The Daily Republican from Monongahela, Pennsylvania • Page 1

ImVA tit TD 3T THE REPUBLICAN FOUNDED IN 1846 NOV IN ITS 97th YEAR MONONGAHELA VALLEY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER THREE CENTS A COPY; 15c A WEEK VOLUME 97 NO. 88 THE WEATHER: Continued cold today and tonight MONONGAHELA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1942 Fire Guts Sleeping Car Where 19 Died; Extricate Victim AL ivtl Main Street mm IT 8RAD Thisn That Today's Horoscope TWELVE BO Impulsive, warm-hearted and sincere are today's birthday chil 25e000 Germans Killed In Aetlons Red: ZfAm Yank Bombers Continue Raids Oci Japanese New Guinea Bases By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent Russian dispatches indicated today that the Nazi armies Stalingrad have been f'oua'ht almost to a standstill and raised the possibility Adolf Hitler may be forced to start a new offensive if he is to win the Volga river key before snowfall. Airplane Mechanic, Former Local Boy, Joins Air Corps. New York, Sept. 25 Jack Mitch-el', formerly of Monongahela, and recently employed as an aircraft mechanic at the Republic Aviation Farmingdale, Long Island, enlisted last week in the Army Air Corps.

Because of previous army training in the Citizen's Military Training Corps, and experience as an aircraft mechanic, he has been selected to enter training as a sergeant mechanic. Many aire. mechanics of 1-A selective service rating in this area have been enlisting, but only after women and older men have been trained to replace them. During the past few months. Republic Aviation, maker of the Thunderbolt, the army's newest high-altitude fighter, has been cooperating in the program.

Mitchell, who was making one of the difficuU sub-as- London military observers reported after close study of communiques from both sides that the (Jermans appeared to have made no material gains in the last 10 days and that, if anything, their position was deteriorating slightly under Soviet counter-attacks. Flames consume the rear sleeping cai of a Washintan-bcunJ B. O. 1 43Jfei i rammed in the rear b-. las added a STAMP SALES BY BMA TOTAL $7,189 Five Days Left For City To Reach $100,000 In September Sales.

With five "selling days" left, Monongahelans were within $22,003 of reaching a grand total of $100,000 for sales of U. S. War Bonds and Stamps during the city's September to Our Heroes" camnaign. The month's total was swelled to $78,801.10 yesterday when the Busi-, nessincn's Association reported sales of $7,189.30. Of this amount, $6,625 was in bonds and $564.30 in stamps.

The stamp sales represented the highest total for stamps alone on any single day during the month. Credit for this record goes to the city's theatres who offered free ad-: missions to adults buying fifty cents worth of stamps and children purchasing twenty cents worth. The purchasers retained stamps. Stamps sales at the theatres were BOND, There was no indication that the battle now in its day had lost any of its fury. However, the pattern cf previous massive Nazi drives generally has called for a pause for reorganization and reinforcement if the objective has not been captured in a month's hard fighting.

A Soyiet military commentator estimated that the Nazis lost men killed in action on the Stalingrad front last week and the Tass Russian News Agency reported that 3.000 had been killed in two days' fighting northwest of Stalingrad. The enormous German casualties were compared with those of Verdun in which 334.000 men were lost in about six months, 57,000 of them killed. Moscow leports said that the counter-attack northwest of Stalingrad was pushing forward despite Nazi counter blows and had captured two important hills and a strategic village. The Germans were said to be pulling tank and other units out of the battered Stalingrad streets and rushing them up to the northwest front because of the danger that the Russian drive would flank their positions on the Stalingrad front. The German Hgh Command and Nazi propagandists were trying to divert public attention away from the Stalingrad batt'e.

They claimed that more fortified points in JTmmm a it- is A -IB dren. They are influenced by the opinions of others. They judge people at first meeting and go to extremes in their likes and dislikes. They are intuitive and will be likely to marry early in life. Finances improve during the next year, and elders, strangers, social activities and property promise good fortune.

They should, however be cautious in the signing of documents and in correspondence. Born on this date a child will 'develop acute perceptions and good reasoning powers. He or she will be affable, gen erous, convivial and fond of social life. Good fortune and popularity are foreseen. SEPTEMBER 26, 1942 If your birthday is today, do not let your heart overrule prudence and common sense during the year.

