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Mine Run "MINK product of a an alterably of Uke kind not specifically claicified, a medley of thought! oi ideal." Before the strawberry season ends we must use a timely contribution about short-cake which the inimitable Chet Shafer gives us. Last strawberry season, if Mine Run readers remember, we gave several excellent recipes for this delectable pastry -one of which was Chet writes that he had just met his old friend Charley Kramb who was on his way over to Tinkertown to market a load of hogs and Charley recalled the old recipe he had given to Chet long ago. sentiments about th' modern filly-dilly shortcake changed a whit in 18 years. -lust run like it was run originally you miss it one back in 1024, Clarence went into a restaurant and they served him a piece of cake, with some squeegeed-out whipped cream on top, and one shriveled strawberry impaled on a toothpick. So he called the waitress over and said, with superb indignation: Luella -or whatever your name might be.

lf you call that thing shortcake, then a sack a BB shot is Russian caviar! ifs an insult anybody who ever set up a straw- shortcake like my Ma, or SIX PAGES inton aily itizen Printed in the Heart of the Indiana Coal Fields in the Finest Corn and Fruit Belt, and in the Finest Trading Center of a 30 Miles Radius LINTON, INDIANA, FR I PAY 12, 1942 Weather Thundershowers this afternoon and tonight, cooler tonight. (Daily Except Saturday and Sunday) VOLUME XLU. NUMBER 73 BIG ARMY NOW READY Mrs. Achenbach, or any of other ready to he rn menfolk around here English Officer Tells of Arrangements Made on Continent. MILLIONS CET SET TO STRIKE 15LOWS People Await all to lie Made hy Colonel V.

Britton. LONDON, 12. (U.R) V. Britton," the mystery man who fur months has organized and directed the intrepid patriot resistance to the Germans in occupied territory, said today that a vast underground army was now capable of carrying out a general uprising if and when the united nations established a second front. of persons occupied countries who form the army said.

await only my call, which I hope will not be long. Europe that introduction, Clar- ence, as near as can be recalled, expanded. He told how his mother would mix up her shortcake dough with a silver knife using real lard for shortening; and how, after she got it to just the right consistency she'd spread it out in the cake blackened with years of usage put the tins in tho oven, When she took out the tins, the shortcake dough bad raised and browned, and turn the tin over and ease the cake out on the red tablecloth on the kitchen table. she'd mash down her in big black crock with said Clarence. start a masterpiece the big platter usually used only for turkey on put a layer of cake and then a thick layer of the crushed berries.

She always had at least a three-layer cake, and sometimes go to four layers. take the crinkly-edged bread knife and divide the cake into as many sections as she needed to go around. And put it on the looks so everybody, while working on the meat and potatoes would save a place for some. set around oatmeal dishes," said Clarence, an you'd slide in your hunk -an' some pass cream. Lisen, Lou- olla or whatever your name is what we called shoved the modern filly dilly version on its shallow plate back on the restaurant table and pushed back his chair.

he raid, you got through away a piece of strawb'ry shortcake, they was only one thing left do! that was t' go out in side yard, an lay 'bat in hammick take a nap if you could git there ahead a up. your fault, or whatever your name he said, half-apologizing. mean he harsh! But when anybody calls that thing shortcake, they ought he mandamursed into court sentenced penitentiary for malicious misrepresentation. It he declared, somebody a shortcake Hoist's off until Monday. COMHS FUNERAL KITES ARE HELP Funeral services for William Thomas Combs, Center township fai mer, who died Wednesday at his home, wet" held this afternoon at the Little Cincinnati Christian The Rev.

Frank Messer- mith officiated and burial was made iii the Carmichael cemetery. Mr, Combs, a native of Monroe county, had spent most of his life in Center township. He is survived by the widow, Mi Lillie Combs, the children, Lottie Sullivan, Orpha Quimby and Orvil Combs, all of Solsberry rural route; two step children Ethel Baker and Mable Sims, both of Bloomington, I'd grandchildren and two gi cat grandchildren. is beginning to realize that de- liverance is at Throughout Europe, he contin- I ued. in the first interview he ever has given, the army is already affecting war effort by.

blowing up munitions (lumps, wrecking troop and supply col- urn its and harassing occupation troops. Nazis Face risis now Her many is facing a major crisis in manpower, arid he aid, the VI contribution has been absolutely vital. In fact, the army created this Royal air force raids and commando thrusts, and failure against the Russians, has stimulated the army. we do not rely on he said, more important fact is that the growing Allied aggression is increasing the army not only in occupied countries but in Germany and Italy. murmur of the people is now heard in Germany.

