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THE DAILY NOTE 'VICTORY BUY SAVINGS i iBONDS MORE THAU A KEWSFAPEB A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION STAMPS WEATHER Somewhat higher temperatures; cloudy tonight. CANONSBURG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1942 Forty-Eighth Year 14,759 3 Cents a Copy; 18 Cents a Week lo) Lr LnJ UU1 fFfl'S 1 oV mm men MacArtHnuflir Sends Raid Scheduled Here Alert Surprise Air U. S. SUB HERO JAP'S NEMESIS Enemy Planes to AndS cores Hit 'Ready New AH Powerful Commander Keeps Word That He Will Not Rest Until Islands Are Retaken Planes of Death Travel 2,000 Miles From Australia to Manila to Send Death and Destruction Hurtling on Nichols Field, Manila, Port of Batangas, Cebu and Luzon GENERAL Mac ARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia, April 15. (UP) Thirteen American "bombers including three Flying Fortresses smashed Japanese shipping, airfields, docks, and aircraft and spread "dismay and destruction" in a long distance attack on three Philippine islands, a communique said tonight.

Striking 2,000 miles from Australia to Manila under personal command of Brig. Gen. Ralph Royce, the American planes inaugurated on Monday night the counter blow which Gen. Douglas MacArthur promised would one day drive the enemy from the Philippines. The bombers attacked Nichols Field near Manila, the important port of Batangas on Southern Luzon Island, Cebu, the capital of Cebu Island on which the Japanese landed 12,000 troops, and the important Japanesa-held port of Davao on Mindanao Island.

All but one of the 13 bombers returned safely from the 4,000 mile flight, perhaps the most daring and longest attack of the war. The crew of the bombar shot down was saved. By JOE ALEX MOKK1S United Press Foreign Editor Adolf Hitler today was reported bolstering defenses opposite, i lie British Isles under the bombs of a non-stop RAF offensiveand working against time to press France, into support of the Axis. Ready to launch his promised grand assault against the Russians, Hitler was said in London dispatches to fear a British invasion or big-scale commando IN POWER AGAIN Pierre Laval Reports from Vichy, France, that Pierre Laval, ardent pro-German collaborationist, is to be named chief of state of France, replacing Marshal Henri Petain, has caused concern in Washington. Return of -Laval to power would etrain relations between the American and Vichy governments, ELKS INSTALL NEW OFFICIALS McKees Rocks Lodge Conducts Ceremony Here Last Night The.

officers of the Canonsburg Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks were installed last night at the Elks Temple in a late even- "iicerenicmy! which was conducted by the officers of the McKees Rocks lodge, number 1263. Conducting the installation Were John S. Frazier, exalted ruler; George W. Ghee, esteemed leading knight: William H. Edel, esteemed loyal night; Elliott L.

Hudson, esteemed lecturing knight; Robert Wendell chaplain; William Rennekamp, inner guard and Grover Smith, tiler. The elected officers to serve for the local Elks are Ervin C. Kopp, exalted ruler; John St. Clair, esteemed leading knight; Pearson Hodgson, esteemed loyal knight; Ellis G. Fee, esteemed lecturing knight; Joseph Butka, secretary; Davis H.

Abrains, treasurer; Max Bernstein, tiler and John A. Hox-worth, trustee. Following the installation, Exalted Ruler Kopp called upon the visiting officers for brief addresses which were mostly congratulatory remarks. Many members of the 'Rocks' lodge accompanied their officers for the ceremony in a return visit. Last week the local Elks installed the officers for the McKees Rocks lodge.

A midnight dinner served to members and guests concluded the evening's affair. Local Man Enlists For Army Service Recruiting officers at Pittsburgh announced yesterday that six more Washington county men have enlisted for armed service. New army recruits are Robert E. Rogers, of Washington; Erwin Mc-Pherson, of Canonsburg and Stanley Molesky, of Bentleyville. Na-ceem Namio, of Washington and Peter Rucki, of Canonsburg, enlisted in the navy and Wayne A.

