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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04
SEMINTJA PO
CLEVELANDU

Maj pricnem z oznanjanjem
priredb. V nedeljo 8. okt. DO tu-
kajsnja podruznica st. 35 JPO-
SIS imela plesno veselico, katere
prebitek je namenjen V sklad, v
katerega zbiramo ameriSki Slo-
venci re mad tri leta. MANFRED v
pomoc nasim preko oceana.
citalnica SID je nam "a ONE
njeni datum %prepustila dvora-
no, XII jo je imela najeto, in DO
sodelovala z nami. Veselica Sc
pricne oh 8. Igrali bodo Vadna-
lovi. Torej 8. okt. vsi v SID ma
Waterloo Rd.
TukajSnje druStvo st. 27 SDZ
je sklenilo imeti prireditev, cd
katere polovica prebitka DO Slo
Sansu in ostala polovica pa "a
relifno pomoc staremu kraju.
Ko to pisem, datum priredbe Sc
nj bill dolocen. Sklep tega dru-
stva je posnemanja vreden. ze-
lett je, da Sc bi naSe priredbe
vsepovsod sedaj vrSile zgolj v
ia namen. Oziroma, da jih bi
drustva cimvec aranzirala.
Tukajsnji Lovski klub je incl
slicno priredbo 81. augusta ma
svoji farmi v Painsville. Ude-
lezba nj bila mic kaj povoljna,
ker SO imeli istega dine nasi eu-
cludski sosedje svoj demokrat-
ski shod. Kot sem cul, nj bilo
kaj posebnega tudi ma omenje-
mem shodu. Glavni govornik ma
MENU je bill mas rojak, kandidat
"a ohijskega governerja Frank
Lausche.
Lovski klub zasluzi vzlic te-
mu vse priznanje. Tajnikuje MI
Andrew Bozic (k). Menu gre
precej zasluge, ola SO lovci pod
well prireditev " ia namen.
Andrew vedno rad pomaga, bo-
dist "a JPO-SS ali "a Sans. Je
zaveden Slovenec in dober So
drug.
Ma zadnji Sansovi konvenciji
je nastalo nekaj nesoglasij in
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04
S SEJE ZOJSA IN
DRUGIH ZBOROVANJ
V PITTSBURGH
(Nadalievanje 5 l. strani.)

(Nadaljevanje S /. strani.)
speval Sans. Skupno znaSa $10,-
900. Vrh tega Sc je med Sloven-
CT nabralo "a zdruzeni odbor
precej tudi ma shodih, v dru-
stvih in ma raznih skupnih pri-
redbah. Vendar pa ie dobro
imeti V uvidu, da ocitki tistih,
XII so smatrali, da "Adamicev
odbor", to je, ZOJSA, Slovenci
financiramo, V svojih trditvah
MISC bill ma trdnih tleh.
V uradu Zojsa v New Yorku
je bio (ali je SCI za~poslenih S
stalno place sedem oseb. Ada
mic, Balokovic in drugi taxi, XII
tudi veliko pomagajo, MISC ma
placilni listi. Izmed omenjenih
sedmih SO STRIFE hrvatske ma
rodnosti (vecinoma klerkinje),
ena Slovenka Miss Ancka Ira
ven IL Clevelanda), en- Srb TEX
sekutivni tajnik Strahinja Ma
letic), in en- Bolgar, XII pa je stu
zbo o%dpovedal nekaj dni pred to
sejo.
Adamic je poudarjal, in ena-
ko izvrSni predsednik Baloko-
vic, da vsi delavci v uradu tudi
delajo in Ola Sc V uradu Zojsa
izvrsi veliko vec della kot pa je
placanega.
Kako Sc je yrSila razprava O
relifni akciji, o kateri je bio V
glavnem porocano V tenn listu
prejsnji teden, DO nekaj podrob-
nosti prihodnji teden. Enako O
drugih sejah, XII sem Sc Jill ude-
lezil treh dneh (22.-24. sept.).
N. pr. seize pripravlialnega cd
bora "a vseslovanski kongres,
ma katerem sem bill lie opazova-
lee, dale vseslovanskega kon-
gresa, sestanka slovenskih dele
gatov v SLOW. domu v Pittsbur-
ghu, pa conference Prosvetne
matice in JSZ v Strabanu, ma
katero sem dospel ravno ko je
bila koncana, zvecer pa sem bill
V isti naselbini ma sell dramske-
ga kluba Soce.
Neznanje je delavcev najhujSi
SOVraZnik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04

