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the the the Today's Thought liberty depends upon freedom the press, and that can not be limited without being lost. Thomas Jefferson. NUMBER 98 OF OUR Invasion Of New Guinea In Third Day Little Japanese Resistance Found By Three Forces By United Press The American invasion of Dutch New Guinea now in its third day continues to progress against little Japanese resistance. From all available reports the American invasion army the largest of the Southwest Pacific war has encountered no organized opposition. Americaons now are closing in on the big air base at The main invasion force seized the town of Hollandia and its emergency airstrip on Saturday.

Another column pushea ashore 20 miles west of Hollandia. And a third captured two airstrips at Aitape, 125 miles to the southeast. The invasion brings MacArthur's forces 500 miles nearer the Philippines and marks the first re-capture of Dutch territory during this war. Meantime, the Japanese stil. have not acklowledged the Dutch New Guinea invasion.

Government monitors report that Jap- anese broadcasts late last night did not mention the American landings. Siege Broken In India, Allied troops have broken the Japanese siege arround Kohima. A. communique says the town garrison has been relieved and the 30-mile stretch of highway running from that supply center to Dimapur, on the Assam-Bengal railroad, has been cleared of enemy troops. It is disclosed that the Japanese penetrated Kohima two weeks age pens cut off the water suppy.

They were driven out. however, by tank and artillery supported from Dimapur. Chinese troops have recaptured Nanling, 125 miles from Nanking, less than two weeks after it fell to the Japanese. The city was captured early this month after the 14th Japanese attempt to take it because of its closeness to Jap. systems.

In French Indo-China, ican. Liberators have sunk six Japanese vessels in their first strike in the Saigon area. The ships included three tankers, twc freighters and a small naval vessel. BUY. WAR STAMPS Many Attend Elks District Meeting More than 300 Elks and their guests attended the district meeting held at 'the local Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge, No, 368, during the weekend.

Registration opened Saturday afternoon at the local lodge home on 1 South Anderson street, with Joseph A. DeHority. in charge: Dallas Tucker, exalter ruler, was in, charge of the arrangements for the gala occasion which opened with a dance Saturday night. During Saturday and Sunday visiting, and local members participated- int golf matches at the Elwood Country Club. The season.

came to a clihax Sunday afternoon with a banquet and business meeting held at the Mangas Cafeteria, with 125 members in attendance. Important businers matters were. given consideration, with the meeting in charge of district officers. Included in the district are Anderson, Muncie, Marion, Alexandria, Tipton, Union City, Nobles, ville, Hartford City, Portland, Frankfort, anon, and Elwood. BUY WAR BONDS Anderson Man Named To Cattle Club PETERBOROUGH, N.

H. Apr. 24. (Special) The American Guernsey Cattle. Club announces the election of Verne A.

Lewark, 507 E. 38th street, Anderson, Indiana, to membership. Mr. Lewark has a herd of registered. Guernseys on his Ver-LoLew Farms, Route No.

and. Route No. 7. Anderson. Indiana.

The American Guernsey Cattie Club is a national organization of 25,000 breeders of pure bred Guernseys. It records. the registrations of pure bred Guernseys which trace to the Island of Guernsey, the original home of the breed, in the English Channel. It also supervises tests of production and through Golden Guernsey, supervises the marketing of Golden Guernsey Milk. THE FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR Heavy Rainfall Covers State A deluge of rain and hail hit by high winds, but little damage A few electric light poles were was blown over in the Dundee in this city.

No accidents were reported in the local police this morning. However, farmers in the community were further delayed in the effo: ts to get started on their spring planting by the excessive rainfall, which flooded the felds in the area. Meanwhile, at Indianapolis, Capital City residents estimate property loss during last night's electrical and windstorm at several thousand dollars. Thunder, lightning 'and wind combined with a two-inch downpour of in which let loose near midnight. The heavy rainfall threatens to send the alreadyswollen streams in Ind anapolis ever their banks again.

