Altoona Mirror (Newspaper) - December 19, 1944, Altoona, Pennsylvania STOCKS FINAL Tht Circulation of the Mirror Yesterday Good citizens promptly remove the snow from a portion of their sidewalks for the benefit of pedestrians VOL 160 PHONE 7171 ALTOONA PA TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 19 1944 TWENTY FOUR CENTS GERMANS BEING SLOWED DOWN Japs Looking for Early U S Invasion of Luzon LICENSE FEE ON JUKE BOXES Legislation Presented by Mayor If En- acted Becomes Jan 1 Legislation was introduced in city council at the second regular December session this morning to increase from to the fee for the licensing in connection with the regulation of mechanical devices for the playing of music games und amusement popularly known as juke boxes The measure amends the nance enacted four years ago which provided an annual fee of One exception to the posed new fee of provides that the fee for licensing a tion film and music machine shall be If a license is taken out on or after July 1 for the re- mainder of tile year the fees for the fraction of the year shall be and 517.50 respectively Before introducing the ment raising the license fee Mayor Brumbaugh conferred with the other members of council and all gave their approval to posal If may be enacted after the customary three days on the calendar and it will become tive on Jan 1 All applications for license must be made in ing to mayor Bonds Are Extended The meeting this morning was attended by Councilman Guy 7 C L McCartney and Jacob Weber together with the mayor Mr introduced an ordinance extending for another five-year term certain special assessment or ing bonds that would mature the coming year These bonds were originally due on Jan 1 1910 They were Ihen extended for five years They pay I 3 per cent Mr stated i ever that they are callable at any time upon notice of sixty days given to the holders while on the other hand individual holders can get their money if they give a notice of sixty days Council gave approval to a posal submitted by Mr McCartney to lay two lines of pipe for the purpose of closing an open sewer channel at avenue and First street for a distance of about 200 feet The channel ries the flow from a district sewer in the Tenth ward area into the out- fall sewer and it is in railroad City Engineer J G King mated the cost of the pipe at and Mr McCartney expressed the belief that the railroad company would cooperate in laying the line He said that much cinder and dirt gets into the flow and the efficiency of Imhoff tanks will he greatly in- creased if the open channel is closed To Attend Conference Mayor Brumbaugh brought up the subject of attending the annual meeting of the National on page li column 4 Liquor Board Hearings On Violations KILLED IN ACTION CAPT N GATES aged 31 husband of Mrs Marjorie K Gales of riors Mark and son of Mr and Mrs Samuel C Gates of West Twelfth street Tyrone was killed in France Nov 29 according to word received by his family Two clubs nnd n denier were among tile four de- fendants nt hearings this morning for alleged violations of vania state liquor control board rules The readings were conducted here by a deputy for the control board The Cesare Battisti Mutual fit association of nue was accused members frequent licensed premises sales to minors admitting persons to without written application investigation and ballot and ure to adhere to its own The Concordia Singing society of 820 Second avenue was cited for sale to falsified ord failure to keep complete mid truthful record purchasing liquor at retail for resale G N Lamproplos and trading as Adam's cafe at 732 Fourth avenue nla were charged with the ing Sales to visibly in- persons permitting and employes to act in a loud and indecent manner permitting employes to associate with patrons permitting known criminals to frequent the premises The remaining defendant the First Catholic Slovak Union branch No 180 Home association Thomas street was with making sales lo Admitting persons In without written application investigation and ballot C of C Adds Six Members to Board for 1945 George W Brisbin Thomas R Dobson O C Grimshaw Miles F Hollister J Lester and George M have been elected to membership on the Chamber of Commerce board of directors the result of balloting conducted by mail The now directors will take their places on the twenty-one member board next month to participate in the election of officers ing a president treasurer and Members of the above sextet were the successful candidates in a field of eighteen nominees Twelve of the nominees were selected by the following committee which was pointed by President George C jr Park S Hite Joseph Sherman George W Brisbin old C Wright arid George mann Six additional nominees were added to the list at the membership meeting of Thursday Dec 7 lots containing the names of the eighteen nominees were mailed to Iho entire membership on Dec 8 Continued on page column 4 