Abilene Reporter-News, The (Newspaper) - April 5, 1945, Abilene, Texas NO 285 A TKAS OR WITH OFFENSE OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT ABILENE MORNING PAGES Associated Press AP Pres IVP PRICE FIVE 3d Army Closing in on i By The Associated Press American invasion in the Philippines arid fresh advances for Yank soldiers and Marines of the 10th strategic Okinawa officially reported by late Wednesday Geri Douglas announced invasion of island in Philippines against little resistance while Fleet Admiral W Nimitz Marines and Doughboys on Okinawa were meeting only scattered opposition as they pushed forward in all sectors of the 40th siori landed on Masbate the main water ping lane through the Philip pines Aided by guerrillas they were rapidly securing the entire island On the Yanks pushing toward what may mean a real scrap in Uhe south have met little fight in taking 80 square miles or one- sixth of the island which lies only of the Japanese The 10th army was In control of a large slice of the coastlines of two eastern Okinawa bays The eastern coast from Yaka on the north to Kuba south was In Yank hands The American battle line cutting island In two now Japanese pillbox from of Okinawa big Japanese vehicle con- centrations were blasted by Naval guns and carrier The Yank fleet fu the of several small nese air attacks during early morning hoars Four Rising Sun To airforce aw Radio the Yank by driving west east it made Hje un- confirmed claim that a four cruisers and six transports were sunk off Okinawa Stressing the importance of the American advance to the southern end of the Sulu archipelago ed: MacArthur said this strike to within 30 miles Borneo the last line in chain of blockading airfields that reach thousands of miles to New Guinea ThuS lie said the Japanese are cut off from their holdings in the south and the rich Dutch East Indies are Iso- lated for exploitation The general reported progress on other Philippine fronts including the Negros Cebu and Mn heavy en with fishier escorts hit he Hongkong dock areas it was first Hongkong strike from the 1 Philippines Other Yank fliers on China sea blockade flights sank a tanker and sbt The lifting of a security blackout British operations in Burma s on region brought the Indian troops invaded the west coast March 13 and ed miles to seize miles northwest of Rangoon gup was the chief Japanese supply center for the western Burma With the battle of central Burma virtually British troops in that sector were mopping up on re- of a Japanese force mated at some a month ago Disorganized Japanese bands were escape from the re- j p jon Allied planes blasted airfield in- in lower Burma and hit two bridges on the railway The Chinese high command re- new successes against the in southwestern Honan and northern Hupeh provinces A Japanese military commentator stating that a huge British war fleet had entered the Indian ocean from ihl Red sea predicted British operations against southern Burma Malaya and the Netherlands Indies Vinson Confirmed Quickly by Senate WASHINGTON April M Vinson tuckiah was confirmed My Senate today ns Director ol and Reconversion tnc position held F Byrnes until he re- sighed Monday Vinson is not ex- to make any abrupt changes Immediately in the general policies his predecessor Under- Byrnes Job became unofficially known president Members tit the Senate finance committee questioned Vinson for nearly an hour behind closed doors before his Domination to the Senate INITIAL NIGHT AUSTIN April to hack their calendars down to working size in the remaining one-third sion both House and Senate of night tonight to dispose of local and Tax ST LOUISi April 4 pendent petroleum operators and representatives of the oil industry from 23 states agreed today tq con- sider a affecting the in- Forty-three operators members of a the nation's independent discussed the possible ef of a circuit court of appeals de- at New Orleans March 6 which held invalid an internal enue department regulation Under regulation operators could deduct from gross income expenditures preliminary to drilling wells referred to as in- tangible development or charge them capital The decision the small operator to pay taxes on each total investment instead of on income returnable through de- a period of The time and manner of ing Ihc special legislation was left the committee and its man Russell Brown general counsel for the Petroleum Association and J C Hunter Abilene Tex president of tho Oil arid Gas association Brown told the committee the court decision the drilling program more than anything in the industry's history causing many in- dependent operators to cancel Irie contracts decision may not affect duction for three or four but after that it will fall Brown The Weather v s or COMMERCE ABILENE ANn frost temperature 28 Thursday fair and warmer EAST Fair and warmer Thursday and Friday WEST Friday 1 Thursday and 51 SI so or 48 54 nd low 41 to II Ilijrh and loir same dale last uncontested bills The scramble for tion of bills approved on the calendar evident in both branches of the lature The Senate turned down two requests for special ip advance