The lightning started a fire which destroyed the home of Mrs. Nellie Pittet (at 2620 Cold Spring Road). Mrs. Pittet and her daughter were away from the heuse when the flames broke out. Service Disrupted Electric power was disrupted for several hours in many parts of the city.

High w.nds tore down high-tension wires and ripped trees from their roots. And windows were blown out in many buildings. Rain-swollen waters of the White and Tippecanoe rivers are blamed for the deaths of three Hoosiers. An Indianapolis boy Archie Ray Riordan drowned yesterday in the River at Indianapolis while play. ing with his two brothers and two other playmates.

The other youngsters told police that the lad fell from boathouse landing (near the 30th street bridge) when he attempted to reach a tin can floating downstream. Carried By Current The swift current, caused by recent heavy rains, carried young R'ordan to midstream where he, went under. A search was carried on for his body from a police emergency boat and a whalebcat dispatched from the nearby Naval Armory. The Tippecanoe river claimed the lives of two other young Indiana residents. William Collins, 17, cf Columbia City, and 18- year-old Colleen Harris of Warsaw were passengers in a speeding car which plunged through a bridge and into the rain-soaked river near Warsaw early yesterday.

Sheriff Frank Lucas and William Mollenhour, a Warsaw newspaperman, were successful in saving two other passengers14-year-old Jean Cline of Warsaw, and the driver. 16-year-old Jack Cramer Columbia City. The auto was carried nearly. feet downstream by a swift current. -BUY WAR BONDS.

Everything's Set For Police Ball Last minute preparations are being made by members of the Elwood Police Department. under Chairman John Lowder, for the staging of the "Policemen's Ball," to be held at the Indiana State Guard Armory on Wednesday evening. The various committees are engaged in final efforts to have everything in readiness for the gala occasion, which is an annual affa'r for the local police department. Ticket sales have been conducted for the past few weeks by local officers and large crowd of dance enthusiasts are expected to be on hand to dance to the enchanting music of Allen Hoff and His Dixieland Band. Hoff and his music-makers are well known to dance in this community and have appeared in this city on previous occasions.

If you still have not purchased that ticket yet for the ball, you may still obtain them from members of the police department. -BUY WAR BONDS- Lindbergh And Ford Names Enter Trial WASHINGTON, April. 24. (UP) The names of Charles Lindbergh and Henry have been drawn into Washington's big sedition trial. James lin attorney for defendant Ed.

ward Smythe. says he will file motion to subpoena the two men because of what he calls their "anti-semitic" remarks. Laughlin claims that these remarice were much more vicious than those attributed to the defendants who are accused of conspiring to undermine armedforce morale. ELWOOD newspaper owned ELWOOD, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL. 24, 1944 Ban Corn Sale In Midwest For 60 Days WFA Order To Be Effective Tonight In 125 Counties WASHINGTON, April 24.

(U.P.) -The urgent need of corn for war products has caused the War Food Administration 13 limit sales of corn in 125 midwestern counties to government purchasers. The WFA order effective at and probably will continue for 60 days. It applies to designated counties in Minnesota, Nebraska, lawa and Illinois and halts movement of corn from farms and elevators except to Commodity Credit Corporation, which will act as the gov. ernment's purchasing agent. Meanwhile, the War Producton Board and the War Department have joined the WFA in an urgent appeal to farmers to sell all corn act needed for feed to the government.

They report that a number of processing plants have been foreed to operate at reduced capacity and others have closed down because of the shortage of corn, which is used in a number of war materials. The WFA also announces that Agricultural Adjustment Agency crews are ready to start on farmto- farm surveys to determine where corn surpluses exist. The crews will offer to shell the corn and truck it to local markets at no cost to the farmer, who will be paid local elevator ceiling prices. WFA says this service amounts to a subsidy estimated at between five and 10 cents a bushel. -BUY WAR BONDS Joseph Gilbert Succumbs Here Joseph B.

