Charleroi Mail, The (Newspaper) - September 21, 1944, Charleroi, Pennsylvania Good Evening Happiness is a perfume that you pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself THE MAIL ESTABLISHED JUNE NINETEEN HUNDRED The Weather Thundershowers today and early Friday mostly windy and cooler VOLUME 92 WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 1944 FOUR CENTS AMERICANS RENEW WESTERN FRONT OFFENSIVE PHILIPPINES Big Port Of Davao Is Battered By Land-Based Bombers Without Opposition From Japs STEPPING-STONE ISLES CONQUEST ABOUT OVER ALLIED west Sept based Liberator intensifying the two-way drive on the battered the big port on Davao out opposition in daylight was disclosed today as American forces virtually completed their con- quest of the islands east and south of the Philippines Tokyo radio indicated that the anese feared an American landing in the Philippines was imminent More than 50 Liberators of the Far ern Air Force carried out the attack on showering 120 tons of bombs on supply installations The heavy raid came as soldiers and Marines were cleaning up enemy forces on 250 miles south of the and in the southern Palau Islands to the east The Army's sion already crushed Japanese sition on Angaur after ing GOO enemy and the First Division Marines were digging out the remnants of the Japanese force med in a pocket near the western shore of Peleliu Admiral Chester W an- that the killed a total of mately of in less than one week of bitter fighting on the strategic 560 miles east of the Philippines Nimitz also disclosed that Marines from Peleliu had occupied a tiny un- named 100 yards The island apparently was occupied without opposition Brothers Meet Somewhere In New Guinea After Five Years S JACK ZERBI LT LOUIS ZERBI What a glorious time it was when Lt Louis Zerbi of Company Infantry and brother S United States Naval met where in New after a five year separation The boys are the sons of Mrs Mary Zerbi of 1223 Pa Lt Louis Zerbi has been in the United States Army since 1939 He attended Officers Training School at Ft Georgia and left theic after the completion of his training as second lieutenant He has now been overseas for a year S a brother member of Local 1187 U S W A and for- merly employed in the Pilger Finish Department at Allenport plant of the Pittsburgh has been a member of the United States Navy since ber 1942 He graduated from boot training at Great Illinois and attended Gunner's Mate School at Great Lakes Learning that they were within a few miles of each other the brothers took the necessary steps to arrange a meeting and were able to spend a couple of days having as giand and glorious time The boys saj hello and send their best regards to everybody EISENHOWER IS MONTH AHEAD OF LEARN Flying To Get This Says Next G H In Germany John Fletcher Has Completed Officer's Is Licensed Recently graduated from the U S Maritime Service Officers School at Fort New was John W Fletcher of 701 Fifth Commissioned is an Ensign in the United Maritime Service and licensed as a Third Mate Mr Fletcher will ably be assigned to active sea duty ship in the U S Merchant Marine Ensign Fletcher was selected for officers training on the basis of his previous experience He was ed in the Maritime Service in the grade of Chief Petty Officer and com- four months intensive ing which has made him eligible for rank of Ensign The U S- Maritime Service is seeking men who have at least teen months sea experience or who have qualifying training or in certain engineering fields to enter officer training Application may be made through the U S- Mari- time Service enrolling 309 Fourth Pittsburgh Henry Wallace Coming To McKeesport Sept In order to study their reconversion postwar Vice President A through Clairton and when he in the Pittsburgh urea next weekend Wallace will have lunch with Mayor Frank Buchanan of and also will confer with Mayor Elber J Maloy of and Mayor John J Mullen of Sept 21 Dwight D Eisenhower's campaign is well over a month ahead of and his next camp probably will be established in Merrill ler said today in pooled broadcast from Paris National Broadcasting Company broadcast on behalf of the American networks after his return from Eisenhower's new command post in Eastern France He said Eisenhower drove himself so hard that his health suffered and he was instructed not to leave camp for several days But is in top form again the broadcaster the sparks are flying about petting this thing over arc well over a month ahead of which is wonderful for the tactical operations but a first class headache for the strategic Mueller said now it is forward to Berlin and General Ike will go with or as closely behind his armies as possible His To PORC White Collie's Owner Is Sought By Police The owner of n white collie with two brown spots on its is being sought by police The dog is held here It found near BRUSSELS RADIO REPORTS BROTHER OF LEOPOLD WAS NAMED AS BELGIAN REGENT Sept 21 The Brussels said today that Prince brother of King had been elected regent of Belgium yesterday's meeting of Parliament War Vehicles Can Operate Under Plan Motor vehicles from other states may be operated legally within Commonwealth until next April 1 without a license plate provided they arc making n direct contribution to the war effort and arc properly registered in Gov Edward Martin said today In a proclamation the Martin said it applied only to n similar governing Pennsylvania vehicles in their territories Can Boost Yield From Vegetable Crop Prospects for increased tion from Pennsylvania's late crop were improved by last week's the State Agriculture Department ced today tomato and a small percentage of cabbage crops w ere aided by the w hile late sweet corn crops