The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • 1

Treasury Award. Made to Indiana ning Gazelle, Its newspaper boys, and scribers tor. their pas support of the War Savings Program VOLUME 44. An Indiana County Newspaper That Serves Every Member of the Family Indiana Euening Gazette COVERING THE WORLD FROM THE COMMERCIAL CENTER OF WEST PENNSYLVANIA PAGES INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1943. TELEPHONE 600-501 U.

S. FIFTH 80 MILES FROM ROME Japanese Behead American Flier County BondSale Now Totals $2,540,813 Pennsylvania's subscriptions in the Third War Loan drive stood today at $1,106,159,085, or 101.2 per cent. of its quota, with final reports from many districts still missing, E. Roberts, state chairman, said. And Indiana County's subscriptions are slowly but surely creeping up to the quola, with 2 rather surprised prediction from County Chairman Leslie Householder that the figure may be met, if not surpassed.

BUTTERLESS DAYS SIGHTED New York Hotelman Gives Views at Pointless Meals -V PITTSBURGH, Oct. ficulties American housewives now face in purchasing butter may be increased many fold in the near future, and there possibly may be butterless days in all homes, Frank L. Andrews, Now York hotel man, believes, Andrews, speaking before the wartime: convention of the American' Hotel Association, said last night that creamery shortages, i "combined with certain restrictions, soon may cause the departure of butter from the nation's menu for at least one meal each day, and it is possible the shortage may become so acute as to lead to buticrless days. Donald R. Longman, services division, Office of Civilian Requirements, told the association.

however, his organization would make every effort to provide all branches of civilian life with all necossities. The association's members, beset with point-rationing problems daily, have been eating "pointless" meals most of the time since the convention opened yesterday, KELLY TALKS TO ROTARIANS -V- Chie. of Police Luke Kelly was; guest speaker at the Indiana Rotary Club last evening at the Indiana Hotel. His subject was "Juvenile Delinquency." Chief Kelly gave statistics the F. B.

I. ing the alarming increase in juvemile crime during the past year. Some of this is due to parents being away at work; much is due to unrestricted sale of beer and liquor. Mr. Kelly told about the local situation and emphasized especially the importance of Indiana playgrounds or suitable places of recreation.

Indiana is far behind most communities of its size in providing playgrounds, Thursday, October 7th, is the day for candidates whose names! have been written on the September ballots to pay the regular Aling fee to the County Board of ElecLions. Indiana County Board of Elections. Attest: H. H. Wilson, Clerk.

44x 4th Promotion ALEXANDRIA, October is made al the Eastern Area office of the American Red Cross of the appointment of Leslie R. Boyd, above, Indiana, a5 a field representative, Boyd, who until recently had been 'serving as a council representative in the Philadelphia district office, will be assigned to the Army maneuver area Tennessee, according' to Million C. Tainter, assistant manager of the' newly formed Southeastern Area. This the fourth promotion the Indiana man has received since joining the Red Cross about a year ago. Boyd is spending a few days in Indiana visiting parents, and Mrs.

Marry Burton Boyd, before leaving tor his new. assignment, in the South. FATHER DRAFT DECISION SOON --V- Leaders Count on Ending Question Once and for All -V- WASHINGTON, Oct. Senate shifted from the debate to the action stage on the father draft issue today with leaders counting on deciding this question once and for all this week. Administration chieftains decided to call up in succession several substitutes for Wheeler bill which would have postponed until Janus ury 1 drafting of pre- war fathers.

