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em mm Vcztker Report Easter a Pcaasyhanta Ooudj and warater today and teaiskt. Sunday, fair and A. 41 Noon 3 KANE, AND ITT. JEWETT, IsV JUNE 2, 1945 VOL. LI, NO.

221 FOUR CENTS A COPY mm i THE DIG FIVE AT LIMITED NATIOM3 CONFERENCE RUSSIA STAUDS 10 More Days May End MOSCOW ICSES QEffl SMC'JT LEVANT; 11 GAULLE BODC ZS PAT1EY LONDON, June 2 UP) There were indications today that Gen. Charles De Gaulle was unwilling to take part at the present time in an international conference to settle. France's dispute with Lebanon and battle scarred Syria, as Moscow told other members of the Big Five "the conflict which has arisen must be settled in a peaceful manner. Resistance on Okinawa; All of Shuri is Captured BHaMaaiaaaBMBBSBSBBSSBBBSBSBsBi POWER Japanese Gain in One Sector as They Slash Through With Heavy Losses; Enemy Strong on East Coast. By HAMILTON W.

FARON GUAM, June 2 UP) The U. S. 10th Army, after com pleting erasure of Japan's main defense line on Southern Okinawa by capturing al of Shuri, sprang forking drives today aimed at obtaining use of the island's best airfield and MEETING IN the Fairmont hotel apartment of U. S. Secretary of State Edward R.

Stettinius at San Francisco, the "Big Five" of the United Nations conference are shown above. Left to right, they are Joseph Paul Boncour, former prime minister of F.ance; the Earl of Halifax, British ambassador to the United States; Secretary of State Stettinius, A. A. Gromyko of Russia, and V. K.

Wellington Koo of China. (International) harbor. A front line dispatch from Associated Press Correspondent Al Dopking said another 10 days may see the end of OPAANNDUNGES An Okinawa dispatch from Asso Pope Puis Defends Vatican Policy Toward Nazi Germany in Broadcast ciated Press Correspondent Vern Haugland noted, however, that the west coast peninsula below the fallen capital of Naha is "alive with troops" in position to defend the big Naha airfield. An official Navy spokesman said yesterday" in Washington he was convinced the backbone of Japan's Okinawa defenses has been broken. Tokyo radio found little fo say about the ground operations but sought to bolster the homeland with extensive claims of American shipping sunk by suicide planes and assurances more such attacks are in the offing.

The unnamed American Navy spokesman in Washington listed losses of 23 U. S. Navy ships and two merchant ammunition ships in the Okinawa area since the invasion on April 1. More than 40 others have been damaged. The complete occupation Friday' of( heavily fortified Shuri, in the center of the once formidable Naha Yonabaru line, was announced in today's fleet communique which reported general advances yesterday up to 2,000 yards.

On the west coast below fallen Naha, MaJ. Gen. Lemuel Shep herd's Sixth Marine Division crossed the Kokuba river yesterday. That put it in position to cut across a peninsula containing the largest and best enemy airfield on Okinawa. On the east coast, Maj.

Gen. Archibald V. Arnold's Seventh Infantry Division speared south in an apparent drive to cut off Chinen peninsula forming the southern arm of Nakagusuku haroor. I nat major anchorage, once used by the Japanese fleet, thus could Be opened to American warships. Adm.

Chester W. Nimitz com munique today spoke of "diminish ing resistance' and mopping up operations In "newly captured areas behind the lines, suggesting strongly the acceleration of drive; The enemy put forth, his best ef fort of the day yesterday near the east coast against the Seventh In fantry Division as it scored ad vances of 400 to yards into the southern Ozato Mura hills. An estimated 25.000 Nipponese survive of a garrison which once numbered 85,000. LAST P.0.P FREED FHOU IMS ill VATICAN CITY, Juno 2. UP Pope Pius XII expressed hope in a world broadcast today that the German nation "can rise to new dignity and a new life once it has laid the satanic spectre raised by national socialism and the guilty have expiated the crimes they have The pontiff strongly defended Vatican policy toward Nazi Germany throughoit the years preceding the war.

