Greeley Daily Tribune from Greeley, Colorado • Page 1

AM TW MTVtUCAM VOLUMK xxxv--NUMBER MI GRHLBY. COLORADO MARCH rr, IMS WEEKLY TRIBUNI 1178 People with Rest of Nation in Heavy Runon Meat Cheese Warned Of Spoilage; Re- See Waste Creeley'. markets experienced; a heavy run on meat arid cheese Sat- mday. People were waiting for some no-delivery markets to open. Some smaller markets had no meat for.

-sale Saturday. Others had enough to keep going most of the' day, saying they would sell out before evening, however. People lined up three or four 'deep in meat co'uriters-of several I some stores the main run on cheese occurred earlier in the week. Others said people were buying all ttfe' big -Tipxes cheese could put. out One market that otherwise would -have -heen out 1 noon reported.lt had been lucky to get a shipment -of meat.

ham went fast and early. Retailers said the heavy buying result In waste. They agreed with the warning' from the commissioner of-health in Chi; cago, that'-many would overestimate the effectiveness of home re- frlgeratfpn and have considerable spoilage. Bier of the Greeley Ice and Rtoi-age company said he had rent: ed all available lockers Friday, and some, that came vacant at that time were also rented. He assumed tire I -rationing had caused the heavy', demand.

He expected some the to he used only a abort white. Turning to storage space demand generally, he said the company's full capacity of seed potato storage had been Before have had such a heavy storage of seed spuds," he Asked If Were had been unusual demand, for meat lockers from farmers, Mr. Bier asserted that 'triost of the nearby farmers already had lockers. The. Greeley.Ice and Storage one-of the largest storage plants, outside Denver.

Rationing CalenAar 29; Rationing of meats, fats and cheese'-begins (red stamps in Book Two will be March 31: Blue, A. and 0 coupons-in book two, for'processed foods expire at midnight. March 31: Tire' inspection.dead' Una gas hook motorists, March" 31; All gai books tx- plre Un rationed Meat Sales Hearing End Prtu) Washington, March Americana, today, marks the deadline for the purchase of meets and with ration coupons. next red stamps from ration book No. i also will be required for the purchase of canned fish, butter and other fata and oils, sales of which are presently frozen.

Aimed to equalize distribution and--along with price ceilings -combat black markets; the government's ambitious new rationing program for those products li vched uled to start Monday. A relatively few neighborhood stores will continue sales tomorrow, but the great majority will stop regular transactions of rationed goods at closing time tonight. Some even planned to clBe today because of lack of meat supplies. John H. Kotal, executive secretary of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers, said in Chicago that at least 30 per ent of the city's more a 6 0 0 0 markets would be closed during the day, while Cincinnati; reports Indicated a shutdown there might reach aa high as 75 per cent.

bf'SfiSM'pWift shoppers la. pre daw -In some citlei to lead a yirtrJaHy tiatlbHwIde rush for the dwindling! supplies remaining before rationing control Is Imposed next Monday. Early-morning-' rushes, have been common occurrences in recent weeks but none, equalled the frenzy displayed In some Ohio cities today. Car Traffic Blocked in Cleveland At -Columbus, where customers lines began fpfmlng as early as 1:30 a. 18 policemen were Bent to one market to control the crowd.

Arid In Cleveland an estimated 60,000 milled around three major markets, delaying street car traffic from 20 minutes to an hour, and wringing from Frank C. Jeroskl, city commissioner'of markets, the ob: seryattori that have. Just gone jcrazy." There, as elsewhere, many were disappointed. There simply wasn't enough "meat to go around. In fact, some markets didn't even open.