It was not made clear that a straight- vote on A the Wheeler measure itself ever may be taken though the outspoken Montana Democrat who sponsored it may find a way to bring that about, parliamentarily. Passage substitute technically would constitute a ply defeat rewriting of the it in original entirety, bill by simMajority Leader Barkley (Ky) decided to call up Arst an Administration-supported. revision of a proposal. by Senator Bailey (D-NC) Sce DRAFT Continued on page twvu BENEFIT PARMA, IDAHO, -Railroad workers were putting five derailed freight curs back on the tracks, a big crowd watched, and the High School Band played on and on, After four steady hours of the music, passengers 011 a blocked train took up a collection, The Band will finish buying it uniforms now, with the $60. British Garrison Hard-Pressed On Island Of Coo WAR FUTURES OFFERED WACS Recruiters Here Stress Photography, Radio, Aviation -V- Post-war futures, in highly speleialized vocations such as photography, radio and aviation are available at the expense of the Army of the United States to girls who enroll now in the Women's Army Corps, Sergeant Gladys Ray and Corporal Bonnie Statler, recruiters, who will be at the Post: Office until noon Thursday.

Young women look Forward to technical careers after the war will do well to consider enlisting in the Army where technical history! is being made, they advised. "The greatest advances science today arc taking place the services where unlimited. reaitu available, said sources are for research who receive technical training in the Army will find themselves in a fortunate position, professionally, after. this war is over." Citing photography as one of the coming careers for women, they said that the WAC now trains women as still and motion picture photographers, photostat operators, and photo laboratory technicians. Many have completed their trainling and are already at work pictures of news events, making films to: be used for training poses, photographing documents! See WACS Continued on page two ELEVENTH ST.

CAR STOLEN -V- T. P. Kirby, 240 South Eleventh street, parked his car beside the house, Sunday night. 'The car was not locked. Monday, morning when he went to he found the glove compartment open and two wallets were missing.

They contained all his ration books, both for food and gasoline, together with other valuable papers. Most of these papers could be of no possible value to anyone else but were of inestimable value to the owner. A leather case containing a DeMolay certificate was also taken from the car. The theft was reported police immediately, but, Mr. Kirby feels that with such things are going on a warning to other motorists would not be amiss.

LOSE SOMETHING? SALINA, delinquency WAS increasing, so Salina's city commission wrangled for weeks with the pros and cons of a curfew Came time for the yes-or-no decision on the ordnance. Then city manager E. J. Allison found, to everyone's surprise, the city. already had a curfew law, Publishers Told Newspapers Must Control Advertising Space Because of Paper Shortage vertising men from every section of the state and publishers from the eastern and central sections, heard from Vice President Albert Coons of Allied Stores Corporation that "We belleve it would be most unfortunate if total newspaper adver-given tising were permitted to be drustically reduced at this time." Ho added "we do not think this would 1 be wise when we consider the broad social aspect of the situation." "Never in the history of America have newspapers been so vitally important to the people and never has the nation.

and business needed the sense and judgment of the people so much," declared We G. Hobson, general sales manager of the Rodney E. Boone organization. Staff Manager Douglas Meldrwn of the War: Advertising Council outlined activities of his organiza- TEDDY Let's see now, this is one of those pecullar days when there is nothing especial to report, so we'll close up this column quickly as poseible. NEW TAX BILL AS GOOD AS SCRAPPED House Group Starts Discussion of "Five Billion" Plan WASHINGTON, Oct.

ten per cent "victory" retail sales tax estimated to yield $6,000,000,000, was proposed to Congress today by M. Saidman, chairman of the tax committee of the New York Board of Trade. Seidman appeared before the House Ways and Means committee after the Treasury's proposal for $10,500,000,000 in aditional "income and excise levies apeared to have been virtually scrapped by adverse congressional reaction. "If ever a federal sales tax is justifled, now is the time," said." "I would allow no exemptions. I know the force of the argument of exempting this.

or that from such a tax, but it is not valid today." Seidman apparently offered his sales tax plan as.a substitute for the Treasury. proposal. The witness opposed compulsory. savings, arty increase in the withholding from wages and salaries, excess profit taxes and any bike" in the top brackets of personal income taxes. Soldman appeared as the first witness as the Ways Means Commitice began drafting a' revenue measure its own.

The Administration plan' was torpedoed shortly after It was launched, when Rep. Doughton (D- NC), leading congressional tax au-. thority, termed it "ambitious" and in some respects "indefensible." Equally chilly was the reception on Republican side of the committee. Rep. Carlson (R-Kas) said "I don't think we can add this burden now on the middle class group.

