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THE NEWS-HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1943. PAGE NINE CITY STAFF OIL CITY OFFICE Society-Mrs. Charles Humphrey 224 Seneca Street, Louise Ramsdell Mason, OIL CITY DEPARTMENT National Transit Building, Circulation--Jerald O'Connor. Phones: 4360 and 4361. DIVE BOMBERS STRIKE MUNDA Jap Anti-Aircraft Positions are Targets of U.

S. Planes; Kolombangara Also Hit. WASHINGTON, May 11. UP U. S.

dive bombers and torpedo planes have scored hits on Japanese anti-aircraft positions and started several fires in a raid on Munda in the central Solomons, the Navy announced today. American planes also bombed Japapositions at Vangavanga on the southwest coast Kolomzangara Island. All U. S. planes returned safely from both raids.

The attacks were carried out Monday (island time). Both objectives are in the central Solomons. Text of Navy communique No. 373: "South Pacific (all dates east longitude): "1. On May 10: "(a) During the morning, a force of Dauntless (Douglas SBD) dive bombers and Avenger (Grumman TBF) torpedo bombers, escorted by Corsair (Vought F4U), Wildcat (Grumman F4F) and Lightning (Lockheed P-38) fighters, attacked Japanese installations at Munda on New Georgia Island in the central Solomons.

Hits no were scored on enemy anti-aircraft positions and several fires were started. "(b) During the afternoon, Dauntless dive bombers and Avenger torpedo bombers, with Corsair escort, bombed Japanese positions at Vangavanga on the southwest coast of Kolombangara Island. "(c) All U. S. planes returned from the above attack missions." ZAGHOUAN, KNOWN AS RESERVOIR OF TUNIS, DATES BACK TO ROME WASHINGTON, May next important objective of French and British forces in their push toward Tunis, is the reservoir of the Tunisian capital, says the National Geographic Society.

It is 28 air I miles south of the city. Zaghouan's waters today travel much the same route they traveled 18 centuries ago when they quenched thirst of ancient Carthage. In the time of Hadrian a stone aqueduct was built--many miles of it on arches up to 70 feet high. It ran from Zaghouan along the grain-rich valley of the Miliane and across the site of Tunis to Carthage and environs. Broken and restored many times through the centuries, the aqueduct was finally replaced by an underground pipe line.

Of its original 60 miles of main duct and branches, only a few miles of crumbling arches remain. Carthaginian rebels, according to legend, gained entrance to the city through this conduit. Temple Marked Water Source. To crown the achievement of building their aqueduct, the Romans built a Temple of the Waters at the Zaghouan source. Now.

in ruins, it contained statues to the water nymphs and their goddess. Romans flocked to it on holidays. Another remnant of Roman days is the. Arch of Triumph near Zaghouan. The quiet town is strategically ated on the lower slopes of Mount Zaghouan, the highest mountain in northeast Tunisia.

In the spring the slopes are carpeted with fragrant flowers and the town has a view north across, Tunis. fertile rolling farm country Aside from agriculture and water "production," Zaghouan lives by hatmaking. It is the Danbury of the protectorate. The red tarbooshes. fez-type caps worn by Moslems throughout Tunisia, are made and dyed in the village.

RICHARD COPLEY DECORATED WITH SECOND SILVER STAR A second silver bar has been added to the decorations of Staff Sgt. Richard Copley. Spending a sick leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William C.

Copley, of 10 Selden Avenue, following appendicitis operation in Texas, Copley has been informed of his latest award. His decorations now include the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, two silver stars, the Purple Heart and the 19th Bombardment Group award. He also the prior service ribbon and the Southwest Pacific service ribbon. CONNEAUT LAKE OFFICE SUFFERS LOSS IN FIRE CONNEAUT LAKE, May Lake's third fire in two weeks caused $500 damage to the two-story park office located near the sprawlHotel Conneaut, which was damaged to an extent of $100,000 in two tres only recently. Observers said that the fire started 2.8 lightning struck wires leading in10 the second floor of the office, which serves as living quarters for assistant park manager, William Tarr, and his wife.

The flames destroyed a radio and licked at furniture and the walls. Smoke and water damaged park records, kept downstairs. Conneaut Lake Borough firemen brought the blaze under control. FIGHTING FRENCH DENY AGREEMENT ON REGIME LONDON, May Fighting French headquarters denied yesterday a report by Algiers radio that Gen. Henri Honore Giraud and Gen.

