The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

Appreciation Day Continues to Attract Interest Ask Your Merchant Today I DAILY MOTE vtmta MORE THAN A NEWSPAPEE A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION WEATHER Fair and much cooler tonight. CANONSBURG, MAY 4, 1942 Forty-Ninth Year 14,775 3 Cents a Copy 18 Cents a Week (Mi i mm mm rn UJ fPLEDGEFOR Mjvictory BUY nhtVS SWINGS bonds mm Shipto Be Used in Diplomat Exchange Atlantic Waters Ration Plenty RUSSIAN FUND CAMPAIGN WILL OPEN TONIGHT Meeting in Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church To Launch Movement Will be Scene if 'M trip Sfe Admiral Stark in London Announces Strength of Two Great Nations Reaches Point Where Direct Contact With Axis War Craft Will be South British Advices Indicate Three Big German Waships Which Escaped From French Port Have Been "Definitely Put Out of Business" for Some Time to Come Last Ditch Stand Made by Allied Forces at Burma liy JOE ALEX 3I0RKIS railed Press Foreign Editor United States ami British naval forces, basing their strat No drab gray paint covers the sides of the Drottningholm, diplomat swap ship, pictured at Jersey City after its arrival from Goteborg, Sweden. She doesn't have to worry about submarines. The vessel has been chartered by the U. S.

to carry German and Italian diplomats held in this country to Lisbon where they will be exchanged for American diplomats now held by the Axis governments. A swap for Japanese officials will be made on another voyage. (Central Press egy on a "calculated risk" of lighting power, are preparing to unleash heavy blows at the Axis in the Atlantic and European waters, it was announced today in London by Admiral llarohl P. Stark of the U. S.

Navy. Stark's statement followed a British announcement that To Broadcast Rally Held Here Tomorrow PAY BILL FOR Gas for faraier Adequate Supply of Gaso line for Farmers and Industrial Workers to be Furnished, Head of Pennsylvania Motor Federa tions Announces PHILADELPHIA, May 4.U.R) Gasoline rationing plans in Pennsylvania are being drafted to provide adequate motor fuel for farmers and industrial workers, it was announced today by Judge Howard Hughes, president of the Pennsylvania Motor Federations. Hughes said the federation, which claims a membership of 200,000 motorists, had been assured by the Office of Price Administration that industrial workers and farmers would be allotted gasoline to cover all essential travel. Use Is Three-Void "The farmer's use of gasoline is three-fold," Hughes said. "He uses it for motive power in farm implements, in trucks for carrying pro duce to market, and in the family car.

In this latter category, the farmer will be on a par with other citizens and must obtain a rationing card. His allowance in this classification, however, will be based on the mileage the farmer has to travel, and rationing will take that mileage necessity into consideration. Industrial Workers "Industrial workers will be entitled to a card in one of the vocational priorities groups, depending on the mileage they must travel to and from their jobs," he concluded. A warning that gasoline will be bootlegged in Western Pennsylvania if the area is placed iu the rationing zone was sounded by H. A.

McDonald, general manager of the Auto Club of Pittsburgh (AAA). McDonald said a survey by the Auto Club showed that 16 refineries in the area are producing enough gasoline to meet the needs of every motorist. (TSTOMAKY BOQl'ET OF LILACS AKKIVE TODAY A 11.. 1- I -lijL-n owaii niciue nis annual spring visit to The Daily Notes editorial rooms this morning to present the annual customary spray. Hf lilacs with the compliments of Irt .1 1.1,.

it Hff 1 A i UIHOCII ctllU 1HS litlliei, lUBIl'Uillll j'Policp Officer Sarmipl Swan The lilacs bloom profusely at the Swan home on South Central and The Daily Notes is never forgotten from year to year. For which our thanks is- extended. A general meeting of representatives of various charitable organizations and church groups will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the United Presbyterian church, Green-side avenue, for the purpose of devising plans for a campaign for funds for the Russian War Relief. The meeting is held through the efforts of Mrs. Erwin Cummins, Houston, co-county chairman and Rev.

B. G. Horsky, pastor of the St. John's Russian Orthodox church. The campaign for Russian War Relief in Canonsburg, Houston, and surrounding communities is a part of the larger campaign now being conducted throughout Washington county and the nation.

Mrs. Cummins is co-chairman of the county committee and it is her earnest wish to have at this meet ing all persons who were called upon to attend as well as those who of their own free will would like to contribute to the worthy cause of Russian War Relief. For Aid to Russians Originally known as the American Committee for Medical Aid to Russia, this war relief organization was created for the sole purpose of raising funds for the sending of medical supplies, clothing, instruments, and other supplies to the Russian people now occupied with the defense of their homes and families. Of funds given to this cause, the following amounts are able to buy the following supplies: $1 buys an anaesthesia mask; $5 buys one gross of surgeons needles; flO buys one field instrument sterilizer; $25 buys two blood pressure $50 buys 30 pounds of saccharin or GO ounces of quinine sulfate; $100 buys a hospital field tent. JACK TAYLOR RESIGNS AT VANEMAN'S STORE John Taylor, who has spent, the past 24 years at the VanEman Brothers store in Pike street, has resigned his position there to become associated with Ferrell Brothers Hardware store, Main street, Washington.

