The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 1

itr 1 i Tenr.pir&ture Hssim a B5 Minimum 5 SiB CimtsWED WASH Tewwss, cloudy and sowewitat wurow lu criitral and eAt portons twilight; (loudy CiWiUuur.l ZxJU sMwd A --A 7 III I Tennessee' Oldest ftewsper Established in 1808 III il VOL CXXXIII NO. 293 Associated Press United Press CLARKSVILLE, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1941 FOUR PAGES FIVE CENTS A COPY iV. Vrat! 1 orilh infi) nits- Advance Names New Agency To Act Soon On Rising Prices Nazi On 15 altered '-Belgrade on Wins Votes Election Goodrich Sit For Stadium IrLy Named Alderman From Eleventh Ward GERMANY Z7i' i HUNGARY VT: YUGOSLAVIA Jfer MMMXAUMtOl- fSf- ITALY; uMir.y" T) bixoljV i riiiiinmiiiiiiiiil i i I mill fl mA? hn (By Associated Press) Allied and German armlet met today in a mighty battle in northern Greece, the British radio reported. Out of northern Yugoslavia, Nazi units, according to the Ger man high command, were advancing from several directions on Belgrade. Details of the battle In the rugged Greek mountains were lacking.

Tim Germans asserted that Yugoslav resistance in Croatia had collapsed and that "the Serbian northern army la -dissolving." British bombers were said to have pounded Germans in southern Yugoslavia and northern Greece before the land forces Joined battle. There was a diplomatic develop, ment of Interest: A German radio broadcast neard in Bern, Switzerland, said Yugoslav Premier, General Simovlc, had left on a mission, presumably for Moscow. It was recalled that only Thursday Red Star, organ of the Soviet Army, said the Soviet-Yugoslav friendship pact was "all the more valuable under the new conditions because the Soviet Union always fulfills its International pledges." The German high command war bulletin said Nazi troops had occupied a Yugoslav town on the Hungarian border, and that a Serb brigade had surrendered to the Oer-mans. SLAVS CUT OFF Yugoslavia meanwhile, was cut orf entirely from Greece as German units driving westward established contact with Italian forces from Albania north of Lake Ohrid, Yugoslavia, In the air war, the Luftwaffe again blasted at British coastal regions, concentrating especially, the Germans said, on Portsmouth. The Brit- -ish acknowledged much damage in ETst- oel were rather heavy there, but re por ted destruction of three- more German raiders, bringing to 41 the DEVELOPMENTS IN BALKAN WAR Latest developments an the Balkan war front include German-claims to occupation of Zagreb (1) and Belgrade (2), Croat and Serb capitals, respectively, by southward moving Nad columns.

Another German column, which had captured NIs, also was aimed at the Belgrade area. Croat leaders declared Croatia an Independent state (diagonal lines) while Hungary moved to retake area lost In the World war vertical lines). On the southern front a German column (3) from Bulgaria had reached Tetovo, Yugoslavia, and was but a few miles away from an Italian column moving eastward from Albania. British airmen reported another German column near Bltolj add aimed at apex of British-Greek mala defense line. Another Nazi column was reported moving toward the defense line from Salonika.

By JOHN D. GONZALES April 12. (U.PJ Defense officials predicted today ihat the new aeency established by President Roosevelt to combat runaway prices and profiteering soon will move to check rising costs of numerous commodities now shoeing Inflationary trends. Some, materials under study, they said, are hides, lumber, nickel sciap, cotton textiles, cadmium and secondary brass and copper. Although no direct price-fixing is contemplated for meats, vegetables and fruits, It was said, steps may be taken to raise quotas on coffee and sugar to stabilize prices in those commodities.

