The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • Page 15

TEDDY: When this was written another group of S. S. men wore in Altoona for their final physicals; when you read this, they'll be back again. AN INDIANA COUNTY NEWSPAPER THAT SERVES EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY JniUmra Smtttuj COVERING THE WORLD FROM THE COMMERCIAL CENTER OF WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA VOLUME 158. TELEPHONE 501 "iNDfANA, PENNSYLVANIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1943.

FOURTEEN PAGES ROMMEL THRUST SAID BROKEN Rationing Dates Are Changed Supplies Are Delayed; Ration Books Feb. 23, 24, 25 Due to a delay in the receipt of necessary forms, the registration for War Ration Book No. 2 has been from Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 22, 23 and 24, to Wednesday and Thursday, February 23, 24 and 25. All the forms were scheduled to be here before Monday and the schools had been requested to begin then, according to an announcement today by Superintendent of Schools Edgar C. Perry, who said that this unexpected delay "at the other end of the line" has made change in days necessary.

County schools will be in regular session on Monday, said County Superintendent D. D. Patterson and registration in county areas, outside Indiana Borough, will also take place on the advanced days. Borough schools will be in regular session Monday, but not on the few days of registration. Except foi the change in dates the schedule lor registration here remains the the town will be divided by Seventh street.

Those living easi of Seventh street will register ai the Horace Mann school; those west at Thaddeus Stevens school. Residents whose last name begins with any letter from A to inclusive will be registered Tuesday; to inclusive, on Wednesday and to inclusive, on Thursday. Hours of registration will be from 9:30 a. m. to 8:30 p.

m. Food Production WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. AP The Administration called a White House conference of its economii command today to discus: strategy for perhaps its most ser ious and pressing home-front bat production of sufficient The Dnieper: Nazis' Last Ditch Line RUSSIAN THRUSTS NAZj HELD AREA POSSIBLE NAZI DEFENSE LINE PRODUCTION FIGHT BITTER Struggle Grows in Civilian, Military War Battle WASHINGTON, Feb.

10 The team of Nelson and Wilson u.shed forward today with its own on 24 food items representing a irogram for cracking armament third of the total of the retail deal- jottlenecks in the face of asserted- ers volume in food sales, was ex- "bitler end" opposition from the Plained at great length to a group After capturing strategic Kharkov the Russians are pressing onward all along the vast front (arrows), while the Nazis are reported rushing reinforcements for a stand at the Dnieper river (bar lines). The Germans in the Stalino area are in danger of entrapment from a southward Russian drive originating at Kharkov. KIRBY GILE OFF FOR SERVICE THIRTEEN NURSES' AIDES "LUCKY" -V- Local Youth Now Con- Red Cross esting Capping Exercises Here nected with Merchant Marine Kirby Gilc, prominent local Thirteen Nurses' Aides were of food to flil military, lend-lease and this morning and immediately went on to Long Island where for the next 1C months he will be a member of the cadet corps oE the Mcr- school youth, arrived in New York ficialy "capped" last night at ser civilian requirements. Summoned to the were members of the Stabilization Board, which is made conference Economic chant Marine. At the conclusion of up of four cabinet members in-! his training he will be eligible for the rank of Ensign.

Cadet Kirby a son of Lieutenant Commander Kirby Gile, of the Coast and Jeoclclic Survey and Mrs. (Simpson) Gile and for most of his years been a member of the house- lold of his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. George E. Simpson of South Ninth street.

Mrs. Gilc and her other sons, George and Charles are at present in the Simpson home. eluding Secretary of Agriculture IVickard, chiefs of several government war and financial agencies, and representatives from agriculture, labor and management. Presiding was Economic Stabilization Director James F. Byrnes.

As they assembled, demands mounted in Congress for prompt easing of labor shortages on the farm as well as in industry with indications a showdown is imminent on proposed remedies frowned upon by military and administration forces. Determined to get action on bills requiring military deferment of term workers and the furloughing of others now in the army, a large bloc of Senators threatened to force the measures from the mili- See RATION 3OOKS (Continued on page two) Especially Quail Appeal To Help Feed Wild Life FOOD MARGIN, POINT SYSTEM 0 A Agents Explain Details At C. of C. Meeting Here The new Food Margin program, definitely stating the ceiling price iroduction policy-makers of the rmed serv'ces. Over Army and Navy protests, who attended the annual meeting of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in Hotel Indiana last night.