I he Nazis try to drown it with their rifle I squads. But it will get louder I until even Hitler can hear it. And that will be the Would reprisals such as those which followed the killing of I Hang rn a Reinhard Heydrich dampen the enthusiasm? he replied. will have the opposite effect. They will only increase the determination of the army to win this war ani end a regime so atrocious.

Hospital Report George Resell of Lyons underwent a major operation this afternoon. Edna Putoff of Dugger underwent a minor operation this i morning. I Mr-. Geurnard Harrell, of Linton route underwent a major operation this morning. A lien Bl ak cr of Oblong, 111., was admitted for teratment Thursday evening.

bari as Johnson, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gharles Johnson of Jasonville was admitted for treatment. today. Richard Harrison of Jasonville was taken to his home today.

Miss Fiesta Enochs of Linton route 2 was dismissed this morning. Mrs. Emile la chien and baby were taken to their home on Linton route 3 this morning. A. Boworsock of Worthington route 2 was taken to her home.

Mr Zeno Edmonson and baby were taken to their hoirnj Thursday. Veva Horn of Switz City was dismissed this afternon. Mi J. M. Hicks of Switz Pity wa- taken to her home this after- i noon.

Billy Swan of Sullivan route 5 was dismissed this morning. Mrs. Norwood Allen and baby were taken to their home on Linton I route Thursday. SCARS OE MIDWAY BATTLE Sixty Thousand Men Are Reported Slain in Fighting. VICIOUS ASSAULTS DESCRIBED TODAY (herman Radio Warns Its People of Ivong, Hard Battles.

15 or More Jap Ships Are Sunk in Coral Sea; U. S. Lexington Is Lost LOSES LEG IN ACCIDENT HERE Sergeant examines sears of battle on flying fortress when it returned to Oahu Field, Hawaii, after inking a Japanese destroyer in big air-naval battle off Midway I land. (Seventh Air Force photo; try radio from Honolulu). (NEA leleptmto) Story of Coral Sea Battle Is Related WILL BE SUNDAY Services for Accident Victim Arranged Here.

KED MEN TO MEET All members of the Red Lodge were asked to meet at the hall at o'clock this evening to make plans for attending the fun tai )f R. W. Hensley. IO GD IO SESSIONS Two Meetings to Study Newer Trends in Education. Greene county school men, including superintendent', principals and high school science teachers have (teen invited to attend a meeting at 'Indiana university luesday afternoon June to consider the Federal that high schools offer elective non technical courses in fundamental? of aviation.

The suggestion, which has been advanced by the United States Office of Education and the Civilian Aeronautics Administration, has received the approval of State Superintendent T. Malan. A recent national Gallup poll 77 per cent of the public favoring such instruction as against 12 per cent opposer! and 11 per cent undecided. The Indiana University meeting, one of seven being held in the state, will be at the University Union building at 2 p. rn.

and will he featured by an address and discussion by Dr. Ben D. Wood, representing the two sponsoring Federal agencies and a member of the faculty of Columbia university. TERRE HAUTE, June 12. Superintendents, principals, ami teachers from throughout western Indiana will attend a one-day con-' fcrence on meeting the war emergency iii the high school on June la at Indiana State college, Extension Director V.

L. Tatlock has announced. The educators will hear two addresses during the morning and afternon sessions by Dr. Ben Wood, chairman of the Joint Committee on Aviation Education for the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the United States Office of Education. Group and discussions in the subject-matter fields will be held in the afternoon.

Funeral services for Roscoe Lucas, 50 years old, of West Linton, who was electrocuted Thursday in an accident at the Bi-County Coal Mine six miles southwest of here, will he held at 3:30 Sunday afternoon at the Linton Frank Courtney American Legion Home in Linton, and burial will be in Marco cemetery. Mr. Lucas was electrocuted when be seized hold of a conveyor which had been and was charged with electricity, at the; mine. He is believed to have been killed almost instantly. J.

Walker McHugh, coroner of Sullivan county, who conducted an investigaiton, returned the verdict today that the death was caused by Mr. Lucas was born in Greene county on Nov. 29, 1891, the son of William and Lisa Britton Lucas. He was 50 years 6 months and 12 days of age at the time of his death. He had spent practically all of his life in Greene county.

He was a veteran of the world war I and had been a member of the Linton American Legion post. His wife Mrs. Evelene Lucas, preceded him in death in December, 1911. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Chester Shonk of Linton, Mary Lucas of Indianapolis, and Wilma Iiee, Lucas at home; two sons, Joseph Lucas of Flint, and Harry Robert Lucas at home; three brothers, James and Frank Lucas of Linton, Frank Lucas of Columbus and John Lucas of Marco, and three sisters, Mrs.

