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Berlin Given By Allies; 58 Bombers Lost By WILLIAM S. WHITE London, Aug. 84 (AP) RAP squadrons smashed at Berlin last night in a raid twice as heavy as any capital ever suffered, casting down about 2,000 long tons of explosives and incendiaries, to open the supreme offensive to "Hamburg" Hitler's seat of power. Fifty-eight bombers went down before German anti-aircraft defenses in this historic assault, the air ministry announced, the largest number ever lost by the British in any one night. Devastation was plainly on a scale comparable to the power of the One returning pilot said the smoke boiled up three miles.

Worst Assault The air ministry's story of the operation did not mention the size of the raiding except to say that the assault was twice as heavy as any made before on any capital and that it was "in very great strength." The previous heaviest raid on any capital was the March attack on Berlin in which 900 long tons--the standard of 2,240 pounds-were dropped. i The scope of the raid indicated the Allied command was opening its supreme offensive against German capital--free of large fScale attack, since the, end of March --on a scale comparable to that which crumpled Hamburg into a heap of Fifty-five bombers were lost on the double attack on Pilsen in Czechoslovakia and Mannheim, Germany, on the night of April 16. The Germans, in a series of nervous broadcasts, clearly indicated the size of the Berlin attack by telling of high explosives and incendiaries falling over a wide area from "large enemy formations." Swarms of Fighters Returning airmen told of relatively light Nazi anti-aircraft gunfire but of stern opposition from German fighter planes. "The Germans put up swarms of fighters," said one. "I have never seen so many before.

There were about 20 belts of searchlights inside the capital and around it. These were cooperating with the fighters. "We streaked across the beams as fast as we could go, and the searchlights came after us. Fights were going on all over the place." Airmen pictured the German capital as a red chaos of smoke columns from fires and explosions, shining dully even at 15,000 feet. They said German fighters rode the skies in "desperation squadrons," some of them even flying with navigation lights on.

The biggest explosions were seen in the middle of Berlin, the fliers reported. Expected Attack German broadcasts insisted that both British and American bombers participated. There was no support here for that report, although American airmen likely went along In some of the British planes and the RAF possibly used some British- owned Liberators. Berlin apparently had been expecting the attack. Swedish newspaper correspondents in the German capital reported several weeks ago that the tremendous bombings of Hamburg had created great anxiety in Berlin and that the population feared the city would be next on the Allied blitz list.

The Swedish reports said that children, elderly persons and all civilians not engaged in essential occupations were being evacuated from Berlin and that air raid precautions were being stepped up on all sides. TOWNSHIPS TO GET $14,594 Adams county townships will receive $14,594.35 as quarterly payments from the motor license fund on or about September 1, John U. Shroyer, secretary of highways, announced today. Requisitions for the payment of $1,062,500 to second-class townships have been prepared by the highway department. Cumberland county townships will receive $14,161.97.

Franklin county will receive $15,753.47. York county Will receive $36,484.79. The 1941 session of the General Assembly appropriated $8,500,000 to be paid the townships for the years 1942 and 1943 from the motor fund for construction and maintenance of roads under the supervision of the township supervisors, Secretary Shroyer explained. The remaining payments for this year will be made in December. There are 45,137 miles of road in the commonwealth under the jurisdiction of the township supervisors.

The allocation for 1943 amounts to $94.15 for each mile. HOSPITAL REPORT Mrs. William E. Jordan, Gettys- trg R. Olive Rice, Gettysburg R.

4, and William Brown, Orrtanna R. 1, have been admitted as patients to the Warner hospital. There were no discharges. THE SBURG TIMES Truth Our Quide--The Public Qood Our Aim With Honor to Ourselves and Profit to Our Patrons Qood Evening And Goering said Berlin would never be bozncea. ESTABLISHED 1902 Leased Wire Member of The Associated Press GETTYSBURG, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1943 Read by Nearly Everybody in Adams County PRICE THREE CENTS Allies Blast SEEK NEW RED CROSS BLOOD DONORS; UNIT COMING FRIDAY An urgent call for new volunteer Red Cross blood donors hi Adams county was sounded today-fey Radford H.

