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VOL. XXX. NO. 107.
SAPULPA HERALD
Q/*eeA. Cbi/n^f/5 Only Dailci Newspap>er*
SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1945.
Average Daily
Circulation for
April, 1945
4141
FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR
GERMAN RESISTANCE ENDS IN 3 REGIONS
Scouts Wind-Up
Paper Drive
Here Tomorrow
Sapulpa Boy Scouts will begin
early In the morning to collect
waste paper and old magazines in
the final day of the Ike Eisenhower
waste paper drive sponsored na-
tionally by the Boy Scouts, accord-
ing to announcement made by local
scout leaders today.
Sapulpa contributors are asked to
place bundles of scrap paper along
the curb for the pickup tomorrow
which will close the drive. Scout-
ers will make a house to house can-
vass, drive leaders s ated, and it
will be necessary for the bundles
to be ready for collection and out
early so that nene will be over-
looked in the final pickup.
AS FRISCO CONFERENCE ENTERS SECOND WEEK
Wings Over
Europe
By JOHN E. COWMAN
AN EIGHTH A I R FORCE
FIGHTER STATION. England— j
This is the story of four American
pilots in the feurth fighter group
who, in one mission, destroyed a i
jet plane in aerial combat, attack- I
ed an enemy airdrome to machine-
gun six German planes on the
ground, then, with their guns empty, |
staved off an attack by seven Nazi
planes and lived to tell about it.
"The Saga of Bell's Section," was j
lived by Capt. Thomas Bell, of j
Shawboro, N. C., leader of the sec-
tion; Lt. Carl Payne, of San Anto-
nio, Texas; Lt. Arthur Bowers, of j
Tiskilwa. 111.; and Lt. Gordon Den-
son, of Rockville, Conn , who was [
flying his first combat mission.
Mustangs of the fourth fighter
group had been on an ‘'outing"
with American heavy bombers,
who were blasting Leipzig, a com-
munications center in central
G.rnt.ii.y. Citrjiiilnt .<ad gone
according to plan and part of that
plan was for the fighters to strafe
any targets of opportunity on the
way bark to England.
"Bell's Section" had become se-
parated from the rest of the group
and was peering through the haze
for any locomotives or trucks when
a Messerschmltt 262 (Jet-propelled
German flighted scooted beneath
them headed in the opposite di-
rection.
"The first I knew something was
up.” said Lt. Bowers, who was fly-
ing wing to Lt. Payne, “was when
Payne winged over and went down, j
We were at 7,000 leet. the Jet at
2,000. I slammed down behind j
Payne. His first burst knocked out
the port Jet unit, but then Payne
had too much speed and overshot |
the 262.
“I slipped in behind the German
and took spasmodic bursts at hint
for two miles but in thr excite- i
ment of battle I had forgotten to |
change my sight readings and my
bullets were going wild.
"Seeing this, Payne took over
ngain. He almost emptied his guns
but his last burst exploded the jet
plane. It blew up, hit the ground
and was a bouncing ball of fire.
Payne's plane was obscured by the
smoke but he got out okey."
Continuing their search for op-
portunity targets, “Bell's Section"
then found a German airfield
“loaded with planes.” As it was a
large drome and there were no
flak guns on it, it proved a
“piece of cake" for the Mustangs.
While Capt. Bell and Lt. Denison
busied themselves at one end of the
field, sharing two Messerschmltt
lifts destroyed, a Me-410 destroyed,
and two Focke-Wulf I9fts damaged,
Lts. Bowers and Payne flayed havoc
with planes at the opposite end.
Lt. Payne, however, ran out of
ammunition on his first pass, so
went up and "protected" Bowers
from attack as top cover.
“I made eight passes, shooting
at different planes each time,”
said Bowers. “I hit them all. ,
burned up a W-190, a Me-110 and
and Me-410 before I ran out of
ammunition."
With their guns empty the Mus-
tangs then turned for heme.
Accompanied only by the drone
ef their motors the flyers silently
■iMle their way toward England—
hut this silence was not maintain-
ed for long.
