Sandusky Star Journal And Daily News (Newspaper) - April 21, 1941, Sandusky, Ohio THE STAR And Sandusky JOURNAL Daily News Pit how FOUNDED 1866-NUMBER 94 APRIL 21,1941 Entered at Post O. as 2nd Class Mali Matter Act of 1871 COPY S CENTS GERMAN DRIVE GREECE CONTINUES * * * * Gale On Lake Forces Aground fB S BY FIRES Two Deaths Attributed tG Forest Blazes Which Burn Homes in New By UNITED PRESS Forest fires burning over thousands of acres and leaving hundreds homeless still were menaces in six eastern states Forest service officials said the clanger would remain to long as the eastern dry spell Forecasters held no hope for rain in New where the destruction was Other blackened areas were in New York West Pennsylvania and Two deaths and 13 minor casualties were attributed indirectly to the George Knight of W. was while working with a crew at the name 52. a former Russian army died of a heart attack induced by excitement over a fire at his home in N J. New Jersey officials said the fires racing along carpets of dry leaves in the were the most disastrous in the state's They counted 45 outbreaks which destroyed 22,-000 acres of prime on Page 8.) GIRL BODY BURNED IN CHURCH Committee To Resume Study Of Tax Plans WASHINGTON - Trie House ways and tee began work today on the administration's new tax program which is designed to raise in new taxes and increase the government's income to High treasury officials will outline the program which wis explained to Congressional tax leaders last week by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Jr. Robert L. D. N. also called experts of the joint Congressional committee on internal revenue Suggestions given the committee during the next few days will form the basis for a revenue raising program designed to pay for part of the multi-billion dollar de fense and The program outlined by Mor last week envisioned 2-to 50 percent higher taxes on this year's in the low and middle creased taxes on amusements and other taxable and reduced credits anc exemptions in the income tax schedule to make hundreds of thousands more persons liable Today's ways and means committee meeting will be The treasury spokesman will be to Pago 12-No. 10.) Cake Deanna Honeymoons LOOKING BACKWARD By The Associated Press ONE YEAR AGO TODAY April 21, 1940 - Allied forces in Norway try to prevent juncture of German 25 YEARS AGO TODAY April 21, 1916 - Russian troops arrive at Marseille to aid allied German Field Marshal Von Haeseler recalled from Verdun for failure to capture The Weather Cloudy and continued cool tonight with possibly light Tuesday fair and continued MARRIAGE LICENSES Millard H. 23, and Florence 23, ledger both BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Denver 607 a at Providence DEATHS Mrs. Jennie William G. 522 Mrs. Louise 315 80. 72, 84, from warring countries is subject to It may sometimes be It is the right and duty of every American citizen to do his own hold to his own and not permit himself or his country lo become a victim of or MAY ACT TO END STRIKE Coal Mine Dispute Becomes Principal Labor Shortage is Now By FRED BAILEY WASHINGTON - The government was expected to move today to end the soft coal with direct Presidential intervention a The which is keeping 400,000 miners and 7,000 mines is the principle problem which confronted President Roosevelt on his return from a Hyde Park Well-informed quarters said that unless the mines are reopened this week a of coal would crippling defense Northern operators and tne United Mine Workers have reached a tentative agreement that provides a a day wage rate - a a day increase over the contract which expired March 31. But the union wont reopen the northern mines until the southern operators come into the The southerners bolted negotiations because the union insisted upon eliminating the 4'J cents a day wage differential between northern and southern All efforts to bring them back have Steps to settle the shutdown j might be along this - to Page 5.) Slaying of pretty Ruth 24-year-old music and cremation of her body in a church was revealed by police who found the girl's They are holding Albert B. church in the BAY MISHAP Sandland Being Aided at Starve Reef by Cutter 0s-sipee; Boys Winds of clocked officially at 35 in Sandusky and with gusts estimated as high as 50 at the Marblehead coast guard forced a Canadian vessel aground off Starve island and capsized a boat in Sandusky with three Cleveland youths The Canadian Sand from Detroit to FORD GRANDSON TO BE MARRIED After slicing a Mrs. Vaughn Paul may remember her as Deanna and her smiling bridegroom slipped off on their California honeymoon in a shower of Battery Six Months In Gets Ready Janitor Will Be Questioned Again Today Job Started To TNT Site Construction work began today on first access road to the Plum Brook Ordnance plant to be prepared for the heavy traffic into the The section of on which work is now being done is the 1,540 feet from to where 45 WPA workers reported for duty under Clair county-wide Nearly half the men on this ' AKRON - A murder charge was to be filed today against Albert B. 58, North Hill Methodist Church janitor who confessed he burned the body of Miss Ruth 24-year - old music in the church furnace on Easter who are not satisfied with details of the statement made by the were to question him again Lukens has held firmly to his and denied that he killed the girl who had gone to the church to practice on the He said she was fatally injured when she fell during a scuffle after he had asked her for a The body was carried to the hidden overnight in the coal bin and placed in the furnace early Sunday morning a few hours before the Easter crowd according to the statement given police by The