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189 Blytheville Courter Mississippi Valley Leader BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1944 SINGLE COPIES VOL. XLI-NO. 189 NAVAL VICTORY COSTS U. S. cO WARSHIPS TODAY'S WAR ANALYSIS- Japanese Navy Facing End Of Brief Career By JAMES HARPER United Press Staff Writer Japan's navy, last to arrive first to depart.

It is dying young. Of the world's modern fleets, and Japan were formed most comers are following exactly States fleet, an adolescent in the other hand, Japan's navy and the other in the grave. It is 011 warships. Oddly enough, the western powers which began Japan's navy now must end it. France, Holland and Britain gave Japan her naval start.

Now those nations are helping America end that -lived career. Like a family physician, the west presided over the birth and death of the Japanese Beet. In the 13th century Mongol and in the 16th century a Korean feet suited into Jap waters unopposed. But it wasn't until 1855 that Japan Asked for it heiping hand in the establishment of a navy. The Dutch set.

up naval training school for the Japs, presented them with 1 warship' and sold them two more, England's Queen Victoria, not to be them of James outdone, made a present Harper another. A Frenchman" supervised the construction of: Japan's first Britishers staffed the naval college. And, in 1873, England sent over 0 naval commission to help out. By that time, the United States fleet was nearly a century old. Onc hundred and 68 years this morih, in 174z; the Continent gress established the American Navy.

Today that Navy probably is larger, than all the others the world combined. Strangely. enough, this shift In naval strength occurred in the few brief, but crowded years, since Pearl Hurbor. In that time, Japan's navy slid downhill toward, the vanishing point: America's feet climbed to the top of the heap. Never, probably, in world history has the balance of naval power shifted so sharply, so quickly.

The record of those years since Pearl Harbor is shot with a mixture of defeat and triumph. It is punctuated by stirring battles, the latest of which may be in the nature of a period. It is a steady climb from the depths of defeat to the heights, of victory. MacArthur was falling back 01, Luzon when a 100-ship Tokyo express thundered down toward Bornco. A rag-lag Allied fleet destroyed 3B ships but the Japs landed in Borneo anyway.

In February, the Japs were on the move again. The 1 Allies fought them for three days and lost all but four, destroyers. And the Japs landed Java. In May the enemy hit for the Solomons. The Ailles squared off with them in the Coral Sea and destroyed 15 enciny warships.

But the Japs landed in the Solomons anyway. Then the enemy struck for Midway with 80 vessels. half his val strength. This they lost half their available carrier strength, and failed to land at Midway. The tide had turned.

True, the Allies lost battles after that. They lost at Savo Islund, at Santa Cruz, and they about broke even al Guadalcanal. But their strength had grown to the point where they could take the offensive. And the look it. The United States Navy sank 16 Jap ships in the Marshalls and Gilberis in January.

They sank 23 al Truk in February, 30 at Palau in March, 13 in the Marianas and four off the Philippines in June. By that time, the Japs were short in cruisers, short in destroyers and carriers. Now- with the latest victory --they're virtually short a uavy It's been a long road. It started with the Macassar Straits battle just as MacArthur was about to leave the Phillppines. It ends with the new battle when MacArthur is entering the Philippines.

It's the story of the United Stales Navy's rise from defeat to victory. Burdette Has $6500 Loss In Cotton Fire A cotton house and 27 bales of nagluned cotton at Burdelte Plantation burned yesterday afternoon. Value of property burned was placed at $6500. The fire, which started in the seed cotton, burned rapidly but the Blytheville department was able to save the gin proper and other adjacent bulldings. Origin of the flames, discovered al 2:45 o'clock, was widclermined.

FIVE CENTS Philippine Action! American troops pace ashore with ammunition in the invasion of the Phillippine Islands, In. background are splintered trees and fires caused by the heavy bombardment which preceded the Initial landings. S. Sigani Corps From Can Collection Will Be Made Here Tomorrow Salvage workers agaln will coltin cans lomorrow. Local housewives.

were reminded of the regular monthly collection date today by R. A. Nelson. chairman of this division of the salvage committee. "Our recent victories wilt have to be.

followed up by more," Mr. son remiked: this ineans war factories will have to keep turning out the goods. Ting being one 'of the highly critical materials, is used in extraordinary quantilies and as long as the Japs still control- most of. the world's tin mines we have to depend on supplies nnd all' that can he sal-. home.

