Times Recorder, The (Newspaper) - July 11, 1942, Zanesville, Ohio Vol No 165 ZANESVILLE OHIO SATURDAY JULY 1942 SHOWERS MODERATE This Didn't Come Bock electrical switchboard of a Japanese navy Zero which was by a U S fighter an American air base on New Guinea island U S sun helmets and an Australian Zero fighter which was forced down near Port Moresby Is July Elmer Davis the director of the Office of Information promised the public today would be the news of war except information of value to the enemy The army he said re judges of what woult constitute data of help to the Axis but he the rulings o the services on such points coult be appealed president In Report of 16 seamen aboard four merchant vessels torpedoed by Axis submarines the rescue others were disclosed yesterday in the navy's announcements of the sinkings The latest U-boat victims two British vessels i e small States merchantman and a cargo to 353 the unofficial Associated Press count of Allied and neutral ship losses Li the ern Atlantic area since America's entry into the Meanwhile Sng of three ships in the St rence river was dis- member of Canada's but the gave no K S Koy independent M who reported the incident com- mons yesterday said he had ed convoy was ed by enemy off Cape Chat and that three ships had been torpedoed and sunk Prime Minister MacKenzie King criticized Roy's premature report say in g any statement will have to be navy minister lif PI Officer's Slayer July Nearly reward for information leading to arrest of the slayer of Norwood Police geant Anthony Overberg remained and a Hamilton suspect was released there questioning late today J proprietor of the drugstore In which the night found another bullet in the wall of his store making total of Irom the officer's own revolver which was wrested from him in a scuffle with a bandit he was County commissioners added to money Allen C- of Norwood municipal of- fices from 9 to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning when will be for Over- by most cases thought ar agreement could be reached out burdening the chief executive with such problems Won't Withhold Bad As far as he could observe In his few days Davis said the navy has been telling the truth about the ing of merchant ships In the At- In no event he asserted em- would bad news be held just because it is Davis trim In a tan summer suit white shirt and his usual black bow held a press conference at- tended by fully correspondents radio reporters and public relations men from the federal agencies purpose an the objectives and methods of his he stressed re- not to act in any way as a censor but on the to supply the public with more news than hitherto army and navy to issue corn as In the but after Turn Page 9 Please Eby freshman football coach at Ohio State university un- der Francis Schmidt was ed as football and basketball coach at high night at a meeting of Eby who Is 38 years old was one of the greatest football stars ever turned out by He played at O under Dr Jack Wilce selected on team He was also star n basketball While a member of high school team he to a forward on the squad Several years ago he was coach of the Portsmouth Lions football team Last took his first high school coaching post at n Hocking county guiding the basketball team of the high school there to the stats tournament this spring ng his team won 34 games while only three The schools sonville said last night lhat he was sorry see him leave rille but I wish him success Before going Eby was a salesman and ed A representative of the board of education said the considered itself fortunate in Turn To Spy Trial Disliked July Dissatisfaction with the secrecy In which a military com- mission is trying the eight alleged Nazi saboteurs who landed in America from was ex- pressed today by the director war information At the same time Rep roney said in ment the procedure was a violation of the democratic principle for which America Is and was not satisfactory to the ican people From the trial itself there was little news A statement issued at the the day The commission opened the third day's proceedings at a m Before the proceedings opened commission permitted the United States army corps make photographs and v silent motion natures of the trial scene Most of the by the testimony of an and by the reading of Counsel for both to the commission the great volume of evidence to be expected to trial The sit Flying Tanks Answer an Alert New Guinea Kan Into Next Week This was an intimation that the trial would run next week although earlier General Biddle had expressed the View that it could tomorrow Turn To Page 9 Please Of Foodstuffs WASHINGTON Establishments of a whole group of pools of foodstuffs similar to the wheat pool created under United tales leadership for the relief of areas here today by Sir Earle age until recently Australian in the British war fear Appeal on To Defer Editor appeal for the draft deferment of Ralph IngersolL editor and cr of PM will be by a board CoL Arthur V Neir York director of selective service announced today local draft board de- Wednesday not to defer the newspaperman after j his case I Col: McDermott soOd that he j froni tonal selective service tlie case before Uie appeals board Marshall of PMJ appealed classification of and possible Immediate on occupational declaring lhat was pensable DIES i DAYTON O Simon Lorenz 88 of religious move dW day He was known world for his inspiring H To Joy Cometh In the The of Lt So Sweet and Then Lord of en route home rom London to recuperate from a severe illness pointed out at a ress conference that apart from wheat there is in fact no great of food that could be to feed famished tions if the war ended tomorrow He said great pools of frozen and canned meats and other foods could be established however if countries presently un- able to transport much of their food production to