Valley Star-Monitor-Herald (Newspaper) - April 12, 1942, Brownsville, Texas Filtered lecond elm post to BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUNDAY APRIL 12 1942 THIRTY-SIX PAGES TODAY Vol 5 No 38 c- U.S PLANS ATTACK ON NAZIS British Offers to India Are Uncle Sam Can Swap His Way Out Of Battle N fPi The latest scheme lor solving the ber shortage Frank Colby Houston gist suggests the an order allowing to have a tile provided the applicant turns In three the amount of rubber sary to perform the operation Colby says most home owners have a great of rubber about the house in hot water bottles floor mats sponges baby pants ice bags rubber sheets football and bladders overshoes old Inner tubes hose toys etc Drives to obtain this rubber do not seem to be making way Colby says but he believes the lure of a tire would turn the trick Why Uncle Sam could swap his way out of the rubber he adds SUBS STRIKE AT JAP SHIPS Action Is Reported In Western Pacific WASHINGTON American submarines prowling the western Pacific have sunk four more Japan cso vessels Including a destroyer anc n large transport the Navy eel Saturday The other ships sent to the were a nnc n submarine chaser In addition were scored on n cruiser another large transport and a freighter The latter vessel a com- said possibly sank The communique covered tions by two submarines It said one had sunk the merchant ship the sub and hit the er Some operations of the other had been reported in a communique a week ago The action was announced in communique which also definite details of a foray through the southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean by another lone submarine which netted n total of one cruiser one destroyer and one transport and two cruisers a transport a ply ship and an unidentified sel damaged by torpedo hits The action in the southwest Pacific Indian the Navy said had been partially reported a week ago at which time it told of by United States submarines in the area It is not the Navy said that all the except the damaging of one supply ship in waters near Lombok Island were achieved by one submarine on a single patrol Georgia Guardsmen Stripped Of Rifles ATLANTA Stripped of their rifles by a War Department order Georgia state guardsmen will spring up to repel any attack with baseball bats shotguns rocks or anything Commander Icy W Camp said Saturday night Senator Richard B Russell D- Ga earlier urged Secretary of War Stimson to rescind the order ond protests came from the ranks of the guardsmen who have been ed in 157 or all but two Georgia counties to replace tional guardsmen Argentine Cracking Down On Axis Aliens BUENOS AIRES The government Saturday night dered 27 Argentines and 32 aliens to leave the country or submit to Internment for alleged Communist operations Twenty-two of the 32 foreigners Involved are already under arrest in Cordoba province Iran Citizens Hit For Enemy Leaning TEHERAN Iran The sent six prominent zens charged with favoring the Axis to southeast Iran Saturday to protect the state against intrigues ot One of those sent away was Ghaffari of being a Japanese agent FD Says China Has Paid For Freedoms WASHINGTON President Roosevelt participating in a gram to raise million lar relief fund for China said night that China has paid in blood tears and treasure as high a price as a people can possibly pay for the freedom in which it CRIPPS GOES TO LONDON AS State Of Criticism Given Blame Bataan Success Frees Japs Far New NEW mission of Sir Stafford Cripps came to naught in an atmosphere of gloom Saturday with rejection by the Con- gress party and the Moslem League of the British proposals for In- dian dominion With the enemy at the Sir Stafford announced his had run afoul of a state of criticism and a critical an attitude He said he was withdrawing the offers and ing to London Sunday Neither the Congress party in j which the country's dus are dominant nor the Moslem League which widely represents the Moslems the powerful parties which stand at the poles found the proposals table Defenses Are Involved It was on the issue of formation of an interim government pending settlement of problems after the war that were wrecked Involved were defense powers which such a government would wield Congress party leaders insisted upon a national government with full powers as a inet said the British plan bore too much resemblance to the ent executive council of the Vice- roy Cripps said a nominated cabinet as proposed by the Congress party would be responsible to no one but itself could not be removed and would in fact constitute an ab- solute dictatorship by the Hindu majority Discussions Are Over Abul Kalan