This makes the utmost importance. Everyone can housewife's, role du. the one -of help by saving ond turning in their used tin cans each month." Hardware Store At Osceola Sold Lee Wilson Company Purchases Cartwright Hardware Concern Cartwright Hardware Company 'of Osceola, oldest hardware store in this section, has been sold to the Wilson Company of Wilson. which will assume charge Nov. 1, it was announced today.

The business will continue to operate with Missco Implement Company, also owned by son company, to be operated in conjunction with the hardware department. Fuber White, manager of the implement company, will be in charge. A modern new brick building is to be erected immediately, to be used as the both the pardware and form implement business, with all plans not completed, it was snid. The Lee Wilson Company, which has extensive farming and business interests throughout Missisippi County and Northeast Arkansas, also operates a wholesale grocery in Osceola. Chicago Wheat Chicago Wheat open high low close pr.cl.

Dec. 164 May 159 Dutch Transportation Center Cleared Of Die-Hard Germans; 50,000 Pinned Against Meuse SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Oct. 27 (U.P.) -The British have finally captured all -of lertogenbosch, the important transportation center in south central Holland. The last group of dic-hard Nazis have -been cleaned of the southern part of the city. And- the Allies now hold complete control of the big transport center which marks the eastern anchor of wilting pocket in which more than 50,000 Germans are being plined against the Meuse river.

All along the 50-mile front, BritIsh- Army forces are ham-1 mering out steady gains. The Tommics have broken through the Nazi half a dozen places. The British and Canadians also haze started 'tha finny drive to cleani thee Nazis from the approaches to Antwerp. British troops crossed time Schelde Estuary carly yesterday morning. landing 011 the southern shore 'of the island of Beveland.

They caught the Germans colipletely off guard. Pushing. quickly inland, the Tommies fought their wAy several miles ACrOSS the island, and now are reported only two miles from junction with Canndian forces fighting into the island from the Dutch mainland. Some 11,000 Nazis defending Beveland and the nd joining island of Walcheren face entrapment. A British broadcast says the Germans have evacuated all civilians from the famous old city of Thic Hague, the administrative center of the Netherlands.

The broadcast says the Germans. Have warned that the bulldings of The Hague are and will be blown up? when the Nazis withdraw. Ashcraft Wins Appeal MEMPHIS. Oct. 27.

(UP; A United Stales Supreme Court decision, reversing Tennessee high court order, has given E. E. Ashernic of Mensphis a third trial for his The Memphis man is facing wifeslaying charges, which he has' twice previously recelved the guilty verdict. He was transferred from the Fort Pillow Penal Farm to Shelby County jati to facilitate conferences with his attorney in preparation for the trial, to be held Nov. 20.

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2165 2171 low close pr.cl. I 2176 2179 2179, 2178 2180 2170 2157 2150 2162 2078 2083 2087 2165 2170 2167 Barfield Road To Be Improved; State To Provide Hard Surface Long-suffering motorists who for sears have been bounced and Jolted as they traveled Barfield Road, that part of Highway 18 linking Blytheville with communities to the east' along the Mississippi River area, today had cause to rejoice with announcement that the badly worn graveled road will be replaced with a modern, hard highway. 'The contract will be let next month. Approval of the work was 211- nounced loday following a meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission yesterday in Little Rock. Letting of contract for the eightmile project will be followed by grading within 30.

days, and the road will be regraveled prior to hard surfacing. Although work will be pushed as rapidly as possible, it will be Spring before the hard surface Is laid because of weather conditions, it was pointed out. Surfacing of the road the Mississippi River wil be completion of project started many years ago. Planned as a hard sur- Churchill Gives Report On Talks At The Kremlin Says Stalin Agreos On Tomporary United Balkans Government Minister LONDON, Churchill Oct. 27 today (U.P.)--Prime House of the Allies: believe the war in Europe Ls In its last lap, but he warned lint the fighting will gel oven more diffcult.

