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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30
PRICES ON USED TRUCKS
GO SKYWARD

Attempts at violating price
ceilings on currently scarce used
trucks and other commercial We
hicles are being reported to the
office of price administration,
statement from the district office
in Roanoke revealed this week.
Except for 1912 models, there
are no ceiling prices on used pas
senger cars at present the state
ment said, but used farm and
commercial trucks have been I'M
der price control for about a year.
Most truck dealers are aware of
this regulation, .OPA added, but
a great many uniformed indi-
viduals have made truck sales at
over-ceiling prices only to be re-
quired later to settle the damage
claims for overcharges. Settle
ments are in the form of pay
ments to the u. S. Treasury in
amounts which may reach as
much as three times the over
charge.
One Of the more numerous at
tempts at evasion, it is said, is
the practice of used truck deal
err to require a prospective buyer
to purchase an unceilinged used
passenger car for an excessive
amount, then taking the car Sin
trade" on the used truck with a
credit of only a few dollars.
The statnent concluded that in
the past four months. damage
claims on overcharges aggregat-
ing more than 100000 had been
settled by payments to the treas
ury by used truck sellers who
violated price ceilings.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30
Church Group Entertained
at Community Building.


The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship had its regular monthly
party at the Community Bldg. on
Friday, March "a at 5 pm. They
played games and had delicious
refreshments, consisting Of sand
wiches deviled eggs, cup cakes,
candy and hot chocolate Twenty
seven members were present.
Mrs. Gaines Sutherland is the
group leader. Hostesses were,
Misses Rena Mullins, Margaret
Remines and Nell Hylton.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30
GIVE US THESE ADDRESSES

The following names were
mixed up in our mailing list. If
you can give us the address of
these people we will appreciate
it very much
Pvt. Melver Crabtfee las
Pfc. Clement Anderson ga
S G Counts May A.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30

FOR SALES springer heifers,
l cow giving milk, 4 two-year
old steers, 3 yearling male
calves. Grover Crabtree, Long
Fork Va. (2O
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30

BABY CHICKS, Buy now and
save-Heavy breeds 200 for
$500. Payment with order, free
delivery. Worthwhile Hatcheries,
101 w. North Ave. BALTIC 1, Md.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30
165 Draftees
Reported Taken
by Army-Navy

During the week Of March 49,
Is one hundred sixty-five men
Of Dickinson County have passed
their physical examinations at
Abingdon. The army took Sc of
this number and the navy 70.
They will be called during the
next 81 days. The names follow:
A R M Y
Holiday Moore, Willie Buford
Vest, Corbet Niece, Carson New
berry, Roland M. Hay, Clovis A.
Phillips, George Hamilton Will
liam E. Gillian, Farley Moore,
Stanford H. Counts, Anvil Rose,
Burl Short, Henry Taylor Ras-
nick Parker E. Owens, Orville E.
Counts, F rank C. Fuller
Edmond Wright, Tomnie Hill,
Garland E. Mitchell, Fred Raines,
Leon E. Hibbitts, Joe Cephas Hill,
Trimble Lockhart, Clyde Suther-
land Roy j. Marshall, James w.
Hay, Logan G.. Hibbitts, Enel D.
Moore, Howard Charlie DeeL
Johnnie E. Colley, Barney Fl.
Buchanan, FINS Church, Clyde
Rasnick, George M. Mullins,
Ellie French Cecil Colley, Ar
thur S. Gilbert, Earl Kennedy,
Felix Mattics, Tilden Stanley,
James M. Killen, Lonnie J. Kill
gore, Stacy Fleming Sidney A
Meade, Clarence C. Barton. Nor
gan c. Rasnick, Clifford A. Rec
dy, Cecil D. Owens, Willie A.
Grizzle, Corbett Gilbert, George
V. Ray (coD.
N A v Y
Kemper Damron, Bryan Ratliff,
Avon Thomas, Henry E. Rakes,
Lacy w. Fletcher, Alton J. Atch-
ley Elliot M. Viers, Guy T. Van
over, Paul T. Owens, David D.
Tickle, Rufus Webb. Guy Epling,
George w. Wright, Carl Large,
Ervie Dutton, Corbett Yates, Law
renee Mullins, Elliot R. Edwards,
Frank Melton, Martin j. Kilgore,
Roy 10. Sluss, Thurman M. Crab
tree, Leonard F. Vanover, Henry
S. Compton, Delmer Hughes, Ed
ward T. Hardy Guy w. Richard
son, Herbert Blankenship, Jack
A. Compton, Donald w. Rose,
James c. BARLEY, Henry C. Davis,
Jim Hamilton Otto D. Kendrick,
j. j. Winebarger, Ralph Mock
(col.).
ARMY, March "a
Haines Fleming, HE Arthur
Mullins, Denver Mooney, Hubert
Clyde Mullins, Raymond Edward
Hale, Tivis c. Tiller, Lieutenant
Pierce Kiser, Clarence J. Owens,
Cecil H. O'Quinn, KeIis Suther-
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30

