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DIES NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION Probably Means End House Committee on Un- JOPLIN GLOBE, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1944. May C5-- Rep- ve Martin Dies of Texas out of the political arena and his withdrawal is expect- mean the end of the house ttee on un-American activi- he piloted through six Living Rooms Desperately Needed INTERVIEW WITH TITO Joplin Housing Situation Serious years, announced at Beaumont, he would not seek re- to congress, because of ill and a desire to return to business. C. I. O.

political action com- headed by Sidney Hillman, marked Dies down for defeat. May 9, in the representative's Homes for families with bable and -children are desperately need ed in JopJin, according to members of the staff of the two housing service agencies attempting to find living quarters for newcomers to Joplin. The children have been brought to Joplin by their mothers in order to be near their daddy who is stationed at Camp Crowder. The housing problem and the demands for living quarters are double those of a year ago and, while it hard to find a. room or an apartment for the wife of a soldier, it is at present next to the impossible to find even one room for a mother with her small children.

With closing of schools over kerne eounty, a democratic county 116 nation tfl situation will be a rmA A in TUffaa Convention dominated by the Refinery Employes' Union (C. I. ntnounced Dies as a "demagogue." JEftv charged that the political action committee was raising a fund to beat him M. Combs Opponent. Judge J.

M. Combs, who recently as justice of the Ninth of civil appeals, announced week his candidacy for congress opposing Dies. He said he knew nothing of reports that certain interests were raising large to swing the election, but that if they were true "there Isn't a decent man er woman in ttiiS district who wouldn't resent lfc, la east Texas we've always tone our own voting." made no reference to these Jevelopments in his announcement although he acknowledged in effect that he faced a hard cam- ytSga. if he was to win. Saying Ehai a throat disorder would pre- TTTI from public speaking for 3JBO er three months, he added: those circumstances, I wnnot conduct the kind of cam- W4gn necessary to properly pre- lent Issues and facts to the withdrawal, coming on top the defeat in the recent Alabama primary of Representa- Starnes, another Dies com- member opposed by the C.

politicians to reassessing of the Killman roup, though some did not con- it figured importantly in fames' defeat. ifto far as the bouse committee is encerned, the big, blond Dies has its personification, and the force behind its widespread Iwtttigations which brought fre- clashes with high political labor and other groups, Other members indicated they irould not take the lead in any effort to continue the committee tmder the new congress which will some into office next January. CABTEBVILLE BOY, JOPLIN MAN DROWN (Continued from Page 1) Angeles, Richard Steele of $tantington Park, Hubert fteele, stationed in the Hawaiian firlands; Floyd Steele of Joplin, Paul Steele of Bluefield, W. Elmer Steele of Ohio, and Lester in the navy. Bteete's body is at the Webb City Undertaking Company funeral Coroner R.

W. Webster will conduct an investigation today. WMA SHERRILL, CARTHAGE RESIDENT 50 YEARS, DIES Carthage, May 12--Mrs. Emma E. Sherrill, 74 years old, a resident of Carthage since 1894, died Bjfc 3:50 o'clock this afternoon at tee home of a daughter, Mrs.

Theodore M. Tallmafl, of Carthage, npith whom -she made her home JShe was a member of the North Methodist church. She was married July 4, 1883, in Carthage to Riley Bherrill, who died in 1918. Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. Tallman, and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Knell service home. Burial will be In Park cemetery. desperate one, according to Miss Beatrice Walsh, secretary of the U. S. O.

Travelers' Aid, and J. E. Springer, secretary of the housing department of the Chamber of Commerce, for many families are planning to move here as soon as the children have completed the school year. Plight Described. Springer told yesterday of mother with a 3-month-old baby who had been forced to stay for two.

nights in an unheated tourist cabin on the outskirts of the city, with no facilities tp warm the infant's food or to heat water for its bath. Both mother aad baby developed serious colds. An expectant mother was asked to vacate the small room she occupies before hep child is born. She has not been able to find another room. Forced to take undesirable rooms, as nothing else available, one mother with two children under 3 years of age had to spend $18 In oae week for disinfectants and cleaning fluids to rid the apartment of germs and vermin as a protection to the health of her children.

