Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 116, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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21 Men Die As Fifth Column Give Information To U-Boat
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Weeping Women of Kerch Search For Their Dead
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MEXICO ACTS
State of Emergency
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WHEELER’S NUMBER FIRST
SMALL FIRE
F, R. Nominates
Hammond Judge
Japs Bar Sending
Of Red Cross Ship
To Aid Prisoners
Several Churches
To Participate In
School Services
Spies Landed
On Coast Of
Maine, Report
EGG CRATES
CALLED VITAL
WAR MATERIAL
NATION-WIDE
RATIONING OF
GASOLINE DUE
FORTS BACK OF
FLEEING NAZIS
Captain Declares No
Questions Asked
Of Survivors -
SUNK IN GULF
BY SUBMARINE
SUGAR QUOTAS
LIBERALIZED
FOR CANNING
Pfc. Willie J. Emshoff, Co. I,
56th Quartermaster Regiment, Ft.
Leonard Wood, Mo. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Emshoff of
New Wehdern and has been Ln the
army 16 months.
Rome Says Italian
Sub Sinks U. S.
Battleship
aTstf-ess These weeping women of the Russian city of Kerch seek out their dead,
slain and left in a pile by the Germans, as Soviet soldiers who drove
the Wehrmacht from the locality watch sympathetically. This original
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I Army at a San Antonio field.
| Vincent Luedke, now taking civil
[flight training at Ellington field
tin Houston.
| Terrell Rogers, now overseas in
|4he U. 8. Ate Corps.
Ellmond Rosenbaum, now taking
Sivil flight training at Ellington
Field at Houston.
Leslie Spreen, now taking civil
Flight trainng at Ellington Field
n Houston.
Wilton Wiederhold, Lieut. In U.
I. Army. Trained at Kelly Field,
Ian Antonio. Now at Orlando,
harbors
Ftiui Hies Analyst
Will Make Regular
Visits To Brenham
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type and will be powered by a va-
riation of the familiar Ford V-8
motor. The tanks will be manu-
factored by the assembly-line
method which Ford pioneered.
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BUTTE, Mont., May 22.—The
name of Burton K. Wheeler, sen-
ior U. S. senator from Montana,
was the first drawn by Butte
Draft Board No. 2 when it held its
lottery today for men from the
45 to 64 age group. ,
BAND CONCERT
SEASON OPENS
8.30 WEDNESDAY
spec? <4tor U. S. SHIP IS
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DARWIN BECKER MISSING
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COURAGEOUS WAR MOTHER
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FLYERS FROM BUNN
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CATHOLIC CELEBRATION
MVEIWN RA™ ...
Rescued Meir Taken
To Naval Base
At Galveston
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Several ehurehes of Brenham
will dispense with evening services
Sunday and pastors and congrega-
tions win participate in com-
mencement services at the Bren-
ham High school auditorium, with
Rev. G. Robert Forrester, pastor
of the First Christian church, as
preacher.
School officials and members of
the graduating class have extend-
ed an invitation to their friends
and the general public to attend
this commencement service.
Father Bruno Skweres, who was
ordained to the priesthood last
Sunday in Galveston by Bishop C.
E. Byrne, will say his first Solemn
Mass at St. r ~ ■
church Sunday morning, with
Father Charles Weisnerowski serv-
ing as archpriest. The young
age. Ln order to complete the na-
tion’s wartime canvass of man
power.
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Designed As Means
For Conservation
Of Tires ‘
Crowds Expected To
Attend Event At
Courthouse
A communication from Priorities Field Service, War Pro-
duction Board, at Houston, to Manager Buddy Fisher of the
Brenham Chamber of Commerce states that arrangements
have been made to send a man to Brenham for a day once
every two weeks to discuss priority problems with those de-
siring advice and assistance regarding handling matters
connected with priorities affecting their business activities.
Henry W. Bunch, priorities an-
aly-L. r^jentTy visited Bren-
ham, will spend every other Thurs-
day here starting with next Thurs-
day, May 28, and will spend the
entire day at the ChamlSer of
Commerce office, where he may
be consulted. This service in free
to all who desire to avail them-
selves of the opportunity to con-
sult an expert who has made an
exhaustive study of priorities prob-
lems. It in believed that this service
will be of great help to 'the busi-
ness Interests of Brenham and oth-
er nearby points, says Fisher.
. Business men and women of
Washington and inirrbuhding coun-
ties will be invited to nee Mr.
Busch at the Chamber of Com-
merce office and take up their j
priorities problems with him.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—Pres-
ident Roosevelt today nominated
Rear Admiral W. B. Woodson, his
former naval aid*, for reappoint-
ment as judge advocate general of
ths Navy. M. Frank Hammond was
' nominated for reappointment as
U. 8. marshal for the Southern
I District of Texas.