V Franciji sta Sc zelo sprijaz-
Mia z idejo, da Sc je dobro ueiti
tudi tujega jezika, kot Sc ga je
moral mum oce pred Al lett.
Cd Franka smo prejeli pi-
smo, datirano %. augusta, v ka-
terem pravi, da mu gre o. K, in
pa Ola je zelo zaposlen in da do
takrat Sc nj videl drugega kot
razrusena poslopja.
Joe pa nam je pisal l. sept. -
tudi on liz Francije, in Sc pohva-
Ill, da mu gre dobro. Imam slu-
zbo V kuhinji," je sporocil, "a
sedaj sem ma pocitnicah." Ka-
dar je armada v prodiranju, 81
mora pomagati S konzervami,
pa SO tisti prosti, XII pripravlja-
ia menastro, kadar je armada
kje stalno utaborjena. Joe OBJ
enem sporoca, da sta z bratom
Frankom blizu skupaj, ker sled
Mi We, kje je on, a to SO stvari,
XII Sc Jill V izjemnih okolscinah
niti sama drug drugemu ne sme-
ia pisati.
Tudi JAZZ sem ST wei pocitnice
= letos re precej zgodaj in 81
Jill potem podaljseval. Mas do
maci "financni minister mi Jill
je dovolil kar diva meseca, ces,
da Sc bonn potem "boljse pocu-
til". Pa je "a u~trujenega Glove
ka to zares najboljse zdravilo.
Pa sem zares spet mocan, cd kar
Jill imam, toda OBJ enem sc mo-
ram ravnati pc zdravnikovih
nasvetih, XII MISC mic kaj spre-
iemljivi. Prepovedal mi je vino
- sploh vse alkoholne place.
-da hi ga lie koklja brcnila, in
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04
IL URADA BIG TONYJA

Oakland, Calf. - V Prole-
tarcu z dine 10. julia sem poro-
cal 0 slucajnem srecanju moth
sinov v Angliji. Kar tako nepri-
cakovano je eden izvedel "a
drugega, pa sta 81 Frank in Joe
segla v roko. Oba sluzita strica
Sama. Sedaj sta nekje v Fran
CHI, ali pa morda re tam kje
blizu Rene ma NemSkem.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04

to pref kot pa big" Tonyja. Po-
dnevu Sc grejem ma solncu v ma
sem vrtu, ponoci, ko ne morem
spati, pa premisljujem pretek-
lost. In tako mi je nekega take
ga vecera tole ma misel prislo:
"Vcasi je res luS'tno bio, zda}
pa nj vec tako. Vcasih smo vim
ce pill, zdaj pa vodo -"
Ako bi koga zanimalo, kaksna
sta naslova moth sinov, jih tn
hawaiian: Cpl. Frank Tomsic,
HGS $50, AAA Auto. WPNS,
BIN A. P. o. $50 Postmaster,
New York, N. Y.
Naslov drugega: Cpl. Joe
Tomsic, 39132864, 333rd Har-
Dor Craft Co., A.lP. O., $50 Post
master, New York, N. Y.
Kar Sc vzhoda tice, tam go
vorite, da DO vojne kmalu ko-
nee. Morda re to jesen, ali sal
pred novim letom. Ma Pacifiku
pa vemo, da Sc Japonske nismo
Sc mic kaj zares lotili, ceprav 10
odrivamo. A 10 DO treba zagra-
biti vsebolj zares, &c hocemo
vojno tudi z MO cimprej kon-
cati. = Anton TOmSic.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04

Zamorci imajo sedaj pred vo-
litvami veliko prijateljev, ra-
zen med demokratskimi politiki
ma jugu. casopisi crncev pa Sc
V volilnem boju ravnajo pc de-
narju. Eden glavnih zamorskih
casopisov, "The Pittsburgh
Courier, je sedaj indorsiral
Deweya. Pred 4. lett je agitiral
"a Roosevelta. Tudi drugi "a
morski casopisi Sc obracajo pc
"vetru', to je, pc TAKEN, XII veje
liz denarne listnice.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04

