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Show Grain Range open High 1.45 ,45.4, 1 15 j (On 146 1 JM July SfP v, Low Close H4h 144 141 145 1 1.49t Hi', - D- 14 L 46 N 146'- - 1.48 h 1H - 1 Number 73. Volunc 31. Weather Forecast era Forecast for Logan and vicinity: Little change in temperature today and tonight. LOGAN, UTAH, SATURDAY, MARCH 27. 1!H. ? IM1 uvJ 1 San Francisco's Guest m m E Price Five Cents. n ra Outcome T o Decide Fate Of Invasion Bellowing CHANGE TO PRIZES Letter Contest Will Offer War Bonds Cat he county students of eighth grade level and older have a fine opportunity to win war bonds and stamps, and at the same time to promote civilian morale, by entercong ing the current test sponsored by the Utah Bankers' association and the Cache Clearing House association. The state banking unit is presenting three prizes of $100, $50, and $25 m bonds to the three state winners, while the Cache Clearing House if offering $50, and $25 in bonds, and $10 in defense stamps, to the three local ehompions. Thus, letter contest participants have a chance at double prizes. Explained today by H. R. Hurrcn, cashier of Cache Valley Banking company in Logan, the contest in Cache and Rich counties is under the direction of Langton Barber of Lewiston, key banner for this area, representing the state association. Mr Barber, with Milton Mangum1, member of the state U S D A office, and County Agent R. L. Wriglcy , will be the judges of letters. Subjects on which letters may do-be written are "What our farm is ing to produce foods for freedom and "How our home is helping conserve vital war foods." Since nil high school students who would like to enter the contest may not be farm folks, two subjects are offered. They may choose which one they want, said Mr. letter-writin- In San Francisco for a five-da- y liubme Chiang Kai-She- k, "visit, receives i bouquet from Patricia Pbn, 10, elected, by popular Chinatown vote to Madame Bate the presentation upon Chiangs arrival. Mayor Angelo - Boss! is at right. I Ghiang Re - Emphasizes Chinas Need Of U. S. Aid Mme.' JOAN BY ' Ql NGhk , Eden Assures China pacious first lady of China, today need .of reiterated her countrys America's aid and understanding address the u she prepared ' to. ution by radio tonight. climaxed Sair Francisco second day of Mmc. Chiang's Uic of Britains Interest In Pacific Welfare visit her one of the most WASHINGTON. March 27 U l'i in the city's banquets some British Foreign Minister Anthony fcistory. Over 2,100 persons of hom bid as high as $200 for Eden, indicating Amcrican-Britis- h into the three agreement oil war objectives and banquet rooms of the hotel where post-wa- r plans, appealed today to Madame be trying to dispel Chinese fears Cliiang is slaying. the Mayor Aiurlo J. Kossi presented that Gic.it Britain considers Madame Coiang with tho city's Puilfic war unimpoitanl. official orientAfter an address by Eden to present a al amethyst of royal purple set the Maryland legislature at AnMb diamonds and rubies. napolis last night in which he 1 am greatly touched, she declared that there has been a ts ponded in reply to the mayor's meeting of minds . during his speech of talks here, British sources said presentation. The dinner bf rare foods and that Prime Minister Winston village reached a high point Churchill's speech last Sunday in ben the chef brought in a huge, which he failed to mention Chinall Humiliated was misunderstood; that Church-jpeach pagoda made of w. Each waiter' bore miniature was speaking for domestic PWdas with ptigode loiiMimptimi. "peche Midamc Churchill was criticized by Mmc. for the (.'lining firsts. among others, Chiang Mme. Ciinuig, however, ute very for omitting China in his call for 3tUe of her dinner, pussing over immediate conferences of Ameritie guiqca hen entree. can, British and Russian repreAt a post-wpress conference before sentatives to plan ie banquet, Madame Chiang, eyes "world organization" to maintain 'Wing, emphasized phe was not peace. e "to Eden countered the criticism beg ."China is not begging for any-sh- e with these pledges l.yt night: us. 1. "Let China not misdoubt declared. "We want tenyouawhat you want from us We shall not forget how for years "perfect (Continued On Page 3) understanding and good and to help us in whatever ny y POPE IMPROVES ean, as we would help in the same LONDON, March 