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MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DEC. 18, 1942.
NUMBER 4'J.
Chinese Front Breaks
Out W ith N ew Action
As Japs Drive South
Japs Reported Pouring New Troop Concentrations, Including
Paratroopers, into Burma in Preparation for Indian Action
Another Big Boston Fire
CHUNGKING, Dec. 17. (UP)—A Chinese communique
announced today that three Japanese columns driving down
from the north have occupied the town of Hosueh On the
Yangtze river in southeastern
al days of heavy fighting.
The enemy suffered heavy casualties, the communique
said, but continued to advance southward.
Meanwhile, a Chinese military spokesman reported that
the Japanese were pouring new troops, including paratroop-
ers, into Burma.
While the front in west Yunnan province is quiet, Chi-
nese observers believe the Japanese intend either a new
drive into Yunnan or are perhaps preparing for action to-
tward India.
Burma now is u grout concen-
tration area for ths Japanese
army, the military spokesman here
said, with intelligence reports show
ing that some of the troops sent
there included seasoned units from
as f ir away as Korlh China, sent
by way of Tsingtao in reccnt
weeks.
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Reds Drive Ahead
Through Blizzard
Capture 5 Towns
- West of Rzjiev
MOSCOW, Dec. 17 —(U.R)—'The
Red army driving ahead through
blizzards and waist-deep snow,
captured five towns west of Rzhev,
on the central front, today, killing
2,000 Germans and destroyed 21
tank?.
These made eight towns and vil-
lages the Russians have wrested
from the Germans west of Rzhev
in the last two days.
Dispatches said that where the
weather permitted Soviet Stornii-
vik planes ruled the air, hedge-
hopping over German lines in two
or three-yard ceilings.
German prisoners said the Nazis
didn't have enough planes left to
support) their infantry.
In their other offensive, the
Russians surged forward south-
west of Stalingrad, took a number
of fortified points and killed 400
Germans. Panicky, the Germane
threw down their arms and re-
treated.
I
On another sector southwest of
Stalingrad, Soviet forces pursuing
ihe Germans, destroyed nine tanks
and 11 anti-aircraft guns, wiped
out a company (200) and captured
prisoners. In two days, the Rus-
sians had knocked out 50 tanks
and killed ,1,000 men.
Earlier, the Russians had re-
ported the capture of a village
west of Surovikino, which is 71
miles due west 'of Stalingrad in
the Don Bend. There, the Rus-
sians had seized 305 guns, 1.500
motor vehicles, two trains of war
supplies and other important
booty.
In the Velikic Luki area, some
200 miles northwest of Moscow,
the Germans suffered heavy losses
in men, eight tanks and four
armored cars in futile efforts to
relievo an encircled garrison.
In raids on German airdromes
southeast of Nalchik, in the central
Caucasus, Russian pilots destroyed
ill parked planes and damaged
three.
Claim Bombing
Is Winning War
of Attrition
Haiphong and Saigon appear,to
oe the 'principal disembarkation
points for troops from Formosa
and Hainan, although reinforce-
ments were reported going to Bur-
ma also from Pnom-Penh, in Cam-
bodia, and from Bangkok and
Moulmein.
Intelligence reports also indi-
cated that the Japanese were shift-
ing their air force center for south
eastern Asia to Gangkok.
Dozen Zeros Are
Reported Downed
by U S Fortresses
WASHINGTON, Doe. 17. (U.R)—
\n entire flight of 12 Japanese
Zero fighters was shot down by a
(roup of Army Flying Fortresses
near New Georgia Island in the
Solomons, the Navy disclosed to-
day.
Navy dive bombers damaged an
enemy destroyer" or cruiser in the
Munda area of New Georgia.
AN ARMY BASE IN THE AN-
DREANOF ISLANDS, Dec. 11.—
(Delayed) (U.R)—Air force officers
directing bombing and strafing op-
erations against the Japanese gar-
rison on Kiska Island feel they are
winning a war of attrition agJinst
the enemy.
