Show weekly news analysis allies hammer at gustav line japs continue advance in china EDITORS NOTE when opinions tre are E expressed in these columns they western newspaper union arv r those of news analysts and not cot necessarily of 01 tills this newspaper ASIA chinese set back gallant chinas cainas defenders took one more step back in the eastern belt of their country as japanese supported by strong reinforcements drove beyond the neiping bankow railroad upon which they tightened their hold As the chinese fell back gen joseph Stil wells mixed U S and chinese troops hacked their way forward in north burma far to the southwest of the main chinese battleground tle purpose of general stil wells offensive was to clear the ledo road over which supplies could be trucked into sorely pressed china from the southwestern corner of the country by grasping the neiping bankow railroad the japs consolidated their positions in eastern china which extend inland from the sea coast it is in this rich region that the cagey enem enemy y has established heavy industry to utilize the cou count nerys rys abundant manpower and natural rey burces near inner lines As V U S army and navy forces drew closer to the philippines and indies within the japs inner defensive ring yankee airmen continued to hammer at the enemy s tottering outer fortifications guarding these prized conquests to the west of hollandia yollandia Hol landia army fliers pounded at jap installations t yank feeds wounded jap near the tip of new guinea forming one side of the gate to the indies and drew stiff fire from some of the planes the enemy has supposedly concentrated in the region to the north both army and navy fliers collaborated in blasting at jap installations in the caroline islands the front door to the philippines with the big base of being an especial target OIL big strike is little village of heidelberg in the southeast corner of the state became the mecca tor for the nations sharpest oil men with the development of two high producing wells in the region and giddy anticipations that it might blossom into another east texas field which has given up almost two billion barrels in 16 years As oil men rushed to be in on the kill the regions poor struggling farmers who have eked the barest living from the stingy soil suddenly manna from heaven besides receiving fanny sums for leasing their land they would get a royalty of one eighth on production already a negro reportedly obtained in royalties alone first probed by the gulf refining company in 1940 the heidelberg field has two heavy producing wells both reportedly capable of producing barrels daily pt I 1 D I 1 N A 0 T 6 i 41 T I 1 era T I 1 N YELLOW L C SEA je LOYAN SHAN AA C H I 1 IN A aicha anz V A barnio 0 H MA M GAUNG CANTON 1 1 china allies allie fight to open back door to china in southwestern part of country as depicted by 1 and 2 japs seized control of neiping bankow railroad in drives shown by 3 and 4 EUROPE first blow taking the first crack at hillers Hit lers fortress europe in the expected three headed offensive from the west south and east the U S and british armies in italy launched a powerful drive against german gustav line below anzio in the west allied bombers poured thousands of tons of explosives plo on the nazis rail network in france belgium and germany over which anti invasion comar erwin rommel must shuttle troops and supplies to meet the assault against his coastal defense in russia the reds reportedly moved troops up in line for a big offensive to coincide with western operations ppe rations under command of britaina Brit ains gen harold alexander the allied push in italy up the broad valleys leading to rome got underway after a thunderous artillery bombardment while the nazis tried to neutralize other allied forces massed on the anzio beachhead in their rear to the northwest U US S VS WARDS nothing settled although government troops marched in and out of montgomery ward companas Comp anys chicago plant arousing the nation to a pitch over the dramatic course of events nothing it it seemed had been settled an election had been held to determine the CIO united mail order warehouse and retail employees union right to bargain collectively for the company workers but wards had never objected to such an election and stood ready as previously sly to negotiate with the union left unsettled however was wards objection to extension of the maintenance of membership contract with the union which provides that its members must remain in good standing for the life of the agreement personality new secretary of the navy is 52 year old james forrestal new york investment banker who served as un secretary der to the late department chief frank knox he is a veteran ot of world war I 1 rough and ready forrestal in appearance chiefly because of a nose flattened in collegiate boxing forrestal jumped into business upon his graduation from princeton university in 1915 joining the investment banking firm of william A dillon as a bond salesman before world war I 1 broke out with the wars finish forrestal returned to the old investment company now dillon read co and became becam e president in 1937 of quiet disposition he is known for getting things done married forrestal has two sons SCIENCE spoiled cantaloupe the U S department of agrical tures research laboratory at peoria ill continues as one of the centers of penicillin development with the latest discovery that spoiled canteloupe produces a mold efficient in making the wonder drug although it is little known british doctors heatley and florey made the peoria lab their workshop in developing ve methods of increasing penicillin production after they had been bombed out of london in 1941 the discovery of the spoiled canteloupe mold came only after the labora torys scientists had studied growths on cheese fruits and other foods as part of a search for a mold from which much of the penicillin would not be lost during separation of the drug from the liquid in w which it develops new feed A new process of extracting oil from tung nuts may result in the use of the residue as a protein feed for livestock as well as a material for plastics chemist R S mckinney of the U S department of agriculture ri declared under the old system of extraction through pressing only about 85 per cent of the oil from the nut was obtained mckinney said by removing the oil with solvents how ever almost per cent of the oil has been extracted with probable use found