THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER MOMMY, I I HKL'AHY 26, 19l. December Fall Fatal BOAT MYSTERY 1 Sr7 vD ELD ii OUTPUT Of Aircraft Is Up Hut Manufacture Of Other Weapons Drops. NEEDED 743 BLOOD DONORS To fill week's quota of 2,500. Call Red Cross Blood Donor Service UNIversiry 2150. AACM ARDIIT 1 Nation Is Four Per Cent Behind Goals Set By WPB, Officials Announce.
Washington, Feb. 25 Weather and the man-power shorts age combined in January to set back the drive for an all-time rec- ord war production by midyear, the War Production Board an nounced tonight. Production one per cent behind December and two ner cent hehlnrl schedule was reported as selective service raised new labor supply problems by moving into the 30-through-33 age group of Industrial workers. Draft boards were ordered last night to give occupational defer- ments only to "necessary" men in that age bracket, even in war industry. "Now, for the first time in sev-eral months, the man-power shortage is felt as a nroblem wkinh affects war production in general," WPB said.
"Heretofore it h.n a problm only in certain specific paris or tne production program." In the malor munition. ot mA jhh. jflbii at aafl ft! 1 iw CINCINNAIANS MAN GLIDERS These three Cincinnatians are glider pilots with the 435th Troop Group in the European theater. The trio, who also serve as pilots of light reconnaissance planes between glider trips, are, left to right, 2nd Lt. George O.
Becker, 1616 Mansfield Flight Officer John G. Manning, 1900 Clarion and 1st Lt. Paul L. Hurney, 512 Union St. Four Veterans Are Reunited As Two Attend Rites For Kin ries, WPB said, only aircraft pro- -ducers exceeded schedules.
Ships, guns and fire control, and military vehicles not onlv lazeerl hhinrr goals but behind December out put. Aircraft and communications equipment topped December records by one and two per cent re- ipecuveiy, but missed schedules by four per cent each. STILL BEHIND GOAL. Two dozen critical programs which are feeding direct battle-front demands showed a seven per cent over-all gain above December because of government coddling, but this was still four per cent behind WPB's goal. Most disappointing- were tanks, 23 per cent behind December, and heavy trucks, 20 per cent behind.
The best gainers were truck and bus tires, up 30 per cent, and cotton duck fov tents, up an astonishing 33 per cent; both were 13 per cent above goals and set an all-time record. "The critical aircraft models" superbombers, jet-propelled fighters, new pursuit ships and a few others "were 13 per cent below the first-of-the-month schedule," said the rp port prepared by Hiland G. Batchel ler, WPB chief of operations. "Critical mortars and artillery items missed schedule by 5 to 30 per cent. Heavy and light-heavy trucks were -each 5 per cent behind forecasts." Looking ahead, Batcheller saw plenty of trouble.
More important than the Jan Molloy To Address Club Councilman John M. Molloy will speak on "Plans For The Bottoms Area" at the Civic Club luncheon in Shil-lito's Tea Room tomorrow, P. G. Graves, Secretary of the club, announced yestetrday. RED CROSS FOOD Is Gobbled By Nazis, Although Marked For Tiisoners American Finds Evidence In Dueren Billets.
Dueren, Germany, Feb. 25 (INS) Captured basem*nt billets of Nazi Volksgrenadier troops in Dueren produced proof today that members of the German army have been eating Red Cross food packages sent to Allied prisoners of war. Scattered about well-furnished basem*nt rooms were the remnants of three cartons which once held 48 pounds of food for French prisoners in Germany. Lt. Col.
Mark Plalsted, Springfield, 111., found the first one. Picking it up, he swore: "Look at this. This was a package for French prisoners of war. There haven't been any French prisoners here for six months if ever." The end of the carton, obviously recently torn, still was fresh and marked "International Red Cross fir French Prisoners of Wir." The allotment number penciled on it was 24566. "In the interests of truth, even if it does discourage a few from donating to the Red Cross, this should be known," the Colonel said.
"It is another war crime to be chalked up against the Germans." Boxes from the original carton, and two other Red Cross food cartons, partly destroyed, were found in the basem*nt JAPS CLEARED From Foothill Area East Of Manila, As Bomkrs Rake Northern Luzon And Formosa, New Guinea. Manila. Feb. 26 (Monday) (AP) Maj. Gen.
