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El Reno, Oklahoma, Friday, May 7, 1943
0U9 MEANS UNITED PRESS
Volume 52, No. 59
Farm Outlook
Bad Weather
Conditions in Many
Areas Described As
Distinctly Unfavorable
WASHINGTON, May 7—<U.R>-
Prospects of i labor supply ade-
quate to harvest 1943 crops were
brighter today, but the farmer—a
man of many troubles—is pessi-
mistic about the weather outlook.
Tlie agriculture department has
reports from numerous rural sec-
tions saying that weather con-
ditions are distinctly unfavorable.
In some places there Is too much
moisture. In others not enough.
Some sections reported an un-
usually cold spring Others had
strong winds and dust storms that
interfered with soring work.
The agriculture department
lumped It all together under the
heading- "Partly favorable."
With farmers shooting at the
highest production goals In his-
tory. the reports of unfavorable
conditions were received with some
apprehension here. Agriculture
department officials hoped the
weather soon would do an about-
face and bring another "almost
perfect” year such as 1942.
Labor Supply “Sufficient”
Early In the year the fanners'
c-liief worry was that the manpow-
er shortage would curtail food pro-
duction sharply. War Pood Ad-
ministrator Chester Davis report-
ed to Economic Stabilization Di-
rector James P. Byfnes yesterday,
however, that the farm labor sup-
ply is sufficient “to produce and
harvest a 19*5 crop up to the
levels of the announced goals.”
Davis was less optimistic about
the availability of enough farm
machinery, but he said that situ-
ation had improved and that he
expected the Improvement to con-
tinue. The petroleum administra-
tion. he said, has pledged that
fanners will be given enough gas-
oline to Insure maximum food pro-
duction even though further cuts
in civilian gasoline supplies should
become necessary
Most farmers consider weather
the most Important factor in crop
production. Unfavorable weather
necessarily means a bad crop year
Nummary Given
The government crop bulletin
gave this summary of crop and
weather conditions:
Dry. windy weather last week In
central and eastern sections.
Persistently warm weather lq
much of the south and southwest
where livestock ranges are suffer-
ing for lack of moisture.
Crops In the southeast delayed
by a late cokl sjiell.
The situation in Iowa appeared
to be typical of the varied weath-
er moods prevailing over the en-
tire country last week. Of con-
ditions there, the government's
bulletin said:
"Unfavorably dry. with dust
storms in west. Washing and
flooding rains in southeast and
some of cast-central. Cold with
general frosts, and with freezes
In north.
"Oats, barley, and flax slow
growth and shows some damage
and reduced stands from mid-
April freezes. Excellent progress
in plowing and preparing for corn
planting In drier western and
northern counties, comprising hall
of tire state, but only poor in wet
areas; only scattered reports of
planting as soil too cold.”
Calumet . ^ Nights'
Providing Rt \ ition
Spirit of Fellowship Is Dx After
Gasoline Rationing Curtail. ay Activities
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A report of one Canadian county
community’s solution to the recrea-
tion problem in wartime Is contain-
ed In the May issue of The Okla-
homa Teacher, official Journal of
the Oklahoma Education association.
Written by Miss Marguerite
Scruggs, vocational homcmaklng In-
structor at Calumet hlghschool, the
report details the Inception and
success of community “fun nights”
held for all age groups.
The program began. Miss Scruggs
relates, on Oct. 22 when a group of
civic representatives met with school
officials and students to plan pro-
grams offering interesting recrea-
tion. More than 120 persons attend-
ed the first get-together In the
basement of the Methodist parson-
age on Nov. 13. 1942. Sixty games
loaned by various members of the
community were on hand and group
singing was enjoyed. Other simi-
lar programs on Dec. 11, 1942. and
Jan. 15. 1943, were even more en-
thusiastically attended.