FATHER TOLD AIRMAN DIES OVER GERMANY H L field Killed In tion on Raid Dec 2 Herbert L 22 son of C F of 804 South street was killed in action over Germany Dec 2 cording to a telegram received day from the war department by his father The young a turret gunner on a Liberator er had gone overseas in September his father believed from tion sent to him He had been in the United States army air forces since his enlistment Jan 21 1941 A graduate of Altoona High school in 1940 Sgt Bradfield re- his basic training at Lowry field Denver Colo Additional schooling was given him at homa A and M college Stillwater Okla and he trained as a gunner j at Laredo field Tex FURIOUS AIR BLOWS RAINED UPON ENEMY Ground Campaign on L e y t e In Final Stages Mindoro Beachhead Secure FLATTOPS FIXED WHILE YOU WAIT W By WILLIAM B DICKINSON U War Correspondent ALLIED TERS Philippines Dec Carrier planes of the 3rd fleet credited with destroying or damaging ninety-four ships and 461 planes in the first seventy-two hours alone sent an unparalleled aerial of Luzon into its sixth straight day today with a new round of attacks Home In July the post mail and he went from In Final Stages I With the ground campaign on in its final stages and the front dispatch said Filipinos there to Monica Calif Last Manila confidently expect July he enjoyed a furlough at invasion forces to land on home here the last members of his family saw him He returned to San Francisco and from there was sent to a port of embarkation and overseas Before over Germany he was a member of a heavy ment group in Italy which had flown more than 145 strategic sions against in southern Europe and the Balkans His motion to sergeant was announced by the war department just last month and the advancement to staff sergeant must have come in the intervening month although no announcement had yet been ed other than that contained in the telegram his death Sgt was unmarried Surviving in addition to his father are three brothers and two sisters Harold M of Gordon E and Clarence A both of Altoona Mrs Nolder of R D No 3 Altoona Mrs Eleanor McMinn of Altoona He attended the Third United Brethren church and day school in Altoona Luzon anil reach the Philippines capital city soon A Japanese broadcast yesterday snid convoy of con- strength had been cd in the Sulu sea south of doro and speculated that further American amphibious landings be in prospect perhaps on A dispatch from Pacific Heel nt Pearl Harbor Adm William F 3rd fleet planes still were j ring away at Luzon afler Japanese ships damaging sixty-six and I 401 planes last Thursday Friday and Saturday alone campaign over the joined lhc American mainder of the Philippines and that his aircraft together I vith those of the 3rd fleet had homeland today Thermometers al the railroad test department building recorded is degrees as the low temperature last night 31 degrees as the high yesterday afternoon and 16 degrees as the temperature at 9 o'clock this morning The snowfall of last night of average moisture content ured 41 of an inch in moisture The precipitation thus far this month in rain and snow amounts to inches E H Werner Nominated as Y Director Members of the Altoona Y M C A will nine directors on New Year's day These men will serve the association for a period of three years Eight of the men are completing terms as directors and one new director lias been named to be elected to the hoard E H Werner general manager of the Pennsylvania Edison com- pany has been named ns a new nominee The other eight men who arc named to succeed themselves on the board D N Slep 1 C Scholl A P John P ferty William F Lchmann Dr I Francis I Taylor and H Griffith men were named by a committee made up of liam A Nickol and O R of the board of directors and 1 i Harold Laughlin president of the Y Men's club Guns andMen Moving Up to Meet Armored Columns of Enemy Striking 20 Miles Into Belgium By JAMES li War PARIS Dec American tanks guns and men moved up today to meet German armored columns striking more than twenty miles into Belgium and a front dis- patch said Lt Gen Courtney H Hodges 1st army lines appeared to be stabilizing along the northern half of the seventy-mile sive front Battle In Full Swing The British radio said the battle to stem the big counter- offensive of Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt is now in full swing United Press Correspondent Prankish with 1st Upper photograph was taken a few seconds after 11 ineil through the deck of an escort carrier during the of the Philippine sea pours from the hole anil rush from their hattle stations In light the lire Lower picture WHS ninety minutes later The lire is extinguished the hole neatly re- paired and the deck is ready for flight V S navy photo from NKA Raid Jap Homeland Roosevelt Back From Rest at Warm Springs IIV SMITH Stair WASHINGTON D C Dec President Roosevelt nml rested from rigorous returned lo the While lodny n weeles mention Hi Uu