Edwin D. Patrick's Sixth Division Americans captured San Ididro and Montalban Saturday in clearing the Japanese from the foothills east of liberated Ma nila while American bombers heavily raked enemy positions on Northern Luzon and swept shipping and airdromes from Formosa to New Guinea. A tanker was set ablaze off French Indo-China and a ton transport was damaged off Swatow, China. A number of troop-laden barges and other craft were destroyed in various sectors. Strong bomber formations pund-ed six airdromes on Northern Borneo, which has been hit daily for many weeks.
First Cavalry Division Americans were operating near Antipolo, 18 miles due east of Manila, while the 11th Airborne troops crossed the San Juan River on the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay, 15 miles south of captured Muntinlupa. Far to the north, patrols sent spearheads up from captured Ro-sario toward the Philippine summer capital at Baguio. Attack bombers swept the north coast of Luzon, where the bulk of the island's enemy garrison is established, firing ful dumps and destroying installations. Widespread air attacks also were reported in today's communique from Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Reconnaissance bombers in the Sakishima Islands near Formosa sank two enemy landing craft loaded with an estimated 300 troops. A tanker was left ablaze and sinking off the French Indo-China coast. Two destroyer escorts suffered direct hits in the same general uary loss of munitions, he said, is the potential threat for months ahead brought about bv last month's slump in steel and ma- terials production caused by the To Back Street Man A victim of slippery sidewalks during the December cold wave, Adolph Schweitzer, 79, 21 Back died last night at General Hospital. Schweitzer suffered a right-hip fracture December 28 when he slipped and fell in front of 4 Beaton Street. The office of Coroner Frank M.
Coppock Jr. was notified. CITY BRIEFS Aged Man Stricken Edward Blum, 81, 2925 Euclid a retired employee of the John Shil-lito suffered a stroke In his home early yesterday. He was taken to Jewish Hospital by the Life Squad. In addition to the stroke he suffered a deep cut on the left temple when he fell, police said.
Girl Swallows Poison Miss Maude Kinser, 20, 1710 Main was given first aid by the Life Squad, then taken to General Hos pital early yesterday after swal lowing poison at her home, police reported. Physicians said her con dition was not serious. Girl's Story Spurs Hunt A man clad in a soldier's uniform was the object of police search early yes- terday because of an incident involving a 6-year-old Pleasant Street girl. Search for the suspect was begun after the girl, who was found at Henry and Elm Streets, told of being accosted at Findlay and Elm Streets Saturday night, and offered ice cream. The girl, who was not harmed, related that the man took her into several yards in the 100 block on Elder Street, then clamped his hand over her mouth when she screamed.
Police said the suspect later took the child to Henry and Elm Streets and left her there. Girl's Condition Serious Mrs. Mary Stanton Nixon, 20, 925 Dayton was taken to General Hospital from the home of a sister at 1314 Freeman Ave. when she lapsed into a coma Saturday night. Police said she had taken an overdose of sleeping powders.
Physicians said her condition was serious. Woman Hit Upon Head Miss Loretta Repas. 30, 828 York suffered a head cut early yester day when she was assaulted by another woman In a restaurant at 2017 Central Ave. She was treated at General Hospital. Hotel Guest Robbed Howard Wogoman, R.
R. 1, New Lebanon, Ohio, told police yesterday of the theft of an electric razor and safety razor, valued at $20.50, from his room at the Hotel Gibson. Police are lookiner for a. 20-vear-olrf Cleve- land soldier who was said to have used the room in Wogoman's absence. Costly Coat Stolen A $350 woman's fur coat was stolen yester day from the third-floor apartment of William Schieve, 60, 1215 Rut ledge Price Hill, police were told.
Schieve said somebody gained entrance by forcing the front door of the apartment. Nurses Douse Fire At General Hospital General Hospital nurses turned their attention from fevers to fire early today when ignited rubber tubing started a blaze in a third- floor ward. The patients remained calm as the feminine bucket brigade put out the fire. The Fire Department responded, but the blaze had been extinguished whtn it arrived. A.A.TJ.
CAGE RESULTS. Six teams were eliminated in the eight games in the AAU basketball tourney at the Friars Club last night. Pollak Steel trounced the Wright Aero Fighting Aces, 40-27; Pepsi Colas downed the 0 Girls, 17-15; Kurt's Tavern oeat Jewisn center, 23-21, and AAF Convalescent Hospital set-tack Champion Paper of Hamilton, 30-20. Other results: AAF Ferrying Division 21, Beta Thsta Pi, 17; AAF Flight Control 32, North End Aces of Hamilton 28, and Mosler Girls of Hamilton 28, Champion Paper of Hamilton 16. Playbowl forfeited to AAF Flight Control.