Pvt. Corbett Farmer, stationed
in Pennsylvania, spent a short
leave with his family here this
week. Corbett has been in the
hospital during the better part
Of his stay in the army.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30
CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH
BABY CHICKS

Roland E. Senter, of Clintwoo1,
Rt. l, can supply you with any
kind and in any quantity of baby
chicks you may need on short no.
tice. He is agent for Sanders
Mart Pikeville, KY. See their adj
vertisement on another page.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30

S ANY excuse you can give for
w not upping your payroll saw
M ings will please Hitler, Hire
Hk hito and puppet Mussolini.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-30

Pvt. Gilbert Phipps was shaking
hands with old friends on the
street here this week.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Raymond Moley

They were and are scoundrels in their
own right.
The so-called SA, which means Sport
Abteilung, was at first Hitler's private
army. Its leader was Roehm. 1t was
hated by the regular army. and it's
defeat in the blood purge of 1884 repre-
sented concession paid by Hitler to
get the personal loyalty of the army.
Beyond this are scores of other official
individuals, who later became willing
accomplices. Finally, there are those
members of the military whose brutality
IN war was far beyond the line of duty.
The sins of those who participated in
the long, bloody road first, to national
power and, then, to war, is not covered
by the laws of war. The indictment for
this conspiracy must be established by
joint decision of the United Nations
in short, by law to be built by the
nations with the power to enforce it.
The German people probably detest
the authors of their present plight. But
whether they do or not, they have the
instinct Of self-preservation. How better
can they save something from the wreck
than by turning upon the conspirators
behind Hitler. To concentrate upon this
end would be real psychological warfare,
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Evening star., 1944-02-11
Dorothy Thompson

are things afoot in the world. What's
afoot in the world is that-1 no
country that can help it is going to
stand any kind OF foreign rule, direct
or indirect, in the next so years; ca
in all countries the masses of the peo-
pie are awakening to the revolutionary
fact that the means of production are
sufhcient to assure a decent life for
all, If properly organized 80 democ-
racy that does not mean work and Sc
curity, bread and faith for everybody,
Is delusiOn and a snare and a. fas-
cism Is the last refuge of democracies
unable to solve their social and eco
nomic problems.
II we are going successfully to win
antifascist war we have got to create
a pro-democratic world. To do that
We have got to re-create democracy it
self. One more huge and prolonged
depression and this democracy will 90
the way Of all flesh. Nor is depres-
sion to be averted by foreign trade or
investments in China or Latin America.
Depression will only be averted by an
American plan for the total use of men.
machines and resources inside the
United States for the primary benefit
OF the American people. If we can
do that, and keep popular government
and personal liberty, we won't have
to educate Europe by armies of occu-
patton and AMGs. They will COPY us,
save themselves and also get on with
the Soviet Union just fine-which is
the only way we shall ever win either
gratitude or peace
Our foreign policy depends upon our
domestic policy-just as our domestic
policy influences our foreign policy. If
we are going to turn our fight for free
dom into fight for power based on
markets. oil and capital investments,
we are going to head straight into
World War III with the Soviet Union.
And that will not be at all good idea.
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Evening star., 1944-02-11
American Fuscists'

