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THB BAKERSFIELD CAL1FORNIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY MS rd Halifax Predicts Peact Proposals by Axis to Avoid Defeat Ak i I TO REFUSE Jan. 6. Lord Halifax, British ambassador, predicted today an axis effort to propose peace in order to avoid detent, but. as for the United Nations, "We shall make no peace until the forces of the axis, east and west, north and south, have suffered finnl, unmis- and Irrevocable defeat." Halifax spoke at a meeting of the United Nations Information Board, an agency to which 18 of the allies representatives. "I am convinced that," Halifax said, "as the dream of axis victory fades Into the grim prosper! of defeat, we shall receive from some quarter.

In some shape, proposals for peace. But we have no intention of allowing Germany the opportunity once again to bring disaster upon the world, and so to any such proposals we can forecast our answer now." The British envoy spoke to the information board primarily about the postwar world, emphasizing the ne- cesslty of some sort of a world organization to maintain peace and justice, plans for punishing axis criminals responsible for atrocities and the promotion of economic rehabilitation. "The need of unified direction of war is obvious," he said. "The same -unity essential to victory will be just as necessary when the fighting stops, but, as we know from the unhappy experience of this may be more difficult to insure. "There are -many matters, with which we are all familiar and on which we must needs co-operate after victory.

Apart from such immediate matters as relief, retribution and the disarmament of the enemy, there is the whole range of problems involved in the International structure of the future and the permanent economic rehabilitation of a world bled white by war." Oaring Rescue of Missionaries Told Continued From Page One stood close to shore, and took the refugees aboard at night after replying to a pre-deslgnated signal. Originally it had been planned to make a second attempt the following night if the Initial try was unsuccessful. At it turned out that would have been tragic for the morning after the fleeing party was placed aboard the sub a large number of Japs landed. Forty-eight hours after the submarine slipped away from the scene the commander's first laconic announcement of success was received. A day later the group was transferred to an American patrol vessel in friendly waters and was immediately taken to Australia.

The names and addresses of those rescued are not known at this time. Greater Catch in Sedition Snare Seen as Possibility WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. possibility (hat more names will be added to the list of 33 persons and one corporation indicted on charges of sedition was seen today after Special Prosecutor William Powell Maloney asked for and received a 30-day conlin- uance of the District of Columbia grand Maloney, a special assistant to Attorney General Francis Bldrilt, admitted that "wr are continuing our Investignt.loiiH of sortitions practices." Mnloney snhl ho expected HIP biggest sedition trlnl Urns fur'in thp to last four to six begin by the last of the month. Maximum penalty in 30 years in prison and a $20,000 fine each.

A District of Columbia federal grand jury yesterday Indicted 8:1 individuals and the New York Evening Enquirer, Incorporated. Previously Indicted last July on sedition clthrges were 28 persons, including William Griffin, publisher of the Enquirer; William Dudley Pelley, Noblesvllle, leader of the Silver Shirts; Elizabeth Dllllng, Chicago, author of "The Red George Sylvester Vlereck, New York, who wns sentenced to two to six years and fined $1500 for violation of the foreign agents registration act; Gerald B. Winrod, Wichita, publisher of "The Defender;" Court Asher, Muncle, publisher of "X-Ray," and David J. Baxter, organizer of the Social Republic Society (SOC1S), San Bernardino, Cnllf. Named in thp new indictment, In addition to the original 28, were George E.

Deatherage, St. Albans, W. Mrs. Lois de Washbnrn. alias N.

Chicago and Seattle; Frank W. Clark, Gendale, and New York City; Frank K. Ferenz, Los Angeles: and Paqulta de Shlshmareff, Glendale and New York. The Indictment charges conspiracy on the part of the defendants to Interfere with, Impair and influence the loyalty, morale and discipline of the military and naval forces of the United States and to cause Insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny and refusal of duty In the military and naval forces of the United States. The original indictment charged that the conspiracy occurred between 11UO and 1942, but the new Indictment goes back to 1933.

