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. -L 1 , I. ' Vr In nart.lv rlnndv With moder- Cotton, shortjb .. .. 21o to SVla Cotton, long, lb ...... 20 to ' J Oottoa Seed, bushel .. .. ... ? o Eggs, dozen . .. .. ... ., I i Corn, bushel... ,. .. ,. fu Wheat, bushel .. .. .. .. ... $UJ n i Sunset today. :: sunnse nw fPuninzD c:j r q:oays and Thursdays UOJ , Willi - . 'i i iVENTY-SECOND YEAR MONROE, N, C ,, lmiON ;COtJNTY MONDAtl JULY 3( 1944 v 8-MONTHS, 75c; -MONTHS, $ 1.25 ' SEMI-WEEKLY, 1J 2.0 0 A YE A3 IS" 3 At Le;:t 40 I.:i Tar!: Are KnockeJ Gt As AS-8t t ABAKDOn FUTJOUS CLOT ' The German command has thrown '" 11 divisions Including Panzer corps from Russiainto the furious defense of Onen, but tost at least 40 tanks end hundreds of men In a single day of yain ram thrusts against the British wedge of steel southwest of that for . . tnwa dtv. i.. Y1 4 - Torrents of British fire battered the ' - Hauls so -badly In their costly asaults ' .Saturday that theyi were "unable to stir" yesterday, a staff officer in the , field declared, and Field Marshal Er -j. win Ronunel was handed "a 3 very bloody crack on the nose." ' .; At least 11 German divisions are , , engaged In the Oeen sector of eastern Normandy live S3 armored and two regular armored divisions, plus four infantry divisions, supreme headquar- ten disclosed last night "C - v - One tank corps of two to four divi sions was transferred from the Rus sian front, where It was In action as " recently as three months ao. . Put, despite this power, Rommel's repeated hammer blows were shattered by Gen. Sir Bernard L, Montgomery's defenses, and the Germans on, Sunday gave up, at least, temporarily, the ef fort to break the salient thrown across the Odon river southwest of Caen , the stronghold guarding the 130-mile ' road to Paris. . i ?.: t. . .The Kasls had lashed but 28 times In 72 hours usually in battalion strength of perhaps np to 000 men sutd only once broken through for a penetration that soon was erased, su preme headquarters said. y i: At least 40 Nasi tank were knocked out Saturday alone, and field dis patches said the German troops suf " fered "elaborate losses." ;' r- These vain u thrusts' apparently ; knocked the wind out of the Germans, ; ' smd lastk night the enemy- was , "lying . silent and apparently bewildered as to what to do next against Ahe explosive . violence of Montgomery's strong-box defenses," said Associated Press Front , Correspondent Roger Greene. - . . The Boche took such a knock Sat urday that he was unable to stir Sun day,", a staff officer declared, v. One assault at 4 a. m. Sunday met "torrent of steel that threw the . enemjrinto confusion and drove him - back before he ; even reached ' the ...British, llnes. and.,fter. that-Jthe an attack slackened, - Greene re- " 'Another field dispatch said the Al lied strategy was to oocunv around vital to the enemy, forcing him to '-. ngn nacx m order to kill as many uennans as possrwe." ' i Even though using elements of 11 divisions, buttressed by strategic re , eeryes and expanded for the first time, by troops from Russia, Rommel bad failed to win back a yard, of ground. Since D-Day, the British - suone nave destroyed 'at least 183 Ger man tanks. . vr-.s.f-.ui-.w v By noon, patrols of Tommies! were couring the countryside, in the area of Evrecy and Esquay, at ' the lower v edges of -the salient driven southwest of Caen, the stronghold guarding the road to Paris. ':' - ( . r , - (Berlin broadcasts said 10 British : divisions, Including four armored units, were engaged in this sector, and de- . dared the fighting "exceeds the tre- , tnendous battles of materials of the ; first World war.") U. S. ART.IY AM) NAVY ( ;PAYI;;G WAR CLAL'.!S t The American army and navy are Settling ' tohosanda of war claims for . non-combat damage in virtually every country In the world, reimbursing res idents of foreign lands who have be come victims of accidents, mishaps, end construction damage traceable to the V. a armed forces. - Payment is