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Second Hike ORLANDO REPORTER-STAR VOL. 62-NO. 4732 EIGHT PACJFS ORLANDO, FLORIDA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 4, 1M4 In Citrus Price Held Possible JmJi Washington API Florida citrus growers war aiiurtd today of on price Increase and OFA bald out bona another. John Gl8mohd, head tha agency'a fruit and vege-table pricing section, said that a boost announced yesterday was based on Incomplete reports of hurricane damage and told a reporter: "If later Information shows greater damage thaa listed la the first Department of Agriculture report, the growers probably will be given an additional Increase ta foomneiisale for their He virtually killed he pes ef Tataa, Artsone and Calif orals growers that they would be al lowed to abacs ta tha higher enesa. citrus ceilings an-affective on Nov.

The new nounced aa are: Storms By HAN LIT rOGl'B if iV 1 Yanks Jab Deeper In Nazi West Wall, Linking Up Units By J. EDWARD MURRAY Parte UP The American First Army methodically widened and deepened its new wedge In Germany's West Wall 27 miles or less southwest of Cologne today, preparing another springboard for a Winte offensive aimed at the Rhineland. Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges' doughboys fanned out on a three-mile front beyond Schmidt and Germeter some 12 to 15 miles southeast of Aachen toward tha Roer River barrier to the Cologne Plain.

Moderate to heavy resistance was being encountered in the Schmidt area, Supreme Headquarters reported in a communique. American forces cleaning out Siegfried Line pillboxes in tha woods just northwest of Schmidt also said the enemy waa resisting stubbornly. In Southwest Holland, other American troops linked NEW ClTEl i CCIUNGS If tn IU AMimii arawr Mb. mt. Mlt.

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treats ve Earl Lyon IU rtrr marh Impressed with the playing ot "Bis Train Albert tut night at the stadium. Il Mtd It was well worth the price of admission to watch thli bit boy carry tha pigskin. CeMe 11111. Orlando track eeal- er, will attend tha aeorgta-Florida football same In Jacksonville next weekend, but decent dare hope to ta tha "Oaton" emerge as victor. Win or lose.

Cat ta alwey a faithful supporter of the State University. Steed of Orlaads, capital repre-aeaUUvs af tha llorida Cttrae Otramlssisa, declared the av prtese wtrald bring the Flartda Industry StS.Ht.Ht to II5.He.eW assre thaa they sow Id havs real 09 with the British to form af solid three-mile bridgehead ised fraat their stsras sbertesisd erea.1 V- "These Florida Increasea were 4 i Showdown Fight on Leyte Impending the Mark River within three and a half miles ef the Holland Deep. a The Americans captured De Kreek, six and a half miles south of the 14-span Moerdtjk escape bridge across tha Holland Deep. granted under the Stabilisation Extension Act (tha Stewart-Pepper Amendment 1 which requires adjustments when crop yields are cut by unexpected hazards." ta Polish unit carved out a second bridgehead across the Mark farther east, capturing Den Hout, four jay ivaiutio im Several Carriers 1 1 miles north of Breda. The battle for Walcheren Island By CmttcS msa Jananese armored relief col In the Schelde estuary went into ns final stages with British Com umn moved Berth along the west i coast af Leyte Island today for a "Bed" LengiWa.

widely bnewa contractor waa in the Orlando Stadium last night witching the "dark town boys" strut, aiM he tnade the remark, it the? would work as hard a they play foot-tall, he wouldn't have to buy so many headache powders. serge Brass, local Realtor and several of his friend, were on hand to Ultra to the necro spirituals of "8wln Low 6wet Chariot" and "Halleluiah." a weU a to wtUMwa the pass-snatchtns ability ot "Tank Read" Alien In the football battle between Miami and Orlando. Oesfgg Kerr, A pooka SMrrbaat. motored the way over from our aetchbortng city for the football tame last night end claims he will certainly be on hand for the remaining home fames of the Jones High "Brown Tornado." "They play the best same I have seen tn rears," be la quoted a stating. Mai' Jte thssfvr, AAfTAC Officers diamondball star, and aHenn ef the South Farine, nigged half a crate of soft drinks acmes football field last night.

mandos merging their beachheads along the South and West Coasts and strikinf inland toward the in rn ond declared. "The growers from the ether State are not In that category." Thus, possibility of the non-Ploridlana getting better prices rested almost solely with War Pood Administration, which would have to convtne Bronomic Stabilisation Dir. Prad U. Vinson the boost Is necessary to insure enough fruit for canned juke for the armed forces. The announced tncrease ot II cents a box of eo and three fifths bushels on grapefruit end 41 cents on slmllar-siicd orange hoses Is effective Monday.