On Jan. 22. inspired by the suc-
cess of these three programs, the
Calumet recreation council was
formed. Officers were elected and
plans made for continuation of the
entertainment. Miss Scruggs was
elected president, P. L. Howe, vice
chairman, and George Leighton,
secretary-treasurer.
It was decided to finance the
program by taking up donations
occasionally at the recreation nights
to be held once or twice a month,
according to the number of other
activities of the community.
Miss Scruggs points out that the
problems of a community which had
Its school athletic piogram curtail-
ed by the war and much of its rec-
reation cut off by gasoline rationing
were greatly decreased by the pro-
grams.
"Those who attended the recrea-,
tlon nights have discovered that
there is something pleasant and
invigorating about playing with
one’s neighbors.” she states in her
report. “A spirit of fellowship has
developed. New acquaintances have
been made. There has been given
to many an opportunity to talk and
play with old friends that they
seldom see. Every one has helped to
make the fun.
"There has been something spon-
taneous that has broken down any
barrier which might have kept some
persons from taking part in the
activities.”
Stalin Will Get
Roosevelt Letter
Davies Leaving For
Moscow Immediately
WASHINGTON. May 7 —OP)—
They Want
Your Cash
Adept Racketeers
Are Flooding Mails
With Chain Letters
Railroad Wage
Case Unsettled
CHICAOO. May 7 —(A1!— An
emergency fact-finding panel an-
nounced today it had failed to
settle the dispute between 900,000
railroad non-operating workers and
the nation's principal railroads over
union demands for higher wages.
I. L. Bharfman, chairman of the
panel of three members who have
been hearing the case since Mar.
1, said it had made "every reason-
able effort" to settle the contro-
versy.
The panel now will retire Into
executive session, the chairman
said, and prepare Its rei>ort for
submission to President Roosevelt.
Sharfinan said he was unable to
estimate when the report would
be ready.
In past disputes the turtles have
abided by the findings of the
emergency fact-finding panel ap-
pointed by the president.
TO BURN BONOS
VIN1TA. Muy 7—(U.B-A match
will be lighted and touched with-
in a few days to city bonds tolal-
ing $160,000. Tlie city council has
ordered the city clerk to burn the
bonds after they had been de-
clared Illegal by tlie stale supreme
court. They were voted at a city
election for construction of an
electric transmission system within
the city.
President Roosevelt said today p\0 you remember the ’break this
that Joseph E. Davies would leave U chain at your own peril” craze
almost at once for Moscow to that swamped the postoffices back
carry a personal letter from the In 1933 and 1934 and has since re-
presldent to Joseph Stalin. appeared spasmodically in the mail-
The chief executive fended off mans pack?
all attempts at a press conference Despite governmental regulation
to gain information on the con- the chain letter is back, with its
tents or on whether Davies would reputation blackened by even more
bring back a reply. He said Davies, than the "fraud and lottery” de-
former ambassador to Russia, does signatlon given it by the postoffice,
not know himself what is in the This time, reports Jesse W. Hay-
letter- , don. El Reno postmaster, adept
There have been conjectures racketeers have been caught in the
that the president might propose Bct 0f invading a community tem-
a meeting with the Russian leader porarily, finding out names of lo-
slmllar to those he has held with cal persons and sending out the
Winston Churchill. British prime "War stamp” letter claiming that
minister. Uncle Sam believes it helps the war
Mr. Roosevelt told the reporters, effort if the owners of the names
however, that their guesses always „t the top of the chain receive a
had been wrong in the past. war savings stamp.
Davies will not be gone long -mis k not on|y an out, ight false-
and will coine right back. Mr. |100(1 jjUt usually the racketeer’s
Roosevelt said. Ho said he assumed na|ne appears al the top of the
his personal envoy would learn cilajn nst. And of course he has
the contents of the document In no objection to receiving a flood
Moscow, discuss them, and then 0j two-bit war stamps which can
return. be turned in for cash money.
Fight Organized
On Fourth Term
WASHINGTON. May 7 —<A>>—
The Republican national commit-
tee was disclosed today to have
started a new campaign against
any move to nominate President
Roosevelt for a fourth term.