Lauderback, of Scenery Hill, enlisted in the Marines. I In Test All Auxiliaries Will Be Mobilized for Practice Trial Tonight or Tomorrow Night Signal Will Come Between 8:30 and 9 P. M. Hundreds of members of the civilian defense council air raid wardens, auxiliary firemen and police, medical units, and messenger service members will be called out without advance notice and will swing into action as if an air raid were threatening Canonsburg when a surprise air raid alert is held tonight or tomorrow night. All of the steps planned to meet the situation if an actual air raid ever threatens, are to be taken in the alert, except that there will be no blackout, traffic will not be halted and streets will not be cleared, itesidents of Canonsburg were warned not to be concerned when they hear an ambulance on the -street during the alert, since the emergency medical unit will participate in the drill with theoretically injured persons being gathered up, given first aid treatment, and taken tb'thehdspital as part of the practice.

Observe Regulations However, ambulance units were urged to observe all traffic regulations including stop signs, traffic lights, and speed regulations. All groups will assemble as if an air raid were threatening and policemen and firemen will take up their stations throughout the community. It has been requested that all air wardens make reports and submit them to their sector wardens within 24 hours after the alert, and that all captains of auxiliary police, firemen, messenger service and medical units also make reports so that officials will be able to judge from the results how well Canonsburg is prepared for a surprise blackout. The alert tonight or tomorrow night is in preparation for a surprise complete blackout planned for late this month. LEWIS SPEARS TOKIWANIANS Golden Rule Is Theme of Discussion Last Night "In following the Golden Rule, xemember three things: 1.

Eliminate criticism. War Toll Mounting Rapidly 2679 Americans Are Known To Be Dead Unofficial Figures Indicate Number of Dead or Those Whose Fate Is Unknown Will Exceed World War Total WASHINGTON, April 15. (U.R) The officially announced total of known American dead in the present war stands at 2,679. Difficulties of communication and lack of information have delayed more complete official figures. However, an unofficial compilation indicated that upwards of 41,000 soldiers, sailors, marines, civilians and American merchant ship crewmen are unaccounted for, captured or killed.

This number includes 33,000 S. and Filipino troops who participated in the batlte of Bataan and whose fate is unknown. In the last war, 50,510 American soldiers were killed or died of wounds received in action, and 4,500 were taken prisoner or listed as missing. In addition, 871 officers and enlisted men of the navy were killed in action or otherwise lost during the war. This is the way the situation in thiswar- shapes npr Pearl Harbor losses 2,340 killed, announced by President Roosevelt and presumed to include 226 army dead announced by war department.

Bataan Estimated 33,000 U. S.Filipino troops, fate unknown and feared prisoners. Wake Island, Guam and Shanghai 1,000 officers and enlisted men of navy and marine corps and 1,200 civilian workers presumed captured by Japanese. At sea Navy has officially announced loss of 339 men at sea. In addition, 2,485 men, forming normal complements of other U.

S. naval vessels lost in Atlantic and Pacific, are unaccounted for. Merchant ship losses A total of 756 known dead or missing from American merchant ships, but toll feared higher because casualties not reported. CHARTERS TWP. STARTS DEFENSE METAL COURSES The Out-Of-School-Youlh National Defense Training Program at the Chartiers township high school has completed its fourfh successful evening class in metal working.

These courses are ten weeks in length, operating from 6:30 p. m. to 9:30 p. five days per week. Boys between the ages of 17 and 27 who are out of school, are eligible for entrance to these classes.

Their training includes basic and applied practice in the following types of metal working: Acetylene welding, electric welding, forging, soldering, cold metal working, and the repair and adjustments cf farm machinery. The next class will begin training on April 20th. All boys interested in joining should report to the Chartiers township school shop, which is next to the high school, on the evening of Monday, April 20th. The class is to be limited to 14 boys. These courses are" entirely free to the student.

Harold N. Leach is the instructor of the class. The program is under the supervision of John P. Parkinson, supervisor of vocational agriculture. The Board of Education of the Chartiers township school district is the local sponsor.