to deal with serious diplomatic military domestic problems Although he kept up wilh his army forces said reports were circulating that the German advance in had been slowed to a snail's pace if not com- stopped Doughboys Rally Rallying from the shock of most stunning setback since puss in Tunisia Hodges doughboys hud succeeded in grouping to meet the onslaught which pushed out of many lit points oji a work n while Prankish reported resting nt tin little White Low clouds nnd blanketed on he Springs foundation a considerable of the Mr Roosevelt eame home lo zone but allied planes again were wide of to the wherever a foreign affairs rould find panzers and lion ol for n 1 infantry meeting of the the prefecture aron of the Land-based planes of Gen WASHINGTON D C Dee the urea The former covers i gram for Iho new congress 1.1 southwest Fortresses re Up southern Up of Honshu and the drafting of government's new command extended the sod e lis 2n or damaged severely 742 enemy in the week ended Sunday Though no over- nil for number of ships sunk by planes il was medium lion center of district of northern Kyushu Thn pianos not drop any bombs and after interception by Japanese air Tokyo reported Tho raid only twenty-four hours other from lodny only The department identified hit by the kindled tires visible for rial in still hit ions on Mr Roosevelt Nov 27 and reached Warm Springs next dny He lefl Ihr i spa famous lor the a of polio patients on Dec 17 stopped yesterday lo inspect train inn miles in the important Kokuki plant Kyushu southernmost nf the Camp N C and ar- the loll by of the Mitsubishi aircraft works home islands but Tokyo nnd navy planes together for -125 miles to the reded had been bombed he eight days through Monday cast Thirty lo forty veil may 100 ships and 7.00 I Tokyo said two or three Super- in the attack Tokyo said but Fortresses from China Mew over caused only slight in n m works j home islands but Tokyo con- rived today This was first p nt Mr for the thn One of tho most famous of all time the answer written many years ago by Church of the New York Sun to a little girl's query Is There n Santa appears in the Altoona Mirror today on the editorial page U has an annual custom for Tho ror to reproduce this famous heart-stirring bit of prose in re- sponse to many requests from our readers Provisions for Nazi Budapest Veterans Aid Escape Route Are Explained Under Fire ir dis- was accompanied on his rip by for Hie three press associations S I i I of I select ivo st i vice the Holiday Mail Rush on at Local Office bureau the United service and of the state j habitation bureau wore at Iho American Legion homo here last night to acquaint the personnel of hoards nnd of other slate federal with tho many Dec ported today the Vienna mil way I he practical escape route for tho garrison of tho beleaguered Hungarian capital had been brought under Russian A soviet broadcast said the jaws of red army pincers clamped on benefits available to veterans of the Budapest were only miles present i rind corridor between Maj Henry M Cross chief of them WHS swept by tin veterans personnel division of state selective servico provisions of lhc selective service act for veterans reem ploy men t Tlin will hn nf I tin I nit fOI open Tho rush in n toona Y M CP Now HL lhc thi day and voting will continue yesterday and at the end of on draft hoards The veteran sealing off the Herman nnd troops in the eity Budapest already lost nnd tense I he Americana wore pouring up into the defensive United Press John McDormott ed from mini her sector of front Nazis Fight At it was reported the Germans not only were continuing their the United States 1st army but were harder thf 3rd and 7th Krom Lt Icn S Ion's front United Press VOICK WIT liMlay thai Marshal Karl on had to a dispatch the FCC Robert W reported generally stiffening which virtually paralyzed into Saarland and KKW YORK has manncd b pat for con I inn film OK I 000 worth of M support for reported edging since Pearl Harbor and emphasized I the for continuing this aid In n message to K Thomas of the War Ad- Council Inc the dent snirl advertising contributed by business has helped our people keep informed of the need to buy war bonds prevent inflation nate blood nnd otherwise play their part in the war 71 h army was on pace fi column 6 military and importance j rt 1 1 for the ami has be- O TY 111 a Moscow radio Continued on page ti column 4 New Blizzard of sales lo O Trt ting minors 111 Local District HOW IT WAS Following are the depths of the snowfall last night in the six counties comprising this highway Blair county 7 inches Bedford 6 inches Cambria 7 inches Fulton B inches Huntingdon 6 inches Mifflin 5 inches By the time the last dusted across Altoona this morning the Blair county dis- learned it was blanketed by a total fall of 15 Inches in little more than a week and automobilists were trying to drive backwards and otherwise to get up and down