Supplementing Chairman Harri-
son E Spangler's antl-new deal
speeches In the east and midwest,
the committee has just sent out
the first Issue of a new clipsheet
called "On the Home Front."
It’s leading editorial Is a plea
to dispell any belief that "there
is but one among us qualified to
rule.”
Tlie single page four-column ,
publication was addressed to sev-
eral thousand of the smaller news- I
I»apers, mostly weeklies. It will be
issued bi-weekly at first Later, It
may become a weekly.
More Girls Than Boys
Sign for Farm Work
KELLYVILLE. May 7 — (U.R> -
Mare girls than boys signed up for
sununtr farm work. Bob Lucas,
school superintendent, reports. He
has registered 69 girls and 40 boys
to help relieve the farm labor
shortage in this area.
The school’s work program is
not exactly new to the Kellyvlllc
students. Last fall they organized
a work corps and helped lit har-
vesting ol the large peanut crop.
Weather
POSTAL regulations absolutely
* forbid chain letters, war stamp
or cash, and the citizen who. either
from superstition or desire for gain,
indulges in the fad Is asking for a
visit from the postoffice Inspector.
Although no racketeers have yet
invaded El Reno. Haydon stated
there is a possibility that some
with headquarters in Oklahoma City
may have obtained local names and
may be attempting to welsh war
stamps out of local people.
He reported that bunches of chain
letters are discovered every few days
in local mailbags. The most lenient
thing that the sender of such let-
ters can expect, if discovered, is
to have Ills epistles tossed in the
wastebasket.
"It Is surprising how superstitious
people are.” Mr. Haydon observed,
adding that he believed the supersti-
tious fear of calamity befalling if the
chain Is broken probably accounts
for more “chain” addicts than the
profit motif.
But the postoffice advises- that
Hie patriotic "war stamp chain"
be broken, possible calamity Ignored
and the chains stamped out as
Uncle Sam is busy fighting a war.
—MAXINE CROW
Eleyator Shaft
Fall Is Fatal
To H. 0. Emrick
Well Known Resident
Killed in Plunge At
Fryberger Building
H. O. Emrick. 75-}t;ar-old El
Reno resident who was engaged
in the trucking business here for
many years, was injured fatally at
about 9:30 a. m. today when he
became caught in the freight eleva-
tor in the Fryberger building and
later dropped into the shaft.
Lee Harvey, chief of police, said
Mr. Emrick and R. F. Pierce, 320
North Evans avenue, were assisting
W. E. Fryberger. owner of the
building. In moving some furniture
and other materials on the third
floor of the building, located in the
200 block of South Bickford avenue.
Struck by Beam
The elevator was a foot or so below
the level of the second floor of the
building. Chief Harvey said he was
told by witnesses, when Mr. Emrick
stepped upon the elevator platform
to move It flush with floor. The
elevator started downward, how-
ever, and a moment later started
rising, it was said. Witnesses called
to Mr. Emrick to Jump, but he was
carried upward and was struck by
a beam. His body fell from the
elevator platform and. upon landing
at the edge of the shaft, hurtled
down the shaft to the basement.
Mr. Emrick was dead when he
was reached In the shaft.
Resident Here Since 1902
Mr. Emrick had been a resident
of El Reno since 1902, when he
moved here from Perry.
He is survived by his wife, of the
home at 705 South Roberts avenue,
four sons and a daughter. The sons
are Thomas Emrick, of tlie home;
Lieutenant Charles Emrick. station-
ed with the army at Douglas, Arlz ;
Sergeant Donald Emrick. who Is sta-
tioned with the army overseas; and
Allen Joe Emrick. whose address
Is unknown. The daughter Is Mrs
Catherine Abies, of the home.
