MORNING NEWSPAPER THE SHREVEPORT TIMES, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1944 ELEVEN BELGRADE IS CAPTURED BY ALLIED FORCE Russians Penetrate Seven Miles Into Territory of East Prussia London, Oct. 20 Russian and Allied troops Yugoslav capital of conquered Hungary's third city of Debrecen on the road to Budapest today as Berlin announced that other Soviet forces crashing through the smoking ruins of East Prussian villages had penetrated seven a miles inside pre-war Germany. A total of 17,147 Germans were killed or captured in a trap southeach of Belgrade, Moscow's daily bulletin announced. Waves of Red army warriors punched new holes in Nazi homeland defenses on a 25-mile front opposite Lithuania, reaching the area of Ebenrode (Stalluponen), a communications center seven miles inside the Junkers province, Berlin said. Moscow was silent on the invasion of Germany, but Berlin broadcasts said the still-rolling from the east had obliterated offensive.
villages, was within. 30 miles of the large junction of Insterburg on the Kaunas-Konigsberg highway, and was accompanied by other heavy Soviet thrusts from northern Poland on the southern side of the Junker province. The city of Belgrade on the Danube, captured by the Germans April 13, 1944, fell after almost week siege to Third Ukraine army units under Gen. Feodor I. Tolbukhin, conqueror of Bulgaria.
Berlin acknowledged the fall Belgrade. Participating in the bloody houseto-house fight were Marshal Tito's Yugoslav partisans, PremierStalin announced in order of the day. Belgrade was the 14th European capital to come under Allied domination in less than six months-beginning with Rome's capture June 4. Belgrade's fall robbed the enemy of the main cross roads of the Balkans, opened the way for a drive on Zagreb, puppet Croat capital, and southern Hungary and Austria. Zagreb already is under partisan artillery fire, Marshal Tito announced.
DEATHS MISS OLLIE BUSSEY Longview, Texas, Oct. 20 (Special). Funeral services for Miss Ollie May Bussey, 21, who died at a local hospital Wednesday afternoon, were held at, the First Baptist church at o'clock Thursday afternoon. Miss Bussey was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles R. Bussey of Route 5, Longview. He a native of Harrison county and employed was by the McWilliams Hardware and Furniture company. Survivors include her parents, three brothers, Charles, who is with the armed services overseas; Nathan and James Bussey of Longview; two sisters. Elizabeth and Mary Nell, both of Longview; uncles, Bennie Bussey of Marshall, N.
W. and Bob Bussey of Longview; aunts, Mrs. Pope Ford, Mrs. Fred Hall and Wash Croft of Hallsville; Mrs. W.
T. Blalock, Miss Johnnie Bussey, Miss Fannie Busey, -and Mrs. Robert Ledlow of Longview; Mrs. June Bardwell and Mrs. Valore Bartsmith of Marshall.
MISS THELMA JANE BROOKS El Dorado, Oct. 20 (Special). Funeral services were held Thursday at Rumph chapel for Miss Thelma Jane Brooks, 23, who died Tuesday at her home on Route 6. southwest of El Dorado, after an illness of two months. Miss Brooks is survived by her mother, Mrs.
Mary L. Brooks; one brother. William Lee Brooks, U. S. Navy; two sisters, Mrs.
R. H. Brashers and Mary Elizabeth Brooks, EI Dorado: her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary E. Thompson.
Cincinnati, Ohio; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Brooks, Denver, and one nephew, Jack Allen Hughes.
C. C. OSBORNE El Dorado, Oct. 20 (Special). Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at Rumph chapel for C.
C. Osborne, Lion Oil Refining company employe who died of heart attack Tuesday at his home here. Mr. Osborne had been employed at the refinery for many years. He is survived by his widow; three sons, Robert C.
Osborne, U. S. Army Air Forces, stationed in Corsica; Gerald Osborne, S. Army Air Forces, who has been reported missing since last April 13; and Harold Osborne, El Dorado; three daughters, Mrs. J.
G. Odum, Joyce City and Frances and Carolyn Osborne, El Dorado; two grand-daughters; five sisters, Mrs. R. A. Southwick, Mrs.
T. Gryder and Mrs. E. D. Holmes, all of El Dorado; Mrs.
H. B. Parish, Nacogdoches. Texas, and Mrs. J.
E. Russell of Oak Ridge, Tenn. Mr. Osborne was member of the West Side Baptist church. J.
S. ALPHIN El Dorado, Oct. 20 (Special). Julius Samuel Alphin, 79, wellknown retired El Dorado business man, died in Hot Spring early this morning following a protracted 111- ness. Born 1 in Union county Jan.