and the House granted but the Senate indicated it was of a mind to dp very Jittle more advancing The House kept alive an effort to tax remission report a This ihr M affairs The got into a debate the New Deal in considering two bills keep control of insurance companies In state in view of the recent United States supreme court's decision holding in- surance to be in com- merce No action was taken on tlie bills they remain at the head of the calendar for consideration tomorrow Sen W E Stone of Galveston told ilie Senate that unless some type of legislation Is enacted the state stands A chance of in taxes an- From out of state com- panies that are now paying un- der protest Debate was cut off when the House nnd Senate went into joint session to hear Maj Gen Richard Donovan general of the Eighth Service command delayed the House in to a long calendar of ate bills and held up consideration of the judiciary appropriations which had been given priority bv a rules It probably will be brought before the House morrow Both Houses Whip Through Measures AUSTIN April a little more than an hour in its first night session of the term whipped through 25 un- The House in a little more than an hour finally passed 12 local bills and faced a long grind into the night in considering a lengthy list of local and uncontested bills Legislation approved in the ate ran the gamut from salary raises for county employes in tain counties to a ban on fishing and hunting in certain population bracketed areas TEXAN RECEIVES BABE Wilbraham A Hoffman displays the Citation the rare Medal shown on blouse he received from John W Midland Army air field behalf of Generalissimo Chiang of China The medal and undaunted spirit in action achieving excellent destroying enemy missions as against the Japs iii Captain Hoffman also Flying Air Medal He is an in- bombardier AP Membership committee of Abilene chamber of commerce meet Friday morning at 10 o'clock Charles Green manager ed Nib Shaw is chairman of the committee APRIL 21 SET FOR PICKUP OF CLOTHING FOR EUROPE April 21 was set ns day for ing pickup In Abilene the ed Nation's clothing collection at a meeting Wednesday of the local committee headed In charge of the pickup be the three service clubs Lion and ican Legion Area from the west of Peach street West to the city limits and north to the railroad will be under Ihc The handle the east side of to the city limits and north to the railroad and to the country club addition gion will liave the east side of ory from the north to the city limits Handling the west side of Hickory from the railroad north including North Park will be the Lions club asked person not ing to be in town April 21 to de- liver their own used clothing to the company 209 Otherwise clothing will be picked up curb Articles of should be tied together arid all shoes tied in pairs to simplify the work ting and packaging the committee decided and packing will be handled by the four clubs mentioned and Junior chamber of commerce organizations Although the clothing need not be pressed It must be cleaned before bundled for pickup BylThe Associated Press Temperatures Texas to as low as 12 degrees yesterday afe a biting norther followed close on the heels tornadoes cloudbursts hailstorms and floods Rising temperatures are forecast for most of the slate later today following a pre- sharp drop before dawn which the weather bureau said could be as cold as day's mercury readings The cold wave swept Mid-Continent By The Associated Press Heavy snow bitter cold high winds and flood waters harassed the mid- yesterday Wintry intrusions the spring season well advanced by abnormally warm March weather threatened fruit crops blocked highways ed rural schools and disrupted travel Snowfall ranged up to 17 inches in Minnesota tile worst April stonn since Northern and western Iowa had as much as 16 There was a 14 inch cover in raska Northwestern Wisconsin and upper Michigan had at least 8 es A Rocky Mountain storm left up to 14 In Colorado nnd Wyoming by 17 below zero weather at Wyo and 14 Leadville Colo There was also some snow in New Mexico Texas Missouri and Freezing weather extended as far south as Texas where a low of 12 was reported from pampa Okla had a 17 Chicago weather bureau ers said the snow was clearing out for the part but freezing wea- ther in the mid-west the plains and the west apparently was the most en- dangered of the crops F H pert college horticulturist said the es around 15 expected there early day would take practically thing in fruit line peaches plums pears cherries early apples High Waters Bring Damage ORLEANS April Inundated farms refugee camps drowning livestock and crews marked the courses of- lesser Arkansas and tonight and on the pi engineers made ready to turn a part of flood through the 1.000 square mile Atchafalaya basin Although the Mississippi was at flood stage or above from Iowa lo the Gulf of Mexico greatest im- mediate nnd ex- isted along swollen tributaries whose crest waters will reach the big river during the next two weeks Brig Gen Max C of the U S engineers at Vicksburg Miss announced that 24-hour patrol was being maintained