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Show reak Plane Crash marte Navy Announces U. S. S. Lafayette Partially Righted Business In Agati Past Year Shows IS SCENE OF Definite Uptrend of the hike annual from Iger men" will be held ut 14 to 22 over the primitive mourtains, i of the Wind River forest, it was going notional winced today by H. B. Hun-i- r, chief of the Bridger men. it group which each summer two-sco- re odea approximately land boys of the Cache Valley scout will leave it Council Quarters in Logan at 7 a.m. ast 14, proceed through Logan ton, go by way of Randolph, It Kemmerer and Pinedale, Elk raing. and then on to rt park above Freemont lake, te next morning, after Sunday the trail, ict, they will hit g east to Barbara Lake, then haia Lakes, down to Boulder t They will return to New jghth BLOSSC l Camp at Saturday and arrive day. 21, Wing 2Rg In the lakes la a ike. evening home the Wyoming streams major feature of I Bgiatered explorer scouts registered scouts over 15 of age are eligible to join tike. Any dad of a scout or r, any troop or council any unregistered former-explortO r, or Bridger man before the invited to becomes registered ef leaving, is also 'he excursion. and camp fees established, and released through a bul-- i prepared by Chief Hunsaker released through the scout 4rters in Logan. asportation i been na Wednesday Debits of three Logan hanks considered a reliable barometer of business conditions have increased by nearly tive million dol lars during the first seven months of 1943 over the same period last year, it was shown irf a report prepared today by Fred H. Thompson, secretary-treasurof the Cache Valley Clearing House association. Debits Mean Checks Cashed Total debits or money paid out by the banks against checking accounts of clients of the First National, First Security and Cache Valley banks were $30,143, 099.89 for the period January through July of this year, as against $25,441,817.99 for a corresponding length of time in 1942. This would certainly indicate that business conditions are better, or that transactions have increased," commented Mr. Thompson, who is also assistant cashier at the Cache Valley bank. More checks are being written and in higher amounts. This reflects more financial activity; people appear to be spending more money. Not only have bank deoits increased, but savings are much greater, as are demand deposits or checking accounts. In 1942, the three Logan banks reported a total of $3,382,914.21 in checking accounts of individuals. This year in July, the figure was of $5,719,554.23 or an increase $2,336,640.02 in checking accounts of Logan bank clients. Savings Increase This picture was duplicated throughout the entire nation, ac cording to the Federal Reserve Board. Checking accounts of individuals in the U.S. increased by three billion dollars or about ! one-thir- d. of $1,377,570.33. These two conditions increases in checking accounts and bank savings would further indicate in- Progra creased prosperity throughout Cache valley. Also, large amounts of money have been invested in IjH oC'l' OtJ uni DE , HOOPU & government securities, although figures had not been compiled to- day. Total debits of the three Logan banks of 1942, by months, were as children3 to" .wc'fuMr-f1UW8Ja"Ua 135.365.17; u. in varioua activifiea, : February $3,172,967.54; March $3,- 785,149.49; May short dramatization will 3,290,583.70; AprilJune$3,658,533.33; $3,767,656.16; following chil- - July $.641,662.60; AJugust takrng part. Robert MurUrtj $3,856,097.13; September Elsason, David McArthur, , October $4,208,974.02; November L "eUon- - Marva Painter, $4,206,095.31; December $5,406,488.26. auu',e Quinney. n Debits for the first seven months $, Richard Baugh, of this year were as follows: RaNee fv1 Lunduhl, January $4,340,371.13; February OIwItv lrene Bemtaon, $3,580,7733.55; March $4,502,086.97; ild Christensen, April $4,623,829.89; May $4,226,836.86; 0yne Galloway, Alan Eliason, June $4,645,776,89; July $4,223,464.60. Ov!uBkDeMoyne Christ Curonungs, Rawland EXPIiOSIONS tXJNTI.NlED Keith Painter, Hal