He also Is survived by two broth-
ers, Frank Emrick of Kalamazoo
Mich., and Charles Emrick, who
resides in Colorado; a granddaugh-
ter. Mrs. Max Hutson, 315 East
Wade street, and a grandson. Al-
len Joseph Emrick. Jr., who *is
serving in the coast guard.
Funeral arrangements will be an-
nounced by Wilson funeral home.
State Forecast
Rain and occasional thunder-
storms In most of the state to-
night: cooler tonight.
El Reno Weather
For 24-hour period ending at 8
a. m. today: High, 84; low, 54;
at 8 a. m., 56.
State of weather: Unsettled.
Precipitation: None.
Cripple Creek Jail Is
Closed as Economy Move
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. May 7—
<U.R>—There’ll be no more “Jail house
blues" emanating from Teller coun-
ty's Jail, because the once-crowded
■’resort” of the roaring days of the
gold rush era in this mountain dis-
trict has been closed.
Economy, however, rather than a
lack of business, was given today
as the reason for locking up the
doors of the Jail in Cripple Creek.
Wartime restrictions on gold min-
ing—which started In 1899 after a
prospector found nuggets—prompt-
ed county officials to close the Jail.
Assistant District Attorney Roy
W. Foard said that it was decided
to take prisoners to the El Paso
county Jail In Colorado Springs for
safekeeping, because It would be
cheaper than maintaining them
jhere.
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Skipper Gives
Life for Crew
Commander Seals
Own Death Sentence
WASHINGTON. May 7 —»4>j— A
submarine skipper whose last gallant
order. "Take her down." sealed his
own death sentence, was credited
by the navy today with successful
attacks on three Japanese ships, the
last of which the sub rammed in a
dramatic night fight for life.
It was in this final action some-
where in the distant Pacific that
the officer rode the conning tower
of his sumerging submarine to Iris
death rather than expose the craft
or crew to enemy gunfire.
He had been wounded a few mo-
ments before and knew that the
time required to get him safely into
the submarine might mean the sub’s
destruction.
For this sacrifice. Commander
Howard W. Gilmore. 40. of New
Orleans, has been awarded post-
humously the Congressional Medal
of Honor by President Roosevelt.
Tlie navy listed the three last
ships attacked successfully by the
submarine as a medium cargo ship
.sun. a gunboat damaged and prob-
ably sunk, and a medium cargo
ship damaged.
"Commander Gilmore gave his
life in the action against tlie gun-
boat listed above." the communique
said.
"As he lay on the bridge mortally
wounded by enemy inachine-gun
fire, he ordered his submarine sub-
merged to save It from destruction.”
The gallant commander was the
first submarine officer to win the
Medal of Honor In this war.
Stolen Automobile
Is Recovered Here
An automobile which was stolen
in Clinton the night of May 4 van
claimed by the owner Thursday
after tlie car had been abandoned
here the morning of May 5. ac-
cording to Lee Harvey, chief of
police.
Tlie car. a 1941 model sedan, was
stolen at Clinton about 10 p. m.
Tuesday while the owner, O. L,
Bane, had gone Into a drug storq
to purchase a cigar. It was aban-
doned here in the 300 block of
West Hayes street,
Mother Held On
Murder Count
Children Slain In
Divorce Controversy
DAI .I AS. Tex., May 7 — (U.R)
Charges of murder were on file
today against Mis Mary K Frail ]
c.v, 41, ol Dallas, who told police
she shot and killed her two cliil- |
dren rather than see them go 1
nway with their father.
Detective Inspector Will Fritz i
filed charges of murder against
Mrs. Frailey, after she told him
she shot her two children. Watt |
Martin III. 7. and Louise Martin.
<J, on the day that the children 1
planned to go to Miami Bench, I
Fla, with their father. Watt, Mar-
tin. jr.
Martin had been awarded ■ ix .
months' annual custody ol the
children In a Dallas court Wed-
nesday.
. Statement Signed
Fritz, said Mrs Frailey told him
”1 did not want to give my chil-
dren to their father or anyone !
else."
