Galveston Daily News (Newspaper) - October 10, 1942, Galveston, Texas Whirl J POULTRY Cin UK FUk Ato CAri W. L MOODY 4 CO. IBM in to 182. OCTOBER 10, 1942. ESTABLISHED Flying Fortresses Bomb Lille Industrial Region in Greatest Allied Daylight Aerial Offensive of War Systematic Drive Begun to Oust Japs From Kiska Army Air Forces Drop 15 Tons of Bombs on Navy Announcement Reveals 8. The air forces dropped IS tens of bombs on the Japanese base at Kiska Island last the navy announced indicating that a campaign had been undertaken to reduce to rubble tnd ruin this stronghold in the The navy communique said that the Tuesday raid was carried out by the army's Liberator bombers escorted by and Landon Assails Administration War Management Election of Republicans to Congress Needed suited In In til Oct. 9. JP Former Landon of Kansas tonight the management of claring would be such new quickening of every Washington bureaucrat's work tha election of many republican governors and members of the con- i Landon charged personal jealousies and maneuvering for positions that the ad- if the rubber that present policies threaten food shortage and that of oil is threatened within the year or two be- cause agencies arc mistakenly counting on fictitious petroleum The 1036' republican presidential nominee declared the plan tion fuel oil in the Midwest make Federal he people to change from oil which there Is a to coal of which there Is a the president would get as tough his own subordinates who are retarding the war effort as seems to he with Landon would have the leadership longed for hy the But ao far we are the war with a papa love mamma The election of he show the world that the American people are not fled with tough talking but de- realistic the fighter operating from the new afr in the Sight tons of bombs were dropped on the enemy camp starting and tons were released over the vicinity of 'the seaplane hangar with unannounced Electing is he only way people can crack the whip over this well meaning but Inefficient Night School and Vocational Work To Start Monday The night school will open at 7 o'clock at Ball High with sessions on Wednesday and Friday nights for a It was announced yesterday by In addition a cargo ship In the harbor was attacked and left afire and the radio station was damaged by and two planes were one de- and the other This was the fourth hip raid re- ported on Kiska this The same land objectives were blasted with demolition and incendiary bombs on Oct. 1 and 2 and again on Oct. prior to the attack on Oct R. The last raid reported was the first for which tonnage figures were Rehabilitation Agency Sought By President Would Help Prepare for Useful Work Oct. Creation of- a federal agency to help sailors and to prepare themselves to engage in useful work was asked today by Pres. In a. message to president said the advancement of medical science would mean that a larger of this war's would be nonfatal and hence would require rehabilitation Ho spoke also of the need for preparing handicapped civilians for a place In the war he there are upward nf a million persons waiting for services of the type that only a Developed reha program can give Mr. Roosevelt asked enactment of legislation creating the tinder the federal security to he For persons now for those disabled while me micro nf the armed for an Nazi Threat Developing Near Caspian Sea Region Oct. 10. A1 Stalingrad's defend era worn reported to day to have smashed two Gcr man attempts to the Volga east of the bu a. new threat had developed In a nazi advance the region towan Astrakhan on the Caspian The midnight Russian did hot mention the Kal area south of Stalingrad the government Newspaper told for first time German penetration Nazi seizure of the mouth of the Volga spare the Germans further costly losses In frontal on the same time contro that vital Russian communications Both German forts to crash through toward the Volga were crushed on the the que One German company was wiped it. unit fightin same a. work in settlement in the northwestern out- was reported to have killed 300 Germans out of a German ring which had been closed on it for several Northwest of Stalingrad where s soviet relief offensive has sought Lo the pressure oh Stalingrad the their positions and on separate sectors engaged in battles of local as Stalingrad entered Us 47th- day of the general tion was one of the communique But on a of the western near edged that German infantry ported the red army from two populated places after losing ten of their and heavy the upper Don River in Voronezh area the Russians also said one company of fantry had crossed to the east were killed and ten taken in that the In area of the Russians said their troops still were beating off man The nazis lost 300 men and ten ammunition trucks the legislators bi gram He left del jut said th increasing number of accident It should he a for both veterans and HP the present for co-operation he preserved in of where it has chiefly the rehabilitation should look after other of this cm and discharge what Is plainly a federal responsibility the vision service to all persona whose disability grows out of the conduct of the Allied Heavy Bombers 3, B. In addition to the vocational training classes conducted under the net will get under H. H. recently director of vocational education the Galveston public will j Of I Britain this j Sam J will as Gen. MacArthur's dual of the