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Phone 2263 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, POTTSTOWN, PA. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1942 PAGE TWO Soldier Invents 'Blitz Altar' ERICAN SUBMARINE LOST FIFTH AM AFL HEAD SAYS LABOR HAS WON HEAD CENSOR PRAISES WORK OF I). S. PRESS manded by Lieut. Commdr.

Man nert L. Abele of Quincy, a veteran submarine officer. The Navy said the families GREAT BATTLE of WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 Jty The lass of the fifth American submarine since the start of the war was reported today by the Navy in an announcement that the 1526 ton Grunion was so long overdue that it must be presumed lost in the Pacific. One of Newest One of the newest of the Navy's undersea craft, the Grunion was launched at Groton, two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

She was com failed to return from operations in the western Pacific, and the Perch, lost near Java. In addition, the Navy lost the 26 In a collision off Panama, and the Sea Lion, stationed at Cavite, the Naval base in Manila bay, was destroyed to prevent her capture by the Japanese. American submarines, many of them ranging far within Japanese controlled waters of the Pacific and the China sea, have sunk or damaged at least 115 enemy vessels of all types. WILLK1E HOPES STALIN'S LETTER BRINGS ACTION CHUNGKING, Oct. 5 Wendell Willkie, whose own statement on the second front caused worldwide reverberations a few days ago, tonight expressed the hope that Joseph Stalin's letter to the Associated Press would "bring the Russians', imperative needs forcefully to the attention of the peoples of the United Nations." Willkie.

who as Roosevelt's envoy was preparing tonight to visit sections of the sprawling Chinese battle front where Chiang Kai Shek's millions have been fighting the Japanese for more than five years, was keenly interested in Stalin's letter to Henry C. Cassidy, Associated Press correspondent in Moscow. TORONTO, Oct. 5 (p President William Green told a cheering NEW BRUNSWICK. N.

Oct. 5 (P) Byron Price, director of censorship, declared tonight that "the public will applaud overwhelmingly the Grunion's crew had been notified that they were missing. The number aboard the' vessel was not disclosed, but submarines of the Grunion's size normally carry a complement of 65 men. Two Others Overdue Two other submarines are listed by the Navy as overdue and presumably lost the Shark, which American Federation of Labor con vention at its opening session today that America's workers have won the battle of production and Its what their newspapers did" in with holding the news of President arm (pa soon would be ready to trike and win. Roosevelt's recent cross country President Roosevelt, he said, has tour until after his return to Washington.

At the same time he called upon individuals likewise to refrain from eircula tin inf orinatioruwhlch might prove valuable to the enemy. Worthy Newspaper Week "No good American, wondering why certain news does not appear in his newspaper, will fill the gap Ml'RDER TRIAL OPENS PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5 (flV Twenty nine year old George W. Cleveland, a Negro, went on trial today in Criminal court on a mur der charge in the death of Mrs. Nellie McDermott Yavorsky, 45.

formerly of Houtzdale, in a rooming house last March. Detectives, who took Cleveland into custody after saying they found fingerprints on a window sill, first reported Mrs. Yavorsky had taken her own life by stuffing a towel in her throat to check a hemorrhage. Informed of Stalin's assertions that a second front is of "first, rate importance," that Allied aid to Russia thus far has been of little comparative impor QuA Stead a "Voted fa (cm tance, and that the Allies could By "loose and self important tal best help Russia by fulfilling Price said in an address prepared for the New Jersey Press Association in connection with newspaper week. "Tliis would be a newspaper week long remembered In honor and rich in accomplishment if America should here and now resolve that he will do as well as their "obligations fully and on time," Wilikie commented: "I hope Mr.

Stalin's statement will bring the Russians' imperative needs forcefully to the attention of the peoples of the United Nations. That was the objective of my public statement of my personal views in Moscow last week." rebuked his subordinates who scolded labor and voiced more pessimistic views. Assures Roosevelt The AFL chief related that Mr. Roosevelt, after touring western war plants, found his production requests achieved 94 or 95 percent and hoped for complete achievement bv the end of the year. "I declare here saidGreen, "that the President of the United States need not hope.

I assure him, as representative of 6,000,000 workers, that before the end of this year all the standards he set will be excelled by the workers of America." About a thousand persons packed the hotel concert hall for the opening of the two week meeting. About half of them were delegates, representing nearly five and a half million paid up members. Green implied that one or two former AFL secessionist unions were ready to return. He expressed a strong desire for complete reunion with the CIO and implied that he would be ready to retire if he could achieve that. Some Came Bark Without once mentioning the CIO, as such, Green said "a group within our movement decided to leave 4 portable "bliti" altar, built to travel as swiftly as modern warfare, has been designed and constructed by Pfc.