'‘Leader! Hey Bell!'* cracked the
raAie. "I think I see some bandits
at lt o'clock." Baeeem had spotted
mmm Uernmn planes milling arming
nhnec thcae at 12.040 leet.
Then Ike Ueraanns turned M the
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The? mm Inn hahln* m.
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Local Leaders
Discuss Plans
Of Girl Scouts
OKU.HOMA. ernr
Huber Hughes represented Sapul-
pa Girl Scout association at a fi-
nancial meeting held yesterday In
Tulsa hotel with 25 delegates pres-
ent from the following communi-
ties: Bristow. Drumrlght, Cushing,
Hominy. Guthrie. Kingfisher. Mul-
hall. Fairfax, Stillwater and Sapul-
pa.
This was the first area financial
meeting for the north central area
which Includes Sapulpa Discus-
sion was on how to serve more girls
in the area and how to finance the
undertaking. A budget was worked
out for the coming year and quo-
tas assigned to each community.
After the meeting Mrs. T. H.
Harman of Guthrie, area chairman. I
reported on the growth of the Girt
Scout organizations which have trip- '
led their membership In the past
two years.
With only 135 girls In the area
camping In 1942 nearly 1000 were
reached through established camp
and day camps in this area In 1944.
Mrs. Harman stated. She also re-
ported that higher standards are
being attained in the Girl Scout
work through leadership training in
the communities through field ad-
visors and state training.
Mrs. Floyd Jones, field advisor |
of this area, who has been In Sa-
pulpa this week, attended the fl-
nancil meeting yesterday.
Mrs. Jones has been meeting with
camp committees in Sapulpa to
assist with further progress in camp
plans.
Mrs. George Pickering, local camp
director, has announced that camp
folders will be distributed the com- |
lng week Nearby communities will
be Invited to attend this camp.
Clarence Dietz Is local camp chair- I
man and has made plans to have
the camp In good order before the
q 7‘Sad Sacks’
ok» Hottest Band
f On Marianas
i tender
opening dates A trained camp
staff has also been lined up.
Mrs. Chastain and Mrs. Rush
Garfield troop leaders, will go to
Camp Pnrthenla next week for a
four-day counsellors training course.
Local day camp Is scheduled to
open in June.
THE "BIG THREE" DELEGATION chairmen, top photo, converse from their seats in the War Memorial
Opera House as the United Nations conference convenes at San Francisco. A Russian aide at the
left, interprets for V. M. Molotov, center, Soviet delegation head, the remarks of U. S. Secretary of State
Edward R. Stettinlus, Jr., on his left, while British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, right, listens in.
Seated in the row behind the important three is Cmdr. Harold Stassen, left, of Minnesota, member of
the U. S. delegation. The lower photo shows delegates standing on the auditorium floor to record
their votes on the acceptance of Argentina into the conference. Third from the left is Julian R. Ca-
ceras, chairman of the Honduras delegation, and immediately to his left Is Ezcquiel Padilla, chair-
man of the Mexican delegation. Regardless of the Russian opposition, both voted In favor of admit-
ting Argentina, as did the others shown standing,, --International Soundphotos)
Cantata Sunday
For Music Week
One of the outstanding musical
events of National Music week will
be the cantata, "Dawn of Spring,”
to be given In the Washington au-
ditorium Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Over 300 grade school stu-
dents will take part In this musical
composition by Kountz, which is
being directed by Mrs. Gertrude
McMichael.
For some time music teachers In
the different buildings have been
training the young singers In their
classrooms. At Jefferson school Miss
Irene West has trained about 85
students, at Washington Miss Jua-
nita Pratt has worked with approx-
imately the same number, at Wood-
lawn Mrs. Wtllabelle Hodges has
taught over a 100 and at Garfled
Mrs. Ruth Hocker has Instructed
about 30 student.
Mrs. Robert McMasters will be ac-
lOmpanLst far the cantata.
Also on the program will be James
L. Prince, superintendent of schools,
who will talk cn "American Music
Masters."
