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18 Yanks Fight Off Attack By Jap Planes Allied Headquarters in Austra lia, April 23, (JP). Nassau Bay, near hard hit Salamaua, New Guinea, received the principal at tention of General Douglas Mac Arthur's airmen who attacked half a dozen Japanese holdings along the Southwest Pacific front Thursday. Billy Mitchell medium bombers, supported by Boston A 20s, bombed and strafed islands in the bay and villages along the south shore. They caused heavy danv age among already depleted Japanese supplies and equipment. It is in the Salamaua area that the enemy for some time has been reported in a desperate plight, with muny troops ill and poorly fed.

Another highlight of the day as announced in today noon communique, was an attack by 1 four Japanese fighter planes upon a Flying Fortress reconnoitering along over Kavieng, New Ireland, at mid morning. The Fortress battled the enemy for 150 miles, fought off the planes and returned safely. Another 17 bombed anti aircraft emplacements on the out skirt: of Nubia which is midway Consider a Career in LIFE INSURANCE Write for booklet GEORGE A. MYER, CL.tr. Telegraph Bldg.

Harrisburg EYES EXAMINED FRIDAY EVENING HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH APRIL 23, 1943 XT CEREMONY NEAR Film Ac tress Barbara Pepper (above) who got her start tagged as "The Bret Harte Girl," has announced she will wed Lieutenant Hugh Enfield, known on the screen as Craig Reynolds, in a home ceremony tomorrow. Lieutenant Enfield is home on furlough after being wounded on between Madang and Wewak, New Guinea. Northwest of Australia, a sin gle Hudson bombed and strafed Wailoetoe village. 24 miles north west of Saumlaki in the Tanim Islands. Another Hudson bombed the supply area at Dobo on the Aroe Islands.

Uptown Man Hurt Henry J. Roberts, 69, 206 Herr street, was taken to the Harris burg Hospital today to be treated for a possible broken right hip suffered when he fell at Green and Boas streets. HOURS: Dally 8 5.30 7 8.30 DR. FREED DR. KLEIN OPTOMETRISTS 219 Market St.

2nd Floor Phone 3 3234 "Divided Payment Plan Available" nST a TIL 1 IMLLI1 nnniA irinpi nit atarp j. iiuiii ii iri in Miiiri If f. n. it uoy iu uy iiik uulis tr uy Old Mother Hubbard Went to the Cupboard WHEN SHE GOT THERE THE CUPBOARD WAS BARE! Dortt Let This Happen to You! Cities and towns now without potatoes. Never heard 'of that before in this good Country of ours.

Awake, everybody to the seriousness of our food shortage. I HAVE A VICTORY GARDEN Start it NOW; prepare the soil exceptionally well; take care of it constantly, cultivating and weeding it. Grow lots of PEAS, BEANS, LIMAS, SWEET CORN, BEETS, CARROTS, TOMATOES, ONIONS, all of which will provide food for next Winter as well as this Summer. PLANT POTATOES! If your garden is too small for potatoes, then get another plot of ground for potatoes. We have certified seed potatoes; in any quantity from half a peck to a 100 pound bag or a hundred of them for large growers.

IRISH COBBLERS CHIPPEWAS KATAIIDRINS AND OTHERS Everything For Your Victory Garden SCIIELL'S SEED STORE Quality Seeds Tenth and Market Streets, Harrisburg I Three Flags Given Workers At Steel Plant Three groups of Steelton steel workers were presented with 10 per cent flags late yesterday by Frank A. Robbins, manager of Bethlehem Steel Company in Steelton. The first group, the Steel Foun dry, accepted its flag through the superintendent, w. W. Cooper.

Jose Marroquin, a Mexican, was commended for buying the greatest number of War Bonds, and Michael Kocevar, who has lost one son in the sinking of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet, and has another son now a prisoner of the Japs, also participated in the ceremony. The second presentation went to Power and Maintenance, a group of 560 men who accepted their fli through the head of the depart ment, W. C. Shulz. The last fla; went to the Metallurgical labora tory.

It was accepted by C. W. Potter, engineer of tests. Dr. J.