The new agency, known as the Office of price Administration and Civilian Supply, is headed by Leon Henderson, securities and exchange commissioner and price stabilization chief of the Defense Advisory Commission. He will operate within the office of emergency management which is directly Under the president. Previously, the government has been attempting to control the general price structure of all commodities by invoking "price ceilings" basic rarar materials. TJnder this procedure, Henderson has set? maximums for zinc and aluminum scrap, scrap iron and steel, second-hand machine tools and soft coal. Less than an hour after the President created the new agency yesterday, Henderson cracked down on dealers or Cadmlum; a by-product of zinc and lead, warning that "drastic action" will be taken unless prices are returned to a "reasonable level." Charging that some dealers have taken advantage of a temporarily tight position resulting from Increased use of cadmium as a sub stitute for sine and nickel to 'fprof-iteer ruthlessly." Henderson said some dealer prices are as high as 100 ner cent above Smelter's quota tions that are 12 to 15 per, cent above Pdirers delegated to Hendersoivby the President's executive setting up the agency will permit disposal of large quantities- of surplus commodities held by the Commodity Credit corporation in exchange for strategic and critical materials from other countries.

With his power, the government' could, for example, trade stocks of American wheat and cotton to Latin American for copper or rubber, and to the East Indies for rubber and other materials In order to stabilize prices. Education Association Closes Meet NASHVILLE, -April 12 W-Favored by warm sunshiny weather, a record breaking Tennessee Education convention broke up today aN ter final sectional meetings. Association officials said approximately 10,200 teachers had registered during the three-day meet. Sectional elections of officers ln eluded Secondary school principals B. L.

Hassell, Clarksville, president. -Mr. Hassell was elected for a third term in a group meeting of the secondary principals at Andrew Jackson Friday. Earl Routon, principal of Groves High, Paris, was reelected vice president, and Charles K. Koffman, of Kingsport, was named secretary-treasurer, All.

Clarksville and -Montgomery County teachers and members of the faculty of Austin Peay Normal College attended the association. Humor Found on Tombstones CHARDON, Flora M. Ford has a lively hobby she collects humorous lines from tombstones. By a 11 to I vots the City Council to a jcalled session Friday night, voted to appropriate not more than $25,000 for a football stadium; elected Jamea Irby as councilman from the nth ward to fill out the unexpired term of the late H. Rltter, and then chose, by a vote of 7 to 5, the armory site on which to build the new stadium.

Irby was unopposed for councilman and received the unanimous vote of the Council. He was nominated by Paul Rudolph. Wallace Perkins, who cast the only vote against the stadium, said he was opposed to it because he had requested $4500 for sewers on Emery and Clark streets. Frank Stafford said he favored the stadium, but he would vote for it only with the understanding that the sewers are laid as soon as pos-- slble; Mayor William Kleeman, who rec-ommended the stadium, replied that he was certain the money could be found to install the sewers and added that he, too, was anxious to give the residents of the two streets some relief as quickly as possible. NEEDS STADIUM In presenting the stadium proposal, the mayor said that for a long time Clarksville has needed a stadium.

There is a favorable bond market and bonds for the city's share in the stadium cost can be sold for .2 per cent Interest, he said, The WPA will provide about half the cost. If," the stadium is built, the mayor, continued, a stadium com-" mission would be named which would Include the president of the sponsor associations of Clarksville High School, Austin Peay Normal, one elected by the Council, the chairman of the parks and cemetery committee of the Council and tlve mayor. The stadium would be operated under an ordinance, passed hy the). Council, the mayor stated. He said r- he was confident enough money could be set aside to pay Interest i on the Indebtedness and also a suf-flclent fund be ear marked to retire the principal.

Over a period of years, he said, the stadium should not if st the city of Clarksville anything. The mayor explained that ether events beside football could be staged for the benefit of the stadium fund. He mentioned-exhibition games between colleges, livestock shows, county fairs, and said the TJ. S. Navy band could be brought here this fall.

The Stadium will receive a percent- Sne tt all the gate from lese entertainments, he said. With the new councilman installed jtndlhe-Council on record voting for the stadium appropriation, the Council then settled tfowtt to hear the arguments. iClty Engineer John T. Cunningham, who drew the plans for the stadium, compared the costs of the "7 project on Murtland field and the Armory site. He estimated the net costs of the stadium at the Armory site at $21,055 and at Murtland Field, U8.401.

