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mm Good neighbor fund LINCOLN by T25jp8rcenfT FOUNDED IN 1881 FIVE CENTS LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1943 House committee reduces 3 departments' appropriations WASHINGTON. (UP). The house appropriations committee, in approving a $189,729,400. appropriation to finance the state, justice, and commerce departments for the fiscal year 1944, Monday cut the state department's request for funds or 'ts good neighbor program 25 percent. 101M The state department had requested $6,000,000 to promote co Patton seizes 2 hills in push for junction 1 Tv.

it, V- i 200 tons of explosives cascaded on port by American aerial fleet ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa. (UP). Big fleets of American bombers, including almost 100 Flying Fortresses, hit or damaged about 35 enemy vessels in the big Italian port of Naples and adjacent, waters, a communique an-nounced Monday, while U. S. ground forces droyethe Germans from two more hills in southwestern Tunisia.

The aerial attacks on the main supply port of Naples and on ships in Sicilian and Sardinian waters gave the Italian main fyiits.J ii ijyWr.r. es Nazis batter at Kharkov's defense line Russ beat back attacks of foe Compiled From hni Dlspatchn. Supported by tanks and large air forces, Germans battered at soviet defenses northeast and southeast of Kharkov despite a lull on most other fronts, but Russians announced Monday they bad beaten back these attacks and added 200 more dead Germans to the toll of 1,000 which the midnight communique reported slain south of Izyum. Apparently clinging to bridgeheads on the southern bank of the northern Donets in this sector where the river flows in an easterly direction, red army units have knocked out approximately one-third of the attacking enemy ground forces in every recent assault, recent front dispatches said. The Germans are trying to capture the bridgeheads at any cost, but the soviet command attaches equal Importance to them and is determined not to surrender them.

On the front west of Moscow, a detachment of Russian troops attacked an enemy position during the night and killed 70 Germans In hand-to-hand fighting, the See RUSSIA, Page 3, Col. 4. -l PERRY REED. Perry Reed, 73, dies of attark MdM. Two hours after American Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers attacked Rennes, France, this photo was made, showing smoke still rising and damage to rolling stock at the railway yards.

Bomb craters also are visible. Rennes Is an Important supply center and railway junction for U-boat bases. OPA sets specific cents per pound meat ceilings Beef, veal, Iamb and mutton -affected by April 15 order WASHINGTON. (AP). OPA Monday put specific cents-per-pound ceiling prices on retail sales of beef, veal, lamb and mutton effective April 15, and said housewives would find them, "in most cases less than the prices which consumers have been paying recently." operation with the South and Cen- tral American republics for the year beginning July 1, compared with the $1,685,000 appropriated for the current year.

The committee approved only $4,500,000 for 1944. "The committee wishes to state." its report said, "that while the reduction may seem excessive, it was motivated not by lack of sympathy for the program, but by the realization of the urgent need at this time for a retrenchment in strictly nonwar expenditures." Must Share Respontibility. Secretary Hull told congress the United States must demonstrate now its "sincerity of purpose" and willingness to bear its share of responsibility in world affairs by extending the administration's authority to write reciprocal trade agreements. "Many changes in the political and economic organizations of the world will be necessary to. achieve a firm foundation for a lasting and enduring peace," he told the "It will not be easy, but it is not impossible.

We shall strive to that end." "Since Pearl Harbor," he told the committee, "we have come a long way, but we all know, abundantly well, that we have a long way to go." Largest Reduction Made. That was the largest reduction made in the budget estimates for the three departments. The total appropriation, altho $17,895,155 less than appropriated for them in 1943, was only $6,188,100 less than the budget bureau had estimated for 1944. The committee said, however, that deficiency appropriations, especially for the state department, probably would have to be made, but that further economies now might impair direct services to the war effort. Breakdown of appropriation, for the three departments: State $33,358,100, compared with a budget estimate of and a 1943 appropriation of $36,866,405.

Justice $102,657,300, compared with a budget estimate of $105,707,400, and a 1943 appropriation of $101,594,600. Commerce $53,714,000, compared with a budgetestimate of $54,50,000 and 1943 appropriation of $69,163,550. Five More Ministers. The state department appropriation includes a $30,000 increase over' 1943 for the salaries of five additionalministers, but for "security purposes" the committee could not disclose where the new diplomats will be assigned. Largest cut under the appropriation for 1943 was in the section for the civil aeronautics administration which will get $11,027,775 less next year than this.