We had better start looking for economics. We won't be able to raise more than $4,000.000,000 in TAXES Continued on page LIO Impromptu A. P. Writer Does Not Tell All Decrying censorship regulations which virtually kept him tonguetied, when he was so anxious to "give out," Alfred E. Wall, veteran Associated Press correspondent, who was very much under the London "blitzkrieg," and wha, subsequently, spent the remaining part of three years on assignments with the British home fleet, was guest speaker before the Kiwanis Club at its weekly supper-meeting in Moore Hotel last evening.

His talk was, therefore, generalized, and Impromptu, although at times he did venture just a wee bit over the barrier, convinced that the Kiwanians would not repeat the words "giving comfort to the enemy." He remarked that he had some 25,000 words these censorship" in London which, if could be revealed, would be interesting reading. They will probably be under the ban for the duration. how long will that innocently asked a woman recently, He detailed a number of interesting personaliites and of a fine disposition for an entente He spoke of'-hand on Russia, which he suid he belleved would go right on, when the Polish border is reached, and of Spain, which he' discounted, personally, as a world power. He wouldn't guess on the "duration" and warned of over -confidence about Japan. He spoke of the See A.

P. WRITER Continued on page two TRACK RECORD LOS ANGEES- The Los An. geles turf club, operators of Santa Anita race track before the war, will receive the nation's highest production award Wednesday--the ArmyNavy pennant. It now owns a company manufacturing aircraft parts on the same grounds where the bang. tails used to run.

Washington lost to the British et Germantown on October 4, 1777. It might have been different If Washinglon's men had been able to eat Greiner's Feral Maid Enriched Bread No. 10 NEA Tenth of her family enter the' armed services, WAC: Pvt. Helen: Van Courten at FL. Moines has' six brothers in the.

Navy, one in the Alina and two sisters in the WAC. SERVICES FOR SMICKSBURGER: Last Rites Arranged for Wednesday Afternoon M. D. (DUFF) CRAWFORD. Services for Mr.

Crawford, long prominent farmer of the Smicksburg community, whose death 0c- curred 8:30 a. m. Monday in have been arranged Adrian Hospital, Punxsutawney, residence at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday.

The Rev, R. F. McLaughlin' will ofIlclate and interment will be in New Smicksburg Cemetery, A son of Dr. D. R.

and Nuncy Burg (Reynolds) Crawford, was born in Smicksburg July 30, 1869. During his early manhood he -was a painter, then took farming, both of which fields he was successful. He was a long-time member of the Smicksburg Methodist Church and was regarded by his friends and associates as one of the substantial members of the community, Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Annic (Butler) Crawford; four daughters; Mrs. Rebecca Hickox of Erle: Mrs.

Maria Cunningham of Dayton, R. Mrs. Dorothy Hollin Smicksburg, R. and Mrs. Jean Linko of Boston, a son, Butler Crawford of Smicksburg.

R. seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren, and two brothers: John Crawford of California and Bruce Crawford of Clymer, R. D. September 10, 1857, a duugaler of Alexander and Nancy (Wiggins) Culhoun, died at 5:20 p. m.

Monday in the home of her, daughler, Mrs. See OBITUARY Continued on page two MRS. MARGARET ELEANOR (CALHOUN) HARMAN, born on ASKED FOR IT One hand thrust menacingly into a coat pocket, he approached.a, clerk handed him a note reading: "Call the cops or I will have to. shoot you. I don't want your money, I just want a jail selltence of about 10 years." The clerk obliged, When police arived, Murphy explaiued he 'couldn't endure the fumily arguments at his home and wanted peace and quiet--in a Police charged him with disorderly conduct.

NEW YORK--Martin Murphy strode into a telegraph ofice. SIX BISHOPS TO BE RETIRED Oct. 5 -(P)--The House of Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal. Church has accepted the resignation of six Diocesan bishops because of ill health ladvanced age. They include Bishop Alexander Mann of Pittsburgh and Bishop Hunter Wyatt -Brown of Harrisburg, Pa.

