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1-7-0 100 lbs. of waste SAVE makes 1470 A BUNDLE A WEEK paper boxes emergeney life boat rations. Save every SAVE SOME BOYS LIFE 71 A N. The Albany Democrat-Herald, Reds YANK PATROLS MAKE ADVANCE ON BEACHHEAD Improved By Capturing Of Strong Point Allied Headquarters, Naples, April 8 -American combat patrols have extended the allied beachhead below Rome with the establishment of a strong point in the sector after a grenade battle, it was announced today. The new strong pout northwest of Padiglione, nine miles above Anzio, slightly strengthened the 5th army's position in the beachhead.

German harassing fire continued over the entire beachhead front while allied artillery, tanks and mortars answered shell for shell. A British destroyer was revealed to have joined in the bombardment Tuesday. U.S. Bombers Busy A spokesman disclosed that two enemy units have reappeared in the German line, including the 7th luftwaffe battalion, composed of military offenders who were given a chance to redeem themselves in combat. The original strength of the battalion, 328, has been reduced to 200, including 80 replacements received in the past two weeks.

American heavy and medium bomber's again concentrated their bomb loads on enemy communications north of Rome and in the Po valley in an effort to disrupt further enemy lines of supply and reinforcement between northern and southern Italy. The National View Coast Firms Prepare To Seek Postwar Markets in China By Paul Dunham Washington, D. April 8- How can firms on the Pacific coast take advantage of the market afforded China after the war? now being organized a group of west coast business men to dig into the question and, if time permits, have the answers ready when the last shot has been fired. While the idea came originally from big eastern executives (and they financed it substantially) the Pacific coast is expected to receive the major benefits. There will be groups in Seattle.

Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and these are now holding meetings, arranging finances, etc. China American Council of Commerce and Industry, is the title of the new-born enterprise. The president is Tom Watson, of the I. B. and others are executives from the International Harvester R.

Hoe Remington Rand Cocoa-Cola International General Electric McGraw-Hill Publishing American Locomotive American Rolling Mills, Pepsi-Cola Cluett, Peabody etc. There are 30 members on the board of director and each has tossed in $5,000 without hope of recovering a nickel. Headquarters is a at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, On the west coast Julean Arnold has been selected as representative. Chairman of the Seattle committee is John Philip Herber, and Paul McKee is chairman of the Portland unit. There is a close working agreement with the far eastern division of the department of commerce and Charles K.

Moser, chief of the division, has been sent to tour the coast. Mr. Arnold, the west coast representative, was a resident of China for 38 years and long the American 'commercial attache to that country. The China-American Council is engaging specialists in finance, transportation and other lines to make surveys of China when it is possible for them to get into that country and conduct a study. These specialists.

will be kept Page Four) DRUNK FINED $5 Clifford Hopkins was fined $5 in city court Saturday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. Albany COUN Lieep in Rumania, Reach Czech Area -No. 160 ALBANY DEMOCRAT- HERALD, ALBANY, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1944. The Albany Herald, Vol. No.

150 Ponape Blasted Seventh Straight Day; Palau, Yap Victories Leave Truk Virtually Useless to Japs By William F. Tyree: Pearl Harbor, April 2 -Mitchell medium bombers of the 7th AAF Thursday struck Ponape, midway between Truk and the Marshall islands, for the seventh straight day, bombing airfields and Japanese bauxite works on the strategic island base, Chester W. Nimitz announced today. A Pacific fleet announcement described antiaircraft fire encourtered on Ponape as moderate and at the same time announced that three Japanese positions in the Marshalls-600 miles west- were bombed and strafed by Dauntless dive bombers, Corsair fighters of the 4th marine aircraft wing, Mitchells of the 7th AAF and navy Hellcat fighters. At one Marshalls objective an ammunition storage area was strafed and at another were heavily.

bombed, Nimitz' communique reported. Ponape, 437 land miles east of Truk, formerly shielded that base, onw all but neutralized by the devastating U.S. naval task force assault on islands in the Palau area, within 550 miles of the Philippines. Nimitz had no further announcement of the activities of the task force which scored the biggest Herald INDUCTION MEN OVER 25 IN WAR JOBS OFF Pressure For Young Men In Service Dictates Move Washington, April 8 (U.P.) The selective service system today: suspended induction calls for men over 25 who are employed in essential agriculture, war production, or war supporting activities. The selective service director, Major-Gen.

