THE DAILY ADVERTISER, LAFAYETTE, LA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Opposes Law Requiring The Deferment Men With Children TODAYS MARKET REPORTS INVASION OF EUROPE BY THE ALLIES PROMISED Continued from page une VILES BENOIT DEATH OCCURS EARLY TODAY KAPLAN, Feb. 11 Viles Benoit. 59, died at his home in Andrew early today. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m.
Friday at the LeRoy Catholic Church with interment in the LeRoy Catholic cemetery. i Surviving are his widow, nee Alice Himel; two daughters Mrs. Usay Landry and Mrs. Otis Landry; one son Ulysee Benoit; three brothers Felix. Valsin and albert Benoit: one half brother Alex- ander Bonin and three half sisters Mrs.
Robert Guidry, Mrs. Jesse Andrews and5 Mrs. Gustave Benoit. I Funeral arrangements are In charge 1 of D. L.
Meaux. Fourth Son Give Services To Country (By The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 11 Hugh Rogers, 17, whose three elder brothers died together aboard a U. S. Warship in a Pacific battle last November, soon will be in the Navy himself.
The schoolboy's effort to replace as much as possible the three who are gone, today neared success following.the signing by his father of consent papers permitting him to enlist. "Hugh is going into the Navy to help replace the boys who were killed. declared his father, a car repairer for the Birmingham Electric Company. Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers were notified early in December that their three eldest sons, Edward, 30, Jack, 22, and Charles 20. had been burled at sea. Later they received a letter of sympathy from President Roosevelt. The Rogers have another son, 10, and three daughters. INFORMATION TO CUBANS IN UNITED STATES (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb.
11 Cubans in the United States who are registered for selective service but Tiave not applied for United States citizenship may enlist in the Cuban army under an agreement announced by the State Department today. The department made publie an exchange of letters with Dr. Aurelio F. Concheso, Cuban ambassador7extendin this option with the understanding that the Cuban national who' exercises It must be accepted by the Cuban military authorities before his departure from the United States. Although compulsory military service in Cuba now applies only to Cuban citizens, the Cuban government guaranteed American citizens the right to choose service in the United States army in event foreigners generally become liable for service.
again. At the same time, Churchill added, the destructive power of the U-boat ha undergone steady diminution. In the first year of the war operational U-boat accounted for an average cf 19 ships; in the second year, 12; and in the third, seven and a half. It is because of this that U-boat warfare takes first place in our thoughts. There is no need to exaggerate the danger of U-boats, or worry our seamen by harping upon it unduly, because the British and American governments have known for some time past that there were these U-boats about, and have given the task of overcoming them first priority in all their plans.
"This waa reaffirmed most explicitly by the combined staffs at Casablanca. Churchill predicted that we shall be definitely better off as far as shipping is concerned at the end of 1943 than now. He gave no specific figures, and despite this optimistic picture of the U-boat warfare he warned: "The losses we suffer at sea are very heavy and they hamper us and delay our operations and thus prolong the war. Churchill declared, however, that the enemy "cannot avert defeat, as he hopes, by undersea warfare. Of the meeting January 14 to 24 with Roosevelt, Churchill said; "Our inflexible insistence on unconditional surrender does not mean that we shall stain our victorious arms by wrong and cruel treatment of the whole population, but justice must be done, and Justice must be stern and Implacable.
"No vestige of Nazis or Fascist power, no vestige of the Japanese war plotting machine will be left by ua when the work is done, as it certainly will be. The prime minister said the United Nations plans fcr action during the next nine months comprise apportionment of forces as well as their direction and weight He added that before the end of that nine months he planned to meet Mr. Roosevelt again. "For good or ill. he said, "we know exactly what Is we wish to do.