General Burch, Mrs. John Cox and Mrs. Charles Shepard, all of Linton. The Linton Legion post will accord military honors at the funeral. The Newkirk Funeral Home of Pleasantville is in chaige of the arrangements.

PEAR Ii HARBOR, Haw iii, June 12. fU.R) United State- navy dive bombers and torpedo ing clown on a Japanese fleet while their crews wildly yelled Pearl Harbor," opened the battle of the Coral sea with a slaughter of ships, it was revealed today. Two naval aviators gave here ta- day by official permssion the first eye-witness account of that miles off Australia which they opened in the dawn of May I with a carrier-based plane attack on a napping enemy invasion fleet. They revealed that the enemy I I losses were even greater han had Iso far been claimed officially. I Navy planes alone -ank at least' I nine enemy ships, including two I heavy cruisers, three light cruisers, I two destroyers and two large 'transports, and probably sank a seaplane tender and a third transport, in a brief, merciless attack on one harbor base.

They sank more small ships than they could count, leaving the harbor strewn with sunken, sinking, burning and beached ships. Damage Described to K. and ready and eager when we catch wa definitely an offensive ac- i tim. in which a United State? Navy tack force hunted down and de- Teated a se invasion fleet. The naval planes first found a Japanese fleet assembled at Tulagi.

Neat Little Harbor is a neat little harbor nestling on the south side of Florida island in the a) out 1,000 miles northeast of I Australia," Taylor said. had never heard of the said Burch, late one night the word passed over the loud speaker: all squadrons to attack in the harbor of Tulagi at, wa a complete surprise. Our task force had been hunting the enemy in the Coral sea. Long before dawn we were ready and impatient to take off. were over Tulagi early in the morning.

Every plane was in position carrying its full load of torpedoes and bombs. We did not I know what to expect. But there, far below, we could see through MOSCOW, June 12. (U.R) The I Russians indicated today that they had killed or wounded at least Germans at Savastopol in three days, and that the Nazi assault, after a week of horrible sacrifice in blood and men, had accomplished nothing. Fighting raged on the Kharkov front, 300 miles to the northeast, where a growing German offensive was expected soon to become one of the greatest battles of the war.

The Soviet communique last midnight reported that Russian forces there had fought all yesterday against German tanks and infantry. (The German radio claimed the Kharkov and Sevastopol assaults were preliminaries to Adolf Hitler's long awaited The midnight communique said 15.000 Germans had been killed at Sevastopol in three days, during which the Germans also lost more than fifty tanks arid more than sixty planes. Normally, three men are wounded for every one killed. Is In Seventh Day Presumably, they were the three days on which the Germans had launched their most vicious as- I saults and to them must be added the undisclosed number of dead and wounded the Germans have i lost during quieter periods of the battle. It entered its seventh day today.

German casualties were high be- cause Col. Gen. Fritz Erich von Manstein was throwing all the men at his command, originally 150.000 into the assault on an ex- Cummuniques had claimed that the that the harbor was fill- in the entire Coral sea battle, ed with warships and tiansports. which continued for five days, one sort of figured that Marquis of Japanese aircraft carrier, one Queenbury rules were out," joined heavy cruiser, one light cruiser, two destroyers and four gunboats were sunk and one aircraft carrier, one heavy cruiser, one light cruiser two seaplane tenders damaged. Two Japanese transport and supply ships were announced as sunk and damaged.

Thus the navy planes raised the toll to two heavy cruisers and three light cruisers definitely sunk in addition to any damaged in later of the battle. Lieut. Comdr. Joe Taylor, Danville, 111., and Lieut. Comdr.

Bill Burch, Paducah, were permitted to tell their stories. They said that in addition to the plane attack, the Japanese received large dose of the same in the main battle and that the United States fleet emerged in Taylor, I said: you hit high and FII hit then on it was every man for himself. thing I clearly remember. the dive bombers pushed over into screaming dives every pilot was yelling something into the radio phone. Cussing a Bit were cussing a bit, but most of them were yelling Pearl soon as I saw what ships were in the harbor I instructed pilots which ones to hit.

There was no time in that melee for detailed assignments. We just went to work with torpedoes and bombe. "The Japanese get their (CONTINUED ON PAGE tremely narrow front. The Russians, behind concrete and steel 7:45 Thursday evening fortresses, and in gun pits dug in solid rock, were mowing them down, with comparatively few casualties themselves. (The German radio warned its listeners that there would be long, hard fighting at Sevastopol.