There will be no charge for the
cantata and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
Court House
News
Cl’s Making Are
Good In School
OPEN HOUSE FOR
SERVICE PEOPLE
Mrs. Lester Childress, director of
the Sapulpa 8ervlce Center, which
has maintained headquar:ers in the
Loralne hotel ballroom, has an-
nounced that Service Center activi-
ties this coming week end will be
carried on from the home of her
sister, Mrs M. L Eckley, at 211
South Mounds. .
Mr* Childress and Mrs. Eckley
Will hold open house Saturday eve-
■luB fron C p.m. UJi midnight and
on Sunday from 1 p.nt. to 7 p.m.
•efriah,afrits will be served on
hath occasions.
All service men and women will
Ba walcatned the director stated.
Cmt Brunt)*?. Bayly tn tha of-
fice of Creak caunty Shartfr Guy
WtUiae?. Brought back to Sapulpa
yesferday afternoon VIM11 B Pat-
rick. Who was picked up at Clagf-
more by the highway patrol for the
local sheriff's office.
Patrick, charged with abandon-
aak of his wife and three chil-
dren, was arralgBed this morning
In Jigdlre of the pe^e court of
W. B. Welch.
Football Banquet
The spring banquet for the foot-
ball squad of Sapulpa high school
will be held Monday ut 6 30 p irn at
the high school cafeteria, according
to Charles Bartlett, president of tne
Downtown Quarterback srlub Bart-
lett urges all Sapulpans to turn out
and give the team a little pre-
season moral support.
Damages of $50,000 for personal
Injuries alleged to have been sus-
tained while a passenger on a bus
owned by Glen E Breeding and
Irene Breeding, Is the amount ask-
ed for by Ethel Thomas Steele in
a suit In dlstrlc, court. The acci-
dent complained of Is alleged to
have occured at Haskell street and
Boston avenue In the City of Tulsa.
Doerner, Rinehart and Stuart, Tulsa
attorneys, filed the suit.
Suit to quiet title and decree-
ing the heirs of B. E. Merrell,
deceased, and the owner of the
west one-half of the northeast
quarter of section 6, township 18
north, range 9 east to be the piain-
-tiff, Jeff P. Nix. was filed yes-
terday. C. R. Thurlwell is at-
torney for plaintiff.
Another suit growing out of the
accident that happened on high-
way 75 and Sheridan road on the
13th day of January. 1945, was fil-
ed in district court. Jewell Shultz
Is the plaintiff and she asks for
judgment against Lee Way Motor
Freight. Inc , a- corporation, and the
Employers Casual!, company, a
Corp, for $15,000 damages alleged
to have been suffered by her. Speak-
man and Speakinan filed the peti-
1 tion.
Gertdude Hamilton is plaintiff In
an action to determine heirs and
quiet title against the unknown
heirs, executors, administrators, de-
visees, etc.. If any of Tumsey
Thomas, also known as Tumniesa
Thomas, Tumsey Byrd and Tamlsa
Byrd, deceased, Joseph C. Stone,
Charles A Moon, Francis Stewart,
Frances E Cornelius. Helen M. Cor-
nelius, J P Cornelius. Ira E. Cor-
nelius. J. L. Selby and their heirs,
etc., if they be dead; Diamond Roy-
alty company, and Oklahoma cor-
poration. board of county commis-
sioners of Creek county, Oklahoma,
and P. J. Stephenson, county treas-
urer of Creek <otnt?, Oklahoma.
The property Involved is lots 1
and 2. section 31, township 16
north, range 7 east, containing
T78H acres, more of less. Keaton,
Wells & Johnston, Oklahoma City,
with C. J. Davenport. Sapulpa, art?
counsel In the case. »
I Restraining order was issued
against P. J. Strprenson, county
trrarurer restraining him from
offering for sale lot 3, in block
18, and thr north 50 feet o^ lot
1 (Continued on page 2j
STILLWATER. May 4 (U.R)—'"Dis-
charged GIs of World War II en-
rolled in classes at A. and M col-
lege are making excellent scholastic
records," Marvin G. Orr, officer of
coordinatorsald today. He added,
"they know what they want and
they are going after lt."
