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Evening star., 1941-10-06
Belle Haven Club
To Hear S. r. Gould

The first general meeting Of the
Belle Haven Country Club of Alex
andria will be held at 2:30 pm.
tomorrow. S. R. Gould will speak
on the founding and growth of the
Hospital Voluntary Society of Wash
ington. The hostesses for the meet
ing will be the Executive Board of
the club. including:
Mrs. George P. Lamb, Mrs. Edwin
A Fox. Mrs. R. w. Phillips, Mrs.
o. S. Mcleod, Mrs. K. Nicholson,
Mrs. c. F. Holden, jr.; Mrs. F. A.
Heileman, Mrs. H. L. Cupples, Mrs.
T. M. Costello, Mrs. I A. Sims,
Mrs. D. B. Bagrell, Mrs. F B. North
rup. Mrs. G. E. Stringer, Mrs. Fay
Tile and Mrs. G. D. Gillett.
Evening star., 1941-10-06
Elizabeth Hanev
Resigns Y. w. G.. A.
Secretaryship

The Board Of Directors of the
Y. w. C. A. has announced with
regret the resignation of Miss Eliz-
abeth NJ. Haney. who has been
general secretary of the local Y w.
C. A. for three years. Miss Haney
has accepted the position of pas
senger representative with the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad in Chi
cago and will make her home there.
She will be accompanied to Chicago
by her mother, Mrs. Richard S.
Haney. Miss Haney is a member of
the Zonta Club and a past president
of the Washington Business and
Professional Women's Club.
Miss Mabel Charest. assistant
general secretary of the Y. w. c. A,
will be the acting general secretary
following Miss Haney's departure.
The Y. w. C. A.-Y. NJ. c. A. Radio
Guild will open its winter season
with an addition at pm. Thursday
Young men and women who have
had some speech training or pre-
vious dramatic experience are in
vited to try out in preparation OF
8 series Of broadcasts over local
stations.
Miss Marie Morrissey Of the radio
script department of the Depart
ment of Agriculture will be the di-
rector. Membership in the Guild
will be deterrained by additions to
be held every two weeks. The COM
mittee includes Fred Nickson, Sara
Rosenblum, Jeanne Harris, Oliver
Headland. John Ostach, Harold
Bruzzee. Don Page and James Glib
bons. Mrs. Virginia Sholar is rep
resentative from the Y. w. c. A.
and A. HolHster representative from
the Y. NJ. G. A.
The Y. Wy. NJ. c. A. Recreation
Committee announces that the first
of a series of dances will be held
Friday evening at the Y. w. c. A
to continue on alternate Friday
evenings through May
Square dances will begin October
IS with Delaney Layton calling the
figures.
Evening star., 1941-10-06
Mrs. Eva Marshall
Entertains League

Members of the League of Amer
ican Pen Women we're entertained
yesterday by Mrs. Eva Grant Mar
shall at her cottage on Chesapeake
Bay, celebrating the completion of
her first novel.
A quiz game in which guests hunt
ed for the hidden names of novels
from a list arranged by the hostess
was enjoyed, with Defense stamps
awarded as prizes to the winners.
Guests included Mrs. Theodore H.
Tiller, Mrs Philip Clancy, Mrs. Le-
roy w. Tilton, Mrs. Edward R. Seal,
Mrs. Bertha Shanks CLANCY, Miss
j. Jeune Carter, Mrs. Cora Frear
Hawkins, Mrs. Marie Lomas Book
oven, Miss Ruby Nevins, Miss Kath-
arine Wootten, Miss Rose Myrtle
Richards, Miss Margaret Jean Bailey,
Miss Elizabeth Tilton and Ben
Moore
Evening star., 1941-10-06
RummaSe Store Open

The rummage store at 1241 Sew
enth street NV, one of the projects
Of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief
Society of Denver, is open daily, in
charge of Mrs. Louis Dinowitz, chair
man. and Mrs. Harry Bland, CO.
chairman.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the society
is planning an interesting program
for its annual donor luncheon No
vember 5 at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Mrs. M L. Bernstein is general
oh airr,1aY
Evening star., 1941-10-06
Alpha Phis Arrange
Founders Day Tea