1t Is matter Of regret to the
admirers of Vice President Wallace
that he is becoming so proficient in
the art of calling names. The role
does not fit him becomingly. In
defining one of the ugly terms of
which he seems newly fond, "Ameri-
can FaScists," he explained in his
Seattle speech on Wednesday:
When refer to American Fascists
I mean those who believe that Wall
Street comes first and the country
second and who are willing to go to
any length through press, radio and
demagogue to keep Wall Street safely
sitting on top Of the country. Ameri-
can Fascists at this very moment are
desperately trying to control the
delegates to the county conventions
SO that they in turn may control the
delegates to the State and national
conventions of both parties.
Now it will be hard to pin down
and name anybody who believes that
Wall Street comes first and the
country second. whatever that NAV
mean. But it is not difficult to pin
down those who at this very moment
are desperately trying to control the
delegates. and by and large the
delegates they are trying to control
will be for Mr.. Wallace and the
President or against them. The i'm
plication Of Mr.. Wallace's definition
is that those who are trying to
corral anti-New Deal or Republican
delegates are American Fascists.
who put the interests of Wall Street
above the interests OF their country
in other words, traitors.
That sort of name-calling, while
not wholly alien to the rough and
tumble tradition Of American poll
tics, is somehow beneath the dignity
OF a Vice President of the United
States in time Of war. 1t will not do
the Vice President or his partisans
any good and Is probably more in
furious to national unity than even
the Wall Streeters at their punv best
Evening star., 1944-02-11

Germans by a carefully directed prop
aganda warfare, wedge will be driven
between the mass of a warweary people.
and the minority who will be singled
cut. Goebbels will find it harder to
convince the mass of Germans that all
are to suffer equally, especially If
Goebbels himself, along with his hench-
men are pointed out as prospective first
line victims.
Just what people are more guilty than
others, and how can they be identified?
First, there are the members of the
Nazi party up to the victorious Hitler
election in 1892. Those people were
voluntary members of a criminal con-
spiracy whose professed purpose was
persecution, murder, theft and war.
Their identity can later be generally
determined either by party records or
by the testimony of their neighbors.
After Hitler became Chancellor, the
voluntary character of party member
ship was blurred out. But other gangs
appeared whose members can also be
identified and who, in any court, could
not plead lack of personal responsibility
Most important of these is the so-called
SIS, which stands for Schultz Staffel.
This body, as well as the Gestapo, is
under the infamous Himmler. Then
there is the SIS Bodyguard, a personal
Hitler machine consisting of men trusted
by him, whose employment was guar
anteed for Is years. The very fact that
he selected for this service only men on
whom he could depend in any emer-
gency proves the voluntary character of
their deeds. They were not conscripts.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
The MESA Case

In one sense, there is justifca-
ton for the reluctance of the Me-
chanics' Educational Society of
America to submit to the jurisdic-
ton Of the War Labor Board. 1t is
justification which has substantial
basis, however, only when a par
ticular case before the board in
wolves a conflict of interest between
an independent union and the AFL
or CIO.
Independent unions, although
their aggregate membership is con-
siderable, are not represented on the
board. Both the CIO and the AFL
are represented. Thus. it is under
standable that the independents,
when the board is to pass on a dis
pute with one of the represented
unions. should feel that their case
is not being decided by an impartial
court.
In this instance, however, MESA's
complaint, if it may be said to have
a complaint, is against the National
Labor Relations Board, not against
the War Labor Board. The NLRB is
considering a request for an elec-
ton to determine whether MESA
should continue to represent tool
workers in Toledo plant, or
whether tho resentat tiop should
pass to the CIO, which claims a ma
jority. To prevent action on the
CIO election request, some $4,000
MESA members went on strike, and
that is where the War Labor Board
entered the picture.
Its interest was to get the men
back to work and keep them there.
1t has nothing to do with the cleo
tion, and while that may be re-
Election on the clumsy and ineffec-
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Frank K. Kent

morrow" Mr.. Roberts also spoke of
the predicament in which the lower
courts, the bar and the public find
themselves" This is a serious charge.
but it comes from two justices of the
court, itself, and extremely few lawyers
Will regard 1t as unjustifled.
Not in the memory of any one now
living has more scathing thing been
said about our highest court. Nor can
any one recall a time when there was
more public pickering among its mem
bers. 1t is an unpleasant spectacle to
contemplate and the danger is that it
will continue to develop until all sense
OF manners and decorum disappears.
What seems to be going on is that one
little group of New Dealers takes a crack
at the other little group, which then
awaits its opportunity to crack back.
II that ended it, things would be more
tolerable, but the first group then
squares off for another, and thus the
feuding promises to continue indefi-
nitely.
All this happening in so august a
body naturally makes news which de-
tracts from the prestige OF the court
and lowers the honor of sitting on it.
One would think that with the Nation
at war and the people constantly called
upon for sacrifices, the members of
the Supreme bench might set an ex-
ample of self-discipline instead of the
reverse. In time such as this the
sort OF thing that has been going on
seems particularly unfortunate. No one
expects justices of the court to agree
on questions of law, on the interpreta-
ton of the Constitution or on matters
OF public policy. What one has a right
to expect from them, however, is some
degree OF consistency. And certainly
1t seems not too much to ask that when
personal feeling develops they avoid
giving public exhibitions Of their bitter
ness
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Not Merely Military

