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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
Cervice Memo
Column
FORMER COUNTY BOY
GIVES EYE WITNESS
REPORT OF TWO BATTLE

(crOIn RlcnldnQS. Va, NeWS)
Miss Ann Fletcher, of Rich
lands received an interesting let
ter from Tandy ]. Fleming, son
of Mrs. H. A. Tarter, of Jewel
Valley. relating facts as an eye
witness of the invasion of Two
lima. Seaman first class Fleming
is attached to the U.S.S. Nevada.
Miss Fletcher is the financee of
Fleming, and the letter is as fol-
lows:
Dear Anne:
"By now you have read in the
papers or heard on the radio that
the Nevada participated in the in
vasion of TWO JIMA, so I am
sending you this letter in orderr
to bring you up to date. After
leaving Hawaii, we moved out to
join up with other units of a
large fleet. We continued to have
intense training practice enroute
in preparation for the big event
that we knew was coming.
after the preliminaries were
completed, we moved on to the
forward area to await the time
when we would participate in the
pre-invasion day bonbardment
At dawn on the scheduled day
we approached the island of Two
Jima along with other units of
the fleet and opened fire with
our heavy guns incidentally the
Nevada had the honor of firing
the first shot. This preliminary
Smelling lasted for several days
and we were proud and pleased
to see that we were effectively
knocking out Jap installations
such as pill boxes, block houses
and anti-aircraft gun emplace-
ments. We have no idea of the
number of Japs we killed but
we did see several go down un-
der our own fire.
The island of Two Jima is prac
tically fortress. It is similar in
shape to South America but only
about S miles long, 2 l-2 miles
wide at it's widest point. 1t is
composed of rugged volcanic
rock with many cliffs, crevices
and caves, and the Japs were
well dug in having taken advan-
tage of every natural protection.
On D-Day the Marines landed
on the island. Thanks to our
heavy bombardment they encoun
tered light initial resistance but
it wasn't long before the Japs
started puttinp up a stiff fight.
All I can say is those Leather
necks have plenty of courage. BY
now your newspaper has told you
how we'll they are doing. During
all this time the men On the ship
worked hard. We were at our
battle stations for long periods of
time and even the K Rations
fSc$oI 0Nod xryboy, xxyo fo,,~J %iv>oo
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12

From where I sit, that's sound
philosophy applied to people
just as much as locust trees. You
can't always change folks to
your way OF thinking some
may prefer beer to buttermilk.
Or double harness to a single
One-but you can get to like
them (if YOU take the trouble).
And first thing you know. the
little differences don't matter.
Evening star., 1945-01-14
1880 Concerts
Box COMMITTEE

The first Of this seasons 1880 con-
certs of the National Symphony is
set for January Is and through the
remainder of the winter the concerts
in this series will be given on Thurs
day evening instead of Saturdays
as they were in the two other years.
The programs at these concerts are
designed to interest younger people,
those too old for the childrens' con-
certs which have been a feature of
the local orchestra's activities each
winter and yet young enough to care
more for classics of lighter vein than
the music usually given at the
Wednesday evening concerts.
Mrs. Kenneth Todd Young, jr.,
has formed a box committee fof
these concerts and has assisting her
not only the II members of the
Evening star., 1945-01-14

1880 Committee, but Mrs. Harvey
H. Bundy, jr., Mrs. Hollis Carlisle,
Mrs. Cornelius Agnew, Mrs. Ham
ilton Robinson, Mrs. Guy de Keller,
Miss Rose Glinberg and Miss Emily
Evening star., 1945-01-14

they feel quite at home in the West.
brook School near their home and
whatever time they have when not
busy at school Is spent at the Chill
drenS Museum,
Evening star., 1945-01-14

French Myers. Mrs. Young as Miss
Miriam Patricia Morris. was chair
man Of the 1880 Committee two
years ago when the concerts first
were given.
Evening star., 1945-01-14

Listen Masor Radio Fulton
asdo MozorsN
Broadcast Monday Wednesday, Friday ,opeW
Evening star., 1945-01-14
This Great Major

