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Evening star., 1941-10-31
Land Office Emp|oye
Retires After 81 Years

James F. Casey. employe of the
General Land Office for 50 years,
was the guest of honor yesterday at
luncheon attended by officials who
paid tribute to him on his retire
ment at SO.
Mr.. Casey, born in Louisiana,
served as page in the Senate in
1886 and entered Government serv-
ice in 1889. He was in the Land
Office, except for a few years with
the Post Office Department, until
his retirement.
He held the post of assistant chief
OF the Reclamation Division. Much
of his work dealt with granting pub
lie lands for railroad construction
and he was regarded as an author
ity on this part of our history.
This week Mr.. Casey left his resi-
dence of 26 years at 1915 Thirtieth
street NV. to live with his son,
James F. Casey, jr, in East Falls
Church, Va.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Combined Funeral Rites
To Be Held for Jernberqs

Combined funeral services and
burial will be held tomorrow for
Carl G. Jernberg. So, and his wife,
Ruby R. Jernberg. 50.
Mrs. Jernberg died Tuesday at
Emergency Hospital after long ILL
ness. Yesterday Mr.. Jernberg was
found dead of a heart attack at his
home, 5051 FIRST street NV. He was
to have gone to the home Of his
sister-in-law. Mrs. Norman Nc
Chesney of 5031 First street NV,
and. when he failed TO appear, Mr..
McCheSney went TO Mr.. Jernberg S
house and found him dead.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. at the Deal funeral home,
1912 Georgia avenue NV, with
burial at 1890 o'clock in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Mrs. Jernberg is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. McChesney and Mrs.
Leroy Witt of 1717 Lyman place
NE. Mr. Jernberg also leaves two
sisters in Sweden. his birthplace.
A veteran of the World War, Mr..
Jernberg had worked at the Gov
ernment Printing Office for II years.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

for a southern front town, while in
another Ukraine sector a Soviet
calvary charge was credited with
hurting the Germans back across a
river after they had advanced TWO
miles under cover of fog.
A bulletin from Hitler's field
headquarters stressed the southern
campaign, reporting that Axis
armies driving into the DOnets
River industrial basin were con-
tinuing to gain ground.
Reds Admit Gravity.
The Russians admitted the grav-
ity of the situation around Ec6uov-
on-Don, but asserted that out
numbered Soviet troops we're fight
ing subbornly and that one settle
ment had changed hands three
times. London advices said the
Germans we're moving up heavy re-
Inducements for concerted attack
on that Don River port, gateway to
the Caucasus.
A Russian guerrilla leader under
the name of The Raven, was men
toned in the Soviet war bulletin. II
said his band had conducted eXten-
sive raiding operations behind the
German lines in the vicinity OF XII
rovgrad. In one such raid The
Raven" and his men were said tc
have attacked a German -garrlSoneo
town, wiped out a force of IS men
and captured their guns and equip
ment.
Far to the north. the German high
command said repeated Soviet at
tempts to break through NaZl siege
lines before Leningrad had beer
smashed and that German artillery
had scored destructive blows or
military objectives inside the oil
Czarist capital.
Military quarters In London sale
the German attack on Moscow Wa'
being very heavily pressed. - bu'
Hitler's headquarters was silent or
operations there and Nazl inform
ants admitted that the Russian:
were putting up the stiffest resist
ance.
The Berlin radio said German
bombers in recent night raids hao
hit military targets near the Krem-
lin and set them aflre.
Rifle Factories at Tula.
Presumably, under the Soviet leap
frog policy of withdrawal, the Rus
slams have removed from Tula tht
rife making factories which arr
successors of the gun works estab
lished there in 1858 by Gar Bori
Godunov.
Official Russian agencies told o
both aerial and anti-aircraft sue
cesses on the Moscow and Leningrac
fronts.
An authoritative Berlin commen'
tary, Dienst aus Deutschland, OBJ
served that the ground defenses o
Kronstadt, Soviet naval base ives
of Leningrad, had proved "strongel
than veteran German airmen expe
rienced in England or anywhere
else" in combating daylight raids.
Four hundred German planes have
been destroyed in attacks on Mos
COW in the past three months, salt
Tass news agency, and only ITO o
180 have gotten through the de-
fenses
Dienst disclosed that Leningrad
menaced since Midsummer, still Il
not actually encircled by Axli
armies.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Ship Arrives to Take
1000 japanese Home
the Aeeociote5 praee