15, 1865, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Julius Alphin, Mr. Alphin spent the greater part of his life in El Dorado where he was engaged in the mercantile, cotton and real estate business. Since his retirement several years ago he has divided his time between his home here and Hot Springs.
Mr. Alphin is survived by three sons, J. Hendrick Alphin of El Dorado. Samuel D. Alphin, seaman second class in the Coast Guard, and Capt.
James A. Alphin of the army station at Fort Sill, one sister, Mrs. Eliza Alphin Morgan of El Dorado and three grandchildren, Mrs. William Timmins of El Dorado, Capt. McHenry Alphin, serving with the army in France and James C.
Alphin of the navy based in Maryland. Funeral arangements are incomplete. MRS. JOSTE MAE SIMMONS Coushatta, Oct. 20 (Special) -Mrs, Josie Mae Simmons, 33, died at the FOUR PERSONS SERIOUSLY BURNED IN GAS EXPLOSION De Ridder, Oct.
20 (Special) -Four persons were critically burned about 5 p.m. today when escaping butane g86 exploded in residence four miles south of here on the Lake Charles highway. Lewis granddaughter, Miss Injured, were Mrs. Henry H. Peggy Jo Jones, and Mrs.
Hinson and her daughter, Connie. All were rushed to the Forzoe clinic, where their condition was said to be. critical. The house was destroyed by the fire which followed the explosion and adjacent tenant houses were burned to the ground. Mrs.
Hinson's husband, Sergeant Hinson, is stationed at Camp Polk and the family occupied rooms in the Lewis home. DEWEY WARNS AGAINST FDR ONE-MAN RULE (Continued From Page One) someone who knew his way up the back stairs of the White House." "So, the railway brotherhoods had to hire Mr. Roosevelt's third term national chairman that eminent authority in Belgian paving blocks, Boss Flynn of the Bronx," Dewey continued. "This was the man who once appointed the notorious gangster and gunman, Dutch Schultz (the late Arthur Flegenheimer), as deputy sheriff of the Bronx. And did Mr.
Roosevelt's political manager lend hisaid for nothing? price of his services for the railroad workers Believes In Collective Bargaining was $25,000. "That sort of business must come to an end in this country. Political bosses and -man government must not be allowed to keep a strangle hold on the rights of our working people. I believe with all my heart in collective bargaining and it must again be free collective bargaining. It must be bargalinng for the rights of working people and not for the profit of political bosses." Dewey said that.
"playing with the rights of labor for political power and political cash is bad enough," but that "there is something even more dangerous in what the New Deal is doing." He then quoted Robert J. Wyatt, of the American Federation of Labor, as saying, "even as we fight for the survival of our basic freedoms, we find that the Democratic process in many ways is being hog-tied and rendered subordinate to the dictum of a one-man The New York governor, making his second bid for Pennsylvania's politically-important 35 electoral votes, said that collective bargaining is "only one of the casualties of the rights of the workers under the New Deal." He said the white collar worker had become forgotten and then cited the case of "a friend" who needed 15 months to get a raise which had been approved by his employer. "If the request had no merit in the first place, a denial would be fair and proper," he added. "But when it's right all the time, 15 months delay and three appeals to get justice are inexcusable. It is the same all through the New Deal.
It has been the same with millions of other white collar workers and factory workers all over the country. That's why it's time for a change. 'New Deal In his speech at the Hunt armory here which was broadcast nationally, Dewey asserted the slogan of the New Deal is: "Back to normalcy with 10 million unemployed. "It is time to face the fact that the New Deal is a bankrupt organization, living only to extend its powers over the daily lives of our people. It did some good things in its youth, but now it seeks to live on its past.
In this great national campaign my opponent has not offered to the people of this country even the pretense of program for the future." He said that all the present administration offers is a return to 10,000,000 unemployed with "leaf raking and doles" but added that he was "sure Americans will never submit to that dreary prospect." The candidate reiterated his pledge to: Appoint a secretary of labor from the ranks of labor; abolish "wasteful, quarrelsome and competing agencies which are strangling collective bargaining;" establish the fair employment practices committee on a permanent basis; give greater authority to the department of labor; "do away with special privilege for one group of American workers over another;" work for a broader social security act to include all persons, and, to extend unemployment insurance to all groups. For Free Labor Movement "These things government can and should do." he asserted. "We can have a free labor movement and make social progress only within the framework of a society that encourages enterprise- -that provides opportunity for all that is productive and growing. "To that end we are pledged to remove from the backs of American farmers and businessmen the hordes of bungling bureaucrats and the load of red tape and regulations under which they have staggered so many years. Necessary regulation of industry and finance will encourage, not discourage freedom and opportunity.
