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VOLUME 51, NO. 39
FLIERS
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ISLANDOF CEBU
Americans and Filipinos
Throw Up Stubborn
Resistance
Petain Delivering France
Entirely To Nazi Sphere
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CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex., Apr. 14—With another day of intensive flight training behind them, six stu-
dents wend their way through a maze of seaplanes a t the naval air station here. The University of the
Air" is an invaluable addition to the nation’s war program. Here are produced the world's finest aviators
_young Americans who in a few short months are transformed from raw recruits into masters of the air.
(Official U. S. navy photo from NEA Telephoto.)
Laval Termed Enemy Of
All Free People
WASHINGTON. Apr. 14 — (/P>—
United States seizure of French
possessions was demanded in the
house today as a reply to Vichy’s
new government embracing axis
admirer Pierre Laval.
"Today a traitor received his 31)
pieces of silver,” declared Repre-
sentative William R Poage (Dem-
ocrat, Texas) who described Laval
as “the enemy of all free people.”
Poage urged closer cooperation
between the United States and
the Free French government, in-
cluding the occupation of strateg-
ically located French possessions.
Did You Hear PATENT LINK TO
I
jtLW families can claim the
distinction of having sons
serve in both the first and sec-
ond World wars, but such is the
case of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Padgett. 119 North Barker ave-
nue.
Their son, Carl M. Padgett, a
soldier who saw overseas duty
in the first World war. now is
farming near SUoam Springs.
Ark., while another son, LeRoy
Padgett, is in the army, sta-
tioned at Fort MacArthur, near
San Pedro. Calif.
General Electric Named
In Senate Testimony
WASHINGTON. Apr. 14—WP)—A
vast patent pool described as link-
ing the General Electric company
with Krupp interests in Germany
was pictured as a war production
bottleneck today by John Henry
Lewin. special assistant to the at-
torney general. Lewin presented a
mass of 124 exhibits from the Jus-
tice department's anti-trust files
before the senate patents commit-
tee to support his charges that
General Electric and its subsidi-
aries had entered into a patent
pool arrangement with the German
interests involving cemented tung-
sten carbide.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 14 —UP)—
Greatly outnumbered American
and Filipino troops threw up stub-
born resistance to Japanese In-
vaders today on Cebu island In
the central Philippines while Lieu-
tenant General Jonathan Wain-
wright's defenders of Corregidor
underwent four more bombing as-
saults.
j A war department bulletin said
| communication between Cebu and
Corregidor had been re-established
and that heavy fighting was in
progress.
On Corregidor, last major Amer-
ican-Filipino bastion In the battle
of Luzon, the war department said
the heavy Japanese bombers in-
flicted some troop casualties but
caused only slight damage to mil-
itary installations.
"Enemy batteries shelled Correg-
idor and Port Knox from positions
on both sides of Manila bay,” the
communique said. "Our guns re-
turned the fire."
Mass Assault Expected
The war department also report-
ed sharp skirmishes on Mindanao
island. 600 miles south of Manila
Military observers saw In the
reports that Corregidor guns had
smashed Japanese barges and boats,
indicating that the Japanese were
massing for an assault probably
Just before dawn on the first
night that rain blacks out the
waters between Corregidor and the
mainland. The rainy season starts
within a few days.
40.000 Reported Captured
Imperial Tokyo headquarters as-
serted that Japan's armies had
captured 40,000 prisoners, Including
15 generals, since the beginning of
the Bataan offensive, while on the
Burma front British headquarters
acknowledged a dangerous new
Japanese thrust toward the cen-
tral Burma oil Helds.
A British communique said Jap
troops driving up the Irrawaddy
river had captured the village of
Minyaugye which Is only 22 miles
south of the Minbu oil fields.
United States and Australian
fliers blasted anew at Japanese
Invasion bases at Lae, New Guinea,
and Koepang, Dutch Timor, at-
tacking ships and airdromes. Pour
Japanese planes were shot down
or damaged.
