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Today's Thought Our liberty depends upon freedom of the press, and that can not be limited without belamadosferferson. THE ELWOOD newspaper owned and 78 OF OUR FIFTY -FOURTH YEAR ELWOOD, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1944 (Full- -Leased Wire by United Press) PRICE FIVE CENTS NUMBER WILL NAZIS' PUZZLE: ALLIES STRIKE? NORWAY NORTH NORTH SWEDEN OCEAN 2 IRELAND DENMARK GREAT BRITAIN ATLANTIC BELO CLECHO OCEAN SLOVAKIA FRANCE 7 SWITZ. HUNG. SPAIN POSSIBLE INVASION ROUTE YUGOthence Through into the Denmark Germany a ITALY SLAVIA Distance to Nerwey: 300 CORSICA Through Calais 2 lands Distances: from 22 defended to 135 route miles. Directly acres channel 3 miles western French coastline Distance: fortified.

Through of Biscey 4 about 450 Western miles by France water. Die- SCHY Allies strike 5 In from France Allied in North Africa. miles 5 Through Yugoslavia Central ALGERIA MEDITERRANEAN SEA 6 Distance inte Germany from the 140 South miles WEB Tightens Deferments On All Men 22 To 26 Years Old WASHINGTON, Mar. 31. (U.P.) -The government has taken other big step toward an emergendy tightening of Indu draft deferments.

The War Production Board formally notified its field offices that they are authorized to endorse employers' bids for the deferment of men from 22 to 26 only if they're working in certain war -vital industries. To make the new plan even more rigid such men can only be kept out of uniform if they cn extremely specialized skill cr are absolutely irreplacable. Here is the list of industries which have been labeled critical by the War and Navy Departments and the Maritime, Commiss on: Manufacturers of landing and amphibious craft; rockets; submarines; certain types of tires and tubes; certain types of planes made in specific plants; some rader; critical parts for trucks; tractors and trailers; aircraft carriers; high capacity ammunit on; all tanker construction; combat-loaded cargo and transport ships; research and development work assigned by the technical services; and last, plants doing maintenance work on any ships and aircraft. Must Be Reviewed That's the Main list. Other agencies, such as the Office the of Defense Transportation and Petroleum.

Administration their for I War, must make up own deferment lists. And then all such deferments must be reviewed by the new inter-agency in-1 dustrial deferment committee which is headed by Manpower Commissioner McNutt. But if industrial employes make their way into uniform, 1 it looks as if more and more vof the nation's 4-F's are going to take their places in the factories. Members of a House military affairs subcommittee have just the War Department to take the initiative in accepting men for war work if they are unfit military services. The subcommittee suggests that the War Department go ahead with out waiting for congressional action.

Boards Behind Quotas Earlier, Secretary of War Stimson said he believes legislation is needed to draft 4-F's for war work. Stimson revealed that because draft boards have been falling behind scheduled quotas, the Army is now shifting its men See WPB TIGHTENS, Page Former Resident Dies At Muncie was received in Elwood by relatives of the death of Mrs. is Catherine Evans, 86, who died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Elva Dickey of 626 North Elf street in Muncie, Thursday, Mrs. Evans, a former resident of Elwood and vicinity for many.

years has many friends in this city. She was the widow of the late Rev. O. E. Evans, pastor of 5 the United Brethren church here 6 for several years and also held pastorates in a number of rural 8 churches in this community.

9 Funeral rites will be conduct- 10 ed Saturday in Muncie and bur-11 dal will follow in the cemetery at that place. 1 CALL-LEADER home people Indiana Mostly fair tonight and temorrow: slightly warmer tonight; warmer tomorrow. operated by and for RAF Suffers Huge LossO'er Germany NAZIS FACE LOSS OF VITALLY NEEDED LINES I GERMANY BRYANSK MINSK. POSEN POLAND ZHLO PRIPET WARSAW DRESDEN ler River KONOTOP BRESLAU MARSHES (LUBLIN KOWEL PRAGUE GLEIWITZ KRAKOW KIEV 3 CZECHOSLOVAKIA CHERK UMAN VIENNA AUSTRIA BUDAPEST MTS ZAGREB RUMANIA a Prut ODES Danube YUGOSLAVIA River BELGRADE BUCHAREST, SERAJEVO have fought their way into the outskirts of Cernauti, capital of Bucovina, and have RED ARMY FORCES Kolomea, Prut river railway town only 30 miles from Czechoslovakia, These gains threaten captured Lwow, vast railway center, loss of which would be a terrific blow to the Germans. Note communications lines from Lwow to Krakow and Berlin and southward, through Cernauti to Ploesti, Bucharest and north again to Budapest.

