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nn HURON TIMES HERALD WEATHER Warmer 5HrROS TIM KS. FOl'NDED MARCH 23. 1S7U 15 OAILT' HKKALL'. FOUNDED AUGUST 1, 19 00 PORT HURON, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1943 TWENTY-TWO PACES TODAY PRICE FIVE CENTS rvirvi imJ Im JL Iffak FINAT3 EDITION POR EL WD Firemen Fighting Blaze PRE I NOW FOR ffl GADGETS I LATER. ADVICE FIVE STORES; LOSS S7 ,000 tuition School Instructor Water Shortage Handicaps Firemen.

Drug Firm Heaviest Loser A general alarm fire swept the interiors of the Muir Drug and Schieman-FitzEerald clothing stores but was halted by firemen before it sDread to the adjoining Fanny Farmer and Lady Madison Hosiery bar in the Jenks block h-d smoke damage of the stores today totalled $70,000. which is partly covered by insurance. City Manager Leonard G. Howell said this morning that he is conducting an investigation of a re-nnrt of the inaccessibility of an immediate ater supply to bring the blaze under control quicke. Difficulty in opening hydrants Huge curtains of smoke billowed Jenks block fire which caused S70.000 from the front entrance of the Muir drug store, chief point of the damage to fivestores Wednesday night.

Fire Chief George II. Hiss way towardsFiremen Wilbur E. Mills, Robert Burns, Floyd N. St at Huron and Quay street ana breaking through the ice of Black river to pump water was said to have caused between a 15 fo 30 minute delay in fighting the blaze. Howell said that John Emerick, superintendent of water distribu tion, reported to him that the rea in an effort to confine the flames Americans Suffer Heavy Casualties, Equipment Losses; Germans Advance 66 Miles Washington, Feb.

18 AP Secretary of War Stimson aM today that American forces in central Tunisia had suffered local setback" which "should not be minimized, but stiU less should it be exaggerated." Reports are incomplete, the secretary told his press conference, but the American forces apparently have suffered rather heavy casualties in both personnel and equipment, with a number of tanks destroyed by German dive bombers in thm fighting of the last four days. By WES GALLAGHER i Asj.K-ia te'l Prr.ss Staff Writer! Allied IKad.iuarters in Africa, Feb. IS AP American armored formations withdrew today into the mountains below Tebessa. in Algeria, after receiving a severe mauling at the hanth of Marshal Krv in Rommel's expert desert tankmen who occupied the towns of Sbeitla, Kasserinc and Keriana in a 66 mile advance since Sunday from Faid pass in central Tunisia. (Tebesaa is about 12 miles inside Algeria from the Tunisian frontier, and is the next communications center after withdrawal from the three towns along the Tunisian frontier.) Tn their first all-out armored battle of this war against the Germans forward field reports indicated, American tank formations ha suffered a decisixe defeat which observers here likened to that received by the British Eighth army at Ain Ml Gazala, west of Tobruk, last summer when Rommel began his advance into Egypt.

The final result did not appear likely to be as serious as the Libyan battle last summer, however, because the British First army in the Jiorth and the advancing British Eighth army in the south both menaced Rommel on his flank. Field reports indicated that the Germans had captured a considerable portion of the American armored equipment, including new medium General Sherman tanks. It "was not known how much of this equipment Rommel would be able to repair and u-e or how great his own losses were, but it was strongly indicated that the German attack had succeeded in destroying American armored strength to the point where any advance by a succesful counterattack in the near future was unlikely. The general feeling by observers at headquarters was that Rommel may have gone as far as he wants to at this stage, however. But he appeared comparatively free to turn his attention southward where a Cairo communique announced today that the Eighth army of Gen.