In a signed statement, Mrs. 1
Frailey told how she went to town,
bought a .38 caliber pistol, and re-
turned to the apartment where she
lived with the children nod A S
W. Frai'ey, then shot both chil-
dren.
Martin, the father of the chil-
dren .almost collapsed in the lobby
of a downtown hotel when lie
learned of the shooting. He hud
Just, made arrangements with Mrs,
Frailey to call fo rthe children,
and had planned to leave on p.
late train for Miami Beach.
Court Fight Climaxed
The shootings climaxed a week-
long court fight over custody of
the children, during whirh It. was
brought out that Mi's. Fniile.v’s
marriage to Frailey is not legal. |
since his divorce from a former
wife had been set. aside. Frailey
works as a Dallas radio announc- \
er under the name of Dick Parker
He formerly was a professional
boxer under tile name of Marty
Gallagher. He and Mrs. Frailey
were married at Fort Lauderdale.
Fla, on Aug. 9. 1949.
No bond for Mrs. Frailey had
been agreed on. She was being
held at the Dallas county jail.
Accident Victims
Improving Today
Oklahoma City General hospital
late Thursday reported as “fair
and improving' the condition of
John T. Morgan. 1302 East Walts
street, who was taken there for
treatment of serious injuries re-
ceived Tuesday night when lie wu.s
struck by an automobile.,
Morgan, an engineer for the
Rock Island railway, received n
compound fracture of the rigjit leu
above the ankle, head lacerations
and an injury to Ills left snoultler
at 10:10 p. ni. Tuesday night
Morgan, who was walking east on
Foreman street, was struck by a
coupe being driven east on Fore-
man about 260 feet east uf tne,
railroad tracks by Aiwa Leonard
Howard. 130 South O avenue.
Gilbert “Gilly" West, 521 South
Evans avenue, who also was In-
jured in a separate accident. Tues-
day night was dismissed from tiio
El Reno sanitarium West waj.
attempting lo cross Watts street
at a point 60 feet west of tlie
Choctaw avenue Intersection and
walked Into the path ol a roadster
driven by H. A. Davis, 706 South
Gresham avenue He was taken
lo tlie sanitarium for treatment
of a broken hip and other injuries.
Did You Hear StONeS AbOllt
Fracas Differ
fPHOMAS L. BAILEY, soil of
I Mrs. Jessie L. Bailey, 814
East Jenkins street, has been
graduated from an intensive
course in glider mechanics at
Sheppard Field, Tex, and now
is prepared to blast the axis r.s
one of America’s "commandos
in overalls.”
Sheppard Field is one of the
many schools of the army air
forces technical .training com-
mand which trains the special-
ist technicians to maintain the
nation’s mighty air armada
Bailey now is eligible to win
a rating as a corporal or ser-
geant and to play a vital role
in a new. pioneering branch of
service—gliders.
Before entering the school, he
was trained at one of the basic
training centers mid learned lo
fight the axis with other things
besides the tools of his trade.
Presiding Judge Says
Phillips Is ‘Slapped*
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 7—(U.R)
The stories differed today as to
what occurred al an oral hearing
before the criminal court of ap-
peals. but according lo Judge B B.
Barefoot, former Governor Leon C.
Phillips was slapped by Creekmore
Wallace, attorney and Oklahoma
county slate representative.
Tlie disagreement arose over Wal-
lace's attempt to disqualify 8. Mor-
ton Rutherford, Tulsa attorney
whom Phillips had appointed a spe-
cial judge when lie still was gov-
ernor to sit in on a case before the
appelate court.
Principals Give Versions
Phillips was being questioned by
Wallace when the former governor
accused Wallace of lying Then, as
Wallace later related his version to
newsmen, he struck and kicked Phil-
lips.
Tlie former governor's version was
that Wallace attempted to strike
him but didn’t land his blow. He
said he made no effort to fight back
as he did not do his fighting in
courtrooms.
