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Woman’s WorH who are also active women's organizations have a daily appoint- ment book on the Review-Star's society page. The Calendar of Coming Events lists meetings, card parties, luncheons, and other club notes in brief for today and tomorrew, information given eccording to village. A con- Besy housewives venient memory help. all of the VOL XLVI, No. 151 SIXTEEN PAGES ' HEMPSTEAD TOWN, LONG ISLAND, N. Y.- TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1944. ----PRICE FOUR CENTS CHERBOURG FALLS TO AMERICAN TROOPS Honored HALL SELECTED T0 2N0 DEWEY AT CONVENTION Nassau Legislator Is Picked To Speak F0( State Special in the Nassau Daily Review-Star) CHICAGO, June 26. U. S. Representative Leon- ard W. Hall of Oyster Bay, one of Governor Dewey's most ardent missionaries in the halls of congress, is slated second the nomination of the Republican candidate for president of the United to States here Wednesday morn-! ing Sole New Yorker To Speak Announcement of the Nassau county congressman's honor to speak for the entire Empire state delegation of 93 convention votes} was learned late this evening after it was made known that Governor Griswold of Nebraska would place the name of Mr. Dewey in nomi- tion for what appears now to be ote of acclamation Congressman Hall, Republican leader of the town of Oyster Bay, and close political mssociate of J. Russel Sprague, Nassau's G. O. P leader and the chief of the Dewey supporters in Chicago, will be the sole New Yorker to add his voice from the convention floor to the great chorus of official speeches in behalf of the Republican standard bearer. The part Mr. Hall, candidate this fall for election from Nassau's first . congressional district under reapportionment, has in the carefully staged Dewey draft is known to all insiders. For years he has been assiduous in his ef- {orts to convince any and all who listened that 'Tom Dewey is the Republicans' hope.\ That his wide acquaintance with \hinterland\ congressmen, and his unquestioned popularity with members of both houses was in- valuable in the long-laid-plans for Governor Dewey's nomination, Mr. Sprague will readily admit. The New York national commit- teeman sees Congressman Hall's melection as the sole seconder from New York as a fitting re- ward Tor unwavering devotion to the Dewey cause. A Sought-After Honor To the uninitiated, the honor of seconding the nomination of the successful candidate at a great po- litical convention may seem to be somewhat: secondary _and rela- tively unimportant to the honor of nominating Such is not the case, however Geographical reasons dictate the selection of all such speechmakers. Politics is essentially a matter of geography. If one could hear the clamor, the importuning, the beg- ging and even the intimidating of ambitious individuals desirous of seconding the nomination of \the man,\ he would appreciate that such an honor is not to be taken ightly-especially when it is con- ferred for no other reason than merit Declared Nassau's Mr. Sprague, confirming the selection of Con- gressman Hall for Mr. Dewey's New York second: \The next congress of the United States will be a Republican con- gress, and, in it, Leonard W. Hall of New York's second district will be an important member. ability is making Len Hall an in- creasingly valuable representative. He deserves the recognition ac- corded him.\ Today was one of Chicago's \meanest.\ The \Vimdy City\ couldn't even summon up a breeze from Lake Michigan. Delegates and alternates vied for taxicabs to the stadium. The unfortunates rode in double decker busses, sus- tained bruises and contusions from the \low bridge\ roofs. Nassau's delegation at the con- vention was on hand to hear. Na- tional Chairman Harrison Spang- ler bang down the giant bung starter which opened the conven- tion and two seams in the speak- er's lecturn. Enthusiastic but dripping residents of Long: Is- land's most comfortable and: cool- Continued on Page 2, Col. 5 Our Features Answers is Ques- In Nassau County tiens Haskin) & &-16-25 At Rome | Years Ago 22% Catendar of Im the Service ... Coming Events 8) Jimmy Matie: .... 