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Askov American., 1941-08-28
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Askov American., 1941-08-28

p War is the most objectionable sin
unless a nation is invaded and must
resort to arms.
Askov American., 1941-08-28
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Askov American., 1941-08-28
A Little Spice

William Penn said, Labor is good
both for food and as medicine"
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Smith and De Witt 10 Head
Fields New Chicago Paper

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 8.-Selection of
Rex Smith, managing editor of
Newsweek, as editor of a morning
newspaper to be established here
by Marshall Field III, was an
nounced by Publisher Silliman
Evans.
George A. De Witt, former man.
aging editor of the Washington
Times Herald, was named to a SIM
liar position with the new paper.
He and Mr.. Smith will choose the
city editor. Mr.. Evans said other
top executive positions had been
filled, but the personnel would not
be announced until the men have
sufficient time to resign from their
present jobs.
Mr.. Smith at Al is veteran of
some rs years In newspaper work,
including seven years abroad. For
two years he was with the New
York Herald Tribune's Paris edi-
ton and for five years in the As
sociated Press bureau in Madrid.
Mr.. De Witt is a former Chicago
newspaperman, having worked for
the since suspended Herald and
Examiner and the Tribune.
Mr.. Evans said the new paper
would be Of standard size. The SUBJ
scription price has not been an
nounced and the name will be
chosen in a $4,000 prize contest.
No date for start of publication
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Relays Of Bombers From Iceland Fly Sentry
Over Conveys Far Out in Atlantic

and repaired in machine shops
erected since the start of the occu-
patton
Facilities for take-offs and landing
and alighting of land and sea planes
are afforded by hundreds of fjords
and land bases laboriouSly built, too,
since the occupation.
Air bases here are a tribute to
British ingenuity and improvisation.
They started from scratch.
One r. A. F. officer recalled that
when the British landed in May,
1910, the R. A. F. consisted of one
squadron of aircraft directed from
tiny cabin in a freighter. This
headquarters" boasted of only two
pieces of equipment, dollar alarm
clock and a battered typewriter.
Marshy ground on one site was
overcome by sinking barrels of
cement as piers into the ground.
laying planks across them and over
laying all that with cement. While
construction was going on everybody
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Man Held, Girl Of 10
Cleared by Verdicts
In 7 Traffic Fatalities
Ralph O. Ecker Faces
Grand Jury Action in
Death Of Women, IS

A 33-year- -old man was held for
the grand jury and a 16-year-old
girl was exonerated by a coroner's
jury acting yesterday in two traffic
fatality cases.
The jury held Ralph o. Ecker
of Hillside. Md, after hearing in
quest testimony in the death
of Mrs. Laura Raum, IS, of Silesia,
Md. Mrs. Raum died Sunday in
Casualty Hospital of injuries re-
ceived when the automobile in which
she was a passenger collided with
another at Minnesota avenue and D
streets Sc. September 81.
Policeman A. B. Nicholson of the
Accident Prevention Unit testified
that he had taken a statement
from Mr.. Ecker a day later He
told the jury Mr.. Ecker declared
he could not remember whether
or not he had been the driver of
the car which struck the one oper-
ated by Mrs. Raum's son. James I.
Raum, As. Mr.. Ecker explained he
had come to police when he read
in a newspaper that they could
not locate the driver at the scene,
according to the policeman.
Mr.. Nicholson said Mr.. Ecker
admitted having been drinking prior
to the accident. Three men who
said they were passengers in Mr.
Ecker's car testified all four had
been drinking together.
Mr.. Ecker did not take the stand.
Miss Mary Watson, l6, of GOT
North Tazewell street, Arlington,
Va. was freed by the jury in the
death of Mrs. Annie Lucas, 80,
colored. of the 1900 block of Union
street S.W. Mrs. Lucas died early
last Thursday after having been
struck by an automobile the previ-
Gus night at Fourth and M streets
SW.
The jury decided she met death
through her own negligence after
hearing testimony that she was
"hurrying" across the street and
that the car operated by Miss Wat
son moved through the intersection
on green traffic signal.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Motormun Fined SIS
In Streetcur-Bus Crash