Sir Bernard L. Montgomery had reached the Marcth line at both Medenine and at Foum Tatahouine after a 45 mile dash in two days. The rapid movement of the German armored divisions which drove out of Faid pass in central Tunisia Sunday had carried them to within pon the hydrants at Huron and Quay were not opened immediate ly was because the mechanics ot the hydrant had tightened because of extreme cold. He said Fire Chief George W. Hisscock reported that no difficulty was encountered in opening hydrants on Quay street, near the Detroit Edison parking lot, and at Grand River and Huron avenues.

also added that hydrants in the downtown district are checked every five days during winter weather. He said that there has been only one reported incident of a frozen hydrant, and that was at the rear of the postoffice building a i i i i .1 i ai me ume oi me it-ueidi uuiiums I 12 miles of the Algerian border at his wh are pouring water on the floor VOTES TO PUT DRAFT QUOTAS ON STATE BASIS Washington, Feb. 18 AP By a 25 to 2 vote, the house military affairs committee approved today the Kilday bill to give men with children draft deferment priority and to put selective service draft quotas on a state instead of a local board basis. Representatives Andrews, Republican, and Sheridan, Democrat, Pennsylvania, were listed as having voted against the action. The committee wrote into the bill an amendment by Representative Elston, Republican, Ohio, to make clear that men shall not be inducted by occupational groups.

The purpose of the amendment, Elston said, was to prevent the carrying out of a war manpower commission proposal to draft men in nonessential work regardless of dependency. Allied Warplanes Blast Japs Over Wide Pacific Area (By The Associated Press) With Allied warplanes blasting at the Mikado's invasion armies on a rising scale from Burma to the South Seas, imperial Tokyo headquarters asserted today without confirmation elsewhere that Japanese forces had snot down 73 planes in the Pacific battle theater during a 15-day period ending Feb. 15. Against these purported blows to Allied aerial power, the Japanese admitted the loss of only two planes. By contrast, official United States figures listed 63 Japanese planes destroyed in the Solomon islands alone from Jan.

29 through Feb. 15, with a loss of only 22 American planes. While the Japanese thus displayed their anxiety over mounting Allied strength in the skies, American heavy bombers and Australian long-range fighters delivered violent new attacks on the enemy in New Guinean and New Britain. In ground fighting. Allied troops pushed along on the heels of retreating Japanese forces within a few miles of Mubo, only 12 below the big enemy base at Sala-maua.

Cold, Fever Confine Churchill To Bed London. Feb. 18 AP Prime Minister Churchill is suffering a feverish cold and is confined to his bed, it was announced today at No. 10 Downing street. Sales Suspended Until Meat Rations Go In Effect About March 28 Washington, Feb.

18 Canned meat and fish stocks, the latest objective of hoarders, were "frozen" on grocery-store shelves today. All sales were ordered suspended without warning at 12:01 a.m., until rationing of meat goes into effect, probably about March 28. or for a maximum of 60 days. The emergency crack-down on "panic-buying" was ordered by the Office of Price Administration at the request of Food Administrator Claude R. Wickard.

Officials said sales of canned meat and fish had skyrocketed in the past few weeks until there was danger that none of those items would be left by the time meat rationing begins. Civilian Supplies Small Civilian supplies of canned meat and fish are very small and OPA officials said the "freeze" was designed to prevent hoarders from getting more than their share. Under rationing all persons will have an equal opportunity to share in the limited supply. Relatively small amounts of canned meat and fish will be available for civilians even under rationing. Military and lend-lease orders will take 75 per cent of the canned meat, 8 per cent of the canned sardines and mackerel, and 60 per cent of the canned salmon in 1943.

The "freeze" was slammed down with the same suddenness as that which marked introduction of shoe rationing two weeks ago. Price Aa.ninistrator Prentiss M. Brown warned then that the same technique would be used whenever possible in the future. Emergency conferences were held at OPA. and a decision taken late Wednesday to impose a freeze at 12:01 a.m.

today. The announcement was held secret until 11 p.m Wednesday night to prevent a last-minute panic rush before groceries and delicatessen stores closed. Pharmaceuticals Exempt All meat, fish and shellfish packed in hermetically sealed contain-See MEAT-FISH. Page Two 5 MORE JAP SHIPS SUNK BY SUBMARINES Washington, Feb. 18 AP American submarine toll on Jap- anese shipping to scattered Pacific bases today was increased by seven more enemy ships five sunk, one damaged and one probably sunk.

