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Much AS Usual

The departure of ex-Pren1ier TOTO from the
center of the japanese stage is no signal Tor
hat-waving and shouts that the japanese nome
front has cracked. 1t is largely domestic
jap affair, and it tells us little that is new.
We have known for many months that Japan
was losing the war. So has Toto. So do his
successors. The road to victory will still be
long and hard and costly, and it is to that
end that the new Jap government is undoubt-
edly committed. The faces of the cabinet
may have changed, but it still contains the
same old collection of uniforms, Prince AL
bert coats horn-rimmed spectacles and mill
taristic ideas.
The only difference seems to be that the
Jap government has decided to conflde the
unpleasant truth to the people. Truth, OF
course, is no part of the Jap code of ethics;
there isn't any Washington and the cherry-tree
legend in Shnto mythology.
So when the Japs were given the unvar-
nished bad news about Saipan, it was evident
ly matter of expediency, with no official
bushes for the whoppers that they have been
told in the past.
1t is not unlikely that dissolution of the
Toto cabinet was decided on some time ago..
and that the story of the Saipan defeat was
issued to prepare the public for it. 1t is part
Of the propaganda policy already launched in
Germany. In both countries now, the serious
ness of the situation is being played up, enc
my strength is emphasized, and tough time
is promised. The object is an increased pro-
duction, induced by the populations knowl
edge of a desperate situation.
This policy may work better in Japan than
in Germany. AS Matsuo Suzuki recently wrote
in The Christian Science Monitor "Industri-
ally, Japan has become modern nation.
Socially, it is still living in an ancient past
of legend and myth japanese industry ex-
lists for the emperors glorification If he asks
now for more effort, he'll probably get it.
AS for Tojo's successors, they have slight
ly more 'moderate'' reputation but the same
militaristic background. They may alter the
unsuccessful Hitler-Tojo strategy of defend
ing every far-flung outpost or bit of land
but it seems inconsistent with japanese idolo-
gy that they should have been put in the
drivers seat only to sue for peace.
All this won't alter the final outcome. Mel
Their Jap nor Nazi fanatcism can overcome
American arms or American industry. But
the way still isn't short, or the going easy
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-27
so THEY SAY

No man can sue his wife to make her obey
him - or keep her from running against him
for potica office.
-Judfe Water Morris of Fort Worth, Tex. re-
fusing Congress candidates request for an
injunction.
The Americans, British and Canadian. do
not advance until they believe they have
smashed everything with their bombs md
heav yarns our opponents conduct this war
by the security method.-Field Marshal Gen
Guenther Won Kluge, Nazi commander in
France.
Any Allied alrman who falls or balls ont
over Japan will be executed. This is the or.
der of the day.-Jap broadcast.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-27
LETTER BOX
ABOUT CIVILIAN u. S. q.
the Editor:

To the Editor:
l would like 10 take this oppor.
tunity to add my endorsement to
the establishment of Civilian U,
S. o. here.
l am Welder at the North Caro-
lila Shipubilding Co. AS you pro-
badly know, last fall work Stacked
off at our yard so much it was
necessary to lay off quite a few
Leople. In order not to lay off
some who would be needed later
the company sent a number of us
to Newport News, to work at the
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Co. 1 was one of those.
They have civilian U. S. O..
there and have had for quite some
time. We were sent invitations to
come around and use the USO at
any time. If it hadn't been for the
uSO, l hate to think of how I
would have spent many nights
that l went there for entertain
ment, and the kind of people I
would have been able to meet with
out their help.
Remembering the good work done
bv the USO in Newport News, I
en- very much in favor of having
one here.
MY contribution to the USO will
60 IN every year as it has hereto
ore and if anything 1 would be
inclined to enlarge it because of
beng able to enjoy its privileges.
think most people who contribute
20 it will feel tie same way
Beng complete stranger in
town is no joke Regardless of how
much money person makes if
you can't find entertainment to use
your money for it is useless
WINSTON GRAY. Jr.
Wilmington, N C.
July 25, 1914.
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With Ernie Pyle