Azad ident of the Congress party in a letter to Cripps explained that we are agreeable to postponing the en- tire issue so that the largest sible measure of unity might be achieved in the present crisis for India's defense But Sir Stafford possibly ing at Hindu fear of accepting re- sponsibility in this crisis said the Congress party's refusal of a com- promise proposal on direction of de- fense meant that Azad believed he could not rally the Indian people Cripps announced that the dis- are over just three weeks after his arrival He said there vas no likelihood of another at- tempt to settle the Indian problem n the near future Cripps Might Return Only slight hope was seen in iis added remark f may come jack to In what capacity that will be the Lord only knows London unofficial quarters guess- ed that he might return as Vice- roy or as Minister of State Turning to the threat to India Cripps said Britain would do her utmost to defend the country that America is doing all she and India must devote herself with special effort n every field of activity in ng her soil her and children from those hastly horrors that have befallen icr Chinese friends and neighbors Offer Still Stands We may differ as to methods by which freedom can best be cached but upon one thing surely ve must all be agreed that it can not be reached by conquest of India y a power such as he d in a later farewell broadcast The British proposals were for post-war dominion status with right if withdrawal from the British Empire the right of Moslem states from the Indian union nd even form a union of their own nd the right of he Indian the body Defense at nt was to be directed by the Brit- sh Although Cripps said the on rare 2 Col 3 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Allied strategists studied reports from all fronts for clues as to how Japan will use the troops now released from the Philippine war Among the possibilities discussed in Washington 1 A surprise attack on Russia 2 a thrust at Hawaii 3 Invasion of Australia 4 an clean up the China war or a reinforced drive into Burma and India Tex Atlanta Ga Brownsville Airport Chicago rl Corpus Detroit Mich Fort Tex Jacksonville Flu CEBU HOLDING JAPANESE OFF Landings Made But Casualties High WASHINGTON Japanese forces have made at least six ings on the Philippine island of Cebu but a small band of cans and Filipinos has been ing them close to the coast and inflicting heavy casualties upon the invader An Army communique made this announcement late Saturday and reported also that big guns of MO Corregidor were engaged during the day in a duel with enemy artillery on the south shore of Manila Bay Corregidor and the other island forts of Manila Bay were repeatedly bombed from the air Fight Continues The Army's late day communique said fighting continued on Cebu though the Japs had established beachheads at Cebu City Argao Naga and Talisay Thus far it added little progress inland has been made and ese losses are to be ing The announcement supplemented an earlier communique which told of heavy Japanese casualties at and of savage attacks on the Manila Bay fortresses Friday with part of the enemy's artillery fire WEATHER THE Mild tures Sunday Saturday's high 82 low 59 The Tides High tides will occur at and m Valley coast Sunday Low tides at a m and m The statistical data which follows li for the period at 7 yesterday STATION Highest Lowest last last Inches Memphis Term New Orleans La New York City North Platte Neb Oklahoma City Palestine Tex Pittsburgh Pa St Louis Mo San Tex La D C 63 78 57 78 36 69 84 60 86 61 60 39 58 69 67 51 60 75 65 46 46 41 49 27 48 31 50 52 33 54 47 54 33 52 32 34 48 41 DEFENSE UNIT Corps To March At Weslaco SCHOOL MEET Raymondville Scores Total Of 55 SAN BENITO The ville and Harlingen school posted 55 points each here Saturday to divide top honors in the Valley dis- interscholastic league meet The title is unofficial however rules of the University of Texas Interscholastic League not ing for championship it was pointed out by Supt J Lee Stambaugh of Alamo schools district director general Final events Saturday night found Donna scoring first gen second and Raymondville third in senior track and first San Benito ond and El Jardin third in Junior track This left remaining all around scores as Weslaco 50 Donna 40 McAllen Mercedes 20 15 San Benito 15 15 burg 12 Brownsville 10 La Feria 10 Los 10 El Jardin 5 Nearly all events held only the one-act play at McAllen and the tennis at San Benito being staged Friday McAllen Play Wins McAllen was the winner in the one-act play contest Friday night at McAllen with Edinburg second Jo Ann Egloff of Weslaco and John Milton Morris