PROMINENT MA SO. Mr LEADEIt KTllK'KE NWrril PARALYSIS Delmer E. Ferrell, 52, well-known hardware merchant and a member of Washington School Board as well as a prominent figure in county Masonic circles was reported in a serious condition in Washington Hospital today ns the result of a paralytic stroke. Mr. Ferrell was stricken in bed in his home there cly Tuesday uaorniu'.

I raids on the continent at a moment when he has withdrawn many troops from the occupied countries and shifted them to the eastern front. The threat, it was speculated, may have been a prime factor in his sudden move against beaten France whih restored pro-Nazi Pierre Laval to power as head of the Vichy government and reduced the aged Marshal Henri Philippe Petain to the status of a mere figurehead. With Laval in power, Hitler evidently hoped to obtain the military aid which Petain refused him or at least force the French to resist the British who are carrying out day and night attacks on French war industries. Huge Devastation Wrought Big formations of British planes swept upon Hitler-held Western Europe again today to add fuel to the trail of fire reported in the wake of a night assault by. several hundred bombers and fighters which heaped huge devastation bombs on the industrial Ruhr, the port of Le Havre and targets in Northern France.

Other British planes sowed mines in waters through which German warships might travel for any further attacks on Allied convoys travelling the Arctic route with war materials for the Russian armies. British quarters said that the recent bombings cf the Ruhr and Rhineland have caused worse destruction than the Luftwaffe's blastings of London, Coventry and Plymouth during the battle of Britain. azis Frar Invasion The British reported that tho (Continued on Page Three) MALE CHORUS NAMES NEW OFFICER TO FILL POST At a meeting of the Canonsbur? Works Male Chorus, last night, A. Lloyd Rossell was elected vice president to replace James Dunn, who is leaving this week for army service. The club thanked "Jimmic" for his valuable services and declared there will be a place for him in the chorus when he returns.

Other officers of the club include William B. Boon, presi dent and Dale Bedillion, secretary- treasurer. It was announced that the chows members will meet at the high school music room this evening at o'clock and will leave there in a body for Washington, where the chorus will sing for the dinner meeting of the Washington County Odouolcgital Society. Senator Byrd Reports to Congress Slowdowns at War Industries Range From 25 to 90 Percent and Calls Practice Reprehensible WASHINGTON, April 15. (U.R) Sen.

Harry Byrd, focused attention today on alleged in war industry, making public a Navy Department report which he said 'showed that production had been cut "to from 25 to 90 per cent normal in eight vital plants. "If anything is more reprehensible than a complete halt of work on war production, it must he a de-liebrate slowdown," Byrd said. He made public a report he said he received from the Navy Depart-, ment, signed by Rear Admiral C. W. Fisher, director of shore establishments, showing the following showdowns for the week ending April 11: Atlas Press Kalamazoo, Mich.

"25 per cent slowdown has been in effect since Feb. 25, due to SWOC demand for closed shop and wage, Aluminum Co. of America, De-troit-'-'Operating at approximately 40 per cent of capacity and it is alleged that the local leaders of the CIO are responsible." Late to Work Early to Quit Bendix Aviation South Bend, Ind. "7 per cen production exists at this plant as a result of workers on each shift reporting for work half an hour late and stopping half an hour before the shift ends. It is also reported that the management is not using all available machines." Brewster Aeronautical Long Island City, N.

Y. 'Operating at 40 per cent of capacity due to (Continued On Page Three) Dr. Srccel flamed On Ration Board Dr. Alfred II. Sweet, professor of European history at Washington and Jefferson college, was appointed yesterday as a member of the Washington County Rationing Board to succeed Prof.

A. V. Boern-er, also a member of the faculty at W. who resigned effective today to accept a defense industry position in Ohio. The appointment was made by County Defense Council Chairman J.

Brady Marble, of Washington, who reported the appointment has the approval of the other two members of the County Rationing Board, David M. McCloskey. of Charleroi, and Vance D. Peacock, of Houston. Dr.

Sweet will serve as secretary of the board, the same position held by Prof. Boerner. The county board recently appointed Miss Ann Braden of Washington as its full-time stenographer, and Mis3 Ruth McClenathan of Washington as a part-time stenographer. progress of the all-out war program as any individual. Challenge to Leaders He pointed out that such troublous times increase crime and delinquency and added that this very fact constitutes challenge to the state, and the institution leadership to cope with abnormal conditions.

