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The El Reno Daily Tribune
igle Copy, Five Cents
El Reno, Oklahoma, Tuesday, May 29, 1945
Volume 54, No. 77
Crossing 'Death Valley
Civilian Production
Must Absorb Most
Of Impending Slack
WASHINGTON, May 29
Demonstration Will
Include Attack On
Japanese Pillbox
Preceding the "Here's Your In-
fantry'' show to be held on the
football field at Legion park at 8:30
P m. tonight was the parade
through the downtown business
district of £1 Reno this afternoon.
Ine parade, led by the colors car-
ried by two members of the local
American Legion post, started in
lront of the hiks home, and march-
ed north on Rock Island avenue,
wound through the business district
ana terminated on the courthouse
lawn, where the equipment of the
men wno will perform in the drama
oi men and guns tonight was on dis-
play.
noth the show and the parade are
highlights in the seventh war loan
campaign. Members of the Infantry
unit marched to military music pro-
i t ided lor the occasion by the field
jartuiery band irom Poit Sill, one
ol the oldest band units in the
U. S. army.
Climax of Campaign
The show scheduled lor tonight
at the Legion park football stad-
ium Is the climax of several week's
campaigning to put El Reno and
Canadian county over the top of
their assigned quota for the sev-
enth consecutive time. Total quota
established by the state war loan
committee is *1,301,000.
In addition to the military per-
sonnel and equipment appearing in
this afternoon's parade were two
floats—one by the local chapter
of the American Red Cross, the other
by the local Rainbow Girls organiza-
tion. Also participating was the El
Reno Wranglers club.
The Infantrymen marching in the
parade carried no weapons, except
Americans Make
Sweeping Gains On
Okinawa Island
U.B—
A. Krug, chairman of the war
•oduction board, today predicted a
larp new cut in munitions produc-
mi soon with a resulting jump
unemployment
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Approximately 500 fighter-escorted
Superforts scorched Yokohama with
32,000 tons of fire bonds In their
greatest daylight raid, made 24 hours
after Jap suicide planes wound up
their most damaging attack on U. S.
shipping around Okinawa Island.
One light American ship was sunk
and 12 other fleet units were dam-
aged In the night-long attack, end-
ing Monday morning. At least 77
Jap planes were shot down.
The enemy air attack didn't stop
American divisions from making
sweeping advances on both flanks of
the sodden Okinawa front, giving
them control of two-thirds of Naha
and half encircling Shurl, keystone
fortress.
Unconfirmed reports emlnatlng
from Chunkung Intimated the Jap-
anese were pulling out of Lochow,
former U. 8 air base In south China,
as part of an Indicated withdrawal
to north China which may Include
evacuation of rubber and oil pro-
ducing Islands in the Dutch Indies.
Stage Set for Offensive
A Chinese spokesman said the re-
cent Japanese reverses in west cen-
tral China, have "laid a soUd found-
ation for launching a general coun-
ter-offensive" to be speared by
Generali lslmo Chlang Kai-shek's
American trained sixth army.
Development of Okinawa, 325
miles south of Japan, as a base
for assaulting Japan Is progressing
ahead of schedule, said Commodore
A. G Blssett, who described it as
"the biggest construction Job ever
attempted In the war, Including Eu-
rope an dthe Pacific ."
A front dispatch said a patrol
landed on tiny Onoyama Island In
the center of Naha harbor, but re-
treated under fire from Japanese
guns on the south shore of the har-
bor.
Inland 1,300 yards, other marine
units struck southeast near Asa to
town midway between Naha and
Shurl.
New Weapon Used
Japanese troops in the Asato riv-
er area Introduced a new weapon—
satchel charges swung from the end
of poles. Their technique was to
swing the pole as In a hammer throw
and let fly at marines appearing ov-
er the top of a ridge.
First division marines on the
northwest edge of Surl made slight
gains and twice reached the cresh of
Wana ridge overlooking Shurl cas-
tle, but both times were thrown
back.
8huri's fate already had been
sealed, however While army troops
swung around behind the citadel,
shells from American battleships
ripped holes In the castle to pave
the way for a frontal assault.
The Japanese were known to have
pulled out thousands of troops from
Shurl for a stand farther south and
the final defense presumably has
been entrusted to a suicide garri-
son.