The battles now being won by the
Red Army are having a deeper and
more reaching effect than the
purely military one of smashing and
scattering large Nazi forces at key
points along the flaming eastern
front. For these great Russian vic
tories are not merely routing Ger
man arms but are also depriving
Hitler of the raw materials needed
to keep on producing those arms.
Nikopol is a striking illustration
in point. BY recapturing it. after
having lost it two and half years
ago. the Red Army has swept the
Nazis from one of their two remain
ing major bastions in the Dneiper
bend. But that is not all. In addi-
ton, the loss of this important Rus
sian city means for Hitler the loss
of 60 per cent of his manganese
supply, which in turn means that if
the German arms industry is to
continue to have vitality necessary
hardened steel, it will have to scrape
along on whatever stock pile-if any
is still available and on the rela-
lively small quantities of man.
ganese ore to be found in Eastern
Europe and the Balkans.
Similarly, when the Red Army
takes Krivoi Rog, as it now threat
ems to do, it will be wrestling from
Hitler a rich source of high-grade
iron ore as well as throwing him
out of his last great stronghold in
the Dneiper bend. Military eco
nomic blows Of the same nature
have been hitting the Nazis else
Evening star., 1944-02-11

ana traditions OF the court. For, the
simple fact is that the feuds which have
developed among the New Deal justices,
their indulgence in personalities, the
manner in which they air their differ
ences and the public way in which, to
use the words of one eminent judge of
lower court, they wash their dirty
linen," is we'll calculated to detract from
the reverence with which this, our high
est court, should be held In the land.
When esteem and respect for it, the
most important of American institu-
tions, is diminished, there is greater
damage to our system than can be done
in any other way.
~
More than for the presidency or for
anything else, respect for the Supreme
Court is the basic essential of our form
of Government and its maintenance
ought to be Of concern to every citizen.
When the full record Of the Roosevelt
regime is written it is likely that the
severest indictment OF Mr.. Roosevelt will
be for what he has done to the Supreme
Court. It began with his first-term
campaign of disparagement because OF
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Objects to Seniority Rule

To Editor OF The Evening Star:
The change in the. Craftsmanship of
the Senate District Committee again
brings into relief a practice in the busi-
ness OF Government that would not be
admitted in other business. I refer to
the seniority rule that prefers length
OF service in the Senate as the govern
ing consideration in the selection of
heads Of committees rather than quail
fication in the particular field in Gov
ernment with which the committee will
be required to deal Although it would
be erroneous to think that the chair
man OF senatorial committee could
control committee action, it would be
equally erroneous to assume that the
position of chairman does not have an
important bearing upon the effective
ness OF the committees work The field
in which the District Committee of
Congress operates is both peculiar and
important. They alone deal with prob
lens of city government: and common
sense would demand that not only the
chairmen but all members be selected
with regard to their experience or other
qualifications that should fit them for
duty on those committees.
DISTRICT CITIZEN.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Maj. George Fielding Eliot

strengthen the German cause in Fin
land, Hungary, Rumania; it might keep
Turkey from taking decisions in our
favor which are now hanging In the
balance.
1t Is perhaps not without significance
that Hitler is reported to have called
European defense conference" of all
his puppets, to which Spain is to be in
vited as well as the German controlled
governments of France and Italy. Pos
sibly Hitler hopes to enter this con-
ference with the prestige of victory
over an Allied invasion force supporting
him.
1t is therefore of the utmost conse-
quence that he should be denied any
such victory; he seems confident he can
gain 1t, but he has been wrong, very
wrong, and may well be again.
The great difficulty from the Allied
point of view Is the weather. Nothing
could better illustrate the supreme value
of air power to an invading force than
what Is now happening in the Anzio-
Nettuno beachhead Here, as will be
the case in any European invasion, our
margin of superiority in the initial
stages of the operation is almost en-
tirely air superiority. We cannot build
up ground superiority against the Ger
mans until we have firm possession of
a wide and deep beachhead and one or
more seaports through which we can
bring in heavy weapons and material.
To get such footholds, we must depend
on the tough fighting qualities and the
magnificent equipment of our troops,
plus the superiority we have and will
increase in the air.
We are therefore at the mercy Of the
weather to considerable extent. The
weather governs the efficiency of our air
support: the weather governs the rate
at which we can deliver troops and sup
Evening star., 1944-02-11