Bundeien Warns of Spoilage Many officials took the view that some people were buylng-more than they needed'and that much of it 'would spoil before it could be used, In Chicago, Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, board of health president for that city, cautioned housewives that home refrigeration may not be cold enough for meat storage, and packers, echoing that view, urged people 1o "eat what meat you have i Not all of-today's heavy was confined to however. Chicago reported a great run on fish at its Fulton street wholesale market--and fresh fish Isn't even rationed. In 'most cljles, has kept, butchers' clean for several weeks, a buying.rnsh that thru the was still on-r-at' shops where mpatjwas Los Angeles dealers-said a midmorning buylac rush swept their so 'clean that there Isn't a chance they'll be able to meet Monday 1 ration demands.

butchers, wlth little fresh meat at hand and thin prospects for Improvement next week, were pushing of bacon, ham and other cured meats. High ration values cured meats may lower demand for them when rationing Will Dedicate Appurtenances ToParkAItar- Special litany of dedication will he read for new appurtenances the church altar at the 11 o'clock morning worship service Sunday morning by Dr. Joseph C. Cleveland, pastor of Park Congregational church. altar items Include.two lovely brass vases, candle sticks, candle lighters, a a Dossal curtain." The entire unit is equipped with special lighting.

The gift Is made by Dr. C. A. Ringle as a me morlal gift to his wife. Church choir will sing, directed Carl O.

Melander, who also soloist for tho serrlcsC Jap Destroyer Podges Bombs AVar in Brief Allied Headquarters, Af rica-- i 1 1 Eighth drive against Mareth line producing "satisfactory results" and wins further success In local attack despite most determined resistance. Moscow German, army masses fresh troops, big artillery force and concentrated air power against Russian lines on Donets river north of Chuguev. London-- RAF bombers In forca attacked Dulsburg and other -Ruhr targets last night, losing four planes. Undated Berlin radio, German- controlled radio In France and Spanish newspapers Indicating a major shake-np. in the.

-Vichy government of Pierre Laval and political alignments In France, Washington Liberator bombers from Guadalcanal Island base heavily damage a Japanese base on Nauru Island In mandated area west of Gilbert group. With American Forces, Tunisia -Americans In a Tunisia launch surprise drive toward Fon- dauV and first reports say they are making good headway. Sons Will Share Bulk Of J. Morgan Eatata Muneolaj N. 'March The 'two naval officer sons of John Pierpont Morgan will share the bulk of the late financier's fortune.

Under. the. terms of Morgan's will filed for probate here Commander Junlus Spencer Morgan; U.S.N.R., arid. Commander- Henry Morgan, U.S. N.R;, will share eqiiallrin the residuary estate.

No estimate of- His was 1 made. 90-pay Term Given Heartless Father March 'Courtroom, Principal ytar-old boy and father, 24-- tut lei remain unonyrnoiis At sight of. father, in 1 bay. 'and ran from rlood In frent of na sign litter. Not a His father a I I woman." 1 boy wjltii.

Still no sign. climbed the rail Inio box, tugged at fathir'a No A court attache, who looked was allllghUnml up, took boy back to his mother. But a moment before callad boy ran again to father. He fingered In man's waited vainly for a -word or a The gave father 'days" for deiertlonj then 'exclaimed: out of thla room An alrtady damagtd Jap destroyer to bursting at her bow battle of Bltmarck Sea, leaving a long ell lllck (left) In her wake. (AP photo from U.

B. Army'Atr Fortta.) Half Million Is Mere Peanuts In War Contract Commissions Weather Local tor hours; ending 8 a. m. Saturday: 89. Wyoming Warmer northeast portion this afternoon; elsewhere little In temperature today, tonight and Sunday forenoon; scattered llgtit showers mountain area this afternoon; olorad treme tqutheait portion this- after- noonf.

Important change In' tonight and Sunday 'scattered light showers mountain area this GpioneisSee Air Transport After the War Among the military who have transport develop during th I a war It a former president of the Oreeley Chamber Commerce, George A. Irvln, now a lieutenant colonel of Infantry ata- tlqned at the'Regional Office of Selective 'Service in He is an example of the fact that the recognition of air transport is by no limited to the air corps of the army and A property owner In Oreeley, Col. Irvln writes: "Were.I In Orteley I.would be working with al! my might for the bond Issue. Greelcy. has not yet reached 1U full growth and Its full grow.th and proper air transport fa- provided if she la to realize her greatest possibilities.