Reese Beyrent, chairman of the Men's Division of Lower Dauphin County War Savings Drive, presented the flags. Orthodox Services The congregation of the 'Mace donian American Orthodox Church, Steelton, will meet at 7.30 this evening in the Trinity Epis copal Church, Pine street, Steelton for a chant of the burial of Christ and a eulogy of Christ. At mid night Saturday the service of Eas ter will be held in the church, and at 2.30 Sunday afternoon the Gos pels will be read in several lan guages. On taster Monday liturgy will be held and in the evening an Easter dance will be given at 348 Myers street. The Rev.

David Nakoff is pas tor of the church. Communion Service Holy Communion will be ad ministered at 7.30 this evening in the Main Street Church of God, Steelton, by the pastor, the Rev. F. Helwig. Easter sunrise service will be Sunday at 6.30 a.

m. with the Christian Endeavor Society pre senting a pantomime, and at 7.30 p. m. the young people of the church will give an Easter musi cale. Trumpet Concert The Silver Trumpet Quartet will present a concert at the Monumental A.

M. E. Church, Steelton, at 8 p. m. Sunday.

The Rev. G. H. Crayton is pastor Allen Sharon 111 Allen O. Sharon, 747 Pine street, Steelton, son in law of Lee Wilt, Steelton funeral director, has been confined to his home for the past week with illness.

School Holiday Steelton public schools began their Easter holiday today and will resume Tuesday morning. Giants Scarce; Few Respond to Plea Hollywood. The search lor a giant to play the role of Ursus in M's forthcoming "Quo Vad is" has turned up but two likely prospects for the role. Despite national publicity her alding the search via radio and abundant column plugs, Produ cer Arthur Hornblow is still six feet, six inches away from the man he wants for the part. Casting Director Fred Datig re ports that the Screen Actor's Guild has only two members reg istered who can qualify physically and both are unavailable.

The two present prospects are both athletes. One is a prize fighter, the other a professional baseball player. Both are being screen tested in the East. The search continues with jU hopeful tnat in the near I future Ursus will turn up and grab the fame sure to go with this fat role. I Charles Bickford Sells Home For War Bond Charles Bickford, who used to play stock in Harrisburg, who has a featured supporting role in RKO Radio's "Mr.

Lucky," starring Cary Grant, has swapped his South Seas Island for a Defense iBond. I Six years ago Bickford bought I this 96 acre island, one of the In .1 launaa group now in Japanese (hands, as an investment gamble. Tk i i i alow and a schooner. I When he mentioned his prop erty to Laraine Day, Grant's leading lady in the film, he added that he would be glad to swap his deed for a Defense Bond. She suggested that he raffle it off, Liking the idea, Bickford sold 175 chances at 25 cents a chance, and bought a bond with the $18.75 The winner, a studio electrician named George Marquenie, turned the island over to his daughter June as a wedding present.

I Today's Communique By Mail From "Russia" Hollywood. Metro Goldwyn Mayer Dispatch) That the entire Metro Goldwyn Mayer "Russia" company is finding Director Gregory Ratoff's famous accent contagious and are acquiring a Ratoffian tinge to their speech was revealed today. "How vas eet, Harry? Vill I be heppy weeth thet one?" Ratoff asked following a Darticularly tricky shot. "Heppy?" Camerman Harry Mraaiing answered. "You vill jomp for joy.

Eet vas sansation in I Ensmtnger. THREE PENNANTS FOR STEELTON WORKERS Ten per cent, payroll deduction pennants were presented to three departments of the Bethlehem Steal Corporation yesterday through Dr. J. Reese Beyrent, of the Steelton War Savings Staff. They were accepted by Frank A.

Robbins, general manager of Steelton plant and the pennants were raised by W. W. Cooper, of the Steel Foundry, C. W. Potter, Metallurgical Department, and W.

C. Shultz, of the Power and Maintenance Department. GonvictsRallyBack of War Program, Aid Fighting Men By JACK STINNETT Washington It's only a footnote in the history of our war effort, but to me there are few more interesting. I talking about the contribution of our prisons and the men who are beyond the pale. CHANCE MEETING A soldier, sailor and a marine from Steelton meet by chance in Sa vannah, Ga.