G.lbert, 78, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Anna McFall, 2409 North street at 4:30 o'clock Sunday evening of complications. Mr. Gilbert had been in failing health for several months. Born April 6, 1866 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Jasper and Christian Gilbert.

He married Miss Polly June of Marks, in 1888. She died June 20, 1927. He was a former tinplate tmployee. Survivors are six children: Mrs. Edna Kohl, of Toledo, Ohio; Mrs.

Anna McFall, at whose home he died; Mrs. Mae Brown, of Indianapolis; John Gilbert, of Elwood: Joe Gilbert, of Indianapolis, and Jesse Gilbert, of Toledo; twenty-nine grandchildren, and thirty-one great grandchildren; a brother, William Gilbert, of Pittsburgh, and two sisters, Mrs. May Dorr, and Mrs. Anna Reed. of Colonial, Pa.

The body was removed to the Copher and Fesler Funeral home and will be taken to the home of the son, John at 823 North 16th street, this evening. Funeral rites will be conducted from the Wesleyan Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the pastor, Rev. Grant Whitenack, assisted by Rev. Kendall, in charge. Burial will follow in the City Cemetery.

-BUY WAR BONDS- WAR MANPOWER CAMPAIGN STARTS AT INDIANAPOLIS -BUY WAR BONDS TODAY'S TEMPERATURES INDIANAPOLIS, April 24. (U.P.) -An intensified campaign to recruit, manpower for. Indianapolis war industries has been launched. It is hoped that several thousand men and women will be placed in the industries during the next two months. The biggest need is for persons to replace men taken from war jobs by selective service.

Others are need. ed to fill the gaps left by those men returning to the farms to cover the normal turnover losses. The drive is under the supervision of War Manpower Commission officials and the United States employment office in the capital city, 2 1. .72 .60 .73 .60 .74 .60 m. .74 .59 :73 m.

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.62 -12 Noon .52 .60 .66.1 CALL-LEADER for home people Indiana Cloudy becoming fair late tonight tomorrow; colder tonight; fresh to strong winds diminishing late tonight and tomorrow. Weather Forecast: A home hit this city last night, accompanied was reported in the community. reported to have toppled and a barn area, according to reports received in this area, it was annunced by Accept 68 Of 91 For Duty Area Draft Board Reports On Exams Madison County Selective S.rvice Board Thee officials, at Alexandria, report: today that 68 out of the 91 from this area taking pre-induction examnation: at fort Benjamin Harrison last Thursday, were accept for military service. These men will have 21 days in which to get their civilian affairs in order before r- porting for active duty. There were 24 of the group accepted for service with the army.

Those from this city passing their physical tests were: John Harvey O'Haver, Winford Roe Robertson, Harold Daniel Riegel, Lindell Logan Rominger, Ralph Cooper, Phil Hubert McKnight, David N. Hill, Delbert Luke McPhearson, Melvin Wayne Harvey, Ralph Edward Shephard, J. T. Morris and Ralph Clabaugh. Others from this area, who will assume army duties in three weeks, are: William F.

Niccum of Anderson; James William Bradley, also of Anderson; Paul Leo Engele, of Alexandria; Harold Rex Simmons, of Anderson: Herschel Wayne Waymire, of Alexandria: Emile Wayne bitt, of Anderson; Jack Leonard Sidler of Alexandria: Francis ville: Edward Arrestrope, of Summit- of South Bend; Leonard Dockery, of Alexandria; and Arthur Franci: Joyner and Garth Lavon Ellsworth, both of Summitville. Elwood Sailors Men from Elwood accepted for duty with the United States Navy include: Charles Franklin Phenis, William Thomas Jones, James Thomas Noble, Lyndon Harry Hofer, George Foster Ellis, Howard Moon, Orville Max Ferguson. William Lewis. Manghelli, Aaron W. Hartzler, Thomas Sylvester Howerton, William Arthur Wolf.