Una" v Slovenijo! Oziroma v
Jugoslavijo.
Kaj neki bi rekel tenn liudem
Metod Mikus, XII Sc re visa ia
leta bori S svojimi tovarisi par
tizani "a osvoboditev soloveniie
in estate Jugoslavije? Ali SO 60
spodje V Ameriki citali njegov
clanek "Nagelji rdeci'?
Kaj je deputacija SLOW. zup-
Mi v Washington dosegla, nj
bio Sc mixer p~ovedano, razen,
.da so "dobro opravili". Ampak
poslusali SO jih lie najnizji urad-
Mkt, menda kako uro ali dive.
Zdi Sc, da je bila njihna misija
povsem ponesrecena. Mogoce.
da je bila lie bluff.
Narod tn in tam pa razume,
ola noce tega, "a kar DELUXE sv.
stolica v Rimu, katera DELUXE.
ola bi Slovenija ostala podlozni-
ca ltalije in zasuznjena njenim
izkoriscevalcem v korist. Mar
Sc pr ZSz Sc vedno MISC dovoli
naucili, kaj je pomenilo "a slo-
vensko Primorje "a let pod TIA
lilo?
Spreglejte vendar tisti, XII
ste bill zagovorniki Francove
Spanije, kaj pomeni sluziti re-
akciji! cemu niste nikdar pref
pledirali pr sv. Ocetu "a omi-
ljenje terorja mad slovenskim
narodom ma Primorskem? Sal
ste vendar vedeli, da jim nit
moliti nj bio dovoljeno v mate
rinskem jeziku!
"A. D." je pisala, da so sli
gospodje v Washington ma "svo-
je stroske". Mar je to res? Ne.
kajti mimi dohodki SO IL pri-
spevkov, XII Jill dajejo ljudje pr
ofrih, v skrinjice, v kuverte ali
kakor re Sc v zupnijah zbira
denar.
I'll gospodje, XII Sc lahko vo-
zijo pc cerkvenih posestvih 81
rom dezele, lahko potrosijo ne
kaj dolarjev "a pot Washing
tin. Vedo, da Sc tepejo "a svoje
privilegije. V starem kraju SC
Sc gnjavili z napadi ma liberal
&c, tn pa jim je vse komunisti-
enc, kar ne igra MIN V roke.
TIE gospode nj strah "komu-
nizma", XII ga sploh nj, pac pa
jih skrbi, kako 81 ohraniti maso,
da Jill DO Sc v nadalje redila ma
stroske svojih zuljev. Upajmo,
da je tista doba minula. Il Sc.
DAME krvave borbe naroda bi
bio razvidno, da Sc je ljudstvo
spametovalo in zeli obracunati
z vsemi, XII SO mu bill v pogubo.
ne samo z Rupnikom in njego-
vimi tovariSi.
Pravijo tudi, da je vera v ne
varnosti. Tudi to ie lie slepilo. Y
demokraciji nj mic V nevarnosti
najmanj pa vera. Ne SINE pa s.
cerkev domisljati, ola ina mad
privilegije in da mora biti VISA
ka ideologija, XII nj V soglasju z
MO, S silo zatrta. To je delala v
SloVeniii. Tu pa imamo cerkev
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04
KOM