Charles de Gaulle had agreed on a proposal for a government for France when the nation liberated. According to the radio report. Giraud accepted a De Gaullist proposal that then leaders preside alternately over executive committee which would settle all essential questions. A spokesman for De Gaulle no such word from Giraud had been received. The question is a major issue between the two French facdions.

COUNCIL PLANS TO RESURFACE COLBERT $5,000 Project Discussed; Unpaid Tax Figure is Low. City council at its regular meeting Monday night discussed plans for resurfacing Colbert Avenue between Mylan Street and the Marshall service station in Siverly. Considered an essential project because of the heavy traffic moving on Colbert to and from the Oil Well Supply plant, cost of the improvement is estimated at $5,000. Council plans to purchase amiesite or other surfacing material and then carry the improvement with street department labor. City Treasurer C.

Guy Whitehill submitted a report on unpaid 1942 real estate taxes. The unpaid taxes amount to $9,588.05, the smallest sum it has been for several years, and have been turned over to the county commissioners for collection. Treasurer Whitehill also submitted his report for April, which showed total collections of $105,634.71 and disbursements of $19.972.70 J. P. Kern's offer to pay $75 for the Hasson Park swimming pool concession stand, and $50 for the park concession accepted by council.

It was the only offer received. The bid of the Metallizing Engineering Company, for furnishing the city with metallizing and sand blasting equipment at a cost of $1,176.15 was accepted by council. The the equipment, which is used to rebuilt metal parts, was purchased primarily for metallizing the interior of the Hasson Heights water tanks. Health Officer W. J.

Lewis reported 96 cases of communicable disease in Oil City during April. His report to council listed 55 cases of chickenpox; German measles, 15; measles, 12; wrooping cough, 10; pneumonia, 3, and scarlet fever, 1. Reappointment of Mrs. E. S.

MeAlevy and Mrs. Eugene Liebel to the Oil City library commission by Mayor John C. Payne was confirmed by council. SUCCESS IN AFRICAN CAMPAIGN PROVES AID TO PEACE SECURITIES By ELMER C. WALZER, United Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, May 11-UP-Successes in the African campaign again have touched off demand for peace stocks and less demand for war stocks. And the demand for low -priced stocks continues to dominate the tape despite all warnings against buying stocks because they are cheap. Conservative Wall Street commentators are shaking their heads over boom on the low-priced issues. First the attention was in the cheap rails. Now it has veered to the utilities.

One commentator said he was unable to rationalize the attitude of the general public to this type of stock. He pointed out that the psychology behind the utility rise was probably based on three things, namely, that the group represents peace shares: that there may be a feeling the utility act will be modified, and third that any kind of cheap stock is a good one to buy. He terms the recent market uemonstrations as a "deterioration of speculation." He looks for a blowoff one of these days but wouldn't be surprised if the industrial average reached 150 before that happened. The gains in utilities have been sensational in many instances. The average price of 15 of the issues has risen from a low last year of 10.58 to a new high since 1941 made yesterday at 20.53.

The latter is up 9.95 points or 94.05 per cent. from the low of last year. PUBLIC INVITED TO HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY The public is invited to visit the Oil City Hospital Wednesday between the hours of 2 and 4 p. m. when National Hospital Day will be observed.

A food display based on wartime rationing and utilization of substitutes for scarce foods will be one of the features. There will also be special displays in the surgical and X-ray departments and in the laboratory, where the equipment used in the preparation of blood plasma will be shown. Members of the hospital aid will serve as hostesses and tea will be served the visitors in the main lobby. WILL EXEMPLIFY K. C.

FOURTH DEGREE JUNE 6. Date for the exemplification of the fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus in Oil City has been changed from Sunday, May 30, to Sunday, June 6, because of the conflict with the annaual convention of the Pennsylvania State Council. The event, which is for the third Pennsylvania district comprising councils of 14 Northwestern Pennsylvania councils, will take place in the home of the Oil City council, and the degree will be exemplified by Sir Knight Floyd J. Lennon, master of the fourth New York district. Utica, N.