16 Child Training Joe Palooka 13 (De. Myers) 13] Movie Time 1 Comics 13} News Behind the % Cressward Purfle 14] News (Mallen) 8 Guarding Your Six-Day Serial Wealth (Clen- Story at deming > #| Today's Radio 11 Belly «eed Victory Garden W (Pidier) 11| Via) Statistics # Kerescape 13] War Teday ...... 3 In .. ® WEATHER FORECAST Temight partly cloudy. warm and bumid: Wednesday partly cloudy, continued het 04 sultry. Entered as Ind Class Mailer ai the Pustoffice of Fresport, N. ¥. Published Daily Except Sunday His | | I LEONARD W. HALL 204 PHYSIOIANS IN THE SERVICE | Nassau Pefiatage High In Both Medical, Dentglfields The selective service drive to get ; all doctors and dentists under 38) years of age into military service.) will (not affect Nassau medical men because, except for physical rejectees, practically all in that age bracket already are ing in the armed forces, the medical and dental . New York city physicians and dentists under 38 received an ul- timatum yesterday, efther to regis- ter with the procurement and assignméent service or face draft» ing as privates, Those who refuse commissions also will be drafted, it was announced, But in Nassau county, the Nas- sau county Medical society said that of approximately 898- doctors of all ages, 264 were in the armed forces, Practically no one refused the \invitation\ to register for voluntary service, it was) said. Thus, the only doctors under- 38 remaining in Nassau are those who were rejected for physical reasons and one who was ruled absolutely essential to the community. The dental society said that of about 225 members, 88 were in the service, and none was left under 38 except the rejectees. No mem- bers of the society under 38 re- fused to register or rejected com- missions offered them, and \very few\ over 38 turned down prof- ered commissions, Dr. S. G./Hoff- man, chairman of military affairs for the society,- said. \The New York office of the procurement and assignment. ser- vice indicated that we have about the finest-record in the state,\ Dr. Hoffman said. NASSAU CAMERA CLUB GATHERS IN SEAFORD Thirty-five members of the Nas- sau county Camera club (were guests of James T. Fox, natural- ist, at his home on Maple: street, Seaford, Sunday. Mr. Fox ex- hiboted his colored slides to mem- bers and a picnic supper was served on the grounds, Other photographic trips ..a re being planned for the summer, President IWilliam Schroeder announced. The club will hold-a clinic meet- ing July 19 -at the home of the vice-president, George Steward, 1 Rockmart avenue, Elmont. Mem- bers will also participate in the phqtographic exhibit at theJMine- ola 'fair in September. NABBED ON WARRANT David Anzalone, 31, of 24-21 21st street, Astoria, a turret lathe operator, charged with violation of probation, was arrested by Detec- tive Sergeant Bert Bedell and Detective Andrew O'Connor, of the first squad, Merrick, yesterday at 12:45 p. m. Anzalone, who was picked up on a warrant signed by Supreme Court Justice Cortland A. Johnson, was originally charged with forgery in the second degree. AQUEDUCT SELECTIONS 18T-Flirty,- Head Smart, Lady Eccleston. 2ND-Albatross, Miss Sugar,. Sight. 3RD-Blue Funk, Raylwyn. Ken- nebunk. 4TH-Art of War, Fuego, Pharien. STH-Rockwood Play, First Re- ward, Top Valley. On, Doggone, Free Lance. 7TH-Famous Victory, Ramillies, Night Glow. $TH-Late City, Supper Dance, Captain's Aide. AQUEDUCT SCRATCHES Fifth-Court Yard. Eighth - Free Dutch, Magic Heels, Songburst, Modest One. scene for: the rally at Valley Stream tonight at 8 o'clock. Vet- erang of overseas combat who have flown the planes and handled other weapons of. war which for- mer war bonds -have purchased will fell of their value at the rally. The feld is on Emerson place. Program Opens At 8 Captain Henry W. Dick of Min- eola, who: served with the air corps; Seaman Michael Ryan, re- cuperating at the.St. Albans naval hospital; and Technical Sergeant George E. Staudt of the air corps who 'has just returned from the South Pacific, will be guest