This war la.demonstrating'the fact that air transportation In all Its phases I sums proportions that have hardly been guessed at. I firmly believe that IB to a city without an airport will be almost as Isolated.a* a city wjtnout railroad. I sincerely-hope that the voters of Oreele'y will approve the. bond In April, I will be proud and anxious.to my portion of obligations." Irvln act ton la World, War (a a past- commander of the American Leglos and an officer of National Guard, At keenly iBUreited In Qreeley.ia another lieutenant colonel, Lloyd H. Bennlng, Signal Officer a Army Air Forces Navigation School at Hondo, Teir.

Col. Bennlng'ji daughters have inade their home with sister, and brother-in-law, Mr. and Twist. They have attended public school and college here while their father, an army career man, has served at many army posts. Col.

Bennlng writes: in Texas many air. fields It strange to think of any modern city without an adequate airport. It seems.to me that the great Impetus flying Is receiving In the war effort will rev- olutlonlie transportation, communication, travel, and many other phases of our national life when war is' over. A city, with modern flying facllltlet will be in a position to reap an Immediate benefit from this hew Death Kept from Fall El Paso, March of the death of Mrs. Albert Bacon Fall was kept today from her Invalid husband, former secretary of the interior and.

central figure in the Teapot Dome scandals. Fall 1, waif In the same hospital where his 'died yesterday. i (Auod.ltd Pitu) Washington, March A. Thumm, Baltimore commission agent for.eight machine tool manu facturefa, told the house naval com mlitee today of receipt of fees total ing a net jiroflt 1175,545 after expenses and fed eral am commerclalcpntracts'for the period of a's' committee 1 attorneys detalis'of Tlep the comtniUei mltg "You don't'represent any. stee companies, any oil any companies?" "No slr "-Thumm-replied.

'Sold any battleships to the fov "No, "Any tanks?" "Any "I to. reflect on Vincent said, "but It seems to m- that been i peanu Vincent then read a report'tha Glenn Martin, aircraft manufac turer, had reported a net Incom for his company last year of 658,000, and said the commute should attention, to th high earnings big war con committee Is. considering measure which would define com mission agents handling naval con as actlor which would subject their earning to government scrutiny and possible renegotiation. 3 USO Hostesses Die in Transport Plane Accident 37--(Canadlai Press)--Six persons tbrea- them USO hostesses --were killed a a seventh-is-missing th result of crash of. an Roya Canadian.

Air- li the Sea of Alaska, Western Al Command of Royal; Canadlai Air today. No names were released notification of Kre The Western Air. Command sal the cause of the crash but It occurred durfof sud den i The three, men killed th mining were members of th Royal Canadian Air Forcti Next of kin of the hostesses an being notified by. United army authorities. Lyle Brown Is Prisoner anese Mrs.

Llbble Brown of HIS Rev enth-avenue tms had from the war department that her grand 'son, Pfc. Lyle Brown, with the B. Marines In the Phlllpplnei Is a prisoner of war In the Manila Bay area. message confirmed the fact that Brown is alive, allho It failed to state We place ot In ternment. Brown Joined marines In Jan uary, 1940, and was stationed In the Philippines when news came that he was mlsslng.May,'l»«.

His grandmother, with whom he made his home before entering service last heard from Brown on Nov. 3ig Shake-up In Cabinet of Laval Starts 3 Allied Armies Gain in Tunisia; British Drive into Mareth Line; Yankees Threaten Axis Air Base Whatever Jacking It Had in France Rapidly Shrinking (Allocated Pirns) Berlin radio, Nazi-occupied slattons In- France and dispatches Spanish newspapers have combined In the past 50 hours to Indicate a major shake-up In the Vichy Government of Laval and political alignments in The Berlin radio announced dismissal of five of cabinet ministers last. night In what It called a harmonious move "insuring unconditional support of the Laval government" and -which said was designed to give the French government a greater concentration of power. But tho government shake-up came on the heels' of the revelation that French diplomats and officials abroad were dropping away from the Vlcby regime In Important numbers: In Madrid 14 diplomatic and consular officers resigned and switched their allegiance to Gen. Henri Glr- aud, French high commissioner In north nnd -west Africa.

