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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03
Neighb'orhood
Gossip
By "The Tattler"

guess I'll dip my pen in the
ink and start writing. 1t looks
as though I'm not the only lazy
reporter. In last weeks paper
only one of the five reporters
wrote. Come on you kids, or
should I say, reporters, write a
column next week.
Here are just a few Of the
fellows who are leaving for the
Army, July 9Th. To you who
are leaving may I, as the "Tat-
tier" wish you all the luck in
the world. Take care of your
selves and hurry home. Leaving
are the following: frankie Dra-
golich, frankie Eager, George
Prah, John Smrekar, Bill
Klein, Frank Markun, Joe Shu-
ma, Louis Kozlevcar, Joe Pra-
hin, Mirko Yama, Bob Kastelic,
Tony Prank, Frank Misich,
Richard Kozel, John Vrataric
and Carl Pavlovich.
Home on a fifteen day fur
lough was none other than Nick
Fiorelli who spent most of his
time with a very dear friend of
mine. It was great to see you
Nick, but sad to see you go.
Here's hoping you get to see
us sometime in the near fu-
ture. Also home from the Army
and Navy are Bob Kraus and
Bill Pecklay. Do you really
think it's dead around this
neighborhood, boys?
Steve Tumbry one of the
Greenwood boys is coming home
on a fifteen day furlough July
5th and his wife Mrs. Agnes
Tumbry (Godec) is so tickled
she can hardly wait for his
home coming. She claims that
she is going back with her hus-
band to Oregon.
A picnic will be held at the
SNIP farm this Sunday, July
4th, so come one and all and
enjoy yourself by dancing and
taking hikes. Music will be fur
nish by a popular orchestra.
Fellas-bring your girls and
take advantage of a good time.
Refreshments also will be
served.
Our pretty miss, Miss Marion
Godec claims she's working in
an office and all she does is
pull a pencil all day. Good for
you, Mitz Esther Nagode
going steady with Steve Valen-
cic? . Millie Ruzick seems to
be taking a great liking to !. R..
Hum! Nadine Bechemer
working at Dwight's at Euclid
Beach as waitress. Some stuff
they have down there, hey,
kid? Godina getting all
red whenever I mention jose
phine Samac's name. Why,
Tony? Ivan Kotorac still
in love with his girl Lill in
Penna. 10 Ivancic is learn
ing how to dance now but
fast. Keep it up, Joe, you'll get
there some day .. Eleanor
Celin says she gets a kick out
of reading the Enako on Satur-
day Betty Lou Marolt seems
to still have that same guy on
her mind.
Well, folks, I guess I'll quit
for this time, so until next
week or should I say Sunday.
I'll be seeing you down at the
SNPJ farm, l hope. I remain as
ever and always,
1.-THE Tattler"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03

Two son of Mrs. Mary Gerl
756 E. 200 St., are in the service
of Uncle Sam. Friends may
write to them at the following
addresses:
Pfc. Mike Gerl
Co. "F" Pioneers, 10th Ma.
rine Eng,
Camp LIE Jeune,
New River, N. C.
Pfc. William Gerl,
Assn 35369322
Unit Training,
Camp Stoneman
Pittsburgh, California.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03

Here's a message to workers
from the Greater Cleveland
Safety Council: On your way
home from work you're apt to
be tired and less alert to
danger. So please give a special
jog to your attention on the
way home. Make both. ends of
the day meet in a safe victory
job!
Victory Gardeners, here's a
tip from the Greater Cleveland
Safety Council: Don't let your
enthusiasm run away with your
judgment! vi ctory gardens
aren't made in a day. Take your
work gradually. And beware of
too much sun! Sunburn is al
ways painful, and can be often
dangerous.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03
IN INDIANAPOLIS

Mrs. Petkovsek of Richmond
Rd., South Euclid, Ohio, will
leave to visit her son, Stanley
who has been transferred from
Texas to Indianapolis, Ind. Hel
son Eddy was recently trans.
ferred from Georgia to Okla.
homa.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03

2h tablespoons gelatin
II cup cold water
1k pounds fresh sweet cherries.
IL cups boiling water i
tablespoons sugar
tablespoons lemon juice
~ cup California Port Wine
i Soften gelatin in " cup cold
water. Wash and pit cherries.
Place l cup cherries in a saucepan
with ~ cups boiling water. Cook
5 minutes. Strain. Add softened
gelatin and sugar to liquid. stirring
until gelatin is completely dissolved.
Cool. Add lemon juice and wine.
Pour into one-quart mold 4 Chill
until firm.
Unmold and serve with remainder
of cherries.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03
I'LL