A NEW BALKAN ENTENTE’
Navy Secretary Suggests
End of Controversy
Over Closed Shop
WASHINGTON. Apr. 14—(/Hi —
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
told congress today that suspension
of the 40-hour work week would
result “only in confusion and de-
lay." opposed a flat percentage lim-
itation on war profits and urged a
cessation of industrial disputes over
the closed shop.
He said there was no need for
labor legislation, so far as the navy
was concerned.
Knox told the house naval com-
mittee flatly that he thought the
matter of changing the 40-hour week
was only a question of wages and
would mean a 10 percent cut in the
income of workers.
He urged for both industry and
labor a “psychological appeal" to
stumulate production through pa-
triotism.
In stating that the problem was
one
LAVAL RETURNING
TO WHY REGIME
WITH NEW TITLE
Diplomatic Rupture With
United States Foreseen
In Foreign Circles
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
bowed to Oerman pressure today and
reorganized his Vichy government
under pro-axis Pierre Laval for re-
newed collaboration with the Nazis
which nmy lead to a diplomatic
break with the United States, for-
eign diplomatic sources said.
Laval will return Thursday with
a new title, “chief of the govern-
ment,” they declared.
Under the reorganization, France
would pass completely to the axis
sphere. Aged Marshal Petain. al-
though remaining “chief of the
state,” would become a figurehead
and Vice Premier Admiral Jean
Darlan would retain only his present
j post as foreign minister.
The 85-year-old marshal's deci-
scaung uiai me piuuusm »aa | SHEPPARD FIELD. Tex., Apr. 14—Since their arrival at Sheppard sjon stirring Immediate speculation
of psychology. Knox cited Field more than eight weeks ago to attend the air corps technical school, on the possibility of France turning
the "amazing" increase in pro- 1 this trio has cemented a symbolic friendship that epitomizes American her stiU-powerful fleet over to Adolf
auction after Dec. 7 to substan- tolerance and the will to whip the axis. Left to right are Private Eugene Hitler, aroused somber repercussions
tiatc that claim. Szego of Chicago, Private Michael Koloda of Cleveland, Ohio, and ln London.
Knox also told the committee Private Novak Marku of Canton, Ohio. They are of Hungarian, Rus- - . T . r view
he preferred to recapture excessive slan and Rumanian parentage, respectively. (NEA Telephoto.) Informed British quarter*said the
industrial profits by a heavy ex-
cess profits tax rather than by j
limiting projects on war contracts
to a specific percentage.
Representative Ed Gossett (Dem- J0||y >Jear Death After This Lewin told senators is a
S' a?dX“nglor|2 end 'VThe Three-Story Drop metal hardening material vital to
Is turned over erma y. Allen Jolly. 51. of 209 East Fore- plate, airplanes and many other
“No policy of appeasement can man s^reeL remained in critical munitions of war.
be successful." asserted Represen- condlt(on today at the El Reno
tative Charles Faddis (Democrat. sanjtarlum. where he is being
Pennsylvania) in demanding that treated for injuries received when
the United states "by force, if fell off the roof of the city
necessary." seize all French pos- ha„ Monday afternoon.
sessions "we believe necessary for
the successful prosecution of the
RATIONAL EMPLOYMENT
WEEK PROCLAIMED
WASHINGTON. Apr. 14—lAV-De-
claring there was a place for vet-__
erans of the last war and other
workers over 40 years of age ln the 3Cn mill Sliys r*COple Will
war production program, President Mn»»f Wur
Roosevelt today proclaimed a na- ndr '
tional employment week beginning--
May 3. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Apr. 14—(U.R>
He urged its observance by organ- —Emil Schram, president of the
JIONII
government took "an exceedingly
grave view” of Laval’s return, con-
sidering It a “tactical defeat” for the
united nations' diplomatic campaign
waged through the state department
in Washington to win Vichy away
from the axis.
A British foreign office spokesman
declared the reorganization was
forced by the Nazis because "the
Slljfar Rationing Blanks Germans are to a high degree ner-
Are Dispatched vous about affalrs 111 France” result-
^ I lng from an upswing in pro-allied
I sympathy.