The new scores against enemy-sea supply lines, reported by the Navy Wednesday, brought to 184 the number of ships sunk or crippled by American undersea scrappers, i Except for one medium-sized cargo ship, all vessels listed as victims could be classed as Japanese fleet auxiliaries presumably carrying men and equipment to enemy island bases. The cargo ship was reported damaged, along with a cruiser which was listed as "probably sunk." Those known to be sunk included one medium-sized tanker, one medium-sized transport, two medium-sized cargo ships and one escort vessel. Tunnel Restaurant Manager Expires William E. Austin, manager of the restaurant in the Tunnel station and resident of Port Huron six years, died early today in his home, 1902 Twenty-second street, after a short illness. He was born Sept.

4, 1897 in Wingham, Ont. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Wilma Austin and a daughter. Mardell Austin, both of Port Huron. The remains are in the Arthur E.

Smith funeral home. Arrangements have not been completed. Says Japs Drive To Crush Chinese London, Feb. 18 AP A Tokyo broadcast recorded today by Reuters quoted a Japanese army spokesman as announcing that Japan now plans "to take all conceivable measures to crush Chungking resistance" and indicating that the new Japanese offensive in central China was the beginning of an all-out effort to achieve this aim. Weather- Hourly Terapr raturrv lam.

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1 wrm ami yri I The sun s'w at n--- h' a i 1 h- rnv" visr-i p.t sets Friday at i.t4 a irk rri and 15 Tells Pupils How To Make Utensils Last Buy War Savings bonds now," tss Rutn Bean, home economics Z.a advised the hundreds of rt a men attending the thrd session the four-day wartime Nutrition a Homemakins school this Dromise atter me Miss Bean explained. i -Tn the meantime, you must learn to make the things you have for the duration," Miss Bean in iescribing methods that ho pmDloved to better the her discussion of conservation i kitchen utensils. During the final session of the jhool, which will begin at 9 a. m. Jriday, Miss Bean will give addi-'tizal down-to-earth tactics that -ay be employed by home makers wartime job is to teed tneir ni bp awarded in addition to xi? prizes of food baskets, each staining butter, special gifts and jmonstration dishes.

The school jiponsored by Port Huron mer-iints and manufacturers and The ses Herald. Inexpensive, but nutritious dishes re featured at today's session. Bean first made a "family rake. using a simple recipe teasing buttermilk in place of sweet -Jk and honey instead of sugar. Tan the time came to frost the jr cake.

Miss Bean used what tearmed a "fool-proof" jelly tsdng. using jelly, two egg whites til pinch of salt. The See UTENSILS, Page 20 ow Run roubles Revealed By ANTHONY G. LORENZO Detroit, Feb. 18 A large turn-rer of labor at the Ford Motor apany mow nun oonuec ant and the inability to recruit ar vorkers in suuicieni numoeri ce cisclosed today on the eve of inatt committers- investigation i lagging production at the giant factory.

Officials of the United Automo- 5e Workers tCIO) charged that "iking conditions at the plant They said they iould "no longer try to persuade wkers" to remain on the job 'are. Ford officials refused comment sthe union's charges Ford officials would like to add to 500 workers daily, but on Tost days hirirgs rarely exceed flits" by more than 50 or 100. in some days, it was learned, r.thdrawals actually exceeded the saiber of workers the company able to add to its payrolls. Willow Run now has 30.000 em-Soyes, one third of whom are "Men, according to the Office of Information, which Saturday; sported the plart was operating! 8 "only a small fraction of its fcnate At the same time tord reported 1 2e company was on Mere To Find It ussified Osacs knd Lawrence Strict Why Dix 20. 14 -torials 6 kal News 5.

7 Jrtet News In Service Jul Mallon 'CUire Pace Iio Programs 3 JEuax 5tyy New 8 5Wris 19 fort Huron public school teach-7 some 200 st rone, are prepared the gigantic task of register-! householders here for point ra-Jjg of processed foods and of nearly 40.000 copies of War book No. 2. slic school principals who will "site administrators" for the juration Monday. Tuesday. jj2sday and Thursday, received fictions Wednesday afternoon Unior cllesr auditorium from Jatnes A.