The secretary of welfare was pronounced in his declaration that the state is cooperating with every phase of the general program and pointed out that this includes the utmost care and attention for inmates and at the same time provides opporiuiity for general participation in the war program, ltestrldod to Consumption Tlie'i-ecreUry uf 'we-lEar called Lieut. Comdr. Frederick Warder His exploits hailed as more heroic; and important than those of the late great Guenther Prien, Ger-; man U-boat commander, Lieut.1 Comdr. Frederick B. commander of the U.

S. submarine Seawolf, is honored by the. U. S. Navy.

The Seawolf, the' Navy announced, sank a Japanese light cruiser, a destroyer, a trans-." port; damaged two light cruisers and one other vessel in East Indian waters. BID BOYS GOOD BYE AT ARMORY Will Facilitate Leaving of Local Board Draftees In preparation for the large crowds expected for the departure of draftees from Local Board Nos. "4 on ''Frfilayawf Saturday, respectively, families and friends of departing youths were requested today by officials to hid farewell to the youths at the State Armory. This procedure was brought about by the fact that several per sons were almost injured during the rush which preceded the arrival of the Pennsylvania Railroad train at the station when the last group of draftees departed. Persons were lined along the edge of the plat- fform and if some one had pushed them, they would have fallen into the path of the approaching train.

Regular commuters on the 802 a. m. train were asked to arrive early at the station so that the departing group will be able to march in orderly fashion and board the train. This will help to alleviate the condition and facilitate keeping the draft group together. Most important of all is the fact that friends and families of the draftees should stay off the station platforms before and after the train arrives.

The mobbing and rushing crowd can easily and accidentally push someone into the path of the train and cause serious if not fatal injuries. AUXILIARY POLICE TO HOLD DRILL SESSIONS All auxiliary policemen have been requested by Chief of Police James Haney to report, to Beck's Field tomorrow night at 6 p. m. for drill practice in preparation for participation in future parades. In charge of the group will be Drillmaster Otjs Black and William K.

Eichert who will ljfe assisted by A. Crofton, W. W. York and Al Kennedy. Regular drill practice sessions will be held after the first one tomorrow night.

attention to the fact that institutions will be rigidly limited in the available containers for keeping food and therefore it may be necessary for most of them to adopt the dehydration method of preserving food to the end that containers will not be necessary. The secretary indicated that he does not seek to discourage growing as long as it can be taken care of, hut is not recommending more production than can be utilized, or disposed of to other institutions. He is Insistent there shall' be no waste. He stressed ample preparation of fresh foods for inmates he the program at all places. Selection of the most essential (Conliuuttd on Page 'Three) Maj.

Richard Carmichael Maj. Richard Carmichael, above, of Austin, has revealed that a single group of American bombers under his command has sunk or damaged 20 Japanese ships, including five heavy cruisers, and destroyed 40 Japanese airplanes in a series of 15 raids north of Australia. ROTARY NAMES COMMITTEE ON CONVENTION On to Wilkinsburg Group Chosen Good Speaker For Weekly Dinner Meeting In connection with the boom for Attorney Ralph Peacock as a candidate" lof lieutenant governor' of Rotary for this district, the local club has named an "On to Wilkinsburg" booster committee. The district convention of Rotary will be held at that place on May 5 and 6, at which time the local club plans to send a 100 per cent delegation. The special committee in charge of this activity- includes J.

Sherman Gantz as chairman and James P. Houston, Dr. T. M. Boggs, W.

A. McBride, Harry Tempieton, W. J. Gowern, Brad R. Williams and John R.

McBurney. Good Speaker Thursday The Rotarians are looking forward to an exceptionally fine program Thursday evening when Dr. Wilhelm Solzbacher, noted author, lecturer and authority on Eurqpe will address the club at the dinner meeting. Escaping from a concentration camp in Luxembourg, Dr. Solzbacher lived in Belgium until the invasion of the Low Countries and then made his way through France and Spain to the United States.

