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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
[Marshall—American Leader in Two World Wars
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Steady Allied Drives in All Sectors
Continue to Keep Axis on Defensive;
Congress Studies Higher Tax Levies;
AFL Sets Postwar Goals for Unions
(EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinion* are expressed In these column*, thev are those of
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The report that Gen. George C. Marshall was under consideration for the post of global commander in chief I
of all Anglo-American armed forces, caused widespread comment in both military and political circles. He has j
distinguished himself as an outstanding military leader in both World War I and II. When he was appointed
to the post of II. S. chief of staff, Marshall was jumped over more than 30 senior officers. Top left: General
Marshall with President Roosevelt at the Casablanca conference. Bottom left: Marshall with Gen. Sir John
Dill of the English army. Right: With Gen. John J. Pershing, head of the AEF during World War I.
TELEFACT
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British taxes on some Items arc Interesting In the light of Secretary
of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau’s request for 10H billion dollars
new revenue, part of which would be raised by taxation of goods.
(Troops March Thru Huge Jaws of Sea Monster
Wherever American fighting men have carried the battle to the foe, our forces have marched ashore be-
tween the huge shielding jaws of a landing ship tank. It is the ultimate of space conservation in ship building. It
carries troops, ammunition, jeeps, tanks and 3 landing crafts. In picture above, piled up dirt was the only land*
kag strip needed on Attn island. Top left inset: Troops going to Sicily march into an LST. Lower right inset:
»n army tank rolls from the opened doors of an LST.
Ukrainian Harvest Before Soviet Offensive Top Price 4-H Calf
i Russian peasants are pictured In the Ukraine harvesting grain for
the Nails when German armies held that territory. Top: Anti-aircraft
guns are set up near workers. Below: German guards watch harvesters.
The tide of battle, now steadily flowing in favor of the Russians, makes
the return of the Ukraine to Russia almost inevitable.
This calf, owned by Robert Jargo
of Andover, Iowa, brought $455.90 at
the Quad County 4-H Baby Beel
show. This is reported to be the high-
est price ever paid for a calf In Iowa.
Joe Gordon Named ‘Most Valuable Player’ Sees 100-Year Life
FORTRESS EUROPE:
Allies at Walls
With the big battle yet to come,
Allied forces sparred with the Nazis
all along the outer wall of For
tress Europe.
In Italy, the Americans and Brit-
ish moved slowly northward toward
Rome through stubborn Nazi rear-
guard action. Entrenched in the rug-
ged terrain, the Germans held back
Allied troops with mortar and ma-
chine-gun Are, only giving up their
ground to move to new positions
when Clark and Montgomery brought
up superior concentrations of artil-
lery and men.
In an attempt to draw out the
German fleet for a fight, British and
American naval units raided the
Nazis’ shipping center of Bodoe in
northern Norway. But the German
fleet refused to be lured into the
trap.
In the Aegean sea, the Nazis re-
captured the islands of Kos and Le-
ros, which serve as bases from
which an invasion fleet moving into
Greece can be shelled and bombed.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:
Madang Next
Holding the initiative, Allied forces
moved swiftly up the northeastern
coast of New Guinea, to clean out
remaining Jap air and sea bases in
this area of Australasia.
Latest Allied goal was Madang,
another of the strong points which
the Japanese established to harass
any force attempting to move north-
ward by sea or land. Driving for-
ward through tropical country, the
Allies neared the first ring of Ma-
dang's defenses, apparently manned
by a medium-sized garrison, of the
type being sacrificed by the enemy
command in brief holding engage-
ments.
Pressed in by superior Allied
forces in the central Solomons, the
Japs were evacuating the island of
Kolambangara and moving their
troops to the north by barge. Al-
though the Japs moved the barges
by night, concentrations were dis-
covered along the shores by day.
and these were peppered by Allied
fliers.
LABOR:
AFL Meets
Labor’s goal after the war will be
the establishment of free, democrat-
ic trade unions in
all countries, AFL r ^
President William ' ■
Green declared in
opening the 63rd an-
nual convention of
the American Fed-
eration of Labor in
Boston.
Survival of the
free enterprise sys-
tem In the U. S. will
depend upon Amer- William Green
lean business' abil-
ity to provide employment after the
war, Green said. Unless production
is stimulated, the people will lose
confidence in business leadership,
he declared, and turn to government.
The need for 15 million homes aft-
er the war will afford one means of
providing employment for seven mil-
lion workers for many years, Green
said.