Guard against extravagance, high expenditure, imposition and fraudulent misrepresentation in business through agencies and correspondence. You are diligent, enthusiastic in your work, but lack the virtue of concentration. You lose interest quickly. You have a talent for music and are fond of good books. Your love is deep and loyal.

Exceptionally good-natured, sympathetic, refined and very artistic will the child be who is born on this date. Dinger of loss through law and unscrupulous business associates is to be feared, however. SEPTEMBER 27, 1942 Persons having birthdays today rre kind, gentle, affectionate, and quietly courageous. Zealous in effort, they have the capacity for overcoming almost any obstacle. They arc advised not to fret over minor things.

A happy and fairly successful year is promised them, bringing domestic and social pleasure nnd unexpected gains, but they are warned against loss through law or agencies. A fair measure of success and happiness will be met by the child who is born today. lie or she will be very compi-ionable. loyal, faithful and intuitive, but Uabic to some business worries through deception. CONGRATULATIONS Cirthdays SEPTEMBEK 26, 1942 Jimmic Berwick.

Hudson Louttit. Estclle Moninger. Sara Mcintosh. Edward L. Zch.

Norma Dolfi. Sara Virginia Denny. Larry Melvin Day. Norma Mae Sfuyvcsant. Joan Loretta Bending.

Charles F. Seal. Joan Benedict. Morris Augustine. J.

W. Evans. Miss Lillie U. Ross. L.

J. Sherman Bricc. Daisy Nadinc Anders. 8. Anderson Richardson.

SEPTEMBER 27, 1942 T.Tr.i. Ralph Richardson. Frank E. Jones. Sr.

"Mrs. Marie Mrs. Russell Allen. Lloyd "Ducky" Pitts. George A.

Rouse, Jr. Fay Thompson. Bonnie Gay Truffa 2. SEPTEMBER 28, 1942 August France, Jr. Mrs.

George H. Murphy. (Cont'nued on Page Three) (Column 6) reported as follows: Bentley, $329.60 Stalingrad been captured and and Anton. SlS.i.lO. In addition.

Soviet relief attacks were re-girls in the stamp booths sold puise(j. Nazi gains in the Caucasus $49.60 worth of stamps. xvere played up, presumably to cov- Drsnite the heavy stamp sales er the iaci 0f progress at Stalin- semblies of the Thunderbolt, was one of the first to take advantage of this opportunity. lie enlisted as soon as he had trained his replacement. DRAFT BOARD NO.

2 TO SEND LROUP OF 148 Bentleyville District Selectees To Take Tests Monday. Officers of Draft Board No. 2 stated today that a group of 148 se- lectees will receive their final ex-: animations at the Pittsburgh In-; ductiou Center on September 23. Those who pass the final test wil' be sworn into service and wll be granted a two weeks furlough, if they desire it, but, any selectee car-! ing to go on to a reception icnter immediately may do so. Those who are not accepted will be permitted to return to their homes.

List of district selectees follows: Monongahela John Herilla. Bentleyville Felix F. Rutkosky (volunteer) Efciil J. Valentik, William Wilson, John Yemiolo, Clarence H. Harvey, Arthur A.

Bjttstone. Samuel D'Orazio Joe S. Mchalski. Jos eph Albert D'Vorchak, Frank R. Morgan, Joseph F.

Urcho, Jesse Costa, Joseph R. Hrutkay, Anthony W. Griffin, John F. Savickas, John Hudock, Charles Nogra, Andrew Lukncs, Edward R. Joseph Polita, Joseph Campesi, Jay Glen Cox.

Wilfred S. Finning George Puskarich, Charles H. Richard R. Drewniak Lawrence E. diaries Micas ko, Clarence E.

Mook, Abrahaiv Tony. North Charleroi Samuel Roberts, Samuel Sche-ponik, Louis Tellcck, John Vernon Phi Pips, Lynn W. Planton, Ateo Paterlini, William J. Kennedy, John Grilli, Mike Kolscak, Robert R. Smith (volunteer), Joseph F.

Mc-Cnrthy. Harry Gabriel Delzangie. William L. Mahovlich. Charles Pohonich, Joseph Huzway, Robert H.