janitor twice before has to Page 12-No. project had been transferred from the Milan sewer which is expected to be completed by May 1. The section remain open to traffic while the men take stumps and trees out of the right of and work on to Page 12-No. 6.) Offer Sound Film At Kiwanis Meet Estimate Loss In Lumber Yard Fire Near - Firemen poured hundreds of gallons of water into burning sheds of the Home Material Lumber Co. today hours after the blaze broke out in the yards near the center of the city's manufacturing Company officials tentatively estimated damage might reach A high wind fanned the flames but firemen from several stations in city brought them under control about No one was reported The yards on Orange and adjoin the Hum Manufacturing makers of pumps and and were used by that concern and the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. for storing Lieut. Charles CAMP E is now rapidly learning to live like by the that we can set up our camp wherever night overtakes and our time at the base camp is spent in getting ready for the next All this is preparation for summer where the base camp will be far behind and the together with some five hundred thousand will live in the field for nearly a The whole business is being brought on gradually by starting with simple and getting progressively tougher from We are ready now to graduate into two night with the graduation exercises scheduled to be held next In addition to this higher command has added the wherein everyone gels everything ready to and on the within an hour after receiving This is very similar to the old mobilization plan which we practiced in National Guard and is only complicated by the vastly greater amount of equipment that we have So no wonder that we're becoming with all articles to Page 12-No. 1.) Cleveland went hard aground amidship about 6:30 p. Sunday on the Starve island Captain Randolph Thompson of the Marblehead coast guard station Captain reported shortly after noon today that the engine room and No. 3 hold of the vessel were filled with water The coast guard skipper said the owners had wired Earl J. Mc marine contractor to come to the scene at once with heavy-duty pumps and other salvage gear in an attempt to pump out the The Sandland is owned by the Tess Transportation of Ontario and carries a crew of 19. engine room that would to Page 12-No. 2.) will be the title of a sound film which will be presented by John F. president of the Nor walk Truck Tuesday noon at the meeting of the Kiwanis club at the Business Women's Secretary Harold Bowen of th Norwalk Kiwanis club will b present and offer selections on the Kenneth 524 and Thomas 241 42nd-st, High school are new Future Builders and will attend Kiwanis meetings eaen The Bowling Green club has announced that Clyde a member of that club will be a candidate for Governor of He is well-known to local 4 Persons Hurt In Two Accidents In County Sunday Two-Thirds City Selectees Given Questionnaires The city selective service board today mailed 30 more completing two thirds of the number of their entire registration for Those receiving their papers were Edward C. Louis K. Robert M. James R. Charles E. Robert R. Richard George W. Milton T. Orlando L. Harvey R. Wilson W. Robert A. A. Robert H. Harold A. Richard H. Charles T. D. I mwood R. Louis F. Albert F. Millard J. G. Norbert E. Walter E. Anthony L. Louis Joseph T. Seaman and Walter J. The county selective service ami advisory board meets this evening in the federal Four persons suffered minor juries in two county automobile accidents over the Sheriff W. S. Souter Frank W. 23, and Virgil 21 and Charles Lu 27, riding with all c were injured about the legs when their machine collided with one by Samuel 73, at the intersection ot Route 99 and yesterday According to the report of Deputy Sheriff Henry Bates who investigated the Heyman had cuts and bruises about the head and was ordered to his home after treatment by Dr. Smith Bates reported that Griffeth said he attempted to avoid the accident as he saw the Heyman machine coming from the west on but was unable to keep from the Both machines were badly Dennis escaped injury according to Deputy he fell asleep while driving on Route 13, two miles south of and his auto left the rolling Many Visitors Despite Remains Cool In spite of the high wind which made walking unpleasant and driving of autos the sun came out bright at times Sunday and many took to the The TNT area in was alive with many coming for a glimpse of the work being done toward the Flum World's Largest Plane Ready For Test Flight SANTA Four years and 9.000 blueprints after construction Douglas famed world's largest is ready for test Rolled out onto Clover airport for final tuneups before testing its probably late this the poised like a dragon fly on an ant ant hill swarming with 6-foot men who looked tiny from the top of the 42 9 inches above the Several hundred thousand man hours went into construction of the new giant of the which was to fly 7,750 miles to Europe and The bomber has a wing spread of 212 an overall length of 132 It has a top speed of 210 miles an cruising speed of 186. The largest previous land plane was whose measurements were 138 feet wing 93 feet long and 24 feet It had a cruising range of 2.200 Douglas didn't disclose the cost lu Puse 12-Nu. NEW THREAT England Steels for Loss of Greek But Keeps Eyes on Turkey BY UNITED PRESS Great Britain watched anxiously today for new axis threats in Turkey and the Far East which are expected at any moment as the British and Greek forces slowly yield ground before terrific Nazi The British were steeling selves for the apparently inevitable loss of Despite heroic by the allies and heavy losses