of Harlingen were the winners in speech for girls Trad boys divisions respectively in contest held Saturday morning Other ners in the girls division were Nell Sanders of La Feria second and Margarete Johnson of McAllen third In the boys division the other winners were Isaac Avila of Donna second and a tie for third Julius Seegers of America Is Urged To Double Red Aid WASHINGTON Senator Austin of Vermont the assistant Republican leader urged Saturday that America redouble its efforts to supply Russia and China with al military equipment as the est means of striking at the Axis while the United Nations marshal their forces for an offensive in the coming from Peninsula Pacific where the Japanese were finally victorious Thursday Sub Score Raised Austin a member of the Senate Military Affairs Committee said it appeared to him that if additional The Navy reporting meantime on j American aid was forthcoming the WESLACO The colorful laco high school band will pate in a patriotic review of the 11 Women's Defense Corps in the Valley to be held at 2 p m day on Barbee Field here William band director said i and Howe Dikson of La Feria Dick White of Donna won The Defense Corps Units which jor boys declamation with Walter will be inspected by Col Jane Townsend of Raymondville Sumner of Austin in the review ond a d Haws of La include groups from Pharr In senior declamation Jean Hoppe of Mercedes was the winner with Kitty Kelly of Allen second and Anna Margaret Grotzinger of La Feria third Denton Is Winner x D M Denton Jr of Harlingen won junior boys declamation with Dean Patterson of second and Glenn Taylor of El Jardin third In junior girls declamation Mary Ann Burton of Weslaco was first Lois May of Raymondville and Charlotte of gen were second and Mary Beth Cox of McAllen third len Edinburg Mission San Benito Harlingen La Feria Mercedes Weslaco Donna and Alamo Six companies of the Second Battalion area composed of 400 women from various Valley towns will march in review before Colonel Sumner and other state officers This is the first appearance of the Women's Defense Corps in mass formation in the Valley and the review is expected to draw a large crowd from over the entire area All members of the corps will pear in uniform Opens Today 1942 Swim Season Under Way Legion ming Pool will open for the 1942 swimming season Sunday at 8 E C Doc pool manager announced here Saturday night The pool is in top shape with clean clear water ready to accommodate many swimmers Osborn said The big pool is 50 by 150 feet with plenty of diving boards available and lifeguards on duty at all times Prices remain the same as were in effect last season except for the addition of a small war tax the charge now being 17 cents for those under 15 years of age and 28 cents for adults tax included its submarine operations in the western Pacific added to its score against the A cruiser torpedoed and damaged a destroyer sunk a merchant vessel sunk a vessel of the submarine chaser type sunk a large transport sunk another large transport damaged and a freighter damaged and possibly sunk At the same time it withdrew an announcement a week ago that two Japanese seaplane tenders had been damaged These ships it said had been confused with one of the transports today Submarine Is Missing In another communique the Navy reported that the submarine Perch had been for more than a month and must be ed to be She had been ing in the Java Sea The Porch was the fourth submarine and the naval vessel to go down Her com- manding officer was Lieut Com- mander David A Hurt 38 of Pounding Mill Va The Navy did not give the ber of her personnel but said the Continued an Col Former Nazi Leader Says Hitler Foolish DALLAS Dr Gustav per New York consulting mist and former member of the German Reichstag declared day Hitler is foolish and ignorant and added he had a hunch we Russians might be able not only to will win the war by the end of halt the projected Nazi spring of- j 1943 fensive but turn it into a decisive defeat Patents Sabotage Action Is Probed WASHINGTON the ate Patents Committee disclosed Saturday that it had subpoenaed records of the Justice Department and a score of leading industrial firms preliminary to a study of the effect of patent controls on war production A committee announcement ed that other subpoenas now in preparation will carry the inquiry into additional industries where through patents is Power Of Maritime Commission Raised measure broadening the authority of the United States Maritime sion to write marine war risk in- surance was signed into day by President Roosevelt The changes in the law will mit the commission to write ance on foreign vessels