Changes Incident to the shake-up indicated the growing unrest in France, Including the Berlin-report that Robert Bosquel, secretary general of police in the Interior ministry, arid long a Nazi tool for use against French resistance, might be promoted and hinting at creation of a new police ministry. The counsellor of the' French embassy In Madrid, Albert Lamarle, first secretary Renaud Slvan, Msgr. Boyermas, religious attache, and 11 others-handed their.resignations to ambassador Francois Pletrl Tuesday. Most of the outgoing diplomats have cast their lot with Gen. Henri Glfaud, French high commissioner In North Africa, Dispatches from Vichy said news of the MrulrfH resignations arrived shortly, after the jailing In France of De former chief of the French soplal Crolx De Feu.

The resignation's gave the German-rulers In Vichy an op- port uri I ty to emphasize' acaltt their stand.that a'Fr'ehch'foreign service' won't continue ffunnecTeVafy under present'condl-' when all whales' are. swim tlonB The ranks of- dissident said to -have 'beefa Increased by with arrest of: De La Senate Tries To Get Guard Bill Enacted Goy. Vivian Says He Will Personally Defer Farmers If Washington Holds His Order to Boards Unenforceable (Auoclitcd March Vivian said it hti press conference today thai If Washington holdi that hit farm deferment order li unenforceable "I will aik every local draft board for Hit of Iti farmer-registrants, and each man Individually." have authority do that." Nazis Intensify Upper Donets Attack with New Power While Reds Edge Toward Smolensk No Action Taken At Beet Meeting Denver, March 87. Urged by Governor Vivian to take Immediate action, the Colorado senate maneuvered today to push thru the house-approved state home guard bill which threatened-to keep the lawmakers at work beyond ths deadline next Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader C.

Johnson Anlmas) said E. Collins a of four voting against the measure when It failed oh third -reading yesterday--was being asked to move for reconsideration. Fifteen senators voted for the bill, three votes short of necessary majority. Fourteen were counted as absent. Johnson said that should Collins decline to move for reconsideration, measure could be Incorporated under the title of a separate house- approved bill appropriating J75.000 for tho home guard which was on the senate calendar for second reading today.

He expressed.confidence that the matter could, be disposed of without seriously delaying other buBineii in upper Meanwhile the houss tackled a heavy calendar. It accepted joint conference committee report on a measure permitting farmers to'-obtain rasollhs tax refunds for vehicles not nsed on highways. The senate: yesterday adopted the 'committee report on the measure, which now Is ready for the governor's Passed on final reading by the lower chamber and sent to the senate was a measure to consolidation of small school districts. It would withhold a of the minimum teacher salary guarantee of $76 a month in districts having less than 15 pupils. Governor Vivian talked to senate whale went Into and state home guard bill would' hive to approved or the legislators In session after the deadline.

1,000 Land In Norway, Swede Report New March tT--A Swedish, dispatch Quoted by. the Office of War said 600 British and Norwegians hare been dropped Into Norway by parachute during the winter and that "there's an army of ghosts now in NoTwar which may one day.siid- denly.grpw are living.In secret places tha dispatch (AjiocTifcd Denver, March 26--Beet grower representatives mot In Denver with officials of the Great Western Sugar company to discuss beet contracts for 1943 but no final decisions were reported. Frank A. Kemp, president and general manager of the company, said the will be resumed tomorrow. Vivian Says WillEnforce Draft Order (Auotlilrf Preu) Denver, March 28--Gov.

John C. Vivian declared, blunty tonight he was "absolutely-determined" to enforce his order that drafting of Colorado farm workers be Immediately stopped. Commenting on the order he gave yesterday to Brjg. Gen. Harold II.

Richardson, state selective service director, the governor said: realize that General Richardson In. a tough, spot, but, nevertheless, I expect him to clear with the national selective service director, and carry out the.wishes of office." governor did pot disclose to newsmen how he to enforce the order, would stop the calling of. farm workers Into military service and more 'agricultural. to offset anticipated 'shortages on sugar beet and grain 'farms. After reading" the national selective" service act.