FUQUA'S plea 7 Holmes Puqua, who said he hadn't missed a Thanksgiving football game EoMRlantuExpetei To Open Oh Monday By In At Local No. 194, United Rubber Workers of America, a CIO affiliate, will be certified within ten days as the collective bargaining agency for the employes of the B. F. Goodrich Company plant here, as a result of the union winning by a 12-vote mar gin In the election held for the work ers at the former Clarksville can ning plant Friday. John R.

Smith, field executive of the National Labor Relations Board, who conducted the election in the role of referee, said that he would take the ballots to the Atlanta office of the NIxR.B. and if within ten days no protest is filed by either side, the union will be certified as the bargaining agency. Local No. 194 will represent the employes those who voted against the union as well as those who voted for it In bargaining with the em plovers on working conditions and waees. The vote was close with the "yes" and "no" ballots see-sawlng back and forth for the lead until the last twenty vote remained to be count ed.

Only then did it become appar ent that the union had won. The total votes were, for the union. 179; against the union, 167. Four votes equally divided for and against were challenged and by mutual consent of the union and the company were thrown out. Two company, representatives, Mrs.

Billy Wilson and Jimmy Ridg- way. and two union sympathizers Miss Beatrice Sawyer and Maurice Jerles, were watchers at the election and aided Mr. Smith in counting the votes. When the ballot boxes were opened both C. R.

Spencer, manager of the plant, and Herbert Welch, union orcanizer. were called ln to watch the actual count. Hitler Wires Mussolini Greetings BERLIN, April 12 U.R German forces have Joined with the Italians north of Lake Ochrlda, it was announced today, and Adolf Hitler at once telegraphed Benito Mussolini: "At the moment when German and Italian troops join hands for the-first time in Yugoslavia I greet you most heartily. "In true comradeship, "ADOLF HITLER." It was Indicated that the German forces were already driving with terrific force southwards from the Lake Ochrlda area, at the corner of the Yugoslav, Albanian and Greek frontiers, to break -the Greek line and either cut off or force the retire ment of the Greek armlea which in Albania had beaten back the Italians for months. A brief special high command communique announced the meeting of the German and Italian armies north of the lake.

5 (A special Italian communique said: "Italian troops occupied the city of Ochrlda on the Eastern shore of Lake Ochrlda. In the zone of Ochrlda Bersaglieri mounted on motorcycles and Hitler regiments joined As the first week of the Balkan campaign drew to its close, the Yugoslav army had been smashed, according to the Germans, and Yugoslavia Itself was disintegrating. Night Club Guard Set Up For -British Service Men LONDON, (U.R) Twelve retired Scotland Yard men, long trained in a knowledge of tha London underworld, are now employed by the War Office and work in close cooperation with the Vice Squad. They are known as the "Night Club Guard" and are on continual night duty "shadowing" service men round the West End. Their chief task is to prevent service men from being fleeced, and Xo make reports on all places which try to fleece them.

Pioneer Woman Recalls Blackouts Against Indians PUEBLO. (U.PJ On her 90th birthday. Mrs. Emma L. Hill debunked the novelty of trial blackouts being held in various U.

S. cities. She said she remembered when the pioneers crossing the western plains used the same technique to outwit Indians watching them from bluffs -above and ready to swoop down at a moment's notice. Horse Conies Back Prairie CALGARY, ALT A. (U.R) Dobbin la making a comeback in the foothills country.

Calgary held Its first spring horse sale in 29 veara. with nurox- Imately 350 head of purebred horses going under me aucuoneers nam mer. Peter Army On Front LONDON, April -12 U.P.) Boy King Peter of Yugoslavia, who took the throne jn his own right 10 days before the Germans Invaded the country, Is with his army at the front, the Yugoslav government telegraphed Its legation here today. Germany and Italy had alleged that the 17-year-old king had fled to Athens. As the first definite news came of King Peter, an authoritative review of the Yugoslav side of the first five days of the fighting which started Sunday became available here.

The Germans attacked on five fronts, the review said. On the first front, it was asserted the Italian assault from the northwest was a complete failure. The Italians failed to advance except at one point near the Austrian frontier where they made five miles, It was said. On the second front the Germans pushedJnto northern Yugoslavia, taking Marlbor Wednesday and, with the use of motorized forces, dashing into Zagreb. As the Germans pressed on, the review said, the Yugoslavs retired to the Slovenian mountains and south of the Sava River.

