The Albuquerque Tribune from Albuquerque, New Mexico • 1

The Albuquerque Tribune HOME EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS Fair and continued mild today Cloudy- cooler tomorrow ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO FRIDAY MARCH 24 1944 VOL 22 NO 305 FvMiikf Bui feittfrf MTMi MM SlIMf Foil Office Aifewtutr'a AA DM3 'TRUE COP MAPS PUN TO AVOID STRiFEl KTK Albuquerque's expiation cleared FDR PROMISES VENGEANCE FOR AXIS ATROCITY UPS ADVH ON iNIPHAL IN INDIA THRUST BOMBERS BLAST ANEW AT NAZI INDUSTRY Kl BULLETIN LONDON March 24 (AP) Twenty thousand Ger mans have been killed in the Soviet offensive in the Tar nopol and Froskurov area and the railway between Tar-nopol and Lwow has been cut the Russian communique announced tonight The Russians also announced capture of Voznesensk big ceiter 50 miles northwest of Nikolaev thug opening up another big section of the route to the Black Sea (By United Press) The Red army In a big advance below Tamopol hue captured Chortkov 40 miles south of that grimly contested center and Zaleshchigi 25 miles north of the Prut River Premier Stalin announced tonight American Flying Fortresses today blasted the German industrial cities of Schweinfurt and Frankfurt while Liberators struck at enemy air fields at Nancy and Saint Dizier in France Headquarters announced Stalin said troops of the first Ukrainian front had advanced 37 to 62 miles in a four-day offensive after heating off ail German counter-attacks in the Tarnopol-Proskurov sector More thn 400 other populated places were liberated he Mid in addition to Chortkov and Zaleshchigi which is on the Dniester River 62 miles below Tamopol On this third succcsslva day of GETTING CLOSER TO Marine raiders swarm onto Eml-ran Island in lbs St Mathias group tightening the grip whirl naval and air futcea hava been closing around Jap garrisons at Rabaul and Kavleng The oren potion places American forces within MS miles af Truk big Japanese naval bate (NEA Hubbeff Emmons Gunder son and Jenson Mentioned for Governor A Republican unity program was undertaken at the COP platform convention here today when a committee of member from each county delegation met to diacuaa the availability of var-loua candidate and prerent a tentative elate of nominees to the convention The committee waa choaen after the convention approved a motion made by Mr Albert Simms who laid that euch a elate would prevent within the party and would help work out "difference of Mr Simma we appointed del-egate-at-large to the committee Mott frequently mentioned for governor were Philip Hubbell Albuquerque Glenn Emmom Gallup Carol Gunderson Grants end Neel Jen ten Albuquerque Cemtire Repert Delegatee Counties reporting thir dele-gates were Eddy A Dunman Mora Sotero Martinez Herding Croathweit Bernalillo Claude Mann Valencia Floyd Lee Grant McCray: Taos Max Fernandez: San Miguel Ms-tiai Martinez Dona Ana Biaeell Roosevelt Watta Lincoln Moore Lea Satn Alston Union John Otto Otero George Shipley Socorro Lyman Raef Santa Fe Frank Ortiz Curry Roberta Party harmony and the nomination of camWatea were demanded by Gerald Chap' men of Tularoaa In hie keynote address He urged Republican to atide our petty amot turn and and with open and active mind draft our platform on the batia of a desire to return our Government To Strike Europe Soon Churchill Tells Yanks PLAN TO ATTEND OLD TOWN RALLY Superior British Force Is Reported Closing in With Pincers BULLETIN in mum WASHINGTON March American aubmatinea hava sank II mors Japanese ships boasting to SIS the number of enemy vessels sent to the bottom by the nndeness fleet the Navy announced tndsy The latest bag included five freighters two (ankrrs three Irami porta and a converted mine layer 1ST Osltre NO NEW DELHI March 24 JP mete spearheads invading India hava driven to within 30 miles of Imphal capital of Manipur state but (till art in tha high mountain jungles and have not yet dropped in the the Imphal alley a southeast Asia headquarters spoheman disclosed today CnUM PTMt PEARL HARBOR March 14 and Navy Liberator bombed Ponape and Kusaie the bland approaches to Turk Tuesday and all returned safely Adm Chester headquarters announced yesterday Enemy column! are scattered over a 180-mile front in the Tid-dim-Tainu-lmphal area and have rut tha road between Imphal and Tiddim but superior British forces behind the roadblock and north cf it are closing a plneer CmKhM Pm Two MAYOR KELEHER SWAP STINGERS Tingley Says Dempsey Man Should Be Ashamed to Walk Down Street With state Democratic factions as far apart as Dewey and Will-kie new wedges were driven today by an exchange between Mayor Clyde Tingley ami Ralph Keleher county chairman recognized by the Dempsey group Mr Keleher attarked the mayor for selection of a of handpicked candidates" for roun-ty office and for "flaunting New Mexico's primary laws" The mayor lost no time in saying what he thought of Kelener is violating the foundation of our democratic form of the mayor said Is the right of every citizen in New Mexico to run for office if he wants to And I only have one vote Tt is my right as a citizen to support any candidate for any office has been on the state payroll for six years and has never turned his hand