Governor Vivian, an attorney, declared he was convinced that the law gives state governors authority to administer' the draft and that chief executives of the states also may decide'whom shall be called to fill quotas set by the government "I think w.e can determine ourselves where these men must come Vivian said. governor's order to General Richardson has been referred to KaJ. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national selective service chief.

'governor said at his press conference today that "It's perfectly all right with me It General Richardson takes the matter to General Hershey. Thera Is no bel-' llgerency about this on my part, and I attach no to General Richardson." "I may be wrong in ordering a halt to farm worker drafting," the governor told newsmen, "but I'm going to find out It the selective service act means what It says." "Any delay from now on regarding deferment of farm labor Is now In (he hands of the Washington bureaucrats." Mathews Wiseman Dies Here Friday Mathews Wiseman, 85, of 1318 Eighth avenue, died at Oreeley hospital evening. Mr. had In Oreeley since 1919, was a native of He was a widower and has no relatives here, friends Funeral services will at Monday with interment la Linn Brannaman Renamed To Labor Board Ray H. Brannaman of Gllcreat was'assured of another six years a member of the state Industrial commission when Governor John C.

sent his name to the senate and the senate, In execn- tlve session, confirmed the appointment by a of 28. to 0 Friday night. Brannaman's reappolntment had been opposed by a Young Republican group In Greeley Including some members of the Weld republican central committee and Chairman Chalmers Ewlng. At the last week end, Governor Vivian announced that a split In the Weld central committee over Brannaman was delaying his reappointment. Friends of Brannaman In Weld county and thruout tha slate ral- (Continued on.

pdge 8). By EDDIE GILMORE Moscow, March Gorman ftrmy, In a desperate drive to crack stubborn Soviet defenses on the Donets river nortli of Chuguev has massed fresh troops, a big force of artillery and a heavy concentration of air power against tiro Russian lines there, It was officially reporled today. While the Germans concentrated their heaviest power in this sector, Russian vanguards on the central front again edged toward Smolensk, little more than 30 miles away. The Soviet mid-day communique said numerous attacks north of Clinguev were repulsed. There Is a 50-mile stretclr of the twisting Donets' river between Chuguev and Belgorod, where the Russians are beginning to pound the Germans.

Slightly north of Chuguev, the battle line on the river turns abruptly eastward, then swings north again in an almost Btralght line. This is a tough area to defend because there Is a high bank on tire western side and low -bank on the eastern side. The newspaper Pravda said German attacks In this area began at dawn yesterday when large forces of motorized Infantry and tanks were thrown Into battle. Big units of the German air force preceded the land forces. The Red army met the Nazi charge -with tanks.

(The German high command reported that an enemy attack at the Kuban hrldehead was repulsed, with Russian loss" of numerous tanks, and that Lake Ladoga, below', embattled Leningrad, weak Soviet stlachs-- frustrated.) In the drive for Staraya Russe, tho midday war bulletin-announced that an enemy stronghold south of Lake Ilmen was cleared entirely of the Germans after the position changed hands twice and 120 of the German garrison were killed. 8 Bodies Found In Burned Bomber Near Trinidad (jUiMlittd Prru) Trinidad, March bodies of eight men were found today In and near wreckage of a big army bomber in the Sangre de Crlsto mountains northwest of thla southern Colorado town, army officers reported. The public relations officer at the army's Internment camp at Tlnldad said the plane had crashed and burned and that bodies and plane parts were strewn over wide area of the mountainside. An army detachment started up the mountain to recover the bodies this It la believed all occupants of the plane perished, the officer added. Names of the victims and the home base of the plane were.not known.

In Car Upholitiry Small damage was done to an auto owned by Olivia Binford, 1210 Ninth avenue, Friday afternoon when fire started In upholstery. Firemen were called. The car was parked near the Sterling theater. Weld Ranks High In State Counties how Weld county among ebuntlta of In the latest cf Colorado yearbook. THIRD In THIRD In population.

FOURTH In bank SECOND In land In farms, FIRST In of farms. I In and calves. FIRST In and plg. SECOND In ahtep and lambs, 'FIRST In of all FIRST In value of dairy products. FOURTH In'value' of manufaa- turlng.