He addressed the College paying their respects on St. Eugene's Day, his name day. Pope Pius said he personally had learned the "great qualities" of the German people during his nunciature in Berlin when, "in an atmosphere of liberty which political and social conditions at that time allowed, we worked for YftlktBfUosvVvft the status Catholic church In Germany." As As 1 Archbishop, Eugenio the pope was sent as nuncio, to the German kaiser with a Vatican peace plan in 1917 and remained as envoy to the German republic until 1929. The Pope declared that by concluding his 1933 concordat with the Nazi government the Vatican "did everything possible to set up a formidable barrier to the spread of ideas at once subversive and violent." Previous German Vatican accords had not provided adequate guarantees of freedom of faith tp Catholics, 'the Pope added. "It was not that the church for (Continued on page three) Kane lias 42 Pet.

Of Bond Goal Iiond sales of $82, 123 in the Kane area were reported this morn ln as the War Bond premiere campaign got off yesterday to a flying start. Reports show that this urea has achieved 42.2 per rent of its quota of $195,000 in Individual purchases based upon purchase price of the securities. For the next 17 days, until the Temple Theater premiere, The Fighting Guardsman, bond purchases are expected to rise rapid ly. Purchasers of these bonds will be given an opportunity to win a $100, a $Ti( or a $25 bond ut the drawing to be held at the show ing of the premiere. Kane's pel rentage of achieve ment Is well above the McKcun county report of 27 per cent and rates well along with the overall Pennsylvania sales attainments.

The campaign ends June 30 and the drive for the complete list of war securities began June 1. Committee members who man the bond booths at Droadbent Stlteler's store and the Temple theater will be announced Monday. Bike ttepalra, CMTn. Al Elk Ave Ing a quarrel among the Allies. Apropos of this, the well informed British official military commentator Veritas makes these observations: "Japan at Ihe present lime finds herself In situation hot unlike that of Germany before Day.

lit a sense the Japanese are awaiting their own Day. They have suffered constJerable reverse In out lying territories, their naval Power haa been crippled so that It ran no longer protect their sen lines ef communication or keep Allied forces out of Japanee home waters, and Allied submarines and air attacks have already destroyed a largo pro Portion of their orean goM 'rant EXILED FRED MAKE ALL PUHS FOR By GEORGE TUCKER (Substituting for Hal Boyle) PARIS, June 2 UP) Some of, the men who were politically important in France before the war have returned from German ons and hired press agents. Their idea seems to be that pub lic relations counsel can help re build their prestige and assist in the marketing of the books and magazine articles most of them seem to be writing. At least three former premiers of France sat out part of the war in enemy concentration camps. Of these Paul Reynaud seems to have a head start in the literary field.

He is writing two books, to be published within three weeks of each other. He says the first will show how and why France lost the war; the second deals chiefly with Reynaud's experiences in prison. Edouard Daladier a very tired man, has announced no commercial writing plans since his return. Leon Blums literary future, for the time being at least, is in the hands of Paul Weill, who described himself as a pleading lawyer who spent four years in the United States as vice president of "France forever." Like so many others in liberated France Blum has no personal fortune, and since he is one of the leaders who literally can write rings around most of his contemporaries it is not surprising that Weill is negotiating wit certain American magazines and book pub lishers. "When Blum came back I thought I should direct him in writing for papers and magazines that have always been friendly to him," Weill, said, "though this sort of thing isn't my job at all.

I'm a pleading lawyer as the British say, a barrister." Just what slants Blum's writing will take or what he thinks the political future of France should be, Weill refuses to say. "I can tell you this, however," Weill said, "there is no malice, no bitterness in his heart though as long ago as '41 he was on record urging his party to follow ue Gaulle as the symbol of unity and the sole hope for France. "Certainly you remember tne Riom trials and how he said, 'you are not prosecuting me or any single individual. You are prosecuting democracy." SEWERS OVERFLOW AFTER BIG STORM The Hilltop area last night soak ed up one of the heaviest storms of the season, close to an inch and a half of rain accompanied by a razzle dazzle display of lightning that lasted for three hours. The storm broke shortly after 10 o'clock last night and hit full about midnight.