Play will be resumed at the Cincinnati Gym tonight FOUND DEAD IN HOME. Miss Helen West, 70, 1104 Columbia a retired accountant, was found dead in her home yesterday when visited by her niece, Mrs. Frances McLachlin, 3175 Victoria Hyde Park. Mrs. McLachlin told Patrolman Leroy Lemon that she saw Miss West Saturday and that she did not appear to be ill.
Miss West, who was seated in a chair when Mrs. McLachlin found her, was christened Henrietta Clermont West, but had changed her name officially to Helen West forward again, shouting back that he could not see. The rest of Knight's men sud denly caught up with him and as they did the Japanese concentrated their fire from all sides. While his men were falling around him, Knight paused only long enough to regroup his squads by arm mo tion. "Qome on, we have them," Knight shouted to his men as he ran ahead, He grenaded another pillbox and was wounded for a second time This time he went down but kept shouting encouragement to his men from where he lay.
Knight's brother, Sgt. Curtis Knight saw him fall and ran forward to lead the troops. He was hit by a bullet under the heart. Jack Knight lying unable to move, saw his brother drop and asked one of the men to help his brother to a first aid station. Then on his hands and knees he crawled toward another pillbox and hurled a grenade.
It was his sixth and last, as an enemy bullet hit and killed him. Jack Knight was buried in a bamboo grove not far from the Burma Road. Curtis Knight was unable to attend the funeral be cause he was la a tear hospital. PRODUCTION In War Plant Hit As Strike Of 13,000 At Detroit Continues. Union.
Federal Demands Rejected By UAW After Secret Meeting. Detroit, Feb. 25-(UP Production of munitions of war at Chrysler Corp. plants received a new threat of curtailment today when representatives of 13,000 Dodge main plant employees and inter-plant truck drivers rejected union and government demands and voted to remain on strike. Heads of the Congress of Industrial Organizations United Automobile Workers went into immediate executive session following a heated, three-hour secret mass meeting to prepare for tomorrow morning's show-cause hearing tailed by the War Labor Board.
WLB and International UAW offi cials had set a Monday morning back-to-work dead line. Dodge main plant does not operate Sunday. Pre-meetine sentiment expressed by the workers Indicated no settle- mem wouia db remuea at iuuj session. A vote to remain on strike Is usual when WLB has set a how-cause hearing. Unionists de manded government seizure of the plant.
Company spokesmen said continuation of the stoppage will endanger war work of 67,000 Chrysler employees in Detroit plants and 84,000 workers engaged in assembly cf the power B-29 Superfortress engine at the Dodge Chicago plant. The Chicago plant is dependent upon an uninterrupted flow of materials from Detroit. The strike flared Friday in the B-29 department when the company discharged seven workers for failure to maintain production schedules and loafing. The stoppage apread quickly to all departments, affecting output of guns, rockets, airplane parts and military vehicles. While production was virtually paralyzed, the company said maintenance crews were keeping the plant open.
Chicago, Feb. 25 (AP) An agreement granting increased vaca tion allowances with pay to more than 800,000 railroad employees was signed in Chicago Friday by representatives of the railway brotherhoods and the carriers Con ference Committee representing the East, West and Southeast railroads, it was learned today. Spokesmen for the railroads con firmed the signing of the agreement following conferences of representatives of 14 brotherhoods and 15 railroads, but declined to issue any further statement until the agreement has been acted upon by the government under the stabiliza tion program. BIG HEARTS From Far And Near Rally To Boy Who Needs Operation For Cardiae Enlargement. Vancouver, B.
Feb. 25 (AP) -Five-year-old Colin Gray can have the delicate heart operation necessary to save his life thanks to factory and farm hands throughout Canada and the United States, airmen, merchant seamen and a U. S. Marine. Donations totaling $3,000 have beet received to provide Colin, who is buffering from an enlarged heart, with the best heart surgery specialists in North America.
Dr. J. C. Jones, Los Angeles, already has been called into consultation and it is believed that he may operate upon the boy. Vancouver doctors say Colin must have the operation before his aixth birthday, June 28.