Arrows designate 'her Soviet advances. (International) Post Office To Shift Personnel John P. Mack, local postmaster, today announced a personnel shift at the Elwood Post Office, to become effective Saturday April 1. Robert T. Durr, city mail car(rier of route three In Elwood, has been transferred to a newlyestablished clerkship, inside the post office.

He will serve as night dispatch clerk. Mr. Mack added. Other changes to take care of the vacancy on city route three, created by Durr's transfer, will also become effective Saturday. Charles B.

Williams, who has been serving as substitute carrier at the local post office, will take over the position as parcel post deliveryman. Ralph Stewart, who has been serving in the parcel post delivery position. will replace Durr as carrier of city route three. Mr. Durr was appointed as city letter cartier on Sept.

16, 1929, and has served most efficiently on city route three since that time. He will be missed by the patrons of his route, but is being replaced with an equally efficient carrier in Mr. Stewart, who is expected to prove entirely satisfactory to patrons of the route, Mr Mack added. -BUY WAR STAMPS Mrs. Martha DeLong Rites Held Today Funeral rites for Mrs.

Martha DeLong, 82, who died at her home in Anderson Thursday morning at 4:15 o'clock of complications were conducted this afternoon from the Clark Chapel with Rev. R. W. Sage, pastor of the First, Baptist church in charge. Burial was made in the City cemetery.

WAR BONDS- Story Hour Will Be Held At Library At the Library story hour Saturday Mrs. Lawrence Rose will introduce the following stories "Timur and His "The Bear," and "GoodLuck Horse." She will also tell two fairy stories, "The Enchanted Horse" and "The Wonderful Lamp." The library wishes to call attention to the garden books they now have on display. Watch their display table for new books. -BUY WAR BONDS FORMER RESIDENT ILL Mrs. Charles F.

Slick, 28 Bradford avenue, Mansfield, Ohio, a former resident of Elwood, is seriously ill and has been removed to the Mansfield General Hospital for treatment. Weather Forecast: A' home Brazil Looms As Site For Oil Resources Congressmen Pack For Easter Trips, As Vacations Start -BUY WAR BONDS Plan On Holding Pacific Bases WASHINGTON, Mar. 31. (U.P.) -Brazil suddenly has jumped into the spotlight as a possible new source cf oil in the Western Hemisphere. This news came today when the well-known oil geologist, DeGolyer, revealed that Everette accepted a Brazilian government invitation to explore oil resources there.

Degolyer resignad recently from the Petroleum Reserves Corporation, the federal agency which is planning to finance an oil line in Saudi-Arabia. He went to the Middle East to inoil supplies there. Devestigate, the center of gravity reportedworld cil production was shifting from the Caribbean to the Persian Gulf. However, officials think Degolyer's willingness to go to Brazil indicates there may be considerable reserves to that country too. There have been few oil explorations in Brazil as yet, but cbservers say there are indications of large quantities of oil in the Amazon Valley.

Back in Washington, congressmen are getting packed for their Easter vacation which starts tomorrcw. The two last in the way of the recess probably will be removed by midnight tonight. First, there is the soldier vote bill, which will beccme law automatically one minute after midnight. Plans for adjournment were. postponed until tomorrow, when Senators peinted cut that the unsigned bill could not be a law.

if Congress were not in sion at the end of the 10-day period following passage of the bill. The 10 days expire at midnight. NEW YORK, March 31, (UP) Assistant Navy Secretary Ralph Bard has dropped a strong hint that the United States may take permanent possession of some of the islands in the Centra Pacific. Addressing a class of Navy men graduating at Columbia Univercity, Bard declared that land areas are of great strategic significance to the long run defense of the United States. Their importance in naval strategy, he says, is better appreciated now than 'a generation ago when the Japs were.

allowed to take them under mandate. And he added: "This means, in blunt terms, that the adminis. tration of the occupied of the Pacific will be peculiarly subject to critical observation by the American government and people." BUY WAR BONDS. School Official Presents Talk Earl Wood, superintendent of schools, at Alexandria, gave a most interesting narrative description of Mesa Vedra National Park, in Colorado, at the regular weekly-dinner meeting of the Elwood Kiwanis club last night. The session was held at the Mangas Cafeteria Annex, with President Frank F.

