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PA02 TWO DAILY PIOKEZa-TXiSSS, DBADWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 142 that It Is now time for England and the United Na MODEST MAIDENS tions to do something concrete and effective. The attitude of th Russians is certainly under' FLYING MOTHERS: Handi That Rock The Cradle Now Wield WAF Control Sticks III hM OS ttandahle. The Russian people, military and civil ian alike, have made sacrifices that deserve the ad Issued Every Morning Except Monday Comprising: THM BLACK HILLa PIONBEBXii Jane UTfl tod THI BLACK HILLS TIMES Est April 1177 rr r.j jective "incredible." According to Moscow accounts, the Russian army has suffered 5,000,000 casualties In killed, wounded and missing. Sixty million Russians By MARGARET KEKNODLI (Wide World Features Writer) AN EASTERN ARMY AIR BASE are in areas which at present are occupied and con' beland V. Morford, Editor and Publisher trolled by the Nails.

Aid from the United States and England has fallen short of the total which was anticipated, and Russia has a terrible lack of food, Now eight American boys and girls can brag: "My mama flies army planes too. She's ferrying Pt- clothing, fuel and other necessities. The Germans, pursuing their policy of extermination, have delib 19-A'i and U-B's." I just spent a day at a ferrvinc Subscription Bat By Malt- I Mo. Ilia. JTr.

Days Waak $1 JO 12.71 1M Tha above rates apply only outaida of Deadwood attlcai subscriber has postoflice box. Carrier Kates bay Waak Uf a Waak erately killed tens of thousands of Russian men, division of the Air Transport Com women and children. In tome sections, Russian au mand to watch these first feminine thorities have found it necessary to condemn part ferry fliers lit their civilian flight of their own population to slow starvation, in order to provide sufficient food for fighting men and neces sary factory workers. The courage of the Red army Tha Associated Pren ii exclusively entitled to toe for repubUcatJoa all new dispatches aradltad to It or not otherwise credited to tbia paper, and else epeetal newt, The publication of special diapatabea herein 1 alee reserved. la a beacon light in the long and bloody history of war.

Never have there been finer and more deeper ate stands than those made by the Russians at Se vastopol, Rostov, Stalingrad and elsewhere. At the present time, according to the best est! Official Paper of State of Sevth Dakota, Lawrence County, City of Dead wood, and Board of education. mates, Germany has about 100 divisions on the Rus II sian front In the opinion of Russian experts, Ger many would have to divert 30 or 40 of these divisions to the west if the United Nations would open a sec ond front in Europe, using the British Isle aa the base of operations. And if that happened, the Rus J. Entered at Second Claai Mail Matter at tha Post-office, Deadwood, South Dakota.

Damned remarkable that a lawyer-politician can take a jaunt around the world, talk to a few big thou whoae ox la being gored, and In two or three weeks return and tell us that it's time for a "second front," In contradiction to all the convictions of military experts who have made a life study of their business. "1 sian experts conclude, the Red army could stop the A Nazis and eventually defeat them. But if the Germans are left free to throw all their power against the Russians, the Red army may be eliminated as an offensive force. In that event Germany, possessed "Will ya make up your mind, lady? I got orders to drain th' pool for th' winter." of almost limitless resources, could launch an irre sistible offensive against England and the United States. The difficulties that lie in the way of the second 66 STRICTLY PRIVATE" I Tndnvrk SHilm4 V.

Flint 01. I front are very important The cost in troops would MBS. CATHERINE SLOCLM, wife of Richard W. Sloe urn, general manager of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. Her score: 600 flying unquestionably be terribly great raids such as that made against Dieppe have proven that German defenses in Europe are first-class.

The problem of MRS. BETTY GILLIES She's mother of two experience into the precision of the Army air program. They are inspiring pioneers. Including their director, Mrs. Nancy Harkness Love, of Boston, 28-year-old prematurely-gray-haired beauty with big blue eyes and 1,200 hours flying time.