carrying Typewriter Ration Start Set April 20 WASHINGTON cargo in which the United States rationing of typewriters government has an interest as well scheduled to begin Monday as domestic ships will be delayed until April 20 the j Office of Price Administration Saturday ORA also announced that the list of eligible purchasers had been en- and that a total of new and used machines would be made available under the ration plan Most of new type Hitler is no he added He Is foolish and ignorant The first basic mistake he made was in misunderstanding England The second was in thinking Hussia would be conquered in six weeks Hitler knows nothing about England sia and the United General C Marshall United States Army Chief of Staff above who is now in don is reported to be urging an immediately offensive against many NAZIS SUFFER NEW DEFEATS Russia Strikes Hard At Fresh Forces By The y e Hussia struck hard and ly against gathering German forces reaching for the initiative Saturday and the British continued their blows at the Nazi industrial front Soviet airmen were credited with destroying 300 German planes in three days and Stockholm dis- patches said the Reds had ed a heavy defeat or a German tank division in the Crimea RAF Bombs Enemy The RAF dropped some sands of bombs on Germany four raids during the week in their mounting offensive against the in- sections which cloak ler's armies in machines of deadly steel The bombing fleet joined by motored which carry eight tons of explosives on the great Krupp works at Essen and the French harbor of Le Havre Military experts in London pre- the United States air force would be bombing Germany in a month and said the visit there of the U S Chief of Staff General George C Marshall and President Roosevelt's confidant Harry kins meant that vast pressure would be concentrated on helping Russia liquidate Germany this year Caucasus Drive Near Germany's supreme effort and probably her last if it is ex- to be launched against the Caucasian oil fields and the supply terminal in the Gulf of Persia and against the northern ports of mansk and Archangel The Japanese are expected to In ward school junior boys dec- I stab Russia in the back by a drive Hal Potts of Weslaco against Siberia as an adjunct of won first Wilkin of Hitler's offensive but the mighty San was second Soviet with a self-sufficient army of half fi Uniformed Women In Parade NEW Can De- pend On Us Boys That was the theme depicted on a float of a parade of uni- formed women who marched down Fifth Avenue Saturday in demonstration of its kind since the first World War Guy Leggett Jr of Harlingen was third In ward school junior girls declamation Julie Gallaher of lingen won first and Patricia send of Raymondville was second There Was no third place award Shirley Anderson of ville won A high school ready with W B Lauder Jr of Mercedes second Olive Helen Policy of San Benito third and Charles Briscoe Jr of fourth In Class B high school writing Beverly ner of was the ner with Hazel Lipe of Los I nos second No third place was I awarded June Poteet of gen won the ward school ready writer contest with Elizabeth of Mercedes second There was no third place award Barbara Decker of Stuart Place won the shorthand contest with Lillie Frances Fikes of Mercedes second and Ollie Mae Swinnea of Weslaco third Edna Clark of San Benito won the typewriting with Continued on raft 5 Cel 7 of half a million is believed ready and on guard Her bombers arc cached Jn un- hangars 680 miles from tinderbox Tokyo and a attack would be like a flag waving them to assault the Japanese home front An attack Continued on 2 Col 2 Bulgarian Cabinet Quits Is Replaced BERN garian government resigned day following refusal of a majority to approve for the Balkan by diplo- matic quarters here to call for active participation in the war against Russia or Turkey or both Premier Bogdan ately new cabinet in Sofia with only two of his former ters represented This was taken to indicate that the other seven had opposed German proposals handed to King Boris in Berlin two weeks ago AIRMEN JOIN RAF IN RAID ON GERMANY Marshall Hopkins Are In London LONDON tfP The United States air force will join the RAP in Germany within a and the two Allies will do everything in their power to help Russia's epic effort to crush the common Nazi enemy highly placed experts predicted Saturday night This they said would be the upshot of the visit here of the United States Chief of Staff Gen George C Marshall and Harry HopKins President Roosevelt's trusted supply man The British and Americans were pictured as expecting Germany's supreme effort this summer to be directed at the two supply lines over