not being made under any international law but what mill- tary lawyers call "an act of grace on the part of a sovereign state," building pood will instead of leaving bitterness. There is an international law, how ever, which .rules out claims resulting from combat operations, such as bombing and close-quarter Crhtlng. claims have been paid for suoi inci dent as cutting down palm trees on Islands In the South Pacific tory to the building of airfields; for crops destroyed in North Africa and Sicily during training and non-combat operations, and for damne resulting from motor vehicle aooi r-ls. The army has l.?3 c- ' i s commis sions and sir; "e c-:vp o'ws, with et least one vw:; ayii ? every army In the field. The ravy s c-;-'ms cnnimiiislf'ns ar.i 1, , . 1 c c rs. 1 rii ..rv:..s L-r ' eettie caiijf,a c s pro. ; iu.i,5r , le and , -y. IV- r T vie or tiie i Tr we Is a "; ""1 ti. i ""!- t tO t for isst. v f -r 1 , re e' T'.S. "inpnts for " cn v'.ft's ric cuij?nt 5 CI I f-.Sl J t' 1- I j i f ccurrnr eoaud hai r:0CIE TRUANT OFFICE! get Openlnr Date Of Schools For gamner Tern, Bfenday, July lttn. At the regular monthly meeting of the Union County Board of Educa tion today, V. A. '. Moore; of Indian Trail, was appointed Truant Officer for Union county and win enter upon his new duties with the opening of the ensuing school year. : .j, ' Mr. Moore, who becomes the coun ty's first Truant Officer, is well known throughout the county and has been connected with the schools of the county for s number, of years. Last year, be was principal of the Jackson school and has previously served for several years as principal of the In dian "Trail school. v.. At the same meeting, the Board set the opening date of all county schools, both white and colored, for Monday, Jury 10Uu Hours of opening tor the first day will be announced by the principals of .the,, various schools. Price Decline: Shades Ttlarket 'i-.t.- m ti ti ". , , v . .,,t Fanner Feels Effect On Food, - Grain, Fruit And Dairy r Pvtw1llat .7 CUTS INTO FARM INCOME The Agriculture department has re vealed that price declines in frutU food, grain and dairy products for the second consecutive month shoved downward the general level received by farmers at local markets, although parity prices as&ln remained un changed. y- r :-rr- The Index of crop, livestock and livestock product prices dropped one paint during 'the month ended Jane M, and at 193 per cent of the 1900-1914 average was two" points below the June: 1943 level. However,-with' this tone exception,' the farm product price index was far above any June since Meat animals and feed grain prices also dropped from May to June but these down turns were about offset by higher prices of truck crops, cot ton -and .eggs. - '.:'' "' !,& i Parity prioes of farm products have Vemalned at the same level for the past five months as the parity .Index held steady during this period. The indext was 170 per cent of Its 1910-14 base average in June or six points higher 'tnsn'in -the-- same mrarof 1943. - j .,.,..' !,.i.f-i,y;-'' Although current supplies of farm products were a little smaller than In rMy, they were about a fourth larger than ati this time in 1943. A bumoer wheat crop Is in sight for harvest. 'The general level of prices paid by farmers for all commodities on June 15 was unchanged from the previous month at 179 percent-of the 1010-14 average.v'.-,f-..U .A.' .r:, - The average prices received by farmers . for principal farm products last June IS Include: .iff 1s:t;f iWheaf$1.43 s bushel, or 95 percent of parity; corn $1.15 a bushel, orlOS percent of parity;' oats 78c bushel or lie percent - of parity;, cotton 20.16 cents a pound, of 96 percent of pari ty: hogs $12.60 a hundred pounds, or 102 per cent of parity; beef cattle, 912 a hundred,, or 130 percent of parity; veal .calves, $1320 a hundred, or 115 percent of parity: lambs, $1320 a hundred, or 132 percent of parity. RESTAURANT PRICES TO EE PEGGED DOWN "Freese New In Effect WH1 Be Ex tended July $L " - y The "freeze" of restaurant prices now in effect in most parts of . the country will be extended July 31 ' to virtually all of the nation's public eat ing and drinking establishments, the Office of Price Administration has an nounced. :.:'f-,';;':.j-V.;'.'