Mothers taking the four-week ferry training (which can end whenever the Army says they're in tune) are: Mrs. Betty Huyler Gillies, of Long Island, president of the an organization of women pilots founded by Amelia Earhart in 1929: Mrs. Helen Mary hours, four children. 1 women test pilots okay planes at supply from the U. S.

to England is extremely diffl cult to maintain the vast numbers of troops who factory fields. But the sight of a slight five-foot The chief concern of most Americans at this moment is in the Solomon Islands. Did we put enough reinforcements in that area to hold them against any Japanese force that might be sent to retake them and thereby protect the lives of the defenders? Or did we send "too little" there at a time when we were sending tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of well trained soldiers to the British isles? News of the progress of the great battle which is under way in the southwest Pacific is meagre as yet, but the American public is anxiously awaiting the outcome. Admiral Nimitz issued a confident statement just prior to the start of this latest phase of the fighting in the Solomons, in which he expressed confidence that our position there was sufficiently consolidated as to hold Guadalcanal against any Japanese assault. God, grant that he's right! would be engaged in the second front offensive, would require a veritable bridge of ships across the modern matron lugging a parachute Atlantic.

And, on top of that, It takes time to give toward an Army trainer-plane in 4ires serious thinking. troops the kind of rigorous training that is vital to a Typical applicant lor the ferry successful invasion of German-held Europe. service is about 30 years old, mar These are but a few of the tremendous issues that bedevil the high command. It la to the credit of the generals who make military policy that they do ried, with one child, 13 years of flying with about 1,400 hours in various types of planes. So says the f' office of the director of women not want to open a second front until they feel that the engagement can be won at a minimum cost pilots.

Second Ferrying Group, Ferrying Division Air Transport Com in men. mand, War Department Washington, D. C. That's the place to send applications. Although only experienced pilots with at least 50 hours in the air in some add curtains and a few conveniences.

They pay 75 cents a night for a room. Lunch at the officers' mess is 50 cents, and it's good and hearty food. A woman reports here at her own expense after an interview and physical examination by an Army flight surgeon. Here she gets an interview, flight check and a check of credentials, also by the Army. The girl flying candidate takes exactly the same test a male pilot takes for the ferrying.

Finally she appears before a board of three Army officers who review her records and flight check to pronounce her a WAF (member of Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron.) After her four-week training per. iod ends she probably will spend only ten per cent of her time at this base. Her pay is $3,000 a year $250 the month. She wears a GI flight suit for flying but other times wears a grap-green gabardine jacket with skirt or slacks which is regulation but is not called a uniform. The WAACs are the only women with the Army authorized to wear uniforms.

Director Love calls these flight suits "teddy bear suits." Already the WAFs have impress VI I 7 CI TT.S...AJUX 1COW I WS, OW K.P. AS Inrvr THE emm Tsuufi the wore. it uisur up. hat. MRS.

HELEN CLARK She has two sons ihe past year and at least 500 altogether, can be considered for ferrying, about 40 letters come to Washington daily from women who want to learn how to fly. The schedule at the ferrying school is stiff. The women have their own alert room, where a record is kept of where they are all the time. It's a seven-day-a-week program starting at 6:30 a. m.

daily. Roll call comes at 8 a. m. And they have drill, too. During part of their approximately 25 hours of flying here the trainees often have definite directions to follow, including forced landings.

The barracks are bare as only military barracks can be. The girls Coming A Civilian Draft The problem of getting enough men to go around is rapidly coming to a head in Washington. Early last Summer Manpower Commissioner Mc-Nutt issued a statement announcing the government's intention to freeze jobs in essential industries, but the reaction at the time was so unfavorable that "freezing" was dropped. Now, all signs indicate that momentous decisions on manipulation of manpower are Imminent Two steps are in contemplation. One is to prevent workers from changing jobs and the other is to require men to change jobs.

The two actions would not be inconsistent. In the first place, McNutt and his associates believe men and women who are doing essential war work mutt be made to "stay put" Secondly, those not tdoing essential work must be shifted where they are most needed. In some quarters it Is believed that authority for such "directives" already exists, but the best opinion is that Congress will be asked specifically to legislate form Of civilian draft From the viewpoint of the Manpower Commission, legislation would have the effect of putting the onua for an admittedly unpopular measure on the Congress. HIGHER GOLD PRICE ANTICIPATED (Denver Mining Record) Everyone is allowed to make a few guesses as to the future of gold. We expect to see gold at higher prices after the war.