WASHINGTON. Apr. 14.—(U.R)— | Petain’s decision was announced
Registration blanks for consumers, soon after Vichy indefinitely sus-
izations and individuals “to the New York excha"^' 8a‘d retailers and wholesalers are being I’^ed the Rlom trial of France
end that our unemployed men and last night that the national debt — -*------* —«—■-------
women over 40 may be given the op- i might reach $200,000,000,000 or
portunlty to take their place in more, but the American
and add their efforts to the war was equal to any burden it had ; tion for sugar rationing.
, , . ... r| leaders charged with being respon-
dlstributed today by the office °f sjbie for France’s unpreparedness for
system price administration In
JAPANESE FLYING
BOATS ARE HIT
NEW DELHI. Apr. 14—(/P)—Thir-
teen Japanese flying boats have
been destroyed or damaged In a
smashing R. A. F. attack on Jap-
an’s new bases in the Andaman
islands in the bay of Bengal, the
British reported today.
One of the concentrations of
flying boats, found in the harbor
at Port Blair, in the Andamans,
was left sinking, two were set
afire and the remainder were
damaged.
production program of the country." to carry, and would be entirely
prepara-1 war_ to which Hitler had objected.
Russians Attack Violently
The blanks for both sellers and Russian front. Red armies,
ALLIED ASSAULT
adequate to the post-war crisis. | consumers 0, 8Ugar are enroute to ] pressing their furious winter into
"Whatever the cost of victory 3 0go county clerks who will be I sPdng offensive, were reported to
may be. our people are prepared CURt(Xiians of them pending deliv- have launched an attack of extreme
to pay for it," he said. “You must ery to the local rationing boards I violence on the Moscow front,
remember that war never Is cheap. and superintendents, who' The Berlln radl° was (,uoted M
but it Is a million times cheaper havp lmmediate charge of the reg- announcing that six Soviet dlvi-
|q wifi tHan t0 lOS0 " einno TnoltiH (mr an ontiro tanlr Hiui —
; istration Job.
war
Acting Secretary of State Sum-
ner Welles refused to discuss
Vichy's plans pending a report
He suffered concussion of the
brain and a broken back, hospital
attendants said. He still was un-
conscious at noon today.
He was working on the roof of
from Ambassador William D Leahy city hall.
jit Vicnv *
'_______ when the accident occurred. A
tv 4 n rii hoist being used to lift roofing
Rogers Son 10 materials from the ground to the
. roof broke while he was pulling
hnter Uampaiffn a roll of roofing paper up. causing
__ him to fall.
LOS ANGELES. Apr. 14 —(VP)— He fell into the parking lot
Will Rogers, Jr.. 30-year-old son behind the fire station from the
of the late humorist, was endorsed three-stor* section of the building,
by the Democratic council of the He struck the ground head first
lfith California congressional dis- after the 30-foot fall, firemen
trlct last night as Democratic can- said.
didate for the seat now occupied--
by Leland Ford. Republican. q, ■ * , ■
In accepting the endorsement. otUCly 1 XMlClUClCCl
Rogers said he probably would be i\ p j TT*4-
ln the army during the campaign ISy OOOSLGFS U 1111
He Is a reserve officer In field
"In contrast with the situation
In Germany, the present drastic
shortage of this essential material
In this country is notorious.” Lew-
in said.
•'The need to produce it to re-
tool our manufacturing plants with
It and to instruct workmen ln the
use of such tools has constituted
one of the principal bottlenecks in
our present production program."
Wool Marketing
Car Is Ordered
Plane Observers
To Attend Dinner
Wool car of the Midwest Wool
Marketing cooperative will be in
El Reno all day Wednesday. Apr.