"We have the united, agreed advice of our experts behind it, and there is nothing now to he dcno but to work out these schemes in detail and put them into operation. Churchill disclosed that Mr. Roosevelt had been willing to go as far tast as Khartoum, Egypt, in order that a tripartite conference might be held with Premier Stalin in attendance. But Chruchill added that Stalin could not leave his post, even for a single day. raining For Peace Time Citizenship A vigorous program of training for peace-time citizenship will be carried forward by the American Legion Aux-, iliary this year, side by side with its mont, Texas visited in New Iberia on war efforts, according to Mrs.
J. B. i Wednesday and were the guests of rela-Dugas, Americanism chairman of the tives and friends. Stanley Martin Unit 69 of the Women of the Auxiliary are determin- ed that this time the peace shall be won FI I hi IF F()I IT as well as the war, said Mrs. Dugas.
I 1 1 1 "They can envision the vast difficulties I VII I CZCI FN that will face our nation once the fight-, rr 1 uvy a-'kviv ing stops and the work of reorganizing FI FHV AT the national life on a peace-time basis begins. They know that the solid prin-l ciples of American democracy must be1 EUNICE. Feb. 11 The highlight of dominant In the minds and hearts of BoY Scout week for Scouts of the local Americans if we are to be victorious troop will take place on Saturday when over the problems of peace. the Scouts will govern the city for the The Auxiliary has no patent program February 12th will for repairing the world.
We believe there choose their mayor, chief of police, alder-is no quick, easy way. We know that the anc otller municipal officials, same principles essential for successful 1 Flans for this activity were made at living, for a successful and happy nation. a recent meetinS of aduH leaders from which ruled before the war will still H16 American Legion Troop 8 and the have to be followed. America will have fnlShts of Columbus Troop 9. to have intelligent citizens who under-1 srtand and are devoted to the ideals of( democracy and who are willing to serve unselfishly In peace as in war, no matter what program the nation follows.
The last war gave us a large body of citizens trained and tested in devotion; to America by war service. The nation i has profited vastly from their work in the American Legion. This war will give us an even larger group of such men and women. The' Auxiliary hopes-t help: train other citizens, especially the people below war service age, in thei fundamentals of Americanism so that: they can take their place alongside' those who have defended America in war when the need comes for able, devoted citizens in time of peace. delicious refreshments were served to those in attendance.
Mrs. C. E. Answorth. Mrs.
J. H. Harris, Mrs. Sam Garb, Mrs. W.
W. Thomas, Mrs. Emar odrigue, Mrs. Edward L. Albright, Mrs.
C. F. Albright, Mrs. T. A.
Woodward, Mrs. V. M. McCasland, Mrs. Julius DeRouen, Mrs.
E. A. Miller, Mrs. D. H.
Sergeants, Mrs. C. R. Reed, Mrs. E.
R. Hale, Mrs B. Hamilton, Mrs. A. E.
Hickson, Mrs. Decker and Mrs Zylks attended this meetng. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Holleman of Beau- Winsome Class Meeting Held In New Iberia (Special to the Advertiser) NEW IBERIA, Feb.
11 The Wiuaome Sunday School class of the Baptist church met at the church for a regular business meetine pene'1? prayer C- followed by the intro- ductlon of new members by Mrs. H. C. Zylks, Social Chairman. p.nnrt.
chfrPS A. Sheets, Commit- 1 an? rs 2. Captains. Mrs E. A.
Miller Mrs. Reed gave the devotional or day- After the business session, the meet- nS was turned over to Mrs. H. C. Zylks Social Chairman who conducted Valentine Games.
Each member was given a corsage of sweet peas and pansies, and Special Low Prices On Domestic INES Imported and Domestic Whiskeys, Wines. Beers and Soft Drinks Phone 3009 Free Delivery from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. DEROUSELLES LIQUOR STORE 561 Jefferson Street i mM Maj. General Hershey Wants No Law Drafting Single Men Before Fathers (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb.