"There is no reason why our social trend should not continue. There is no reason except one -the New Deal -tired out and too long in office. It distrusts the people. It treats the social gains of the 1930's as its private property. The New Deal sits by the fireside and gazes back at its long lost youth with happy contemplation.
It hopes to spend its declining days clipping coupons on its political investments of the 1930's." family residence here Friday afternoon following a long illness. She is survived by her husband. Bert Simmons, a daughter, Carolyn Simmons, a son, Hubert Simmons all of Coushatta; her mother, Mrs. Bealer Lindsey of Coushatta; three brothers, Roy Lindsey of Shreveport, Dewey Lindsey, Haynes Lindsey of Coushatta. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.
m. Saturday at the residence. Burial will be in Mt. Zion cemetery. AACHEN FALLS TO AMERICANS AFTER SEIGE (Continued From Pace One) headed by troops of the Sixth army group who won footing in three of the major passes through the Vosges into Southwest Germany.
The Canadian First army opened new drive into Holland along a fivemile front north of Antwerp and advanced two miles to within 16 miles of Breda, the main communications center in the western Netherlands. South of the Schelde, the Canadians reduced by half the German pocket commanding the Antwerp channel and captured Middelburg and Aardenbourg, respectively eight and 10 miles northeast of Bruges. American armor on the right flank of the British Second army resumed its mud-hampered drive along the Helmond-Venlo railroad in southeastern Holland and advanced mile, nearing the village of Amerika. The Germans expended 10,000 men in captives alone in the battle for sample of the bitter -end resistance Aachen, front dispatches revealed, a that can be expected at every city along the road to Berlin. The modern city of 162,000, a great coal products, textile and precision tool manufacturing center before it became an Allied strategic bombing target, was found virtually destroyed As a result of previous raids furious shelling and dive bombing of the last three weeks.
The famed Aachen cathedral, reputed to house the Charlemagne. was one of the few buildings to escape grave damage and it was estimated that it would take years to rebuild the city. Its destruction was the choice of the German military command, made 10 days ago when it ignored an Allied ultimatum to surrender the city within 24 hours or it would be destroyed by the combined fire-power of Allied heavy guns and planes. The threat had been carried out almost to the letter and the Allied command WAS understood to be prepared to raze German cities one by one. in the Aachen pattern, wherever such suicidal resistance warrants.
After two days of intensive bombardment, Hodges' infantry began mopping up Aachen's rubble week ago and inched steadily through the city with amazingly light casualties, due to methodical manner in them which the enemy strongholds were reduced with a minimum of risk. A few hundred of the original German garrison were ferreted out each day and it was believed only a handful were collected in the last roundup. 'SIX AIRMEN KILLED AS BOMBER CRASHES NEAR DEMING, N. M. El Paso, Texas, Oct.
20 Six airmen were killed and four others parachuted to safety when their fourengined bomber, flying a combat training mission from Biggs Field here crashed 45 miles northeast of Deming. N. Thursday night, Col. Robert T. Cronau, Biggs commandant, announced tonight.
Killed were: Second Lieut. James E. Briggs, copilot, Alpena Pass, Earl F. Hegerle, aerial engineer, Ocean Beach, Cpl. Charles E.
Crockett, radio operator, Burlingame, Calif; Cpl. Henry G. Reul, gunner, San Francisco, Cpl. John G. Olson, gunner, Centerville, Iowa, and Cpl.
Stanley J. Kling, El Paso. Those who parachuted successfully from the crippled craft which was on routine training flight were First Lieut. Shelby H. Vaughn, instructor pilot, Tulia, Texas; Second Lieut.
Robert G. Bakula, pilot, St. Louis, Second Lieut. Joe W. Wilburn, navigator, Nashville, and Second Lieut.
Reny A. Delotto, bombardier, Clifton, N. J. MILLION VETS SEEN AIDED IN EDUCATION Washington recently Bill of Rights" will able nearly 1,000,000 veterans of World War I to attend any accredited schools or colleges they choose, the Office of War Information said in a report on education opportunities provided under the bill. Under the act, OWI said, a veteran may obtain educational benefits and a disability pension simultaneously.
Any person who served in the army, navy, marine corps or coast guard for at least three months between Sept. 16, 1940, and the end of the war is eligible for these benefits. Persons who were discharged after less than 90 days' active service because of an injury incurred in line of duty, or were honorably discharged for any other reason, also are eligible to receive this financial assistance for educational purposes. To take advantage of these facilities. the report said, the veteran must enter school not more than two years after the end of the war, whichever is later.
