The Advocate-Messenger from Danville, Kentucky • 1

WWW" A NUMBER 161 DANVILLE KENTUCKY RIDAY EBRUARY 4 1944 VOLUME LXXVIII Nazis Making utile Attempt To Halt Allies DEVOTION AIDS HUSBAND Below Rome wls (hi March laps lai I Back Meal Conference At Cassino in central Italy Ain Dr I Cochran Io Be Speaker study rbcreation and I Nation of University Women at and protect the American Way will preside at the session Post War Problems Of Church Studied tip Corp Baker Hears Capt Rue In Japan of the Mercer county city on Octo 1 i mil I it 1 ni Vaught both of Terryville Mr new adress to which Harold Stassen president oC he wishes the letters of his friends tic international Council who is! the the and Dr Cochran professor of Psychology and Education of Centre College will discuss Am erican colleges in war time before members of the American Asso Miss Betsy Smith state direc tor for youth for the Christian WAR BONDS are the safest investment in the wide world Bin A Baer Elliott Durham Meet On Shipboard In Pacific Enroute To War which represented a de of $246 from the average preceding day largest sale of the day Meeting Monday Night At Home Of Mrs Rockwell Smith tlie rc Boyle May Hit Mark Of $700000 lu 1th WVV TT were heavy Nazis lost nine raided London 'AinlKi'U I Un Urtit A At uipuiui uiuwi io uitimAi ui the Air Transport Command and has been in Asia since he landed overseas where he was sent last August from California He is a Miss Elizabeth Traynor above the daughter of Mr and Mrs Luther Traynor of Junction City and a recent recruit to the Marino Corps Women Tieserve She re ported for duty with the inili Ituy organization on January 12 at Camp Lcjeunc North Caro lina Probably one of the first wo men from this vicinity to join (Continued On Page 3) Corporal Irvine Baker i Danville traveled all the way to India to hear the voice Of Cap tain Edwin Rue of Harrods burg over the radio from the Isle of Shikoku Japan where the Army officer is a prisoner of the Japs Miss Traynor Joins Marine Corps Reserve The enemy already had for feited more than half of 30 odd keys Casualties ran high for the Japanese but unexpectedly low for the Americans Word was received here today by friends of the death on Wed nesday night of Mrs Loretto Kel ly at her home 6 East Tenth street Covington uneral services will be held nt St Mary's Cathedral Coving ton on Saturday morning Ar rangements are in charge of the Linneman uneral Home in the same city Survivors include the husband a son in the armed forces and a thirtccn ycar old daughter Mrs Kelly was for many years a frequent visitor in Danville where she had a wide circle of friends 247828 $10504948 $4238 IGURES 11524513 $521936484 $4528 Ben A Baer Storekeeper 2 United States Navy recently en joyed his first meeting with an other Danville serviceman when on shipboard oji(1the Pacific Ocean he 'camo face to face with Elliott Durham son of Mr and Mrs Durham of Leonard court Mr Baer son of Mr and Mrs Rcrnhard Baer of 322 West Lexington avenue shows so great an improvement in health that he was scarcely recognized by Mr Durham who reports he looked twice at Mr Baer and then "screamed for joy" at recogniz ing a fellow citizen It was also learned by Mr Boer that Lloyd Spoonamore of Danville Is serving on a sister ship of that on which the boys were traveling but Mr Spoon i a com mission ol major the resolve He said in a letter of resigna tion addressed to the President of the Senate that in view of the im pending "large scale ground fighting" and his age he felt he could best serve country as a "coinbaj soldier overseas" Republican Governor Leverett Saltonstall may resign the Bos ton Post said order Io by pointed Lodge's successor and not yet been deter Miss Betsy Smith On Program Of Annual Affair Here Problems confronting the church in planning lor me world will be studied by religious leaders representing 90 percent of American Protestantism at the 22nd annual meeting of the In ternational Council of Religious Education to be held in the Stevens Hotel in Chicago between ebruary 7 and 12 it was an nounced today by the Rev Roy Ross general secretary of the council Among the 90 speakers who will participate in the program arc the Rev Dr William Barrow Pugh of Philadelphia Pennsyl vania chairman of the General Commission of Army and Navy Chaplains and chairman of the National Council of the Service Men's Christian League the Rev John Decker of London Eng land secretary of the Interna tional Missionary Council and the Rev Dr Baez Camargo of Mexico City Mexico In the absence of Lt Comdr fhn work 1 ifty young people attended I ourth and Broadway ri 11 tnc banquet SERVICEMEN acclaim Jackie Tuck ier of Karber's Ridge Ill as the nation's most popular canteen work More than 100000 soldiers cast votes in the election sponsored by the National Dunking International) 7 ii ATER DOCTORS HAD GIVEN UP HOPES for her husband Louisville district it was nounced today by the local price and rationing board The conference location hour has mined it was stated by Edwards chief clerk of the board who said he will attend the ses sion with Mrs LaRue Burke foods clerk