The proposed appropriation, however, was only $500,000 under the request. The biggest increase for 1944 oyer 1943 was the appropriation for the FBI. The committee approved $42,768,000 for the FBI $800,000 under budget estimates but $3,932,000 more than the 1943 appropriation. The committee said the FBI fund was allowed "in recognition of the tremendous added burden thrown on the bureau as a result of the war." The committee said the FBI now is receiving sets of finger prints daily, 36,000 more each day than the present identification staff can handle; that FBI men worked 992,346 hours of overtime in the past fiscal year. 2 Col.

J. Murphy takes command Col. James P. Murphy, commandant of the Reserve Officers Training corps at the University of Nebraska, Monday assumed command of all military personnel assigned or attached to the university. The action came in line with a war department order giving such authority to the senior regularly assigned line officer at any civilian educational institution conducting such activities as the reserve officers' trainings army specialized program, army air forces college training program, any other training program or course of instruction involving military personnel.

land its first taste of high alti-1 tude bombing by the northwest African airforce commanded by MaJ. Gen. James H. Dbolittle. Almost two hundred tons of bombs were dropped on Naples In the 15-minute attack and 27 out of 97 aircraft on the nearby Capo do Chino airfield were hit on the ground.

All the American Fort resses returned to base. Sixth Raid on Port. The attack on Naples was the sixth American air raid on the port, but It was four times heavier than any previous bombing of Naples, where the Americans so far have not lost a plane in attacks from the middle east or from this sector. Ten ships, including two liners, were hit in Naples harbor. A fire was started on one ship.

repair ship and three sumarines and a cluster of small vessels also were hit, while seven merchantmen In a floating dock, a liner and two escort vessels were damaged. Fires were started on the quays and In adjacent areas. At nearby Capo dl Chlno airfield, bomb bursts covered the field. Only weak fighter opposition was encountered, but the bombers met rather heavy antiaircraft fire. Mitchells Hit Ships, B-25 Mitchell bombers, meanwhile, swept over shipping In the harbor of Carlo Forte, In.

southwestern Sardinia, hitting a coastal ship and nine smaller boats. Other Mitchells set afire two ships from a convoy In the Sicilian channel, American and British aircraft also continued to blast enemy airfields and attack columns and concentrations along the Tunisian fighting fronts, destroying 11 axis planes. The allies lost five. The U. 8.

forces under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, continued to advance on the southwestern Tunisia front, pushing slowly forward thru heavily mined hill country east of El Guetar on the road to Gabes. They took two more hills on Sunday afternoon In operations against a chain of enemy positions dominating the road from the north, where the Germans have many 88 millimeter guns and mortars manned by their best Heavy Resistance.

The enemy Is making every effort In this sector to prevent Pat-ton's forces from making a Junction with the British Eighth army under Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, which is Jabbing at the German rear guard about 20 miles north of Gabes. (German broadcasts said the Tunisian front was calm Sunday except for local reconnalsance and shock troop activity. The Germans made a counter attack against Patton's forces but were repulsed with severe losses, Including prisoners.

American po sitions were not weakened. U.S.-B Fortresses lash plants in Belgium AMERICAN AIR BASE SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. (UP). Flying Fortresses attack-ed Antwerp, Belgium, by daylight Monday. The American raiders concentrated their attack on factories along the Schelde river, Including the big Daimler-Benz motor works from which the German air force gets engines.

LONDON. (UP). Strong squadrons of allied airplanea, apparently including Flying Fortresses, swarmed across the English channel in daylight again Monday in a renewal of the offensive that battered the Paris industrial suburbs and the big Kiel naval base over the week end. The bomber equadrons sighted over Folkestone Monday were flying toward France at an altitude of about 20,000 feet, with a strong fighter escort, suggesting another big-scale raid on targets in France or western Germany. British fighters meanwhile drove German planes from the vicinity of two south coast English towns, A heavy explosion shook the Dover coastal area following another warning that nazi big guns on the French side of the channel were renewing their shelling in an artillery duel.

Kiel Bombarded. Only a few hours after 89 Flying Fortresses bombed the Renault automotive and arms works In a Paris suburb Sunday, the British armada of night raiders cascaded ton after ton of demolition and fire bombs on the shipbuilding yards and naval Installations of Kiel. The ministry's use of the term "in great strength" In describing the raiding fleet was taken as an See RAIDS, Page 3, Col. 1. 2 Say Rommel will command armies in Italy LONDON.

