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LETTER TELLS OF INTERESTING VISIT ON PACIFIC ISLAND now stationed somewhere In the Southwest Pacific, In an Interesting letter to Mrs. Bertie Swearingen of this city, relates Incidents in connection with a visit i.o an island and the entertainment presented by the natives. "Since we were the first white folks to visit the Island in many months, we ware Accorded a reception fit for kings," officer telling of being met by the fHB OOBSIOANA SEMI-WEEKLY LT(5HT, TUESDAY, MARCH 1H, GIVE MO Chief who home. Invited them to his "We were told thai, the evening much in store for us, as we were to be entertained nt tha judge's We were met nt the door by the judge all dressed up In his newest and cleanest sarong and a toothless smile," the letter relates. Continuing: "Out came three Island belles- dancing and as they came they placed laes around oui necks and then hurried to prepare our You can't imaging how much fun It Is to never me knives and I am becoming quite talented and well mannered when dining with my native friends Following the meal -were entertained by three little ladles as danced for us.

Much information they sang and concerning the habits of the natives and the interesting manner In which they entertained their white friends is contained in thejetter. BROADCASTS CONTINUED JFaOM FIRST PAGE ing advantage of the loop-holes In the libel laws." "The technique of smear by innuendo Is helps used more and more by certain commentators to Ret around laws," he asserted. "It Is not so much what Is said Ha the wav It that does th" OWER CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE pie will ever be taken under serious consideration, oince tha consistent stand of allied nlr leaders has been that the German people were so thoroughly mobilized into the war effort that It is hard to distinguish between the Importance of the contribution of thr.fce In uniform and those not In uniform.) Sick and Convalescent. Alvin S. Thompson had an appendectomy at the P.

and S. Hospital. C. A. Keele Is a patient in the P.

and S. Hospital. A son was born to Mrs. Hal Ford, Trinidad, nt the P. and 5 Hospital Monday.

Mrs. Bob Campbell and son were taken home from the P. and S. Hospital Monday afternoon. Argentina's most important metal export is tungsten, user! in hardening steel.

RED CROSS WAR FUND Contributions to the American Red Cros's 1944 War Fund total $11,984.50, according to leased by Wallid Levy, county chair man. The Navnrro county quota is $35,000 of which amount Corslcann citizens are esKed to contribute $25,000. The National quota Is Those desiring to do so may leave their checks at the First National Bank, the State National Bank or at the business office of the Corsicana Daily Sun. The names of additional contributors heretofote unpublished Include the following: Mrs. NAVARRO (Worker).

V. C. Bailev, Ollie Harlow. Newt Horn, Mrs. Polly Moore, 20r.

Mrs. Afton Smith (Worker). Mr. and Mrs. Pat Horn, H.

V. Allsup, $1 00; Mr. and Mrs. W. B.

Turns, Mrs. Sam Howard. $1.00: Mr. and Mrs. Arlee Lockhart, Mrs.

Afton Smith, $1.00. Mrs. H. U. bmrth (Worker).

Mrs. Lizzie Ward, Ray Smith, Mrs. Ray Smith, Mrs. D. H.

Smith, $1.00. R. M. Jennings (Worker). R.

M. Jennings, Dell Davis, B. Scruggs, Robert Goodin, Mr. and Mrs. V.

H. Bottoms, J. O. Cheney, Reese Jones, BOc; John W. McKanna.

F. Z. demons, $1.00. Rita Harvard (Worker). Mr.

and Mrs. T. M. Fotity, Mr. and Mrs.

Scot Harvard, Rita Harvard, Mr. nnd Mrs. Roy Word. Mr. and Mrs.

Eddla Farmer, 25c; Mrs. J. W. Harrison, 25c; Mrs. Alva Scruggs, SOc; C.

W. Hodges, Calvin Brown (colored) Mrs. Mary Hope, Mr. and Mrs. B.

C. Hitchcock, Mr. and Mrs. W. F.

Mltcham. $1.00. Mrs. W. J.

