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EXCLUSIVE II i "7 The Weather Today JurrirymKr Of THt WOKID) HEWS IN 7VJ Si a ST. PETERSBURG AND TAMPA BAT AREA Windy and slightly cooler. Details on pace 2, On Page 11 Today VOL. 59, NO. 241 COIIFLETE ASSOCIATED PRF.S3, AP FEATURES, UNITED t-ntaa AU l.VI tK.NATIO.NAL, NEWS SERVICES FIVE CENTS nin vJ 1 4- nMY'Trfrft rfkn o) o) A May Take Two Years Yet do peat lixlazis Ghurchi OPA Also Freezes Margarine, Lard Edible Oils, Fats After That Comes Japan's Defeat, Then Posf-War Peace Bloc With U.

Russia WASHINGTON (iP) OPA today banned for a week LONDON UD Prime but confident speech that it of evil into death, dust and the retail sale of butter, margarine, lard and other edible ,1: mrrr ft sot? i PM The Glory That Was Rome point rationing March 29. British eighth army had opened its awaited offensive in fats and oils which go under lhe government order, warning, forbade retail buying Churchill did not expand on a.m. Monday, March 22 (local time), and the same hour March 29, when they will be rationed along with meat, the Russian announcement. Departing from his prepared text, he said simply that he had just received a message from Gen. Sir Benard L.

Montgomery that the Eighth Army was "on the move," and that Montgomery was "satisfied with the progress." In a war report by turns grave and optimistic, Churchill asserted that after Hitler is beaten the Allies would turn immediately to "punish the greedy, cruel empire of Japan," proposed postwar councils of the United Nations to ensure peace, and sketched a hopeful picture of social and economic advancements for Britons in the years of peace. The Prime Minister called upon his people for greater effort for victory, and in the theme of his speech urged general steps immediately by the United Nations towards a post-war world organization possibly embracing "a 1 council of Europe and a council of Asia" which could "prevent renewed aggression and preparation of future wars." Since the war in Europe may lid first, Churchill said, it is fcwnkely that "upon the creation of the council of Europe and the settlement of Europe that the first practical task will be centered." This is "stupendous business," FIRST TICTURE OF BOMBED ITALY In one of the first pictures to reach this country bombed Italy reaching this country through a neutral source repair work is hastily carried out by shock brigades of the "Servizio Lavoro" on the quayside after the bombing of Genoa. The "Servizio Lavoro" has been organized in Italy to carry on demolition and repair work after RAF raids. So devastating are the RAF raids that it is necessary to make these workers mobile and draft them from inland places to the large cities, targets of the RAF raids. (Passed by censors).

Drev Pearson Here Predicts CLOTHES WON'T BE RATIONED, FLORIDA CANAL WILL BE VOTED Drew Fearson's Washington Merry-Go-Roun is a Times Daily Feature on Tage 4 Today. By LILLIAN BLACKSTONE When it comes to world events, Drew Pearson whose "Washington Merrv-Go- knows most of the answers. HITLER ADMITS REICH IS WAR ZONE UNDER CONTINUED ALLIED BOMBINGS By The Associated Press LONDON The destruction wrought by American and iium lQou xmier me admission yesterday mar uerman soil had become a "war zone," but he declared the crisis on the eastern front was overcome and that the German nation was moving a gigantic mobilization toward "success until issued without any advance of these foods between 12:01 No Run, a Mob In St. Petersburg news of the butter sales ban heard on tha radio after 3 p.m. sent house wives shopping to the few stores and dairy stands open.

One store manager said: "Were modest. We. didn't have a run. We were mobbed. They cleaned us out." handled by one set of rationing controls and one set of rationing stamps.

This plan makes for greater flexibility in the production of the various foods and also gives the housewife a larger freedom of choice in budgeting her rationing points to suit her family needs or preferences." While most persons will us their red rationing points on a weekly basis, OPA said residents of remote areas can arrange with ration boards to buy for longer periods. Persons requiring special diets can get extra meat points by showing medical cer tificates to their boards. The stipulated points will be required except in comparatively rare cases when butchers hold 'bargain sales," to move quickly any meat that has been kept on hand too long. In these cases, the butchers can put point values but they must report all such "sales" to ration boards. II li mi iiimill Schools Open At 9 Today Junior will have to roll out of bed a half hour earlier this morning to get to school by 9 o'clock.

the new opening hour. County Superintendent G. V. Fuguitt said last night the school board decision to open at 9 instead of 9:30, beginning today, stood for all schools in the county. He said the same system worked okeh last year and he saw no reason why it wouldn't work again.