nance you could put in a dead
Germans eye.
In another corner of the pasture
is mess truck with its field kit
chens under some trees. Here the
men of the company line up for
meals with mess ks, officers as
we'll as men, and eat sitting on the
grass.
The officers lounge on the grass
in a little group apart and when
they finish eating they light cigar
cts and play while with some
cute little French puppies they
found in German strong points, o.
traded soap and cigarets for. The
officers know the men intimately
and if they are in a hurry and have
left their messkits behind they just
borrow one from some soldier who
has finished eating.
A company of this kind is highly
mobile. 1t can pack up and be
under way in probably less than
an hour. 8
Yet Ordnance figures as a paste
policy that it's companies must not
move oftener than every six days
if they are to work successfully.
They figure one day for moving.
one for settling down and four
days of fulltime work, then move
forward again.
If at any time the fighting army
ahead of them gets rolling faster
than this rate, the ordnance COM
panies begin leapfrogging each
other, one working while another
of the same type moves around
it and sets up.
Their equipment is moved in
trucks and trailers. Some trucks
are machine shops, others are sup
ply stores. Some plain trucks are
for hauling miscellaneous stuff.
Once set up the men sleep on
the ground in pup tents along the
hedge with foxholes dug deep and
handy. But usually their greatest
enemy is the hordes of mosquitoes
that infest the hedgerows at night.
The more skilled men work at
their benches and instruments in
side the shop trucks. The bulk of
the work outside is done under
dark green canvas canopies
stretched outward from the hedge
rows and held taut on upright
poles, their walls formed of camou-
flage nets.
Nothing but a vague blur is vlsi-
BILE from couple of hundred yards
away. You have to make a long
tour clear around the big pasture,
nos.ng in under the hedge and
camouflage nets to realize any,
thing is going on at all.
In the far distance you can hear
a faint rumble of big guns, and
overhead all day our own planes
roar comfortingly.
But outside those fringes of war
it is as peaceful in this Normandy
field as it would be in a pasture
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-27
Higher Beer Prices
Approved By OPA Here

The New Hanover War Price and
Rationing board announced today
that the sale Of "a more brands
of beer in BIB beer retail spots
at II cents per bottle rather than
for IL cents had been authorized
bv the Raleigh District Office Of
Price Administration.
Beer sellers n 3-B classification
with beer ceiling prices being Il
cents on non premium and II
cents on premium beer may now
sell the "a 1eclassified brands Of
beer at the higher price ceiling
Previously the "a brands of beer
had a ceiling of IL cents per L.
ounce bottle.
This new price order permitting
the increase of the price Of the
Two dozen brands will become et-
fective on Saturday, July %.
Officials said that beer retailers
classified as Is and 2-B estaO-
llshments may also sell the "A
brands at the higher price under
tie new order.
The "a brands of beer are Bur-
ger Brau; Dove:; EdlebreW; En-
ret; Ess niger; English Lad; Goa
Label; Gold Medal Tivoli Gene
see; Hornu1g's; Holland; Horlaca'
er's; Koening Brau; Kruger; LII
tie Man; Lion Loves; N m +
Premium POS Reading Req
Top; Trim; Trommers Light, ana
Victory.
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WITH ERNIE PYLE
SOMEWHERE IN


-(by wireless)-Let's 60 to what
the Ordnance branch calls one of
it's mobile maintenance compa-
MES"
This type company repairs jeeps,
light trucks, small arms and light
artillery. 1t does not take tanks,
heavy trucks or big guns.
The company is bivouacked
around the hedgerows of large,
grassy L-shaped pasture. There
are no trees in the pasture. There
is nothing in the center except
some grazing horses. No man or
vehicles walks or drives across
the pasture. Always they stick 10
the tree-high hedgerows.
1t is hard to conceive that here
in the thin, invisible line around
the edges of this empty pasture
there is great machine shop
with nearly 200 men working with
wreIches and welding torches, that
six teams of auto mechanics are
busy, that the buzz of urgent labor
goes on through all the daylight
hours.
Actually there is little need for
such perfect camouflage for this
company is perhaps 10 miles be-
hind this lirses, and German planes
never appear in the daytime. But
it's a good policy to keep in prac-
tice on camouflage.
This is proud company. 1t was
the first one to land in France
first, that is, behind the companies
actually attached to divisions. 1t
landed on D-Day plus 2 and lost
three men killed and seven wound
ed when a shell hit their ship as
they were unloading.
For five days it was the only
ordnance company of it's type
ashore. Its small complement
! whose job in theory is to back up
only one division in medium re-
pair WOIR carried all repair WORK
for four divisions until help ar
rived.
The company had a proud rec
ord in the last war, being in nine
major engagements. And it has a
sentimental little coincidence in
its history, too. In 1917 and in
1913 it left America for France on
the same date, Dec. IL.
In one corner of the pasture is
the command post tent where two
sergeants and two officers work
at folding tables and keep the rec
ords so necessary in Ordnance.
A first lieutenant is in command
of the company, assisted by five
other ieutenants. Their standby is
Warrant Officer Ernest Pike of
Savoy, Tex, who has been in the
Army IS years, IS of them with
this very company. What he
doesn't know about practical ord
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New Battery