While members of the housing services are especially anxious about the children, there is ah urgent need for housing facilities and rooms for individuals. Wives of soldiers have rented permanently many of the rooms that have, in the past, been available for soldiers over the week-ends. Last week-end every room listed was occupied; the bunkhouse, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, was full and soldiers slept on the floor. Six soldiers spent the night ton the pool tables in the recreation room at the Y. M.

C. and many slept in the bus and railroad stations. Joplln's Own Returning." "Even Joplin's own are returning, after being near their husbands in various over the. Country, to find no place to live," Miss Walsh said. Other former Joplin residents who have been discharged from the service, returning to take their place in Joplin again, cannot be assured a.

place to live. According to Miss Walsh, the ouning situation has been difficult for the last several months, and in a report sent by her for national usage early in April, she stated "sleeping rooms for people without children are available; very few sleeping rooms will take children; apartments are practically impossible with or without children, and temporary accommodation? may still be had." In commenting on the acute situation, Springer said that the only solution to the problem would be 'or the mothers to remain at their ermanent home, though that is not a very hospitable attitude, he added. Not only are the circum- tances under which theseschildren are being reared jnjunww'' to health, but the instability of the family also is to be considered. The severe housing situation is not- confined to Joplin alone, as reports from national headquarters the XI. S.

O. Travelers' Aid indicate that a similar situation exists practically every city that is oeated near an army camp. Both Springer and Miss Walsh dvise against any soldier bringing his wife and family here until a lace for them, to live has been obtained, and urge any person in the ity who has an extra room available for even one night a week to communicate with them. STOPPED BY CENSORS ADVANCE TWO TO MILES IN SECTORS (Continued from page REV. WILLIAM BECKHAM SERVICES HERE TODAY appeared to be going favorably this afternoon.

The Germans recovered quickly from the earth-shaking barrage that accompanied the attack--some of it from American 240 millimeter guns firing 350-pound projectiles. The Nazis used flame-throwers at many points and counter-attacked sharply as opportunity offered. Allied officers appeared satisfied, however, with early results. Planes flay fart. Starting with the first streaks of dawn, Allied warplanes in record joined the assault and took almost complete control of the sky as they smashed at every enemy target in sight along the battle line and ripped the enemy's rear areas.

A mist at 3,000 feet forced some planes to return to their bases with their bomb loads intact. Allied heavy bombers, in support of the ground offensive, smashed at seven primary targets, including the German headquarters towns of Massa d'Albe, three miles north of Avezzaro, and Civita Castellano, IS miles north of Rome. Railyards, harbors, docks at Genoa and the naval base at La Spezia were other targets hit with good results. It was truly an Allied force that fought forward tonight through a. maze of the strongest defenses encountered by probably any army in this war.

There were Americans, British, French, Canadians, Indians, New Zealanders, Italians and Poles--the Poles fighting in a major engagement for the first time since their homeland was invaded in 1939. French troops had the honor of striking first in the mountains near Cassino, some 15 minutes before the main body of dusty." mistTay'over infantry sprang forward in the thft valje when the artlllery bar darkness. rage began lagt mg ht, and to this As in previous battles, Monastery soon was added a billowing wall of hill and the mountain mass north smoke. and west of Cassino figured im-1 The massed Allied artillery portantly in the fighting, since they smothered the Germans with shells. German account pictured Fifth army attacks along a general line south and southwest from Sun Ambrogio, which is seven miles low Cassino, to the coast near Minturno.) Nazis Strengthened Defenses.

