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November 18, 1943 .............. ~ THE GOLDEN VALLEY NEWS PAGE REVEN WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Allied Drive Through Italy Is Slowed By Hard Fighting and Stout Defenses; U. S. Campaign for Rabaul Threatens Entire Jap Southwest Pacific Position ~ DITOR'8 NOTE : When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those bf estern Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Released by Western Newspaper Union. Attention in the South Pacific is focused on the great Jap naval base i of Rabaul on New Britain island, which U. 8. air forces hav~ pounded '4~rom New Guinea on the west and the Solomons on the east. iITALY: " ..Fight ~or Main Road With their artillery commanding • the mountain heights, German troops iletOUght doggedly to seal off a pass adlng into the long, level corridor ~to Rome. Complicating the Fifth army's ,"task to break through, was steady Ta~ which muddied the country. A lueeusion of German eounterat. i ware des ed to U S "4mdBr, British groupings for eo~cen. ~rated assaults against Nazi posts. To the east, the British Eighth ~army picked its way slowly over ~he ~nountainous e4mtral sector, with ~8trong German armored format/ons hold~g it off on the fiat coastal stretches of the Adriatic. t S~ppmg ~n~ As a result of Italy's surrender, 'the Allies have coma into control ,of 170,000 tons of merchant ship- ~p~ and 149 warships, besides many 4nnaller craft. Adding to this hlp-hammer blow zgalnst the Axis sea strength, was the destruction of 527,000 tons of en- e~n~y shipping in the Mediterranean, ~ostly by submarines. While the enemy was being lam- ~ basted, 22,528,485 tons of Allied xner- chant shipping reached North Afri- dan ports, including Casablanca. ~Losses in action totaled 1~ per cent ~f the total tonnage. , AGRICULTURE : Less Cotton On the basis of condRions prevail. tug November 1, the department of agriculture estimated a 1943 cotton crop of 11,442,000 bales of 500.pounds each, compared with 12,824,000 ibales last year, and a 10-year aver- -age of 12,474,000 bales. Yield per acre was set at 253.4 Dounds of lint cotton. The average ilast year was 272 5 pounds, and for i|0 years, 217.0 pounds. i For Texas the 1943 crop was esti. •nated at 2,825,000 bales; Mississippi, i~'~0,000; Arkansas, 1,090,000; Ala- !~ama, 950,000; Georgia, 845000; aria, 745,000; South Carolina, ~0,000; North - Carolina, 610,000; !T.e~essee, f~0,0~0; Oklahoma, 375,- t~; California, 360,000; Missouri~ ~,~0; Arizona, 141,000; New Mex- 'leo, 116,000; Virginia, 25,000; and Florida, I~,000. As of November 1, 0,061,252 run- bales of cotton of this year's ~4grOwth had been ginned. ~, S. Fat Supplies About 44 POunds of fats and oils 'will be available for civilians dur- • lug the next year, compared with 47 .~POt~tds in 1943, the War Food admin- ,~Stratlc~ announced in revealing that ~total U. S. needs will approximate II,700,000,000 pounds. Of this vast amount, the U. S. will ~ffroduee 11,300,000,000 pounds, or 90 Per cent of the total, and 1,100,000.000 ImUuds will be imported. - Of the 8,000,000,000 pounds silo- -eaSed for food, civilians will get 70 Per cent of the supply, while the army will receive 9 per cent. The remaining 21 per cent wilt be divld- ~d between exports, lend-lease and requirements for fe~ling liberated ~oUntries. Industrial users will be allotte~ ~,600,000,000 pounds, wi~ 2,100,000,- (}00 POUnds going into soap and gly- cerine productior~ About 660,000,000 Im~.~ Will be allocated for civilian :.~ma m/litary paints, varnishes, lino- ~r~The remainder will be used m~leants, printing inks, leather textile processing. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC: Focal Point Two years ago Johnny Doughboy never heard of RabauL Today, this great port on New Britain island is the focal point of the U. S. drive in the Southwest Pacific, with hundreds of bombers soaring over. it to dump tons of ex- plosives on the ships lying in its waters and the planes parked on its many airdromes. With Rabaul lost, the Japs might as well pull up their stakes in the area to the northeast of Australia. Today, not only does it block any general move the U. S. might make northward to the Philippines and Japan, b~ it also ,acts as feeder point for barges su1~lying New Guinea and the Solomons. Using such barges which can car- ry from 35 to 150 troops, the Japs reinforced their embattled forces on Bousainville island, their last strong- hold in the Solomons from which U. S. Doughboys fought to expel them. HITLER: 'Fight to Finish' Declaring that "the last battle will bring the decision, and it will be won by the people with the greatest persistency," Adoif Hitler broadcast to the world Germany's resolution never to give in at the llth hour. But speaking in- London one day lat- er, Prime Minister Winston Churchill said Germany was doomed to defeat in 1944, in a campaign that will be the most severe and costly in life experienced by the Allies. Adolf Hitler In 1918, Hitler said: "Germany's final collapse was due less' to force of arms than to destructive propaganda . The people were simple... The leaders were weaklings . . ." Claiming that Nazi war production had risen de- spite persistent bombings, Hitler said civilian~ suffered most from Al- lied air raids, but vengeance would be wreaked on England. ".. , We cannot reach America..." he said. Because of their disturbing effect on enemy morale, Allied bombings are one of the prime forces against Hitler's regime, Churchill said. "The back of the U-boat campaign has been broken," he asserted. WORLD RELIEF: Planned by Allies To rebuild shattered Europe afterl the war and relieve the privations] of its people, 44 United Nations[ signed an agreement establishing an[ organization to conduct the work. / Supplies needed for the undertak-[ ing will be contributed by participat- ing nations, and of the 46 million tons of food, seed° fuel clothing, raw materials, machinery and med- ical items that will be required dur- ing the first six months after the war, the U. S. will furnish 9~ mil- lion tons, Great Britain 3V~ million, Europe 29 million and other regions, 4 million. Money required for U. S. partiel- ~patinn mu~t be appropriated by con- tress. Plans call for putting the distressed people back on their fee~ then gradually withdrawing support as they restore their own economy to the prewar levels. I H~ L GHTS J LH G I . . . ~. the week's news • C~ Stocks, bonds POBT OFFICE: Revenues of the un rumors po~al department have passed the ~tt " Shares ~ one billion dollars a year mark for fell from ~ the first time in history. For the 1~ rallying. Low munti~ ending September 30, total income was $I,00~000,000, Poet. master General Walker revtml~ totaled LABOR: Lewis Sets Example John L. Lewis' success in obtain- ing a~.da{ly wage increase of $1.50 for his United Mine Workers seem- ingly has shaken other labor leaders from their reluctant compliance with the administration's "Little Steel Formula" for holding pay boosts to within 15 per cent of 1941 levels. Representing 900.000 members, the executi~'e committee of the CIO's United Stee] Workers decided to de- mand higher wages, with the ex- act extent yet to be determined. It was in awarding the steel workers a raise of 44 cents daily two years ago, that the War Labor board de- veloped its hotly contested wage for- mula. While the steel workers made their move, spokesmen for 1,100,000 non-operating railroad union em- ployees rejected the government's offer of graduated pay increases ranging from 10 cents an hour for all wages less than 47 cents an hour, to 4 cents an hour for wages of 97 cents and over per hour. Oppose ~orkers' Dra/t Solution of manpower shortages in different areas through co-operative efforts of labor-managen~ent-agricul- ture committees ihstead of draft legislation, was recommended by union, business and farm leaders in a special report to War Man- power Commissioner Paul V. Mc- Nutt. To get community programs op- erating, it was recommended: L There be surveys of manpower sup- plies; 2. Determination of local ur- gency for products and services; $. Supveys of needs of employers; 4. ConlroP.ed flow of awailabie man- power to shortage areas. The report stated that large num- bers of workers have yet to be trans- ferred to essential industry. Longer