Lebanon Daily News (Newspaper) - February 9, 1942, Lebanon, Pennsylvania GOOD EVENING If jou insist on doing things by halves wait until the varer melon season 70th 125 Single Conv Two Published Ev Cents Per Year ery Evening Except Sunday LEBANO and Daily MONDAY EVENING FEBRUARY Entered as class matter at the at Lebanon under the Act of March 3 1STS PAGE THREE Japs Land Forces On Island of Sing Aged Rexmont Man Held In Fatal Shooting Reproduction in whole or in part Washington Today A secret meeting of government publicity men took place the other day to find out why Mr American Citizen it not more enthusiastic about this lar This new bogey has been rising for some time Officials are be aware of the fact that has been creeping upon the country since shortly after Pearl Harbor Popular push is lacking In short government fear that the people are settling back to the Harbor Tiew that the war is some thing remote and not connected with them REPORTS HAVE BEEN RE FROM THE AVEST COAST THAT THE CITIZENS EVEN THERE HAVE SLUMPED INTO A LACKADAISY SINCE THE FIRST FURIOUS RUSH TO ORGANIZE BLACKOUTS AND OTHER AIR RAID TIONS THIS BAFFLES THE EX PERTS The meeting of publicity men called by Generalissimo Ar head of the new Office of Facts and Figures and his assistant Captain Robert Those attending represented the finest public rela New Deal but the general Impression made on them was that had a fine new organization and wanted suggestions as to what to do with It The main program announced by was a plan to set up lii several departments to buildup public morale Although of these new de was a little vague three were outlined as follows One would bring home to the American people just who are our friends and who are our enemies In this war Another would drum the public the need for in dividual sacrifices to win the war Tho third would aim at whipping up war production MACLEISH DESIRED THAT Ab AGENCIES OF THE 00V MAKE EVERY EF FORT TO ADJUST ACTIV TO AID THESE PRO GRAMS To show that he wasnt fooling li announced that in the future members and heads of government agencies must submit their speeches In advance for approval What men like Secretary Hull Navy tary Knox and sarcastic Mr Ickes said when they heard this order can only be guessed at Experienced public relations who sat In the gathering and listened to and bumptious young Bob Straus as sistant publicity man for tho of fice of emergency management discuss the state of the nation felt that something a little more ambitious would have to be tried before the desired public en Is rallied OC course more bands and mln Uf speakers could be organized but somehow the administration inclines toward avoiding this repe tition of the last war The White House la definitely Some oldtimers suggest that the American people get right down to brass tacks and realize how serious our situation can be before this year is over Putting it baldly the British are being pushed back by a superior German force in Libya which may be in vading Egypt before long AUSTRALIANS CLAM NIPPON Japanese Fight Into Singapore Ojn Ten Mile GAIN British Stronghold Faces Crucial Test Today By the Associated The Japanese fought their way Into the fortress Isle Singapore today on a 10mile threat en Ing to overrun the once power ful British base but after several hours of bloody fighting the situa tion was reported officially to be well In i That word came from Major General Henry Gordon Bennett commander of Australian forces in whose zone In the man grove swamps rubber plan tations of the northwestern shore the Invaders first struck We have our stand on a strong line and tare organising an attack which It is hoped will recover as much ayl possible of the lost Bennett said thus holding out but slim hope that thc Japanese be readily dis lodged The strong Japanese landing had turned Singapores ordeal of shell the week of siege the opposite shore of Johore into a man to man weapon to weapon struggle The declared that their beach were so well consolidated tanks already had been across to bolster their shock fate of Singapore the balance Japa Batavia for up their air Netherlands East development taken at Batavia the to be a pre lude to an attempted landing on Java Java principal Island of thc Continued on Two NEW ATTACKS While the thus hung In nese airmen the first time attacks on the Q AlLY NEWS WORKERS IN ARMY J HAROLD O BROWN Two apprentices In the composing room of the Lebanon Daily News plant Carl J Witmeyer of Annville and Harold C Brown of Lebanon Independent Boro were among the 96 Lebanon county selectees who were sent by local draft boards to New Cumberland at noon today to begin their periods of training with the U S armed forces is a son of Justice of the Peace and Mrs John A Witmeyer while Brown is a son of Mr and Mrs George W Brown Witmeyer was enrolled with board three at Annville Brown was an enrollee of board two with headquarters at the local armory CHAIN LETTERS TO SELL STAMPS Postoffice Authorities Ordered To Be On Alert Chain letters selling defense stamps are again sweeping the country and despite the fact that the letters contain the line this chain has the approval of the post office and local officials announce today that any person or persons sending such letters IB violating the postal fraud and lottery statutes Many people in this city and county report having received two or three such letters from widely divergent cities and statcH The letter in headlined with the title Help Your or Lets Continued on Three GENERAL CANT HOLD MACARTHUR OUT FOREVER SINGAPORE LOOKS BAD THE JAPANESE CAN