But under no conditions, it was emphasized, will these benefits be granted beyond seven years after the close of the war. British Coastal Towns Cleared of U. S. Navy A British Port, Oct. 20 (P) -With several bases of operations moved to France, many British coastal towns are now cleared of U.
S. sailors and shipping for the first time in two years. Hundreds of navy personnel freed by the reduction of amphibious activity in the English channel are turning to the United States for leave and reassignment, or going direct to other war zones. Three thousand sailors waved goodbye to this port last week. Cordell Hull Enters Hospital for Checkup Washington, Oct.
20 Secretary of State Cordell Hull, 73. who has been kept from his office for three weeks by throat irritation, is entering the Naval hospital at nearby Bethesda, for a checkup. Undersecretary Edward Stettinius emphasized that the condition was not considered serious. France Divided Into Two Zones Paris. France, Oct.
20 with an Allied agreement the French government tonight by decree divided France into an eastern "military zone" and a western "zone the interior," with the latter coming under full French control. The line of demarkation runs from Boulogne to Ardennes, thence to the Rhone river and along the Rhone to Marseille, both cities remaining within the military It was acknowledged that there still is fighting within the interior zone. Gen. Edgar De Larminat was named commander of French forces operating against German nests 01 resistance on the Atlantic coast. The action, which was envisaged in the agreements reached Sept.
25. in London by the French provisional government, the British government and the inter- Allied command, WAS authoritatively interpreted as meaning that the French now have control over, among other things. movements within the interior zone and entry of the zone by civilians. The matter of entry, however, also is governed by the problem of getting transport to France and Allied permits. Establishment of the French zones has been expected by some observers to be a signal for formal recognition by the Allies of the De Gaulle government, but no indications of this accompanied the announcement.
OIL SUPPLY OF GERMANY CUT Bombers From Britain and Italy Continue Raids on Industry London, Oct. 20 than 1,750 heavy bombers from Italy and Britain laced German industries and communications with a series of shattering blows last night and today as officials estimates declared Nazi finished oil production had been cut 77 per cent below its May potential. More than 1,000 RAF night bombera hit Stuttgart a doublewallop four hours apart, made a third large-scale assault on Nurnberg, and attacked Wiesbaden in the Rhineland with slightly less force. Nine bombers were lost. About 750 Fortresses and Liberators from Italy today blasted the helm rail yards, 35 miles southeast of Munich on the Brenner Pass line; oil storage tanks at Regensburg, on the Danube 60 miles north of Munich; unspecified objectives in the Brux area, 50 miles northwest of Prague in Czechoslovakia; the IsottaFraschini tank and motor plant and Breda armament works at Milan in northern Italy, and the Rad Albling airdrome, 30 miles southeast of Munich.
2 BOMBERS CRASH-LAND (Continued From Page One) Barksdale, for his cool and efficient landing of the bomber. Both planes were on routine training flights and had taken off from the field a short time before the mishaps. The first bomber was about 500 feet high when the right motor cut out, forcing the pilot to make the landing. GOV. DAVIS FAVORS LOUISIANA SCHOOLS SYSTEM BETTERMENT Baton Rouge, Oct.
20 James H. Davis told delegates attending the 11th annual educational conference at Louisiana State university tonight that as a gubernatorial candidate he had pledged his full support to the improvement of Louisiana's public school system and that he endeavored during the 1944 session of legislature to translate that pledge into a reality. The chief executive said that commendable program for the nancing and improvement of the state's education system was adopted by the past legislature and "the accomplishments were outstanding." Dr. Fred J. Kelly of the United States office of education told the conference that "there is every indication that the United States will become the mecca of foreign students after the war and the country should see to it that these students go back to their homes with good impression of our nation." "If the impression which our country makes upon these students in the effecting of lasting peace, good, they will play a powerful part while, on the other hand, should the impression not be good, they could exert an equally powerful influence in isolating the United States from all her neighbors nations, he said.
SHREVEPORT See It Grow, Day by Day Among the more important property transfers filed in the office of V. G. Simmons, clerk of court, yesterday were the following: Thomas Tigner Conger to Mr. and Mrs. F.
M. Johnson, west 28 feet, lot 7 and east 32 feet, lot 8, Columbia Park subdivision, including all improvements and buildings, for $9,500. Louisiana Real Estate and Development Company, to Mr. and Mrs. Buford Jackson, north 50 feet, lots 29 and 30 and north 50 feet of east 20 feet, lot 28, block Ingersoll Heights subdivision, for $2,000.
Louisiana Real Estate and Development Company, Inc. to Mr. and Mrs. William P. Huntley, lot 38 and NW feet lot 37, block T.A.L.