Seventh division troops smashing
Inland from the east coast already
were due south of Shurl and only
three miles from Naha harbor,
where a linkup with the sixth ma-
rlnes would complete the encircle-
ment of the inland fortress city.
He said, how-
er, that within six months rapid-
increasing civilian production
lould be able to begin taking up
ie slack of cut back war workers
id discharged soldiers.
Krug posed the paradox of unem-
oyment in some fields while oth-
industries were falling short of
eeting requirements because of
anpower shortages—notably tex-
les and lumber.
He said wage adjustments prob-
ily could do more to solve the
ortages than any other measures
pd revealed that If needed produc-
pn could not be obtained other-
Ise "It may become necessary to
ik for a modification of the wage
pd price ceilings for a number of
iw-wage Industries"
"Cutbacks already made have
ashed some *7.000.000,000 from the
:ak munitions program for 1945."
rug said in a report on the pro-
JCtlon outlook "This Is a sub-
One of the marines of a Leatherneck company driving through Jap machine gun fire while crossing
a draw, latter called "Death Valley" by the men, rises from cover for a quick dash forward to another
position on Okinawa The marines suffered severely heavy casualties In eight hours while fighting their
way through "Death Valley."
ROBERT H. SHIREV
would explode before wounded could
be removed from the area. He con-
tinued this hazardous task until his
hands were so burned and blistered
he could no longer handle the shells.
Still not satisfied that he had
done his part, the El Reno man be-
gan moving about the deck, amid
the strafing of Jap planes, helping
remove the wounded and throwing
empty powder cans, lifejackets and
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Did You Hear
JOHN H BYRD, serving In the
J artillery section of the sev-
enth army In Germany, has been
promoted to rank of lieutenant
colonel. A graduate of the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma, Colonel
Byrd was associated with a firm
of architects before reporting for
active duty from the officer re-
serve corps in January 1942. He
has been awarded the Bronze
Star medal. His wife, the former
Miss Helen Fast, is making her
home with her parents. Dr. and
Mrs. T. V. Powell, 402 South Hoff
avenue.
Highway 66 Station
Will Be Used Again
R L. Hadley, Rock Island rail-
road ticket agent at El Reno, today
announced certain schedule changes
in passenger trains on all com-
pany lines serving El Reno
Included in the announ.ement was
the statement that Rocket trains
Irom both the north and south
Trial for Treason
May Be Ordered
LUENEBURO, Germany. May 29
—(AY— Scar-laced Wliliain Joyce,
better known as Lord Haw Haw,
Goebbels' anti-British mouthpiece,
was shot in the thigh and cap-
tured at the Danish border near
Flensburg yesterday and his con-
dition is reported serious,
A British soldier iired when
Joyce made a threatening move
with his hand in his pocket.
Joyce is being transferred to
Lueneburg by ambulance, a senior
intelligence officer with the Brit-
ish second army said.
His wile also was captured.
An authoritative source said
there
k ordered Home further small
■adjustments are likely in suc-
Beding months."
■ Krug said present schedules railed
a rate of war production in the
Bst quarter of 1945 13 percent less
Ban that of this April, the last full
Honth of the European war, and
■ill lower levels in 1946.
■ He estimated that the war ma -
■line would need 2.900.000 less work-
1'8 three months from now, boost-
Bg unemployment irom a current
Bto.000 to 1,900.000.
I Six months from now, he said, the
■ISlber of persons no longer needed
Br war activities will mount to 4.-
■90,000 Including l.OOO.uuS discharged
■nice men.
I Expanding Economy Seen
I However, he said, an expanding
Bvllian economy combined with
lontinued draft calls and the exit
If large numbers of persons from
Be working force should reduce
Iverall unemployment to 1,300.000—
BO.OOO less than at the end of the
■ret three months
I Krug said much of the unemploy-
ment would result from failure to
match war cutbacks In certain areas
with Increases in civilian production,
lomblned with the government's In-
Ibllity to persuade workers to move
where there were Jobs.
I He said lower wage rates were the
kief reason for failure to persuade
workers discharged from such hlgh-
raytng employment as shipyards
Ind aircraft plants to go into tex-
tile plants in the south or lumber
lamps in the northwest
| Other factors such as seniority
lights. unemployment compensation
Ind family considerations "tend to
leduce the mobility of labor." Krug
leclared. It was revealed that spe-
llal Interagency committees had
leen set up to try to make the
rxtlle and lumber Industries more
Lttractlve to workers.