OPA estimated It would result tn consumers paying one and a half to two cents a pound more for Florida grapefruit showdown battle with American in radon forces pressing 'toward tend stronghold of Middelburg. a the eenelastoa todr mrapaign in the Central Philippines, Amid buildings ruined by retreating Japanese, an American anti-aircraft battery sets up Its guns on Leyte Island. Philippines, Gen. Douglas MacArthur forces now hold two-thirds of the island. fortified town with 17th Century etar-auape water etef eases.

American fighters dispersed the 1 More than half the unflooded column yesterday after It had portions of Walcheren were in Al landed by night at the Ormoe Coast base, wrecking 30 trucks Red Spearhead lied hands. Including virtually all Orlando B-29 Pilot Helps Blitz Vital lap Rangoon Base or tne south coast ot Flushing. and two tanks and killing soldiers, but tt units reorganized and resumed the The island already had lost its Battering Way importance for the Germans, bow-ever, for control ot the South and and one cent a pound to five or six eeote a doaaa mora for Florida The American Invasion forces overran virtually all the A B-29 Base, India (UP The Malagon" railyaxda at Rangoon, funnel for Japanese supplies in Burma, were West Coasts enabled the Allies to begin minesweeoina operations Tomato Loss On State Crop 75 Per Cent Date Set JW CciJins Fixatidn Florida's tomato crop has been Into Budapest oranges. north and east eeaata at Leyte that will open the great port of Tangerine prices Were left an- wiped out today by medium force of American Superfortresses, which carried the cfeatest Individual bomb Antwerp to a floodUdo ef Allied Fall of Hungarian cnangea fa.isea f. tr en'.

aide r-t. Sen shipping and speed the linal Al- load? in history to the Burmese caplUt trnd cams back fiiienure against Germany Pepper, said he believes! later reports would show the need for an and remnants ef the Japanese sar-risen were (ailing back tawird Ormoe. of. the relief -force, hwevevrmay bring soma oITr 'i the eeeereet ftgbUnf of the cam-palfn. A dm.

Chester W. Nbnlts ad- without a scratch. Maj. Waller George, Orlando, said tha round increase on tangerines, ss well aa a tn Eastern France, American further boost on the other two estimated a '5 per cent loss en and French troops continued their house was hit directly by his formation and added "It will be Ions; time before they use those railyards again." Maj. Walter George has flown as wing commander in steady mile-a-day gains In at least aoitted in a communique that Jan- Moaeew CP Soviet armored pear beads smashed through disintegrating enemy lines Into the aoBtheaateni eatsUrta of Budapest today and the fata af Germany's last satellite capital well may be decided in tha next 71 planes bad alamaged sev two sectors between snow-capped peaks of the Yosges many B-2S raids.

Including thef eral American ships in an attack first Superfortress raid over Yaw- a carrier groan ef the Thtre Mountains, striving to break into fruits. W. i. Bleed, before leaving for Orlando, termed the oranst prices "satisfactory." but said "time will tell" whether the grapefruit allowance will be enough to com-penaate for storm losses. He plans a return trip anon when more complete damage figures are available.

hours. Fleet Wednesday. He aaid light sersonnel losses were caused. Le. and through passes into the Minify.

'--q -i its on June IS when Japan's big steel works were wrecked. He has been based tn India since April and acres planted by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, lt ws revealed today. At present California tomatoes are in plentiful supply, it wss reported, and the wholesale price locally is running at present 7 per lug of 10 pounds, wholesale. This makes the per bushel price 17.11, No hearing date ha been set to til celling prices on this vege tThe Brussels radio broadcast Rhineland. cation ef the raid, la which II of a report attributed to Ankara that writes his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. The French First Army Jumped the Japanese planes were shot F. C. George, 534 W. Stetson Ave.

on in tne latest attack in the for down, was not disclosed. WeU be slad when we set help ested hills between Remlremont the Hungarian government had ordered the evacuation of several districts of Budapest, and the tall of the city was considered Nlmits also reported that Amer- I and the gateway town of Oerad- lean fliers shot down three of nine from Europe and can finish up the Japs. mer athwart the entrance to the Japanese bombers which attacked tThe tt-29 pilot completed his (A British Exchange teleeraph Schlucht Pass. Front reports said the French made rapid progress table, it was reported today by LeMonte oraw, secretary-manager, Florida Vegetable Commit dispatch from Moscow said street primary pilot course at Ryan fighting was expected to start mo against stiff resistance at the outset, but later were slowed by en tee, with offices In the Washing mentarily In Budapest. School Aeronautics, Ban Diego, Calif, his basic training at Ran mi.O airnch their thirst, II was Sftorouirriiy enjoying th show put Ht by the Jonas lUh bora aaeinsl t4iL AnMew Deal and aatl-fewrlh headquarter, lit 8.