35 in old town of Shreveport for $3,000. Judson Albert Adams to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee Maness, lots 2 and 3. block G.
South Side Park subdiviston for $3.500. George W. and William W. Stone to M. W.
Hart, lot 1, block 11. Parkview addition, for $1.900. George W. and William W. Stone to M.
W. Hart, lot 7, block 5 of West End subdivision, for $1,100. Morris G. Emanuel to Mrs. Ella Mae Price, lot 6, Osborn Place subdivision, for $1,000.
BELL RELATES EVENTS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE (Continued From Pace One) unfavorable report on his work until late in August of this year after his resignation had been demanded by McHugh, who subsequently fired him. The department of conservation was not represented at today's hearing and Parker and Bell were the only witnesses. The commission ordered Bell's attorney to file briefs and promised a decision as soon AS possible. If the commission decides Bell was not unduly tardy in making his appeal then another hearing will be held to determine if McHugh acted "capriciously and arbitrarily" in making his report on Bell. Then finally the commission will be called upon to decide whether the actual dismissal was justified in the event it is decided that Bell should have civil service status.
Parker, the first witness called by Paul G. Borron, Baton Rouge, attorney for Bell, testified that Bell took the qualifying examination given all state employes in service on Jan. 1. 1943. He said no other examination had been given set up a list of persons eligible to hold the job and said no one had been employed to succeed Bell.
Parker said also that Bell passed the written part of his qualifying examination but failed on the report of his employer. "Was McHugh's criticism leveled largely at Bell's administrative abilIty?" Parker was asked. "Largely 80," was the reply. Parker testified also that under its rules the civil service department could make no independent gation unless an appeal was made, but that he suggested a review of the case because he knew that McHugh's report would fail Bell if correct. Bell was then called.
He testified that he was 61 years old and graduate of Stanford university in 1906 in mineral engineering and geology. He was in the state employ from 1923 to 1933 and was re-employed Nov. 18, 1941, as director of the minerals division. He said that after taking the qualifying examination, he asked Hugh to report on work and finally in July 29, 1943, wrote Civil Service to find out his grade. He was advised in August, 1943, that he was not successful in passing and WAS told that he had 30 days in which to seek a review.
Bell said he then asked for a review and was advised by Parker that he had passed the qualifying examination McHugh's report was 80 poor that he could not obtain civil service standing. Bell said that he then asked McHugh's executive assistant to find out what the conservation director intended to do. "He did so," 1 Bell continued, "and the commissioner told him that he had no intention of asking me to resign." This assistant is no longer with the department and would not be reached to testify, Bell said. did thought it nothing was best further," to go said along Bell. and do my work.
I was not at all sure that I had an appeal because I was not familiar with the Civil Service law. Also I thought it would be a good policy not to rock the boat. I thought that if I did do something I would immediately be discharged and I didn't completely understand the law." Bell added that he hoped he might overcome what he thought was temporary pique and animosity on his employer's part and felt that any appeal would defeat his efforts to make peace with McHugh, Finally, he said, McHugh asked him to resign on Aug. 31, 1944, and he refused and was subsequently discharged. Following the request for his resignation, he said he conferred with McHugh, who agreed not to ask for the resignation nor to discharge Bell.
"I felt secure in my position," he said, "but the next day MoHugh came to the office and said he was sorry not to keep me as he had promised but that Governor Davis told him it was necessary to discharge me. "A friend of mine contacted the governor, who said that he had merely told McHugh to use his own judgment. I then informed McHugh that I would avail myself of all rights I had under civil service and then I filed this appeal. Under questioning by Dunbar, Bell said he had not discussed the question of appeal with civil service personnel. Dunbar called attention to civil service rulings giving employes the right to appeal on reports in decisions issued in August, 1943.
Borron, in arguing the case, said that no one had been injured by Bell's failure to appeal the case earlier and said he felt this client was entitled to be heard if the report as submitted by McHugh was capriclous and arbitrary. He added that Bell did not understand his danger in delaying his appeal and pointed out that he was in precarious position. The matter was then submitted, the commission asking Borron to submit briefs as soon as possible and to furnish the conservation commission with a copy. Two Texarkana Men Are Reported Missing Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 20 (Special).
Two more Texarkana men have been reported missing in missions over Germany. Lt. Cloys V. Johnson, husband of Mrs. Edith Laws Johnson of 1201 Linden prenue, has been missing in action over Germany since Sept.
27. Son of W. V. Johnson of this city, he has been flying missions against the Nazis since last April, and at the time he was reported missing, he was assigned to a Liberator base somewhere in England. First Lieut.
