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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
SHORTHAND I

Last Friday Miss Morse repor-
ted from the commercial de-
partment that five Shorthand I
students have passed their six
ty word officials. They are Lois
Cass, Rachel Weinberg, Pauline
Bowers, Ruth McMorris, and
Teri Shirasago.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
HOME &c. PARTY

The Home Economics III girls
had an ice cream party on Jan
uary Fl during the sixth period.
The dark red devils food cake
topped with luscious white icing,
and the creamy velvet vanilla
ice cream was prepared and SER
we'd by the girls.
The occasion, according to
Miss Horsford, was to celebrate
the ending of the first semester
(only eighteen weeks and no
days left then it will be over).
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF ANNA ALLEN, De-

Nv
ESTATE OF ANNA ALLEN, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by tine
undersigned Administrator With
the Will Annexed of the Estate
of Anna Allen, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to the
said Administrator with the will
annexed at his office in the
Court House Building in Hardin,
in the County of Big Horn,
State of Montana.
Dated at Hardin, Montana,
January g., 1914.
BERT w. KRONMILLER,
Administrator with the Will An
nexed of the Estate of Anna
Allen, Deceased.
Bert w. Kronmiller, Hardin,
Montana, Attorney and Ad-
m~inistrator.
Pub. Jan. 6, 10, 20, 81, 1s44)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
| M WAR
X LOAN
Wal1;&5l|aTEEs

FARMERS WAR BONDS
Why do farmers buy war bonds?
Most soldiers are sons of the soil.
Have worked and played together,
Until our nation called.
Father and son together,
Will set the Rising Sum-.
Working, fighting, praying
Until the victory is won.
He is buying bonds to help him,
His son of the soil.
lille he is fighting and dying
Both are answering his nations call.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
HIGH LOSES
TWO TOP MEN

Hardin high school is about to
lose two more Of its Senior boys
to Uncle Sam. Harold Stanton
will leave Jan. 81 to be indicted
into the army. We will miss Har-
old at school and on the Big
Horn staff.
Sam Haverfield is also leav-
ing. He has enlisted in the Navy.
Good luck, fellas.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
THE CORRIDOR

Here they go like herds of cattle
Their shirt tails flop and their
brains-they rattle.
Who'd think that mid these gig
lers and praters
Are budding stars and legislat-
OrS.
Who would dream that yon
black smudge
Conceals the face of a future
Judge?
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27

Mary Pickford;s interest in children and their future as citizens
finds a natural outlet in her position as Chairman of the Women's
Division Of The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Her
adopted daughter, Roxanne, with whom she is pictured above,
gives Mary 2 poignant reason for her militant effort on the Amer.
lean Health Front: Miss Pickford, appointed by Basil O'Connor,
president Of the National Foundation. has selected leaders in the
against the chndrens enemy ON the home front. The Annual
Fund Appeal and "March Of Dimes" In nationwide celebrations OF
The Presidents Birthday occurs between January II and 81. !
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of BENJAMIN F. SHREVE,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Executrix of the Es-
tate of Benjamin F. Shreve, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27

ing aerial gunnery at Las Vegas,
New. He expects to complete the
course next month.
Pfc. Sampson battle-ground
has been transferred from Colo
RADIO Springs to Pueblo, Colo.
Evening star., 1944-02-12

nomlc Warfare, and, now, the Of
flee OF Foreign Economic Admins
tration, usurping the administration
OF projects which Congress originally
delegated to the Department of
Commerce, under the guise of a war
necessity, have been waging a secret
war not against our national enemies
so much as against American busi-
nessmen and the export industries
OF the United States.
Throughout these months of my
service in Washington I have OBJ
served definite scheme for wreck
ing all American private enterprise
and personal initiative in inter-
American, in fact international
commerce and substitute the Soviet
form of State owned commerce"
The letter dated February 9, was
addressed to Senator Byrd, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, and asked the
Senator's advice on the form and
manner of his resignation. The
resignation itself, dated the next
day, was made effective next Tues
(See LA VARRE PAGE A-40
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Axis Firms appropriated
BY Bolivian Government
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb. 1.-THE
Bolivian government announced to-
day that the appropriation of all
Axis firms had been decreed and
declared the action was "of public
necessity"
The action was taken shortly be-
fore the resignation of three officials
of the revolutionary Bolivian regime
in shake-up which elevated Air
Force Chief 1t. Col Alfredo Pacheco,
regarded as having pro-Allied SYM
pathies, to the Office of Minister Of
the Interior.
Pacheco, who spent two years in
the United States studying aviation,
replaced Maj. Alberto Taborga as
Interior Minister; Rafael Otazo was
named Minister of Agriculture, re-
placing Carlos Montenegro, and
Walter Guevara, 20, was appointed
Secretary General of the govern
ment, replacing Augusta Cespedes.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Strong Nazi Defenses
Smashed by Soviets
In Taking Shepetovk;
Moose Being frightened
Around 100000 Men
Trapped at Cherkosy
BY the Associated Press.