The speaker was Frank V. Fambes lhairman Donald M. Nelson of the of the Altoona price division of the ffur Production Board and his Office of Price Administration. His iccond in command, Charles E. were expected in a few days to issue orders preventing a )ig segment of industry from mak- ng deliveries to the armed services oranyone else without WJB approval.

The services can only yield, because Nelson's power is final. But here was increasing evidence that Nelson had a fight on his hands to tecp his job, as he was vowed to do "until a belter man. comes along." One informed military source said he' believed either Nelson talk was rather technical, but apparently was understandable to his hearers, who asked a number of relating questions. Other speaker of the evening was Maynard E. Meckers, also of the Altoona office, who gave an exhaustive talk on the point rationing system, which will get under way March 1st.

As a result of wholesalers and retailers being informed on the various ramifications of the point system, the purchaser should have no difficulty in being informed. Meckers is also possessed of a fine baritone voice and he favored British 8th and 1st Moving Up On Both Flanks CHINESE NEED WAR SINEWS FDR Promises Early Aid As Mme. Chiang Gives Interview would have orjhe Under- the meeting with two selections. His accompanist was Miss Dorothy Winton, who also played familiar airs during the dinner. Some 85 persons were present for the annual dinner-meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and a large number of others came in for the meet- secrtarics of War and Navy, Robt.

Patterson and James V. Forres- al, would quit. He indicated that Patterson and Forrestal thought so, ,00. They are the production and procurement chiefs of the services, and they were overruled earlier in the week in the matter of Nelson's dismissal of Ferdinand Eberstadt as a vice chairman of WPB. But the military source, who cannot be quoted, indicated the showdown was not necessarily imminent and as far as the service people were concerned wait until the civilians' "production scheduling" program has been tried out.

Even so, Nelson cleared the decks for action last night -4. gating all his powers to Wiisoi WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 Madame Chiang Kae-Shek said at the White House today that Americans could help the Chinese best by sending more implements of war and President Roosevelt declared this was going tp be done as quickly as the Lord will let us. President and Mrs. Roosevelt united in their press conferences for the first time and the First Lady of China and the Chief Executive both submitted to questioning.

At one point Mr. Roosevelt reemphasized the intention of the United Nations to use China actively as a base for attacking Japan, while efforts continue to snip the (Testimony to American Valor) ing. Japanese lines in the Pacific Is- Five new members were elected lands, to the directorate of the Chamber To a question as to how aid to last Anthony Grr.i'f, Harry the Chinese might be stepped uo, C. McCreary, Frank L. Neff, N.

Madame CRiang referred to the DeWitt Ray and A. A. Simpson. The board will meet organization. shortly for -le- 17-crs In Navy Among the 12 accepted recently for the Navy are George Svilar of Boltz and Joseph Gregg, John David Motrenec and James Franklin Erdlcy, all of Colver and Peter Fc- dorko of BarncEbovo.

llaag in Training Charles A. Haag, 20, of Glen vices held by the Red Cross in th Presbyterian Church. Dr. Thomas Kredel, a member the Indiana Hospital staff and als a member of the Nurses Aide Boar gave a short address, stressing th importance of the Red Cross an their valuable help in the war thr the training of these aides. Those who received the caps, pin and diplomas were: Mrs.

Kay Fortner, Elle Mazza, Mrs. Margaret White, Mi- Frances Nantais, Mrs. Mary Kunkl Miss Alice Foreman, Miss Ellajcan Mentcli, Miss Sara Jane McDivitl, Miss Mary Evcrs Zicdick, Miss Ethel Strickland, and Mrs. Lorraine Miller. Two Aides, Miss Inez Griffith and Miss Strassie Lenich, were eligible for this service but they were transferred to Pittsburgh and Washington, D.

respectively. Miss Dorothy Strausser of the Indiana Hospital, Mrs. Joseph Kinter Mrs. Robert Cummins, the instructors in Nurses Aide; Miss Margaret Serene, Red Cross Exe- LOCAL RELIEF DOLE LOWER EMERGENCY "SPEED" NEARS WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.

AP Modification of the national 35-mile- an-hour speed limit to permit President's remamk about as soon as the Lord will let us and said she would append the saying that the Lord helps those who helps themselves. The Press Conference turned to the question of the size of the AiT'iy an'ff Iloosavelt asserted that the goal was still 7,500,000 men in khaki by the end of 1943. He said that he could not now figure beyond that point. At that vital freight is probable in the near State Treasurer G. Harold Wag- ure sources reported ner reported that direct relief pay- lo mcnts made to needy residents of I Proposed by the War Depart- Indiana County during the week ent he P.

lau supported by the ended today show a decrease of 63! War Shipping Administration and from those of the previous week. Payments for the week totaled $1598 which was $964 lower than those of the comparable week of last year. Payments by the Bureau ot Assistance Disbursements in the State Treasury Department follows: Current Week, $1598. Previous Week, $1651. trucks to rush "emergency" war- he said, there will be approx- Campbell, who enlisted recently in cutive Secretary, and Mrs.

