The Neosho Daily News from Neosho, Missouri • Page 1

NEOSHO DAILY DEMOCRAT VOLUME SS. NEOSHO, MO, THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 1942. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS NUMBER HOMEOWNERS USING OIL FOR HEAT WARNED Conversion to Coal Is Advised. WASHINGTON, Sept.

17. (U.R)— Some 97 million Americans will be uncomfortably cold this winter unless they follow the advice of Price Administrator Henderson. The OPA chieftain warns homeowners in 30 eastern and midwestern states to immediately convert their oil burning furnaces to coal burners. Insulate your homes, says Henderson, and cut down on fuel consumption. Do all these things, he adds, CAMP CROWDER SOLDIER MEETS DEATH UNDER TRAIN Second Soldier to Be Killed Within Week Was Slated for Officer's Preparatory School.

Private Robert A. Wright. Co. E. 33rd Signal Corps Replacement Training Center, Camp Crowder, was killed last night on the Kansas City Southern right-of-way about a mile north of the McElhany station on the Camp Crowder Reservation.

Pvt. Wright was presumably walking back to the camp along the railroad track and from the evidence at OFF TO THE ARMY Large Group Left Last Night for Induction Centers. House To House Fighting Now Rages At Stalingrad City, and any others that you can discov- the scene of the accident, was ap- er for yourself because you are go- patently lying down sleeping on the ing to need them. I track and was run over by a train Henderson declares that the oil during the night, situation is so critical that there' The body seen by the train fiimply won't be enough to keep peo- I crew of the K. C.

S. train No. 77 pie warm in oil-heated houses during which arrived at McElhany about the winter. I 6:45 a. m.

The Camp authorities The OPA chieftain says that the were notified and the body was re- oil rationing program which starts moved to the morgue at the Station September 30th will affect three- Hospital, fourths of the nation's population. Pvt. Wright was 30 years old, had Rationing boards will decide how been in the army since August 20, much fuel is needed for each home-' 1942, and arrived at Camp Crow- owner during the winter season. They der August 27, 1942. He wa-j slated will issue Just enough to keep the to go to the Officers' Candidate Pre- temperature of homes at a level of paratory School.

65 degrees. Pvt. Wright is survived by his wife. Local boards will be allowed to Mrs. Ruth G.

Wright, 2310 Pine make exceptions to the 65 degree Long Beach, California, and by his temperature in order to prevent ac- father, Alexander Cochran Wright of tual suffering. I the same address. The OPA and the Office of Defense Transportation again warn' coal-users to stock up on fuel before winter sets in. They say that rail-, roads and barge lines are better able to handle coal shipments now than they will be this winter when more and more war materials will be moved. Following is a list of Newton county men who left Neosho last night to enter military service, having ad- Justed personal business matters during a furlough granted them at the time of their induction: Reber A.

Wheeler. Oranby, Rt. 1. Oelmar O. Raulston, Falrview.

Joseph A. Robb, Wentworth, Rt. 2. Clifford E. Rodgers, Falrview.

Harry T. Edmondson, Neosho. Orville B. Johnson, Neosho. Dolphus T.

Biggs, Neosho. Edward M. Row ton, Stark Rt. 1. Lewis E.

Seward, Ritchey. Gerald M. Johnson, Joplin, Rt. 2. Johnny B.

Parmley, Neosho, Rt. 4. Frank F. Whitman, Stark City. Ralph S.

Duke, Stark City. Adolph W. Hicks, Neosho, Rt. 5. William M.

Snow, Neosho, Rt. 4. Loyd T. Crabtree, Neosho, Rt. 4.

Bill M. Cox, Neosho. William H. Reid. Wentworth.

Tommy A. Barclay, Granby. Leonard C. Robinson, Stella, Rt. 1.

Tilford A. Denton, Neosho, Rt. 4. Henry L. Murray, Quapaw.

Okla. Rosco G. French, Neosho, Rt. 1. William A.

Smith, Joplin. Robert R. Rowton, Stark City, Rt. 1. Elmer J.

Davis, Granby. Phillip LaRue Kelley, Diamond. Cloyce W. Macy, Neosho, Rt. 4.

Willis D. Reeder, Neosho, Rt. 1. Walter H. Thomberry, Joplin.

RUSSIANS TURN ON SECOND FRONT HEAT BENNY GOODMAN ORCHESTRA AT CAMP CROWDER SOON FARM MACHINERY NOW RATIONED Temporary Order Covers All Machinery and Equipment. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. (U.R) The rationing of farm machinery and equipment went into effect today on orders from Secretary of Agriculture Wickard. It's a temporary order applying only to sales of machinery and equipment this year.

Wickard says a permanent order will be issued later governing sales for 1943. The Secretary has named Fred S. Wallace, the head of the Trlple-A, to administer the rationing program at the national level. State war boards will be responsible for local levels. Scrap Metal Pours In Junior Johnson, chairman of the Junior Chamber of Commerce committee in charge of the JayCee scrap metal salvage drive in Newton county this week, said this morning that yesterday's donation amounted to i 7,162 pounds.