ISTANBUL, Aug. 8 tl'.P) ExMartin- Carol y Cberil plosions, presumably from delayed Alice action bombs, continued for 24 V Hia Ripplinger, Trevor hours after American Liberator bombers had smashed Rumanian PWein? Wmdly- - Char-pf- Z oil fields last week, according to Hall, Mern- - the report of a traveler who wits dohnon, Bonnie uer alvi nessed a part of the attack from Betty Palmer. Campina station. $3,467,-883.3- - By Mrs. Church Are! ftture Of Thursday Program ftdings Church, one of cultural College, has resided in Patrons of the Logan three years. She is a nntive Uta, w.M a 5'n'inute of North Dakota, and received al 8:30 her B. A. degree in dramatics at Ward chPel. Carleton Jpo,rshKf college, Minnesota. tb Bogan frit of Bn lP She has had theatre experience ness and Prof8-hfhtuin Boston, Mass., and has done om,n post graduate work at the Unifor th. p,!h Preram. pro- - versity of North Dakota in Grand relief bene- - Forks. will be ImPer'al Glee Since coming to Logan, Mrs. 'oocert, dl ration of Church has Taylor appeared widely on ' from the public programs, giving readings ''akin, win wd Used to frfn for and book reviews. At the presert Hef cloth- - time, she is a staff member of t(ti irm. c KVNU, local radio atntion. in Lcgan Her GtDn,rCUred presentation will at Rechow-W- . include Thursday or from short, humorous contemmembers of the porary atones and light vers by American authors. of the The glee club members will be Jttiiogy Uah Stateprofes- announced later by Mr. Taj lor. Agri 'fe,?"1"' r. ,h? pur-Rus,- la r of ot Dumber Dies; Ten Are. Injured XVF.N DOVER, Aug. 8 (Il'l-O- IV.uv Sentiment In Italy Considered Much Strong r As Sicilian Campaign Nears Climax ; in I'MTKn ritEss Swiftly-movin- g alli-- d columns droxe toward final victory in Sicily today to the accompaniment of fresh reports that peace sentiment was growing stronger in Italy by the hour and that Adolf Hitler's power in Germany was wax'ering. Allied armies already were within 30 miles of Messina on the northeastern tip of Sicily and the axis was reported withdrawing its beaten forces from the island to the Italian ne flier was killed, a bomber demol- mainland a retreat that was most difficult in the face of ished and a freight engine and 29 bombardment from both sea and air. Rumors that a military coup cars wrecked near here last night may soon dislodge Adolf Hitler when an army plane crashed on a from power in Germany spread highway, bounced onto the through Europe and informed railroad tracks and left sources said major diplomatic wreckage that was struck a few moves probably will develop this minutes later by a freight tram, week, possibly involving Italy's it was disclosed today. withdrawal from the war. Killed was 2nd Lt. Richard L. Not Ousted Yet of Blue of Runtoul, 111., Allied observers discounted sugthe bomber. gestions that the sudden convenTen other members of the ing of German military leaders bomber crew were injured, severand high nazi officials at Hitler's al seriously. headquarters last week presaged Lt. Alpnonse Madde, Wendover Hitler's fall from power, but it air base public relations officer, generally was agreed that they said that full details of the freak dealt with the worsening situation accident were not known yet. An on both the German home and army board and railroad officials military fronts. were investigating. President Roosevelt and Prime Madden said the. plane was on a Minister Churchill were underroutine flight about 8 p. m. last stood in London to be considering night. For some unbxplauted reanew peace proposals from' IUly son it came down on Transcontinand the possibility remote though ental -- highway 40 about seven it appeared that Hitler might be miles east of Wendover. The plane, Ll. Comdr. llsrold Stamen ourted Jed to speculation that they the officer said, hit the hard surmight confer soon with Premier face of the road, bounced onto the Josef 'Stalin to clarify allied saline surface of the Bonneville policy. salt flats, bounced again onto the Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton's railroad tracks and continued over