Mrs. Katie Bradac, 7013
Hecker Ave-, underwent an op-
Grafton in the Women's Hospi-
tai, E. 1O1 st. and Euclid Ave,
Visits for the time being are
not permitted, but her many
friends wish her a speedy re-
covery.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03
VACATIONING

Mr.. Cyril j. Rovansek, Sec
retary of st. John the Baptist
Lodge No. 81 AFU, is away on
vacation. He will return July
18th. Members may contact Mr..
Charles Vrtovsnik, 11O3 E. II
St., HE. 0941 in matters per-
tanning to the lodge.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03
VISITORS

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ocepek
and their daughter Virginia are
visiting in Cleveland over the
holiday weekend. They came
from Detroit, Mich, by boat.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03
BAKERY CLOSED

Pianecki's Bakery, corner E.
6lst and St. Clair Ave., will be
closed from July a till July
11th. The employees have been
given a much deserved vaca-
ton.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-03
A BOY g

Mr.. and Mrs. George Braidic
(nee Frances GERM, 14308
Lake Shore Blvd. are the
proud parents of a baby boy
born to them on June 21st.
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Army&
=. Navy
NeWIs.

visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Stavanja, 1919 E. SO Street.
Word has been received from
Henry Zigman, after six months
of service overseas. He has been
with the Marines for the past
sixteen months. His address is !:
Pfc. Henry Zigman, U.S.M.C.,
Co. M, 3rd Bn., 5th Marines,
Go Fleet Post Office, San
Francisco, California.
Home on a five day leave
this past week was Bill Peklaj,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pek-
laj, 1920 Tyronne Ave.
Joseph A. Zupancic, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Zupancic,
GIG E. 73 St., formerly of E.
66th Pl., is home on a ten day
furlough from Camp Gruber,
Oklahoma. He will return to
camp on July 5th. His address
is: Pvt. Joseph Zupancic,
355241S7, 42nd Div. ON. Co.,
42nd Inf. Div, Camp Gruber,
Oklahoma.
Last Tuesday, Albert Tomle,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Tom
lie, 1928 Sylvia Ave., left for
the Army. Before his induction
he was employed as supervisor
at the Thompson Products Co.
At his induction he received the
rating of Petty Officer End
Glass. He will be stationed at
Williamsburg, Virginia.
Home on a short furlough
this past week was S/Sgt. Hen
ry F. Bogataj, son of Mrs. Jen-
ME Bogataj, 887 E. 223 st. He
returned to camp Thursday.
This has been his first fur
lough in sixteen non t h S.
Friends may write to him at
this address: S/Sgt. Henry F.
Bogatai, 399th Squadron. 8Sth
Heavy Bomber Group, Sta.,
Walla Walla Air Base, Wash
ington. His brother Tony, has
been away from home for seven
teen months, and is in action
in the Aleutian Islands. Word
has been received from him
about a month ago, in which he
states he is still we'll.
After a ten day furlough,
Pvt. Edwin Baraga, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Matt Baraga, 1862
Saranac Rd., returned to Camp
Hood, Texas.
Home on furlough from Tu-
bihena, Pa, was Frank Batch,
sonof Mr.. and Mrs. Batch, 661
E. 159 st.
On July 5th Joe Picely, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Picely, 1901
Muskoka Ave., will leave for
the Army.
Home on ten day furlough
is Corporal August Nachtigal,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nachtigal, d,
14801 Hale Avenue.
Sgt. Anthony J. Drenik re-
Gently was transferred from
California to Texas. His new
address is: Sgt. Anthony ].
Drenik 2449, Co. &C" 4th Ar
mored Maint. Bn., APO 254,
Camp Bowie, Texas.
The following boys were in
Quoted into the Army last We'd
nesday, and are now on a two
week furlough: Anthony j..
Gerchman, Tony R. Vrh, Mil
ton L. Susman, John j. Stepic
and Rudolph J. Pesec.
The Navy accepted: Stanley
C. Strekal, Robert M. Mlac,
Jack E. Ponikvar, Harry E.
Knaus, Joseph w. Tomsic and
Ivan P. Kotorac.
The fourth and last son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Hace, $50
E. 74th St., left for the Army
Wednesday. Tony and Frank
are serving with the Army in
Africa, and the youngest son
Ed, is with the Merchant Ma
rines.
Home on a short furlough
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PRIME MINISTER'S
CONDITION BETTER
Churchill's Temperature Is
Normal; Pneumonia
Disappearing