for the residue or meal used for all sorts of paints and varnishes and in brake linings tung 0 oil has many other applications mckinney said the services have found it invaluable as an insulator for electric wiring and as a dope for waterproofing the wings of naval planes DRAFT 30 37 spared confident of meeting the services demands for manpower out of the pool of younger men unless unexpectedly high battle casualties are suffered draft officials gave a new lease ease on civilian life to men from 30 to 37 years of age by indefinitely deferring them if engaged in essential occupations at the same time it was ruled that men in the 26 to 29 year age group were to be eligible for six month deferments if found to be necessary and regularly employed in an essential occupation deferments in the 18 to 25 year age group will continue to be confined to strictly key men in indefinitely deferring men in the 30 to 37 group in essential work local boards were advised not only to go by the war manpower commissions list of necessary jobs but to make determinations of their own SIGN OF THE TIMES helicopter field on roof the roof of a huge industrial building being planned for new york city will be designed as a landing field for helicopter airplanes commuters will be able to fly in from country estates in nearby near by new jersey and connecticut as well as long island and upstate new york landing within a few blocks f from the center of business H Heli eli copters have passed the experimental peri mental stage but commercial development has been held up by the war the enormous building will cover about four city blocks and be 12 stories high the great floor space provided is intended for assembly line industries according to the architects plans construction which will take about a year and furnish employment for 2000 workmen will cost approximately financed entirely by private sources the site is near the entrance to the holland tunnel which carries a heavy stream of automobile traffic into the teeming metropolis of the U S s no 1 city H highlights LIGHTS in i the weeks news new ONION A DAY married soldiers at camp blanding fla are expected to eat an onion when they leave camp on a pass according to a custom originating among the men the idea is to make them repellent to all women excepting their wives A 22 year old private with a wife and baby daughter claims to have been the first to suggest the practice FISH OIL medical researchers are investigating the reports that fish oil will reduce high blood pressure laboratory tests on animals indicate that it will but humans do not respond even to prolonged dosing scientists believe the results obtained are due to some unknown factor in the oil and not to vitamin A as was at first conjectured SUBS the submarine danger along the arctic run to Mur mansk russia has almost ended the british admiralty anno announces ances now almost 98 93 per cent of the ships carrying war supplies arrive safely MONEY IN circulation at the end of april money in circulation reached the highest figure in history at per person this is three dollars more apiece than at the end of march on october 31 1920 the high in the previous war period the figure was 53 21 total money now floating is TOUGHEST sergt joe louis heavyweight boxing champion told a group of soldiers in london that max baer was the toughest opponent he ever met billy conn he rated as the smartest and fastest and possessor of the best left jim braddock he said had the most powerful right MACHINERY TO MEXICO the united states will send considerable heavy machinery to mexico this year to aid development in basic fields equipment will go to electrical plants mines wood pulp mills cotton gins and chemical plants it was said POPPY LADY miss moina michael the woman who originated poppy day to collect funds for disabled veterans of world war 1 I is dead at 74 in athens ga she was a college instructor for many years poppy day was inspired by col john McC raes poem in flanders field since 1918 more than has been obtained through the r rn tag days WHEAT big crop with frequent spring rains over much of the country resulting in good plant development and im in yield outlook the U S department of agriculture predicted a 1944 winter wheat crop of bushels as compared WH with rai earlier estimate of v tafv 1943 harvest of on the basis of acres grown yields are expected to average bushels per acre compared with last year and the average of 15 since january 1 the USDA reported rainfall has replenished soil moisture supply offsetting deficiencies at seeding time last fall fail in much of the great plains area failure rt ft plants to germinate or survive because of dryness has been marked in the western portion of the plains states USDA said and floods have damaged stands in the mississippi and missouri river basins high in a treetop tree top I 1 N I 1 A N X A there was much ado before election officials recognized coffins coffing M Arslan ians quaint little bungalow atop a 50 foot tree in montclair N J as a legal residence entitling him to vote the rug merchant who has barred visitors from his roost has lived in the treetops tree tops since 1936 CIVILIAN GOODS more coming to take advantage of the increasing in supply of surplus materials and re relieve local employment problems the war production board ordered the resumption of manufacture of civilian goods wherever it would not interfere with the arms program one result of the order waa pecked to be a relaxation oia f stra ints on production of simple farm machinery like hay loaders and barn equipment although declared that there would be no increase in quotas for binders tractors and mowers etc regions outside of the centers of heavy war output primarily will benefit from the new order while companies inside these centers will only go into civilian work with the permission of the local urgency production boards EYE BANK store corneas corleas for use of attempted restoration of sight in persons blinded by explosions plo burns and ulcers an eye bank has been established at the new york hospital for storing the transparent part afy afy coat of the eyeball corneas corleas will be collected either from living persons or from those arranging for their removal after death in which case they have to be obtained within four hours of the individuals expiration cornea transplants are effective in restoring eyesight in 20 out of cases of blindness it 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