A Founders Day tea was given
by the Alpha Phi International
Fraternity yesterday at the home of
Miss Louisa Stuart, 3446 Oakwood
terrace NV. The youngest chapter
of the organization is Beta XII, at
American University, formed in
1899.
Those who received included
Mrs Jack Rhodes. president of the
Washington Alumnae Chapter; Mrs.
G. w. Little, district governor; Mrs.
George w. Lindsay, national Pan
hellenic delegate, and Miss Germaine
Coffey president of Beta XII Chapter.
Mrs. William o. Douglas, Mrs.
William Hard, Mrs. Gladys Moon
Jones and Mrs. j. E. Wells, jr., pre-
sided at the tea table.
Evening star., 1941-10-06
De Lashmutt Family
Returns to Rockville;
Hills Go on Trip

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 6.-Judge
and Mrs. Donald A. De Lashmutt
and Miss Betty DE Lashmutt and
Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow Renshaw,
son-in-law and daughter of Judge
and Mrs. De Lashmutt, and little
Michael Renshaw have returned to
Rockville from stay of several
weeks at Myrtle Beach. S. C.
DR.. and Mrs William P. Hill and
the latter's sister, Mrs. j. Brawner
Nicholson, are touring the New Eng
land States, expecting to be away 10
days.
Mrs. Roger Shaw and Mrs. Della
Flack have returned from Virginia
Beach. Norfolk and other points in
that area.
Mrs. Walter Pyles has returned
Evening star., 1941-10-06

from Round Hills, Va, where she
visited her brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Williams.
Miss Frances Horner of Washing
ton is visiting her cousin, Miss
Roberta Higgins.
Mrs. Edward C. Peter entertained
at bridge Tuesday afternoon, as did
Miss Alverda G. Kingdom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Williams
and their little son of Pittsfield.
Mass, are in Rockville for a visit
with Mr.. Williams parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter A. Williams.
Evening star., 1941-10-06
Literary Club to Meet

Meetings will be resumed by the
Excelsior Literary Club tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Grace
A. Delaney, 1906 Lawrence street
NE. Mrs Julia Webb, the new
president, will be hostess at luncheon
at l pm. after which the meeting
will be in charge of Mrs. LuCien
Sanders, retiring president.
Evening star., 1941-10-06
u. d. c.. Unit to Meet

The Robert E. Lee Chapter No
644, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, will meet at 8 o'clock this
evening at 1922 Vermont avenue
NV. Delegates to the general con-
vention in California and the Dis
trict convention will be elected.
Evening star., 1941-10-06
Chapter to Meet

The Queen Elizabeth Chapter of
the Daughters of the British En-
pire will meet at 8 pm tomorrow
at the Wardman Park Hotel
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Sfdunton Woman Slain;
Young Husband Accused
ev TIE Associated Press.

Ev TIE Associated Press.
STAUNTON, Va, Sept. 3.-Mrs.
Helen Rankin Foster, 23-year -old
Staunton woman. was shot and
killed in the Whitemore Apart
ments here last night, and Police
Chief John Webb said her husband,
Lee Garland Foster, %. of Waynes-
boro, had been charged with Staying
her.
Chief Webb said Foster walked
into the Staunton police station last
night and said: II shot a woman in
room 203 of the Whitemore Apart
ments."
Mr.. Webb and three fellow officers
found Mrs. Foster. face downward,
on the floor. She had been shot
twice.
The chief said Foster, who was
questioned for nearly two hours be-
fore being jailed early today. de-
clared that he separated from his
wife about March /, after having
been married nearly two and a half
years.
He went to her apartment last
night and talked and drank with
her for an hour and half before
shooting her. the chief quoted
Foster as saying.
Evening star., 1941-09-03
0ne-Cent Milk Boost
Ordered by Wiekard
Effective Saturday
Increase for Formers
Approved by President;
Doiries Moy Pass 1t On