Y. FUNERALS. Milton I. Morrison. A private funeral service for Milton I.

Morrison, well known Cranberry Township farmer, who died Friday, was held Monday at 2 p. m. at the family home at Ten Mile Bottom. Rev. H.

M. Mohney, pastor of the Heckathorn Evangelical Church, officiated at the service. during which the pastor and Mrs. Mohney sang "Rock of "Jesus Saviour Pilot Me" and "We'll Never Say Goodbye." Interment was in the Heckathorn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Glenn, Frank and Russell Renwick, Merle, Clemens and Lester Morrison.

Prt. Lester Morrison, of Camp Kane, attended the service. SOCIETY Women's News, Personals, Club Events MRS. CHARLES HUMPHREY, Editor--Phone 4360 Largely Attended May Party Concludes Schubert Club Season Installation of officers, naming of committees, and presentation of a fine request program featured the final meeting for the season of the Schubert Musicale and Literary Club, held in the Knights of Columbus lodge rooms, last night, in the form of a May party. There was a large attendance at the meeting.

A short business session was conducted by the retiring president, Mrs. F. L. Lewis, after which the meeting was turned over to the new officers, who include: president, John Boland: first vice president, Mrs. Leo Callahan: second vice president, Mrs.

F. L. Lewis; secretary, Miss Frances Blissell; treasurer, Cyrus Rynd; Federation secretary, Mrs. Earl Krug: board members, Mrs. George H.

W. Sherman and Mrs. Ethel Exley. The retiring president was presented with a State Federation president's pin, the presentation being made by Mrs. Howard M.

Wood. Committees for the year, named by the new president, included: Program, Mrs. Ethel Miller Exley, chairman: Mrs. Louise Ingraham, Miss Dorothy Lilly, Kathryn Bright, Mrs. Clarence Boardman, Mrs.

A. A. Moore. Social. Mrs.

William McFate, chairman: Mrs. Ralph Krug, Miss Grace Rechiche, Mrs. S. G. Foster, Miss Helen Remus, Mrs.

G. E. Snyder, Mrs. Frank Ginkel. Ways and means, Miss Mary Irene Young.

chairman: Mrs. Donald Burdick, Miss Mildred Berry, Mrs. W. E. Crow.

Miss Betty Lilly. Reciprocity, Mrs. F. J. Clark, chairman: Mrs.

Cyrus Rynd, Miss Olive Kreidler. House, Mrs. Raymond Henry, chairman; Mrs. F. L.

Lewis. Publicity, Mrs. Arthur S. Blank, chairman: Mrs. William Frank.

Telephone, Mrs. Earl Krug, chairman: Mrs. Phillip Blum, Mrs. Howard M. Wood.

Membership. Miss Genevieve Davis, chairman: Mrs. J. Reid Platt, Mrs. Isabel Osenider.

Social service. Miss Clara Nolan. Historian, Mrs. George H. W.

Sherman. City Federation--legislative and educational, Mrs. N. H. McCormick: child welfare, Mrs.

Howard Wood; civic, Miss Mary M. Reimann. The evening's request program, arranged by Mrs. Earl Krug, chairman, and Miss Helen Remus, co-chairman, included. Two Bois" Straub Mrs.

F. L. Lewis, Mrs. Raymond Henry. Violin and con No.

1 in Opus Grieg Mrs. A. A. Moore, Mrs. W.

E. Crow. Eva Dell Acqua Mary Irene Young, accompanied by Mrs. F. J.

Clack. Hugenots" Meyerbeer Mrs. F. J. Clark.

Club choral(a) "The Garden is a Happy Place" Olive Conway (b) "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" Nevin Lorraine Burdick, Betty Rose Blakeley, Jean Daugherty, Lois Daugherty, Florence Fischer. Grace Fischer, Frances Greenawalt, Helene Johnson, Janet Kahle, Louise Kahle, Miriam Kiser, Jean Martin, Miriam Nelson, Betty Shriver. Zettie Smith, Harriet Swarteslander, accompanied by Miss Kathryn Bright and Miss Betsey Sherman. Director. Mrs.

Isabel Osenider. Violin and de la Hubay. Mrs. N. H.

McCormick, Mrs. Raymond Henry. Will Bloom Conway. Mrs. Isabel S.