night Oct. 10.. fP members of the faculty will The force of allied heavy yet a In the Southwest Pacific dumped fiO tons of explosives on New scoring rirt hits on machine supply dumps other It was announced officially Turn to Page 2. Sec The night school classes are open to all persons more than 14 old who are during the Those over 21 will h- a tuition fen of a the courses tn hf In the night are shorthand and for beginners nnd ad- and ad- mini arithmetic KG mechanical woodshop and general If there Is sufficient other courses will he The vocational will in- clude those heretofore In- mechanical radio show card Inar and a number of Including shipbuilding and the Students will register for both tha school and vocational classes on Monday and on the of the classes will he on outbreak of the revolution con- which overthrow the Manchu Murder Still Rites Are Held Police last night were continuing investigation of the death of Michael P. garage who the victim of a. last Monday but no charge had been Eight suspects have been ar- questioned and then leased tn connection with the while the whereabouts dra former local police character was reported being sought on of in- formation furnished by a person residing in the vicinity of the UK Garage which and from which he apparently was taken forcibly by his Final for Hartnott were held yesterday morning at Malloy Son to St. Patrick's Church for requiem mass conducted by his Rt. Rev. Mgr. E. A. of Beau- with RL Mgr. John S. Interment owed In Calvary A apparently from a 32- was taken from the head In an The to Austin for by a ballistics The autopsy one bullet Harnett's head alongside he left Instead of two bullets is X-ray pictures previously had 31, Thursday in St. Mary's Infirmary rom the bullet wound inflicted by ils His body also bore from the Hn was ound In a ditch n the MOO block of L about 7 Monday Senate Vetoes FDR's Appeal to Increase Social Security Taxes Five Per Cent Levied on All Incomes of Over Effective Jan. 1 Oct. 9. JP Disregarding a direct appeal from the voted fiO to 35'today to social security pay roll taxes at their present in stead of doubling them on Jan. 1913, as originally During the Roosevelt addressed a letter to Chairman George the senate finance committee saying the 1 to 2 cent each Seven Convicts Flee Illinois State Prison U. Britain Will Give Up Rights i It is only in with tlv necessities of social system he at the same time financing of rapidly mounting war Remnants of Old Terrible Gang Wound GuaM 111.. 9. IP cori including two top men the old fled from prison ine one penitentiary guard shot and wounded and another slugged Four vOf the led by Roeer in. the that once ruled s northwest and Hugh Basl 41, Touhy made break in a spectacular dash across the prison ard during the afternoon exercise They fled in small green dan parked outside the A checkup three others escaping in the confusion attending ol the Touhy and Banghart 99-year for the 1933 of which be quoted said Generalissimo Chiang Calls For Full Mobilization of Chinese to Beat Japanese Oct. 9. Chiang called tonight for the full of every man and woman In China to brat the for Greatest neao In year of war us tho press spoke out for an allied I J 35, and William 43. were Ing turned on guard arid slugged seizing his pistol With the aid of this weapon other guards seized and and two guards were used as shields In a across the open yard to the foot of a There one of the hostage a was forced to call the man in tower to drop erun down Into This the tower euard providing each of the desperadoes with At this one of them opened the bullet the head of the tower H. ning him and cutting him out of A makeshift rope ladder was then produced and the four scaled the west taking a ninch of from the stunned themselves out the tower stair and parked outside the The checkup later showed St. 31air 31. Edward 32. and Matthew 30. also vere from the than 100 to to joined he hunt principal It was veteran irison who coated of the factor ransom through an orate police trap that had been et to foil the ransom learing on Train Abandonment Is et for Monday Hearing on a proposal of the Railway for of passenger train to and from Galveston has ecn postponed by the Texas oad commission from today to 10 clock Monday The place of the hearing will be the ton County Notice of post P. of the of Com- Tom and W. O'Daniel of Texas to J con- pay roll taxes at their present Sen. led successful fight against the security funds already the legal He to show a social security tax of 1 per cent would yield .as much next treasury had derive from the 2 cent the adopted per cent oh ill incomes of more effective 1943. would be deducted pay envelopes ind salary checks and ly to the government by the em- It would be collected in addition usual normal tax ind The house has yet -o In Pres. the obligations arising from social curity system justified the in- Is the time to strengthen not to weaken the It Js of workers v weakening the social security Vandenberg his objectives arid the taxes would be in- vested in war the only purpose of increasing the to a and for the war he need for selling war but thought t was an obligation shared by the whole and should not be imposed exclusively workers under security In addition to the basic ex- the victory tax permits credits which the form of post-war or current for debt in- premium payments and purchase of government The credits would be 25 per cent