Probably TOTO wouldn't understand the pure
~ American question of changing horses in
midstream. which we are bordering this year
It's too democratic, in spirite of all the Jap's
aplng OF western customs. But when he called
General Umezu and Admiral Nornura in from
thS bullpen and put them into the game, it
was clear that he had learned enough Ameri-
can baseball to know what to do when opposing
batters started pounding him all over the lot.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-27
Daily Prayer

We have given our boys 10 Ins
Nation and to The, 0 Lord Uoa
of righteousness; and to Thee W.
look for their protection and sue
cess. Unless Thou fightest Tor u''
all our armed might IS IN VAN,
May we on the home front De ).
strong in faith, and in co2tlaen''
in Thee and in our forces, tAa' a
great sustaining wave OF sen'll"s..
may sweep out to GU boys y.
the farthest frolt. Stir or means
to prayer, and to ever mum
prayer. Make is valiant to accep
whatever Thou hast in store ~
US. Prepare our soldiers and s5l
o1s and air men for life ana ~
death, that whether they conqN'.
OF fail, they may win the 1sT Wv
of Divine approval, Amen w.
T.
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Dollar and Little Boy Blue" emphasize

a Dollar and Little Boy Blue" emphasize
absenteeism are definitely anti-labor.
This list must be carried on and on if our
servicemen are to be insulated completely
from all printed political opinion The only
alternative is to change or repeal the law and
treat the soldiers as if they were mature,
thinking humans who did not lose all power
of independent judgement when they put on a
uniform.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-27
MOTHER S0LACED
FOR SONS DEATH

MAGNOLIA, July 26,-George
King is reported killed in action
N New Guinea, June 10, as a re-
suit OF the accidental discharge Of
weapon. He was the son of Mrs.
Maude King of Magnolia.
According to a letter received
D1 Mrs. King rom First Lieut.
Charles M. rouchou, company
commander, 1T may be of some
consolation for you to know that
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Net That!

The German radio reports that the Naz
musical production line has turned out fly
ing bomb anthem which workers sing as they
launch the missiles against England
Bad as the robot blitz is at least Britain has
been spared the theme song.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-27

An address by Joseph Daniels,
secretary of the Navy, and t h e
launching of the Cape Fear, Sec
ord concrete vessel built on the
Atlantic coast and the first of its
lind ever constructed in the state,
will be the outstanding features of
The annual convention of the North
Carolina Press association to con-
vene Thursday for a three day
met at Wrightsville Beach.
TIL Rev. Thomas MacM. Grant
and Wi, e are here to spend ten days
with the formers brother, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. L. Clayton
Grant at their residence 904 Mar
ket street.
Mrs. James Owen Reilly n
daughter, Helen Scott Reilly, left
this week for Waynesboro to spend
the rest of the summer.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-27

IN Ohio. Why even the three iib-
Grated horsts Craze contentedlv
on the ankle-high grass, quite in
different to the fact that this peace
1ul field is part Of the great war
machine that will destroy their
recent masters.
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he died fearlesssly. His end was =,
painless as medical science 0o' =,
make it and his courage a1Isr ~
knew he was stricken was al -,
SEPARATION to all who came III V0''
tact with him.
Your sons cecord in the arm" AIM.
was unblemished. He was l-a,
of excellent character anu w"
held in respect by all who KEW
or associated with him, ,r
= Il conclusion Lieut.. I0ucN Nv
WI ote, Please realize, as | ~
that he did not lose his -lfe' . Nv
gave it, without hesitation III
of his country
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Fair Enough