Major Furniture Masterpieces are the
tangible expression Of basic belief
that beautiful furniture, created to
lend gracious charm and aesthetic
goodness to your home, can be SO ut
terly we'll made, so soIidIy built that
brilionce Of design is matched by
procticoI utility. Master craftsmen,
touched with motive genius, and mott
voted by an obidng belief in the en-
during character Of the home, have
thus erected for your present sotisfoc-
tion and lasting enjoyment, Major
Masterpieces :. each piece carefully
wrought from the richest woods, the
finest fobrics. Typical Of this Major
tradition is this Empire Credenzo Of
Honduras mahogany with gold decor,
center doors Of etched mirror The
fireside chairs have spring construction
and are hoir-fiIled Inside back and
seat covered in grey brocoteIIe
upper arms and outside back covered
in raspberry velvet.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts 90
lected and copyrighted by International
Council Of Religious Education; used bv
permission
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
THE ISRAELITES
IN A FOREIGN LAND

LESSON TEXTLGenesis 47:1-12.
GOLDEN TEXT-Lord, thou hast been
our dwelling.place in all generations
Psalm 90:1.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28

long way to help me toward independence.
Slaxz ma7SI -?
Yep. We had it figured out. We'd keep on
buying bonds; keep on saving. And at the ma
turty of those bonds, we'd have had it all
and more. Four dollars for every three when
our "E" bonds matured!
And then-my own radio repair pacel Had
lots of ideas 1t would have been big success,
too.
Not quite enough gumption, l suppose, back
in l945. | sloughed off on my bond buying.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28

Even began to cash in on the ones had
Shucks, the war was over and | thought SO
what
Guess I've been terrible fool :. Shine,
Mister-?
The difference between success and failure
can be small difference-the difference be-
tween sticking to resolution or dropping it.
Keep those War Bonds-and buy more and
more Iietory Bonds! They can mean your own
business-your own home-the education of
your children. Think of your futms-hang
on to your bonds!
The midland journal., 1945-09-28
.''v' S'' llAPR OWED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
CUNDAyl
oeHooL Lesson

BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. d.
OF The Moody Bible Institute Of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal., 1945-09-28

long way to help me toward independence.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26

Where Adm. William F. Hasey's mighty Third Fleet
is pounding the main Jap island Of Honshu is shown
today's BATTLEGRAPH, an exclusive Detroit
Times feature. This crushing preinvason lombard
ment by air and of the 95O-me stretch of japan
from northern HokadO to southern Honshu Is now i'm
its third week. Daily, carrier-based planes, mighty
B-29s and the great guns of the. battIeships that
steamed into Tokyo bay blasting industrial centers
carrying out the Allied plan to knock out the Jap war
machinery. The box of the planes and ships
destroyed by the Third Fleet is given the map as
well as the armies and commanders operating in this
area The BATTLEGRAPH is marked of into squares
with sides of $50 miles from Tokyo our No target.
Nap b, Times stan Artist July as i,4s
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26
HaIsey's Box Score

GUAM July % (UPj-Here is Adm. Haseys box
scnra 10 date.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-19
ATHLETES FOOT
Made This ovevniaht Test

Requires a powerful fungicide. Many
nniments and ointments are not strong
enough. Ask any druggist for Tool solu-
ton. Made with poo alcohol, it PEN.
ETRATES. Reaches. more germs faster,
Apply full strength for 'Athletes Foot
sweaty. itchy or smelly feet. Your $50
back next morning If not pleased. Locally
At Parker's Drug Store
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-19

An automatic cocktail shaker
which mixes and serves drinks when
a button is pushed has been invent
ed, we read, Probably grows its own
olives and cherries, too.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25

The Scoundrel." the one his
corpse floated around in.
Here on our island. she be-
came a Round Actor" in
Bright Star" Then cam e
Shadow and Substance" This,
as you're aware-and thanks to
Eddie Dowling-was followed
by two Saroyans and a Ches-
terton.
A fourth player Is Anthony
Ross. If you peered closely you
could have seen him in the Irv-
ing Berlin soldier saga Of World
War III. And if you had peered
even closer you could have seen
him in Bury the Dead"
Tony, as we who don't know
him call him, doesn't appear
until The Glass Menagerie" is
half way over. Then he's Julie
Haydon's now-she-has-him- now
she-hasn't boy friend.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Always a Fighter

Laurette's been fighter since
longer ago than either she or l
admit remembering. But I'm
here TO tell you that she prac-
tically stepped out OF the cradle
and onto the stage to make her
first appearance in a little num-
Der called The Child Wife"
"The Child Wife" led TO From
Rags 10 Riches. That, i'm turn,
led 10 Yosemite. The Deiuge"
and stock company in Seattle,
where she was tops IN every
thing from Uncle Toms Cabin"
to+Camille."
Her first New York success
was in Alias Jimmy Valentine"
although the years before she
had acted her heart out in The
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
SAYS II Will Kill Jazz