Osenider, Accompanied by Mrs. Ethel Miller Exley. Two pianos- Overture from "Magic Mozart. Mrs. Ethel Miller Exley, Mrs.

W. E. Crow. Miss Olive Kreidler, Mrs. John Boland.

Cleverly designed programs ornamented with pictures of mothers were distributed. conclusion the program, refreshments were served. The tea tables was arranged in spring colors with yellow and green predominating, and with mixed bouquet as the centerpiece. Mrs. Boland, the new president.

and Mrs. Lewis, the retiring president, presided at the tea services. The social committee in charge of the refreshments included: Miss Frances Blissell, chairman, Mrs. C. R.

Engstrom, Mrs. Donald Biltz, Mrs. Philip Blum, Mrs. Arthur Blank, Miss Ruth Benson, Mrs. Herbert Miss Marie Firster, Mrs.

Howard Roberts, Mrs. Louise Ingraham, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. S. G.

Foster, Mrs. H. W. Orr and Mrs. R.

H. Firestone. Girl Scout News. Girl Scout activities scheduled for the ensuing week include: Tuesday. Troop 2, Grace Methodist parish house, Troop 3, Christ Episcopal parish house.

Troop 7. St. Stephen's Church hall. Troop United Presbyterian parish house. Troop 15, Girl Scout headquarters.

Thursday. Troop 1, Second Presbyterian Church. Friday. Troop 9. First Presbyterian Church.

Troop at Mrs. William Haupt's home, Plumer. Saturday. Girl Scout office open from 10:30 a. m.

to 12 noon and from 1:15 p. m. to 5 p. m. Girl Scouts may stop at the headquarters Saturday and fill their orders for boxes of Girl Scout chocolate "Treats." PLEASANTVILLE PLANS SERVICE HONOR ROLL Youngstown Woman Gives Book Review At Group Meeting Mrs.

Charles Stanley, of Youngstown, 0., reviewed a book on "The Soong Sisters" at the monthly meeting of the North Side Group of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of Grace Methodist Church, last night at the home of Mrs. Robert MeCollum, 33 Graff Street. Eighteen members and two guests attended the meeting, which was conducted by the group leader, Mrs. Eugene Hill. Devotions were led by Mrs.

Leroy Putman. Announcement was made of the rummage sale to be held by the whole society on May 14 at Grace Church. At the conclusion of the meeting, refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Miss Lillian Bianchi and Miss Harriet Koch. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Walter Cole, 9 Carroll Avenue.

Recent Bride is Honored at Shower By Two Hostesses Mrs. William J. Toy and Mrs. ter T. Rugh entertained last evening at the latter's home on Martin Street, honoring Mrs.

Carl Ford, who before her recent marriage was Miss Mary Elizabeth Mooney. Hearts furnished the evening's entertainment, and at the conclusion of the games, prizes were awarded to Mrs. Marvin Lucas, Jr. and Mrs. S.

T. Mohnkern, Jr. The party was in the nature of a miscellaneous shower and the honored guest received many nice gifts. Refreshments were served, a decorative arrangement in red, white and blue used. The home was decorated throughout with spring flowers.

Gold Star Mothers To be Honored by Legion Auxiliary A Gold Star mothers' dinner, honoring all Gold Star mothers of World War I as well as those of the present war, will be sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Thursday in the Legion Home on East Fourth Street. The dinner will be served at 6:30 p. m. and an entertaining program is being arranged for the evening by the president, Mrs. J.

J. Moltz, who is serving as general chairman. Mrs. Dora Rowe is chairman of the dining room and Mrs. Walter Renninger will have charge of decorations.

All Gold Star mothers of the community are invited to attend. Social Time Follows Firemen's Auxiliary Meeting at Reno Games and a social time followed the regular meeting of the auxiliary to the Reno Volunteer Fire department, last night at the fire hall. Prizes at the conclusion of the evening were awarded to Mrs. Paul Palm, Mrs. Wallace Coughlin, Mrs.

Mabel Haney and Mrs. Fred Coon. Mrs. R. J.

Stephens, president, conducted the routine business session which preceded the social period. Approximately 20 members were present. The committee named for June included Mrs. Mabel Haney, Mrs. Mayme Newhouse and Mrs.