A Pacific Coast shipyard open-
[ed the celebration by launching a
an- "hip one minute after midnight.
Other launchings were scheduled
awrence Williams, now taking
Ivil flight training at Elling-
en Field at Houston.
tewellyn Lippert, now in U. 8.
rmy taking ground training at
luncan Field, San Antonio.
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Sponsored by Father Charles
nd members of St. Mary’s
Stholic church a big all day
•lebration will be held on the
lurch grounds Sunday, when a
reat crowd is expected to gath-
r. Attractions include a d*iic-
ius country sausage dinner. ’
ienty to eat and drink, various
kmes and other entertainment
H* men, women, and children,
he genial priest declares every-
kdy is invited to enjoy the cele-
hstion. which is planned for the
■sfit of the church.
BUENOS AIRES. May 22 — The
Argentine foreign office anntJbhc-
ed Thursday night that Japan had
agreed to permit an International
Red Cross representative to visit
Hongkong to inspect th/ treat-
ment of British and Canadian
prisoners. but had rejected a pro-
posal for sending a Red Cross
supply ship.
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I The first of a series of summer
I night concerts by the Brenham
I Concert Band will be presented on
the courthouse square Wednesday
evening, May 27, announces Di-
rector F.J. Navratil. It is expected
1 these free musical entertainments; and women
’ will be attended by, X.’ jande-nf landed on the coast
■ music lovers from Washington and
nearby counties.
A varied program of classical
and popular selections has been
prepared ahd includes many new’
numbers in addition to old favor-
Res.
One of the features of the con-i
' cert will be the appearance of the .
Giris Choral Club from the Bllnn j ’
NYA Resident eenter. This group L
of about sixty-five girls, will sing (‘
two choruses, with Mrs. Martha!-* , .
^Registration (Jf
18-19 Year Olds
Set For June 30
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The Germans claimed they had
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toj the first time they said they
had ’’regained the initiative".
Rome said an Italian submarine
had sunk a U. 8. battleship of tbs
Maryland class off the northeast
corner of Brsxil but this was not
con'irmed anywhere.
Tn Mexico Pres. Manuel Avila
passenger automobiles for only th,. I Camacho was report*-I preparing
most essential purposes. *“
Newhall warned that .If Amer-
icans did not Conserve "the trans-
portation miles in their tires,” it
may be necessary eventually to
transfer the automobiles and
tires to other communities where
they are more needed.
The house fivers and
committee meanwhile
leglst.-iion to help relieve the* east
coast oil shortage by authorising
construction of a pipe line across
northern Florida and by improv-
ing and connecting the Gulf and
Atlantic barge canals,
in Mexico ri.es. Msnue> avi*
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to declare a nation-wide state of
emergency as ths first step toward
a declaration of war on ths Axis
txiauae of submarine sinkings of
Mexican ships. ~ _ .'^3
U. 8. Minks Jap Nhips
In the Far East U. 8. subma-
rines sank a Japanese cn tsar and
two freighters, and artlc I planes
bombed the Japanese New Guinea
ternfeat -tX. ~ ‘ -
The Chinese frustrated a Japan-,
ese landing at Foochow, but ths
enemy pressed toward allied air
bases in eastern China, with heavy
fighting in Chikiang province,,
where 1,000 Japanese were killed. ‘
British planes from India again*
bombed the Japanese air base at
Akyab on the West Burma coast. ’
Berlin admitted strong Soviet -
attacks on the northwestern front, k
south of C ‘ oilmen, end in the'
far northern. Lapland sector where
the Russians had advanced 13
miles and killed 3.000 Germans.
The Russians also said fighting
continued in the Kerch area of the
Crimen.
rpTT<5Yd arrived in New York from Russia as the Nasis stepped up
their offensive in Eastern Crimea and Russiana reported gnihs* near
| kharkov. (NEA TELEPHOTO)
“Missing in action.” That was
the word received today by Mrs.
D. C. Becker regarding her eon,
Darwin, who was with Gen. Mac-
Arthur and his immortals -on Ba-
the Wat* ffepdrtrnent, was the
'first definite word received con-
cerning him since last Novem- .
ber when he wrote a lengthy
and highly interesting letter
about a flight over China and In-
dia as a pSssenger aboard a
Flying Fortress. The letter was
published in the' Banner-Press.
Today's letter said that it has
been impossible to get a list of
the dead on Bataan, and that at
this stage it cannot be said defi-
nitely whether he has been kill-
ed, wounded or captured or is
among the troops who escaped
capture and now are engaged in
guerilla warfare against the
Japs in the Philippines. An ef-
fort to learn the fate of those on
the Philippines during the fight-
Home Preserving Is
Boosted To Save
Transportation
WASHINGTON, Msy 22-Sugar
allotments for home canning were
liberalized Wednesday night.