In order to sell a personality
or an item TO the public, Shaw
charged, it has become common
practice to. encourage scream
ing. shrieking and swooning.
Radio is an outstanding offender
creating mass hysteria among
young people, he added.
Lets be honest with our
selves" Shaw declared in his
assertion that the blame for
exhibitionist behavior of youth
can be fixed on exploiters of
young people.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Blames Band Leaders

Shaw blamed the deplorable
state of hot music in part on
the money making fever Of most
popular name bands and on the
failure of leaders in the band
business to look to the future.
Most orchestra leaders who
have scared to popularity since
the beginning of the war, he
added are as lacking in real
talent and ability as most of
the new male stars artifcially
created in Hollywood to replace
stars in the war service.
The bandleader was scathing
In his denunciation of radio pro-
grams, publicists, fan magazines
and fan club promoters who
have conditioned teen-aged
youngsters to wild hysteria and
exhibitionist behavior.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Own Brand of Actinq

Mr. pewliRg can be superb In
a brand Of acting he has made
peculiarly his own. Here and
now, he Is my favorite under
actor. He makes his effects by
not making any effects at ali.
Julie Hayden. third member
OF The Glass Menagerie" trio,
is an office girl gone right. Noel
Coward, the he-who-doesn't-
dare-go-to-Brooklyn, brought
her into the motion-picture
limelight in his half-forgotten
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Further Triumphs

Since then she's done her
best by Outward Bound" and
J. NJ. Barrie becoming not only
the American Duse Ashton Ste
Vens calls her but, which is
better. a darlin' of an actress.
AS for Eddie Dowling. who is
her tough and tender offspring
in this weeks The Glass Me-
nagerie.". IL is only recently
that he has turned his talents to
serious acting. A reformed
song-and-dance man, he is high
and happy in his new environ
ment.
This I need not tell you IL
you're lucky enough 10 have
had a look at him in a couple
Of William SaToyan what-have-
yous. These. of course, are The
Time OF Your Life" and Hello,
Out There"
Personally, I liked him best
In The Time Of Your Life" in
which he shared honors with
Julie Hayden. But, correcting
me with Celtic charm, he in
sists upon liking himself best
in Here Come the Clowns" the
haunting drama run up by
Philip Barry.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Shaw Sees
Jazz Dying
NEW YORK. March "a.

NEW YORK, March "a.
A MEXICAN jazz is a dying
IA duck that needs artificial
respiration, Artie Shaw said
here today in charging that
bandleaders and song writers
have pulled hot music downhill
since the beginning of the war.
Slashing out at what he
termed "a lot of incompetent
bandleaders who have found a
market for mediocrity in the
wartime appetite for popular
music" the bandleader said
that he had found no progress
made in jazz upon his return TO
his civilian career in music after
two years in the u. S. Navy.
what some Of US were doing
I'm 1910 and I941," Shaw de-
clared, "was far better than
anything jazz Orchestras and
song writers are doing In I945."
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Sabu Sights Leave

HOLLYWOOD. March "a
Sabu expects to have COM
pleted SO missions in the Pacific
and TO be eligible for a leave in
April.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25

Ike. What-the-heII! she wants
to know. Who do / think /
am, anyway?
She tells me off not only
about herself, but about any
other hummer she feels i
have been unfair to. She can
take just criticism and well
come it. But unjust criticism,
noi Laurette's a fighter.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Actor Makes Hit
As Talent Scout
HOLLYWOOD. March "a.

HOLLYWOOD. March "a.
IN THE short time Bill Eythe
had in Pittsburgh before the
stu lilo called him back for
"Dragonwyck," he turned talent
scout and arranged screen
test for Elyse Cox, who was
playing in a road company Of
They Walk Alone"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Quits the Screen
HOLLYWOOD, March "a.

HOLLYWOOD, March "a.
Even il she is walking out on
her screen career and on War
ners' ambitious plans for
series of jamie" pictures, little
Joyce Reynolds is getting a sill
YER service from the Jack War
ners as a combination wedding
and gUing-away present.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Likes Don Quixote'
HOLLYWOOD, March "a.

