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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04
PUBLIC OPINION COLUMN
Editor The Herald:

A wise old fellow said long ago
that history has a way of repeat
ing itself.
l was reminded of this recent
ly when turning through an old
scrap-book. happened upon
letter from Major Robert r.
Henry, of Tazewell, to the Rich
mond News-Leader declining to
become candidate for governor
of Virginia, in which he touched
upon questions almost identical
with present day affairs in this
state.
Major Henry was regarded as
one of Virginia's ablest men in
his day, great lawyer. and hon
ored by all who knew him. His
power over a jury was wonder
full. Woe betide the lawyer of
but mediocre ability who had
Major Henry against him in
closely contested case. He was
born in South Carolina, left
school at the age of 16 to enter
the Confederate army, was Sc
verely wounded in the fighting
around Petersburg and came out
of the war with the Well-earned
title of Major.
After the war he studied law,
and by chance came to Wise coun
ty to practice. He was elected
Commonwealth Attorney of Wise
in 1875, but resigned after serv-
ing about half his term and NOV
ed to 'Tazewell where he prac-
ticed law until his death in 1915.
Nearly 40 years ago the Rich
mond News-Leader then and now
one of the country's greatest
as well as many 9th
ers, urged him to become a can
didate for governor.
In his letter of dec1ination, he
said that his professional affairs
were such that he could not neg
lect them to become candidate,
but that he regarded the office
of Governor of Virginia as the
highest and most honorable on
earth, and that the office had
been filled by some of Virginia's
greatest men, also by some who
were near-great.
He said in conclusion, and this
is where history repeats itself:
Cup to this time I have heard
no suggestion Of measures look
ing to the good of the state. The
issue, if not the only
one, is what shall we do with
John Barleycorn?' This problem
has vexed the human race ever
since that pious old mariner,
Captain Noah, steered his ark in
to port at Arat, and proceeded to
get drunk, an example which has
been followed by many others
who encountered stormy voyages
on the briny deep. John is once
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-01-04

LOST-One No. 4 War Ration
Book, issued to Barbara Mullins.
Return to Herald office or Guy
Mullins, Freezing, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27
]. II. Short Dies
At Home on
Pound River

J. H. Short, one of Norland's
best and most respected citizens,
died at his home Saturday. He
had been in failing health for
over year and had been critic
ally i'll for two weeks.
Burial was in the Swindall
graveyard Monday Funeral ser
vices were held at Little Zion
church by Elders Harrison STAN
ley, Ted Swindall, Ballard Baker
and w. F. Hubbard. A large
crowd attended the final rites.
Burial arrangements were in
charge of the Clintwood Funeral
home, under the direction of Ted
Baker.
Mr.. Short was born and rear
ed in the Pound section of Wise
county, a son Of Daniel and Jane
Short, and was "a years old. In
early manhood he married Miss
Carrie Swindall, daughter of the
late elder J. c. Swindall, and set
tied near the mouth of Big
Branch where he cleared up
farm and lived until his death.
He joined the Regular Baptist
church about 35 years ago and
was an active and loyal member
He is survived by the widow
and the following sons and dau-
ghters: Everett, Earl, Burl and
Thad Short, Mrs. Jane Mullins,
and Mrs Myrtle Mullins, all Of
Norland.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27

waters forcing Jap shipping out
to sea, where they were attacked
by American submarines, on in
formation from SACO.
Weather information helped
the Navy decide when to stage
invasions on Jap islands and
raids on the Jap homeland.
Usually its was possible to en-
ter or depart from Jap territory
by air, but SACO Americans be-
came adept at Chinese DISCUSSES
and, guided by Chinese, slipped
through enemy lines when they
chose. Through months and years
not one SACO member was de-
tected.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27
RITTER EMPLOYE KILLED
BY FALLING LIMB ON
BARTLICK