to do a uwlc If I him I be ashamed to walk down the street" Tingley said he was proud of fuHnii Flit Min IP Value Ptmu In the most authoritative reference yet to the imminence of an invasion of western Europe Prime Minister Churchill was revealed today to have told American air -borne forces at an English base that they would strike at the enemy Churchill made the statement yesterday while Inspecting American glider and parachute troops with Gen Dwight Eisenhower supreme Allied invasion commander Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery commander of British invasion armies warned a the Soldier" luncheon at London's Mansion House today that victory and peace may not come until 1941 necessary he said have got to hazard all and give our lives that others may enjoy it" Churchill revealed In an inspection of this American invasion base today that American and British troop have lost heavily in the battle for Italy but predicted confidently that the impending invasion of western Europe will break Germany's military power and bring the war-guilty Axis leaders to justice Whistling his surprise and admiration at the weight Of ment massed here for the coming blow at the continent Churchill told the American air-borne troop that they will be in action the in the offensive against Germany tha Fortress ana Liberator! set a new record of 19 missions in a month In wide sweeps of Germany yesterday tha Americana destroyed It planes lasing 27 bombers and six fighters Shortly after the daylight attackers had returned from five major target in Germany yesterday heavy British bombers took to the air to explodo French targets at Lyon and Laon last night while lighter Mosquitos deposited two-ton on Dortmunt and western Germany Waters were mined Other Allied bombers in Italy pounded rail yards at Padua west of Venice after daylight raiders hit the Florence rail yards Two British planes were lost last night In 800 offensive flights from Italy no plane wss lost Assaulting Hamm Aehmer ChHwN Nf Him WATER PACT HEARING 4 eq tnat tne ornciai aiso naa wm-to the constitutional fwm a a him a letter a few days ago down by our forefather 'bearing on the farm machinery Champion launched an nuianm in Criticism has arisen in that the official also had writ- myatery mi up today with the itatement of Col William Offutt Kirtland Field commanding officer that the bleats which shook window all ever the city were caused by Kirtland Field practice bombing Col Offutt told The Tribune yeiterday that the blasts could not have been caused by Kirtland Field plane He said today that he had learned yesterday afternoon that plane from hi field were using a bombing rangs closer to tha city than the one customarily used did not learn until yesterday afternoon that tha bombing practice had been been moved closer to town" Col Offutt said today AIDES OF FDR RESIGN POSTS Alien Property Custodian and Lowell Mellett Give Up Jobs WASHINGTON March 24 Pres -dent Roosevelt announced today tha resignations of Leo Crowley as Alien property custodian and Lowell Mellett aa a presidential assistant The Chief Executive told press-radio conference that Crowley would continue to handle his duties a foreign economic administrator Ho stid that he had not selected a successor as alien property custodian but would do so toon Mellett gave up his job a a presidential admifistrative aide to go back into newspaper work with The Washington Evening Star The President said he regretted Mellett departure and facetiously said ho had done this to his disgust In sketching through Crowley's lettre of resignation as property cutiodian the President remarked main Crowley aaid this equipment has gone to such countries and afit in food Ignacio the offir boy was besting his gums about nothing in particular I guess this is once weatherman cant be the blamed for every danged thing under the sun" Mid Ignacio speaking of the that isttled our windows yesterday see by the newspaper that Kirtland finally learned that Kirtland was doing a little bombing" Ignacio lobbed a match at the society editor and brightened up considerably when he learned that fair and mild will be in prospect all day today But tomorrow will revert to type cloudy and cooler Oh half a loaf etc Yesterday's max 62 Today's min 37 Shipper's North 20 east 21 south 30 west 20 Congratulations Capt and Mrs Thomas Butt Socorro on birth of a son at St Joseph's Mr and Mix Hill Grants on birth nf a son at Presbyterian Lt and Mrs James Haves 136 Coal on birth of a son Presfayteriaa Five Million Men to Be Overseas by July 1 President Says Bw tmitM Pmt) WASHINGTON March President Roosevelt noting that 9000000 American men will ba oversea by July 1 promised today the very eve" of Allied victory that victims of Nazi and Japanese atrocities will be avenged And he called on every decent German show the world by his action" that he does net share Hitler's "insane criminal desires" In news conference statement reiterating Allied determination to visit justice upon all Germans and Japanese responsible for torture and murder" of civilian refugees Mr Roosevelt added his voice to the victory declarations by Prim Minister Churchill and Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery commander