Proceedings Stopped
Judge Barefoot immediately slop-
ped the proceedings. He did not
Arrest Made
In Knife Fight
Former Reformatory
Inmate Is Held
Elmer Attison Stephens. 25. who
was arrested by El Reno police-
men Thursday afternoon in con-
nection with the stabbing of a
Fort Reno soldier here Wednesday Ixolcl the attorneys In contempt
night, will be turned to Canadian < Phillips Is practicing law here now)
countv authorities for prosecution. After Phillips and Wallace apolog-
ise Harvey, chief of police, said ]ized to «>w court the hearing was
Lgday concluded. A decision on the petl-
The .soldier. Flovd Reichert, was 1 ti0" \°r disqualification Is pending
found in the alley behind a build- Wallace had sou*ht 10 dls<‘uallfy
Ing In the 200 block North Blck-
lord avenue after he had been in-
jured with a knife, police said.
He had a severe gash across his
stomach and had been stabbed.
Rutherford who hud been appoint-
ed in the appeal of W. C. Jenkins
of Okfuskee county in a manslaugh-
ter case. Judge Dick Jones of the
appellate court had disqualified him-
self in the case last fall since he hnd
Reichert did not know the name been interested in the case before
ol Ills assailant, ollicers said. Ihe 1was appointed to the court,
•soldier was taken to Fort Reno in
an army truck by an officer lrom
the post, after policemen notified i
military authorities.
Chief Harvey said that in an
Investigation conducted Thursday
afternoon, a witness told of having
seen Stephens and Reichert fight-
ing at the end of the alley.
Stephens. Chief Harvey said, was
released from the federal reform-
atory here only last Friday Hq
had been sentenced to the reform-
atory to serve a year and a day
lor violation of the Mann act.
Harvey was advised.
New 'Racket' Uncovered
By Pawhuska Policemen
PAWHUBKA. May 7—(U.R)—Paw-
liuska police believe they have un-
covered a new "racket."
77ic "racket" came to light when
John 8. Lagal of Wynono tele-
phoned police for a receipt of a
fine” he liatl paid for a woman ac-
quaintance.
Tlie police told him they had not
even arrested tlie woman, whose
name was withheld.
Lagal said the woman came to his
home with two men who she said
were officers. He said she induced
him to pay her "fine" to the of-
ficers. Police did not learn the
amount, of the fake fine lie had
liaid
TRAFFIC ROLLING
PRYOR. Mav 7—(U.R)—Traffic Is
lolling this week over the repaired ; municipal court, according to ree-
Delegates Home
From Roundup
Canadian county's delegation to
the 4-H club roundup at Stillwater
was back home today and reported
an interesting and instructive three
days at the annual event.
Only two of the usual contests
were held. In the health event, the
Canadian county boy and girl who
entered each received a red ribbon.
They were Vyvela Robinson, member
of the El Reno hlghschool 4-H club,
and Qene Helmut)], member of the
Booster 4-H club.
In the dress revue. Retina V.
Smith was awarded a blue ribbon
for the dress she made and modeled.
Seventy counties were entered In
this event and 20 blue ribbons were
awarded.
Riley Tarver, county agent, who
with Miss Doreen Fickel, home
demonstration agent, accompanied
the ten 4-H club and girls from the
county to (lie roundup, said that all
the boys attended short courses in
the feeding of livestock.
Fines Assessed
In Police Court
Mrs. Lillie Moore, of 506 South
Choctaw avenue, charged with dis-
turbing the peace by fighting In
the 100 block of South Choctaw
avenue Thursday afternoon, was
fined, $20 aflc" pleading guilty hi
Allied Armies
Are Entering
Tunis, Bizerte
Eisenhower Reports
Both Axis Cities
Are Near Collapse
BY associated press
Victorious allied armies have en-
tered the outskirts of both Tunis
and Bizerte, a special bulletin from
General Dwight Elsenhower's head-
quarters said today, and It appear-
e<1 that the fall of the twin 'axis
cities was near.
