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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
WAR CONTRACTS:
Keep Cutting

With war production down per
cent from the peak level Of March,
the impact on the economy will grow
as more reductions are made on
actual work rather than on paper
commitments. BY the end Of the
year, munitions output is expected
to drop 80 per cent below the March
figure.
Whereas cancellations Of paper
commitments comprised 81 per
cent of the cutbacks in April and
IA per cent in May, such reductions
made up only per cent of the total
in June. Overall cutbacks in both
paper commitments and actual work
in the first six months Of 1915
amounted to 1873 billion dollars and
affected $500 plants.
Rejecting cutbacks, aircraft pro-
duction was down 10 per cent in
June under May; ships, including
maintenance and repair, down 5 per
cent; guns and fire control, down 13
per cent; ammunition and bombs,
down is per cent; combat and motor
vehicles, down 8 per cent; commu-
nications and electronic equipment,
down per cent, and other material
and supplies up l per cent.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
PACIFIC:
Allied Terms

Trembling under the lombard
ment Of Allied air and naval forces,
Japan was threatened with even
greater catastrophe by U. S., British
and Chinese chieftains unless the ma
ton gave up the hopeless fight and
set about the establishment of a
peaceful and democratic rule.
The Allied answer to rampant
peace talk, the u. S., British and
Chinese declaration issued in Pots
dam where the Big Three met,
called upon the enemy to rout its
militaristic leadership, relinquish
control of conquered territory, and
submit to occupation for fulfllment
OF terms. In return, political and
religious thought would be respect
ed, and Japan eventually permitted
to resume its place in foreign trade.
Though issued from Potsdam,
Russia conspicuously refrained from
joining in the declaration, lending
credence to reports that the Soviets
had acted as middlemen in a jap
peace overture, expressing willing
ness to comply with major Allied
terms, but asking for exemption
from occupation of the home islands.
Even as the Allies called upon
Japan for unconditional surrender,
Admiral "Bull" Halsey's mixed
U. S. and British aircraft carrier
force continued its heavy attacks on
Nippon, with one great 1,2OO-plane
strike further battering the enemy's
already stricken navy.
Sweeping in against minor oppo-
sition, Halsey's Hellcats ripped up
20 Japanese warships in the Inland
sea, with three battleships,' six air.
craft carriers and five cruisers DAM
aged. AS a result of the attack,
the enemy repeatedly has few war
ships in commission, with most of
these being cruisers and destroyers.
In addition to hammering the JAP
anese fleet units, Allied carrier pi-
lots continued to white down en-
envy air strength, and also further
disrupted coastal shipping linking
the home islands by firing cargo
vessels and small barges.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
UNITED NATIONS:
Relief Requests

Having already distributed $780,
$4,000 worth of relief to Greece,
Italy, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugo-
slavia, China and Albania, the Unit
ed Nations Relief and Reha Utilization
administration (UNRRA) has been
asked for 100000, 900 of assistance
by Russia.
At the same time, Deputy
UNRRAdministrator Roy F. Hen
erickson revealed that trucks con-
stituted the No. ! priority for relief
shipments to facilitate the move
ment Of European crops.
Under UNRRA regulations, unin-
vaded nations are supposed to con-
tribute both toward the relief and
administrative expenses of the prof.
ect, with the invaded countries chip
ping in only for running the organi-
cation. OF the 81, 1862, 788, 348 of au-
thorized contributions of participant
ing nations, it was revealed, the
U. S. share amounts to ST, $50, 0O0,-
600.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09

Bevin and ex-Minister of Home Sc
curity Herbert Morrison, goals Of the
Laborites include:
Consolidation Of all railroads,
commercial carriers on highways
and coastal shipping into one trans
portation unit under government
control; naturalization and mech
anization of all coal mines and i'm
provement of working conditions by
increasing production; specialization
of the iron and steel industry and
the Bank of England.
Defeat Of the Conservative party
indicated that the British people
placed little stock in Winston
Churchilrs prediction that Labor
tie victory would result in the de-
velopment of secret police akin to
the Gestapo for enforcement of gov
ernmental supervision. Along with
many new and younger voters,
many older Britishers seemed to
think government aid essential for
reconstructing the war-damaged
country.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
TROOP TRAINING:
For Pacific