James O. Baynham. son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Baynham of Texarkana, has been missing in action over Germany since Sept. 27. Also assigned to a Liberator base in England, Lieutenant Baynham was believed to have been on his twelfth raid when reported missing. He has been overseas since June.
1944. Ruins of the French city of Arles have yielded a statue of Venus, bust of Marcellus, and a head of Augus(tus, who visited the city in 43 B. C. Press Members Meet at Fair Members of the Louisiana Press sociation were enter.ined at dinner Friday night by, W. R.
Hirsch, secretary-manager the Louisiana State Fair. The dinner was held in Mr. Hirsch's offices at the grandstand and a short business session WAS conducted by F. A. Leaming, owner and publisher of the Mansfield Enterprise.
Those present, besides Mr. Leaming, were: Mrs. C. L. Breazeale, publisher of the Natchitochen Enterprise: Miss Carmen Breazeale: Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Faulk, publisher of the Ruston Leader; Mrs. H.
T. Spiva, publisher of the Webster Review and Minden Herald; Miss Lorraine Epps. editor of the Webster Review and Minden Herald; Miss Jean Smith, of The Shreveport Times, and John Gordon, chief petty officer in the navy, stationed at the recruiting office in Shreveport and former publisher of the Houma Courier. GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN (Continued From Pare One) position candidate in the December elections, had taken refuge in the Mexican Embassy. The Central American Republic was virtually isolated from the rest of the world, with a tight government censorship on telephone and cable communications and all air travel to and from Guatemala City temporarily suspended because passengers not be guaranteed safe passage from the city to the Toriello said the fighting was an outgrowth of a student general strike begun Wednesday against Ponce who was named provisional president to succeed Gen.
Jorge Ubico when the latter was forced to resign by "passive resistance" movement last July 1. Guatemalan exiles here have charged repeatedly that Ponce merely a "tool" of Ubico's and that the Ponce government 18 merely continuation of the Ubico regime that WAS in power for 13 years. Tension has been mounting rapidly in the little Central American capital for several weeks following An attempt by Ponce "to dissolve the regular December presidential elections in the hope of retaining the dency," Toriello said. WASHINGTON GETS UNOFFICIAL REPORT Washington, Oct. 20 -Trouble between various factions of the Guatemalan army has resulted in (some shooting in Guatemala received city, private, unofficial advises here indicated today.
reports received in New Orleans said the government of President Federico Ponce had been overthrown but there is no confirmation from any other source.) 2 SHREVEPORT MEN NAMED BY GOVERNOR TO STATE BOARDS N. B. Stoer, Shreveport, real estate man, has been named member of the Louisiana Real Estate Board, replacing T. 8. Neal, local real estate agent, and 8.
R. Loe of the S. and L. Service and Storage company here was named a member of the advis. ory committee of Shreveport Charity hospital, it was announced at Baton Rouge yesterday.
Records of the secretary of state also showed issuance of sion to E. G. Burleigh As member of the St. Landry parish board of supervisors of elections, replacing T. W.
Huntington. A. L. Pollard Attending Credit Bureau Meetings A. L.
Pollard, of 416 Albany street, president of the Associated Credit Bureaus of the Southeast division, was among leaders attending the recent two-day annual fall convention of the Associated Credit Bureaus of North Carolina held at Durham. Mr. Pollard has been associated with the Retail Merchants tion here for the past 12 years and 18 at the present serving as secretary-manager of the organization. He went from Durham to Orlando, Fla. for similar meeting.
WEATHER WEATHER FORECAST Shreveport and Vicinity- Clear Satur. day and Sunday. Not much change in temperature. Louisiana Generally fair Saturday and Sunday. Not much change in temperature.
East Texas Generally fair Saturday and Sunday. Not much change in temperature. Generally fair Saturday and Sunday. Not much change in temperature. TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY First figures indicate highest temperature second.
during last 12 hours ending 7:30 24 p.m.; lowest temperature last hours ending 1:30 p.m.; third. rain during last 12 hours ending 7:30 p.m.. CWT. Amarillo 73 Arcadia. Atlanta Chicano Denver Detroit El.
Paso Fort Worth Havre, Mont. Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Lake Charles, Little Rock Memphis Miami Orieans New York Oklahoma City Phoenix St. Louis San Antonio SHREVEPORT Washington DAILY RIVER BULLETIN First figures indicate flood stage; ond, stage now; third. predicted change: fourth. rain during last 24 hours.