of the victory paid by maximum of and 40 per cent. of the tax paid by the head a family to a maximum has been received by G. traffic manager George K. president of the Galveston Chamber of said yesterday that the chamber he represented at and will oppose the The railway filed application some time ago for permission from the railroad commission for trains Nos. and 2fi be- tween and These are tho only passenger trains tho railway operates to and Dallas Makes Final dav on Weather East Including Little United States weather bureau dala on 9, campaign to drive the enemy from Chinese must carry out the full of Ihe national mobilization act In order that every man woman In the country should offer the best abilities of the generalissimo Bald Tho Chinese dispatches from New Delhi telling of now American air blows at tho Scrapping of Old Fire Engine Again Urged by George H. city of fire and who is now on again mended yesterday that horse-drawn fire engine be scrapped because of the desperate need for scrap At the meeting of the board city commissioners letter was read from Mr. Gymer the fire engine he At that time Mayor Henry Flagg said that he had received several protests against the scrapping nl the engine on the grounds that it could be repaired and in case of Fire Chief Frank V. Best said that it was possible that the engine could be repaired and put in unless need for the metal should become more The matter was referred to R. rence commissioner of fire and to have a survey made to ascertain the cost of re- pa Mr. Gymer received in Report Oct. 9. To an embattled China the eve of its national the United States tonight an- its willingness to abolish promptly by treaty the tem of rights it has enjoyed In that country for nearly 100 the state ment this ment's Views and Is taking similar The United States decision was communicated to sador Wei by acting secretary of Welles the ambassador the United States plans to present a draft treaty to the in uld provide the Immediate of this country's in China and for the related Abolition of the rights would have little immediate practical in of the fact the most in which those rights were enjoyed now are occupied hy Japanese From the point of view China's national such of rights would be of im- not tn nf expend Siva the Chinese fighting for its the near the lift it coulH New Food Price Formula Reported Dealers Restock Hundreds of njf 9. jp Price Administrator Leon Henderson an- tonight a alternative allowing in- creases in 11 major groups of The action will permit many dealers io. restock hundreds of he which have been disappearing wholesale and retail of a profit Foods covered the which effective next Thursday Canned canned dried fast and salad hydrogenated ening and other Use of the new celling is op- on nine of the listed and dried f prices are Dried are .an action which places them under control for the first the other nine foods th. Tilings may not be used Single British Planes Sweep Far Beyond Area Mass Attack Comes Two Days After American Warning to French to Quit Danger Zones Oct. 9. Upward of 100 Flying tnd other SUUs bombers protected by misses of British and allied fighters swarmed over ern France today and battered the Lille industrial region in the greatest allied daylight air assault of the For first time authorized American fighter planes flown by United were in the aUon over although many other rons of Americans flew English Heretofore the had been the only fighter plane mentioned flown by American pilots in United air forces quarters gave this official pre- liminary than 100' bombers attacked in the Lille area this squadrons of fighters took part in the Single far beyond attacking objectives in Germany's upper One RAF was The attacking planes shuttled to and from the French some returning from the rections of Cape and The attack only two days after an com- warning been beamed to telling them bombers would attack for the and to evacuate the was ideal was unlimited r raiding visibility American the of returned arid out of the Many rushed to of a before the white star marking of the United States air forces was O With United States Bomber Com- mand Somewhere in Oct 9. JP These Texas crewmen were men aboard the Tufn to Page 2. See communication from Gray's Iron discouraging the nnd act up the Chinese Hn the they hn prepared to endure printer and declared that China would not op- or from other nations nnd must ir- fiom mirh action and help defeat It throughout tha Navy Day Celebration Oct. 9. JP Dallas i at made final plans today for its Navy Day celebration Jn on Oct. program nese In United destroyed a railway cutting tho line to be highlighted by a parade of naval officers and Onn thousand uniformed officers from the naval serve aviation basn al Grand rie will Com. Arthur to attacked Japanese southeast of in Cafes nnd night snots China's adjoining to play an a field al nnd naval and beats on tha Irrawaddy schools and It declared by J. H. assistant superintendent of the that he had examined the boiler of the engine of the fact that this boiler Is obsolete and parts unavailable at any nnd all parts would to he cast and The copper tubes would have to he re- and ran only be obtained with a priority Mr. statement as commissioner of and fire on I ad- the following lon to the board of city need United States for was never as urgent tia it. and the In- Turn to Page 2. See FIXES TIME OF NATIONWIDE TALK