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31.-The
liner Tatuta Maru, requisitioned by
the Japanese government to return
Americans from the Orient and re-
patriate nearly 1000 Japanese living
in the United States, arrived from
Yokohama yesterday.
The big ship brought Is Ameri-
cans and Europeans and 332 Ameri-
can-born Japanese.
The Tatuta Maru did not carry
cargo and, under agreement with
this country, will take only personal
effects of the nationals returning
to Japan.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Hearing for Suspect
In Hyattsvi||e Bank
Robbery Postponed
Defense Wins Delay
To Seek Witnesses
In Support of AIibi

Hearing on habeas corpus writ
by which Hilliard Sanders, 27, hopes
to escape removal to Baltimore to
stand trial under a Federal bank
robbery statute was postponed today
at request of James j. Laughlin,
Sanders attorney.
The hearing will be held at 10
am. Monday before Justice David
A. Pine in District Court.
Mr.. Laughlin sought the delay In
order to produce witnesses he said
would testify Sanders was not in
Maryland last September 25, the
date on which he is accused of par
ticipating in the s52,6l6 holdup OF
two Hyattsville bank messengers.
Sanders is in jail in lieu of S50.000
bond, and the Government Is
armed with a removal order signed
yesterday by Justice James w.
Morris in District Court. Justice
Morris specified the order would not
become effective until disposition of
the habeas corpus action.
Three Still in Jail Here.
Two women and one man-Gov-
ernment WitnesSes-also remained IN
iail here. and a 46-year-old convict,
arrested in New York City. was in
custody of Federal Bureau Of Inves-
tigation agents, suspected OF being
the trigger man" in the $50 .6l6 rob-
berry last month.
The second arrest had become
known earlier through information
from New York but official an
nouncement of the mans identity
was made late yesterday by S. M.
Mckee, principal agent in charge OF
the Washington field office of the F.
B.I. Mr.. Mckee said the man Is
William Leo Keefe. 46. and that he
has a criminal record including
prison terms for counterfeiting and
conspiracy to assault and rob a mail
/ clerk.
The F. B. I. agent revealed Keefe
/ had been traced through seaman S
card found among Sanders effects at
/ the time of the latter's arrest in
! Charlotte. N. C. approximately
$500 was found in Keefe's posses
sion. Mr.. Mckee said. He added
/ that one of the robbed messengers
| identified him in New York.
J.iI Asked for Witnesses
/ Assistant United States Attorney
Bernard Margolius asked yesterday
/ that the Government witnesses
/ Wanda B. James, Marilyn Wilson
and Webb Zahady-be committed TO
/ Jail as material witnesses.
Mr.. Laughlin appeared before JUS
tice Morris as counsel for the two
women. Mr.. Lauehlin sought to
have disclosed the asserted ma
terial" testimony which could be
given by the pair, but the Govern
ment protested this would force
revelation of the case against San
| ders.
Justice Morris postponed decision
until Tuesday and ordered the
United States marshal to keep the
three in custody.
Mr.. Zahady had not sought re-
lease. He told the court he feared
for his safety if he were obliged to
leave Jail.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
S. Marvin Peach Named
For Court Study Unit

S. Marvin Peach, Hyattsville at
torney and former States attorney
for Prince Georges County, has been
named to the commission appointed
by Gov. O'Conor to make COM
prehensive survey to determine
whether the judicial branch of the
Maryland government needs re-
vising. The l4-man commission was
created, the Governor stated. in ac-
cordance with State Bar ASsocia-
ton resolution.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Hunkiin
Continued From First Page J

ate subcommittee Mr.. Hankin ap-
peared to express his belief in the
form of Government in this coun-
try. There had been reports cir
culated ne had communistic lean
lngs. The subcommittee approved
the nomipation.
Witnesses Praise Hankin.
The full committees action came
today in closed session after an un-
expected reopening of the hearings,
resulting from statement by Sena-
tor Austin that he had received an
anonymous letter relating to the
nomination yesterday. Announcing
that he could take no notice of an
anonymous complaint, the Senator
asked If there was any one present
who wanted to come forward and
present facts.
His inquiry brought forward three
witnesses who praised Mr.. Hankin' s
ability and also his Americanism.
Those who defended the nominee
were Robert Lincoln O'Brien, a for
mer tariff commissioner; former
Representative Keller of Illinois and
William A. Roberts, former people, S
counsel before the Public Utilities
Commission.
John A. Savage, who said he was
a member of consumers organiz-
ing committee, said he was opposing
Mr.. Hankin only on the ground
that the nominee should state his
platform on public utility problems.
Previously Given Approval.
The Hankin nomination previously
had been approved unanimously by
a subcommittee consisting of Sena-
tors Reynolds of North Carolina,
Austin and Clark of Idaho, which
held an earlier hearing several
weeks ago.
Explaining his position at the out
set, Chairman McCarran said he
based his opposition on a report
from the files of the F. B. l., the
nature of which was not made pub
lie at the meeting.
Whether we'll founded or not, -
said Senator McCarran, "if the F.
B. I. is Of any value, 1t should either
correct and expunge its records or
Congress should be governed by 1t. y
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Danish Envoy Stops Rent
But Keeps Nazi Building