Lewis. B. Hershey, said his action was dictated by the war and navy departments who have emphasized that "the demand for young men is so great that drastic measures are necessary-even though they may result in failure to fill the current call." Order Cancels OK's "The war and navy departments have informed the director of selective service," the order said, "that the immediate necessity for young men in the armed forces is greater than the need to immediately fill calls by inducting older men." The suspension order applies immediately to men in' essential activities who have passed their 26th birthday even if they already have taken their pre-induc-1 tion physical examinations and have been approved for service. State Boards Informed Their induction is to be suspended until the induction of those in the 18-through-25 et "has been substantially accomplished." In line with the serve ices' demand for younger men, occupational deferments for those in that group have been ordered virtually eliminated. The order was in the form of a telegram to state selective service directors.

It said that March 24, 1944, would be the date for de termining whether registrants had reached their 26th birthday. CORDON CHECKS ON LAB, SEES GOP LEADERS United States Senator Guy Cordon, appointed by Governor Earl Snell to succeed the late Senator Charles L. McNary until the November election, was in Albany last evening to check up on the needs of this part of the state and to confer with republican party leaders in connection with his campaign for the nomination in the May primaries to succeed himself for the remaining four years of the McNary term. He was accompanied by state Senator Marshall E. Cornett, of Klamath Falls, his campaign ager, and by Mrs.

Cordon and daughter. After short visits in Eugene, Roseburg and Marshfield, Senator Cordon will leave for Washington next Friday to resume his duties. Senator Cordon conferred for half an hour with Dr. A. Bruce Rogers, director of the Northwest Electrodevelopment Laboratory, now under construction, and got some first hand information of the needs of this new institution.

Later he attended a reception in the St. Francis hotel where he met a large number of republican lead- ers of this vicinity, including members of the county court, and left highly encouraged over his chances for nomination next month. "On my brief visit home since taking office I have tried to make the best use of my time in gathering facts about the various sections of the state which have problems of national interest. find that facts are the all said the senator, "and welcome every bit of data that I can command. I have retained the entire staff of Senator McNary's office except 'one woman who had an opportunity for a better position, but the affairs of the office have gone along smoothly and we are getting things done.

"I hope that it will be possible for me to return for a few days before the primary election, for I find encouraging support in every section of the state and feel that I have an excellent chance to be nominated." Waste Paper a vital weapon of war. Save It and save some boy's life! Unionist Indicted Thomas de Lorenzo, above, president of the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation local of the United Automobile Workers. C. 1. has been indicted by a New York federal grand jury.

Indictment charged that, in application for appointment to a WLB panel, de Lorenzo falsely declared that he had never been arrested or indicted, for traffic PICTURES SHOW DAMAGE DONE AT BUCHAREST Allied Headquarters, Naples, April 8 (U.P) -Reconnaissance photographs taken after Tuesday's heavy raid on Bucharest revealed today that at least 1,500 freight cars and 10 locomotives were destroyed or severely damaged with two yard areas almost obliterated. Several buildings were left with only the walls intact, and eight fires still were burning in the city when the photographs were taken Thursday. They also showed that the rail lines east toward Constanta and south toward the Danube were cut. Although official reports of the Bucharest raid listed 49 German planes destroyed, air officers announced the names of gunners credited with shooting down at least 60 enemy craft, including 50 by Liberators and 10 by Flying Fortress gunners. Escort pilots also shot down three bringing the total of German air losses to at least 63.