They are Seaman Geofge Brown, 348 South Seventh street, Steelton, on a week end leave; PFC. George Pease, 332 South Second, Steelton, a marine stationed at Par ris Island and Pvt. Joseph In trieri, 384 Vi South Second, Steelton, now at Hunter Field, Ga. The latter two were walking down a street in the Georgia city when they, 'ran into the sailor' as George puts jjt, and had a happy reunion. 3 Divorce Actions Started in Court These divorces were started in Dauphin County Court: John An drew Oliver against Mrs.

Cath erine Eugenia Oliver, Cumber land, desertion and indignities; Mrs. Marie Thorne against Sanuel B. Thorne, Camden, N. indignities and desertion; Mrs. Martha M.

Carpenter against El wood M. Carpenter, U. S. Army, indignities; Leon P. Yoder against Mrs.

Maude L. Yoder, 272 Ver beke street, desertion; Russell M. Cassel against Mrs. Ruth H. Cassel, desertion; Mrs.

Edna Kitts Wheeler against Clinton Duave Wheeler, Lewis county, N. de sertion; Mrs. Mary C. Mark against Walter T. Mark, U.

S. Army, desertion. Philadelphia Produce Philadelphia, April 23, (API Trading was only fair on today wholesale pro duce market. Apples continued dull, spinach about steady, other greens slightly lower, scallions firm, sweet potatoes aDout steady. Apples.

Pa. and N. bu. baskets and eastern boxes, 2'j inch and larger some fair Delicious, $2.75 S3.40. few best high as $4.00, poorer, $2.25.

Staymans. $2.50 $3.40, best wrapped. $3.75 $4.00. Romes, jz.2o jj.uu, wrapped mgn as sa.ou, poorer, $1.50 $2.00. Asparagus.

S. C. crates dozen bunched large. $4.50. medium to large, $3.50 $4.00, small, $2.30 Broccoli rabe.

N. bushels some fair. $1.50 $2.00. few, $2.25, poorer low as 50c. Collards and cabbage sprouts: S.

C. Vt bu. hampers, $1.75 $2.25, few higher. Carrots. Pa.

bushels topped and washed. $1.50 SW5, poorer, $1.25. Dandelion. N. J.

bushels. 1.5O few, $2.25, poorer low as $1.00. Kale, bushel baskets. N. and S1.25 S1.50.

poorer, low as 75c. Mushrooms. few N. J. 3 lb.

haskpfs S1.00 $1.15, few, $1.25, opens and spots low as 50c. Rhubarb, bunches. 3'i 5c. Scallions. N.

bunches, some fair. 3 5. mostly. 4c. Spinach, bushels savov tvDe.

2. 07: Pa. N. J. and $1.50 $1.75, few $2.00.

Sweet potatoes. N. J. 5 8 baskets Jersev type, S2.75 S3.2o, mediums, S2.00 S2.50, bushel hampers US No. 1, Jersey type, $4.75 $5.50.

Turnip tops. N. bushels few. S1.50. White potatoes, no sales reported.

around s. Chicago Livestock Chicago. "April 23. fAPl Although the iop price leu live cents to sia.uu, most hogs went at generalty steady prices today. Trade was slow as buyers endeav ored to get most swine quotations below the $15 mark.

Sows brought $14.50 to W4.75. At a $15 top. livestock men observed that hogs are now more than $1 a hundred pounds below the 22 vear neak scorea eany tnis montn. Only 800 cattle were offered for sale, with no choice head in the group. Bulk of the run of steers and yearlings went at $14.30 to $16.25 with a tOD of $16.60.

Packers displayed an interest in medium to good cows which brought $12 to $14 in a fairly active trade. Other sections were mainly steady. Lamb trade was slow in getting un derway with prices about steady with yesterday late upturn. Commission men held best wooled lambs above $16, but were unable to make sales in earlv Some months ago I pried out of. Maury Maverick, head of the WPB division that has charge of prison war production, a few facts and figures.

