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339, NO. 73 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES SCRANTON, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 24, 1942 73 1 (Ml nn tLh Votes 43 Billions For War House Approves Record Fund Without a No -Tribune Photos These photographs from the top of the Medical Arts Building show Scranton's Central City during dimout (at left) and during blackout (at right) last night. Is Nearly County i Half-Hour Period; Hailed by Leaders WASHINGTON. June 23 OT.

Historys largest legislative check for war expenditures an appropriation of $42,820,003,606 Was endorsed swiftly today by a House to give Uncle Sams 1 soldiers a mechanized striking strength surpassing that of the Axis. After five hours of discussion, the House passed the colossal measure 352 to 0 and sent it to the Senate. Military chiefs Informed Congress it would pay, outfit and equip an armed force expanding to 4,500,000 men by July 1, 1943. The action came after both Democratic and Republican spokesmen declared the United Nations were determined to defeat the Axis regardless of financial cost. "IN A DARK HOUR The words of Rep.

Dirksen of Illinois, a midwestern Republican, reflected the spirit of the House as he stood in the well and referring to the fall of Tobruk and the attack on Sevastopol, This bill comes to us in a dark hour. There will be other dark aays ahead. But out of this bill springs faith and hope as to what toe ultimate outcome of this show is going to be. There were questions from the floor as to what the United States was doing to safeguard the rich territory of Alaska, to protect the coast, how its guns and tanks were standing up against the enemy on the far-flung battle-fronts of the world. While many of the questions wentunanswered.

directly, ttifem- bers of. the appropriations subcommittee on war expenditures, against the bapkground of secret testimony from military chiefs, assured the House of their faith in toe Armys command and on the excellence of American made equipment. OLD TANKS IN LIBYA Starnes a committee member, declared that American tanks used in the Libyan campaign were not of the latest type and were not fully armed. Compared With the latest models, they are virtually obsolete, he said. Rich one of Congress most Outspoken, pre-war non-interventionists, drew hisses and boos from some of his Sea Toll Is Raisec To 307 85 Missing and Three Killed in 1 Atlantic Sinking WASHINGTON, June 23 The Navy announced tonig' that a medium sized -Brito merchant vessel had been tor "pedoed about 75 miles off tl New England -cOast and th 11 survivors had been landed an east coast port.

1 i (By the Associated Press) Thirteen United Nations' fnr chant vessels were blasted by tdrpedo fire of Axis submarir in the Caribbean i Sea in the' days beginning June 3, the Na announced yesterday, bringing 307 the ship toll for the Atlar and adjacent wate j. Only one of the 13 vessels vlpusiy had been Included tp unofficial Associated Press count ships lost in the western Atlai since Pearl Until Navy announcement, 295 had listed as sunk. Of the 770 persons aboard 13 ships, Including 135 passeng 635 have been rescued. 1 saved included 126 passengers. 85 MISSING IN SINKING Eighty-five persons were lng, three U.

S. soldiers known dead and 81 persons cued when a medium-sized U. merchant ship was torpedoed sunk in the Atlantic, the also announced yesterday. Ur. the missing are rescued, It prove one of the worst Ameri ship disasters In' these wa' since Pearl Harbor.

At the same time the Argcr government announced Buenos Aires that its freig1 the Rio Tercero which -was Monday 175 miles from New was the victim of a German marine. Thirty-six survivors, eluding one reae New York aboard a naval pal vgssel and flve-were missing. 7 announcement brought a new ment into the felationa of neu' Argentina and Gernqany wh only last wek apologized for pedoelng the Argentine Victoria. Dr. Francisco Aranbarrf, Rio Tercero passenger, said in an East Coast' port in tervi that American planes had bom' the attacking Nazi submarine 1 fore it could submerge.