Oct. P. Monday nt 10 p. m was fixed by Roosevelt today as the for his fifth radio the nation since Pearl win lold hf hart yet marine he would talk naval will apeak to hut he would talk for half tun the discretion of a dealer in place of h's March price levels as described the general price action was taken by OPA permit certain essential foods to flow through wholesale and retail channels to the consuming Henderson said In ex- the new puncture of the over-all price stores have found elves unable to restock these terns because Increases in costs at the growing and processing evel have meant that neither the nr retailer could stock nd sell the goods under his March though this regulation will result in a rise in certain food prices In many now makes it possible for housewife to purchase many of these foods cheaply than if she were compelled to shop for them only In with ceiling prices so high that could continue to carry Mexico 9. An quake which lasted seconds was felt at a. m. at the town of Chiapas press reports said There were no damages or Flares Within 150. Miles of Gulf To Be Blacked Oct. 9. 7P Maj. Gen. Richard commander of the Eighth Service warned oilmen today that an order soon would be issued blacking out all electric smudge flares and lights within 150 miles of the gulf He to the Texas Oil and Gas meeting in Its 23d annual must every light In the area which serves a beacon for enemy he restriction may is Scrap Shipments From Galveston Total 4680 Tons Salvage Head Estimates 1000 Tons Now on Hand Galveston scrap metal during September decreased sharps ly from the previous Paul E. chairman of the said in announcing grand of 4680 the first began An average of 10.8 tons per oared with 19.73: during last campaign it Lie estimated ire on central vat and over lUt attack on the Houston for would cause more damage to war business and civilians than any restrictive regulation might The general also stressed the im- portance of a constant supply of for the nation's armed D. E. Buchanan of dis- OPC director of advised the oilmen it was most urgent to continue exploring for oil an even faster well development this year 43 per cent under that of 1941, he The association presented its service awards to John 5. of the Sun Oil and H. R. independent oilman of Many Proposals Considered By House Farm Group as It Faces Labor Problems Oct. 9. SP Proposals all the wav from n tMe or fight order to cash subsidies to farm labor confronted the house agriculture committee today as It set about writing its answer o one of the war's most pressing economic you going to keep 'em down on the emphasizing the urgency of the farm labor 5 farm state senators petitioned selective service to freeze dairy and workers on the farms he next three to prevent to food Still another proposal was con- In a introduced by Sen. to create a new of- Ice of manpower director with over recruiting for the rmed ure other Tho resent war manpower commission vould be had In mind ary expressed that the limn had not yet when congress could of forced labor In the Ilia Chairman Fulmer said the house after a six months study of the farm labor would file Its report early next and this probably will be the prologue to the next big wartime debate In the consideration of a war service act that would give the government assign workers to jobs where they are the 13 senators selective service tn hold bor on the farm for 90 while A manpower program was being worked Manpower chief of 29- tons daily Vis being drop in 'the amount of scrap metal shipped ton September is due to UD in the movement from the scrap at Fort Mr. Nicholls metal is now going out of the and this materially boost the tha month of hoped that quota of 29 per day can. be averaged in the from September through final plans are being for the effort ocal citizens for the Columbus Day collection next officials A final houseT canvass will be made by school children and air raid ens on that day on with a statewide proclamation sued by Gov. Coke veston public schools will turn out an hour earlier Monday after- Supt. S. Graham an- and islanders urged to hit the peak of on Scrap Metal Mr. Nicholls said that while local campaign come to an end on scrap collection will continue here until the end of the will be need for scran And nther salvage material duration of the continue thU work in Turn to Page 2. See Incinerator Will Be in Operation Here by Dec. 1 new modern incinerator is expected to be in by Dec. 1, It was announced yesterday by G. V. eral manager of the Construction general con- The plant is now per cent complete and is awaiting on the hoist and other Mr. Erickson said that manufacturers have given definite promises to release the equipment within the next 15'days and that the can be installed In a short Work is now going forward com- installation of the The filling work has been Dieted and roads leading to the In- cinerator are now ready for it was The Incinerator is being erected through a bond issue voted bv a FWA and remaining In a ous incinerator The plant was constructed under the super- vision of H. Cooke of cial sanitary engineer engaged by the Paul V. McNutl now Is ry n. J. R. R N nosas for such been The next of o administration Is have been Admiralty Announces Cruiser Coventry Has Been Sunk 9. The British anti-aircraft cruiser try has been the admiralty announced The Coventry had a complement of 400 The communique board of admiralty M. S. of