Six months ago air reconnaissance disclosed that the Nazis were blasting and pourtog concrete for a deep belt of strongpoints from Cassino back 10 or more- toward Rome, which is some fcO away. The enemy also -had- demolished the once-important seaports of Formia and Gaeta, just ahead of the Allied advance. All has been in readiness for the big assault for more than a week. In the extensive regrouping carried out fay the Allies, the British Eighth army was transferred from the Adriatic sector across the Apennlne mountains to the Cassino area, and General Clark's Fifth army moved into new positions along the Garigliano river front. Last night's preliminary bombardment extended clear across Italy to the Adriatic, but the Allied attack was confined to the western end.

There was no mention of unusual activity on the Anzio beachhead, some 50 miles up the coast from where Clark's army is engaged. Allied warships ranging off the coast rained shells into enemy positions west 6f the Garigliano river. The attack, coming as the world awaits the invasion of the continent from England, is tying up a large number of German divisions and may compel the Nazis to send even more troops and sorely-needed equipment to Italy if they persist in their determination to hold the southern bastion of fortress Europe. Ground Now Dry. Rains that fell almost continu- durmg the long winter lull ended and the ground is dry Funeral services will be conducted at o'clock this afternoon at the Parker-Hunsaker chapel for the Rev Richard Franklin Beckham, a Christian church minister who died unexpectedly Wednesday night at his home, northwest of the city.

The Rev. ed tne surrounding country, but sur iae of the great barrage. dominate the surrounding terrain. At the outset of the attack the Associated Press Writers In Mediterranean Theater Claim Dispatch Refused Clearance. By the Asioelfcted An Associated Press dispatch, the first interview given the American press by 'the Yugoslav Partisan leader, Marshal Josip Bros (Tito), has been stopped by censors of the Allied Mediterranean command ajt Algiers despite officials' assurances that Apolitical censorship would not be imposed in the Mediterranean theater.

No reason has been given. have been made to the war department in Washington and authorities in London and. directly to General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, supreme Allied commander in the Mediterranean, but the dispatch, by AP Correspondent Joseph Morton, after 12 Jays' consideration, definitely has been refused clearance. Bequests Ignored. In Washington, the department said it had no comment at this tune because the situation is "manifestly a theater matter." When General Wilson took command in the Mediterranean thea- in January, he told correspondents he would continue General Dwight D.

Eisenhower's policy of no political censorship, saying, "I lope you don't think I have Draught all Middle East rules over here with me. Here I see no reason for introduction of po- itical censorship." General Wilson had been commander in the Middle East, where Cairo has been noted as a center of censorship difficulties. On, May 4, Kent Cooper, executive director of the Associated Press, telegraphed General Wilson: Earnestly request your intervention in matter of release of Associated Press story written by Joseph Morton based on questions submitted to Marshal Tito, but which censors under your command refuse to permit be sent to us. "Edward Kennedy, chief of AP staff in Mediterranean, declares that suppression constitutes political censorship in spite of your assurances and those of British and American governments that political censorship would not be introduced in Mediterranean theater. "If you feel unable to pass dispatch in question, we would like statement "from you as to your reasons therefor which we can publish, together with our disclosure of imposition of political censorship in your theater.

Assurances high regard." UNVEIL SERVICE FLAG AT SCHOOL ASSEMBLY 20 Gold Stars and 394 Blue Honor Students In Service--Bought With Scrap Paper Funds. A service flag with a gold star for each of the 20 former senior high school students who have been killed in action and a blue star for each of the 394 former students now in service was unveiled this morning by Robert Burnett, student council president, at the senior class day assembly. The flag, purchased with proceeds from the school's scrap paper drives, is 12 feet long and 6 feet wide. The stars are on a white background bordered with blue and edged in gold fringe. Since the flag was made three more former students have been killed in action and seven students have entered service.

Plaque Is Presented. Carrying out a tradition inaugurated last year, a mahogany plaque with the gold letters 1944 was presented to the class of '44 by the class of '43. Jack Warden received plaque for the class from Nancy McKee, representing the class of '43, The D. R. award for the outstanding student in social sciences was presented to Louise Mason.