of the local board Similiar to the conference held in Louisville on January 13 the meetings will be for meat pack ers processors wholesalers and retailers and for local Board price panels and price panel as sistants Members of the District Office staff will discuss meat grading and cuts the proper posting of OPA price charts and of grades and selling prices of meats A member of the local price panel will act as chairman of each meet ing The program is part of a na tion wide effort to secure better compliance with the regulations governing the meat trade Haun district price ex ecutive will conduct the opening ing meeting of the series which will be held in Paducah on eb ruary 9 The schedule of conferences to date follows: Wednesday eb 9 Madisonville Thursday eb ruary 10L Henderson Wednesday eb ruary 16 Owensboro Thursday eb ruary 17 rankfort Tuesday ebruary 22 Elizabethtown Wednesday ebruary 23 Thursday ebruary 24 Mrs An thony Rojeskl Detroit and six others kept him alive by artificial respiration Mrs Rojeskl is shown feeding her husband with an eya dropper as he now lies paralyzed in an iron lung (International) WEATHER Increasing cloudiness late to night not quite so cold in the extreme portion tonight Satur day mostly cloudy with light rain or snow in the cast portion moderate temperature crican troops nudged tanks into the town and started extermina ating the Germans house by house The Russians were on the Marcii from Estonia to the Uk raine after trapping ten German i divisions in the Dnieper Bend south of Kiev and killing ten thousand of them who tried to break out of the ring of death Another 5000 Nazis were slain west of Novoskolniki in a Red Army drive toward Latvia Still another 2400 died in the I gloomy forests north of Lake Ilmen rTl i thou DR Signs Mustering Out Pay Legislation WASHINGTON eb 4 (AP) President Roosevelt today signed legislation pro viding mustering out pay of $100 to $300 for members of the armed services At the same time he called for action on additional por tions of the program to "ease the period of transition from military to civilian life" He mentioned measures io let servicemen continue their education to provide social security credits for the period of military service and io set up machinery for unemploy ment allowances was incurred ly staled in an ad under dale i I A 1 vtruseiiu'rn in vocale Mcsscnger' date Is Saturday ebruary 5 2 o'clock in the afternoon al anners Warehouse No 2 Scheduled In City Thursday eb 24 Last Of Series Of Parleys Set or Louisville District A meat conference will be held in Danville on Thursday ebru ary 24 as the last of a scries of meat conferences in cities of the an war 4'guest speaker last night for the annual youth banquet of the Christian Youth ellowship of the irst Christian Church of Danville held at the church building Mr Melvin Jr was toastmaster for the occasion The invocation was offered by Bill Hadfield Then 'benediction was pronounced by Don Burgin All are members of the local Christian Youth ellowship group Using as her topic To day for Miss Smith outlined the coming work of the organization and explained how it will be developed through the five phases of the program which include worship socjal service Theatre Guide Today and After Dark" At Dead line" Sunday and Monday Jean Arthur in "A Lady Takes A Chance" eatures 1:40 3:33 5:36 7:39 9:42 Tonite and Saturday The Blackmailer" "Death Valley Manhunt" Sunday and marine Base" Joe" wwwwwwwwyvwwwvwvwwwmwwwvwwwmww 4 wring or 1 i 7 11 1 It I 1 1 '111 mark War inance Committee Chairman Huhn Mattingly said T'k rv Arirfmnl cTnnl ent this county was $675000 which was exceeded early yesterday he pointed out The thanks of the War inance committee was) extended to all of the patriotic solicitors and pur chasers in the curernt War Loan by Chairman Mattingly who re minded that the Boyle county servicemen and women may well be proud of the at who have supported the cam naien so whole heartedly Boyle county was one of the first dozen in Kentucky to exceed its rourth War Loan quota completing' its work in the drive within half the time allotted by the Treasury De portment Solicitors were reminded again to make their returns and or ganizations canvassing in groups i to bring their soliciations to al speedy close in order that an itemization of the entire financial be campaign may be released to the public Mrs Hugh White will I I 4' 4 Mrs Lorelio Kelly Dies In Covington Rites Saturday Morning Was Well Known Here final Returns Will Not Be Compiled Before Tomorrow War inance Committee Grateful igures on the results of the ourth War Loan campaign in Boyle county were being compiled today as returns con tinued to come in from individual and group solicitors and the sales agencies issuing War Bonds it was reported by Mrs Hugh White in charge of campaign headquarters who said final returns on the drive would not be compiled before tomorrow It appears possible that Boyle county will reach the $70000 pDOfiUttGet wn lz Wnr TPinnnnn CnmmiHno (Tiurcli Youth Head Addresses Banquet bCl VILX atuuj') 1 LV4 unuu cud or UlUVUlbllj VVUHllIl uu personnel Each member