This makes a total close to 20,000 pounds, according to previous figures. I A prize of $10 in War Stamps will be awarded Friday night to the Jay- I Cee bringing in the largest amount of scrap. Friday night will end the JayCee contest, but members are already getting plans under way to chestra to the Camp Crowder Field. nT Mnilo tHn £, 0 tn wU House later this month. Goodman and his orchestra are Even Now, Say Reds, Invasion of Continent May Save War for Allies.

LONDON, Sept. 17. (U.R) Stalingrad's titanic struggle may be causing Allied war leaders to take another look at the well-thumbed second front timetable. That's the word from London in a censored dispatch by United Press Foreign Editor Joe Alex Morris. Even now with the Nazis battling from house to house in the Russians warn, says Morris that further delay may not only prolong the war but change the course of history.

Of course, there's little indications as to what the Allied leaders are deciding. However, this much is known: When Prime Minister Churchill went to Moscow recently Premier Stalin asked for an iron-clad agreement to launch the second front immediately. The British and Americans without actually rejecting a 1942 invasion failed to reach the agreement, and no substitute was found to take its place. However, this does not prevent an immediate "Allied offensive on France, neither will there be any decrease in the shipments of war materials to Red Chances of Holding Out Now Getting Slimmer Hour By Hour; Half a Million Germans Hurled at Gap in Northwest Line fBv tJU Prtm) To the last to the last man so have the Russians sworn to defend Stalin-grad, and it appears the hour for that final stand has come. Nazi Marshal Von Bock, has hurled the weight of his million-man army at the Russian line.

In the northwest, the line sagged, and then cracked. DRIVE AGAIN THREATENS PORT MORESBY The German horde is now in the outskirts of the city, about ten miles from the heart of the great industrial center. The bitterest hand-to- ihand fighting is raging. Nazis Almost Into City. The latest Russian communique says at one point the Nazi advance forces almost broke into the inner city, but the Russians fought so furiously the Germans took refuge in the nearest basements and houses.

Then the Russians advanced, wiping them out house by house, and removing the immediate threat of a (By u. United COm let break-through. 1 The Russian lines appear still to The Jap tide creeps ominously be holding west and south of the city, closer to the vital Allied advance but Stalingrad's chances of holding base of Port Moresby, New Guinea. out are getting slimmer by the hour. The enemy, pushing 12 miles in anc Rush Reserves five days through the Owen Stanley ri ncs ustl Reserves.

mountains, has reached a point only Von Bock hurling close to half 32 air miles from the base a million men into the gap in the Gain 12 Miles in Five Days in Terrific Fighting. Russia. the Allied difficulties to Stalin presumably "King of Swing" to Play Request Program. r- wm his continue the drive to coincide with national newspaper scrap week which A committee composed of Hugh still in Hollywood working on the Ili picture "Powers is soon Gardner presldent the Rotary to be finished and Benny and his orchestra will stop over one night' while they are in route to New York. The Camp Crowder appear shows as well; James V.

Moore, president of the Lions Club, Bryan Williams, president of the Neosho Ad the JayCees will be appointed, it is understood, to carry out the newspaper week drive, with publicity to be donated by all county newspapers. In winding up the JayCee drive are asked to address to No. 47, "PIRATING NOT CONFINED TO INDUSTRY Bluejacket, Sept. of Schools W. R.

Yuebanks went to Springdale, in search of teachers to hire for the next school term. Then he returned and submitted his resignation. Springdale hired him. Curtains done reas. Phone 805-J ance will be the only army an Walter Hooton President entertainment the King of Swing will Club and Walter "opton, piesident present during the balance of this year.

Arrangements for the visit to the post by his orchestra were made by Lt. Monroe Shaf of the 165th Signal Photo Company, who prior to being called to active duty recently: was working as a producer on tea wm duTtoSiorrow' To Xan a cC amount scra avai1 al friend of the orchestra leader, the will honor at the show. The soldiers of Camp Crowder are now submitting their request for special dance tunes to be played by the orchestra on this occasion and the tunes for which most requests are received will be played by the orchestra. The definite date of the appearance will be announced later and will necessarily suit Mr. Goodman's convenience.

the critical battle of the Atlantic and the job of supplying a second front army. The Russians, at the same time, made it clear that now is the time for the Allies to defy any difficulties, and take the long chance to come to the aid of the Soviet Union. The greatest danger in this second front friction, as Morris sees it, is that it may re-build the walls A fierce fight rages on the south- northwest line, and swarms of trans- ern slopes of the mountains. Both rt lanes are bringing up fresh m.tiinPrt thP si es ar pouring reinforcements in- German reserves to replace the huge outlined tne i tQ tne battle numbers killed in the frenzied at- Allied planes are striking hard all tempt to complete the city capture. mutual distrust between and Russia.

along the enemy line as far as the A11 Stalingrad now resembles a Jap base at Buna. One bomber unit ant fortress, with gun-studded blasted Jap barges on the Buna houses and buildings and heavily beach. Others attacked Rabaul and barricaded street corners. Buka island, which the Japs may be The Germans are using planes as using as bases for their Solomon 'is- aenal battering rams to blast these last defenses, knowing that if they stand, any entry into the city would amount to wholesale slaughter, and The Marines in the Solomons are the Russian army organ Red Star giving the Japs all they can says the greatest responsibility for lands attack. Damage Jap Cruisers.