Miss Mason, editor-in-chief of the Joplimo, high school annual, presented the annual to the school. The class day assembly program was carried out in the form of a book of dreams of the class with members of the graduating class taking part. letters for credits in music were awarded 125 by T. Frank Coulter, head of the school music department. Drive in Italy Seen as Forerunner To Attack on Hitler's West Wall By WES QAIXAGHER.

No Reply Made. General Wilson has not replied and Kennedy telegraphed the Associated Press New. York May 11 that Cooper's message was "apparently Ignored." 'Kennedy further reported that he had "attempted full details regarding Tito story, but censors prevent me from sending this time." Morton obtained his interview with Tito by submitting- written questions from Bari, Italy. The communist-trained guerrilla Whose forces often have clashed with those of General Draja Minallovic, war minister of the exiled Yugoslav government, sent back personally-written answers. The story, about 1,600 words, was sent April 30 to headquarters at Algiers for censorship and transmission, but there the censors stopped it.

Kennedy cabled on May 3 that he regarded the affair as "a censorship scandal 10 times more important than suppression of Patton incident and if accepted by us can only lead to permanent Allied political censorship In Europe and end all freedom in reporting' political news from here." He appended a note that his message itself had been held up by the censors in Italy for six hours. Not the First Clash. This is not the first clash between correspondents and censors in the Mediterranean theater, but Kennedy said it "is the most clear- cut yet involving freedom of the press." Daniel De Luce, Associated Press correspondent who went into Yugoslavia last September and got a first-hand account of the Yugoslav partisans' struggle against the Germans--a feat which contributed to his winning the 1943 Pultizer -prize for reporting of international affairs--had one of his five dispatches killed by the censors. Two of the others were sent as Nazis loosed the gates of the enemy fire for many minutes, so Rapido river at Cassmo and flood- comp i te was the shock and the Five thousand fell on one email i wr itten and two "slightly mutilat- area. There was no answering i ed a fter a battle with the censors Roy Fields will officiate and bur-1 Allied fliers reported the advance lal will be in Osborne Memorial i was in "about as sched- cemetery.

Pallbearers i be Morris O'Bierne, Tom Foster, Frank Jar- uled." Mist Hung Over Field. A ground mist hung over the rett, Orville DOBS, Johnny Dat ti field at some points and af- mpd Harold Doss. The body will lie in state at the chapel until the funeral hour. tHAJ. HENRY CABOT LODGE IN WALTER REED HOSPITAL 170-mllhmeter rifles, to back up forded a welcome cover to Allied sappers working on Nazi emplacements.

The Germans had massed many hundreds of guns, including huge Washington, May 12---UP)--The department announced today Major Henry Cabot Lodge, senator from Massachu- reccntly in action in Italy, Is Walter Reed hospital here with Intestinal disorder which may an operation Marriage Announced. May 12 -received of bren marriage Miller, a daughter of iller, formerly of Riverton, Tucson, Arfr. Murrny of and An- married at I SO, arc the fixed fortifications and craggy hills up which the Allied warriors must crawl to get at the enemy's pillboxes. In addition, there were hundreds of mortars and thousands of deadly mines protecting the main Gustav line. Some 10 miles behind the Gustav line is the Adolf Hitler line, reputedly of equal strength.

(A Berlin broadcast located one of the main American blows near Castelforte, 13 miles south of It said the U. S. troops had gained at the outset, but had been "defeated before they had been able to settle down." Castel- for'e in about six miles from the Gulf of Gseta and some two miles wett of the Garigliano river. The There was no comparison between this sssault and earlier ones in Italy, Forces engaged are much greater and better equipped. The enemy's defenses are far more elaborate than any previously encountered on the peninsula, and they are manned by crack troops who will fight to the end.

Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, commander of the Eighth army, warned that "the defenses we now are attacking are the strongest the British army has encountered In the present war. Our success win only be achieved through a series of hard-fought encounters in which the infantry will have strong artillery and armored support and the backing of the powerful British and American air force." Correspondents advised of of impending attack on Wednesday. The Nazis, apparently sensing the event, had days ago removed all civilians from an area 20 miles deep behind the front and had flooded the Fontlne marshes near the Tyrrhenian sea. African ground hornbllls have that lasted "until long after midnight," Kennedy reported at that time. He reported also that De Luce was the subject of "an official investigation and report, but they could not -prove he had violated any regulation." Subsequently, Kennedy said, airtight regulations' were Imposed against correspondents going to Yugoslavia, and two (not AP men) who attempted to do so were arrested.

De Luce applied for permission to return to Yugoslavia as a correspondent officially accredited to Tito's headquarters, but was refused, despite two specific requests by Tito himself and Tito's offer to furnish transportation. On March 28, De Luce telegraphed New York that he had obtained "the only travel order issued a correspondent by Tito, but using it would make me liable to military arrest and disaccreditatlon by Mediterranean command." As part of the general picture, a Blue network correspondent In Naples radioed May 11 that between military authorities in Italy and the of the world's press have fallen to a new low In the past month. Even the pretense of daily press has been dropped. Instead, GENERAL RALPH TRUMAN QUITS NATIONAL GUARD Jefferson City, May 12. (JP) -Major General Ralph E.

Truman of Kansas City was retired from the national guard today "for reason of having reached the statutory retirement age of 64 years." Truman had been inactive duty since January 15, 1942. Truman began his military career as a private in the Spanish- American war. He enlisted in national guard in 1916 and 'served with the border patrol at Laredo, Tex. He went into the 1917-18 world war as a second lieutenant and advanced to major. He becam'e chief of staff of the 35th division of the national guard in 1932 and its commanding general in 1938.

Called to active service when the national guard was mobilized in 1940, he served until he was relieved from active duty two years ago. PATTERSON AND SHORT ON WAY TO FT. WOOD Washington, May of War Robert P. Patterson left here today by plane to visit Fort Leonard Wood, and to inspect the Ninety-seventh infantry division. With Patterson were Representative Dewey Short, republican, Missouri, Colonel Stanley J.

Grogan, deputy director of public relations; Colonel G. B. Rogers, army ground forces; Colonel Basil Duke Edwards, infantry; Lieutenant Colonel F. T. Hammond, ordnance; and Major Renato Froncillo of Patterson's staff.

MRS. ISABELL KEE, 96, DIES IN OKEMAH, OKLA. Mrs. Isabell A. Kee, 96 years old, formerly of Joplin, died yesterday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs.

Daisy T. Schmidt of Okemah, Okla. Mrs. Kee formerly resided at 519 Connor avenue. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the Hurlbut Undertaking Company chapel with the Rev.

James McMillan of the Neosho Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park She had MRS. GEORGE G. MARTIN, 82, DIES AT HOME HERE Mrs. Lola E.

Morrison Martin, 82 years old, wife of George G. Martin, died at 11:15 o'clock last night at her home 181T Sergeant avenue, following a five-month Illness. was born in New York and lived in Joplin 40 years. She was a member of the Bethany Presbyterian church. Surviving besides her husband is a niece, Mrs.

Minnie Mitts, 2015 Grand avenue. The Parker-Hunsaker mortuary will direct funeral arrangements. EDDIE RICKENBACKER TO ADDRESS WAR DADS Kansas City, May Eddie Rickenbacker, flying ace of world war has accepted an invitation of the American War Dads to speak on a Memorial day program here the night of May 30. Ray F. Moseley, president of the founders council of the War Da.ds, said the talk be broadcast over the blue network at 8:15 p.

central war time. Rogers Teacher Resigns. Rogers, May Mae Young, head of the commerce de- partmenc of the high school here for 19 resigned today to accept a position as bookkeeper with an Insurance firm. She has been connected with the schools since 1918. all news comes out via the mimeograph machine." Meanwhile, Morton's Tito story In a censor's pigeonhole, or safe, in Algiers.

