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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1944 THE JOURNAL, P1ATTSMOUTH. NEBRASXA PAGE THREE Journal Ration Guide Entertains for Devoe's SUGAR: Sugar Stamp No. 30 on last page of War Ration Book IV good for fi7e pounds of sugar thru March 31. PROCESSED FOODS: Green stamps K, L and M good to March 20, good for number of points on rtamp. Blue stamps 8A, SB, SC, SI) end 8E good February 27 for 1 points each. After February 27 change will be given in new blue tokens, or one-point green stamps. MEATS and FATS: Brown stamps Y and Z (t..j March 20) good for number of points indicated on stamp, 'ed stamps SA, SB and SC in Boo!: IV good February 27 for 10 points. After February 27 change will be given in new red tokens, or one point brown stamps. Farmers must collect ration points for all rationed meats including farm - slaughtered pork s old to friends, neighbors, or anyone else. SHOES: Two ration stamps are good for the purchase of shoes for an indefinite period: Stamp Iio. IS in War Ration Book I and Aeroplane Btamp No. 1 in War Ration Book III. Only stamps attached to ration books will be accepted by dealers. LOOSE stamps are not good: GASOLINE: B-l and C-l coupons good for two gallons each. B-2 and C-2 coupons good for five gallons each. Endorse your coupons! Truck operators not having their first Quarter 1044 rations must contact ODT Office. Any person selling or trading his car or truck is required to return unused rations to Local Board and get duplicate receipt. Farmers musts file all non-highway gasoline applications with their Triple A office. TIRE INSPECTION: (1) A book holders, every 6 months, deadline March 31, 1944. (2) B book holders every 4 months, deadline June 30, 1944. (3) C book holders. every 3 months, deadline May 31, 1944. ( 4 ) T book holders, every 0 months, or 5,000 miles. FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 coupons now valid. Period 3 coupons valid for use through March 13. One-unit coupons good for 10 gallons. Five imit coupons good for oO gallons Coupons with encircled figures are worth that figure in gallons and valid for use through September 29, 1944. STOVE RATIONING: Consumers must now have Purchase Certificate Form R-901 to buy rationed heat ing and cooking stoves. Quotas are small except for coal and wood heat ing stoves. Purchase of unrationed used stoves is urged. USED OIL BURNING HEATING STOVES: Persons contemplating buying used oil burning heating stove should consult Ration Board before doing so as they may be in eligible to secure fuel oil or kero sene for operation of the stove. LUGGAGE: All luggage sold after December 1 must carry a tag show ing ceiling price. This applies to non-leather as well as leather. The members of the teaching force of the Plattsmouth city schools entertained on Thursday evening at the Central building, honoring Su perintendent and Mrs. L. S. Devoe, soon to leave the city. The removal of the Devoe family will sever many pleasant relations of the past years and is much regretted by the mem bers of the faculty. The members had arranged a din ner party that was delightfully serv ed and enjoyed to the utmost and followed by an evening of games and visiting. As a remembrance Mr. and Mrs. Devoe were presented a gift from the teachers, Miss Clara Weyrich making the presentation and the response was by Mrs. Devoe. Mrs. Devoe was also given a personal gift by the members of the party. Aerial Assaults Stepped Up By Allies In Pacific Japanese Fleet Still Remains in Hiding as Americans Extend Is land Bases United States Air Forces Shoot Down German Planes Km- - a - Six Day Bag of 641 Is Recorded as Planes Roar Over the German Cities EY UNITED PRESS The Japanese fleet remained in hiding today as allied airmen step ped up their Pacific offensive, spreading the aerial assaults from the Solomon islands to the Marianas, one of the last naval bases between the enemy's island empire and the homeland. Admr. Chester W. Nimitz disclos ed that carrier-based planes destroy ed 135 Japanese planes and sank two ships in the Tuesday attack on Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas, but the U. S. fliers failed to find any trace of the long-missing Japan ese fleet. The Americans lost six planes in the assault, which included a small attack on nearby Guam, first U. S territory lost to Japan. All the American naval vessels escaped daxti- London, Feb. 26. (UP) U. S. air force shot down 142 German planes yesterday for a six-day bag of 641 in the record offensive carried through last night by British planes attacking Auxburg twice in a few