inflicted upon the German the Nazi steamroller pushed The fighting lines appeared to be south of Trikkala and Larisa but still north of the third line which is believed to run across the narrowest sector of the Greek peninsula from Arta to the mountains north of Lamia and famous Thermopylae The Germans were said to be pouring the flat plains of Thessaly in haying forced the British to yield their strong positions around Mount on Page 16.) Edith daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn McNaughton of has an her engagement to Benson grandson of the motor magnate and son of Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Brook Ordnance weather is to remain tonight and On Marblehead peninsula in the peach and other fruit districts there were a few early peach trees in a few cherry trees opening up but the blossoms which attract thousands of people yearly will not be out for a week or two unless unusually warm weather should The lake and bay cottage came in for their annual spring house hundreds of owners opening them up and cleaning up about their Painting was in progress in many places and seeding of grass plots Those who use their cottages lo Pasc 12-No. 3.) MECHANIC TRAINEES WANTED FOR ERIE PROVING GROUNDS 65 Ohio Public Service Company Officials Meeting Approximately 65 Ohio Public Service safety officers began a three-day meeting at the Hotel Rieger this where they were welcomed by City Manager R. L J. Feature of the meeting will be an address by C. S. general safety chairman ot the O. P. S. All local plant officials were introduced to the representatives today as were Police Chief R. G. Bravard and Fire Chief Wilson who welcomed the guests on behalf ot the Purpose of the meeting is to provide a for the rnen and to discuss recent trends in Red Cross and other safety projects of the O. P. S. Otto safety director of the Sandusky is in charge oi A special appeal for young men with some mechanical training to take civil service examinations for ordnance mechanic trainee positions at Erie Proving grounds was issued today through the Employment 182 E. The position pays a less 3'ii percent for retirement Civil service application blanks may be secured at the Employment Eighteen years is the minimum age for Applications are not desired from persons employed in any private industry vital to the national defense Duties will be to perform routine tasks in the proof firing of artillery and small arms bombs and components relating District Of Legion Favors Training At 18 Alvin F. commander of Commodore Denig Post American Carl Goodsite chair man of the child welfare committee here and Marc B. Freeman of the district ways and means committee the district Legion meeting in Elyria The delegates voted to hold the district convention at Upper June 7 and 8, and left the choice of a district vice commander in the hands of the tu 12 - No. 4.) FDR Moves To Unify U.S. Efforts By T. F. REYNOLDS WASHINGTON 'A ident Roosevelt sought today to unify the full industrial and economical resources of the United States and Canada to support the struggle of democracies against the axis In an agreement with W. L. Mackenzie Canadian prime Mr. Roosevelt enunciated a policy in effect obliterates economically the was agreed as a general principal that in mobilizing the resources of this each country should provide the other with the defense articles which it is best able to produce and | that production programs should be coordinated to this an official announcement The agreement was disclosed last night by Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. King at N. as Mr. King boarded his private railroad to return to He had conferred for more than five hours with Mr. Secretary of Treasury and Harry L. co-ordinator of the to 12-No. 9.) OTTO REISS RETURNS FOR COAL LOAD TODAY The Otto first of the win ter fleet to return arrived this morning at the Lower Lake Dock to load and the Ben E. Tate came in for its third coal load of the Also on the port list for later in the day were the A. M. another of the winter fleet and the Consumers HEWSON L. 80. H. L. local resident and celebrated his 80th birthday Mr. Peske came to Sandusky on Dec. ol 1883. 1L' has practiced law in the city for 56 He is in good health and attends to his office duties Wallace Bros. Is First Be Here April 29 wilt enjoy their first circus of the reason April 29, when Wallace three-ring comes to this city for afternoon and evening Harry advance agent for the made necessary arrangements with City Manager R. L. J. Wagar today for a one day stand Wagar said that atl circuses showing Sandusky this summer will be required to deposit If they leave the premises where they show in satisfactory will be but if the grounds are properly all the will be he The Wallace circus is a motorized VFW District Meet Attended By 30 Of Sandusky Members Approximately 30 members Lowell C. Hein Post of Foreign and Auxiliary attended the District No. 1 conference in Willard More than 500 were in Post delegates were Ralph Carl Eugene Busam and Commander Floyd Dr. H. of and State Commander Harold were the Dudley A. former state American was unable to keep his speaking due to being called to D. C. on The next district No. 1 will be at Upper June 14 and 15. A district i mander and president will elected at the June r Carroll is serving a district CONSTANCE BENNETT WEDS MEXICAN ACTOR HOLLYWOOD - Having married husband number Gilbert the Mexican at Ariz. veteran glamour gal the rushed home today to take another picture J Miss whose first riage was whose was to Phil and whose third waa to Count Henri de la told the preacher she WM 35. whose real Luis Antonio Damas de and whose birthplace it said he 3A>ta had been married 56