Under a new regulation, home
canners will be entitled to one
pound of sugar for every four
quarts of canned fruit and an ad-
ditional pound of sugar for each
member of the family to make
jams, jellies, preserves and fruit
butters.
’ Previous regulations restricted
each sugar ration cardholder to
five pounds for home canning. If
this amount has already been used
in putting up early fruits and ber-
ries, it must be computed In any
new canning allotment.
The liberalization was I_____, ___
Price Administrator Leon Hender-1 cl<ht months ago and the plant is'to follow throughout the day. One
son said, to conserve fruit which nd# in production. •** *•“"*
might otherwise be wasted and to | T*1* tanks will be of a 30-ton
supplement commercially canned
supplies, thereby reducing th* bur-
den on transportation facilities.
The much smaller allotment for
jams and preserves was deliber-
ately figured, OPA said, to en-
courage home canning instead of
preserving, because the amount of
sugar required per can of fruit is
less in canning than in jam-mak-
ing or preserving.
without decision tod|y, but ths
' Red army reported it was gaining
the upper hAd in one of the big-
gest tank clashes of the war.
Moscow said th* Russians had
JAPANESE BURMA ” ----
1 BARE ATTACKED EPHRATA. Pa.. May 22. (
1 _____ ID. Forrest Hawthorne- 32. who.
NEW DELHI, May 22. <UJF)— I gubetituted a motor-driven scooter I
British airplanes again attacked for his auto to conserve gasoline,!
the Japanese air base at Akyab, was arrested today while zig-zag-
on the west Burma coast, on ging the scooter down Main st. He |
' Thursday, damaging runways and' was charged with drunken driving
[ bombing airplane* on the ground. | end waived a hearing for court.
Users Are Urged To
Handle Gently And
Not Hoard
Egg crates are the latest item to
be listed as a vital war material.
Handle them gently and don’t
hoard. - /
According to T. C. Thornhill,
chairman of the Washington Coun-
ty USDA War Board, the increas-
ed production of eggs in the nation
has strained the egg crate capa-
city, so the Board has been asked
to urge careful handling and rapid
movement sf all used egg crates.
Chairman Thornhill listed slx| priest is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
suggestions for helping to keep
egg crates from becoming a bot-
tleneck: - 9
1. Open Cases Carefully—take
care of the lid so that it will be
available to protect the eggs on
the next trip. A strip of wood is
NOT enough.
2. Use Care in Removing Fill-
era-they can be need again. By
being careful when you take them
out, you are preventing egg break-
age.
3. Replace Flats and Fillers in
emptied cases. They are hard to
obtain. Otherwise put them into a
clean, dry place. A wet, dirty fill-
er may damage your next lot of
fresh eggs.
4. Don’t Drop Cases—they take
nails and extra time to repair.
5. Make Every Case Go An-
other Trip—if care could make
every case go to market and back
just one more trip, it would help
overcome the shortage.
6. Don’t Hoard Cases—remem-
ber there sre poultry producers
who have eggs to move with noth-
ing to put them in. Let that extra
case go back into circulation and
there will be enough for everyone.
ing will be made through the In-
ternational Red Cross office in
Geneva, and definite word can be
expected during the year,
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“Darwin is resourceful and I
feel that he has come through
somehow," Mrs. Becker said,
with the courage becoming the
mother of a war hero.
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How worthwhile the ’ Blinn lo [ne *l?vaI 1
-2 Allege CAA nyl^-^hool con-* TW
ducted here last summer has D “
proved is indicated by notes fur-
nished (us by Registrar T. P.
Walker. Twenty students finish-
ed the ' course, two of . them
girls. Of the 18 boys, 14 have
now .gone on to advanced flying
either in the armed forces or in
civil flying. Several have already
received their commissions and
are proving their worth in the
army. Following is Mr. Walker’s
list: ’
Kenneth Bowen, Lieut, in U. 8.
Army, pilot of a four-motored
bomber plane. Now located at a
Florida field.
I Leroy Grebe, now taking advanc-
» ed flight training in U. 8. army
I at a San Antonio field.
■ j Jerry Hicks, took advanced civil
companiment.
Other special numbers will be a|
L solo by Frank Malina.
asst, director, and » vocal solo by
ton. who has sung with the band : WASHINGTON. May 22. (UJB—
at many former concerts. .President Roosevelt today act
Plenty of seats will be provided,, June 30 as the date for registration
and those in charge express the of young men 18 and 19 years of
hope that one of the largest ““ ' *” --
crowds ever to hear a band concert
in Brenham will be present.
The concerts this summer will
be given complimentary to the
business interests and citizens of I
Brenham and Washington county
by the trend, in appreciation of loy-1
al cooperation and support in the '
past, announces Director Navratil.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 22. <U.R>
Fifth Columnists probably supplied
sailing information to a submarine
•which torpedoed and sank a medi-1
Um sized U. 8. merchant vessel in I
the Gulf of Mexico May 16. with ■
21 men missing, Capt. A. Henry
Rowe said today.
