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a THE TEMPERATURES THE WEATHER p. 75 BEATRICE DAILY SUN NEBRASKA- Little change In Yesterday's High 70 temperature, rain. Today's Low 53 -Little change. Year Ago High 88 Year Ago Low 58 "If You Didn't See It In The SUN It Didn't Happen" Member of The Associated Press VOLUME XLIU BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, Build World People Want, Dr. Bash Urges "'In Essentials, Is Keynote Of Addresses At Christian Meeting Here.

TEXAS PASTOR GUEST Addressing the Nebraska Churches of Christ convention in session here, Dr. Floyd Allan San Antonio, Texas, last Bash, night and again this morning stressed the essentials of Chrisand urged that side istianity 3 sues be subordinated. The slogan of Christian young all over America, he said people last evening at Christian church, is "We must be the world we want." "The kind of world we have is not the kind we want. Streams of from bloody battlefields, wounded, filled with suspicion and hate--this kind of world is not what we want. To have of good will and intelligent spiritualmust BE that kind of ity, we world.

Each Has A Part "Christianity is not set. of doctrines to be memorized. a life to be lived. 'Christ liveth in Life alone can reveal God and by this method alone can men bring in the society which Jesus called The Kingdom of God." This morning, Dr. Bash urged "Let the be the church.

not an educational superfluity or a political kite-tail. Let it be the friend of sinners as Jesus was, giving men a new purpose and hope. It musts follow Christ's teaching method, using people in God's work, making a life of eternal significance." This afternoon Miss Dale Ellis of Indianapolis, secretary for stitutional missions of United Christian Missionary society, spoke on women in the church pro- gram. "In Essentials, Unity" Woman, she said, should take part in all church activities; missions should not absorb all their interest; the whole church should take an' interest in the whole program, including missions. The day's program is filled with committee meetings for various phases.

of church work. This evening Rev. Charles Livingston of Alliance, convention president, will speak on "In Essentials, Unity." Tuesday's program opens with a missionary breakfast at the church, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Morton presiding.

Robert Lemmon, missionary to Paraguay, will speak on his work in that country. Closes Wednesday Noon Rev. A. J. Hollingsworth of Lincoln, acting state secretary, will report at 9 a.

m. on activities of the church in Nebraska. Luncheon will be at the church. Dr. L.

D. Cartwright of St. Louis, secretary of the publications board, is the speaker. At 2:15, Mrs. Alice Scott, aha, will report on the Child Saving Institute, followed by an address by G.

Parsons. Miss Fishbach Harris will Harry, sent the church vacation school which is in operation. At 6:15 Tuesday a banquet will be served at the Methodist church, and Marvin O. Sandsbury of Des Moines will speak. Tuesday evening, L.

D. Cartwright will speak on evangelism. The convention closes Wednesnoon, Dr. Bash and Miss Ellis giving the addresses. Fellowship Members Elect New Officers The Christian Youth Fellowship, meeting here at the state convention of the Churches of Christ, elected Joe Bower of Omaha state president, officers for the are Keith 'coming Stephen- year, son of Fairbury, vice president; and Helen Ruth Kown of Falls City, secretary treasurer.

Mrs. Roy Rice of Lincoln is adult advisor. OK'S NO INATION Senate approved the nomination for ostmastership of Opan M. Moor. at Liberty, according Lu an Assocfated Press dispatch.

PATTON GIVEN GREAT WELCOME CORES a 3 General George S. Patton, Jr. salutes huge crowd that lined Broadway, Los Angeles, as Cal. he arrived two-day celebration honoring the Third Army Commander and Gen. James Doolittle, as the two for a Native sons of the city returned from Europeon War.