American 7th army was rolling to the salt flats on the other side again after its tough conquest of the tracks. of Troina, and to the north it About 10 minutes later, a diesel captured San Agata on the coastfast Western Pacific powered al road 50 miles west of Messina freight ploughed into the wreckand San Frateilo, four miles ' age. southwest of San Agata. A specTh power unit of the train and 29 cars went over on their sides SOUTH tacular landing from the sea beHEADQUARTERS, in the wet salty mud. Twenty-si- x PACIFIC FORCES, Aug. 9 (I'.Ri hind enemy lines, helped the drive. cars were piled Closing In of the fully-lade- n Lieut, Cmdr. Harold Stassen, The British 8th army, swinging in a heap, their contents strewn who resigned as governor of over the desert. None of the train Minnesota to accept a naval around the base of Mount Etna, has reported - for bad taken Acireale, on the eastern crew, railroad officials said, was commission, believed injured. duty us aide and flag secretary side eight miles north of Catania, and had broken through Adrano The tracks were still jammed at to Admiral XVrlliam F. Halsey, to reach Bronte on the western 10:45 a. m., MWT, and commander of allied naval forces texlay western Pacific traffic was being in tho South Pacific, it was anslopes. The American and British routed over Southern Pacific nounced today. armies were near a junction betracks to the north. Repair work tween Cesaro and Bronte a distwas being directed from the Elko, By SANDOK S. KLEIN Nev., yards of the railroad and it United Press Staff Correspondent ance of seven miles if, indeed, was believed the tracks would not they had not already joined. This WASHINGTON, Aug 9 CI'i be in service until tomorrow morn- Allied strategy to crush Japan put them in position for a combined drive on Randazzo, last boiled down today to a three-poiing. The injured, as listed by Lieu- plan of action, two points of which important axis operational base tenant Madden, were: 2nd Lt. Al- already are approaching fulfill- on the northern side of Mount Etna. bert E. Slieelcy, Detroit; 2nd Lt. ment. With the American doughbojrs Recent official utterances, inHenry R. Randall, VVaukeegun, 111.; Flight Officer Herbert H. cluding a statement by a member racing eastward on the north Williams, Long Beach, Cal.; Sgt. of the allied high command, dear- coastal road and the British adDean XV. Schiminell, Evansville, ly exposed this plan as follows: vancing northward along the east 1. To seize Japanese-hel- d Jnd ; Sgt. Francis A. McCuster, bases coast, it seemed but a matter of Lambortville, N. J ; Sgt. Clarence in the Pacific until a ring of steel days, perhaps hours, before the W. Tubbs, Des Moines, la.; Sgt. has been forged closer to he most German and Italian armies would Harry I. Kippley, Memphis, Tenn.; strategic ccntars of the enemy be driven into the sea in a camSgt. Robert K. Snyder, Roscom- empire and than to strike at the paign that waa a month old tomon, Mic.; Pvt. Irwin Landau, very heart of Japan. day. 2. To carry on an New York, N. Y., and Corp. RobMajor diplomatic moves, possibly accelerating war of attrition on enemy lines of ert D. Shearl, Springfield, III. (Continued on Page 8) The site of the accident was communication until Japan will about 123 miles west of Salt Lake find it too costly, if not .imposRETURNS City. The plane hit the highway sible, to hold on to the more disWASHINGTON, Aug. 9 tunt hns territories she a few yards of the stolen. Elmer Davis, director of the 3. To keep China in the war by office of war information, returnstarting pits used by such famous automobile racers as Capt. George diverting Japanese strength until ed today after a three-wee- k trip E. T. Evston, John Cobb, Sir Mal- sufficient material and other mili- to England and North Africa. The colm Campbell and Ab Jenkins in tary supplies can be placed in her OWI chief went into immediate their world record-makin- g auto hands to inj'ement her vast ntan- - conference with army and navy races across the Bonneville salt (Continued On Page 8) officials. flats. It is about 150 miles east of