hours after American bombers had hit the aircraft assembly center. A communique announcing the re sults of yesterday's daylight air bat tle said the nazis fought furiously " in a vain effort to protect vital remnants of German fighter produc tion" a significant disclosure that the week-long offensive had reduced Adolph Hitler's plane prouuction facilities to "remnants." The otiicial announcement saia pictures made during the concerted attacks from Britain and Italy on Regensburg, Auxbury, Stuttgart and Furth "show good results." A high source earlier described the day's bombing as the best of the war. A breakdown of the total German planes downed yesterday credited 93 to the force Lased in Italy 92 by the heavy bombers and one by their fighter escort 23 to bombers of the Eighth air force, and 26 to fighters of the Eighth and Ninth air forces. Battling desperately to save the shreds of their aircraft plant, the Germans sent up 250 to 300 planes to challenge the raiders from Italy, to day's communique said. As estimated 1,700 to 2,300 (short) tons of explosives and fire bombs were cascaded on Auxburg in the two night raids, bringing to 16,500 to 17.000 tons the weight of tombs dropped in seven days and nights of the all-out Anglo-American offensive designed to smash Ger manys' aircraft industry. American losses yesterday totalled 77 planes 39 bombers and 5 fight ers of the Italian force and 30 bombers and three fighters of the age, despite a furious attack by en tmy land-based torpedo planes and (British force. The new announcement bombers. Both army and navy planes, all of which heturned to their base, bomb ed and strafed four enemy atolls in the western Marshalls, while Solomons-based fliers continued their attacks on the Japanese Bismarck bases. The New Eritain stronghold of Rabaul was hit for the 21st consecu tive day on Wednesday, when Ameri can airmen dropped 33 tons of bombs on airfields and installations. Other units hit the Rein bay area of New Guinea, dropping 107 tons of hombs at Iboki plantation, while two enemy barges were sunk and four others destroyed or damaged by aerial and raval forces in a bombard -anent of Japanese positions on Bou gainville and the Solomons. Churchill Inspects London PRICE BUTTER: Priced under Commun ity dollars and cents ceilings with dry groceries and related items. EGGS & EGG PRODUCTS: Under price ceilings at retail and whole sale. Hatching eggs exempt. FRESH Fruits and Vegetables Apples, bananas, citrus fruits, cab bage, lettuce, onions and potatoes are under Community dollars and cents ceiling and price posters must be posted near vegetable display. Items to be added shortly are car rots, green and wax snap beans, peas, spinach, cucumbers, egg plants and peppers. PORK. BEEF, MUTTON AND SAUSAGE: Effective February 1, new specific dollars and cents post ers should be posted in all stores. USED MECHANICAL Refrigera tors: MPR 139. USED domestic washing machin es: MPR 372. USED Bed Springs: MPR 380. Covers saleB at all revels including dealers tnd individuals; also sales ty auctioneer. Copies of regulation and prices may be obtained from local rationing board. CERTAIN USED CONSUMERS Durable goods: MPR 429 effective September 1, 1543, covers 15 kinds of furniture, bedding, stoves, floor coverings, household sewing mach lnes. Extends the coverage of auc tioneers to all sales whether made for the account of a householder or not. today said that one Eighth air force. The new announcement today said that one Eighth air force bomber bomber previously reported missing had been found safe, reducing the number to 30. LIST U. S. CASUALTIES London, Feb. 25. (UP) German bombers struck at London for the fif th successive night last night and a half hour later Prime Minister Winston Churchill was out in the blackout to see at first hand the damage caused by the latest install ment of the "baby blitz." Bobbies pushed through a crowd of air raid defense and rescue work ers and a scattering of American soldiers, and behind them someone shouted "Winnie," to set up a great chorus of hurrahs. "It is fine to have you with us, Sir," said a warden to the familiar hunched figure from whose tight mouth a newly lit cigar Jutted at Ihe usual belligerent angle. "I like to be around to see things for myself," said the Prime Minis ter, "It is part of my business, you know." The raid was on a smaller scale than earlier efforts of the current series, but it brought a spectacular iisplay of pyro-technics and touch ed off a thunderous barrage of the capital's deienses, including batter ies of rocket guns. Ten of the raiders were shot down. Washington, Feb. 