Danish Minister Henrik de Kouff =
mann has ceased paving rent to
German representatives for use of
the former Austrian LEGATION. but
has no intention of vacatine the
four story buildino at 9343 Masss-
chusetts avenue NV, legation Of
fcials said today.
The structure has housed Offices
of the Danish LEGATION and served
as Mr.. de Kauffmann's residence
under two-year lease which eX-
pired Snutember 30. It was said the
lease gave Denmark an option tc
huv the buildino before the end OF
the two-vear period
An Offer was made Indirectly. II
was reported. but no response was
forthcoming from the Germans
The Danes knew it would not be
accepted in view Of present restric.
tions on German funds in this coun-
try which would block Nazi use OF
the purchase money.
I Mr.. de Kaufman is not recog-
nized bv the Germans as the rep
resentative of the Danish govern
ment, but the United States so re-
CARDS him. The State Department
shares his view that his dismissal
by Copenhagen authorities was
technical action forced by the Nazis
/ He plans to live and work in the
( legation indef1nitely-Wittout max
ing any further rent payments.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Aluminium Production
Exceeding Demand,
Senators Are Told
Reserve increased
10000, 900 Pounds,
Officials Declare

BY the Associated Press.
Faced with senatorial demands for
speedy increase in production for
defense purposes, an official OF the
Aluminium Co. of America testlfled
today the company now was making
more aluminium than it could sell
and had boosted its reserve supply
to 30,000000 pounds.
Oscar Ewing, Alcoa counsel, sup
piled the Senate Defense Investigat-
ing Committee with this informa-
ton after Senator Connally, Demo-
crat, of Texas had declared:
II hope you put every ounce of
speed into the production of alum
inum with defense needs in mind
I want you to keep that in mind
and not think of profits, because we
are going to take away all of them
we can find through taxes
Added to Reserve Stock.
Mr.. Ewing replied that in the last
six months Alcoa had made more
aluminium than we have been able
to sell" adding that reserve supplies
now on hand were going to be
available for an enlarged program
of airplane production.
We're going to need every bit OF
it," Senator Connally said, You
make the aluminium and we'll use it.
Chairman Truman pressed Mr.
Ewing and other company officials
for an estimate on when they would
begin actual production under a
| contract signed with the Defense
Plant Corp. TO construct new plants
The officials said production OF
aluminium at their Messina IN. "
plant would be under way next May
IL months after ground first was
broken there.
Senator Truman said he was in
formed that new contract wa:
being negotiated between Alcoa anc
the Defense Plant Corp. to replace
a contract which was criticized a;
| giving the aluminium company "ar
absolute stranglehold on the De-
iCIlSc 4nllI eSOl ~. III tIle IOCdtlOIl
specifications and operations o.
alumina and smelling plants.
/ Mr.. Ewing denied that Alcua wa,
given any advantage and asserted
under questioning by Senator Con.
( nally, that the company was willing
to abide by the Governments de.
cision on all important matters con.
nected with the construction of ad
/ ditional plants.
l. j. Wilson, vice president o
Alcoa. testified that the company
had been prepared TO use its owl
funds in expanding production. bu
had not done so because the Gov
/ ernment proposed a Federal,
financed program of expansion.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Fleming Rules Pay
For Hours Not Worked
Is Not Overtime
Employers Forbidden
To Credit Sums os
Extra Compensation