Norman Eugene Davenport, and Harry Kimball Ballinger. Others from this area, to report for Navy service, will be: Willard Rex King, Samuel Keith Fraundorfer, Lester Leo Hague, George Andrew Speece, FranIces Earl Morgan, Norman Don Arnold, William Paul Harding, See ACCEPT 69, Page 6 No More Fuel Oil Here Till Summer Notice has been given by the fuel oil panel of the local Ration Board that there will be no more fuel oil available for heating of residences in this vicinity for the balance of the current season. Applications have been in in to the local board for additional fuel oil rations, which evidently are for the purpose of filling next up tanks in Fuel preparation rations for winter. for the winter of 1944 and 1945 will be issued some time this summer 1 in ample time for all consumers to prepare for the heating of homes next fall. Until the new rations are issued, there will be no more fuel oil available for heating purposes.

At present the supply of oil for civilian use is very limited, and the invasion of Europe will place a severe added strain on supplies. Every drop of oil that can be saved from civilian' consumption means just that; much more oil for use in making precious aviation gasoline and other necessary military From present indications. the supply of fuel oil available for civilian use next winter may be much less than it was this past winter, which means that it may be necessary to reduce fuel oil rations for next winter. For this reason, it it is advisable that all who can do so, convert. from oil to, coal this summer, especially in those cases where heating stoves are already installed in residences and only need minor repairs in order to function properly.

Owners of oil burners are urged to have their furnaces checked this summer for any adjustments which might be necessary in order to conserve oil next winter. Fuel oil is ammunition let's all use it wisely! and operated by and (Full- Leased Wire by United Press) Yanks, RAF Air Attacks Go On NAZI OIL SOURCES IN PERIL EAST PRUSSIA'. NETH. (GERMANY BELG. 3 500.000) barrels.

FRANCE' CZECHO 600 000 SLOVAKIA barrels 125.000 a AUSTRIA barrels 800.000 000 SWITZ. barrels HUNGARY 8 200.000 barrel. ITALY 60.000 ROMANIA barrels 36 000410 ITALY SLAVIA A Latest estimates show Seg BULG. German supply of crude ALBANIA oil from dominated and 1 100.000 000 occupied countries may bonels be 68,825,000 barrels APPROACH OF D-DAY Ands Hitler desperately trying to rush oil supplies from Nazi occupied or dominated European areas while U. S.

bombers from Italian bases crack at transportation centers and supply stations; Russian forces smash closer to the rich Romanian fields to the south and the Polish and Czechoslovakian fields to the north. Using the most recent obtainable in formation, this map illustrates the European sources of oil for the German war A mere glance will indicate why the Romanian situation brings gooseflesb to the Nazis whose air strength has been greatly crippled by the continuous blasts of Allied bombers. The demands "second front" defensive will be terrific and, whatever may be the Axis oil reserves, continuous lopping off of fresh supplies are likely to be soon felt. (International) Start Boy Scout Leadership Course At Christian Church Tuesday Evening On Tuesday evening April 25.4 7:30 p.m. at the East Main Street Christian Church there will be started an adult leadership training course for the men of Elwood.

This course will continue for five weeks on each Tuesday evening. This is an opportunity for the men of Elwood to learn something of the Boy Scout activities and to get a greater knowledge of the boy problem as it re. lates itself to our city want to point out that this course 19 not only for the men already interested in the Scout program in Elwood but is designed for the benefit and purpose of acquainting those who are not now in the program." Fred Major Scout executive stated. "Already in the past week or two we have heard a lot about the juvenile delinquency and we have been trying hard to find some means of correcting the problem. Scouting offers the solution to many of the problems by providing a program of Citizenship Training and other outside activities," Mr.

Major added Leaders Needed "Many times we have been ask. ed why don't we have more scout tion troops in be Elwood answered and this in ques; can these words. Because we do not have leadership to enlarge upon the program. True, many boys are being denied the privilege of being scouts because of this fact. Perhaps you have a boy who is being denied this privilege.

