Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - June 30, 1944, Yuma, Arizona THE AT I DMA As reported by U 8 Bureau Highest last 24 hours 113 Lowest last 24 hours 74 Average high this Average low this date 72 AND TH WEATHER FORECAST TO SATURDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy somewhat er tonight not much VOLUME NUMBER 154 YUMA ARIZONA FRIDAY JUNE 30 1944 THE ARIZONA BEREZINA IS CROSSED BY RED ARMY Soviets Closing In On Capital Of White M S HANDLER United Press Correspondent MOSCOW June shall Konstantin 1st White Russian army poured across the Berezina river last natural defense barrier before an ever-widening front today and began to outflank that fortress city from the south Cavalry led the pell-mell suit of the disorganized enemy legions and reached a point 30 south-southwest of Minsk in a drive that raised a threat of encirclement against White Russian capital next obstacle on the ancient invasion route to saw and Berlin The Soviet high command re- ported the Germans were fleeing so rapidly and in such disorder that they had no time to man their intermediate defense lines Groups of hundreds of Germans engulfed by the Russian ed with all their arms and gage 2 Generals Surrender A London broadcast recorded by CBS said two more German generals the commanders of Army corps and the try division had The Russian press hailed forcing of the Berezina along which Napoleon lost his army in 1812 as sealing the doom of Minsk The Red army lias won a liant new victory the the historic river in which the remnants of Napoleon's great drowned and Napoleon self narrowly the semi- official Pravda said than 100 years later the waters er have engulfed thousands of corpses of the doubly inglorious German conquerors For Gap forces also were the Germans westward toward the gap 75 miles southwest of Minsk The the ancient gateway to the Polish plains and Warsaw At last reports the Russians over the approaches to Slutsk 60 miles east of On the northeastern approaches to Minsk Gen Ivan D 3rd White Russian army rolling down the main highway reached the Berezina ori a front and outflanked the east bank of with the capture of six miles to the Continued on Page 4 Inner Tubes Are Removed From Ration List WASHINGTON June 30 The office of price administration in a move to conserve tires day abolished all rationing re- strictions on inner tubes which have been rationed since January The OPA announcing at the same time that passenger tire locations for July and August will be a month above the June quota reported that the in- ner tube stockpile has grown enough to meet the anticipated future demand for tubes a month OPA that available tires will continue to trail far be- hind demand and said that by making new inner tubes more readily obtainable it hopes to di- minish tire wear A good tube properly inflated officials ed will life of a tire OPA announced the office of rubber director allocated new passenger tires Grade I for July and the same amount for August an increase of tires each month over the June Deputy OPA Administrator Charles F Phillips said A card drivers would not receive new tires until early next year Col R L Rice to Revert to Inactive Status July 3rd Yuma Air Field Ariz June Roy E Rice of Woodbury Conn who for the past six months has been commandant of students at Yuma army air field will revert to inactive status with the army air forces on July 3 1944 Colonel Herbert W An- derson commanding officer of the field announced today Shortly the Japs struck us at Pearl Harbor Colonel Rice was recalled to active duty with the air forces and he was mental in the first replacement control depot He was only in uniform a few weeks before he was in Australia ing as chief of personnel for Lt General George II Brett When he left Australia to take duties in the Mediterranean ter Colonel Rice had practically circumvented the globe When he finally returned to the United in August of 1943 he had seen every portion of the world battlefield In China with the 10th alft force he served under Major General Clayton Bissell Colonel Rice responded to his country's call in its Colonel Anderson stated It is the policy of the United States Continued on OPA to Return Canned Peas Tomatoes Asparagus to Ration List Sunday WASHINGTON June The office of price administration returned canned peas asparagus and tomatoes to the ration list today and warned civilians that their supply of canned vegetables and fruits during the next 12 months would be smaller The action a point day for canned peas asparagus and tomatoes that has been in fect since early this year DETAIL FOR TODAY Bells 80146 In the Coast and Navy lime is told by BELLS It's really n very simple when it is eight BELLS it's either 4 a m 8 a m noon 4 p m 8 p m or midnight When it is four BELLS it's either 2 a m 6 a m 10 a m 2 p m 6 p m or 10 p m it is a bit confusing if you are awakened from