Heath the U. S. Naval Reserve as an aviation machinist's mate, 3rd class, has begun a period of recruit training at Great Lakes, 111. Held for Miami Wilbert Sherman Held, son of the Rev. and Mrs.

Charles E. Held Clark made these presentations. Mrs. George Miller, chairman of the Nurses' Aide Committee, presented stripes denoting 150 or more hours of service to several women. These women were: Miss Rose Barletta, Mrs.

Ethel Jones, Mrs. Minnie Kislingor, Mrs. Agnes Wcrlman. CHERRYHILL RATION BOOKS Chcrryhill township residents will be issued Ration Book No. 2 at the Perm Run schoolhouse as follows: Tuesday, February persons whose last names begin with the initial through Wednesday, through and Thursday, through Z.

the Maritime Commission, these sources said, adding that the Navy Department neither opposed nor actively indorsed it. Rubber Director William M. Jeffers was said to have approved waiving the 35-mile limit for a trial period of 60 days. CHINESE (Continued on page two) By The Associated Press Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's thrust deep into the middle of the 300-mile-long Allied front in Tunisia was described as "broken" today, and a German broadcast reported that the British 8th and 1st Armies were moving up on both flanks in a developing north-south squeeze. A bulletin from Gen.

Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's headquarters said British 8th Army troops yesterday occupied the outpost of Foum Tatahouine, at the southern end of the 60-mile Mareth Line, within 24 hours after patrols scouted the area. This indicated little or no opposition, and the British communique itself made no mention of fighting in capturing the outpost. Thirty miles to the north, Gen. Montgomery's big guns were reported shelling the Axis in the Medenine area, immediately in front of the Mareth defense works.

A Berlin broadcast, going even farther than the British war bulletin, said the 8th Army was attacking beyond Medenine. In the American-defended sector, 130 miles northwest of the Mareth Line, Rommel's smashing 66-mile advance spearheaded by heavy new Mark VI tanks appeared to have come to a standstill. Gen Alphonse Juin, the French commander-in-chief, said the Nazi drive had been "broken after decisive action of American and "German large-scale tank attacks have been, warded off by good shooting of British artillery." An Italian communique, however, declared that "local operations in Central Tunisia are still ijtf progress" and that tftfw Axis had 'captured 2,876 prisoners and seized or destroyed 169 tanks, 95 armored cars, 36 mobile guns and 166 other guns. These figures were not confirmed by Allies sources, although it was officially admited that American BOMBER CRASHES, 28 DEAD, MISSING As Boeing' 'btuasnes Into Plant' of 454 College avenue, spent a few Miss Cuba Rcischel, Mrs. Estelle days in the parental homo, leaving Hillty, Miss Helen Craig, Mrs.

An- las't night for Miami, to re- gelinc Rink, Mrs. Cordelia Hooy, ceive training as a pilot in the Cordelia Kline, and Mrs. Marion Army Air Corps. He enlisted in the Sehaeffer. The State Game Commission appealed today for volunteers to help feed Pennsylvania's wild life now more plentiful because fewer hunters were in the field last Fall.

The Commission said more help is needed although 7,000 persons, many of them mail carriers, farm- slippery "Rock." crs. Boy Scouts and sportsmen, already are distributing food in the woods. Air Corps Reserves lust October and when sworn into service in November changed his status from the reserves to active call. He is a graduate of Indiana High School and was a sophomore at Slippery Rock State Teachers College, where he was pursuing a course in physical health and education. He was a member of the football and basket- Sec NURSES AIDES -(Continued on page two) Ends Basic Elias D.

Jones, 19, of 1019 Pointing out the feeding program rcct lTenUy conlplete continues until Spring, Charles C. his basic Naval tnimmg at Newport, i F. Shambaugh of the commission's field operations bureau reported the commission so far has spent ''from $6,000 to $7,000 for car corn aivl scratch grain" for game feedivig. R. and has been selected to attend a for Fire Controlmen.

