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Evening Eagle, PittefieW, Mass. Monday, December 28,, 1942. Berkshire Page Twelve I i i 'I 1 I favor of the. eawMiwaaltll fo I I honorable position In the family of $380,000. Massachusetts Tea Party Austin Favor Labor Draft WASHINGTON mankind." Texas Decision Favors Bay State spokesmen, governmental officials and business leaders.

"Repudiating every thought and deed of Hitler and his Nazis," the 50 signatories to the message called on German-Americans "to join In speaking out to our fellow Americans, to the German peope, and to the world" in order that hundreds of thousands of us "may testify that men and women of German descent stand for the principles of Appeal Made To Germany By Americans Citizens of Warren R. Austin, Republican, of Proceedings later were Instituted in the Texas state courts in an effort to collect the Massachusetts judgment. Davis brought a counter suit against the Commonwealth through its attorneys, claiming jmmv on the ground that these attorneys had illegally sued on a writ of garnishment against stockholdings owned' by him. Davis was awarded damages of BOSTO Atty Bushneti has received a 19-page decision oi Vermont, insisting that voluntary methods of solving the nation's critical man power problems will the Texas Supreme Court sustain Ing his contention that the Com Christian civilization." The declara never work, said that he will press for early enactment of a national VSJkliL IMS 'M monwealth should not be held liable tion was made public by the organ service act to permit drafting of to Edgar B. Davis, formerly oi ization known as "Loyal Americans of German Descent" $1,550,000.

The Massachusetts tax judgment was deducted, leaving the state a debtor to Davis in the Brockton, on a Texas lower court Declaring that the barbarities are Judgment against Massachusetts In amount of nearly $1,000,000. the amount of $1,550,000. Bushneli argued tne case personally before the Court. of Civil German Descent Decry Nazism NEW YORK In appeal to the German people to "overthrow a regime which is the infamy of Germany history" was issued today in the form of a Christmas message by prominent Americans of German men and women for war Industries. Sen.

Austin said he plans to confer "very soon" with Grenville Clark, New York attorney, on the form of such legislation. Mr. Clark, author of the original Selective Service Act, recently submitted to Administration officials a draft of a part "of a systematic campaign to corrupt the soul of Germany," the declaration points out that the The decision in the case, which Appeals in Austin, Texss, in June, concerned Davis alleged change of 1941, and succeed ea in Knocinng on "sinister purpose of these outrages Is to commit the German people so $1,000,000 from the $1,550,000 Judg deeply that they will not revolt against their tyrants for fear of the proposed national service bill, aside from lengthening of the work week inevitable day of reckoning." descent. The message denounced residence in relation to the Massachusetts state income tax, also reestablishes the commonwealth as a creditor of Davis on a tax judgment obtained against him in Massachusetts courts in 1939, two vears before Bushneli took office. Sen.

Austin told reporters he has Faith is expressed in the declara the cold-blooded extermination of tion that millions Of Germans In the the Jews of Europe and the bar Third Reich "are stirred to the depths of their souls" by these crimes, and "will, when the hour conferred with Mr, Clark twice and plans to discuss with him soon pro posed revision of the bill. The Senator, who introduced a "work or tight" bill at the last session of Congress, predicted that the campaign for a national service law will touch off one of the most heated controversies to come up ment. Pose of Letter. Chases SoldieT LAMAR, VF. Lieut.

Fred Fin ley of Lamar has been complaining in his letters recently that the folks back home never write, but if his mall ever catches up with him he's going to have a real writing job of his own to do. Hi bride has written him 81 times but apparently the letters haven't fol The long litigation had its origin when Davis left Massachusetts in December, 1926, for LuHng, contending that he was no longer a resident of the state and therefore comes, join with us to end them." These re reminded "that that hour barities committed by the Nazis against all other innocent peoples under their sway. The first association of Americans of German descent in public denunciation of Hitler crimes against civilian populations, signatories to the message include Americans of has struck." They are called upon "to heed not subject to the Massachusetts income tax of 1926. and fear the rising gorge and con The Massachusetts pr during the new Congress. Such legislation, he said, Is bitterly opposed by some members of Congress, who Court in 1933 sustained a jury nmv imr ftiat Davis' residence was not tempt of the peoples, and by risks and dangers taken now, in sundering themselves from the criminals, to secure for then children and German descent in 13 states, among them presidents of universities, newspaper publishers and corre look upon it as authorizing "in of lowed him yet through England, December in am changed legally In Ireland, Scotland and to Africa.

iered Judgment at children's children their ancient 1926, and ren voluntary servitude." rotate to Mnclet" Done spondents, religious leaders, labor By Edgar Martin BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES No Fooling Declaring flatly that "while we its ssldlsfs take time out from blasting the Jap main positions la the Basts are of Three in America have performed many New Ovine to sample their first hot food in several days. Left to right are Private 1st Cues Herbert miracles since the beginning of the Van Uer of Boston; Private 1st Class Edward Fairbanks of somervuie, ana gt josepn r. uorsn, Nahant war, voluntary methods of solving txai the man power problems have not and can not work," Sen. Austin said in an interview that a "waste of man power" is already prevalent He Deserves a Medal Allies Better in many war industries, including shipbuilding. Axis in Air WASHINGTON (UP) American we are to win tne war, we must organize the working mass of men and women," he said.