LONDON, Dec. 19-iR-Hearten-
ing news continued to come from
Prime Minister ChurchilPs sick
bed somewhere in the Middle East
today. with the mid-afternoon bull
letin announcing that the states
mans temperature has returned
to normal and that the pneumonia
is disappearing.
The lack of reference to the
irregularity of pulse mentioned in
Saturdays bulletin was particu-
larry encouraging. There had been
uneasiness in London because ii
had been noted that the 69-year-
old empire leader is being attend
ed by a heart specialist in IS
present illness.
Today's bulletin, issued from I o.
10 Downing Street, Churchills Of
fetal residence, said:
1.-THE Prime Minister'S tempera-
ture is normal and signs Of the
pneumonia are disappearing"
Terming h e announcement
very satisfactory" a medical au.
thority said that were there any
cause for anxiety over the pulse
it presumably would have been
mentioned.
pneumonia, however, in a man
of Mr.. Churchil's age is bound
to give rise to very considerable
anxiety because it can spread sud.
denly and rapidly.
Until it is completely cleared
away there is a potential danger
present all the time. There is a
strain on the heart in every lung
disease. Hard work, too, adverse
ly affects it,
In addition to Lord Moran. Brig
adler Davis E. Bedford and 1t
Col. Robert j. V. Pulvertaft. who
have been issuing the daily bulle-
tins, today's announcement was
signed also by Lt.-Col. j. C. Scad-
ding, widely known London author
ity on diseases of the chest and
lungs.
Col. Scadding was assistant
CONTINUED on Page Five. Col. 81
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S0VIETS EXECUTE
4 WAR CRIMINALS
Three Germans And One
Russian Are Hanged In
Square In Kharkov

LONDON, Dec. 19-NR- the
Moscow radio announced tonight
that three Germans and a Rus
sian traitor convicted OF war
atrocities by a military court al
Kharkov had been hanged in the
public square of that city at IL
a. m. today.
Thus was completed the FIRST
case of the war criminal trials.
The four were convicted by the
military tribunal of the fourth
Ukrainian front which handed
down the sentence yesterday.
They were Wilhelm Laughed, a
Gestapo captain; Hans Ritz, vice.
commander of a storm troop COM
pany; Richard RatzlaW, a cor
poral in the Gestapo auxiliary po-
lice, and the Russian, Mikhail Blu
lanov, who served as a Gestapo
chauffeur.
The Moscow radio said 4O,0OU
persons witnessed the executions,
which were "greeted by the work
ers of Kharkov and the collective
farmers in the nearby villages
with great satisfaction and much
applause"
Ratzlaw, Laughed and Bulanov
ceased to move after three min
utes on the gallows, but Ritz con-
tint : to twitch for almost five
minutes, it was announced.
! The German radio ignored the
war guilt trial and executions at
the southern Russian industrial
center but just before its 10 p. m.
scheouleo newscast tonight a
ghost voice. cut in announcing
that the accused had been sen
fenced to be hanged. This "ghost
Continued on para Two, Col. Il
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Allied Fighter Planes
Roar Over Rdbdul Base
crafts Make First Sweep Over New Britain
Fortress Newly Captured Airfield
On BOuganville Is Used

ADVANCE ALLIED HEAD.
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Mon
day. Dec. 20-tR-The Allied bid
Tor air supremacy over invaded
New Britain brought reports of
new successes today, including the
wars first fighter plane sweep
over the fortress of Rabaul from
the new American airfield $50
miles to its southeast on Bougain-
vile In the Solomons.
Giving hint of events to come
the fighters from the Solomons
air force went in during Friday
morning, tangled with 40 enemy
planes, downed six and lost two.
Rabaul, the big objective of the
New Britain campaign, is $50
miles northwest Of the point where
the U. S. Sixth Army now holds
a beachhead at Arawe.
The Japanese still met no sue
cess in trying to effectively break
through the screen of Thunder
bolts guarding the Arawe area.
Late Thursday and Friday, in bat
ties with numerically superior
numbers, the Thunderbolts shot
down two enemy fighters and
drove off the others. Late Friday
afternoon, the patrols shot down
a divebo1nber,
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TIT0'S PATRIOTS
OPEN new DRIVE
Offensive Penetrates To
Outskirts OF Banja Luka,
Cut Railway Line