Front dispatches said U. 8.
troop* captured Ferryvllle, eight
miles across the lake from Bi-
zerte. at 1 p. m. today (8 a. m.
Oklahoma time).
Simultaneously, a Berlin broad-
cast said French troops had pen-
etrated the inner fortifications of
Bizerte.
An Algiers broadcast said the
Americans were “In Bizerte” after
threshing through axis hill de-
fenses.
Advancing under an unprece-
dented assault by hundreds of al-
lied bombers and fighters, the
British first army swept up to
the Tunisian capital after a light-
ning advance of more than 10
miles In a few short hours.
Defenses Crumble
Axis defenses were reported
crumbling all along the front, but
the allied command said heavy
lighting was raging In both the
Tunis and Bizerte sectors.
The Americans had captured
more than 1.000 prisoners In 48
hours in their spectacular thrust
to Bizerte. the so-called “African
Gibraltar" which some military
experts declared was virtually in-
vulnerable.
Before the fall of France. Bi-
zerte had been the second greatest
French naval bastion.
Our troops have continued their
victorious advance." the special
allied communique said.
25 Axis Ships Sunk
.Six-dilution that the beaten Ger-
mans and Italians might be at-
tempting a “Dunkirk" escape from
their North African bridgehead
was aroused by an NBC broadcast
from allied headquarters which
declared that 25 axis ships had
been sunk in the Tunisian straits.
It did not disclose whether the
ships were transports engaged in
lorrying troops away from tlie
Uanving battlefront.
The spirit of the German troops
appears to have been broken," the
broadcast said.
In a dramatic order of tile day,
General Sir Harold Alexander, al-
lied field conimander, declared:
We have reuched the last phase
uf this campaign. We have re-
grouped our victorious armies and
we are going to drive the enemy
into the sea.
"You will win this last great
battle. The eyes of the world are
on you. Forward, then, to vic-
tory!"
Planes Blast Path
Allied headquarters said the
British first army infantry and
tanks ndvanced toward Tunis along
a path 1.000 yards wide blasted
by united nations planes.
The Germans were reported fe-
verishly throwing up defenses In
front of that city.
Field reports said axis positions
were collapsing all along the
northern front, with Bizerte al-
most cut off from the remainder
of the enemy's fast dwindling ter-
ritory and the Germans retreating
from their last strong defenses be-
lore Tunis.
Masslcault, 17 miles southwest
ol Tunis, fell to the British at 3
p. m. yesterday. It was the Ger-
■i ion's strongest position In the
plain ol Tunis.
American troops also were con-
vereing on Tunis from the north.
An Algiers broadcast said U. S.
troops hBd reached the suburbs
uf Ferryvllle, eight miles south of
Bizerte. after breaking through
axis hill defenses below Lake
Achkel.
Ferryvllle. on Lake Bizerte, la
the main dock area of Bizerte.
Grand river bridge on highway 33
between Locust. Grove and Chou-
teau. Tie span has been closed
since November when a section of
it collapsed beneath &
transport truck.
ords of Lcp Harvey, chief of police
Wiley Hill of Clinton, charged,
with failing to stop a motor vi-
hirle at a stop sign here early
gasoline i today, forfeited a $2 bond in mu-
I nicipal court later in the day.
No Strikes Expected
Against Government
WASHINGTON. May 7 -
President Roosevelt gave a clear |
Indication In a press conference to-
day that he expects no strike of J
coal miners against the government.
"Are coal miners employes of tlie
government?" a reporter asked him.
' And If so. cun they strike against ]
the government?"
He said lie would reply hi the af-
firmative to tlie first part of the |
question, and on the second he re- |
marked that he had been in the gov-
ernment a great many yean
could not recollect any strike by |
eminent employes against the
eminent.
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Dyer, Ray J. The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 59, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1943, newspaper, May 7, 1943; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc920980/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.