Salem War Dog Dies 'In Line Of Duty' Salem, April 8 (U.P) Wolf, a German shepherd dog "died in the line of duty as a soldier" March 29, according to word received by his former owner, Colin G. Scott of this city from the war dog reception and training center. Wolf "enlisted" in military service last August and completed his basic training in October. Neither the place nor the cause of Wolf's death was revealed in the letter received by Scott. Tangent Will Have Sunrise Service Tangent, April 8 (Special) -An Easter sunrise service, believed to be the first ever held here, is scheduled for tomorrow morning on the lawn of the Tangent Methodist church, it is announced by Rev.

Bruce A breakfast is to follow at 8 o'clock. A special Easter service will be held at 11 a. m. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILL.EN "It looks like folks can't be frankly nice. When they start off with the word 'frankly' what follows is always something unpleasant." SAVE A BUNDLE A WEEN SAVE SOME BOYS W.

Wit SS Dies 7 Telephoto; John H. Schmidt, died in Los Angeles shortly before he was scheduled to appear as key witness in Washington Nazi spy trial. Schmidt's widow told police she believed he had been poisoned. HOUSE BADLY DAMAGED BY BLAZE TODAY Flames severely damaged the home of Mrs. Lida B.

Ross, near Seventh and Chicago streets adjacent to the state highway maintenance office, before two city fire trucks swung into action and controled the blaze. But one truck was at first dispatched since the property is outside the city limits, but when the blaze was found to be out of hand and in consideration of the fact that this property is included in an area which may soon be ineluded within the city limits, a second truck was quickly sent to reinforce the first. The fire 'is believed to have started in the kitchen or immediately behind it, where wood was stored on a porch. Albany Sunrise Program Listed The Ministerial Association of Albany has made plans for union Easter sunrise services, Sunday morning on the grounds of the Linn county courthouse, to take place at 6:45 a. m.

In. case of rain, the service will be held in the First Presbyterian church. The program is planned as follows: Trumpet solo, "The Palms." Dave Campbell. Vocal solo, "Were You Ivan Correll. Trumpet solo, "Christ Dave Campbell.

Congregational hymn, "All Hail The Power of Jesus Flower girls place lillies around the cross. Call to worship, Rev. Edward Terry. Quartet, "Christ the Lord is Risen," Don Gross, tenor; Loleta Goin, soprano; Doris Cox; alto; Dr. Leslie Gatchell, bass.

Invocation, Joan Marquis. Vocal solo, "The Lord's Prayer (Mallott)" Frances McKechnie. Scripture reading, Floyd Thompson. Duet, "Majestic Sweetness Sits Phyllis McCormack, soprano; Maybelle Russell, alto. Prayer, Rev.

Edgar Luther. Quartet, "I Know That My Redeemer Easter meditation, Rev. Orville F. Mick. Congregational hymn, "Crown Him With Many ALBANY NATIVE DIES Newport, April 8-Walter L.

Kuhm, 66, retired Pacific Telephone Telegraph company seryice manager for the Newport area, a native of Albany here last week. He was born May 14, 1877, but moved in early life to Washington, where he resided at Dayton and Spokane. He served with the U. S. signal corps during the first.

World war as a master signal electrician. He had been with the telephone company at Portland for 26 years before coming here, BRUNSWICK IS BLASTED AGAIN BY AMERICANS Attack Seeks Halt Repair Work On Plane Plants London, April 8 (U.P)-Strong formations of American heavy bombers resumed the attack on Germany after a week-long lull today, smashing at aircraft plants in Brunswick, 120 miles west of Berlin, and airdromes in the northwest reich. Nazi propagandists, in breadcasts finding no responsible support, said the Americans "attempted to raid Berlin" but were turned back in fierce air 'battles west of the Elbe, 50 miles short of the capital. Nearly 750 United States eighth air force bombers with an escort of around 500 fighters broke Germany's longest respite of the year from heavy bomber attack. The dull began last Saturday after a Liberator raid on southeast Germany.

