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Show o Grain Range Low 1.68V 1.68 i 2 1.63U 1.63 1.55 1.51 1.53 .1.53 a. July Volume 35. ie Clo.se Open High heat: 1.67'a 163 2 1.67 , 1.62 1.51 1.52 'k 1.54 1.52 Number 302. The Weather southeast Herald-Journ- al LOGAN. UTAH. WEDNESDAY, Daddy's Home for Christmas UTAH Partly cloudy portion, cloudy north and west portion tnis afternoon, tonight and Thursday; Intermittent light rah and snow north portion this after noon tonight and Thursday. DECEMBER 20. 1011. o Nimitz Honored bv Fordham Every Town And Ward Passes Goal Congress Is Adjourned For Holiday Sixth War Loan Victory paratrooper Daddy is home and what inure cuild a little lellow want tnis touching scene at Washington's Union Station, a good grip on his tamers leg as nis mother wehim home with an enthusiastic hiss. Their Letters to Santa, The Kiddies are Anxious In About Welfare of Others By R. N. us Plans Retirement From Court Post n, n, Stake Plans Folks Parties Logan For Sole-Survivi- Son ng Stationed In U. S. In of family sacri-c- e to the war " Nathan J. Snapp, 0 surviving son of Mrs. Lilith Hnnbs of Logan, has been ... reta'ned permanently in is.0?! ted Slates the war depart- l announced today. e War department's action w .? accrdance with a policy by the army, 'le soe surviving son of a which has lost two or re sons in defense of their recognition and contribution ort Sergeant rtained retupn'Vj in or to tle continental United State i Pern!anent assignment, Mr her tu. "ol1)s I108 already lost otor sons in the service ofth; tountrFBoatswain's Mate Fir - ni Edward N. Snapp and Willilmhu SinaIman Third Class action k'Vi! Snapp ar missing in since March 1, 1942. naPP. who was born on 5eant his September 20. .1913 June VirKinia?' at Oakley, t Fort Meyer' inducted into the army 19S Tapley n. In some cases, towns and wards reached more than 156 per rent of their quota. We sincerely thank volunteer workers for their services, and especially do we express pride and appreciation in the cooperation of citizens. Individual bond totals were exceeded by nearly $180JNW, while the vital series E bonds went on to a tremendous achievement. Whereas the E quota for the county was $575,000, our people bought $M0,-58- 5 worth. Corporations met their allotment with substantial overage, and taxing units bought $324,000 ( Continued On Page S) Held For One of the leading supporters of the Barrett Bill revoking the presidential decree setting aside the Jackson Hole Monument has been Frederick P. Champ of Logan, a director of the U.S. chamber of commerce. Following senate passage last evening of the bill, Mr. Champ made this statement: Barrett The passage of the Bill (HR2241 by the Senate by an overwhelming vote this evening, following similar action by the House of Representatives and the Committee on Public Lands and purveys of the Senate, all within a week and during the closing duys of the 78th Congress, is an unmistakeable demonstration of the will of the people through their elected representatives. regardless ok party, to correct an in occurred the error which of executive exercise authority under the provisions of the Antiquities Act. Is was UiianimouH senate of a liouae bill to abolixh Jackson Hole (he 221,IMI0-acr- e national monument In Wyoming. The monument was created by eeculie order of the prewideiit in March, 1913. The bill aboliah-in- g it now goes to the White 'where the president House, could kill it with a pocket veto if he desired. paage evident but understand Logan Unarmed American Prisoners Massacred By Nazi Troops Discord Big-Thr- ee FIRST AMERICAN Dec. HEADQUARTERS. ARMY 19 cor-- Oratorical Finals Are v GIs Enter 1 rect The First American army today forwarded to Washington an official report on, the massaere of more than 100 unarmed American prisoners by nazi Schutzstaffcl and Panzer men of a tank column south of Malmedy Sunday afternoon. was sent forward The Tnlerrogation of 15 men who escaped from a group of 120 to 150 American prisoners. The GI's reported that the Germans lined them up in a field and sprayed their ranks with the machine guns of their tanks. The men were part of an American. field artillery unit which was moving along the highwr.y in convoy when it was attacked by 'German tanks. The outfit scattered and most of the men were captured. The Germans took their cigarettes and valuables and then lined them up in a field, making each put his hands behind his head. One of