in the northwest are turning out better than early the department said The department also described top quality large sized eggs as scarce while pullet eggs are in strong demand August's dry weather influenced ity production but improvement is expected with lower j lure Apples were improved by the rain and the Erie grape crop was reported The peach about the department said GRAHAM MURDER CASE GOES TO JURY AT NOON Five Seven Men Hold Fate Of Janice Graham In Three Deaths Sept of five women and seven men re- tired at o'clock today to erate the fate of brown-haired charged the murder of three on a f nn near here last 7 Judge George H Rowley turned the case over to the after a charge which began when court ed at o'clock this morning Judge Rowley told the jurors they could one of four possible REEL E SOVIET DRIVE Massive Red Army Riddles All Nazi Defenses Along Front Through Estonia And Latvia DRAVO STRIKE DELAYS NAVY MATERIALS Clairton Works Remain Idle For Third Day Over Increase Appeal Mobile Forces Race To Aid Air Troops FOUR SOVIET ARMIES ATTACKING BULLETIN Sepr The newspaper Izvestia said today that the Red Army campaign to Baltic States ib almost won Sept 21 remnants of 30 German divisions ed back through Estonia and Latvia today before a massive Red army on- slaught that riddled the Nazi defenses all along a front and ened to chop up the enemy's Baltic armies into doomed pockets Four Soviet numbering haps were on the attack all the way from the Gulf of Finland south to the outskirts of ing before them an estimated Nazis defending the approaches to both Riga and the Estonian capital of Tallinn Berlin said the Soviets also launched their big assault on forcing several crossings of the Vistula river and winning a foothold 500 yards deep in tjie streets of the capital Berlin said the bridgehead was sealed off after a wild battle that jammed the quarter-mile wide river with Soviet Premier Josef Stalin ed last night that his Leningrad freed for action by the capitulation of had been thrown into the battle for the Baltic joining the offensive opened by the 2nd and 3rd Baltic armies Spearheaded by powerful tank for- the combined Russian ies thrust deep wedges into the man lines in at least four vital tors Air Cadet Heard Over Broadcast Last Night From California Field Air Cadet S stationed at pated in a coast to coast radio cast last evening which was directed by Phil Harris Air Cadet is the son of and Mrs Averill P Snow of 117 Prospect j venue non prize in a competitive bond quiz Distance Makes Der Hart Adolf United The shortest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines Western miles Gain of 15 miles in miles Frags Unhinged in It miles point north of Gain of three in Infantile Paralysis Rate In State Shown Sept Pennsylvania's infantile paralysis epi- demic Ins stricken persons in 61 of the 67 the State Health Department announced today after leports of 32 new cases Strikes at lower valley war today hampered construction of Navy rank landing cut into production and duction of airfield wind dock and vital materials A of 390 men were on but the walkouts forced at least 1 400 into idleness and threatened to idle another men today Plants were the Neville Island jards of Dravo the Moines Steel Co plant on Neville Island and the ton Works of Steel Corp At less than 100 cranemen remained idle for the third day over their demand for a wage which has been rejected twice by the Shipbuilding Commission of the War Labor Board The strikers are members of Local 61 of the CIO Marine and Shipbuilding Union Service labor relations officers said To Pace 2 NEW WORLD WAR JOINT MEETINGS OF THREE SCHOOL HELD Somerset And Carroll Township Boards Talk Over Mutual Problems Eirst Army Launches Drive Across Nazi Siegfried Defenses east Of Allied Forces Moving Beyond Rhine HOLLAND TRAP IS GOAL OF YANK DRIVE Secret Order Discloses His Terse Terms To Generals movies in the d rooms and muse weie pi in subjects for discussion as a unique meeting was held night by the school of Som erset and Carroll townships in Con Fallowfield Supervising Harty Carson of the local township while the session by Board President James Cheatham The Somerset and Can oil directors and as each haJ mutual problem and it was beneficial to get together and iron out most of them Wai have meant that the average school director's official seat is not a soft one Exchanges of and prolonged discussions con- in coming to conclusions which will be of benefit in the three it was declared United A remote hope of Adolf Hitler for another attempt at world conquest after this war was revealed today in a secret order by AlHed troops in Luxembourg Seizure of an order written by the German was disclosed a broadcast by fhe American ing Station in this war we have been so close to victory that we can draw of our experiences all the courage necessary for preparation of another 1 ter at- To 2 Harry Lancaster Is Graduated As Signalman GREAT LAKES 111 Sept 18 Among those graduating from an in- tensive course of Signalman training at recent School here was Harry B 510 Lookout Charleroi Bluejacket was selected for his specialized training on the basis of his recruit training aptitude test scores Graduates from the twenty courses taught here at the Service Schools are sent to to shore or to advanced schools for further duty FUTURE VOTERS REGISTERED IN SEVERAL Complete figures for the special registration days held this foi the voters who were not registered for the November a-a ed by the County Registration are Donora 197 59 with no changes Speeis 26 16 with no changes Long Branch 7 Demo crats 2 and no manges Midland 48 en 0 and no changes FinLeyville 52 72 and no changes The registrars will sit at burg