But the main part of the Primo, Minister's specch was devoted to, politics. Churchill gave a report on his mission to Moscow. And, as hie snid, the resulls aro "highly snilsfuctory." The better port of the Primo, Minister's confurences with Stalin: were lion. And devoled there to the Churchill Balkan reported' quest, that they arrived at complete agreement. 'The Balkan nations, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, sinvin and Kungary, have been 131-- riled to form temporary malted government for the of carrying on tho war.

Churchill emphasized that this wns temporary nrinagement, and to make the point stronger, tic told the Commous that all permaneut arrangements must wait until the United States can have Its soy, his hope that hie, Stulln and Prest-. The Prime Minister expressed 'dent Itoosevell another meeting soon, preferably before New Tent's." Prime. Minister went on to discuss the Pollsh situation. And he chose. his words with grent, enre, 110 solution the problems hind been arrived al In the Moscow.

conferences. Ho said, however, that, the Polish question' had narrowed down "two 'crucial lasues," upmoly the frontier question on tie relations between two, Polish govern: tents. Churchill gave France 1L boust postwar position high pmong United Nations. The Prime MinSsler said that Franco would now resume' what ho coiled "her rightful role upon the world stage." Hurricane's Death Toll 14 For Florida MIAMI, Oct. 27.

(UP) -Latest compilation of Florida's denth toll frain the tropical hurricane last week reveals that. 14 persons were kilted, 11 by drowning und thrce by electrocution. These were relensed by the red Cross from its emergency hurricone hendquarters Minnat, The Red Cross further reports that the benches In the Fort Myers area were hardest Int by the storm -nboul 270 homes were destroyed. Grentest toll was laken when nine InCH were lost in the sinking ol an Army tug oft Bradenton. 'Two boys were drowned al St.

Augustine and electrocutions took the lives of persons In Jacksonville, Minim! and Orlando. An estimated 1000 persons were left homeless by the storm, New York Cotton open high low. close pr.cl. Mar. 2175 2181 2174 2179 2173 May 219G 2183 2176 2180 2115 July 2158 2162 2153 2156 2158 Oct.

2082 2090 2078 2079 2082 Dec. 2165 2170 2164 2165 2163 Dies. In Action Serge. Ben Hawkins, formerly of Blytheville, was killed in action ou1 Aug. 10, according to a message recelved by his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Ben Hawkins, of Helena. The year-old gunner was with the 15th. Army Air Forces stationed hi Italy and was on a bombing mission over Romania when killed. Number of Damaged Ships and Aircraft Losses Not Revealed on the world scene, is the those of the United States recently.

Yet, those lateopposite courses. The United years, is a giant in size. On has one foot in -the cradle is short on years---but shorter Roosevelt Stops In Philadelphia To Make Bid Tonight For Pennsylvania's 35 Electoral Votes outside the big stadium listening to: the address over loudspeakers. On his way back to Washington from Chicago, Mr. Roosevelt will make another rear platform speech! at Clarksburg, W.

Va. Some observers believe the President also will campaign next week. They foresee speeches in Cleveland, I Detroit or Buffalo, Mr. Roosevelt. already is officially scheduled tot speak in Boston on Nov.

4. Meanwhile, in Detrolt, Vice-President Wallace cast one of the first ballots in the election. Mr. Wallace marked his absentee ballot for mnstling to his Towa election board. He told reporters, "Of course, I voled the straight Democratic The -president is in Detroit: to make a major speech tonight.

will follow the President's address in Philndelphia. In the campaigning today, the have but a single representative, Governor Bricker. the GOP vice- -presidential nominee. Governor Bricker says he will tack President Roosevell's record on foreign relations and national defense. Today.