The original Indictment cited CO documents; the new one cites 88. Also contained In the new Indictment were the following doctrines allegedly advocated by the defendants: "Prime Minister Churchill of Great Britain despises and hates the people of the United States. "Members of Congress of the nited States are stooges of Jews and Communist K. President Koosevelt is a traitor to his country who should be impeached. RumanianKingCarol Refused U.

S. Entry DETROIT. Jan. 5. Louis M.

Hopping, assistant United States district attorney, notified Federal udge Frank A. Picard today that the state department has refused permission for King Carol of Rumania to enter this country to testify nt the trial here of Glighaerie Morarti, Stephan Opreanu and George Zanflr, charged with failure to register as agents of a foreign power. Depositions may be sought from Carol In Mexico, Hopping indicated. Arrest Draftee in Inquiry on Robbery James Elmer Head, 20, was arrested yesterday as he was leaving for Induction in the army, and Is ing held In connection with a strong' arm robbery in which a watch and money were taken from Jim Me- Ateer in a local cafe, police said today. Head Is the eighth man to be arrested by Bakersfleld police on siav piclon of strong-arm robbery.

Seven of them are being held In custody pending preliminary hearings in the Justice Court. Complaints were filei: against th'em by Mr. McAteer. Judge Stewart Magee fixed bond at $5000 each when they were arraigned in his court on December 31, 394'J. Pro llmlnary hearing has been eel foi January 15.

Tell Reasons for Sept. 15 Date for Control of Wages This to the third f.ur prtpireil hr thr Offttr of Wur Information explain In kimpU Ihr prxram for tronomlc ttHlillUnUon. understands why the -fj of living has to be controlled. And It is clear that wages had to be stabilized so that costs of manufacturing and therefore, be kept where they are. But why was September IB selected as the date for stabilizing wages? Why not August 15? Or October 15? The selection of September 55 was a logical choice.

Let's see why. It was in January, 1941, that wages and prices both started to climb. The cost of living went up 15 per cent between then and April 27 when President Roosevelt delivered his message against inflation and set the basis for stabilisa- tion. The emergency price control program was introduced in May and increases in mo.st of the basic costs of living. Borne things, however, were Mill unharnessed.

Such foods VKRS, cheese, butter, chickens, potatoes and to rise in price. And rents, outside of certain defense areas, kepi on climbing. Until the prices of these things were brought under control, it would have been unfair to stabilize wages. And until wages were held ateady. it was not possible to control production costs.

That Is why the early price ceilings were under constant pressure. It was even necessary to raise some. Finally, on October 2, the Congress gave the President power to stabilise the previously uncontrolled living costs. The President ordered these prices immediately at what they were on September 15, whenever it was practical. Now, at last, 90 per cent of the food used by the average household was sold at controlled prices.

All rents were stabilized. Even the basic costs of production were under except wages. There remained one more step that to be made before we could feel that we had inflation stopped. That step was stabilization of wages. Moit wages had been raised 16 per cent between January 15.

1941, September IS, Up until September 15. 1942, wages had aucceeded In Keeping up with prices. Therefore, wages and salaries were utablllced at the Sep. tember 15 dale, a dale considered fair to every one. Suppose man or woman work in a plant that has not increased it wages 15 per cent rfim-e January 1941, Does stabilization mean tha those wages will be they are for the Not a all.

The National War Labor Hoar has adopted a policy under which i will consider increases in such situ atione. But only by groups, bai gaining units, companies or Indus tries. Under the board's policy, which was passed without dissenting votes of Its 12 members rep re Renting labor, industry and the public, increases will be approved only in exceptional raxes. Main exceptions will be wages or sal arles which are so out of line with pay (or comparable jobs in a plant, HII industry or an area that they represent manifest injustices. Any wage Increases granted 1101 mlsht damage price ceilings.

There fore, if that Is likely, itn employer must file notice with the Office of Price Administration al the time that he applies for permission to raise wages. Such a rase would require authority from the Director of Economies Stabilization Byrnes, who I resigned from the United States Supreme Court to take this important wartime job. The placing of a $25,000 ceiling on net salaries, likewise, is important. It will not help much in blocking inflation. But it does remove the opportunity for an Individual to profit from war by getting a huge nnd bonus.