Oranse ra, this morning got a lot of frea drerttstna when automobile TD-lHs bora stuck tn front of OOP tteadquartera. Democrats charged ha was another hoe to get vol, and when the hom-blowtng stop-fed, one good Democrat said "The OOP ought to pay tor having that battery recharged." A rat race TtmnWUy night la the Orand Theatre vat vary an-Buying to several of the femtntne patrons present tn the ahow. The rodents for some unexplained reason ware scurrying ever the theatre-goers feet and havtnt no thought of fear for they kept tt up for some time. It Is believed the trouble-makers were driven In the Orand by evtermlnaUnt fumes In adjoining buildings, Jatttee ef the Peace t- G. Dark- worth this morning importuned hit friends to vote esalnat Amendment No.

on the ballot en Tuesday's general election. This amendment would five the Iesitlature the power to reapportion dlu)rta in all Florida counties and take thta Mcht from the hands of the Boards of County (fCommlmimifni ot th counties," be I said. "This tt a further eoncro-Wtratlnn of governmental powers tn Tallahassee and Tallahassee ta too far from many of tha counties to know what toe on." All signs Indicated that Hungarian resistance had collapsed dolph Field, and won hi wings at Kelley Field, Texas, In August, ton Arcade here, The WPA and the OPA once considered setting a Florida celling at around 93 to 13 JO per lug, but at a meeting In Washington Florida committee delegates confounded this plan. completely below the capital despite frantic enemy efforts to re lso. (After fraduatlng from Orlando Poppies Bloom In Orlando Popples bloomed today In Or Undo.

They are the flowers at memory of World War One and veterans of other wars tn which this nation ha been Involved. This Is a Veteran ef Foreign Wars project, and ths proceeds of the "poppy" sales to Into veteran welfare work of this great organization. Local officers of ths group reported an unusually heavy re High School In 1934 he entered the airfields on Tinian and Salpan in the Marianas Wednesday night. Four Americans were kilted and one wounded when one of the bombers crashed on one of the airfields. American planes continued at- tacks on widespread enemy bases hitting Paramushiro In the North-em Kuriles; Haha Jima In the Bonlns; Yap In the Carolines; Babelthuap in the Northern Palaus and Pagan and Rota Islands in i ths Marianas.

Air patrols, fanning out from Leyte, attacked Japanese positions on Luzon, Negro and Oebu la- i lands. i A Japanese communique claimed inforce the lines with all available reserves, security units and rear' area units. Front dispatches said the entire employ of Consolidated Aircraft at San Diego, Joining the air corps German-Hungarian Army group emy counter-attacks. Lt Gen. Alexander Patch's American Seventh Army some 39 miles to the north added Redon-ville, six miles north ot Baccarat, and Yaxalnville and Reherrey, four miles north, to the cluster of a dosen or more villages seised during the psst week.

The American Third Army front around Nancy and Met was quiet throughout yesterday except tor a light German counter attack against ruined Malxieres Les Mets, six miles north of Mets. in 183J. His wife. Marcla, and son Richard, are living, tn Hew York City at present. (Two brothers are In the service: Capt.

William H. Oeoree. P-51 MAJ. WALTER GEORGE pilot In England, and Lloyd George, Petty Officer l-c a navy Seabee.) 4 sport to the appeal. "Many -a Although the actual tonnage ot heard Gov.

Edward Martin of Pennsylvania, and a major general World War One assail the veteran tcglslaUon record of the New Deal." one stated. "When bombs carried by each of the huge planes was not disclosed, Maj. between the Danube and the Tis-sa Rivers southeast of Budapest had been shattered and broken up into isolated units, with only a tew escaping toward the capital. (The situation inside Budapest was obscure. A sensational Moscow dispatch published In London said a "revolution" had broken out In Budapest while Istanbul reported mass peace demonstrations In the city.

Radio Budapest Itself acknowledged the city was Jittery and called on the people to Ignore "false rumors." A Soviet naval flotilla ws sailing up the Danube to Join in the final assault on Budapest. Its officers said scores of swollen enemy bodies were floating downstream, mute testimony of -the heavy casualties being Inflicted on the defenders. Japanese airplanes set afire or damaged 110 American aircraft and a transport and started, tires in 30 places during raids on Tsc-loban Airfield and shipping in Leyte Gulf Thursday night. The communique also claimed that Japanese forces on Leyte had killed, wounded or captured more than 4.500 American troops since the invasion started. Gen.