He is expected to have an enlightening and entertaining message and President Walter McClelland of the local club has announced that members will he privileged to bring a guest to hear Dr. Solzbacher. The secretary should be notified of guests this evening STATE POLICE DESIRE SAFETY 158 Accidents Investigated During Month of March "We do not want mere arrests, we want less accidents. Learn to drive safely during this emergency. Accidents help the Axis," was the comment made in the monthly report issued by the Pennsylvania Motor Police at Washington, i In the report for? March, 130 criminal arrests were made "during the month, among these eight were for various types of assaults, 41 for burglary, seven for larceny, 22 for larceny of automobile, three for operating a lottery and the remainder were divided among other charges.

There were 158 accidents investigated. In these accidents, 13 persons were killed and 102 injured. Thirty-six of these accidents were caused by at least one car involved driving to the left of the center of the highway, 39 for speeed and 35 by drinking or intoxicated drivers. Twenty-one careless or intoxicated pedestrians were involved in accidents during the month. A of 103 arrests were made for flagrant violations of the ve-(Continued ou Page Three) A.

MATHEWSON RE-ELECTED TO L0CALSCH00LS" Superintendent Named for Four Year Term Dental Hygienist May Be Added to Staff C. A. Mathewson, superintendent of the Canonsburg schools, was reelected to that post last night at a special meeting of the school board for his second four year term. The.re was no change in salary. Other business acted upon was the proposed 12-month working term for the school janitors.

The building and property committee re quested that the janitors he called before the next regular board meeting to have their work outlined for the vacation months. The board voted to request Don Wilkenson, representative of the American Surety company, to turn over all property liens to the school board solicitor for filing in the pro-thonotary's office as is the usual procedure with such liens Plans Dental Clinic Struck with the seriousness of teeth conditions of the youths of draft age which has brought about wholesale rejection for military service because of had teeth, the school board may establish a school dental clinic for students. This decision was reached as a result of the application of Miss Jame Campbell, a graduate, of the University of Pennsylvania and now serving her interneship at the Allegheny General hospital before qualifying for her degree as a general dental hygienist. No Dental Work If the board adopts the plan, Miss Campbell's work will he that of examining children's teeth, cleaning them and charting faults for the parents to see just what is wrong and what work is needed. She will do no dental work but will' recommend to parents what must be done and advising parents to consult their family dentist.

Lecturing on the care of teeth will also be part of her duty in keeping the students teeth conscious. This plan has been in effect at the Brentwood schools for the past 10 years with the result that the students of Brentwood are practically 100 per cent perfect in teeth, board members said. The board will act on this matter at tho regular mtetius' next mouth. I State Institutions Participating In General All Out for War Program 2. Give appreciation and praise.

3. See the other man's viewpoint." That as the gist of a speech made axBfby Al Lewis, of the State Employ-; nicnt office, to members of the i Kiwanis club at the Coffee Shoppe last night. In addition to the guest speaker, Lt. Gov. Warren Graffam of Division Four was present and commended the club on the fine work it was doing.

Lewis, introduced by Charles Kuhn, cited some examples of the Golden Rule in his fistic career and also in the work he is now doing, lie commented on his collegiate and professional career as a boxer and remarked on the encouragement he was given by Jack Demp-J sey prior to a fight in New York City. New Chosen C. A. Mathtwson, president of the club, announced that John Marosz and R. Ben Gemniill were selected as new members -of the organiza- tion.

He also introduced other who were present and these included Allie Paul, Robert Melrose, and Frank Frymire. vt the board of director's meet-ins later in the evening at John Rows' home C. A. Matbewson and Ross were selected as delegates to the international convention which will be held in Cleveland on June 11-18. Emphasizing the importance and the seriousness of the general war program, particularly as it affects state and institutions and institutional life, Secretary E.

Arthur Sweeny of the Pennsylvania Department Welfare, called the heads of state institutions to Har-risburg yesterday for a one-day conference. There are 37 such state institutions and Dr. E. Preston Sharr, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Training ISchool at Morgunza was among those in attendance. Secretary Sweeny speaking for Governor James, impressed tho fact on the institutional leaders that the Commonwealth is as deeply concerned with and adlCLUd by the.