distant fronts were encouraged to produce for The stores could be used later for post-war international re- lief purposes The very existence of such great pools of foodstuffs could he gested become as potent a tor in political warfare and in breaking down the morale of the enemy as actual conquest by arms Decision Near Steel Wages July members of the War bor Board began preliminary work today on opinions In the Important Little case indicating they an agreement on the wage issue and perhaps had dis- posed of the in dia- The public members voted as a unit and held the power in all split decisions handed down tri- partite board which Includes four representatives of labor and four of industry There were indications the decision would-be on Sunday de- mand United Workers for a increase was awaited as a guidepost to the whole trend of- wartime wages It would affect directly about XX employes of four Bethlehem and Inland Youngstown Sheet Tube companies There's no doubt that these U stationed in New Guinea love a scramble with the A moment before the picture was taken they had been sitting in the tent in the background reading and talking Then the signal and the men are shown running to their waiting planes to intercept Jap bombers on their way to raid Port Moresby Press Output Alleged Spy Held Without Boil NEWARK N J July Herbert Karl Friedrich Bahr of going to Germany as an exchange student and returning as a Nazi spy was held without ball today in the United States dis- court here Judge William F Smith ordered him kept in the Hudson county jail Jersey City until a grand jury could consider charges of conspiracy to the law and use of a mutilated passport Thorn Lord United States attorney said the Jury would receive the case when it reconvened Tuesday In Washington Attorney eral Francis Biddle said that the federal grand jury Newark would be asked to Indict Bahr on a charge of violating the age law which provides the death penalty or imprisonment up to years for violations committed during war time We For em- with and blue star in color to all families members in the at the 10 cents by For car Windshield stickers In patriotic colors driver's willingness to drive not faster than 40 miles per hour the patriotic pace by Free at the counter 5 bv mail For your lapel MacArthur battens in red white and blue and the picture of Two cents at the five cents by malL All profits to the Red Crew Not WASHINGTON July Leon son has informed congress established a of ng price increases asked of pay raises ed employes subsequent to April 7 The April was chosen Henderson told a senate tions executive session because President to congress date his cost of message which called for of several measures ng stabilization of wages that the Office of Price Administration had been working months on a formula for ceilings on the prices for military combat articles derson price maxima would take Into account overhead rates and pay scales as they were in effect before April 27 Henderson testified that he had served on the army and navy and he Intended to hold government agencies to a section of the price control act which directed them to work with him toward a stabilization of prices fair and equitable wages and the cost of production July The factories of the United States turn out war goods of one or another to a value of lion -in cthe current year War ton Chairman Donald M told members of the automotive council for war production here tonight Speaking at the annual banque of the council organized by the automotive industry to expedite war production Nelson said that next year he expected the figure wiir rise to 70 -or at current prices i I do not Nelson said that it ever can rise much above because I think that Is just the limit that our omy can stand The materials which would be needed to get duction substantially higher than that simply are not and as far as we can see how they can not be made available But in any case getting up to billion dollar level year will ae a and raising the level to 75 billions next year will be nothing less than Nelson's address to the bile manufacturers featured the one-day session of the war called to appraise the achievements of the last year and appraise what lies ahead of the in the war production fort WAR IIRIS Two Soldiers Held For Kidnaping SIOUX CITY July Two AWOL soldiers were charged today with a Iowa high school who claimed she was forced to accompany them on a wlM week long automobile ride through a half dozen states These charges also were filed by S District Attorney Franklin Gill against Elmer FranX Kuske 23 of Colo and Darid 19 of Trinidad Coio Violation of the Mann act interstate transportation of women for Immoral purposes and Oie Dyer act n of stolen vehicles across state lines la farm In soldiers car when they arrested In ver Tuesday told officers she had been their unwilling companion since June 30 when they forced her escort out of his De- corah la robbed him and drove away with her PLANT ALLIANCE O Joly Fire destroyed the Alliance tary Laundry today Fire Chief J T Held estimated damage at May Tax Freight And Express Bills WASHINGTON 10 CD Despite opposition Ad- ministrator Leon Henderson and treasury the house ways and means committee today to eave In the pending revenue a 5 per cent levy on freight and express charges Henderson with treasury port had objected that such a would increase pressure for an ward boost In price ceilings It Is estimated to produce The committee members agreed however that coal should be ex- from tht percentage tax and levy of 5 cents a ton should be imposed While the committee worked on the leading congressional ad of a general retail sales tax said a survey of sentiment ed there was no chance of writing that kind of a levy into the on the house floor Two Officials Guard Clarke B Barbour acting cuting attorney and John A er county treasurer are