Russell C. Buddington, 26, Capital
Transit motorman whose south
bound street car crashed into a
westbound transit company bus at
Fourteenth and P streets yesterday.
injuring nine persons, was fined $25
today for passing red light.
Mr. Buddington pleaded guilty and
the fine was imposed by Judge Ho-
bart Newman in Police Court. De-
fense Attorney r. Sidney johnson
told the court Mr.. Buddington had
been operating the street car only
four days, following the usual in
struction period, and suggested the
crash may have been caused by ap-
plying the brakes too hard or too
lightly.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Train Leaps Track,
Wrecking Station;
Boy Killed, Z Hurt
Loshing Like Whip, Cars
Splinter Depot at
Lansing, Mich.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, Oct. "a boy,
13. was killed and IL persons were
injured when fast freight train
left the tracks, its string of cars
lashing like a whip, and crushed
in one end of the Grand Trunk
Western Railroad station here late
yesterday.
Witnesses said "only a miracle"
prevented greater loss of. life as
freight cars smashed the west cor
ner of the station and showered
chunks of debris big as daven-
ports"
Off1cials started an investiga-
ton to determine what hurtled one
car from the tracks. to whip the cars
behind it in a destructive arc.
John A. Clancy of Detroit. gen.
eral manager of the railroad. said
there was no thought any one had
tampered with railroad property to
cause the wreck.
The 50-car Chicago-to-New York
train, laden with fruit and other
perishables in refrigerator cars.
spilled much of its load over a
three-block stretch.
James Smith, 13, of Lansing,
who was selling magazines on the
station platform, was killed. All
the injured were in the station or
on the platform when the cars
hurtled into the building. They
were taken to hospitals.
Evening star., 1941-10-08

took q hand-soldiers, sailors, air
men, privates and officers.
The prime duty of planes based
on this and other airfields is protec-
ton of Britain's North Atlantic
lifeline. This involves not only spot
ting and bombing German subma-
rines but beating off the powerful
German bombers which have been
sighted we'll over thousand miles
from their bases.
Americans occupy half of one of
the fields here. Officers said that
although there appeared to be no
likelihood of a German attack on
Iceland now, the chances of a sue
cessful defense of this island would
be greatly enhanced if the present
fighter force were augmented dur
ing the winter.
The present fighter force has
benefited SO far from good weather
Pilots are up every day and rejoice
at this great chance for steady
flying"
Evening star., 1941-10-08
81 Reported Executed
As Nazis Put Down
YugosIav Revolt
Punitive Expedition Said
To Have Suppressed
PiIIoeing Bands
Rv the Associated Press.

Execution of 80 persons in Yugo-
slavia was reported by the Germans
today coincident with appearance of
dispatches in Budapest saying that
a German punitive expedition had
put down forest bands which had
been pillaging villages in German
occupied parts of Serbia. Scores
were said to have been executed.
The official German news agency
DNB reported from Belgrade that
the 80 had been executed because
they belonged to Communistic
bands" in Yugoslavia.
The executions took place at
Jagodina and Cuprija, some go miles
south of Belgrade, the agency said.
Fought From Town to Town.
The German expedition suppressed
the pillagers after weeks of fighting,
Hungarian press dispatches from
Belgrade reported.
The correspondent of one Buda-
pest paper said German soldiers and
military units Of the local Serbian
administration had to fight from
village to village ito free Serbia
from the terrorists."
His dispatch said the commander
of the expedition, "retaliating
against all terrorist actions some
times executed as many as So or 60
men.
Flame throWerS were used to drive
off one band at Javenika, which had
been held by guerrillas for several
were said to have been shot.
Victories in Soviet Described.
The Germans also dropped leaflets
and maps telling of German victories
in Russia to counteract guerrilla
propaganda to the effect that the
Russians had advanced to the
Danube and soon would cross into
Serbia.
The Belgrade dispatch said "a were
killed when 100 government troops
fought Serbs for several hours in one
battle near Rovanik.
A Belgrade newspaper said the
countryside nearby now had been
cleared of the bands and that a
supply of food for the Serb capital
was thus assured.
Many of those arrested as Com
munists, the paper said, were sons OF
well-known Serb political leaders.
Meanwhile Italy took steps to fore
stall spread of underground revolt
to Italian n-annexed territory in the
issuance of a decree by Premier
Mussolini providing for the death
penalty for plots against the state
and sabotage of communications.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
By DREW MIDDLETON,