Curtis LeMay, commander of one remember that Roosevelt has vetoed II veteran relief measures hit 11 rears ta officethe real need ot war veterans and their dependents is brought home." Dewey Called Isolationist Punta Oorda, tTJPl Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, -Republican candidate for the Presidency, today stood charged with being "an isolationist at by Ben, Claude Pepper. it was predicted here today that there would be no meeting to set Florida tomato celling before the middle ot December. The Orange County Price and Rationing Board was notified this morning that ths following commodities are not under price controls until further notice.

Cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, tweet peppers and table grapes need not be sold longer under celling prices. Army Seizes Struck Plants Washington, tTJPl Pres. Roosevelt today ordered See. of War Henry L. St lmson to take over and operate eight war plants in or near Toledo, where production haa been Interrupted by a labor disturbance.

The White House seizure order save no details of th labor dispute nor did tt name the union. But tt was understood that the action waa aimed at the sympathy strike begun tn the eight plant as a mult of a strike ot members of the Mechanics Educational Society of America employed tn the Auto-Lite of Toledo. The Auto-Ltte concern waa not one ot the eight plants, however. Citrus Report Winter Waean. Vt Rfiwrt lh Slit Clitui Jnawuoa Burtav at 10 a.

SU to-87 In boxm; Moonshiners the 20th Bomber Group, said the mission proved to the American airmen Just how much weight their ships could carry to the Japanese." "I think this raid Is piddling." he added. "We have much bigger things tn store tor Japan." The effect of the shattering blow was apparent from reports of pilots In the latter elements ot the B-29 force. They claimed the target was so obliterated by the time they reached the area, they in State State Bakers GatheringHere In Convention New Of iccrs Wm Be Picked Sunday More than 300 bakery officials from all over Florida will gather In Orlando today for the' Stgta convention being held In the Angebilt Hotel. The first business session was held at 3 P.M. this afternoon.

Pres. C. Medina reported on the national meeting recently held In Chicago, and at 2:15 o'clock a discussion on whether war food order number one, should or should not be maintained, was opened. Other discussions pertaining to the baking business will be carried on during the afternoon session, culminating with a buffet supper kt o'clock. Star Dust ftareld E.

Shepherd, bnrn Nov. 4, lB1t Roanoke, Va University, Virginia," Business, real estate broker. Member, Baptist Church. Greater Orlando Chamber ot Commerce, University Club, "Real tors" lOrlando Realty Board, Dubsdreed Country Club. Hobby, bridge.

John Colin Murehbon, born Nov, last. Greensboro, N. C. Collet, North Carolina But. Business, executive director ot the Housing Authority.

Member, Oreater Orlando and Junior Chambers of Commerce, Country Club. University Club, American Legion, Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Hobbles, athletics and public housing. had a difficult time finding a Pepper, speaking at the traditional Punta Oorda swamp cabbage and barbecued mullet supper last night, accused the GOP standard-bearer of being "surrounded by, financially supported and editorially and in th news columns aided by those who are, as they 156 Licenses To Hunt Sold Since Nov. when hunting licenses went on sale tn Orange County approximately ISO licenses have been sold.

The license bureau at the county court house sold 49 licenses the opening day. Winter Garden reports a total of II sold and another branch office reports 25, Ben Cox, clerk of the county Judge's office, said tha licenses were selling fast. 31 being bought yesterday alone. ever nave oeen, isoiauonists." place to lay their bombs, Soma anti-aircraft fire reached the formation, but every plane came back undamaged. Only three enemy fighters were sighted over Rangoon but they did not attempt to Intercept.

Maj. Avery P. Ladd, Newton, la, flying the lead formation said every one of his bombs landed In Bt Petersburg tUPl War-time liquor shortages Increased the business done by moonshiners, but the Blate of Florida has kept a clow watch on the activities ot the "bootleg" boys, it was revealed In October stone, illicit liquor property valued at more than 120,000 was destroyed In Florida. W. Burton Rogers, supervisor of the State Beverage reported.

Fifty-five stills with a capacity of 6.652 gallons were also destroyed and 960 gallons of the "hot stuff were drained Into sewer. Rogers said. Of 10 persons tried on Illicit liquor making charges, SB were fined a total of 18.385, he revealed. -roe Republican Party is now ss lt ever haa been, isolationist," Pepper declared. "Such men are not ouaimed to build permanently for world peace." Vmff 7 Weather FLORID Vale.

llh 1IU1 rtiinm hi the target area, approximately Greece Cleared of Nazis one-mile by three-quarters of The Sunday session will hear a 'mrxrattira this afurnoon, loaum sag SunrtM. ORIANOO SNO VICtHITV Mr With til ik rhano In imwrlurt thla atlarnaoa. Jail thipmantj ja4ii j.mj report of activities by Pres. C. Medina, Holsum.

