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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
VATICAN NEUTRAL:
Pope Turns Do1Un Musso

Pope Plus XII was reported to
have refused a request from Benito
Mussolini, now heading a puppet
Fascist government in northern
Italy, for resumption of diplomatic
relations with the Vatican State. The
Pope is said to have replied that
the agreement of 1929, which estab-
lished the independence Of the tiny
Vatican state within Rome, was con-
c1uded with the government of King
Victor Emmanuel. Mussolini, it is
said, claimed that the pact was
made with the Fascist party of
which he was head at the time.
AS a strictly neutral state, the
Vatican is unable to recognize any
government not existing before the
war, the Pope continued.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
LEND-LEASE:
30 Billion

Including special assistance given
by other government agencies, lend
lease aid now approximates $50, 362,-
687, 1862, the senate was told in con-
sidering extension Of the act.
Broken down into loans, grants,
investments, construction, pur-
chases in foreign countries, current
expenses and other aid and expendi-
lures, the special assistance alone,
chiefly extended by the army and
navy, amounts to So, 500, 000,0 900. Ordi-
nary lend-lease assistance totals
$21, 794, 237,819.
Of the $50, 1862, 687, 1862 spent, Great
Britain has received $40, 700, 297, STA;
Russia, $4,214, 921, 449; So. America,
So, 1927, 1878, 7S9; China, 1920. 349, 451.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
PROFITS:
Going Up

With some industries like petro-
leum showing 1873 per cent boost
in net incomes, and others like the
wholesale and retail group report
ing 1876 per cent drop, profit Of
259 leading big businesses for the
first quarter Of 1914 amounted to
$274 ,032, 900, 6 per cent higher than
last year, but 10 per cent below 1941.
At the same time, an analysis of
operations of SO manufa curing COM
panies for 1943 showed that costs
helped to counterbalance income,
and profit was held to 81 per cent
per dollar of sales.
For instance, it was reported 1943
wages and salaries took 1878 per cent
of gross income, before taxes but
after other costs, compared with 66
per cent in 1910. Taxes claimed 20.8
per cent against 1873 in 1910.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
EUROPE:
Maxi Preparations

AS it was reported that the Ger
mans were prepared to sacrifice
200, 900 men along the Atlantic
Wall'' to slow up the Allies land
ing operations and allow the Ger
man high command opportunity to
shift large reserves to the most
critical battle areas, u. S. and
British bombers continued their
nonstop bombardment of enemy de-
Tense installations and communica-
ton lines to blast forward path
for the invasion forces.
AS the zero hour approached, the
Nazis sought to assure against Allied
landings in Holland by preparing to
flood the lowlands, part of which al
ready have been inundated follow
ing the removal of the inhabitants.
Heavy U. S. and British aerial
bombardments repeatedly RACED
Nazi rail lines 100 miles inland from
the channel coast, putting severe
crimp into the transport system over
which the Nazis hoped to rush
seasoned troops to encounter early
Allied landings, possibly made in
conjunction with great Russian Of
fensive in the east.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18

is strong pressure for such setup
on the grounds that its operation on
a volume basis could allow it to
compete against foreign air lines
which undoubtedly will be finan-
cially supported by their govern
ments.
In opposing the single company
idea, no less than II u. S. lines feel
that competition could be expected
to result in improved service and
promotion of air travel, without fet-
tering free enterprise.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18

seizure of a private business was
made"
Previously, Rep. Charles Dewey
(Ill) called upon the house to
authorize an investigation of the
government occupation of the
Ward plant, a seizure nations No. 2
mail order company contested in
federal court on the ground it is
no war industry, and an action the
U. S. defended on the strength of its
claim that the business sells produc-
tive machinery to farmers in ad-
vancement of the war effort.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
WOOL CHEAPER:
To MOue Stock

To move a part of the large stock
pile Of wool on hand, the Commodity
Credit corporation has decided to
fix the price of domestic wool at q
figure equal to or slightly below i'm
ported wool. At present, the i'm
ported article is 10 cents a pound
cheaper than the domestic.
This procedure will mean loss to
the CCC but another federal agency,
which owns the foreign wool ulti-
mately will make profit which will
more than Offset the loss on the do
nestle sale.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18

