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i. .7 GRID TURNOUT New Job One of Army's New Ground Battle Wagons! COMMENT THIS SEASOn IS iW ki '-'''if -i iff -td- 7 a ARSONIST IS BELIEVED TO USED TORCH 4 si 4 'j if ft "WW 1 1 WASP WAGON U. S. Army's newest mobile anti-aircraft weapon Is half-truck mounting four 50-caliber machine guns. It's called a "wasp wagon." Guns swing together to cover a wide arc of sky.

as well as along the ground Above, soldier firing the guns ow it-1 1 4 iJEX TAX ESTIMATES ARE NOW BEING ASKED INDIANAPOLIS. March 28 (U.R) Four hundred thousand Hoosler tax- pwyers- wh- filed 1943 derlaratlons last fall shortly are receiving forms for the 1944 declarations of esti- mated federal tax. collector of in-j ternal revenue Will H. Smith said. The new declarations are due not later than April IB, he said.

The first i quarterly installment will be dua when the declaration Is filed. YANK BOMBERS RETURN FRANCE To Lay Waste More of German Airfields There i LONIION. March 28 iU.R) Hun dntls of American heavy bombers struck at Oeiman air bases in France tor the second straight day today, tombing four big fields to lfi.ri miles from Paris in three directions S00 Fortresses, protected by a like number of U. fighters, fan iie.1 out over northern, central and eastern France to attack Nazi aii at Cllaltles. f'billeaudllli.

i.heints and Dijon. boiiibatdin. lit extended hundreds of stpiarc miles et France The deepest penetintion I t.i.M lli" I'lib" of I 1 i I lei 1 i II i II a I 1 1 1 i -1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 i i'l "Se i I 'a 1 .1 1 1 il I qThere it no concealing the tact that American end British 'alike have been considerable bianed bv the lack of success which baa attended the' Allied armies In Italy, erer since the British and Americana really came to grips with the Germans along; the Gustav line, of which Cas-elno Is the central bastion. Although the Germans have lost heavily In their defense of it, the Allies too have not been without heavy casualties. But the bitter pill is that the Germans are still holding It, and that the Allied forces on the Anzlo beachhead, after a successful landing, have been pinned down to a defensive action ever since a week after they landed.

Apparently some cogs must have slipped in the Allied machine. We are too far away to presume to place blame upon any one for what has happened, but not all of our failures can be laid to the weather. We doubt seriously if any Russian general would have attempted a direct attack on such a. stronghold as Casslno. He would have gone around It and cut it off from reinforcement, and left It to starve while going on about the business of capturing Rome.

HThere will be more sugar in the I United States this year than last, in fact more than there has been In any year since the war began, but that does not mean that the civilian population will get any more. The military needs have been Increased vastly, and tremendovjf. ainountB will bi required to manufacture the lhdus: trial alcohol which the war Industries need, Cuba has produced a tremendous crop of sugar, but the ship shortage 1b contributing to slow deliveries. The ships are needed take vital war materials to the fighting fronts all over the world. JFlve easily obeyed rules have been devised for helping to keep the present gasoline shortage from becoming absolutely acute.

They 1, don't give away or sell coupons so that other motorists can do unessential driving; 2, don't buy more gasoline than your government coupons entitle you to; 3, don't waste gasoline by fast driving, keep down to at least 35 miles an hour; 4, make sure your car is properly serviced and adjusted to use gasoline economically; 5, obey the law and your conscience- do only essential driving. 1 I JFor folks who like to read that sorli of stuff, the Charlie Chaplin tiial in Los Angeles has afforded an unusual; feast. The question is whether such revelations will prove a real warn-i Ing to girl3 and young women to keep out of such environment, or whether it will spur them on to take' a chance. -0-- IJThe OPA yesterday bmuftln to mi end ft least some of th" confusion nml extra work whb'h has marked the rationing em ever since was established ''id away with the expiration ''or red and blue stampR urd in conneciiu.i I'v purchase rf rinds, and these -v once they become vn'id, will Jjo good, Indefinitely I h. iM-e used.

Under the old plan was alwiy.q a rush in the food rtf-lccls tn sr'enil the stamps in the few dnvs before they expired. Customers many things which llicy ally did not need In order to use the'r. stamps. Hoarding in a mild way! was the result, just the opposite ofj the real purpose of the rationing system. Under the new regulations it Is expected that people will use' their stamps as they need them, lug what they need when they need it, and doing away with the rushes! which have always attended the per-j iods when certain groups of stamps expired.