London, May full- scale Allied offensive mounted by General Sir Harold Alexander in Italy today brightened 'invasion hopes on this soldier-filled island, with everyone viewing it as a preliminary blow to an assault on the European fortress from the west. As General Alexander drew German into a life and death struggle in Italy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower prepared a blow from here to bring the NasU to their knees. The position was likened to that of a boxer delivering a one-two punch at opponent. Alexander now is hitting Hitler with the "one" punch.

Eisenhower is-expected to deliver the crushing "two," while Stalin delivers a swift and mighty kick from the- rear, befor'e many weeks Ground Gains Unimportant. Ground gains--which can be expected to be very not considered important in Italy. The main thing is to engage as many German troops as possible and to inflict the greatest attrition on the enemy. Every Nazi soldier killed in Italy means one less to deal with along the west wall. There is nothing in Italy the Allies need greatly at this stage of the war.

A drive north would afford some advance fighter fields for escort pver the Alps, but with the present long-range gasoline tanks, these are not considered important. At the same time, the capture of large Italian cities such as Rome would mean a big burden on the Allies of feeding and supplying eivilians at the most critical stage of the war. General Alexander has had three" months to regroup his forces and to build up sufficient supplies, and BLAST FIVE LARGE ENEMY OILPLANTS (Continued ffonr Page'l) ers kept up the hammering of German coastal installations, and rail centers behind the Atlantic wall. Night Raiders Out. At night German radio stations warned -Allied planes again were approaching broadcast from Budapest likewise warned that raiders were approaching the Hungarian capital.

The American heavy bombers, in probably their longest haul overland with the exception of the Regensburg shuttle raid, flew 1,200 miles and showered explosives on four oil plantar in the Iieipzfg area. They were" attacke'd at intervals Tby packs of 40 and 50 German fighters nearly all the way from the French border, and some returning airmen described this opposition as the fiercest ever encountered. The big Leuna plant at Merseburg, 18 miles west of Leipzig, and another at Lutzkendorf in the same general area were attacked; a third objective was. at' Bohlen, just outside Leipzig, and the fourth at Zietz, 25 miles southwest of Leipzig. The fifth plant -Was at Brux, 10 miles Inside the old Czech border, and 42 miles northwest of Prague, and in attacking it the TJ.

S. air forces' white star for the first time flew over unhappy Czechoslovakia within 500 miles of Red army lines in the east. Other Targets Hit. Other targets also were attacked in Germany In the widespread effort to paralyze the German war machine ahead of the western invasion. Airmen who bombed the Lutzken- dorf plant, which produces about 3,000 tons of synthetic oil a year, mostly for Diesel engines, said clear weather enabled visual bombing.

German airfields sprinkled behind the Atlantic wall and railroads supplying these and other anti-invasion emplacements also were targets during the day. German fighter opposition was almost non-existent as hundreds of American and British medium and light bombers and fighter-bombers pounded targets in France and Belgium in a follow-up to night blows by possibly 700 R. A. F. Lancaster and Halifax heavy bombers against railyards at Boluogne on the channel coast and Louvain in Belgium.

Sixteen bombers of the R. A. F. night fleet were missing in operations which included mine-laying, and the assault on Boulogne made the earth tremble on the English side. In 48 hours scores of German- manned rail yards and other objectives have been battered by more than 20,000 tons of bombs hurled from more than 10,000 planes operating from both Britain and Italy.

American and Allied and light bombers struck simultaneously at five airfields in northern France, Cambrai-Epinoy, Lille-Nord, Monchy-Breton, Cambrai-Nlergnies and Merville. Neither the Marauders or Havocs nor their Thunderbolt escort sighted enemy fighters and all planes returned. TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS INDORSE GOVERNOR DEWEY By the Prcii. Tennessee republicans in convention yesterday indorsed Governor Thomas E. Dewey for the republican presidential nomination, but selected four national convention delegates-at-large without Instruction.