Governor Bricker told an audience in Wichita, that "The American farmer knows that during this war, lie has been a victim of By United Press A damp, chill wind and a warm, cheering welcome grected President Roosevelt early this afternoon in Philadelphia. Shortly after his arrival, the President began lending a huge parade that wound for 30 miles through Penhsylvania's Arst city and cent Camden, N. J. The parade, a political bright spot beneath overcast skies, will be followed tonight by a speech by Mr. Roosevelt in Shibe Park.

The speech, a bid for electoral votes, will be addressed especially to the nation's business men. It will be broadcast coast to const beginning at 8 o'clock CWT. On the way to Philadelphia, the President's train made a short stop' in Wilmington, Del. Speaking from the 'rear. of the train, Mr.

Tell told a large crowd that" a' big vote America tuls year will speak powerfully for cause of democracy all over the world. The Press recalled. that this is the first wartime election in 80 years of the nation's history. The President quoted Abe Lincoln at Wilmington. He said some of the Republican arguments today reminded him Lincoln's famous sally at Stephen A.

Douglas, whom Lincoln accused of trying to prove "that a horse chestout is a chestout horse." Tomorrow. the President's train.i rolls west, to Chicago, where he makes another decisive campaign! speech at Soldiers Field. The is scheduled to make brief, stop at Fort Wayne, and an-: other train-platform address either at Akron or Youngstown, Ohio. In Chicago, Democratic leaders say 110,000 persons will crowd into Soldiers Field to hear the President. Estimates say 50,000 more will stand New Deal incompetence and burcau-1 cratic arrogance." Fascism Leaves Mark On People Of Italy WASHINGTON.

Oct. 27. Office of War Information says! the United States has sent over 000.000 worth food to Italy so far. And the Allles also have restared cough of the productive capacity of the country so that no one is starving. But the OWI adds that Fascism has left its taint on the one time enemy country.

Allied military offclais say two accades of Faselsin have left Italians streaked with "an Individun! selfishness" and an "aversion to discipline." It will be Impossible lo uproot these trails, they add, even in a generation. OWI say's the Allied control commission in Italy has concluded that Fascist rule in the country was "a bureaucracy run mad." WASHINGTON, 27 (U.P.) -The Navy revealed this afternoon thnt six United States warships have sunk so far in the Philippine naval battle. The list consists of the light carrier Princeton, two escort carriers, two destroyers and ole destroyer escort. The Navy docsn't reveal the names of the vessels, other Chian the Princeton; whose loss was earlier. The number of damaged American ships has not been tabulated for nor have our aircraft losses been revealed.

Those ships are the, price we have Jap pold 50 warshlys, for for Including sinking a ut least battleship, Jans ion northern' two alrerntt carriers. and five cruls- Leyte. Big American: 155-millimeter era. Four other Jap ships aro listed "tong wheeled Tom" the cannon Front lines. 'And been us protubly sutik and 20 damaged.

up Into Tho Navy hus released no turtlier they're now pumping a ei steady Information on. personnel losses. It stronh: of: shells into the disorgancors announced men carlier from that the 1300 Princeton off- Enomy' losses- are lieuvy. Ized Jajs. were 'resoned.

Press Correspondent, Francis MeLight corrieis are winderstood 'to Carthy, now on northern Leyte; says curry bettor than .45, planes, willo for Texas overy cavalrynien American are lost. killing 25 Japs escort carriers have about 21: The James Attack Claims Half Moon Man J. W. Portlock Dies Early This Morning Plans Incomplete J. W.

Portlock, farner In Chis section for 34 years, was found dead in 'bed this morning, 7 o'clock, at his Half Moon Community home. He was 68. It was belleved be suffered a heurt attack during the night. Funeral arrangements were Incomplete this afternoon. Born at Wolf Creek, he llved there until he came here.

He was a farmer. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Nola Arnie Portlock: three daugh-, ters, Mrs. Paul Tomlin of Braw-1 163. Mrs. George Shelton and Miss Lavonne Portlock, holh of Blytheville: three Joc Portlock of South Bend, Aldridge Portlock of Buchanan, and E.