Silver should make even more sensational advances because silver is to be the most generally circulated metal money and will be in great demand. As for the future of the gold mines, the metal still will be there, safe in the bosom of Mother Earth, the property of the stockholders. Current income will cease, altho a certain amount of current expenditure will continue. The suspension of operations will depend presumably on the duration of the war, but in turn the duration may go far to determine how much the government may decide to raise the price of gold for reducing the debt burden after the war. The longer the war the greater the burden, and the more incisive will be the cuts that likely will be made into the dollar.

The gold mine owner conceivably would be the gainer if, instead of continuing to sell his exhaustible product at $35 an ounce, he could hold it two or three years and get (70 an ounce. Another element of risk complicates the problem of how much to pay for gold mining shares, says one market expert. Granted that the President after the war exercises the powers he already holds to devalue the dollar, he might, for example, revalue gold held by the treasury to $41 an ounce, but under the pres YtHMt SOU Clark, of Englewood, N. each with two children, and Mrs. Catherine Slocum, of Bryn Wawr, who has four.

gSwHC S1D tjtDTVE R6GE. THt ENBWD MX DC LAUSHeis'? These are not the first women tin wi. ed the soldiers who've seen them fliers in civilian war work. Already there are several squadrons of women pilots patrolling this country. drill or fly.

Their regulations are fewer than the WAACs, every sign Many women teach flying now, and get no frills for their rooms, but I seems to say "Women Working." DEADWOOD YESTERDAYS (From Pioneer-Times Files) Forty Years Ago Oct 18, 1902 The Black Hills Federation of ed among the callers at the county building, where he filed a coyote bounty claim with the auditor's office. Attorney J. T. Heffron, accompanied by Mrs. Heffron, left overland for Sioux Falls, on a combined bus.

iness and pleasure trip. George and Sarah Moses, accompanied by Martin Hunten, left over Women's Clubs, which will convene in Spearfish today, promises to be largely attended from the cities of the northern Hills. A number of ent law ne is not obligated to go on buying gold at that or any other price. What a howl would go up gold was advanced in price but newly mined do mestic gold was refused at the mint at the new valu' other valuables, pulled out for Pierre early this morning. The Caledonia clean-up for the past fifteen days' run was brought down for shipment east.

It was in the shape of a 45 ounce brick, the result obtained from 1,050 tons of ore. Sheriff Belding yesterday received a dispatch from the authorities at Cheyenne, requesting him to telegraph them the full name of Cornish, in jail for killing Mrs. Curless, Deadwood women left for Spearfish yesterday, to attend. Those who so as to enable them to secure a requisition. We have it on the authority of a gentleman residing at West Virginia, that at the recent democratic primary held there, so few were the untcrrificd in number that a republican had to be pressed into service as presiding officer, to enable them to go on with the machine.

Wonder if the Democrat will also have a little Ohio of its own in that precinct on election day? land for a week's visit in Alliance, ationj It certainly would add to the confusion with and other points in Nebraska. Let The Military Men Decide. The second front has long been the biggest military question and it is getting bigger fast The plain truth is that a serious cleavage Is developing between Soviet Russia and the balance of the United Nations. The Russians definitely feel that they have borne the brunt of the fighting long enough, and respect to foreign currency values. It is generally expected that, after the war, this country will export Twenty Years Ago Oct 18, 1022 a considerable quantity of Its gold, and perhaps the sight of new domestic production coming to the mint Ten Years Age Oct 18, 1931 V.

E. Carter and J. F. Carroll of the Eureka Mining company of Custer, are transacting business in the city. Walter Travis, editor of the Rapid City Journal, was a business visitor in Deadwood.