pery hills From the slate highway ment offices al name lhc information that last night's blizzard varied from 5 o 7 inches Continued on column 9 Provide Gifts For Children On Christmas Every child at he County Industrial Home for Children will have a personal gift from students of school to open on morning as a result of a project fostered by league of the Altoona High school Members of the league under the direction of Miss Eleanor Hare secured from Harry R Gwin of Ihu home name and age of each of the children and distributed them as far ns they would go to the homerooms of the High school The homeroom organizations chased appropriate gifts for Iho children considering sex and ago wrapped nnd they were de- livered yesterday to Mr for on Christmas morning Included are games books loys the dav lhc of letters is now ninety days in The only railway lefl lo Vienna nnd cards reached a total of i lo i exposed lo nir alludes the peak of the season There also j o was a heavy mailing of gift parcels j lm employment service of the Tile corridor of the office was j war manpower commission crowded at various times during the morning by people mailing letters cards and parcels and also in WASHINGTON D C Dec cloudy and chasing stamps The writing tables were all filled by those addressing ards tile methods of handicapped in jobs LI Roberts representing i and Wednesday wilh the personnel division of selective mittent light snows in the Continued on page 1 column portion Is Sent i German Fleet To Blair Jail Units Bombed V Tillard in the reception and patching of mail m the office The arc ex- to reach a new mark Ihc result of the volume of mnil de- posited at the office and brought in by the carriers The twelve branch stations have all been taxed to the extent of their facilities in receiving mail and transacting other such ns insuring parcels Thn office recorded insuring parcels thin being a fraction of the number de- posited for mailing The regular carriers find tho arc heavily burdened with ters cards nnd small on leaving office and his Is ex- lo enritinnr for tho der of thr week The Augmented Abandon Fight Over Nominees One homeroom went even further jn Continued en column 5 I Richard Nash Scotch ley young man arrested by the LONDON Dec showered city police yesterday morning in bombs on Germany's lasl connection with the investigation of recent purse-snatching attacks on local women has com- mitted to the county jail ing the filing of formal charges of aggravated assault and battery and robbery before Alderman Ira J Shelley M U W Dint because of Ihc seriousness of charges made Ihn young mnn be suggestion been lo the district ney's office the he to the quarter court major fleet units in their Bailie sea al Poland and lhc enemy's western front reinforcement bottlenecks at Minister and last night More than MO planes flew miles round trip across to Ihc ships nnd nnd submarines berthed nt nir fields behind the bombed By JOHN I WASHINGTON D C Dec 10 Senator Claude Pepper D Fin announced a telephone con- versation with President Roosevelt lodny he was going lo his light lo senate tion of six top state department nominations i Pepper snid Hit told him if senate failed lo net on the pending nominations in this session of congress the same list would he forwarded to the new congress which meets Jan 3 In view of that fact there is we could accomplish by de- laying senate action until the next congress we arc willing to let the matter come lo a vote ly Pepper told reporters Pepper who had led a new deal I revolt against the nominations on Policy Debate Flatly Refused By Churchill By PHIL Staff Correspondent LONDON Dec ister Winston admitted to the house of commons that his policies in Greece and other Euro- pean countries have caused very serious concern within England but flatly refused to debate them nt this time because of the great battle raging on the western front Churchill told the that he recognized he faced sharp di- vision of public opinion on nil program toward the liberated lions of Europe which had heart and sharp criticism Nonetheless despite sharp tions particularly from members Churchill declined to drawn inlo extended debate and postponed full dress discussion of I hose matters at least until mid- January when parliament will re- convene alter the Christmas re- cess Though he stubbornly rejected all demands for a commons review of the Greek situation and the progress of the German counter- lo rounds that they wero too ket and out of chn racier wilh tho liberal record of Ihc Roosevelt administration snid he was by President velt lo say if nny one of the too offensive in the west before the Christmas recess there a Hint he might front also during Iho One plane was destroyed while five policies Continued on column German I nominees fails to carry a world radio broadcast on the subjects before thn house venes Inn Ifi He also agreed to limited of Iho Greek question on M motion