two new recruits who have joined Com- pany L 2nd Ohio State Guard Commanding ter H last night have passed all the examinations and been given the will accompany the other on the camping period which opens at Camp in the of the local unit ing In an effort to reach the quota o has been strength on numerous occasions but draft assignments have taken more of the men less than 40 three cers In view of two honorary duties selected for members of L7 in period from July 19 to 26 -a camp Sunday morning All members will meet at the armory at o'clock and move to a rural area where preparations will be made for these two assignments All members must be present Captain French said v The unit at the camp will give a guerilla warfare demonstration In charge as Knowlton Sergeant nett The company has chosen for advance guard de- jill this maneuver being directed iy Second Lieutenant John H Foshee By The Associated Press tiles from to that miles and the east Caucasus Moscow's midnight communique 100 miles south of- in a drive down the Don valley to Capture of also definitely severed railroad at this point railway about 20 miles west of The Russians still were putting in the western precincts Voronezh mans there had managed to hurdle the water barrier befa J From Voronezh where the enemy finally smashed ai the upper sition ranged in the words of the Russian i military press The lines of dent with disclosure of the enemy's to It Marsahll was to armies west triant farther toward Moscow from the Kalinin of front was increasing In the Germans achieved in numbers In Army Air Corps WASHINGTON July 20 Cfi Stewart star has been promoted to first In the army air corps the war department disclosed day Stewart a pilot hai bwm 3r air force since January as a ond lieutenant Tne Weather OHIO Occasional storms and cast portions not much change In temperature 5 m ra 30 a m 37 2 p JB tl K 4 5 J3 T3 r ro r tl K 1 Predicts 80 Ohio Fairs to Operate CINCINNATI July mer Governor Myers -Y Cooper predicted today that More than 80 of the 90 fairs in Ohio will be held as usual this year and would yield the federal government from the tax on gate receipts Cooper president of the fair board of the Hamilton County Agricultural society announced oday that the Greater Cincinnati and Carthage fair held Sept For the Carthage fair Cooper emphasized only 10 per cent of the 1s outside marketing distance ofi the fair grounds and therefore is not out of harmony with the purpose and spirit of Mr Eastman's request Also he added 90 per before the request Joseph Eastman director of de- cnse transportation ordered of fair recently but said the order could be disregarded where the amount of travel is not materially greater than would be necessary in to town for marketing purposes or where the bulk of transportation may be died by the regular service of local transportation and where plans have been completed to a point making cancellation im- practical Baa Two Jap Bombers At Port Moresby GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS Australia July forces shot down two Japanese bombers this morning when 21 enemy bombers and at- tacked Port Moresby New Guinea an Allied communique said today MAT CALL PILOTS CINCINNATI O Ohio river and officers of river packets as well as a limited number of pleasure boatmen who are Guard auxiliary bers may be enrolled temporarily in Coast Guard reserve for river patrol duty Commander John said today Timoshenko pressed his against the German flank and rear in sector 165 of and the these were they that Local breaches were sealed off and mopped Tup Timoshenko's greatest ment so far has been however his ability to save of envelopment de- spite enormous German pressure mechanical losses admission also are mans feel able to claim destruction of just 390 tanks In nearly two weeks of fighting Nevertheless the advance In depth achieved by the invader may force Timoshenko to keep on drawing behind much of the Don defend navigation route and the east Caucasus oil fields below it on Convoy In Russian Arctic where since last week-end a sea and air fight has raged about a big convoy bound for northern Soviet ports Red Ing squadrons hit hard at the airports from which the Germans have been ing this Midnight Sun supply line Turn To Page 9 Please WAR SUMMARY J ill ill i Admiral mander of the United a west coast airplane which a naval pilot The when the plane was an airfield an port was announced today by department in that naval of- Deer in arem had -J serious The flier who was killed Lieutenant Thomas ton Rose of a veteran naval s-S employe of and whose taken as mighty German offensive smashes on toward the ga and East shal Timoshenko being hard pressed to prevent the mans from smashing through and encircling his troops Heavy attacks on Allied supply line in Arctic continue with contradictory reports of results Allied air forces are hammering at the Axis transport ing to reinforce forces stalled 70 miles west of Alexandria U S bombers striking over Mediterranean at Axis supply lines Japanese troops and supplies are streaming India by ran barge and jungk routes despite in- dement weather Armies of Chiang recapture shu 45 miles southwest of Nanchang giving invaders a sharp setback n or a Ernest J chief of the hu turned to with medal and a ly his direction fleet in the Sea and Midway As Pacific Uon said and disposition of valu the fleet period immediately following ove entrance Into the war with Find New Use Milkweed Fiber COLUMBUS O July The once another farm m a y DOW saw the lives of aviators forced dwa at E L Little of director L Little the of can Florists that four at fiber in an aviator's would keep a 300 flier for hours The fiber warmer than wool and six Unies lighter will replace pok Java he averted A plant U will the flow was it of the to Hendenon oi Harold and Horcer Pearson of Jaly Tnt Walton tram of WaNon and Brant for 35