Lippy, Blood Donor service chairman for the county, as he made appointments with 200 countians to appear at the blood donor station here Friday afternoon. The mobile blood receiving unit from Harrisburg will make its eighth monthly trip to Adams county Friday morning with its staff and by 12 o'clock noon will be ready to examine the first prospective dolors. They will continue at work, steadily until about 4:30 o'clock. To date 731 pints of blood have been given by about 600 donors. Twelve countians have won silver medals by giving three pints each at the Gettysburg receiving station.

Dozens have donated their second pint and have asked that their names be retained on the Donor list for future calls. The first silver medal was handed out in May; three more were distributed in June, and eight last month. Praised By Army, Navy Chairman IJppy disclosed today that with this month's call every volunteer in his committee's files have been given an opportunity to give blood at least once. Unless new donors are secured, future donations will be entirely by "repeater" donors, he said. Stressing the acute need for more volunteers, Mr.

Lippy declared: "National Red Cross tells us that the blood plasma is being used faster than it is being gathered and "With the European invasion in the offing, a great jump in the demand for the vital fluid may be expected. "Artny and Navy commanders have spoken of the tremendous importance of blood plasma at the t-attlefront. Rear Admiral Ross T. Mclntire, surgeon general of the U. S.

Navy, said: 'Only one per cent of the Navy personnel wounded in the South Pacific died, thanks in a large part to Plasma Used Promptly 'Plasma ranked first as the foremost life-saver used by the Army medical corps in North Major General Norman T. Kirk, surgeon general of the U. S. Army, said." The blood that is received on the visit here Friday will be refrigerated immediately and shipped Friday evening to laboratories near Philadelphia where final tests will be made and the plasma separated from the other parts of the blood. After being powdered it goes promptly to the battle fronts for use in saving the lives of our fighting men who have been injured in line of duty.

New donors may enroll either at the Red Cross office at the court house or at Lippy's store in the first block of Chambersburg street. Weather Forecast Scattered thundershowers; slightly cooler. MARKS 90TH ANNIVERSARY Mrs. Laura Roddy, who carried grandmother's kitchen to the wounded Civil War soldiers hospitalized at St. Francis Xavier church during the Battle of Gettysburg, today quietly celebrated her 90th birthday at her-home in the Wentz apartments, Baltimore street, where she resides with her sister, Mrs.

Emily Ramer, and niece. Miss Mary Ramer. A daughter of the late Captain and Mrs. William J. Martin, Mrs.

Roddy was born and raised in Gettysburg. She recalls vividly carrying soup prepared by her grandmother, Mrs. Jacob Norbeck, from Mrs. Norbeck's home at the corner of Baltimore and West High streets, to the Catholic church to feed the soldiers. She also assisted the Sisters of Charity, sent here from St.

Joseph's college, Emmitsburg, in carrying supplies to the church. A number of fans and other supplies were stored by the sisters at Mrs. Norbeck's home and Mrs. Roddy remembers piling the supplies and fans onto a long settee and then helping the sisters carry the settee full of supplies to the church. Her husband, the late J.

H. Roddy, of St. Anthony's, Maryland, was a harness maker in Gettysburg. He died 58 years ago after they had been married seven years. A son, Mark Roddy, who lived In Philadelphia, died last Februaiy.

LAST CASE OF SESSION NOW BEING TRIED An Adams county jury this afternoon was considering the last criminal case on docket, the charge of drunlcen driving brought against Donald Lighty, "East Berlin R. 1, by Private George Ackerson of the local state police. Only two other trials were heard with defendents in other cases pleading guilty prior to the start of court, Monday. In both of the trials the juries returned verdicts of guilty. The jury hearing the charge of public indecency brought against Joseph W.

Martin, Gettysburg R. 1, returned a verdict of guilty against Martin shortly after 11 o'clock this morning after about 40 minutes' deliberation. Redding- Guilty Paxton Redding, Gettysburg R. 2, was found guilty on a serious charge Monday afternoon. The jury bad deliberated on the case, the first to come before this court, for 45 minutes, returning with its verdict about 2 o'clock.