Ned McDonald was a business visitor in the city from his home in Lead. Paul Ferrin, Whitewood, was not- would do no harm, says the expert Curl H. Kubler, postmaster, of Deadwood, returned on the Northwestern Tuesday from a business visit at Huror and Sioux Falls. sky high Farley's totals come pretty close to being what the actual Mrs. Lulu Revis of Whitewood was in the city between trains.

figures will show and of course the heavy Democratic surge in New York City will offset the upstate Mrs. Sol Levinson, who has been visiting here with friends and in Rapid City with her son, Joseph, Mimi's In The Movies 4 was an outgoing passenger on the Burlington for Los Angeles, where it will be next Spring, in their opin WASHINGTON By RAY TUCKER ion, before the United Nations can will spend the winter months. embark on such a grandiose ven ture. John Baird of Newcastle, is ballots. It is not generally known that "Al" Smith will take the stump for Bennett.

There is not likely to be much which the "Happy Warrior" can do for the Democratic Party but his word carries great weight among many Republicans. His help will please Mr. Farley. During recent years the two former friends drift left were: Mrs. Marie J.

Gaston, Miss Myrtle Grimshaw, and Mrs. S. Koenigsberger. Those who will go today are: Mrs. F.

D. Smith, Mrs. Joe Arnold and Mrs. S. W.

Russell. W. J. McLaughlin was over from Spearfish on business connected with his lumber camp. Miss Laura Tremble, city editor of the Evening Independent, made a trip to Whitewood.

R. M. Whitney, editor of the Mail at Spearfish, was in the city on business. Fifty Years Ago Oct 18, 1892 H. J.

Grant, of Whitewood, independent candidate for representative, was in the city attired in a "plug" hat of the vintage of 24 years ago. He carried an overconfident smile. H. J. is all right but when it comes to talking politics his feet get considerably tangled.

Sol Star, one of South Dakota's world fair commissioners, left on Sunday for Chicago to take part in the formal opening of the fair on October 20. Miss H. Denman of Omaha, sister in the city attending to business affairs. Mr. Baird is a prominent e- n' i stockman and banker of that city.

Mrs. Thos. Donnegan and daughter, Miss Aurellia, were callers in ft Winning The War By ALBERT N. LEMAN Farley These facts about tho New York contest for Governor may provide an understanding of the Deadwood Tuesday from their home in Spearfish. SI 4 w- Waste Mr.

Roosevelt's abandonment of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project casts several illuminating sidelights on his attitude toward the progress and the prospective duration of the war. He has given up his pet plan because he does not believe that we should devote manpower and materials to such an enterprise at this particular moment The President, however, was insisting on Senate approval of the treaty as lately as October, 1041, only two months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Inference is, therefore, that he did ed apart and rarely saw eye to eye on political matters. But now they are reconciled and fighting side by side.

Farley openly admits that the people look upon Smith as to quote him directly "one of the greatest Governors any Party ever gave the State of New York." 'S Empire State political situation. Many persons are puzzled because Dean Alfange consented to run as the American Labor Party's candidate, especially since even his own crowd admits that he hasn't a ghost of a chance. But apparently the A.L.P.'s standard-bearer knows exactly what he is doing. He is reported to have told friends that he will do all right and that if he not anticipate a fight with Tokyo only sixty days before the enemy of Sherman Denman, who arrived in the city Sunday night left for the city of Whitewood Monday, to French Two national magazines this week hint that the second front may be in Morocco and western Africa instead of in Europe. Whirligig gave this tip on June 26th and also in later releases, incidentally the Fighting French in New York began it.

His close associates, in makes a good showing and thus cidentally, gave that same imprcs iri'Pry sion In off-the-record remarks to Thirty Years Ago Oct 18, 1912 Patsy Carr, had a birthday party Tuesday afternoon at which there were twelve or fifteen of his playmates. The host took his guests to the picture show in the evening. County Commissioner P. M. Bon-niwell, who has been seriously ill at his home in Whitewood with stomach trouble, is reported to be much improved.

D. H. Crary, general manager of the Crouch railroad, was in Dead-wood from Rapid City, accompanied by his wife. Ted Houston of the Golden Reward Mining company, was down from Terry on circuit court business. County Commissioner Fred L.