An intensive training program
faces veterans returning to the Unit
ed States from Europe before they
are sent to the Pacific theater. The
ground forces redeployment train
ing program includes A hours Of
training week, with lectures,
group discussions, orientation
courses and movies furnishing back
ground for the course.
ID Training subjects include Japa-
nese tactics and technique, identi-
fication Of japanese weapons, uni
form, insignia, most effective en-
ployment Of American weapons and
prevention Of disease.
In connection with the tactics and
technique training, special dem
onstration teams of Pacific veterans
will show the European veterans the
type of warfare waged in the Pacif-
ic. There is less long-range artil-
lery work and tank action. Dis
tances between our lines and the
enemy often are shorter than in the
European theater where a wide mo
Mans Land was common.
Another factor to be stressed is
night fighting. The japanese move
supplies and troops by night, where
as the Germans frequently moved in
the daylight.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
SECURITY CHARTER:
Fight ahead

With only scorching address by
Senator Wheeler Oem., Mont.)
marring the even temper of the de-
bate, the United Nations security
charter headed for quick senate
ratification, with indications that the
big battle lies ahead when the upper
chamber will consider the power of
the U. S. delegate and the contribu-
ton Of armed forces.
Declaring that like President Will
son the late Mr.. Roosevelt had jeop-
ardized the prospects for successful
postwar collaboration by conces-
sions to the major European pow
ers, Wheeler himself foreshadowed
an impending fight over details Of
U. S. participation. Though he would
vote for ratification, he said, he
would do SO only on the strength of
statements that the senate would
later work out operational arrange
ments.
Prior to Wheeler's speech, Sena-
tors Connally Dem., Texas and
Vandenberg (Rep., Mich.) advocat-
ed ratification, stressing that the Sc
curity pact in no way affected
U. S. sovereignty but did provide
the country with an opportunity to
exercise its sef-determination for
effective international cooperation
to prevent future warfare.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
VET TAXES:
Cut by States

Servicemen have been exempted
from paying several kinds of taxes
by the action of state legislatures
converting this year, the Federation
of Tax Administrators reports.
Tax exemptions which servicemen
have been granted include those for
income, property, veterans loans
and motor vehicles. In addition, one
state has exempted estates of de-
ceased servicemen from taxation
and two states have abated unpaid
taxes of persons dying in service.
Ten states have granted some
form of income tax exemption to
servicemen. The states are Ala
bama, Colorado, Kansas, Maryland,
New York, Oklahoma, Utah, Iowa,
South Carolina and Minnesota. The
exemption may be for a specified
amount such as that Of Colorado
which is for the first 81, 500 of serv-
ice pay. Alabama, on the other
hand, exempts servicemen from tax
alton on all of their salary for 1945
and any subsequent year Of the war.
Kansas excludes not only salaries
from taxation but also mastering out
pay and gratuities. Other states
have similar arrangements.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
FRANCE:
PetGin Accused

AS the dramatic trial of Marshal
Henri Petain moved smoothly fol-
lowing stormy outburst on the
opening day over barb by Pros
ecutor Andre Mornet that there
were too many German-minded
spectators present, none of the prin-
cipal witnesses against the old SOL
der openly accused him of betray-
ing his country. They charged he
failed in his duties as Frenchman.
Nevertheless, former Premier
Paul Reynaud and Eduard Dala-
der and ex-President Albert Lebrun
raped Petain numerically for me-
gotiating an armistice with the Ger
mans while an effort was made to
keep up the fight; assuming supreme
power and virtually ruling by de-
cree, and acceding to Nazi requests
for manpower and material.
In testifying for the state, Dala-
der declared that France was not
as weak materially at the time of
her defeat as generally suspected,
but fell because of errors in con-
ception on the part of the general
staff. Declaring the Germans were
amazed to find huge quantities Of
equipment on hand, he said France
possessed $500 tanks at the time
of the invasion of Holland and Bel
GUM to the enemy's 5000.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
Natives Go American