Editors Note.-The Star and the News ACCEPT no
responsibility for the personal views Mr.. Peger
and often disagree with them much as many of
his readers. His articles the good purpose Of
making people think.
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rs Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FILES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
JULY ~, 1919

Miss Jennie Yopp left yesterday
.or Verona, where she will spend
some weeks with relatives.
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John Adams, second Presioe".
the United States, once fou8l' w.
the U. S. Marines.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31
More Shells For
Hunters May
be Available

Stores handling Sportsmen's
ammunition are beginning their
distribution of the 1914 quota
and hunters have been advised
to keep in touch with their To-
cal dealers as to the conditions
under which they will make
their distribution.
It has been announced from
Washinton that the War Produc-
ton Board expects to have 65
per cent of the normal supply OF
small arms ammunition in the
hands of dealers by Sept. 18th,
and details of ceiling prices, re-
strictions in handling and shot
sizes are expected to be announc
ed any day.
It was stated on Aug. Is that
the war production board was
then drafting an order to permit
the following allotments this
season to each hunter: 100 rounds
(three boxes) of shotgun shells:
$50 rounds (three boxes) of .22
caliber cartridges, and 20 rounds
of center-fire cartridges.
The quotas will be issued, 1t
was said, only to licensed hunt
ers who sign official WPB certi-
ficates at ammunition dealers.
Original orders placed by deal
ers with the manufacturers,
which now are being delivered,
included IL 16 and 20 gauge
and .41O shells loaded with 4, 6,
Z 1-2 and shot. If buckshot Or
sizes larger than No. 4 are to be
issued later, it has not been an
nounced.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31
CLINCHCO SOLDIER
WOUNDED IN NORMANDY

A U. S. Army Hospital, Eng
land.-In the heavy fighting for
Cherbourg a German 88mm shell
hit the ammunition truck of Pvt.
Hudson Powers, of Clinchco. and
caused the fracture of his left
foot. He is now recovering in a
U. S. army general hospital in
England.
Landing on D-day, the infan-
tryman was sent into the right
flank, which began the assault
upon Cherbourg. After two
weeks of continuous fighting he
was obout four miles from the
city when the shell hit his truck.
He will be awarded the Purple
Heart.
A former railroad worker, Pvt.
Powers is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Orbin A. Powers of Clinchco. His
wife, Mrs. Izetta Powers, works
in a war plant in Baltimore.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31
CANNING SUGAR SCARCE,
SAYS OPA

With the canning season in
full swing in this section, many
home Gamers are making re-
quests Of the local rationing board
for more sugar than can be is
sued under OPA regulations, it
was disclosed at the Roanoke dis
trict office. That office also is
being petitioned by home can
ners for larger sugar allowances.
Present sugar stocks will not
permit a larger allowance for
home canning, the OPA says,
pointing out that the amount of
sugar in brokers' hands is lower
than for three years.
"We know that some food may
go to waste, as home Gamers are
telling their boards, an OPA Of
fetal said, "but the sugar is not
available to increase the allow
ance and there is nothing that
can be done until the situation
improves"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31
MOONSHINE OUTFIT
DESTROYED IN SAND
LICK SECTION

State prohibition inspectors
Hubbard, Younce and Sykes cap
tured complete moonshine
plant in the Sand Lick section of
this county the latter part of last
week. The still was of copper
and of at least so gallons capa-
city.
The plant was not in operation
and no one was about the place,
but it had been in operation
shortly before.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31
WEEKLY RATION CALENDAR

WEEKLY kA11ON CALENDAk
Processed Foods Blue A8 thru
F5 (book ~ now valid at 10
points each indefinitely. G5 thru
LIS will become valid indefinite
ly Sept. 1st.
Meats and Fats-Red A8 thru
DIS (book A. now valid at 10
points each indefinitely.
Sugar-Sugar stamps 80, 81
and 80 (book u now good for
five pounds each indefinitely.
Stamp SO becomes valid Sept. l.
Stamp 40 good for five pounds
canning sugar until Feb, 1945.
Shoes-Airplane stamps / and
2 valid indefinitely.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons now
valid through Nov. 8.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31
'Chas. A. johnson
Passes Away
Monday