Chief interest of the convention
was the AFL’s action on John L.
Lewis’ application for re-entrance of
the United Mine Workers into the or-
ganization. Although bitterly opposed
by some factions, there were indica-
tions the path might be cleared for
accepting Lewis through further
negotiations.
HIGHLIGHTS
Henry
Morgenthan
TAXES:
Ask for More
To add to present collections of 38
billion dollars, Secretary of the
Treasury Henry
Morgenthau asked
congress to raise an
additional 10% bil-
lion dollars in new
taxes.
Morgenthau pro-
posed raising 6%
billion dollars by in-
creasing personal
income taxes and
cutting exemptions
for dependents. To
bring in another 1
billion, 100 million dollars, corpora-
tion taxes would be boosted
The remainder of the money
would be raised by sharply increas-
ing taxes on tobacco, liquor, amuse-
ments and luxuries. New taxes
would be placed on candy, chewing
gum, soft drinks and greeting cards.
Morgenthau also recommended
broadening of the social security
program to include practically all
workers and provide temporary dis-
ability and hospitalization benefits.
On hearing Morgenthau's propos-
als, Rep. Robert Doughton said: ‘‘I
do not see at this time how we can
make the full increases requested.”
DRAFT:
Senate Acts
With Sen. Burton Wheeler’s bill to
defer the drafting of fathers until
January 1 doomed, the senate acted
on a substitute measure of Sen. Jo-
siah Bailey, designed to tighten
grounds for deferment of govern
ment employees, and providing for
the appointment of a commission to
re-examine physical standards so as
to permit use of many present 4F’s.
Senator Bailey’s bill also included
a proposal of Sen. Robert Taft, un
der which no deferment could be
granted unless the appeals board of
the district where the employer
makes the request gives its approv-
al.
Although the majority of the draft
boards held off the induction of fa-
thers until congress acted on the
issue, dads were being called in
some instances. All told, 446,000
were supposed to be drafted by Jan-
uary 1 under the services’ an-
nounced plans. However, the senate
debate revealed that many more
may be drafted because of navy de>
mands.
WHEAT:
Restrict Feed
Commodity Credit corporation
sales of wheat to feed mixers must
be used for dairy cows and laying
hens only, the War Food adminis-
tration announced. At the same
time, the WFA said “an effort is
being made to discourage the feed-
ing of market hogs to weights in ex-
cess of 200 pounds, or of beef cattle
beyond fair to good finish.”
To aid in 1 relieving the eastern
feed shortage, CCC revealed it was
seeking to import wheat from South
America, with the amount to be
brought in determined by the ship-
ping available. No corn could be
imported, CCC said, because drouth
has crippled the crop.
To encourage the accumulation of
a larger country corn Inventory by
butyl alcohol and butyl acetate pro-
ducers, OPA redefined a bushel of
corn as of 56 pounds weight and 15.5
per cent moisture. Since the price
of the chemicals had been tied to
a base cost of a bushel of corn, high
moisture content failed to reflect
true margins.
in the week’s news
See* City'* End
Because the automobile, air-
plane and helicopter will reduce
travel time, more __
and more people
will abandon con-
gested cities and
move to outlying
districts, says
Frank Lloyd
Wright, one of
the foremost
leaders in the de-
velopment of
modern architec-
ture.
The home of
the future will
contain much glass to permit sun-
shine and light, Wriglit says, and
each one will have a little farm.
Smoke will be eliminated
through the development of mod-
ern heating systems, Wright pre-
dicts, and the entire country will
be electrified.
Frank Lloyd
Wright
On the first day price ceilings on
Buyers paid $14.75 for good 170 to
500 pounders and good sows from 300
to 450 pounds. Good 140 to 100 pound-
ers and 475 to 700 pound sows
brought from $14.50 to $14.75.
In all. 20 major markets received
87.000 hogs on the first day of the
price ceiling, 51,000 below the pre-
ceding week. In Chicago, the light-
er receipts were reflected In a gen-
eral price rise, resulting in almost
the same return for all grades.
RUSSIA:
‘Hold Line’—Hitler
Flying to the Nazis’ Dnieper river
defense line, Adolf Hitler addressed
his generals in these words: “Here
I am, and here I shall stand.”
As Hitler spoke, the last of the
German rear-guards were falling
back to the new lines, and the Rus-
sians encountered stiff resistance as
they approached the Nazis’ main po-
sitions. Driving rain further imped-
ed the Reds' march.