speakers. Lew Lehr will be master (of ceremonies and other stars of the radio, stage, screen- and sports world are scheduled to appear. The program will open at 8 o'clock with an address by Sur- rogate Leone D. Howell, county chairman -of war bond sales. Music will be provided by the Central High school band and dancing at an old-fashioned block party will be offered those attending the bond |rally. The street in front of the field will be roped off and- two orchestras will play for continu- ous dancing. The rally is being sponsored by the Valley Stream War Bond com- mittee of which Herbert L, Morris is chairman, Ceremonies will be held from a-platform in front of the grandstand and Mr. Morris said this morning that he hoped that the 7,000 seats in the grand- Continued on Page 2, Col. 4 THEY KNOW NASSAU AT THE CONVENTION (Special to the Nassau Daily Review-Star) CHICAGO, June 27. It's a long way from the police auditorium in Mineola. to the mammoth Chicago stadium, but theirgepublican conventions have something in common-the deft Nassau touch. And so 'they should, for men from the Republican party of Nas- sau county direct them both. There are many counties in New York state, but here in the heart of Illinois, the great counties which comprise New York city are heard about infrequently in hotel lobbies: the smaller up-state counties, no one knows about or seems to care. \Nassau county?\ \That's the place in New York where 'Rus' Sprague comes from, isn't it? Understand he's the mayor or something back there, but what- ever he is it isn't big enough for LISTS ITS CANDIDATES The American Labor party can- didates for state and Nassau coun- ty offices were announced today by Stanley Faulkner, director of political activities. They follow: Representatives from second district, Saul Friedberg of Law- rence; state senator from second district, Albert Natelson of West Hempstead; state senator from third district, Charles S, Phillips of Great Neck; assemblyman from first district, Woodrow Kennedy of Rockville Centre; assemblyman from' second district, James P. McMullan of Long Beach; assem- blyman from third district, Dr. Lewis A. Eldridge, Jr., of Great (Neck; assemblyman from fourth (district, John F. Ryan of Hicksville. COMPLAINT HANDLING PROCEDURE REVISED Rockville Centre will have an official village clearing house for complaints from now on, the vil- lage board decided last night at a special meeting with heads 'of departments. Up to the present, each depart- ment head has handled his own de- partment's complaints, whether from employees or taxpayers. Henceforth, these complaints will be recorded and filed with Village Clerk Frank Ernst, so that the board of trustees may be advised of complaints without having them submitted one by one by the vari- ous commissioners and other vil- lage officials. TREASURY RECEIPTS WASHINGTON, June 27-@)- The position of the treasury June 24: receipts $256,8905,622.35; ex- penditures $345,983,602.66; n et balance $10,980,054,585.53; working balance included $10,218,116,983.95. DENTIST RESUMES WORK Dr. Milton E. Kaye of 17 Ab-| bott 'place, Roosevelt, has him.\ NASSAU COUNTY A. L. P has resumed his practice of den- tistry at his ~office, Whitehouse avenue and Nassau road. . re- | Chrysler . covered from .a recent illness and CoMmbia Gas . Hempstead's successful outdoor war bond rally yester- day, Valley Stream's scheduled rally tonight, and Rockville Centre's approach to the $1,000,000 mark promise to bring Nassau county closer to its quota of $10,782,400. With 35 days more in which to sell series E bonds, the county has 24 per cent. of its quota sold and stands second in the state outside-greater New York in sales of E bonds. Firemen's Memorial field is the#- FIVE NASSAU MEN ON CASUALTY LIST All Reportgd—Wounded In Action; Bennington Recov‘efing The war department has an- nounced the names of five Nassau men wounded in' action: Private Israel Smith pf North Merrick, Private First. Class Edward J. Sweeney 'of Rockville Centre, Staff Sergeant Corinno Delaura of Port Washington, Corporal Robert Bennington of - Roosevelt, and Technical Sergeant Walter Dear- doff of Woodmere, previously an- nounced Normally\ \Hello Mom,\ Corporal Ben- nington wrote with his left hand in the hospital and then someone else took over and he dictated: \My right arm is slightly injured and I can't write well.