This $25.000 ceiling is placed on salaries after federal income taxes on earning as well an specific allowances for meeting nuch debts as insurance payments have been deducted. Except In unusual cases, the $25.000 salary ceiling will stand. So will the present wages of most workers. The salary and wage stabilization order everyone of fair treatment. The boss cannot raise his own salary.

Nor can the worker make more money except by Increasing his production or working up to a better job. This gives equality of sacrifice a real meaning. It puts everyone In the war, and everyone must work, fight and sacrifice until victory is won. Gas Blaze Huge Fuel Supply Burns as 5 Tank Cars Explode MARLEROT, Jnn. G.

(U.R)— Five tank cars containing 40,000 to f.0,000 gallons of gasoline exploded and caught fire following a derailment on the Pittsburgh A West Virginia railroad Inst night. Flames shot high Into the air and some parts of Chnrlerol were shaken by the explosion ns one of the tank cars went up like a huge "ball of fire." Railroad employes and firemen from Charlerol and Monessen risked their lives hut saved 58 cars of the eastbound freight. EIGHT DIE IN FUEL FIRE STOKE, GAS STATION MASSENA. N. Jan.

G. light persons, seven of them war rorkers, were burned to death early qjlay in a fire In a store and gaso- no station at Hutchlns Bay. The fire, slate police said, was aimed by an explosion set off when omeone tossed a lighted match Into pall of 'gasoline In the store; mis- aking it for water. German Attack Is Split by Russians Continued From Page lere the Russians found several undred dead on the fluid, the noon ommunlque said. General Offensive Here, as In the Caucasus, the Rus- tans continued a general offensive ivhlch, the noon communique wild, von them a number of new inhabited The third big German counterattack was made on the southwest- south Stalingrad front.

The Germans attacked In force nly to be thrown back in disorder, lie noon communique said, while in ther sectors lied army men ad- to storm and capture several tillages. Artillery Unllmbers Russian artillery, following- close lehind the infantry, ranged a Gernan airdrome and. In a pulverizing ombardment of the runways and lane dispersal bays, destroyed 11 grounded planes and 4 trench mor- ars, the noon communique reported. In all, the Russians continued an unbroken scrips of advances on four main buttle fronts along the 1100-mile offensive Middle Don, south-soul Invest Stal- grad and center. On the central front west of MOB- the Russian night fighter roops swept across thick mine fields ripped through heavy barbed vlre.

broke through into a strongly ortlfled village southwest of A'ell- tie Lukl and ousted the enemy after ferocious fight, the noon communi- que said. They captured nine machine guns, four trench mortars, a icadquarters wireless station and an ammunition dump. West of lUhev West of Rzhev, Russian scouts cut Lhrough to the German rear, blew up several earth and timber forts and killed the approximately 30 Ger- nuns in them. The noon communique reported small enemy counterattacks during the night in this west-Kzhev area. In the streets of Stalingrad, Russian troops sneaked through German positions during the night to attack and capture several buildings In the northern factory district, the noon communique reported, while In other areas scouts reconnoltered enemy positions and the artillery exchanged salvoes with the Germans.

Dugouts Hit Northwest of Stalingrad, the Russian artillery Increased Its activity, smashed seven enemy block houses and dugouts, blew up an ammunition dump and dispersed a concentration of 300 German troops. In a new major victory, the Russians yesterday captured the town of Chernyshkovsky and its adjoining railroad station of Cher- nyshkov, 100 miles west of Stalingrad on the railroad which extends to Likhaya, where it connects with the Rostov-Voronezh-Moscow line, and Kharkov, This success on the middle Con front which brought the Russians an Important enemy base, was reported In a special communique which said the Red army captured with the town 17 grounded airplanes, 500,000 airplane bombs and 2,000,000 artillery shells. To those rich spoils were added Warren Witt Present Bill for Shuffle of State Guard JUNGLE plane, boat, jeep nnd afoot, United Nations forces are moving against, fhe Japs In New Guinea. Here doughboys ford Jungle stream. Native porters bring up rear.

(Passed by censor.) mi AWARDED POSTS BYPIMLL ACRAMENTO. Jnn. 15. of Public Works Charles Pin-cell today appointed George T. McCoy us state highway engineer nnd A.