27 U -- The and under way iesame circumstances. nazi Vichy radio said today that Tie rfe of China's gcncralissi-jsserte- d the condition of Pope Pius XXX, that postwar trade ill with influenza, continues to s'iilities between her nation improve, but added that complete the U. S were so great recovery cannot be expected bePagination can hardly fore the middle of next week. npass them. ''e lave great need of your Pneenng production, and in re- e have raw .materials, she by giving lavish lakels-crow- at - Kai-she- Kai-she- ar r. 1011 ! W. W. "Bill" Merrill To AX Hit-R- Charge un pi ad i ng guilty to a charge the scene of it Wpsley Pearson, 34, i u!d"nt' Ulviiic, is scheduled to ap-'n bgan city court April 5 or Mr l?1' Pea. son Scntencing. pleaded guilty to b,fI e Judge Jesse P. atternoon, and was t r? to st0P aC a. yt-cfdu- 'STl on ,2r0 buty Sheriff nd. Tom Rowley rc-- rr he defendant was A0 8 truck which was park-Pn bfyrum and Logan -'ay .-night when an auto Verlin Gunnell, 18, of raslled ino the rear the rrt burst into flames demolished, but Mr. Gun-is- 0 suffered a broken nose, u!IIC"S CHr Jr., twenty-year-ol- d son of Dr. and Mrs. VV. W. Merrill. 198 West First North tostreet, Logan, was graduated New Roswell, the from day school and Mexico, air force received his wings with the rank of second lieutenant in the U. S. army air corps. Lieutenant Merril left Logan in March of 1941 with the original national guard unit and was stationed at San Luis Obispo, Cal., until the outbreak of tho, war. He served with this unit until May of 1942 when he made application for transfer into the air corps. examSuccessfully passing his entered training he inations, school at Santa Ana, Cal., and subsequently trained at Tucson, Ariz. In January of this year, Lieutenant Merrill was sent to Roswell, New Mexico When he first went on active the national guard, only one of the three duty with Bill left school in the middle of v nU injurecL at Logan high i8 st8te Mr Pearson drove his senior year to Logan and ree,y returned but from awaV the acci,, with his class, his ceived diploma truck t dnd 'ghtly damaged made up his credits neces-sar- y in Miilvllle having Thursday 1vi ut ils owner was not ' to graduate. His parents and til Friday, friends today expressed hope that . J BY CLINTON JOHN L. LEWIS Lewis Hints New Way to Raise Wages 27 ur al Therell Tonight at College Tho Cache Civic Music Association, sponsors of bis appearance, considered him one of the season's Aimher of a series of supervised Saturday night dances for servicemen at the Utah State Agricultural college will be held this evening in the Aggie field house, according to Lieutenant Commander S. R. Stock of the naval training station. The dance will be preceded by a basketball game at 8 oclock between the Naval Marine quint and the Hendon Eagles. The air force detachment at the college is sponmusic will soring the dance, while be furnished by the Naval-Marin- e greatest attractions. Upon arrival in Logan, Mr. Beattie was stricken with influenza, stoically attempted to com, but midway in plete his concA-tbis repertoire retired from the platform with apologies and exthat he could not planation further fight the illness and sing orchestra , Associated Women too. The artist left Logan with the promise that he would return and make good his concert. This week locul Civic Music oflicials received a wire stating Students of Mr. Beattie would sing in the the US AC are furnishing partners for serviceman not havuig dates. The UIC railroad buses will be at the field house to transport townsthe people down town following dance. Convoys Hit British Stage Successful Attack On Section of Mareth Line As Americans By Subs and . Planes March tI believed today ' that John L. Lewis has hinted how he hopes to get her United Mine Workers a wage increase without touching the "little steel wage ceiling formula. It might lie, they believed, in a March 16 decision by the United States circuit court of appeals at New Orleans that miners must be paid from the time they enter the mines until they emerge. Lewis referred to the decision repcatedely yesterday in a three-hosession before the special senate committee investigating the war effort during which he denounced the little steel formula us arbitrary rather than equitable. Under existing UMW contracts, the winers' pay starts when