Two witnesses in the Redding Miss Margaret Breighner and Mrs. Phoebe Breighner, both of near Abbottstown, who were arrested Monday morning when they failed (Please Torn to Pare 2) Captain C. A. Sloat Completes Course In Chemical Work Captain Charles A. Sloat, former member of the college faculty, will complete the Chemical Warfare School 4th Basic course at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, Saturday.

Captain Sloat received training in protective clothing, decontamination, treatment of gas casualties and chemical warfare material and tactics. He is expectedjto be returned to Purdue university as unit gas officer and chemical warfare instructor. NURSE'S AIDE CORPS FORMED Formation of a Nurse's Aide Corps of the Adams county chapter of the American Red Cross was effected Monday evening at a meeting at the Hotel Gettysburg. Miss Ruth A. Mcllhenny, West Lincoln avenue, who recently received her cap as a nurse's aide at the completion of the third training period for the aides, was elected president while Miss Dorothy Foth, East Lincoln avenue, was named secretary.

Fourteen charter members were present for the initial meeting. Others attending included Mrs. Henry M. Scharf, chairman of the nurse's aide committee, and Mrs. Sydney Poppay, director of the Nurse's Aide Corps.

The corps is made up of nurse's aides who have completed the training courses and have met other necessary requirements of service. The nurses learned that a new class of nurse's aides will start about September 15 with Mrs. Poppay as instructress. Women who wish to take the course are urged to contact Mrs. Scharf at the Hotel Gettysburg prior to that date.

Other matters connected with the organization of the corps will be completed at the next meeting to be held Monday, August 30, at the Hotel Gettysburg. Naval Recruiter Here On Thursday W. G. Gutekunst, petty officer first class, of the TT.S. Navy Recruiting Station, York, will be at the local post office Thursday from 9 a.

m. to 1 p. m. for the purpose of accepting applications for all branches of the naval service. WAVES are urgently needed at this time.

Age limit is 20 to 36 and two years high school is the only educational requirement. Enlistment is for the duration of the war. A married woman may enlist in the WAVES, provided her husband is not in the Navy. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Carten, I- troit, Michigan, announce the birth of a son, Michael Charles, on Saturday. Mrs. Carten is the former Miss Evelyn Felix, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Felix, Mummasburg street.

A OFFICER IS SPEAKER AT LIONS 9 MEETING "Do you want to serve your country or don't you?" That's the question that Lt. Alice Murray of the WAC recruiting station at Harrisburg puts up to qualified women who debate whether they should enlist in the Women's Army Corps. Lt. Murray, who was an instructor in speech and dramatics at the University of Minnesota before she donned a uniform, last January, stressed the urgency of the need for more WACs to free able-bodied, men for field duty in a talk Monday evening at the weekly dinner meeting of the Gettysburg- lions club. "There are 681 types of jobs in the Army and the WAC can per- LT.

ALICE MURRAY form 450 of them," lieutenant Murray declared. "They don't let us shoot the Japs and Germans but Six U.S. Foresters Will Tour County Six US. Soil Conservation Service foresters will inspect the forestry management and woodland cutting practices that Adams county farmers have established with the help of the Farm Forestry office here in a tour of the county on Friday, it was announced today by D. E.

Hess, SCS forester for this county. The group will be headed by Chief Forester John P. Preston, Washington, D. and will include: A. C.

Mclntyre, Upper Darby; Joseph -Ar Gibbs, Spartansburg, S. Stanley Milwaukee; and H. C. Mitchell, Fort Worth. These men are in charge of the forestry work in the northeastern, southeastern, upper Mississippi and western Gulf regions, respectively, and are combining their inspection tour here with an inter-regional conference, Hess said.