He attended Indiana High School. He hud been employed by the Jones "AIN'T GOING' CHARLES HAS $40,000 BLAZE Four Homeless As Fire Destroys Company Building Damage estimated at $40.000 was caused when a two-story frame building housing the Smokeless BUTTE, The bus driver helped a woma and little girl into the bus. Several blocks later the woman alighted. "Aren't you going with your the driver asked the girl. "That's not my mama." "Well, where are you going, then." "Oh, I ain't going anywhere.

I was just standing there, and you helped me on the bus, so." BIG JIM DIES OF LETHAL GAS FLORENCE, Feb. 19. Big Jim Rawlins, 46, died in Arizona's lethal gas chamber today as the state exacted its toll for the rape and murder of tousled-headed little Marylin Erma Atkins. Rawlins left death row at six a. and had been strapped in a chair in the tiny white death room by 0:05.

Eight and one half minutes later Warden A. G. Walker told the witnesses crowded near the glass partition that Rawlins was dead. The former machinist who ravish ed and then strangled to death the 11-year-old girl in Morenci Aug. 29, 1942, spent his last hour with two Presbyterian ministers, Rev.

Elbert Nash, of Morenci and Rev. S. B. Hanah, the prison chaplain. SEATTLE, Feb.

toll of 28 dead or missing was counted today in the crash of a ponderous, four- motored bomber into Seattle's largest packing house, the worst aerial disaster in Pacific northwest history. The Boeing bomber, one engine afire during a regular test flight, smashed into the Frye-Company plant at Noonday yesterday, spreading flaming death and destruction throughout the four-story brick building. Fifteen bodies were recovered in the 12 hours after the cresh of the faltering, burning aerial giant as its pilot fought, desperately to get it into Boeing Field for an emergency landing. They included those of the 11 highly skilled Boeing technicians aboard. The 11, most of them engineers, were headed by Edmund T.

Allen, famed test pilot who has dared death dozens of times for progress NEW UNIFORM FIRE ALARM To Avoid Confusion with Air Raid Warning Signals The Stale Defense Council today notified county and local councils a njw uniform fire alarm consisting of three five-second blasts at three-second intervals has been established to avoid contusion with air raid warning signals. "The Third Service Command aviation. He was listed as pilot has recognized the necessity for an on tragic flight. He was director audible alarm to summon volun- 0 the Boeing Flight and Aerody- losses were heavy. The Fascist communique also reported that Axis forces had repulsed an Allied attack in the northern sector, where Lieut-Gen.

K. A. N. Anderson's British 1st Army has been ooerating. A testimony in their first to American al-out clash valor with Rommel's veteran campaigners came in a front-line dispatch Irom Harold V.

Boyle, Associated Press See INTERNATIONAL ou page Victory Books Townsend Meeting There will be a Townsend meeting this Friday evening at 7:30 at the Court House. teer fire personnel to their for ordinary fires, not occurring during an air raid or practice air raid, or a blackout or blackout," the council local groups. "This alarm may be namics Department and often served as a test pilot for other aircraft companies. Fire Makes an Ice House I Furniture Company. A brother, C.

"This is not the worst winter ones a Ensign in the Navy. Pusl Olticc, the Imperial Coal Corp. we've had," Shambaugh pointed out, and two apartments, was gut- however, explaining that in the northern tier counties it has been severe. He said there was less hunting last Fall because many sportsmen WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-(API- are in the armed forces or war A CI A I TTIFQ 1 lt-3 flf OO tcc i a Charles, across the river from Seward, yesterday.

B'our persons wcre maclc homeless. Occupants of the apartment, fore- ec io ce i 0 sub-zero lempera- ture nc i uc Ellsworth Yankusko, work, a factor that also has affected The Navy announced today 40 cas- Smokeless postmaster and manager the commission's feeding program, uulties in Navy forces, including 3 the company store. Firemen from Persons who aid the program, dead. 30 wounded and 7 missing. Da i Conemaugh.

Armagh. Seward Shambaugh stated, are permitted by This brings to 23.432 the total of anc Johnstown battled the llames the Office of Price Administration Navy, Marine Corps and Coast foi three hours before bringing to use their automobiles because of Guard casualties reported to next (hem under contrtl. While practic- the importance of feeding wild life, of kin since December 7, 1941. The "Quail particularly benefit by the grand total includes dead. program," he said, "because they clo not seek food like other wild life when the ground is covered with snow and would soon starve." 4,450 wounded and 12, 305 missing No Pennsylvanians were listed.