Van Zwoil. assistant hntendent of school and Wismer. chairman of the jjc school system's salvage and jvation committee. registration will be con-g from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

each fcjC days in Port Huron aRd Garfield- Fillmore, St. Jefferson. Harrison. Roose-ashington. Polk.

Madison, srhook Cleveland and Lincoln 18 al areas of St. Clair coun jsminfc the uesmona ineaier. "Hit inventing vour money tins Bf hP assured of! Wonderful new conveniences ar of kitcnen equipment, care 4 heat resistant glassware and aetal pots and pans were included toiilies properly. Grand pri.es success 1 6i 21 School eachers For Ration fire a month ago. Starts In Basement The fire is believed to have started in the rear of the basement of the Muir store.

Flames quickly spread to 25 cases of alcohol, enveloping the entire basement. Firemen brought the blaze under control at 2 a.m. Several firemen and some equipment remained at See URL, Page Two BLOWSATFOE Trying To Convert Retreat Into Disorderly Rout Moscow. Feb. 18 The Red jrmy pounded swiftly ahead today in knockout offensives aimed at Orel.

Konotop and Poltava, trying to convert the German retreat toward the Dnieper river into a disorderly rout. While consolidating their landslide gains along a 400-mile southern front. Russian forces hammered out unbroken advances toward the key German base east of the Dnieper river and struck for the last formidable stronghold threatening the left flank of the Moscow defenses. One of the biggest battles of the winter campaign was taking place north of Kursk, where Soviet assault units were smashing up along the Orel railroad less than 50 miles from the threatened stronghold. Junction of four railroads.

Orel in Snviet hands would re-establish REDS ATM KO cock (white helmet) is making urdevan and Edward R. ONeil, the basement. DETROIT ROST Festivities Today, Selection Of Candidates Friday Lansing, Feb. 18 The Michigan legislature adjourned at noon today permitting Republican members to embark for Detroit to attend sessions of the state convention Friday. Lawmakers responsible for adopting "slow" time in Michigan found their convention schedule mapped on "fast" time to conform with Detroit, which rebelled against the central time standard.

Capitolites also had to remember that trains were running on "fast" time and the senate had to move its morning O'Sullivan Heads Local Delegation A delegation of some 20 St. Clair county Republicans, headed by Clifford O'Sullivan, county Republican chairman, will attend the 1943 spring state convention of their party tonight and Friday in Detroit. Many cf the 23 delegates named at last week's county Republican convention will attend. In cases where regular delegates cannot attend. their places will be filled by alternate delegates.

session ahead half an hour to take into account the time difference. The vanguard of Republican conventioneers was already in Detroit for preliminary activiitse today. Members of the Republican women's federation convened for a luncheon and meeting and county chairmen, together with members of the board of control of the Young Republicans group were also to meet this afternoon. Tonight's schedule includes a reception by the Wayne county corn-See GOP, Page Seven. Point Rationing Registration Facts Port Huron Dates Feb.

22-25 (Monday-Thursday. Time 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Places Public school in designated area (See map to be published in Times Herald Sunday). Who must be' registered Every man, woman and child.

Order of Registration Persons whose last names start with letters A through register, Mon- day. Feb. 22. through register Tues- day. Feb.

23. through nesday, Feb. 24. register Wed- through register Thursday, Feb. 25.

What to do before going to school to register Fill out consumer declaration form for processed foods and coffee published in The Times Herald Wednesday and to be published again Friday. Take completed form and all copies of War Ration Book No. 1 issued to your household when you go to register. Who registers for the household Any adult member. St.

Clair County In rural areas of the county, registration will be conducted Monday and Tuesday, from 9 a. m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registrants will go to the public school nearest their homes with their con pleted declaration forms and all copies of War Ration Book 1 previously issued to members of their households, CI Help China, Mme.