which increasing of vital war materiel are moving to the decisive Russian to equip the vast Soviet long on power but short on machines ot war American Pilots Due The German thrusts are ed toward the oil riches of the Caucasus and the Persian and against northern route ends at Murmansk and Archangel The growing U S military which Marshall is in- and the increasing pool of United States planes in Britain were taken as indications that American pilots would be bombing Germany within a month to retard the Nazi's eastward offensive The United States Britain and Russia all see a Japanese stab in the Russian back in Siberia as one of the main dangers this year Brit- ish military opinion is convinced that a Japanese attack will take place either just before or dent with the opening of Hitler's main effort The are ready if say she simply We comes Tokyo To Feel Bombs There are equally candid hinti that if Japan attacks the Soviet Red bombers will swiftly span the 680 miles to Tokyo and the great industrial cities with the object destroying the Japanese dries This would be accompanied by a carte blanche invitation to the United States to join the sians in the blasting of the closely packed and highly inflammable Japanese industrial cities Both American and British ters were silent officially on the trends of the conferences General Marshall and Hopkins are holding with British leaders because of the danger of tipping off the Axis ot 1942 strategy But no one is ing a secret of the urgency with which they regard the matter ot immediate aid to Russia Army Chiefs Visit In Mexico Garrison MONTERREY Mexico A group of United States Army cers headed by Brig Gen Harry H Johnson of Fort Macintosh Texas came here Friday as guests of honor of the city and the tary zone commander They were invited by Gen cisco L Urquizo the zone com- mander and Gen Final chief of the redo garrison who sent his aide Capt Basilic Santos as their escort Monterrey Lord Halifax Hopes For Horse Ride On King Ranch Texas Stock Saddle Will Be Something New For Englishman writers included in the total are Highway Patrolmen To Get Autos Soon AUSTIN Highway men will not be hitch hiking soon The Travis County rationing board has ordered release of 40 automobiles for state police as soon as deliveries can be HOUSTON An ardent horseman Britain's ambassador to the States hopes to drape his long legs over a Texas stock saddle before leaving the state Lord Halifax spending the day in- Houston on his first trip to Texas said he hoped the King Ranch which he will visit Sunday has a cowpony ready for him If they offer me a he said I certainly shall ride The ambassador said he didn't know if he could get on a stock saddle because be never had been on one He surmised however it would be more difficult to fall from English saddle stock saddle than an have something to hold on he smiled Friends of Lord Halifax report however he is an excellent er and probably would not have to resort to the tenderfoot method of grabbing the pommel The British envoy spent a busy day of press conferences visits to the mayor the Sari Jacinto Battle grounds and the Houston building Corporation yards a tea a stag dinner given i his honor Sunday he will go to Corpus Christi and the King Ranch Thereafter his tour will include San Antonio and the Royal Force Flying School at Terrell At his press conference Lord Halifax said he believed Germany had reached its peak and that the Japanese were near the point of themselves The longer the Japs have to dig in however the harder they'll be to push he said The Ambassador shied from comment on the breakdown of the Indian conversations but pointed out that all the Indians who could be equipped had that political troubles had not disrupted Indian tion and that the Indian National Congress does not speak for the whole of India Babe Ruth Better HOLLYWOOD The con- dition of George H Babe Ruth baseball veteran stricken with pneumonia early this week described as very satisfactory by his nurse Saturday His physician reported Friday that Ruth apparently had passed the crisis of his illness Threat To Turkey 60 German Airports In Bulgaria ISTANBUL Turkey IP The Germans have completed 50 to 60 new military airports in Bulgaria of them only a few minutes flying time from the Nazis now are convinced the neighboring country is satisfactory for use as an advanced air base a recently arrived skilled observer reported Saturday This informant said he did not believe there was any immediate threat to Turkey however because of a German lack of planes men and fuel He added that ing of new Bulgarian pilots and advanced courses for others have been halted by a shortage of