IT. Henderson as nnslstnnt' director of public works. Both are veterans of tho department. McCoy has been assistant to Purcell, who left his post of highway engineer to become Governor Earl Warren's director of public works. Henderson hns been In state service 24 years, his lasl post being disbursing officer of the division of highways.

McCoy came to the highway department In 1927 ns assltant office engineer and was promoted to assistant highway engineer when Purcell took the chief engineering post In 1928. He attended Whitman Collego In Walln, nnd after completing graduate work at Columbia, started 30-yenr career of highway experience with the United States burcnu of public ronds nnd the states of North Dakota, Idaho, Washington nnd California. Henderson wns schooled In Sacramento, started work with the then department of motor vehicles and printing in 1918, and subsequently worked in the department of engineering nnd architecture, Fresno district office of the highway department, and the disbursing office. Six California Men Banned Fjrom Coast SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.

The army announced today that sfx more Cullfornlans had been ordered excluded from the military frontiers nnd coastal areas of the United States. Exclusion orders are Issued against persons the army considers potentially dangerous to the security of the nntlon. Lieutenant-General John L. DeWitt, head of the Western Defense Command, Issued exclusion orders today against: Albion Morgner Windhorst, Los Angeles; Valentine Blbo, Los Angeles: Relnhold Kusche, Los Angeles: Carl Heinz Noecker, Hollywood; Wllhelm Bauer, San Diego; and August Wllhelm Kuchler, Claremont. Liberty Ship Named for Pioneer of West LOS ANGELES, Jnn.

5. (U.R)—The S. S. Joseph II. llolllster, Liberty freighter named o.fter a mnn who helped develop the west, slid down the ways of the California Shipbuilding Corporation today, the one hundred eighteenth craft launched by the concern.

Joseph llolllster was born In Ohio nnd came to California in 1853. He purchased the Chorro and San Luis- Ite the site of Camp Snn Luis Obispo. The town of llolllster was named in his honor. Cnlshlp employes today had letters of congratulations from the United States marine commission, lauding their efforts on delivering 1C ships In December at the rate of a ship every hours. newly counted materials taken with Mozdok in the Caucasus where, the noon communique said, a single lied army unit routed 2000 Germans and captured 15 tanks, field KUHS, a mobile repair shop, 2 big ammunition dumps and many motorcycles und bicycles.

Havenner Named to Railway Commission SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. B. Frank Havenner. former congressman, was selected today ns president of the state railroad comnils- I sion. Havenner, 60, has been on the commission two Today's session was the first gince the appointment last week of Frank W.

Clark, to the board. Clark, for- iner state director of public works. WOH appointed by Governor Olson to succeed Ray L- whose term expired. Havenner and Richard Sachsp, likewise, are Olson appointees. The other members are Justus F.

Crae- iner and Carl C. Baker. HAS RAD EVENING PATKRSON. N. Jan.

(U.P.»— Mrs. Veronica Perscli, 3S, had not fared well at a bingo game and was gloomily walking A little man, holding one hand in his overcoat pocket as if he had a gun, tried to rob her. She hit him one terrific blow in the face, he sailed backward, picked himself up and fled. But he did not fare worse than Mrs. Uersch.

She broke her wrist. Beatification Nears for American Indian BERN', Jan. B. The holy congregation of rites hns recognized the heroism nnd virtues of Catherine Teknwltha, an American Indian who died In the United States in 1CSO, and will proceed with examination of mlrni'len, a Vatican City dispatch reported today. MoiiKlgnor Camlet ivad the decree of recognition at a meeting of the congregation with Pope I'ius XII in his private library.

The examination will be the last step toward beatification of the Mo- haw Indian, expected during 1943. Carlo Cardinal Snlottl. prefect' of the congregation, will uct as relator of the Tekawllhn cause. ORTLAND, Jnn. 6.

Western Oregon's worst flood In 20 years swept toward the sea today leaving behind millions of dollars In property damage. Ten persons were killed by the torrents which reached their peak last week end. Suburban homes, farms and livestock herds sustained losses running into several millions of dollars In the Willamette and smaller valleys of rivers running to the coast. The state highway commission estimated damage to roads at "more than $100,000." All major roads are open although traffic In sport is one-way. Waters receded everywhere.