.',hi. In brinelnff additional areas under "the regulation holding prioes to levels of April 4-10, . 1943, the agency also ordered these principal changes on a country-wide basis: v 1. Five cents will be the top price ' any restaurant may charge for a cup or pot of hot coffee, including cream and sugar unless it charged a higher; price during the seven-day period October 4-10. in . 2. April 4-10, 1943. base period celling prices must be posted by all eating and drinking establishments for 40 basic menu items served. . ' 8. Higher prices than those of the base, period may not be charged be cause of an Increase in quantity or an improvement in quality.: In ev.ainlrg the latter ruling, OPA said tlie "substitution of Ingredients miany xooa item or beverage does not r"!5'"! It a new item and permit a hi a r price." It said the national re. ..tiirs i.t Industry advisory . commit tee ha 4 "concurred In the view that i it would be undesirable to permit t' e practices because of Inflationary refills.",- . . "This new national regulation is tRsd upon what experience has rvi to be the best features of the Vj.Yo.i re ''vnrant resuluiions which r i e l i i.i f " x t for over a year in ' t ! -is cf t:.e country," Jumps F. ' . 'y prlc e ' ' bt-r, ' c y !," h i " '. t ; 9 1 S P 1 County,' Health Department . Announces Ratisst Local ; ; The Union County Health Depart ment makes its usual quarterly re port of the sanitary rating of all food handling establishments in the county for the quarter ending June 30, 1944 These ratings are baaed on Items of sanitation consisting of construction of building throughout, construction and condition of utensils, and equipment, cleanliness and sterilisation of utensils and equipment, and methods used In storing, handling, and display of food. During the quarter each establish ment is visited at least once for the purpose of posting a grade and more frequent visits are made for the pur pose of checking Item of sanitation for compliance with State Board of Health regulations.''' v- .'.'Yf-'-fr During - this quarterly survey, 35 cafes, 25 markets, and two hotels were graded.' , Neither of : the two hotels serve food, and their ratling Is based on regulations for maintenance of lodging ' places. . f ... '' -y; Two markets and one cafe were closed because or failure to make the minimum score of seventy per cent, as required by the State Board of Health, Each of : these ; establishments has been v re Inspected and all are now operating, one cafe and one market with their' grades posted. The other market will be graded within the time specied in the State Market regula tions. , These ratings were made by local inspectors, u t. Bragg and F. w. Dillon, under the supeervislon of Dr. Clem Ham, county health officer. . afollows MRClsnow sHUB B alDrxRus The ratings. In percentage are' as follows: ;-'' fit '--:A .?;.(' :.y:-r'i::-x Zh: Cafes Grade - A Gamble Drug Store Lunch, Monroe, '91; Fltsgerald Cafe; Monroe,- 90J; Oasis, - Monroe, 90; Crow's Sandwich Shop, Monroe, 90. Grade B Royal Cafe, Monroe, 87 JS; Minute Grill, . Monroe, 87 J; . Dai's Lunch, Monroe, '. 86 i; Swings ' Cafe, Monroe, 864;; Rainbow Grin, Monroe, 86; Five Points Lunch,: Monroe, 86; Ellen Fitzgerald Hospital, Monroe, 84; Godwin's Sandwich Shop, Marshvllle, 83.5; Winchester Ave.' USO Snack Bar CoL), Monroe, 83 JS; Brass Rail, Mon roe, 83; Manetta Lunch, Monroe, 83.5; Hill Top, Rl, Monroe. 82.5: USO Snack Bar v(Whlte), Monroe,. 82; , 23- mrart oarrteen, - MonroB,--arrf Comv mando Grill, Monroe, 81JS; Baucom's Lunch, Monroe, ; 81JJ; Star Cafe, Marshvllle, 81; - Monroe Sandwich Shop, Monroe, 81; Americana Grill, Monroe, 804; City Cafe, Monroe. 