Sewers and gutters overflowed as the already saturated earth was unable to retain much of the x.34 inches of percl pi tat Ion recorded by the U. S. Weather Bureau. The storm brought rising temperatures after the mercury had dropped to 29 degrees one of the lowest June recordings in recent years. IIEINZ SCION IN FUIX, CUSTODY Or PATH KB LOS ANGELES, June 2 OP The stale Supreme Court yesterday reaffirmed a ruling which gives Clifford S.

I loins II, members of the Pittsburgh canning family, exclusive custody of his five year old son, Clifford lirins III. A petition of llelnx' estranged wife, Mrs. Elizabeth dlald llrlnz, for a hearing was denied. A Superior court order last July placed the boy In nursery school. The father, now In the armed services, was given technical custody and both parents were granted visit Ing privileges.

GOVERNOR URGEM FLAO DAT BR RECOONI7.EO 1IARR1SBURG. June 2 Of) Penny1vanlan are asked by Gov ernor Martin lo give "patriots recognition" lo Flag Day. June 14. by displaying Old Glory from all pub lie buildings, homes and other suit able blares. The Chief Executive also railed for observance of the week of June 10 as pledge of allegiance week" with appropriate ceremonies reef.

firming loyally and devotion to the flag and to honor all who fight In ita aefense." Garry Cotuitfay nit I. An Associated rress aispatcn irom Damascus reported French forces there retired to their barracks late yesterday under the noses of British An official Paris statement had said merely that the troops had been ordered "to cease fire and hold their positions." The broadcast Soviet statement by the People's Commissariat for foreign disclosing the Russian notes to Paris, Washington, London and Chungking, 'asked for "speedy measures to stop military operations in Syria." i These was no indication whether the statement had been prepared or the notes transmitted before Paris announced partial compliance yesterday with Prime Minister Churchill's request that the French cease fire and withdraw from combat posts in Syria. The statement referred to "armed clashes" in progress in Syria. Moscow's statement on the Soviet notes did not specify whether they had called for a parley or proposed any machinery for resolving the dispute. The statement concluded: "The Soviet government has addressed this suggestion to the French provisional government and also has addressed it to the governments of Great Britain, the United States of America and China to whom belongs the initiative in the creation of a postwar organization for peace and international security." The statement did mention Russia as one of the parties to such initiative and did not indicate any specific Soviet Interests were involved in the Syrian dispute beyond a statement that: "The events in Syria and Lebanon do not correspond to the spirit of the decisions adopted at Dumbarton Oaks or to the; aims of the United for the creation of an organization to insure peace and.

security1, if or the peoples." The statement pointed out that France, Syria Lebanon all were members or tne San "ran cisco conference. 'SHOCKINGLY GREAT' DAMAGE TO MI'S GUAM, June Carrier raids on Japan were renewed today, To kyo radio reported, in the wake of 29 lire raids which have inflicted "shockingly great" damage on Nippon's major industrial cities. Tokyo reported "approximately 200" seaborne lighter planes and an unannounced number of flying boats from bases in the Kerama Islands bombed and strafed airdromes on Kyushu island for two hours this morning. i Some raiders also strafed trains in their attack on the most southerly Island of Nippon, Tokyo said. The report followed other enemy broadcasts saying Superfort lire raids on Tokyo had forced the capi tal's residents to dig subterranean homes and predicting martial law might be declared to meet devastation Inflicted by 29s.

A Japanese domestic broadcast quoted an editorial In the Tokyo Ma nlchl saying thai "because oi the fact that the number of war victims has Increased to such a tremendous amount, we certainly would aot be surprised even If we see a necessity of adopting martial (continued on page three) LATE CULLETCIS DAY ANNIVKBMABY PARIS, Juno t. In st mew Mae to i snemneni or ma com mand Oesk ElaenlHwer mM today Mm first annlvrmary of ttfi Nor nuutdy landlrurs June would fcr ohnrrvrd as a holiday far Afllrd forrm. lift railed for a brW pao Juno to "ptrdgo anrw our full tMnrl to taw taa brtor and Murvrftlrd that "our cHrbrst lit of the day should ho o.ult and fttrmjtlhr! spiritually and Physically for Um romuur months." Mtm KOUTRD CAMOTTA, Juno 4n flrilWi Kmplro troop havn kllM 111 Jap. mtmm aoMlnr tttonptliur to llro MMtwartf In tno. Kama, "mrape hrtdinhrnd" mat of Um Irrawaddy II mil north of Proms.