ASSOCIATED PreSs war Correspondent.
WITH THE UNITED STATES
ARMY AIR CORPS IN ICELAND,
Oct. 6 Delayed Iceland, northern
front keystone in the battle of the
Atlantic, is the base for some of the
wars most vital air operations.
Relays of bombers and flying boats
thunder off her fjords and airfields
to fly sentry over conveys far out in
the Atlantic.
Other machines, flown by eager
young men of the Norwegian feet
air arm patrol waters Immediately
around the island, also are on anti
submarine duties.
Flights of lighter planes of the
United States Air Corps regularly
patrol the island. Other flights are
always ready to take the air within
a remarkably short time after an
alarm is sounded.
All these planes can be serviced
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Christmas Boxes
Expected to Cost
Extra This Year
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated fIess.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Those
fancy boxes so often given free
to customers for Christmas gift
wrapping may cost extra this
year, bulletin of the National
Retail Dry Goods Association
indicated today.
Citing a prediction that de-
fense shipments would take so
much paper and so many card
board boxes that ordinary users
would get just half their normal
supply, the association urged
that elaborate free gift wrap
ping be minimized.
1t said priorities would ac-
count for probably 10000 tons
of boxboard a year, leaving g.
100000 tons TO meet an annual
civilian demand for 12,000,00
tons.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Secretary Perkins,
President Ask kA.F.L.
For an AII-0ut Effort
Convention Delegates
Also Told Labor Peace
Would Help Defense

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.-Appeals from
President Roosevelt and Secretary
of Labor Perkins for an all-out de-
fense effort stirred a favorable re-
sponse among American Federation
of Labor delegates today as they
took a day from convention activi-
ties for Puget Sound cruise.
In a message to the convention
yesterday Mr.. Roosevelt said Fed
eral machinery for adjusting labor
disputes must be used by labor and
management before any recourse is
taken to strike or lockout"
Peace between labor organiza-
tions. he said, would be in the in
terests of defense through creation
of a true national unity.
A F. L. President William Green
earlier reiterated that members who
bolted the A. F. L. to join the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations
were welcome to return. The rooms
they left when they marched out of
the house of labor are still there,
waiting for them to return"
Racketeering in the ranks of la
Dor, denounced in the Executive
Council report. was mentioned twice.
Secretary Perkins, in her address,
asserted: 1T is of extreme impor-
tance that the trade unions develop
in the near future pattern of self
imposed discipline. a pattern OF pub
lie policy which the members really
assent to- ="
The National Labor Relations
Board drew a sharp denunciation
from Joseph Padway, chief legal
counsel for the A. F. l..
The boards rulings, he charged,
"savor not only of unconstitutional
depriva ton of personal rights, but
SAVIOR also of sabotaging the Presi-
dents policies
He said one Labor Board policy
(which should be stopped right now"
was that of grouping numerous
A. F. of L. craft unions into one
A. F.. of L. bargaining unit.
Evening star., 1941-10-08

The small tropical disturbance which
was located of the Western Florida coast
Tuesday has moved slowly northward over
and is centered near Charleston, s. c.,
this morning. This disturbance is still at
tended by rather strong, shifting winds and
4.22 inches fell Tuesday at Albany, Ga.
The disturbance over Wisconsin Tuesday
morning has moved rapidly northeastward
with trough extending from the North
Atlantic. States southwestward to Texas
wednesday morning. This disturbance has
been accompanied by strong, shifting
winds, showers and thunderstorms, and
much lower temperatures over the Great
Lakes area, the Ohio Valley and the North
Atlantic States. The eastward advance
of this cool air has ended the period of
unseasonally warm weather in the Middle
Atlantic States. Another disturbance Is
States, accompanied by rising temtpera-
lures over the Central Rocky Mountain
region and the Northern Plains States.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
B'nui Birth to Hear Writer

John Metcalfe, Chicago news
paperman and author of articles on
Nazi propaganda will speak at 8
o'clock tonight at the fall opening
meeting of the Capitol Lodge of
B'nai Birth at the Jewish Com
munity Center. Mr.. Metcalfe, who
will speak on Grave Diggers of
Democracy" will be introduced by
DR.. Jack Levin, lodge president. The
speaker served for some time as
Dies committee investigator of Nazi
and Fascist activities here.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
New York Writer Wins
Chicken-PIuckinq Title
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Oct. 8. The
champion chicken-plucker of the
Northeastern Poultry Producers
Council is A. c. Deingwall. maga-
zine writer, who lives in the heart
Of New York City.
Mr.. Deingwall, associated with a
poultry publication. bested a team
of practical chicken farmers in fast
time last night. He finished in
2 minutes l second-far ahead of
his nearest rival.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
LOCAL BOARD IL
LOCAL BOARD Is.
Greenville Principal Picked