and Hickory and at and East Washington morrow The complete re of September show 2147 and 916 with 61 crats changing to and 61 Republicans switching over to the Democrat party Will Head Dealers Going To Washington Robert Hoehl of Hoehl Motor Co and Bernard of Spencer will head a valley delegation of automobile dealers who will go to a General Motors get-together and meeting which is to be held at the George Washington tomorrow evening at o'clock A K Turri of Monongahela will also attend as a G M distributor REGISTRARS IN NORTH BELLE VERNON FRIDAY Mercer High school who is accused of Mrs Helen To I Dewey In Fighting Speaks Tonight Finest And Most Com- plete Housecleaning In History Is Goal WITH THE DEWEY CAMPAIGN Sept as E swung into California prepared to the of this week and two major speeches to the most determined drive of mile 1 campaign tour for the st 25 electoral college votes bloc at in the November election For n state personal larity usually means mors fhan party the Republican nominee scheduled major d- dresses both at S n tonight and Los Angeles tomorrow in- stead of the customary single ance organisation was not ho A ever Thp New York Governor's dny schedule included meetings with mayors of cities towns rounding the populous S n Francisco Bay lunch with G 0 P le dens from neighboring counties as well private conversations with Gov Earl took himself out of the Republican presidential race at thp To Seen This Morning hat bargains nt improvements nlong aiding a schoolboy with droopy trouble OF C MEETING The regular meeting of Council No ill be at S o'clock tonight in the K of C Hall Guest of Honor nt this meeting will be John just returned from two years in the Seas An interesting meeting is anticipated for the members Registrars will sit at the borough building in North Belle Vernon Friday from In m to ft n PI for nv pose of registering new voters and making changes of party and ad- dresses HEAVY BOMBERS IN ATTACK ON OIL PLANT Sept proximately 500 American heavy bombers attacked a synthetic oil plant at marshalling yards Mainz and and other gets in Western Germany today Supreme Sept American First Army opened a offensive against the defenses southeast o A then while to the Allied forces raced beyond the Rhine imminent in the Arnhem area of Holland Berlin in reported that troopers at Arnham nad been by American and British ing over the Rhine on a Nijmegen roaxl bridge captured in a battle through the of the strategy Dutch is gateway to northwest The Allied in Western is well over a ahead of a broadcaster reported from Paris on arrival from Duight D Eisenhower's new com- mand post in adding now it is forward to Tne U S- Eighth Air Force sent bout 500 of its Flying f Fortresses J and Liberators to the to hammet the strongholds of and directly j ia front First and Third aimies Despite bad weather Allied air formations continued I strength into Holland Supreme I quarters disclosed that nad been flown in the which began in- duding the gliders involved Headquarters disclosed tHat I Lt Gen Courtney H Hodges Array had struck out through the Hurtgen southeast of Aachen in a new drne on soil Shoes Rationing Is Ended The Office of Price tion announced today that non- leather shoes with rubber soles have been removed from the ration list OPA that the tion would not release any erable quantity of footwear from retailers All shoes containing with or rubber still rationed OPA pointed that the merely permits manufacturers of canvas shoes to place rubber soles on their product VFW Tenth Birthday Party Set Saturday Event Will Be Private One For Members At Monongahela Country Club BIO SUPER PARTY At Italian Corner Eighth St Lookout every night Something different v SPECIAL Roses per dozen Cash and carry JOHNSTON THE Willum of Arden Calvert Post No Veterans of Foreign announced today that the tenth annual dinner the founding of the will be heU the Valley Club on Satin day evening at 7 o'clock Only members ami their wives Aall Attend and are made at McKean for transportation for all who intend going Uniforms are re- quested the Post cap is Arc orchestra dancing will low the dinner Not much is being said of the program or speakers but anniversaries re always which fullest enjoyment of the as a genuine party iir the est of the Speakers have always entered into the spirit of this the VFW K always devoted to merriment The facilities of the country club have been taken over for the thru arrangements with Manager W Local Decorated With Army Bronze Star WITH THE FIFTH First Lieutenant Stephen C of has awarded the Bronze Star for service in combat while with the Division the Fifth Army front in Italy Buchanan distinguished during the division's drive Home His Mrs Marie lives in Charleroi Ht holds the expert badge Jap Broadcast Says Air Force Action Due By UNITED PRESS A naval commentator in a Tokyo broadcast last night the Japanese air force is poised for decisive action against the The Capt Suzu chief of the navy press described the Allied drive on Japan as and said that ths nearer the enemy the more favorable will become the situation in State Wage Earners Income Is Going Up Sept weekly income of wage in Pennsylvania plants rose to a ord wartime high of In the Federal Reserve Bank of phia reported today Employment in factories was i though payrolls and working time creased two per cent during the month the report said Bricker In Baltimore For Maryland Swing John W Bricker Republican tial for a series of conferences with GOP leaders and a speech after making four major speeches in Pennsylvania in the past two days SENATE ADOPT RESOLUTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL t BULLETIN 21 The a resolution to until or until mon them back into