At I seven bombs were dropped i he said he could not tell whe or not the U-boat had been The American ship went i In three minutes when two er. torpedoes found her 75 miles the Atlantic coast on June 15. TRAPPED IN CABINS Many of those' aboard trapped in their cablni below when the ship, running at speed, suddenly over its side and then went down I fore its 10 lifeboats could launched. The survivors, including 23 soldiers, brought to an coast port by vessels which nearby when the ship sank, he was blown to hell." 1 There was not even time to the deck gun at the raider be' the ship listed, Only a few 1 rafts could be cut away, to 1 the men struggling In the' wc Capt. Arthur E.

Buck, 51 pilot for the British Admir said I dont know why ever; Wasn't killed. The torpr apparently tore the ship in i causing a list of 70 to 75 -grees. John B. McDade, city director, all expressed themselves as pleased with the cooperation given by the general public. The all-night test affected approximately 5,600,000 persons in 31 of the states 67 counties.

The other counties will undergo row bight. Dr. A. C. Marts, executive fli-rector of the state council of defense, said it was as nearly like the real thing as we could make it.

Except for a period of a total blackout from 10:30 -to 11 p. m. street and traffic lights were left on to permit movement of traffic. However, dor' homes, business place? and all other non-essential sites it was a complete blackout from dusk to dawn. Central City, an area that has for many years served to perpetuate the designation of the Electric City, offered the (Continued on Page 12; Col 7) Soviet Admits German Gain Near Kharkov Reds Fall Back to New Positions but Hold at Sevastopol MOSCOW, Wednesday, June 24 UP), A powerful new German offensive on the Kharkov front has forced Marshal Timoshenkos forces to' fall back to new positions while Sevastopols defendersfiylvania" under command, the continue to hold off numerically superior Nazi forces after closing breaches tom in their fortifications by, the enemy, the Russians announced early today.

On' the Kharkov front our 1 1 conducted operations against advancing German troops, said the- midnight communique. Our' troops were pressed back to new positions. Violent new fighting erupted in this area of the southern sector Monday after a period of quiet in the struggle for this vital industrial center and one of the keys to the Caucasus. Detailed information was lacking but it was possible that might be starting one' phase of a grand assault in ah effort to Teach the oil of the Caucasus even before a decision is Teached at Sevastopol. BATTLE FOR RAIL LINE Presumably the 'renewed fighting was in the Izyiim-Barveilkova sector below 1 Kharkov where the Russians stand athwart the' rail line running south to Rostov, the main gateway to the Caucasus.

It was here' that, the Russians got the jump on the Nazis bent their, lines back in their surprise Spring offensive broke up Hitlers own preparations for a massive drive Upon Rostov, (The Germans apparently play-, ing the fox on their operations and intentions, Tuesday reported only mopping up activities on the Kharkov front and made no mention of fighting on a' scale as large as the Russians In the battle for Sevastopol the Russian defenses about the Crimean base stiffened after Red forces threw the Germans out of their newly-pierced fortifications but despite this the peril to the Russians there remained of the utmost gravity. Blackout Perfect in Few Glares in Experiment Is Scranton and its environs were shrouded in a layer of darkness closely approaching totality for a half hqur last night. From 10:30 to 11 oclock, the Usually brilliantly illuminated Lackawanna Valley was virtually without lights during' a blackout period operated.Jp. Eastern. Pennsylvania under' command, ot, tb State Civilian Defense Council.

Exceptions to the 100 per cent effectiveness was the revolving beacon' at Bald Mount, two red bulbs in the Green Ridge section and a glare from three lights at windows in a vertical row on three "stories pf a Central City building. 1 The blackout which interspersed as dawn to dusk period is believed to have accomplished its objective in eliminating thq. sky glow that would aid jn identifying the region to an armada of hostile bombing planes. Attorney M. J.

Martin, director of the epunty. Col. E. C. Earnshaw, county coordinator, and June 23 UP).