LEGALITY OF CURFEW LAW QUESTIONED The possibility of a state-wide controversy over curfew ordinances --a question now being pondered by members of the Gettysburg borough council--was opened at Erie, Monday, when City Solicitor Edward M. Murphy ruled the city could not enact such a law affecting children, nor could it in any way govern the conduct of minors in an effort to combat juvenile delinquency. The Associated Press report of Murphy's opinion states that it fellows a demand last week by Judge Miles B. Kitts of Erie that Erie immediately pass a curfew law. "The county court," Murphy said, "is the only agency having the power of control over minors ac- there are literally hundreds of to an act of the Legisla- in the Army that women can do-and at the same time release men who are eager to get into action and away from desk or other routine jobs." Need 600,000 Women Lt.

Murray spoke of the general qualifications for members of the WAC--which recently became a part toph) sai( police "cannot ac- of the Army rather than an Auxili- tually arrest minors, but can only ture in 1939." Action Hsre Soon Many cities of Pennsylvania already have curfew ordinances which make it mandatory for children to be off the streets at specified hours Murphy's opinion was upheld by Erie's chief of police, George Chris- ary unit as it was first organized-and declared "the Army needs 600,000 women--and needs them now." She reported that enlistments are increasing while WACs who joined earlier are daily replacing men at hundreds, of Army posts in this country and abroad. The military post at Tndiantown Gao received its first WAC this week, the speaker reported. Women between the ages of 20 and 50 years may join the WAC if they can pass the physical and mental tests and can stand up under the thorough character investigations made of each applicant, the clubmen heard. The basic training course for the women-soldiers omits tactics but includes instruction in military custom and courtesy, discipline, defense against air and chemical attacks and most other routine army instruction. Depending upon the WAC's previous training, she may go directly to duty on an army post or may be assigned to a specialized training unit after the basic course, the speaker said.

There are very few civilian job (Please Turn to Page 2) GIRL, 10. HURT ON HIGHWAY Ten year old Julia O'Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David O'Brien, New Oxford R. 1, suffered fractures of the jaw and left arm about 5:45 o'clock Monday evening when she was struck by a pick-up truck driven by Leo A.

Smith, 56, Hanover furniture dealer. The child was hit as she was crossing the Hanover-Cross Keys road, about 3 miles north of Hanover. Julia and her father had driven to a store and Mr. O'Brien had parked on the west side of the road, according to Private Anthony Martin, of the local state police, who investigated. When her father stopped the car, Julia jumped out on the side facing the store and started to run across the road toward the store.

Smith was driving north, according to Private Martin, and came over a hill I lust as the child was crossing the highway. There were no charges. The child was taken by her father to the Hanover General hospital where she was admitted as a patient. take them into custody for turning them over to county court." At the August meeting of the Gettysburg borough council a model ordinance, framed by the Department of Internal Affairs at Harriiburg, was submitted without recommendation for council's consideration with the understanding that action on the measure would not be taken until the September session. Truckers May Get Tires Elsewhere Eligible truck operators who hold tire rationing certificates but who are unable to locate within their county the proper tires may apply to their nearest Motor Transport District office of the Office of Defense Transportation for assistance, the ODT announced today.

This information will in turn be transmitted daily to the Office of the Rubber Director, who will endeavor to arrange for the proper redistribution of tires so that all the certificates can be honored as quickly as possible after issuance. This procedure was decided upon, the ODT stated, after some truck operators reported they were unable to obtain critically needed tires and as a result had to keep vehicles out of operation. In some cases, it was reported, Important war freight was delayed for this reason. It is hoped that the new arrangement will help essential operators to obtain prompt relief, the ODT stated. COUNTY BOARD STUDIES SCHOOL TAX PROBLEMS How the withholding tax affects Vital Targets In Wide Area Pounded Hard teachers' salaries was explained to i the county school board Monday evening at a meeting held at the office of County Superintendent ot By RELMAN MORIN Allied Headquarters in North Africa, Aug.