IPi. A Moscow radio broadcast recorded Dy the Associated Press said Monday Field Marshal Erwin Rommel had been made commander in chief of all German and Italian armies in Italy and the Mediterranean coast of France and had arrived in southern Italy. Rommel will have charge of coordinating all arms of the southern defense command, the broadcast said. The Italian high command was represented as attributing great importance to a conference expected to be called shortly for discussion of further fortification of the zone. The broadcast dispatch, in which the sources of information were not identified, said Rommel had been appointed chief of ground forces, Field Marshal Gen.

Albert Kesselring as chief of aviation and Admiral Canaris as chief of naval forces for the "axis stand in the Mediterranean. 3 Eisenhower asks De Gaulle delay visit to Africa LONDON. (UP). The French national committee announced Monday that'' Gen. Dwight D.

Eisenhower had asked Gen. Charles De Gaulle to delay his scheduled visit to North Africa for a unity conference with Gen. Henri Honore Giraud. Igor Gorin, a native of Lithuania, was studying medicine in Vienna when someone remarked that he had a good voice. "I guess maybe they were right," he says modestly now.

At any rate, this "diverted doctor" has won a. faithful following in the seven years he has sung inc on-cert tours and on the radio. Gorin laughs at his radio experience, says he has been "salesman" for everything from soup to coffee. He is an American citizen of two years standing and he's proud of it. "I left Europe because there was going to be a war and I liked America so I decided to stay." When he gets a chance, which isn't often, Gorin goes to Ohio where he and his wife have a fawn they are both very' fond of.

Gorin's beginnings were In the country and he loves it. "Last summer," he says with a flourish, "I won a bet from the hands when I showed them I could milk a cow." ir of pneumonia Plastic plant bill advanced by voice vote The legislature Monday at 11:55 a. Tuesday at 9 a. m. adjourned n.

to meet Advancement Monday of L. B. 132, by voice vote, after attempt to kill failed by vote of 21 to 9, sends forward Senator Mueller's bill offering a 110,000 state reward for the first plastic plant In Nebraska, producing not less than 25 tons the first year and using principally products of3 a kind gener ally grown on farms of this state. This is companion of L. B.

73, Mueller's bill offering a like re ward for the first rubber plant LEGISLATURE This bill was vetoed by Governor Grlswold and then passed over his veto. From Monday's results, the plastics bill may find the going a bit tougher. Mueller said that promising re suits from the synthetic rubber bill already in sight with likelihood that the first plant may be estah liahed either at Fremont or Kear ney. The introducer said that last year 200 carloads of materials were shipped into Nebraska for manufacturing purposes that See PLASTICS, Page 3, Col. 2, Amendments up for vote of electors Council contest assured by last minute filings 'The stage was set Monday for what unofficial observers agreed would be a desultory primary election.

A couple of last minute filings for council by Virginia Price Reller and Ress Wilkinson Insured a contest In that secton, while the two candidates for mayor are virtually assured of nomination. It would take a phenomenal and so far unanticipated write-in vote to eliminate either Henry J. Amen or Lloyd Marti. Verne Hedge ka the only candidate for the post of cemetery trustee. Two amendments to the city charter are before the electors.

One has met no opposition, so far as the Committee of 100 has been able to This would give the city authority to Invest some 1873,000 idle money in government securities or city of Lincoln warrants. The money came from sale of auditorium bonds, and construction on that project can't proceed See ELECTION, Page 3, Col. 6. a News in brief "War Reports Tunisia American bombers hit 35 ships at Naples as ground forces drive nazis from hills. Russia Germans batter futilely at Kharkov's defense line.

General Labor Farmers asked to help re cruit volunteer labor. Meat Cents per pound ceilings imposed on meat. A Lincoln, State Land Legislation only way to reimburse state for losses In taxes from U. S. acquisition, Llttell says.

Legislature Doyle fails to resur- rest oleo bill; reward for plastic plant advanced; efforts to block death of Pershing commission to be probed. Election Lincoln to hold primary Tuesday, two amendments to be up for decision. Potatoes Nebraska potatoes to be dehydrated at Scottsbluff. Sports Baseball Veteranhurlers comeback thru use of freak, pitching. Index State, Lincoln Page 2 Mere Mention 4 From The Morning 4 Women's News ...5 Editorials 4....