stow v Ameriki drezalo v zvezo
slovenskih zupnij, pa bi depu-
tacija ne sla v Washington. Maj
prebere tisti MEN proglas, pa
nasa pojasnila, in pa izvajanja
zupnika Jagra in drugih. A "a
nimivo je to. kakor imajo kato-
licani, XII hocejo koristiti dobri
stvari, kritike proti sebi cd
svojih zupnikov, tako jih dobi-
vamo mi cd namisljenih ali pa
zavedenih naprednjakov.
Zupnik liz Barbertona pravi
ma naslov urednika Glasila K. S.
K, j., njenega 81. tajnika in dru-
9Th, XII zele pravilno razumeti
sedanji osvobodilni process v
Sloveniji, tole:
a.. TOda (ceprav Glasilo KSKJ
nj hOtelO objaviti izjave), Sc je ka-
tOliSkim krOgOm " Washington
zdel ia memorandum katOliskih
SlOvencev takO vazen, da so bese-
dilo istega pOslali ma skOfijske liste
pc vsej Ameriki, XII SO ga priobcili
zadnji teden ma prvih straneh 49,"
IL Rev. Jagra govori njegov
duhovni tovaris father Cough
lin, sovraznik vsega, kar dist pc
socialni pravicnosti, S katero je
on slepil m%ilijone ljudi, cato, da
je igral fasizmu v roko. Kako
rev. jaeger razume problem ma
Sega naroda, prica sledeca ME
gova izjava, XII jo je dvakrat
podcrtal:
"Kaj mora biti katOlican in
katoliskim Organizacijam maj
visji ideal? Slovenstvo, ali KA-
TOLISKA VERA? V tenn nj in
ne SINE biti nobenega oklevanja!
VERA JE PRVO, vse drugo pri-
de "a MO -"
Svojo pridigo V A. D. je bar
bertonski zupnik takole zaklju-
Gil: "zivijo rdeca zvezda ma ju-
naskih prsih "katolicanov"! =
Tisti, XII verujejo v spoved, in
OBJ enem V osvobodilno fronto,
bodo pr MENU tezko dobili Cd
vezo -. In je Sc precej drugih
takih "slovenskih'' duhovnov,
XII jim je slovenstvo mic in GER
kew Ito je, politika Vatikana in
irske hierarhije) vse.
Trst in Reka ter sploh vse jul
goslovansko Primorje povzroca
cello naprednim I~talijanom veil
ko glavobola in ne vedo, kako
bi zahtevo pc ten krajih upra-
vicili ne Ola Jill hi mogel KIDD or
naciti "a imperialiste N. pr, v
reviji Nation z dine 80. sept. Sc
S tenn peca, pod n~aslovom "Of
Trieste and Other Headaches"
professor G.. A. Borgese, XII uci v
cikaski univerzi. Nedavno je L.
Adamicu izrazil zeljo, ola bi rad
v stike z Jugoslovani, posebno S
Slovenci. On smatra, da maj v
bodoce resujejo vprasanje sozit-
ia med I~talijo in Jugoslavijo
ljudje, XII 1--WE v NINA, ne i'm
perialisticni politiki tujih dezel.
To bi bila zelo dobra resitev,
pogojno seveda, da bosta Italia
in Jugoslavija demokraticni in
socialno urejeni. Sodelovanje
med NINA DO potem lahka
stvar.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04

potem pa polemike. To tudi cd
nekaterih z naSe strani. Cemu
ia rahlocutnost, ne VEN. Sma-
tram, da je bila Sansova kon-
vencija uspeh ma cell crit.
Nekateri trdijo, da volitve v
sirsi odbor MISC bile pravicne.
MANFRED cato ne, ker je kandi-
date vanj nominal poseben
nominacijski odsek.
Bill sem cato, da bi Sc tudi
clane V Sirsi odbor volilo pc re-
gularnih nacinih. Ampak ker je
konvencija poverila nominira-
ME kandidatov odseku, in ker
nj bio protestov, sem smatral
kot vsakdo drugi, da je to z OH
rom ma kratko odmerjeni cas-
najboljsi izhod.
i Drugic, SirSi odbor je bill mi
Fan "a polovico. Nekateri Sc Gu
tito prikrajSane, ker MISC dobili
priznanja "a svoje resnicne "a
sluge. A maj bi nominacijski Cd
Dor storil karkoli, vsem ne bi
mogel ustreci. Ease VEN, da sem
skuSal odkloniti nominacijo ma
Sansovi konvenciji v prilog. enc
mu izmed delegatov nase posto-
janke in enako tudi re ma pr
VEN kongresu 2.-3. dec. 1912,
ker mi nj "a to cast. Vzlic nil
pa Sc zavedam dolznosti dopri-
nesti svoj delez k tel gigantski
borbi nasega naroda V domovi-
nj in pomagati, da mu cimprei
z%asije zarja svobode.
Mogoce, da so nekateri ma
drugi strani upraviceni misliti,
da so bill prizadeti, a menda tu-
di oni nimajo vzroka "a prito-
zbe. Ma podlagi svoje reprezen-
tactic SO bill upoSteYani V polni
lmeri. Mic vec kot prav pa je, da
so zastopane vse nase organiza-
CHE. Narod domovini, kar ga
je "a osvoboditev, je skupen in
slozen. Ljuliko je izcistil. Kar
je Sc nj, jo DO. In menda tako Sc
vrsi in Sc DO vrsilo tudi pr mas.
Tudi tajnik tukajsnje Sanso-
We podruznice st. 80 je bill zelo
uzaljen, dasi niti delegat nj bill.
Zamerilo Sc mu je baje najboli
to, da je bill Jape Zupan priznan
"a delegate in nato izvoljen cello
"a zapisnikarja, a je bila stvar
vendar pojasnjena. Zupan je
nekak starosta konvencnih "a
pisnikarjev in cato ga je dele
gacija priznala in izvolila. Do
brega zapisnikarja Sc potrebuje
in cato je bill "draftan".
Doticnik, XII Sc je cutil uza-
Genega radi tega, je rekel: "Ve-
like sem storil "a Sans" in tega
mu ne oporekam. Toda ne vidi
Sc mi pray, &c clovek gleda vec
ma svoje samoljubje kot pa ma
splosne interese.
Pa so mi rekli nekateri:
Durn, vi ne yeste, a mi znamo
tudi *" prikleniti, da delajo "a
Sans.
A izkazalo Sc je pref ko slei.
da CHM mani jih je med Mani,
tembolj smotreno bono uspeli
V Sansu. Med mimi je pac lie
malo rodoliubov, toliko vec pa
takih, XII ribarijo kalnem.
Re zastarela novica ie, da so
nasi fajmostri poslali deputaci-
jo v Washington, D. c., in sicer
diva duhovna in diva lajika, da
pledirajo pri zveznih oblastih,
maj nikar ne dopuste "komuni-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04