Time was when natives of Pa
cific isle came around seeking food
and clothing from marines. Now
they want athletic gear, says Sgt.
Red O'Donnen.
Indoctrinated in American sports
by Third division marines, they
have become enthusiastic softban
and volleyban players. Playing
fields have been built in several
native villages and all day Sunday
and in the late afternoons during
the week, natives gather for COM
petition, with marines occasionally
providing the opposition.
Softbau contests are immensely
popular with the entire family,
which more than likely includes
grandma and grandpa, all the chill
dren and grandchildren. Marines
invariably line the field and cheer
for their favorite team or player,
says O'Donnell.
Generally, the games are inter-
family affairs, but occasionally the
strongest team in one area will
square off with the champ of an
other village. They bear down then
and more often than not the games
are hard fought from the start to
finish.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
CONSTRUCTION:
Shows Cai7,

Estimated construction expendi-
lures in the U. S. tota1ed nearly
2h billion dollars for the first six
months of 1945, approximately 10 per
cent above the aggregate for the
first half of 1914, but still about 20
per cent short Of the prewar levels
of 1899 and 1910, while volume of pri-
vately financed construction was ~
per cent greater than during the first
six months of 1914. Public construc.
ton was 5 per cent below 1914.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09
PRICE CONTROL:
To Stick

Despite the impending relaxation
of price control over minor items,
firm regulation will be maintained
over principal products and services
until supply balances demand so as
to avert postwar imitation, OPAd-
ministrator Chester Bowles de-
clared.
In loosening up on price control
on minor items, OPA will take action
when the commodity or service Is
not essential; continued regulation
involves difficulties out Of proper
ton to the importance Of the prod
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09

Unusual photo sho,Us Matador Cant
tas tossed into air off of bulls head dur.
ing fight in Madrid ring. But slightly
hurt, the dashing Canitas resumed the
duel to ultimately thrust his st0ord
through animals heart II Win the
match.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-09

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of Western Newspaper Union
news analysts, and not necessarily of
this newspaper.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

KENNEWICK PLUMBING at the
Columbia Electric sells all kinds
of fixtures, pipe, fittings, tanks,
electric water heaters, pumps,
septic tanks, etc. We also make
repairs and new installations. Tel.
32Ol. 44p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

ing. H. Hayden Rector, president
of the Hanford Employees asso-
citation which is sponsoring the
dance, has announced that the
entire cost of the orchestra will
be paid from association funds,
and that all proceeds from the
dance will be donated to the In
fantile Paralysis fund. @E~ d.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25
Name Band to
Play at Richland

A nationally known orchestra,
Curt Sykes, has been engaged to
play for a Presidents Birthday
ball in Richland on Friday, Feb
ruary 2, at the Recreation build
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

LOST: $25 Victory Bond. Please
return to Kennewick Printing
Office for reward. Clarence N.
Leick, Pasco, 476. ACC
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

FOR SALES new windows
"a" by 24", Maytag washing
machine motor like new, pitcher
pump, well pump, nearly new, 2
white giant does and l6 guage
shotgun with 3 boxes of shells.
Phone 18X3. 43-44-c.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25
Too Late to Classify

WANTED: Two or 3 riders to
share expenses to Rapid City,
South Dakota, by way of Chey-
enne, Wyo. Leaving Saturday or
Sunday. Inquire of Mr.. Hill,
Midway Grocery, Ave. c East,
KenneWick. 43p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

FOR SALE: 20 A Ford coupe, good
condition, good tires. 918 Ave.
E. Cabin on back of lot. 44p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

WANTED: Woman to do house
work. Day work only. Apply
at Ideal Cleaners. Att
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

FOR SALE: Two burner oil stove,
new oil heater, 21-in. tire and
tube, one electric plate, ice box,
trailer house, w. B. Frazee at
Bremmer'S camp. 4Sp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