the nazi guards fired a shot into the crowd and then the tankers opened up with their The men who were .not killed fell to the ground with the dying but the nuzis continued to spray all with machine gun fire. A few Americans stood up and made a run for it, 15 of them finally escaping. Many were seriously wounded as the German tanks continued to fire and nazis atop the tanks took put shots with their rifles at any man who showed singns of life 4U.P.1 Cantata Is Friday full-tim- full-tim- Franklin Mrs. n, Packer e i Grcap First Anny 1 should read Each American Second Luke in the New Testament this Christmas read it for its message of hope, for the music of its language, and the reverence it suggests, stated Dr. Daryl Chase, director of Logan LDS Institue, as he addressed members of Logan Lions club yesterday afternoon in the Bluebird. He earlier addressed the USAC studentbody. "We still have cause to rejoice this Christmas, even with the world in a crisis," he pointed out. A new world is being born out of the pain and trouble of this conflict. And even in agony, we are on the winning side, and will! continue to be." Dr. Chase was introduced by Prof. H. H. Cutler of the club porgram committee, while Virgil Ferrin. vice president, was in charge. A Lions education response was given by E. U. Moser, while President R. J.' Rasmussen announced ladles night dance will be held Wed., Dec. 27, in Hotel Eccles. Because of that, club luncheon-meeting will not be held next Tuesday noon. Vocal duets were given by Shirlee Buckley and Sergeant Reed Richardson, accompanied by Leta Coleman. A Lions quartet (MF.A Telephnlm) consisting of Vern Muir. Ambrose The heaviest German counter-offensiCall, H. H. Cutler and Glen Cottle western of campaign (white with a savage sang a number, accompanied by arrows) Gilbert Thorpe. Attendance prize, barrage, continues to roll on given by A. T. Henson, was won U. S. First Army front, punching Into Belgium and Luxembourg. by Grover Haslam. ve Superforts Again Attack Tokyo; Philippines Advance BV UNITED PRESS American Superfortresses raided Tokyo again last night, axis sources reported today as other U. S. aerial forces left a wide path of destruction through the Philippines, the southwest Pacific, and China with at least 108 Japanese ships and 562 planes destroyed or damaged. The constantly increasing air k offensive. Including a of Luzon, bombardment' came as Japanese resistance on Leyte in the Philippines showed increasing signs of complete disintegration. American trops captured the enemy headquarters town of Valencia, seven and a half miles north of Ormoc, and three U. S. divisions were rolling up the last defense of the shattered Yamashlta line. Enemy ground resistance still failed to develop on Mindoro, 300 miles northwest of Leyte, and engineers were rushing repairs tj airfields for the next Philippines Thirteen Japanese campaign. planes were shot down Sunday and Monday. The new assault on Tokyo was disclosed by the German Trans-ocea- n news agency which said three front the Marianas dropped incendiariee on the Japanese capital and started several fires; round-the-cloc- 's The Japanese ordered the evacuation of several more suburbs ol Tokyo and placed the aircraf. manufacturing center of Navoy; under a nightly alert. offensive In the mounting against the Japanese in the PhilV Chester ippines, Admiral Nimitz' carrier-base- d planes wen revealed to have destroyed 01 damaged 102 enemy vessels anr 461 planes at Luzon on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's land based bombers picked off anothoi ship at Luzon and five additiona vessels through the southwest Fa cific. A recapitulation of the U. S 14th air force raid Monday o: Hankow, one of the biggest Jap anese bases in China, showed thiv. 42 enemy planes were destroyed 24 probably destroyed, and 2: damaged. Speculation over increasin' blows against Japan was height ened by the disclosure that Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, command er in chief of the British . Pacifi fleet, was conferring at Pear Harbor with Admiral Nimlts. Fraser's arrival at Pearl Harbo. with a staff of high rankin; officers from Australia, where hit fleet recently bused, foreshadowe. the first real British naval participation in the war in the - Front: By nebfi nearly 48 hours ago. the Germans in - four main drivae penetratirir at least 18 to 20 miles ! had . pluiiged within 1 J- - miles --of 'the city of Luxembourg, had