Hear ye! The whole town's talking about Gainer's Farm Maid Sauerkraut and Bean Sup-, Enriched Bread. Buy it fresh daily store's coffee and sugar inventories ally nothing in the building was saved there is a covering insurance. Chief John P. Donahue of Seward speculated that tire had readied the refrigeration system causing it to explode. Certificates for the renewal of the ouce, and only once, after an interval of not less than 30 seconds.

No other audible fire alarm involving the use of horns, whistles or sirens will be used at any time." Local Control Orders Clearing up a question of authority, Indiana County Defense Chairman Steele Clark today announced that "all orders are to be given by the Local Control Command to the personnel of any and all defense units." Chairman Clark also announced that all members of the will wear their arm bands from the first Blue until the All-Clear is given. During bluck- praclice pour Frye Company employes' told the bodies were recovered, but only one of them, August Hoba, was repeated identified. Thirteen other missing Hundreds of But, More. 1 The Victory Book Campaign is OO in full force throughout the county. Hundreds of volumes have been received at the Indiana Free Library but Miss Ida Shields, director workers were feared burned in the for i ndiana) says: "Books are corn- rubble of ashes and bricks.

A ing in but they anj nQi al tj)e kJn(J thorough check of their residences I we some old und torn last night showed all to be missing. Qlhers are nol lhe t(J send tQ Hoba's son, Fred, was among them. om We want the begt kin(J The Boeing Company attributes th fa the crash and the holocaust that followed to "a fir- which devel- See BOMBER CilASH (Continued on page two) RAF HITS AGAIN AT NAVAL BASE LONDON, Feb. 19. AP RAF outs snowplows actually engaged i bombers roared back to attack in clearing roads will be permitted to operate.

GANDHI SAID MUCH WEAKER V7 NEW DELHI, Feb. With tenth day of his fast and reported so much weaker thut he had stopped talking almost altogether, Indians gathering here for the un- Wilhelmshaven, German naval base last night und other Allied aircraft attacked rail lines on the Contin- will enjoy. If you give the bookj you like, the boys will like them loo." Buok Due to the cooperation of the OPA, the Victory Book Campaign will take on new life when folks of Indiana County go lor tion Book No. 2 February 23-23, These dates are Victory Book When you yet ready to go for Ration Book No. 2, please go tO your library book case and pick out at least one, (more if you like) 19.

AP Mohandas K. Ghandi in the attacKea ran bookSi luck them under your arm ent and shipping oft the coast the fa Air Ministry annonunced today. Seven planes, including four i bombers, were lost in the operations, the Ministry said. 1 headquarters The German high command's broadcast communique declared that in the raid on Wilhelnishaven "the population, particularly in the surrounding localities, suffered loss- nuaf Conference of Busmen, Pro-1 es." It claimed nine bombers were fessional and Educational leaders down, expressed only that the United States would intervene to obtain his release. Gandhi is fasting in protest against his detention by the British who arrested him last Aug.

9 and have kept him behind barbed wire SOLDIERS HERE OVER WEEK-END A or so soldiers, here for per. Christian Church, Feb. 25. 65c. Thursday, your grocer's.

It's delicious. 158x were granted yesterday by the district ration board at Johnstown in the ornate palace of the Khan at Poona. Aga intensive training, will be in and when you niliht's up ttn your ration 00 No. 2, leave the book with the bourd monV bers. They will see that all booty are turned over to the Book puign Committee.

Be sure to UKf at least one with you and be BUff to pick out a good one, both ttc it 5 contents und physical condition. County School administration t'ludly consented to cooperate Ifl this matter! Did You Give A Indiana folks have done this drive but many not the time to tfet books ready tot campaign. At the present Wf over 500 books have in- Virtually a shell of ice was this Poujfiikeevsie, N. Uolel gutted by flames after firemen poured to us of water over it all uij(lu long Ut 20-below weather. All gufcbts sot out In time.

Loss wac Income Tax? Let "George" do it. I do not publish or broadcast. I need you, you greater thuu the last week, need me. Pleasant service, moderate 32 South Sixth Indiana. lee.

Open evenings. diuna over cominii week-end. from liidianai Buro. Thin Any household desiring lu enter- 'small amount wlwn tain the soldiers at dinner Sunday number of bomeo in tho may call Ihe Sergeant in charge at Will you take to gttt No, 1738-H. The demand wus books ready and un't tuke ihviu to the jll the Rud Crow Offiff Today's the day to (Jrcincr's (USO Chairman) tiijd farm Maid Eiuichcd bicud.

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