22. for loading of wool to be ship-
sions, including an entire tank dlvl-
Schram spoke before the Nash-| -CQlorc sion’ succeeded ln dislocating Ger-
| vine chamber of commerce after j ^Sid V^ some poinU Ut a battle
Advanced Case of Jitters tional )c!socUt!oneofnstock e*H>aneo advance Of formal registration on The broadcast also said the Rus-
In Berlin Claimed
LONDON. Apr. 14—(/P)—Reports
reaching London from neutral cap-
itals today indicated the German
high command was resigned to an
impending invasion of Europe bv
allied forces and afraid that the
attack would come at a place
where it was not expected.
tional association of stock exchange, Apr 28 anf) 29 at htghschoolSi but
firms. consumers’ blanks will be filled out
He said the American system registrars, not the users, May
of initiative and enterprise must 4 to 7 In elementary schools.
be. —IeSe'Ve.d' t , . ... School teachers and volunteers will conferred with one of Britain’s top
•The test oi that system is the serve as registra,s for both. experts on invasion tactics. Lord
creation of more and more wealth Balancc 1 Louis Mountbatten, chief of British
and not the dissipation or conflsca-
tion of existing wealth” he con- Both sellers and consumers will 1 tommanao*.
tinued. “We will not have won be penalized if they have ^8a''j VI,.„ v
in excess of determined | vu H* bejel’TS
slans were attacking in the Donets
basin on the Ukraine front.
In London, General George C.
Marshall, U. S. army chlef-of-staff.
The well-publicized visit, of Gen- dermined
the war, If, ln defeating the forces hoards lurmriM no-tit
of aggression, we permit our free Zu\ VICHY, Apr U-^lUe *-
individual will have stamps torn Itatn government said tonight it
institutions to be wrecked or wi-
ped by Canadian comUy p^ Marshall. U. S.
artillery.
Taxation Opposed
As Inflation Curb
WASHINGTON. Apr. 14 — </P)—
The administration was reported
authoritatively today to have de-
cided against asking for drastic
new tax increases as a means of
combatting inflation.
Attempts were underway to com-
pose disagreements among high
government officials over a broad
program envisioning the freezing 1 May 15. will, be held at night,
of prices, wages, profits and | starting at 8:30 p. m., It was de-
bonuses. I elded.
Boosters 4-H club convened
Monday for Its regular April pro-
gram, which featured three num-
bers by the club band. It was re-
ported today by Miss Doreen Flckel
and M. Lee Phillips, county ex-
j tension agents.
Joy Padgett gave a timely topic
discussion of “Victory Gardens"
and Fred McWethy gave a timely
topic on “Peanuts and Long Staple
Cotton." The band played "Ferry-
boat Serenade,” "Ohio,” and the
Boosters 4-H club song.
Next regular meeting of the club.
Chief observers at the 22 Cana-
dian county aircraft warning ser-
vice stations will be guests of the
junior chamber of commerce at
the Jaycees' next meeting. It was
decided at last night's regular ses-
sion of the civic organization.
George R. Angell, public relations
officer of the Rock Island railroad,
was the principal speaker last
night, discussing various phases of
the national war effort and civilian
defense.
H. G. Keller, secretary of the
chamber of commerce and also
secretary of the Canadian county
defense council, gave a report on
the proposed airport to be develop-
ed here as an army pilot training
center.
Group singing led by Walter P.
Marsh completed the program. The
Jaycees met ln the Knights of Co-
lumbus hall fora Dutch lunch and
the program.
TEXAN KILLED
DURANT. Apr 14—(/P)—Joseph
R. Thomas. 54, Tyler. Tex., died
today of Injuries suffered ln an
automobile accident near Caddo
late last night.
M. Lee Phillips, county agent, said
today.
The wool car will be parked all
day on the siding at the Rock
island freight depot here. The car ~^owed'
will be here again, for half a day 1 r
only, on May 27.
army chlef-of-staff, has given Ber- St cUlleV 1(1 I IeH(l
ltn an advanced case of Jitters j *
which was being answered by
statements of bravado, these re-1
out of war ration book No.
! balance this excess.
I to I had refused to accept the United
I States note explaining the recent
establishment of an American con-
CCC Association “ “
the time of registration. Retailers
Veterans Arrange
State Encampment
Plans for the department en-
campment June 5-7 at Tulsa were
made at the department council
meeting of the Veterans of For-
eign Wars auxiliary here Sunday.
It was reported today.