The OPA announced that! there will be no changes in the validation of the ration stamps at th time. Three red stamps for meats and fats will, become valid evtory second Sunday, and five blue stamps for processed ajjd. canned foods will hn-coto valid the first of evn'v tonth, Tokens will to be good Indefinitely. The move Is in the direction of simplicity In the rationing svstem, and shoflld have been made long ago. MOTHERS' PRATER BAN The weekly meeting of the Mothers Prayer Band will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Chnrch of God, and all mothers with young men women in the armed services are urged to attend and in the prayers for those away.

I Eighty-five Boys Respond and Are Divided in Two Sections SCHEDULE ARRANGED Sheridan Will Play Opening; Game Here on Tuesday, September 26th Coach Ronald Treesh. who con fesses that on occasion he Is more, or less of a pessimist with his athletic teams, is pretty much of an out-' spoken optimist with regard to high school football for next season. When the recent call for spring football' practice was Issued 85 boys respond-! ea, the largest number in the history of the school. 1 As there Is football equipment for' only a few more than 40 boys. It was rtecessary to divide the oandi-j dates into two groups.

One group. Is now engaged in a three week course of practice and training, and; when they have finished, three' weeks will be Riven to the other! group. From the beat material Inj both, the regular squad for next sea-' son's play will be chosen. Five membeis of last year's squad Weed. Etchison, Rlggs, Lewis and Palz will lie lost this year by graduation, but Coach Troesh sayB that there is Home fine material coming up from the reserves, including several large boys, lo make strong and aggressive linemen.

The schedule for next fall has been tentatively arranged, with thej exception of the final game the last week of October, and the opening will be at Columbia City on Friday! Sept. IS. On the following Tuesday Sept. 19. the Tig-ers will play at Portland.

The fits! game at home will be on Tuesday night. Sept. 26. when Sheridan will come lo raise the curtain on a new season. Friday night.

Sept 29. Ihe Tigers will be hnst to the boys from Hen Davis school west of Indianapolis On the next Friday niht. Oct. 6. N'olilesville will lie here, and on Oct 1.1 the Ti-ers will go lo Flwnod Wabash will be here Fiiilav night.

Old 2(1 iinrl lie game for Oct 27 is vet to he arranged (in accounl of the lack ofcnniplete and i. asons. Ale-icdiia will riot hive a hieh school ta. I team Ibis year It was decid I that Ilea -nil's vv ellil be nil I I il in" on ine f.iMh-iM ti.e'j,',. lather than iti'''i'' i put tra.n.' and baseball I alns ill llie field ill Hie short period1 1 and tin- lose of tip-1 'tool term I KRUPP FACTORY Whiln A nipric ins Trn to New in Fnnce I .1 Mali II .11 r.O.l ami 7.VI '-lean he i in mil lu i si ml c.

i.i r.i! Kt ain tlfivlluht Mntaiay the RAI' i.lftlit tairleis i rushed Inns cxplns vi's on 'lie eieai Kiupp armament vaii'ks ai Kss. it Licit Catl Spaai7, shiflcrl rampni 'i. iet in air 1 "I I to its base 111 low, lire in 'lie 21st major altinl: tliis month Jj four-mot. wed bombers .) air force CotniiientalotT! said the offensive to drive the Nazi Luftwaffe out of the skies over Europe pi epantlo' t- the Allied llH.isiu., llniv li.el reached the lowest rung of lie Nazi aerial organization the air fields temslvea. PTA MEETS TONIGHT The Irinlsdale PTA wi'l meet this evening at 7.

A special Invitation has ljeen extended to those Interested In the work of the organlzat'on. An election of officers will be the feature of the evening Every mem ber Is urged to be present. LARGEST EVER Which Took Lives of Shipyard Workers as They Slept OTHERS BADLY BURNED Blaze One of Series in Small Hotels and Rooming Houses SAN FRANCISCO, March 2-tlJI Fire believed to have been set fcy a pyromaniac, raced through the 50-room New Amsterdam hotel last night, killing at least 23 persona, most of them sleeping shipyard workers, and lnjurylng 22 others. The blaze, which climaxed a serlea of fires In cheap hotels and rooming houses In the area, spread wttt lightning rapidity through all floors of the building, trapping many of the occupants and burning others lo death in their sleep. The fire broke out about midnight and firemen fought for two hours before the flames were brougbt under control.