THIRD In'number THIRD In gasoline coniumtd, FIFTH In collected. FOURTH In tax collected. FOURTH In of retail M'rs. THIRD In choo! properties, FOURTH In old agt I In state and federal relief THIRD In number of liquor licenses, FIRST In mllet of highway, SECOND In aliened valua- Pofton Holds Enemy, Then Launches New Surprise Attack, Making Headway Prtu) With American forces In. Tunisia, March forces.

In central Tunisia hare launched prise drive toward Fondouk and a reports said they were making good headway. The American drive north of Fald Pass was begun a American armor had repulsed a of German lufantry which attacked at dawn east of Maknassy, more than 1 0 0 miles south. The Guctar area to the southwest of Maknassy, remained quiet. (AiiKlRted Press) Allied Headquarters in North Africa, March hard-driving British Eighth army's sustained offensive against the Mareth line Is getting "satisfactory results" and won a further success a local attack yesterday In spite of the most determined resistance, Allied headquarters announced today. At the same time the British First army, grouped to contain the forcea of Jurgen Von Arnlra In the north before Tunis and Blzerte, was reported to be lushing out Ic what the communi- que called "reconnaissance in force." Yanks Launch New Drive Midday reports received at head- iiuarters said that Ainorican troops In Central Tunisia mid launched a surprise drive toward Foundouk, 15 miles southwest ol the big enemy air base at Harrovian.

This sector Is to be northeast of Fald Pass and over 100 miles to the north of the American sector at Maknassy and El Ouetar, where Lieut. Gen. George S. Fatten, armored and motorized forces have thrunt spearheads against the German coastal supply lines. No major attacks and only local activity was 'reported In the latter sector by the communique, Irow- ever.

(A Berlin broadcast by DNB, heard In London, said crack British troops had been observed In ths MedJez-El-Bab area and that bringing up of additional artillery and range finders indicated power- ful breaklhru attempts, were being prepared by the British and Americans In the Plctron and OusselUa, fronts In northern and central Tunisia. (The broadcast siW brought in 'confirmed that fresli American i a arrived and that the crack British troops hud recently come from 'movement of British ami American columns have considerably Increased, DNB "Operations continued yesterday with satisfactory results," said the communique In telling of the week- old battle on the Maretli line front, one our forces carried out a'successful attack, and operations are proceeding according to plan in spite of stiff resistance by the enemy. Many prisoners were taken." Eighth Gets Bulk of Air Support It was not certain, from the Allied announcement, whether Gen. Sir Bernard Eighth army had won Its new success in the Zsrat area northeast of Mareth, where a bridgehead' was established across the Wad I Zig- zaou last'week end and then lost during a German counter whether Montgomery was striking at a new point. The Eighth army, at grips with the enemy In some of the bitterest fighting yet witnessed In Africa, continued to receive the heaviest support from Allied air There was an almost continuous air pounding of the enemy's concentration at Hamma, 20 miles at of Gabes and behind Marelh line, but for the third successive day the communique failed to mention the'situation of the British armored forces which had skirted the flank of Marshal Erwin Hommel and approached to wlthfa eight miles of the cross roads In desert.

The British First army's patrols were out In force In the Medjei El- Bab and Bou Arada areas, Mr tural springboard for any Allied cvf- fenslve In northern, sector, where advance.units some 40 miles from the The communique paid. prisoners' were captured and eaat- ualtles were Inflicted. British Blsley bombers ranging over the Ails supply lines hit two freight southwest of Tunte, started fires In a wooded area at Oudret which be seen miles away and attacked the docks. at Sfax. Greeley Short In Campaign for Red Cross Fund "It appears that the quota shortage In the war fund drive of the American Red Cross will he la Oreeley and not the county," according to William Stockover, chairman.

At noon Saturday, the total amount turned in for Ked Cross was 118,609.46, toward Us J27.000 goal. Many rural workers and captains made their returns Saturday afternoon, but these returns were not available. It Greeley donora would give as generously as the rural community residents, the quota will be well over the top by the end of the month, which marks the official end of the drive..