0 Sports 8 Features 9 Markets ..10 Radio ..,.10 Want Ads 11 Comics 12 Miss Farquhar passes contest Miss Elizabeth Farquhar, Uni versity of Nebraska school of music student, has passed preliminary contests and will enter the district convention df the 15th bl-' ennial auditions for young artists, to be held later this month at Aberdeen, S. D. Should she be successful at this meet, she will be qualified to compete in the national contest A soprano. Miss Farquhar has appeared in numerous musical programs at the university and thruout Lincoln. Will consider, test of OPA controls WASHINGTON.

(UP): The supreme court announced Monday that lt will entertain a test of the validity of rent controls estab--lished by the office of price administration in a case arising in South Bend, Ind. The teat involves a ruling by the federal district court for northern Indiana holding the OPA rent controls unconstitutional. Queries show major issues draw support A telephone a i nalre Monday morning on the merits of the two propositions up for consideration of Lincoln voters Tuesday 5 percent In lieu of taxes from city public ultilitles and Investing of Lincoln auditor-. ium bonds brought an entirely affirmative response. Those questioned gave brief statements all similar in expression.

R. E. Campbell, former mayor of Lincoln: "I think both propositions are perfectly justifiable and I hope both carry. The proposed percent is mately what Consumers pay and I see no reason why the two businesses should not be on the same footing." Verne Hedge, also former mayor: "I think proposition No. 1, is a very good idea.

As to the second, it' too is a good idea in this specific case." Arthur Dobson: "Both are business like propositions and should be adopted." John Lawlor: "The council should be commended for bringing these two propositions up for approval of the public. I am much In favor of both, as they will be advantageous for the city as a whole and for everybody concerned." Charles Roberts: "Of course I'm for both of ttiem. I have always thought any activity of the city which competed with business should be taxed. Investment of the auditorium bonds as specified is advisable." Ernest Smith have always felt the city light department should be taxed or pay some comparable sum, as its real purpose is to regulate other utilities and when it is not taxed it is not a fair As to investing auditorium funds, it seems obvious that they should be put to work." 3--. Stephan denied supreme court of review case WAS HINGTON.

(IP). Max Stephan, Detroit restaurant owner convicted of treason against the United States and sentenced to hang, failed Monday to obtain a supreme court review. He was alleged to have harbored Peter Krug, a German aviator who escaped from a Canadian prison camp. Stephan Is a native of Germany who became a U. 8.

citizen. This was the first treason case acted on by the tribunal during the present world war. Denial of Stephan's petition means that the decision of the lower court sustaining the conviction remains in effect. 3 The Weather For Lincoln and" vicinity:" Con tinued cool this afternoon and tonight. Nebraska Little change In tern perature In extreme west, warm In east Monday night and warmer Tuesday forenoon.

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AH H. fork Al 4 North Mattt. .112 Omaha 04 X4 SI Rapta 4 Nt. Urala 41 Nlnai St SSiVaicaUaa RUmarrk had rim (hint nntvrr aa Tin Molnn Grand Inland S3 Similar prices on retail pork cuts went Into effect April 1. Monday's standardization of top prices by cones was designed by the office of price administration to help restore order in retail meat distribution, upset for months by shortages, price rules that varied from store to store, alleged black-markets for sale of illegal meat at illegal prices, and other difficulties.

Wipes Out Individual Highs. Wiping out the atore-by-store meat price maximums which formerly permitted any establishment to charge Its highest price of March, 1942, the new action set down In cents-per-pound the price of sirloin in Detroit, hamburger in New York, veal cutlets In San Francisco, and so on for each grade of 102 cut, of beef, veal, lamb and mutton In each of 12 zones. These zones are Identical with the pork zones, except that the midwestern 4 and 4-A zones are combined for other cuts. The meat cuts are all the ordinary types and correspond with ration lists. As in the case of pork, small Independent stores will be permitted to charge 1 to 3 cents a pound more than chains or large lnde-See MEAT, Page 3, Col.

7. High Missouri waters menace Omaha region OMAHA iJFi. The issourl river reached a stage of 19.9 feet at Blair and17.5 feet at Omaha Monday as it headed for what may be the highest since 1881. Meteorologist M. V.