HOLLYWOOD, March "a.
Unlike most actors, Barry
Fitzgerald wants most to play
Don Quixote. The lantern
jawed actor, best known for his
role as a priest in Going My
Way" will play a crabby mil
lionaire in his next Paramount
picture.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25

und. also for q rebroodeost 70
the men overseas.
Conductor Krueger and CoIl
Friedberg. pidnist. the assist
ing artist for this greet con-
cert. ere Grronging q program
OF music which will be sym
bolic OF the occasion ond oil
persons with relotives in the
service. Gold Stor parents por-
ticulorlY. are especially invited
to take port in this next oi
kin xufuta TO the men over
there" and pre-Edster tribute
10 those who will not be re-
turning.
Tickets are now on sale al
Grinnell Brothers and the Good
Housekeeping Shop in General
Motors Building. There is no
advance in prices. which range
from Soc TO $500.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25

~ the request OF Armed
Forces agencies and with their
full support and cooperation.
the concluding concert OF the
current season will be SOL
emn salute 10 those who gave
their all 10 the cause Of peace
und is being presented espec-
IDLY for their next OF kim"
Our guests on this memord-
bic occasion will be returned
veterans from the Army, the
Navy. the Air Corps. the Mer-
chdnt Marine and the Mo-
Tines-greot heroes. all Of them
--moking their first oppeoronce
in Michigan to tell you about
q lew OF the w0r's most his
toric incidents. Arrangements
ore being made to broadcast
this portion OF the program
over q coost-to-co0st network
nE~nNn- ~ m N n
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
Sinatra Student
In Crosby Glass
HOLLYWOOD, March "a.

Pvt. Thomas r. Sinatra, a
cousin OF the swoon crooner,
Frank, is paying close atten-
ton and studying hard at the
Boeing navigation school
His instructor is S. l.. Crosby
cousin Of Bing.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
q k1gRZ!BR gRBRAMAl RAZz|,AIl
-Four Distinguished Performers
Appearing in Glass Menagerie'
NEW YORK, March "a.

NEW YORK, March "A.
EE out of the four people lending their talents Tennes
Williams The Glass Menagerie" the Playhouse
members of their profession.
Laurette Taylor is the star Eddie Bowling what
might call the star the featured players Julie Hayden
is second to him. Reading from left to right they're
the showshop's finest.
Laurette is of my best friends critics
When, frequently the she deems
unworthy she tells off in language usty unlady
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25

Great Canton" and The Ring
master" This was in 1909. Fol-
lowed. as everybody knows, Peg
o My Heart" which chalked
up GOO consecutive performances
on Broadway.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-25
TO YOUR Son + + + +
To All Boys Who VIII Not Come Back
=. A Pre-Easter Tribute

ThursdGY evening Moreh 49, Jus. few hour. before the
dawn Of Good FdGY several thousand Deos will
Masonic Temple Auditorium. There they will friends
neghbors ond other Gold SGr tribute
the boys their who will be
coming back when the q
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
I AIDES, l do not say that
II some of you are liable to get

I AIDES. I do not say that
II some of you are liable to get
killed.
No. I do not say that.
/ do not even say that you
may be badly hurt, but what l
do say rs that you are building
up greatec hatred for your sex
than is necessary when you sit
there at a restaurant table and
haul out your makegy kit and
start fixing your makeup while
hungry gentlemen are standing
by waiting 10 leap into your
chairs as soon as you hoist Your
persons therefrom.
am fully aware ladies, that
the adjusting of the makeup is
essential The makeup. partic-
ulaFly the lip paint, comes off
in the process of eating. l am
aware Of that because I have
often noticed the drinking
glasses with lipstick on them.
presumably so n d @ ! bly i'm
printed that the best efforts Of
the dishwashers back stage will
not remove il.
/ think / should make it
known TO you. however, that
one thing about these stained
glasses has often puzzled me. 1t
is the depth Of the stains.
Will one of you ladies kindly
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
One Word Led 10 Another
Detroit Times
BY Linda and
Jerry " alter
In Arthur "Bugs7 Baer

Now, certainly miss the in Florida California
Saratoga and Bailey's Beach
always missed them when they held them. Now
that they contraband Of production l miss them all
the
l guess the fellow who is most affected by the
cessation of mule matching the who took the photo
finishes.
l knew the who took all the animated fnales at
Tropical Park. He drank bit at his work
The result was that one day the Daily Double paid
off on stable goat and pelican.
On another day a vaudeviian entered his educated
horse in the Dented Derby The judges said That horse
is slow will have TO put night bell the judges
stand"
The vaudevillian remarked ''I know that But he
is the only horse the world who autograph the
photo finish"
Now the race track cameramen are opening up
studios on Broadway. went in there with my girl last
night. 1t dead heat.
The cameraman said to me, Get back a hundred
yards and gallop toward the want get you
coming around the bend
said, That's not bend I'm round -shouldered"
Whereupon he took sponge out of my nose and
was disqualified for elbowing at the Astor bar.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17