they reach the vein of coal on which they are working, "rortal-to-poi-kpay is one of Lewis demands Hurren. for 450,600 Lettcis, not to exceed 500 words in wuge negotiations (Continued on Page 3) in length, may be handed to school teachers or principals. The deadline is March 30 next Tuesday so -111 Again, prospective participants are urged Beattie to hurry and hand m their entries. The letters, are to be addressed Be No So to Claude R. Wickard, secretary of of U. S. Department agriculture, Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Concert On Monday The three best liters of each school wll bo sont to the county judges, and then the three winners A case in which the spirit is from this group will be given the assowilling but the flesh currently is prizes by the Clearing House weak ciation. Douglas Beattie, prominent American concert singer and Metropolitan Opera star, was scheduled Servicemen Dance to present a recital three weeks ago in Logan tabernacle. Bill Merrill Gains Commission With U. S. Army. Air Corps Ww Pleads Guilty Allied WASHINGTON, Some senators , tabernacle next Monday night. Last night the omcials received another wire which explained that the singer had again suddenly taken ill, that he can't even talk, let alone sing, and that he ib under a physicians care. The telegram, sent by D. L. Cornetti, Civic Music official in Chicago, was addressed to Harold Fornoff, secretary of the ".Cache association and explained further that since Mr. Beattie apparently will be unable to fulfill the Logan engagement this season, word will be forthcoming as to what arrangements can be made for the presentation of some other Civic Music star. Cache Sugar Beet Contracts Complete Cache county sugar beet farmers were notified today by Frank Wood of Amalga, president of the Cache Beet , Growers association, that 1943 contracts have been completed and are now ready for signing. At the same time, ho urged farmers to support government appeals that normal acreages of sugar beets be planted. Increased prices per ton should Induce many to cultivate this vital war crop. Mr. Wood explained that the total price for this year's crop on beets of average sugar content will be from $10 84 to $11 per ton. LIEUT. BILL MERRILL This includes $1 50 per ton from his assignment will perhnt him to the Commodity Credit Corporation return home on furlough before and $2 52 government support payment, further duty, It. Push Ahead OM.EIt United Press Staff CorresKiideii AlLONDON, March 27 d l'i lied convoys in the north Atlantic meet packs aided by planes in relentless relays, U. S. navy officers said today. ) Lieut. (J. G ) Walter R Daley of Roxbury, Musi , said the subs only begin the jou on the rtute to Murmansk. On the Russian end, the ships lying in port to unload, take a terrific poundihg from German planes that attacked 71 times in 14 days while he was there. Work In Relays Ensign David E. Hume of Indianapolis, former assistant coach at Hanover college, was aboard a bhip sunk, with the loss of 25 men, when submarines working in relays. attacked a convoy for three nights and two days. Daley, commandersof the guard on a Panamanian 'merchantman leaded to the scuppers with a highly inflammable cargo, made his toughest stretch in January on the last leg to Murmansk. He said the convoy was shadowed for three days by relays of nazl reconnaissance planes which were directing sub action and by torpedo planes. His gunners destroyed one plane In a gToup bf three Hemkles that dropped torpedoes which failed to yore, Daley said. A second plane may have hern downed. The next day a big pink ambushed the convoy but had no success, he said. Destroyer escorts kept up depth charge work and the convoy reached Murmansk intact During the stay at Murmansk German bombers came in so regularly the ship's guns had to be manned constantly. Raided 30 Timm While we were trying to unload we were attacked about 30 times, Daley said. "The defense was mainly shore batteries but some 'interceptors were used against junkers 88's during the day. I saw all our cargo removed undamaged. We didn't hit any plcnes but the ship's guns kept the planes from hitting us. Attacking day and night, the planes finally got In a hit during the last few days his ship was there. One gunner was killed and two were wounded but the damage was slight and the ship sailed on time with its convoy two days later. Daley said that planes which shadowed his convoy for days to Britain, attacked once for six Ijours, dropping 44 bombs without scoring a single hit When they pulled put with one trailing smoke they called in A gale delayed the convoy and the subs stuck for four days, attacking daily. The score of the battle cannot be revealed but it was the most persistent sub attack ever made on a convoy on this route. 