Tom Marshall, about As, of Nc
Clure an employee of the Ritter
Lumber Company, was almost in
stantly killed by falling limb
while cutting timber on Bartlick
Creek Wednesday morning. One
of number employed in cutting
a small tract of timber on Bart
lick, he was telling the first tree
of the day when the limb fell,
striking him on the chest.
The body was removed to the
funeral home here and prepared
for burial, which it is understood
will be on Caney Ridge Friday.
The deceased had resided at
Mcclure for two or three years
and leaves a wife and several
children, ranging from two years
up in age.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27
5000 BASS AND SUNFISH
PLACED IN COUNTY
STREAMS

A shipment of 5000 sunfish
and 1000 rock bass from the
state fish hatchery at Front Roy
al for Dickinson county streams
was received Wednesday d
placed in Russell Fork, Pound
and Cranes Nest.
Bill Brooks, an employee OF
the game commission, brought
the fish and was met at Haysi by
the county game warden, where
the distribution of fish started.
The fish were reported in ex-
cellent condition. The rock bass
were small while a large part Of
the sunfish we're four to five in
ches in length.
Officials intended to place part
of the fish in Mcclure River but
the truck was halted at Cranes
Nest when mechanical troubles
developed and the last part of
the consignment of fish had to
be placed in the first available
stream and the driver had to Sc
cure new fuel pump before he
could start On his return.
This shipment, together with a
shipment of 5000 rock bass from
the Federal Fish and Wildlife
Service in August, made a total
of 5000 fish placed in streams in
the county this year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27
Tense Boy Serves With Guerrillas
Behind Jap Lines

Washington.-It can now be
revealed that A. D. Arlington,
radio man, first class, of Tense,
Va, played role in one of the
most romantic and dangerous
episodes of the war against ia
pan-as a member of a Naval
group of guerrillas, intelligence
agents and weather observers be
hind the Japanese lines in Asia.
The group, now known as
SACO-Sino American Cooper
alive Organization-began short
ly after Pearl Harbor as strictly
a weather reporting unit.
The project grew until it was
providing the U. S. Fleet, the
army's 14th air force and Chin
csc and American army head
quarters with weather reports
and with information on move
ment of Jap ships, troops and sup
plies. Finally, it became dam
gerous fighting outfit, killing
Japs, blowing up trains, raiding
Jap outposts. It's activities finally
extended all the way from Indo-
China to the Cobb Desert.
oh.~O intelligence allowed the
nth Air Force to mine coastal
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27
Thieves Swap
Cars With
Mac Crabtree

Sometime during last Friday
night, car belonging to McAdoo
Crabtree was stolen from in front
of his home on Georges Fork by
unknown parties.
Crabtree had come in from
work at twelve o'clock that night
and left his car parked in front
of the house. He arose at four
the next morning to go squirrel
hunting. and when he came out
side he found his car gone. An
other automobile later found to
belong to John Nicewonder of
Mcclure was left in place of
Crabtree car, because the lights
had failed on it.
A report of the theft was sent
to various points OUTSIDE the
county, and on Tuesday Of this
week the car was found aban-
doned by officers at Lebanon.
Some mechanical trouble had
developed and the thieves were
forced to leave it. Officers at
Lebanon reported Tat three
boys, apparently from II to 13
years of age, and two of them
red-headed, were seen to leave
the car. No arrests were made.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27
LOOKING
BACKWARD
FROM AN OLD SCRAPBOOK
BILL EADS WIDELY
KNOWN AND REVERED
EDITOR, PASSES AWAY

(The following item was pub
lished in the Norton Progress
some 80 years ago.
The death of Bill Eads, which
occurred last Friday, March 5, at
Marion, where he was an inmate
of the asylum, was received by
the people of this section with
more than passing interest. For
many years he was the publisher
of the Wise County News at
Wise, and later the Wise County
News at Norton. AS editor of
these papers he gained wide
reputation as a humorous writer
and political prognosticator. His
paper was clipped more than any
other weekly in the State, and
perhaps outside of Norton, the
pith and point of his quaint OBJ
servations were enjoyed and ap-
preciated to the fullest extent.
He had more subscribers in Rich
mond than in Norton, in fact his
paper had state wide circula-
ton. At Wise he was appreciat-
ed more than at this place, and
perhaps had larger circle of
readers than here.
His printshop was curiosity, it
being his office, workshop and
living quarters. He slept on a
shakedown behind his type stands
amid surroundings of unimagin-
able litter and desolation. But
this seemed to appeal to his fam
cy. His little locker was always
well stocked with the choicest
pyramids" which came from adj
mirers in many quarters. Even
from Holland came a gallon of
real Holland gin. This he dispens
ed on rare occasions.
He set his paper. made up his
forms, kicked it off, on an an
Gent jobber then mailed his list,
writing the names from memory.
Perhaps he kept a written list
or record, but he never seemed
to refer to it. He knew when
each mans time was up, and
right then his paper stopped.
This feature worked exactly like
a stop watch.
He composed his matter Gin
the stick is, when he
wanted to write an editorial Or
news item, he grabbed a type
stick and clambered up to the
case instead of taking his pen in
hcnd. m! his siIa3. if they could
(see back page)
Il,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27
LIST OF DISCHARGED
SERVICEMEN BEING GIVEN
EACH WEEK