The state also will have 15 district delegates, four of whom were officially announced as instructed for Dewey. there is no doubt in Allied military minds that the present offensive will succeed where the others failed. If it is successful, it can drain off reserves which could be used against the Allies in the west. If, it Hitler could feel free to move troops ffom Italy to France in an effort to repel the next Allied thrust, Any grand-scale operation in Italy, as suggested by the joint assault of the Fifth and Eighth armies, would be certain to have an effect on west wall defenses similar to the bottling up of German African by Montgomery's asiault Oil the El Alamein line in the autumn of 1942 Eisenhower landed in North Africa. Weather In Allies' Favor.

The new assault with much better chance of than last winter's abortive Improved spring weather will be in the Allies' favor, because overwhelming air superiority can be every day. progress on land expected as the Germans prepared to defend the rugged country hill by hill, gully by gully. It is expected that Allied, as well as German casualties, will be high in this type of fighting, but the Allies can afford high costs--the Germans cannot. The Nazis are known to have been' moving troops from the Italian front tw the west wall in France. This offensive should stop the flow, and perhaps even reverse if.

General Alexander's aim may be to entangle as many Germans as possible in the Italian fighting as a part of a vast plan by Britain, the United States and Russia to bleed the German war machine white. JAPS CUT RETREAT ROUTE FOR HUGE CHINESE FORCE (Continued from- page -1.) operation which initially required a landing across the Yellow river against long-established permanent fortifications." The enemy advances were facilitated by the use of the largest number of tanks employed since the Japanese drive on Hankow in 1938. Striking from a point nine miles south of Loyang yesterday afternoon, the invaders, supported by about 70 tanks, pushed forward through points southwest of the city, and veered to an area about 12 miles west, where, the Chinese communique said, they were "hotly engaged." Other Japanese troops which have closed the north-south Pel- ping-Hankow railway gap, last were reported pressing close to Loyang from the south, one report placing them within six miles of the city. (A communique broadcast by the Tokyo radio said that from the beginning of the Honan drive, about three weeks ago, until May 6, the Chinese had lost 15,500 dead and 4,031 captured, to a Japanese loss of 313 dead.) SERVICES AT DUENWEG MONDAY FOR STUDYVIN Funeral services for Clyde Studyvin, 68-year-old retired farmer of near Duenweg who died Thursday night in Freeman hospital, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Duenweg Christian church. The Rev.

Lon Presley of Carterville will officate. Burial will be in Diamond cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clyde Endicott, Gene Parker, Frank Martin, Virgil McLain, John Brown and Gene Adams. The body will remain at the Thornhill-Dillon mortuary until 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, when it will be removed to the family home two miles east of Duenweg to remain until noon Monday, and will lie In state at the church from 12:30 o'clock Monday afternoon until the time of the service. Mr.

Studyvin is survived by five sons, Benton Studyvin of Duenweg, Ray Studyvin of Birmingham, Archie Studyvin of Carthage, Private Don Studyvin of Fort Sill, and Sergeant Arthur Studyvin with the army overseas; five daughters, Miss Susie Studyvin, Miss Eunice Sudyvin and Mrs. John Krill, all of the home, Mrs. Max Haase, 723 Indiana avenue, and Mrs. Julius Doty, 116 North Harlem avenue; three brothers, Elmer Studyvin and Henry Studyvin of Paton, and Charles Studyvin of Pilot Mound, and 15 grandchildren. MRS.

JENNIE R. OSBOURN SUCCUMBS AT NEOSHO Neosho, May Jennie R. Osbourn, 80 years old, widow of Harry T. Osbourn, former widely known Neosho business man, and a longtime resident, died at 11:30 o'clock Thursday night at Sale Memorial hospital. She had been seriously 111 several days.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Baptist church. The Rev. Arthur Landolt will assisted in the service by the Rev. James McMillan and Leo Johnson, Neo.iho attorney and a friend of the family many years. Burial will be in the I.