Orders -to mutilate any good tires collected in the scrap rubber collection campaign -were issued by the Petroleum War Council, on June 15 but- were quickly cancelled, it was -disclosed The, council is in charge of the "scrap. Referring to Reports of the mutilation of tires, its William1' R. Boyd said in a statement: iOn 15th, acting upon advice which appeared sound, I sent a telegram to the state chairmen suggesting mutilation, the only, intention being to make sure that all rubber coming into our hands should- reach reclaiming plants and not be sold to the public. The following day one of the government departments concerned convinced me that this was undesirable because it might March Ceiling For Consumer Service Prices Laundries, Garages, Undertakers and Repairmen Included WASHINGTON. June 23 UP).

Consumer services, a $5,000,000,000 industry carried on in 1, 0004)00 establishments throughout the country, were placed under a wartime priee-ceiling' ton tght-with-Tnp prices pegged at the highest levels of March. The ceiling takes effect July 1, i The' Order covers laundries, undertakers, garages and all sorts of repair shops. As a general rule, It covers all retail services performed on things, such as shoe-shining and piano-tuning; and it exempts services performed on or for people, such as those of barbers, doctors and lawyers. Household repairs done by the job come under the order. As an example, the ceiling would cover a contract for reroofing a house if the contractor named a price for the whole job.

If the householder bought the shingles and hired a man tq lay them, however, the repair would qot come under the ADJUSTABLE FORMULA For seasonal services, the order provides an adjustable price formula bn rises in the cost of living since last year.The renter of boats at a Summer resort, for instance, may charge' the highest price be charged In corresponding season pf 1941, plus the percentage Of increase in the -cost of living between then and March, 1942., The Office of Price Administrator supplied a table giving these figures. Dry-cleaners also might use the seasonal The order completes the over-all ceiling program begun by Price Administrator Leon Henderson April 28 with the issuance of the universal price order covering all (Continued on Page 2, Col. 2) 22 SURVIVORS LAND Colombia, June 23 UP). Twenty-two survivors of the Yugoslav ship Ante-mackcobia, sunk by an Axis submarine off the Colombian coast June 19, arrived at Rio Hacha today U. 8.

TREASURY REPORT WASHINGTON, June 23 (INS). Treasury balance June" 20: 392, 20 1. 53 internal revenue, customs receipts, receipts, expenditures, Plenty of Stockings Hosiery Workers Hear PHILADELPHIA, 'June 23 P). Womens stockings can he supplied to meet all needs for the rest of this year, the; 31st annual convention of the1 American of Hosiery Workers was tpld today, Alfred Hoffman, first vice-'president, said 32,000,000 dozen pairs of rayon-and-cot-ton stockings will be on the market this year as compared to 44,000,000 in 1940 The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps will receive dozen pairs under special priority, Hoffman Meu's hosiery will be airl- pie and there will be a full supply1 of womens stocks, he i added The resolution? committee adopted a resolution condemning John and his recent activities asa grave danger to the security of our nation md to the future of the workers of the entire -world. Bullitt Named Special Aide To Frank Knox WASHINGTON, June 23 (U.fi), William C.

Bullitt, former ambassador to Russia and France; was sworn In tonight -as special assistant to Secretary, of -Navy Knox to out "such special assignments' as the secretary of the Navy may make." Bullitt, 51, resigned as personal representative of President Roosevelt with the -o( ambassador In order to take his hew post. As the Presidents representative he had toured North Africa and. the Middle East bet fore the war. after being recalled as ambassador to France. A close friend and to Roosevelt, Bullitt was named by the latter as 1 this nations first ambassador to' the Soviet Union after the resumption of diplomatic relations between Washington and Moscow.

He became ambassador to France in '1937 and still. retained that at the time of French collapse in 1940. He comes from a wealthy Philadelphia family. 70-Mile Dimout Belt Along Coast Rumored TRENTON, N. June 23 UP).

Acting Governor I. Grant Scott said today he had been informed tnat military authorities were contemplating a 70-mile-wide dimout belt among the coast as a precaution against enemy air raids. (Continued on Page Col. 7) Axis Armored Forces Massing Next to Egypt U. S.i Fliers Help To Bomb 300 Miles West WITH THE BRITISH FORCES AT THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER, June 23 (P).