"We can theorize and experiment all we M2 and British pilots are establishing want to, but in the end we abso superior man-to-man combat rec lutely must have a national service ords in North Africa, destroying aaBH VH act to equalize the liabilities of Americans for war." seconds allotted for explosion. While the bomb handlers and airmen scattered, Ogle climbed into the bomb bay. Ten seconds gone: Ogle in the bomb bay, finding the fuse. Twenty seconds gone: Ogle located the fuse and at work unscrewing it. Thirty seconds gone: Ogle completed the unscrewing and began climbing out of the bomb bay.

Forty seconds gone: Ogle jumped from the ship and threw the fuse over a high earth revetment where it exploded SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, CUP). First Lieut. Clair Edward Ogle, Oklahoma Oty, Army ordnance officer, Is going to. get a medal If his comrades can get It for htm. Ogle and a bomb handling crew, It was revealed today, met recently a Liberator bomber just landing from Australia with a full ioad of 500-pounders.

En route, the bombs had become readied, accidentally, for detonation, requiring skilled handling for resetting of the fuses. While Ogle's men were working, the fuse on one 500-pounder began ticking off the 60 enemy air craft at a ratio of bet tor than two to one. The proposed legislation drafted A War Department communique by Mr. Clark and submitted to the War Man Power Commission de By Roy Cranm True Confession WASH TUBBS clares that "an obligation rests yesterday said the combined British and American air forces, since the opening of the North African campaign, have destroyed 277 ene s- KT we. mi nATflV nAttED Ml i ttXJ I IV LAD KXJ PQ0PPED WO? WILL I WILL Mbwt yam THAT LKTTaR OPBMSft( U4KA.

I upon every person to render such personal service in aid of the war effort as he or she may be deemed best fitted to perform." It provides for registration of men 18 to 65 my pianes at a loss or 114 Ainea craft. THAT FOR. VOL) HAvc WDH1W I iw www, iwt ihw jf" i IVOUT LlKm TO THINK OV yOU At A PCttSON WHO'D CANNOT KILL YOU, IVBN TO SAVB vry i The communique said 128 of the 6TA A MAN S4 Tne enemy planes were destroyed by Lire, VCk CAPTAIN cau. the Pet ics i rr is trub i BACK years old, and of women 18 to 5a The President would be authorized to assign persons to any war the Royal Air Force, flying chiefly short-range fighters and fighter-bombers; 102 by he United States NE in Seven work, "including the production Of air force, which is concentrating in mtwh "aaua LaraaK 7 laaaw bbhbs aaaaa war materials of every sort, trajie- HSm nortatton and arirW.r- heavy, medium and lighter bomb- Holdup Man Shot by Police NEW YORK A man who police said held up a bar and grill early today was shot and killed by Fires Die in training for the performance of all such woria? ers; lb by antiaircran are ana ai "at night." Of the 114 Allied planes lost, 59 were American and 55 British. BOSTON (AP Week-end fires snuffed out the lives of seven per- As the first step for obtaining needed workers for a particular in ta New England.

dustry, under Mr. Clark's proposal, Five of those who perished were Servicemen the President would call for volun children a boy and a girl as an Get Low Rates rnr teers. If an insufficient number answered the call within 40 days, the President would be authorized to draft the number needed. explosion spread flames through their Eaton (Me.) home and three I ALLEY OOP By V. T.

Hamlin The Wrong Century sisters who were trapped in an Everett (Mass.) blaze. Victims of the Everett blaze were Patricia Sullivan 10; Joan, 8, and Flames blocked the only Clara, 6. At Ski Center NORTH CONWAY, N. H. Men of the armed services on furlough receive special rates and Other privileges at the Eastern Slope ski region, it la announced.