Winship, Herman D. Hotz, (Continued on Page Seven) (Column 2) DIAMOND MACHINE COMPANY FOUNDRY REPORTED SOLD Cleveland express after it vs the stream 22 occupants. At right one of the extricated cnaos ast ireignt i piled into the telescoped Cars v. hich were strewn across the west-bound occurred at miles from MANILA CAM Word Received From Mildred Palmer, Forr Philippine Teacher. After months ot anxious wait- ing, Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Palmer, Fourth Sircet extension, received word yesterday that their 'da'igh-! tcr Mildred is and well at m-I to Intern :r.er.t Cann. at Man'ia in tho Philippine Islands. ihe last word w.n i i -aimers had fio thoir daiirhtrr was on Dec-ember 25 Inst just a few days before Manila v. a- declared an open city a declaration not observed by the Japanese at that time.

The v.i.o is 25. been teacher in the Central S-hool in Manila and had been sia' ioned in the Islands for the past three years. She had o.ie to the Philippines July to become associated in soicc: wori: with an aunt, Mrs. lio'icrt rVhc Pattersons f'no iv. school work in the Philippines, he for the past 20 years, h.v.e not heard of, nor has their son.

They were last known to have been at Ba-gm'o, far to the north Mani'i ar.d hish in the mountains. The communique received by Palmer yesterday icga.dmg his daughter's safety caire from the State Department and reads in part: "My dear -Mr. Palmer: The Department is pleased to inform ou that a ines.vi from Mildred Palmer wi.i- arrived from the Far East on the exchange vessel Gripsolm, repoi ts that she was safe and well ct Santo Tomas Internment Camp, Manila, Philippines Islands, as oi" June 1912." There are about 3. "00 men, women and children the Internment camp the letter slated. Of these about 2 509 are r.ieriean and the rest Britbh and Dutch.

Mildred's younger brother Charles just recently entered the servce. Nelson Culh i ftcmuvEU rami WRECKED TRAIN B. 0. Engineer Charged With Manslaughter In Maryland Crash. Dickerson, Sept.

25-- (UP) The engineer of a Baltimore and Ohio railroad passenger train which crashed into the rear of another fast express and tossed cars from each, into the path of a freight train was charged today with manslaughter. At least 12 and possibly CO porous were killed in the freak, three-train wreck. Early today 12 bodies had been removed from the char-- red, twisted Eight oth- er persons are unaccounted for and I it is feared they were cremated in the fire that followed the crash. Siate police estimated that 200 persons on the three trains were injured. Only 10 were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization.

A warrant charging- Raymond Rufus McClelland, of Baltimore, engineer of the B. crack "Ambassador." with manslaughter was issued last night by William D. Clark, Justice of the Peace at nearby Md. He was released on S3C00 bond after railroad officials promised to pro- ducc him for a hearing on Oct. 1'5.

McClelland's mechanic John L. He-Curdy, of Pittssbur; was rc- leased on $200 bond as a material witness. Pittsburgh, Sept. 25- UF- Seven persons from the Pittsburgh area were inj find three are still mipsin in the three-train wreck near yesterday, which already has claimed the lives cf at least 12. Host seriously injured was T.

Livngston Rogers, 1G, of Pttshurgh, who suffered a brain concussion and burns. In critical condition at the ty Hospital. Frederick, he is not expected to live. Also seriously hurt was a nephew of CIO president, Philip Murray. 27-year-olJ Ph lip Cuvrin, member of the 'eg: 1 staff of the United 'Steel Workers of who incurred internal injuries and a fractured arm.

Missing and feared ar.ioir- the unidentified dead are three Pittsburgh area residents: Donald Rod-eers, 17, brother of Livineston: Adolph A. Elatiner, an official of the Landay Company here; and Ross ell, a U3WA officii! from the New Castle-Franklin area. Less seriously hurt were Vincent D. Sweeney, 42, UiSWA national publicity director, who suffered chest injuries; James Straub, 43, 'r juries te right shoulder and hip; Tohn of nearby Curtis- John Grajciar IcKecsport USWA official and John E. MeCur a.

mechanic aboard the Diesel engine of the Baltimore and Ohio streamliner which crashed into the -ear of another fast express. McCurdy was released on $200 bond as a materia! v. after Raymond R. McClelland of Haiti- more, engineer of the ill-fat ed train, was charged with nansiaugh- ter and released in $3,000 bond. Philip Mmiray, CIO president, visited his nephew at the Freder- ick hospital last n'ght and said that his condition is "fairly ood." (Cont'nued on Three) (Column 5 Fairhope Schoolgirl Is Injured By Track Suffering from injures sustained in an accident yesterday while on her way to five-year-old Moiia Lee Ooilier, oi Fair-hope is a pntier.t in the Oharlerni-Monessen hospital.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Collier, and a student in tho first grade at the Fairhope school. Walking with two companions about 200 feet from the school, Mona ran into the rear fender of a truck driven by Joseph Ricco, 75 Market Street, Brownsville, while the truck was passing the group. The little girl's leg was broken in two places.