NEA Telephoto. Pro Propaganda Activities Costlier WASHINGTON, June 11 -Attorney eign government propaganda activities in polished type. In a 560-page report on administration 28, 1942, through last December 31, Biddle ems of propaganda in 26 languages have Armistice Only France Savior -PETAIN! Says He Asked Peace To Prevent France From Becoming Another Poland. PARIS, June 11 Petain said today he had asked an armistice as "the only way to preserve France." He told a commission, questioning him in prelude to his trial, that the action "prevented France from becoming another Poland." Asked at the final preliminary interrogation before his trial why he requested an armistice, Petain answered: Armistice Saviour "It was the only way to preserve France. I believe more than ever that the armistice has been a saviour.

It assured the liberty of hundreds of thousands of soldiers who would have been made prisoners. It enabled the existence of a free zone, preserved the integrity of the French empire and favored a landing of the Anglo-Saxons. "It also secured the existence of a French government authority which has been able to protect France. The armistice has ed France from becoming another Poland." In answer to a question whether the armistice was in keeping with French obligations to Great Britain that no separate peace be made, Petain replied that Prime Minister Churchill told him at Tours 011 June 10. 1940 that "England would not abandon an unhappy ally, even if she asks for peace." James Elwood Dies At Home In Minnesota James Elwood, 67, died at his home in Pequot, last Thursday.

He is survived by his wife, Elsie, one daughter, Marjorie, at home; three sons, James of Alaska, Wilbur and Robert of Minnesota; one brother, Roy, of Beatrice, one sister, Alice of Kansas. Services were held in Pequot. Roy Elwood, who has been in Minnesota, is expected home this week. RECEIVES CONGRATULATION J. Frank Summer, special agent for the Bankers Life Insurance of Nebraska, not only was high in the agency for the month of May, but was first high personal producer with the company for that month.

He received letters of congratulations from officers of the company. General Biddle thiscountry have of Foreign Agents estimated that been filed annually He added that organizations and individuals associated directly or indirectly with 34 foreign governments are participating in propaganda or publicity activities In this country. Employes Grow The most important propaganda organizations, said, ate official information centers maintained in the United States by 18 foreign governments. He said the 15 principal ones increased their annual expenditures in this country from $2,873.000 in 1942 to 303,000 in 1943 and to $5,368,000 in 1944. The of their employes grew in 1942 to numbers 2 846 in 1943 and to 1,124 in 1944.

Australian news and information burcau, Belgian government information center, 000; Canadian wartime information board, Chinese news (Continued on Page 6, Col. 4) Asks 39 Billion For West War Truman Gives Appropriation For Accelerated Attack On Japan. WASHINGTON, June 11 (P)- President Truman asked congress today to provide the army with $39,019,790,474 to finance the accellerated attack on Japan. He transmitted the military budget for the fiscal year, beginning July 1, calling for new appropriations of $21,963,093,400, the reappropriation of unobligated balances from prior appropriations totaling $8,818,195,574, and estimated recoveries from contract cutbacks and terminations totaling $8,238,501,500. The total program, a White House statement said, represents a reduction from a preliminary estimate of $45,500,000,000 which was included in the regular budget submitted by former President Roosevelt last January, contemplating continuance of the war on the European front.

Military Appointments Open To Two Youths Two youths from southeastern Nebraska will be appointed to the Military Academy at West Point, N. and the Naval Academy at Annapolis, for 1946 soon, Congressman Carl T. Curtis has announced. The appointment will be to bona. fide residents of the given congressional district, who have not been deferred by Selective Service, mental and physical requirements.

Youths in service are eligible, as are those who have failed before. Preservation Of Peace Foremost Postwar Concern Of Allies--Ike Frankfurt on the Main, June 11 (P)-Soviet Russia and the allies are united in a desire for a lasting, firmly-based peace which will afford for the common man of all nations the "opportunities that we fought to preserve for them," Gen. Eisenhower asserted yesterday before high ranking leaders of Britain, Russia and the United States. The supreme allied commander and Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery both received from Marshal Georgi K.