4? the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-CraShing
through the strongest German
Notifications on the eastern
front, Red Army forces have
captured the rail center of
Shepetovka and frightened their
moose around the Cherkasy
death trap 200 miles te the east,
where remnants of 100000 Nazi
troops are being liquidated.
Shepetovka, main distribution
point for German reserves and
supplies on the Ukrainian front for
the last two years, is the hub of a
network of rail lines feeding into
Poland, Rumania and Hungary. It's
capture by Gen. Nikolai Vatutin's S
1st Ukrainian Army set up an ex-
ceilent base for new offensives to-
ward Odessa and Warsaw, Moscow
dispatches said.
Nazis Wage Bitter Fight.
Vatutin and his veterans won a
citation from Premier Stain in a
special order of the day for the
successful "outfanking maneuver
and frontal assault" which cap
tured Shepetovka.
The Germans waged a bitter
fight to hold the town. Fresh re-
serves were rushed to augment the
garrison, which was bolstered by
an assault force of 120 tanks. A
fleet of armored trains covered the
approaches to the stronghold from
the north and west.
1t was the first important Rus
sian success in this area since Va
tutin's forces drove deep into Ger
man lines in old Poland to take
Rovno and Lutsk, announced just
a week ago. Vatutin's army now
holds an 80-mile wide corridor ex-
tending 100 miles inside old Poland
from the Korosten Shepetovka
railway. The Rumanian frontier is
approximately lis miles south of
Shepetovka.
25 German Supply Planes Downed.
Ten more towns were captured by
the Russians squeezing the trapped
Germans in the Cherkasy circle, the
Moscow war bulletin said. Red Air
Force pilots shot down Is more Ger
(See RUSSIA, Page A-4)
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Ry the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Feb. 12.-Allied headquarters
today announced that the Germans
had installed themselves in the
Ipapal palace grounds at Castel Gan
dolfo south of Rome and that the
premises therefore were subject to
Allied bombing.
The announcement said Castel
Gandolfo, the summer home of Pope
Plus XII, now lies in the battle
area and contains a heavy satura-
ton of German soldiers. Whenever
vital enemy targets appear they will
of necessity be bombed"
con Thursday the Vatican
radio said Castel Gandolfo, Is
miles from Vatican City and Is
miles inland from Anzio, had
Evening star., 1944-02-12