Some 400 county men ha'
10 far been discharged from Il
forces. A partial list
hese is being given us each wee
or publication by the local dra
BOARD. The names follow:
Corbin Banks, army
c. N. Thompson, army
M j. Kilgore, navy
Fred Farmer army
D. D. King, army
Charlie Willis, army
c. Deel, navy
Arthur Compton,, navy
A T. Lockhart, navy
c B. Hill navy
C. R. Frazier, navy
Thurston Bowman, army
J. T, Austin, army
H M. Ring, navy
Lindsey Mullins, army
T. L. Reflect, army
W E. Smith army
Fillmore, Breeding, army
Artemus Bostic, army
C. B Fleming, army
J. E. Short, army
J M. Moore, army
O. L. Mccoy, navy
B F Buchanan, navy
Lynn Fuller, army
J. E. Stanley, army
D. w. Short, army
H. Keys, Jr., army
J. E. Kendrick, army
C.. w. Graves, army
Peter Elkins, army
] E. Jessie, army
Ray Crabtree, Jr., army
Harvey Oquinn, army
E. w. Long. army
jesse Morgan, army
K. R. Dutton, army
Thurman Hibbitts, army
M. V. Crabtree, army
G Phipps, army
Willie Mullins, navy
w E Mullins, army
E. Edwards, navy
A @. Keith, navy
T H Large, army
Maloy Harrison, army
w c Ramsey, army
L. R Reedy, army
Butler Mullins army
S. w. Grim, army
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27

Melvin Phipps, of Isom, attend
ed big protracted Baptist meet
ing over in Kentucky last week,
and reports a fine service. He
also brought back a renewal sub
scription for his friend, A. P.
Johnson, of Marshalls Branch.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. William Mullins
are the proud parents of boy,
named Roy Rodney, born Sept.
%.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27

Vilous T. Mullins, of the navy,
r~+r~ncd - his ctHInn this ''""'-
after a ten-day leave spent with
his family on Longs Fork.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our thanks
to the many kind friends for
their aid and comfort shown dur
ing the illness and death of our
husband and father, Henry
Short. Mrs. J. H. Short
The Children
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27

Pill French, Of the arrnv. IS
spending a 30-day leave with his
family here.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27

Renew Your Subscription
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-27

(The following item was pub
ished in the Norton Progress
some 80 years ago.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-03-26