Reglstation of returning soldiers
In war veterans' educational reha-
bilitation has reached a total of
110 and over 300 are expected by
fall.
Vance Posey, adjustment officer,
said that the college program had
cut red tape for enrollment. Vet-
erans may enter training at any
time but semester beginnings are
recommended.
Educational benefits provided by
the government include up to $500
a month In subsistence plus $25 a
month for dependents.
Two types of refresher courses of-
fered Include one to build up edu-
cational background for the pur-
suance of regularly prescribed work
and those who are over 25 years of
age and whose education was pre-
sumably not Interrupted and who
will take a year of college work in
any chosen field.
The veteran student must meet
the same scholastic requirements of
the regular student body. Ages of
discharged veterans here range from
18 to 45.
Students under the OI bill who
are 21 years old but who had not
finished high school before enter-
ing the service are enrolled as spe-
cial students. Of the 110 on the
A. and M. campus now seven had
been wounded In the European or
Pacific war zones. 24 have seen
overseas service and 37 are married.
Training Is open to returning wo-
men who have been In military ser-
vice and for wives of veterans.
President Is
Solid As Rock
Pastor Says
HOLDENVILLE. May 4. (LP>—We
needn't worry about Harry; that I
man will sit as solid as a rock; he
doesn't vacillate."
Thus does the Rev. R. F. Camp-
bill, Holdenvllle Methodist pastor,
express his confidence In President
Truman.
The new president, his wife and
daughter, attended services at the
Central Methodist church In Kan-
sas City. Mo., in 1929, 1930, and
1931, while Mr. Campbell was
pastor there.
The minister and the Trumans
became close friends.
"Harry Is a man who has the I
courage of his convictions," said
the minister, "a clean-minded gen- ,
tlemen who has the best Interests
of the United States at heart, a I
man the American people can j
trust."
During his pastoratp at Kansas
City, Mr. Campbell said Mr Tru- i
man was county judge of Jackson [
1 county. He said the new president
was known as a man whose sense
of Justice and truth was unim-
peachable.
"And the years." the pastor said,
"have done nothing to change
him
"It's true the Pendergast ma-
chine backed Harry Truman and
started him on his climb to the
presidency. But it's equally true
Pendergast never asked Harry to
do anything crooked. The honesty
of the man cannot be doubted He
was pocked for the office of U. S
senator by Pengergast because he
had the confidence of the
1 and would draw the votes."
| President Truman, the minister
recalled was not a regular church-
I goer, nor was he a member of any
church.
"He has, however, a deep con-
viction that man's path parallels
the teachings of God." Mr. Camp-
bell said, "and I'm sure he has
never gotten away from the train-
ing he received from his mother.
"I know him as a good friend. I
have every confidence he will lead
the United States wisely, relying
on his fellow men and on his
God."
Report Now Confirmed, Leaves
Norway The Last Hope Of Nazis
For Their Final Showdown Fight
BULLETIN
All military forces in northern Germany,
Denmark and Holland will surrender un-
conditionally to Allied armies tomorrow
morning at 1 a. m., according to an an-
nouncement made at 1:30 p. m. today.
The announcement was made by Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower from Allied Head-
quarters in Paris.
The capitulation leaves Nazi resistance
isolated in the two doomed pockets of Nor-
way and Czechoslovakia.
The surrender will become effeclive at
8 a. m. British time tomorrow (1 a.m. cwt.)
The Nazi capitulation was announced at
a dramatic conference between Field Mar-
shal Montgomery and Admiral Doenitz,
new German fuehrer, who succeeded Hitler
only 72 hours ago.
Montgomery notified General Eisenhow-
er’s headquarters in Paris that the surrender
also applies to the pockets in German Heli-
goland and on the Frisian islands off the
Dutch coast.
More than 250,000 German troops rep-
resenting the fighting fronts on European
continent outside Norway and Czechoslo-
vakia are involved in the mass surrender in
additioin to the well over 500,000 Nazis
who laid down their arms on the British
front two days ago.