Despite this friction, despite the clamor of the British press and radio writes Morris, it is clear that the Allies will not be stampeded into a second front. the Allies and then some. The Navy says the the outcome of the battle now rests Marines have stemmed the fury of ith the Red air force. ount reslden also are ask- fa been The need for scrap metal is vital. Whether or not citizens meet the request to turn it in may be the influencing factor in America's victory drive.

Don't delay. Gather up all scrap metal of any kind and phone No. 47. The JayCees will do the rest. RAF LOSES 39 PLANES IN RUHR VALLEY ASSAULT 800 Bombers Scatter Bombs Over Wide Area.

DEMOCRAI ADU PAY. Sure you ore Americans CAN YOU PROVE ITt These days it's very important to have the proof that you're an American. The best proof is an actual birth certificate, 01 naturalization papers. If you have these documents, protect them. For a few cents a week you can rent a safe deposit box in our vault where these and other papers can be stored and safeguarded.

We have a certificate issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, authorizing this bank to United States Defense Savings Bdnds, and we have them ready for delivery. NEW RATION BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED Russell Johnson Takes Place Vacated by Resignation of Mrs. Chas. R. Jones.

The resignation of Mrs. Chas. R. Jones as a member of the Newton County War Price and Rationing Board was announced this morning, coincident with the announcement of the appointment to the position of Russell Johnson, who will take Mrs. Jones place on the three-man board immediately.

The other two members of the Board are Herbert Hennick, chairman, and Chas. Haas, jr. Mrs. Jones' resignation was made necessary by the increasing duties of the position as secretary of the Newton County Defense Council, which position she will continue to fill, entailing as it does the work of tire rationing administrator. (By tkt United Preu) A swath of death and destruction across Germany's Ruhr valley lies in the wake of a very strong force of the Jap onslaught.

On other fronts, it's a different Army. Navy and Marine aircraft, story. The Russians are holding firm striking at the enemy supply lines, the edge of the Grozny oil fields. are credited with damaging two Jap and attacking west of Moscow and cruisers in the Solomons area. southeast of Leningrad.

No major A Jap report, relayed by the Swed- gains, however, have been reported. ish Telegraph Agency, claims Jap troops have siezed the air field on Guadalcanal, but there is absolutely nothing in Allied reports to give any support to the enemy claim. Allies Batter Tobruk CAIRO. (U.R) Allied Japs at Kiska, sinking two ships, on the battered Axis port of Tobruk. damaging six others and destroying This is the second assault since Sun- 500 troops.

day's land sea and air attack on the American planes have struck at supply base. A Cairo communique the enemy in Burma, heavily damag- says two vessels were hit, one of ing a rail Junction and a bridge on them bursting Into name. the upper Irrawaddy river. The communique says there is Meanwhile, the Chinese believe the Japs may be preparing for some important move. The Emperor is said to have conferred with the war cabinet, a step taken only in mat- RAF night raiders.

I ters of grave importance. Last night's raid may have been the greatest since the thousand planes on Bremen in June. The air ministry announces that 39 bombers failed to return. On the basis of five per cent losses, this would indicate a force of nearly eight hundred. However, there is a possibility that weather and stouter German defense raised the losses disproportionately.

Whatever the force, the air ministry says light bombers began the night's activities by attacking industrial objectives in the Wiesbaden area, south of the Ruhr. German planes tried to strike back at Britain today, but each time they took off from cross-channel bases, RAF fighters drove them back. MARINE OFFICER IN JOPLIN Yon have Savings Account If possible, even If do not need a rerolar Checking Account. MONET TO LOAN All applications for loans given prompt consideration. Sergeant Tony Lapi spent today in Neosho and informs us that he will have an office in Joplin on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week for the purpose of giving information for enlistments in the Marine Corps.

Age limit 17 to 36. fair education, and normal physical health are the requirements. Thus, any young lad stands a good chance to enter Uncle Sam's oldest military branch. I Youths who have not completed 1 high school will be given opportunity to do so after enlistment through the Marine Corps Institute in Washington. D.

C. 100,000 Planes To Fighting Fronts In Past Three Years LONDON, Sept. 17. (U.R) In the three short years of its existence, the Air Transport Auxiliary has delivered 100,000 planes to the world's fighting fronts. During this time, says the ATA commander, Commodore Gerald Der- langer the organization has lost nearly 100 of its members and flown a total of 30 million miles.

Der- langer says that the ATA, whose international roster includes Jacqueline Cochrane and other American men and women fliers, ha: flown planes "from anywhere to but the group's bigges headache came during the Battle of Britain. That was when the RAF was! calling for planes and the ATA had none to deliver. nothing to report on land activity. However, it says artillery and patrols were rather busy Tuesday night. 24-Hour Service.

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