1 CHESTER C. DAMS Davis Gains Power For New Setup WASHINGTON. March 27 (f.li Chester C. Davis, the new food administrator, appeared today to have obtained powers denied Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wiikurd in dealings with food problems. Wickard failed, his friends said, because ho did not have sufficient power to control farm manpower, machinery and prices vital to maximum production. No definition has been given as yet of Davis' authority over these matters. But President Roosevelt's press confcienre statement yesterday, coupled with facts gathered from other sources, Indicated that there may be. an understanding giving Davis more authority than is contained iu the executive order setting up the food administration. Mr. Roosevelt said Davis would have complete authority over food production and distribution. The executive order transferred to him little more than the duties and power entrusted to Wickard as was food administrator. The lone exception- - was in transferring to Davis labor, and manpower authority previously exercised over farm workers by War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt. Mr. Roosevelt said he expected Davis to use that power to establish some sort of a land army, to assist in farm production. Plans are under way for a force of 200,000 to 250,000 mobile farm workers to be shifted to critical areas to supplement local labor. Religious Rites For Servicemen Slated te Regular Sunday morning religious services for sailors, marines and air force enlistees stationed on the US AC campus will be conducted at 8 55 a. m. tomorrow in the LDS Institute, according to Lieutenant Commander S. R. Stock. in nature, the services are open to the general pubNon-sectari- lic. Principal speaker tomorrow will be Rev. W. F. Koenig of the Logan Presbyterian church. Other program numbers are organ selections by Chester Hill, congregational singing directed by Dean Johnson; Invocation. Harold Kepner; musical Resigns numbers, Parker Pratt and Wayne Flamm; scriptural reading, Prof. After more than eight years Kepner, and benediction, Rev. Koeservice as Cache county deputy nig. clerk, Mrs. Elizabeth Scrowther MacLean of Smithficld today resigned her position to join her husband, who is stationed at the army 'air base, Mountain Home, Idaho. Prominent in county and state democratic party circles, Mrs. MacLean has been secretary of the young Democratic clubs of Utah and vice president of the young Democratic club of Cache county. She had resigned these positions today, also. Her husband, Sergeant Kenneth L. MacLean, has been stationed at army camps in the northwest and in Utah, but was recently moved to the Idaho air base. According to N. J. Crookston, county clerk. Mrs MacLean will be succeeded by Alton P. Sorensen of Logan as court representative from the clerk's office Miss Rose i Henson of Logan has been apa member of the deputy pointed clerk staff. Cache Deputy Clerk -- From Post BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent Tite greatest African battle, bf the war today raged toward a climax on which hinges the fate of the immediate allied strategic plans, including prospects for an invasion of the soft underside of the axis and the opening of a major second front in the west. Reports from allied headquarters in North Africa said that the British Eighth army has carried out a successful attack against one sector of tho Mareth line and was inching farther into the axis defenses despite fierce resistance. The northern Tunisian front also appeared about to explode into action. The anied communique said patrols from the British First army have made large reconnaissance actions, inflicting casualties on the enemy and taking prisoners. Lull In On Area The communique indicated that a lull had settled over the El Guettar and Maknassy areas, where the Americans were thrust- -' ing toward the sea in an attempt to cut off all