a sound sleep and have no idea whether it is n m or p m Some men like the bell system because as soon as they henr the BELLS they know immediately it is some time or other and It reminds them to look at a watch Everyone no doubt has heard that record food production is ex- this said OPA Chief Chester Bowles but the amount needed for our forces also is far greater than a year ago The net result will be less canned fruit and canned tables for the home front during the year ahead OPA announced that effective July 2 the popular No 2 size containers of asparagus would re- quire five ration points each Restored to List Brandied spiced and pickled fruits were restored to the list of rationed canned goods at the same high point values as other canned fruits OPA also announced that ing July many housewives would use all of the first strip of blue ration stamps in War Ration Book Four and would begin using the second strip beginning with pon All coupons in the ond strip are worth 10 points not five as printed on the face Five more blue stamps totaling 50 and good for buying foods on July 1 and will remain good indefinitely OPA said Other point value adjustments for July were minor Small tions were made in points for ghetti sauces and tomato sauce be- cause of slow movement on stocks and somewhat heavier production Point values for all large No 10 containers were adjusted slightly to bring them into multiples of 10 which OPA said would be a con- to wholesalers in on Pago 4 U.S BREAKS RELATIONS WITH FINNS Hull Sends Note To Finnish Charge WASHINGTON June 30 The United States abandoning all hope that anything but shells and bombs will force the Finns out of the war today severed a quarter century of ic relations with Finland Secretary of State Cordell Hull in advising the Finnish diplomats here of the United States de- called attention to the an- of the Finnish on June 27 of complete agreement between Finland and Germany to carry on the war Is Former Admission i The Finnish government has thus formally admitted to the world that it has now entered a hard and fast military ship with Nazi Germany able throughout the war for the purpose of fighting the allies of the United States in alliance with the enemies of the United States Hull said that up to the ent the United States has taken every opportunity to land of the inevitable of continuing its ation with Nazi Germany These warnings have been ig- nored and the partnership is now he said The ment of the United States must take into account the fact that at this decisive stage in the com- operations of the military naval and air forces of the United States and the other Uni- ted Nations Finnish ations have a direct bearing on the success of the Allied effort Notwithstanding the esteem in which the American people have held the people of Finland er relations between the ment of the and the government of Finland are now impossible Only two members nf the nish legation were left in this following the expulsion June 16 of the other staff bers Alexander Thesleff the Finnish charge d'affaires was called to the state department this morning to receive the note advising his government of the break The de- said it had notified the U S charge d'affaires in sinki Edmund A Gullion that relations between the two tries were now impossible and instructed him to request ports for himself members of his their families Hull's note said the United States has asked Switzerland to assume immediately the of American interests in Finland SINKS HALF OF CREW CUTTYHUNK Mass June 30 Seven members of the man crew of a mine sweeper were lost last night off this vineyard sound island when their ship col- with a the First Naval district reported Two of those reported missing by the navy after a search of the area were officers The small coastal minesweeper sank almost immediately but coast guard and navy rescue craft aged to save an officer and six crew members All were ed unharmed Details of the collision withheld by the navy as it pre- pared to investigate the crash The was ly undamaged Names of those missing were withheld pending notification of kin HIGH NAZI ARMY OFFICER DIES LONDON June 30 Berlin radio said today that Adolf Hitler had issued an order of the day the death day of Colonel General Dollman described as commander on the invasion front A Transocean News Agency dispatch said the details of death were not known in Berlin He achieved prominence in the French of when he had a part tn piercing the Maginot line Top U.S Military Chiefs Warn Nation War Far From Won and That Tough Fighting Still Lies Ahead By MERRIMAN SMITH United Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON June 30 Workers who leave war jobs to return to civilian life were ed today with battlefront ers by the nation's top military commanders who said that duction delays would prolong the and delay final victory In a report to President