of the their monthly meeting scheduled group will serve in one division for 8 Monday night at the 1 home of Mrs Rockwell Smith it was 1 ship failed to put in at same port precluding any union among the three Danville men Mr Durham however later boarded Mr ship The presence of Mr Durham on board Ben ship was en joyed by Baer since Elliott is a second class cook Mr Baer Elliott's cooking "beats a lot I've Moving up with supplies Mr Baer Was finally landed at an un designed point in the South Paci fic area of war When he left the ship he was fortified by a food bonus generously supplied by his former neighbor in Danville Committeemen Praised By Dodd Lauds Work Of Organization In Report To Jones Dodd chief of the Agri cultural Adjustment Agency in a recent report to Marvin Jones war food administrator praised tile farmer elected committee man organization of AAA as "the spearhead for re markable wartime accomplish ments" the state AAA committee through Chairman Royse announced Dodd said that the committee man organization provides "the frame work that enables 6 mil lion individual farmers in thou sands of farm communities to work together as a team" to solve many of agriculture's problems both in peace and war "Without question the post war period will bring problems and a need for world shaking ad justments of a different kind" Dodd said "Whatever comes farmers know that when individual ac tion is not enough the farmer ciimmiltees have proved them scvles an effective framework for joint action" The report reviewed the accom plishments of state county and community committeemen during the ll years of AAA programs In peacetime the committeeman (Continued on Pago 6 Col 4) msut seek to understand their varied experiences and convic dirccted is "Ben A Baer Store tions and command their highest Roeper 2 Cnsu 12 Navy 158 in thL paclfic James joyntjLs antj nbcsl leadership for Cure leet Post Office San ran 1 Chicago industrialist will the great spiritual tasks which lie cisco California serve ns acting president I Royle Men Moved rom ort Thomas our Danville and two Berry ville men were transferred Illis week among the newly inductid oersbnnei of the United States Ai my from the reception center at ort Thomas to other Ideations hr basic training Sent to the anti aircraft RTC ort Eustis Virginia were John I Stewart and Joseph Young Dr Ross staled I of Danville assigneu io me nicaiuiu jul al Camp Barkcley Texas were Webber and luy both of Danville and imperatives for Christ Willis Hankla rind Chester A Vnnnhl hftt nl Ppitwi Thursday Leaf Average Drops 25086 Pounds Of Burley Bring Total oi A short around pro gram at local warehouses5 yes terday saw the disposal of 25 086 pounds of tobacco for $1064016 for an average of $4241 crease of the The was staged at armers ware houses where 18000 pounds of leaf was marketed for $734736 to a'verage the lowest average of the day The Burley Warehouses sold the second highest crop with 4868 pounds of burley going for do IMO OO ftARnD TUa OAAt ilnc tut 9 Tuau xiiu a houses sold only 2218 pounds for $105442 to strike the high aver age of $4800 Sales arc scheduled for Mon day Wednesday and riday of the corning week by an agreement among the three tobacco ware house companies IGURES POUNDS MONEY AVERAGE SEASON'S POUNDS MONEY AVERAGE All German Counterblows Thrown Back In Battle or Eternal City London Raided (Bulletin WASHINGTON eb 4 Three German blockade runners laden with war materials from Japanese held Pacific ports have been sunk by American destroyers in the South Pacific The Navy announcing the singings said holds of the enemy ships were filled to capacity with thousands of tons of rubber tins fats and ores Some of the materials were salvaged and many prisoners taken Navy said sinkings took place "Early in January" The Navy also announced that two Navy bombers flying from the Aleutian Islands pounded the big Japanese naval base at Paramushiro in the North Pacific Kuriles (By The Associated Press) The Germans were making a supreme but futile attempt to halt the Americans and "British below Rome counter at tacking with land and air forces However reports from Allied headquarters said every Nazi counterblow had been thrown back and all positions held brr 27 1941 with tlie 192ml lank Battalion Stationed at the Zenl suji prisoner of war camp on the Isle of Shikoku lie informed his wife that the original broadcast was made on November 3 The officer's voice was recorded in The radio broadcast was heard Arizona by a listener who heard on Thursday January 13 wlienit over the radio and the record tlie Japamse permitted Anieri 1 was sent to Mrs Rue who says can prisoners to speak briefly ac Ikt husband's voice is genuine cording to Corporal Baker who I and clear Captain Rue is a form wrote the news to ids mother er student of the University of i Kentucky in Lexington liAiik IVirtiiillrt UnbrAi' le ft UUlll ui unit lllt1 I of January 13 Tiiej message was received here on Wednesday Captain Rue husband of Mrs former student and graduate of Rue of Harrodsburg left Danville high school Education for Post War will be theme of the general sessions