VERY CON TAKE RANGOON CUT OFF THE BURMA ROAD AND KILL OUR AID TO CHINA The board of economic warfare has a new problem on its hands Believe it or not it is that of trying to get various parts of the British Empire to produce ma terial useful in the war and not Just useful to them We lost about one quarter of our high grade chromium production In tho Philippines We still get fifty per cent from the Union of South Africa We would like them our loss but amazingly enough they would still rather mine fold Right now gold Is very the Union of South Africa but not much to the war effort Washington Today General MacArthur re ported today his troops on Bataan Peninsula Mn the Philippines re pulsed new attacks by the Jap anese the Manila Bay fortifications silenced several on Two SIZE NEWSPAPERS CUT IN SOUTH CO DEFENSE COUNCIL TO RELEASE PUBLICITY According to instructions Is sued today from the office of the Lebanon County Defense Council OVER MILLION FIRE IOSS IN PHILADELPHIA Business Buildings And Homes Are Destroyed Philadelphia Today The citys most destructive flro In 18 years ravaged a large block of business buildings and homes last night and early today caus ing damage firemen said would exceed A woman of nearly who crowded into the thickly populated area at Co lumbia and she saw a boy plunge from a rooftop Into the flames when n wall collapsed but po ike reported no one was missing A 30mllcanhour wind sent flames hundreds of feet Into the air Eight alarms were sounded Forty fire companies and 75 pieces of aparatus Joined the fight Four buildings were destroyed and 13 others were damaged be fore the flames were brought under control Approximately 200 most of them treat oil for injuries at the scene Eleven persons were taken to NINETYFIVE SELECTEES ARE Leave Here At Noon For New Cumber land 46 FROM CITY Rest Of Trainees Come From County Sections Ninetyfive young men of Leb anon City nml County comprised the contingent of selective service registrants who to Har risburg at noon today en route to New Cumberland to begin their period of service with Uncle Sams armart forces In lie group were 48 youths from Lebanon CUy proper enrolled by board one with lit the Armory Their names appear In connec tion with this Item Board two also with headquarters at the Armory sent thirty youths while nineteen were dispatched by board three with headquarters In Ann villo High School This Is the first contingent of local registrants to IIP sent out since last November 2fi Board ones follow Howard Zackroff Maryland sol lor of army goods George 922 Road carpenter ob Pour ENGAGEMENT OF JEANNE HOUCK IS ANNOUNCED At atea which was given at the Houck residence 199 Walnut Street yesterday afternoon from four to six oclock the I ment of Miss Jeanne E Houck of j Washington D daughter of I Mrs John C Houck and the late attorney John C Houck to Cadet L Daniels of Ran dolph Field Texas son of and Mrs Charles L Daniels of N was ed Mru Paul Gales Mrs A A White presided at the tea table Houck as by her slaters Miss Continued on Pace Ttn BLACKOUT COMMITTEE NAMED BY MAYOR BELL Clocks Are Moved Ahead But Some forgot today joined their compatriots of the nation In a one hour advance of their clocks Hun dreds of toilers of the groups starting work at eight oclock who dressed ate breakfast and went to their tasks by daylight for some weeks past used arti illumination today and got to the central business district while stores and restaurants were similarly lighted Tho new war timo is designed to save electricity As for those who went to work In mills at an hour it might Just as well hare been night Then there were those persons Continued on Faun Two INSTRUCTIONS BUT NO FORMS FOR RATIONING Local Boards Learn They Will Ration Cars Instructions regarding ra of hare been rationing Kara Ueen Thin therefore that dealers and consumers alike will have to wait until tho board mem bers have digested the rules and regarding car ration Ing and also until the forms hare been received Automobile dealers and consum ers have been asking In tun hundreds during the past two weeks regarding automobiles Up to this time of the boards did not know for sure If they would ration the cars or not Continued on Fate Ten MRS DAVID BOYER 70 IS HONORED AT PARTY Mrs David 8 1735 Center Street who Is celebrating her seventieth birthday anni today wan the honor guest at parly which was given to her by her children yesterday Sho received many gifts and cards as well as the good wishes of a host of friends Harold entertained the with A deli cious buffet supper was served Present were Miss Alice Rln ser Mrs Moggie Mrs Charles Mr and Mrs George MlM Mary Mrs Bertha Mayor C Bell of this city i Miss Kisser Mr and today announces the appointment publicity pertaining to the coun cil subcouncils or any thereof should be released through the central office The Lebanon Daily News has been receiving items concerning the activities of the various Today of the council In the city tors of Southern Newspaper j and county While the is Association have pleased at all times to receive unty Defense Council Eleven persons were taken committee for the Room 4 the Courthouse all hospitals Most seriously hurt was as a I CUV Ot who a broken i a back and foot I It was thc worm fire I ever said Chief William Cowden I dont see how we ever stopped of Police Herman Anspach M B agreed voluntarily to reduce thc size of as a war measure The Action was taken said Sec Walter C John son a discussion of the newsprint situation possible economy of paper 4M 1 be Johnson said mot because a shortage of newsprint