Delmar Ferrell senior member of the firm died suddenly a short time ago and Mr. Taylor is added to the store personnel to replace him. "Jack" Taylor was as much a part of the VanEman store as one of the partners. Serving the firm for almost a quarter of a century, he departs with reluctance and with the best wishes of those whom he has served faithfully and well. "What General Martin's Neighbors Think of Him," by Joseph W.

Ray, Unionlown, Pa. tonight ever WJPA. 7:45 to 8:00 P. in. 1-5-4-1 BOY IS KILLED, TWO INJURED AS TRAIN HITS CAR McDonald Youths in Acci dent Yesterday as Boy Drove for Second Time A 19-year-old McDonald bey, Robert Carothers, driving a car for the second time after receiving his driver's license, Saturday, was instantly killed Sunday afternoon and his brother, William, IS, and Robert McCaffery, 16, were serious ly injured.

Their automobile was struck by a fast freight train which was traveling westbound in the opposite direction from a train which had just cleared the crossing where the youths had stopped their car, at the Union avenue crossing in Oakdale. Carothers was pinned underneath the wreckage of his 12-year-old machine, but his brother and companion were tossed about 50 feet by the impact. Both the injured boys were given emergency treatment at the scene and then removed to Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh. Both suffered se vere lacerations of the head and face. McCaffery also sustained a broken leg and back injuries.

His condition was described as "serious' by hospital attaches. Had Stopped Their automobile, it was reported, had stopped completely in front of the crossing in the heart of Oak-dale wjiile waiting for an east-bound passenger train to pass. After the train had passed, the (Continued on Page Three) Firemen Meet Tonight An important meeting of the Can-onsburg Volunteer Firemen will be hefd this evening at the Fire Hall, Wm. H. Arnold, announced today.

Matters of importance to every fireman will be discussed, beginning at eight o'clock. Starts Sugar Consumers Register In Alphabetical Sequence Today Through Thursday In Local Elementary Schools; Sample Forms Published for Convenience More than 230,000 residents will probably be registered this week in Washington county as preparations were completed and about 200 public schools in the county were ready to register sugar consumers. Canonsuury residents are again reminded that they are requested to register in the following alpha-1 betical sequence in order to have a fairly equal number of registrations each day: Today, all persons whose last names begin with A to ill-elusive; Tuesday, all persons whose last names begin with to inclusive; Wednesday, all persons whose last names begin with to inclusive; and Thursday, all persons having last names beginning with to inclusive. To Get Italian Hooks Each registrant will receive his copy of War Ratioii Book One, and a similar book for every member of the family unit. This book must be used to purchase sugar henceforth, and it is possible that the same registration will be used for further rationing of other commodities in the future.

These books do not entitle the holder to free sugar, but only permit him to buy the stated amount. Stamp No. 1 in each book entitles the holder to one pound of sugar for the period from tomorrow- to May 16, when Stamp No. 2 will become valid, and so on. Sugar sales have been banned for the last week, but will be resumed tomorrow.

3Iany Registrars Between 1,000 and 2,000 school teachers will be ready to register the consumers, starting today, in the elementary schools and a few high schools of the county. Residents registering should do so at their nearest elementary school unless another place of registration has been designated. Elsewhere on the first page will (Continued on Page Three) PLENTY PELLETS PEPPER PEEPER Youth From Miller Plan Gets Shotgun Blast in Leg; Not Seriously Hurt What may be the solution to the "Peeping Tom" nuisance in the Elm street vicinity occurred late last night when Al Houston shot and wounded Frederick Kolodjiy, alias Ilernberger, 20, of Miller Plan. Observed peeping into the home of Houston by Earl Davidson. Kolodjiy, whoso social security card bears that name and the add-dress of 363 West 52nd street, New Ycrk City, but is reported as being known as Ilernberger of Miller Plan, was ordered to stop and surrender by Houston, who was awakened by Davidson.

When he failed to heed the warning, Houston, fired a shotgun charge at the fleeing youth and injured him in th leg. Houston and Davidson then captured him and turned him over to the Canonsburg police who removed him to the Canonsburg hospital. He will be taken into custody by the police upon his discharge from the hospital. An early report from the hospital this morning indicated that the youth had a fair night and X-ray pictures of the injury disclosed that no serious injury had been Police have been on the lookout for a prowler who has annoyed residents of that section for sometime. Officers believe that with the apprehension of Kolodjiy, this will end the annoyance.