Charles A. Johnson 70, one of
Wise county's most distinguish
ed and popular citizens, died at
his home at Wise Monday and
was buried in the Wise cemetery
Wednesday. He had been in de-
clining health for several years,
but was only critically i'll for
one week before his death.
He was born in Tennessee in
1866. His parents moved to Lee
county, Va, while he was small
boy, and the family moved to
Wise county in 1880. He was ap-
pointed deputy clerk for Wise
county in 1892 and served con-
tinuously in that capacity until
he was elected clerk in 1927, re-
firing in 1885.
He published his memoirs in
1898. together with comprehen
sive history of Wise county that
will be of much historical value
in the future.
Old citizens recall that MIR.
Johnson was engaged in research
work in the clerks office here
for various corporations more
than SO years ago and that he
was here for year Or longer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31
Union Election
Ordered For
ClinchcO-Dante

AT the request of United Mine
Workers of Dante and Clinchco,
the National Labor Relations
Board has directed that an cleo
ton be held within 80 days from
Aug. Is to determine whether
employees of the Cinchfield Coal
Corporation wish to have the
UNIV as their bargaining agency
or not. 1t is thought at this time
that the election will beheld on
Sept. %.
A long and often bitter fight.
covering ten or more years. has
been waged to organize these
TWO places, without complete
success SO far. Back in the early
days of the New Deal, an en-
ployees' election was held at
Dante to determine who should
represent the workers. with an
independent union winning by a
good majority.
In 1887, hundreds of miners
from Kentucky, West Virginia
and nearby counties of Virginia
came to Clinchco and vicinity
and fingered there several days,
seeking to enlighten, but few
conversions were made.
Again in 1889, Union men ar.
rived in force to try and persu-
ade the Clinchco miners to enter
into the joys and better working
conditions of unionism. A state
of emergency or something
was declared to exist by Gov.
Price, and state police were sent
in to take over. These men. it
was alleged actively took sides
in the dispute civil liberties of
the people were suspended and
many arrests made, but few, if
any, convictions were ever had
on any Of the charges.
Some two or more years ago,
union men, headed by DR.. Walter
N. Polakov arrived, bearing the
true information" instead of
a big stick, and many gave ear
to them. An election of employ
ees was called by NLRB, but the
United Mine Workers lost by a
slight majority.
At this time, union men esti-
mate that near 90 per cent of
the miners are either members
or sympathizers.
The Clinchco-Dante indepen-
dent union has been temporarily
blocked out of the election pic
ture by the NLRB's previous de-
cision that this independent I'M
ion should be disestablished. The
Board claimed the independent
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31


Mrs. Mary Haynes SWindall,
of Freeing, received a tele-
gram from the war department
Thursday to the effect that her
son Ralph Haynes, had died of
wounds received on the French
front. She had a message few
days ago that he was wound
ed. Young Haynes, born and
reared at Freezing, entered the
army in February, 1913, and
was in England for several
months prior to the invasion
of France.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31

PVT. ADAM HAYNES
Third son of Grant Haynes
to serve in the army. Entered
the service in October, 1943,
trained at Fl. Sill, Okla, and
Ft. Ord, Calf. He was sent
overseas in July and is now
stationed in the Hawaiian
Islands.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31
THIEVES TAKE WHEEL AND
TIRE FROM CAR

On last Saturday night, per-
sons unknown, whose need was
evidently great, went to the
home of Resty Phipps, at Clinch-
co, and took one wheel and tire
from his automobile. The casing
taken was an All State, No,
1890560. and he asks that service
stations and others be on the
lookout for it.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31

Phillip L. Fleming, superinten
dent of the Red Ash mines, is
visiting relatives and friends in
the county this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31

Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Haynes, of Freezing, enlisted
in army on Sept 8 1886, and
served in Philippines during
peace time. He took part in the
battle of Solomon Islands and
three other campaigns. Is now
at Fl. Knox, KY. He has a pair
of Jap ears-taken from dead
one-as a souvenir.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31

LOST-War Ration Books Nos.
8. and 4. If found, please return
to Frank E. Ramsey, Mcclure,
Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-08-31

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