Zhukov the jewelled order of victory. It was the first time that Soviet Russia's highest award had been presented to any but. Russians. Eisenhower was eighth person to receive. the MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1945 Three-Pronged Borneo Overruns More Years Of 'Most Likely Have To Fight In Manchuria' Gencral Makes Frontline Inspection Of Stubborn Okinawa Battle.

NEED GROUND ACTION By Robert Geiger and Al Dopking OKINAWA, June 7 (Delayed by Censor) (P) -Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, making a frontline inspection of the stubborn Okinawa battle, declared today that the war with Japan easily could last at least two years longer. "It is quite possible that we will have to fight in Manchuria," he said, even after the Japanese home islands are conquered. Requires Ground Action "Personally I believe it will require ground action in addition to anything done by said the commanding general of army ground forces, in disagreeing with a belief he said was held by many Americans that bombing alone could defeat Japan.

Stating that he saw no reason to expect the Japanese to break, Stilwell remarked, "I cannot see how, when they are so tenacious individually, we can expect their mass morale to crack." "Vinegar Joe," who already had watched the U. S. Sixth army in action on Luzon in the Philippines, has been here several days, living at the front and watching the hard struggle of the troops whose training is his responsibility. Nothing Calls for Change He had "seen nothing here that would call for a change" in training methods and expressed belief that troops with proper basic training. could master.

readily. the Japanese methods of fighting from caves. Commenting again on the Japanese tenacity, he said that while the Okinawa battlefield reminded him France in the first world war, Germans in either war 'the had not shown the stubbornness of the Japanese. "The Okinawa campaign is a helluva tough fight; you can tell that by looking at the ground over which it has been fought." In answer to a direct question, he said the Japanese generalship had not been brilliant but that if the command's orders had been to fight delaying action, it made the right moves. Turning aside a correspondent's question as to how many men it would take to invade Japan, Stilwell asked the correspondent what he thought.

When the correspondent replied more than a half-million, Stilwell smiled, "We'd be foolish to try to do it with less." Charlotte Steckelberg Dies At Plymouth Home Charlotte Steckelberg of Plymouth, 89, died Sunday noon at her home. She was born in Germany and came to the U. S. 1879 living in Plymouth since that time. Her husband, August, died in 1933.

She is survived by one son, Henry of Plymouth, four daughters, Emma of Chadron, Gunnison, Mina of Glendale, and Matilda of Kalamazoo, Mich; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. at the home in Plymouth and 2 p. m.

from St. Paul's lutheran church with Rev. Degner officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Bergmeyer funderal directors.

134th Located In Bielefeld-Beckum Area Near Munster OMAHA, June 11 -The 134th infantry regiment, formerly a Nebraska national guard unit, is now in the BielefeldBeckum area east of Munster, helping occupy and administer its share of the territory assigned to the 35th division, regimental Public Relations Officer Lt. Richard S. Clark has informed the World-Herald. Easing of security regulations permitted Lt. Clark to disclose the location of the Nebraska regiment which fought across France and Germany, and now is approximately 50 miles from the Holland border.

Col. Alford A. Boatsman of Beatrice, regimental commander, is headquartered at Wanderslow, a small just northeast of the junction of the Ems and Lippe rivers. It was also reported that since the war in Europe ended Col. Boatsman strained his left shoulder while sliding for second base in a baseball game.

Aussie Single Copy Beaches; Japanese A three-pronged Australian overran beach defenses and fusion matching the bewilderment in the face of a parliamentary American forces carried on Japan into the fifth consecutive mile advance in the Philippines, through well-organized Nipponese blank artillery fire on Okinawa shelled two flanking islands. Widest allied gains were scored in China. Chinese troops recaptured the Fort of Futing, two towns near the Indo-China border and threatened to overrun the key south China cities of Liuchow and Kweilin, both former U. S. air bases.

By 3 Assault Forces The invasion of Borneo's jungles was made by three assault forces from the Australian 9th division, veterans of the African desert. They bracketed entrances to Brunei Bay, one of the island's. oil harbors and a spacious fleet anchorage. An airfield and the town of Labuan were quickly captured 011 Labuan island at the northern entrance to the bay. On the bay's southern arm, landing troops hitting the beach at Brooketon drove two and a half of the 20 miles toward Brunei.