actually exists because there may be one in the mills are en other war the wants to help the future The paper gaged fulfilling items from subscribers the coun cil activities being In nature should be released through the office or through Major H D Case chairman of the council This request was made today by the chairman who compli the NEWS on Its THE WAR TODAY defense In the county news will be re leased through the subcouncil heads by the authority vested in them by defense council LATE NEWS DEVELOPMENTS Bv DEWITT MACKENZIE The speorl with which the Jap anese have gained a foothold In force on Singapore preme symbol of military might lii thc offers ine on us to the de tlon in this vital matter of civilian I the one gay at thc moment Is that the battle for immensely important base isnt over The landing was made on the northwest coast of thc Island tln cover of darkness and today the Invaders were driving their I way eastward In heavy fighting I This gave further evidence of the Continued on Punt Six to arrange for Mrs Harold and child ren Harold and Patricia Ann Mr and Mrs David Mrs Shoop and son Harry all of Lebanon Mr and Mrs Clayton and children David Rose Catherine and Ruth Ann Mr and Mrs Wal Mr and Mrs Kdm STEEL WOK F D R SIGNS RECORD APPROPRIATION i Washington tho largest in the history of any nation and carrying funds for Americas growing Navy was signed to by President Roosevelt The measure providing both cash and contract authori contemplates adding approximately airplanes the sky force and enlarging the fleet for wagin war in two oceans at wee Comic Valentines That Hit em Hard at Harpels American Flags All Sizes and Prices at Harpels Valentine Heart Candy Store blackout for thn city of Lebanon This committee will cooperate with the local wardens In making necessary preparations to make a blackout effective members will work along with tho chief war den James L Atkins snd the county warden Nathan Brown of Cornwall Mr Brown blackout and will be In charge of this phase of defense for the entire county This committee and the of the Lebanon County De fense Council will meet at thr courthouse tomorrow evening to make further plans Reports martn thus far in this work Indicate that excellent progress has been made according to Chief War den It has been reported also that some establish ments within the city confines have not as ynt mt the necessary requirements for a complete blackout nary rules and regulations tor a i Kry and son Robert Mr and Mm children Ronald Orace and One Mr and Mrs Paul and daughter Marlon Hershey Mr and Mrs Warren Miller Reading Junp Whit man Miller end children Josephine George James David and Arlene Lebanon Ku genfi Helsey and daughter Helen Rexmont Mr and Mm Herman luna the honor and her husband AT DINNER ON HIS 62NDJHRTHDAY Harry North Tenth Street today received many con gratulatory messages and gifts upon the celebration of his second birthday anniversary He was honor guest at a dinner which was served today A cake with 62 candles was the feature Otherwise Mr Hehney In cele brating his natal day quietly He is employed service man at j Sears Roebuck Office Hours Now Resumed Dies Thi FortyEight Passes Away And Joseph Lineal ing Following George Lineaweaver Rexmont was shot and fat a 38 calibre pistol at the father Joseph Sunday evening The vie pital at oclock this Lineaweaver whom they 1 District Attorney Walter H Brubaker In conference for later performed on the Honing of the elder in an effort to obtain a According to police shot in the intestines and eventually Brubaker The victim Police reports that U quarreled yeit afternoon the younger with his father til treatment the older mans wife and Ul mother of tho younger man After tho shooting It the victim returned tt home not that hi hour him Ip Iff alarm and his plight WM ored by a neighbor Arthur LMU who brought him to the about a m Dr and the ARMY I MARINES AST GUARD Said i Ships Stores Stores teens snow cigarette el the favorite Informed of the fcH hospital a m and an Immediate Ration waa undertaken Ing n tht of the elder REPORT SLICK AMONG Thai slick stranner who money from cilb last week by making of family may be no more ad venturer but a local red doing on a much scale than appeared from the I MM which appeared In NEWS seemed likely by of a local angle presented Jonathan of Avenue stated today that a MM answering exactly the of tho panhandler to his homo weeks afo and him a similar story of t or 4CCOS TWO TEAM ind Tno mi Terrace near received arf and celebration of their i wedding i hty observed the BETTY MESHOK IS THE BRIDE OF ROBERT KRAUSE Margaret G of Rexmont the marriage of her daughter Miss Betty Kath ryn to Robert J 413 Rant Chestnut Street non son of Mr and Mrs Richard J at Wilmington Dela ware on Sunday afternoon Feb ruary 8 at oclock The lovely double ring cere mony was performed In the Bp worth Methodist Church by thn pastor the Rev C Nadel Jonea Mr and Mrs Robert Greely of the Maple Leaf Apart ments cloxe friends of the couple attended them Tho bride wore a light blue Is the former 1 Masterson of this In owner and the Green Terrace TMt married in Alexandria kit Through The Me Illow Quality SUPREME Distributed by fyg Stores Continued on MEKT A MAN Paris Today If you howl when tho wife asks you to dry the dishes meet Arch Ball His wife and five children were 111 so he played did all cooking and household work 21 ewes 1 12 miles from the house fed and watered Jour horses the hogg and chickens gathered eggs and milk ed eight cows Between John he cut and haul ed wood from timber lot Thi FISHER I ivr J