d Beowawe, Nev., where a passenger train was wrecked four years ugo, killing 24 persona and injuring more than Aide To Halsey (NEA Telephoto) Photographed within the last few days, the U. S. S. Lafayette Is shown as she lay In New York harbor after the Navy had announced that the vessel had been righted eight degrees in salvaging operations, which eventually will place the ship right side up again. The Lafayette, formerly the Normandie, burned and rolled over at her pier o n Feb. 10, 1942. Normandie Is Righted After co-pil- Mr. and Mrs. Generalissimo Months In Mud The NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (U.R queen of the seas was "essentially afloat today after 18 months on the mud and ooze of the Hudson river bottom and there were predictions that she would breast the ocean waves again within a year. The naval and civilian salvage experts in charge of the monumental engineering task of returning the 79,000 ton hull of the former French liner Normandie, now the naval transport, Lafayette, to the perpendicular, felt success was assured. She had been raised from 79 degrees away from the perpendicular when she was on her side in her slip where she was swept by a disastrous fire Feb. 10, 1942, to 49 degrees and the carelul pump ing of the thousands of tons of water remaining in her was expected to bring her up to 45 degrees soon. From that point, it was said, she will right herself to approximately 10 degrees. The next step will be to clear the interior of mud, silt, and debris, which will require about two months. She then will be turned over to a shipyard for refitting which was ex' months peeled to lequire nine more. 0; Mar-Mar- ',HproVCn0;( Co-Pil- er Savings in Logan banks jumped from $3,146,733.19 to $4,524,303.52 during the past year, Mr. Thompson reported. That is a net increase aground Slates 30 ACCIDENT Reports From Three Banks Reflect Prosperity In Cache County JRNER Hitlers Power With Germans Grows Weaker Wrecks Freight Lions Ladies Night Plan of Action Now Revealed Against Japan Mme. Chiang Kai-she- k, back in Chungking, almost upsets her husto inspect his Legion of Merit medjl, bands plate as she leans over presented to him by Lieut.-Ge- n. versary of Joseph Etilwell on sixth p war. Pacific War Makes Turn Arthur Toward Victory-M- ac BY RKYDO.N Program Is Tuesday Logan Naval Station To Hold Graduation Members of Logan Lions club and their partners will hold their annual summer ladies' night soRites Tuesday Night cial Tuesday evening at 7 oclock in Willow Park, according to L. D. Naisbitt, club president. Luncheon will be served at 7 Graduation exercises for Compo'clock, to be followed by a proany 15, Logan Naval Training gram and dance. The committee in charge con- station, will be conducted Tuessists of Norman Fuhriman, chair- day at 8 p. m in Utah State Agman, E. U. Moser and George ricultural college auditorium, it was announced today by Lieutenant Commander S. R. Stock, in of the station. Richmond charge the exercises there Following will be a short intermission, and then the graduating class members will present their vaudeville, also in the college auditorium. The latter feature is scheduled to begin Mrs. Rebecca Hendricks Merrill at 9 o' clock, and the general pubprominent Richmond lic is invited to attend. On the graduation program are resident and widow of the late President Alma Merrill of Benson the following numbers selections a e band, invostake, died suddenly today of by the cation by Father Hoffman, vocal heart ailment. President Merrill died seven duets by Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Bulley, accompanied by Mrs. A. G. Hansen, years ago. Surviving Mrs. Merrill are the graduation address by Dr. E. G. of USAC; following children: Adrian A. and Peterson, president LaRue Merrill of Idaho Falls. Ida.; presentation of certificates by ComRuel Merrill of Pocatello; Marnner mander Stock, reading of marine Merrill and Mrs. Carrie Linford of promotions by Lieutenant Ira E. Salt Lake City. Mathias Merrill of Hamer, and benediction by A. J. Los Angeles, Cal.; Phoebe Atkin- Iuhriman. son of