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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03

Home after four and one half
years in the II. S. Army, during
which time he served in two
theaters of war, is 1st 1t. Robert
E. Mapes, formerly of Marysville
.gRt 5. He is now residing with his
&~ife at 1048 Berkeley rd., Colum-
bus, and is a student at Bliss Col
lege, under the G. l. Bill of Rights.
1t. MapeS entered the service
as an enlisted man and served eleV-
en- months before being commits
stoned a second lieutenant in the
anti-aircraft artillery. Upon receiv-
ing his commission he was ordered
to duty in the South Pacific, where
she remained for year.
VA few months after his return
to the States, he was retalled to
the infantry and went to Europe
with the 106th Division. He was
captured by the Germans on the
q of December, 1914, during the
breakthrough in Belgium. He was
liberated at Hammelburg on the
9th of March, 1912, only to be
ysaken prisoner again few hours
later and held until the End of
May.
He has the Purple Heart with
one oak leaf cluster, the American
Defense Ribbon, the American
Theater ribbon, the ASiatic-Pacific
Campaign ribbon with one Bronze
sAStar, the European-Africian-Mid-
Vile Eastern Campaign ribbon, with
two Bronze Stars, and the Com
bat Infantryman badge.
He was released on the goth of
September at Camp Blanding, Fla,
completed his terminal leave on
the 4th of November and is now
on inactive duty.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03
Victory Loan Sales
Behind
In Union County

The Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland had credited Union
county with Victory Bond sales otang $50 the close OF
business Nov % The overall quota $63OO Our individual
quota $4,000 Our in this latter bracket is SlS4OO0
The very important Il" Bond quota is $lS8OO0 and
sales $89S2 Within the past few days additional sales report
ed would probably bring this figure close $lO00OO Even
long way from the objective.
statewide standing Union counyt is in the bottom
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03
Allen Center Baptist church

Prayer meeting, Dec 6.
Ladies Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. Cora Beightler, Tuesday,
Dec. 4. All-day meeting with pot
luck dinner and exchange of gifts.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03
Staring shoes

store winter shoes with care. Ths
shoes ought to be repaired before
they're put away. Keep in q dry
.lacs out Of dust.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03
SON BORN TO COX'S

Pfc. and Mrs. w. Leo Cox are an
nouncing the birth of a 10-pound
10 OF. son, Gary Lee, on Nov. Is
at Mary Rutan hospital, Bellefon-
taine. This is their second child.
Pfc. Cox is at present stationed on
Okinawa. Mrs. Cox and their
daughter, Sharon, are residing with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. f.
MoSbarger, of Rushsylvania.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03

The address of Pvt. Donald T..
m,McGill, who enlisted in the Army
&ast month is: Pvt. Donald E. Nc
Gill, 45O26971, Co. D., 9th Bn., A.
S. F. T. c., Platoon, Ft. Belvolr,
Va.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03
PEARL HARBOR (Delaye

PEARL EIARBOR Delayed
NCharles l.. Cocklin.s firman, first
: 1JosS, of Marysville, is in the Stag
SS jsArea here, being processed for
raasportation to separation
kcenter in the United States and a
p discharge from the Navy
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03

Sgt. Fred E. Bumgarner is
spending a Today furlough with
his wife and family. He will return
Monday to Ft. Bragg, N. c., where
he is now stationed. His address is:
Ernest Bumgarner, S &c r. M,
Communications Office, u. S. N. P.
S. c., Nashville, Tenn.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03

News items about Union
COunty's boys in the armed ser
wees OF the United States, for
publication In this column, are
nnvited by the journal. COntri-
buttons should be mailed to the
Service Editor of the Journal,
or telephone to Mrs. W. E.
Behrens. Phone 4-2671.
1t. Walter Z. Ferrell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Ferrell of MILFORD
Center, returned home, Friday
after 33 months of service over
seas.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-12-03

FIRST IN NEWS
FIRST IN ADVERTISING
RESPONSE
THE MOST WIDELY AND
THOROUGHLY READ
NEWSPAPER IN UNION
COUNTY
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20

ACT u. Ia 20 mi4nfct ,.c1uf- f-fa'9er- K shining
No rubbiag ae btffair4s fiffcd things wipe
up jify.quiek! Linol2uaa manufacturers them
selves recommend Gio.Coa you know.
Regular care with Glo-Coat adds greatly to
the life of your linoleum.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20

ACT I: Spothgbt on Clio -Coat-th shine-up
star Of the kitchen! Just pour Johnson's Self
Polishing Gto Coat on your clean floor
ainoleunn, asphalt or rubber tile or finished
woodl :. spread il around - and then -.
FERRAhffff MISSION!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Sullivan Muy Be Removed