\ Several days after his letter, a telegram arrived from the war department which informed his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles H. Benninhon, 318 Park avenue, Roosevelt, that he had been wounded in action on May 12, in Italy, His mother has received a sec- ond letter from him which he was able to write himself and so she feels sure that he is.coming along all 'right. She also had a letter from the war department which stated that be was \improving normally.\ A graduate of Hempstead High school, he enlisted in December, 1940, and went overseas last No- vember. The Purple Heart, which was awarded to him for wounds received in action, is being sent to his parents from the hospital. Back On Duty Private First Class Sweeney, who was wounded in the shoulder by shrapnel in Italy this month, is back on duty with the infantry after two weeks in the hospital. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sweeney, 43 - Brower - avenue, Rockville Centre, he was gradu- ated from St. Agnes academy and attended Notre Dame university He has been in the service for 11 months and overseas since last November. GOVERNOR DEWEY TO FLY TOMORROW ALBANY, N. Y., June 27-(P)- Governor Thomas E. Dewey and four members of his official fam- ily »will fly to the Republican convention in Chicago tomorrow if he is nominated for the presi- dency by afternoon, it was learned authoritatively today. Should he be nominated later in- the day, arrangements have been made for the party to arrive in Chicago by train early Thurs- day, a spokesman said. Scheduled to accompany Dewey are Paul Lockwood, his secretary; James C. Hagerty, executive as- sistant; Miss Lillian Rosse, per- sonal secretary, and Elliott V. Bell, state superintendent - of banks. Hickman Powell, writer and intimate friend of the governor, also is expected to make the trip. CIVILIAN GASOLINE STOCK ON INCREASE Stocks of civilian gasoline in the East Coast region are increas- ing but are not high enough to offset the number of tank cars switched from normal supply routes to replenish stocks used for invasion motors, Ralph K. Davies, deputy petroleum ad- ministrator, announced today. A production rate of 4,907,700 barrels of oil has been set for July for the nation's oil-producing areas, he said. Rationing author- ities previously had announced that present gas ration values would be continued unchanged 'for 'the third quarter of 1944. @ Air Reduct 41% Du Pont Allied Chem East Kodak Am Can Elec Auto Lite Am Gus & Rl Erie Am Smelt Gen Mot, # Am Tel & Tel Goodyear Tire Am. Wat Wks a|Gt Nor Pf Atchison B II Cent Balt (& Ohio . Int Harv Case (I1) Johns Many Ches \& Ohio Kennecott Kroger G & B Loews Mo Kan Tex Nat: Bisc Nat Pow & Lt N Y Central Nor Amer . Com)) Inv Tr Cons Edison Corn Prod. :. Del L & W Det Edison il—A M. Wall étzeet Price 'Bond Rally Tonight () WIDE FRONT AGAINST NAZIS Polotsk Main Goal Of Reds; Garrison At Vitebsligoomed Bulletin By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Under one of the most terrific air assaults of the war, Germany's White Russian forward wall f0 r me d by the Orsha, Mogilev and Bo- byuisk bulge appeared to be @ollapsing today, with the entire salient -of more than 100 miles in immediate danger. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Red army troops rolled on today toward four strategic defense Bastions left to the Germans on a 250-mile front in White Russia after captur- ing Viteb&k and Zhlobin, the northern and southern an- chors of, the Nazis' vaunted \Fatherland line.