German and Hungarian troops massed on Hungary's frontier began invading the northeast of Yugoslavia yesterday, it was said. On the third front Germany had strong forces massed at the Ru- ImanlanjCron tier, -while Adolf-IUUajH tried to enllfit the "active aid of the Rumanian army, it was said. The latest word, according to the review, was that the Rumanian government was resisting German demands. Buggy, Not Gar, Accident Hurts W.J.McCollum W. J.

McCollum, resident of Cumberland Furnace, Route 2, and who will be eighty-one years old Sunday week, nursed painful bruises and lacerations at his home today and wondered if modern, speedy motor transportation is really any more dangerous than horse and buggy. Mr. McCollum and his grandson, Clifford Dean McCollum, miraculously escaped at least serious injury Friday afternoon In the first major buggy accident In these parts In many years. 1 They had gone to Barton's Cross roads where the elder man planned to board the Clarksville-Dlckson bus shortly after noon. They were backing the horse to turn the buggy around Just after arriving when the horse failed to stop his reverse steps quick enough.

The buggy plunged off into a ten-foot gully, turning! turtle at the bottom. Down came the horse also, landing on top of the wrecked buggy Although shaken up, the younger man crawled from beneath the wreckage unhurt. His grandfather, almost as fortunate as the young man, was extricated and found not to have any" broken bones or other serious Injury. The horse has scratches and abrasions. Mr.

McCollum conveyed to his home and was examined by the neighborhood physician. orders. Direct negotiations were deadlocked over wage demands. The Defense Board's assignment of Dean Lloyd K. Garrison of the University of Wisconsin Law School as referee in dealings of the UAW with the Allis-Chalmers Manufac turtng Company at Milwaukee drew expressions of approval from labor and management.

The Mediation Board announced settlement of a strike at the Seas Shipping York, called by the CIO Marine Engineers Union seeking war bonuses, and prepared to consider a strike of the United Electrical. Radio and Machine Workers (CIO) against the J. Sklar Manfacturtng Company, Long Island. City. N.

Y-i makers of surgical Instruments for the armed forces. Miss Perkins assigned Dewey to investigate the GMC-UAW situation as the union accused corporation officials of stalling In negotiations for revision of a contract expiring April 20. The UAW, asking wage increases and a union shop, said a strike vote would be asked of locals in 36 GMC plants. King With I Hew Viaduct Sought By City Council In addition to disposing of the stadium question, 'the City Council, in its called session Frldajr night. heard Mayor William Kleeman re view efforts to get a new concrete viaduct over the L.

St N. Railroad tracks on Madison Street to replace the old wooden one. The mayor said he had written officials of the com pany and had received encouraging replies. He was given authority to continue his negotiations. The Council passed two ordinances on second and final readings, one ratifying the advertisement and sale of $16,000 fire fighting equipment bonds and the other regulating the parking of truck trailers on public parking places in Clarksville.

Expressing sorrow at the death of W. Rltter, the mayor said Mr. Rltter was "loveft by all and will be greatly missed." He appointed members of the industrial and publicity committee, of "which Mr. Rltter was chairman, C. B.

Fletcher and Stanley Oower, and City Attorney Charles V. Runyon to draw up resolutions expressing the sorrow of the Coun cil at me toss pi Mr, ratter. Patterson: I Rites Set For Sunday Alonzo H. Patterson, 58-year-old farmer of the 21st District, died at 2:45 oclock this morning at his home, after a three weeks' illness of pneumonia. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at Dotsonville Baptist Church by the Rev.

Robert Earls, of Nashville. Burial will be In the church cemetery. Having spent his entire life in Montgomery County, MTi Patterson was widely known and had scores of friends. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Born on May 25, 1882, he was a son of the late Robert and Nancy Warden Patterson, and In 1906 he was marired to Miss Sallie Evans.