Clark was in from Englewood. Editor Culver of the Whitewood Plaindealer, returned home after a day's visit in Deadwood. visit for a few days. True to the predictions made by say that the European population in the colony apart from military Foster last week, the first snow of the season visited us Sunday night The fall of the beautiful was just and civil officials is anti-Nazi. takes votes which otherwise would have gone to Bennett probably he will obtain a place on the Federal bench.

One of the state's prominent left-wingers was asked why Alfangc was picked to run against Dewey and Bennett. The leader admitted that there is nothing which the candidate can do but can be done as friends. The new decision to forget the canal suggests that the White House looks forward to a long conflict It would require three years, possibly five, to construct the passageway. It would drain supplies of labor and materials badly needed for the manufacture of weapons, enough to cover the ground, and disappeared with the sun, but it brot enough cold and ice with it I- Masses New York banks have received private communications from India stating that prospects are more hopeful than they have A career as a Hollywood motion picture actress and singer will begin next month for Miml Chandler (above), 16-year-old daughter of Senator A. B.

Chandler, Kentucky Democrat who has been signed to a seven-year contract by Paramount This picture is from her successful screen test SCORCHY SMITH to make the ground slippery. Sixty Years Age Oct 18, 1882 The treasure coach, loaded with been for a long time. Unofficial SERENADE Bey Arosemena, 6, (left) serenades his sister, Ylla, 7, at Washington, D. victory garden flower show. They are from Panama, Sister YUs seems to be enjoying the scene and tha aan.

Britishers have told heads of their bullion, shotguns, messengers, and well by countless others and that he "hasn't a thing on the ball." But he has a very pleasant personality and in the present circumstances he serves a useful purpose. own factions that if the Indian part' ies agree among themselves a settle ment is in the realm of possibility. By Frank Robbins planes and ships. F.D.R. has said that we cannot afford to waste valuable men and construction reserves in such a period.

Therefore, according to both official and unofficial conjecture, he believes that it will take at least three years to whip the Axis. Invasion Wendell Willkte't in Dewey's former great skill as a Present negotiations aim at a par campaigner has not been demons tition of the country into clearly nWM Fdont wocey about youc I 1 1 Meanwhile, at the jap air WELCOME TO OUR BOMBIN6 trated to date. The evidence is defined Moslem and Hindu domin PL' I II PALS MISSING THIS STUFF! I II Hjm i 1 iLJ BOYS! NICE OF YOU TO that he has not been successful in rWJ. I WEIL DELIVEC PERSONALLY I CONVOY HERE kjfe GOOD BQIN6 VOU(? OWN 6A5 AND warming up a cold baked potato, nor has he won back many Repub BOMB5 WITH YOU AND THEN THEY WONT MISS TT I fTHEV NOT UNLOAD SCORCHY MUST i itt i i sistence on a second front has angered the White House and State ions. Plebiscites may be held to make such arrangements binding on both the native leaders and the viceroy's If a peace pact can be arranged it is quite possible that a London offer for licans who parted company with him during the Willkie era, or those Department They never anticipat By A CIEVB2 toocscocchy has succeeded in diverting two op the jap tbus, pound fob the jap aw base, to the hidden field whece -the 0-17 is watting fob ed that he would strike this chord in the G.O.P.

who will vote for Bennett in order to hit the Presi settlement after the war may in elude a United States and Soviet dent The prediction made by "Jim1 Farley that the former District At guarantee of performance. At least that is the inside dope among the well-informed in New Delhi. While Gandhi's representatives are trying to start the ball rolling in the right so strenuously when they gave him permission to wander around the world. As Whirligig (10 October '42 and others) has repeatedly stated, our military and naval expert see no chance for a mass invasion of Europe in 1942. They want to keep up the pretense of such an offensive if only to puzzle and baffle Hitler, but torney will come down to the Bronx line with two hundred and fifty thousand votes it accepted by the best political forecasters as gener direction, the masses are still res aaiv tive.

No single measure of suppree- ous. They believe that unless some unforeseen event blows everything! (Continued on Fags.

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