the sound decisions against the
NRA, AAA and other unconstitutional
New Deal schemes. With his great per-
sonal popularity the contemptuous at
titude and comments of Mr.. Roosevelt
undoubtedly injured the court in the
eyes of many people.
Nevertheless, public resentment of his
court-packing bill was sufficiently strong
to defeat it, Public sentiment. however,
could not prevent him from achieving
MS objective later through appoint
ments to fill the vacancies. No informed
person Will contend that the Presidents
appointments to the court were made
solely with the view of elevating men
whose experience, equipment and knowl-
edge of the law fitted them for the posi-
ton. On the contrary, the evidence is
overwhelming that he selected them pri-
marily because they had his point of
view and, in some cases, because of
their political support.
In ALL he has appointed seven New
Dealers to the bench in seven years.
leaving only two members of the court
who were there when he took office
Mr.. Stone and Mr. Roberts. The extraor-
ordinary thing is that this New Deal
majority, instead of operating as a unit.
has split into factions. Instead of har-
mony there is friction, rivalry for lead
ershlp and some personal bitterness all
OF which, when exhibited in public, is
distinctly unedifying.
Lawyers generally agree that there
was truth in the view expressed by
Justice Roberts and concurred in by
Justice Frankfurter. that 1.-The tendency
to disregard precedents has become so
strong in this court of late as to shake
confidence in the consistency of de-
cisions and leave the courts below on
an uncharted sea of doubt and diff
Guilty without any confidence that what
was said yesterday will hold good to-
Evening star., 1944-02-11

Affirmative and revolutionary regener-
alton OF democracy this one does. But
the President, who In 1910 was the hope
OF Europe, is in 1914 the politically eau
tious Commander in Chief-and the
radical" Mr.. Ickes is organizing an oil
company for Saudi Arabia.
All this Is very dangerous. It is time
to awaken and hear the birds sing.
This new Socialist-Soviet Confederation
will exercise pulls upon all the back
ward countries of the Near East and
the East, with their colonial or semi
colonial statuses. A system which offers
them the protection of mighty army,
while not denying them their own; that
occupies the geographical center Of
Eurasia, with internal lines; that recog-
nizes absolute equality Of races; that
fosters national cultures and plays up
national consciousness within q frame
work Of federal power, and q system
which flouts imperialism and will en-
courage every backward country to hold
and develop its own national resources
for itself-such a system can be an
swered only by vital, living, modern
democracy that lays hold upon It's own
problems with energy, intelligence and
vision.
How do we intend to meet the prob
lem OF total use Of our men and re-
sources after this war? The Soviet
Union knows. Do we? I hear from
Senator Vandenberg that Gen. Mac
Arthur (his candidate for President)
is walking around with copy of Adam
Smith" IN his pocket. For the land
sakes! Alexander Hamilton got a copy
fresh of the printing press in the 18th
century. This is the Goth. I should
be more interested in a candidate ia
miliar with Progress and Poverty"
The American people will exercise
their rights as freemen to choose be.
tween two candidates selected by party
machines who have so far shown not
even an inkling of hunch that there
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Hits q Boy, Nancy
Little Abe Lincoln

Little Abe Lincoln
Was wrapped in soft honespun
Woven on a Kentucky loom.
He 1Uds red as a crab.
While he tDds getting his breath
Up the chimney trent smoke plume.
He 1Dds not rushed to sterile nursery.
The air 1Dds pure just the same.
February in Kentucky is moderately
cold,
And the ,Dizened fingers curled around
fame.
The eyes behind the infant glaze
Might haze been blue
Like the steady sky overhead,
Peering through the dark yeU.
guess Tom Lincoln did not say any,
thing fancy,
Just, Hits boy,
Nancy"
EMILY NEWLIN.