Except for one or two points, the troublesome was In its banks again. At Portland, logs and flotsam from uprlver lodged behind bridge piers as the river dropped below its 18-foot flood stage. At Salem the Willamette was down to 19.1 feet, 1 under flood stage and 11 feet below Saturday's peak. Livestock 'and hop yard losses nround Snlem were severe. The weather bureau predicted continued fall during the next 2(i hours.

The high waters at Portland delayed launching of two ships yesterday and forced minor curtailment In shipbuilding. Southbound trains were operating. The Southern Pacific tracks were flooded between here and Oregon City yesterday nnd trains were rerouted but the line wns open today. Social Security Extension Sought Continued From Page One Republican Leader McNary of Oregon and their aides. One of the latter, Senator Austin of Vermont, the assistant minority leader, said it was his belief that the enlarged Republican representation in both Houses now had a new responsibility to forget politics and give strong support to every essential war measure.

This did not mean blind acceptance of everything the administration proposed, but intelligent backing for worthwhile proposals, he said. Representative McCormack of MassachiiHettH, whose re-election as Democratic leader wns taken for granted, he expected "every member, without regard to party, to support all war measures." Allies Promise to Redeem Land Continued From Page land, Yugoslavia, and the French national committee: "Hereby Issue a formal warning to all concerned, and In particular to persons in neutral countries, that they Intend to do their utmost to defeat the methods of dispossession practiced by the governments with which they are at war against the countries and peoples who have been so wantonly assaulted and despoiled." Tribe Opens "Holy" War Against Nazis MOSCOW, Jan. 5. Ingush tribe of tho north Caucasus Is reported to have declared a "Gaza- vatz." meaning Moslem holy war, against the Germans. The army newspaper Red Star said that the dean of the tribe, a Mullah named Gazl.

proclaimed the holy war to the Ingush people from a minaret at the village of Bezor- kino. He was reported to have received a rush of volunteers. a reorganization of state civilian defense functions, Improved public health service for the state's war industry and careful' disposition of the treasury's 000,090 surplus. He said specific changes In the defense administration would be submitted to the Legislature in a special- message and expressed hopes his program would be given prompt consideration. Following Warren's Inauguration, Lieutenant-Oovernor Frederick F.

Homer took the oath of office and empbaslied the need of co-operation between the branches of state government and between state and federal governments. Governor Warren Was sworn Into office by Chief Justice Phil g. Gibson of the California Supreme Court. He then delivered his inaugural address. He proposed centralization of defense activities and urged "direct action to cut out all the dry rot of petty politics, partisan jockeying, Inaction, dictatorial stubbornness and opportunistic, thinking." "We reside in a theater of war," Warren said, "and state leadership has no patriotic alternative but to assume responsibility for assisting all agencies in the protection of life, home and property," Closer co-operation is necessary between local, county, state, national and volunteer defense groups, the governor said, and the problem of public health is urgent because of populous areas around war Industries.

He said it would be impossible to effect, a reduction in state taxes, Continued Prom Page One Storms Communications Ruined in Icy Canada Blasts Jan. 5. Censorship 1 was lifted today to disclose that eastern Ontario and western Quebec suffered their worst winter storm in 50 years over the New Year's holiday. The city of Brockvllle. on the St Lawrence river, wns without power telegraph or telephone service fo three days and communications havi not been fully restored.

Late last night Cornwall, a cif of 14,000, still had no communion tlon lines open. One person was killed and nearl 100 others hurt on Toronto's Ic streets. Railroad schedules were ini paired, with mnny servicemen forced to spend New Tear's Day in rallroac stations. Communications between New York and Montreal, and the prlnc pal Canadian cities, were disrupted The Canadian press set up an emer gency news distribution center I Bermuda which relayed press dis patches to Halifax, whence the were sent on the Canadian Pres network. Snow, following heavy rain, thor oughly blocked highways in th storm-ridden area.

but added that the present cash surplus may be frozen for postwar Improvement programs. He spoke of "danger signs which we cannot afford to Ignore," In dealing with the tax problem, We must bear In mind," he explained, "that the conditions which have created our favorable revenue balance are of a highly transient nature and of a type likely to leave a swell of new problems In their wake. It Is not wise, under such circumstances, to blindly trade tax stability for temporary advantage." Retiring Governor Olson, who spent four stormy years without enjoying the legislative support Warren can command, spoke briefly at the Inaugural ceremony. He expressed faith in the democratic processes and said Governor Warren's election was proof that those processes continued to function. As his last official act as governor, Olson appointed Former Senator J.