Now shipment: of -Harris Tweed Coate: Molly Ann Shop 44x Today the County subscriptions totalled $2,540,813.50, divided as follows: bonds, $073,113.75. bonds, $85,399.75. bonds, $139,800. Certificales-36, $443,000. 214 $596,500.

$95,000. $408,000. 90-day Certificates-1, $100,000. The bonds and certificales total 135,014. JURY GIVEN MURDER CASE Fate of Nancy Holt May Be Decided Today WAYNESBURG, Oct.

5 -(P)-A jury of seven men and five women today began deliberating the fate of Nancy Jeannette Holt, 29, Okiahoma blonde charged with the poison murder of her busband, Pesse, 33. Pudge Challen W. Waychoff, in charge of almost an hour, told the jurors they could return any one of four verdicts: innocent, voluntary manslaughter; murder in the second degree or murder in the first degree. The first degree murder verdict would carry a death penalty, which was asked yesterday by special prosecutor James E. Isherwood, who charged the widow "slowly and methodically" had poisoned her husband, a pipeline worker, because of jealousy.

The defense claimed Holt died of natural, causes, hinting also that he might have killed himself. "The only question to be considered by you' is whether Jesse Holt met death by arsenical poisoning administered by defendant." Testimony during the was to the effect that several other types of poison had been found 111 the apartment where Holt died. "It is not incumbent on the commonwealth to prove the presence of sufficient poison to cause death," Judge Counsel Waychoff the added. comely, Oklahoma blonde rested the detense' See MURDER TRIAL Continued on page two CEILING ON FARM PRODUCTS -V- list of ceiling prices on eggs, county butter, cabbage, potatoes, onions, live hogs, been live and dressed poultry has received at the Agricultural Extension office in the basement of the Court House. Any persons desiring copies of these price ceiling lists may obtain them by calling at or phoning the office.

This latest ceiling price list becomes effective October 12. Rural Free Delivery of Nail; started, strong October ever 1, 1896 since. und We has start- been ed baking Greiner's Farm-Maid Enriched Bread in 1939 and its! popularity is still increasing. 44x' RAF and Americans Bomb City of -U. S.

Destroyers Sink or Shatter 40 Jap Barges Reds' Summer Offensive Bogs Down on Uneasy Banks of Dnieper moved up the Ramu river to envelop the Nipponese, strung along, the north coast between captured, Finschhafen and Madang. Senator. back demanded from touring more help the war fronts, for Generals Stilwell, Chennault: and MacArthur, saying we were apt to lose our China bases- unless aid was Russia sent -The swiftly. Red army's great: summer offensive bogged down in the mud of autumnal rains on the uneasy banks of the Dnieper and in See INTERNATIONAL Continued on page two By Associated Press 'The Algiers radio asserted today that the American Fifth Army was 85 miles from Rome to which Marshal Albert Kesselring was swiftly withdrawing' his mauled German divisions. The point of nearest approach to the Italian captial was not announced and there was no confirmation.

Allied headquarters said the Fifth Army advance continued. Montesarchio, seven miles southwest of Benevento, was seized. The Eighth Army beat off a German counterattack in the Termoli area of the Adriatic and received reinforcements. On the Dodecanese island of Coo off Turkey, the hardpressed British garrison was supported by bombers from the Middle East' and from Northwest Africa They blasted German invasion troops on Coorand: struck -Nazi Airdromes, in Greece from which the enemy. apparently sprang.

Turkish reports said some British officers had fled from Coo to the mainland, suggesting unfavorable develop-: ments. A terse Middle East communique said "Fighting continues." The Germans said they had completed the evacuation of Corsica, French island 100 miles south of the homeland. Elsewhere in the world war were these developments: Air War--Heavy RAF bombers blasted the German of Frankfurt, 12 hours after Flying Fortresses and Thunderbolts' had destroyed eight fighter planes and 15 ctiy heavy bombers. A smaller attack was pressed against Ludwigshafen Rhineland. The Britsh lost 12 planes.