Thomas E. Dewey ina dose
daj v svoji kampanji "a prido-
bitev stanovanja v Bell Hist vec
srece kot nesrec. Njegov poseb-
nj vlak Sc je nekam zaletel brez
kake tezje nezgode zanj. In ne
KIDD je ma nekem shodu Zalucil
vanj gnilo jabolko namesto
bombo. Nedvomno 81 Dewey
zeli, da Sc bi tako na~daljevaloi
skozi do tistega usodnega dine
ko bodo glasovnice seStete.
Prijatelia v PENN bi morda.
zanimalo, kako sodi naSe spore
o borbi v Jugoslaviji barber
tonski zupnik Malta jaeger: V
"a. d." z dine %. sept, pravi
med drugim:
S.. Zares ne raZumem, kakO da
mOrejo biti gospodje mOnsignOe
Hribar in Slaje in VOduSek in AM
brozic ter drugi povabljeni tako
trdega srca, da sc MISC OdZvali va
blu (Albine N0vakOve ma minuli
SansOv zbOr)! -. In SlOvenska zen
ska zveza, XII je zelO huda, akO il
KIDD OpOreka, da je 1O1 prOcentno
katOliSka, je srecnO zopet v Sansu.
D.o1rHax, rnoo do hncta uAcnn prI-
sland i'm NOvak S ponosOm nosili
tisti SansOv Znak z rdecO kOmuni-
sticno zvezdO v sredi ma prihOd-
MEM romanju " Lemontu -. in ST
ia tistO prilikO izpOsOdijO cd Sansa
emo Timed treh Titovih silk in jo
nOsijo v ~prOcesiji -"
Rev. jaeger Sc S tenn norcuje
liz zensk, brez kakrsnih bi slo-
venske zupnije ne mogle izha-
iati. Kdo pa stori vec zanje kot
Slovenska zenska zveza! Seve-
da, bilo hi pametnejse, &c bi da-
la takim gospodom slovo in ma
mesto "a romanja V Lemont po-
rabljala tisti cas- v take svrhe,
XII bi bile koristnejse narodu in
MIN pa V vecji ponos. Ampak,
zupnik v Barbertonu prav do
bro We, da Sc to ne DO zgodilo,
cato tudi Sc tako brezskrbno
norcuje.
Tudi KSKJ je prisla ma veliki
zvon Jagrovem stolpu. Ker je
dobro, ola tudi nasi citatelji We
do, kako DELUXE zveza sloven-
skin zupnij, citiramo IL kolone
zupnika Jagra sledece:
Ko je DOseph) Zalar zapu-
still Sans, ali je bila to samo pOliti-
cna poteza zaradi bliznje petdeset-
letne prOslave (KSKD?... Sedaj,
kO je minila v lepem sOglasju,
sedaj pa gre KSKD nazaj v
Sans! -. In pri njenem glasilu veie
prejsnja sapa. Urednik (Zupan) nj
hotel priObciti besedila interpela-
CHE, S katero je Sla deputacija dveh
duhOVnikOv in dveh katOliSkih la
iikOv v Washington v n%otranje CO
ministrstvo, ceS, da je to lOkalnega
pomona in prOtidrzavno -. Dele
gacija nj prosila nicesar drugega
kakor da bi Zdruzene drzave "a
settle katolicane v Sloveniji pred
nasiljem. ="
Mas p%rijatelj, XII je bill nekoc
zelo deloven naprednjak in So
cialist, mas je prijel, da &c ne bi
kak ducat prenapetih social
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-10-04