One officer said constant U. S.
air force patrol and bombing, when
weather permits, made unloading
of supplies for the beleaguered
Jars almost an impossibility ex-
cept under cover of fog and dark-
ness.
The enemy may have unloaded
a fsw tons of supplies before fear
of bomber attack sent their cargo
vessels scurrying back to the open
sea. If the Japanese were receiv-
ing supplies in greater quantities,
officers believed, there would be
more evidence of unloadings on the
island's beaches during the past
two months.
The Japanese now oj orate with
but two makeshift Zeros, assem-
bled from the bomb-torn wreckage
of their formerly strong air patrol
forces. Even these planes, one a
single float Zero, the o.her a twin-
float type, are used with extreme
caution.
Pilots in the Aleutian Island
base have formed a jackpot to go
to the lucky pilot who succeeds in
forcing the Zeros to attack and
then bagging them.
Officers said the sparing use
of Ack-Ack was demonstrated in
recent flights over the Japanese
[osition and contrasted strangely
with the heavy barrages sent up
prior to Oct. 9, when the last en-
emy cargo ship was sunk in Kiska
harbor.
Crisis Looms as Controversy over
Fuel Oil Rationing Sweeps Mid-West
CHICAGO. Dec. 17 —(U.R)-A
ontroversy over fuel oil rationing
swept over the middle west today
and the Office of Price Adminis-
tration moved to avert a crisis
recipitated by subnormal temper-
atures.
Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chi-
cago conferred with Price Admin-
istrator Leon Henderson at Wash-
ington and nnnounced the OPA
had agreed to compensate fuel oil
consumers by redeeming coupon
No. 3 beginning Jan. 5 for a great-
er amount than was planned.
Kelly said he was assured Chi-
Bare-Footed Polynesians in Marines
Are Only Native Troops Serving Flag
A SOUTH PACIFIC BASE,
Nov. 2!) —(Delayed)—(U.R)— The
only native troops now serving
under the American flag are a
group of bare-footed Polynesians
who form n Marine Corps battal-
ion on this United States occupied
island in the South Pacific.
The Devil Hops of Polynesia,
their officers told me today, are
just as big and just as tough as
their brethren from the mainland.
Their forte is jungle fighting—«
thev have been learning it from
birth.
Developed like the famed Philip-
pine scouts who gave heroic ac-
count of themselves 011 Bataun,
these troops arc directed by white
commissioned officers but have
their own non-coms.
The battalion i.< the only armed
force in the service which does not
wear shoes. If they have shoes
when they enlist the shoes are
taken away. Most of them never
wore shoes, however.
The battalion was conceived by
Marine officers before the United
States entered the war. Recruiting
was slow until the first few Poly-
nesian Marines began walking the
streets wearing red-piped caps,
snowly white shirts, red sashes and
khaki dresses with insignia on the
hem. Then recruits showed up from
all parts of the islands.
Rookies were trained at boot
camps under conditions identical
to those in the United States, and
called up for active duty on Dec.
7, 1011.
Most of the men arc employed
on beach defenses and as guides
and scouts. Their pay is the same
as other Marines and they get the
20 per cent foreign duty pay even
though this always has been their
home.
"Ordinarily these Polynesians
arc lazy, happy-go-lucky people,
but when angered they become
maniacal and are. plenty nasty
fighters," one officer said.
cagoans will be supplied with the
fuel necessary to keep them com-
fortable. He said Henderson in-
formed him all householders start-
ed the rationing program with a
"cushion" of 200 gallons which was
sufficient to carry them over all
emergency .
Michael Muleahy, Chicago ra-
tioning administrator, informed
OPA national officials that Chica-
go weather during the current
heating season was 12 per cent
colder than in the corresponding
period of 1941, while rationing al-
lowed only 77 per cent as much
fuel as last year.
Gov. Dwight II. Green of Illinois
asked governors of seven mid-
western states to join in demand ;
for revision of the entire oil ra-
tioning program which he said was
"riffled with bureaucratic bung-
ling." He asked that rationing be
suspended on fuel oil until Jan.