His wife survives along with four sons, Robert Patterson, caiarlotte, Herman Patterson, Wood-lawn; Dennis Patterson, Woodlawn, and Albert Patterson, Cumberland City; two daughters, Misses Sarah Ellen and Nancy Patterson, Wood-lawn; four brothers, John Patterson, Woodlawn; Andrew Patterson, Erin; Sam Patterson, Murray, and Will Patterson, JonesvlUe, and two sisters, Mrs, Joe Harris, Cum berland City, and Mrs. Sallie Davis, Como, Tenn. 3 Motions For New Trials Overruled New trial motions in three crim inal court cases were overruled today by Judge John T. Cunningham. James C.

Cunningham, attorney for Anna Maria Saunders Day (Da vis), Squigg community Negress, an nounced he would appeal from-the court's sentence of ten to twenty years In the penitentiary, assessed against the woman on a charge of second degree murder in the killing of James Shertfierd, Negro, last Hallowe'en night, O. W. Bryant, South Clarksville man, accused of brutally beating Miss Doris Moody, high school girl, in an alley near her home last fall, will go to the penitentiary probably Monday to begin serving a sentence of from one to three years, imposed March 26 by the Jury that convicted him of a Charge of assault and battery with Intent to kllL His attorney. Collier Goodlett, did not ask for time to perfect an appeal. While overruling a new trial plea by Bailey, Burney and Norman Weakley, of Southside, who were convicted March 28 on an assault and battery charge in connection with the shooting at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Charlie Arms, Marlon street, a year ago. Judge Cunningham reduced the penalty of Norman Weakley to a fine of one cent and cost. The other two defendants must pay $50 and costs the. penalty assessed by the court under the jury's verdict.

They were represented by Collier Ooodlett, Sr. Soldier Shoots Toe In Accident Every day. Private Billy Pruitte, of Dotsonville, who Is stationed at Camp Jackson, S. handles firearms- In his U. S.

Army training, and had never been Injured. He came home for a five-day leave and went hunting this morning. His shotgun was accidentally discharged and the Clarksville Hospital reported that the big toe on his right foot was severed by the blast Clayborne Neblett Dies In Arizona News has been received In Montgomery County of the death of Clayborne Neblett, of Ajo, Aria His wife's relatives reside in the Eighteenth District and Mr. Neblett had visited here, forming many friends. He died on his fortieth birth anniversary, leaving his wife and three children, and his mother, Mrs.

B. E. Cole, of El Paso, Tex. Blind Man AppnUwa Autos NEW ALBANY, IND. (U.R) In spite of his blindness, Morgan Trlnkle will give a cash or trade price on an automobile in 10 minutes.

Through practice he has learned to appraise used cars by listening to the motors, and feeling the fenders, tires, paint and upholstery. (By Associated Press) Prospective opening on Monday of the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant largest industrial unit In the world, brightened the labor dissent today but Senator Norris still viewed the general problem seriously enough to warn that "drastic action" will come out of congress unless labor clean house. Norrls said in an open letter to his constituents that-some local unions had resorted to "intimidation" in getting fees out of Job applicants. While the veteran senator decried labor "racketeering," he nevertheless said labor was being unfairly accused in connection with defense Industry strikes Settlement of the Ford strike was described by Gov. Van Wagoner of Michigan as "an historic step in establishing Industrial peace in our About 200,000 workers in the Ford and allied plants have been idle for 11 days and work on in defense contracts has been bogged down 224Tennesseans To Be Called NASHVILLE, April 12 (JtV-Ten- nessee's white selectees will answer the eighth call for selective service trainees, state headquarters an nounced, on April 24 and 25 when 224 men will be called up.