Payment to an employe at his reg
ular hourly rate of pay for hours
not worked does not constitute over
time compensation, and may not be
credited against overtime pay under
the law. Brig. Gen. Philip B. Flem-
ing. administrator of the Wage and
Hour Division announced today.
Employers must pay overtime
compensation at the rate Of one ana
one-half times their regular rate Of
pay to employees who work more than
40 hours in a workweek, the state
ment pointed out. An employer IS
free to pay worker for time during
which he is not at work, 1t said.
Whenever overtime is worked, the
problem presented is that of deter
mining an employees regular rate Of
pay so that overtime compensation
may be computed thereon" the
statement explained Under the in
depreciation of the Wage and Hour
Division, an employees regular rate
of pay is determined by dividing the
hours which he works, during a
workweek. into the total earnings
for such hours of employment.
Where an employe is paid SAL
arv without regard to the number
of hours worked, it cannot be said
that he is paid for holidays, and
the like; the salary compenSates for
ovo,. I,o,,pr I,a ,,nOra
nor less. and he has no set hourly
rate Of pay which can be attributed
to hours not worked. Assuming.
therefore, that an emplOye is paid
at his regular hourly rate Of pay
for hours when he is not at work
due to vacation, holiday, illness or
other similar cause, the amount so
paid is not compensation for hours
worked and need not be included in
computing the employees regular
rate of pay and overtime COmpensa-
ton under the act. The very term,
holiday or illness with pay, negates
the idea that such payment was
made for hours worked.
Payment TO an employe at his
regular rate of pay for hours not
worked does not constitute payment
OF overtime compensation. and may
not, therefore, be credited against
overtime compensation due under
the act. Such payment is not COM
pensation for overtime work and
does not alter the employees regular
, hourly rate of pay.
The employers records must. Of
course, show the hours of absence
and the amount paid therefor, if a
sum so paid is to be excluded when
an employees regular rate Of pay and
overtime compensation under the
act are computed"
Evening star., 1941-10-31

Virginia motorists are up in arms
because a few Army mules have
created something of an emergency
bottleneck.
At an Arlington County Board
meeting yesterday it was disclosed
that more than 1000 cars were held
up for 20 minutes Wednesday morn
ing while some mules from Fort
Myer passed over Lee boulevard
at Military road.
Chairman F. Freeland Chew
described the matter as "ineXcus-
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Army Mules Create BottIeneck
In Viroinio Rush-Hour Traffic

able" in that it seriously interferes
with traffic during rush hours. He
urged that the mule maneuvering
be delayed until at least GAS am,
or that it be carried off in advance
of the peak hour.
At the same time the board in
structed County Manager Frank
c. Hanrahan to write Col w w.
Gordon, commandant of Fort Myer,
asking that, whenever possible,
large troop movements or trans
ports be planned so as not to con-
f1ict with rush hour traffic.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Criminal Court No. 3-Justice Lett

Trials:
United States VS.. Otis Heed.
United States VS.. Beatrice Jones.
United States VS.. Charles w. Be-
thea and Fletcher Crump, jr.
United States VS.. Charles o. Had
enfelt.
United States VS.. Henry w. Wood.
United States VS.. William T.
Swami.
United States VS.. Sarah jackson.
United States VS.. Matte Little
and Christ Gallman.
United States VS.. Benners S. Mil
ligan.
United States VS.. Ernest L. Glib
son.
United States VS.. Elsie Gray.
Notice:
United States VS.. William J. Ford
and Raymond Young.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Federal Group to Meet

The National Association of Re-
tired Federal Employees will meet at
Q pm. tomorrow in the Natural
History Building of the National
Museum. John B Dickman, sr.,
president. will preside.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Continued From Page 2-X)

Saunders Co. ct al: attorneys, Hud-
son, Creyke g. Hudson; Marshall
Gutenberg.
In re estate of William R. Wood !;
attorneys, Taylor-Offutt.
In re Watson E. Coleman: attor-
neys, Colladay, Colladay & Wallace
WattaWa: Stands.
Knox VS.. Portland Hotel Corp;
attorneys, Behrend; Halper-McNeil.
Heitmuller VS.. Hoffman: attorneys,
Gutenberg; Ammerman-Hudson.
Macmillan VS. Dupont Circle, Inc;
attorneys, Dunn: Levin; ODon-
oghue, SclaWy-Quinn. jr.; Sparks.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice
Goldsborough.
United States VS.. Gypsum.
Criminal Court No. 2-Justice
Morris.
United States VS.. Robert Hum
phreys.
United States VS.. George B. Tay-
lor.
United States VS.. Horace j. Nc
Cray.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

Nearly 400 vehicles in South Indo-
China are operated by charcoal gas
Evening star., 1941-10-31

Court Assignments

Hamilton & Hamilton; McKenney
Flannery & Craighill.
511-Sale VS.. Premier Cab Co.
Inc; attorneys, A. L. Newmyer-R
Logan Hollowell.
5l5-Coates VS.. Capital Transit
Co.: attorneys, N. E. Sill-H. w
Kelly.
536-Malloy VS.. MCGUIRE 81 Rolfe
Inc; attorneys, T. H. Duckett;
Nicholas Crem, jr-Bresnahan &,
Beasley.
s58-Rochinski VS.. Model Farms
Dairy; attorneys, F. j. Mcguire;
j. F. O'Brien-Frederick Stohlman;
George Cassidy.
583-Ferby VS.. Conrad; attorneys,
w. M. Bastian;. w. H. Bettelman-
S. B. Brown.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
War