\ The imfiediate goals the massive Soviet offensive were Polotsk, 60 miles northwest of Vitebsk and only 15 miles from the old Polish border; Orsha, 47 miles soutf of Vitebsk; Mogilev, about 90 fhiles south of Vitebsk, and Bobrilsk, about 70 miles southwest @f Mogilev. The spe@d achieved by the Rus- sians was demonstrated by a Mos- cow announcement that the Red army had @aptured more than 1,- 700 populéted places as it left Vitebsk and Zhlobin to be mopped. up and plunged westward toward Germany itself. A broad@ast communique from Moscow said 6,000 Germans were killed and 1,000 captured in Vi- tebsk, and declared that Soviet troops wet tightening the ring around tw0 other pockets west of the city, possibly the remnants of the garrisom. , ~ Another? 1,000 were declared wiped outbin a battle for cap- tured Besh@nkovichi, district cen- ter southwest of Vitebsk; about 2,000 in the fighting at Zhlobin; and 900 waist of Rogachev to the north. Tle total killed in 24 hours was approximately 24,000, Moscow said. Swedish @ispatches from Berlin of * Valley Stream Has [f{{J§§!AMNS 6A|N Germans Lose Greater Part - Of Four Divisions In Battle American troops co I \** Car of 1a mout 8 the invasion beachhead in Normandy. approximate front of 10 days ago. of clearing the enemy from the vital port city of Cherbourg while the British drove to take Bretteviliette and 8te, Honorine, Mosquito Pilots Rake By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS mpleted conquest of the deep-water port of Cherbourg today, while a powerful British offensive swept up three more towns and punched within three miles of the Eastern Normandy bastion of Caen. Broken line represents Americans finished the Job Nazi Troops Near Caen Flying through storms and through the night after holding ai lclnsed objectives in the German city of Gottingen, about 28 miles northeast of Kassel, One plane was missing from the night forays. Aitack Oil Refinery Unfavorable weather 'over the battle zone again threatened to limit today's operations. The only other activity reported overnight for Britain-based Allied air units was a foray by a half dozen R. A. F. Beaufighters which administered a heavy pounding. to a formation of near the hook of Holland without loss. From: Italy last night Allied bombers attacked the Aquila oil refinery at the Italian naval base of Trieste as a follow up to yes» terday's daylight attacks Ey Amer» ican Flying Fortresses and Libern«= tors on oil installations and an aircraft plant in the area. Forty-four Allied war planes, 36 of them heavy bombers, were lost in the Mediterranean opera- tions, but at least 55 German air- craft were destroyed, (most of them on the run into Austria. The Vienna area resembled a indicated the Germans were con®) vast battle field as smoke and sidering a Withdrawal from White Russia, ang said that official Nazi spokesmen expressed a fear that a Russian dfive in the south might be coupled with an Allied advance from Italy (to pinch off the Bal- kans. The Soviet communique said the Germ@hs were abandoning giant storé® of ammunition and equipment, including 1,100 trucks found in Vitebsk, and retreating ii“ some sectors 'in great disor- er.\ Fighting @ontinued or the Finn- ish front, with 40 localities east of Lake Omega (Onezhskoe) cap- tured, including the district cen- ter of Olomets, 10 miles beyond the lake 115 miles northeast of Leningr&d. Another section of the Leningrad-Murmansk railway was freed above Lake Onega. The Soviet bulletin said the Finns had been cleared from the fortified islands of Kovsito and Tuirinsaariy south of captured Viipuri. & There ws no confirmation in Moscow of @ German 'report that another Red army was attacking in the Ost®ov sector, 165 miles northwest Of Vitebsk. REPORTS MISSING DOG A Manchester terrier dog an- swering to the name of \Nikkie\ was reported missing by Anna Woods, of 30 South Grove street, Freeport, yesterday. She told Free- port police that the animal, which she valued mt $25, disappeared on South Main street, Freeport. It is of a black and tan color. % he 150%] Mor Pac 184 170%] Bac Gas 34 442«| Renn R R 30% Bub Sve N 3 16% 6434) Pullman 47% 49% Eu Cal Ed 22% 36%) Bou Pac 32% 18! Ry 27%. 78'2| iid Oil Cal 98 [Bui Oil N J 32 |Wexas Co 35%|@nion Carbide .. 66%) Un Pac } 3 nited Gas Imp 1% S Steel sa 674) @Western Union A 4B 1% 18%s'Westingh E & M 10614 ..... 