Crewmen back from Brunswick said between 50 and 75 German fighters pressed suicidal attacks against the Americans over the target area in a mass dogfight. Bomber crews returning from the attack on several reported seeing no enemy fighters and encountering moderate to light anti-aircraft fire. The main assault on Brunswick, scene of some of the heaviest air battles of the war, was designed to break up repair work on the aircraft factories shattered in previous. bombardments, a U. S.

communique said. OHIO AIR ACE ACHIEVES NEW VICTORY MARK London, April 8 (U.P.) -Lt. Don Gentile, 23, Piqua, Mustang fighter pilot who is credited officially with shooting down 20 enemy planes, now has seven other claims, including two probables, before the claims board of his fighter command. If all seven are approved, he will top the record of 26 6 shot down by Eddie Rickenbacker in World War and two marine fliers in the Pacific area in this war. They are Majors Joe Foss of Sioux Falls, S.

and Gregory Boyington of Okanogan, Wash. Boyington has officially been listed as missing since he shot down his 26th. Fighter command officials pointed out that top ranking fighters do not put in claims until they are virtually certain of approval as it would prove "embarrassing" to claim breaking the record and then be turned down. That is why, they said, Gentile listed his last two as probables. naval victory of the war March 29, 30 and 31 by sinking or damaging 46 Japanese ships and destroying or damaging 214 Japanese planes in daring assaults on.

Palau, Yap, Woleai and Ulithi. Most of the including the razing of at least 65 buildtings, was wrought at the Palau islands, last enemy stronghold east of the Philippines, in a two day assault March 29 and 30. Yap, 270 miles northeast of Palau, Ulithi, 100 miles farther east, and Woleai, nearly 650 miles east of Palau, were attacked March 30 and 31. Not a single American ship was damaged in the raid. Twentyfive American planes were lost, but only 18 airmen.

One hundred and sixty Japanese planes were destroyed and 54 damaged, many of them so badly they probably never reached their bases. Close on the heels of Nimitz' disclosure of the brilliant Caroline victory, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in the Southwest Pacific announced that planes and warships from his command had added to the toll of enemy shipping by sinking a Japanese tanker, a coastal vessel and 12 barges and setting afire a 7000 ton cargo vessel. British Claim Success on Arakan Front; Japs Say Kohima Captured New Delhi, April 8 KU.P.) An allied communique today reported "particularly successful operations" on the Arakan front in sours thern Burma, with an English battalion: capturing an important village position southwest of Buthidaung. Identity of the village or its proximity to Buthidaung were not disclosed.

In the other operations in the Arakan area, allied patrols were pushing out from Alethangyaw, south of Maungdaw, while West African troops continued mopping up in the sector southeast of Kaladan village. The communique said there was no important activity on the Tiddim-Imphal road, where the were thrusting toward Imphal, capital of India's Manipur state. (A Japanese Domei agency wireless dispatch beamed at the United States said Japanese troops had captured Kohima, allied supply center 60 miles north of Imphal, Thursday.) The communique said that in the northern sector of hills overlooking Imphal plain, allied troops improved their positions and drove the enemy back at several points. It admitted the Japanese were active in the Kohima area, but asserted that no important engagement had taken place there. Chinese forces in the upper Mogaung valley were reported continuing their attack on Japanese positions east and west of the village of Wakawng.

The eastern air command made daylight sorties Thursday and Friday, bombing and strafing targets in northern Burma, a a the communique reported. Ground troops, gun positions, supply dumps and communication lines were among the objectives. Nazis Plead For Ball Bearings Washington, April 8 (U.P) Sweden, lone remaining Scandinavian neutral, was the center of urgent diplomatic pressures today as Germany sought to have her step up vital shipments of ball bearings for the nazi war machine, while Britain and the United States sought to reduce them. Ball bearing shipments, as well as exports of high grade steel for which Germany has no other source, have been subject of continuing diplomatic battling. Adair Sunrise Service Open To Civilians Civilians are invited to attend the Easter sunrise service to be held in the Camp Adair field house Sunday at 7 a.

it is announced by Chaplain J. P. MeGugin. Major L. T.