Otherwise he may not survive the condition, which restricts proper blood circulation and stops normal development of the boy's legs so that he Is forced to crawl at all times. INJURED IN COVINGTON. Bertha Mauney. 27, 1047 Freeman Ave was taken from her home to St. Mary Hospital yesterday for treatment of possible fracture of shoulder, right arm and leftLwrlst.
She told police that she wa. hurt Saturday night when hit by an automobile in Covington. Police said she declined assistance at the time of the accident. LICENSED IN KENTUCKY. COVINGTON.
Walter R. Scott. 2 yeari old, ioldler. and Eleanor J. Latimer, 21, both of Kenton, Ohio.
Sanford B. McCafferty. 22. Toledo, Ohio, marine, and Jean E. Frederick, 21, Dunkirk, Ohio.
Merl Hornln. 21, truck driver, and Helen KamRn, 21. both of Cleveland. Frank H. Schoenecker 21.
Chicago, grinder, and Winnie Lucille Lisenbee, 21, Red Buh, Ky. Lee Jacknon, 52, machinist, and Eunice JIcFadden. 49, both of Covington. Louie Parbo. 36, manager, and Anna Mckell, 29, both of Cincinnati.
NEWPORT. Marvin W. Boutherland, 29, Lebanon. Oklahoma, soldier, and Gladyi Conover, 21, Cincinnati. Ralph Brock, 23, fireman, and Polly Itaii Turner.
21. both of Hamilton, Ohio. For Ladies and Men DILLF0LDS Yur Hum In Cold Frti 978 to $10 REMEMBER HIM WITH A NEW PIPE Wm'U Pick A Snap To Suit You KNOW PIPES DON'T SELL IHIX JUST AS A SIDE UNB onviTz TUTS 8T. AT SEVENTH Q7c I Solved By Police After Woman's Remark Leads To Arrest. Boy, 13, Admits He And His Friends Looted Six Or More River Craft.
A sardonic remark attributed to a young woman In Newport, had a result-getting effect yesterday after it reached the ears of Gus Utendorfcr, Campbell County Juvenile Probation Officer. Because of the remark a 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the looting of half a dozen or more boats in and near a Cincinnati boat harbor. Utendorfer revealed the lootings of the boats to Cincinnati police after questioning the boy. He said he started to look for the boy and several others upon hearing that the woman had asked "How is it that these kids can steal all this stuff and get away with it?" It developed the woman had learned that one of the boys had sold a radio to a Newport taxicab driver. When Utendorfer began a search for the boys, the 13-year-old sur rendered and admitted that he and other boys had broken into the boats.
Utendorfer, Police Lt John Oman and Detective Alfred Werner accompanied the boy to the Ohio River bank in the 1700 block on Eastern Avenue where, they said, he pointed out the boats that had been entered. Police said the boy was an employee of a sheet metal company near the place where the boats were beached. A radio recovered by Utendorfer was identified as the property of Frank Trik, 105 Stratmore Fort Thomas. It had been taken from his yacht. Other boats entered were owned by Waiter Eck, Cincinnati florist, and Coney Island, Inc.
Police are waiting for! owners of the boats to determine! what was stolen! The 13-year-old boy was sent to the Juvenile Place of Detention. TRUCK DRIVER Is Injured Critically hen HIS ItantS near I Streetcar Suffers Skull Fracture, Chest Injury. Benjamin Harrison, 54, 654 Neave a truck driver, was injured critically yesterday when his truck hit the rear of a stopped Warsaw streetcar at Eighth and Melvin Streets. Suffering from a skull fracture, crushed chest and wrist and face cuts, he was taken to General Hospital, where his condition was pronounced very serious early today. Patrolmen Frank Duritsch and William Klosterman said Harrison was driving east on Eighth Street when his truck wheels caught in trolley tracks and he failed to watch the street ahead as he tried to steer from the rails.
The officers charged him with reckless driving and failure to possess a driver's license. Josaph Eichmann, 2541 Warsaw motorman, had stopped the streetcar to discharge passengers when the collision occurred. Myrtle Postel, 33, 3014 Melrose suffered a chest injury yesterday when her automobile crashed against a pole in front of 03 Lin coln Ave She was taken to Gen eral Hospital. Safety Patrolmen Albert White and Clifford Yoas, who charged her with reckless driving, said she drove on the wrong side of the street. Jams Davis, 10, 1402 Linn St, suffered cuts yesterday when his bicycle struck an automobile driven by the Rev.