Ward ana company
after the 1atter's re-
fusal to extend a
CLIO union contract
upon order of the
War Labor board,
both the senate and
the house moved to
review tn e VIII ole
field Of wartime
executive authority.
In introducing a
resolution for study
ing the Ward case
which was quickly
adopted, Sen. Harry
Byrd (Va.) said:
I" The measure
should lead to
correction Of legis-
lation under which
this (the w a r ID
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18

tubes, electric fans, stoves, kitchen
ranges and bathtubs are scheduled
for delivery in 1914, they are but a
drop in the bucket compared with
civilian requirements.
Despite the admitted surplus of
many raw materials, the War Pro-
duction board has opposed their ap-
preciable use in civilian goods on
the grounds that such manufacture
would aggravate the nanpower stu
alton.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18

thetic rubber and
other war needs,
there is no innedi-
ate prospect for q
resumption of whis.
ky m anufa cture,
War Production
Chief Donald Mel
son said.
I'm opposed to
the use of any facili-
ties for production
of civilian cOrnmOd-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
CASUALTIES:
Total 1884

Latest figures put u. S. casualties
in World War II at 1884, with
the army suffering 1873, 1902 and the
navy A., $50.
Of the army casualties, 26,575
were reported killed, 62,312 wound
ed, 1894 missing and 30,6O1 pris-
oners. Navy losses included 1892
killed, 1889 wounded, 1892 miss
ing and 4,456 prisoners.
With 45,567 deaths already report
ed, the death toll already neared
World War rs, when $1,000 men
died in action or of wounds.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
MEXICO:
Ends SnOoze

AS one means of saving tires by
cutting down travel between BUSH
ness and home, and of conserv.
ing electricity by avoiding the neces.
sity Of working later at night, Pres.
Manuel Avila Camacho ordered
an end Of Mexico's famed midday
siesta for government and industry.
Beginning June l, government Of.
fees will open at a. m. and
run throughout the day; stores will
operate from a. m. to 3 p. m, and
factories will work from 6 a. m. to
p. m. Only certain establishments,
like food stores and some public
services, will be exempt.
In putting an end to Mexico's mid
day snooze, President Camacho said
that because of the time consumed
in travelling, few people got in a
real nap, anyway. Chief objection to
the new order is expected to come
from conductors and drivers, who
receive a share Of fares and will
feel the pinch Of the decreased
midday transit.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
AIR TRAVEL:
MonopoIy Debated

Burning question in aviation
circles today is whether various
U. S. lines shall form single COM
pany for international service or
whether they shall compete for bust
ness as separate organizations.
Although only two Of 10 U. S.
lines favor single company, there
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
SUPREME COURT:
Can't TaS u. S.

In 2 to decision read by JUS
tice Jackson, the u. S. Supreme
court ruled that government-owned
property is not taxable, regardless
Of whether assessments are made
directly against the government or
it's lessee.
The courts opinion was handed
down in a case, where Allegheny
county, Pa, had placed a higher
valuation upon a gunmaker's real
estate because the factory on which
it stood contained government
equipment used in manufacturing
operations.
Declaring the county's procedure
amounted to placing a general prop
erty tax on government-owned
equipment with resulting higher
costs to the government for defray-
ing the gunmaker's increased tar
payments, the court said that
actually the assessment was made
against the machinery and not
against the real estate.
Released by Western Newspaper Union,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18

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?, 1944-05-18

tiles If it is not feasible and might
interfere with necessary war produc-
tion," Nelson declared.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
q. S. SEIZURE:
Congress Acts

Stirred by U. S. troop seizure of
the Chicago plant of Montgomery
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
SURPLUS MATERIAL:
Use Considered

With u. S. sales Of surplus war
goods already running between $12,-
100000 and $15,0O0,O0O monthly. the
knotty problem of allowing produc-
ton of civilian goods, with raw ma
terials and scrap reverting to the
government through termination of
war contracts, has arisen.
Although some fatirons, alarm
clocks, furniture, kitchenwars, radio
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-05-18
WHISKY:
No Prospects