Denison Arthur City Fulton Alexandria 32 3.0 RIVER FORECASTS The Red river will continue to fall slowly from Shreveport to Alexandria in the next few days. There will be very little change in present levels of the Little Sulphur. Cypress and the Red river above Shreveport for an indefinite period. AMERICANS TAKE LEYTE AIR FIELD (Continued From Pace One) battle roll forward to bring you within the zone of operation, rise and strike." In announcing the re-invasion. MacArthur said the operation caught the enemy by surprise and beachheads were secured "with small casunities." (The Tokyo radio was heard by the Federal Communications Commission to say that a "full-scale onslaught" against MacArthur's forces WAS about to be launched.
The broadcast WAS beamed to the United States.) Speaking over the radio, "voice of freedom." as reported by the office of war information, MacArthur Informed the Filipinos that their President, gio Osmena, and members of his cabinet were at his side. "The seat of your government 18 now therefore firmly re-estabiished on Philippine soil," he continued. "The hour of your redemption is here. now call upon your supreme effort that the enemy may know from the temper of an aroused and outraged people within that he has force to contend with no less violent than is the force committed from without." Bataan Survivors Return MacArthur's appeal, made A few hours after 1 he had landed with his assault forces after a terrific air and naval bombardment, came two and A half years after his memorable words. "I shall return," spoken upon reaching Australia from Corregidor.
Every available able-bodied survivor of historic Bataan and Corregidor was with him. Elements of Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger's Sixth army, veterans of New Guinea warfare, and attached units from the central Pacific with supporting forces made the long expected landings, which had been reported eariler by the Tokyo radio. The lodgementa on.
Leyte, on the eastern side of the archipelago, were "rapidly extended" by ground forces. MacArthur said announcing the operation. Supplies and heavy equipment immediately began flowing ashore in large volume. (President Roosevelt announced in Washington Friday that the re-invasion WAS proceeding on schedule and with light losses. His statement was based on message from Arthur, addressed to Gen.
George Marshall, chief of staff.) MacArthur, in personal command at the scene, said the operation "at one stroke splits in two the Japanese forces in the Philippines." He estimated these at 225,000, commanded by Field Marshal Count Terauchi, and pointed out that Japanese on the big southern island of Mindanao were virtually isolated by the operation. Three Main Landings A dispatch from AP War Correspondent Dean Schedler, on Leyte, said the assault troops struck simultaneously at three points. One beachhead extended from San Ricardo, about three miles south of the island's principal city of Tacloban, Palo. Another was between San Jose and Dulag. A third was reported Panaon "on the southern tip Leyte." but probably referring to the island of Panaon, immediately south of Leyte.
These main landings were preceded by lodgements on Dinagat and hom*onhon islands, commanding the trance to Leyte gulf. The Seventh fleet, commanded by Vice Admiral Thomas Kincaid, and elements of Admiral William F. Halsey's rampaging Third fleet covered the landing forces. In commanding of the Seventh amphibious corps was rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey.
Assault troops on scores of landing craft hit the shores under An arching ceiling of naval gunfire ranging from 16-inch shells of American battleships to smaller projectiles from American and Australian cruisers and destroyers. Great Air Sea Support The battleships, firing at first salvos and then opening continuous barrage, moved daringly close the shore to plant their steel into airdromes, highways and road Junetions inland. And above the din and smoke roared planes from Halsey's and Kinkaid's carriers and units of the Royal Australian Air Force. They bombed and strafed the beaches under the protection of fighter planes, alert for enemy aircraft which failed to ape pear. Rocket firing shipa worked close to shore to lend direct support the infantry.
The armada had moved into Leyte gulf along patch cleared by mine sweepers and naval demolition units. The -invasion climaxed nearly fortnight of the most furious aerial activity to date in the Pacific WAr as carrier planes commanded by Vice Adm. Mare A. Mitscher struck enemy from the Ryukyu talands. in Japans front yard, to the Philippines.
These strikes, which included Formosa, were co-ordinated with the aerial slashes against Formosa American Superfortresses, based China. Allied warplanes from the Southwest Pacific co-operated by hammering Japanese bases south of the Philippines, and bombers of the 14th Air Force flew from China bases raids on Japanese shipping in the China sea. Halsey's Third fleet packed much power it roamed the western Pacific that units of the Japanese fleet withdrew after taking one look at it. GI's Decide On Fines To Temper Language Fort Warren, Wyo. (9-The old remedy for swearing used to be threat to "wash your mouth out with bar of soap," but the boys in the regional hospital annex mess at Fort Warren have an even better idea.
The idea was thought up by Sgt. Peter Dettore, mess sergeant, who decided that since half the personnel in the mess hall are women, there was entirely too much profanaround the place. So Sergeant Dettore took a quart fruit jar, sealed it up. cut slot in the lid and labeled it: "Swear Can- five cents for each profane word." The idea caught on and has been working fine, except Sergeant Dettore happened to be the first person to drop nickel in the slot. NEWS BRIEFS 1 SINGING CONVENTION The Caddo Singing convention will meet at 1:30 Sunday at Wynn Memorial Methodist church, W.
