ahead signal to surplus prop
erty disposal legislation, side
tracking temporarily the George
unemployment rehabilitation
bill passed Friday by the Senate.
Three days of debate. starting
Tuesday. were allotted tentatively
to the surplus property measure,
which was approved yesterday by
the House Expenditures Committee,
the final decision to be made to-
by the Rules Committee.
Meanwhile Chairman Doughton
called meeting of the Ways and
Means Committee for Tuesday to
determine the line of action on the
George measure, which the Senate
passed by 55-to-l9 vote after re-
jecting the revised Murray-K Kilgore
bill calling for unemployment ben
efits up to $25 weekly.
May Split OF Reconversion.
The committee will decide wheth-
er to divorce from the bill a provi-
sion establishing an Office of war
mobilization and reconversion head
ed by director at $4,000 a year,
to be named by the President.
Earlier House plans called for
separate legislation dealing with
creation of an Office of reconversion,
unemployment compensation and
surplus property disposal.
Chairman Colmer of the House
Postwar Economic Committee. said
he believed the three point program
could be expedited by leaving in the
George bill the provision setting uI
the reconversion machinery.
A postwar subcommitte headed BY
Representative Cooper CD, of Ten
nessee, has agreed on a separate bill
embodying the main principles OF
the Senate's reconversion proposal
BY leaving both subjects in one bill
in the opinion of House leaders. q
prediction Congressional adjourn.
ment starting around September
might be possible.
There was little controversy In
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Accidental Bombing Kills 4.
Injuries 5 in Florida
By the Associated Press.


EGLIN FIELD, Fla, Aug. 12.-
Several bombs which officials OF the
Army Air Forces Proving Ground
Command said today apparently
were dropped beyond a practice tar
get because of "the failure of a
mechanical" releasing device killed
four civilians and injured five others
at Alaqua last night.
The dead are James Cosson, 81;
two of his children, James, jr., IA,
and Winnie. IL, and Alfred Cosson,
As, brother Of James Cosson.
The injured are Mrs. Alfred Co.'S
son, As; Mrs. James Cosson, 48; Idee
Cosson. 13, son of Alfred Cosson;
Frank Cosson, 9, and Thomas Co.'S
son, 4, sons of James Cosson.
Injuries to the 4-year- -old boy
were said to be of minor nature, -
a statement from the Eglin Field
commanders Office said. The in
jured were taken to the base hos
pital for treatment.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Army Now Says Banned Films
Were Never Even Considered
Release Erred on Wilson, Heavenly Doys' !;
CIopper Book Added to Prescribed List
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
The Army, admitting last
night that two motion pictures
it had said were banned from
distribution to troops were never
even considered, disclosed at the
same time that its list Of for
hidden books has grown to IS,
including the late Raymond
Clapper's watching the World"
Four days ago, the War Depart.
ment Bureau of Public Relations in.
formed reporters that the movie.
Wilson," based on the career oi
President Wilson. and Heavenly
Days." which takes Fibber MCGEE
and Molly, the radio stars, to Wash.
ington had omcially run afoul o1
Evening star., 1944-08-13

said the colonel in command. Most
OF the battalions were sent forward
to hold the hill. One officer, a for
mer All-America football star.
stayed in town with the headquar-
tiers company taking care of the
road blocks north and south.
After midnight hell started. It
happened that this was the zero
hour Of the German counterattack
planned as drive westward to
Coutances which would cut the
American forces in two. Mortain
was the gateway for the launching
Of the drive.
About 1:30 am. the officer re-
ported to regimental headquarters
that just west of the city Germans
coming around the foot of the
(See LOST BATTALION, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Philippines Attacked
Again.; Al Jap Planes
Hit in HaImahera Raid
New Thrust at Duvoo
Stirs Anxiety in Tokyo;
Jups Forced Out Of Indio
Ey the Associated Press.