C. Garrison, (D-Modesto), as member of the Industrial accident commission, a $5000 a year post previously held by Harold B. Jeffrey of Los Angeles. Jeffrey was appointed to the Los Angeles county Superior Court bench. Others present nt the Inauguration were Ellis E.

Patterson, defeated candidate for re-election as lieutenant-governor, and Former Governor Frank Merriam, who was beaten by Olson in 1938. ASSEMBLY HONORS VICTIM OF UTAH AIR CRASH SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5. The state Assembly today expressed sympathy to the family of former assemblyman and publisher William O. Hart of Orange, who was killed recently in a Utah airplane crash.

Hart's death was followed the next day by the death of his son, Staff Sergeant William Hart, who was killed In an army plane crash en route to the funeral. Hart was a member of the Assembly in 1920. His son was associated with Hart in publishing of the Orange Daily News before entering the army. The Lower House adjourned last night out of respect to the two men, WERDEL NAMED TO HEAD GROUP T. H.

Werdel, assemblyman from Kern comity, was appointed chairman of the judiciary committee of the state Assembly, it was revealed today by Speaker Charles W. Lyon. The appointments of chairmen and committeemen for 27 committees which will consider legislation before the Lower House of the 1943 Legislature was given in Speaker Lyon's announcement. Assemblyman Werdel was also named to four other committees. He will act on the conservation, natural resources and planning committee; the roads and highways committee; government efficiency and economy committee and the elections and reapportion- nient committee.

IT LA Market Mixed in Fair LJL Trades LOS ANGKLRS, Jan. 5. The early stock market was mixed today In fair trading on the Los Angeles Stock Kxi'haiiKe. Consolidated Oil advanced ifc to Bolsa Chiea Oil climbed 20 cents to 80 cents, Standard Oil of California rose 'K to while Oil of California was off Js to and rnlvpisal Consolidated Oil declined to 8 4 Pacific declined to Southern California Kdtxon common at 2Hi and 6 per cent preferred at 30 each held steady. Four Issues advanced, four declined and seven were unchanged on an early turnover of 4800 shares.

Issue Last Bolsa Chloa Oil A SO Consolidated Oil 7U Menaseo Mfsr 1.0,1 So. Calif. Kdlson com So. Ciillf. Kilison 6 pfd 30 Southern Pacific TraiiMamerlra fi'i I'liloii Oil of Calif IBM, Universal Consol.

Oil Navy Adds New Warship to List of Sea Battle Heroes Unidentified Battleship Shoots Down 32 Jap Planes, Sinks Four Nip Ships Bay Action Light but Mart Climbs SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. B. Trading was quiet on the stock exchange today but gains outnumbered losses 1G to n. Mo.st of the gains were in small fractions. Llbby was up a quarter to a new high, and Union Oil gained to also a peak.

Pacific Lighting common gained and Victor Equipment common, Transamerlca was up at California Art Tile, class lost at a new low. Parafflne common wan off and Southern Pacific was down Stock Last Crown ZellerbaoU 1 1 Crown Kellerhach pfrt 82 Pacific (5as Kleclrli' 23 'i I', K. pfd Pacific Lighting 33 Parafflne com Southern Pacific 1(1 'nlon Oil CallfornlK Southern Kdlson CLA1MKI) BY DEATH LOS ANGELES. Jan. An autopsy has disclosed that James M.