Keep Martin F. Sullivan As One of Our Aldermen" has become the slogan of Democratic convention pre-campaign in the Fighting Fifth" and is interpreted as move ment in opposition to the admins tration's plans to oust the alder manic-commissioner from the cur rent Democratic set-up.
 Receiving Support
 Residents of the lower Baldwin street and members of the Tribune A. C., acting as individuals, are en- deayoring to have the delegates to the city convention tonight renomi- nate Alderman Sullivan. From other sources come the word that the ad- ministration leaders plan to purge" the alderman as a result of his al- legged affiliation with anti-adminis- tration forces in the Democratic primaries of 1943. It was reported at that time that MT. Sullivan, fore- man at the Scovill Manufacturing Company. had shown sympathy" for the political aspirations of Wil- liam J. Cavanaugh, who opposed Mayor John S. Monagan in the primaries two years ago. The oppo- sition was very decisively defeated in the battle at the polls.
 Alderman Sullivan's name re-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
 On Teheran

Teheran, Aug. s(UP)-The Iran ian foreign ministry announced to- day that Britain and Russia agreed at the Potsdam conference to with draw their troops from Teheran i1n- mediately.
 The ministry said it was notified of the decision by the British em- bassy.
 GA spokesman in London for the British foreign office confirmed that the decision was reached at Pots- dam as good will gesture toward Iran.")
 Tanks Leaving
 Although the announcement did not mention American troops, they have been in the process of evcu- ating not only Teheran, but all Iran for several months after com- pleting their Russian aid mission May 3l.
 Brig. Gen. Donald Booth, the American commander, said recently that all American troops will have left Iran by the end of September. Iran served as the gateway for most American lend-lease supplies for the Soviets during the European war.
 Started
 Preparations for the evacuation of British and Russian soldiers from the Iranian capital already were underway and the deadline for its completion will be fixed by Allied representatives in negotiations with Iranian authorities.
 Both the Iranian public and press including left-wing newspapers, hailed the move as a start toward eventual complete Allied evacuation of Iran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Atomic Poluer;s Destiny
 Unkn0Dn To Industry
By T. V. KIENLEN

United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, Aug. 8-(UP)-It g. will be long time before atomic power comes into everyday use. Our lead- ing industrialists agree on that al- most unanimously.
 Tn time-a long time-it will be developed for peaceful pursuits. ? said Dr. M. Lelyn Branin, technical consultant of the Bituninous Coal institute. Tt will undoubtedly be generations before the atom will make all the nations steel, power the nations locomotives, generate the electricity or furnish the bil- lions of hours of industrial horse power that coal does now, let alone heat the nations homes"
 Similar To Lightning Charles w. Kellogg. president ot the Edison Electric institute, said atomic power in it's present stage of development was akin to lightning.
 we all know what lightning is, and can do. but we haven't learned yet how to control fl" he said.
 'sNo one. with present published Information, can positively forecast the industrial and economic poten- tialities of the nsw source Of en- ergy."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Claim Vichv  With Britain
 Petoin Witness Says
 Vichy officioIs Dis
 closed Nazi Secrets
By HERBERT G. KING

0y A1GAeREn4 Gs [A41NU United Press Stan Correspondent Paris, Aug. S.-(UP)-Gen. Jean Bergeret, former Vichy air minister, testified at Marshal Henri Philippe Petain's trial today that the Vichy French kept close tab on German air operations and sent the informa- tion they gleaned to London.
 The 18th day of Petain's trial opened at 1:20 p. m. Bergeret, French air force, general was the first witness of the day, the 23rd for the defense and the 44th of the trial.
 Bergeret told the high court judge and jury that under his Vichy min- istry the French air force served as clandestine intelligence agency for London, keeping the Allies filled in on what the Luftwaffe was do- ing.
 Financial Support
 Petain supplied funds for these operations right up to the time Ber- geret left the Vichy air ministry in April, 1942. the witness said.
 Bergeret said that while he was air minister at vichy from Septem- Der. l940, to April. l942. he faced three main problems:
 l. Rejuvenating the French air force. ,i 2. Preventing the air force from being dragged into policy Of col- Liberation with the Nazis.
 3. Finding a means of getting back into the war alongside the Allies.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
By EDWARD L. THOMAS