Neznanje je delavcev najhujsi
SOVraznik.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
POSTMAN'S DEATH
BLAMED ON BANKS

WHITESBURG, KY, March II
LRLThe fatal clubbing Of a rura.
; mail carrier who was buried while
alive was announced today by high
Sheriff Gilbert Polly, who said a
warrant charging murder and rob.
berv had been issued for the arrest
of man recently discharged from
the army.
Pearl Bowling, so, the mail car
rier. died a short while after his
battered body was recovered from
a shallow grave by the roadside
on isolated Bull Creek last night.
Polly said that unknown to the
assailant, whom he identified as
John Banks, IS, two witnesses saw
him beat bowling with a club,
rob him and loot his mail pouch,
and then leave him him for dead
after covering him with earth and
leaves.
The witnesses were not ldent1-
fled, leading to belief that they
were children, unable to help the
mail carrier.
The sheriff said that Bowling,
who resided in Cornettsville, had
stopped at the home of friend
for something to eat, while en-
route to deliver war department
casualty letter on Bull Creek.
Banks was at the friends home,
after which the two men set out.
Polly said it was estimated by
postal officials some $40 was stol-
en-, along with the mail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-12
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
NEARING KHERS0N
Continued from Page One)


ders pushed ahead 10 miles dur
ing the day"
Among the gains reported by
the Russian communicates were:
First Ukrainian front under
Marshal Gregory K. Zukov IN
southern Poland German counter
attacks were hurled back in the
Tarnopol area. More than 80 To-
calities were captured 81 miles
to the west in the Proskurov area
of the western Ukraine, includ-
ing the village of Davidkovtsy, six
miles east of Proskurov. The Rus
SLAMS also crossed the Bug river
and captured Pedosy, 10 miles
northwest of Proskurov and four
miles south of the river.
Second Ukrainian front under
Marshal Ivan S. Konev-Ladiz-
henka, IA miles south of Uman
and 100 other populated places
were captured while 70 miles to
the west Zlatopol and Novomi-
rograd, 36 and "a miles northwest
of Kirovograd, were captured
among 40 more communities.
Third Ukrainian front under
Gen. Rodion Y. Malinovsky-the
railway junction of Dolinskaya,
81 miles southeast of Kirovograd
was menaced as the Russians
..reached'' the town. Fifty other
localities were captured. Other
troops inside the Dnieper bend,
advanced southwestward, captur-
; ed Bereslav on the west bank OF
the Dnieper 81 miles east of Kher-
son, and go more communities.
The capture of Bereslav repre-
scented an advance of approxima-
tely 20 miles down the west bank
of the Dnieper river from the last
previously reported position OF the
Soviet troops.
The Germans were apparently
putting up their strongest
resistance in south Russia at
Tarnopol, where the, Red army
was nearest the Rumanian front
Ter and menacing the Polish rail
center of Lwow.
The fighting in the Dnieper area
menaced not only Kherson but
also Nikolaev where the Russians
were last reported IS miles away
An the Observation-Disclosures rail-
Kherson was in most imne-
Manager for the Germans in
had only one rail line
Nikolaev for retreat.
\lies of the three Russian
tearing into so over
erman division with
blows which with
ng Soviet forces into
mia in a week.
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EXPLAINS
WHY HE RESIGNED
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provoked by the discovery of an
espionage ring in the country but
on account of "fear Of pressure
and purported measures by the
government Of the United States"
Ramirez declared that his with
drawal from the political scene
on Feb. Is was not induced by his
being too tired to exercise gov
eminent powers, as stated by the
Farrell regime in it's official an
nouncements.
In his resignation he further
stated that the army officers re-
fused to believe him when he
explained to them in ''two mass
meetings" that they were mis-
taken jim their belief that he was
about ito declare war on Germa-
ny and Japan, establish martial
law and order a general mobiliza-
ton.
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|MAULTSBY NAMED
G. 0.P. CANDIDATE