Rene Meunier, Burlington, to serve the infantrymen of the 43rd Division's Vermont regiment. Intended primarily for use on the battlefield and on maneuvers, the compact, streamlined altar replaces two bulky trunks and a Mass kit, and can be handled with ease by one man. Chaplain John P. Mahoney, Burlington. Catholic chaplain of the 172md Infantry, said that, with the new altar, he could prepare for Mass in less than two minutes Instead of the usual 15.

Flying Fortress Survives Attack by 40 Nazi Planes his newspaper is doing in keeping information from the enemy." Look for lh CocU Lin on our BrW Wrapper and Assured of frah Brad always. Price termed the co operation of press and radio in connection with the President's trip "of special merit." 1 LINE MONDAY MONDAY 1 LINE GERMAN REFUGEES MOVED ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 4 (Delayed) Greek sources said today that 10,000 German refugees from the Rhineland areas bombed by the RAF were expected soon in Athens. "It is elementary," he continued, that the advertising of his travels 4 LINES THURSDAY 5 LINES FRIDAY NONE SATURDAY 2 LINESTUESDAY under wartime conditions, until after his return, would have involved serious dangers. This is 3 LINES WEDNESDAY Supreme Fruited precisely the sort of information which the enemy likes to broadcast to his secret agents.

Berlin Eager "It is worthy of note that when Prime Minister Churchill recently visited Russia and the Near East, BOWS 0or the hazards of his trip were in Keep going com fortably, with leas fatigue, in thie XL footwear famed for Nw relieving etrain, Js v. conserving creased immeasurably because his route was eagerly reported day bv WITH THE UNITED STATES FLYING FORTRESS COMMAND, Somewhere in England, Oct. 5 (P) Picture yourself in a flying fortress more thanlve miles above France in this predicament: Forty of Goering's best fighters Foclte Wuif 190's are attacking; two of your motors are but of commission, three shell holes are in the rudder and three more in the stabilizer, half the controls are shot away, a big anti aircraft shell hole is in a wing, landing gear is smashed and more than 200 holes are in the fuselage. What would you do? The courageous crew of a flying day by the Berlin radio. But noth us, waiK out vi me jiuusb ui law and establish their own independent dual movement.

We have regarded them as a part of us ever since they left the House of labor in 1935. Some of them have come back. We welcomed them home. They were accorded a place within the House of labor and there they have lived and dwelt with us in harmony and with a beautiful relationship. "Perhaps others will come.

It Is reported that there are some, one or perhaps two distinct units of the dual movement that have about ing of the kind happened in the case of the trip of the President." A reat favorite with Ihe children. Healthful, too. ake lik richness combined with luclnus. meaty raWn. Milwaukee Rve Bread ICc Price paid tribute to the coverage You'll tinple whes you winkle in these foung shoes.

Capture ade ir i of the war by the press and radio. A burst of cannon fire inside the plane severed some of the controls and Paine and Long began a frantic fight to keep the ship under control. "The ship's nose wouldn't go down," Paine said. "We had to stand up in our seats and push forward with all our might. Slowly the ship nosed down.

"We were near the coast by now and I could see a solid wall of flame. We could do nothing but sail into it and through it over the channel." Meanwhile a German fighter got a direct hit on the upper turret with a cannon shell. "I heard it hit and held my breath," Paine related "Then. I heard Coburn firing again." Coburn was cut about the head and was blinded by blood but kept cn firing until he collapsed unconscious between the two pilots. Upon reaching the channel another bf the fortress' motors gave out and once the plane got out Supreme Enriched Bread 2 Ury 17c saying it far surpassed that of the first World war.

He added that glances with "a story of global war, fantastic and hardly believable, is being written for history in the 24 hour reached the point where they will come back again to the front ggdllto'Mraced this Delicious Breakfast Cakes Frath Orange Bu, or Choice Round Coffee Cakes, 4 Jally Buns or Ltmon SwSrls Pk JL U6 predicament and, depending upon operations of American newsgath erers. of the House of labor and ask us for the privilege of coming back home. The chances are that some American airplane building genius, and their own skill, they fluttered home battered but intact to tell the story of one of the war's epic Pay Increase Topic flights. Educator Crax Butter Crackers 'pk 17c Dole Pineappple Juice lMi5c Rob ford Sliced Beets 10c New Pack Butter KernelCorn 2 25c interesting developments may take place in that direction." Murphy Selection Upheld by Court Oi UMW Meeting The crewmen included: Pilot: Lieut. Charles Paine, 27, of Waycross, co pilot, Lieut.