18% Woolworth i- \l% flames poured from six oil re- fineries bombed by the big forma- tions of Fortresses and Liberators. The Shell oil refinery, at Kor- neuburg, north of Vienna, the largest in Austria, was heavily hit, and similar destruction was reported to refineries at Moosbier- baum, Winterhafen, Lonbon and Floridsdorfer. The Germans flew less than 50 sorties over the Normandy battle- front yesterday and last night. Su- preme headquarters announced the Nazis' winged bombs plopped in numerous sectors of Southern England' throughout the night, causing new damage and casual- ties. They continued \to whiz across the channel today. In spite of the\ thick weather between 150 and 200 Allied fight- ers, most of them operating from Normandy bases, patrolled the area between Caen and Rouen yesterday. They shot down four of the few German planes they encountered. Other fighters pa- trolling 'the beaches saw not a single enemy plane. | The Mosquito pilots said the weather last night was so bad they had to fly blind most of the time. (A German broadcast said Ital- ian-based Allied planes again struck into the Balkans today and were engaged by the German air force in fierce air battles over the | Danube jarea of Central Hun- | gary.) * | 'A' MOTORISTS GET NEW TIRES IN 1945 a WASHINGTON, June 27-P)- Rationing Chief Charles F. Phil- lips of the office of price adminis- tration said today that new tires for \A\ gard motorists probably lwxll not be available until \early | in 1945,\ {rather than in the fall of this year .\as it seemed a few weeks ago.\ 20 In an |interview, Phillips ex- plained that a huge backlog of applications has piled up since May 1 when all \B\ card drivers were made eligible for new tires. He said demand was far greater than anticipated. A By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS dense clouds which continued r activity to a minimum over Nor- mandy yesterday, R. A. F. Mosquitos attacked German troops south of Caen'for the second consecutive night, - Other 'Mosquitos: attacked undis-@-~ ACCUSED OF TAKING GEMS WORTH $2,900 Charged with having taken jewelry valued at $2,050 from the home of Mrs. Mildred Loeffer, 21 Marvin avenue, Rockville Centre, Patrick Kissan, 49, of Jamaica, was atrested early this morning and was to be arraigned later to- day on a larceny charge. Kissan, who said that he was unemployed at present but has been a sailor most of his life, was taken into custody at 1 a. m., in a Jamaica cafe. Sergeant William Happ of Rockville Centre and De- tective Andrew O'Connor of the first squad made the arrest. Mrs. Loeffer made the com» plaint against Kissan, an acquaint- ance, charging that he took six pieces of jewelry from her home last Thursday, The loss was dis- covered Friday and three of the pieces of jewelry were found -in a pawn shop, police said. Kissan denied the - theft, according to Happ. BEETLES ARE BACK A Jap invasion, of beetles, had hit official Nassau today.. Work» men tending the lawns and shrubs of the new county courthouse at Mineola reported that the pests made their first appearance of the season on the judicial greensward yesterday. The doughboys captured Lieu- tenant General Carl Wilhelm von Scfxlllfben, Nazi garrison com- mander, and Rear Admiral Hen- necke, sea defense commander of Normany. Salvage experts rushed in order to make the great docks and harbor a tremendous funnel of men and supplies for the bat- tles to liberate Europe. British Near Caen But already Ceneral Sir Ber- nard L. Montgomery was batter- ing out on the eastern flank, with British troops driving east and southeast of Tilly-sur-Seulles {Field dispatches said forward ele- ments were less than three miles due west of the stronghold of Caen, and within a mile of the main road running southwest from Caen across the base of the Nor- mandy insula. The additional towns cap- tured were La Gaulle, Cheux and St. Manvieu, in a stretch running some five miles east of Tilly. Warship guns supported this push, battling against the most violent kind of opposition in the sector where the German com~ mand had concentrated four or- mored divisions. Supreme headquarters declared \the fall of Cherbourg ends the second phase in the campaign of liberation\-defeating the imme- diate German tactical reserves and obtaining a harbor for large. opera- tions. There were manner-“£3; Montgomery already had! the third phase, that of engaging the full strength of the German army .and defeating its strategic reserves. * Pockets Holding Out Today's Allied communique was issued ~about . four.. hours | after supreme hea had giver the first official word of the cap- ture of Cherbourg with the ters« announcement - \Flash - Cher- bourg fallen.