je skotn previsoko il - nj ga
tbilo!
Kje je bill?
Skocil je bill v smetisGnik,
kjer je lezalo marsikaj: zelnati
storzi, smeti in siplje, XII Sc je
bio vsulo il stresnega zleba.
No, zdaj pa lepo lezim! Tu
pojde zlato brz il meme. Oh,
med kaksno sodrgo sem zale-
zel!' je vzdihnil in pri tenn Ski
Lii ma dolg, osmukan zelnat t
storz in ma neko cudno, okroglo
stvar, ki je bila videti kakor
stare jabolko. Pa nj bilo jabol-
ko, bila je zogica, XII je dolgo let
lezala v stresnem zlebu in :jo :ie
voda vso premocila. -
"Hvala Bogu, zdaj je prisel
nekdo nase vrste, s katerim sc
lahko govoriv' je rekla zogi-
ca in opazoyala pozlaceni vrte-
lee. "Prav "a pray sem il safi-
jana, sivale so me devieje roke
in imam spansko pluto v tele-
su, toda tega ne bo ma meni pae
nihee vec spoznal. Nj dosti
manjkalo, da Sc nisem porocila
z nekim lastovcem, toda padla
sem v stresni zleb in sem leza-
Ia tam kakih pet let in Sc zgr-
baneila! Verjemite mi, da je to
"a mlado zogico jako dolgo"
Toda vrtelec hi rekel mic; mi
sill je ma svojo stare ljubezen
in vee ko je slisal, jasneje mu
je bilo, da je ia - ona.
ia .Je prlsla dekla In je ho-
tela smetiscnik obrniti: "Ei.
tukaj je zlati vrtelec!" je re-
kla.
In vrtelec je spet prisel do
ugleda in casti, o zogici pa Sc
nj mic vee slisalo. In vrtelec nj
govoril nikoll vee o svo:ji starr
ljubezni; ia mine, &c je ljuba
lezala pet let v vodnem zlebu
in Sc je zgrbancila; da, ne pozna
je vec, &c jo sreca v smetiscni-
ku. -ty4
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-03-26
Sve+ovni prostor Sc
siri

Poeasi, pa brez odmora, pro-
dira cloveski duh v vesoljstvo.
V ,zadnjih desetletjih so Sc ma
81 pojmi O svetovnem prostoru
temeljito izpremenili. V facet
ku tega stoleja smo Be mislili,
da je rimska costa svojimi slu-
tenimi sonci zadnja meja, ka-
kor nekaka lesa, "a katero je
potem samo Sc neskoncen pra-
zen prostor, danes pa vemo, da
Je lie ena izmed mnogih, XII so il
enake in segajo bogve kan.
Mas svet je postal vecji, Glove
sko oko 81 ga je razsirilo. Od-
kar zvezdoslovci fotografirajo
nebo, Sc je stevilo meglic, XII so
ma posnetkih lie majhne, medic
tocke, silno pomnozilo. Danes
re moreno opazovati prostrani
svetovni prostor, po katerem
gredo svojo neskoncno pot Ste
Wine meglice in rimske ceste,
XII so enake tel, XII jo poznamo
cd nasih otroskih let.
Nizozemski raziskovalec DIR.
de Sittart je izracunal, da je ta-
kin rimskih cest mic mani kot
80 milijard, nasi daljnogledi pa
jih doslej dosezejo samo kaka
diva milijona. Drugi zvezdoslo-
vec dr.. Hubble pa je odkril, da
fotografska plosca pokaze vec-
je stevilo rimskih cest, &c je
dali casa izpostavljena svetlo-I
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-03-26
PODGANE NAPADLE MIA
DEGA LOVCA

V Budaoerskem gozdu v bli-
zini Budimpeste je neki gimna-
zijec dozivel nenavaden dogo-
dek. Mladenic je' hotel s flo
bertko streljati ma divje golobe
in druge ptice, ko je il neke
luknje planila n an j. nenadno
velika mnozica podgan. V syoji
zmedenosti je zacel student
udrihati kopitom flobertovke
po zivalih, izmed katerih SO Sc
nekatere zagrizle v njegova me-
ca. Pri tenn Sc je puska sprozi-
la in krogla ga je zadela v nogo.
Koncno je nekoliko turistov Sill
salo njegove klice ma pomoc in
so ga resili iz nerodnega polo
zaja.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-03-26