Robert Long, 25, of Sweetwater, navigator, Lieut. John A. Thomson, 23, of St. Louis; bom of the anti aircraft fire the Ger man fighters Jumped to the at $3.95 t. $6.95 BOYER SON 209 High St.

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In the ball turret Sheeder was wounded slightly as was Waist Gunner Peterson but both stuck to their guns. Saw English Coast saw the coast of England ahead PITTSBURGH, 'Oct. 5 CHThe Democratic state executive committee's selection of John W. Murphy, Scranton attorney, as Democratic candidate for Lackawanna county OATS 8e 51 7' 20 oi ebovt mitt ectrf and started down into a long dive. bardier, Lieut.

Stanley A. Komarek, 27, Two State Boys Sergeants: Waist gunner, Herbert M. Peterson, 21, of Des Moines; upper turret gunner, Thomas J. Coburn 22, of Forty Fort, ball turret, Ralph L. Sheeder, 23, of Six Mile Run, tail gunner, Bent Taucher, 20, of Rock Springs, Radio Gunners Arthur N.

Bouthillier, 22, of Westcott. R. and Walter Purcell, 20, of Kingston, Wash. "We had Just crossed the target when trouble started." Paine, a comparison with pay rates in other We finally last the fighters in mid channel," Long a slight, Im pounder, said. The nearest airdrome was a industries and that the cost of living had jumped higher in mining communities than in other parts of the country.

The resolutions committee has re and small one used by Mustang fighters Congressman to succeed the late Rep. Patrick J. Boland, House Democratic whip, was upheld today by the State Supreme court. Boland received the largest number of votes at the May 19 primary, although he had died the day before. Under the party rules, the committee chose Murphy to fill the vacancy.

The committee's nomination was upheld by the Dauphin county court directed Murphy's name ceived requests for waee increases in the RAF and was much too small for a fortress to land. Able only to turn to the right, and keep Tke finest that trews. I very thine. Ml Season in ysr eonvtnltnt American Str. from the great majority of locals lean and angular Georgian, said.

in the international organization, No. I Yellow Globe ing just above stalling speed, Paine and Long brought the ship down. I suddenly heard shouts 'from every quarter of the 'here mm jiiwmmiiiihw i um iipst.smuswwss.il mmmuummmmmimmmmmmimmim jj Lewis said, and most of tne requests were for an increase of approximately $2 a day. "The first time down I was un they and then about 40 SiONIONS 3 l3c at Asked whether a UMW bid for able to cut one motor off and saw we were going to crash into a FW 190's, including some from Goering's yellow nose squadron, wage boosts might not be in con hangar so I tried to regain speed," Jumped us." Paine said. The Germans swarmed to the flict with President Roosevelt's executive order of last week freezing wages, salaries and prices, Lewis declared the anti inflation order attack from all sides.

Bouthillier The fortress actually kicked bricks from an airfield building and a wing brushed treetops, while RAF lot. Patrick McLane, who ran second to Boland in the primary, and a group of Lackawanna county Republican voters appealed the decision of the lower court, claiming that the substitute nomination should have been made by the voters writing in the name of another candidate on the primary ballots. Tender Spinach 2 13c New Cabbage Gr 2c Freth Prunes 1T 2 25c contained ample provision for the watchers below stiffened. elimination of Inequality and adjustment of substandard wage scales NEW FURNACE STARTS PByllis wobbled around In a long sweep for a new try. A larger field was seen but Paine couldn't YOUNGSTOWN, Oct.

5 P) make it. Red Tokay or Seedless GRAPES 10 Tb A new blast furnace capable of producing more than 400,000 tons "Next I saw a row of trees at the edge of the field so I clipped their tops to slow the plane up LATE BULLETINS CHECK THIS LIST ONCE TITLES YOU lost his oxygen mask and a 20 millimeter cannon shell cut Pur Cell's oxygen tube. Both fell unconscious. "At the same time two cannon shells knocked one motor out of commission and Phyllis started losing her place in the formation. The Germans then swept in for what they thought would be the kill.

"I started a long glide down to save the lives of the radio men as we were too high to go without oxygen." Shell Rips Wing At this ooint an anti aircraft shell ripped a gaping hole in the wing, three cannon shells tore a of pig iron a year will roar into OBTAIN AT HAVE MISSED operation here next Monday. and set her down in a belly land SSCO Condensed ing," Paine concluded. "My flaps wouldn't work and the wheels wouldn't come down but made Tomato SOUP Wegner Grade A Grapefruit JUICE 2 27c it." "Best landing I ever saw. Ko marek put in. "And what an air 1.

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