"It is urged that as many of churches, lodges and other clubs as possible take this course and learn more the pardon Scouting Program, and the train. ing of our youth in Leadership and Good Citizenship. Until more of our worthy citizens come to realize that they are. part of our juvenile problem will there be any noticeable "Some of us say that my boy a boy and he is in the Boy Scouts and I need not worry because the Scoutmaster, is taking care of him. True perhaps See START BOY SCOUT, Page 6 City' Mission To Hold' Evangelistic Service Rev.

and Mrs. Riley Jones announced, today, that revival services will be opened at the City Mission, West Main street, ca Sunday evening, April 30. The special messages will be given by the evangelist, Rev. Clara Spurgeon of Baker's Corner, A cordial: invitation to attend is extended. to the public.

PRICE FIVE CENTS (U.P.) Than 1,000 American Bombers Smash At German Plane Centers Again Today By United An estimated 1,000 American pre invasion air offensive rolling all German plane Our Fly.g Fortresses and fighters struck at factories rields around Munich in Southern At the same time, the Berlin erican formations presumably Rumania. As yet, we have no Tod: y's blows against Germany Western Eur pe had gone into its sign of a let -up. Many squadrons of American fighter and other planes roared across the straits toward France this afternoon. Last night the RAF attacked a vit: I signal equipment depot near Brussels in Belgium and Mannheim in Western Germany. A joint British -American statement discloses that the Allied air offensive already has tled German air reserves down to a mere trickle that the offensive now is in its climactic phase.

That might mean -that Brit sh and Americans are on the last leg of their goal the destruction of Nazi production lines. Fish For Hint In connecton with the invasion and it 18 being mentioned in some form or other every day now the German controlled rad.os os drepped more lines in their fishing expedition for news. Nazi propagandistshoping to pry some hint out of Washington or London said the invasion will come this week. That troops from England and North Africa will hit France. Allied leaders, of course, are keeping mum.

But in the war of nerves the Germans were given another jab with the disclosure that thousands of British parachutists have completed gi. gantic maneuvers. in tion with the RAF and the American Army. In Italy, meanwhile Birt sh bombers have struck new and powerful blows at Nazi supply ports on the west coast Genoa, Piambino and San Stefano. They also hit the rail city of Parma in North Central Italy.

Other rail centers, bridges, supply and ammunition dumps in the battle areas and behind them also were raided in the latest aerial operations. In the land fighting, beachhead forces south of Rome have stopped two small Nazi thrusts. -BUY WAR BONDS. Granville Carter Dies Early Today -BUY WAR PLEDGED Granville Harrison Carter, 71. a resident of Windfall for many years died at the Mercy hospital at 2 o'clock this morning of complications following an illness of several weeks.

He entered the hospital for treatment three weeks ago. Born in Wayne county, Kentucky, May 8, 1872. His wife preceded him in death several years ago. He is survived by five children, Mrs. Myrtle Cadle, Tyree Carter, Mrs.

Ola Sells, all of Windfall, Mrs. Martha Updyke, and Henry Purvee, of Flor da. The body was removed to the Harold Pritchard Funeral Home. Funeral services will be, held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. J.

H. Richardson, pastor cf the Windfall Methodist church in charge. Burial will be made in the Brookside cemetery. Miss Jane Havens, of this city, was recenty pledged to and elected recorder -historian of Kappa Alpha Pi, national honorary fraternity in education. at Ball State Teachers College.

A junior. Miss Havens is a member of the Girls Club, Y. W. C. Elementary Club and Alpha sorority.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Havens, of West Main, street. WAR BONDS. Mrs.