The blaze was one of the most severe In the laBt 10 years, police Four hours after the fire had been discovered ambulance crews and rescue squads still were carrying ont the bodies of the dead and unconscious forms of those overcome by smoke. Police said that they believed the fire was the work ot an arsonist Three times last night firemen were called to fires in other small hotels and rooming houses in the same district and in all cases they reported a definite odor of gasoline or kero-sine was discovered. All the other fires were extinguished before may serious damage was done. MORE AIRFIELDS ARE ABANDONED Except For Standby Use, at Training Curtailed WASHINGTON. March 28 UJ-Twenty additional army air force Installatlnns.

including George air- I tii id, ijiwrenceville. will be plac-ii! on a standby basis because of the Icuiiaili'd rate of Two camps, one at Joliet, 111., and one at Nlantic. already have I placed on a standby basis. T.ui Ii. will go on a standby i amedialely and during April im.

re w.ll fx- added Ihe list. W. VERMILLION SEEKS RETAIN SEIJME SEAT il'-t i ilinei. Ami. at I i.

I era 1 years slate ni ni ion filed i.l ni.lidi.ie for the I i i pa i in ti let i in- name i i 1 1 1 In aioc ratio ri 1 1 I lie S. na I. Mi the Forost 1 1 'It. 1 1 A nilei'Koii township. i''' I 'lia publican tn urination I i pi i senlal i OUR DOG SAYS INDIANA HTATIIEIt: Cloudy" with rain In wiith and oerjiNlonnl snow In north portions tonight ami rain or snow in evtrpime easl p.ot I ii YVednNduy forenoon, followed by ilyroilng chuidlneps; eiirl tonight, folknvnd by, llifhiij caldct In w-t portion hibt lonlghi: slightly colder Wcrflivwday; frr-sli to strong wtnils.

rl General Motors has nt ,,1 rllstrlhuteif1 ore Jf than a million dol lars tn payrolls ta Anderson the past yea', and a year or two from now a good many of those who shared In it 11 wonder wiiat they did with their part of It. Bk Appleblossnm says: These little eold snaps are worth more than we thtak; they have cured a great many tmetp-lent cases of spring fever. Mtf TRAVEL PAY IS GIVEN COURT OK Federal Rent Control Act Held Constitutional WASHINGTON, March 28 HJ.R)--The Supreme court has upheld constitutionality of the administration's reit control program and ruled that underground iron ore" miners must be paid for portal to portal travel time. The portal to portal decision, de-' livered by a 7 to 2 divided couit, was based on the wuge-hour law. It directly affected Alabama iron miners and was regarded aa particularly im portanl because of the ultimate effect il may have on siniilai Irave' lime disputes between coal mine operators and the United Mine Work its.

It Is no likely lo have i tte national effect in I lie coal Indus try. however The rent control program was upheld in an 8 to 1 split decisoii. which ovei ruled rutin. -s of the mid rile Georgia federal district emir and the fifth court of appeals. MANY DAIRYMEN GIVEN MONTHLY BONUS CHECK, Repres.

lit at i vs of he co of Ihe AAA wire at th" cilv 1 hail mi ia tli'ongli'iiH II' ea vi'-'l I da and pa hi li bin, I I to da i men ni l' einei l- el- en i i it'll'-- V-- ia c. i IIHIlll'l if Moutitliat ten commandei -ii chief of Allied in Ihe Sell" east Asia a'ea which includes I'an ma. Slam, and Sumatra, a he is depr-ydem fur men and supniic I en On Sir Ain'liiiileck. chief of II'. Itrlllsli Imperial forces in Tndl Available troops lire largely native wi'h some A re e' and Chinee' More slxmfican iy however, thmc i an enormous number of them nti I Xut thcn.iore, arc well and ciui pletely equipped There is some feeling here inn' the situation would be improver! if, Mountbatten were more indepemlen' uf the Indian command, perhaps hv enabling him to draw upon men andj supplies in India through the wnr' office In London Instead of by appeM to Auchlnleck Another Interesting military fea ture In India Is the viceroy.

Field Marshal Sir Archibald P. Waveli. whose astonishingly hesitant an proach to the Issues of aggressive or offensive warfare surprised and perhaps shocked persons who heard him expose hi views during a vtsll here last year. I 1 TRANSPORT MAN Brigadier General C. D.