HELP WANTED: City mail car
rier. Inquire at postoffice. 43c
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

WANTED TO BUY-Late model
typewriter, Royal preferable.
Phone 18x3.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

FOR SALE - Strictly ~
home, 2 bed rooms, ha,S% ode
floors, oil furnace a orc ss
apartment, knotty pine. S S';ss
waite bath and entrances. ''a b
good income; garage. eoos orl'
dental district. Pasco sVu 4
Longfellow school. Can D ~
Pasco. 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

FOR SALE-Oak flat-ton ;
32'X52" and swivel chair, s S
bench power saw. without n ON
Phone 204l. moll
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

NOTICE: If the person who took
my bicycle Sunday evening
from of the skating rink will re-
turn it, there will be no questions
asked. Tommy Duncan. Asp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

FOR SALE-Hot water tank for
range connections. Call 2471.
Curt Gerards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

TO RENT - Three-room !
three miles west on HON.
turn north at first payaS "a
road. Sadie Faragher. :!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-01-25

FOR SALE-Nice fresh eggs.
Phone 1882. Mrs. r. II. Dehn-
hoff.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-09-14
Man Jumps from
Speeding Train
Saturday Night

Jumping from speeding train
and living to tell the story is the
experience of Paul l.. McCalahaL,
20, who flung himself from q win
dow OF Southern Pacific train
somewhere between La Palma and
Randolph Saturday night. In spire
of sustaining a broken collar bone,
broken rib and severe cuts and
bruises, McCalahan managed To
walk two miles to the A. c. Cock
rill ranch south of Coolidge, where
he was given aid until the arrival
OF Dan Kinser. highway patrolman,
who took him to Florence Hospital.
Reported to be a mental case.
McCalahan was en- route from
Oklahoma to California with his
wife and two children. when he
was seized with the idea that he
was being pursued by enemies, it
is stated. He will be taken to
Binger, Oklahoma, by his father
and a sheriff from Binger as soon
as he able to travel. The elder
McCalahan and the sheriff are now
in Florence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-09-14
Slight Increase In
Water For District
Lands Is Declared

Farmers of San Carlos Irriga-
ton and Drainage district will re-
ceive two tenths of an acre foot
more water for a total of 2.05 acre
feet this season according to an
announcement made late yesterday
by Carl Anderson. district engi-
neer. The announcement came
following a meeting of the board
of directors of the district and is
effective as of today.
This is all the water possible to
be apportioned out of the present
low supply according to Mr.. Ander-
son who said 1t was the belief OF
the board that this slight increase
in available water would be OF i'm
mense benefit to farmers in COM
pleting irrigation of present cotton
acreage.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-09-14
New Department
Store Opens on
Coolidge Avenue

The opening tomorrow OF Hymac
on Coolidge avenue brings to Cool
idge modern department store,
owned and operated by two exper-
fenced men from Phoenix. Hy Gran:
and Mac Cans. Grant has been
employed in the mems department
of Korrick's for many years and
Cans, former San Francisco resi-
dent, has been associated with
O'Connor Moffitt since coming to
Phoenix.
The partners have rented house
together on Kennedy avenue near
Arizona Blvd, where their fami-
lies are now installed. The Grants
have a ten year old son and the
Cans have a daughter who Is at
tending the University of Arizona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-09-14
New Groceries
Open in Coolidge
On Main Street

The grand opening Of Pinal Mar
ket on Main Street today and 20
morrow and the recent opening OF
Consumer Market on Main Street
adds to Coolidge two modern gro
ceries equipped with the latest
installations. fixtures, and display
cases. in adequately air-cooled sur
roundings.
Albert Dow, owner and operator
of Pinal Grocery, has been in the
grocery business here since 1888.
He was associated with the ID ana
A Grocery until 1943, when he sold
his interest to Wade Dow and pur-
chased Pinal Market on Coolidge
Avenue, from where he moved his
business TO its present modem
building on Main Street.
Tom Nasser, owner and operator
of Consumers Market, was for sew
eral years in business on Coolldge
Avenue before his recent move to
Consumers new home on Main
Street.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-09-14
School Cafeteria
Serves 500 10 $50
Lunches Each DaV
Primary students are days
first customers with ele-
mentary pupils and high
school students following.