A low of Is degrees tonight is
the District area forecast, as
cessation of rain, sleet and light
snow today enabled airplanes to
resume operations and wit
messed improvement in ice
coated streets and highways.
Bus and train dispatchers said
schedules are almost back to
normal.
The Weather Bureau said the
temperature would remain below
freezing throughout today and TO-
morrow. The mercury hovered
around "a in the early hours today
Gusts here accompanied a warm
ing sun, some achieving a velocity of
40 miles an hour, the forecaster said
He added the wind will not diminish
until late tonight, tomorrow being
fairly free Of strong wind.
30 Accidents on Bridges.
Cold weather last night froze slush
and made pedestrian travel easier,
but motorists were cautioned to
reduce speed on some streets which
invited skidding. Police reported 80
accidents, only one resulting in
serious injury, on the Memorial and
Highway bridges last night.
Meanwhile, at least IL deaths
were attributed to the storm which
swept the Nation yesterday. The
storm was blowing out to sea off the
East Coast today. The Midwest
was in the grip of subzero weather,
the Northeast and Southeast areas
had freezing temperatures and New
York City reported a coal shortage
SO critical that only Health De-
partment certificates could be hon.
ored, according to the Associated
Press.
instruction for Sleddexs.
Meanwhile. sledders were urged
by Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer to restrict their operations to
some 80 streets roped off for that
purpose in various sections of the
city. Policemen are assigned to
these areas to insure additional
protection.
Lists e. the streets are obtainable
by phone from any police precinct
station. Mr.. Van Duzer called at
tention to the death of two young
sters while shedding on unprotected
streets during the last snowstorm
here.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Democrats Will 0per
National Convention
In Chicago July 19
Paul Porter Appointed
Publicity Director for
Approaching Campaign
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The Democratic National Con-
vention for the nomination of
presidential and vice presiden-
tial candidates and the adop-
ton OF a party platform will
open in Chicago July 10.
The announcement of the date
was made by Democratic National
Chairman Robert E. Hannegan last
night. Mr.. Hannegan said that he
believed the work of the convention
could be completed by the end of
the week of July l9. Four DAYS. he
said, should be ample. Mr.. Hanne-
gan was authorized by the National
Committee at its recent meeting
here to fix the date of the conven-
ton. The committee itself selected
Chicago as the convention city.
Porter New Press Chief.
Mr.. Hannegan also announced ap.
polntment of Paul Porter, first as
Slstant to Economic Sterilization
Director Fred Vinson, as publicity
Oirector for the Democratic Ma
tlonal Committee Mr.. Porter sue
ceeds the veteran Charles Michel
son, who has been director of pub
llcity for the Democratic party in
every national campaign since and
including 1882.
Mr.. Porter came to Washington
in 1884 as publicity director for the
AAA, under Vice President Wallace,
then Secretary of Agriculture.
Mr.. Nicholson, who resigned as
publicity director last year, has been
pinch-hitting for the national COM
mittee in recent months. He will
serve as an adviser.
Mr.. Porter is 80 and was born in
kentucky. He was graduated from
the University of Kentucky law
school and served as counsel for
newspapers in Georgia and Okla
homa before entering Government
service. He was in charge of the
rent control section of the Office of
Price Administration prior to be-
coming Mr.. Wilson's assistant.
The selection of Mr.. Porter gives
further emphasis on youth by the
(See nEMOCP ATC Dooa ~
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Key Commerce Aide Quits Post,
Charges Plot Against Business
BY the Associatee Press.

BY the Associated Press.
William La Varre announced
his resignation today as chief
of the American Republics Divi-
sion of the Commerce Depart
ment in protest against what he
described as "SubverSive" activi-
ties against American business
by the administrations foreign
economic agencies.
Mr.. La Varre, writer on Latin Amer
ican affairs for many years, has
been chief of the division since April
l941.
Saying he had no quarrel with
Secretary of Commerce Jones or
other officials of his own depart
ment, La Varre directed individual
criticism against Vice President
Wallace, Leo Crowley, chief of the
Foreign Economic Administration
and Milo Perkins, executive director
of the former Board of Economic
Warfare, now in private business.
The record will show Mr.. La
Varre wrote, that the Board of Eco
Evening star., 1944-02-12
ESQ Allied Planes Hill
Airdromes al RabauI
In Heaviest Attack
Twenty Enemy Croft Shot
Down, Against Loss
Of Two Fighters
By the Associated Press.

GUADALCANAL, Feb. 12.-
Airplanes of almost every type
from Corsair fighters to four
engined Liberator bombers-
hammered Rabaul's three main
airdromes Wednesday in the
heaviest assault since the cur
rent Solomons- based air offen-
sive against the enemy's New
Britain stronghold began last
December II.
/ Todays communique reported
South Pacific planes shot down 20
enemy aircraft, probably downed
seven more and damaged others on
the ground. Two Allied fighters were
| lost.
More than $50 planes, the greatest
striking force ever to fly from new
Solomons bases, hit Rabaul in a CO.
ordinated strike extending from pre-
dawn to midafternoon Japan has
lost more than 110 planes over Ra-
baul thus far during February.
Is Hits Scored on Runways.
Marine Avenger torpedo planes
opened the Wednesday assault be-
fore dawn by raking Lakunai Air
drome revetment areas with tons
of bombs and numerous strafing at
tacks.
At 12:40 pm, more than 80 Navy
and Marine Avengers and Daunt-
less divebombers sWooped in over
Vunakanau Airdrome. The Daunt-
lesses hit large-caliber guns near the
runway, scored two direct hits on six
antiaircraft guns in one area and
raked q machine-gun positions.
Buildings were fired. The Avengers
rendered the airstrip unserviceable
with Is hits on the concrete run
ways and five on other areas.
About 20 Zeros dropped aerial
bombs among the attackers but
failed to press home their intercept
ton.
Twenty minutes later, more than
20 Mitchell medium hombers of the
18th Air Force plastered the same
Vunakanau area with "a tons of ex-
plosives, hitting the runways and
revetments, starting a number of
fires.
A cover of about 80 Corsair fight
ers held off 80 to 40 Japanese fighters
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Turkish-British TuIks
End, Policy UNCHANGED
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
ANKARA, Feb. 10 Delayed
Military talks between the Turkish
general staff and the British mill
tary mission have been suspended
after more than a month of secret
sessions, it was disclosed today.
The suspension, however, will not
necessarily alter Turkeys policy
toward the Allies and the war. Tur-
keys foreign policy still is based on
a strong alliance with Britain and
a cautious attitude toward the war
Evening star., 1944-02-12
PupuI Palace Area Below Rome
Subject to Raids, Allies Say