Robins said the crest of near 20 feet, a foot past flood stage, should reach Omaha within a few days and meanwhile the river will continue to Blair's reading is nine-tenths of a foot past flood stage and is expected to. reach 20.5 Tuesday morning. Sgt. Ronald MacDonald said the water Is imperilling the police target range north of Florence. Dikes will be constructed.

Ken Madden, Iowa conservation officer, said the Mosquito creek levee south of Council Bluffs was battered severely by wind driven waves Sunday. An additional rise may endanger the dike, a break in which would flood several thousand acres of land extending as far south as Folsom in Mills county, he said. Farmers to the north were busy moving their stock as water flowed into lowland pastures. Principal area subject to flooding in Omaha is the city's industrial area near the river. Water had endangered none of this territory Monday morning.

Park Commissioner Roy Towl said water around Blair and Te-kamah is backing Into lowlands and threatening, dikes, many of them inadequately eonstructeti. Lumber production alow WASHINGTON. (UP). The department of commerce said that lumber production for 1943 was off to a slow start with only 7,000, 000,000 feet produced during the first quarter toward a goal of 32,000,000,000 feet for the year. 1 1 Wun MIUS ALGERIA YORK.

Neb. UP). Perry Reed, 73, for many years secretary of the Nebraska state fair board and a former state legislator, died at a Springfield, hospital Sun day night, according to word re ceived here Monday. Death was due to pneumonit, deceloping after a major operation. Reed, a member of a pioneer family in the Henderson vicinity, was born in Wisconsin and came to Nebraska with his parents in 1875.

Reed was owner and operator of the Woodside Stock farm, in Hamilton county, breeder of purebred Shorthorn cattle, Poland China hogs and purebred race horses. He was elected to the legislature in 1917; from 1919 to 1933 was state senator from York, Hamilton and Polk counties; from 1925 to 1933 president protem of the state senate; and in 1933 became secretary of the state board of agriculture, holding the position for several years. Surviving are his widow and four daughters, Jeanette Springfield; Mrs. John Reed and Mrs. Sim Reed, Aurora, and Mrs.

Arthur Dobler, York, sister, Mrs. Glen George, York and brother, Lavern, Princeville, Ore. The body is expected to be brought to Nebraska for burial at Farmers Valley, near Henderson. 3 Recover 3 of 4 cars taken bere Lincoln police had by Monday been successful in recovering three of four cars stolen here Saturday night. Pvt.

Harley C. Wiley was being held In connection with the theft of 'a car belonging to Arthur Hewlett, 936 after he was involved in an accident at 12th and O. An auto belonging to Kathryn Er-nisse, 1618 CJ, was recovered at 10th and Oak after it was, stolen from 11th and P. Stolen from an alley behind his home at 2400 So. 15th, the car of Glenn Slagle was located at 14th and.

Lake. Still missing was the vehicle of Doris Schrepf, 4829 Leighton, stolen from 12th and M. 3 Charles Bryan better The condition of former ov. Charles W. Bryan, ill at his home since Saturday, is "much better and he is resting comfortably, his wife said Monday.

Election liours Polling places in Lincoln will be open from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. Tuesday.

A map and list of voting places will be found on page 3. Rolling prairies remind guest artist Igor Gorin of steppes Igor Gorin likes Lincoln, likes its broad streets, likes the expansive Nebraska prairies they remind him of the Russian steppesand' he likes to sing. And singing is what he does best. Even when he "isn't singing, this amiable young baritone has a silky quality in his voice a sultry, subtle invitation for the listener to hear more. Gorin, who appears as guest artist with the Lincoln symphony orchestra Monday night, plays no particular favorites among composers and musical selections.

There are, of course, some he sings oftener than others but, says Igor Gorin, "There is only one type of music, and that is MUSIC!" The singer passed thru Lincoln last summer while on a tour of army camps and is planning another such tour in the near future. He likes to appear before the soldiers and says they gave him the surprise of his life when, they showed a preference for classical and operatic music. American forces under Lt. Gen. George S.

Patton, continued to pound forward on the southwestern Tunisia front Monday, driving slowly thru heavlly mlned hill country east of El Guetar on the road to Gabes. The tanks took two more hills Sunday In attacks sgainst enemy positions dominating the road from the north. The nazis are striving to block a Junction of Patton's forces and the British Eighth army under General Montgomery, stabbing at the Germans 20 miles north of Gabes..