ELIZABETHTOWN, March II.
j. A. Maultsby, of Whiteville,
was nominated as the party's can.
didate for congress and elected
a delegate to the national conven-
ton at the conventional of Repub-
licans of the Seventh COMPRESSION
al district here today.
B. c. Russell, party secretary
for this district, was named pres
idential electo', and L.. E. Chen
ault was elected alternate dele.
gate.
Officers Of the congressional
district, elected by the conven-
ton, were S. H Rogers, chair
man; Mrs. Grace Byrd Mccoy,
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IRWIN S. COBB

PADUCAH, KY, March 11-RE
Irwin S. Cobb's home town expects
to give the noted humorist the kind
of funeral he asked for in a let
ter he wrote last December but
which was not opened until after
his death in New York yesterday.
Definite plans, however, are be-
ing held in allegiance until word
is received from the widow. George
Goodman, Kentucky director for
the Office of Price Administration
and lifelong friend of the humor-
list, was en- route here from Louis
vile. He and two of Cobb's other
close Observation-Disclosures Edwin j
Paxton, Sr., of the Paducah Sun
Democrat and Druggist Will Gil
bert-are to make the arrange
mentS.
/ But this much is certain-his ad-
miring felloW-townsmen will fol.
low his wishes as closely as they
can.
There will be no elaborate fu-
neral rituals. The body of the not
ed writer will be cremated in New
York and his ashes buried here. A
dogwood tree will be planted on
the spot. The one Psalm Cobb Sc
lected will be read.
Negro choirs from two churches
will sing Swing Low Sweet Cha
riot and Deep River" Matte
Copeland, who cooked for Cobb S
family here, said she would round
up the singers tomorrow. The hu-
morist in his letter asked her to do
it.
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Joe and Pit Main, of Rocky
Point. Survivors are her husband
W. L. Futch; one son, Myron c
Futch; one grandchild, all of Roc
ky Point; two step-sons, Johnnie
Futch of Rocky Point, Willie Lee
Futch, of Wilmington, and one
brother w. M. Main of Wrights
boro.
Active pallbearers were Ray
mond Rodgers, Don HARRISON
Jeff Woodcock, WILDER Harris
Hoyt Woodcock and Herbert Wag
staff.
Honorary pallbearers were jim
Peary, Major Rocks, Boney Will
SON, L. L. Guyton, Henry Rocks
and Dr. R. j. Williams.
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months. She had been confined to
bed since December.
Funeral services will be held
from the house at 4 pm. Sunday
by her pastor, DR.. J. Glenn Black
burn. Interment will follow in
Meadow Brook cemetery.
Surviving are her husband; one
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Tiley OF
Jackson, Tenn; two sons, Billy,
in the Naval Viz program at the
University of South Carolina, and
Jack, of the home; one sister,
Miss Lizzie Prevatt of the home;
four brothers, J. Rowland, Luther
j., w. w., and c.. M. Prevatt,
all of Lumberton.
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vice-chairwoman; B. C. Fussen
secretary.
Members of the State Execn.
tive committee are: Thad H. Pons
Charles M. TTott, DR.. L. Bagge+t
w. c. Downing and Mrs. Lillian
M. B. Rodgers.
Following his nomination, Mr.
Maultsby expressed determination
to make a thorough campaign in
each section of the district.
There were several short talks
all characterized by much ont,
misim. Each county was repre-.
sented, and delegates brought en-,
couraging reports, it was report,
ed.
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MRS. EMMA M. FUTCH

Funeral services for Mrs. Emmc
M. Futch, SO, of Rocky Point, who
died at her home Wednesday at
$40 pm, after a long illness,
were held at Riley's Creek Bap-
fist church, where she was life
long member, by the Rev. Charlie
Taylor at 3 pm. Friday. The
Rev. Taylor was assisted by the
Rev. Giddons of Wilmington. In
terment followed in the church
cemetery.
She was the daughter Of the late