15 and said the rationing program
'threatened absolute chaos."
At Detroit, Dr. Bruce II. Doug-
las, city health commissioner, said
he fuel oil crisis threatened De-
troit Ivith a pneumonia epidemic.
Oouglas said the OPA waited too
long in extending the credit system
and companies have not been able
to make deliveries.
Daylight Robbery
Staged in Ft. Worth
FORT WORTH, Dec. 17. (U.R)—
Two well-dressed bandits staged a
diring day-light robbery at the
Worth Food Stores warehouse to-
day. taking n: proximately $9,000
in cash while a dozen employes
sUod by helplessly.
Brilliant Flanking
Maneuver Cuts Korps
In Two, Traps Horde
Marshal Rommei's Forces Said in Worst Plight of Any German
Army Since 1918 Following Thrust That Changes Whole Picture
Painting Ready to
Start Local US0
Families of Men
in Service Asked
to Contribute Now
Firemen are shown battling a gen eral alarm lire in downtown Bos-
ton. Damage was estimated at a million dollars. Twenty-one fire-
men and 36 coast guardsmen we re injured. The coast guardsmen
were assisting the firemen keep crowds in check. (NEA Telephoto).
Program Given
For Using Colleges
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. (UP)—A broad program for
utilizing college and university facilities to give specialized
training to young men in the armed services was announced
jointly today by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox.
The principles to be followed were laid down, but the
institutions which will be used have not *yet been chosen.
The number of students eventually to be trained was not
announced. Various educators have estimated that from
200 to 1300 institutions would be used to train approxi-
mately 250,000 Army and Navy men.
The Arniv and Navv will ron-
/ —\ 1
r\ i> : j „ tract with the selected institutions
Carry Registration
Cards or Else . . .
LONDON, Dec. 17. (UP)—The British Eighth army,
j executing a brilliant flanking movement, has cut the re-
| treating Afrika Korps in half about 60 miles west, of El
I Agheila, and British experts said today that Marshal Erwin
Rommel's forces were in the worst plight of any German
army since 1918.
The blow fell on the weary, retreating Germans and
Italians yesterday at the little town of Wadi Mat' in on
| the Gulf of Sirte. Advanced units of Gen. S*v ■ d L.
Montgomery's Eighth army, swinging around the V iman
Tomorrow will sea the painters flank, reached the town and then raced south to cut off
It work on Alexia's new USO Club,! the path of the enemy retreat
Part of th Atrika Korps straggled on toward Tripoli.
Th-j other part, including armored units, was trapped in a
20-mile area just east of Wadi Matratin and was fighting
to break through the British lines. ,
Montgomery's thrust changed •<
the entire picture in the opinion |
of British military experts. Before I
the flanking movement they were
reconciled to a slow, slogging ad- j
vance by the Eighth Army and
were speculating on where Rom-!
mel would try to make a stand \
between El Agheila and Tripoli.
Today they were speculating on !
whether Rommel would be able to j
get any sizeable portion of hi3 j sembly of tanks at the Ford Motor
troops out of Libya and join forces j Company's Highland Park plant
Col.-Gen. Walter Nehring Was halted for more than two
'hours today when 1,400 workers
BULLETIN "~™ 'conducted a demonstration pro-
I.ONDON. Dec. 17 (U.R)—Three testing layoff of three union mem-
lolumns of (ierman arnnred forces bers.
hrnst toward Ihe Allied front ^ be demonstration, which
lines in northern Tunisia today, j threatened to spread throughout
apparently preparing for an al- P*ant, was ended after union
lark on Mrdjez-EI-Hab, :10 miles officials urged workers to resume
southwest of Tunis. production and submit their pro-
No major clash had yet occurred : 'est to regular grievance machin-
but it was apparent that 'he Ger- er>'-
mans were feeling out the Allied A company spokesman said the
position* in hope that I hey might tank assembly line was forced
Raymond L. Dillard reported this ;
ifterncon as he urged donors who
lave delayed in making their con- i
iributions to rally round and turn
in their dollars within the next j
days. At the | ace work has been
going so far, the building will pro- j
bably b rearly for occupancy in j
another week, md the committee
in charge of readying the hall for
use is anxious ,o have the cost of
fixing the place paid before that ]
time.