It admitted yesterday that the Russians were counter-attacking). Major Fight Develops Fighting on the northern front appeared to be building up into major battles. The midnight munique reported that on a them sector Soviet forces occupied Story of Two-month Long Battle Is Told by Navy Today. AIRCRAFT ARRIER IS SENT TO BOTTOM Ninety-two Per Cent of Crew Rescued; Goes to Port. WASHINGTON, June 12.

The navy, in a final accounting of the two Coral sea campaign, revealed today that more 'than 15 Japanese ships were sunk, including an aircraft carrier, while the United States lout three naval vessels, including the big aircraft carrier Lexington. Besides the Lexington, the U. S. Navy lost the tanker Neosho and the destroyer Sims. The Japanese casualties, in addition to the ships sunk, included leas of more than IOO aircraft, the probable sinking of two other warships and severe damage to I more than 20 ships.

The damaged Japanese ships included a carrier, I three cruisers, two aircraft tend! ers, and three destroyers. The summary, which included attacks by our forces on I Salamua and Iaie on the island of New Guinea and the actual battle of the Coral sea, listed the follow- I inf Japanese vesesls as sunk: I The new Japanese aircraft car- ier Ryukaku, three heavy cruis- ers, one light cruiser, two destroyers, and I small The U. S. S. Lexington, old, but one of the largest aircraft carriers, blew up and sank some time after the Japanese aircraft had scored torpedo and bomb on her.

Nevertheless, more than 92 per i i jcent of the entire company Mrs. Blanch Espey, to years old. was rescued an reached port safely- Allen Blaker of Oblong, 111., Falls Beneath Freight ar. A slip attempter! to board an Illinois Central feight car cost Allen Blaker, 12 years old, of Oblong, 111., his left leg, in I.inton at about 7:30 last night. It was reported that Blaker had been employed as a brakeman by the Illinois Central railroad company, but had been out of his yesterday.

The report stated that Blaker had ben in Linton yesterday, while awaiting the freight train he hoped I to to take him to his home. As ho attempted to board the I moving freight car, his slipped I and he fell onto the railroad track. The wheel of the freight car pass- ed over hi? left leg, above the knee. He was taken to the Freeman- i Greene county hospital in a Welch and Cornett ambulance, suffering from and loss of blood, in a I serious condition. Today, he had shown some improvement, and it is believed that I he will recover satisfactorily.

ESPEY, GY, EAKEN BY DEATH Jasonville Woman Dies; Rites ill Be Held on Sunday. passed away at her home at 7t I West Main street in Jasonville at Mrs. Espey had spent practically all of her life in the Jasonville community. She was a member of the Jasonville Baptist church. She is survived by four sons, William McKinney of Jasonville, Stanley McKinney of Connersville, and William and Joe Espey of Cleaton, three daughters, Mrs.

Irene Lewis arid Miss Deletta Es pey of Jasonville and Sweeney of Bicknell; one brother, a populated place after a fierce assault. enemy attempted all day to retake the the munique asserted, of Fascists littered the On another sector, the Germans started an attack. They retreated after more than 200 had fallen before Russian bayonets. The munique said that on the Leningrad front 200 Germans were killed and several of their tanks destroyed on a sector. On a second sector, Red artillerymen destroyed seventy eight German block houses and eleven dumps, blew up ammunition dumps and killed 400 Nazis.

The campaign covered in the communique began early in March when the Japanese were discovered to be concentrating transports and combat ships in Salamua and Lae, New Guinea, apparently for an assault on Port Moresby on the south coast of the same island. Port Is Important Port Moresby is strategically important because it would give the Mrs Mary JaPanese a advance base for further attacks on northern Australia. Actually the Japanese made Harry Draper of Bicknell, and sister, Mrs. Jennie Roll of Cleaton, attempt, to to the Ky. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church in Jasonville prevented a large scale Japanese with Rev.

Louis Crofton officiat- 1 southward on New Guinea. Our attacks on Salamaua and Lac, and the battle of the Coral sea, disrupted these attempts and ing, and burial will be made in the Lebanon cemetery. The McClanahan Funeral Home of Jasonville is in charge of the arrangements. BY FEDERAL JURY Worthington Man Named After Investigation at Indianapolis. Glenn L.