Unless there is sudden reduction
in requirements for alcohol for SYM
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03
One Word Led to Another
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer-

It's the first Friday after the first Thursday in June
and haven't mentioned the most adorable candidate OF
them all.
That's the June bride pretty honeysucke in
the rain and welcome tax refund
have always claimed that woman looks the most
beautiful in her life in veil and train provided the first
isn't mosquito netting and the second freight.
The person who puzzles me most at wedding, out
side of the nexpcabe groom is the brides mother who
cavorts up and down the aisle like the Mississippi
skipping its delta
l could never understand why the brides ma should
weep bitter weeps while her angel child winning the
battle of wits at the altar.
understand why the brides freshly oiled father
is as happy the daze is long.
He has reached the oasis of fatherhood and another
camel has picked up his load.
/ can understand why the brides younger and
pretter sister has been forbidden to powder and rouge
at the wedding. They don't want the captured groom
flying off tangent just when they mailing the lid
down.
can understand why the groom's father is there.
He wants to make he gets his patent leather shoes
back again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03
POLITICAL PARADE
- BY George Rothwell Brown

TIIE real significance OF the
split in the ranks of Texas
Democrats over the fourth term
tissue is that il may easily re-
suit in throwing the election
into the House Of Representa-
tiveS.
This means that increased
importance suddenly attaches
to the election OF Republican
House in November. for II that
party carries the House il can
elect a Republican for Presi-
dent. even though Mr. Roose-
Welt should poll a plurality Of
the electoral college.
This arises from the fact that
under the Constitution a pres
idcnt. 10 be elected must re-
ceiye a MAJORITY and not
merely a PLURALITY of the
total vote cast, a requirement
which thus far has kept the
two party system alive in the
United States, while European
countries have been cursed by
the development Of the bloc
system.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03

A SKIING questions out loud:
"A How can you create" inter-
national machinery" for peace ?
What is peace machinery" =. a..
Do you want 10 be a world
slater or United Slater? A
nationalist or an International
list? An American or a mon
gTeliant?
What is a fascist republic"
as announced by the alleged
duce7 Did you ever hear Of
q pagan Puritan,
I HAVE from time 20 time said
i here that after the war we q
better find out what the we'll
TODD people Of Europe and their
governments are holding out"
on US before we send them BIZ
lions through the CNRRA TO
"rehabilitate" them.
We were dreadfully "Stung"
on this game after World War /
Just how badly comes now at
first hand from a well-known
woman of New York City. who
wishes her name withheld, in
the following letter TO March OF
Events:
Recently I'm your column you
spoke OF letting the different
Countries take care OF their own
economic problems, particularly
In the matter Of feeding. IL
brought so forcibly TO my mind
the reaction ] had To the prob
IF In 1921 when my husband
Fl I went 10 Europe. had
Deem begged here for contribu-
lions TO innumerabIe starving
countries and had, naturally,
given my bit: but when we
travelled around Europe and 1
cav the evidences Of enormous
wealth, the continuous eating
everywhere, II disturbed me and
confused me.
I'm every country visited
people were eating about fiNe
meals n day; pastry shops were
bulging. and In Bad Gastein. in
the Austrian Tyrol. In very
fine hotel I saw more diamonds
and pearls than I had imagined
TO exist In the whole world.
In London, Paris, Berlin and
In Italy there seemed no obvi-
Gus lack of money. Miss Morgan
had lovingly rebuilt whole VIII
lagos In France. while here In
our own country many of our
people lived In grim want.
"It looks rs n we are In for
the same thing. There Is a.
much money In all those coun-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03