United Press War Corresp0ndent)
 Guam, Aug. g. (UP) = Super fortresses followed up a 1,000-ton morning raid on the Japanese steel center of Yawata with an attack on munitions factories north of Tokyo this afternoon.
 While the bulk of the afternoon force of 65 B-29s attacked factories near Tanashi, Radio Tokyo said, the remainder feinted toward the Boso area and dropped few bombs on eastern Tokyo.
 Two Superfortresses were shot down and 10 others damaged heavily, the enemy broadcast said.
 Airfield Attacked
 StiH another force of 30 Super fortresses and 70 Mustangs and Thunderbolts attacked airflelds and communications throughout the Central Army Command area on the main Japanese home island of Hon. shu, Radio Tokyo said.
 More than 225 Superfortresses set fire to Yawata, the Pittsburgh of Japan, with demolition bombs in the morning attack. Crews reported excellent" results.
 Preliminary reports on the Ya- wata attack indicated it was so suc- cessful that the great steel center
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Monopoly Threat Claimed By Ford
Mfg. Assn. Official Warns of Dangers to Freedoms
SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT

SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT
 Hartford--O Observing that the out come of the recent elections in Great Britain with its attendant threat of state monopoly "has posed the greatest challenge to Amreican freedom since Pearl Harbor," Norris w. Ford. Executive vice-president of the Manufacturers Association of Connecticut, declared in a statement made public today.
 Business leaders and all Ameri- cans who want freedom must now be more than ever before, enthu- siastic salesmen of the advantages of private enterprises over state monopolies if they would demon- strate conyiccingly in this critical hour of decision, that the enterprise of 1S5, ,000.O00 individuals will far slrpass in terms of production and genuine contentment any results which may be obtained by state monopolies." MT. Ford added.
 Government of the People
 "What many of US seem to forget, or conveniently overlook if we seek
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Local People Made Atomic Bombs
 Employees Referred
 By Code to Project;
 Draft Deferments

Waterbury residents who were referred during the past three years to the 'Manhat- tan project" were sent in re- ality to the secret Atomic Bomb plants, it was disclosed today.
 Since 1922 local employ ment officials have been sending area workers to the Manhattan project, which remained otherwise unde- fined, Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, area War Manpower director stated today. The project continued to have top prior ity in the Waterbury area de- spite the critical shortage of help here, and officials said today they suspected a new secret war weapon was in- volved.
 ''Pasco" Bound
 Waterbury residents taking the Manhattan" jobs were not told to what state they were going. When they boarded trains they knew merely that they were on their way to "Pasco," it was reported.
 At "Pasco" the workers were com- pletely isolated from the rest of the population. One Waterbury resident. who took job with the
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Eyewitness Account

Guam, Aug. B. (UP) Here ara the eyewitness stories of the men who dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan:
 Col. Paul W. Tibbetts, Jr., s6 of Miami. pilot of the superfortress Enola Gay:
 We selected Hiroshima as the target when we made the landfal1. There was no opposition, conditions were clear and we dropped the bomb visually at 9:15 a. m.
 "Only Captain Parsons, Bombar- dier Maj. Thomas W. Ferebee of Mocksville, N. C., and myself knew what dropped. Others only knew zt was special mission.
 "We knew immediately that ue had to get the hell out of there and made Q sharp turn in less than 60 second to get broadside to the tar- get.
 Incredible
 'Then = it was hard to bc2lsra what we saw.
 Below us, rising rapidly. was d tremendous black cloud. Nothing was visible where only minutes be- fore the outline of the city with Its streets and buildings and WaterfronEf piers were clearly apparent.
 Tt happened so fast we couldn't see anything and could only feel the heat from the flash and the concusslon from the blast.
 There were a couple Of sharn slaps against the airplane. It fslt like close bursts of flax. yielded warning to the crewmen. but We were all okay."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Four Square Miles Destroyed By Single Bomb; Seven Million
 Troops Retained For Pacific
Truman May De- cIore Another UIti- motum to Give Jops Time to Reconsider; All in Readiness
Ry JOSEPH l.. MYLER,

By JOSEPh L. MYLEk
 United Press Staff Correapondent)
 Washington, Aug. 8-(UP) The U. s. Army still plans to land on the shores of Ja- pan-either with occupation al troops or with full-scale invasion forces, depending on what the atomic bomb does to the Japanese will and power to go on fighting.
 For the army to plan any other way, high officials believed today, would be to take unjustifiable risks. In the atomic bomb it has the dead Hest weapon ever made. But it is just one weapon.
 For that reason, the War Depart ment has no intention-despite scattered Congressional criticism to cut the army below the 7.00O,- 900 men and women which it has felt all along are essential to the conquest of Japan.
 Shorter War
 Forty-eight hours after the his- toric announcements proclaiming the dawn of the atomic age, officials felt soberly constrained to point out that the new era had yet to reach its zenith. The new bomb certainly should shorten the Japanese war, they felt, but the only way it can end the conflict abruptly is for the Japanese themselves to decide to quit.
 This, some observers believed, they will be given second chance to do before the full fury of atomic bomb assault is unleashed against them. Certainly the Army is ready with plenty of the new bombs.
 President Truman, now back from Germany was thought by some to be considering second ultimatum following up the surrender-or- be destroyed proclamation issued from Potsdam July 26. Or it may just take the form of more atom bombs. On Monday he reminded the Japa-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