| bi, XII prihaja IL svetovnega pro-
Istora. Il teh dejstev nekateri
sklepajo, da SO vsi ii svetovi
Ienakomerno razdeljeni v globi-
no, ceprav Sc nam ma prvi po-
| gled zdi, da SO nakopieeni.
Drugo odkritje pa je, da vse
te meglice ali rimske ceste TEN
hitreje beze Cd mas, cim boil so
lod mas oddaljene. Tako imeno-
vani "galakticni sistemi" hitijo
izpred nasih oci v svetovni pro-
stor s hitrostjo 1000 KIN ma
sekundo! Pac hitrost, XII je niti
primerjati ne moreno q nobeno
hitrostjo ma zemlji. To znan-
stvenikom velja "a dokaz, da Sc
svetovni prostor siri, da je vsak
dan vecji. Svet torej nj neiz-
premenljiv, ampak Sc njegove
mere raztezajo. Svet pa Sc ne
siri samo v emo smer, ampak
enakomerno v vse smeri, kot
krogla. Opazovalne naprave so
namrec ze danes tako izpopol=I
|njene, da sc more opazovati,
da Sc zvezdne meglice ne odda-I
ljujejo samo cd mas, ampak tu-
di druga cd druge, da torej 2
velikansko naglico silijo vsak-
sebi-kakor &c bi ma gumijasto
Togo zarisali tocke, pa bi Togo
napihnili: tocke bi Sc nekem
razmerju oddaljevale naprej in
narazen. cimdalj torej beze
zvezdni sistemi cd mas in drug
cd drugega, tenn veeje je svetov-
je. Po racurih so ugotovili, da
je premer svetovja v zacetku
nasega stoletja znasal 100 mill
jonov svetlobnih let, danes
znanstveniki m atrajo, da
znasa re trikrat toliko in da
smo zdaj ma drugi stopnji tega
|razvoja.
To raztezanje svetovja izvira
IL dinamicnih sill, XII nam jih
razodevajo energije, XII il ozvez-
dij bruhajo v prostor. To stanje
pa po mnenju zvezdoslovcev ne
DO trajalo vecno, ker cimbolj
Sc svet razteza, tembolj izgub-
liza ma notranji energiji in v ne
KEN casu mora priti do pokoja.
Kako dolgo pa DO trajalo to
narascanje svetovja, seveda nj
mogoce pray mic prerokovati;
pa tudi nj prazna domneva, da
DO po tel dobi-morda po vec
million letih-nastopila druga
doba: krcenje svetovja. Emo pa
je gotovo: svetovje je v nepre-
stanem diharju in raste in upa-
ca kot pljuca. Pa tudi &c Sc
nasa misel, utrujena cd silnih
dimenzij, XII jih tezko doume,
ustavi in ne We vec kam, narava
Sc ne ustavi: move neskoncnosti
stopajo pred mas in nihce ne We,
kje Sc konea "nebesna vojna."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-03-26
Za|Ijubljenca
CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
PnsInvnnil r Udo1,;x

IL O1AONSAA os NQOVlC
Vrtelec in zogica sta skupaj
lezala v zaboju m e d drugimi
igracami in vrtelec pravi zogi-
eli: Ali ne bi bila midva zenin
in nevesta, ko vendar skupai
leziva v enem zaboju?" Toda
zogica, XII je bila sesita il safi-
jana in Sc je prav toliko domis-
ljala kakor kaka imenitna GO
spodicna, ma kaj takega nj ho-
tela odgovoriti.
Drugi dan pride mali decek,
cigar SO bile igrace, in poslika
vrtelec rdeee in rumeno ter "a
Bile meden zebelj vanjo; O, ka-
ko krasno je biIo videti, kadar
Sc je vrtelec vrtil!
"Poglejte mel" pravi zogici,
"kaj pravite sedaj? Ali hoceva
biti zenin in nevesta? Tako lepo
Sc podava drug drugemu: vi
skacete in JAZZ plesem! Srecnei-
81 nego midva ne bi mogel po-
stati nihce!"
"Tako? Mislite?" pravi zogi-
ca. "Gotovo ne veste, da sta bi-
la moi oce in moja matt opanci-
ci IL safijana in da imam Span
sko pluto v telesue"
"Da, a JAZZ sem IL mahagono-
vine," pravi vrtelec, "in sam
zupan me je izstruzil. On ina
svojo struznico in je incl veil
ko veselja tem."
"Ali Sc lahko zanesem ma
to?' vprasa zogica.
maj me nikoli bic ne udari,
ako Sc lazem' odvrne vrtelec.
"Lepo znate Ease govoriti!"
rece zogica: "ampak vendar ne
morem: nekim lastovcem sem
skoraj Re zmenjena; vsakikrat,
kadar poskoeim v zrak, pogle-
da IL gnezda in vprasa: Hoce-
te? In rekla sem v svojem sr-
Gu: da, in to je tako kakor pol
zaroke; obetam pa Vam, da Vas
nikoli ne pozabim!"
mo, lepa tolazba!" rece W.
telec. In cd tistihmal nista vec
govorila.
Naslednji dan je vel decek
zogico IL zaboja. Vrtelec je vi
del, kako je zletela v zrak ka-
kor ptie;; nazadnje je nj bio
mogoce niti videti. Vsakikrat
pa je prisla nazaj in vedno ie
napravila visok poskok, kadar
sc Je dotaknila tai. In to Sc ie
zgodilo ali il koprnenja ali pa,
ker je imela spansko pluto v te-
lesu. Deveti pot pa je zogica iz-
ostala in nj prisla vec nazaj. In
decek jo je iskal in iskal, a nj
je bilo.
20, dobro vem, kje je!" ie
vzdihoval vrtelec. w lastovic-
Jem gnezdu je in Sc je porocila
z lastovcem."
Bolj ko je mislil vrtelec ma
to, bolj je bill vnet "a zogico.
Prav cato, ker je nj mogel do
biti, je njegova ljubezen rastla;
da je vzela drugega, to je bila
tista posebnost pri tenn. In vr-
telec je plesal in brnel, a mislil
zmerom ma zogico, XII je posta-
jala v njegovih mislih lepsa in
lepsa. Tako je preteklo nekai
let = in to je bila zdaj stara
ljubezen.
In vrtelec nj bill mic vee mlad
Toda nekega dine so ga cez in
cez pozlatili; Sc nikoli nj bill tako
lep. Bill je zdaj zlat vrtelec in
5Je skakal, da je kar brencalo.
Da, to je bio kaj! Toda enkrat
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-20
C. of { President
Names Workers