Governor Reveals
$26,582,525 On Hand
Program Arranged At
El Reno Cemetery
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 29—</Pi Annual Memorial day services, to
—The state treasury now has on be conducted at the El Reno ceme-
hand sufficient money to pay the tery, will feature Chaplain Leonard
principal and interest on the entire W. Cronin, Port Reno, as principal
remaining (26.582.525 of the state speaker.
riabr»Mo^tLi°rtlCl*1S “!? ,‘n *, d*‘ ch*Plaln Cronin is substituting
claratlon being prepared for slgna- for Captain Max Plfe. U. 8 ma-
Ur*S rlnes, who was forced to cancel
The statement was being drawn his plans to make the address due
up by Governor Robert 8. Kerr, to a previous engagement.
8tate Treasurer A 8. J Shaw and Services at the cemetery will be
Attorney Oeneral Randell 8 Cobb, conducted at the monument to the
Kerr Informed reporters of it at his Unknown Soldier, located In the
press conference. northwest corner of the cemetery,
Technically, the state will not be at 10 a m.
out of debt until 1956, whtn the last Various patriotic groups will
of Its bonds mature, but the money conduct their memorial rituals,
now Is on hand and will be held In concluded by the firing of a salute
the treasury to retire the bonds the ,0 the war dead by a Port Reno
moment they become due. firing squad.
Ernest Black, director of research MteT thls' v*r'ous organizations
will decorate the graves of their
deceased members
George Young, commander of the
local American Legion post, ex-
tended an Invitation to the pub-
! lie to participate m the cere-
monies. and in the decorating of
graves.
resume use of the highway 66 sta-
tion, effective with the new sched-
ule which goes into operation Sun-
day, June 3.
Hadley also said that taxi ser-
vice would be resumed In order to
provide transferring passengers with
convenient transportation Irom the
highway staUon to the regular
Technical Seigeant Harvey
Cox, stationed at a veterinary
hospital In northern Italy, has
been promoted to master ser-
geant. His wife and family re-
side north of El Reno.
Corporal Marlon "Bud" Met-
calf has arrived In Germany
where he la serving in the in-
fantry. His wile, the former
Miss Lela Myers, and their
daughter, Linda Eileen, reside
with Mrs Metcalf s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W Myers, 121 North
Holf avenue.
was a strong probability
Joyce would have to stand trial
for treason In the country he tried
vainly to undermine.
Lord Haw Haw, William Joyce,
39, is a native ol New York, where
he was born ol Irish parents An
early British fascist, his lace was
slashed by a lazot 20 years ago
duilng a tight with British Com-
‘ mimic* e
munis ts.
Throughout the war he wheedel-
ed the British and American radio
audience with accounts of German
at London and other
air blows
British cities and over every ach-
ievement of German arms
According to Joyce's own story ol
his life, of as doubtful authenticity
as his broadcasts, his family emi-
grated to London and he grew up
No 507 arrlces 3:45 a m..leaves MOSCOW. May 29 -All Sov- the Dulwich section of the Brlt-
3:55 a. m. This Is the other Twin 1,1 >ouths of the eighth and ninth lsh capital. In the early 30's, he
Star Rocket to Houston. Tex. grades—between 15 and 16 years became one of a group around Brit-
No 17. local train to Port Worth oW~have oeen called for army lsh Fascist Leader Sir Oswald Mos-
vla Port Sill and Lawton, arrives tr*lnhi8 scheduled to begin June !*>' and finally the latter's propagan-
1 p. m.. departs 1:30 p. m *• 11 was announced today. da director.
Train No 509 arrives El Reno In announcing the call-up, which Just befoie the war. his scirred
station 3:35 p m. makes a side he said would b* 100 percent. Lieu- face and high-pitched, fancy-ac-
trlp to Oklahoma City, returns to tenant General N. N Pronin, chief cented voice disappeared from Brl-
htghway 66 station, departing from "f administration of general train- tain, to be heard soon afterward
there at 5 04 p m Taxi connection Ing of the people's commissariat over the Oerman radios
for this train leaves the L'l Reno for defense, declared “the general
staUon at 4:50 p m. military trailing In the present
Other Trains Announced period will be conducted on an
Eastbound trains: even higher level that In the days
No. 52. the Rocket to Memphis, of war."
arrives at 7:45 p. m. leaves atH
7:55 p. m.