the 17 advisory sections which will be attended by nearly lav and ministerial religious edu cators from every state and from provinces of Canada Delegates will reuresent the 42 denomina tions the 31 state and provincial councils of churches and religious education and the 114 city coun cils which are members of lite International Council Church today is facing I imh I I in trx Vlr't' Itiipui tilivua wiJtuii I most cherished ideals and lu intnl vncAl iTftfi I in his announcement "Without U1IU1IH3I1 Illg UUI vmpncww 1 In the meeting of war time needs gurney we must now give attention to er' 1 Wl 1 1'2 the new 1 ion service which accompany our anticipation of peace "The Church must be prepared (cr an effective spiritual ministry CORRECTION The date of tlie Mrs Mary Baker and sister Mrs to her returning veterans Slie I Bright auction of household goods Weitz Gov Saltonstall Of Massachusetts May Be Named Successor WASHINGTON eb 4 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr resigned as Reoublican senator from Mas 1 I announced today I suchusetts today in order to re Miss Charlotte Smith will lie turn to active service as an Army iTiirr i 1'? IIUMWtS cinu LV11O UUl I 1 1 null QlllUUI WAR BONDS will preserve president of the organization I Lodge is 41 and holds eciril yr in 1h ft Talks By Relumed Missionary Plan or Prayer Week At irst Presbyterian i Church ebruary' 15 Rev Brown Reporis 1 Li'pWtW Two addresses i i by the Rev Andrew Allison returned miss ionary from China in programs scheduled for Tuesday ebruary 15 by the irst Presbyterian Church will highlight the local observance of the of Prayer and Self Denial for or eign it was announced today by the Rev Evans Brown pastor of the church Although the week of January 30 to ebruary 6 was designated as the of Self Denial and by the General Assem ly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States the Dan ville program was dated two weeks later to coincide with the visit of the Rev Allison He will speak at 3 Tuesday 'afternoon ebruary 15 I taimembers of the Au i xiliary of the irst PresbyterianChurch and on the same night to the men of the church at a supper meeting if tentative plans for the session' become a reality Dr) Brown saiddp i The i Rev1 Allison returned to the United States On the Vnost recent trip of the repatriation steamer Gripsholm from China where the Presbyterian minister served as missionary from his church for many years Week of Prayer and Self Denial for oreign will be observed among churches fthe denomination throughout the nation according to the Rev Darby ulton execu tive secretary of the Executive Committee of oreign Missions of Nashville Tennessee The Church is being asked this year by the Assembly to contribute $300000 for the cause of foreign missions during the special week devoted to this em phasis The fund is to be used for two main objectives of the foreign mission enterprise: $150 7 000 for the expansion of the work in Brazil and $190000 as a ar Eastern reoccupational fund According to Doctor ulton who has visited the mission work in Brazil is no way to exaggerate the importance of Brazil in the strategy of Miss ions A great heart hunger is sweeping that land more friend ly now toward evangelical Christianity than any other na tion of the Latin The executive committee pro poses that the Church strengthen the equipment for continued work in Brazil providing a building program for the three mission posts there which will include the immediate establish ment of a school and hospital in wo frontier areas the build ing of printing plant for the production of Christian litera ture for eight residences for Christian workers a dormitory for the mission junior college at Garanhuns a' building and loan fund to assist weak congregations in erecting places Of worship and a chapel auditorium for Gammon Institute the largest missionary work fthe Assembly in The Church is askedalso to consider the "great opportunity in China to come as 'soon as the war ends" and to be to reenter that field for construc tive evangelistic Much property of the Church has been destroyed during the enemy oc cupancy of the land according (Coni inusd on ags 8) The Germans admitted tney were retreating into old Poland RA Mosquito bombers attack ed western Germany after 1100 United States planes dumped 1 500 tons of bombs on Wilhelm shaven in daylight operations in which the Allies lost 15 planes our of them bombers and the The Germans twice duringthe night but caus ed more noise than damage In the Central Pacific Japanese resistance crumbled on the big Kwajalein atoll under over whelming pressure of American invasion troops fighting for a foothold in the strategic Marshall Islands Imniininct fall of the largest in tlie string of mid Pacific bases was indicated by front line re ports on the five day old offen Ibonuille 7 Devoted to the interests of Boyle County ho nn du tv at headauarters from i in Kentucky war the 9 iff until 4:33 iff 'Saturday for the convenience of workers and the general public Reports may be telephoned also to her at 374 CZf ii f' I Lcdg To 1 LJgfr 4 VTTtCJ bHh 'WIm I i A a.