been bombed for the third time.
The dispatch, quoting the news
paper Osservatore Romano, said
other Vatican property also had
been bombed. Yesterday Trans
ocean, German propaganda
agency, declared 500 persons had
been killed in the bombing at
Castel Gandolfo.
(The Vatican radio report said
the Propaganda College Building
was hit in the bombing, although
indicating the papal palace itself
was not touched. The Vatican
broadcast did not specify the ma
tionality of the planes which did
the bombing.
GA Berlin broadcast today said
Pope Plus after the bombing
See CASTEI, GANDOI,FO Pp A-4
Evening star., 1944-02-12
S3,100,000 Bond Sale
Leaves District 0n|y
S6,800,000 Short
1870 Of Quote Attained;
Maryland Is Sixth Stote
To Oversubscribe Aim

Washington was only S6,8OO,-
600 shy of achieving it's sos ,OOO,-
600 Fourth War Loan quota on
the basis of sales through yes
terday, the District War Finance
Committee announced today.
Purchases reported yesterday
amounting to s3,l0o,0OO advanced
the grand total to SO per cent of the
District goal. Bracket totals were
revised upward, as follows: Cor
poratlons ard associations, $50 ,20O,-
600, or 124 per cent of quota: indi-
viduals $36 900 900, 68 per cent, and
E bonds, $22 2,4OO, 900. 74.6 per cent.
Sales yesterday were 81 400, 900 to in
dividuals and $l,700,000 to big
money" buyers.
The national drive has raised
s12,621 100000. or 80 per cent, of the
$14 ,000, 900, 900 goal.
AS the campaign nears its climax,
5000 boys and girls conducting a
door-to-door canvass planned to
put i'll a busy week end in behalf OF
Uncle Sans fighting men. Bad
weather has caused postponement
OF parade featuring 500 of these
messengers and the Metropolitan
Police Band, scheduled for today.
Maryland Over Top.
Meanwhile, the Treasury Depart
ment announced Maryland and
Wisconsin have gone over the top,
the sixth and seventh States to
equal or exceed quotas. Maryland's S
sales of 5000 0OO,0O0 represented
los per cent of quota. A contribut-
ing factor was the activity of the
Maryland Federation of Women's
Clubs. The club sold enough bonds,
it was announced, to buy nine
$500, 900 heavy bombers, % medium
bombers costing $171 500 each and
Is fighter planes at $4,000 each.
Latest tabulations showed II
Maryland counties over the top of
their individual goals. They are
Montgomery, Allegany, Garrett,
Carroll, Howard, Baltimore, Har-
ford, Charles, St. Mary's, Caroline
and Queen Anne's.
Other States reporting to the
ICoo WAC DNNDC O..
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Nazis Reported Angered
By Raid on St. Pau|'s
By the Associated Press

oS 1iS asSOCldteO fTeSS.
MADRID, Feb. 12-Italian sources
said today the Germans in Italy
were angered by the recent Fascist
raid on st. Paul's Basilica in Rome
and that they had ordered the Fas-
cists to withhold the proposed exc
cutions of Gen. Monti and other
officers seized when the basilica was
entered.
Informants here represented the
Nazis as worried over reaction
abroad to Vatican protest against
the raid, which violated the Vati-
cans extraterritoriality rights.
These sources said a number Of
high former italian officials had
been executed, including former
Sub-Secretary Of War Squero and
an Admiral Montini.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Unusual Circumstances Kept
2 D. G. Men Off Crashed Plane

Mrs. Kilbourne revealed today her
husband telephoned at Sis am.
yesterday from Memphis to say he
had been compelled to leave the
plane at Little Rock, Ark, because
another passenger held a higher
priority.
She said: II went to bed Thurs
day night with a troubled mind, call
1t a premonition or what you will.
knew he was leaving Dallas at
TAO O'Clock that night was wor-
ried over his safety all night. He
said he took a later plane and was
grounded at Memphis. Knowing
the morning papers would recount
the fatal crash, he wanted to as
ICaa NR ACII nnun q \
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Bond Musician Dies
In Apartment Blaze
,y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Walter
Robert Price, 33, former trombonist
with the bands of Tommy Dorsey
and Charlie Barnet, died of suffoca-
ton and burns last night when fire
Of undetermined origin swept his
third-f1oor apartment.
Neighbors told police that Mr..
Prices widow and child were vaca-
tioning in Kent, Ohio.
Police said Mr.. Price evidently
collapsed while trying to extinguish
the blaze.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Rhodes AirfieIds Blasted

