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REMEMBERPEARLHARBORTheSouthwestYour Evening NewspaperConsidered A Member Of 98 Per Cent Of Pulaski, HomesVOLU.MK 37—NO.A*Horhit»M] Press nnd Wide WorldNcwh RervleenPULASKI, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1T12Save This NewspaperT.»2S'pwsprlnt is valuable. Ton run aid In saving the nation’s resources by glv-m? this newspaper to the Hov Scouts'•r other organizations who nre col-i- - ting old paper.ffvSUSINGLE COPY 3 CENTS•J:*#SomervellVNeedednother EnemyJapan Expected To Make Attack To Pay Back Tokyo StrikeBRITAIN’S FIGHT FOR FOOD: Striking picture taken throughhaze of early morning shows a British convoy ready to faceenemy terror of the sea iir the battle to kee’p supply lanes open.Note barrage balloons in upper background.U. S. ProvidesWorld’s Needs] .cast‘ - l.eiid Is Enabling Allies To (Jet Ample (inns And TanksVirgiimaDusk-To-DawnBlackout Set June 17th;WASHINGTON. UP) — Agigantic pooling of economic resources on a worldwide scale, firstfor the winning of the war and later for the winning of thepeace, is indicated in leas’e-lendTraffic Will Be HoodedGas RationingFight LoomingRICHMOND. tP) — Virginia has selected June 17 asthe date for its first dusk to dawn statewide blackout. Announcement of the date was made by state defense co-ordinator, J. H. Wise, and John J. Howard, chief of airraid precautions.agreements consummated or in process of negotiation between the United, States and more than a scon* of anti-axis countries.The broad principles of lease-lend assistance and cooperation in tin1 achievement of victory and establishment of a healthy world economy after the war were laid down in the agreement signed last February by Great Britain and the United States.Russia On List Tuesday the draft proposal for a similar agreement with. Soviet Russia was handed to AmbassadornThe test is being made at the suggestion of the first interceptor command and it will affect all of Virginia except that area warned from Bristol, unless that area in the deep Southwestern tip of the state decides tohold a test in conjunction withthe rest of Virginia.Traffic to Move Traffic lights will remain on and vehicular traffic will continue to move, provided dimmers or parking lights are used instead of regular headlights. Street cars and buses also may operate. Ail other exterior lightsmust be cut off and stores remaining open must arrange their lights so that none will be visible from the outside.At some time during the night, at an hour which will not be made public in advance, the air raid sirens will be sounded and during this period traffic will come to a halt and pedestrians must seek cover.Actual air-raid precautions \ypl be taken during this period. . Essential defense industries will not be molested. Railroad stations will burn only such lights as are necessary.Congress May Attempt To Block Natioji-W ide Act To Save RubberWASHINGTON. LP — Congressional action to block nationwide gasoline rationing was projected today as .Senator Connally (D-Texi called colleagues from oil producing states together toorganize for a fight against theproposal.• While Connally declined to predict what course the group would take. Senator Thomas (D-Okla) said he and others might seek to attach to pending legislation a rider specifically prohibiting the expansion of gasoline rationing orders beyond the 17 eastern states now affected.Given Study Extension of the rationing area to include all of the United States has been considered as a measure to conserve rubber and Secretary of the Interior lekes indicated inIn* i nr Gonrfro ( TA_WASHINGTON. i/P) — Secretary Stimson said today the war department considered a Japanese air raid on the United States to be inevitable as a return blow for Brigadier General Doolittle’s attack on Tokyo and other Japanese cities.The secretary told his press conference the army was doing everything possible to meet the expected attack, which he indicated was anticipated on the west coast.May Hit Capital , “Whatever happens, we shan’t relax our most effective defense —our preparations for q major offensive.” he said.Stimson also told a questioner that despite the great distance the east coast lies from Japan, an attack on the national capital was “not inconceivable.” He did not discuss the possibility of attack by Japan's axis partners.The “loss of face” Japan suffered from*- the army air attack led by General Doolittle made a vengeance blow inevitable, Stimson contended.“The United States, through General Doolittle, inflicted a stinging, humiliating, surprise blow on the Japanese as evidenced by their boasting of Japan's invulnerability at the veryAXIS ADVANCESi - '••77NEARER TOBRUKt. j-i.iVT»IH DESERT WMt'*y.n _VAJaps Say Kinwha In Their HandsIs Now# WasSpringboard BaseCHUNGKING. (P) — Thebitterly contested city of Kinwha in Chekiang province still is in Chinese hands after the failure of attacks by heavily reinforced Japanese columns,]the Chinese high command an-g uounced tonight*. _mHOW NAZIS SEEK TO TRAP REDS: The above map shows how. by surprise counterattack from tin* vicinity of Izy.im. Germans seek to llank the powerful Russian forces that are vir-i *tually hammering at the gates of strategic Kharkov. Farther.south, the Germans are apparently organizing on the Kerch peninsula r a drive to the Caucasus oil fields.(Continued onPnjje R. Column- V-4)Pay Bill BackIn ConferenceLittle Hope Is Seen To (Jet Hike Before July ,THE WAR TODAYiT*tlail\ feature, roniim*t»*dIn !. Will M;u Koiuit* Wide u analyst, is l.in« writ-, I. 1 - . Is• • I!i1 • ■ Cor a ! iI I n inht)i s i • .) \ i ml i « li m I ii t ).The opening phase of'* the fifth major conflict in the African desert is more like a great battle at sea between powerful fleets than anything else.* *Sweeping over trackless sand like naval task forces, the arm-is the key to any general advano into Egypt.* -x- *It is a touch-and-go affair, almost impossible to follow inits evolution. The Germans andItalians, cagily, have not evenmentioned in their communiques that an attack has begun. The terrible heat of this season is an important hazard which theBY ROGER D. GREENE,Anxoointed Press Wur Editor ’Lieut.-Gen. Brehon B. Somerkffveil, general commanding thfl U. S. army service of supplygp declared in London today that United States 6tands ready toff supply “men and materials Oljp a large scale to a European'! battlefront.” even as Adolf Hit*:,?! ler’s : i eld headquarters claimed/: victory in the critical battle southsof Kharkov.Gen. Somervell’s statement^} coinciding with a rising British.;! clamor for direct action againgtl Germany, said the United was able to send men and jsup**| plies despite the shipping shotttff age and large commitments/Australia and India. ..tV\is Makes Moves •Russia has frequently urged j I’»i:i;i::i and the United StftteS: t ■ ■•im-p a second front against/-Ht’erA armies this summer*' While the bloody battle“ 0$• v 1 • yKharkov lt;\vir!elt;i toward a climax*ft''JMi'Xit iintimini onI*nice 3.- V-Column***#}]i'%*v. —Bonus, Salary jExposeTreasury W ill Air Data!
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