Helen Long. Refreshments were served following the games, last night. The hostess committee included Mrs. Ethel Nellis, Mrs. Ruth Courson and Mrs.

Twila Spencer. Lincoln P. T. A. Has Program for Mothers A Mother's Day program, arranged and directed by Miss Vera Lamey, was presented at a largely attended meeting of the Lincoln Parent Teacher Association, last night at the school.

This program included: Song, "Backward, Turn Backward. O. Time in Thy Flight," girls of Room 316; "Definition of Mother," Miss Mabel Phipps; solo, "You're An Old Fashioned Dear," Richard English: "Mother's Rooms 310 and 311: "Hymn for a Child on Mother's Day," Billie Cyphert; solo, "When I Wake in the Dark, Marcia Jones; song, "My Heart is a Haven," boys' chorus; reading, "Mother," Joyce Pearson; solo; "Mummy's Growing Old," James DeFrance: reading, "Mothers of Small Sons," Mrs. Gladys Houtz; group song, "Mother's Faith," Room 312. Installation of officers was conducted by Mrs.

Brayton T. Enos, president of the Oil City Council of Parents and Teachers. The new officers are: President, Mrs. Walter Kann: first vice president, Mrs. R.

Schultz; second vice president, Mrs. Albert Driscoll: secretary, Mrs. Carl Barber, and treas. urer, Mrs. Melvin Shawler.

Mrs. Walter Kann, president, conducted a short session of routine business. The attendance award was made to Mrs. J. Samonsky's room.

EARL M'CREA TO HEAD STATE GUARD BATTALION Earl D. McCrea. of Oil City, has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania State Guard and has been placed in command of the First Battalion of the Third Regiment, which has been grouped in this area. The new set up of the battalion is as follows: Company A. Capt.

Robert Porter. Oil City, commanding, with platoons in Oil City, Meadville and Franklin. Company Capt. Arthur Dickinsen, commanding, with platoons in Warren, Kane and Bradford. Company C.

Capt. Donald Magay, Erie, commanding, with two platoons in Erie and one in Corry. First Lieut. Joseph Stormer, of Oil City, is adjutant of the battalion, which is made up of 400 men, Satisfied that the people of Pleasantville desire an honor roll of men and women from the who have gone out to serve the community. Pleasantville Woman's Club has set on foot a movement having that for its goal.

The matter is in the hands of the same committee that is responsible for the monthly soldier letter, which is as follows: Mrs. Ivan Hunsberger of the United Brethren Church, chairman; Mrs. Gordon Fogle of the Woman's Club, Mrs. Roy Bailey of the Methodist Church, Mrs. Victor Monroe of the Shamburg Church, Mrs.

Charles Deshner of the Free Methodist Church, Mrs. Franklin Keeley of the Presbyterian Church. There may be some changes in this committee, and additions will be made to include representatives of the Parent Teacher Association, school board and borough council. A meeting has been called for the evening of May 18, when a site will probably be selected. Among the sites suggested are the grass plot in front of the municipal building and the property of the Free Methodist Church.

After the site has been selected the solocitation of fundls wilu begin. AGED ROUSEVILLE MAN DIES MONDAY Joseph W. Rodenbaugh, 83, retired oil producer, and one of the oldest residents of Rouseville, died at the Oil City Hospital, Monday at 3:55 1 p. m. after a three weeks' illness.

Born in Mercer County, October 7, 1859, a son of the late Jesse and Mary Clark Rodenbaugh, he came to Rouseville with his parents 73 years ago and had since resided there. He was the last of a family of 14 children. In 1884 he was married at Rouseville to Amanda Pears, of Mercer County, who preceded him in death in 1920. Mr. Rodenbaugh followed the oil producing business practically his entire life, having retired about 11 years ago.

He was a member of the Rouseville Methodist Church. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Bessie Slaven, Clarence H. Rodenbaugh Mrs. Josephine Huddleson, Rouserille; seven grandchildren and The nine body great grandchildren.

to the Crawford Funeral Hmoe and will be taken to the family home, Second Avenue, Rouseville, tonight. TITUSVILLE'S MODEL -T RESTS UP IN OIL CITY TITUSVILLE. May is another chapter in the saga of the antiquated Model which the city of Titusville sold last week for $27 to three boys from this city. Last Sunday night the police here received a call from the Oil City police that a Model was found near the swimming pool in Hasson-Ramage Park, apparently broken down, and the license plates it bore were listed in the state's records as belonging to the city of Titusville. The local police were able to identify the car as one the city had sold, but who got it they did not know.