The eighth call for Negroes was received last week. County allocations win be an nounced HAKBOKE'S MEDITATIONS AlUy OLE fcM AM POKE. DOWN TO A -HUNNU'D AN' HtNET-f COKE SuMMOATlME SHE JES' NADU uWINfe ON PE 6REE1E LA.K AFEWHUrU! number shot down since Monday. on the African front, the British said their" troops had made "contact" with the Italo-German units marching on Tobruk in Libya. Victorious troops of the East African campaign were said to be pouring through Egypt to get In line for battle wiuv.

the Germans and Italians, who In- three weeks have covered some 400 miles north Africa. Methodists Plan 3 Services Easter Sunday will be observed at Madison Street Methodist Church with three services iesldes the regular Church School program at 9:45 a. m. There will be a service at Sunrise for the reception of the class of children church membership and an Easter Sunrise service by the young people with the young people's choir furnishing several appropriate numbers. The Easter sermon will be preached by the pastor at 11 a.

and adults will be received Into the Church. At night a group of Young People from Belmont Methodist Church In Nashville will give a pageant with the title, "Into Thy Kingdom." Those who have seen this pageant are loud In their praises of It. Student Tooth Decay Rises MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (U.R) University of Minnesota students are heavier, healthier and taller than they were a- decade ago, but they have 10 per cent more tooth decay, studies made in the college of dent- istry show. of an Illinois tenant farmer will be present at the program at Perkins St Miller store on Commerce street at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning and will answer -questions on how she fed the national champion steer.

Taking care of Sargo was Miss Asay's summer club project and she showed him to several minor championships before taking him to Chicago to enter him in class after class. He defeated over a thousand other steers, many of which had been pampered, fed and shown by veterans. Tears came to Miss Asay's eyes when Jude J. Charles Yule gave her the final ribbon. They came again when she sold Sargo to the Firestone Fprra Service Bureau, but she added a request, "will you tour him like you did Mercer?" The grand Champion was given to the Champion Farmers' Association of America and they are cooperating in the nation-wide educational tour, which Is made for the benefit of the hundreds of thousands who were unable to attend the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago.

Miss Asay is paying her way through coUepe on the 13,400 she received for Sargo," Girl Who Fed Sargo To Make Appearance With Him Federal Conciliating Agencies Aid Sought In Labor Rows here in 20 years, and who had the junction of starting "Apple Day" vllle, presented a plea for the old Kitty League baseball park. Puqua isld this tract Included 5 acres and Ided that it could be bought for $13,300. No street surfacing is needed, there would be no drainage costs and the field can be approached from every direction. Leading, off for' Murtland Field, P. Smith, chairman of the City Board 'of Education, reviewed the history of tthe city schools and told (Please rum to Page Pour) Yes, sir.

the Leaf-Chronicle Want-ads are on the job. They find buyers, rent houses locate help.Thcre's not much they won't do for you, if you give em a chace. Phone" i I On The Job Miss Evelyn Asay, 4-H Club girl of Mt. Carroll, 111., who fed "Sargo," the nation's grand champion Hereford steer that is to be exhibited in Clarksville Tuesday, will also come here for a public appearance with her "king of beef animals," Jack Miller, of Perkins St Miller, announced today. Mr.

Miller and other Clarksvlller business men been attempting- J4 to. arrange for'' Miss Asay to come' here for severalj days. She ha at I been 111 of mumps However. Mr Miller was in formed this morn Ing by Horace D. MiUhone.

of the MISS ASAY Firestone Service Bureau, Akron, that she had recovered sufficlenUy and that her physician consented for her to make the trip, A delegation or business men wll) motor to Guthrie, Ky, to meet Miss Asay, who will come by train Tuesday morning. She will be entertained at Hotel Montgomery. The college freshman daughter (By United Press) The aid of Federal conciliation agencies In settling labor disputes In defence industries was sought on an increasing scale Southern Coal Operators who withdrew from a wage scale conference with United Mine Workers (CIO) In New York, asked President Roosevelt and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins to certify their dispute to the National Defense Mediation Board. James Dewey veteran Federal conciliator who played a prominent part In the settlement of a 10-day strike at the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant was put to work on a United Automobile Workers (CIO) strike threat against the General Motors Corporation, holder of more than $700,000,000 in defense contracts. A Federal conciliator prepared an appeal to Secretary Perkins to certify to the Defense Mediation Board a strike of AFL machinists against 60 plants of the California Metal Trades Association at San Francisco, stopping work on 7,000,000 defense Up hkm mm iuwiirnMk.