11 Major General Lewis B. Hershey, Selective Service Director, said today he opposes legislation that would require the deferment of men with children until all "single men and married men without children are drafted. I feel that It wcflild be unwise to enact this legislation, said Hershey, first witness called in House Military Committee hearings on a bill to set up four categories for induction and to put the drafting of men on a state wide, instead of a local board, "In its present it would render Administration of Selecive Service very difficult, Hershey testified, adding that while some changes might be made to eliminate my objections, he feels the legislation still would be undesirable. The inevitable tehdency of manpower procurement during. tl)e next eight cr nine months, or even the next two or three months" said, must give more weight to that the registrant is doing rather than to the relation he has with dependents.
He emphasized that he was expressing only my personal opinion, and was not speaking few the war manpower commission. More than a million single men of draft age enough to fill more than a fourth of the requirements of the armed services for the rest of the year if they are physicaMy'fit aTetiow deferred on occupational grounds. Selective Service estimates, it was learned today, show some 1,090.000 single men In the 18-37 age bracket hold such deferments, divided as follows: 370.000 in class 2 -A, which covers those in necessary civilian jobs 'essential to support aUtbo-war, effort. 570.000 in class 2-B, covering those holding essential yobs in industries directly related to the war effort. 150.000 in class 2-C, necessary men in agricultural Many of these men will land in the fighting forces as their deferments which local boards must review within six months after granting them are eliminated as other men or women replace them in their positions.
The only ones who wont. In view of the virtual exhaustion of the supply of single men, excluding those daily reaching the, age of 18, are likely to be those who get a grant or renewal of deferment after mid-year or those who simply cant be replaced. Some fthe replacements are expected to come from the ranks of family men now holding jobs which are to become non-deferrable on dependency grounds after April 1. The House military committee meanwhile called Selective Service Director Lewis Br Hershey as the first witness on a bi -give defermentaprlorities to men with children, regardless of occupation. The "'measure was sponsored by Rep.
Kilday (D-Tex) who said it was inspired by a congressional determination to "preserve the family unit as long as possible. Ft "sets tip this' 01'der for Induction: Group 1, men without dependents. Group 2, unmarried men with secondary dependents. achast mothers, fathers, sisters or Group 3, married men without children. Group 4, married men children.
Under its provisions, no man in a higher-numbered "group could be drafted as long as men in lower -numbered groups were available within the same state. The effect would be to permit local boards to dip into -the reserves of other boards within the state to fill quotas. PVT V. COLON IS GRADUATE AT SCOXIFIELD ARNAUDVILLETFeb. 1 Private Valex Colon, son of Mr.
pnd-Mrs, Homer Colon, Arnaudvllle, has just been graduated from the -school of the Air Forces Technical Training Command, according to -arrtnnouncernent by Col. Wolcott P. Hayes, possomxnander. During the'lntensi ve training period Private Colon. received instruction in radio operation and mechanics and is now qualified for dutyas a member of a fighter bomber crew.
Since Scott Field, part of the vast network of the Technical Training Command schools under Maj. Gen. Walter R. Weaver Is devoted soJely-to'Yadio the destination of Private Valex Colon may he a more advan'KNX'ractfd school, a gunnery school, or. an operational training school, where he will receive instructions as part of a bombing "team.
COTTON (By The Associated Pre NEW ORLEANS Feb jj. era bought cotton futures and at 1100a price- 6 a bale higher. High today cents were 20 to 25 Low 20.00 19.74 19.61 19 42 19.42 Last 20.02 19.76 19.62 19.45 19.42 Mch May Jiy Oct Dec 20.04 19 79 19.65 19.48 13.45 tp5 tp 5 Cp 4 Lp 4 BOOK REVIEW AT MILLER HOME FRIDAY Members of the Womans Auxiliary the First Presbyterian Church are in, it ed to attend a book review In thedom of Mrs. Albert Miller in Clark Court Friday afternoon at 3: 15 o'clock. Mrs.
J. A. Tobin will present if revie, of the book This One Foundation Freinds of the Auxiliary are also in-' vited to be present. 00 Late To Classify FOR SALE BY MIKE DON LON On St. Louis walking distance to schools, churches, new home, lot 75x125, 5 rooms, bath, floor furnace, oak floors, garage and laundry, attic can be converted into two extra rooms and bath if desired, large concrete open front porch.