\ * ~ Thus five days of furious fight» ing by Lieutenant General Oma: N. Bradley's forces had won for the Allies France's third most im- portant port-a great gateway through which to pour vast armies _, and huge quantities of war ma- chinery. The complete liberation of France and the conquest of Germany is still to come. Although the last resistance in the battered port ended last night several pockets of Germans still were holding out today in the pen- insula itself, One of there held Maupertus airfeld five miles east of the port while the main remaining German force was bottled up in Cap de Hague, at the northwest tip of the peninsula, where Bradley's men can deal with them at will. The British were advancing under heavy clouds which robbed them of the benefits of Allied sir superiority and in the face of stubborn resistance. The attack was typical of Mont- gomery's famous assaults, Artillery was packed along the front, eight yards from wheel to wheel and the thunderous barrage was the greatest laid down on a single sector since the original landings. Added to tht land artillery was the terrific explosions of naval Continued on Page 2, Col. 3 U.S. Marines Advancing - On Marianas' Capital : By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American soldiers and marines, who already have captured Saipan's best airdrome, biggest harbor and highest mountain, fought today for its largest town-Garapan, peace-time capital of the Jap- anese Marianas. While American artillery rocked Garapan for several hours with the heaviest barrage yet laid down by Saipan shore guns, American planes and bombs made life miser- able for frontline Japanese troops all the way from the Kurile islands in the North Pacific to New Guinea and the Solomons across the equator. Retires For Repairs Aside from a carrier task force raid upon Guam and Rota islands in the Marianas Saturday, there were no reports of fleet activity. The Japanese fieet which ventured out toward Guam last week, only to take a tremendous beating in plane and ship losses, presumably has retired to the Philippines for repairs. In the strike at two airstrips on Guam, seven enemy planes were destroyed on the ground, and 10 to 12 damaged. Two aircraft were destroyed on the ground at Rota, Liberators of the 11th army air force and navy Venturas bombed Paramushiro and Shimushu is- lands in the Kuriles before dawn Saturday, Navy Hellcat fighters and marine divebombers and Cor- sair fighters raided Jap-held is- lands in the Marshalls. Army Continued on Page 3, Col. 6 #--- TIED DOWN 14° by 6° catboat. center beard. in water, ready to sall, $275. Call Pree- port 3856-W. If we weren't tied down trying to rur an animal ranch that seems to be running us, we'd like nothing better than to own a citboat and spend the summer sailing and fish- ing. Bill, Skipper Lu's hus- band, informed us that the boat advertised had been sold and that it was a good buy. We get heartsick when we think of the good times we might have if we never had started this column and got all tied up with characters who keep us pretty much to the grindstone and worrying over the they cause us Only yesterday we had to run out to Lindenhurst and take over a little pig that Fritz, the strudel salesman, recently bought. When neighbors heard about it, however, they raised quite a fuss, although Fritz tried to keep it a secret. Amy of Amityville, asked to keep the pig on our ranch for the time being, because she felt sorry for Fritz. The pig, she said, squealed on him