Continued From First Page.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-18

about two-thirds of the u. S. Ma
rines enlisted on the West Coast
are blue-eyed. Incidentally the
leathernecks are usually well up
in front in nearly every sort of
shooting competition.
While experience show that a
large percentage of rifle shots who
attain proficiency with infantry
weapons have blue eyes, service
optometrists give the following
scientific explanation of their abil-
ity to hit the bull's-eye.
If a target-shooter has brown
eyes, his sight of the target will
be noticeably impaired by shifting
lights, or shadows or drifting
clouds, a condition difficult to cope
with. But if his eyes are blue, the
experts say, the changing light
conditions will have no effect on
his vision.
Skilled marksmen often make
poor scores when a dancing mir
age distorts the point of aim, or
when heat waves make the tar
gets appear to vibrate. Blue-eyed
sharp-shooters are less affected by
these conditions.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-18

The above drawing of Vultee
Aircraft's mechanical final assem-
bly, line shows the revolutionary
production developments at the
California plant in the last few
months. 1t is the graphic story
of how modern airplanes are
made compared to the methods of
but a year or two ago, and shows
the first mechanical assembly line
in the aircraft industry.
Instead of the old system of
adding one part at a time to a
framework and gradually build
ing up a complete plane, Vultee
breaks the ship down into five
major units-fuselage, tail section,
engine assembly. center wing Sec
ton and outer wings. Each is
completely put together in sub
assembly departments. Convey
or lines reach out finger-like to
Smyrna times., 1941-09-18

bring all five together at the nerve
center of production shown above
where they are joined to make
the plane ready for flight.
At the right of the picture, tail
sections are assembled, complete
with monocoque, stabilizers, rud-
ders, elevators and control cables,
and move around on tracks to the
center. Meanwhile, at the left,
skeleton fuselages travel through
assembly stages on a long u
shaped conveyor rail, winding up
close to their starting point, COM
plete with instruments, controls,
canopies, wiring, etc. A short rail
section then moves them across to
the finishing line where they join
the completed tail sections.
The center wing section comes
in at the right center of the pic
ture from the fabricating and as
Smyrna times., 1941-09-18

sembly departments. Meanwhile,
at the upper left of the picture,
on a balcony, another assembly
line is joining motor with engine
mount and attaching controls, pip
ing and other plumbing" A
chain-driven. overhead conveyor
carries the complete engine as
semblies high overhead to the
center of the picture where they
drop from a hoist to the planes
below. Farther down, outer wings
come through the paint shop to
be attached to the ships. Beyond
that point controls are adjusted,
final inspection made, and Vultee
planes roll out of the shop and
"into the blue"
This new mechanized conveyor
line has increased Vultee produc-
ton fourfold in the last few
months.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-18
This Week
In Defense
Defense Planning

The Supply Priorities and Allo-
cation Board ordered its executive
director, Donald M. Nelson, to
compile an overall list of U. S. and
lend-lease defense needs as part of
a detailed master plan for the de-
fense effort. The SPAB ruled that
no materials will be allowed for
new plants for civilian goods if the
materials are needed for military
purposes.
Aid to Britain
British Foreign Minister Eden
informed the United States all ma
terials received by Great Britain
under the Lend-Lease Act were
used exclusively for war purposes
and that none is being diverted to
private channels. Secretary of
State Hull said there had been
some misunderstanding about Brit
ish exports and the message ex-
planned what the two Governments
are undertaking to do cooperative
ly.
Federal Security Administrator
McNatt said the U. S. Employ
ment Service plans to seek several
thousand American specialists be-
tween Is and so for employment
by the British Civilian Technical
Corps as radio and automobile me-
chanics, electrical wiremen, instru-
ment repairers, metal workers and
other technical tradesmen, for SER
vice in England repairing vital
equipment used by the British arm
ed forces. Mr.. McNutt said men
needed for national defense jobs in
this country will not be accepted
but selective service headquarters
have authorized local draft boards
to grant deferment in Class lib
for men joining the c. T. C.
The Commodity Credit Corpora
tion made available for Lend-Lease
operations in the past two weeks
10O,130 bales of cotton and 1,345,-
900 bushels of corn. The Red
Cross announced it will send a dele
cation to Russia to study and re-
port on most urgent needs in that
country and how to meet them.
Ships Built
The Maritime Commission an
nounced the largest mass launch
ing of ships since the World War
will take place September 27 when
IL ships slide down the ways. Four
other new merchant ships in the
500-ship long-range program are
being delivered to operators be-
tween September IL and Septem-