J. Portluck of Hol Springs and three brothers, Louls Partlock of Curuthersville, Logan Porllock of Festus, Mo. and Jim Portlock of -Ind. Cobb Funcral Homo is in charge. Hull In Hospital N.

Y. Stocks WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Secretary of Sinlc Knil was ed in better health todny. Mr.

Hull had two infected teeth extracted yesterday at the Naval Hospital. He had been in the hospital for the past weck getting a regular physical checkup. However, Acting Secrelary of Stale Edward R. Stettinius I said the examinations are continuing. 'r 163 1-2 Amer Tobacco 67 1-2 Anaconda Cooper 26 7-8 Beth Steel 63 3-8 Chryster 00 3-9 Gen Electric 38 1-2 Gen Motors Gl 1-1 Montgomery Ward 50 1-2 Central 17 7-8 Int Harvester 77 1-2 Standard of 5-1 3-4 Texas Corp.

46 Steel 57 3-4 Livestock ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27 (UP)-Hogs 7,000 salable, 6,500 0 top 14.70; 170- 240 lbs 14.70 140-160 lUs 13.25-14.- 70 SOWS 13.95. Cattle 3,775 salable 2,500 calves 1,000 all salable cows 7-15 canners and cutters slaughter steers 9-18 slaughter heifers 7.50-17 stocker and feeder steers 7.25-13, Weather ARKANSAS--Fair this afternoon, tonight and Saturday. Light Not lo much Inchange In teniperature.

cally heavy frost In northeast porlions tonight. Minimum temperature here last night WAS 37 degrees with maximum temperature yesterday, 23 degrecs, according (o the official weather observer. 1: nunshor of mon nornially aboard these vessels ish't known. But de-' -stroyers usuully carry about 200 men -and, destroyer 'escorts- about 100.1: Total Is Dovited Tho 'Intest losses rulse. to 2i7 the total number of United States warships lost In -the war from all causes.

The new Navy communique makes 11 cicar that figures on the losses for both: sides are not yet complete. Dut experts believe, Japanese los5cH In. sunk ond seriousty dannged will climb' beyond 40-shilp Already they stand at 37 ships. China -based bombors havo jotricd Cho battle and; linve sunk or damaged threo. khiys: below Hong: Kong.

Tliete yessels presuinably, were flee. 'ing from. We powerful Amorican steels. protcetively the. Philippines, Spotting the remnants of trisk force In- the South Chlini Sei, the nitmen hit transport, freigliter and 8 tanker totaling: 10,000 tona.

Two direct hits probably sank' the runsports, while the freighter WAR left burning and the tankor smokIng. Besides these vessels here. is the Intest box score: Japanese ships sunk, one. battleship, two. alrcinft carriers, five cruisers and 'or more for a total of, nt lenst: 10: Japanese ships.

probably sunk, thrce brittleships and one large craft carrier, a total of tour. Japanese ships damaged, batLieships, elglit cruisers and six. or more destroyers for a total or 20. And, an top of nil that. 242 Japanese plancs' have been shot.

down. Even now those totals probably aro climbing higher. Swarms of carrier plones from two American fleets still nire hammering away at the battered remnants of three Jap Meets. The Japs themselyes, In one of their frankest ndmit that two of their nitcraft carriers, two battleships, two cruisers and two destioyers have been sunk or damaged and that 126 planes "falled to return." Japi Revise. Clalins To some extent the Japs are climbing down troin their early astronomic cinhns of American ships sunk.

They now place the number nit 27 which, ds we now know, still is long way from the truth. The Jays prohubly UTC straying, from the truth, too, wien predict. that their llect will wade back the battle, that a second or even third fight will occur off the Ippines. But 11 is clear that the Japs are plenty worried. Tokyo says the gov: crament Is reorganizing its advisory machinery by number of men with ministerial rank to aid the cabinet and Premier Kolso.

'The reason? Tokyo gives it in these words: "The war situntion lias become more pressing than ever." The Jap cabinet also met for three hours today to discuss what Tokyo calls "matters requiring Immedlate. attention." It's not hard lo guess what those matters are. In another broadcast says 57 American Super-Fortresses and three small planes. were destroyed or damaged in a rald on Chengtu, in China's Szechwan province. No such isid has been reported by the Allles.