working hours in some instances, and increased recruitment of wom- en workers, also were suggested. o- s s Intent on flying, Emil ~ an~ $olm Gander were sworn into tim army air corps at Hamilton, Mont. • s • ! RUSSIA: New' Europe On the northern front, Russian troops stood within 20 miles of the old Polish border, while it was re- ported that the Germans were mo- bilizing all able-bodied men in Estonia and Latvia to help in a last ditch fight for these states command- ing the Baltic sea route. To the west of fallen l~ev, the Reds moved on the last railroad linking German armies in the north with those to the south. On the southern front, German forces still held their ground at Kri- vet Rog and Nikopol, guarding their general retreat from the big Dnieper river bulge. Near the mouth of the Dniep~r on the Black sea, the Reds wer~ only about I00 miles from Rumaffla. Some 75,000 Nazi troops holding the strategic Crimea peninsula which guards the Black sea routes, tried to reduce Russian concentra- tions on its eastern shore. CIVILIAN GOODS: More Forks, Spoons To extend the life of flatware, the War Production board has author- ized the release of small quantities of nickel for plating under silver and chrome knives, forks and spoons. At the same time. WPB allowed pur- chase of alloy steel from distressed stocks for use in manufacturing restaurant and institutional flatware. To bolster dwindling stocks of in- tents' and children's hosiery and un- derwear, the WPB granted priori- ties on necessary yarns for produc- tion of such goods. Priorities will cover cotton knit. Sing yarns for use in making infants' ribbed hose. sizes 3 to 5½; infants' half socks and anklets, 3 to 8zA; children's half socks, 5 to 7~, and and ~ hose to 9~; boys' crew and slack socks, 7 to 11½, and boys' golf hose, 7 to 11½. • • Having evidently collided with a lightning flash, 300 wild geese fell from the sky near Galena, Me. • $ • DEMOBILIZATION: British Plans Release of soldiers only when em- ployment is available is being studied by the British government, along with plans for holding work- ers in war jobs until conversion to civilian production is completed. To assure new industries of ade- quate labor supplies, the government is considering controlling employ- merit, so as to prevent any rush into old, established lines. The government's present inten- tion is to start demobilization as soon as the European fighting ends, but it recognizes that many troops will be needed for occupation of the continent, and many more will be shifted to the Pacific for the war against Japan. BALL PLAYER Spurgeon Ferdinand ("Spud") Chandler, Yankee pitcher, was named most valuable player in the American league, by the Baseball Writers' association. He won ~0 games and dropped four during the season. In the series, he pitched the first and last games, winning both. Previously, the association had voted Stan Musial, Cardinal, most valuable man o 0LLIE NEWS Mrs. Joe Baker, Reporter Mr. and Mrs. Art Hartse andI Mrs. Everett Plummet family of Carlyle were Sunday lword from her son, James, st~Un~ guests at the Percy Bryson home. I he is stationed in England Cecil Plummer accompanied Lee likes It there. Roy Moline of Baker to Ollle Tues- The community gave a dancin~ day evening and visited his mother, party at the hall Saturday evenin~ Miss Dolores Rustad spent the Mrs. Everett Plummer, for se~'eral weekend at the Arnold Beach farm. hours before returning to Baker. John Stromme left Wednesday for Elk River, Minn. to Join Mrs. Stromme, where they will remain indefinitely. Mr. and Mrs. Law- rence Morrison are taking care of their farm during their absence. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Plummer en- tertained at dinner ~unday in honor of Sgt. Victor Berg the fol- lowing people: Mr. and. Mrs. El- mer Wang and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Theomke and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Everett Plumm8r and daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Berg and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rost of Belfleld spent the weekend at the Christ Rost home. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rost and Clayton spent Sunday at the Allie Ferrel home on Cabin Creek. Mrs. John Schlect stayed with Mrs. Tommy Ferrel at Baker from Monday until Wednesday while under a doctor's care. Pfc. Clayton Rost arrived at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rost Wednesday from Fort Ord, Calif., ~o spend his furlough. Miss Marjorie Nelson and Stanley Nelson were. Saturday night and Sunday guests at the Joe Baker home. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Theomke and daughter of Beach were overnight guests at the Pat Plmnmer home Saturday. Miss Nina Dell Fisk stayed at ~the Claud Baker home last week to attend school while the roads were too bad to go home. Sgt. Victor Berg, who has been stationed at a camp in Mississippi, arrived home Tuesday on furlough to visit relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Knudtson and sons moved into the Norman Rost house in town, which they recently purchased. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Perry of Cabin Creek are the parents of a baby boy, born November 4th at the Baker hospital. Mr. and ~Irs. Byron Hudson and family of Baker spent Friday at the Bert Hudson home. Marie remained in Ollie to vislt- a few days. Mr. and Mrs. George Rustad motored to_Beach Sunday morning to meet their son, Ralph, who arrived by bus to spend his fur- lough with them. He has been stationed at an Army camp in Oregon. The Farmers Union held a busio ness meeting at the schoolhouse Tuesday evening. Four additional directors were elected, Everett Plummer, Kenneth Rusted, Ernie Stark and Clinton Baker. After Ithe meeting a lunch was served in the basement by the ladies. . Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Beach, who were married several months ago at Seattle, Wash., gave a wedding dance at the I.O.O.F. Hall Friday evening. The dance was well at- tended. They served a delicious lunch at midnight, and were given a money gift by those present. Best wishes. in honor of three boys who will soon be entering the. service. Ter- rence Cameron has been inducted into the Marines and will leave next week. His brother, Colon, will accompany him to the induc- tion center and will also join the Marines if he passes the examina- tion. They are sorts of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cameron. Dwight Beach, eldest son of Mr, and Mrs. Arnold Beach was the other honored ghest and expects to be inducted into the Army soon. The boys were presented with gifts of silver and given the best wishes of their friends. In Jewelry- I We Have Some Masterpieces Also Diamonds, Watches, Etc. BUTTE DRUG & JEWELRY CO. SENTINEL BUTTE, NORTH DAKOTA Golva Trading Co. Ridge Roll and Eves Troughs Pyro Anti-Freeze For Cars and Tractors in Bulk GOLVA, Bert Covert, Manager NORTH DAKOTA 194.3 RUBBER TREE YESTERDAY'S RUBBER TREES w~e I0,000 miles away in Far Eastern ntations~ Today's rubber trees are fight in our own front yard~ OnlT a punctuation mark here self- rates the two simple sentences alive. AauaIly between them are more than a decade of intensive research, hundreds of m~IHons of dollars, and an almost unbelievable phnt-constmcfion p.m. gram to meet our ~elendess wamme needs fo~ robber. Because .Ph~ and othe~ Amedcan ~ziendsm devotbi themsdves to &e ptoblem~ the Nadon is todayi in its z',n= n~ yorr~ ~. hourofneed, harvesfingamulfi.million. YOUX COUbr17tY ma crop f &mt.~ mbb~l . ~ut4t4, Old#. i BEACON The butadiene (basic ingredient of synthetic rubbe0 which Phillips pro- duces is a synthetic chemical. ~ rtke- wise is Phillips 100 octane gasoliue~ From petroleum chemicals, too, come explosives .,. ~ plastics = : ~ medicines ariel anesthetics/The list is almost end. less because petrolenm and petroleum gases are an overflowing storehouse of hydrocarbons, the chemical raw mate- rims for making aa.almost limidess numbe~ of products, That is why we say: Every, time you see the Phillips 66 Shidd, let k remind you that Phillips refineries in addition '~ m producing gasoline, lubricants, and ~ud oils, are ~Iso gigandc ~dp],n~, { pounng o~t weapons fo~ victoty~ Pmu~ l~r~otmm~ Co~n~A~rr - [ BEACH- C LVA BEACON SERVICE STATION N STATION Beach, N, De .....