A lot has happened since then and you can thank Rep. Karl Stefan, of Norfolk, and also of the House Appropriations committee, for mak ing much of it public. In one of our oldest institu tions, says Mr. Stefan (why he wouldn't name it is beyond me), 90 per cent, of the prisoners all second, third, or fourth termers volunteered 200 pints of blood a day over several weeks' time. That means that the men who have "gone up the river" may save the lives of thousands of the lads who are fighting on our many war fronts.

In the Federal prisons in 1940 for each person employed in prison industries there was a total annual output equivalent to $1500. The per capita annual output' of prison industry work ers today is $4000, according to Mr. Stefan. In one Federal prison, the in mates have bought more than $74,000 worth of war bonds, in spite of the fact that their earn ings are infinitesimal, compared to prevailing labor wages, and their only hope of a few luxuries. in most cases, lies in what they earn.

Work Recognized In both Federal and State pris ons, the reservoir of fighting manpower has become so recog' nized that special Selective Serv ice boards now are being set up to examine the men with a view to putting them into the armed forces. They will operate much the same as parole boards oper ate, selecting only the worthy. Although only a few have been in operation ver long, it already is reported that the eagerness of prisoners to fight for their coun try has been proved much more than an attempt on the part of some to gain freedom. On the actual production side Representative Stefan has some interesting figures. Federal pris ons today are producing more than 1000 pounds of milk a day in excess of their own generously apportioned needs.

In the last two years, they have produced more than 2,000,000 canvas bags, tar paulins and tents; nearly 10,000, 000 pounds of metal shelving; more than 1,000,000 pairs of Army shoes; about 17,000,000 yards of heavy cotton fabrics; a half lion metal food trays; and in all a carload of war supplies every 50 minutes. Many of the prisons are oper ating on three a day shifts, with inmates working up to as many as 60 hours a week at their own requests. Hopes Held Out Mr. Stefan sums it up this way: "In a world where prisons in certain countries are a synonym for brutality, suppression, and even annihilation, it is a notable mark in the faith in democracy that Federal prisons here offer to their inmates opportunity for self development, a chance to participate un ihe needs of the outside world, training to meet that world on a self respecting basis, and hope for the future." To me, the prison war record is a little more than that. It's proof that most of the "stripers" would rather be prisoners in the US.

A. than take their chances in a world controlled by Axis gangsters. What else can you read into the record of their co oper ation in the war effort? New York Eggs New York, April 23, (AP) Eggs, 20, steady. Mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy, 3HV2 4U'2c; extras, 3'4c; storage packed, firsts, 38'2c; graded firsts, 38c; current receipts, 36'2c; mediums, 35'c; dirties, No. 1, 35c; average cneCKS, (1374C.

Whites Fancy to extra fancy. 40'a 44c; specials. 40c: standards. 38c: fancy heavy mediums, 38 39c; mediums, 37 'he. Browns: Fancy to extra fancy, 39' wac; specials, 3BJiC; MVtc; mediums, 36c.

New York Butter New York. April 23. (API Butter. steady. Prices unchanged at ceil ing, i Rationing Makes Professor Eat His Hobby Chattanooga, Tenn.

i'oint ra tioning of food meant a little more to Dr. Irvine Grote, Chatta nooga research chemist, than to most other people. It put an abrupt end to one of his many hobbies. A chemist of National repute who turned his back on lucrative commercial offers to accept a faculty position at the University of Chattanooga for the pure love of teaching, Dr. Grote for many years collected unusual food prod ucts in cans, as much for a hobby as for consumption.

tie nas oeen Known to give complete dinners of exotic foods from cans and one friend accused him of being a magician because he could always produce a can of any food mentioned from his well stocked shelves. Now that ration points mean provision for everyday foods, the professor has emptied his shelves of foreign delicacies and turned his attention to other avocations. For there is his colleC' tion of Victorian paper weights, or the number of volumes by Henty, or his collection of 16th and 17th century tomes on herbs and animals. He has a complete laboratory 4OU0 chemicals are neatly cata logued there where he dabbles, less irequently now, in research work for local commercial firms or in crime detection work. He has been issued several patents on chemical processes and the like but a genuine puzzlement will overtake him if you ask him how many: He actually doesn't know.