The V. F. W. auxiliary council
also outlined plans for participa-
tion in the national war effort. It
voted to gave a cash contribution
to the Red Cross canteen service
being established here.
During the program Rojean
Mohnike and Bernard Streit were
awarded prizes for winning first
places at El Reno highschool and
Sacred Heart academy, respective-
ly, ln the V. F. W. auxiliary essay
contest.
Mrs. O. F. Leitner of Okarclie,
department Americanism chair-
man, gave a report of her group’s
activities, and Mrs. Sarah Wood
of Muskogee, department member-
ship chairman, gave a membership
report.
John Stanley was elected prest- 1 and wholesalers will have to sur- j n 1
The Berlin correspondent 0 The (lent o( lhe Canadian County Co- rfnder stamps or pllrc|lusc cerufi- Durailt SeleCieC
Stockholf Democradato reported a [operative association at the an- caU,s for any excess over the al- lir , 1 r) z. 11
German high command spokes- ,mal board 0, directors meeting lowable inventory. VY01111(16(1 fatally
man as saying “we are expecting Mondav night, it, was reported! PrnviH.,i
an invasion at any time. Let them today Penalties Froviaea
OPA officials said the consumers’
try it. We are ready."
Stoehr Accepting
Kansas City Post
Mr. Sian ley. vice president dur-
ing the last year, will succeed A.
DURANT, Apr. 14—OP)—Benton
sugar registration forms would be! he* McDonald, 29. who was to
_ . about half the size of a regular j leave today for army induction
D. Oordon as president. Henry C. shpef of ,vpf.writer paper. There with 99 other selectees, was shot
add Unius rSu,Cfre> bp f01' the consumevs’ Iand n*ht at * danc*
'ielectcd secretary-treasurer.
name, address, the amount of hall near here,
sugar on hand, his relationship— Officers held a man lor investl-
w. «*». "l% ■'o^ rrrr ?r-T5T«5nS5i“ mo“’’ “4
.. U* M National ba„K. hat, «. ££ L.n«l and R. F. ££ *
cepted a position as assistant na-1 sr The new officers will serve dur- _
tional bank examiner in the 10th lnR the next year FaLsc ,ePorls make tl,e consumer UrOl’TaiTl 1 JniYVIl
federal reserve district and will re- _ subject to penalties running up to
port next week to the district x wj ■ (\£C a *10.000 Y*ne or a year *n Jad-
headquarters at Kansas City. 1THI1 llB'HKS l III One member of the family may
He plans to leave Monday or Tnlrvn V^oluTinnu register for all the members.
Tuesday for Kansas City. Mrs., lOivyO IvlldllOIln
Stoehr and their infant son, Philip
For Feeders Day
□luenr aim uicir imam. sun. riiiiig ■ —1 _ UrG'ATlIPI)
Arden, will live temporarily In Ok- TEHERAN. Iran. Apr. 14.—(/F)— j • W FjA 1 XltiK
Iran severed diplomatic relations
with Japan today, cutting off the
fountain head of axis propaganda
to Islam neighbors of this allied-
occupied Asiatic kingdom on the
supply route to Russia and the
eastern Mediterranean
The Iranian (Persian) govem-
Citlzens National I raent notified the Japanese min-
ister he must leave within a week.
lahoma City until he is assigned to
a permanent territory. They have
been making their home here at
1200 West Wade street.
Mr. Stoehr has been assistant
cashier of the First National bank
here since October 1939. and for
two years prior to that was em-
ployed by the
bank.
State Forecast
Continued mild today and to-
night.
El Rmo Weather
For 24-hour period ending at_ 8
a. m today: High, 67: low. 50;
at 8 a. m„ 56.
State of weather, partly cloudy.
Rainfall, none.
Sixteenth annual Feeders day
program for Oklahoma livestock
men will be held Saturday on the
A. and M. college campus at Still-
water, M. Lee Phillips, county
agent, has announced.
First session will open at 9:30
a. m. There will be a luncheon
at noon and another session start-
ing at 1 p. m.
A number of Canadian county
livestock men usually attend the
Feeders day programs every year,
Mr. Phillips said.
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