Burrh of Worthington was one of thirty-six persons indicted late yesterday at the close of a ten-day investigation by a federal grand jury at Indianapolis. Bureh was indicted for operating an illegal still. He was' arrested a few weeks ago when federal and state authorities made a raid near Calvertsville. The still he was charged with operating was located in a eave on a hillside east of Worthington. Burch and the thirty-five other persons indicted by the federal grand jury yesterday are to appear on June 17 before Federal Judge Robert C.

Baltzell at Indianapolis for arraignment. Other indictments included one returned against Mrs. Ruth Kelly, 33, of Washington, for forgery of na rent ic? prescriptions. DEPENDENT Dil ACCORD MADE WASHINGTON, D. June and house conferees agreed today on a hill authorizing payments to dependents of men in the armed services and authorizing deferment of men with wives and children.

AMERICAN GENERAL MISSING WASHINGTON, I). (., June Maj. Gen. Clarence E. Tinker, commander of the Hawaiian air force, is missing in action.

He failed to return from an attack on the Japanese fleet off Midway June 7, the war department announced today. SCRAP RI DRIVE ORDERED ASH I NG TON, I). June Roosevelt today ordered a fifteen-day nationwide scrap rubber collection campaign to begin at noon Monday, June 15. SCH TOPE IS SET AT 2GS The disclosure that a I nited States medium-sized merchantman and a small Swedish (neutral) freighter have been sunk, brought the total of united nations vessels (hat Axis submarines have sent to the bottom in the western Atlantic since mid-January to 2bS today. EIGHT DIE IN PLANE RASH SARASOTA, June persons were killed here today when a four-motored army bomber crashed near he Sarasota military flying base.

Two others were thrown clear of the wreckage and escaped. WARNING IS GIVEN ON SPEEDING HERE A warning to local motorists against speeding on Broadway (Tenth street, northeast) was issued today by members of the Linton police department. The police said they had received several complaints that motorists I were using the streets as a speedway. They said that motorists ap parently believe that since the street is a that they can on the The police said that the street was being watched and that are expected to be made in the near DISTRICT LEGION MEETING PLANNED Members of the Linton Frank Courtney American Legion post were notified today that a Seventh district convention of Legion posts and Auxiliary will be held Sunday, June 21 at Bloomington. All local members planning to attend were notified today that they should get in touch with John Iv.

Eeker by Monday, June 15. A bus is to be taken from Linton to the meeting. HENSLEY KITES TO BE ON SUNDAY Funeral services for Robert Wesley Hensley, 62 years old, who died at 12:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Free rn an-Greene county hospital, will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the M. J. Aikin and Son Funeral home here.

Major Gertrude Calvert of the local Salvation Army post will officiate, and burial will be made in the Bohley cemetery. The body of the deceased will be taken to the family residence from tile Funeral home this evening. PARKER FUNERAL RITES ARE HELD Funeral services for Betty Jean Barker. I I years old, daughter af Mr. and.

Ira Barker of Sols I berry rural route, who died day night in the Riley hospital at Indianapolis, were held today at the Greene County Chapel church, with burial in tho adjoining cemetery. She is survived by the parents and the following brothers and sisters: George Albert, Virginia lam, Karl (Hen and Wilma Maxine, and by the grandfather, AI van us Barker. BOWERSOCK TOT CALLED BY DEATH The infant son of Abe Bowersock of Worthington, 'horn Thursday morning at the Freeman- Greene county hospital, died at 5:30 Thursday evening. The child horn prematurely. move against Australia itself, the navy said.

The first real engagement of the Coral sea campaign came on March IO when a number of naval aircraft attached to a Pacific fleet task force, under command of Vice Admiral Wilson Brown, joined shore based planes in a successful attack on shipping and shore installations at. the two bases. Report 20 Hunk In a communique last March 18. the navy reported tliat more than 20 Japanese ships were sunk or damaged in this attack. The munique at that time esc rilled the attacking force as American and Australian island-based forces so as not to reveal to the enemy that our carriers participated.

Then in April, Army reconnaissance planes reported the enemy again concentrating transports and powerful support elements, including carrier aircraft arui shore based planes. Preparatory to an advance into the Solomon and Loui- siade These advances actually began in early May and Japanese seized bae for land planes in both these island groups. This made it possible for the enemy to carry out daily reconnaissance over the entire northern portion of the Coral sea. On May I a Pacific fleet task force commanded by Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher discovered a part of the Japanese invasion fleet at anchor in and near the harbor of Tulagi, Florida island, in the Solomon group.

(aught Napping Fletcher caught the Japanese completely by surprise and his forces all but annihilated them. A few of the enemy vessels managed to get under way but most of were badly crippled and later run (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX).