The Daily Times from Salisbury, Maryland • 1

The Weather Somewhat cooler tonight. Today: 73 at 7 86 at 1 p. m. 24-hour record to 6 p.m. yesterday: High 85, low 62.

Lowest last night, 62. SALISBURY XI i VOL. XIX NO. 169 Enlarad ueond.elata mall matter at tha poitoKica at Salisbury, Md. SALISBURY, MARYLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1942 An Aaaoolatad Praaa Nawapapar Piibllahad Daily txcfpt Sunday PRICE THREE CEN'IS or JL CUT LIU THE MES mm (wis MILLION TONS Secretary Ickes Lends a Hand Where Axis Tanks Threaten Egypt SCRAP RUBBER 'DRIVE REACHES ELEVEN TONS New 1917 Tire, Still In Wrapper, Is Turned In Here More than eleven tons of scrap rubber have been turned in to Wicomico county gasoline stations this week, Harold L.

Loreman, county chairman in charge of the rubber collection campaign announced today. -Articles surrendered in the drive for rubber needed In the war ri5S3p AXIS THRUSTS MtiMMAMAHVA rm BRITISH DEFENSES (JW flfpS LIBYAy EGYPT1 PURGESTARTED BY GERMANS IN LOWERDANUBE 'Anti Social Elements; To Be Eliminated In 3rd Reich London, June 20 (AP) A purge of "anti-social elements" a euphemism for all who disagree with the Nazis has begun in Vienna and the lower anube province of Austria, the German news agency DNB reported today, intimating that the campaign would embrace the entire German Reich. In a radio broadcast, DNB defined the "anti-social" person as anyone who "owing to criminal, anti-state or querulous inclinations continually enters into conflict with the penal law, the police and other authorities." These, it said, represent "an element of unrest of the first or-dr," so that their elimination was iatr I effort included virtually every thing eVer made, of rubber. An American Oil filling station was given a tire which had never a been used. It was in its original Arrows on the above map show where AxU armored forces capturing Bir Hachem, have succeeded in encircling strategic Tobruk in what my be the prelude to an attempted drive into Egypt Seriousness of situation is indicated by London reports that British defenders have fallen back to Egyptian border.

None other than Harold L. Ickes, left, Secretary of Interior, lends a hand loading the first carload of scrap rubber to be shipped from Washington in the big drive to help Uncle Sam supply his war machine. (NEA Radiophoto FDR, Churchill Reported Mapping Counter Offensives All HOME CANNING SCHOOL HERE One Day Session Planned For Housewives A one-day school to teach the best war-time ways to can fruits and vegetables here next Wednes work" for the housewife students, but at least there won't be any recitations in class and no exams just listening and looking; then go home and do it yourself. The school is planned to be as simple as that, sponsors say, and it is open to housewives and anyone else who can find time to put up food for what may be hard er times to come. "Women who have never canned before should be able to come to this demonstration and then do the job at home," Home Demonstraotion Agent Esther Weightman Bower said.

Through cooperation of her office, the University of Maryland Extension Service and the conservation committee of the Women's Division of Civilian Defense, the demonstration has been made pos sible. Mrs. Marion Smith' is con servation chairman. The identical demonstrations will be held the first in the morning at 9:30 at the Wicomico Presbyterian Church kitchen, the second at 2 o'clock1 in the afternoon. Each time blackberries and raspberries will illustrate of fruits; vegetables will be squash, asparagus, beans, beets, lima beans, and carrots.

Five Wicomico County Home-makers selected to do the canning demonstrations Mrs. Theo dore S. Hearne, Mrs. William Park er, Mrs. Robert Wilson, Miss Frances More, and Miss Lula Adkins.

A new type jar requiring no rubber ring will be used and two methods, hot water bath, and the pressure cooker, will be illustrated by the five women. Miss Bower will speak briefly prior to each demonstration. FATHER OF 14 KILLED Lowell, June 20 (AP) On the eve of Fathers Day, Barney J. Dussault, 48, father of 14 children, died today of automobile njuries. 4 OF MERCHANT CRAFT WANTED Fuehrer Seen Bent On Full-Scale Invasion Of Middle East By The Anitociated Prttt British dispatches said today that Adolf Hitler, apparently bent oft a full-scale invasion of the Mid dle East, had urgently requested France's pro-Nazi Premier Pierre Laval to cede 1,000,000 tons of French merchant shipping in tha Mediterranean to Other developments indicated strongly that the great battles of this summer were to be fought In the ancient lands of Egypt, Iraq, Iran (Persia) and possibly Turkey.

While British North African armies girded for the defense of Egypt, Hiler's field headquarters announced that "the destruction of Sevastopol continues" amid heavy fighting around a northern fort of the big Crimean naval base. With, Sevastopol out of the way. Hitler would be in a position, to, send his armies into the oil-rich Caucasus and down that 'land bridge to the Middle East In a thrust synchronized with one eastward against Egypt and the Sues, While Britons at home clamored for an "inquest" into the grave but not necessarily disastrous defeat of the British armies around Tobruk, Gen. Sir Claude Aunchin-leck hastily mustered his forces to combat an epected Nazi onslaught toward Egypt. Libya 'Second Front Simultaneously, the conservative London Times declared that Libya wag a front established, and added: "Egypt 'and the Mediterranean will have their rightful place in the survey ef this decisive year on which the President and tha Prime Minister are engaged." Heretofore, mention of a second front in Europe has generally envisaged the use of American troops; but there was no informa tion whether United States forces were now supporting the British In the bitter desert British imperial headquarters said two main Axis columns advancing eastward across the Libyan sands had turned back within 35 miles of the Egyptian frontier after a brief fight with British mobile troops.

"The enemy did not press his advance," a British communqqe sadi, "both enemy columns turn, ing back to the westward." This implied that the Axis vanguards found the British drawn in greater strength than expected and retired to await reinforce), ments. The British reported yesterday they had taken up "strong positions" along the Egyptian-Libyan border, but it was apparent from today's communique that they were operating well out from the old battle sectors around Salum and Halfaya Pass. Tobruk Arouses Iro While President Roosevelt nn Prime Minister Churchill met in secret somewhere in the States presumably mapping counter blows to developing Axis summer offensives in Europe, Asia and Africa the British press de- manded that Parliament investigate the reverse at Tobruk. "The enemy knows why and how he won the battle," declared tha London Daily Mail, joining a chorus of criticism. "We have s' right to know how we lost it" "Quite simply and bluntly," said the Evening News, "the reason is-that from the beginning we have under-estimated the cunning, resources and recuperative-power of the enemy.

"We did not believe he could have better tanks than ours, but'' he did." (The British used many American-built tanks in the latest, North African fighting.) "We did not imagine he could have a deadlier anti-tank gun. "The volume of our transport' was fantastic, but we did not cal-, culate that Rommel's would even more fantastic It is a bitter lesson." PRIZED CUSTOMERS Urbana, 111. Guy Moors, au milkman, Is going to be his ownv best customer. Moore, the father of a son, wanted a baby girl. His wife also wanted a girl.

Their' wishes were granted when Moore gave birth to triplets all girls. wrapper. jThat tire, hdwevcr, will be of liule use to any motorist today. Its size is 32 by 4V4 and it was made for use on a 1917 model Studebaker or Buick. Loreman said that it brought bark memories of the first World War when his 1917 Buick used that size tire at $80 per tire and $10 additional per tube.

"And they didn't last long," he added. Open Tomorrow Gasoline stations throughout the county have been asked to remain open tomorrow for the col ftction of rubber. Ministers in Salisbury and in the rural churches are asked by Loreman to remind their congre nations of the campaign and im press upon them the necessity of turning in all scrap rubber as hion as possible. The campaign closes on June 8fr: Loreman's reports on the scrap rubber campaign are. gathered from the bulk gasoline stations each day.

The bulk stations make the collections from the retail sta tions they serve. Today's report Included collec tions through yesterday by the bulk stations and brought the to. tal to 22,047 pounds. Friday's re port was 11,462 pounds, indicating, that the campaign was gain. ing impetus as the first week drew toward a close.

Second Freight Rams First; Two Are Injured Anderson, June 20 (AP) A southbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train smashed into thi'rear of a backing freight early today near Anderson, about mid-vy between Baltimore and Washington, injuring two trainmen and temporarily blocking all traffic. jt'he engineer of the second train was taken to a Baltimore hifcpital, where his injuries were reported not considered serious. The fireman was treated and discharged. A railroad spokesman explained that the first freight, of 77 cars, stalled on a grade about two miles south of Anderson and was ordered to back up and run for the hill. While it was backing, a second southbound train of 45 cars struck it (Aim the rear.

The spokesman said the caboose on the first train was demolished and about seven cars damaged and derailed. The engine and several cars of the second also were wrecked. One northbound track was cleared by 7:30 a. nearly five hours after the accident, and passenger traffic was rerouted. Liquor Firm Denied Father's Day Appeal Hoboken, N.

June 20 (AP) A plaintive plea of a liquor firm to have its suspension lifted juRt long enough to be able to reap Father's Day business failed tetjiltcr the decision of State Al-coUblic Beverage Control Commissioner Alfred E. Driscoll. Driscoll did confess, however, tUl.it he was touched and was able readily to understand its interest in the thirsty parents of Hoboken. He remarked that "perhaps without your spirits father will have more spirit with which to celebrate the day." Driscoll commented that if the suspension were served only! during those periods when it would not be likely to hurt the licensee the penalty would not serve as a deterrent to future violations. "very important, particularly in wartime." Face Camps Those arrested will be sent either to welfare institutes, to forced labor, or to Gestapo "education camps," the broadcast said.

It indicated that the purge in cluded persons deemed of unsound mind or immoral but that it also was taking in all persons deemed by the Nazis to be "incapable of living in the community" for any reason. While persons hostile to the German state have long been subject to Nazi retribution, the cam paign against dissidents ob viously is being intensified. It appeared also that this mieht DeThe rTrgt1nslance" in which Adolf Hitler, through his underlings, is exercising the powers of supreme judge which he arrogated to himself April 26. Apparently the Nazi partv will be prosecutor, judge and jury, leaving only the sentencing to gov ernment authorities. Jackson Hits Fireworks Law On Defense Work Baltimore, June 20 (AP) Mayor Howard W.

Jackson niH today he would not permit the law prohibiting fireworks to interfere with the nroDer training of Ralti. more's Civilian Defense Corps. He expressed confidence that he and officials of the fire department and civilian defense tee "would fine a way" to permit tne use of flares for training civilian volunteers in mock air raid drills. Mayor Jackson's comment, fol. lowed a declaration by George A.

Carter, chairman of the Balti more committee of civilian defense, that the fire department's interpreta-tation of the fireworks law Rr. iously Interferes with the proper training of volunteers." Marshall Candidate For. Chief Judge Easton, June 20 (AP) G. Elbert Marshall, law partner of the late Judge W. Mason She-han, announced today he would seek election as chief judge of the Second Judicial Circuit.

The present incumbent is Judge Stephen Collins who also is a member of the Court of Appeals. Judge Collins wag appointed Chief Judge by Governor O'Conor to serve the unexpired term of Judge Shehan. Many local and county members of the bar have endorsed Marshall for the chief judgeship. Marshall, born at Tunis Mills, is president of the Liberty Bank. this fine little Maryland city the plaudits of people at home and abroad." It was reported that a number of Berlin residents oppose changing the city's name.

Mayor Whaley recalled that during the last war it was proposed that Berlin's name be changed to Decatur, in 'honor of Stephen De catur, naval hero who was born in the city. The Mayor said the name of the city, formerly called Burley, apparently evolved from Burleigh Manor and the old Burley Inn of pre-revolutionary days. REDS SILENT ON NEW DRIVE Keep Nazis Guessing On Long Battle Line Moscow, June 20 (AP) Keep ing the enemy guessing as to their real intentions, the Russians re mained silent today on a German report that the Red Army had launched a huge new offensive against Smolensk while the Ger mans continued to exert enormous pressure in the smoke-obscured battle about Sevastopol in the Crimea. (A BBC broadcast from London said the Russians had recaptured a large town on the Kalinin front the sector north of Smolensk,) The German report, as heard here, said Russian infantry in the central sector west of Moscow was attacking in waves with tank and infantry support, but there was no confirmation from any Soviet quarter. Nazis Reinforced Reinforced Nazi troops per haps spurred by hopes of a token victory for the first anniversary of the German-Russian war Monday appeared to be increasing pressue upon smoking and explosive-scarred Sevastopol.

Soviet dispatches said fresh soldiers had joined Gen. Erich von Mannstein's assault divisions to replace the thousands who had fallen in the furious offensive he launched against the Crimean naval base 16 days ago. Multiple attacks again tested the fortifications. Some Red Army gun crews were buried alive under earth thrown up by German shells. Smoke screens covered in fantry thrusts.

Not Confirmed Nevertheless, a Berlin, declaration that defenses of the besieged Crimean stronghold had been cracked was not confirmed here. "Our infantrymen, sailors and artillerymen, repelling attacks of the enemy, are delivering ever new blows against them," the Soviet Information Bureau said in a communique. Dispatches to Red Fleet, Russian naval publication, reported four German infantry regiments, supported by numerous tanks and 60-plane aerial formations, drove close to a defense strong point, but were thrown back after a 15-hour battle. Four attempts to break through under cover of smoke screens in another sector also were declared to have been repulsed, Russian artillerymen disposing of the Nazi tanks while mortar batteries blasted the Divorce Case Is Too Perfect For Divorce Idaho Falls, Ida. District Judge C.

J. Taylor denied a divorce, because both husband and wife proved each was entitled to it. Under Idaho law, the judge explained, he wag forced to deny the decree when both parties "proved grounds for divorce. If either had sought it alone, the judge said, it probably would have been granted. SUPPORT FOR USO PLEDGED Groups Here Pledge Help In $12,500 Drive As representatives of more than 30 churches and clubs last night pledged support to the USO drive hexe, men, iti.tha acrviceJro ds-AIas.

J. ka. and many parts of the United States were registering to spend the night at the Service Men's Center which has been assured of maintenance through funds from the pending campaign. Speaking to drive supporters in the Center on Camden Avenue, Fred P. Adkins, campaign chairman, said "All that we ran do" should be our responsibility to the men who are1 fighting to maintain the way of life we have been used to.

"The service center here is carrying on the work for nearby service men," he said, "but it cannot reach our own boys. This may be our last opportunity to do anything for some of these boys. "There are between 800 and 1000 Wicomico boys in the service. There probably will be 2,000 or more by the end of the year." Center Is Praised Mrs. Pillsbnry, vice-president of the drive, summarized letters and comments made by service men praising the hospitali and service of the center.

As she spoke; men were registering for the night at the center. The register showed that the 11 who had registered so far were from Alaska, Washington state, Ohio, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Ilinnis, and North Carolina. This number was in addition to the service men on brief leaves from nearby ramps who were finding relaxation at the center for the evening. Representatives pledged to the drive committe full support of their organizations.

The committee an- nounrod that USO officials had rec ommended the center highly and officially pledged maintenance the center from funds to be col lected in the drive. A previous an nouncement stated that $.1,000 fmm the drive would be set aside for the center. The total goal is $12,500. Howard Ruark will serve as treasurer. Committee appointments and campaign workers will be announced later.

Headquarters tor the drive will be the Service Center. Oldest Right-Of-Way To Yield Scrap Steel Philadelphia, June 20 (API-One of the oldest railroad rights-of-way in the nation is being stripped of rails to aid the war effort. The Office of War Information says the two-mile-long Avondale branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, idle six years, will yield enough scrap to build 25 medium tanks. The original deed on the right-of-way was issued by William Penn, the OWI says, and the first rails were wooden. be coupled with a push toward Suez from the north.