The third force landed nearby at Maura, but dispatches did not make clear whether this was the town or island of that name. Both are near Brooketon. Light Casualties landings, undercover of combined Australian and American naval and air bombardment, were made with light casualties. The Japanese diet (parliament) was supposed to take a major step in preparing for defense of the sacred islands. But it balked at rubber stamping an emergency war powers bill which would transfer legislative powers to Premier Kantaro Suzuki's cabinet.

The diet session was extended for. two more days to give' the legislators time to vote themselves virtually out of existence. Former Adams Man, Minister, Is Dead A former southeastern Nebraska resident and Christian church minister for many years, Rev. Frank A. Woten, 61, of San Jose, died of a heart attack there May 29 according to word received here today.

He had been active as a minister and war plant guard until his death. Before moving to California 20 years ago, Rev. Woten held pastorates at Giltner, Palmer, Alliance and Gering, Neb. He was born at Adams and was graduated from high school there. He was ordained to the ministry after graduation from Cotner college in Lincoln.

Funeral services were June 1 in San Jose. Surviving are two sisters, Louis Schoneweise of Adams and Mrs. Herman Strufing of Martel. Oscar Emery Dies From Heart Attack Oscar J. Emery, 75, an old resident of Beatrice, died Sunday from a heart attack, at Sioux Falls, S.

where he and Mrs. Emery had been visiting 5 their daughter, Mrs. L. O. Iler.

Mr. Emery was born near Industry, Sept. 8, 1869. He came to Beatrice in 1881 with his parents, and made his home here most of his life. For' several years the family lived in Lincoln but returned to Beatrice two weeks ago to make their home.

He had been a longtime employe of the Dempster Mill Mfg. but was forced to retire because of ill health in the spring of 1944. He is survived by his wife, Mary; one son, Warren of Buffalo, N. two daughters, Mrs. L.

O. Iler of Sioux Falls, S. and Mrs. V. A.

Norton of Beatrice; one sister, Mrs. W. Buchanan of Beatrice; a brother, Charles N. of Compton, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 3 p.

m. from the Bergmeyer chapel with Rev. Claire C. Hoyt officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Home cemetery.

5c No. 288 Invasion Of "Two Fighting" -STILWELL 2 YEARS WITH JAPS General Joseph W. Stilwell warned today that the war with Japan: could easily last another two vears. New Signs Of Big-5 Unity United Nations Conference Goes Into Home Stretch With Hopes. Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, June 11- Fresh signs that the big powers can compromise even sharp differences in the interest of peaceful cooperation sent the United Nations conference into the home stretch today with brightened hopes for the world future.

There remains the problem of winning small nation acceptance of the veto voting formula by which the Big-Five would retain control of the proposed 11-nation security council with its machinery designed to keep peace. This is before a conference cornmittee in which Foreign Minister Herbert V. Evatt of Australia is leading a fight for restricting the veto so that, each of the big powers still have to wowhile agree on use of force, peaceful measures to settle disputes could be taken even over some big power objections. Russia, France, Britain, the United States and China, having agreed that discussion of disputes could not be blocked by a veto vote, stand solidly against Evatt and those who share his view. Senator Tom Connally (d-Tex) is leading the big power side of the committee debate aided by C.

K. Webster, a British adviser. Tickets Available For Chamber Dinner Tickets are still available for the Chamber of Commerce's terly membership dinner at the auditorium tomorrow evening. Secretary C. B.

Willard that anyone not having a ticket call him immediately and make Dr. Harold Vagtborg. will be introduced by H. L. Dempster, member of the board of trustees of the Midwest Research Institute, of which Vagtborg is president.

Vagtborg's talk will be of particular interest to persons who are looking forward to agriculture development. Mrs. A. W. Chase Died This Morning Mrs.