Finland, Estonia. Latvia and Lith-
uania were included in the Nazis’
new defense line. Except for a
stretch in the north and one in the
south, the new line was anchored on
the west bank of the Dnieper river.
Broad along most of its course,
with steep western banks, the Dnie-
per offers strong means of resist-
ance. The Germans have massed
artillery on these western banks to
shell Russians concentrating for at-
tack.
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The Questions
1. The inscription, "Pro patria,”
which appears on pins given blood
donors means what?
2. How many Balkan states art
there?
3. In which book of the Bible la
the Golden Rule stated?
4. How many men are needed
on the ground for each man who
flies?
5. Who suspended the sword
over the head of Damocles?
6. What was the original nama
of Nova Scotia?
7. The names of Robert Adams,
George Hepplewhite and Thomas
Sheraton are associated with
what?
8. What is the distance usually
run in a marathon race?
The Answers
1. For our country.
2. Six — Jugoslavia, Rumania,
Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and
Turkey in Europe.
3. Matthew 7:12.
Approximately 15 to 1.
Dionysius.
6. Acadia.
7. Furniture.
8. About 26 miles.
4.
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Clive M. McCay of Cornell uni-
versity, who believes,proper eating
Former Postmaster James Farley presents a watch to Joe Gordon of can increase our lives to 100 years.
the New York Yankoes, who was awarded the title of "Most Valuable
Player.” Gordon, who plays second base, received the award for his
superlative fielding, good bitting average, and low percentage of errors.
He increased tlic life of rats from
600 days to 1,000 days. This corre-
sponds to 100 years in man.
SPENDING: Higher individual In-
comes resulting from the war boom
have boosted sales of various lux-
uries, u survey by the Northwestern
National Life Insurance company
shows. The figures reveal that sales
of "quality" women’s dresses have
risen 60 per cent above a year ago,
furs 60 per cent, jewelry 35 per
cent, playing cards, 56 per cent, and
cigarettes 17 per cent.
AUTOS: Dealers in new automo-
biles will have to sell to customers
holding certificates on a “first-come-
first-served basis”hereafter, accord-
ing to an Office of Price Administra-
tion ruling.
FAMINE: Great Britain will send
part of its scanty grain supply to
India to relieve a famine in the Ben-
gal region, Lord Woolton, British
minister of food, stated recently.
BRITISH NAVY:
New Chief
To tough, 59-year-old Admiral
Andrew Browne Cunningham went
Great Britain's most _
responsible fighting
assignment, first sea
lord and chief of
naval staff.
Cunningham’s ap-
pointment followed
the Italian fleet's
surrender to the Al-
lies after it had
been driven to cov-
er by superior Brit-
ish forces under his
command. An old
navy man, Cunning-
ham served in the Mediterranean
during the First World war, and in
the South Atlantic waters during the
Boer war.
To Cunningham will fall the re-
sponsibility for operating the great
naval armada upon which Britain
depends for keeping its supply lines
open, in war and peace.
Cunningham succeeds Adm. Dud-
ley Pound, often called the "father”
the British navy’s modern ag-
gressive tactics.
BOMB EUROPE:
Hit Nazi Industry
Continuing to hammer the Ger-
man Industrial machine, American
Flying Fortresses struck Frankfort
a daylight raid, using high level
precision methods to pick out and
destroy production areas. Twelve
hours later, a huge British force fol-
lowed up the attack, dropping 500
tons of bombs, and leaving many
sections of the big city burning. Mo-
tors, chemicals and tires are manu-
factured there.
Other targets in western and
northern Germany were also as-
saulted by Fortresses and Libera-
tors, one force disrupting installa-
tions at the Nazi-held air base at
St. Dizier, France. All flights were
escorted by P-47 Thunderbolts, and
all reported meeting violent opposi-
tion.
Because the Germans have
massed anti-aircraft guns around in-
dustrial installations and concen-
trated on fighter plane production,
bombings of Europe have become
more difficult, it has been revealed,
OIL:
More From Others
Nations with surplus stocks of pe-
troleum should be encouraged to in-
crease production and thereby fore-
stall the depletion of the United
States’ reserves, a group of west-
ern senators and representatives
whose states are facing reductions
in gasoline rations declared. Mexi-
co and Venezuela In particular were
mentioned as countries that could
increase theljr outputs of crude oil
substantially.
In Second War
The letter "R” in a soldier’*
serial number indicates that h*
served during the First World war
and has re-enlisted.
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