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king of jazz defends title Bv BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD, March 4.-(A>)-In S paternal way, Paul White 3 disagrees with Artie Shaw s m3Lent that jazz as an art form sta ‘nvin« Duck.” is a bwt °et me in trouble "f^tic said the King of Jazz, w** A„ his massive hulk in a res S. booth- "but I think hesa ^e*iaHnet-t'ooting stormy ThC of the music world had call temporary band leaders “in Ed Stents who have found a mar contr mediocrity in the wartime iet for oopular music.” appe"? i wouldn’t call Harry « Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy D nanvilg a few contempor maB; Even if the quality has al;,e;' 0ff somewhat during the 3 f he added, great hope for the ;'a rp is offered by accomplished fimV and Navy orchestras • I know that whatever I may achieved in music is due to fhe experience I got in the Navy, IT declared Whiteman organized Lv bands at Mare Island dur L the last war. "Musicians m u?s war have been doing marvel 's w0rk, and they will raise the standard of popular music when they get out of the Army and Navy.” The rotund Maestro, now music director for tne fc'iue iNeiwuiK, saiu m will advance as an art only Chen band leaders present some thing more advanced than the 32 bar song. "I used to lose $10,000 every time I presented a concert of American music iti New York. But I figured it was worth it when we fostered such works as the Rhapsody in Blue and the Grand Canyon Suite.” Here's a note to jam session ad dicts: Whiteman says jam ses sions and swing concerts will do more to kill than to promote jazz as an art. "It is pure punishment to make an audience listen to a saxophone man play 25 bad choruses before he plays one good one.” -V Red General Declares Nazis Have Sent All Line Troops To East MOSCOW. March 4.— (fP) —Only "insignificant reserves” are avail-1 able to the German High Comma*d in the west and the Nazis must count on the Rhine for their de fensive effort against General Eisenhower, Col. A. Kononenko, military analyst of Izvestia, de clared today. "The Hitlerites have shifted their main forces to the east. Insignifi cant reserves in the west make it impossible to wage a stubborn de fense on thetevest bank of the Rhine, and obviously the enemy will de pend upon this water line to protect its position,” Col. Kononenko wrote. -V Rickenbacker Predicts Russian Attack On Japs ASHEVILLE, March 4.—(<P)— Capt. Eddie V. Rickenbacker said last night that Russia would join the fight against Japan "once the situation in Europe is in hand.” The World War I ace, and president of Eastern Airlines, said in an interview that the struggle with Japan would last ‘‘two or three years” and that the end of the primary fighting would be followed by a decade of guerrilla fighting in the Far East. Tiie war in Europe, Ricken backer said, would end some time between June and September and “1 lean to the latter months.” Russia's entry against Japan, be said, ‘‘will shorten that strug gle by years, saving us more millions of casualties.” Rickenbacker left this afternoon for Charlotte to catch a plane to f\ew York. He visited his son, William, a student at Asheville school for boys, over the week end, Pre-School Clinic Set At Washington-Catiett The Washington Catlett pre school clinic for students entering the senool for their first year next fall will be held this afternoon at ‘ 0 clock in the