Young, retired, newly appointed acting director of the Office of Defense Transportation, has recently taken over his new post in Washington. He replaces the late Joseph Eastman. General Young Is former vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, but has served various periods with S. Army. OLDER FATHERS GET TEMPORARY STAY AT HOME Pre-induction Examinations in 26-38 Year Group Suspended Pre-induction orders for all fath, ers over the age of 26 In this area have been suspended pending the reexamination of the status of all men under the age of 26 who have heretofore been deferred for occupational reasons, it was announced at the office-of the Selective Service board today Tlie suspension came on the heels of instructions from Washington that the cases of all deferred men in Ihe 26-38 age bracket are to be gone into again in order meet the de- mantis of armed services for moie men in the ynuti.cr age brack el.

There are ahnu; fib nun in Ihi-area, it was said, in Die IS-26 yeai who have been deferred by teas. ni the fact that their em plovers have Mod certificates of (he necessit of tjieir s. proline! inn i am A il of b. in. ii pi.

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,1 GATES WES RACE 60VEBJI0R Following i Stntc 001 I Nl 1 1 A A Vi 'I JH Mm' 'i 'J "IV P.ulph F. fial.es ids can'1' (incy for governor tod.i" innjrediale'. ft llowlnp his na! Ion as i li'nir man of the lidl' connrttee. a me ting Hi. nl al nninil! tn his es i I'u a 1 1 on Gats said "in thus relievin: tit committee of personal linnlens I feel that I also am freeing mvstolf properly att't honorably to nntTounce my candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, which I do herewith John Lauer.

of Williamsport. slx'li dstrici chairman, was elected 'o succeed Gates, a Columbia City resident. Lauer said that the policy of the committee would be continued as "practiced In the last few weeks HARNESS SAYS PROBE WILL GO ALL WAY DOWN To Determine Whether Or Not Farmers Have Been WASHINGTON, March 28 (U.PJ- Rep. Forest A. Harness, Indiana, declared that Congress would "prosecute to the very limit" to find those responsible for using draft deferments and rationed articles as weapons to force farmeis into the Agriculture Adjustment Agency'B 1944 program.

He sounded his warning as a House military subcommittee opened hearings Into the alleged piaellie hv calling of the AAA. and OPA. Manpower chief Paul McMiitill was to leslil'v tn day. Harness said he was over I he fact dial all government agencies involved had disdained responsibility for the asserted practice of AA field rep: esentativc.s in tclliii'; fanners they muM participate in Ihcir 1944 farm programs nr draft di fc" inenls or the tn and other rationed Items. "Kverv d-partment head we've talker' to has snid lie did no' ciuin tciiancc this practice, lint wtirn ye n.

I ii ning i-n a II over ill. Voll A I 1 I If 1 l-i is sairl he He Ilia! had I HI '1 iid i'H 1 hi.h., laii Ti fieri fa rli'ct i i lii 'ilia i ex. I i "kla'ioin and el mnri' tl' tion continued. CERNAUTI FALL ANY DAY) Soviets Poised For Campaign In Rumania MOaVOYV. March 28 filial Gregory K.

Zhukov's 1st TJkran-: ian army reached the north bank Ihe upper Prut river (V: nauti, Key to the i.iti Invasion, oute tu central Rumania, today after a spectacular 33 mile advance through Bougovina In 24 hoiUs. Fifty miles to the southeast, the Russians' 2nd Ukranian army wlden-1 ed Its hold on the middle reaches uf the Prut, at that toint the north eastern border of Rumania, to 80 miles In a drive that carried to within nine miles north of the strategic railway Junction of last, recently (German headquarters tor the south ern front. Front dispatches said Marshal Iv- an S. KoneVs 2nd army forces were waiting only for tfce signal to smash across the Prut into the long, narrow Rumanian plan between the Prut and Slret rivers. Rumblings Indicate iSccd for Change of Allied Authority to Meet Crises Rattle of Rimna 1, rVTTER Staff 'onesponden' WASHINCITHV.

March 2R (UP' Japanese thrusts into In may bring into the open for ihe i.iili'lc's It.f i million the fact tlm' iln i'e is ii neaslness here ovei the co situation In 'he area The Japanese penetral ton. so faa (iq it lias developed, is causing little concern here in an lmwedia't military scnae In fact, Lt. Gen. Joseph Ftllwell's thrusls in another part the theatre against Japanese communications Is judged to be of much mure substantial military stgnlfl cancp than the Japanese penetration of India's frontlrr. Stlllwell and Lord Louis Mountbatten, theatre commander and Stllwell's chief, ate rated as bold, aggressive military men.

But officials here evidently fee! that a tightening of the command chain would speed the attainment of the real objective Jn that theatre, which la to kirk the Japanese out ol Burma and open overland suprply routes to China..