South Mkt Asia rouMMudl runununlauo an nounwul today. Knwny siflMrclrra wrrm hriaur huntHl down no Allied UauM aasfflny cp In Ana. iulty ccrrt rxa CUAtt. Juno fU i Hurn of Adas. WCteM r.

(r nalary. to Pactta urttea srt ttm 1Ui4 IV srao nwun idl tnlsy ty Aas, Cu fcr VT. Manta Is a osonnt to port on Om zx. of jcofiUouei a thros) Britain One Favors Less Rigid ONE COMMITTEE FINISHES WORK By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Diplomatic News Editor SAN FRANCISCO.

June 2 OB Russia is standing firm on a rigid interpretation of Big Five veto controls Over United Nations machinery designed to keep world peace." Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, Soviet delegation chief, handed a new note on the Russian attitude last night to Secretary of State Stet tinius and the chiefs of the British. French and Chinese delegations at the United Nations onference. Contents of the note were not immediately made known outside the top official circle of the Big Five. It was learned today that when Gromyko rapidly summarized its contents others present gathered that Moscow firmly opposes any relaxation of the veto power and may be objecting even to receipt of a complaint by the security council pf the projected world organiza tion except when there is unanimous agreement among the big powers. The veto power stands as an over riding right of any of the Big Five nations to forbid any decisive step it may disapprove.

While this appeared to intensify differences among the Big Five over how the veto should be appliedBritain pressed for" a less rigid interpretation Stcttinfus went ahead nevertheless with plans for trying to speed the conference to conclusion early this month. It was agreed tentatively that the Big Five should meet at least once a day from now on until the log jam of conference committee work which has been blocked principally by the veto issue is completely broken and all remaining problems are cleared up. fc In line with this schedule the Big Five were called to another meeting at Stettinius Penthouse headquarters today (10 a. m. PWT).

The first committee to complete its assigned task was one charged with drafting the preamble, purposes and principles of the projected world organization. Under the committee statement, aimed force could only be used by any member nation in accordance With United Nations principles for international peace and security. 1IARRISBURG, June 2 UP Pennsylvania motorists not protect ed by liability Insurance after July 1, 1947 will have to deposit security with the state for damages resulting from accidents or face loss of driving privileges. A new motor vehicle safety sponsibllity act modeled after that In effect in New York was signed into law by Governor Martin ye tcrday but the commonwealth has more than two years to put It into effect. "It will have the tendency of making more people carry liability Insurance," declared T.

Elmer Tran seau. director of the State Bureau of Highway Safety, "rather than run the risk of putting up security with the secretary of revenue for any claims for damage to properly or injury to persons. The new law provide that mo lorlsls flle reports of accidents with the stale and that the revenue bt tctary suspend their driver's Itcens rs unless within BO days they de posit enough security lo satisfy any imssible Judgment for damages or how a liability Insurance policy was In effect TIIK MERRY MONTH OF MAY IS BIG WASHOUT May of IMS will go Into the re cords as a freese out and washout will temperatures below normal nrid rainfall Well above average. frrrlpltation was recorded on all but 10 days of the month, which Includes snow or noticeable flurries on three days. The minimum temperature or cording to V.

S. Weather Bureau records was 18 degrees on the aec ond day of the month. Tho lop temperature was S3 recorded on the tUluwiMn tfertal Hub Initiation Sunday. Junt 3. Freo spaghetti for meeters.

ad. M1 3L BUYS BIG ACREAGE What may develop into one of the most extensive oil and gas field improvements in section in years was seen possible today with surveys disclosing that W. J. Ilealyi prominent Bradford producer, has acquired numerous nearby leases, in Wetmore township west of Wetmore township records show. Mr.