Wlngler, 62, who told sheriff's deputies he had been robbed, kidnaped nnd held prisoner for three weeks, died Sunday of a collapsed lung, caused by fractured ribs. This was, a night battle, part of has since been called the battle of Gauadalcanal, where the cruisers Boise and San Francisco distinguished themselves. "We headed into Windy Gulch (the Americans' name for the strait between the islands of Guadalcanal and Savo). We got into a far corner and slowed down. We found 110 although we knew that they were somewhere about waiting for us.

They had set a trap, and we were trying to find it, so we could go on in and get caught. We wanted to get They weren't expecting us; they had set this trap for foxes and we didn't think it would hold bears." The battleship's lookouts spotted large enemy cruiser with two smaller cruisers following closely In column. The battleship's 16-Inch guns WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. (U.P)—The navy has added another warship to the list of vessels that have made history in the Pacific war.

An unidentified a new one designed for the aerial- sea warfare of the joins the cruisers Boise and San Francisco which already have been cited 7 for distinguished service in the Solomons. The battleship shot down 32 enemy planes and sank four enemy cruisers nnd a two great sen battles off Guadalcanal. The nlr tuck, according to the navy, wns the heaviest yet made on a battleship. Skipper of the battleship, Captain Thomas Leigh Gatch. Annapolis, was wounded during the first battle but was back on the bridge for the second one three weeks later.

The conning tower of the battleship was struck with a heavy bomb and set afire but has since been repaired. The navy released the story yesterday. One of the battles occurred prior to the already-announced three-day naval engagement of November 1316 near Savo island. The other came during that battle when the Japanese had set a "trap" for American vessels near Savo Island and in which the American wanted to get caught. "The first attack lasted from 11:13 to 11:30 on October 26," Gatch wrote in his report.

"There were 30 enemy dive bombers. All were shot down." The second assault came about half an hour later. Forty torpedo planes and dive bombers in this group approached in waves about 5 miles (one minute to a minute and a half) apart. They maneuvered Into position to strike together. A curving wall of steel from the great ship met them.

All either were driven off or shot down. A third attack came 59 minutes after the first and lasted 11 minutes. This time 34 dive bombers and torpedo planes came at the battleship. A fragment of a bomb struck Gatch In the neck, severing an artery, and the force of the blast hurled him against the conning tower, knocking him unconscious and tearing tho muscles of his shoulder. Less than three weeks later Gatch was up and declaring himself ready for another fight, although his left arm was injured, as it still is.

The admiral in command Bald. "I 'don't expect you to strangle Japs." Gfttch, despite the injury, took the battle ship into its second action. swung to drop their huge projectiles at the range. All three cruisers were sunk before their own guns were within range of the battleship. Gatch reported: "They never knew just what sank them.

"The enemy now sprang the he had set. Dead astern of us a destroyer (or light cruiser) was picked up. Our after turret fired three salvos. We could see the Jap burst into flame. His bow rose to 45 degrees and lie went down stern first." Near the southern end of Savo Island Japanese cruisers and destroyers dashed out from alongside the cliffs, where they had been hiding, and launched a torpedo attack on the American destroyers.

Four searchlights from a Japanese cruiser lighted the battleship, and fire was opened by cruisers and a Japanese battleship. "Within a second after the searchlights were on us, our secondary batteries opened up and their searchlights went out; then, 80 tieconds later, our main batteries fired. We were fighting the cruisers. One of our own battleships ahead of us was pouring shells into the Jap battleship, but now and again the big enemy ship would turn one our way, until the United States battleship ahead silenced it." An enemy cruiser had scored a hit on the conning tower of Catch's ship, starting a fire. "I was on the catwalk," Gatch said.

"I'd been dying for a cigarette, and now I thought I could one, so I drew my lighter. One of the men shouted, 'Captain, sir! You'll give away our I just looked up at the flames near the top of our mast and finished the cigarette." The battle ended and flames aboard Gatch's ship were quickly extinguished. The. United 'States battleships and destroyers had sunk one Japanese battleship (or heavy cruiser), three cruisers and one destroyer, and had damaged other vessels. Gatch's report concluded: "Not one of the ship's company flinched from lib post or showed the least disaffection." TOS ANOELBS, Jan.