With a seating capacity of 200
! Coolidge's new school cafeteria.
opened in the North Elementary
school on September 5. is serving
from 500 to $50 lunches daily, ac-
cording to X. w Taylor. superln-
tendent OF schools.
First of the daily cafeteria Gus
toners are primary students. They
go TO lunch at 1870. Trays OF
food including bottles of milk are
placed on tables for them since
loaded trays are too heavy for
them TO carry.
Upper elementary pupils come
into the cafeteria at 1850. They
receive their food at the counter.
At twelve high school students
enter the cafeteria for their
lunches. Just outside the cafeteria
door pupils wash their hands m
streams of running water as they
move along in line.
AT the west end OF the airy. plea
SAINT cafeteria food is dished on
new stainless steel trays. The
trays are divided into six compart-
ments which provide ample room
for a variety of foods and for silver
aud milk.
Cafeteria patrons eat at lonr
bench-lined tables and carry their
own empty trays to the east end
of the room where the trays are
scraped and washed.
The well balanced meals are
planned with nutrition and attrac-
tiveness the uppermost concerns
OF the staff. Taylor states.
Beef. vegetable stew. hamburg
ers or tamaie pie with vegetables,
milk and dessert are typical menus.
Mrs. Sybil Gammage. elementary
school principal. says.
Responsible for the tremendous
popularity OF Coolid4e's newest
school Improvement is the efficient
cafeteria staff. Taylor declares.
Mrs. Jennie Harris, who is head
cook, has as full time assistants
Mrs. Dennia Byars and Mrs. Grace
Weyland. Mrs. Ed Dickey Is re-
sponsible for the operation OF the
dishwashing machine.
Cafeteria business manager ID
NJ. Ada NUflann
Organizational details were work
ed out by r. w. Taylor with the
assistance OF Mrs. Sybil Gammage.
Helping in the cafeteria daily are
five high school students and nine
elementary pupils. Only those
students whose study programs
permit freedom from class at ne
cessary times are allowed to work
in the cafeteria.
Faculty members are as enthusl-
astic as students in praise OF the
new cafeteria. They point out
that the lunch room provides a
place in which faculty members
from all school units can meet and
talk with each other.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-09-14
G. B. Spooner
Dies In Phoenix

AS we go to- press word is re-
ceived of the death of c. B.
Spooner, 10, who passed away at
a Phoenix hospital Thursday after
noon after a two months illness.
A pioneer Coolidge resident, Spoon
er has been active in the develop
ment of the town, having built the
Spooner block on Main Street and
owned and operated Spooner Trans
fer Company for many years.
He is survived by his widow and
three sons, Bob of Cottonwood,
who has been managing his faith
er's business during the latter's
illness, Frank of Bremerton, Wash
ington, and Leonard, lieutenant
in the Navy. The deceased 3
mother, who makes her home in
Douglas, survives him.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-09-14
Band Instruments
Desired for High
School Students

Citizens Of Coolidge and dist
rict who may have band instru-
ments they are not using are re-
auested by the band director OF
Coolidge high school, Isadore
Shoore, to get in touch with him.
High school students who have
no band instruments are also re-
quested to contact Shoore, 80 in
struments may be made available
to them through the cooperation OF
those who no longer need them.
instruments desired are violins,
cornets, clarinets and others used
in band ensemble.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-09-14
COOLIDGE TO VOTE
ON INCORPORATION
WEDNESDAY THE 10Th
Resident Owners Of Real Estate TO
Decide Future Of City at Election

Five days from today the registered owners of real
property in Coolidge will to the polls and either decide
that Coolidge should to the heights of progressive
and incorporated municipality remain it is today
d ward of the county supervisors.
Polls will open at o'clock Wednesday morning,
September 49, and remain open until according to
the provisions of Arizona law.
Following the election it is believed the members of
the county board of supervisors will meet almost mmed