Ben J. Ward, 839 Armory at Wade and Linn Streets, Patrolman Howard McMiller re ported. DRIVER FACES TRIAL Clyde Lowe, 6128Kennedy Kennedy Heights, is to be tried on charges of reckless driving and failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in the court of Mayor Otto Hassler of Elmwood Place tomorrow night Patrolman Martin cited Lowe after his automobile hit Mrs. Clara Imwalle, 72, 517 Maple Elmwood at Vine and Maple Streets. The acci dent occurred late Saturday.
Mrs. Imwalle is being treated at Good Samaritan Hospital fo- a broken left leg and bruises. Road to help secure the newly opened Ledo Road to China, Knight and his men attacked enemy positions in the jungle at 6:20 a. February 5. In the first 1,500 yards they met only two Japanese, and Knight shot them both.
Coming under intense enemy fire a few minutes later, Knight advanced to investigate. Approaching the crest of a hill, he found pillboxes and grenaded two of them. He called back to his men to "come up. There is a whole nest of pillboxes here." Despite growing casualties from the barrage, Knight's men followed him up the hill. Seeing them coming, Knight moved down the slope on the other side Into the center of the horseshoe formation of pillboxes.
Knight threw grenades Into another pillbox and fired his carbine Into the opening. An nemy grenade wounded him. With blood dripping from his face, Knight walked back a few feet to Lt. Leo Tynan of San Antonio, who later took command from him. A Japanese charged out of a pillbox and tried to bayonet Knight as he stumbled along.
Tynan kilted that one. Knight then took half of Tynan's ammunition and started Four buddies, all of whom have returned home within the last three months from service abroad, were reunited in Cincinnati recently under tragic circ*mstances, two of the veterans being on emergency leaves. WTlc Francis Wahl of the Sea-bees and Sgt. Leonard Wahl, both of 3900 Harrison came home to attend services for their brother-in-law, 1st Lt. William M.
Ana-hu, who was killed over Mindoro Island in the Philippines February 1. While in Cincinnati, they got together with John Harritos, discharged Cincinnati veteran, and Corp. Maurice Glatting, Columbia Park, to reminisce over old times and plan a reunion after the war. Sergeant Wahl, Harritos and Cor holds the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. Thomas Bannister, 1037 Clark has been promoted to Private First Class at Hamilton Field, Calif.
Pfc. Burnest Banks, 809 Bank is with a sienal service company that provided wire communications for Allied Force Headquarters in Italy. Pvt Robert Richter. 1324 Linn Street, and T4 George Castro, 1647 Pleasant Street, have received the Army's Motor Vehicle Award lor nrofieiencv in drivine with the Ninth Air Defense Command Unit in France. Maj.
Richard C. Morris, 3024 Ra-mona has been selected to at tend the Officers' Special Basic- Course of the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Okla. TSct. Lester Tenenbaum, 880 Cleveland is serving with a port unit of the Supply Forces in France. Tnfantrvman'a A II Bailee has been presented to SSgt.
Joseph Rosen, 3460 Knott Street, member of the 12th Armored divi sion or the scventn Army in France. Pfc. Walter E. Biederman, 3133 Gloss Avenue, has received an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart for wounds suffered when fighting with a tank destroyer unit in France. He has returned to duty.
FRANCE SENDS ENVOY. London. Feb. 25 (AP) Georges BIdault French Foreign Minister, arrived today and talked witn Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, nrelimlnarv to a conference tomor row with Prime Minister Churchill. The Crimean Conference is the main topic up for discussion.
GAS PENALTIES INVOKED. Washington, Feb. 25 AP) Filling stations which use stolen coupons to purchase gasoline will be penalized after February 28 by loss of an equivalent supply of gas oline, OPA announced. ONE MISSING, Four Are Wounded From Hamilton County Walnut Hills Private Unaccounted For On Western Front. A Walnut Hills infantryman Is missing in action and four soldiers have been wounded in Europe, the Hamilton County casualty list yesterday disclosed.
ric. (Jharlps IS, Thomas, 21, son of Mrs. Carrie B. Thomas, 1532 Ruth Walnut Hills, has been missing in Germany since February 7. He hag been overseas with the infantry for six months.