Today Activ Germany's have been three biggest warships "put out of action for some time" by RAP bombings, thereby lessening Axis chances for a major spring assault by sea on. allied supply lines and fleets in the North Atlantic. Stark, who commands the U. S. fleet in European waters, said the Allies by a superiority in warships and merchant shipping soon will have the enemy in a position where they will not only be able to match loss for loss but to take even greater looses to achieve their objective of offensive action at sea.

Can't Win Defensively "We can't win the war lighting defensively," Stark said, adding, however, that reckless and unprepared action only loses wars. "The calculated risk in which we will strike the enemy, and strike him hard, will produce victory." Stark said the German submarine threat along the American coasts was being slowly but surely beaten, due to the putting of more and more U. S. warships into action and new anti-submarine devices. Merchant shipping losses still are a great obstacle to an allied offensive, although two new merchantmen are being produced every day iu American shipyards, ho added.

Hoiiibiiiir Ha? Results The British air ministry reported that the RAF's big spring offensive, in its blasting of Nazi naval bases, had put out of action the 26.000-ton German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and the heavy cruiser Prinz Kiuen in bombings of ports where th warships had taken refuge after their escape from Brest on Feb. 11. The Germans recently claimed that the three warships had for the Atlantic for "further operation duties" against the Allies' supply lines. Ominied France Hammered Tha RAF sent a large fleet over occpied France during the day in a continuation of its night-and-day hammering of the, centers of Germany's war effort, following night assaults that started great fires in Hamburg. Germany's second city and largest port, and heaped damage on the Nazi submarine base at St.

Nazaire on the French foul Twc enemy ships were bombed and damaged off Norway and airfields in northern France, Belgium and Holland were attacked in the night raids, during which five British planes were lost. The Germans retaliated with- a new "hate attack" upon the ancient English cathrodal City of Exeter, heaping incendiaries upon the town's architectural treasures dating back to Roman times and sweeping down to machine-gun the streets. Last Stand at Burma Around the world on the Far Eastern baltlefront the Allies wen; making a last-ditch stand in Burma new all but lost and muster ing their forces in anticipation of an early test of strength with the Japanese invaders ranged along tlie "invasion islands" to the north of Australia. The Japanese have made a new Continued on Pace Six) "What General Martin's Neighbors Think of Ilini," by Joseph W. Ray, t'niontown Pa.

tonight over WJPA, 7:43 to 8:00 p. m. 1-3-4-1 nriT TMTrwmnn nM.lUUiNMJi CLOSES SERIES OF TALKS HERE An Estimated Ten Thous and Heard His Two Weeks Of Lectures at St. Patrick's Urging his listeners to keep the Sabbath holy and to he kind and considerate in all dealings with fellow men, Rev. Joseph 'Duenser, popular missionary priest of the Precious Blood mission house of New Cumberland, closed the two-week mission period at the St.

Patrick's church yesterday afternoon before an overflow crowd which brought the total attendance for the mission to an estimated ten thousand for the mission period. His quick wit and humor made him popular with the church goers and held their undivided interest as he illustrated his lectures which consisted of nightly talks on the ten commandments and the six precepts of the Catholic church, with striking examples of everyday life and humorous stories. Proving himself popular with the married persons for whom the first week of the mission was intended, the past week (or the younger persons gained interest from the opening night, and until its close, Rev. Duenser spoke to a capacity crowd. Discusses Art of Lhini; Dividing his lectures into seven discourses Rev.

Duenser spoke on the various living habits and gave Canonsburg one of the most popular missions held since the inception of the St. Patrick's church. Yesterday, Rev. Duenser outlined his previous messages and emphasized the fact that sincerity and truthfuliios which leads to a peaceful life should be the keynote of our every day life. He told his audience that if they were con- sistant and normal in their actions toward God, they could not help (Continued on Pajra Three) MUSIC WEEK CELEBRATED BY KIWAMANS TOMORROW In keeping with the music appreciation week which will be celebrated by the Kiwanis clubs this week.

P. M. Hissom, program chairman for the month of May announces that David Allison, a member of the South Hills Kiwanis club will be the guest speaker at the dinner-meeting of the Canons-burgillouston Kiwanis club tomorrow evening at the Coffee Shoppe at 6:05 1- m. He will speak on music and its part in the Kiwanis program during wartime. His talk will be augmented by a short musical program which will oiler interest to the local Kiwanians.