overrun St. Vith, Malmedy, and Stave lot and were within 22 miles the great base of Liege. A Stock holm report of uncertain origin today said the nazis were only 13 miles from Liegs. Groups of Ameri-cu- n forces were cut off but still fighting hard along the broken front and at the north end of tht around Monscbau the Germans were being held on new American lines. The Luxembourg radio had been silent since 9 p.m. Tuesday and there were indications the whole southeast corner of Luxembourg had been overrun. First army war correspondents in highly censored dispatches said "everything available was being thrown into battle to breakprevent a major through. Third Army Front: Just south of the great nazi attack area Third urnr y observers reported feverirh act iiy behind the German Ihu in me Saar. Streams of trucks were seen moving up and freight yards appeared to be jammed with troops and equipment unloading. Nazi patrols displayed a sudden rggressiveness. These may be indications the Germans are preparing to spread their offensive to Lt. Gen. George 3. Patton's front or are preparing to stave off etr 'orts by Patton to relieve pres-mon the First American army, Seventh Army Front: Official reports said Heinrich Himmler, hief of the Gestapo, has assumed lersonal command of GermiAi orces in the Colmar pocket. T.b sti mated 35,000 nazis in the they still hold west of he Rhine displayed sudden aggressiveness, .lashing out at tba A First French army. All reports both from front reporters and here at supreme allied headquarters emphasized the seriousness of the. situation. It was pointed out hnre that information made available today on the opera--ion- s up to noon Monday do not over what was described as the (Continued On Page 3) Monday, Nazis Strike Back Armstrong; junior cooperating fully on the prosecuStewart; marshal, tion of the war, but added: is complete Whether there L. D. Hardy, and tyler, E. H. agreement on every aspect of Peterson. these matters is another question altogether. He said it was justifiable conWCTU clusion that Britain was taking steps to bring about greater accord. , Tonight The three great powers are in entire agreement upon the general aims which bind our alliance, he The state WCTU oratorical' con' said, inand we have every need to closest association in this test will be hold in Tremonlon keep dangerous and momentous phase tonight at 8 bclock, with Calvin of the war. Quayle or Logan representing the Cache area in competition with six other contestants from Salt Lake City and Ogden, it was anExpect nounced today by Mrs. W. W. Many Smart of Logan, state vice president. To College Mrs. Smart along with Mrs Leo Adams and Ollic Jean LawrSmithfield ence. will attend the speech finals Dec. 20 LM at Tremonton. WASHINGTON, A war department survey of troops Evening at home and abroad today showed that 500,000 of the approximately 6,75,000 enlisted men now in the To further the spirit of Christarmy definitely plan to return mas In Smithfield, about 120 e to college or other studies members of the Smithfield Junior after the war. high school girls' chorus and band An additional 300,000 are seri- will present n program of music ously considering resuming their and a cantata entitled Star and e able that the president was asked education on a basis, but Desert Sand, at 8 p. m. in the by a department of the federal are undecided or have conflicting school gymnasium Friday. plans, it was found. Still anBoth musical groups are under government to aign .an order job other 1,2(30,000 men said they wero direction of Blanch H. Steinwand. vhich, through no fault of hia. thinking of attending part-tim- e Members of the band are: Corwas not grounded upon a sound school or college. nets George Thain, Joddie Noble, premise and, therefore, did vioJuan Allred, Kenneth Monson, lence to a community as well as to Jones. Verlnn Maughan, Boyd a principle. The people of WyomGriffin, Bernice ChrisMaynard Services Poul-soing and the west,- as well as those tianson; clarinets Norinn individuals and understanding Leone Barker, Val Lower, For organizations pf labor, agriculture Richurd Jensen, Shirley Monson, and business throughout the counHelen Nebeker, LuAnne Rigby, so who have try vigorously sponMrs. Lonetta Christine Johnson Katherine Miller, Helen Griffin, sored this legislation, will look Packer, civic and Clarice Jenkins. Robert Cooley; prominent to the president to go along with church worker Cottle. Gerof Franklin who saxophones--Wallacthe congress in approving this bill died Monday at Trenton, will be ald Riggs. Blaine Nelson; baritone and thus close this incident, term- eulogized at funeral services to be Merlin Saunders. Drums Clair Cantwell, Farrell inating this controversy and cor- conducted Thursday at 2 p. m. in tromrecting any harm done by return- the Franklin ward chapel. Ricks, Eleanor Holjeson; She was the wife of J. Manuel bones Richard Hodges. Richard ing the Jackson's Hole Monument area, including the Jackson Lake Packer. Friends may call at the von Hansen, Clynn Seamons, Josie Reservoir, to Its original status family home In Trenton this eve- Seamons, Sherrill Reese, Elizabeth and leaving the adjacent Teton ning and Thursday until time of Sutherland, Gene Toalson and Kay National Park to encompass the rites. Burial in the Franklin ceme- Danielson. beauties of the region and to con- tery will be under direction of the A cordial invitation Is extended gress the question of any further Richards and Son Mortuary of to everyone to attend this Christnational park expansion, mas pageant. Preston, C. M. J. O. - llelgian-Luxenibou- rg break-throug- year-truste- stewart, fighting, but at least three tremendous battles still were raging in the northern sector of the nazi break-,- , through front. 70-mi- le At a special meeting of HarLONDON, Dec. 20 il'.lh Prime mony Lodge No. 21, F. & A. M., held last evening, the following Minister Churchill conceded today officers elective and appointive that the big three have fallen for the year 1945 were installed by into disagreement over allied pol E. C. Staffer: in liberated Europe.' but said Worshipful Master, H. S. Carter; icy senior warden, J. C. Morton; junior Britain was doing her utmost to warden, C. G. Cluff; treasurer, heal the breach. William Lohman; secretary, H. R. Broadcasting a new flood of e, L. D. criticism in commons over British Kepner; three Hardy; chaplain, Glenn Bunten; intervention in Greece, Churchiil senior deacon. W. V. Iorns; jun- told the house that Britain, the ior deacon, C. A. Wall; senior United States and Russia were stew-art- . An American First army IARIS, Dec. 20 staff officer said late today that the German counter- - ; offensive has been dented in five days of the bitterest American reserves went into,, PARIS, Dec. 20 (U.E) on the liuid action front today', Dec. 20 WASHINGTON, The 78lh congress faded into his- fighting desperately to halt the greatest German offensive tory toduy, its scheduled work not since Marshal Rommel drove into Egypt, but still were quite completed because too many giving ground in what may prove to be the decisive and members chose to get early starts most bloody battle of the war. on (heir Christman vacations. Exactly how far the German panzer columns had peneIronically, it was a bill to increase wages of postal workers trated still was obscured by a partial news blackout but Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (left) Is awarded Fordham University's honSweeney, (Continued On Page 3) orary degree of Doctor of Laws by mic Musv Reverend James J. on captured German prisoners said it was their commanders behalf Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu, who presented the degree hope that Antwerp could le taken in five days. There., brilliant Modest, in said citation The patient, of the university. part, Ameran admiral himself an admiral's he has Dr. Chase Addresses were indications some nazi spearheads were, veering toward and courageous, proved U. S. Navy photo. ican's American. the Ardennes gap where the h that broke the back of the French army in 1910 was achieved.7 lions Churchill Concedes Lodge tU.R emigre I Installation Rites Logan Leader Hails Senate Passage of Barrett Bill It SH n. Farrell Johnson what you can spare. And thank you, Santa Claus." I am three years old. I'm very happy when I'm busy doing things, which always seem to be wrorg. I have twin brothers eight weeks old. I try to help mama by pickiAfter serving as clerk of First ng them up and feeding them apcourt since 1908, and ples, safety pins and thing ; like District that which I think they would earning the record as one of the oldest like." country reporters from "If you have a bride doll, will point of service in western United States, Farrell Johnson will retire you please bring it to me? Jan. 1 to devote his full time to Frank Epistles So go the Dear Santa letters, livestock, ranching and