velt seeking to curb undue op- the three Gen George C Marshall chief of staff Admiral Ernest J King commander of the U S fleet and Gen H H Arnold chief of the army air that the war was far from won and that tough fighting still lay ahead Warning Issued Recently returned from the bloody Normandy beachhead they advised Mr Roosevelt that we perceive a state of mind in this country against which we believe the public should be warned The recent favorable course of the they said seems to have persuaded some people that the war is as good as won and that accordingly they can throw up their war jobs and go government itself to civilian life No doubt most of the men at the front would also like easier and paid peacetime jobs Anyone can see that tions on the fighting fronts would protract the war and reduce our prospects of victory Desertions on the home front would lend to the same result No Comment From F R The statement was made public by the president without comment Reporters who asked for ground information on reasons prompting the statement were told by a White House spokesman that it spoke for itself The president himself voiced similar sentiment at a recent news conference hut did not go to such length nor speak as bluntly as did his joint chiefs of staff While reassuring the president and the nation that victory is certain they cautioned that no effort required in the home front battle should be diverted by any element in the production ALLIES CUT NAZI LINE IN ITALY Americans Within 20 Miles Of Livorno be ownership ers those in the service of the PROGRAMS OF EVENTS ANNOUNCED FOR ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION The program of events for the annual Independence Day bration to be held at the pal pool Tuesday July 4 at has been announced by the Club committee i in charge as Address and salute to the tlag Outside sport 1st 3rd places tug of war 10 boys on each side each member of winning team to receive a prize pie eating contest 20 entries boys and girls 1st 2nd 3rd prizes milk drinking contest 12 and three prizes three legged also three legged race for girls The swimming events will 20 yard free style boys six to eight 20 yard free style boys 8 to 10 20 yard free style girls 8 to 12 breast stroke boys 20 yard girls apple race boys and egg and spoon race boys and girls old clothes race boys and girls will furnish own old clothes 50 yard back stroke boys fancy boys fancy girls After ice cream will be served All those wishing to contribute to the buying of ice prizes are.asked tact Bob Johnson at 256 Second avenue WILFORD ELECTED HEAD OF USO CAMERA CLUB Staff Sergeant Norman of the Yuma army air field was elected president of the Hilltop USO Camera club at its regular meeting Sergeant Wilford is of the South Pacific area and was stationed in Darwin and in New Guinea He holds the Presidential Unit Citation and has been in Yuma since February 6 1944 His home is in Stamford Connecticut Following Sergeant Wilford's election the club members dis- cussed photographic methods and procedures to be followed in the newly finished USO darkroom and then inspected the apparatus and equipment the Hilltop unit vides Members of the club are ning to exhibit pictures finished in the new darkroom as part an effort to create interest of service men and women in the club and in the darkroom facilities offered at Hilltop Communist Chief Urges Democracy For China J C Byron Awarded Army Good Conduct Medal Groop Headquarters Eighth Fighter filled all the requirements of ice and exhibiting exemplary be- havior and fidelity in the service of the United States James C Byron 148 So 7th ave Yuma Ariz was awarded the Good Conduct Medal while ing overseas in England He is a member of the oldest Thunderbolt fighter group in England commanded by ant Colonel Frederic C Gray lene Texas Sgt Byron has now served over 18 months in the Eu- ropean War theater He is an airplane armorer on a His wife Mrs Lola B Byron resides at Rte 1 CarrolltOn Texas CHUNGKING 30 civilians trial nnd publishing houses from of province reported today as the Japanese offensive moved swiftly southward from province EDITOR'S the man of the Chinese Communist party in the following ment of policy toward the Chungking government pledges continued resistance to ese invaders but asserts China now lacks ami needs democracy Chinese communist armies con- trol territories of ern Their tive center is Yenan YENAN Shensi Province China June 12 Tse Tung chairman of the ist party of China United Press today that democracy alone can remedy the defects of China and give strength to the nation's long war of resistance against Japan Mao said the Communist party will struggle for the overthrow of Japanese imperialism and the building of an independent China This policy he said has been in effect since the earliest period of the Sino-Japanese war as well as because it is what the people