school building. All parents concerned are urged to bring their children. --v-— Bl'Y WAR BONDS AND STAMPS Navy Mother* Schedule Meeting At Legion Home .9^,/ear Navy Mothers Cubwm hold its monthly meeting at 3:30 p. m. at the American Leg ion home at Third and Dock streets according to Mrs. Harold Serrel’ publicity chairman. ■ All members are asked to be present as urgent business will be discussed, Mrs. Serrel said, and each is requested to, bring a new deck of playing cards which will be given to the Red Cross to be put in duffle bags for Navy personnel leaving the States. At 3 p. m. an executive meeting will be held, and all officers are asked to be present. WAGE DEADLOCK MAY BE BROKEN » WASHINGTON. March 4.—(JR— \ break in the deadlock between the War Labor Board and Economic Stabilizer Fred M. Vinson over granting of "fringe” wage adjust ments is expected momentarily. The prospective settlement was disclosed today by a source in the know, but how soon it actually would come, Chairman William H. Davis of the WLB declined to pre dict. Vinson said "the whole question still is under consideration,^ and that he did not care to comment further now on the reported solu tion. The War Labor Board has sub mitted to Vinson an outline of standards for “limits” for the most frequently granted of these “fringe” demands. They include items, not directly touching on basic wage rates, such as shift differentials, vacations, in tra-plant rate inequities, furnishing of work clothes and tools, and even “portal to portal” pay for traveling on company premises to the place of work, as in the case of coal miners. The Little Steel formula hold ing general wage increases to 15 per cent above the levels of Jan uary, 1941, operates as much the same sort of brake on base pay rises. Davis said the “fringe” stand ards which the board had presented to Vinson were based on "pa* practice.” This recommendation was made by the board when the Economic Stabilizer had demanded that no further adjustments be announced by the board until it had first de termined from the OPA that no price increase would be required for affected products. -V VANDfcNBLKlj WINS POINT ON PARLEY (Continued from Page One) were expected to support a pre conceived American plan. The Bretton Woods monetary meeting last year has been cited as such a case. Vandenberg has made it a car dinal principle of his stand on in fernational security matters that the United Nations organization which is expected to be formed at San Francisco shall have the right to review prior political agree ments in subsequent years, in the light of their effect on the peace of the world. In other words, he has told •iends that while he expects a separate peace conference to settle such mat ters as boundary questions, he feels that the league should be empower ed to recommend and enforce changes if those agreements threat en to breach the peace in later years. President Roosevelt made it plain in his talk to Congress last week that the western boundary of Poland, for instance, will be fixed at the peace table. It apparently will not be a subject for immediate discussion by the international or ganization, once it comes into be ing. Vandenberg’s views on this and other international questions ap parently have been recorded care fully at the State Department, where much hope for Senate mi nority support of forthcoming treat ies is placed in the Michigan Sena tor’s leadership. Copyright 1945 by the Associated Press Before the war, the seal fur in dustry on the Pribilof Islands of Alaska maintained an annual production worth two to three mil lion dollars. Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Katha rine Howard, introduced pins from France into England. Speedy Relief for i Don’t delay getting rid of ASK FOR j that cough! KREY, the modern, quick-acting rem edy, soothes inflamed bron chial membranes, aids na ture to heal, gets to the seat of the trouble. KREY is worthy of a doctor’s pre scription. Tell your drug gist to sell you a bottle of Contains Ingredients KREY today! Physicians Prescribe BEEF *W '.TEAKS »■*■*»■■■« 9f l-tm,--1 9t «*.-9t RR-IHMicnf 7 AA-7-tffehefft._ 8 SkWR...._ 9f SrW»-lii»ili»-~—__lit Mmd (full prt)_10f Tip Round;._10i lottom Round,...-_lOt Round Tip___lOt Chuck (Made or arm)_ 6t Rank..10t ROASTS Rih-ctandinp (chha bona an) 10-inch cut...6 Rib-standinj (chint bona an) 7-lneh cut__ 7 Rih-bonoi«n-rtil«d» . 8 .Round Tin . 9t Ranp-bono iff — 8 Romp-bonaion__10 Shirt loin-bonrint-raHtd*... lOt tlrtdn budWL.lOt Clack (Midi or arm}-bent !*„ 6t . Chuck m Shouldor-'bouiltss..... 7t Emma Cut... .r. 6t 'twi ran «tr, OTHER CUTS Short Rita..—_ 3f Rlato-bond iff-, 3j ^ialo-bonillss..^,,__ 4t Irtsk rt-bmo in ...- 3) Ribkit-haaiffg-.. 4i HtnkMf.. 5f N«fk-kma Iff — 4f Htck-bonilin_5t HW of Round-borates_ 6 Shank baa hr.___ 3t Stank hirat-borates_4 HAMRURGER (round troni bonfet D trade hut and Iron lorconartcn, 'flanks, shanks, and trimminjs a( any ether padis of bul and bwf lit....... 6 MUTTON AH cuts and all rndn . ... 0 LAMB STEAKS AND CHOPS loi* Chop (ocroast)___ 10 Rib Claps (errasQ.,._ 7 U( Chops and State.-_8 Shoulder Chops-biade a am theps.___ S ! ROASTS Laf-ednlt or pact_ 7 Shtoiu Rcast-haoo m_ 7 Yoke, Rattle, or Trian(t»-taa „ ■...2 Yoke, Rattle, or Tifantlo-tan loss... 4 Chuck or Shoulder, snoarweal bonele, neck o>_1_ 4 Chuck or ShouMer, crosscut— hane in__ 3 •Cel art Other Grades m andate OTHER CUTS Breast and Ha* 8 Neck-bora In . O Nack-boneless . -- O Shank-bone in._„_0 lamb Patties-tread ban Nab _ tats kerbs a an petal nk»_O VEAL JL •... U.t.1 STEAKS AND CHOPS tom Chops (Or 9 Rib Chops (or nasi)_8' Shoulder Chop___4 Round Steak (cutWs or OBt)„ lOt Sirloin Steak or Chops_ 7 ROASTS Rump and SirWn-bonn hr_.... 4 Rump and Sirkin-bmka._6 lop. (whole or part)._ 8 Shoulder-bone in, nek off._3 Shoulder boneless, nock id_j 5 ■Ce> attd litanr Gnda m oikd ate OTHER OUTS Breaot-bono hr . 0 Breast-boneless__ O Flank Mari._ O Neck-bent hi_O Neck—henahtt . O Shank-bow it_O Shank and Heel Mnt-koneltss. 0 ground Vol and Paffios-paa Iranaaltttstetal am petal _ ate__ 0 PORK S STEAKS AND CHOPS Cato Chops—-10 EndCfcps-,—-- '6f TimkAa,-■■ 10 Ham,* bora ». slias.- 10 -t Sadder a Picnic State-- 6f BoBcs, ftiesb to oral raffs— ROASTS lobb-whotoataJI-7t loin-end cots-—-5f Uin-antaaB-—.— 10 Ham—wholo a had.::.7t Han—bull end.... - .... 7t Ham—stank end-..———. 4f Ham—boMloss, wbola or half.. 8t Ham—boneless, slices...- 10 ShouWor-whoie or shank toff (picnic) bone Ini—--5t Sbouldr-sbank half (picnic) bcniless (piaa a slieas)—.— v 6t Shpuldar—butt ball (Boston bult)-bone in (pea or slieas). 6t Shoulder-bull half (Boston butt) -boneless (piece or shoes) 6t •Rayuluorskinnad, but not toady* to-aaL OTHER PORK'CUTS Fat Backs and Clear Ptalas- 3t' Hocks_-s.- 2t Jowls, Jowl butts a spuam.— 3t Knucklas..—__ It Plates, reiular.