STAUNTON, Va. Oct. 8 (SpeciaD.
"A. C. Gilkeson, superintendent of
the Augusta county schools. an
nounces that r. w. Snead of Halifax
County has been named to fill the
vacancy created by resignation of
R. Vance Mcclure as principal of
Greenville elementary school.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Metropolitan Sopranos S
Divorce Is Disclosed
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Oct. 8.-Circuit Court
records here disclosed the divorce
of Winifred Heidi, Detroit mezzo-
soprano, under contract with the
New York Metropolitan Opera, and
William H. Heidi, Detroit attorney.
Circuit Judge Robert M. Toms
granted Mr.. Heidi the divorce Au-
gust l on a suppressed complaint,
filed last April "a, which charged
desertion and cruelty. The Heidts
were married June 2. 1928.
Mr.. Heidi was granted custody Of
the couples thred children.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Congress in Brief
Senate:

In recess.
Special committee continues in
vestigation of defense housing.
Education and Labor Committee
renews study of legislation author
izing glider training.
House:
Considers supplemental lease-lend
and defense appropriation bill
Banking Committee continues
hearings on price control legislation.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Summary of Todoy's Star


Foreign.
Iceland plane relays fly sentry over
Atlantic conveys. Page Az
Toxic papers blame U. S. for spread
of encirclement. Page AS
Chinese offensive carries so miles
beyond Ichang. Page AS
doll house" Ploesti reported built
to divert Red flyers. Page A-4
Poles seek lease-lend aid for men
fighting in Russia. Page AS
British claim third of Italian ship
ping put out of action. Page AS
Cardinal Lauri dies in Rome hospi-
tai after operation. Page ALP
National.
Neutrality law decisions sought at
White House parley. Page Al
Tropical storm heads for sea off
South Carolina Page "A
Wreckers laboring to get bridge and
train out of canal. Page A
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Weather Report


FURNISHED By the United States Weather Bureau
and cooler tonight lowest
northwest winds becoming gentle variable tomorrow.
Maryland and VgniaGeneray fair much cooler tonight
fair with moderate temperature
West VgniaGeneraly fair cooler tonight tomorrow with
Evening star., 1941-10-08

was announced. but Mr.. Evans said
the name contest would end some
time between November l and No.
vember IS.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
139 D. t.. SeIectees
To Be Inducted Into
Army Tomorrow.
Most Of Them Will Go
To Richmond; List Of
Names Is Given

District selective service head
quarters today made public a list OF
139 selectees slated for induction
into the Army tomorrow. All are
white men.
The selectees will be inducted IN
Richmond. with the exception of
those who have moved to other cities.
The list follows:
LOCAL BOARD 3.
DiIda. James e Quinn, Frank P
Donohoe. James NJ. Stuart. Richard j.
Eumbert, H. j. Sd. Edlavitch. Sam
Blake, Sidney A. Taylor, Jesse 2
LOCAL BOARD 4.
Yadkowsky Jean NJ Dwyer, Emmett D
Gindlesperger, J. z. Marsh, Graham A.
Cook. Edward M Mayn, Austin z
Bailey, pichard L. Pardoe. Albert r.
Bader saul Spitz David
Hill. Herman H, tr. Renick. Samuel r
Adler MerrIe Pincus. Seul
Hutchinson. r Z.
LOCAL BOARD 5.
Jett, Warren H. Avery. Joseph A.
Derner. Seymour KatZ. Bertram
Gillian. Bernard J. woodson. Harry C.
Condren. Thomas Brooks, Williem J
Mccarthy James A. Kline, Charles z.
Nicholson. Harold
LOCAL BOARD 6.
Bruck Never Myers, Edward
Robinson. Wilbur Newstein. Herman
Kitchener, Harry Understein. Bernard
McCulloh Ernest Holcomb, Dallas A
Pear, Phillip Jennings Bennie ]
Gallagher. Eusens A. Weishaupt Robt J.
Hurwttz. Jack r. Minogue, Frank H.
Racey Roy W.
LOCAL BOARD g.
Roach. Edmund D. Mendelsohrl, NJ H
Hollabaush, s. B. Keating Thomss p.
Liken, Robert L. Ingersou Verne 3.
Sheriff.. VIM. B Hooks, Barde2 D.
Pugh. Walter W. Siders, Alfred B
Brown, Henry A. Crawford Ebert
brown. Carl W Matheson 4; D. Y.
Funk, DorreIl H
LOCAL BOARD o.
Hardre. Pierre G. Knopp. James J
Hoffman. Morton Maschke Louis r
Le We're. Robert e Barrett Robert v
Monchlovlch. Mike Hawthorne. W c.
Cramer, G. C., u. Trathen. Edwin J.
SchEarzenberg. A z. Fields, Eustlce
Shelton. George H. Alicie. Marvin o.
DraEalin, Alex W. Davey. John A
Ickes. Rex H Gray Earl
Hurley, Kennis A. Panagiotareas. g
BenS Henry J Cagle. Langley c
10 Meulco, Charles j. Quisenbarry, Paul K
Golden. John F.
LOCAL BOARD IL.
Kelley Carylon c. Brown. VIM. "
11lltoh van SOlls JOHn ~
Phillips. Thos. D. jr Cough Robert z
Shinker, John j Russell William J
Shields, Rudolph z. Wi9htman. James B.
Brunsvold. Merle B. Scruggs, Wilson L.
/ Coulter, Jack B. Tingley. Low z
| DAILY, Joseph J. Cudd. George B.
LOCAL BOARD IA
/ Yannucci. Prank T. Rozelle. Albert L
Billings. Stewart j. Allnaras, Bernard G
/ DeitZ. Edgar B. Harris, William NJ.
] Wheeler. Bertrum A. Harvey. Roy W
| Reese. Lowell R Haun Robert W
| Thibodeau. p l. Gress Charles
Furlano, GraZiane Mitchell Victor z
Sprouse, Henry L. Signer, Irving G
Robertson, H. D. Anderson Waldo P
LOCAL BOARD Is
Robert Richard R Miller Melvin z
KiEby. James ?. Smith. Frank K
Cooper, Joseph W. Edlowitz. Hyman
White. julius G Owens, Raymond B
Kieffer, Claude NJ. Pollet, Robert c.
Norman. Ray Halterman. Roy Z.
Engler, John W.
LOCAL BOARD rs.
Wilson, Estile T.
Evening star., 1941-10-08