demand Calif Farmers Seek More Tires For Farm Trucks SAN FRANCISCO June Downey military affairs sub-committee today awaited a re- ply from Rubber Dewcy following an appeal for more truck tires to save 1944 agricultural effort from a breakdown The appeal for more tires was made by Boyd Stewart tural adjustment administration official who sat in on the sub committee's first hearing day and heard one witness after another tell of threatened trophe Sen Sheridan Downey D Cal said In an opening statement that with a 50 per cent increase in the peach crop this year and an in- crease from tons In 1943 to tons in 1944 in the cot crop would be 5 per cent fewer trucks available this year than last By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press War Correspondent ROME June can and French troops poured through gaping holes in the man battle line in Western Italy today and raced northward to within 20 miles of Livorno horn and seven miles of Siena driving the Nazis into flight behind a screen of mine- fields and demolitions All along a front ex- tending inland from the ian seacoast the Germans were in full retreat breaking off contact completely at many points in a hurried withdrawal toward their line only ntiles to The pursuing American and French columns captured almost a dozen key towns and hammered out advances running to about nine miles 8th Army Advances Simultaneously the British 8th Army cracked through en- emy rear guard resistance west of Lake capturing the fortified towns of Castiglione Del and Montepulciano and ned out to the north arid west toward and As the ground forces swung into their advance Allied warplanes heavily attacked the Nazi supply and communications lines in the north The air assault centered on the railway line south of where Allied raiders smashed the bulk of a big ment of about 500 motor vehicles gasoline supplies and numerous tanks to the front 54 Cars Destroyed Returning saidi they also destroyed cars a locomotives and more cars and three locomotives American armored columns up the west coast way paced the swift 5th Army advance They drove forward nine miles yesterday to within yards of Cecina against only ble opposition while other can units captured five miles inland Farther inland American tanks and infantrymen advanced Continued on Page 4 Sat at 3 For C A Dulaney Jr Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Johnson funeral parlor for Claude A Dulaney Jr who died at the Southern hospital in San Rev W Ray Corsage will iate and interment will be in Desert memorial park Young Dulaney better known as C A was stricken more than a year ago with San Joaquin fever and early last fall it was thought he had affected a cure but it developed again this spring About two months ago he ed the Southern Pacific hospital where he was placed under the care of Both his father and mother were at his side when death came Born In Oklahoma C A was born at Healton Oklahoma August 3rd 1923 and the Dulaney family moved to Yuma when he was just a year old He attended the Yuma city schools and graduated from the Union high school He was a star football player on the inal team as well as a baseball player being captain of the ball team in his senior year hall scouts who had watched his game signed him up with the Oilers and he played a season in the league He then returned to Yuma to accept a position with the Southern Pacific company as a railroad clerk j Mr nnd Mrs C A Dulaney Sr the surviving parents arc of Yuma His only sister Mrs Elaine of San Di- ego will in Yuma for the funeral while his half-brother Maurice who Is In the armed forces will be unable to attend His grandfather J C Fester Is alco a resident of Yuma Mrs W N Butcher of Dallas Texas an aunt has arrived in Yuma and will remain for n visit at the home on 8th nue President Signs Price Control Extension Act WASHINGTON June 30 President Roosevelt today signed the price control extension act continuing for a year the program but expressed fear that changes made in the law by congress would weaken and obstruct the effective enforcement of the law Mr Roosevelt took issue with only one portion of by congress to relax penalties against violators of the price control law I know that the congress in relaxing the penalties against non- willful violations was anxious to protect only those acting in good faith and not those who do not wish to know what the law re- Continued on Page 4 AMERICANS ADVANCING Japs Killed Or Captured At Point By UNITED PRESS American troops pushed slowly up the east and west coasts of Saipan against strong resistance today after- out the last isolated enemy units on the ern haif of the island While TJ S carrier and land-based planes their bombing other anese bases in the Marianas arid Carolines Official reports.gave.only er accounts of on Saipan but it was disclosed that the marines army troops were steadily ard on both coasts