WITH THE 21st BOMBER
COMMAND, Marianas (U.R)—Seven
"Sad Sarks" who work all day and
"play” all night spread American
Jive from coast to coast as they
tour this good-sized Island in a
dump truck.
The Sad Sacks—hottest swing
band on the lsland—consist of a
master, a base fiddle, two trum-
pets, a drummer and a “service
Sinatra" veealtst.
Their Indispensable piano causes
the men more misery than a tough
top sergeant as they travel from
office.^’ to enlisted men's clubs
and hospitals Guam's roller-coast-
er roads send the bandsmen flying
to the front on downgrades. They
grunt and shove to keep the piano
from running through the cab of
the truck. A snappy reverse on up-
grades finds the boys all at the
back to keep the upright from
whistling through the tailgate.
Suggest ‘Pack Rats'
"Sometimes after a bad trip with
that piano I'm tempted to sug-
gest we rename ourselves the 'Pack
Rats',” said pianist S Sgt. John
V. Major. North Little Reck. Ark.
Major, who formerly played with
Pinky Tomlin's band has trouble
with his last name. too.
Sgt. Robert Horton, Philadelphia,
Pa., Is arranger and manager. He
led several bands of his own—once.
Doubling on drums, he Is bothered
by Guam's damp weather. Horton's
wife malls him orchestrations
Base fiddle Is Cpl. Paul Balduc,
Hawthorne, Nev. The weather is
hard on his strings. His history In-
cludes experience with West Coast
orchestras.
Several years with btg-name
bands won Cpl. William Whipple,
Anacortes. Wash his trumpet spot
with the Sad Sacks.
Cpl. Mike Anton. Providence, R.
I , handles the other trumpet.
Vocalist Pvt. Bot Garrett. Hol-
ley wood. Cal., had no previous ex-
perience, but the boys swear he's
a natural.
Bookings are made by Sgt. Don
Perkins, Los Angeles, a "sharp
charcter" who sees that his men get
i their dessert even thought they are
not allowed to accept money.
Manager Horton commented “If
we aren't gooefd. at least we're
awfully loud. People around here
ask us to play more than we have
| time for. They must like us."
PARIS, May 4. (UP)—Nazi spokesmen announced
the end of German resistance in Holland today and nego-
tiations for a general German surrender were reported
under way ir. Denmark.
Sgt.GR. Tucker
Was Nazi POW
-(-
By PHIL AULT
United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, May 4. (UP)—Marshal Sir Bernard L Mont-
gomery and Admiral Karl Doenitz today were negotiating
for (he formal capitulation of the last diehard fragments of
defeated Germany.
Swedish and Paris radio reports said Montgomery met
the leaders of the tottering German regime somewhere in Den-
mark. The Nazis themselves wrote off Denmark as Allied
forces swarmed in unhindered for the bloodless liberation.
The German controlled Oslo radio reported that the order
to cease fire had been given in northwesten Holland. If cor-
rect_and there was every Indies-♦
tlon that lt was—this meant the
■ Sgt. Charles R. Tucker of Kiefer,
who was held four months In a
prisoner of war camp, was liber-
ated on April 2 from Bad Orb
prison camp In Oermany by tha
Weatlher
SENIOR CLASS
PLAY TONIGHT
Oklahoma: Pair and warmer to-
day and Saturday. Slightly warmer
northeast quarter. Lowe tonight 40
to 50. •
SYMBOL OF MAINE
AUGUSTA, Me. (U.R)—After lt was
used for years on the state seal and
documents, the pine tree was made
the official sympol of Maine by a
bill passed In the state house of
, representatives.
The senior class will present
“Good Glory," a three-act play un-
der the direction of Mr. and Mrs.
Oordon C. Davis, at 8:15 o'clock
tonight In the high school audt-
torium.
Student members of the cast are
Dolores Adams. Marian Rusk. Rob-
ert Dronberger. Phyllis Brackett,
Carol Gaddy. Wendell Evanson. Jlnt
Dally, Wallace Brent linger, Julia
Grigsby, Betty D>u Davis and Tom
Weathers.
capitulation of another pocket of
German resistance.