Caton, in Mr. Wood, who served in the Mesa Verda park, as a U. S. Forest Ranger for four kept his audience interested in his See SCHOOL OFFICIAL, Page 6 'Round Town Maybe it is the spring in the air, or perhaps it is the spirit. of insuppressible youth, but the residents who receive their Call-Leader on city.

carrier route seven, must have had quite a shock last evening. Residents on this route were treated to the unusual sight of seeing their paper delivered by a black-faced boy. But, upon removing his hat, a shock of rather blond hair was evident, identifying him as Charles Hasecuster. wishing to deliver his papers on time, did not take the time to remove his make-up, after finishing his performance as a member: of the cast of Chuckles," presented at the high school Thursday afternoon. U.S.

Fleet Strikes Near Philippines Palau Islands, In Outer Defense Attacked By Ships Music Students In State Contest Music students from the high school and Junior schcol who are among the 1,550 entries in the state solo and ensemble contests to be held Saturday, April 1, at Indiana State Teachers College, was announced today by L. Rush Hughes, instructor and director of music in the Elwood public schools. The annual contests are under the sponsorship of the the Central and Southern Indiana Schsol Band, Orchestra and Vocal 'Association. A staff of seventeen judges will rate the contestants, with each hearing an average of sixty different events before the day is cver. Some events will begin as early as 7:30 o'clock because of the intensive schedule.

Usually the contests are spac- ed over a three-day period, but wartime conditions necessitate the condensing of the events into the largest one day music; contest in public school music history. Officers of the association in charge of the contests: which are being held at Indiana State for the third straight year are: non Spaulding, Crawfordsville. president; Paul Seymour, vice-president; Lincoln Northcott, Speedway high school Indianapolis, secretary -treasurer; Arthur Hill. Indiana State Teachers College. Students attending from Elwood are: The String quartet is composed of Walter Franklin, and Phyllis Hiatt.

viclin; Lenora Franklin, viola; Evelyn Franklin, the cello; Barbara Leisure, string bass. Walter Franklin and Barbara Leisure will give solos. flat Clarinet quartet, Walter Anglemeyer, Jeanne Brillhart, Vaughn Alexander and Kitty Leeson. Clarinet Trio mixed, Dick Sacksteder and Bob Scircle, flat clarinets, and James Babbitt, base clarinet. Wilberta Naden.

piano soloist and Virginia Haynes, alto clarinet soloist. Students are classified accordSee MUSIC STUDENTS, Page 6 Moose Lodge Will Elect Officers The Loyal Order. of 219 will hold their annual' election of officers at the Moose Lodge Home on Main street, 4 from 12 o'clock noon until o'clock. All members are asked to 'be present and to vote, D. H.

Boring Governor and Sherman Stam secretary. BUY WAR BONDS. TEMPERATURES TODAY p.m. 2 a.m. 34 p.m.

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34 11 a.m. Midnight Noon 40 a.m. p.m. By United Press A powerful American naval task force has attacked Jap bascs on the Palau Islands the outer defenses of the The assault still may be underway. We have had no word since Admiral Nim tz announced last night that the attacks were being carried out.

Our Navy forces in their deepest pene-1 tration of Japanese waters must maintain radio silence for their own safety. The American warships ed their assault on Palau some cne th: usand miles west of Truk at dawn' Wednesday. The Navy once more dared the Jap Navy to come out and fight. Bu: the Japs refused aga n. In fact, Jap ships fled the islands as soon as their scout planes flashed the warning that the American was steaming boldly toward their strongly -fortified base.

The task force is believed tc include battleships. and aircraft carriers. Hundreds cf1 carrierbased planes participated in raid that is exactly similar to the two-day assault last: month on Truk. Naval observers regard the attack as a prelude to an American invasion thrust against the Japs in the Carolines. There little likelihood that landing on Palau is being attempted.

Such a move would necessitate a long. exposed American supply line. Other Raids Made Simultaneously, raids on other Jap bases in a w.de arc around Palau were made to neutralize these Jap bases. American bombers smashed at Truk in an aerial pincers sive. The first raid staged by Liberators from bases in the Solomons destroyed at least 54 Jap aircraft forty -nine caught on the ground.

Twelve hours lates, Seventh Air Force Liberators from the Ceneral Pacific roared in over the Jap bastion. They met a fierce anti-aircraft barrage but American lcsses are believed slight if any. American Navy Catalina flying boats lashed at Woleai atoll -some 450 miles west of Truk. Army Liberators escorted by Lightning fighters destroyed at least 118 enemy planes in a crushing blow at Hollandia on the northern New Guinea coast. All told our planes destroyed upwards of 172 Jap aircraft.