-—— 3t SporttW._ 4t BACON Bacon-stab a pita, rind ow._®t Bacon—slab a pin, rind off._ 6t Bacon—sliad, rind pH_ 6t Bacon—Canadian style, whole, plea, a sliad (smoked)... iO bacon ends-pieces a slices__ 11 Bacan-plato and jowl__ 3t Jowls, lawbone in, apod, dry-cured 2f Sides, apod, dry-cured_ 7 f VARIETY MEATS FISH L. r _ . . _ . t ltdie mt tanwBcJ|ttukicyWft wg r AD?tVn r «a a hm a |r[ R Hurt—_- If H«rt.._._ at Hwt- at ■ at Bonite_£ Shrimp_£ li*pr. ...jl...... 4 _ j 2t lirr _ < MictonLi— 4 Tim....£ SwHlbiwl! at . 'I , ■ „ ’ „ U«r-If Ojstri- 2 YeBow Tin....... S TMUKshprt SttMUHJi... zr SWMWW... zr Sihnon_£ u*<un*. cut)...at !«*■. at t«iim__ at T*mw._at Sardmts.^.. I 4 2 SAUSAGE I Rtf | Tmi, nn: i mu J tnti tamp tm **■» * vmmm —-— —— #i«tin>(i^pkiM.»a< ^ ^ ^ I ^ ^ mm 'Mtamflff'siwt immmi- mk, „i pi >% ri aw •» tl ML» _____ . I _ Map. . It 3t U ! 3.0 3.0 frankfurttn..50 5.0 5.0 ! 5.0 5.0 frntiPortStrap_it it 5.0 5.0 5.0 thctotit aintM Sam) Smoktl Port Strap..... I x xx 5.9 5.0 5.0 LtlVtS..—. I x 3.0 30 3.0 30 PtHah.... x x 40 AO U n LIVER PRODUCTS g* •nuiucliwilpi-- . 2f frtaii tr xmtktt lim Strop.---2f lim Chtro__——... 2t Umlat___ 2f lim Puddlitci......*t MISCtlUmOHS SlUSASt PKODUCTS St StxOttr__ .... - ■ Of Capet* OtttT—----—-7f Kuckwurtl <tt OttO-—*t ltWtnMipi~—————— ft WaplMlM-—,-— Of Wot t«tWU_——-—~ ot Pppmil —.— ---—-— *t SAUSAGE P£ Dry Saisast-Hai: Typiol - irtrt! an lari patan, M CnM.._«f Semiry Santapa: Typical Amb - art CartaM, Part raE aai MartaMla.... St Fraiti, SncM. art CaeM Saaap* Creep »:!•% laStatnfe rirt*_....._ SI Graap I: Mis Paa 9% ■alaatPaaMta*.-If Creep C: M lac Paa 9% nlaaaP arterial*; IM Suap krtaM repartee aUiptaraartcaalaat __ 21 Graap 0: ltd Baa SS% tat mm* tar 20% ntiaaai arterial •; Sant aai Head Cbatre tadaaai mairtn m Pitts art cartaat_r Si MEATS PM Ai n <r jte MM nr flncledim Irrek v Otter Perm) ; A Port Sausaje (Bulk or link)...,. 5| CMi eon Came without Beam... 3] Chdi cot Came wW Bam_ 21 Chopped Ham_>1 Coroed Beef.__ si Conrad Beet Hash...__ 3( —- »% bM I., rex Denied Ham._41 Deviled Tomoe._41 Dried Bool__IS Hat (whale or piece)__Ml Loncheon Meet* __ SI MM Loaf._31 Meal Spreads... 31 Polled and Deviled Meets_ 21 React Seel Heslr_«._31 Saosa(e hi Oil_„ 3 Spked Haas .S Tamsks_ ■ 1‘ Tomoe, Beef.*_,_ 4 Tomoe, Perk, Veal, or lain* .. A; Vienna Saosate .. $ FATS, OILS, AID OAKY £? PRODUCTS -- Um- 4) SHORTENING_._ 4f SALAD amt Caaklng Oli»__ _ 4f MARGARINE—_ Of BUTTER Cramenlpnn |4 Fan»«reoe*yWNr__12 Fn*ttstalNr_L__12 Jnjl* « n wi ll.at am* — •taliomm-inndam CANNED MILK, Including ^ CHEESES-Croup f. Cheddar, Cutty, washed cord, sdaltwl curd, and whole or skimmed aibi choose d those type._*_ 12 U products containiitj X% or m • at the atom type of choose._ 12 ffnm emeneta—eawwtowo CHEESES—Group It. : Cram chase' - 4 Neotehjtelcheese' .... _ 4 Creamed cottage cheese 4 »■««« tea 5* HOMa Cram spread__ 4 CHEESES—Group III. Ml other rationed cheese_-... 10 _£nRgl«n|mnBtde>wlo6rM» Ww Irta. 1 cSj 1 TAKE OF POINT VALUES FOA PREPACKAGED CHEESE AND CANNED MILK* _MMOtaG|*|ttap«M' Ow->10L 10*. 20L JOt JOt 70*. 160*. 12 Oft > ifc. 20l lot so*. 70*. wo*, no*, not groopi A VA 2'A Z 4 6 9 12 group w X % I 2 IT 3 5 % ___,__i m grovpbt X r 2 3 4 5 S 10 cwmfohux X- A % X*% VAvl SrnMUnR immM „ amu ^ 1 *■ fe Oft OM|d!rtonuJSi ** Ma,p »KHs8a|-> 1^ Ot 10*. «tt (nM-lilf---r-^—Hi dWttniJi Pei* n)n pa pdota_ Vj 1 TW-.