Jenks, division chaplain of the 70th division, will be the principal speaker. Chaplain Julius Kravetz, post chaplain, also will speak. The choir from the First Presbyterian church of Albany will present two special numbers. New York's Easter Bunny Will Need Snowshoes (NE.A Telephoto) the season is officially spring and Easter is just around the corner, but it looks like someone forgot to tell New York's weather man. This is a scene in Central Park as a heavy, wet snowfall left New York and Its subwha hiank ated in snow SOVIETS GAIN POSITION FOR BROAD SWEEP Drive For Bucharest And Ploesti Oil Fields Looms London, April 8.

(U.P) Russia announced today that the 2nd tarmy of the Ukraine had driven. 38 miles deep into Rumania on a 52 mile front while the 1st army struck through the Carpathian foothills to the border of the Carpatho-Ukraine, the tip of old Czechoslovakia now claimed by Hungary. Premier Josef Stalin issued two orders of the day in quick succes-. sion announcing the landslide victories in Rumania and on the prewar Czech frontier while the 3rd army of the Ukraine was preparing to. storm Odessa after.

breaking up an attempt by a German column to flee the city. Armies Coordinate Drives Marshal Ivan S. Konev's 2nd army made a 105-mile wide sweep from the Prut above lasi and reached the Siret river, 38 miles to the west, on a 52 mile front. Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov, in a synchronized drive above Konev's battlegrounds, smashed to the Carpatho-1 and Rumanian frontiers on a 125 mile front and pushed across into Rumania to force the upper Siret and capture the town of the same name on the west bank, Rail Points Taken Stalin, in his orders, revealed that their two armies had fused their campaigns in northeastern Rumania and were in position for a joint push down the plains toward Bucharest and the Ploesti oil fields.

The orders of the day were the first word from the Rumanian front since last Monday, when the Russians were a dozen miles deep in the Balkan state. Stalin's second order said the 2nd army forces captured more than 150 Rumanian towns and villages west of the Prut. Among them were the rail junction of Dorohoi, 26 miles southwest of Cernauti, and the big rail terminus of Botosani, 20 miles to the south. PARTISANS CUT GERMAN FORCE OFF FROM BASE London, April 8 (U.P). Jugoslav partisans, striking through the southern flank of German forces in western Bosnia, broke through' the German line, leaving the main nazi force cut off from its base at Mrkonjic Grad, 77 miles north of Sarajevo, a communique said today.

The operation followed a heavy three-day attack in which the Germans succeeded in pentrating 10 miles south of Mrkonjic Grad, blasting Partisan positions in the Jajce area. Marshal Josip (Tito) Brozovich's men reformed in the hills and launched the counterattack which cut the German line. Heavy fighting was reported continuing in the area. (An allied spokesman at Naples disclosed that at tehrequest of Brozovich, Baltimore bombers with Kittyhawk escorts had attacked Miksic, east of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast and started fires.) The communique also said the Partisans had captured Spuz and Danilovgrad, within 10 miles of the Albanian border. Walter Burford Dies Here Friday Night Lebanon, April 8 (Special)- Funeral services for Walter Burford, former resident of the Lebanon-Lacomb area, who died Friday night in Albany, will be held at 2 p.

m. Tuesday in the Howe funeral home. Burial will be in the Powell cemetery near Berlin. Mr. Burford was born in Newton, on Sept.

21, 1875. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice E. Burford; a son, Loro, of Lacomb; a daughter, Mrs. Lorena Burton, of Texas; four grandchildren and two brothers, George and John..