804: Soda Shop, Monroe, 80;, Montgomery's Lunch, Monroe, 80; Victory Cafe, Mon roe, 80; New York Cafe, Monroe, 80; Urade c Alston's Sandwich Shoo. Monroe, 78; Belmont Cafe, Monroe. 77: Red -Pig, Monroe, 764; Royal Garden, Monroe, 784; Center Lunch, Benton Heights, 744; Klondike Cafe, Wingate, ;' Markets h.-A jf;7 Grade A Funderburkx ; Market, Monroe, 91; Five Points', Monroe, 91; Fitzgerald, Monroe, 904; Helms' Gro cery, Benton Heights, 90. - - Grade B 'Little Star, Monroe, 87; Union , Cold , Storage, Monroe, 87; Bauoom & Preslar, Monroe, 86; Man gum's Food Store, Monroe 84; A ft P, Monroe, . 834; Shaw's, 'Monroe, 82; Helms, Monroe, 82; Dixie Home Store, Monroe 814; Nisbet, Waxhaw, 814. Grace CHancoth, Monroe, - 78; Perry's, Wingate, 77; Edwards, Marsh vllle, 77,' Mbsert, Mineral Springs, 764; Austin's, Wingate, 764; Crenshaw's, Monroe, 754; y Central Food Store. Marshvllle, 74; Baker's, Waxhaw, 734; Rice, R3, Matthews, 71; Smith's, R2, Mattnews, , 704; star, Monroe, 70. ,.; -'r -Hotels :d..:'-:-'ii'Z Grade B New Gloucester, Monroe, 844; Monroe, . Monroe, 814. . . The Health Department also "an nounced the following Grade A daries with names of the producers and type of milk sold: ,?y" Grade A Retail . Raw Breesy Hill Farm, Henry Myers; Lake View, Zeb Chaney; Stone Dairy, F. B. Price; Fair Deal, Oscar Broom. . y . "f.''- urade a Raw-To-Plant For Pasteur- 2bpSJ rSS rZr?5; fifi?. 1.F "7 1 J. a .-,,.'.- sey, Oeorve L, Hart; Breezy Hill Farm, Henry Myers.,Y.v:' Y'v y ;..-: , ' tlea AeJ Wccsji T.Be:?!3crej Friiay Patriotic services honoring the men and wemea of Monroe and Union county, v" are new serv ing In the Armt 1 Forres, and whose p'cturcs rear In te EV"X Bra, store -w wtl be I I Fri jy evening, July th, at 6;C e'cIiKk. . , ' . , Around 7CJ' r U tares have beeo placed there I have -artel con " rai:e f , . Yon and r- t miHh corrr ; t. Ihe fant'Y s m4 t:U n s of t s rvYe t i I' wcnifa are . nrfed to ai -n 1 tYe $-'v' -V. , i J -e T ' ' ' 'If.- "- i l i ar- 1 TII2 LATEST WAR KEWS ; Tneps of j the ' Amerieaa first ' Army have advanced la widely ': separated local attacks and seised t , fa.wa.blo "Jump n" , postUoiis .seeth ef Sit Le dOvUle - and we of Canmont, VjrfaJle British arUUery has smashed 85th Gr ' man eoonter-Umut at the Odea ; -River bridgehead . in the bitterly . fought Caen sector: The activity : e fGen. Omar N. Bradley's forces - ' InOhe leathern part ef the Cher . bonrr Peninsfda was the first since ' the drive en she port ef Cherboorg lanncneaj two weeks ace. MOSCOW The wall erected bv ' the Nesis in) front of the Baltic Republics anf Poland bene to feel the pressure ef the advancing Red Army today as German forces ' reeled backward to White Russia In retreat which T?nnlnn field : dtepatohes described as a whole- ' f.sale rent, a , t 'Y: i Pr-i-: " FEAR " HARBOR Grim Ameri- . ' cane held strategle new ridge eosl- uons iceay aseve . tne towa ef Garapaa and nearby V Tanapag Harbor, . ' on the northwestern eeastal stretch ef ' Sal pan which may center a ipow imminent show- down battle. CBJNOKJWp A -eommnniane from 14. Geni Joseph W. StUweU's headqaarters cated today that . Japaaese'treo had eat the Caa- :- toa-Hankew y ,at Ldyang, Y34 airline southeast ef Heng- : yang in their ve te spUt China. f- .4 ",T it :V . 'V-i ... mtr riimmm bta Harrill has arrWed safely 'in England; axmaing,to. tYZea. received by his wife,.Mrs.4Ciarles D HarrlU t3gt Elberf Slrapson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bunyan " Simpson, has arrived safely in Englarx. Any one wishing to write htm. May get. his address by writing his paretats, 1215 Pilot street, Baltimore Q5), VldV y " , FFC Bmy Greene, Woanded . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Greene, R3 Mon roe, received two letters from their son, PFO Billy w. Greene written the lTth and 18th Of June. He said he had been In combat and was wounded in the left shoulder and was now back in England in the hospital He said, not to . wotas he -maiia.... all right- m about two weeks. He -could use his arm a little. Vance has been in the Army nine months the 3rd of June and had been in England about tnree months. Pvt. Cleamon Baucom left Friday morning after spending a 10-day fur lough with his wife and children. He entered the service February 4, 1944 and was . "lucky" to get- his baslo training at Fort Bragg., He Is now stationed In Mississippi, His new ad dress is: Pvt. Cleamon Baucom, ASN 84888848, Btry. B, 880 F A Bn, APO no. mri, camp sneioy, Miss. PFO Dwlght H. Rushing, son of Mr. ana Mrs. J. it. Rushing who has been in service since August 1942. has land ed safely somewhere in -England. He writes name tnat he made the trip without getting -sea-sick and likes the place beter than he expected to. He says letters help him more than any thing else. So if anyone' wishes to write him his address may be -had from any of his family, as overseas addresses are not allowed to be pbu- UBUCU, PFO William P. Hlnson' returned to the Medical college of Virginia, Rich mond, Thursday after spending a fur lough wKh his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Hlnson on North-Bte wart street i TechSgt' 'i Pete PlylerY writes his mother, YMrs. P;, P. j W. Plyler from England and says he things "all the world is glad this invasion has started except the Germans and the Japs." Ensign, Harry Fullenwider came last Monday for a. 39-days leave and Is visiting, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Pullendiwer. -He has been on active duty In the Padfle; :Y ; ' 'Y "sfY ' :Y:f Bgi. Crowson Pressley. who has been stationed at Camp Davis and Fort Fisher, since March, has been trans ferred to Fort George Meade, Md. He I was in on a three-day pass to visit his wife before leaving North Carolina, not knowing when he would set home again. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McManus of Monroe have received good news from their son, Hoyte, who was wounded In Italy on May 23. Friday they received a letter from him written on June 20 from a hospital In Italy. While they had previously been informed that he voH a,;- s, w- sa XIV I im thetett vTst to. ! the wounds were.. They are in the right le, and arm and Hoyte said tM Aire mm .ill un - " -a iwnem w iwu being at home. . - lie wu now mrurin er tAmeM a awwrn . Ei Ign Bill Seymour, son of Mrs. Fihel Seymour of Monorce, is sta tndl tailwa Ues ui - niinnr tioned In Boston. He wrote home that , '': he dinner the other evening with Vw R ToTk Receives PremoUoa, 1" ! c Yiin, who none other than ' An Eighth Air Force - Composite t .n Percy n. I -church, his pas-. Command Slation, Er-'and The pro ' t i? clviiian 1 .nd he had also motion of Van B. 1'oilt from C-teff i It, J. G. 1 . . v i f Monroe, who , Ecrp eant to Technlcrl .--treant has tYat w- . From 5 .-' . V i &:a'..: ;' ; t course. " ' '.' Oversea ' i T. r. irie, Jr, i o i v i tYe air c ,s y e '. .enn 1 i ' 1 rw h 1 i a t c i .1 ; c f : . i : c i StaffGhiefs Varn Country Assert Victory WEI Be Post i poned If Home Front WORK MUST CONTINUE President Roosevelt has made, pub lic a report fro mhts top military com- manners ..warning . the : nation tnac "there is still a tough fight ahead of us" in the war. ' , Y. - .' "The battles now In progress entail heavy losses in material which Amer. lean industry must replace,' the report said, "and any slackening hi the need ed production will only delay ultimate victory. ... ., .. , , ; -1 . v yy The sombre report, warning against overopunusm on the " home front. reached the President from Gen. Geo. O. Marshall, chief of staff. Adm. Er nest King, and Gen. H. H -Arnold of the Air forces, the three United States Joint chiefs of staff. They said that upon their return from the fighting in Normandy they discovered "a state of mind In this country against which we believe the public .should be warned." The report said favorable news from the fighting fronts appears to have started a public feeling that the war is as good as won, and declared the prospects of victory will be cut down unless that idea is checked immediate ly. . , The three top men of America's armed forces declared