>■■ i = ■ ■ .Rra- * READY-TO-EAT MEATS' ’’J™*8 (CttkH, MM, takttf. ar Mkwsd) ^ Barbecued Pork-sSeod or shredded_ 10* Canadian Bacon, emoted (whole, piece, * sliced)...12* Corned Beef Bristol (steed).__ _ 7* Dried Beef, slices....IS Ham-bone in, whole or hell'_9f Ham-bone in, slices’.____ 12. Hern-bolt and* . - -•—, 9* Ham-shantendr... S* Ham—boneless, whole or ha***.___ ! 10T Ham-boneless end failed, sUees-i—_. 12 Picnic or Shoulder-bone in._._ 7* Picnic ot Shoulder-boneless__ I*' Picnic, or Shoulder Slices.... 9f Spareribs, cooked or barbecued_: 6f, Tonjuo, sSees.. 5* •Regular or tkinn*<i Irtchpdw Proociutti • Homs. "Tni-lnteo IWiuHi Hmew ■ .. ■ ■ » VALIDITY TABLE STAMPS VALID DURING MARCH IM RID STAMP* (*» *«tien Mi 4) omis# Iknilk VoBJoto* EX....Maxell 4 n...Man** OS. March E HI_*. March C It..—...Mmki In addition to the above red stamp*, stamp* 05 through Z5 and A2 through 02 are ItUI valid. BLUE STAMP* (Woe Batien tnk 41 I |i<»“»”*l t DvU ot McnvHv. VoUotwi ! **.... .v^g,_^r^*. Match » pt..„.:—v..,M.n«rfi t QZ. March I R2. .;..Match » tZ.-...Match 9 In addition Id tbo above blue stamps* stamps XS through Z3 and A2 thiooyh M3 an still valid. SU9AX IT AMPS (War Xstioa Bos* 4> (Ipscahocs^ B>1# Stamp 11% ** Validate® If__ __~—Pobvaarp! | t INDICATES NEW ITEB 0* POINT VALUE CHANGE FROM TABLE U ..... —_ ____ I oval * l» Its. U«l I Ain. ILIc IA Nall "5? CANNED OR.BOTTLED I -"' , > -->—-*» _ I WCUIPIWC-» 11k 14b. IB.2k 1B.Sk 2ft. 3ft. tmUmn £* fUTS pucWt jwtw) (’ntMtjftHtrf, tfitti If APPLES—Raclod.crab appta)._—_____ JO- lO lO IOt IOt 20t 40t , 801 IOt L APPLESAUCE__10 .10 JO JOt IOt 20t 40} 80} IOt APRICOTS______JO- lO lO 26 30 40 60 130 26. BERRIES, «u ____JO JO lO 20. 30. 40. . 60 130 20 CHERRIES, RED SOUR_______v._JO JO . .26. 30. 40 60 _ 80 266 3Q_ CHERRIES, al 0ft«T (achtda MtodiK ljf»). —a —*■.——.— .JO !0_ 20 30 .40. .60... 80 200. 30 OAPBERRIES OR SAUCE _1.0. JO... 20 30. 40 60 80 220 30 F)CS_____10. rJO.10. 20. 30 40 60 140 26 FRUIT COCKTAIL, FRUITS FOR SALAD. OR MIXED FRUITS-10. 20i 301 ..46}. SOt 80} 120} 2701 40} F’EACHES-_ JO .201 .30} 40} 50} 80} 1201 270} 40} PEARS_ 1.0.. 20} 301 40} 50} 80} 120} 276} 40} PWEAPPLE _ lO. 20} 301 40t 50} 80} 126} 276} .40} PLUMS OR PRUNES («n tod.)--------16.1.6... JO 26 20 36. .50 1.1.6. 26. HOME PROCESSED FRUITS—it»atom ._JO- JO. .104.20 20... 30. _. 5Q JQ0.j20_. JUKD-nunrnjmXTAlU ^ I- I GRAPE JUICE_!__- lO 10 IQ 20 20 30 SO HO l IS ' GRAPEFRUIT JUICE_ 1.0.10. _1.P.. .1.0.1.0... 20 ' 20 _40 j lO ORANGE-GRAPEFRUIT JUKE BLENDED:-.10.. .10.I P- IP. 1.0... 20 . . 20. __40 j 10 ORANGE JUKE__—----1. L...O.. O_0..0 . _ P.° . O. » 0 LO . aucttat iiift 20 30 30 SO 60 90. 120 300 ; SO TOMATO JUKE_lO 10.lO 2<jT 2pT 30 40 90 • IS VEGETABLE JUKE COMBINATIONS («t u<u» 70* km*. (««)-_JO 10 JO JO. JO 20_ ..20. 40 j JO. HOME PROCESSED. JUKES-*«r «i (M ohm -- 10. JO J O. 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J90t| 30t HOME PROCESSED VEGETABLES-.* d tho dm__-.. -JP- ..J P ..J.P... -IP- -IP- .M„ -PPJlPPA-J®... ! SKOAL KODUCTS TOMATO CATSUP OR CHILI SAUCE--IP- f ® f® -49-. ®® JP If® 280; 40^ HOQE PROCESSED TOMATO CATSUP CR CHIU SAUCE--• ..J.P. JP IP -3®. 40- .60 _ ..•..80.. 