2 209 St. Louis St new FHA liom, owner expecting to the scrvtte, large corner lot 160x120, 5 rooms, hath, front concrete porch, rear screened porch, oak floors. 3 608 Johnston centrally located heme 6 rooms, bath, double garage with servants toilet, shower and laundry, corner 100x100, both streets paved and paid. 4 114 V. Simcoe St, large two home, centrally located.
Ideal for rooming 4s boarding, 5 bed rooms, two baths, etc, let 100x150, paved street, etc, 10 cush, balance like rent. 5 720 S. Washington large two story home, corner 100x140. close In, bed rooms, 2 baths, paved street Low price and terms. 6- Suburban home, one miles south of Lafayette, about 2 arpents land, well fenced, 5 rooms, bath, front porch, deep well with pressure pump, REA electricity.
2 story garage, chicken house, laundry, phone, mall delivery, electric hot water heater, electric 4 burner stove, Norge refrigerator, ataut 500 carrellio trees 1 "'to 4 feet 'high, about 250 azaleas 1 to-' 3 feet high. $3500 on terms. New suburban home on OST paved highway, lot 100x300, lights gas. Inquire for price, terms and Inspection. 8 426 General Mouton good 5 house, lot 50x128.
sewer connected, bath, paved street, sidewalks, etc. Induced $1500. easy terms. WANTED TO BUY One room bulldllig approximately 12x20 with metal rof. Lumber and roofing must be in goyd condition.
Phone 2566 of 560. i FOR RENT Furnished 5 room bouse. Also furnished 2-room apartment. Both private bath, all conveniences. Phone 1547-W.
WANTED TO BUY' Late model used cars. Louisiana Motors, Phone 2M). Opposite baseball pak. eirotos Twlie Valley Whole Medium Stringless ran BEANS 15f Fresh Flavor Large Tender lge can PEAS 13c JOE I. LEBLANC DEATH OCCURS ON WEDNESDAY Joe I.
LeBlanc, 55, died in this city Wednesday night at 8:35 o'clock. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. today at St. John's Cathedral with interment in St. Johns Catholic cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Caf-fery Dugas of Bosco and Mrs. Defia Theriot of Jeanerette; one son Dudley LeBlanc of this city; his mother Mrs. Odeleon LeBlanc apd one sister Mrs. Maurice Boudreaux of Duson.
Four grandchildren also survive. Funeral arrangements are In charge of Delhommes Funeral Home. Violators Of Blackout To City Court (Special to the Advertiser) OPELOUSAS, Feb. 11 Flagrant violators -of the blackout conducted here last Friday night as part of the state-wide test, will be brought before the city court as violators of a blackout ordinance adopted April 29, 1942, It was announced following a conference yesterday of City Roy, Chief of Police Roland Chachere, R. D.
Lamson, defense commander; D. S. Gardner. Controller; Herbert Fontenot, chief of auxiliary and Harry Tankel, chief air raid warden. Violators to be prosecuted will include those who failed to blackout even after being warned by a warden or policeman; those driving with lights even after being stopped and warned and those reviling an officer and disturbing the peace, ther violators will be sent letters warning against future violations.
The blackout here was mot. successful, particularly In the business district. Mr. Lamson said numerous complaints had been received that the air raid alarm signal was not heard, so a committee has been named to investigate and recommend improvements. The committee is composed of Frank Daly, James Prodos, Sidney Bertheaud, J.
P. Barnett, and Harvey Wier. City officials are inaugurating a survey cf the business firms with a view of having outside electric switches installed, so lights can be extinguished by wardens or police during future practices. In reports to their commanding generals, said the department, two French officers praised the discipline and spirit of the American forces, and expressed appreciation of the courtesy and patience of their American instructors. One French officer wrote that this liaison with the American army will surely bear fruit in combat, and another said the relations between the students and the instruction cadres of the American army have been the most cordial.