Chiang Begs Nation (By The Associated Washington, Feb. 18 Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek today told the house of representatives that it is contrary to the interests of the United Nations "to allow Japan to continue, not only as a vital potential threat but as a waiting sword of Damocles, ready to descend at a moment's notice." Speaking in the crowded house chamber the American-educated wife of the Chinese generalissimo declared: "Let us not forget that Japan in her occupied areas today has greater resources at her command than Germany. "Let us not forget that the longer Japan is left in undisputed possession of these resources, the stronger she must become. Each passing day takes more toll in lives of both Americans and Chinese.

Let us not forgest that the Japanese are an intransigent people. "Let us not forget that during the first four-and-a-half years of total aggression China has borne Japan's sadistic fury unaided and alone." When Japan opened total war on China in 1937 and then failed to bring China to her knees as military experts had predicted, other nations believed they had overestimated the Japanese war machine, she explained. Then, after the Pearl Harbor attack and after Malaya and the lands in and around the China sea fell the world "began to think that See CHINA, Page Two RKERS TO GET PLANS Red Cross Rural Solicitors Will Meet Saturday Organization of the St. Clair County Red Cross War Fund campaign in communities and rural areas of the county outside Port Huron and Marysville will be completed at a luncheon meeting for members of the county board of supervisors and Red Cross workers in these areas Saturday noon in St. Clair Inn.

Campaign supplies will be distributed and instructions will be issued during the meeting, called by Robert M. Farr, St. Clair, chairman of the board of supervisors and campaign chairman for the county outside Port Huron and Marysville. Mr. Farr.

Mayor George C. Higgins. acting chairman of St. Clair County chapter. American Red Cross: Louis A.

Weil, county campaign chairman, and Mrs. Hugh E. Wilson, executive secretary of the county chapter, will speak. The 1943 county-wide campaign See RED CROSS, Page Seven Highway Bill Tabled By Senate Lansing, Feb. 18 By a one-vote margin, the senate refused today to abolish the elective office of state highway commissioner, legislation designed by Republicans to knock out the keystone of the Democratic political organization in Michigan.

Sixteen Republican senators voted for the measure, 17 bsing required to pass it. Two senators, Joseph P. Cloon. Wakefield Republican, and Joseph A. La Framboise, Gladstone Democrat, did not vote.

The bill then was reconsidered and laced on the table whence it may be lifted at any time. The senators who voted against the bill were Baldwin, Blondy. Carpenter, Delano, Diggs, Howell, Logie, McLaughlin, Munshaw. Nichols, Nowak. Wilkowski, Wood and Youngblood, eight of them being Republicans.

The senate's vote sends Republican delegates to their state convention at Detroit Friday with the task of nominating a candidate to run agains the present Democratic incumbent. returned to active duty in North Africa. All these happenings and reports in less than a month have tended to create a state of "war nerves" for his wife. Mrs. Frances Leit-hauser Burley, and his parents.

A state that can best be described as one of confusion and despair. So we pass this story about our brother along in the hope that it may be of some comfort to other wives, parents, families and friends confronted with similar situations. Miracles can and do happen. Don't believe everything you hear. Get First Word To begin at the beginning: First, we received a cable from him Sunday, Jan.

17. saying he was fit and well in Malta after various adventures. Deck was one of five American flyers saved early in January when an Italian submarine in which they we're imprisoned was bombed by a British plane and sunk by British destroyers which picked up the survivors in the Mediterranean and took them to Sec BURLEY, Page Fiv I direct communications between North Russia and the central Ukraine on the trunk line between rinH Orel Feriana and to within 18 miles at Kasserine. Fighting Wednesday was "on a reduced scale," despite the rapid advance of the enemy, the communique said. (To the south, however, Rommel's forces were threatened by the forces of Gen.

Sir Bernard L. See TUNISIA, Page Two Marysville Mother Of Seven, 32, Dies Mrs. Margaret Bertha Lewan-dowski. 32, wife of James A. Lew-andowski and mother of seven, died Wednesday night in Port Huron hospital three hours after the stillbirth of an eighth child.