2.00 j.30 OOr point oalno oi tho tlom ohoom -laowhoro on tho chad, rrhichoooo io lower. INSTRUCTIONS mil HUNT VHI1TTTon* 1* iTtHraihadIitirniglili fn-trt tfirHi V rn ten w*lghing4 poondt9 eane** it tctuidttal wdgking 4 poondt teonnctt fax r- ■i|*--) II in irdjtil li w —*—11 — “- -■— ■ tbt potoot* erf gating th* POINT VALUX. H, ate calculation, tk* POINT Cotedm tk* fluid aano* to i# tk* ana* at tk* andtdnpoii wagkl anno*. VALUI d Ik* il«a contain! a traction d a point, Ik* fagetio* it diopptdli la* Om pt*t to CM pood: on* quart a hn poondt. Ikon H and rafa*d il % or non. I flw attgkt ar contatnar tjt* d lb* d*a it nd ited, Ik* point nalat d th*' Btmtnotliilndotdttaibnd an Ikit chart thaBfcttold nkhoaf ration point* ta k band bf aoJUptying tk* monte d poondt d A* ten kp Ik* POINT' Ako, bom d tkp tea lolling nothin Ik* teagt on (hit chart si* jptcttcallr VALUZ na noand. PiadfaM d a poand tkonld k* figowd in gnartor pennd*. mnntpBd ih Appendix A d Acted Bolion Onka 13. ftortini* id n ijtinla pitel tkrrtlH lrr r-t—1 «- —' T—*- r-** A*. tUUam* M*a « Ao*n bum TeM* No. St CHINESE DRIVING TOWARD SUICHWAN CHUNGKING, March 4.— UP) — Chinese units which recaptured Yungsin have pushed toward J>iich wan, one of the lost Kiangsi pro vince air base cities 45 miles to the south, the Chinese High Command announced tonight. The Japanese supply line to Suichwan and the air base city of Kanhsien was severed by the re cent Chinese reoccupation ot Chaling, Lienhwa and Yungs'ui. re spectively 60 and 120 miles east of Hengyang. The Chinese who retook Chaling have pursued retreating Japanese units 12 miles northwestward. Now the Chinese are only nine miles -from Yuhsien, an enemy held Hunan province highway town 45 miles east-northeast of Heng yang, the High Command said. In the maritime province of Chekiang, the Japanese column which struck toward Tsingtien, about 20 miles up the Wu river from Yungkia (Wenchow) sustained heavy losses and was forced to re treat, the High Command said. The daughters of the U. S. com missioner of patents, Annie Els worth, chose the words: “what hath God wrought!” for the first commercial telegraph message sent in 1844. -V The life expectancy of man has doubled since the 18th nentur-. from 30 years then to above 60 today. Japs Fight Well As Individuals, Stupidly In Groups, Writer Says By RICHARD BERGHOLZ U. S. SIXTH ARMY HEAD QUARTERS, LUZON, F. I., March 4.—{IP)—The Japanese on Luzon island have fought well as individuals, stupidly as an organ ized force. That stupidity gave hard-fighting Yanks the addition al edge which culminated in the conquest of Manila and the cen tral Luzon plain. But, as an American general pointed out, this covers only the initial phases. There still are thousands of Japanese, many strongly entrenched, on Luzon. Many bitter battles must be fought. The general, whose identity can not be revealed, reviewed the campaign from the landing on Lingayen Gulf January 9 to the capture of Manila and the assault on the enemy’s Shimbu line east of the city. TTailtma r\t TftTVtAtniUJ the enemy failed to make the most of favorable terrain. By the end of January the way was cleared. The fighting inside Manila was hard form start to finish, Jungle trained troops had to learn new tricks. “There is no doubt that the Japs fought as well in Manila as anywhere we met them,” the general said. “There were a lot of Imperial Marines and although there may have been some odds and ends among the Manila troops they fought ably as individuals.” Military men feel that Manila could have been conquered con siderably faster if air power had been used.4 But no air strike is accurate in an area congested with civilians and the high com mand decided to reduce the Jap anese defenses with artillery. Subsidiary landings