Lester B. Sprague, proprietor of the Eastern Slope Inn, reports capacity reservations for the New Tear week end. Since people can walk where-ever they want to in North Con U. S. Bombers Sink Jap Ship WASHINGTON The Navy reports a Christmas Day foray by our airmen from Guadalcanal which resulted in ttie sinking of an enemy ship of 3000 tons.

to a third-floor stairway leading bedroom in which they slept. Charles GlUand, 47, of Boston, died at City Hospital- of burns suf Douglas Dauntless dive bombers, fered when flames destroyed an upholstered chair in which be apparently had been sleeping. the Navy said, attacked as way, wartime transportation cur group of enemy ships south of will The body of a man identified ny tailment does not affect winter police as James W. Ronan, 42, father of three children, was found sportsmen after they reach the ski center. Han lies Schneider and staff have worked with a crew of men all gunu Island, in the New Georgia group of the Solomons.

One of the vessels went down off Wickham Island. The Navy's communique did not specify the type of vessel sunk, but Navy spokesman said it was thought to be a in the ruins of a three-story frame dwelling at Portland, Me. The victims of the Eaton blaze Patrolman Richard F. Smnott after a chase of several blocks. The man, who carried a social security card issued to William Michael de Marco, 27, of 10 Sheafe Street, Boston, backed the bar and grill patrons into a rear room and ordered the bartender to give him the money in the cash register, police said.

Sinnott said he shot the man as he tried to escape over a fence, after ignoring a command to halt. Police said the found a loaded revolver in the bead man's right hand, and cash stolen from the grill in his pocket. Study Ending Hawaii Army Rule WASHINGTON Harold I Ickes, secretary of the interior; Henry L. Stimson, secretary of war, and Atty. Gen.

Francis Bid-die will confer early this week on the proposed restoration of civil government in Hawaii, an authoritative official said. The official, who did not wish identity disclosed, said he understood that President Roosevelt is anxious to have the question of Hawaii's form of government settled as soon as possible. If no solution is reached at the conference, the official said, the President may' attend to the problem personally. Gov. Ingram M.

Stainback of Hawaii has been conferring here for several weeks with officials of the Justice, Interior and War Departments, seeking an end of the military government established after the attack on Pearl Harbor. summer and fall grooming tne ski trails and slopes, and the new ex pert Kandahar trail has been fin ished as the largest project. were Muriel Melanson, 11, and William Ryder, 4. Ralph Ryder, 40, father of William, suffered serious r--o carrier. That Makes It Unanimous By Merrill Blosser FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS burns trying to rescue the children.

Medical Examiner Rex Crocker Akin ssvrkj DROP said the children evidently were ON 8, VOUli. WAVB fwcB all iwvrreo tc Is mcr oo ano HOW fveRy Aaoo. smwwn Twsl A MBW YEAR'S EW 1 "WAT RICH 71MB VOU TURN BUT ONE WAVW AWO I HMtry 0ir zula lasuuttsI I guvjh aroono sj tueir Ky' gqnb into a tws 1 m. NG6tOM? HOaSE.NOUSTlAABUr kCPs DeWNSff PLANT' HOtBS 1 irur trying to start a fire in a kitchen range when an explosion spread flames rapidly through the one-and-one-half story dwelling. Morgan Memorial Founder Dead ATHOlr The funeral of Rey Edgar J.

Helms, who would have en 80 in January and who for many years had been the control-ing force in the well-known Morgan Memorial activities was held By Fred Hirman Old Man Coyote RED RYDER vi3 firyswsd uR moid To Our jaJl Patrons and rWuRk Friends We Extend Sincere $fiJsW Am Wishes for 1 A mw YEAR 4mMm mm -WB mm sasssssjsssse Jj KJ 'XS Pf' Ukm yesterday at 3 at the Church of All Nations in 'Boston where ho had presided for 30 years. Rev. Mr. Helms had been in 111 health for the past year and died at the Deaconess Hospital. His career had been marked by his missionary work which started back In 1895 in a modest way in Boston, and had grown to large proportions.

He was born in Vermont and when a small boy went with his parents to New York state and later to Iowa. He attended Fiiyr FEHC6? Hirohito Cites War Gains ROME (From Italian broadcasts) (UP). A Stefani (official Italian news agency) dispatch said Emperor Hirohito, opening a session of the Diet (Parliament) at Tokyo, reported that "Japanese armed forces overcame in distant lands all obstacles, annihilating the enemy everywhere." Hirohito expressed satisfaction with Japan's close ties with Its allies, the dispatch said, and told the Diet that Japan must fight in the future with even greater bitterness to achieve the final victory which would be the deserved reward earned by the stubbornness and gallantry of Japanese soldiers. Cornell College in Iowa, graduating in 1889, and, coming east, entered Boston University where he graduated after several years and was rAlGHTtr LOOK offered ra church in Boston, but de rsNOLl mm cided he preferred to do missionary work. In 1895 the Morgan Memorial work in the South End at Boston was started by him, and he been in this ever since.

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