Thanks to this, we have been able to know and understand each other, which is essential for an effective collaboration between the two armies. LODI AS MORVANT FUNERAL HELD IN ABBEVILLE (Special to the Advertiser) -NEW IBERIA. Feb. II Lodias Morvant, age 50, born December 4. 1893, of Abbeville died suddenly at his residence on Monday, February 8th at 9:30 p.m.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Abbeville Catholic church, with interment In the Catholic cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow. Ora Blanchard Morvant, his mother, Mrs.
Demas Morvant, two brothers, Essie and Elie, two sisters, Mrs. Sullie Pineville and Mrs. West Richard, all of Vermilion Parish. Jacquemoud Funeral -home was In charge of funeral arrangements. BROADCAST FOR SLI IS PLANNED FOR FRIDAY Southwestern Louisiana Institute will broadcast from its studios in the Fine Arts Building over station KVOL on Friday.
at 1:30 p.m. The program will feature the Southwestern Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Professor George Barth. The program will be as follows: March, On to Victory by Schoonmaker; Emperor Waltz by Strauss; a dance arranged by Professor Barth: Walters Prize Song by Wagner; a medley of Pan American Dances, a rhumba, Siboney, a tango, Serenade" and a samba, Brjf-il; Brahms Waltz; and "In the Crimea" by Mou ssorge ky Applicants New Orleans WAAC Tests Among those WAAC applicants who were, within the last week, forwarded from the Army Recruiting Station, parish court house, Lafayette to New Orleans ror physical and mental examinations, following have been accepted and (for employes. The legislation now goes enrolled In the Womens Army Auxiliary TTT back to the Senate, Corps: After routing the enemy, the Austra- mereer recommended eis-ht vea-s Della B. Gaines, New Iberia; Eunice aScW WaXnU ag by Te Fed" Gaines.
New Iberia; Aline Landry. Simultaneously, Gen. MacArthur scof- commission, was opposed in the House New Iberia. Mijrgaret E. Landry, fed at a Japanese communique "at-IY tempting to minimize the sweeping vie-, if tory which the Allies won last month; most dangerous kind.
He described in the Papuan campaign in lower New Postal as a bankrupt concern and de Guinea. I dared it should be placed in receiver- challenging Tokyos assertion that 'ship to squeeze the water out of its Japanese forces left the Papuan battle stock, zone after accomplishing their mission, Gen. MacArthur declared: "There was no evacuation of Japanese from Buna at the end of January. At that time, the last scattered remnants of the enemy were so surrounded that evacuation was no longer possible. "Oen.
Horli and his army perished. On the Burma front. British headquarters reported that RAF planes carried out widespread attacks against the Japanese yesterday. Wasting storehouses, river steamers and rail communications in a 200-mile sweep through the Irrawaddy river valley. Other RAF planes bombed the vicinity of Akyab, big Japanese base on the Bay of Bengal, and strafed enemy positions in the Rathedaung sector 25 mile3 north of Akyab.
FOR OFFENSIVE AGAINSTJAPS (Continued from page 1) TELEGRAPH CO.S (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 Approval by the House of legislation authorizing merger of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies apparently I cleared the way today' for final passage jof the measure. The House bill, passed yesterday by a vote of 201 to 56, was a substitute for one approved earlier' by fire Senate. (Principal changes iivoJved guarantees (By The Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11 The United States Weather Bureau Issued the following small craft warning today: "Small craft warnings continued 10:30 a.m.
(Eastern war time) at New Orleans on Lake Pontchartrain until 6 p.m. (eastern war. time) and remain displayed east of New Orleans to St. Marks, until 8 p.m. today.
Fresh to strong winds ARMY SCHOOLS ARE OPENED TO FRENCHJPCERS (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb- 11 Army schools in North Africa have been opened to French, officers to instruct them in tactics and the use of the American weapons being issued to French forces, the War Department reported today. GIVE APPROVAL FOR MERGER OF up to 30 mUes per hour today. INITIATION BY B. OF L.F.ANDE FRIDAY MORNING Initiation will be the main feature of the meeting of the Ladies' Society to the B. of L.