of the British invasion armies The reference to five million men being overseas in all theaters by July I was a reiteration of previous predic- Pai Ibva MIN IS FOUND SLAIN AT HENNA Tennessee Men Are Held in Death of Virginian in Tourist Camp PORTALES March 24 A 18-year-old man was found beaten to death in a tourist cabin at nearby Kenna today and District Attorney Turner Hensley announced first degree murder charges would be filed against Carl Smalling 23 of Kingsport Tennessee The dead man was identified by Sheriff McCall from papers as Fred Morion Phillips of Clarksburg Va who was en route from Ajo Ariz to his homo to work on a farm body wss discovered by Janies Vaughn of the tourist camp who heard a commotion in a nearby cabin and went to his door just in time to see a sedan drive away the district attorney related He aaid Phillips accompanied by another man had rented the cabin about about five hours before Vaughn the district attorney ran to the highway and give the alarm to the driver of a trailer-type truck stalled with fiat tire The drivers Dan Nolan of Huntington Park Calif and Edwin Reader Los Angeles unhooked the cab from the trailer and gave chase overtaking the fleeing man' identified as Smalling who was returned to Kenna where he was taken into custody by Sheriff McCall New Postage Rates Explained Any letters posted in street letter boxes or at substation after the last collection Saturday should carry three-cent postage or they will be returned tor additional postage Postmaster A Werner Mid today Postal rates affect locsl letters domestic air mail except that addressed to service men through APQ or Fleet Post Offices and parcel post including insured and registration lees and money order fees The new domestic air mail rate will be eight cents per ounce or fraction CALLS ON HUNGARY Tulpd WASHINGTON March 24-Secretary of State Cordell Hull today called on Hungary to rws against the Nazis and thus achieve some hope of regaining a to independence" Hull's statement followed the news that the German armies had moved Into Hungary to make the Nazi grip on that nation more secure -nM on the national the question of Government with a shipment of such equipment lighted day -by -day broad wovey wobbling policy in dealing yj prMjdent said that he with the affairs of H-ouq love to havo used one fig- have too much government ure jrom Crowley's a fg-In business and not enough busi-ure that showed less than I per ness in Government" he declared wn 0j (he available American spoils system of today has uppiy of farm machinery has far aurpassed the fondest dreams of Andrew Jackson and others" been exported under lend-Iease since the program began In the fe equip-1 against enemy co-operation with British invasion armies Churchill told the Americans that the Allies are about to strike a blow a causa which is neater than either of our two coimtriea hue ever fought for in bygone Speaking at a the Soldier" luncheon at Mansion House Montgomery called upon the whole nation to back the armed forces in the critical month to come so that Britain would be wrorthy nf the prayer: God arise and let His enemies be scattered" promised land is not now If necessary far he said jW'e have got to hazard all and I give our lives that others may enjoy it" He railed the forthcoming (battle of Germany biggest tug-of-war the world ever has iMn long will the pull he asked one can say for certain ft may last a year and may take longer but it will be a magnificent party and we shall win Together the whole empire will see this thing through to the end It's a proper job for proper the coral reef about 400 to 500 yards offshore which the landing boats couldn't get past first time we tried it seemed like there was no one ashore except the Japs The machine gun fire from theiff beach emplacements was terrific Boats ail around the coral reef were being sunk several trie we finally made it and set up our communications oil the beach stayed right there with sniper fire all around ua until evening Then the Jap staged a counter-attack and we had to radio for landing craft from the boats to take us off the next morning wc went back with more Marines and thi time we stayed there until enemy resistance had been broken four days later When everything got quiet we left win rm mm SANTA FE March 24 WV-Stste Engineer Tom McClure i will leave tomorrow for Wash- phase re-canvassing of people ington where ha Mid hs plans who have not yet given and firms to appear tha interests of tha or gut errn-enta agem es whoso United States-Mexico water tree-1 employees contributions were at hearings to be conducted i under the average by the Senate Foreign Relations Activity today is centering on Committee The hearings are to 'arrangements for the public Red be held late this month or early Cram fiesta Sunday afternoon at in April i Old Ti-w-n Preparation! are nearly com-iplete for the campaign's second Pxnrh Drank BwreaorraU" The keynoter urged that In adopting a platform Mexico Republicans should our pledge to return to our discarded constitutional form of Government By this we will automatically do away with the flip Ranni- drunk bureaucrat m-hordes of not- JuiC II1C DCIHIs elected office-holders that have ho Van as