24 (AP)-Schools J. at the Allied bomber fleets have more key railway 10US points near Naples without meeting- a single Axis defender, Thomas McSherry, deputy col- -i -r lector of internal revenue for the whlle Liberators sweeping in from the Middle East county, outlined the amount of tax struck Bari on the southwestern coast, downing- 14 enemy to be paid by the average teacher in a blazing air battle, it was announced today and the manner in which the tax -v None of the Liberators was lost. No enemy fighters rose to challenge U. S. medium Mitchells slamming a load of bombs by daylight into Batti- which the tax is computed and then answered questions posed by the board mem- bers.

One problem that is growing out I of the use of county children in the harvest fields and orchards was not answered. A member of the board asked: "Should parents report, the amount of money made by a child as part of the parents' income in filing an income tax return if the parent is taking a full deduction for the child's maintenance Gasoline for Buses Mr. McSherry told the board that the matter was a "controversial question" and that he expects an opinion on the matter to be handed down soon from national tax authorities. The discussion by the board revealed that some county teachers who have had their salaries increased under new state regulations designed to meet the rise in the'cost of living are finding that the increases bring them into new tax and retirement classifications and as a result a few teachers are actually getting less salary after the deductions than they received before they obtained the "raise." Robert A. Bream, assistant county superintendent of schools, reported that all of the 45 school buses which have been given contracts by county school boards were found in first- class condition at the annual school bus inspection held at Biglerville and at the local sub-station of the state police, August 17 and 18.

ODT certificates for gasoline were given the bus owners by Mr. Bream. Sufficient gasoline was provided in each case, he told the board, to permit proper operation of the buses during the coming year. Urge Teacher "Freeze" The county board urged all local school boards to take steps to "freeze" teachers in their jobs, at (Please Turn to Page 2) south of Na les nor Wellingtons that pounded AND GAS STAMPS MUST BE EXCHANGED Bagnoh in Naples' environs before dawn today. French Ships Join Allies American Warhawks had a similar experience of no opposition in a sweep over Sardinia and a sharp raid upon enemy barracks and factory buildings at Cagliari.

One Allied plane was lost in all these operations. RAF Wellingtons from the Middle East attacked barracks at Lindos on the island of Rhodes. While the air war continued in full swing-, an Allied Naval communique disclosed that two French light cruisers, La Fantasque and Le Terrible, are operating in close cooperation with other Allied forces in the Mediterranean. The Allied communique said the Palermo area was -raided Sunday night, with four enemy bombers destroyed. The Naval communique said Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham had congratulated the U.

S. 7th Army and supporting American Naval forces on the "splendid and rapid" advance on the north coast to Messina during the Sicilian campaign, praising the "effective application of sea power in supporf-of End' operations." Axis Air Losses Heavy In five days since last Thursday. Allied fliers have sent down at least 149 Axis planes in air fights. The Allies ruled the skies at least temporarily over southern Italy. Official records at headquarters here show that Axis air losses in nine months since the Allied landings in North Africa have passed the 4,500 mark.

This includes 2,833 destroyed in aerial combat, and about 1,700 captured on airfields in Tunisia, Pantelleria and Sicily, but does not take in the enemy machines blown to pieces on the ground. Tate Brothers Meet In Africa Two more Gettysburg brothers now serving with the Army have met somewhere in Africa according to word received here by their parents. PPC Michael Tate and his brother, George, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tate, West Middle street, met recently in that area.

Adams county's two rationing boards, preparing for a flood of applications from the county's nearly 5,000 and book holders seeking- to transfer old type stamps for new ones prior to September 1, today established certain periods during which the holders of extra gasoline coupons are nskecl to send in their books to be exchanged tor the new stamps The Gettysburg board has announced that only "about 40 persons" have already turned in their books for ones, while the New I Oxford board also reports only a few exchanges have taken place so far. The county rationing boards have pointed out that all persons who have old or books expiring to September 1 must exchange these old books for new books by September 1 at the board which issued the books. Keep 'A" Books Old and books contain stamps on which are written the wards "Permits Delivery of One Unit of Gasoline." These are the books which must be exchanged Persons having folders of or coupons, on the stamps of which are written the words "Mileage Rationing and need not ex- change these stamps. No books are to be exchanged. (Please Turn to Page 2) CHANGE CLUB MEETING A change was announced today in the place for the meeting of the Good Hope 4-H breakfast club, originally scheduled to be held at the home of Martha and Nancy VanDyke, Thursday evening at 7:30 p.

m. The meeting will be held, instead, at the home of Mrs. Leslie Stock in Biglerville. The hour is unchanged. Baker'i Rome To Be Neutralized As Open City London, Aug.