O. O. F. cemetery under direction of the Bigham mortuary. Mrs.

Osbourn is survived by two daughters, Mona Osbourn of the home and Mrs. C. Ball of Payette, and a granddaughter, Ruth Ann Ball of Payettc. E1TINGER PRESENTS PLAN FORJXPAN5ION Retail to to Study Trade Vital to City's Growth, in an effort to trade values and prevent a. decrease in the volume of after the war were discussed at luncheon meeting yesterday the Connor ho.tel, attended by 75 retail and of the board of of the Chamber pf Commerce.

The meetlBf, under the sponsorship of the commercial division of chamber, of whteK Mark Ettinger is chairman, was the first in a aeries of monthly meetings when vital problems in connection with present and war trade will be diacuued. Ettinger presided at the meeting and, an introduction to the 'program to be carried out, told of what other cities are doing to encourage retail trade bring industries to their and work progressively with the He suggested that Joplin plan, for the building and maintaining of a city of 50,000. Questionnaires were distributed to those present, who were requested to return them to the chamber with practical suffgertions on how the may be accomplished. and McKee Speak. George A.

Spiva, president of the Chamber, explained the advantages of an enlarged airport and airport facilities and the effect that an expanded program along that line will have on business here. Don McKee, chairman of the Four- State Planning Association, talked on the resources of the area and how they will tend to increase business. A review of an analytical study of- Joplin and surrounding areas, prepared over a period of five years of research, given by Albert Jones to bring out that the Joplln merchant must expend his efforts to meet the needs of farmers of the district. Announcement made that the Joplin Public Service Company has submitted a proposal for bus service from the Joplin Stockyards to the city on Salesdays and other special days to enable farmers and stockmen and their families to come into the city -for shopping. The proposal will be considered at a meeting of the board of directors Monday.

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS ATTEND T. BANQUET "Spring Gardens" was the theme of an annual mother-daughter banquet given by the Girl Reserve committee of the C. last night at the First Methodist church for 150 Girl Reserves of Junior high and grade schools and their mothers. Mrs. EHn Reserve secretary, was master of ceremonies.

Dorothy Chastain, president of the Girl Reserve inter-club poun- cll, welcomed the mothers'and Mrs. J. W. Green gave the response. Other speakers Included Mrs.

George Fowler, president of the Y. W. C. representing the adult membership; Mrs. R.

A. Kieselbach, chairman of the Girl Reserve committee, and Miss Dorothy Cate, executive secretary. CARTHAGE ARRANGES INVASION SIGNAL Carthage, May J. C. Griggs today made arrangements with Fire Chief Joe Matchael to arouse Carthage when word is flashed of the invasion of Europe.

Immediately after word is received, the fire siren will start screeching and will continue to wail for several minutes. In addition, Chief Matchael promised to ring the old fire bell, which long has been in disuse. Grace Episcopal church will be open for prayer on invasion day and other Carthage churches are expected to arrange for services to pray for the success of Allied armies. ZACK T. FUGATE, 40, DIES OF HEART AILMENT Zack Taylor Fugate, 40 years old, assistant manager of Anthony Co.

at Miami, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning in Freeman hospital after a six-month illness of heart disease. He was born January 13, 1904, at Wyandotte and had lived in Joplln for five years. He was a member of an A. F. A.

M. lodge at Oklahoma City. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Dorothy Fugate of the home, 1830 Byers avenue; his mother, Mrs. Alice Hutchins of Wyandotte, and tils father, Zack Taylor Fugate of Big Cabin, Okla.

The Parker-Hunsaker mortuary received the body. Weather Observations For 24 Hours Ending At 6:30 P. M. May 12 Tex 78 83 Do.lf. City, Kan 79 Fort Worth 84 Qoodtftnd, Kan.

84 City 87 Rock, Ark 87 Miami Mlnncapollt .74 OrUani 82 Nfw York 7S Oklahoma City Omaha Ht. flprlrnfltld, Mo ti Topeka, 87 Wichita Wlllliton, N. D. ..75 82 (13 64 10 B7 .01.