24. (UP) U. S. army casualties for the war up to February 7, totalled 117,128, Un dersecretary of War Robert P. Pat terson disclosed today. These include 19,499 killed, 45, 525 wounded, 26,339 missing and 26,-74 5 prisoners of war. Of the wounded, 24,289, or over half, have returned to duty. Of the prisoners of war 1,664 have been reported by the enemy to have died in prison camps, mostly in Japanese areas. Patterson noted that the actual number who have died is much larg er. The navy department's over-all casualty figure as of today for the navy, marine corps, and coast guard was 39,833. That makes the grand total of the war and navy depart ment casualties 157,865. The break down of navy, marine and coast guard casualties showed 16.506 dead, 9,322 missing, and 4, 18 prisoners of war. To Sell at Theatre The following ladies will conduct the sale of bonds and stamps at the Cass theatre the coming week: Fri day, February 25, Helen Farley; Sa turday, February 26, Mrs. Ernest Elliott; Sunday, February 27, Wini fred Kaffenberger; Monday, Febru ary 28, Donna Fern Meisinger; Tues day, February 29, Marie Horn; Wed nesday, March 1, Mrs. Leonard Fitch; Thursday, March 2, Winifred Kaffenberger. CHTRCH AND DELINQUENCY Bombardier Tells Of Raid Over The German Reich The TtriHs That the Air Men Experience Is Told Most Striking ly by Fliers Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 25. (UP) Dr. Robert Devine, Lansing, Mich., believes the churches of America are to blame for juvenile delinquen cy. Devine said in an address at the Sixth Baptist Annual Fundamen talist Bible conference yesterday that the term juvenile delinquency is ail wrong. The condition can be described correctly as christian delinquency," he said, adding that between 30 mil lion and 40 million boys and girls in this country have been given no religious training. He urged churches to "put a3ide their bickerings and organize i united offensive against delinquen cy." STEALS WINDSHIELD WIPER Port Washington, N. Y Feb. 25 (UP) Police Sgt. Michael Denton wasn't too worried about a flock of crows stealing clothes pins from lines and pecking at those who wouh shoo them away. His worries didn't begin, he said, until one of the bolder nirds 6Wiped part of his windshield wiper. As he watched it fly away others blitzed him with dive bomber attacks to the head. row ! o shop ws i 11 uu tiuiruifc .nwr New System Saves Time, Trouble, Manpower and Paper ALL RED and BLUE stamps in War Ration Book 4 or nvmn IOpoiots EACH S0 FIVE BLUE stamps become valid beginning Feb. 27: 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D and 8E tux ru mom to torn RED and BLUE TOKENS are 1 POINT THREE RED stamps become valid beginning Feb. 27: 8A, 88 and 8C New tomps bcm volid vtry 2 weeks m tvM worn 10 tpmn r Tear off ACROSS TOP of page liiisl WORTH EACH RED and BLUE TOKENS are used to make CHANGE for RED and BLUE stamps only when purchase is mode urrM 1 t ,aw 7X on,v wnen asJ ff 1 purchase iSjr Umode Ytifj Use RED Tokens with RED Stamps Use BLUE Tokens 3h GLUE Stamps Etja TOKEN.. 1 pL fgSEtfr STAMP .10 ph. jpo- TOKENS REMAIN VALID INDEFINITELY ft i IMPORTANT! POINT VALUES of BROWN and GREEN STAMPS ore NOT changed MOWN STAMPS, V end 2 -Book No. 3 GoC -,, J0 N STAMPS. Klortm Editors Note: Germany has mus tered four-fifths of her entire air force for a fanatical attempt to ward off American air raids that rapidly are reducing her factories to rub ble. In the following dispatch, 2nd Lt. Antonio M. Rossi of Wollaston, Mass., bombardier of the Liberty Betty, gives an eyewitness account of the terrific air battle touched off by fittacks on Schweinfurt and Gotha. By 2nd Lt. Antonio M. Rossi As Told To United Press A USAAF Liberator ' Base, Eng land, Feb. 26, (UP) It lasted two hours, and I prayed the whole time. I would see a fighter coming and I would think, "Oh God, don't let it le me."' I've never been so scared in my life, but I Irept firing away and J got a long burst in a Messerschmidt 109 that burst into flames and crashed in the snow down below. The Liberator to my right went down and one in front of me blew up, and it made me sick to my stomach. One bomber had Its tail blown off, and the plane fluttered right down through the formation. My heart bled for the fellows inside. I thought it never was going to end. While the rest of the planes were attacking us, ME-210's were doing figure 8's, hitting the strag glers coming and going. A couple of times a flight of Ger- To the People of this Community TODAY'S LESSON There's e good 4th "STar Loan les son to be drawn from the remarks of Rear Admiral Thomas L. Gatch after the historic feat of