In India's Manipur State, Jap jungle trocps have slashed 30 miles across the frontier from Burma to cut the main highway linking Imphal and Kohima. Allied communiques report today See U. S. FLEET, Page 6 Cub Pack Meeting Proves 'Success' "Is Cubbing still popular." was answered Thursday evening at the monthly pack meeting of the Cub Pack No. 3087 which was held at the First Methodist church.

A carry-in supper was enjoyed preceding the meeting, Following the dinner meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Each of the four dens attending presented a trick that their dads used to do when they were lads, or displayed a collection he may have had. Awards were given to the following, Jerry Singer, Lawrence Groover Delmer Kelly, the Wolf award and the Wolf and Gold Arrow to Dick Robbins. Ray Wirt cubbing chairman, and Robert Ellis, executive of Kikthawenund Council were present and each gave a demonstration in cubbing and very interesting talk. Fifty two cubs and forty one parents and visitors were in attendance and took part in the program.

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. William Lange, Marion Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Worth Dellinger, Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Southern, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunn, Rev. and Mrs.

Fred R. Hill, and Mrs. Lewis M. Singer, Mrs. Ruth Deckard, Mrs.

C. M. Robbins, Mrs. Margaret Maley, Mrs. Ray F.

Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Granger, Mr.

Mrs. Melvin Burton, Edwin Hancher, William J. Jones, Mrs. L. J.

Cook, Mrs. F. W. Walker, Mrs. Frank Corbett, Mrs.

Lawrence Brenner, Mrs. Ursel Knotts, Mrs. Maurine Kelly, Mrs. Saba Hankins, Mrs. Charlotte Stone, Mrs.

Charles Hardy, and the Cub Master, Mr. Squier and Mrs. Squier, Germans Down 96 Bombers In Nurnberg Raid Sustain Heaviest Blow Ever Dealt Allied Air Fleet Theodore Wardwell Rites Set Saturday Funeral rites for Theodore Wardwell, 81, lifelong resident cf Elwood and community who died at his home 2107 North street, Wednesday afternoon of complications will be conducted Saturday afternoon from the East Main Street Christian church with the Rev. J. W.

Wittk: mper, assisted by Rev. Homer Eshelman, I I I I pastor of the Harmony Christian church in Leisure in charge. Bur. ial will follow in the City Come. itery.

-BUY WAR BONDS- More Red Cross Donors Reported Additional contributors to the 1944 American Red Cross War Fund are reported today. The Elwood chapter exceeded its $9,000 quota yesterday, in one of the most gratifying responses ever made by citizens of the community. A list of contribu tors will be carried in The CallLeader from day to day, until the complete list of donors have been revealed. Included in today's list are: Georgia Ott, Wilma Legg. Evelyn Alexander, Olgu Wilson, Madge Myerly, $1: Mr.

and Mrs. Nick Manolis, First National Insurance. Mrs. Helen Boring, Susie Durst, $1. Joe Gerard, Richard son, Leatherbury Store, Cleaners, Goldie Miller, and Nellie Taylor, $5.

Curley Nash, Vivian Leeson, Thelma Richardson. City Fish Market, Mary Groover, Mrs. Werner Jack and George Mengas, $100: Julia 10c; Pauline McCorkle, 10c; Goldie O'Brien, 10c. Serene Gildersleeve, 25c; Louise Degel, 25c; and Ethel Curtis. $1.

Robert Scircle, Helen High, Reva Rood, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Douglas, Mrs. Katherine O'Brien, Mrs. Reta Belew, Mrs.

Eva Conrad, Mrs. Ward, Katherine Wessler, 50c Joan Bozell, 40c; Trula Stewart, 50c; Sarah Alice Dudley, 50c; and Dorothy Havens, 50c. Betty Burten, Esta Hudson, Joan Neese, Vivian Crum, $3 Spitzmesser, Esther Mae Mock, 50c Kiefer Feed and Supply Charles Beeman, Miss Hannah Coan, $5: Chester Cox, Dave Durham, $2 Mike Kiefer, Leon Leever, William Whitmore, and Theodore Lyke, $1, -BUY WAR STAMPS- RETURNS FROM CHICAGO Ray Southern, circulation manager of the Elwood CallLeader, returned, Thursday, after spending several days in Chicago. He attended the tral States Circulation Man- agers' convention held in that city, Special Session Meets April 11 INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 31.