Keep Doirs Tied Frank Oklesson, secretary of the Strajuino Civic Club announced today that all dogs in North Stra-bauo township must be kept, tied to prevent them from ruining the Victory Hardens. Dog owners who disregard this ruling will be prose cuted by law, he said. John Paul Reese to be Master of Ceremonies at "Unity for Defense" Round Table Carnegielllinois Chorus to Sing One of the outstanding offerings of speaking talent ever presented in Canonsburg will be available without charge to the public tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium when the "Unity for Defense" rally and round table will be held. The program, featuring three nationally known ministers from Pittsburgh, will be broadcast over the Washington radio station. The speakers of the round table will be Dr.

C. Marshall Muir, pastor of the Bellefield Presbyterian church, Pittsburgh; the Rev. Father Thomas J. Quigley, Diocesan Superintendent of all parochial schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh of the Roman Catholic church and Rabbi Charles B. Lesser, assistant to Rabbi Freehof of Rodof Sholom Temple, Pittsburgh.

ltccse to Preside Attorney John Paul Reese will preside and act as master of ceremonies. An outstanding guest will be Reginald Kennedy, field supervisor of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, who is coming from Cleveland. The program will be opened at 8 p. m. with remarks from the chairman, who will also introduce the Carnegie Works male chorus.

The audience will sing America, led by the chorus. At 8:15 the master of ceremonies will introduce Dr. Muir, chairman of the Pitts-(Continued on Page Six) ROXANNA GRAY DIES AT HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL Canonsburg friends were shocked today by announcement of the death of Miss Roxauna Gray, former superintendent of the Canonsburg General hospital. Miss Gray died this morning in the Homestead hospital of which she was superintendent. Death followed two major operations as the result of a gangrenous appendix.

Since the second operation performed about three weeks ago, her condition has been critical, necessitating several blood transfusions. Miss Gray, a native of Waynes-burg, was the daughter of Mrs. Mary Jane Giay, of that city, who survives. She was graduated from the Braddock General hospital, later serving as superintendent of the Waynesburg and Latrobe hospitals. She accepted the superin-tendency of the Canonsburg hospital on November 1, 1931 where she served until July 1, 1941 when she resigned to accept a similar position in the Homestead hospital.

The deceased was an active member of the Waynesburg Methodist church. Funeral services will be Held Tuesday evening at 8 p. ni. at the Gillon Coulter Funeral Home, 319 Fast Ninth street, Homestead, Pa. Further services will be held Thursday afternoon at.

2:30 at the Weaver Funeral Home, Waynesburg, followed by interment in the Waynesburg cemetery. SOLDIERS WILL PASS CONGRESS Faddis Adds Amendment to Prohibit Commissions Except to Men With Military Experience WASHINGTON, May 4. (U.R) The House acts this week in behalf of the buck private to double his pay in the lower brackets. The military pay raise bill, giving all privates $42 a mouth and raises for other categories, will be brought up for debate today or tomorrow. It has passed the Senate.

There is virtually no opposition to the increased pay proposal, but Rep. Charles I. Faddis, has added an amendment that may delay action. The amendment would prohibit the commissioning of men in the army who have not had previous formal military training. Sentiment for Amendment There is considerable favorable setiment for the Faddis amendment but many supporters believe that it should not be added to the pay bill.

They believe it should be separate legislation. Faddis contends that the commissioning of civilians by the army is "approaching a national scandal." Chairman Carl Vinson, of the House Military Affairs committee added his voice over the week-end to those demanding that the armed forces be "democratized." He proposed that appointees for West Point and Annapolis be given nine months' or a year's service in the ranks before beginning their academic work. Affect All Branches Faddis' amendment would apply only to the army, but Vinson said it should be extended to the navy and Marine Corps. "There's no reason in the he said, "why the army and navy should take some person from civilian life and give him a commission just because he has some influence, and then, for instance, stick him down hi the press section to publicity releases." VENICE MAN KILLED ON WAY TO BRIDOEVILLE PITTSBURGH, May 4. (U.R) While en route to work at the Universal-Cyclops Steel Co.

plant in Bridgeville, Augelo Beri, 25, of Venice, Washington county, was killed today when his automobile was struck by a freight train at a crossing in South Fayette township. Patsy Conoseiuto, 22, of Cecil, a passenger and fellow steel worker, was injured and taken to- St. Francis Hospital with head and face lacerations. Police said Beri's automobile was struck by a westbound Pittsburgh West Virginia freight when he apparently failed to heed warulng lights at a crossing. SUGAR RATION DATA To the Public When you apply for ration books for all the members of your family, you will be required to give the information below for each and every member of your family.

It will save everybody's time if you will fill out the form below and take it with you to the school when you register. The last name should appear first, the first name second and the middle name last. Example: Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Height Color of Color of Sex ame In. Weight Eyes Hair Age M.

or F. (Write with pencil on tills form, ink will Miiudge.) Present to registrar und Have much lime. careful in spelling uuine. Write or print plainly..