F. and E. which will be held Friday afternoon In the American Legion Home. The meeting is scheduled for 3:00 oclock and a full attendance of the membership is urged. Private Duhon Is Enrolled At Mechanics School Private Wallace P.
Duhon, son of Mrs. Lucius Duhon of Lafayette, was enrolled as a student this week In Keesler Field, great airplane mechanics school, a unit of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command. At the successful completion of his 17 weeks course he will be qualified for active line duty serving and maintaining B-24 Liberator bombers. J. B.
WOOLEY ON KVOL TONIGHT J. B. Wooley, professor of education at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, will present a radio talk this evening at 6:30 oclock over Radio Station KVOL, In behalf of the current Scout Campaign. The public has been urged to tune in. ALEX TAYLOR IS SERGEANT Mrs.
Alex Taylor of this city has received word that her husband has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is stationed at Camp Adair, Oregon. and has been in the Army Since October la, 1943. THE WAR TODAyI (Continued from page l) emperors army and navy had to abandon some of their conquests. Despite the high commands effort to sugarcoat the tidings of Papua and Guadalcanal, many intelligent Japanese will feel that this may mean the turning of the tide.
Even the masses realize now that the emperors legions can not always move from triumph to triumph and for many zaUon'U1 PfOVe a faith-shattering reali- This festival celebrates the myth which has had much to do with making txie Japanese a warlike, rapacious people a scourge to half the world. It is held to be the anniversary of the date. 2,643 years ago, on which Jimmu Tenno great-great-grandson of the sun goddess! Amaterasu. established the Empire of Japan. The goddess had given him this injunction "The luxuriant land of the reed plains (Japan) is a land over which our descendants shall rule.
Do thou, heavenly grandson, go and rule over It, and the imperial succession shall continue unbroken and prosperous, co-eternal with heaven and earth. Conquest of Japan involves more tb.nn the recovery of territories like Guadalcanal and Papua, more than the destruction of armies and navies, more even than invasion of the Japanese homeland. Occidentals who know Jaoan 5eiive unless it also destroys the myth of Jimmu and its corollary beliefs Japan will continue to be an outlaw among the nations. WOMANS CLUB MEETS SATURDAY AT SMITH HOME The regular monthly meeting of the Womans Club will be held Saturday afternoon at 3:00 oclock at the home of Mrs. Frank Smith on Azalea St it was announced today.
Co-hostess with Mrs. Smith will be Miss Grace Jordan. Guest speaker for the meeting Is Miss Emily Huger. A full attendance of the members It Td. DATE NEARING FOR RENEWAL" GAS RATIONING Paul H.
DeClouet, chairman. Mileage Rationing Panel of Rationing Board No. 10 for this parish, announced today that the date for renewal of gasoline rations Is approaching and that holders of supplemental mileage rations and supplemental mileage rations should call at the nearest official tire inspection station to obtain the renewal application form. The Form R-543, renewal application, is to be used for Individuals who re-! quest supplemental gasoline, fleet passenger car operators, and also for nonhighway users. These forms should be filled out, attached with the tire Inspection record and mailed, or delivered, to the Lafayette War Price and Ration Board, 106 W.
Congress Lafayette, Louisiana, Mr. DeClouet stated. New rations will be available at the local ration board office on February 23rd, for those rations expiring on February 22nd. Mr. DeClouet further stated that when the applicant receives his new ration book, he must turn in his present ration book, even though all coupons have been! used in same.
It Is very imperative that these expired books be returned. j-w S' VX A They Aren't There Any More i fU- 4 -v Large )kg. SUPER SUDS 23c Palmolive 10c ba(li size, bars SOAP 17c 501 Oak Avenue The majesty of Russias Caucasus mountains lay before this German gun crew when this picture from a captured Nazi newsreel was taken. Now the Germans have been chased out of these fnowy regioDa..