Train No M2, the Memphis-
Caltfornlan. arrives 6:55 p. m.
departs 7:20 p. m.
No 514. Rocket to Oklahoma
City, leaves at 3:40 p m
Tram No 118. to Oklahoma City,
leaves st 1:1* p m This train
originates In El Reno
' Westbound trains:
No 51. Rocket to Amarillo, ar-
rives at 7 22 a m . departs at 7 24
for the-Oklahoma tax commission,
estimated unofficially that the stgte
could show a surplus of about *4 -
300,000 at the end of the current
fiscal year June 30.
The declaration, expected to be
made formally today, will mark the
end of the difficult struggle of the
state to dig out of Its Indebtedness
The first step was taken with the
passage of the “budget balancing"
amendment to the constitution dur-
ing the Leon C Phillips administra-
tion.
It prohibited the state from in-
curring further indebtedness L,
the beginning of the Kerr admini-
stration In January 1943 debt was
highways | between *40.000.000 and *41.000,000
::— To pay off the remaining *26,582.- 1
8afety 526 Indebtedness, which Includes In-
terest to June 30 of this year, the living with their mother
report said the state now has ln-|8outh Jensen
vested In war bonds a total of *17.- father Is In military servioe. ccrc
079lWO. and In the sinking fund adjudged dependent and neglected
*9.503.536 and were made wards of the court.
---- They are Carl Leroy. 11. Sandra
Advice Given On W”?
Helping Veterans v™ £
CHICAOO. May 29—Major llvln* w,th tlwlr st 1603
Oeneral Lewi. Herahey. director of f"T" WhU* thelr
, father Is in military service, also
selective service, offered this advice were adjudged dependent and ne-
to families and friends of the re- glected and were made wards of
Eighth, Ninth Grade
Youths Are (’ailed
Juvenile Cases
Heard by Court
In recent hearings conducted be-
lore Judge Roy M. Fiublon In
Canadian county Juvenile court,
By eight childien were tound depend-
ent and neglected and orders per-
taining to their custody were Is-
sued, court records disclosed today.
Five children of Mr. and Mrs
Glen L Coffman, who have been
at ICOo
avenue while then
were
Special Crews Are
Checking Trucks
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 29-t/Pi
-Eight hours work by a special
crew organized to check trucks
operating on Oklahoma 1 ______
netted the state *1.000 In fines for
law violations yesterday.
Commissioner J M Oentry re-
I ported today.
The crew, made up of personne
I of the highway patrol, F B I agent:
Verdict Returned
In Williams Case
E W. "Buddy" Williams, charged
with gambling, was found guilty in
a verdict returned by jurors In
Canadian county court today, but
jurors were unable to agree upon
punishment and left Judgment to
the court.
Serving as Jurors In the trial ol
the case, conducted before Judge
Roy M Faublon, were E P Botts,
Wayne Fees, Floyd Ellison, B C.
Cory, M F. Dickerson and James
R Santln.
Information filed by Vtrgtl Bhaw,
county attorney, charged Williams
with betting and playing In a
game of cards, blackjack, for money
on May 17 Officers said the of-
fense allegedly occurred at Buddy's
Ranch House, dance hall and sand-
wich business operated by the de-
fendant southeast of El Reno
.Bakke Assigned
To Position Here
I C. L. Bakke. general superinten-
dent of the Rock Island railway's
division No 2 at Kansas City, Mo„
(Old the Associated Press today that
He will be transferred to El Reno
|s assistant general manager, ef-
‘ectlve June 1.
Bakke, who was general supertn-
indent at El Reno before he went
iy ninteo today that France should
withdraw the reinforcements sent
to the Levant state In order to avoid
• possible flare-up in the Arab
word that w-ould hamper prosecu-
tion of the Pacific war.
Dispatch of French troops to Sy-
ria and Lebanon led to outbreaks
In those areas which are presenting
a united front in demanding a
showdown with Fiance on their
demands for independence.