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. IL (P.-FouI
small enemy supply ships were sunk
lat Siphnos, and Martha and Calato
Airdromes on Rhodes were bombed
in Allied air operations over the
Aegean yesterday, 1t was announced
today Intruders followed up. the
attacks on Rhodes last night. the
cOmmuniuue said.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
.2,646 Declared Drowned

LONDON, Feb. IL (P.-A Berlin
broadcast declared today that 2,64e
of 3,173 Italian prisoners were
drowned when a German transport
was sunk by submarine torpedo
t. II miles off Crete four days ago.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
RIVER YIELDS PIECES of wrecked
airliner; no bodies recovered. Story
on page A-3.

Two District men are alive today
because of freak circumstances
which kept them off the American
Airlines plane which crashed into
the Mississippi River near Memphis,
Tenn, Thursday night, carrying "a
persons to their deaths.
Walter H. Kilbourne, Al, of 3 West
Bradley lane, Chevy Chase, Md, was
forced to surrender his seat on the
plane.
Drew Pearson, radio commentator,
who lives In Georgetown, was saved
from the disaster by an old SUPER
stitution, according to the Dallas
(Tex) News.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Special Gable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News.

LONDON, Feb. 12-President
Roosevelt is expected to announce
today United States recognition of
the French Committee of National
Liberation in Algiers as the provi-
sional government of all French ter
ritories outside France and thus to
pave the way for permitting that
committee to enter France, when it
is liberated, as the provisional gov
errment.
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Mercury Due 10 Drop
To Low Of IS Tonight;
Ice PeriIs Traffic
Motorists Cautioned
To Keep Safe Speed;
Planes Resume Flights

ICY STREETS responsible for many
accidents on streets and bridges
Page A-3
Evening star., 1944-02-12
Roosevelt Speech Today
May Touch French Policy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ceremonies in connection with the
presentation of destroyer-escort
to the French naval authorities will
be highlighted today by five
minute address by President Roose-
welt.
The White House did not disclose
the subject of Mr.. Roosevelt's
speech, which will be broadcast on
major networks between 4::30 and S
pm.
Evening star., 1944-02-12

CONTINUED on Page "A, Column
Evening star., 1944-02-12

(See SUBSIDIES, Page AID
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(See LA VARRE, Page A-4
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(See CRASH, Page A-3.]
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tSee DEMOCRATS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-02-12

(See RABAUL, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1944-02-12

(See WAR BONDS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-02-12

9e CASTEL GANDOLFO, Pg. A-4)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE OF OHIO

IA Department OF Highways
mUA HI Columbus, Ohio,
4 Nm November Is, 1914
IN AEugineer of Sales Legal Copy No. 44-333
" UNIT PRICE CONTRACT
Sealed proposals will be received at the office
of the State Highway Director of Ohio at
Columbus. Ohio, until 10000 A. NJ. Ohio
Standard Time, Tuesday. December IL, 1914,
for improvements in:
Allen County. Ohio. on parts of Sections
State Highway No. p. u. S. Route No. 25,
in the City of Lima and Bath Township, by
resurfacing with asphaltic concrete.
Width Pavement 80 feet and 36 feet.
Length: $685. feet I.079 miles.
Estimated Cost SlS.560.00
Contract 10 be completed not later than june
So 1945. No asphaItic concrete shall be placed
on this project prior to May Is, 1945.
The minimum wage 20 be paid TO all labor
employed on this contract shall be in accord
anee with the Schedule of Prevailing Hourly
Wage Rates Aseertained and Determined by
The Department of Industrial Relations appli-
caIle to State Highway Department Improve
ments in accordance with Sections It's, TIA.
17-4a. It's and 17-5a of the General Code of
Ohio"
The bidder must submit with his bid
titled check in an amount equal TO five per cent
of the estimated cost. but in no event more
than ten thousand dollars.
Plans and specifications on file in the
department of highways and the office of the
resident district deputy director.
The director reserves the right To reject any
H. G. SOURS.
32 State Highway Director.