Families of men in service are
particularly urged to share in the
financial responsibility of getting
ready this servicemen's headquar- i vv jy,
ters. "Mexia soldiers away from
home are using UISO's that other
towns have dug down in their
pockets to pay for", he pointed out.
"How can we in Mexia do any
less?"
Six dollars contributed by the
students from Junior high school
out of their scrap collection sales
brought the collection total to $668
so far, Dills 1 announced.
Donations given since the last
repor, include: Mexia Grain Com-
pany, $5; Frank L. Williams, $5;
Central Texas Grocery Company,
Firing Three Men
Costs 2800 Hours
Tank Makers Stop
Work in Protest
1 ■
DETROIT, Dec. 17 — (U.R)—As-
$5; Phil Earner, Jr., $5; Mrs. Ora
t.vd'ctt, $1; Junior high 'school
students, $6. Total $668.
be able to hit the Allied right win? down when the employes, all mem-
which they had folded back last
week.
HOUSTON, Dec. 17. (U.R)—
All Selective Service regis-
trants were warned today that
they must carry their registra-
tion cards after Jan. 1, or go
to jail—if they are caught
without proof that they hive
registered.
William R. Eckhardt, assis-
tant U. S. district attorney,
said that all police officers
after the first of the year will
begin asking men to show their
classification cards. Those reg-
istrants unable to show the
cards will be ,aken to jail, he
sai l, until proof is obtained.
Program Given
for Friday Nigh's
Victory Concert
A predominantly military theme
will feature Friday night's joint
band and Choral Club concert to
be given rt the City Hall at 8
)'clock to those buying stamps
ind bonds at the door.
The program itself, as announc-
ed today by Director Robert L.
Maddox, includes the following:
Choral Club
Mrs. Robert L. Maddox, accorn-
ranist.
I Hear America Singing (De
Rcse)
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
(Romberg)
Vocal Trio, "Serenade in Blue"
(popul r) — Wannette Marsh, 01-
lie Virginia Miors, Charlene Cun-
dieff; Margaret Bnrnett, accom-
panist.
When Day Is Done (Katschcr).
The Lilac Tree (Perspicacity)—
I Continued on Pag® Three)
; to furnish instruction in prescribed
courses and to furnish housing and
feeding facilities. Men sent to col-
j lege by the services will be on ac-
| live duty and wear uniforms, re-
! eeive service pay and be subject
; to discipline.
Institutions will be chosen on
1 the basis of their facilities in ac-
cordance with rules to be preserib-
I od by Manpower Commission
Chairman Paul V. McNutt, after
consultation with Stimson and
Knox. A point committee repre-
senting the services and the War
Manpower Commission will make
j the actual selections.
The army and navy programs
I vary in detail. Assignment of
soldiers in the,army program will
become effective in February.
Soldiers will be selected . for
training from enlisted men who
have completed or are completing
their basic military training and
who apply for specialized training.
Selection in general will be similar
o selection of officer candidates.
Only enlisted men under 22 will bo
eligible, except for an advanced
stage of technical training.
January 12 Named
Farm Day by FDR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 —(U.R)
—President Roosevelt today pro-
claimed Jan. 12 as Farm Mobilissn-
toion Day.
He asked farmers to meet or
that day with representatives of They pointed out that if the Eighth I
bers of the United Automobile
Workers (CIO), refused to return
to work after a brief lunch period
and conducted a demonstration
within the plant.