the war "is not yet won; it will be won the sooner if everybody In war work sticks to his Job til complete victory has been at tained." . - . -. The three military comamfiders vis ited the Normandy front shortly after the Allies smashed Into the French coast. . Today's report to President I v! , f., home-front reaction to the invasion. They said the progress of the fighting deserves "the highest gratification'' of America, but warned a home-front let-oown may prove disastrous. . iFollowing is the text of the report made public at the White House: "The President has received ' the following report from General Mar. shall. Admiral King, and General Ar nold, three United States Joint' chiefs of staff: ..;-.':; . " "On our return from the front in Normandy we perceive' a state of mind in this country against which we be lieve the public should be warned. . '"The progress of our armed forces on el fronts, against fanatical and determined enemies should . be -a- source of the highest gratification to the American people. Our forces ef land, sea, and ah, many of them re cently in action for the first time. have shown not only the courage that was expected of them, but a toughness and a technical skill that has made them more than a match for the vet erans whom they opposed. Backed oy the enormous material production that has been made possible by American industry and labor, we can look for ward to an eventual complete victory over au our enemies." Mrs. George W. Ford of R4 Monroe, spent - this week-end at home, ' Pvt. Ford has been .in the service since November 1942, and at present Is sta tioned at Fort Meade. Md. He has a brother In the service. PFO Edward Ford, who i stationed at Camp Oat borne, La. Weaaded la France Jane 9ta Sgt. Eugene Funderburk. son of Mr. and Mrs, Horace Funderburk of R5, Monroe, was seriously wounded in France, June 9th, according to a tele gram received Monday from the War Department The message said that a letter would follow. His parents, like all dads and mothers, , are anxiously waiting, hoping and praying that the next news will be good news. Maj. Allan A. La than, 28, of Monroe. returned from service outside the con tlnentan United States, now is being processed . through , the Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No. 3 in Miami Beach, where his next as signment wil , be determined, i AAP personnel, enlisted men and officers alike, are assigned to a Bedlstribslion station upon their return., to the United states, but do not report to the station until completing a furlough or leave of three weeks. Major La than, a pilot and squadron commander for two years and four months in the Chlna-Bunna-Indla theater, , was awarded the DFC, the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster and Soldier's Medal. He flew 46 missions In fighter planes, medium bombers and heavy bombers. He is tht husband Of Mrs. Iris L. La than of Monroe. In the years 1936-1940 As attended North Carolina State University. ,. . . ' - . , PvtJack Dlckerson came the last .iw ww wee iot m seven aay leave . . S i Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Dlckerson. He is ...i, . n . , ,. i l taking a pre-medlcal course. Mrs. Dlckerson and baby, Beverly, will return to New j ' . Brunswick with Pvt Dlckerson, where . they will spend some time. DPen announced ty 1Y id.fr General r.'-nund W. I.Y.l, C - g 'eral, L"-V.th A A? CV.i Lx..-.e Com- msnd. t ,.t. tu.k is me&s ist at Uie enn ;'"i niens irss. .. r x ( :.-ri t p. a- t a c v i i t. t r t f . .. t t' e . J T S f t t-J ? .- ; i ; nee In rrs , 1 v he r! . 