Big Axis armored formations moved toward British units in the region of the Egyptian frontier today. There was no Indication when battle Would be joined, but the enemy seemed to be moving a greater part of his armored forces toward the area, CAIRO, June 23 States Army airmen In big, Consolidated bombers have dealt heavy damage to Bengasi the chief Axis1 supply base in Libya, it was disclosed today while the German-Itallan Army consolidated its gains and massed its strength for a projected invasion ot Egypt. The attack, In which the U. S. fljers and the' R.

A F. teamed up Sunday night, lfcft numerous fires in Bengasi, 300 air miles west of Egypt. McGranery, Gets Bolafcd Committee Post WASHINGTON, -June 23 '(). A caucus of House Democrats tonight elected James P. McGranery to the powerful ways and means comnittee to succeed the late Patrick JBo-Iqnd of He had been qhosen by his Pennsylvania 4 colleagues, who contended the Boland vacancy should.be filled-by a- member from the.same state.

They waged a atrohg campaign for the Philadelphia lawyer, serving his third terpt in the House, under the leadership of Representative Michael J. Bradley, also of Philadelphia, and secretary of the Pennsylvania Democratic delegation Other candidates for the vacancy withdrew before the caucus, Bradley said. Launch Move to Draft Willkie for Governor. NEW YORK, June 23 A move to draft Wendell L. Willkie as candidate for governor of New York has started by vote for Freedom, an offshoot of Freedom House.

The organization has sent letters to its members expressing opposition to John J. Bennett on the Democratic side and Thomas E. Dewey on the Republican camp, holding that either choice means defeat for everything we are organized to achieve." A apokesman for Richard S. Scandrett a said that Vote for Freedom was nonpartisan and hence the result of its poll would represent Views of both Democrats and Republicans. It was said at Scandretts office that the poll was being made without the Knowledge or consent Of Willkie.

1 1 Jap Fighter Downed In Clash Over Timor ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. AUSTRALIA. Wednesday, June 24 UP). One Japanese fighter was shot down over the Japanese-occupied island of Timor yesterday and seven other fighters were driven off when they tried intercept Allied reconnaisance planes at Rabaul, New Guinea, a communique said today. Dutch Royal Family Goes to New England OTTAWA, June 23 OT.

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, her Princess Juliana, and children, the Princesses Beatrix and Irene, left late today for Lee, Mass. 1 Juliana and the two little girls will spend most of the Summer at Lee, where the royal family has leased a residence. Comedian Gets Year, For Abandoning Family BEVERLY' June 23 yP), --Wally Vernon; screen, stage and night" club comedian, surrendered today on a charge of non-support and wajs sentenced to a ye? in the county road, camp. Justice Cecil. two years ago placed Vernon, on probation, told is no excuse for a tnan earning $500 to $700 weekly as you are able to do, to permit nis wife and children to be evicted from their home, as was the case with Mrs.

fernon and youngsters several months ago. Would Turn Back Some Profits Taxes WASHINGTON, June 23 UP). A broad to turn some excess profits taxes back to corporations after the war in order to facilitate their conversion to peacetime economy was approved today by the House ways and meins committee. 1 The committee already had agreed to tax excess profits at a flat rate of. 94 per as compared With the present scale ranging from 35 to 60 per cent.

Hale Heads Armys Air Force in Hawaii HICKAM FIELD, June 23 VP). Appointment qf Willis H. Hale as commanding general of the Seventh Air Force, covering all Army air units in the Hawaiian area, was announced today. General Hale replaced Maj-Gen. Clarence L.

Tinker, reported missing in the battle of Midway Island earlier this month. LOST AND FOUNL 6llND Fox Terrlr Do, black Sc with brown rnuule. Evidently a Phone 3-7157. BOYS HYgH SCHOOL ftING. Cl -lost between Penn Ave Sc Findef leaie phone 3-925.