sey Of Illinois and New Mexico
in Chez Stork.
Dudley DiggeS Of The Theater
Guild Set attracting respectful
glances from the show folks in
the Cub Room.
Tony DeMarco and Gen. r.
Johnson'S pretty wife doing his
amusing routine t"Mixing the
Salad"t, a smooth bit of rhumba
footwork.
Col. Vincent Sheean, the nov
eliSt, with his charming wife,
depressed a little about the 60
ings-on of certain pseudo-Amer-
leans.
Lord and Lady Halifax stroll
ling on Park Ave. with Secret
Service men as shadows.
HAPPY findings: At Elsa
II Maxwelrs apartment the
other night the guest Of honor
was Rep. Clare Luce.
Among the many distin-
gmshed people was Dorothy
Thompson. with whom Clare
snapped opinions out loud dur
ing the last presidential cam
paign.
Mrs. Luce spellbound the
crowd with an mprompt u
speech, reporting how nearly all
present played a part in her ex-
citing life.
In her tribute 10 Miss Thomp-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03
MAJOR DE SEVERSKY

The Nazi bombers attacking
England were virtually defense
less. II was like sending an
army equipped with bows and
arrows against an adversary
equipped with machine guns.
Our bombing planes today,
by contrast, are well defended.
taking a heavy toll of the
enemys fighter planes.
When two forces clash, one
necessarily loses, but that
hardly discredits aviation as a
strategic weapon.
THE Russian airnan's second
Il argumenLiS -ihat- Germany
still holds firm despite the great
recent bombings.
He fails 10 take cogniZance OF
the fact that the about stra-
tegic bombardment of Germany
was undertaken after great
delay which enabled the enemy
TO strengthen his defenses:
That the magnitude of the at
tack is far smaller than ii
should and could have been IL
we had channeled our main eff
forts into air power;
And finally, that the planes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03

A SOVIET aviation officer.
"A 1t. Gen, Zhuravlev. re-
Gently came out with blast
against the air power theories
held by a majority of American
and British airmen.
Writing in the authoritative
Moscow journal. War and the
Working Class. he denounced
our reliance on air power as
"pernicious" idea
In support of his attack he
cited three sets of facts in the
present war. which / shall eX-
anime below.
The first is The threadbare
one that the German luftwaffe,
in its about effort in 1910.
failed TO overcome England in
the Battle of Britain.
The Russians clearly have not
caught up with the facts.
The Battle of Britain was not
a failure but a triumph OF air
power-a triumph of the Royal
Air Force in its defensive
action.
The Germans brought 10 bear
the wrong kind Of aviation
against the wrong targets; the
defenders had an edge in both
quality and strategic ideas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03
BROADWAY BALLADS

hhOADhA III DALLH DS
These Were the tokens of a
brighter day..
The Palace on a Monday
afternoon.
The golden names that fdmed
and died aUdy...
.Ehs hunting vibrdnee of a
mnsty tune.
LIT Time has placed its mark
upon the clan
Who ruled the Street that no
one really knows,
And pe can only look IN VdiN
for Pan
Who must haze kHotcn the
show Uds bound 10 close;
So there is sadness as the rain
comes dotOH,
And fUtipe tears for all that
noto is past.
As evening falls upon the gilded
toWn
And lightning streaks and
SKIES are overcast;
And yet who knocs :. another
ddi0n may bring
A shining sun -. redder rose
TO fn1!
Don VAIN.
EACES In the Night: Capt.
i Don Gentle, the hero, and
His Man Godfrey being idolized
at the Latin Quarter.
Governors Green and Demp-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03
THESE nAVS BY George E.
IL AAA1SG AIA - Sokolsky

nations credit but he cannot
burn another persons bonds.
These are the figures and the
facts and they ought to be
needed because not the gov
eminent has these obligations
but because each individual
citizen carries this load.
They are first mortgage
on his earnings.
They are first mortgage, In
fact. on his life.
They come out Of his earn
ings before food and lodging.
before he can do anything for
his children.
Our political thinking for the
next quarter of a century will
center on this question Of the
debt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03