Switzerland has banned the send
ing of merchandise by letter mail
to other countries.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Tricks Thot Are Vain

The supreme test Of chopstick-
wielders in China is considered the
extraction. Of soft pigeon-egg from
the soup which it is served.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "A Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. "a. at 2:45 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, so.
Lowest. ~ at $40 an today. Year
ago, so.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 100. on July 2S.
Lowest, Is. on March Is.
Humidity for Last "A Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, s6 per cent, at $50 Am. today.
Lowest, 80 per cent at pm. yesterday
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
vurnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
To-day Tomorrow
High e:41 an. 10:19 an.
Low 4:25 am. 5:04 am
High 1000 pm 1899 m
Low - 4:27 pm. Sol pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
sum Sun, tomorrow e1nor SiY $40
Moon. today - :4s pm. eoo am.
Automobile lightt must Be turned on
one-nalf hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Preoipitation.

Monthly precipitation IN inches in the
Capital lcurrent month TO datel:
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey

Automobile lightt must be turned on
one-nalf hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-10-22

NhAL, enforcement Of the RI. Rev
Henry ST. George Tucker presiding bishop ot
Tho Episcopal Church in Washington Cathedral
WWDC, 4:3O-Good Ship happiness Brit
Ish War Relief Society program in connection
with The ship bearing Christmas toys which
will be sent TO British children.
WRC, 73O-GOv Harold E. StaHen Of Min.
nesoia speaks on The Republican ResponsI'
biIiN," from Cleveland
WJsV, 8OO-Big Town: But for The
Craze Of God, drama in connection with
Nationwide community chest drives.
WNAL, 8:00-0uiz Kids: Julia harwitk re-
furs, and George Randolph Morrison makes his
first appearance.
WRC, 8;00-Thin Man Adventures: Where
do professional murdeTers bury their eorpses!
Listen 10 Homicide and the Red Herring"
WEV 9;00-Fred Allen: A visit from Ad.
mira Richard {. Byrd and Mort lppman,
boooewooge pianist Of Columbia University
WNAL, 900-Basin Street Music Society:
Introducing the -Four Sharps and Soprano Lucille
Manners.
WRc, o:O0-Edds CANTOR Charles Boyer,
lover, IS guest.
WNAL. 930-penfhouse Party: British
tomedienne 6racis Fields and American Humor-
Isl Ogden Nash are booked for tonight.
WRC, 9:30-hr. District Attorney: A weird
cult murder, with a little bIatkmsiI for good
measure abound in The Case Of the Golden
Circle"
WNAL, t0:00-Ameritan Melody Hour:
Evening star., 1941-10-22
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