Secretary OF Agriculture Wickard
today set Saturday as the date on
which the price received by farmers
for milk sold to dealers in the Dis
trict and in nearby Maryland will
advance about l cent a quart. This
increase may be passed on to the
consumer.
With the approval of President
Roosevelt. the amended milk order
for the Washington shed on the
basis of vote taken among pro-
ducers in referendum, in which
l,l99 of the 1857 farmers eligible
voted. The returns were 100 per cent
in favor of the issuance of the order.
The Agriculture Department said
that presidential approval of the
order was necessary because the
dairies in the District and Maryland
affected by the change refused to
sign the milk marketing agreement
submitted to them by Mr.. Wickard.
Exact Terms of Order.
The amended order increases the
minimum Class price, the fluid
milk price, by 40 cents a hundred
weight-to S357 hundredweight for
milk delivered to District diaries and
to S3.11 for milk delivered to Mary
land dairies.
The price of Glass 2 milk-used
primarily for cream-will be in
creased by 20 cents to S210 hum
dredweight for deliveries to the Dis
trica and to Sl.87 for deliveries to
Maryland handlers. In no case, the
department said, will the Glass 2
price be less than the Glass 3 price.
The price of Glass milk-used in
manufacturing such as for ice
cream-is unchanged. Present Glass
3 minimum prices to producers is
based upon the official weekly mar
ket quotation for approved sweet
cream in designated Pennsylvania
and New Jersey areas.
The amended order provides for
the continuation of premium pay
ments to producers on the basis OF
the condition of their cattle and
(See MIX Page A-40
Evening star., 1941-09-03
German Pocketship
Luetzow Torpedoed
By British Plane
Sir Archibald Sinclair
Also Reports Low July
Total Of Sinkines
. the Associated Press.

3. the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. "a British tor
pedo plane hit the l0,00o-ton pocket
battleshlp Luetzow a few weeks ago,
Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Air Min
lister, told national defense lunch
con meeting today.
He announced no details of the
engagement.
The Luetzow formerly the
Deutschland is one of the three
pocket battleships with which Ger
many entered the war.
Only she and the Admiral Scheer
remain. The Admiral Graf Spec
was scuttled December II. 1889, after
she had been driven by three Brit
ish cruisers into Montevideo. Uru-
quay. in a running battle off the
South American coast.
Message Sent by King.
King George VI, responding to an
expression of loyalty from the Ma
tional Defense Committee, sent a
message that "the two hard years
that lie behind us have left us all
mistaken in our determination to
see justice and freedom re-estab-
lished throughout the world
Sinclair told the gathering that
the battle of the Atlantic ''is not
going too badly for us" but warned
that it would probably require for
some time IAN immense concentra-
ton of attention and effort"
"Sinkings of British ships in the
month of july" he said, were the
lowest for any month for more than
year. During the last 10
weeks the average weekly rate of
(See LUET1ON, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Non-Defense Building Faces
Virtual Halt From Shortages
Federal Action on Priorites Plan
Still Hangs Fire After Two Months

tinius, jr., to Donald Nelson, execu-
tive director of the new Supply
Priorities and Allegations Board.
But the situation grows steadily
worse, and uncertainty over definite
action threatens chaos.
For example, a check with the
Defense Housing Coordinate S
Office today showed it had received
in the last month more than 1000
appeals for help in getting building
materials for projects involving
about $4,000 units of housing,
almost all of them badly needed in
defense areas.
Two of the appeals came from con-
tractors for Presidential Gardens
and Lee Gardens, large new apart
nnent units under construction In
guiding MATERIAL Fg. AID
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Pe||ey Says Oil
Could
End in 7 Weeks
10000 Idle Tank Cars
May Be Brought Into
Use, He Tells Senators