Woodward, (Worker) Luther Doolp.i, J. M. Scruggs, Arthur Poe, Mrs. S. B.

Parks, Mr. and Mrs. A. Marsh. Mrs.

W. J. Woodward, Jr. $1.00. Mrs.

Elmer D. Smith (Worker). Theoda Smith (colored) 60c; Mrs. Addle Duncan, 20c; Mrs. Little Teague.

SOc; Mrs. W. R. Daniel, Mr. and Mrs.

H. M. lei, Mr. and Mrs. H.

M. White, E. D. Smith, $5.00. Smith Chapel School.

Wllma E. Washington, Donations (colored) $3-10; Frank Evans SOc; Emma Evans SOc; H. L. Sutton, SOc; Dora Mason, Ed Mason, Ruby M. Robinson, 25c; Zilphia Sutton, Watch how livcitock btntnt by OR.

LEG EAR'S STOCK POWDER Dr. L. D. LcGcar. V.

is a nationally known veterinarian of outstanding ability After graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College of Toronto, Canada, in 1892, Dr. LeGear started compounding his prescriptions for live stock, poultry and dogs eni ot 0 animals have profitably used them for 1 1 yea rcsult of Dr work, losses that would havo amounted to an enormous sum have been prevented. Our Stock of Le Gear's Remedies are Complete. Come in and get a free copy of Dr. Le Gear's Live Stock Manual.

nomnna, Savannah Jacobs, $1.00. Mrs. Jack Bressie (Worker). Mr. ana Mrs.

Jim Roolen, $2.50: Mr. and Mra. Max Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allen, Mr.

nnd Mrs. Jack Bressie, $3-00. Marjorlp Moore (Worker.) Mr. and Mrs. G.

C. Goodin, Mary Beth Goodin, Joe GooUin, Jl.OO; Marjorle Moorn, Mrs. T. D. Smllie, Mr.

and Mrs. T. M. Jones, Jim Bob Mr. ajid Mrs.

R. W. Montgomery, Gene Goojln, $2.00. IRELAND CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE United States because of the ancient feud with the Irish, and also for these other practical consider- Iriah 1. Southern make up a considerable part of the British armed forces; 2.

Great numbers of Southern have been estimated as high as a quarter million- work In British war plants. 3. The ending of all trade witl: Eire -would in some respects operate to the disadvantage of the British at well as the Irish. It'was generally believed In London that the travel bsn was only the beginning of British and United States measures to provide strict military security, and the Associated Press correspondent in Dublin said "everyono Is asking 'what will happen next?" G. B.

Shaw Again. LONDON, March George Bernard Shaw, an Irishman himself, defends the Irish for refusing to "abandon neutrality" by cracking down on Axis diplomats in Eirie. "Of course they are justified," said the veteran playwright In an exclusive interview yesterday with Shaw replied: "We have centuries of grievances against 1 Would imposition of economic sanctions alter the Irish neutrality Cpl. Chas. Copeland of Pursley, son of County Commissioner and Mrs.

Fred M. Copeland, now located at Camp Swift, Texas, near Bastrop, last week won first place In n. shoot on the rifle when he hit the bull's eye 183 times In 200 shots. The second place soldier registered 180 hits. Cpl.

Copeland'for- merly was an autl-alrcraft Instructor. Pvt. Tommle Richards, daughter of Mrs. Marie Richards, 700 South Sixteenth street, who has been stationed at the Third Train- Ing Center of the Women's Army Corps. Fort has been assigned to WAG detachment at Orlando, Florida.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fogprty have received a cablagram from their son, Pfc.

James E. Fogarty, stating tat he has arrived In England and had "a swell trip over." Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Jackson, 500 North Ninth street, have received word from their son, Sfft.

Henry E. Jackson stating that he had arrived safely in Italy and was doing fine. He sent greetings to his friends here. Sgt. Jackson enlisted March 4, 1943.