Pcrils of Pauline with Pearl
White you can call yourself a
young old timer.
Floyd Clymer. Pioneer auto
man. Publisher Of Clymer's
Scrapbook, which is devoted to
tho history Of the automobile
and motorcycle industry.
Cpl. Herbert Baker. Song
writer. Son Of entertainer Belle
Baker and song writer Maury
AbrahamS.
Is interesting 10 note Herbert
took ms mothers name. There S
an idea for you.
II you don't like the sound Of
your papa.S name why not try
your mothers maiden name?
like my fathers name all
right. But if ! took my mothers
maiden name my name would
be Ed Robinson,
QUERIES from Clients: @
VI You refer 10 your bitter
campaigns" What are some of
them. l may want 10 go along
with you.
A-Wcll, there's our bitter
campaign No. 9S6, which IL
battle for the Improvement Of
restaurant soup.
No. 1913 against italian,
French, German and other for
eign operas being produced In
English.
No. 36i, against the hubble /;
too much time out and too
many substitutions In football.
No. 1894, Against the bride
offering her cheek for the we'd
ding kiss. And 1914, against
wives and sweethearts Offering
the cheek for a parting or
greeting kiss.
No. GA, against mixing car
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03
Air
Power

themselves are below the per.
Torrance levels possible at the
present stage of aeronautical
science.
We do not know with any de-
gree of precision to what extent
Gemany's ability and will to
resist has been weakened by air
assault.
To write of the effort as q
failure is, TO say the least, pre-
mature.
TIVE third point raised in the
l. Soviet article Is that air
power did not succeed In taking
Casino on the italian front de-
spite full-parade bombardment.
In this the Russian general
follows a fallacious lire of rea-
soning laid down by a good
many American critics of air
power in recent weeks.
All Of them are guilty Of a
sad confession.
They are making strategic de-
auctions from what was a
purely tactical action in support
of the land forces.
The ground C o m m a n d ers
wished to destroy an obstacle in
the path of their land forces
and called on air power TO pull.
verize IL. Air power did pull.
verize IL.
II the said ground commands
ers then found that 1t was diff
cult for their foot soldiers to
take Casino in that pulverized
state, It certainly was not the
fault either of the aviation or
the artillery.
The whole thing was an army
operation in which the airplane
simply supplemented the artil-
lery.
Whatever 70 may prove about
ground operations, it proves ex.
actly nothing about the strate-
gic use of air power.
----- See Air Show. City Airport -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03
BETTER HEALTH

third OF all postwar problems
being medical.
But there is another. less OBJ
NouS and much more numerous,
group Of medical liabilities VINO
viii come out Of the war.
AS an example OF this is a
report have before me by 1t.
GgD J. c. Howard NJ. D., on
tests of hearing made on men
who have seen combat service.
The conclusion is that post
war America has an excellent
chance Of being in part a hard
of-hearlng America, because of
acoustic trauma.
1t applies 10 those who have
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-03

THE two provisions OF the
Constitution relating TO the
election Of president land vice
PRESIDENT in the event Of nei-
Their receiving a ma ority Of the
electoral votes cast-Arucles
Mi and xX-are confusing and
open TO dispute. but apparently
IN the event OF no candidate for
president receiving a ma jority
OF the electoral vote in 1914. the
election would be thrown into
the NEW House of Represen.
tatives. which will be elected In
November, and begin function
ing on Jan. 3.
Thus there would be but II
days 10 choose a president from
the three receiving the highest
number Of votes, before-under
the Twentieth Amendment--the
date for the Inauguration Of the
president on Jan. 20.
IN THE event OF a close
margin OF control in the
House. where the balloting
would be by states, this might
assume the most serious aspect.
1t seems likely therefore
that. in view OF the dramatic
issue precipitated by the action
OF the regular state Democratic
convention of Texas. the con-
tests in the various states for
the political control OF the
House of Representative in the
18th congress will become in
tenSified.
The more the fourth term
new dealers study the problem
presented by the Lone Star
State the less inclined they may
be 10 seat the boiling Roose-
welt faction.
But in view OF the anti
Roosevelt sentiment in the
South-in Virginia, South Car
DINA, Mississippi and Louisi.
ana-would they dare. as Texas
regulars demand, to repeal the
two-thirds rule?