The ship’s captain based his con-
clusion that the U-boat had been
informed on the fact that after
the sinking the sub did not rise to
the surface and follow the usual
practice of questioning survivors
about the vessel's identity, cargo
and destination.
The survivors got aboard two
well, provisioned life rafts and
about 30 hours later they zsaw *
smoke on the horizon. The skipper
set up flares and made dlstfess
flag of underwear. i
In a few hours a rescue ship i
picked them upland took them,
to the naval section base at Gal-
J
Rowe was one of -five injured
survivors taken to a Galveston
hospital.
AUGUSTA, Me.. May 32. <U-E>—
Col. Frances ■ . Farnum, Maine di-
rector of Civilian Defense, said to-
day that foreign agents-—both men
"have recently been
of Maine”
and that enemy spies also have
filtered over the Canadian border.
“They come to plot, to damage
anil to destroy,” Colonel Farnum
warned in a memorandum distri-
buted to civilian defense workers
throughout Maine.
Accurate information is ip the
possession of police and Army
authorities,” he said, to establish
definitely the presence of Axis
agents.
yard was to have three launch-
ings. Six yards planned to launch
two ships each, and one launching
each was scheduled for 12 yards.
The Maritime Commission orig-
inally announced maritime day
would be marked by 30 launchings,
but speed up* in production sent
three of the vessels down the ways
earlier thia week. The need fori
ships is so great that the three
could not be held up for today’s SCOOTER RIDER SAV LS
celebration. I ON GAM, BI T I MEM
--------- ALCOHOL
Said First Step
Toward War
•SBisJtaesisaaBBe
* "By United. Press
The battle of Kharkov raged
The fire alarm sounded early
this afternoon and firomen found
a small blaze at a cottage occu-
pied by a negro family in Wilkins
Addition. Bedclothes that had
caught fire were extinguished and
the damage was small.
training at San Marcos and New
I York. Now a first officer in
I American Airlines. Located at
I Fort Worth and flying planes to
| Chicago and California.
I Erwin Ludwig, now taking ad-
i vanced flight training in U. S.
I Army at a San Antonio field.
I Elfoy Schwarze, Lieut, in U. S.
E Army. Trained and now located
| at a Califorpia field.
k. DeUte UHrichj Lieut, in U. S.
I Army. Trained in California.
I Now located at Long Beach. In
H the bomber ferrying service.
K Arthur Buehrer, now taking ad-
R vanced flight (raining in U. S.
WARNING GIVEN
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Rubber:Problem Call&i
' , For Stringent “ ’
Measures
WASHINGTON, May ,22. <U.Rl
War Production Board officials' entered a fortified town behind
said tcxlsy that nation-wide gas- t*treating Nazis and were nearing
ollne rationing, designed largely as' their "immediate goal" -either of
a means of conserving tires, will smashing enemy eommunicittaA
‘ bo inaugurated as soon as defense J Hn*e <’r Kharkov itself.
transportation director Joseph B.' ~
Eastman completes a plan accept-1 repulsed the Soviet attack*
able to the WPB. . ..........
WPB Chief Donald M. Nelson
and WPB Rubber Chief Arthur
B. Newhall made the disclosure at
a press conference. They pictured
i the rubber shortage as increasing-
ly serious, calling for stringent
action to preserve tires now on
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DETROIT, May 22 1
ha* converted his great River | since Work! War I.
Rouge plant to the production of
military tanks.
The government,’ it was
made, nounced Thursday, gave the order
1 *»i*hd*f S“V« * tn Si as ca*n<l ik* laA
son said, to conserve fruit which.’1®* 1” production.
American Shipyards
Lanuch 21 Vessels
On Maritime Day
- WA8HINGTON May 22
rord s Rouge Plant American shipyards in a nation
celetap«Mn" w R. Hiirai^tiSgr2id'’fuii b^dac'
1 urnmg (Jut 1 ailRS gave their answer to submarine
I sinkings today by launching 27
Jflmry Ford ships, the largest mass launching | cornet
Miss Anna Belle Kuehn of Bur- 1
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The Weather-
EA8T TEXAS-Uttle temperature
change except slightly wannar on
upper coast tonight, scattered
thunder showers in north portion.
INFORMATION ON
NUGAR PURCHASING
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may be purchased with a certi-
ficate issued by the rationing
board.
Stamp No. 2 is good for on*
pound of sugar until May 30.
Stamp No. 3 is good for one
pound from May 31 to June 13.
Stamp No. 4 is good for on*
pound from June 14 to June 27.
One pound of sugar is a two
week's allotment for one person.
' Five pounds of sugar may be
purchased now for canning.
Additional sugar amounting
to one pound for every four
pounds of fruit a person has,
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