24 (AP)--Italy has formally advised the British and American governments of steps taken to demilitarize Borne with the view of having the Italian capital treated as an open city, a Stefani broadcast recorded by the Associated Press said today. A Rome radio broadcast Aug. 14 said the government of Marshal Pietro Badoglio had decided to declare Rome an open city without further delay. The broadcast added that such a decision had been communicated to the Allies through the Vatican two weeks previously. To Neutralize City It said the decision had been made because of the repetition of Allied air raids on the city.

American bombers attacked the Italian capital July 19 and returned there on Aug. 13. Today's Stefani broadcast declared that steps had already been taken to neutralize defensive installations and orders had been given to anti-aircraft batteries not to file on planes over the city, while Italian interceptor planes were directed not to defend the capital. Stefani added that the Italian government had asked "the Swiss government and the Holy See to notify the governments of LontJcm and Washington that the Italian government had adopted U.e tol- lowme measures. No Defense "Defensive installations of the city of Rome have been put out of action and the order has been given to the anti-aircruft batteries not to open fire and to the fighters not to operate over Rome.

"The transfer of the Italian and German commands as wll as troops is under way so that only a garrison charged with the maintenance of public order will be left in the city. "The railway center of Rome will no longer be used for military transport or for entraining ami detraining of troops. It will thus be a simple transit line. Preparations are being made for the transfer of military installations and of arms and munitions factories out of the city." ARMY PROMOTION Richard H. Phiel.

son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Phiel, York street, has been promoted to the rank, of corporal at Key Field, Mississippi. Corporal Phiel enlisted last December l.

BOND IS FILED An administration bond in the estate of the late Lillie D. Wolf, New Oxford, has been filed at the court house. H. B. Flaherty, New Oxford, is administrator of the $1,200 estate.

Justice Fines Trio As Disorderly Herman Beamcr, Hard Woodward and Albert Lewis (colored), nil of Gettysburg, paid fines and costs Monday evening before Justice of the Peace John H. Basel-ore on charges of disturbing the peace brought by Borough Officer Charles W. Gulp, Jr. The charges allege that the three were fighting Sunday evening on South Washington street. Beamer paid a fine of Hazel Woodward a fine of $1 and Lewis a fine of $10 in the case.

NAZIS MURDER 1500 AND THEN QUIT KHARKOV By HENRY CASSIDY Moscow, Aug. 24 (AP)--The Red Army drove west and south through the smoking ruins of Kharkov today pursuing' the Germans who were thrown into full retreat back from the recaptured former capital of the Ukraine. Frontline dispatches said the Germans applied torches to Kharkov before being: ejected from the city vesterdav and also carried out wholesale demolitions, leaving behind them only a city of hollow walls. Relentless Pursuit The Russians were keeping up the heavy pressure from their new Khar- kov base, giving the Germans no time to recover. The Red Army was expanding in a drive for recon- quest of the Ukraine- Poltava, the historic battlefield southwest of Kharkov where Charles XII of Sweden met defeat, appeared to be the next Red Army objective.

(Please Turn to Page 2) Gestapo Rules All Germany London, Aug. (AP)--German home affairs fell wholly under the Gestapo rule today with the announcement that Adolf Hitler has appointed Hemrich Himmler. head of the Nazi Secret Police and German Police, to serve also as minister of the interior and "chief of the Reich administration." The announcement came In a DNB dispatch broadcast by the Berlin radio and recorded by the Associated Press. The DNB dispatch did not enlarge on the term "chief of the Reich administration," but it apparently laid vast new powers in the hands of the Nazi Gestapo chief..