M. Tarbutton, member of the organization, an nounced. The public Invited to attend and join in the singing. 60-DAY SENTENCE -Harry Cross. 30.
negro. 1744 Caperton street, was sentenced to serve 60 days on the pariah farm in city court yesterday by Acting Judge John Carpenter on a charge of vagrancy. He was cleared on A charge of being drunk and of using profane language in public hearing. TO CHURCH MEETING The Rev. J.
G. Carver, pastor of Southern Avenue Church of God, will leave today for Kansas City. where he will attend three day session of the Mid- West Ministertal Assembly of the Church of God. The Rev. Carver will speak to the assembly Wednesday, Oct.
26. 30-DAY SENTENCE Mrs. Myrtle Petty, 24, of 1525 Anna street, was sentenced to 30 days on the parish farm in city court yesterday by Acting Judge John Carpenter on charge of vagrancy. Evidence presented in court showed that she had been arrested two previous times during the month of October, once for being drunk and the second offense was for vagrancy. C.
A. Marcum, 30, who told the court that his home was just "everywhere." WAS given 30 days on the parish farm on a similar charge. He said he came here from Leesville and had attempted to find work, but had failed. Police Officer Farmer testifled that he had several ears of corn in his pockets at the time of arrest. Marcum replied: "At least I don't go around living off the public." FIRES--Grass fires in the 800 block of Market street.
1800 block of Laurel street and mattress fire of determined origin at 106 Lister caused fire department runs yesterday. NEGRO LEAVES Shreveport negro, Fisher Lewis, who died recently left real estate and personal property valued at 040.566.08 to his sole heir, his widow. Donese Lewis, according to an inventory filed in civil district court yesterday. STEAL BANK. CASH- One small steel suitcase bank containing $230 was being sought by police yesterday.
Mrs. V. D. Catanese, 414 Western avenue, reported someone entered her residence and stole the bank and cash. ABLE TO WALK- E.
Gibbs, 83, of 209 East Herndon street, WAS knocked down by taxicab driven by J. D. Lindsey of 962 Louisiana avenue at Texas and Market streets yesterday. Gibbs said he was uninjured and walked away, police, said. Gibbs was crossing Texas avenue with a green light, but the light changed while he was in the middle of the street.
FORMER LOCAL OIL MAN WINS SILVER STAR IN FRANCE Capt. Robert W. Stewart, formerly petroleum engineer with Phillips Petroleum company here, has been awarded the Sliver Star for herotam in saving the lives of wounded men on a beach in France on D-Day, the war department announced Jesterday. Overseas for two years, Captain Stewart is serving with the engineers corps. He made his home at 3852 Maryland avenue in Shreveport for about five years prior to entering military service, and both he and his wife were prominent in activities of the Kingshighway Christian church.
His wife and parents now live in Bartlesville, Okla. The citation accompanying the Silver Star award follows: June 1944. during process of being landed on beach in Prance he and the men with him were subjected to extremely heavy rifle, machinegun and artillery fire. Some were able to attain the cover afforded by a wall along the beach. He left the shelter of the wall three times in order to carry wounded men from the beach and the water to the protection afforded by the sea wall.
His heroic action undoubtedly saved the lives of these wounded men, and reflects credit upon himself and the tary service." Students Hold "Straw" Ballot for President Dewey. Roosevelt or the Independent candidate for presidency WAS the subject of debate in the chapel meeting at Centenary college, Priday morning. Oct. 20. The discussion created high interest in the straw rote conducted by the staff of the college newspaper, the Conglomerate, in the Student Union butiding Friday.
Por the Democratic nominee ard Wells and Willis Hunter were speakers. Wilton Summers and Bonneau Peters, discussed the cause of the Republican candidate. The Independent ticket was upheld by Dantel Lincoe. Jack Pulwers vaS chairman of the meeting. The result of the straw vote will be made public in the October 27 issue of the Conglomerate.
J. Otis Davis, Homer, Killed on French Front Homer, (Special) -Word received here late this afternoon that Prt. J. Otis Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. S. Davis, of Homer, was killed in action in France Sept. 24th. Davis.
graduate of Homer high school, is survived by his wife, the former Miss Margie McKenzie, preently working at the California Douglas Aircraft Plant, his sister, Miss Verna Mythl Davis, who is in training at the Schumpert sanitarium in Shreveport, his brother. Morris Davis, in the army in Virginia, and his parents..