with the attack apparently aimed at encircled arid harbor oh the west coast Up to Japanese were ed or captured in a pocket on point at tip of which the leans Tuesday after 13 days of bloody fighting Pagan Island Raided Meanwhile American naval planes struck at Pagan island 180 miles north of Saipan in a con- campaign to prevent en- emy interference with the Saipan invasion Returning pilots said one Japanese plane was sighted on Pagan indicating that the enemy's air force ori that and had been eliminated at least temporarily Radio Tokyo said the Pagan raid Tuesday was followed by Continued on Page 4 VOLUME BRITISH PUSH TO WITHIN 3 Ml OF CAEN Advance Despite Intensified Nazi Counterattacks Allied Supreme Headquarters London June 30 mored forces steadily expanding a firmly held salient between the Orne and Odori rivers despite intensifying German counter -at- tacks have driven from the west to within- three miles of Caen it announced officially today Fresh German elements rushed into battle in a full attempt to stem Gen Sir L Montgomery's push in the sector and the Nazi command was expected to her and scope pf its from all directions as they into action Are Gen Dwight D headquarters reported late tody that the had beaten off all Nazi and Inflicted heavy losses on the enemy mg slowly but steadily i for gains r The Germans were throwing the grenadiers of five divisions in the against the deep and broadening British salient southwest Heavy fighting laged around the rim of the salient all day Around the Ger mans attacked from the wett They drove spearheads well a mile to banks of the Odon but by nightfall were to withdraw and all Allied tions weie fully restored Nazis Attack i- morning the Nazis attacked and Haut DC Bosq The attack was by including Can adian guns Later in the day they assault supported by more artillery By evening they had infiltrated at places but the slight penetrations were stemmed by the Allies on every part front where fighting a headquarters spokesman He said the Allies the ground they have won since D-Day except a triangle about two miles long around and roughly four miles long around Recent gams have more than counterbalances the territory he added For the time it the division is in France Americans Mopping Up American forces mopping t tup German nests of resistance on Cap De La west of Cherbourg 475 Attend War Bond Dinner And Show at Yuma Army Air Field Four hundred seventy-five bond buyers crowded main mess hall of the Yuma army air base last ning to enjoy the War Bond Dinner and Show presented by the personnel of the airbase to those who had bought bonds in the sum of or more since the start of the 5th War Loan drive June 12 The diners purchases of bonds totalled the committee announced The dinner and show was the climax of a concerted effort on the part of the 5th War Loan committee to boost the sale of bonds to near the goal of 000 long before the final date July S Got Taste of Army Life The guests were given a taste of army life when they lined up in the huge mess hall to file past the serving tables for the ia meal prepared by army cooks under the direction of Capl A H Dingman of the army air field Col Herbert W Anderson com- manding officer at the air field and guest of honor at the dinner was called upon by Chairman H C Giss of the special activities committee to address the diners He welcomed the guests to the field and told them that the ial relations between his command and the people of Yuma had been n source of great pleasure to him He congratulated the for purchased bonds sufficient to entitle them to be present at the dinner and said that the cess of the undertaking was what made possible the success of the forces in all parts of the world Tribute to Bond Buyers Col Anderson also paid high tribute to all bond buyers even though they may not have been able to purchase them in large enough denominations to entitle them to participate in this special event on To the People of this Community War photographs In this paper at their best cannot cont or the sacrifices being made by men and women on the fronts from this com- munity Rather news pictures should serve to remind you the fighting fronts are far removed from our America and that we at home are playing R tiny part compared to the burr den being shouldered by our fighting men and women Picture yourself in place of any of the people shown in the tos Think of yourself facing the cross fire of the enemy ting parched on a raft adrift on the ocean speeding Into death traps over Nazi Europe on bloody soil awaiting aid These pictures are not sound You cannot hear the screams agony or the but realities of men fighting and Ing nre still present for you to see and think about Your government Is not asking you to trade places with the heroes In these pictures but asking you to enroll your bank roll and buy more Bonds than you over bought Hack than THE