It was the and the fourth successive night blow at Germany. North By day, Sea the Allies had struck at St. Dizier in France, objecoff Holland and rail and water communicatives, in shipping Northern France. flier. (See Pacific--The story at Japanese bottom of column 8, Page 1).

U.S. beheaded another. American: destroyers sunk or shattered 40 Japanese barges as Japanapparently sped evacuation of Kolombangara in the ese Solomons. Allied troops on New Guinea RAF CONTINUES GERMAN BLITZ: Join with Flying Fortr'esses at Frankfurt, Ludwigshafen HARRISBURG, Oct. 5.

(AP) Newspapers must control advertising space due to the shortage of paper, the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association heard toduy. PNPA President Col. J. H. Zerbey, Il, publisher of the Pottsville Evening ent Republican, made the statement In a report read -at a conTerence on wartime problems.

He is in Texas visiting a son in the armed forces. As a result of a survey, Col. Zerbey said, publishers 'want to make whatever adjustments are absolutely necessary in the fairest possible way." James F. O'Connor, classided advertising manager of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, appealed for equal treatment of all forms of news. paper advertising in event of space rationing.

The conference, attended by ad tion since its formation as a non- lager of the Pittsburgh Press, called profit group to put the power of on publishers to comply with the advertising back of the war effort War Production Board's policy govby informing the public of govern- erning textile advertising 50 that ment programs. rationing may be avoided and unSupport which advertisers have necessary sales eliminated. the manpower problem "has The WPB suggested newspapers been exceedingly gratifying." he voluntarily eliminate "scare" adsaid. He pointed to womanpower us vertising and "buy now" appeals, "particularly a delicate subject," W. E.

Eysinger, advertising mandescribing women's fear of sur- ager ofthe Bradford Newspapers, roundings in which they will be' told the hometown placed. He added, "all of these newspaper Is coming into its own things must be overcome and they after the war as an advertising mecannot be overcome so far as we dium because of the splendid vicknow except by advertising." tory program service it has renThe Army and Navy in recent months bave asked the council for He urged that smaller and mehelp on recrulting, said the speak- dium-sized papers spend more er, and "we are therefore about to money on market service so that approach advertisers. in general to the agencies and advertising pros, secure sponsors: for recruitment. pects will know the market for. the Sep N.

P. A. Earl J. Gaines, advertising man- Continued 9u page two': lover the blasted German city of LONDON, Oct. 5-(AP) -Roaring Frankfurt less than 12 hours after cred American a precision Flying blow Fortresses there, deliv- RAF heavy bombers last night dumped another load upon that war production center while a smaller fleet of night bombers struck Ludwigshafen.

The Germans could scarcely have had time to put out the fires and reorganize their defenses after the American daylight attack on the important Frankfurt warplane face tory when the RAF returned to the scene and gave the city its 38th battering of the war, and the fourth major British blow in as many nights. The great bomber fleet ranged over much of the Rhineland during the night delivering the main attack on Frankfurt--exceeding 500 tons--and a force of Lancasters made a subordinate raid on Ludwigshafen which, with its twin city of Mannheim across the river, has been 'blasted 59 times prevlously, From all of these operations, which included Mosquito attacks on other objectives in northwest Germany, 12 airplanes failed to returi. The attack pn Frankfurt, city of more than half a million and the See AERIAL Continued on page two October 3, Ferdinand, of Bulgaria abdicated bis throne An event of world- wide impartance, A community- wide product of portance 1a Groiner's Farm- Maid Enriched Bread Have. you wied 47 Behead Flyer! Japanese Diary Tells Horror BY C. YATES A.

P. Staff Writer ALLIED HEADQUARTERS SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Oct. (P)-The Japanese beheading of captured American airman was diss closed in all its stark details today us General: quarters made public a diary can tured from A Japanese soldier New Guinea, The execution, carried put cording 19 the code the Japanese, occurred last March Verbatim extracts of the dated March 29; said: "We all assembled quarters where one of, the Douglas shot down by craft March 18 guard. Conunandor first class) Koi been decided to to death. were.

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