While boys and girls, and in some cases their parents, have to get up earlier, it will mean an extra half hour's play time in the afternoon, for schools will close half an hour earlier, too. Kind Policemen Spoil Runaway LYNX, Mass. 0J.R) nere's one time the police were just a little too good to a small wanderer. Five-year-old Eugene De-shane of Salem was picked up here a week ago as a lost child. And police afforded him the customary hospitality.

He stuffed himself with Ice cr am, read all the funny books police could find, tried on hats and badges and blew whistles. When his mother called for him several hours later, he was given as punishment on, week without even leaving the house. The week was up ye'terday and Eugene immediately board' ed a Salem to Lynn train for another good time with his newly-found friends. North Florida Gets Frost Warning LAKELAND Tender truck may require some protection in the Gainesville and upper east coast districts Tuesday morning, the federal-state frost warning service reported. Citrus and truck will not require protection this morning, the town of Sened in push toward Small Craft Warning JACKSONVILLE.

The weather bureau issued the following marine forecast yesterday: "Hatteras to Apalachicola Small craft warnings are displayed from Hatteras to Daytona Beach, and from St. Marks to Tampa. Features Minister Churchill warned his might take two more years to ashes," and then in a dramatic he said, since "in Europe lie most of the causes which have led to these two world wars," and he expressed hope that "we shall not lightly cast aside all the immense work which was accomplished by the creation of the League of Nations." This council of Europe "must eventually embrace the whole of Europe and all the main branches of the European family must some day be partners in it," Churchill declared, with smaller nations possibly forming "groupings of states or confederations which would express themselves through their own chosen representatives, the whole making a council of great states and groups of states." "We must remember, however, that we in Britain and the British Commonwealth of Nations, although almost a world in ourselves, will have to reach agreements with great and friendly equals, and also to respect and have care for the rights of weaker and smaller states, and that it will not be given to any one nation to achieve full satisfaction of its individual wishes." The salient features of the postwar Britain that Churchill outlined for his people who have Look who's here German radio stations began broadcasting the text of his remarks at the scheduled time, however. Uninspired in tone and spoken quickly and mechanically as though from a written text, the speech was delivered only a few hours before Prime Minister War in Brief Germans continue to throw reserves against unbroken Soviet defenses along northern Donets river, while Red army offensive on central front envelops more towns. Including rail station of Vadino, 60 miles east of Smolensk.

Russia announces loss of Belgorod, 50 miles north of Kharkov. U. S. tanks and infantry, advancing 25 miles northeast of Gafso, routes Italian garrison to occupy strategic heights and town of Semed in push toward important pass along roads and railway leading to coast at Ma-hares. Navy reports two dive bomber attacks on Vila in central Solomon islands and the 97th air raid on nearby Munda.

Read Tunisia Key To Drive On Berlin Story and Map, Page 1 5 i '7 1 1 a a an to or to in to a people last night in a sober crush Hitler "and his powers closing announced that the Tunisia. suffered war for three and a half years were: A four-years plan, covering five or six large measures of prac tical character" fitting together into a general scheme. This plan would require long study, and would be approved by the people or their representatives. National compulsory insurance for all classes, for all purposes from the cradle to the grave. This new Britain "cannot af ford to have idle people.

Idlers at the top make idlers at the bottom. No one must stand aside his working prime to pursue life of selfish pleasure," and "we cannot have a band of drones in our midst." British agriculture must grow larger proportion of Britain's food at home, Churchill said, and "I hope to see a vigorous revival of healthy village life" on the Dasis of higher wages, improved transportation, extension of cinema, and even television. A national health service must be established "on broad and solid foundations," and Britain's birth rate must be encouraged. "It is in our power to secure equal opportunities for all," and laijiuica iui- Huvancea eaucation must be evened out and multi- See CHURCHILL, Page 8, Col. 3 British air bombing wrung final victory." Winston Churchill was to broadcast an important summary from London.