Healy has secured all or part interests in a score of lots comprls ing close to 5,000 acres, located Jrw at least 19 different Warrant Titr Wetmore' tovvnship. Transfers recorded at the court house in Smethport recently involving still further properties are not included In the above figures. Work already is' underway on some improvements to nearby leases with the project reported listed under the Enterprise Oil Company. It was not immediately known to what extent the area would be developed as an executive of the llealey Petroleum company at the Bradford offices denied knowledge of any program In this section. It was believed that Mr.

Healy had formed an independent company, the Enterprise Oil company, for the project here as all properties have been listed in his, name. He could not be reached for a statements The numerous leases west of Kane In the Wetmore Tionesta creek area extending close to West Kane have been In production for more than a score of years but have not been improved and some of them barely operated. There is no estimate available on the past production of the area. LOCAL NEWS STORE Announcement was made today of the sale of Buldy's News by IConard A. Anderson lo Moirls Archer, of Warren, effective as of June 1.

Mr. Archer, well known throush this district which he has served In circulation department of the Pittsburgh PokI Gazette for 20 years, has taken over the business and will operate it personally. The local business was establish ed by the late John Valentour and sold to Leonard A. Anderson In 193.1. Mr.

Anderson continued op eration until the sale was effect ed. He stated today that he plans to ko into the real estato business In Kane and vicinity. Mr. Archer, who is married and has two children, plans to move here from Warren In the near fu ture. organized enemy resistance.

FREE METHODISTS SITE EAST OF KANE Purchase of a ten acre partially forested tract, two miles east of Kane, for a camp meeting area by the Free church, Brad ford district, was announced here today. Ihe new site, upon which a tabernacle, dining hall and other buildings will be constructed, was selected as result of the flood two years ago which seriously damaged equipment at Port Allegany, loca tion of the meeting area for a decade. A committee from the Bradford district has been examining sites for a new camp meeting area and recently decided on purchase of the tract ji ear Kane from Perry Car The land is located along the Flickerwood road which extends from Route 219 to Route 6, and along rural unimproved road which Intersects with the Flicker wood road at a point locally known as "Sleepy Hollow" west of Plans for the area provide for construction of a tabernacle build ing approximately so by 73 tect, a large dining hall and small churcti buildings as well as numerous cot tages which will be individually constructed and owned by members of the church organization. A gas line is located across the south end of the tract and electric power lines cross the northwest corner. Water will be supplied by natural springs and a well, which will be drilled soon.

The area will be surveyed with a network of roads constructed and some landscaping and grounds improvement made. Work on the project will get un derway at an early date as work men are now dismantling some of the present structures at Port Al legany and plan to utilize the ma terials here. The summer camp meetings usu ally held In July, average more than 150 persons dally and on Sundays, attendance has exceeded the 400 marki The Bradford District Committee which was in charge of selection and purchase of a site, Is composed of George Sailor, Port Allegany, district elder; Neeley of Kane; Joseph Robenbaum, Bradford; Wil bur Jaycox. Ridgway, and Clatr Ault of Duke Center. At the same time the purchase for the tract was completed, Mr and Mrs.

L. Neefcy of Kane, purchased an adjacent two acres on which a camp is located, from George A. Larson of East Kane, FOR Ell OTfiS WASHINGTON, Juno. 2.U& Competition between Pennsylvania localities for new veterans admim st ration facilities Is wide open, and the slakes art high. The Veterans Administration has Ihe funds and the authority to build four new hospitals In Pennsylvania worth from to POO and has asked authorisation to spend an additional to the state.

In only one Instance does It know exactly where any of this money Is going. That Is In Leb anon, where a 50O bed neuro psy rhlatrle hospital la under construc tion and authorisation la asked to ekpand It by uxo more beds, making Its total cost between $7C9, ooo and ftjOonxsn, The Administration figures hospital costs at from to 12C9 per bei. Almost every county In the Kry "tone state haa IsxxrfcsJ er for one ef t)to rtw sty mey are rrvrrs anljst Is ita It tt r.cj 1 ex ltJi.jr tern Ii it DISTRIBUTION Each County Gets Equitable Share QUANTITY NOT AS BIG AS 1944 WASHINGTON, Jone 2. OB The OPA' today promised each county of the nation a fair share of thesjiwt meat supply. Price 'Attm I tr fs rr a Cb ester Bowles announced a "fair distribu tion plan" directing, all commercial slaughterers to resume the pattern of distribution they followed in the first three months of 1944.