A graduate of Walnut Hills High School, he entered the Army 18 months ago. Second Lt, Halbert A. Hudson, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Halbert A.
Hudson 3265 Lambert PL, Mt. Lookout, was wounded in Germany February 11, exactly one month after he left home to report at a port of embarkation center on the East Coast. He is an infantry officer. Pvt. Donald L.
Kelly, 19, son of Mrs. Minnie Kelly, 2918 Hackberry Walnut Hills, was wounded in Luxembourg January 15. He is recovering in an English hospital. Pvt. Joe E.
Boggs, son of Jasper Boggs, Miamltown, and Pfc. Harry W. Chrlstman, husband of Mrs. Kathryn Christman, 4303 Cole- rain have been wounded in Europe, the War Department announced. Harvey A.
Cotterell. 7326 Park Mt. Healthy, has been promoted to Corporal at the Van Nuys, Army Air Field, where he is an aircraft crew chief. First Lt. Frederic A.
Stone, 2423 Ingleside a copilot, has re ceived the Air Medal at an Air Transport Command base in First Lt. Vincent J. Goebel. 2301 Auburn Crest, has received an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorius service with an Army Air Forces heavy combat mapping squadron in the India-China-Burma theater. Overseas since last March he has bailed out twice, once over the Himalaya Mountains.
Capt Henry C. Peterson. 3148 Mo Henry has been assigned as instructor at the Courtland, Army Air Field. Captain Peterson, who saw combat in the Asiatk theater, wears the Air Medal. inree uncinnatians have returned to this country after 10 months' weather patrol service aboard mine sweepers in the At lantic.
They are Baker 1c Frank J. Fernbacher, 4932 Hegry Circle; Motor Machinist's Mate lo Clavin R. Ochler, 802 Delhi and Motor Machinist's Mate 3c Arthur W. Phillips, 1643 Bruce Ave. Master Sgt.
Clark A. Parrish, 1130 Halpin supervises the work of the 710th Railway Grand Divi- ion of the Army Transportation Corps in Europe. T4 Robert F. Heil, 1115 Grand veteran of 29 months' foreign duty, is stationed at an Air Service Command base in France. Second Lt.
Millard S. Oscher-witz, 857 Windham and Flight Officer Thomas H. Beckman, 1859 Andlna have reported for duty at a Strategic Air Force Station in England. Sgt. Norbert L.
Schmidt, 4255 Clifford Deer Park, and Sgt. Paul Hegenbarth, 2315 Kemper Lane, are serving in the metal manufacturing section of an Air Service Command Depot in England. Pvt William R. Greenbecker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roscoe Rainey, 5117 Blaesl Madison-ville, has been assigned to the Army Air Forces Training Command Radio School at the Sioux Falls, S. Air Field for training as a radio operator-mechanic. He attended Withrow High School and clerked at a Dow Drug store at Madison Road and Markbreit Avenue before entering the Army November 25. 1944. Leonard Horton DeVore, 3155 Victoria was commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve at the same time that he received a bachelor of arts degree at recent graduation exercises at Duke University, Durham, N.
C. He won his commission after completing the four-year Naval ROTC course at the university. Pvt. Robert A. Pritchard, 3046 Minot and Pfc.
George R. Richards, 314 Central are members of the 799th Port Company engaged in supply operations in Belgium. First Sgt. John Katz, 1006 Burton serving with Battalion Headquarters Company of the 17th Airborne Division in Belgium, has received the Combat Infantryman's Badge. Charles F.
Louis, 351 Terrace has been promoted to Staff Sergeant at Ramgarh, India, where he is assisting with the training of Chinese troops. Joseph Flanlgan, 2124 Herrick has been promoted to Private First Class. He Is with the 36th Texas Division of the Seventh Army. George E. Becker, 1616 Mansfield has been commissioned a Second Lieutenant at a Troop Carrier base in France.
A glider pilot, he From Board 21 The following men have been Inducted into the armed forces throusrh Draft Board No. 21, 904 State James A. PreintU, S3U River Rd Arnold Le ve nd-cker. 45S8 Hlllnlde Ave Thomai Jonrs, ltig BurKoyne Ave; Albert T. Scott, 2473 Onlvln Leo J.
CarcP fern. Hlll.lrte Throrinre M. Jurtil 1A IvinhM Ave Ramuel R. Johnson. 3800 Klitner and Freertck D.