Ensign Richard Lee Calkins, son of R. L. 'Jalklns, 1520 Ross Avenue, Dallas, has been promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant (Junior grade) In the United States Naval Reserve. Lieutenant Calkins Is an assistant material offices of the naval air primary training command, which is charged with giving primary training to more than 30,000 aviation cadets n. ynar.

Rear Admiral Osborne B. Hardison, former skipper of the aircraft carrier Enterprise, is Chief of Naval Air Primary Training. Lieutenant Calkins was graduated from Corsicana high school, and prior to entering the naval service was a student at Texas Teen College, Lubbock. lives at 720 West 48th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Ensign Ben Frank Carroll, son of Mr.

and Mrs. B. F. Carroll who received his commission recently, and who has been home on a two Pacific area on March 14. FORT KNOX, March J.

Toohll of the Dally Sketch, weeks leave, will report for duty Asked If the Irish "have a real ln grievance against the English," Lt. Judith C. Bennett, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. L.

C. Polk, of 72a North 23rd Street, Corsicana. Texaj, has recently been viewpoint? "As an Irishman you fToohll) transferred to Fort Knox, Kentucky, should know the answer," Shaw Sne executive off leer said. "The effect will be to the i or he 1550th Service Unit, WAG contrary." 'Section. Before enlistment In the iiiiraryi i mmai.ntnii^ mo He said he believed sanctions' Women's Army Corps, Lt.

Bennett would "be an Insult" to Irishmen; 1 'Jj, the A-i-tin public schools, in the Allied mllltasy forces and' "quite inexcusable." PACIFIC WAR CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE patrol boats and small coastal ships along the rim of Bismarck Sea. At least two of the barges were filled with troops. Rabaul Hit Again Rabaul, New Britain, was hit i with 91 tons of explosives, other 1 planes supported ground opera; tions on Los Negros Island in I the Admiralties and in the tral Pacific, American planes raided four undcslgnated atolU in Austin, Tox. Her sister, First Lt. O.

Josephine Polk, is also a member of the Women's Army Corps. Cpl. Edward Leroy Watkins, U. S. Army, medical detachment, haa landed safely in England, according to a message he to his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. G. W. Watkins of Barry. He been in the army since February, 1943.

Pvt. J. C. Hardin, who is serving in the U. S.

Army fighting in Italy, recently wrote his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hardin, Pursley community, that he was well and liked his present location better than Africa. This is the first word British troops captured Buthe daung, Japanese defense base 55 miles north of Akyah, while American and Chinese troops smashed two miles farther down the Hukawng valley to within 11 miles of its southern end. Lt.

Gen. Joseph Stilwell, directing the Hukawng valley drive, said "although I have often been wrong, I am willing to hazard the guess the entire Hu- kawng valley will soon be ours" Victims of Stillwcll's operations have been troops of the famed Japanese 18th Division, captors or Singapore In the early stages 01 the war. Japs Driven Out. GUADALCANAL, Solomon In- The RED CROSS is at his side ftetf Cross is YOU! Let's join the nation in cooperating with the Red by giving which will make it possible for the Red Cross to always be at the side of our lant fighters. March is Red Cross Month- Give to the Red Cross Now gal- First National Bank "THE OLD RELIABLE SINGE 1888" Depositary lands, March Employing motars.

grenades, machine guns, rifles and finally bayonets, American troops in a six-hour attack March 10 drove the Japanese from positions they seized two days before within our Bougaln- vlllo perimeter. A spokesman for Adm. William F. Halsey said Allied losses during the bitter fighting last Wednesday, Thursday nnd Friday to- talled 39 killed and 347 wounded. Compared to 12 Japanese killed.

As the northern perimeter forces re-established the original lines, army forces along the west sector March 10 were engaged in small but bitter action for session of a small hill which the enemy began attacking early in day. The recovery of the lost ground puts the nil larcns, ideal for artillery agalst airfields, back In American hands. Tanks, firing Harriin since January 15. Pvt. Hardin took his basic training at Camp Howze, and finished his training at Fort Sam Houston as an anti-tank gunner.