LONDON, Dec. 10 -R- Stout
hearted Yugoslav patriots who
have sprung their own counterof
fensive after smashing the Ger.
mans sixth large-scale drive have
penetrated the suburbs of Banja
Luka in Bosnia and have severed
I the Banja Priiedor military rail.
way, twas announced today. o~
A Cairo story said the partisans
had modified wooden-hulled
fishing fleet which was running
supplies across the Adriatic from
Italy in Allied protected conveys.
Snow is row carpeting most OF
the Yugoslav battIefronts.
A broadcast announcement from
the headquarters OF Marshal Josip
Broz (Tito) saiI his guerrilla units
had occupied the railway station
at Banja Luka while other partisan
forces were capturing a nearby
stronghold after killing and captur-
lily d IlulIIbCI VI oClllldIlS ollSi
Selling guns anG ammunition.
The railway stations capture
sewers one of the most important
Nazi rail supply routes in north
central YGgoslavia. The Banja
Luka-P riiedor line extends to Tag
reb farther north to form vital
north-south artery
Banja Luka, on the Vrbas river,
is a river-rail transport terminal
noted for its 18th century mos
ques.
Aided by fresh blows from Italy
based Allied planes which raided
Split, Adriatic port, and Podgorica,
river port Just above the Alban-
ian border the army of liberation
communique said the patriot fore
es had inflicted heavy losses on
the invader during hard battles in
Bosnia and Croatia.
Tito's guerriilas slashed at other
Nazi transport lines, deralling a
military train on the Djakovo-Osi-
jek railway in Slavonia and blow
ing up bridges and wrecking an
other train on the Pleternica-Ka-
pela line. Twenty Germans were
reported killed in the latter at.
tack.
A British broadcast;ng company
correspondent in Cairo said mill
tary circles there believe the cur
rent Nazi offensive will fail il
Tito is able to continue his fierce
guerrilla thlusis. He estimated that
five German divisions, about 5000
troops, ere engaged in Bosnia
alone.
In addition To- tying down large
Nazi forces, he said. the partisans
| continue to hold nearly all the
Adriatic islands of the Dalmatian
coast except those in the Gulf Of
Fiume, forcing the enemy to at
tack the island positions continu'
(Continued ON Page Five; Col. A.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, R -
Gen. Douglas Macarthur failure
to say specific ally that he would
not accept a presidential nomina-
ton if it were offered, has con-
WINGED mis- supporters the Republi-
cans could draft him as a nominee.
Senator Vandenherg (R-Mich),
looked upon as the father of the
Macarthur boom, said today he is
proceeding on the theory that the
Southwest Pacific commander
would not refuse the Republican
nomination.
II shall continue to assume that
he will accept unless he says he
would not" Vandenberg said.
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ENGINEER CLAIMS
HEADLIGHT DIM
Operator OF Derailed
Southbound Train Is
sues Statement

ROCKY MOUNT, Dec. 19,-(P)-
William Myer, engineer of the de
rallied southbound Tamiami Yves
Coast Champion which was in
volved in the 70-death train wreck
near Lumberton early Thursday
said tonight that the headlights Of
his engine ''were on dim" anc
that there was no reason why they
should have blinded Fan. Bel
KNAPP, enginee Of the northbounc
Tamiami East Coast Champion
which crashed into three deraileo
passenger cars.
Myer said that the major por.
ton of his train was about three
quarters of mile south of the
three derailed cars: that the flag
man had gone even further south
to warn approaching trains and
that Belknap had from one and a
half to two miles in which to stop
his northbound train.
1--WE did everything we could,
Myer said, land that about sums
up the whole matter
Belknap, also from Rocky Mount,
said that the headlights of the
derailed train so blinded me I was
unable to see any effort to flag
my train" and that the engines
of his train were almost oppo-
cite the engine of the derailed
train before l saw a man waving
at me previous to that, there
had been no warning torpedoes OIL
fuses on my track
LUMBERTON, Dec. 19.-(P)-
While crowds of curious looked on,
wrecking crews continued search
ing for additional bodies today al
the scene of Thursdays train
wreck, but none was found.
The known death toll rose to II,
with the death of a serviceman In
hospital. He was one of the 60
odd .servicemen and civilians injur.
ed in the early morning wreck OF
the Atlantic Coast Line streamlin-
ers.
Officials ath the scene did moi
expect the death toll to go much
higker, although they admitted
there might be one or two bodies
under one section of coach which
ha. not been moved enough to see
what is under it.
Hundreds of Sunday motorists
visited the scene of the wreck near
Buie during the morning and at
ternoon. A reporter who went there
in the middle of the afternoon
counted more than 1000 automo-
biles. .,
Forty-eight service men and "a
civilians were killed in the train
disaster. The Army has already Is
sued list of it's dead, but was
not able to say whether was COM
plete. The list contained % names.
! (Continued on Page Five; Col. ~
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FIR And Congress Varied
Greatly nHomeMatters

WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, Up -
The administrations loss of leg.
islative control. for. the first time
since Presiden. Roosevelt took Of
flee in 1888 was an outstanding
political development of the first
session of the 18th Congress.
Singleness Of thought on matters
dealing directly with the war eff
fort and a display CT individual
ism by those dealing with the Ad-
ministration's nome front policies,
characterized the almost continu-
GUS congressional activity that
started last January.
The only major action remain.
ing before the lawmakers who be-
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WEATHER

FORECASTS
North Carolina Partly cloudy Mon
aaN slightly cooler in west portlon,
warmer on coast; partly cloudy ana
e0oier Tuesday.
eastern Standard Time)
y by U. S. Weather Bureau
chronological data for the "a hours
e1uihe 1870 p. m. yesterdays:
, Temperature
Co. 'Su a. M, 80; 7:30 a. m. 27 1880 p. M.
w. so p. M, a. Maximum So, MINI
N4l To- mean 40, normal 48.
,..o Humidity
r.a sc'u m GA, 7 80 a m "a, 1870 p m 81,
,, '1 d al for the "a hours ending 7:30 p
H. WV INCHES. Total since the first OF
mt month, 1874 inches.
Tides For Today
l. rom the Tide Tables published by
- D Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Viii. High Low
"1Hnlneton 1854 a m It'll a m
,r. All p m II AZ N
"Sohooro Inlet 1886 m 7:o1 m
c., 1:42 p m By p n
M"uiiflSe 7:13 m; sunset sos p M
Wvg tee u rs; Moonset :58p.
distinction, Dec. 9.-(R)-Weathe1
fan AZ report of temperature and rain
4ba lor the "a hours ending p m In
elsou principal cotton growing areas ant
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U.S.InfantrymenC Capture
ItalianT ownO fSanPietro

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Algiers Dec 19-(P-
American nfantymen have captured San Pietro perhaps
the strongest point in the Nazs winter deenses of Cas-
sno of the bloodiest battles of the and have
surged forward mile beyond that shattered mountain
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WHITEHEAD CITES
WILMINGTON MAN
1t. Bragaw Called 'CooP
During Fight For
San Pietro
BY DON WHITEHEAD

SAN PIETRO, Italy, Dec. 49,
CP- CDelayed)-American dough
boys have won one of their blood
lest, bitterest and toughest battles
of World War II, on this 100tt
day Of the Fifth Army's invasion
of Italy.
In all of the fighting from the
beaches of Salerno to the Garig
iano river, none has been SO pack
ed with drama and heroism as that
of this 48-hour span, nor has any
been so costly in American lives
as the battle for San Pietro which
ended today when we walked
through death valley to reach
this pile of misery and rubble that
once was a town.
The Americans walked into this
battered, filthy, sinking little
town at the bottom of Mount Sa-
mucro to find the enemy had pull
ed back toward Casino, giving up
key position in the winter line
which the Nazis had hoped to hold
for weeks longer.
Although the town fell yesterday
when advance guards entered on
the heels Of the retreating enemy,
its capture was recorded as of to-
day.
The name of San Pietro will be
remembered in American military
history along with such names as
Fondouk, Bizerte, .Tunis, Celia,
J.
Continued on PAGE Two: Col. 81
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Friends Sure M'Arthur
Can Be Drafted For 1914

Interest in this aspect of the sit
uation was heightened by a Dec.
II dispatch from Southwest Pacific
Allied headquarters in which Ar
thur R. Ford, president of the Ca
madam press, said Macarthur
touched On the delicate subject
of United States politics" in an
off-the-record conference with a
visiting Canadian newspaper party.
Although Ford said Macarthur s
,,+terances would have to remain
secret, it is viewed here as signl'
ficant that the general-who has
said in the past that he had no poll
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