Miles Winings of VISITING IN ELWOOD son is the' guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Winings of this city. Press heavy bombers kept the today with a great smash Liberators accompanied by in Friedrichshafen and Germany. radio said that other powerful Amfrom Italy pounded targets in immediate confirmation of the report.

meant that the air invasion of second straight week with no Soviets Ready For New Drives. Re-Group Troops For New Campaigns Soon By United Press Aged Woman Dies Sunday Morning Mrs. Isabelle Draper. 78, died at the Mercy hospital at 2:10 o'clock Sunday morning of complications following an illness of several weeks. Mrs.

Draper resided with a daughter, Mrs. Frank Barnes of 1621 South street. Mrs. Draper was born May 8, 1865, in Chillicothe, Ohio. She married Austin Swank on November 18, 1882.

He died in 1889. On June 6, 1892 she married Daniel Draper, who died November 8, 1927. She was a member of the Christian church. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Frank Barnes with whom she made her home, and Mrs.

Leda Von Lanquillan of Hollywood, California; seven grandchildren, and four great grandchildren; a brother, Benjamin Kiger of Hammond; and a ter, Mrs. Maude Eads; and a half brother, James Gold both of Williamsport. The body was removed to the Copher Fesler Funeral Home where it will remain. Funeral rites will be conduct. ed from there Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, with Rev.

D. D. McColl pastor of the tian church, in charge. Burial will be made in the Highland cemetery at Williamsport. -BUY WAR STAMPS.

"Swingettes" Make Debut At Meeting A group of charming young ladies under the name of "Swing Ettes" gave their initial public appearance Friday evening for the social part of the Duckereek Township Farm Bureau meeting. Appearing for the first time in public this band gave a very fine performance. The band is composed of Florence' Hiatt, piano; Joan Ault, drums: Carolyn Sparling, trumpet; Dolores Watson, trumpet; Lois Thalls, clarinet; Nancy Haynes, flute; and Marjorie Bohlander, tenor saxophone. LBUY WAR STAMPS MOVES PATIENT Luther S. Goens who: recuperating from a 1 fractured hip was removed to the family's new home, 630 South street, in the Jackley ambulance, The lull on the Russian front might be the calm before the storm.

Front dispatches indicate that Red Armies have completed regrouping on several sectors, and that they now stand ready to strike out in new offensives. Earlier reports from Moscow hinted that spring thaws were holding up the stalled drives. But later dispatches lean more toward the idea that Soviet troops are purposely marking time, so that their new push coincides with the Anglo-American second front invasion. But whatever the reason, for first time since the start of the 1943-1944 offensives, Soviet communiques repost no essential changes on any of the various sectors. Supplementary bulletins disclose that the German counterattacks are continuing in Estonia and Poland but apparently on on a reduced scale.

Nazi wedged the Russian Narva arca of soldiers, Estonia in a sudden attack. However, the Red Army sealed off the wedge with a flanking drive, and then killed more than 1,000 Germans. Enemy attacks also were turned back in the Stanislawow area in Old Poland. The siege of Sevastopol at the southwestern tip of the Crimea has entered its seventh day with no new reports on the progress of ground forces there. However, Soviet sources appcar confident that the big naval base soon will be free.

-BUY WAR BONDS Workers Striking At Hammond Plant CHICAGO, April 24. (U.P.) Some 2,500 striking workers at the Hammond, Indiana, ordnance plant of the PullmanStandard Car Manufacturing Company thus far have ignored a War Labor Board order to return to work. Company officials say the workers, members of the CIO United Steel Workers of America, appeared this morning to collect their pay and then left. The back-to-work order was sent to the union by WLB Chair. man William Davis.

It asked that the workers resume production pending further negotiations withthe management. But the plant remains closed and union officials amen't available for comment. The strike was called Friday as the result of a dispute in negotations for a new contract, The management requested insertion of a phrase in the wage clause stating that any wage increases must be approved not only by the Labor Board, but also by the Economic Stabilization Director and any other goverrimental agencies affected. The union held out for WLB approval only, -BUY WAR STAMPS HIT BY TRAIN CLINTON, April 24. (UP) A Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train hit and fatally injured an unidentified transient near Newport this.