by Ameri can Eighth Army troops at Subie Bay and Bataangas Peninsula kept the Japanese off balance, and the paratroop and amphibious assault on Corregidor Island clinched the cjuick opening of Manila Bay. “The COrregidor operation wag one of the finest ever pulled in this war,” stid the general. Now the battel is swinging east of Manila. The Nipponese are strongly defending the Shimbu line from Ipo to Antipolo, a well prepared system of hill positions roughly 1,500 yards deep. In the north—around Baguio and in the Cagayan Valley and Balete Pass area—the Japanese positions are thick, strong and hard to get at. The general points to a map. It shows that the Americans sold a relatively small part of the Lu zon land mass. There's still much to be done. r auure of Lien. Tomoyuki Yamashita, the Japanese com mander, to plan and fight an in telligent defense and the enemy’s misuse of his weapons Was cost the Nipponese heavily. “From the beginning, Yama shita had three alternatives,’’ the general said. “He could rush forces into Lingayen and fight it out on the beaches and in the swamps; he could take a little more time and set up strong de fenses along the Agno river, or he could resort to delaying ac tion and fall back to the hills. “Because our boys are better fighters and our material is su perior, Yamashita couldn’t have stopped us cold no matter which choice he made. But the Jap general failed to make a stand either on the beach whp™ successful scale landing is touch and go business, or in the Agno where the terrain gave him the first easy opportunity to dig in and slug it out.” Instead, Yamashita fell back to the hills. The Yanks found it easy going through the plains to ward Manila at first, but tough in the hills. Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger, U. S. Sixth Army commander, also had difficult decisions to make. Krue ger and his staff realized they couldn’t reach or take Manila with the Lingayen landing force. Until a sufficient force could be built up, Krueger had to decide how far he could advance with out leaving his flanks too vulner able to attack. He had to guess if or whgre the Japanese would attack if given a chance. The Americans knew the Nip ponese were holding their second armored group on the left flank of the drive toward Manila. Until its effectiveness could be destroy ed, any strong extension toward Manila was menaced. At this point, Yamashita made a serious blunder. Instead of keeping his armed group intact, he broke this force into groups for use as defensive artillery. ‘‘This misuse of the armored group was an unforgivable mili tary 'error,” said the general. ‘‘And although it was hard going to dig them out it might have been many times harder in the long run.” Thus the bitter battles for such places as San Manuel, where more than 50 Japanese tanks were de stroyed, and Umingan and Lubao were actually the turning points in the Manila drive because they freed, to a large extent, the Am erican driving force from the threat of a flank attack: On the right flank the Japanese made their first strong organized resistance in the Bamban hills south of Harlac, but here again For the Hew Baby r” pays to keep soothing Resinoi handy, to quickly re lieve irritation o£ chafing, diaper rash, or dry eczema. So gently effective, it can be used freely. For baby’s bath, mild Resinoi Soap is unexecelled. 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