A son, Dennis Arthur Lewan-dowski, was delivered stillborn at 8 pm. in the Lewandowski home, 1215 Greenwood street, Marysville, and Mrs. Lewandowski was taken later to the hospital, where she died at 11 p.m. She is survived by her husband, who works in a war plant in Detroit; five daughters. Vernita M.

Lewandowski, Julia J. Lewandowski, Marie S. Lewandowski, Marguerite C. Lewandowski and Patricia A. Lewandowski: two sons, James A.

Lewandowski and William H. Lewandowski. and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mary Hughes, all of Marysville; two sisters.

Mrs. Samuel Morton. Port Huron, and Mrs. Ray Pinette, Detroit, and a brother. Pvt.

Arthur J. Hughes, o' the United States Army, stationed at Tinker field, Oklahoma City, Okla. Mrs. Lewandowski was born June 4, 1910, in Ubly. When she was a year old.

she moved with her parents to Port Huron, where she lived 30 years. She moved to Marysville with her family a year ago. The remains are in the family residence. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. the Iowa will give the American Navy terrific offensive power.

It has more anti-aircraft guns and heavy artillery, including batteries of 16-inch guns, than ever was assembled on one ship. The Navy department took a group of newspapermen for an inspection tour of the Brooklyn Navy yard. saw the last-minute touches beinit given to the Iowa. According to reported figures the sea-colossus is 880 feet long, and its beam is 108 feel, which is only inches narrower than any lock in the Panama canal. This means that she can be quickly transferred to either the Atlantic or the Pacific.

The Iowa reportedly has a draft of 36 feet and a rated speed of more than 30 knots per hour. She is only two hundred feet shorter See IOWA. Page Two To the soutli the Russians were driving westward in pursuit of the broken remnants of the German army which failed to hold Kharkov. Before them lay flat plains broken only by small ravines, on which Soviet armored forces were not expected to run into serious obstacles east of the Dnieper. Belatedly the Nazis acknowledged the loss of Kharkov.

Italians Still Think Deck Burley Is Their Prisoner Ready Registration Super -B at tie ship Iowa Will Soon Go In Action By JO BIRLEY WEST Lieut. Rodman Dexter Burley, 23, U. S. Air force bombardier, was but isn't a prisoner of w-ar as claimed by the Italian government in a shortwave broadcast from Rome. Italy, Feb.

6. The mysterious "out again, in again. Finnigan" reports baffling his family last week have been proven untrue through word from persons who have seen and talked with him in an Air Force rest camp in Algeria during the past two weeks. Even a telegram Friday from the war department reported him a prisoner of the Italian government, supplementing letters received by his father. Dr.

J. H. Burley, last week telling of the broadcast from Rome. Prior to that, word came Jan. 18, he had escaped from an Italian submarine nearly drowned from a two-hour dunking in the Mediterranean picked up by a British destroyer hospitalized at much-bombed Malta then news he had ty, householders will resister in some 150 public schools, including those of 10 closed school districts.

Monday and Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. In villages and cities of the county outside Port Huron, school superintendents and principals are making arrangements for the registration to meet local conditions. In Port Huron.

Van Zwoll and Wismer said, approximately 100 volunteer workers will help teacher registrars and clerks. The volunteer help is being enlisted by the school site administrators. Wismer said 40.000 copies of War Ration book 2, which March 1 and thereafter must be used in the purchase of commercially-processed foods, will be distributed to the 13 local schools where the registration will be conducted. He said it is expected approximately 1.700 more books will be ee REGISTRATION, Page I our Brooklyn Navy Yard, Feb. 18 The super-dreadnaught Iowa, first of the six 45.000-ton battleships which the United States Navy is rushing to completion, will soon be engaged in action on one of the seven seas.

Shipyard officials announced today that the five sister ships of the Iowa generally are well ahead of construction schedules. The Iowa was launched seven months ahead of schedule. The New Jersey, which is being outfitted in the Philadelphia Navy-yard, will be the second of the 45.000-ton battleships to put to sea. The Missouri which is only a stone's throw from her sister ship, the Iowa, in the Brooklyn Navy yard probably will be the third. As the world's largest battleship.

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