"It sounded like a mechanical reading of a wornout theme in empty hall," said one BBC authority. No applause or cheering was heard. It was the fuehrer's first address made in person since last Nov. 8, when he spoke to Nazi stalwarts at the Loewenbrau beer cellar in Munich. His failure to send more than a written declaration to be read at the 10th anniversary celebration on Jan.

30 and at the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Nazi party on Feb. 24 had given rise rumors that he was dead, ill suffering from nerve strain and unable to make a public appearance. Yesterday a Transocean radio broadcast repeated assertions of Goebbels that there was no truth these rumors. Hitler's "complexion was healthly, although lines in his face showed more than usual" and that his voice "now sounds harder," it said. A Transocean radio commentator in Berlin left-hand-edly denied all rumors that Hitler has been shelved by the German army by saying he spoke "not as leader of the See HITLER, Page 8, Col.

6 German Forces At Upper Donets (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) LONDON. Russia announced yesterday the loss of Belgorod, rail city 50 miles north of Kharkov, and the German high command said its counter-attacking southern army now had reached the upper Donets river "on a broad front," and had secured its communications on a 200-mile stretch between Kharkov and Orel. Belgorod, taken by the Russians Feb. 9 in their powerful winter offensive, was claimed by the Germans last Friday, but the midnight Moscow communique recorded by the Soviet monitor said the Red army evacuated it yesterday "after violent engagements." On the central front the Russians reported continued successes the drive on Smolensk, and one Red army column also was said have killed 2,000 Gern.ans in two-day fight in the Zhizdra area only 40 miles northeast ul Bryansk, big German base at the lower end of the central front. Vadino, only 60 miles east of Smolensk, was taken by the Rus-sians, a noon communique said See RUSSIA.

Tage 8, Col. 2 emerging irom nis monms-long seclusion while his armies were reeling back in defeat in southern Russia, Hitler addressed a gathering of high officials, army officers, Nazi functionaries and wounded veterans in Berlin's Zcughaus, or army museum, on the fourth wartime observance of German memorial day. In his 15-minute speech, broadcast from Berlin and recorded here, Hitler said only 542,000 German soldiers had been killed in the war so far, and he declared the front was being strengthened by millions of men, youths and the wounded who have recovered, while older men and boys manned home defense lines. Mindfu of the long arm of the RAF, which on Jan. 30 disrupted celebration of the tenth Nazi anniversary party by bombing Berlin and delaying the speeches of Reichsmar-shal Hermann Goering and Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels, German authorities took elaborate precautions to avoid a repetition yesterday.

It was not until 50 minutes before the scheduled hour that the Berlin radio announced that Hitler would speak at all, and then the actual delivery by Hitler was delayed 20 minutes past the appointed hour, 1 p.m., Berlin time. cheese and canned fish. The order was made public yes terday at 3 p.m., eastern war time. Thus city dwellers who heard of it time could visit delicatessens and other stores open on Sunday to lay in stocks ahead of the midnight deadline. However, many of these stores had no butter on hand and only small quantities of lard, vegetable shortenings and salad oils.

An official explained that OPA, in timing the announcement, had to choose between "risking a short run" on the relatively few stores open Sunday or not getting word of the sales suspension to all the stores in the country by today. Restaurants are not affected by the order, and may continue to get butter and the other foods from their wholesalers. The office of price administra tion said the suspension of sales was necessary because stocks of these foods were insufficient "to support heavy public buying during the one week remaining before rationing." Prentiss M. Brown, OPA administrator, had expressed hope, at the time rationing of these goods was first announced, that no "freeze" of sales would be necessary and called on housewives not to hoard. The OPA announcement in full: "Retail stores of those edible fats and oils including butter, lard, margarine and shortenings and cooking salad oils that are covered by the new meats-fats rationing program, are suspended for one week beginning at 12:01 a.m., Monday, March 22.

by an order of the office of price administration issued today. "Retail sales will resume Monday morning, March 29, when actual rationing begins. "The retail sales 'freeze' does not apply to any of the cheeses or meats involved in the new rationing plan and sales of these foods will continue as usual between now and March 29. Sales of canned fish and canned meat, which were frozen Feb. 18, will continue to be suspended until rationing starts.