The docket at Oil City police headquarters did not disclose last night what became of the car, but officers assumed it had been removed by its owners. The chances are that under its new ownership the car is engaged in something more prosaic than pushing a snow plow over city park sidewalks. In other words, it is probably making up for some of the good times it hasn't had in recent years. Rita Sebastian Latham To Appear Tonight Music lovers of this city and vicinity the musical opportunity to enjoy when an outstanding Sebastian Latham, tonight nationally known contralto, with Elizabeth BoyJan Welch as accompanist, appears in concert at the Belles Lettres auditorium at 8 o'clock at an open meeting sponsored by the Oil City Branch, American Association of University Women, and the Belles Lettres Club. This recital is open to all interested persons, but a special invitation has been extended members of the Tuesday Musicale Club, the Schubert let Musical and Literary Club, and the service clubs, the Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions, Exchange and Adelphoi Clubs.

Miss Adelaide Jobson and Miss Margaret Osman will usher. A varied program has been arranged which should suit all musical tastes. The numbers include: I. "The Star Spangled Banner." "My Heart Ever Faithful" Bach "Vieni che poi Sereno" Gluck II. "Der Tod und das Madchen" (Death and the Maiden) Schubert "Wohin?" (Where?) Schubert "Sapphische Ode" (Sapphic Ode) Brahms "Vergebliches Standchen" The Vain Plea) Brahms "Schmerzen" (Pain) Wagner ITI.

"Mot Kveld" (Eventide) Agatha B. Grundahl "Med en Vandlilje" (With a Waterlily) Grieg "Jeg elsker dig" (I Love Thee), Grieg Intermission. IV. "0 Rock Me Julie" Burleigh "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" Burleigh "Hard Trials" Burleigh "Standin' in de Need o' Prayer" Wm. Reddick "Run Mary, Run" David Guion V.

"Songs My Mother Taught Me," Dvorak "Three Little Fairy Songs" Maurice Besley "The Pasture" Charles Naginski "Velvet Shoes" Randall Thompson "Spring Song of the Robin Woman" from "Shanewis" Charles Cadman Arrangements for the concert tonight have been in charge of Mrs. T. Huntley Welch. Mrs. Evert F.

Johnson. Mrs. William McFate and Mrs. James W. Ranisey, HIS GRANDEST ROLE! Make way in your heart for lovable Frank Morgan in a masterpiece of romantic thrills, laughs and excitement! AS Stranger IN FRANK MORGAN RICHARD JOHN ROGERS with NGTUNE Mayer PORTER HALL -THURSDAY- SHOWING TODAY THRU THURSDAY TODAY to REGISTER 660 DRAKE Participate COME IN CASH or PHONE! for Spring LOANS for Spring Needs of Every Description Get cash from us to pay leftover" winter bills, needed spring clothes, fix up the car or home, plant a Victory garden and for all needs of the season.

Loans in small amounts or up to $300. The Old Reliable Company 27 Years in Oil City. UNION LOAN CO. 218 Second Floor I. 0.

0. F. Building. Phone 9-1-5 Oil City, Pa. PERRY BOWSER ON LIST OF MISSING MEN An official War Department casulist today included the name of alty Second Lieut.

Perry F. Bowser, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P.

Bowser, of 106 Imperial Avenue, as missing in North Africa. Mr. and Mrs. Bowser were informed Feb. 3 that their son had been on missing in Africa since Dec.

6, 1942. He was an officer in the Army Air Forces. Meanwhile, word has been received that Pvt. Jesse J. Von Volkenberg, who was among the 22 local men reported on Feb.

21 is a prisoner of war in missing in the action at Kasserine lass Germany. The War Department informed relatives that the information was secured through the International Red Cross. He is the son of Jess and Josephine Von Volkenberg, of this city. AT THE HOSPITAL. Admitted Mrs.

William Gayetty, 22 Spring Street. Mrs. George Tarr, R. D. 3, Franklin.

Mrs. Julia Burke, Franklin. Rachel Britton, 538 Colbert. Philip Crissman, Rimersburg. Mrs.