mining written by Cache county kiddicr. interests in western Nevada. Mr. Johnson is the oldest court and handed to the junior chamber in Utah, counting years St. Nick last Saturday afternoon. reporter President Guy N. Curdon stated of service. He began his term of office with the late W. W. Maugh-atoday that all the letters have and has served with every been forwarded to Santa's headin all court proand will be answered succeeding judge quarters, cedures in Cache, Rich and Box individually. More than 2000 youngThe family home is sters from Ogden on the south to Elder counties. on 329 North Fifth East, Logan. brace, Idaho, on the north visited A native of Hyrum, he was eduthe merry old gentleman during cated at the old Brigham Young his visit to Logan. college, and LDS and Salt Lake The Jaycees, with Alpha Clii City business colleges, and later Omega sorority, Logan-Cach- e fireattended the Walton, James and men and the welfare department, Fort Shorthand school, Chicago. are now boxes for preparing gift He received advance training in needy families in the area. These court reporting from the Success will be distributed Christmas eve. School of Shorthand, Chicago; the Also, greetings to shut-in- s will University of Wisconsin extension to sent, and the Jaycee Jill chorus division, and was enrolled in short will carry out a caroling project. courses at several universities on But back to the Dear Santa the west coast. letters: The committee receiving as Mr. Johnson also served the letters, and serving doughnuts Nevada Ninth district court reSaturday, included President Car-doin the Ely, Nev., area for Ace Raymond, Chairman John porter four years in conjunction with his, Evans, John Bins, Vern Seamons, Utah duties, and at one time (Continued on Page 4) worked with the presiding judge in every Utah judicial district. His two sons, Farrell Johnson Hyram Jr. and' Jay Johnson, are both captains in the U. S. army, and are serving with the. Ninth army Old in Germany. During the past two years, Mr. Johnson has bought Bates for old folks' parties in war bonds with double the amount of salary he has received from his various wards of Hyrum stake position as First district court cre announced today by Leo C. Nielsen, chairman of the old folk3 reporter. committee for the stake. Avon is scheduled to hold its Rites Set clul sometime between Jan. 15 and 20; Paradise, Jan. 20 to Feb. Lila L Hyrum First. Jan. 20 to Feb. 1; Hyrum Second, Feb. 1 to 10; Funeral services for Mrb. Lila Hyrum Third, Feb. 10 to 20; Trondsen Tapley, 53, former resiWellsville First, Feb. 20 to 28; dent of Logan, will be conducted vvellsvilJe Second, Feb. 20 to 28; Thursday at 1 p. m. in the W. Hendon, Jan. 20 to Feb. 1; Nibley, Loyal Hall mortuary chapel, LoJ?n; 15 to 20; and Millville. Feb gan, with Bishop A. H. Parker of to 28. the Sixth ward officiating. Other members Friends may call at the mortuof the stake eommittee include Hall of ary Thursday from 10 a. m. until Parley wellsville and Oliver Taylor of time of service. Burial will be in Logan city cemetery. "Bring A impersonql great though gift from Cache county citizens to their 3200 boys and girls in service was the announcement today that ward and every every Logan Cache community had oversubscribed Sixth Ward Loan quotas! The people at home are firmly behind the men at the front, so far as our valley is concerned, stated the bond drive leaders Russell S. Hanson and H. R. Hur-reand Bishop Edgar B. Mitchell, executive Outcome Of Thrust May Decide Wafc Barrett Bill Is Passed Unanimously By Qreatest German Offensive Bites Deeply Senate Into Allied Holdings; Nazis WASHINGTON, Wee. . Near Liege One of the lafct arts of the 8tli Final Report Reflects for Christmas? In this youngster gets lcomes Cent. rowim I ffort n His Price Five , break-throug- h, re ad Legion ad Auxtry Thank Superiors Mrs. W. A. Wennergren and T Earl Hunsaker, president and commander respectively of Logan American Legion and auxiliary units, today expressed public appreciation for the fine support extended by Logan citizens in the recOhl; f hospital gift project. "Response to the appeals fae qjfts was gratifying, they declared. We have delivered many' fiai packages to the hospital for servicemen. Thanks to Logan Business and Professional Women art also tendered, for their role in tl program.' Legionnaires working on the committee included D. V. Her chairman, A. G. Bateson, Commander Hunsaker and GUen Cart, ''S e-. 0 |