ing he was gong 10 use them
10 appeaSe himself, and con-
tnued
I'VE forced Russia To accept
that big slice OF Poland. didn't
We: What would you call that
IL not a moral victory"
l said | did not know what 70
call it, especially in print, but
that ! would not call il par
tIcularly moral. ! asked why
he thought 1t was such a Won
derful thing for us TO be giving
away half of somebody elses
country.
at means Russia will be
loaded down with real estate
explained Mr.. Anathema. ut
will he land poor"
And the problems Of admin
istering 50 much property will
become so great that Russia
will not ask US 10 give up Utah
and maybe half OF Nevada"
WI naturally inns put
w things IN a new light, and
l told Mr.. Anathema / was
much obliged for Strengthening
me out. He said not TO men
tion it; il was a pleasure.
There IL only one other
angle that sort Of bothers me-"
/ said aren't some of the
smaller nations liable to get the
idea that we are cynical:
Wasn't there something In the
Atlantic Charter about self
determination for smaller ma
tions?"
MIR Anathema looked at me
pityingly.
"Why that Is just what we
are doing" he said. Didn't you
read that Mr.. Stain has agreed
To let PoIand-or what IL left
of it--hold a plebiscite? =? I guess
that IN self-determination for a
smaller nation, because Poland
certainly will be a smaller ma
tion.
And the issues in the plebi-
settle" he continued evil he
clear cut. There will be no con-
fusions like we often have in
this country. The Poles will not
have to exhaust themselves
thinking because Mr.. Stain will
tell them how to vote.
"It will really he quite
American--ln the true tradi-
tiOns OF democracy as exempli-
fed by Mayor Kelly of Chicago
and Mayor Hague OF Jersey
City"
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
The BRIGHTER SIDE

tell me why il is necessary for
you 10 put the glass between
your lovely lips half way down
10 bottom
/ mean, could you not get at
the contents of the glass just
as well by placing only the rim
in your mouth or maybe using a
stray?
I BELIEVE that if there was
Il only about half an inch of lip
stick stain on the glass the dish
washers would be more efficient
about the removal.
But | want you TO know. girls,
that I speak here only for Ger
tain captious parties who seem
10 view lipstick glasses with
downright repugnance. F hey
hold them up before the eyes Of
the waiter as gingerly as if they
were handling unpleasant rep
tiles and say in tones of disgust:
Look at that. Just look at
that"
The waiter blinkS his eyes
and hastily removes the Offend
ing glasses while the Captious
ones keep mumbling about the
matter until you commence 10
think they are trying TO make
a case for district attorney
Hogan.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
THESE DAYS

I SEE that 500 church leaders
have declared that they favor
separation of church and state,
in freedom of conscience, and
that they are opposed 10 the
Vatican as a political power
II is interesting that just at
the moment when Pravda at
tacks the Vatican, this state
ment appears in the United
States. t-
Is it coincidentsl or part of
campaign?
There can be no objection 10
Protestants being anti-Catholic
or Catholics being anti-Protes-
tant.
Men have a right 10 their
opinions, but some of the ideas
in this statement transcend
credal partisanShip.
They raise the question Of the
function of the clergy in our
society.
Certainly even such sigma
tories of this statement as
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell,
DR.. Harry F. Ward, Pierre Van
PaaSsen, and Kenneth Leslie,
editor Of the Protestant, will
admit that the vocation of a
clergyman is morality and that
the particular weakness of the
political order throughout the
world is that temporizing, COM
promising, improvising have re-
placed a moral system; that
envy and hate override justice
and love; that materialism DOM
mates the minds OF men and the
"ill Of nations.
Is IT that whereas a fireman,
L a Schoolteacher, a policeman
can exercise the full function of
citizenship, a clergyman be-
comes declasse. takes on the
characteristics of secondary citi-
zenship because his job in life is
To pray and his vocation is
morality?
Is it true that clergymen exist
for nothing more than 10 read
the services for the dead7
Have they no function for the
living?
The statement signed by
clergymen says:
establishments Of religion.
however widely representative,
however exalted, have no place
at the council tables of the
state"
They make II clear that what
they mean is that the Roman
Catholic Church is 10 have no
voice in the peace.
Yet nothing could benefit the
human race more than 10 have
fitting representatives Of all re-
lgiouS as witnesses to a peace.
For what this world requires
is not a politicians peace. but
a peace Of God a peace based
upon a moral system. peace
that viii not generate more
hate, more brutality, more wars.