An additional 000 workers, in-
eluding welders and shipping de-
anywhere east | ,mrtment cmp]uyell, joined vha
irotest.
who commands an Axis force de-
fending northern Tunisia. There
no longer was talk of Rommel at-
Pripoli,
Military
Rom mel's
were the
experts,
prospects
worst of any
estimating Robert A. Lomasney, state la-
said they | bor relations board conciliator,
German j conferred with UAW-CIO officials
the agriculture department, state
officials and farm organizations
"in order to discuss ways and
means of insuring foi the year mel may be reduced to 15,1100 first
10-13 the maximum production of line fighters. They will be ijjjder
vital foods upon every farm in this • air attack and land pursuit on the
army since the Aiiies smashed the ] jn an effort to restore production
western front in the World War. J promptly.
A Ford spokesman said the ac-
tion apparently was in protest
against layoff of three men yes-
terday for what they termed
"fighting" in the plant. 1
Army keeps the trap clamped
around the portion of the Africa
Korps near Wadi Matratin, Rom-
country."
load to Tripoli.
HOI.LYOOD, Dec. 17 — Ai.P)—
Robert Taylor and Barbara Stan-
wyck, husband and wife in real
life, today filed petitions in court
asking their screen names to bo
made their ,. ga; names.
WPA Joins Dodo
on February 1
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 17. (U.R)—
All WPA projects sponsored by
other than federal agencies will
be closed by Feb. 1 under a state
plan for liquidation of the federal
igency announced by H. P.
Drought, Texas director, following
a thre:-day confcrence of district
chiefs here.
This means that library, educa-
tion, health and music projects will
be closed by that date.
Recreation, school lunch and rec-
ord projects are to be closed out a
month later and construction pro-
jects, such as highways, military
roads and school buildings, will
closi; April 1, Drought said.
"Everything possible will be
done to place the 17,000 jcrsons
now on WPA rolls in private em-
ployment meantime," tho director
added.
Streamlined Handling of Certificates
of War Necessity Is Put into Action
Procedure for handling appeals
in Certificates of War Ncccssity
has been streamlined for faster
scrvlee to the commercial motor
vehicle operator, Ray Martin, ODT
Waco district manager for motor
transport, said today.
The thirty-day waiting period
originally required before an ap-
nea! might be filed has been sus-
nended. Carriers ari urged, how-
ever, not to appeal unless it is
impossible to cany on necessary
operations.
Operators may now send in their
Certificates with a letter of ex-
planation and are promptly furn-
ished with the appeal form on
which they supply information to
show their needs justify increase'1
operations allowances. Farmers
should appeal through the farm
transportation committees of their
U. S. Department of Agriculture
County War Boards. All other op-
erators should write the district
office at 218 Professional Build-
ing, Waco.
Appeals could be handled each
day if all were received by mail,
Mr. Martin said. Also, if appeal
forms are filled out completely and
mailed in promptly, they can save
time and also the tire mileage re-
' quired to drive in to the office. The
| greyest single cause for delay
I continues to be incomplete infor-
1 mation from the applicant.
| Applications are still reaching
■ he office and on new applications
; a Certificate is mailed out im-
mediately. Any operator who has
I not yet received his Certificate
j may be assured his application has
{ not yet reached the district office
j ind will be handled immediately
^ when it arrives.
j The Waco district office serves
| Limestone and Freestone counties.
ODT Sends Help to
Commercial Operator
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 —rfU.R)
—The Office of Defense Transpor-
tation is sending field workers in-
to 500 cities and towns to help
commercial motor vehicle opera-
tors secure adjustments in their
mileage and fuel allotm'- ' -s.
The ODT repre will
be available duiiii^ >< i t few
weeks in local chambers of com-
merce. The communities to be cov-
ered are in addition to the 142 in
which there are regular ODT of-
Bert Hollister was in Waco Sun-
day on business.
NOTICE
Our Prescription Department is now open with
it complete new stock of Drug*. Chemicals and Phar-
maceuticals.
We have opened this Prescriplion Shop in order
(hat we may render Ihe same professional service
that we have for the past 21 years.
We thank the people of Mexia and surrounding
communities for the patronage they have shown us
in the past and ask your continued support.
Kendrick&Ho
MtXIA
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