From Western Europe the Ger mans would unleash an intensified air-sea campaign against Bri tish and United States shipping, and possibly diversion air raids on Washington and New York. 3 JAP SHIPS SUNOYSUBS British Report On Far East Action London, June 20 (AP) Bri tish submarines have sunk three large Japanese ships in the Straits of Malacca, the Amiralty an nounced today. The Admiralty's communique: Majesty's submarines operating in eastern waters have re ported successful attacks on Jap anese shipping in the Straits of Malacca. "One submarine attacked a convoy consisting of three ships. "The most important these ships, a very large vessel, was torpedoed and sunk.

"Another of His Majesty's submarines torpedoed and sank two large Japanese supply ships." Only 2 Men At 75th Annual Encampment Atlantic City, N. June 20 (AP) Two men Bat down to dinner and the T5th annual encampment fthe Grand Army of the Republic, Department of New Jersey, was underway. "Pete, suppose you be State Commander this year," George M. Dey of Ocean Grove, 97, said yesterday to Peter Van Kirk of Princeton, 99 last Saturday. "All right, George, and you be State Adjutant next year we'll switch around." The business session over, the two Civil War veterans went on with their dinner; plain omelet with a baked potato for Van Kirk, fried liver, baker potato and stewed corn for Dey.

The two were the only New Jersey members able to attend the encampment. There are three others on the rolls, but they were too feeble to get there The encampment had an honored guest, George M. Gay, 94, of Nashau, N. National Commander-in-Chief of the G.A.R., but he did not participate in the business session. Mill Workers Help; They Ride In Hearse Longview, Wash.

A dozen lum-ber mill workers decided "this war is everybody's funeral if we don't win it." So they're saving their private automobile and are using a larger machine to carry them to work. With benches installed, they find the new vihicle quite cozy-it's a hearse. Washington, June 20 (AP) President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill were believed today to be mapping counterblows to a desperate Axis summer offensive in Europe, Asia and Africa. The White House continued the strict official silence imposed when the strategy conferences were anounced Thursday night, but the official' encouragement to speculate on invasion of the European continent, the grave turn of the war in Afrlctt and the rising fury of conflict on the eastern front indicated to many in the capital that decisions were being made in the knowledge that Berlin and Tokyo already were sending new forces toward battle whose zero hour was drawing near. The Allied high command, it was thought, would certainly have received advance intelligence of any tremendous German move in Europe.

Know Movements Observers pointed out that diplomatic sources in London had known of German troop movements for fhe Russian war several months before it started and that the British had tried to stem the German drive with troop convoys which had to be planned weeks in ad. vance. Any large-scale change in German disposition now, it was said, could hardly have been concealed from air reconnaissance or the eyes of the tens of millions of defeated peoples in countries through which troop trains might have to pass. Most of the exiled governments in London have been able to keep in touch with sources in their homeland and would get such information. London reports that Prime Minister Churchill was seeking quick United States help in stabilizing the Mediterranean front were taken to indicate that the British believed tremendous German drive against Sues was impending, if not already under way.

As for the Pacific, word from China that the Japanese were preparing a blow against Siberia was taken with increasing seriousness. Would Watch Convoys The exploratory Japanese sallies against the Aleutians, it was said, migjft well have been made primarily to establish reconnaissance bases. These bases would be used to end word of any large-scale American convoys bearing aid for the Red armies in Siberia. Observers assesing the world military situation saw American production power slowly tipping the scales in any long range view of the war. They believed the Axis, therefore, would try for a quick victory.

The immediate task of the President and the Prime Minister was pictured as that of distributing available strength to meet Axis thrusts and developing Allied counter-drives. The Axis strategy was thought to follow these lines: In Africa the Germans would try to exploit the break through in the western desert with a smash into Egypt and toward the Sues Canal. In southeastern Europe there would be an all-out drive toward the Caucasus oil lands. It might Berlin May Be Renamed Lidice To Commemorate Czech Town Berlin, June 20 (AP) Mayor William Whaley said today the City Council of Berlin would take under consideration a sug-cestion that the city's name be changed to Lidice, in commemoration of the amall Czecho-Slovakian town destroyed recently by the Nazis. Lyman Bryan of Baltimore, and others have suggested that some American town fir city adopt the name of Lidice.

Bryan said if Berlin would change its name to Lidice it would "not only do honor to a martyred town but will win.