on all main line levees from Cairo 111 the gulf sandbagging and auxiliary in progress wide area ward from the Panhandle bringing snow to some Texas areas and sub- freezing temperatures and rain to others A low of 12 degrees was reported at Pampa while Dalhart had 13 and Amarillo 14 Gardens and fruit crops in the Eletra area were damaged as the mercury fell to 26 Greater damage was predicted Wichita also reported slight damage to fruit and gardens Rain fell there 18 inches being reported with the temperature Other low readings yesterday in- cluded Lubbock 20 clarendon 31 Abilene 32 Spring 29 Midland 29 Wink 31 las 38 Fort Worth 35 Gainesville 34 San 34 Austin 47 Waco 42 El Paso 33 The frigid blasts reaching ton early in the day sent the cury to 37 lowest since Jan 29 Prior to tile arrival of the norther the weather bureau reported a summery 73 High water wind swift currents and driftwood conspired to tie up two ship cannel ferries A sharp rise in the San Jacinto river was edly responsible for the breaking loose of a string of barges and to have sunk the small tug Terrell Coastguardsmen later retrieved the bargee Cattle losses in the San flood were feared heavy by Joe gore and Ernie Dittman of Crosby who reported that they had 100 head each Other herds were re- ported by Fred of Crosby to be trapped In the watery lands The cold wave did not extend to the lower Rio Grande but weather was not mild there A small craft warning was issued ex- tending from Brownsville to St Marks Fla The forecast for east Texas was for a low of 28 to 32 degrees in the northwest and extreme north tions with frost In the north and slight frost In the west central portion followed by fair weather rising temperatures and ing winds Ask Boost in Pay NEW YORK April Tile United Mine Workers asked a 25 per cent salary Increase of workers In the Hard coal field The miners also demanded a alty of 10 cents per ton as they did In the bituminous negotiations nnd asked severance pay for suspensions dismissals and layoffs Underground Factories Vital Airfields Overrun PARIS Thursday April S tank forces breaking into the opern Thuringian plain captured Kassel and yesterday and closed in on Erfurt 130 miles southwest of Berlin in their swift race to split the dying Reich In the north British armored hurdled two major river barriers the lower and Ems and plunged on toward the great German North Sea ports of Bremen and Emden One force pushing into LAST GERMANS CLEARED FROM HUNGARY BY REDS LONDON Thursday Russians cap- tured Bratislava cleared the last Germans out of Hungary and fought into Vienna's southern suburbs yesterday in a day of sensational successes all along the southeastern front Father Told Son aps Tries to Enlist Fred Halloway of was in Abilene yesterday attempting to enlist in some branch of service for combat duty following receipt of a Navy department message that son radioman first class was killed In action in the Pacific served In Navy in from liis age prevented his enlistment Ho operates station in ton Mr Barr received the message Yesterday with that they not divulge the name of their son's ship or station Date and place of his dentil were not given although the message from Vice Ad- miral Jacobs chief of Naval nel stated he buried at sea with full military honors Radioman Barr was born in March 1 He at- tended school nt Rule and was graduated in 1940 N M high school in Jan Barr San Diego and was at Pearl Harbor at the time of he Japanese attack He also served on an air craft carrier in the tic When on leave in December following the battle of Barr wore battle stars for eight major engagements including Coral Sen Midway Sinran and One letter anil an Easter ing card have been received him this week by I he parents The two had been sent about 22 days ago Fair Warmer Expected Here Fair and warmer wen her is the welcome prospect for Abilene and vicinity Thursday although a heavy frost expected in the early morning with a low temperature of 28 degrees County Agent Elmo Cook said last night he believed only victory gardens nnd fruit would be affected by the frost Mast victory gardeners warned earlier of the impending frost their gardens Tomato plants have been covered or they be damaged Livestock will not be affected by the cold weather There Is an abundance of grass and water this year and they are in no danger Nothing growing in the fields is ex- to be hurt the county agent said The combined blows of the second third and fourth army groups also ed the Nazis back in northwest Yugoslavia Mura river valley and overcame the en- emy foothold little mountains north of Bratislava presaging the early clearance of all Slovakia Premier Stalin announced the storming of of the Nazi puppet state of Slovakia nnd n key Danubian stronghold of population less than 24 hours after Marshal Y second Ukrainian group had laid siege to the city The broadcast communique announced third forces seized communities south of Vienna brio of n mile nnd a from the southern city limits nnd seven nnd a half from the very center of the Austrian Almost due south of Vienna the Russians announced they had cd the last of the Germans off garian