land retreat for the defenders of the Mareth line. The battle of the Mareth lino k appeared to have reached a stage and the weekend was expected to tell the story. Axis, sources claimed that the Germans still wcreVnuntrrnttacking fiercely in an effort to break the allies, striking power, but it appeared obvious that German. Marshal Erwin Rommel was taking heavf losses under a terrific artillery barrage and constant ais bombing, block busters. including two-to- n After a lull, presumably due to bad weather, the Royal Alf Force struck against the wehrmachts industrial heart the Ruhr valley last night The chief target was Duisburg, which is the biggest inland port in Germany and site of the August Thysscn steel works. Large Force The attack was delivered by a which generally "strong force means several hundred bombers. It may well have been equal in strength to the great Essen smash delivered March 12, in which event it is likely that Duisburg's important network of water and rail connections will be knocked out for some time. Bomb tonnage in an attack such as that on Essen make-or-brea- 13-d- exceeds 1,000. There were no important developments on the Russian front, where thaws generally were flowing down all action. Stockholm repo'ts that the Russians recap- tured Dorogobuzh, 50 miles east northeast of Smolensk, were not confirmed by the Russian high command communiques. French chief of government Pierre Laval again shook up the Vichy cabinet, but the changes are regarded as meaningless beyond showing the continued strain of difficulties under which Laval is attempting to carry out h.s policy of collaboration with Germany. German sources reported from Istanbul the arrival of three American divisions totaling 40,000 troops at Aden, but there was no confirmation from allied quarters. Allies Hold Vantage In Weeks War BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Prews-Wa- r Analyst The opposing forces were locked In deadly but indecisive combat all this week on both the Russian and Tunisian fronts, although the edge appeared to lie slightly with the united nations. . . . i In Russia, the winter campaign neared its end and a pause by both sides to regroup for late spring and summer warfare seemed probable soon. The Russians, although they lost Kharkov, gained a negative but important victory by holding their lines on the far ' bank of the Donets against furious German asseult. That front, as Hitler put it In his brief speech, probably is stabilized for - , a time. The red army continued its slow, hammering drive against Smolensk with considerable success. However, the rivers and snows were melting and it was a toss-u- p whether the Russians could reach that stronghold befort tbs weather bogs down their drive. In Tunisia, the British Eighth army began its main drive against Marshal Rommels forces along the Mareth line. Unexpectedly stiff resistance developed and the battle swayed back and forth as the allies closed in on Rommel from three sides. Tbs Americans in south-centrTunisia made prodrive gress in their towards the sea but ran up (Continued on , Page 5 al two-prong- ed Young Democrats List New Officers Cache County Young Democratic club last night elected new officers for the coming year, with John Binns, Logan insurance agent, succeeding Leland Selley as president. New vice president Is Miss Sybil Christensen of Richmond, and secretary, Marjorie H. Morgan of Logan. Miss Christensen succeeds Elizabeth Scrowthers MacLean, while Mrs. Morgan takes the position formerly held by Miss Chris- tensen. Other officers are A. H. Sorensen of Logan, reelected treasurer; Della Parker of Wellsvillc, one-yedirector; Leland Selley and Lester Leishman of Logan, directors; and Rose Henson of Logan, state reporter. ar Rommel and Co. Plant a Flowery Death in Africa ? UK iA r i ; f til EKII.LA RAIDS ISTAMBUL, March 27 !' - Guerilla Chetniks, operating under Gen. Draja Mihailovitch, are harassing the Italians in Albania, occupying five towns and 53 villages for a time last month and seizing supplies, it was reported reliably Vi v 1 tf V i. sc i u it i These British Eighth Army sappers avoid pushing up daisies by searching through a flower field for hidden mines planted by Nazi Marshal Erwin Rommels Afrika Korps in Tunisia, near Medcnlne, during the assault Cairo-NeYork. L on the Mareth Line. Photo radioed w ' |