The broadcast made no mention of the fact that Japan did not sub scribe to the Hague convention.
 Special Cabinet Session
 Tokyo also disclosed that the Japanese cabinet met in special session this morning to hear a. re- port of the raid. Dr. Hiroshi Shim- omura, president of the Japanese board of information, simultaneous ly was received by Emperor Hiro- hito.
 The hcarge that the United States had violated international law was aired by Tokyo after it had broad cast vivid descriptions of the death
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
JopsCIoinn
 Violations

San Francisco, Aug. g. (UP) = Japan, against at the ruin of Hiroshima, charged today that the United States had violated inter national law by using the Atomic bomb.
 Radio Tokyo quoted authorized quarters in the captal as saying that the United States was violat- ing Article 52 of the Hague con- .vention and showing disregard for humanity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Large Construction Crushed by Lone Bomb; Possibility Foreseen of Peace Thoughts by Jops
By WILLIAM n. TYEEE

United Press War Correspondensl
 Guam, Aug. 8-(UP) Tokyo conceded today that most of Hiroshima had been destroyed completely by q single American atomic bomb Monday and said blasted and blistered corpses "too num- erouS to count" filtered the ruins.
 "The impact of the bomb was So terrific that practically all living things, human and animal, were lit erally scared to death by the tres mendous heat and pressure engen- dered by the blast" one TokyQ broadcast said.
 American reconnaissance paaotor graphs confirmed that four and one-tenth square miles, per cen5 of the built-up area-m Hiroshima had vanished almost without trace in the worlds greatest explosion.
 Unofficial American sources esfiA mated Japanese dead and wounded might exceed 100000.
 Levels Buildings
 Five major war plants and scorag of smaller factories, ofiice bl1i1d- ings and dwellings were known t0 have been leveled. Only few skel~ etons of concrete buildings remained in the obliterated area. Add5tionaI damage outside the totally destroy. ed section still wss being assesae&
 Radio Tokyo, breaking its sfIenc1 Of more than 60 hours after th& raid, said the '.indescribable d8t structive power" of the bomb had crushed big buildings and su1a1t dwellings alike in an unparallele8 holocaust.
 Inhabitants were killed by Mast fire and crumbling buildings, TohT0 said. Most bodies were so badly battered that it was impossihle t0 distinguished between the men end women.
 Catastrophe
 As Tokyo painted fearful pic-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
|CiviIion Meot Less

Washington, Aug. 8-(UP)-The Department of Agriculture said to- day that civilians may expect slight ly more meat this fall than they have been able to buy in recent months.
 Continued heavy demand how ever, is expected to hold meat prices near their present high levels through early l946. a department report said.
 The total meat output for 1945 it said, is expected to approximate 22,- 700, O00, 900 pounds of dressed meat the third largest of record, but nearly 2.000. .000. 900 pounds less than the record output of lo44.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
LegIess Vet Bears Word To Family

The search of a legless Bridgeport veteran for the parents of a buddy who died in a foxhole in Germany last February ended successfully when the returned service man, enlisting the aid of civic officials and newspapers, finally succeeded in contact ing MT. and Mrs. Lincoln Field Brownell, Chase Park way.
 ABC Associate
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Potsdan1 Conference Report By President

Washington. Aug. 8-(UP)-Presi- dent Truman will report to the na- tion on the big three Berlin con- ference tomorrow (Thursday) night at 10 o'clock (EWT.
 The White House said the address would be broadcast on all radio net- works.
 Presidential Secretar Charles G. Ross said MT. Truman would hake c 30-ninute address, In which he would 90 into greater detail about Che historic Potsdam barley than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

was related in last weeks official communique on the meeting.
 Ross said the President would mention" the new atomic bomb, but probably to no great extent.
 One of MT. Truman's first ap- pointments today-his first day in the White .souse since bis return from Europe -was with Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. Ross said they vere to discuss the fearsome new bomb which devastated a Jap-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
Jops Misconstrue
 international Low

Article 52 of the Hague
 convention which the Jap anese cited today as barring the use of atomic bombs says:
 'The right of belligerents to adopt means of injuring the enemy is not unlimited"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08
B-29s Hit Munition Plants m YalData
Daily Attacks Now Being Conducted Against Enemy
BULLETIN

Guam, Thursday, Aug. e(UP) Nearly 100 Superfortresses, hit- ting the Japanese home islands for the fourth time in "A hours, sent incendiaries crashing into the 'death list" city of Fulku- yanaa shortly before midnight yesterday, 1t was announced to- day,