However, Admiral Nimitz his confitmed that' Army and Navy planes have carried out extensive assaults on the Kurlle Islands, In the northern Pacifle. Our planes also are continuing to 'ald In the Thilippine fight. American ground troops in the Philippines are, Virtually matching the American Navy's offshore. The Americans now won a 10-mile strip of Leyte's northern constline. In addillon, cavalry patrols have driven along both shores of -San Juanico Straits, Riving the cans a constal strip Samar Island as well as on northern Leyte.

Front reports say a pincer operation by the 24th Corps and the First Cavdalry has' trappica remuants of the Late Bulletins Moscow, Oct. 127 Premier Josef Stalin this noon: announced in Can order the day that the Fourth Army of. Ukraine haw captured: U2- horod; cen ted. 25 molies: north went. of Mun: kas, which: felt Unhor-5 od also is: known: Ungyar.

27 -(UP). Three shots were fired today. during: 1 parade: In the heart: of Athens In honor of Forelga, Sec: Anthony Eden and Ned military One man; was killed. -First reports indicated he: was a member, nt the EAt party. The killer WAS reported wearing the uniform of a Greek army, Mrs.

Ina Fielder Dies At Steele Well Known Resident) Is Fatally. Stricken; Services Sunday Mrs. Ina Ethel Asburt Fielder, wife of A. D. Fielder of Steele, died suddenly: Wednesday night at the family residence there.

She 59. Although in ill wealth. Mrs, Flelder apparently. was after havIng, recently undergone, treatment fo Louis but was stricken with henft attack a short time, before she Born tin Anderson, she. weal to Steele 11 years ago: from Marmaduke, Ark, when she and Mr.

Plelder began operation of the theaters al Steele and Lilbourn, which they purchased. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon. 2:30 o'clock, at Steele Baptist onurch, by the Rey. H. W.

Ellis, pastor with burial 'at Mount Zion Cemetery, there. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Gladys McCollum, of Steele, and two sisters, Mrs. Marlo, Townsend of Little Rock nnd Mrs. Cora Jones of Marmaduke, Ark.

German' Undertaking Company is In charge. Divorce Set Aside For 'Ghost Of Guam': SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27. -The Superior Court has set aside a divarce granted. to chief.

radioman Gicorge "ghost of Guam." Tweed got. the divorce last August; when he returned to the States after two years of 'evadIng: the Japs on Guani. Ho was granted, the divorce on his testimony that his wife. had been associnting with other service men. The court ruling setting aside the divorce upholds Mrs.

Tweed's contention that she signed the divorce papers without knowing. what they were. And now. she will share in any profils that' Tweed inay make from telling the story of his 31-month stay on Guam." Inced highway from Blythesille to the Mississippi River at Barlield, plans later were changed to include graveling of the road through Huffman and graveling of the original project instead of a permanent highway. Difficult to maintain a5 0 graveled road, because of the type soil in the road bod, Aflasissippi County has for severni years attempted to assist in keeping the road in condition despite its being part of the state system.

The gravci in condition on the heavily travcled road, the highway has been unusually rough for long thine. The rond travels west from the river through the farming communitles of Barfield and Armorel to Blytheville, where joins the concrete. stretch extending a short distance cast of East Main street, and and is Main picked streets, up thence at west to again Division Manila. Leachville and Jonesboro, Proper name of the highway, which originates at Bardield, 1s Herman Davis Highway named for the late Herman Darts of Manila. Arkansas lop ranking hero of World War I.

Restricted Diet Ends, Strike At Prison Camp INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27. (UP)The commander of a German prison camp at. Fort Benjamin Harrison, reported today that Nazi prisoners have ended a 36-hour strike. The commander; Col.

Henry Tisdale, said the prisoners refused job assignments for an unexplained res. son and were placed on a restricted dick. during the strike. Chicago Rye open high- low. close pr.cl.

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