Bowles emphasized that the plan will not give each area as much meat as last year, but he called it "a long way toward the goal of fair and evendistribution of the supply that we do have." The now action supplements an earlier order limiting the amount of farm slaughter for sale and slaughter by non federally inspect ed plants. 1 Federally inspected meat, in ad dition to supplying the armed for ces, is the only meat that can be shipped across state lines. "Already animalsf going to fed erally Inspected plants are on the increase," Bowles said in a state ment. Describing the "fair distribution plan" as a logical followup, Bowles said some slaughterers, 'for a va riety of reasons," have changed their normal pattern of geographical distribution, thereby accounting in large measure for present faulty distribution. The first three months of last year were chosen as the base pe riod, he said, because it was the most recent complete quarter of flush production In all parts of the country.

Tho order will became effective June 17. During each reporting period (month) any slaughterer must deliver into each county at least 80 per cent (by weight) of the pro portionate amount of the civilian meat supply he delivered Into that county In each of the first three mons of 1944 During any three consecutive ac counting periods, however, slaughterers deliveries into each county must rome un to 00 nor cent of the proportionate amount he de livered during each of the first three months of 1944. THO FROM RANK ARKA CALLED BEFORE COURT Two cases from this section are listed for Ihe MrKean County Court of Quarter Sessions which will eon vene Monday morning at 10 o'clock In the courthouse at RmethiMrt Judge Charles O. Hubbard will preside at Ihe 'session. Cases Hot ed include: Commonwealth vs.

Paul F. Moyok, Sr of Ludlow, assault and battery; and Commonwealth vs. Donald Melvin Stanley, Kane. morals marge. Miss Louise Fahlmsn.

41 dauoh ler of Mrsv Emma Fahlman, died suddenly at the Warren hospital this morning at 4 o'clock. Funeral announcements ani a further obit uary win be ptthiy.ei Koniay. tvrx cu.3 AU suits tttxxi tt clearance. i J. Ca June.

July, lo Akz. IX. Chos. c.7. PLAN FOR III Last of Kane and vicinity men listed as Nazi prisoners of war his been liberated according to war department announcement received here today.

Pvt. Robert K. Swan son, son of George Swanson. of 205 Clay street, was the last of the 21 prisoners to be reported released. First woid concerning Swanson waa listed today.

Families of other men have received war department confirmations and some of the former prisoners now are enroute home or already have arrived at their homes. Only one Kane man remain a prisoner of war according to last available Information. Raymond S. Reld, taken prisoner by tho Japs at the fall of Wake Island, was lat heard from In a Jap work unit at Onaka. One other local man, 1NL Walter (Baldy) Johnson who w.is taken prisoner on ttataan, has sire been listed as killed In action when a Jap freighter wed lo carry prisoners fro mthe Philippines, was bombed and sunk by American air forces.

MMHMWMaMHM. ovra top CL1NTO.NV1LLK, Pa June 2 lit The bond drive Is continuing, but this small Venango county community already Is past Its $1U3 "tr quota. All icttciy ttt.i f.r Japs Await Their Own Day In State Resembling Germany's One Ago Ry DKHITT MACJKKN7.IK A. P. Foreign New Analyst President Truman's dlMtoure that the U.

8. Army In the Pacific ultimately wltl be twice Its present slue, and "bigger than our army was In Europe al Its height," will fall on sorry ears In a Japan whtrh already Is apparently abandoning Its hold on southern China and concert! rating lit strength In tho north. There are signs the Mikado's war lords are adopting Hitler's strategy for his desperate tart dltch stand. This was to tlx hi delaying action and ultimately i retire Into his in tier fortress for a flnlsn. Rght.

Meantime he pinned his ulem' hopes on sou. circusuUnc cau till tJ 1 tt i tj.