Stockholm said that Doenitz,
self-styled Nazi fuehrer, and his
patched up government were in
Denmark—probably somewhere in
south Jutland—and with the Dan-
ish barriers down they appeared
to be looking to an early end of
thelr short-lived regime.
If the British sweep through Den-
mark without resistance-as the
Nazi-controlled Olso radio said
people they were doing—only three pockets
of Oerman resistance will remain
—In west Holland, Czechoslovakia
and Norway Of these. Norwuy is
the only place Doenitz could hope
to make anything resembling a pro-
longed stand.
Stockholm and Paris rrnorls told
without official confirmation of a
dramatic meeting between Mont-
gomery, Doenitz and other Nazi
haders Paris said the so-called
"peace conference" was at Aabe-
nraa castle Just over the Danish
frontier. Stockholm agreed that it
was there of elsewhere in the
border.
The Oerman-controlled Wilhelm-
shaven radio called on the people
for unity “In the last hour of the
war." It said that "to spare further
bloodshed and destruction the high
command has taken appropriate
meaures which can only be carried
out In accordance with responsible
authorities." Further orders were
on an hour to hour basis. It added, t
The Swedes said Col. Gen. Georg
l.indemann. German commander
in Denmark, and possibly Dr.
Wtrnrr Best, Germany governor
in Denmark; Josef Tierboven,
reichscommlssarl in Norway, and
Adm. Fritz Boehm. German com-
mander in Norway, attended the
reported conference. \
Paris reported confirmation from
Copenhagen of the meeting yester-
day afternoon at Aabenraa castle,
adding that Lindemann and Ter-
boven were present.
Whatever the outcome, Denmark
loomed wide open to the inmoving
British second army. The Danish
Freedom council Issued an an-
nouncement saying;
"Allied troops are crossing the
Danish frontier. Parts of Denmark
air liberated. It D the natural
duty of thr Danish people to give
the Allied troo.ps all possible as-
sistance.”
Allied transports with food for
civilians were going through the
German "lines" under some sort of
an agreement, the Oslo radio said,
and Stockholm reported flatly from
Copenhagen that the Germans "no
longer control the Danish border."
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JAIL FOR BOOKMAKING ,
OLYMPIA Wash (UP'- Boc kmak-
Ing was outlawed In Washington
recently The legislature approved
a measure, which was signed by
Gov Mon C Wallgren. providing a
penalty of five years in prison for
anyone operating a bookmaking
establishment or influencing any-
one to throw any sporting ath-
letic event.
PAINTS IN GRAY ONLY
CHICAGO (UP'—This so-called
gay world Is only a study In gray
to Rodney Boyd, 16-year-old high
school student Boyd, a color-blind
art pupil, submitted two oil paint-
ings to a local art exhibit. Instead
of painting in color, however, the
yirtUh stressed clear-cut lines and |
Sgt. C. R. Tucker
American third army and arrived
here Wednesday morning on a 62-
day furlough.
Sgt. Tucker, who was first re-
ported missing in action in Oer-
many on November 21 by war de-
partment telegrams to his family
here, was later reported a prisoner
of war in Germany In Information
received here on March 9
Taken prisoner by th- Germans
on Dec 21 and liberated on April
2. Sgt. Tucker arrived back In the
sates April 28. He reports good
treatment and looks fine, his fam-
ily stated.
His wife. Nadine and two children,
Gloria Jean and Charles Robert,
Jr., and his parents, Mr and Mrs.
J. L. Tucker, all live a. Kiefer.
He has four sisters and one broth-
er living In Sapulpa. Mrs. Mary
SeLsor. Mrs. Pauline Barnes. Mrs.
Helen Whittenton. Mrs. R H. Dick
and Roy Tucker, three sisters in
Kiefer. Mrs E L. Dose. Mrs Betty
ClUre and Wilma Jean Tucker, and
two brothers in the service, Pfc.
Kenneth of the U. S. army air corps
in France and Pvt. Bill in the
Philippines
Sgt Tucker will report back to
careful composition
painted hangings.
entirely grey a huspital base
; of his furlough.
at the conclusion
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