Bakery official of Tampa. Secretary and treas pmpmrnia P.R5 Total mtnm.nu louts tSJOU av TtMPERTVRCS 4.1 lo 7 A. mile covered by roiling atork. a roundhouse and storage buildings. Among the other taking part tn the raid were Staff Sergeant Oeorg Dillway, Wilmington, Mass, a veteran of five other and Edward Salisbury, urer's report will be rendered, and the nominating committee will A.

M. SS A. M. BS M. 10 a 10 A.

M. A. M. A. M.

It A. M. 1 A. M. make recommendations tor officer for the coming year.

a a. "4 1 3 Nnoa TMS Tinps Acute Shortage of Cigarcts 'Strictly Phoney' in Orlando south orange, j. A barbecue at Pl spon Daytona iHth it 1.1 A M. ami II 03 01 A. I 4t sored by the Florida State Baker's Asso, will close the convention.

fTrinratMl that. tl-la aaMlt Ja Rome I API The German have been completely cleared from Greece, Allied headquarters an-nounced today. RAP pilots on reconnaissance filghts reported they were unable to find any traces of who occupied the country early in The Germans, seeking to ecpe the closing Allied trap, have been fleeing Into Serbia and Albania, in the last 34 hours small enemy columns were seen tn the vicinity of Lake Prespa, jnst across tht Grepk border In Albania, "We beiicve German rearguards went over into Serbia Thursday nicht." an RAP officer said. In their retret mo the Vardar VaUcy toward fc. Sefbiaa city of Col.

Fosel. on the AAFTAC Skoplje the Oermant blew up many road and rail bridges in an efioit to delay the pursuing British. A communique from Marshal Tiio's Yugoslav Partisan headqusrtrrs said the patriots were beslettlng BitoU. J3 mile above the Ore it border, and Skoplje, 70 miles farther north. A German broadcast said force had evacuated the port of Valona, on the Albanian eust, and had-moved to "strong barrier position in Northern Albania to protect the road to Scutari, wiitcs is under constant threat from FaiU shevlst forces." Scutari Is la extreme Northern Albania, The Germans said Nart tiw were fighting "Comtnunss.1 menu which had tru'iltra'tj capita, of Ast, targe Absentee Vole Absentee-ballots cast by Oranpe County voters expecting to be out of the State on Tuesday, totaled 165, the largest number ever party said.

"He took back ta the kitchen. He asked me In a whisper If I could uxe some cigarettesand mentioned the popular brand names, "Sure I can. Who cant." "'Okay! I can silo you uo to a Medical stair, and a veteran of the India and Burma campaign, will make the keynote speech. He will describe some of his experi voted tn a single election in this 1nini)rrnliith 13 A. I1J0 f.

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M. Toromo- HIn 11 HAM, 13 30 tow I A XI unit at r. ((ir. lm HI i SUtilMI HI i kwmTiUs 61 iriin 49 f4 fT 19 SO'Kduu Cltf (W tlflhouin S4 IS iMvmnhUl MM Vv.nl T1 iNHilw tt Nf Oiln 1 Am.hic nif Yor 41 HI jitmlniliMl A 7S 4 4 es irnuiinrta nit feutUI 11 ISt. UaW ig 19 wmw 1 iyue savaiW ihortage of popular brand cigarettes in "strictly" were passed t.hU morning to the Reporter Star.

Thl moke shortage is strictly the bunk," said one gmnll drslcr. He recounted that he fcaa approached in secret yesterday by a representative of large robber. "He wouldn't talk right out," this county, Ben Cox, clerk of counts Voters Barred Montrose, Calif. (API The Office of Price Administration has Intervened to prevent voters frwn tramping tn and out of I t. B.

M. Garrett front room next Tuesday. The OPA ruled his landlady could not rut the room is paii-int place without rega-iawvU double reating. ence while stationed In the Far judges court, said yesterday at East. rhundrtd cases at $90 a he tn close or the period for absen told me." This informant stated that thia SewT runrte fm, -rflT ant Knunbii Mumm jm-ru tee voting.

These ballots will be counted with other eieotioa results, entht an 'r r'f at wu 111.00 above ths regular price. LOT. laud Aav4.

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