territory and were pressing their liberating invasion of slavia This drive which look 10 towns during the day was troops Similarly Czechoslovak Army forces aided in tlic ward thrust of Ihc fourth army In northwest vakia which captured more Ilian 60 populated places This resumed offensive by Col Gen Ivan fourth ians was apparently the push to up with northern units nnd put the squeeze on the German held re- mainder of Slovakia Another more significant linkup indicated In Malinovsky's turc of This laid open the traditional invasion gate to Austria nnd promised early union with forces that ready v suburbs The singe was set for another joint operation to that which captured Deadlock Approaches In Polish Meeting WASHINGTON April Signs appeared tonight that the tions at Moscow on the subject of revamping tile Polish government are approaching a deadlock which the United may move to break This situation developed even ns Secretary of State Stettinius ex- pressed confidence that a fair lution will be reached The most the Crimea conference in February No has been reported all Holland and Canadian troops on the western Hank were sites Karlsruhe capital of on the upper Rhine fell to the French army at the extreme southern end of the front a- announced The adjoining U.S Seventh army pushed 34 miles ernberg Nazi convention city and city controlling the French also frert FOURTH AR- MORED DIVISION April acting melster of Gotha today thai the German high command if Bavarian retreat it on March 31 threatening Stuttgart big south German city All Allied armies were pounding ahead in a swelling tide that over- ran underground Nazi factories tal and other war plants Nnzls were losing more than two divisions dally In prisoners division MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF ABILENE INC TODAY Abilene Inc will set forth its plans ind host discussion of Its work nt the most important meeting for Abilene business men since the establishment of an Army camp at 3 p m today In the ballroom of the Windsor hotel All members of the chamber of commerce nnd all oilier business men nnd citizens interested In the future of Abilene arc urged lo lend the session which will be the first general of Abilene An effort is being made to telephone nil members of the chamber of com- merce In regard to attending this meeting chairman nl lenr Inc will be master of monies nnd principal speakers will be Henry president of the Farmers and Mcrchnnts National bank Malcolm Meek president of the Citizens National bank Ed wart chairman of the major gifts committee for Abilene Inc and R M Fielder chamber of commerce president April 10 the general solicitation campaign to raise at least to finance a long-range program of Industrial promotion for Abilene Is expected to get underway Morgan Jones Jr finance chairman of lene Inc announced Blan E W Berry and Nib Shaw nre vice chairmen of the solicitation Fleming James is lie were and crossed the one of the last Iwo water barriers before lin In an apparent double strike aimed at Hannover nnd Although the exact point of ths was not divulged In a late front dispatch it apparently red above Minden which -is 53 miles south of Bremen and 32 miles west of Hannover The British plunged beyond against light said a dispatch from Associated Press Correspondent William Frye The American Third Army ing the Allied drive In the center ran through surrendered Gotha moved on toward Erfurt 11 miles beyond astride the Dresden military superhighway The Germans said 40 Allied gliders set clown troops fuel nnd munitions to Rid the capture of ancient Gotha The American Ninth Army ed up to the Weser river next to last barrier on the high road to Berlin 170 miles Reaching the river nt Bad the menaced the large Prussian communications center of Hannover 38 miles from Ninth Army tanks The naval base of Bremen lay 57 miles to the north The Ninth pressed down from the north on the shrinking Ruhr trap where up to 150.000 Germans faced surrender or annihilation Field Albert Kesselring supreme commander in the west was in the doomed pocket a dispatch Irom the Ninth Army front said Advancing infantry moved within five miles of Dortmund on two sides Street fighting erupted through the rubbled streets of Hamm and aii of which were falling on a front as the Allies ripped through hastily ance nests The up to hem nnd were less than 20 miles from the Suider Zee in Holland j they reach that great body of water they will have cut off part of the 30.000 Germans originally anchored in western Gotha fell without a shot being fired Germans broke out white flags a half-hour before the U.S Third Army's fourth armored break-through division er Brig Gen William Hose OJ ington scheduled to at- tack If you surrender well blow houses Hoge had told Gotha's Two thousand German troops fled during the night The Third Army at Goths Sec WESTERN FRONT Pit 3 Col Z Admiral Promoted WASHINGTON April The Senate today confirmed the promotion of Vice Admiral Russell R commandant of the coast guard to the rank of full ad- miral The a coast guard officer to four-star ranks for the first time possible recently approved by congress