He has been overseas since November, 1943, and in his letter expressed his appreciation for the Christmas gifts which he had just received. Before entering the army Pvt. Hardin was employed on the U. S. Raymond.

Jessie L. Ratllff has arrived at the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he will receive his 17-weeks basic training. Pvt. Rat- lift has been attached to Battery 29th Battalion, 7th training regiment. His wife, Mt-s.

Hattie G. Ratliff, is residing at 729 Wesl Tenth avenue In Fort Sill. Av-C Robert son of Mr. and Mrs. R.

N. Norvell, Purdon, Texas, has just completed his basic training at the Merced Army Air Field, California. He will now proceed to an army advanced flying school, where he will take the final steps toward attainment of his silver pilot wings. Ensign Ralph N. Norvell, 22, USNR, participated in the recent invasion of the Marshall Islands according to a letter which was received recently by his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. R. N. Norvtfll, Purdon, and which contained several pieces of Japanese currency. Ens.

Norvell Is a graduate of Corsicana high school, and the Baylor University school law. He was admitted to the state bar prior to entering mid-shipmen's at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, where he received his corn- cannlsters or opened mlsalon August, 1943. mortars nnd machine guns The artillery was unusable because of 'ho proximity of om- lines Mra. Jim Hagler is a patient In Ins P. and S.

I-lospltal. OP THANKS We wish to take this method to thank our frlendn and neighbors who have helped and been so nlo.o to us since our house burned. Tf any of you should be as unfortunate may you have just, such friends as we liavo. May God bless you is our prayers. MR.

AND MRS. HERMAN HITT AND CHILDREN. MOVING To New Location 217 W. 5th Avc. All services and parti will be icsumed following opening announcement, Alexander Motor Co.

When Home Burns RO1.L1NGSFOHD, N. March 1 persons perished today when fire levelled their home. Three others mcaped. The dead were John Se-vetas 2V, his son John, 4, Barbara Downs, 10, Virginia. Downs, 2, and Lawrence Downs, 16, Mrs.

Servctaa and her sister, Mrs. Emily Downs, leaped to safety after being ped on the second floor. Mrs. Sarvrtas was reported to have jumped first, and caught Mrs. Downs' Infant when the child's mother dropped It.

HIGHWAYS CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE design. The cost of interregional construction in Texas would be $311,500,000. The regular federal airl system in Texas has been necessarily neglected because of war rstrict- Ions and $208,706,777 is needed to make It accommodate Its traffic. To provide for actual needs on the federal aid secondary system and the state built system would, cost $88,023,000. Proper dovelopmsnt of farm to Against the need for ,777 Texas hau $25,000,000 invested in short term war bonds for quick postwar conversion and plans and specifications have been develop- rrl 01 a PP worth at work.

WAYNE R. HWELL BEEN NOMINATED BAR VICE PRESIDENT Wayne R. Corsi- canan, has been nominated as vice president of the Texas Bar, according to an announcement in the March Issue of the Texas Bar Jour nal. Howell, assistant general counsel for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway Company of Texas with headquarters in Dallas, resiened as Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court here July 1, 1943, after serving since January 1, 1937. A graduate of the University of Texas, Judge Howell also served several terms as Corsicana city at torney and as assistant county at torney of Navarro county before being elected district judge.

ITALIAN CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE naval base of Toulon. The allies lost 14 planes. In a 35-minute running battle after the attack on Padua, an aerial scrap described by returning airmen as the biggest since the Feb. 25 raid on Regensburg, Flying Fortress gunners and P-47 Thunderbolt escort pilots knocked down 19 out of an estimated 80' German attack planes. Six vital military targets, including a submarine station inside wharf area, wete badly smashed by Liberators In Toulon, headquarters announced yesterday.

In yesterday's air sweeps along the west coast of Italy, Lt. Edwin D. Fuller, 409 Washington street, San Angelo, Texas, a Spitfire pilot, knocked down Junkers-SS over Marina Dl Pisa, just above Leghorn. AERIAL CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE 3,000 allied planes attacked nazl targets In one day last month. "The greatest number of aircraft ever put Into the air against Germany" took part in operations Feb.

25, he said. "That 'Jay," he aaid, "Fortresses from both the British-based Eighth and the Italian-based 15th air forces bombed airiraft plants at Regensburg while other Fortresses from the Eighth struck Augsburg and Stuttgart and Liberators of the same force bombed Furth. Thunderbolts, Lightnings and Mustangs by the hundreds were on escorting duty. "B-26 Marauders attacked the Venlo and St. Trond airfields the same day with a Spitfire escort "That night British Lancasters and Hallfaxes in two attacks dropped 2,000 long tons of bombs on Augsburg nnd Mosquitcg raided Western BURMA CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE Valley, advanced two miles in 24 hours and reached a point miles south Chanma, or about seven miles south of Walawbum where Maj.

Gtn. Fraiik Merrill's American Marauders recently established a. road 'block trapping about 2,000 Japanese. The Americans and Chinese were within about miles of ths southern edge of the Hukawng Valley and preparing to drive into the Mogaung Valley and toward maing 40 miles to the south. There they would be in a position to move on Mogaung, whose capture would cut the railway to Myitkyina, chief Japanese base in northern Burma for offensive operations against southwest China.

Jap -Veterans Tn Action The famed Japanese 18th division, veterans of the capture of Singapore, had been largely destroyed by the North Burma operations led by American and Chinese-manned tanks which In one action invaded a Japanese camp spreading over several miles and successfully shot it out with the Japanese A statement for Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell's advance headlquarters said that abong Americans recor- ated for heroism In combat were T-4 Alfred Wooten, of Shelbyvllle and T-o A. D.

Gary of Fort Worth, who drove bulldozers Into-a successful assault on the EUROPEAN WAR CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE man ships off the Spanish coast. Pope Pius XII appealed to both sides Sunday to spars Rome and strive for a "peace of liberation." Hitler shunned German heroes day speechmaklng and Admiral Karl Doenlts; substituted with these melancholy words- "A pitiless struggle is being waged" for the existence or annihilation of our nation." Capture Tort. LONDON, March Tugo- Mav partisans commanded by a. United States officer have captured the port of Pucisce on the northeast corner of Brae Island off the Dalmatian coast, Marshal Tito's (Josip Broz) headquarters announced today. Brae, a rugged 152 square-mile island, lies 10 miles southeast of the port of Split and has been used in the past as a submarine base.

The Yugoslav communique said that outnumbered partisans were locked In battle with the Germans on Hvar Island and that On the mainland heavy fighting developed on scattered fronts from Ljubljana In Slovenia southward to Banja! Luke. Boys 4-H Hog Lot Building Contest Approximately two hundred boys in Navarro county who are feeding swine as their demonstration In 4-H Club work are taking tests to compete for eligibility to enter a special Hog Lot Building Contest sponsored jointly by the Extension Service of A. and M. College and the Portland Cement Association. Twelve counting in Texas including Navarro county have been selected for this special demonstration.

Five boy a from each of the counties will be! selected and furnished thirty sar-ks of cement with which to build ermanent farrow- Ing feeding equipment. Items included will be a farrowing house, a feeding slab, a hog wallow vat and watering bough. Each boy be cxpectirl to use the equip- ment feeding a sow and Utter to market weight. The boy in euch county judged as doing the beet job will be given a $50 war bond nnd allowed to compete against the eleven boys making tho best record In the other counties. The winner in this group will be given a $100 war bond and the second and third places will be given S50 and J25 bonds.

The flvo boys in Navarre countv will be selected within the next ten days and their names will be announced, according to L. L. Bennett, assistant Cminty Agent. Service On all mokes batteries, radiator pairing. Complete automobile electric service, generator starter, magneto service.

HEROD RADIATOB ELECTRIC Phono W. Third Ave. ACROSS 1. Extinct bird 4. Roll of tobacco 9.

Doleful )2. Viper 13. Asiatic palm n. Self 15. Faucet is.

Saltpeter 17. Moving TTXOB 18. 20. Pitchers 2Z. Poems 2S.

The southwIM wind S4. Remain ntar 25. Arachnidi 29. Algerian seaport 30. 31.

Aloft 32. Chum 33. Place 34. Monkey 35. Pronoun 86.

Clipped 37. Insect 88. Metal bar uied In shipbuilding 40. crattr 41. Stair 42.

Medicinal plant 43. Woolen cloth, 45. Fisher for certain 4s. Cereal grass 49. Dealt out sparingly 6t.

Anger 63, English BS. Puff up 14. Yellow eehtr 65. Pronoun Solution Friday's Puzzle. II.

Large B7. Scotch river enemy. They received silver stars. Allied air forces flew a record number of sorties, ranging over all the battle fronts bombing and strafing without losing a plane. 9f 31 130 SET 23 43.

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Plants at the, iris family, 0. Secures tt 1. riaylng- card 2 8. Thin 9. Rigorous It.

Puts on 10- Arabian seaport 21. Marries jf S3. Pertaining bees i 2i. American Indians 25, Make Epesohak 26. Back of a S7.

East Indian coin 28. Harpoon 30. Bend down 33. Torn Into small pieces 34. Specialist In mental disorders SO.

location 37. Run 33. African fly 40. Soles of plows 42. Mountain 43.

Pedal digits 44. Launder 45. Architect's drawing 48. Silkworm 47. Depend 60.

Palm leaf i MOTH XrMcnuk Btftitered rj, patent Mitel FIELD SAMMV MEETS KATHyANDTElLSHEl? BUT MEANWHILE SCORCHY AMP HANK, PRETENDING TO BE PEASANT CART TO AN UNKNOWN Trademark Ktfltttnd V. Pftiat Ottltu OH.SOVDU WON'T NICE. HUH WOW, LISSCM-CANT WE BE FRIENDS? IF VDO WOWt HURT ME, I WON'T HUCT OSS MUKMATOS. THE DUKE OPBCMHA. HAS PUSHED OAKY WTO AH EUOOSUEE VrtlHA FEROCIOUS BOU B3MXB HOOPBB Xndemuk Hetlitcnd B.

a. ntcal OMM THIS CXUPT-CARD SHOWS THM YOUR HUSBAND 15 NOT A DRAFT-DOOGER. MRS TO HAVE TROUBLED KOOPEE, YOU HAD ME FOOLED. IN THIS PICTURE'OP YOU AWDVOURDOUBLE.I'D HAVE BET BADGE THE GOOPy LOOKING- ONE WAS THE OCXWONIT. OFFICER THE QOOPy LOOKING- ONE IN THAT PICTURE IS THE HOPPER, NOT OONT LE.TS S6E TOU PROVE ARGUE WITH IT, PROVE I'M THE IN THAT PICTU I I Ct ABTBHItDJUM 01 PATR Xraltmuk D.

I. Nttal OKIM Of COURSE I ORPHAN UKB HED MARKER. BUT 1'IX HAFTA SAY I AM OR SOMEBODY MIGHT TELL ME TO GO OH HOME! lit. REMEMBER FOUKS THAT TAKH ME IM, AM' SIVE 'EM COMP TICKETS SHOW WHEN I SET 'ER I SUE.LL FRESH BREAD BAKING, AH' SOMEBODY JUST CHOPPED A CHICKEMS COME ON PUTS UNSATISFACTORY PAST BEHIND HIM AS HE TRUDGES THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN, AMD HE REALIZES "51E FIRST DAY OF THE HEW FREEDOM IS DRAWING TO A 3'IS THAT CHATTERBOX HERE TOR EVENING? JUST SAID MRS. BAILEV- DIDN'T ELOORA CAM6 TO VISIT VOU SHE IS GOING TO 00 WONDERFUL TH1NSS FOR THIS.