A. V. Perry, R. D. 1, Venus.

Mrs. H. B. Caldwell, Clarion. Discharged: Janet McFadden, Rouseville.

Mrs. Samuel Buckley, Jackson Center. Mrs. Nelson Ashbaugh, Knox. Mrs.

Thomas Womer, 309 Clarion. Mrs. Frank Sullinger, 26 Hone. Harry Bauer, Knox. Mrs.

Frank Siembeida, 110 Cornplanter. WOULD CUT OIL TRAINS THROUGH PITTSBURGH TO REDUCE DANGER OF FIRE PITTSBURGH, May suggestion that oil trains be cut to about 20 cars when passing through the city to reduce danger of a serious fire was made here by Safety Director George E. A. Faarley after a locomotive and five cars of an 84-car vania Railroad tank train were derailed here. Two trainmen- C.

McGinnis, 51, engineer, and C. R. Wright, fireman, both of Columbus, 0., suffered lacerations of the scalp, contusions and abrasions. Allegheny General Hospital reported their condition good. Three of the tank cars overturned following the crash and although the oil did not catch fire, police and firemen took precautions in event flames broke out.

A bridge over the railroad tracks at the wreck scene was roped off as an added precaution. In suggesting shorter trains, Director Fairley said that four five bad fires on railroads had resulted from wrecked fuel trains. 50c PLUS TWO POINTS FOR CHURCH SUPPER NEW BEDFORD, tioning has caught up with another familiar New England institution. The Ramsdell Club the North Congregational Church held a church supper. The admission was 50 cents.

And two ration points-one blue and one red. JOB AWAITS GRADUATES. for NEW YORK students UP have Jobs available increased graduate 500 per cent. since the start of the war, according to Miss Josephine Hammon, director of the graduate division of Hunter College's bureau of occupations. Personnel particularly in demand are technicians and girls willing to work "around the clock." VEACH'S FINE UPHOLSTERING By Factory Trained Experts Oil Citv.

Pa, YOU CAN GET VANITY FAIR UNDERWEAR AT EDWARDS' OF OIL CITY EXPECT HITLER TO TRY BREAKING OUT OF TRAP (Continued from Page 1.) chine in existence. Unless he tries an invasion of England, and the lack of air and sea power makes that improbable, there is no direction in which be could turn with profit except Russia. If this proves to be Hitler's choice and the fails, it would mean essentially the loss of the war this year, with total defeat on the continent most probable in 1944. Russia More Confident. Russia appears to be facing the issue with supreme confidence, bolstered by the certainty of an imminent Allied second front in western or southern Europe in the wake of the smashing victory in Africa.

In his May-day order, Premier Josef Stalin spoke not of defense against A German assault but of a Russian blow, in conjunction with the armies of the Allies, which would smash Hitler. Stalin knows that he is 1 more than ever assured of a steady of war material, now that the Allies are about to make the Mediterranean a safe highway for their transports to the Middle East. In addition, he has every reason to expect that Allied offensive action in Europe, even beyond the smashing aerial assault on Germany, will greatly ease the pressure on Rusia, both by land and air. Russia, fortified by Allied military assistance, is stronger than last year. Unless Hitler can miraculously muster far greater strength than he showed 1941 and 1942, there is apparent reason for Stalin's air of confidence.

SUPREME COMMANDER OF ALLIES PLANNED SOON (Continued from Page 1.) supreme generalissimo of all the Allied forces except those in Russia and the Far East. Marshall May Be Choice. It long has been known that Marshall is anxious to get closer to the scene of action. While a British commander might get the nod, the precedent set in both North Africa and the Pacific was believed to have increased Marshall's chances. The position is largely administrative.

Marshall has demonstrated his ability to keep the United States actively engaged on two fronts, and is noted for good relations not only with subordinate commanders but the allies as well. It is assumed that if Marshall is named supreme commander, he would move his headquarters to London in order to be closer to the scene of action. There is a possibility that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander-inchief of allied forces in North Africa will return to Washington and that Gen.

Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander. now commander of Allied ground troops in Tunisia, will take over the high command.

Other British possibilities include Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, chief of the imperial staff, and Field Marshal Sir Archibald P. Wavell, commander in India..