Brown to Quit Baseball After Boston Failure Boston, April 23, Iff) Norman Brown, lanky righthanded pitcher, yesterday threatened to quit base ball when the Boston Red Sox management notified him that he had been released to the Louisville American Association farm team. "This is my seventh year in the Red Sox organization and if I can't make good with them when they're short of players, when can I hope to?" Brown said. "I think I'll get a job in a ship yard and call it quits. The Red Sox also announced the return of Lefty Al Olsen to the San Diego club because he was not in playing shape. Olsen, however, 'is expecting an early draft call.

Ju. ft Sk Sports Shop 2nd Floor JACKET and SKIRT, SUIT MATES $3.95 $10.95 RAFT SURVIVOR GETS HIS SPAGHETTI Seaman Basil D. Izzi, 19, who longed for a plate of his mother's spaghetti while he spent 83 gruelling days aboard a raft in the Atlantic gets his wish fulfilled during a visit to. his home in South Barre, Mass. Mrs.

Dominic Izzi, his mother looks on as he stows it away. Izzi was a Navy gunner aboard a freighter which was torpedoed last November 2. Realty Transfers Homer H. Strickler, executor of the estate of Frank D. Blessing, to Herman E.

Hauer. brick dwelling, 1 East Main street, Hummelstown, $7500. Mrs. Carrie J. Alexander Kreitzer to Florence Ruth Andes and Catherine B.

Kohr, 139'2 South Third street, $1. Gladys M. Scharadin ot David McAtamney, 3421 Sharon street, Pax tang. $1. William E.

Wilson to Daniel R. Ditten hafer. lot at the northeastern corner of Franklin and Elizabeth streets, Highspire, $1. James K. Kipp to James S.

Toland. 628 Delaware street, $1. D. C. Sweieard to Mason F.

Enders. 100 acre tract of land alone the lands of the Pennsylvania Water Company, Halifax township, $1. J. Thomas Richardson to George Kanenar. four lots along the southern side of Chambers street near Cypress, Swatara township, $1.

Mrs. Bertha E. H. Snyder to John J. Snyder, 210 South Second street, Steelton.

$1. Miles M. Zerbe to Mark T. Milnor, 2999 Sycamore street, $1. Howard William Potteiger to John N.

Shepler, lot in Fourth street, Estherton, Susquehanna township, $1. U. S. ships have borne the name Lexington in four major wars. Lancaster Livestock Lancaster, fat steers: weights.

April 23. (API Cattle 563. At steady prices for all Heifers, bulls, cows steady. Stockers and feeders in moderate re ceipts, slow but steady market. calves 19, to Hogs.

147, $15.50. Sheep 50c, steady prices. SCHOOL SHOES Of Typical Rodney Quality Misses', Boys', 12'2 lo 3 In our 3rd Floor Better Suit and Coat Department $16.95 10 $59.95 Children's Shop 2nd Floor Sizes 1 to 3, 3 to 6, 7 to 14 and Chubbiet $5.95 10 $19.95 Fashion Basement $12.95 to 19.95 And plenty of 'spice' for your Easter Outfit BLOUSES BAGS LINGERIE GLOVES HOSIERY HANDKERCHIEFS COSTUME JEWELRY The Store Dependable Children 8, SVi to 12 Third and Market "They GIVE their lives You LEND your money" Buy Bonds $2.95 W4 Walnut Best Shoe Stored Easter Fashions New Arrivals for Late Comers You'd never think it was the day before Easter. Our store is so brimful. of Easter Fashions daily arrivals of 'Better Late Than Never' fresh new Suits and Coats make our huge stock look more like an early season presentation.

So you'll find it easy to be suited in our Three Great Departments SUITS and COATS for Juniors 9 to 17 for Misses 12 to 20 for Women 36 to 52 Quarter Sizes and Half Sizes.