Australia New Zealand the United Kingdom to increasing vitally needed production for the war The of volunteers working in the Red Cross war fund drive nere la sustaining casualties Campaign Chairman Ruvoio said today in his latest communique Mrs Underwood chairman of the committee of Wives of Enlisted Men which' manned booths at hotels became the first casualty when she fell in a hotel lobby during the cattlemen's convetnion and fractured two bones in one foot of our men volunteers have left for induction" Mr Ruvoio raid need men and women for replacements Volunteers should contact me at campaign headquarters 418 Gold or call Mid she accompanied Chaplin and Tim Durant the actors friend to the 21 Club and El Morocco It was after this party she Mid that Chaplm invited her to his hotel because I had some things to talk over" you ure you're not tho one who made the suggestion?" Giesler inquired I did not" she Mid you were intimate while at this Waldorf-Astoria apartment?" Under further cross-examination Miss Barry Mid ahe returned to Hollywood and remained tor a month before going to Tulsa Okla about Nov 17 1942 Sha Mid she remained in tho Oklahoma city until about Nov 23 Then she added she returned to Hollywood and checked ia at the Ambassador Hotel under a name other than her own remaining until Dec 7 Mr Chaplin pay tho bill?" Giesler asked but The answer surprised Giesler and he interrupted her and they argued heatedly for a few minutes before Judge O'Connor Joan Barry Repeats Story Of Intimacy With Chaplin (By United Press) HOLLYWOOD March An embarrassed Joan Berry repeated her story of Intimacies with Charlie Chaplin here and in New York under cross examination today and waa forced to admit she spent one evening with him with a gun in her hand which she put down only while the multi-millionaire comic embraced her Jerry Geisler the portly at Three days later Mis Barry El Paso Plane Crash Kills 7 EL PASO Tex March A four-engine B24 bomber from nearby Briggs Field crashed on the outskirts of an El Paso residential district late last night killing the seven Army airmen aboard the public relations of fice announced today The dead were listed as: Lt Lyle Jensen ion of A Jensen Big Springs Neb Lt Benjamin Fricke aon of Mrs Claire Fricke Iiidianap olis bid Lt Robert Spear aon of Mrs Robert Spears Indian- apolis Lt Donald Harris son of Mrs Lillian Harris Demin Sgt Richard I Stoney son of Henry Stoney 90 Franklin St Stoneham 'Mass Sgt William Hinson aon of Henry Hinson Norwood Sgt John House son of Mr Linda House 494 Rutland Black River Llud Smith Just Figure Going to Stay Alive Says Duke City Veteran of Tarawa Battle POW Camp Gets Health Approval A proposed prisoner of w-ar camp site offered (or lease by the Schwartzman Packing Co ha been approved by Dr Par-m enter district health officer for that purpose Cecil Pragnell county agent said today Army officers from the Lords-fcurg prisoner csirp inspected the grounds yesterday but were unable to give any assurance that prisoners would be sent here Mr Pragnell said Administrative officers were withdrawn yesterday from the camp in Rio Grande Park which formerly housed Italian war captives They had been Instructed to remain here after the prisoners were removed and farmers had regarded as an Indication that the Italians would be retired by German captives soon SAYS SOVIET STRENGTH IS DUE TO HARMONY Russian emergence as a strong world power and fighting force is due in part to the fact that her 189 different nationalities are together so strongly that til work in Lt Rexroad Kirtland Field instructor told the Optimist Club torney defending the British-born Chaplin on Mann act charges sought to break down her storv of high life in New Yorks gilded spots and to make her admit w-ith other men He ran into bitter objections on the part of Prosecutor Charles Carr when he attempted to cet the somewhat flustered Mis Barry to tell about trip he Mid she made to TuIm Okla to get money after Chaplin had dropped her from hi payroll Giesler plunged immediately into questioning about the New York hotel episode asking her 'f David Heck a New York lawyer was not the man who accompanied her to the Stork Club on Oct 18 1942 at the time she met 1942 at the time she met Chaplm for the first tune since leaving Hollywood Oct 2 She agreed Heck a Mr Flamm and another woman had made up the Stork Club party or three days later you call and ask if you could sec Mr Giesler asked May I explain?" Mim Barry replied "No" Giesler Mid and Judge O'Connor supported him By ELAINE ORTMAX "You don't worry about being killed when the bullets are flying around You know plenty of guys are going to get theirs ana you're scared but you just figure you're going to stay That's the way Lloyd Smith radioman third class of Albuquerque felt when he and four other Navy radiomen went ashore to establish communications between their ship and the Tarawa beachhead during the first day of the invasion of the island Smith who wears bronze star for four major engagements on his Asiatic campaign ribbon described Tarawa aa the toughest battle he ever waa in went ashore on the morning of Nov 20 the first day of the he Mid had to wade in to the island carrying our radios on our backs from.