A. W. Chase of Rogers, died early this morning. She is the sister of Mrs. Minnie Chase, 1505 Market and of the late Mrs.

Arthur Brace. She is survived by five stepchildren and one daughter, Mrs. E. O. Morton of Mansfield, Ohio.

Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:30 a. m. a.t Rogers and burial will be in Beatrice with short services, at the Evergreen Home between 4:15 with Rev. Wayne Greene officiating. Associated Press BULLETINS LATE BULLETINS TRIESTE--Allied military government officials prepare to take over administration of Trieste.

BEYROUTH Reliable reports reach Damascus describing surprise revolt 3 days ago of Frenchcommanded Meharist Bedouin desert police force at Dmier. PARIS--Gen. De Gaulle returned to Paris from Normandy trip which developed into spectacular personal triumph. WASHINGTON-Wheat production this year: was forecast by agriculture department as 652. bushels.

OMAHA--A more than seven million bushel boost in Nebraska's winter wheat crops was reported by S. department of agriculture, invasion of northwest Borneo threw Japanese troops into conof the Tokyo government revolt. their most extensive air attack day, scored a two-day 17- and drove frontal assaults counterattacks, and point while U. S. Naval forces Poll Tax Foes Score Initial Victory Today Discharge Rules, Judiciary: Committees From diction Over Law.

BIG FIGHT AHEAD told congress today that forbecome costlier and of a more Registration Act from June more than 12,000 different itwith the justice department. Superforts In Record Strikes Flew 54 Missions In May; Forty B-29s Fail To Return In Flights. Twenty First Bomber Command Headquarters, Guam, June 11 (P)-Fulfilling the promised intensified air assaults on Japan, Maj. Gen. Curtis le May's Superforts flew 54 missions in May for a new record.

These strikes included two.fire raids on Tokyo by more than 500 bombers which virital's principal war production. tually knocked out all of the A total of 3,785 sorties were flown last month and another 700 in the first nine days of June, making a 40 day total of 5,485. Forty B-29s were lost during May and 21 more in the June strikes. In six months of operations against Japan, planes of the 21st bomber command have flown 172 missions, it was disclosed in a summary today. 131 Jap Fighters Down The report said a total of 36.19 square miles of urban industrial areas in four Japanese cities was destroyed or damaged during the month.

This makes 92.61 square miles of Japan's war production areas burned out since B-29 operations started from the Marianas islands last Nov. 24. Heaviest losses were incurred in the May 25 fire raid on Tokyo when 19 big bombers failed to return. Superfort gunners shot 131 Japanese fighters and probably destroyed 82 more. Trainmen Are Needed To Aid Redeployment Emphasizing the need to curtail nnnecessary rail travel during redeployment of troops to the Pacific, Carson Hatfield, railroad retirement board representative, said today that men badly as brakemen, firemen and switchmen to expedite movement of troops and supplies.

He said the Union Pacific needed two firemen now at Beatrice. At Marysville, five brakemen, five firemen and two switchmen are needed. Omaha, Grand Island, North Platte and McCook also need trainmen. Lutheran Women Register Tomorrow The Lutheran Women's Missionary Federation convention, central district, opens at St. John's Lutheran church Tuesday, with registration at 1 p.

m. Mrs. Frank Spilker, president of the Beatrice Mission circle, will give the welcome address at 2:30 followed by the response by Mrs. Henry Meyer of Windson, Colo. At 2:45, Dr.