Former Pitt Star Killed In Solomons Pittsburgh, Sept. 25- (UP) A member of the JJniversity of Pitts burgh's varsity football squad last year, Richard Stitt, of Tarentum, has been killed in action in the Solomon family has been informed. i I i I i established here in 1309. The First Ward industry, comprising three acres of ground, two brick manufacturing buildings, a storage building and an office, was sold to a group of Chicago machinery men and financiers last December 1. Several months later they sold much of the plant's machinery to other war industries and the plant suspended operations.

Hope had been entertained that another war industry might take over and operate the plant. If rumors to the effect that its purported purchasers the Jessop Steel company propose to raze and remove the foundry are correct. at the theatres, the managers re- ported that "quite a number of patrons paid regular admissions," probably preferring to buy their bonds outright rather than to accumulate stamps for their purchase. Leaders of the Business Men's Association campaign were well pleased with yesterday's figures pointing out that many merchants already had purchased bonds during the months to aid other sponsoring groups. In view of this fact, yesterday's total exceeded the sponsoring committee's expectations.

The Junior Woman's club will sponsor tomorrow's sales, with next week's closing programs in charge pi the following organizations: Monday American Women's Voluntary Services, WAAC, Motor Corps. Army Corps. Red Cross. Fiist Aid and Home Nursing; Tues day Parent-Teacher Associations cf the city, and Wednesday Opti- Continued on Pae Three) (Column 6) London, Sept. 25 (UP) British naval forces, in their biggest Arctic victory of the war, have destroyed at least 40 German planes and sunk two, and possibly six, enemy submarines in a four-day naval and air attack on a Russian-bound convoy, the Admiralty announced today.

grad. The German propagand i lic was that the Nazis were proceeding cautiously at Stalingrad to hold their casualties to a minimum. The English language Soviet newspaper. Moscow News, said that initiative on the Stalingrad front was passing over to the Russians and noted that Nazi air activity had been reduced to 30 or 40 per cent of its peak two weeks ago. British commentators believed that if the Germans fail to win Stalingrad withn a few weeks more they wi'l be forced to fall back at least to the line of the Don for their winter stand.

The Germans and the Japanese, apparently for propaganda purposes, issued parallel communiques reporting that Japanese submarines now are operatin-: with the in the Atlantic and thit German naval units, presumably submarines, are working with the Japanese in the Indian Ocean. Increasing evidence of Axis troubles with the satellite states of the Balkans was reported by London. The Hungarian War Minister. Gen. Karl Bartha, quit his post and was succeeded by Col.

Gen. Wilhelm Nagy, presumably i i a dispute over Nazi demands that more Hungarian troops be sent to the eastern front and guerrilla-(Continued on Page Three) (Column 5) automatic furlough if they pass their physical examinations, or may go direct to camp if they desire. Those who fail to pass the test will return to civilian life. Monday's contingent will include the following: "oiiongaliela Men 105 -Theodore Ludwig Goebler. 157 Arnold Frank Miale.

225-Leon Elias Heise. 304 Charles Emmett Ross. 324 -Ralph Bush. 479 Frank Edward Waleh. 1511 James Taylor Crane.

3401 James Clifford Hank. 10375 William McKay Smith. 10405 William Giffin Machin. 10473 -Nicholas Beresh. 1051 6 William Harvey.

10862 James H. Dorsey. 10946 Joseph Jerome Kikla. 10968 Terry Haines. 10969- George Kuhut.

10970 -George Edward Dutch. 11002 -Raymond William Elkins. (Continued on Page Seven) (Column 3) Tho Jesson oteol company of Washington, today was reported to have purchased th? foundry building of the Diamond Machine company in the city's First Ward. According to rumors, the 'county seat industry will dismantle the L-shaped structure and remove the salvaged steel and other materials to Washington. A Daily Republican reporter, who 1 called the Jc-ssop Steel company I this afternoon to seek confirmation of the rumor and the cor.t'any's intentions, was informed the official of the companv with i he should talk was in Pittsburgh.