1 , ! BUSINESS HOUSES Will : BE CLOSED TOMORROW Biasness la City Win Be At Standstill 4 As July 4th Is Observed. . Tomorrow, Jluy 4th, will be observed as s holiday in the city with practi cally all business places closed In ob servance of the day, with a few places closed today and , remaining closed until Wednesday morning. " . ' The July Fourth holiday, anniver sary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, that is being re asserted by American armed services in the currrent global World War EL will be a day of freedom from work for only a part of the community's employed population. Work as usual has been declared necessary for clvl - Army and other defense work agencies, In accordance with the recommen dation of the Merchants Association, business houses will close, permitting their employees a day of relaxation, and will remain open the entire day Wednesday, foregoing the Wednesday afternoon closing period for this week only. Adrnlnistrative offices at the courthouse and city hall win be closed in observance, of the day as will the banks of the city. Jap Air Power Hit Hard Blow U. S. Airmen Have Destroyed 12,000 Warplanes Since Pearl Harbor ENEMY "IS WEAKENING .American airmen have destroyed more then 12,000 Japaense planes since the war started better than one plane shot down or bombed en the ground : every two hours since the Pearl Harbor attack. . :. '-- r. This was disclosed by s Navy report that its airmenNary and Marine flyers have shot out of the air 8,521 Japanese warplanes sines the Decem ber 7, 1941. attack on Hawaii. y In addition, the Navy reported, m 1944 alone 738 Japanese planes were destroyed on the ground by bombing and strafing American flyers. ; No figures are available on such destruc tion in 1942 and 1943. Added to the severe pounding the Jap air service has been - given by Navy and. Marine -flyers, are the as saults by American Army aviators who have shot down 4. 103,Jananese-rar planes in combat and destroyed' 1,724 on we grouna. - In the same period the Navy report ed that Naval plane losses numbered 1,260 In aerial combat with 65 per cent of the pilots and air crewmen rescued and 17 destroyed on the ground by enemy action, Army losses were Issued on May IS. as L241 shot down In combat with the Japanese and 208 lost on she ground. Thus the American losses In the Pacific total 2,726 planes. Rear Adm. A. w, Bedford, atclng deputy chief of Naval Operations for Air. disclosing ' that destruction of enemy planes on the ground thus far in 1944 shows a ratio of 43 Japanese for each American plane lost, added: "As a. result, fewer Jap planes are available for us to shoot down. "In addition." he eontinuML ' Jap pilot Is becoming less and less the air ratio of victories has dropped an axiom to close with our nilota. so sugnuy, TUS is more than compen sated however,, by the 43 to 1 ground ratio. . Y ,. , Y. "We dont care where they are when we destroy ttma." The Navy emphasised that the fig ures for destruction of Japanese planes "do not include losses Inflicted by anti-aircraft fire" , which would add many more enemy planes to the over all total. .... YOUTH IS NOVATED f . ; FOR GET.'ERAL'S RANK Among 63 colonels to be promoted to brigadier-generals will be Ool. Rich ard C Sanders, 28, of Salt Lake City, Utah, whose promotion will make him the youngest general . in the' United Rtafjia Awne . m sVv7 -v Vincent 28. of Nah 1 mST Ji usumi-iMuucr alvuP the China-Burma-India war, theater. Although he was only a second lieu tenant in the air force less than four years ago. President Roosevelt nomi nated CoL Sanders for promotion be cause of service as an administrative officer of an overseas bomber com mand.'- Also on the list sent to " the ' Mnpt. f. . . . JTj.TTi the duration After the conflict theDe .men will return to their permanent ranss, wnicn wll make anm nf t.h major-generals once more main 7,:T" !?f'n me Two-star advances were nominate for Brig. Gen. Lvman t. Honesdale, Pa, now a deputy on Gen Sir Harold Alexander's sta3 in the Italian tiipp r, and the com general of the arr- v forws iii t. a 1 die East, Erig.