Mayonnaise and other salad dressings are not rationed and, hence, are not included in the sales "OPA officials explained that suspension of retail sales of fats and oils was necessary because inventories of these foods are not large enough to support heavy p'iblic buying during the one week remaining before rationing. "The one-week 'freeze will al low storekeepers to obtain supplies so as to be in position to make ration sales against red stamps from war ration book two on Monday morning, March 9. OPA will announce Wednesday the point values which -vill govern rationing of the "feeze', fats and oils, as well as meats, cheese and canned fish. Starting March 29 each person will have 16 points a week, in the red stamps of rationing book No. 2, to spend for these products.

Generally, the most popular cuts of meat, such as steaks and chops, will require more points than such products as hamburger and spareribs. Likewise butter probably will jse more points than oleomargarine. While it will be legal to buy anj kind of meat desired, an average limitation of about two pounds per person per week will prevent many persons from achieving the more luxurious styles of prepared meats. re viously announced plans will restrict home consumption and im- Dendinc rules are expected to limit restaurant portions, too. Explaining why meat, cheese and the fats and oils are lumped together, OPA said: "From the production or supply standpoint, meat products are converted not only into lard but also oleomargarine.

Oleomargarine in turn can be manufactured from either animal fats or vegetable oils, or both. In dealing with the production of meats and fats, we do not have two distinct supplies, but a single total or overall supply which is, to some extent, divided into meats and fats according to the conditions of demand. "Even from the consumer standpoint, meats and fats are to a certain extent substitutes for one another. Some people get a great deal of their dietary needs for fats by eating fat meats. Others prefer lean meats and depend on butter, oleomargarine or vegetable fats for their fat needs.

"It was therefore decided to treat meats and fats as a single interrelated group of foods to be rtouna is a daily leature in And when they still lie with the fates he makes predictions that usually ring true. Therefore, his prediction that there won't be any rationing of clothing made at WSUN last evening, just before he gave his natfonwide broadcast from the local studios should cheer the ladies who like to follow the fashions. And why won't clothing be ra tioned, along with shoes, canned goods, meats and gasoline? Because, he said, "we have more wool on hand now than ever before in history, with more coming in from Australia." Other predictions Pearson made during the few minutes before he went on the air were: That if we get all the breaks and "really go after it," we can win the war in Europe in 12 months. That President Roosevelt will wait for developments in the political picture and if he sees that he can be elected he will toss his hat into the ring for a fourth term. Pearson was more specific about the war in Europe, warning that we can't win it "if we scatter the fire too much." "We have got to plug Germany and plug it hard with more and more raids.

"We have got to hit at the heart of the Axis instead of nibbling at the toes, as we have been Thousands Flee Flooded Areas In Mississippi (By the Associated Press) Between 2,500 and 3,000 resi dents of lowlands north of Hat- tiesburg, were being evacuated last night by the Red Cross while rain-swollen rivers rose toward dangerous crests in sev eral areas in the south. Some streams already were overflowing, the Atlanta weather bureau reported, with Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia the hardest hit. Fears were held for heavy property damage One fatality was reported near Bogalusa, where a search was being made for the body of Boyd Knight, 26, believed drowned when his boat overturned while he and a compan ion were rounding up cattle in low swamps. Erlee Addison, 30, with Knight at the time, said the man was swept away after the boat over turned, but that he managed to hold onto a limb until rescued. Miss Pearl English, executive secretary of the Red Cross at Hattiesburg, prepared to house the 2,500 to 3,000 evacuees in public buildings there last night.

Fifty highway department workers and as many soldiers from nearby' Camp Shelby sandbagged the levee of the Bouie river in Hattiesburg which threatened the city. The highway north of Hatties burg to Meridian, was be ing kept open through the Bouie and Leaf river lowlands with sandbags along the edges. The weather bureau broad-east a warning of "severe See FLOOD, Page 8, Col. 1 lhe bt. Petersburg Times DREW TEARSON doing with both Japap and Ger many.