A new air raid on the Philip
pines and a strong aerial sweep
against Halmahera, big island on
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's south
ern invasion route to the Philip
pines, in which Al japanese
planes were destroyed or dam
aged, were annolnced in a Sun
day communique by Southwest
Pacific headquarters.
Davao, principal city of Mindanao
Island, was bombed by patrol planes
which concentrated on the water
front area Thursday night. Thus
the Southern Philippines became
virtually . regular port Of call for
bombers probably based in the New
Guinea area.
Four 1,ooo-ton freighters were
sunk and 3,0OO-ton vessel dam
aged severely In attacks on coastal
shipping at Malmahera and North
west New Guinea by heavy and
medium bombers. For the second
time there was no Japanese inter-
ception.
This brought the August total to
at least 20 merchant ships sunk in
this area alone.
1,057 Japs Killed.
In what the communique called
final mopping up operations" in
the Aitape area of British New
Guinea, an additional 1,O57 Japa-
nese were killed. Enemy dead now
total 1864 since the trapped 18th
Imperial Army attempted to break
the Allied encirclement July u.
Meanwhile, the japanese home
front yesterday reflected increasing
anxiety over the tempo of Ameri-
can stabs toward the Southern
Philippines and the main Japanese
islands by heavy American bombers
based In Southeast Asia. the newly
captured Marianas and the New
Guinea area.
While Japan was bowling out of
India at the end of British bayo-
nets, American air thrust also had
the enemy worried to the point of
reinforcing Formosa, the Philip
pines and the coast of China against
possible invasion. a Chinese army
spokesman reported.
Japs Forced Out Of India.
British troops pushing the Japa-
nese out of Northeastern India cap
tured the last large village on the
Iiddim road only a few miles from
the Burma border, leaving Japa-
nese dead by the hundreds.
The British captured the North
Burma rail town of Taungni, Il
miles south of the former japanese
base of Mogaung, in a one-week
drive in bad weather
Japanese industry made arrange.
ments for emergency shifts in too
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Yonk Battalion, Lost for 5 u Days, Rescued
After Defying Noz Demand to Surrender

Mortain was held by Americans.
Directly east of the town there is
a hill 900 feet high. The nearer side
Of this hill Is almost vertical cliff.
The hill is essential to holding Nor
tain and it commands the country
side for radius of 80 miles.
The hill also was an invaluable
artillery post. A week ago the reg
iment holding the height and the
city was relieved by a regiment of
infantry brought in from the rest
area after heavy fighting. They ex-
actly duplicated the forces and po-
sitions of their predecessors.
Mortain was almost undamaged.
For the first time in months on
GERS had beds. The command post
is the towns best hotel. 1T was
50 quiet 1t seemed to be q rest cure"
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Mediterranean Developments
Seen After Heavy Bomber Raids
$50 Planes Attack Southern France;
Patterson, SomerveII, Churchill in>ItuIy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. 12.-Allied air
might was thrown against the
southern approaches to Hitler's
crumbling European fortress
today for the second time within
"a hours, with $50 United States
heavy bombers scourging Ger
man military defenses along the
southern coast Of France.
There was feeling among the
public that momentous develop
ments in the Mediterranean were
impending as high American mill
tary figures arrived to joint Prime
Minister Churchill, who already is
in Rome. The arrival of Mr.
Churchill alone was interpreted by
Popolo, organ of the Christian
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Bulletin
Raj Blasts Brunswick

LONDON Sunday RI-
Raj bombers in great strength
hammered Brunswick in Gen.
trail Germany and Russell
sheim, Is miles southwest of
Frankfurt, last night, It was
announced today. Other night
raiders attacked unspecifled
Objectives in Northern France.
early story on page A-3.)
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Half Of Coney Island
Park Wrecked by Fire
As Throng Escapes
Fomous Luna Purk
Amusements Burned;
IS Slightly Hurt
ES the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. pa spec
tacular blaze which burst out
suddenly this afternoon, while
thousands of New Workers seek
ing relief from hot weather
thronged the area, destroyed
half of Luna Park, Coney Is
lands famed amusement center.
Despite the crowds in the park and
nearby, police said no one was seri-
ously injured.
Starting in a washroom of the
Dragons Gorge" scenic railway, the
blaze spread swiftly through the
parks flimsy structures, and leveled
Is buildings and concessions, includ-
ing the Mile Skychaser" roller
coaster, the opera house and a
shooting gallery.
Other Blazes Started.
Sparks from the blaze also started
fires in parking lot adjoining the
park, where IA automobiles were
damaged, in two parking lots of the
BMT transit lines where a number
If discarded trolley cars were burned,
and in one-story frame building
across the street.
Police reported that approximately
IS persons. mostly hremen and park
employees, suffered minor burns or
were overcome by heat and smoke.
Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy said
an investigation showed the fire
started in the scenic railway wash
room and probably was caused by
overloaded electrical wires"
He attributed its rapid spread to
the fact that employees attempted
to fight the blaze with water and
hand extinguishers before turning
in an alarm and to "flimsy con-
struction of buildings in the park.
Mr.. Brophy reported that all
buildings and rides on half of Luna
Evening star., 1944-08-13

the soldier vote laws prohibition
against Army sponsored distribu-
tion of political propaganda.
Last night. after high-ranking
officers had spent most of the day
conferring on a report of what ac-
tually had occurred, a cautiously
worded statement was issued that
information which reached the
press - was in error"
Upon investigation by the Bu-
reau Of Public Relations" said the
announcement, 1T is found that
only informal discussions of the
pictures have taken place. No occa-
sion has yet arisen for the War De-
partment to determine whether