-oen. tonj..;. Yi Giles, of Dallas, Texas. r. " CA J C I wi.ih to f tude and s cn-'hnrtof friei:- j dorful to us ceath of my rt.Wy bless yo i 1..X rro M. J.. 1 l Yan!ic2G Et::j ' Troops Scrrcsnd Gzr?zz, CasfcJ Cf Ja? Ikli i ' 'V'h 't::,L'Y- 'i' ' if'-'' f:J - ' - '" f r i! I I 1 i ' MUCH EQUIPriEIiT TASETl American troops . have surrounded Garapan, 'peacetime capital of the Marianas islands, on three sides and have captured heights over-looking Tanapag harbor three miles beyond 1 cL, " Qarapan on the northwest coast of v . On the east coast- other units push ed to within five and a half miles of the Island's northern tip, where Marpt Point's airdrome Is .still . hi Japanese ' hands. --..' ' ' i U. S. forces also captured the moun- tain village of Charantabute. The ad vances ranged from 500 yards to a mile alon gthe entire American front Saturday, Admiral Chester W. Nlmits announced In a mldr afternoon com munique. - t f. w. The admiral's morning communique announced the capture of more than 200 prisoners, presumably military personnel, the destruction or capture of 80 tanks, and (the .burial of 6,015 enemy, dead, r ' v ,. .-...- -y . , j . r Nlmits also reported, that the Jap " anese made , a futile aerial counter attack, their tenth of the Saipan cam paign, this time against transports and screening vessels, before dawn Saturday. ' "These attacks did no damage.'' the communique said. . , - . Two of several attacking nlanes were shot down. Although Saipan is already the costliest Pacific campaign, the heav iest single battle probably still is to come.' Marines and soldiers who are beating thetr way toward the climax know it Some have been able to see the Japanese concentrating ahead and know what work 14 cut out for them. Every objective Is a ridge. Every ridge Is honey-combed with caves. Casualties continue to be heavy. But the Marines and soldiers are get ting more satisfaction now as they colse with the enemy. v They know they are killing Japanese and pushing them back.. .. ., .v.'. Northern Garapan and harbor In stallations which - the Japanese massed to protect have been taking a terrible pounding from land, sea and air. A huge fire was started at Tana pag two days ago and is still blazing, spewing - a gigantic pillar of black smake. .zh:-'- ., , - -''Somewhere : behind thuTTTbmoking '' wreckage Americans expect to come to grips with the largest concentration of the enemy they have met on Sal pan, -'r"'-'-. V" '.:'' ? PEAS AND T0:.!AT0ES t BACK Oil F0JT LIST OPA .Sesames Rationing Of Three : - Canned Vegetables Yesterday. The Office of Price Administration Friday ordered the restoration of ra tion point values for canned peas, to matoes and asparagus, effective yester day, and dropped a broad hint that other vegetables now ration-free may require points again soon. OPA assigned a value of five points for No. 2 cans of seas and tomatoes. Asparagus goes back on the list at 10 points. Price Administrator Chester ow! s said the changes were In line with CPA's earlier statement that points would be restored when the remainder of the 1943 pack was cleaned up. Ia dlcating that the tune is near for placing other vegetables back under rationing, he added: "We are already getting Into Ge new canning season, Va prc'i: now is to distribute this years out put of canned vegetables eveenly, giv ing everyone an opportunity to buy his share. - This could not be done with canned vegetables at sero point values.":;- -v. , Other canned vegetables still ration free are green and wax beans, beets, carrots, corn, spinach and lpafy rrce -s. Other processed food c" s t r the period throuch July U j itl. i the return of brandied, e. ' -1 a 1 Wtnlrla .14.. A- . x . , ' . ,ihe..une P0 iies oi:ier c suuibs w rauoning. xL' y f t muts. Spaghetti sauce and tnmnf c In eight-ounce containers a:e i 1 a pplnt but vegetable Juice couy tions in 46-ounce cans gets a r v tf five points, up from four. AH canned fruits, stUl In fvort p n ply, retain their current 1Y, x v 3 " T , Ir remain raUon-free, wnue au rrozen fruits and v ' t r 15 t r . new pact yes Increased re forces have t k)t-r.f!lt, l'e . . i . tlor.'rs I y 1, of It ) ., !
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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July 3, 1944, edition 1
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