Pocatello; Fern Craven of San Bernardino, Esmerilda Merrill, LESS COTTON with the Red Crocs in Iceland, and WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 H'Pl Vermonte Anderson of Arco. The Agriculture department today A complete account of Mrs. Mer- forecast a 1943 cotton crop of rill's life will be presented in tobales, compared with 12,824, morrow's Herald-Journa000 bales last year. Prominent Woman Is Stricken sailor-marin- l. anni- - Chinese-Ja- I nited Press Staff ALLIED TAX ES Porre-iHinden- t HEADQUARTERS, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Aug. 9 UP Allied successes have forced Japan on the defensive and the Pacific war has taken a vital turn toward victory, Gen. Douglas said today. 0i Mac-Arth- MacArthurs confident statement that the enemys ability to attack hud been smashed followed the American conquest of Munda and a steady broadening of the allied offensive in the island arc north diesel-powdere- of Australia.-Ou- resources are still very he said, hut results of limited, our modest but continuous successes in campaign have been cumulative to the point of being vital. "The margin was close but it was conclusive. Although for many reasons our victories may have lacked in glamorous forus, they have been decisive of the finul result in 'he Pacific. "I make no predictions as to time or detail but Japan on the Pacific fronts has exhausted the fullest resources of concentrated attack of which she is capable, has failed and is now on the defense which will yield just in proportion as we gather force and definition. What that will be I do not know but it is 100. Moonlight Trip Set on Page 8), MT By Horseback Riders horseback by Cat he Canter club Friday evening, it was slated today by J. L. Montrose, A moonlight rideby will be sponsored club president. 40 riders will Approximately leave central par in Logan cano yon at 6:30 o clot k. take the trail to Logan canyon, and proceed to Pott's camp about six miles from the canvon mouth. At camp, horses will bo tethered and luncheon served to riders. Sandwiches and pop will be sold at cost. Mr. Montrose announced. The return trip from Bott's camp will he made in the moonlight. All horseback riding enthusiasts are invited to join t lie Zun-avo- certain. Thi fttatement by the supreme commander of the southern Paci-!th- e (ic is now assured, a headquarters spokesman said. It should be retid in connection with his past views and with the prediction of Adnr. William F. Halsey, commander of South Pacific American forces, that the battle in the area would Roosevelt Returns To Capital Following Trip To Canada! j XVASHINGTON. Aug. The XVKw JIou.so announced today that President Roosevelt bus returned from a slioit vacation in Canada on which he was accompanied by his official staff. The trip appeared to have beea purely for purposes of rest ami relaxation, without any visits with ranking Canadian officials. White House Secretary Stephen T. Early, asked whether Mr. Roosevelt had seen Canadian Prime Minister King, said He didn't see anybody to my knowledge." The white house statement, prepared bj the president himself said: 'The president hns returned to Washington from a short vacation in Canada on the north shore of Lake Huron rear MacGregor and White Fish bays. 'Ho was aeeompanel by his chief of stuff, Admiral William D. Mae-Kenz- ie Rear Admiral Wilson Leahy, Brown, his naval aide, Maj. Gen. Edward M. Watson, his secretary, Rear Admiral Ross McIntyre, James Byrnes, war mobilization director, and Harry Hopkins. It was the third time since the United States entered the war and the third time in the last eight months that Mr. Roosevelt had left this country. He conferred with British Prime Minister XXin-stChurchill at Casablanca in January, and with Mexican President Manuel Avila Camacho at Monterrey, Mexico, in April. It was Mr. Roosevelt's first visit to Canada since August, 1938, when he participated in dedication ceremonies at the Thousand Islands international bridge spanning the St. Lawrence river, and received an honorary decree at Queen's university, Kingston, Onl, on |