Katharine Lehmann of Columbus, Ohio, will give the federation president's message. The business session will begin at 3:30 after a short intermission. Solves Problem When Writing Not Legible IDAHO FALLS, June 11 (7P)-A Mexican farm worker from Fort Hall, Idaho, left his -name and address when he had his picture: taken, but when photographer James Watson was ready to mail the pictures, he couldn't read the writing. Watson solved the problem by making another print and pasting it on the wrapping with "Fort Hall, Idaho," written below it. WASHINGTON, June 11 (P)- Poll tax foes scored an initial victory today in the house by discharging the rules and judiciary committees from jurisdiction over legislation outlawing.

the WASHINGTON, June 11. (P)-IC will be north versus south this week as the house renews two. long standing hostilities get congressional under feuds. way today with a preliminary skirmish over poll taxes, to be followed tomorrow by a full-fledged battle on both poll taxes and' the fair ployment practices committee. The poll tax fight is billed for the house floor, and the outcome- a setback for the southernersalmost a foregone conclusion.

The FEPC clash will take place first behind the closed doors of the rules committee and then, perhaps, on' the floor. The poll tax issue concerns legislation to outlaw such levies as prerequisite to voting in any election at which a federal office is at stake. Seven southern states have poll tax laws. Today's battle centers around: a petition, signed by 218 membersan actual majority--to take the measure out of the jurisdiction of the judiciary and rules committees. If the 218 members who signed the petition stick to their guns, the house will order the two committees discharged and decree.

a vote on the legislation itself tomorrow. Southerners are fighting the legislation on the contention that it violates the rights of states to handle their elections, Northerners say poll violate the constitutional right of every citizen to vote. RED CROSS MEETING Conferring with Mrs. R. G.

McCue, home service chairman of the local Red Cross chapter, Wednes: day through Friday of this week will be Miss Patricia Clark, home service field representative whose headquarters are in St. Louis. Mrs. McCue's committee will meet with Mrs. Clark, centering their discussions on aid to servicemen, exservicemen and their dependents, Patton Hopes For Day Off To Visit Old Pals In West LOS ANGELES, June 11 (AP) -Gen.

George S. Patton, said he hoped the army would let him take today off, to visit old friends. Gen. James H. Doolittle, corecipient of the rip-roaringest, two-day reception southern California ever staked for a couple: of conquering heroes, prepared to leave for Seattle and an appearance there tomorrow.

Cheering crowds estimated at nearly a million persons roared a welcome yesterday afternoon for the two commanders during 120-mile motorcade of suburban towns. During the morning Patton attended services at his boyhood house of worship, the church of Our Savior in nearby San Gabriel, and joined the Sunday school children in singing "Onward, Christian Hike In OPA Rent Ceilings Requested award, and the British field marshal, the ninth." "WIll Fight For Peace" Eisenhower, addressing a luncheon at his. headquarters which honored Marshal Zhukov, conqueror of Berlin, declared: Speaking for the allied forces, I say we are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it. "On two occasions now I have had the great honor of meeting high officials of the Soviet government. It is: my feeling that in the basic desires of all of us they' are one with us." Valued At: $12,000 The supreme allied commander bestowed glowing praise upon Marshal Zhukov, who in turn described Eisenhower as an Amer- ican belonging to the immortal great of all time for welding the victorious allied armies from so many different peoples.

The glittering order of victory, a diamond and ruby medal, is said to have a money value of at least $12,000. Eisenhower decorated Montgomery today with the distinguished service medal for meritorious service. The citation noted-that Montgomery was in direct command of allied armies invading Normandy on D-Day and said: "The success of this invasion against seemingly impregnable fortifications was in large measure due to careful planning and thorough training under his. guidance of all echelons of engaged troops," WASHINGTON, June 11 (P)- A general increase in OPA rent ceilings was requested of. congress today by James C.

Downs, representing the national association of real estate boards. Downs testified before the banking committee, now considering legislation prolong the life of OPA House committee consideration coincided with an imminent senate showdown on whether the price, control program will be continued without major change. Rent Control "Rent control Downs told the house group unique among all price controls in that it is the only regulation which has been continuously 100 per cent effective at its original leva el. That very fact la proot the discrimination against the owners of real estate. Claiming to represent: 8.000 000 property owners, he said organization is appealing to co gress, because ORA nored what he termed sional.

specifications for real estate holders Downs made no specific percentage ceilings, but increase.