So far as Germany and Hitler are concerned, Pearson believes it is the military who is running the show without any help from der Fuehrer. "I have never thought Hitler was dead or that he had a serious illness," he said. "What I do believe, is that the generals have surrounded Hitler and taken away his chief military Heloise Rose, Dramatist, Dies III' 0 Mrs. Heloise Durant Rose, 89, of 2029 Forty-ninth street north, died Saturday night at midnight at a local restorium. Author, lecturer and dramatist, Mrs.

Rose was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. She received her education in England, Italy and Germany. She married Arthur Frethey, of London, who died six weeks after their marriage. Her second marriage was to Charles H.

M. Rose, of New York city. She is survived by one son, Durant Timbrell Rose of New York. Mrs. Rose was an active garden and club worker and founded many clubs and societies in the east.

She also took a leading part in Little theater activities here. In 1921 a dramatic play which was written by Mrs. Rose was translated into Italian and staged in Italy. It was said to be the first American production staged in that country, She was also the author of many short stories and special articles. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock the Baynard chape with Chaplain E.

A. Edwards officiating. Interment will be in St. Bartholomew's cemetery. powers.

They are the ones who are running the war now." And it has been proved, he added, that it was really Hitler who spoke over the radio Friday As for Japan, Pearson believes that as soon as the United States establishes bases in Russia and Siberia, the problem can be solved easily. "Japan," he predicts, "will be an easy place to wipe off the map." The life of a commentator is uneven. For instance: Pearson, who has been vacationing at Sarasota, completed his script in Sarasota yesterday morning at 2 o'clock. At 7 o'clock he took the train for Tampa and stood on the bus from Tampa to St. Petersburg.

Arriving here, he had to typewrite his script. Then it had to be sent to Washington to be cen sorea. Attcr tnat he held a "dress-rehearsal," timing himself and at 7 clock, after he had been bothered by reporters and photographers, he went on the air. With him, to see that every thing went smoothly to sub mit the manuscript to of censorship, descri "voluntary act," was news editor for the work in Washington See PEARSON. Page ktol.

5 UMW Spokesman Certain Miners Will Not Strike NEW YORK (U.R) A spokesman for John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers said last night he was confident there would be "no serious stoppage" of coal production as a result of the UMW's demands for a $2 daily wage increase for its 450,000 members. K. C. Adams, Lewis' press representative, said he was certain that with or without government intervention, which has been asked by the operators, Lewis would not be forced to carry out his threat of a strike April 1, when the current contract expires.

"We've always provided the country with coal in wartime," he said. predicted that the operators eventually would agree to continue the negotiations with the understanding that any wage increase finally agreed upon would be retroactive to April 1. He indicated that if the government intervenes, it probably will insist upon such an understanding. The operators already have asked the union to continue the negotiations for 30 days, but the union refused to do so unless the operators would agree to a retroactive understanding. The operators' reply was an appeal to President Roosevelt Saturday for government intervention.

Thus it appeared likely that the next major development would come from Washington, although negotiations will continue here office -s a '1, MONTGOMERY ATTACKING ROMMEL; RUSSIA ADMITS LOSS OF BELGOROD Churchill Tells Of British Move (By the Associated Press) LONDON. General Montgomery's British eighth army is "on the move" against Marshal Rom- i mel in southern Tunisia, Prime Minister Churchill announced dramatically just before 10 p.m. (5 p.m., EWT), last night, in what apparently is a major offensive to smash the Axis troops left in Africa and prepare the way for an invasion of Europe. "I have just received a message from General Montgomery that the eighth army is on the move and he is satisfied with the progress," Churchill announced at the end of his world broadcast. The prime minister had just concluded his long survey of post-war problems and was turning to warn the nation it must "get back to the job," when suddenly he paused and read Montgomery's message which was in turn heard by the general's troops swinging into battle against Rommel's Mareth fortifications.

This last-minute Interpolation In Churchill's prepared manuscript heralded perhaps the final offensive aimed at ing 250.000 Axis troops into the See AFRICA, rage 8, Col. 8 Tare Tig Fri'Ue 1 Mry-Co-R'nl i P'iftle Cull 3 MtinK 7 Cr. Ads 13-15 Nat 'I Nw 1') Our Children 6 Comic 12 CttitUftrte 2 11 lU'lio la Cont'd. Stnrjr 1" H. Clipper 4 C.

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