Jackson, 53A0 Tynaaii an or Cincinnati, ana lui Hack. SUvw Otev, Kjr 2- fh f-i "fanMrSif'- poral Glatting saw action together in the 147th Infantry. After passing 28 months In the Pacific area, Francis Wahl now is stationed at Davison, R. I. Once he was in Honolulu at the same time that Lieutenant Anahu was stopping over in the city, but the Lieutenant departed before he was able to see him.
Sergeant Wahl was overseas three years. Two other brothers, CSM Robert Wahl, with the Navy at Norfolk, Sgt. Eugene Wahl, stationed in the Aleutians, were unable to come to Cincinnati for the services. Lieutenant Anahu was an All-America football star and recreation director of Ft. Scott, Catholic boys camp.
He is' survived by his widow, Mrs. Beatrice Wahl Anahu, and a son, David Anahu, two and a half years old. TWO SOLDIERS From Northern Kentucky Listed By War Department As Wounded In Action. Two Northern Kentuckians were listed by the War Department yesterday as wounded in action. Pfc.
Joseph Beagle, 23, son of Mrs. Carrie H. Beagle, 1408 Hol-man and of Thomas J. Beagle, 315 Pike both of Covington, was wounded in Germany January 23. An infantryman, he has been overseas since August.
He worked at the Wright plant, Lockland, Ohio, before he entered the Army in December, 1942. A brother, Clarence Beagle, holds an honorable discharge from the service. Pfc. Roy M. Myers, 506 W.
13th Newport, also was wounded in action. MUCH SMOKE, NO FIRE. Smoke pouring from windows from several rooms at the La Verne Apartments, 1922 Hopkins Norwood, brought the entire Norwood Fire Department to the scene early yesterday, but there was no fire. Chief Thomas Fisher said careless tenants had stuffed refuse and garbage into the incinerator, causing it and the chutes to become clogged. NORWOOD HOME DAMAGED.
Fire attributed to a defective flue burned out the attic and through the asbestos-shingled roof of the two-story frame home owned and occupied by William Q. Phippard at 1906 Hopkins Norwood, last night Fire Chief Thomas Fisher said he could not give an exact estimate of the damage but that it was "considerable." At VSO Today Donot Center Table tennis and pool. Variety show, p. m. Fenwlck Lounge Swimming dally.
Re-eordinr night. Dancing. VWCA Informal dancing. Snacks. Y.MCA Request Mght.
Singing and dancing. Jewish Center Informal evening, Oameroom, MISS KATHERINE UANMA. Chairman of American Relief for France and is a member of the Executive Committee for Russian Relief, Cincinnati Print Drawing Circle and Modern Art Society. Mrs. Raymond Motter, former head of the Educational Depart ment of the Cincinnati Art Mu seum, is Vice Chairman of the Red Cross Arts and Skills Corps.
1 worst weather since 1918 and short ages of coal, gas, labor and transportation. 'By the second half of the year, when most of the critical programs reach their peaks, gains ranging up to a high of 260 per cent above December's levels must be registered," Batcheller said. He reported that WPB had al lotted 16,900,000 tons of steel- slightly more than was actually in slight to essential users for the April-May-June quarter. This, he said, was only 85 per cent of What the Army, Navy and other claim-ants asked jtor. "If the war continues in both Europe and Asia, the deficit for the third quarter probably will be greater than that which we face for the second quarter." ths WPB official stated.
With an eye to possible coal mine shutdowns growing out of new wage demands now being prepared by John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers, Batcheller reported that WPB now was setting up a priority list of industries. This will be used to channel coal to the most urgent users if mining operations are in- terrupted. YALTA PROGRAM LAUDED. Chicago, Feb.
25 (UP) The Talta Conference evolves understandings among Allied Nations which "sup- port the hope for lasting peace," Frank C. Walker, Postmaster Gen eral, said tonight. Speaking before the Fourth Degree Knights of Co-' lumbus, Walker emphasized that the conference was valuable both for agreements on action in areas where th Axis had been smashed and upon plans for furthering peace. BASKETBALL NOTES. With tour teama tied fnr thlrri Blara In the second round of the USO-YMCA.
Basketball League, the all-clvtllati Green Devils of the Central Parkway have a chance to move Into undisputed pos session of that spot tonight. The first Sime, at a p. Dnngs togeiner AAi i eadquarters Base Unit and second nlaca Taf Museum Curator Head Of Red Cross Arts Corps Lunken Flight The atandlngs: Team W. Pet. Ft.