President Charles C. Brampkamp,
the Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce, has appointed 16 directors of
the chamber to head an equal num-
ber of standing committees for the
coming year.
The following were appointed:
Obey L. Bane, membership and
dues; Warren Brock, agriculture
and vegetable industry; r. B. Des-
sert, postwar planning; Paul A.
jenkins, winter resort and tourist
attractions; James H. Marshall,
civic improvements; Louis B. Nc
Manus, schools; F. H. Mitchell, re-
tail merchants; Ken Thornton, ma
tional and state affairs; Earle G.
Davis, military and Mexican affairs;
Russell Haas, objectives; Steven H.
Harris, new industries; William G.
FoSS, recreation; E. A. Fitzhugh,
publicity; w. c. Hinderks, natural
resources and game; john McNeece,
transportation, highways, railways
and aviation. and Arno c. Yaeckel,
housing.
Bramkamp has asked the chair
man to appoint their committee
members by May %, at which time
the directors will hold their next
meeting With the exception of the
executive committee, no chamber
members will serve on more than
two committees.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-20
HOME FRONT MUST
REMAIN FIRM

There is much CHEEKY news from the
European war front. Where recently the
wires carried tragica stories of casual
ties on battlefronts, today they tell of
silent guns and of the freeing of Ameri-
cans long held war prisoners. The
missing list" is made shorter as German
prison camps are emptied. And fighting
men being discharged.
And with this brighter war news from
Europe comes more cheering domestic
news. News of the release of this or that
article from war restrictions or an eX-
panded production for civilian use.
All this is we'll. We can stand lot of
good news.
But through it all we must not for
single moment forget that there is no
such change for the better in the news
from the Pacific If the home front re-.
ioices because of brighter days, it must
[, invest that joy in greater determine
tion to present an even stronger front to
insure early and complete victory against
the Japs.
Individual let-down means let-down
all along the national front and that must
not happen Soon there will be in
operation the most gigantic military op-
GRAFTON the world has ever seen-directed
against the foe in the Pacific. 1t will
pale the mighty thrusts that brought
Germany to account.
But only through firm, militant
victory-determined home front can this
final smash start or be finished.
There are many ways to help do this,
Keep the war materials rolling by no
work stoppage is one. However, another
offers everyone the chances-and that is
to buy bonds.
There must be no break-through in the
home front.