the crew of the battlcshipSoutb Dakota, in shooting down thirry-two Japa nese war planes in thirty min utes! ' When a ship faces the ene my, said the Admiral, "It makes no difference who does the job. The sole question is, who can do the job best. On the South Dakota, I didn't even know whether an officer was a regu lar or a reserve, and I didn't care. 1 he main question was, did he play with the tram? Well, that's the story of the people who live in your block. Are they are you playing with die team in this citizen's attack on the enemy with your dollars? Have you posted the red, white and blue Treasury 4th War Loan shield in the window of your home, the shield which signifies you have joined the all-out team? Who can do the job best for your self, your boys in the armed services and for your country? Why YOU, of course. Keep backing the attack with EXTEA BONDS to your very limit and you're all-AMERICAN.. .THEEDITOK. mans got up in the sun and came swooping down at us. We didn't even see them until they had flashed by. We still were about 15 or 20 miles from the target when the first wave cf about 60 German fighters came slammin' in head-on. There were Focke-Wulf 190 s, ME-109's, ME 110's, and everything else. They came in by twos and threes at a time, and their wings were long lines of red fire. With guns wide open they half-rolled away from our formation in a split "S" and dove after .one big pass. It got strangely quiet during the bomb run, and we wiped the fac tory off the map. When we turned away, I looked down, and there was nothing but smoke and flame. Just then the fighters came swarming at us again, this time in single attacks from every direction. They came barrelling right through the formation. The interphone was just a babble of gunners screaming out attacks. German 20-millimeters (2G-mn projectiles) were exploding ail through the formation. Each one made a little white light that blink ed like the stars you see when you get hit in t he head. Then they start ed dropping parachute bombs at us that exploded in big flames of red and a puff of smoke. I lived an eternity before they finally left us about a half hour be fore we got to the coast on the re turn Journey. I was sweating out a canal I knew was right near h ; coast, and when I thought I saw it, 1 asked the navigator of that was it. He said it was a river. "Well, you can't blame me for hoping," I told him and 1 wasn't kidding. I hope I Fever have to go through another afternoon as rough as this, but if yo:i'o seen what we did to ihat target, I guess you'd say we came out on top in the deal even if a lot of good boys that left with us yesterday morning aren't home to-c"ay. To Assist Taxpayers A Deputy Collector of Internal Ptevenue will be at the following location at the time specified to as sist income tax payers to file their income tax returns for the calendar year ending December 31, 1943, due on or before March 15, 1944. Deputy Collectors Hespe and Millson Date, town and place given, res pectively. Feb. 2S & 2? Lincoln, Zone Of fice Mar. 1 to 4 incl. Plattsmouth, Hotel Mar. 6 to 15 incl. Lincoln. Zone Office Taken to Hospital Carl, 1 5-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ulrich. of this city, was taken to Omaha Friday to bo placed in the St. Joseph hospital. The babe has suffered from a severe ear irritation that is thought may be mastoid. - rS IN THE AIR. You can feel it, every time the Axis is struck. This is the climax year, the year of decision. In history, 1944 will be the big year of the war every stroke for victory counts more now. That's why it's vitally important for every American to be at his post, doing his part right now. You, personally, have an important job in winning the war -buying War Bonds. It's not glamorous no, not even a sacrifice, really, because you are only lending your money, to be returned with interest. But it is essential to complete victory. Your part in this year of decision is at least one extra $100 Bond, above your regular Bond buying. That is your mimmnm individual quota. But don't stop there. Remember wars are won only by all-out effort. So buy $200, $300, $500 worth buy more than you can afford. And buy your Bonds where you work at the plant or at the office. Your country is counting on you let's make the year of decision OUR year I This slicker in your window means you have bought 4!h War Loan securities. All War Loan & Bond Advertising Space Contributed By PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL TbjM Im an official U. S. Treasury advertisement prepared under auspices of Treasury Department and War Advertising Council.