Told that the newspaper was acting macuu u. reporieu luuuuiy puiciuse, sue said: "That's why he has gone there." The foundry, a large building which extends about 200 feet back towards the Monongahela river and then turns at right angles to run about 150 feet along the stream's bank, contains a machine shop'. Its sale and razing would leave only the office and pattern shop remaining of an industry which They will be ready for distribution either in December or early next year when the program for the distributors' control of meat goes into effect. Officials said that the point system, if adopted, would make it possible to dispose of plentiful meats and to divert purchasing away from those needed for the armed services or for lease-lend shipments. A similar system has been in effect in Great Britain which has operated to shift that nation's meat eating habits along lines of the supplies coming into the country.

In Britain, however, an advertising campaign was tied in with the program so that housewives would have their attention called to those meats which were plentiful instead of those which were lacking. Meanwhile, OPA officials were working on the final draft of lim-itaton orders which will formally carry out the 21 per cent, overall (Continued on Page Three) (Column Six) DRAFT GROUP TAKES FINAL TESTS MONDAY 'POINT SYSTEM1 CONSIDERED BY U. S. FOR MEAT RATIONING Sf odcIies Of Scrap, Commends this possibility apparently has been exploded. Training With Marines PAl'L C.

TAKABKELLE Paul C. Tarabrclle, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T.

Tarabrelle of 100-10th Monongahela, who was recently accepted for service with the "Fighting Leathernecks," is now undergoing a rigorous basic military training at Parris Island, S. CV was sworn in by Major A. ill. Simon at Pittsburgh after successfully passed a physical examination given at the Old Post Office Building 4th Ave. and Smithfield Pittsburgh, head-1 quarters of U.

S. Marine Corps re- fruiting for the Western Pennsyl- i vania district. The Marine Corps extended its maximum age limit to so years, ine minimum is 17 years. Ex-Marines will be accept eri for reenlistinent up to 3fi years of ngp. 'Dslly1 Fr Drive Leadership Washington, 1).

Sept. John T. Robinson IVnna. The pronipl enthusiast ic action of your in injr in the vital National salvage program is Hie of answer I expected in my challone to the Aiiiei'ifaii Press: If we are to maintain ami increase produel ion of the planes, tanks, and ships needed by our i'irhtin: men and fighting Allies, we must jet in every )onnd of scrap in this country from the homes, from the farms, and from industry. A successful Fall campaign conducted by the American newspapers, in cooperation with slate and local salvage committees, will avert a serious decline in steel production and will add to our stores of other scarce materials.

As of the War Production Hoard 1 call upon every citizen of the I'nited States to make this campaign a sin-cess. By jratlierinjr and turning in all the scrap metals, rubber, and rags Unit can possibly be spared. Let towering' victory stockpiles in every coni-lnunLty in the Nation stand as symbols of America's defiance to the Axis. DON AM) JI. NKLSON.

Selectees forming the tvrVnty-fifth contingent called up by Local Draft Board No. 1 since its establishment in peace-time two years ago will leave Monday morning from Monongahela and Donora for their final S. Army physcial in Pittsburgh. Missing from the send-off crowd will be Russell S. Isiminger, who in his official capacity as draft board chief clerk has seen the other twenty-four contingents off and who handled details for the depart are of Monday's group.

A captain in the U. S. Army reserve. Isiminger has been called to active servcic and will leave from Pittsburgh at 10:30 tonight for Harding Field, Baton. Rouge.

La. During his tenure as chief clerk to the board, a position he has filled since December 2, 1940. Isiminger had seen approximately Draft Board No. 1 registrants enter the service as inducted selectees or volunteers. Selectees who leave Monday morning- may apply for a 14-day Washington, Sept.

25 (UP) Rationing officials today are considering the use of a "Point System" for rationing meat instead of the "coupon system' now being used to distribute sugar. Under the point system, the scarcity or abundance of a meat for a particular week would control the point value of the product for rationing. For example, if hogs were scarce and cattle plentiful, pork would have a higher point value and require more "coupon currency" to buy. If a housewife went to the market to buy meat on a day hogs were scarce, her 10 points- if that is the amount she was allowedi for the week would not buy as many pounds of pork as they would beef, The amount of meat she could get would be controlled by her taste. Such a plan, Office of Price Administration officials sad, has an excellent chance of being adopted.

Universal rationing books, which went to the printers last week, include provisions for both systems..