Be LOStCZ w-. tail Gate roR truck: PHONE 3-114. REWARD mean -1 that many tires' that could be rehabilitated might thus be lost. Recognizing the wisdom of this advice, I cancelled forthwith the original suggestion on June 16th. We think that no harm whatsoever was done, and that very few tire carcasses of any kind have been destroyed by oil industry collectors." Womans Ilair Snipped By Phantom Barber? PASCAGOULA, June 23 (U.R)- Pascagoulas phantom barber has ridden again, Mrs.

E. Taylor reported two inches of her pew permanent had been shorn by the strange shearer while she slept in bedroom with her husband and two daughters. I had, a vague feeling of something passing over my face, Mrs Taylor said, then woke up feeling ill. The tonsorjal artist had broken through a window, cut her hair and fled. Previous victims of the phantom barber, all within the last 10 days, were three little girls.

Police believed he- used chloroform to keep his subjects asleep while he snipped their locks. Classified Section Continued on Page Twenty-t Baering Down On the News By ARTHUR BUGS BAER Distributed by Intemetlonsl News Service Patriotism has passed the if, or and but stage. Weve reached the point of our boyhood bonfires, chip-or git. Roosevelt and Churchill Are Distant Cousins; Common Ancestors Caine Over on 7 WAITRESSES ANSWERED THIS AD Speed's Diner, 223 E. Di Dunmore, hired two resses he needed with th' 29-Year-Old Mother Has Son in Service CORAOPOLIS, June 23 (U.R) Hailed as the nations youngest mother In 1925, Mrs.

May Reed today claimed to be the youngest mother with a son in the American armed forces. Shf is 29. The son, 17-year-old Lewis -M. Reed, joined the U. S.

Coast Guard last week, giving his' mother claim- to the new, title. His birth when she was 12 earned her toe earlier recognition. I thought Lewis was pretty young to be a soldier, Mrs. Reed said, but he made up 1 his mind and; you couldnt stop him." The wife of a shipyard de-, fense worker, Mrs. Reed also is the mother of a 15-year-old boy.

Both were born to a previous marriage, but have been adopted by their stepfather. VETERAN ACTRESS DIES NEW YORK, June 23 UP). Anne Sutherland, 75, an actress for 60 years, died yesterday. WANTED. TWO WAITRE' APPLY PPFEDS DINt 21 EAST DRINKER DO Chip or git.

And fish, cut bait or go ashore. Put up or shut up. At least America has awakened the old contended cow is filling out a complaint blank. Theres no more room for the shirkers and the objectors in our war effort than there is for slack in a fat boys skin. Were running ahead of schedule like a Missouri catfish in a Spring flood.

on the Mayflower in 1620 with his father. He was the boy of 10. Mr. Roosevelt is' descended from two of the daughters of John Cooke and Sarah Warren. One was Esther Cooke whq married Thomas Taber, the other was Sarah Cooke who married Arthur Hathaway.

Mr. Churchill is descended from a third daughter, Elizabeth Cooke, who married Daniel Willcox, of Portsmouth, R. and Dartmouth then In Plymouth colony.1 Mann said that for more than 150 years some of the descendants of John Cooke and other ancestors of Roosevelt and Churchill liver as neighbors in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. 10-year-old boy, John Cooke, came to Plymouth on the Mayflower. The relationship between the wartime leaders was discovered accidentally by who has spent the last four months compiling the complete American pedigree of Churchill.

He now has completed a list of more than 250 of Churchills American ancestors, through his mother, he said. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill have three Mayflower ancestors in common, he explained, Two of these are Francis Cooke and Richard Warren. The third is John Cooke, son of Francis Cooke, who came to Plymouth NEW Y6RK, June J3 UP).

President Roosevelt and. Prime Minister Churchill are eighth cousins once removed, but have to go back to the Mayflower to prove it. Announcement of the discovery of blood relationship between two of the worlds leaders Was made today at the office of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by Conklin Mann, genealogy editor. The relationship comes through the line of Churchills mother. Lady Randolph Churchill, who was Jennie Jerome of Brooklyn, Mann said.

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