Eden told commons that "the net
Increase of French troops Is very
small—about 500 men—but His Ma-
jesty'* government has told the
French government of their fear
that their arrival may cause re-
grettable action .'•
lendent at El R«no before he
fo Kansas City, said the transfer
.vas issued by w A Willi*. chief op-
,r‘»tlons officer, at Chicago
Rochelle Arriving Friday
; To Spend Furlough Here
£ Staff Sergeant Janies l. Ro-
jf helle will arrive Friday to spend
£ 30-dav furlough with hts wile
fnd daughter, Pittlcla Ann, ill1*
|North Bickford avenue, and with
.,11s father. Frank - Rochelle, HOI
'forth Etans avenue
, LftflP * “p " Frilz Wiedey Released
Infantrymen Enterlained l™mi*r,yice in |*av'f
' fill* Wiedey, a chief petty of-
Af Elks Fraternal Cenlcr !'c" ,n !he wu
rrom service Monday and ts re-
The Junior hostess organisation turning to Okarche where he will
resume his business interests.
navy service
Radio Announcer
Killed on Road
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo . May 29
-iSV-j a Wesley, 31. of Tulsa
Okla., Identified by Phelps County
Coroner Claude Mull aa a radio
•nnouncer for the Bob Hope radio
show, was struck and killed list
night at the east of Roll* by an
automobile whirh did not stop.
The coroner said Wesley and his
wife and three children, driving to
Tulsa to visit the man's mother,
had stopped overnight at a local
tourist hotel and were walking
back to the hotel from « highway
restaurant about 9 p. m. when a
pick-up truck struck Wesley.
.$1,075 Taken In
Robbery at Foss
FOSS. May 29—(/Ft—Robbers en-
tered the State Bank of Foss be-
tween midnight and dawn today
and took $1,075.43 from the vault
; Into which they cut a hole with in
(acetylene torch.
Cashier Rex Hoover said the
money consisted mostly of *20 and
15 bills.
The Intruders did not get Into
the safe where the bulk of the cash
was kept. They left their torch In
front of the vault and apparently
departed as they entered, through
the front door from which they
removed the glass Intact.
Fingerprint expert* were called
I from Oklahoma City.
of the Elks fraternal center enter |
falned members of the Here's Wiedey entered the navy service HOIIJICrreU 10
PamPa Army A1r Field
the Elks home, was provided with at Pena.cola. Fla At the opening Aviation Cadet Mansell Keith
music by the "Psoemskers" of the navy's installation at Lex- has completed his basic training it
Tonight after the presentation Ington he was assigned to that base Meiced. Calif. and hts been traits-
of the Infantry show on the legion aa a gunnery Instructor and has faired to the Pamps army air field
nark football field, members of the remained there ever since the base Pampa. Tex where lie will
Meld artillery band from Fort 8111, was activated receive advanced training as s
which Is here with the show, will Wiedey. an expert marksman.! Pilot In the nlr forees
Provide music for the second dance we. among the top winners earlier Mrs. Keith will strive next week
..£0n°.r " """'h the national trap-'for a briei visit with Ke^h. Z
Hera* ^uur Infantry" hs, b»en rhoot In Houston Ter. where he ent* Mr m. ,, h „P*!"
wiuTthg'minth 'war loan drive.''1 iclayurgeu" ' " ' i"'SS,h"' ^ Z ^
Country Club Plans
Annual Breakfast
Annual Memorial day breakfast
for members of the El Reno Oolf
and Country club will be served
at 7:30 a. m. Wednesday. May 30.
R A. Bruce, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, announced
today. The breakfast will be
served for members and their
guests
Mixed four tome golf will be
played In the morning, and a tour-
nament u scheduled In the after-
noon. according to Bruce.
Weather
State Forecast
Scattered showers and thunder-
storms tonight and Wednesday,
with ocosslonal heavy precipita-
tion; not much change In tem-
perature, low tonight In 60s
El Reno Weather
For a 24-hour period ending at
8:30 a. m. today: High, 88, low.
•7; at 8 30 a. m , 74
State of weather: Clear to
partly cloudy
Rainfall: None.
PERMIT
ISSUED
L Miss Ethel Dowell, cIty clerk,
Lraued a building permit today to
HP.ul Chadwick for repair* to his
residence to the extent of *69
Jine resident i* m, W, a y, ,>,d
J* Moek «6 on North Roberts gve-
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