Thomas PTg 3 1.000 Lunken Flight Controls 2 1.000 Texan Kills 15 Japs, Blasts Six Pillboxes; Twice Wounded, He Leads Men Until Death Communications 1 1 Mo H. Q. Squadron 1 1 .600 Green Devils 1 1 H. Q. Officer 1 1 Statistical 0 2 .000 Army Veterinarian 0 3 Btncle elimination tournament In the senior division of the Columbia Parkway.
YMCA. Church League gets under way to- morrow night at the Hyde Park Methodist Church gym with the following schedule: Mt. Washington Presbyterians vs. Mt. nonvllle Baptists at p.
Hyde Parle Methodists vs. Mt. Lookout Methodlata at 7:45 p. Knox Presbyterian va. Mt.
Washington Methodlata at 8:30 p. Madisonvuie Christiana vs. Calvary Preaby-terlana at 9:15 p. m. Winners of these four games will meet for the title Tuesday night, March 8.
rinai aianaings; Teams. w. Pet. Hyde Park Methodist) 0 1.000 Knox Presbyterians 1 Mt. Lookout Methodists 6 2 .750 Mt.
Washington Methodists. 5 3 Mt. Washington Presbys 4 4 .500 Madlsonvllle Baptlsta 3 8 .375 Madlaonvllle Christiana 3 5 .375 Calvary Preshyterlana 1 .125 Columbia Church of Christ. 0 8 .000 Elimination tournament for tha TuesdaT and Wednesday night divisions of tha Norwood YMCA Industrial Basketball League has been postponed ona week until make i un gamea and one tie have bean settled to- morrow night. Hera Is the standing of the five basketball loop as complied by Cary Miller, leagues director: TUESDAY INDUSTRIAL.
Cincinnati Milling finished season with eight wins, two losses, In first place. Crosley second with 7-2. Plavs make up game with Croaley Tuesday night. Cincinnati Tool and Allls-Chalmers tied for third place with 6-4. To play Tuesday.
Top three teams to play top three teams of Wednesday Industrial In double elimination tournament starting March 7. Martvra retained their lead In the rwiwn. town Boys Junior Basketball League hy walloping the Beau Brummell Tlea, 4R-11. Oordon Witt scored 21 polnta. Teasdal Cleaners won over the Bantry Bomberi, 21-10.
and Union Bethel aatnaek ritwt. Ijay, 37.19, Miss Katherine Hanna, curator i of Taft Museum, has been named chairman of the -Arts and Skills Corps of the Cincinnati and Hamil ton County Chapter of the Red Cross, organized to serve at the AAF Convalescent Hospital at Ft. Thomas, It was announced yesterday. Organized throughout the country where military hospitals are established, the Red Cross Arts and Skills Corps engage In the handicraft programs of occupational therapy, recondltiohlng programs and educational and vocational branches of the hospitals. The Surgeon General's office Is back of the movement A carefully selected group of Red Cross volunteers will be needed to care for the increasing number of returning casualties, it was pointed out Patients at Ft.
Thomas are pro' ducing remarkably beautiful and well designed pieces from which they receive both benefit and en joyment, Miss Hanna said. This Is the first time that Cincinnati artists and museums have had an opportunity to volunteer their tal ents in the war effort, she noted. Miss Hanna Is active in the League of Women Voters and For eign Policy Association, it Vice BY FRANK MARTIN Calcutta, Feb. 25 (AP) One of the greatest displays of courage, leadership and valor by an American officer In the year and a half of vicious fighting In the Burma jungles was disclosed today. Leading his cavalry troops In a six-hour battle, Lt.
Jack Knight of Mineral Wells, personally killed 15 Japanese, threw grenades into six enemy pillboxes and, though wounded twice, led his men forward and gained the objective before he died. Serving with the Mars Task Force, Knight commanded a troop of the 124th Cavalry Regiment, formerly a Texas National Guard unit His father Is Roy Knight who lives on Rt 8, Weatherford, Tex. Knight's commanding officer, Col. William F. Osborne, who saw action on Bataan and formerly was a member of Merrill's Marauders, said, "Knight was the finest ex ample of American officer I have ever commanded and he killed more Japanese than any other person in the Mars Task Force." With the objective of establishing a road block on the old Burma 0'.