B. city board of education has agreed after somewhat stormy discussion to apply for federal funds "Just In case" It should decide to responsibility of establishing nursery schools for the children of rrien in service and women in war work. When Superintendent Vlerling Kersey proposed yesterday that the board seek a $447,930 United States allotment for 60 nursery school units Dr. Clarence W. Pierce, board member, argued: "We don't want to set up a governmental institution that we can never get off our backs." Kersey said each of the 50 units would accommodate 40 children from fi a.

m. to fc p. 72 hours a week from February 11 to June 30. He stated the board is now operating 19 day nurseries which, with 21 nurseries operated by the WPA and another 10 proposed for board operation, would make up the 50 units he recommends. Another board member, speaking In favor of the project, said: "Some will do a lot better if they are brought up by persons other than their parents." Yanks Take New Guadalcanal Line.

Continued Prom Page One persed for greater safety from allied aerial assault. Japanese aircraft apparently operating from submarines were said to have been scouting the Australian northeast coast. The unidentified official suggested three motives for the Japanese massing of ships: A new move against American forces on Guadalcanal. An attempt to reinforce the beleaguered Japanes forces on the Papuan Peninsula in New Guinea, or, a general move to strength the whole Japanese southwest Pacific line. Navy Secretary Knox, asked if the navy had any Information on the massing of Japanese ships, told newsmen there were always enemy ships at Rabaul, but that "to the best of the knowledge there is no unusual concentration at tho lino- ment." Burma Drive General Sir Archibald P.

Wavell's British legions from India meanwhile were reported moving nearer the big Japanese base at Akyab In Burma today and dispatches from the front declared it was uncertain whether the Japanese commander "intends to defend Akjab or withdraw without a fight. British troops advancing along the Bay of Bengal coast were last reported within 25 miles of the port. A Reuters (British news agency) correspondent said Japanese ships had been moving in and out of Akyab harbor during the last few days "but whether they were bringing up supplies or taking off troops is difficult to establish. The Reuters correspondent said the puzzle would be solved shortly "when it is expected that British forces may contact the enemy" and declared that meanwhile the Japanese were carrying out harassing tactics by dashing along jungle waterways to execute short, sharp attacks. Other Far Pacific developments: Solomon of the Navy Frank Knox said In Washington that Japanese destroyers which reached the waters off northwest Guadalcanal Island last Saturday apparently did not make a landifig but did send metal drums of supplies drifting toward shore.

The next morning, Knox said, American torpedo boats and plants from Guadalcanal air field scoured the vicinity and sank all the drums they could find. Jap Squadron Knox said the Japanese squadron, originally 10 destroyers, had been under repeated attack for 275 miles during its approach to Guadalcanal to land supplies and reinforcements. One of the destroyers was set aflame and another was probably sunk. "The best information we is that they didn't make a landing but were driven off," Knox told newsmen. At the same time, Major-General Millard F.

Harmon, who recentily made an Inspection visit to Guadalcanal, declared the lull In Japanese efforts "certainly is not' going to last." General Harmon said there was "no question about the United States' present air superiority at Guadalcanal" and commented that United Army troops in the Solomons were progressive in jungle warfare and growing "wiser and tougher." On the New Guinea front, General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters reported tersely that American and Australian troops were regrouping "preparatory to attack" against the last Japanese stronghold on the Papuan peninsula, at Sanananda Point. Fires Started Fires were reported left in the enemy's defense positions after allied warplnnes swept overhead at low altitudes, dropped 11,000 pounds of 300-pound bombs on Japanese ma- chlnegun nests and strafed enemy troops. Front line reports said allied troops mopping up the ttuna-Gi- ropa Point sector, which was occupied January 3, overran the area faster and with less resistance than expected. American cleanup squads crisscrossing the swamps between Buna Government Station and Giropa Point yesterday counted the bodies of 149 Japanese killed the day before. In addition to 50 slain in the mopup itself.

Allied warplanea carried out far- ranging sweeps over the south battle theater, heavily attacking the Japanese airdrome at Lae, in west New 'Guinea, and pounding other targets at Finschhafen, above Lae, at bay on the southeast coast of New Britain, and at Gasmata airdrome, New Britain. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. John Wegis of Rosedale was taken to Mercy Hospital Friday- morning with pneumonia..