(U.P.) Indiana legislators will con sider soldier- -vote legislation at a spec al session which will convene 11 April 11 Governor Schricker summoned the State General Assembyl members this morning "to pass legislation to enable Hoosier men! and women in the armed forces to vote. The legislators are expected to act upon a bill already drafted by Republican leaders. The proposed measure would ease re. strictions upon absentee balloting lengthening the voting period' and I beralizing the methods of obtaining absentee ballots. Schricker generally has proved the bill.

However, he believes that it should contain 3 clause legalizing the federal ballot. A short session is predicted by most polit.cal leaders. More than 40 of the legislators are farmers and will be anxious to return their spring farm work. Also. many members of the two houses wish to be free as soon as possible so they may campaign before the May primary.

-BUY WAR. STAMPS- Diabetic Authority Succumbs At Muncie MUNCIE, March 31. (UP) A Muncie physician who was a nationally known authority on diabetes Dr. Roscoe Beeson died last night in Muncie. Dr.

Beeson, a native of Summitville, had practiced in Muncie for 24 years. He was one of three Indiana fellows of the American College of Physicians. -BUY WAR STAMPS List 23 Hoosier Soldiers Missing WASHINGTON, Mar. 31. (U.P.) -Twenty-three Indiana soldiers have been reported missing in actin.

The War Department in eludes their names in a casualty list released today. All of them were serving in the European area. They were Staff Sergeant Samual Aldridge of LaFayette; Staff Sergeant Norman Bell of Warsaw; Sergeant Cletis Campbell of Lebanon; Staff Sergeant George Day of West Terre Haute; Staff Sergeant Donald Day of Elkhart; Technical Sergeant James Fiers of Fort Wayne; Staff Sergeant Conrad Gemmeck of Terre Haute; Staff Sergeant Samuel Harbert of Portland: Staff Sergeant Gordon May of See LIST 23 HOOSIER, Page 6 By United Press The RAF list night suffered, the heaviest loss ever inflicted on an Allied air fleet. Ninety -six British bombers failed to return from raids cn the Nazi aims city of Nurnberg and targets in western Germany. The British sustained their previous record loss 79 planes during 8 rad of Leipzig February 19.

The American high is 88 bombers and 11 fighters, I st in the March 6 raid on Berlin. The British, bomber command apparently gambled on waning German air strength to make the Nurnberg attack in moonlight the first time this tactic has been employed in several months. But instead of the comparatively quiet run that was expected, the British ran into a hornets nest of German fighter opposition. Shot Like Ducks The bright moonlight silhouted the bombers like ducks in a shooting gallery for enemy antiaircraft gunners. Despite the heavy opposit on, the British got through to Nurnberg and plastered industrial targets with an esturated 2,200 tons of bombs.

This savage night activity was a llow up to a record American raid against the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. An estimated 400 planes took part in the smash. Other Mediterranean fliers tor off often enough to roll up 1,500 sorties. Lose Positions Dispatches from the Italian fix nt reveal that Allied troops have abandoned all but one of their hill positions on the slopes of Mount Cassino. Inside Cassino, German paratroopers and Panzer Grenadiers have recovered enough from 12.

days Allied pounding to launch counter attacks of their own. Push.ng out from their strong -holds, the Germans took several Allied positions. Counter -attacks by New Zealand troops forced the Germans back again. but the Allies were unable to penetrate positions originally Small-scale held by the Germans, ner counter -attacks also are reported on the beachhead below Rome. -BUY WAR STAMPS.

Russians Driving For Carpathians By United Press The Russians are reported making a swift drive for the Carpathian mountain passes before the Germans can plug them. Soviet advance patrols already have pushed high up in the Carpathians and have entered the approaches to the strategic passes. This puts them within sight of the old Czechsloviak border territory seized by Hungary when Hitler reshuffled area soon after the start of the war. Marshal Zhukov's men made these new gains when they swept southwestward from newly -captured town in Poland, just 15 miles from the frontier. Field dispatches say the speed and impact of the Red Army ad-1 vance has panicked the Germans.

And that there is no sign they had been, or would be able to regroup their shattered divisions for a stand. At the pace they are going, it is estimated Zhukov's men will reach the boundary this weekend, Aid Russians And ready to work with them the Nazis are Czech underground units, which, together with escaped Russian war pristhe onrushing Army. oners, have made, contact with This weekend also is considered to be the deadline for the Russians to reach the northern See RUSSIANS DRIVING. PE. 6.