Gasoline shortage in the Eastern
seaboard States could be solved
within two weeks by using 10000
available idle railroad tank cars,
j. j. Pelley, president of the As
sociation of American Railroads, to-
day told Senate committee in
vestigating the situation.
Mr.. Pelley also disclosed the rail-
road traffic executives and repre-
sentatives of oil companies will
meet tomorrow at the Carlton Hotel
here with view to making arrange
ments for immediate use of idle tank
cars to end the shortage.
In reply to questions by Chair
man Maloney of the investigating
group, Pelley said an agreement on
reduced railroad tank car rates was
the first thing needed. He conceded
that the oil industry also lacked
some facilities for loading and un-
loading petroleum products from
rail cars because tanker ships nor
mally were used.
100000 Barrels Daily.
Senator Maloney, recalling testi-
mony by Ralph K. Davies, acting
petroleum administrator, that the
Eastern shortage was l740OO bar
rels day, asked whether 10000 tank
cars could offset this.
within week We could have
solid trains of oil moving from
Louisiana and Texas to the Atlantic
Seaboard," Mr. Pelley said. adding
that these cars could bring 200 900
barrels daily.
Mr.. Pelley explained that had these
idle tank cars been pressed into
service earlier there would have been
no gasoline shortage in the East,
and gave the impression that the
failure of the oil companies to use
them was due to the wide difference
in the rates between rail and water
Tor carrying petroleum products.
The shortage has been caused by
diversion of a number of tankers
which formerly transported gasoline
and other petroleum products from
the Southwest oil fields to the East
Coast to Great Britain.
Confirmed Car Situation.
Mr.. Pelley said. in a prepared
statement he read to the committee
that last May fact-fnding grour
named by the American Petroleum
Institute looked into the tank cal
question and confirmed the fact
that 10000 surplus tank cars were
available and that this equipment
would move from six TO eight
million barrels of oil a month from
Texas to the Atlantic seaboard.
A few moments later he made the
disclosure of the conference tomor.
row of the rail and oil companies
executives. and said: I'VE hope that
out of that meeting will come ar
arrangement to use some of the
idle tank cars"
Things seem to be moving fast
now" commented Senator Maloney
Of Connecticut. chairman of the
investigating committee.
Cost Is Difference.
Senator Radcliffe, Democrat. O
Maryland wanted to know if any
reason had been advanced why tn,
idling tank cars had not been usec
to alleviate the East Coast oil short
age.
Yes replied Mr.. Pelley "Th,
difference in charges. 1t costs NOR,
to move oil by rail than in tank
ers or pipe lines
Transportation of oil in tank cars
the committee was told, costs 80
(See GASOLINE, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Nozi Drives Against Leningrod,
Moscow Hurled Back, Reds Say;
British Bombers Blast Berlin
n Villages Retoken
In Central Sector,
Russians Claim
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Twin Russian counteroffen
sives were reported today to have
rolled back the German thrusts
toward Moscow and Leningrad.
In this claimed resurgence of
Red Army power the Russians
said they had retaken % villages
In Today, 30-mile counter
thrust on the center of the main
front before Moscow, destroyed
an entire division of the elite
Schutzstaffel (blackshirt Hitler
infantry and driven the Ger
mans back three miles from their
advanced positions before Lenin-
grad, at the northern end of the
main front.
The Russians placed German losses
In dead, wounded and captured in
two years of war at 2,930000 of
which more than 100000 we're on
- the eastern front.
Fiery Assault on Berlin.
While the Russians were reporting
these successes against the Germans
the British were describing-and
Berlin Conflrming-a fiery assault by
r. A. F. bombers on the German
capital.
The bombers caused enormous
explosions" in Berlin and started
"a very large fire" near one of the
main Berlin railway stations, the
Air Ministry news service said in
London. Some of the heaviest
bombs" we're used, the news service
said
The Germans officially aCknowl-
edged civilian casualties and resi-
dental damage in the raid, which
was one of the sharpest on Berlin
In many months.
The past "a hours, by German
count, brought destruction of 18
British planes, six bombers in the
nocturnal sortie over Germany and
- dcWned over the English Channel
and the Dutch and Norwegian
coasts. The British admitted loss
Of nine.
Nazis 20 Miles From Leningrad.
Leningrad had been under direst
threat. The Germans claimed yes
terday to have driven to within 20
miles of this second largest city of
the Soviet Union The proximity of
the threat to Moscow has never been
clarified, but the Germans were
known once to have passed beyond
Smolensk to the Vyaznia area,
about 125 miles southwest of the
capital.
While the Leningrad forces were
executing their stroke under the
personal command of Marshal
Klementi Voroshilov, troops on the
center were wrestling an important
height from the blackshirted Nazis,
according to the combined accounts
of Red Star, the army newspaper,
and Pravda, organ of the Cormu-
mist party.
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Enormous Explosions
Set Off in Berlin
Raid, British Say
Large Fire Is Left Near
One Of Main Roilwoy
Stations, London Claims
BY tie Associated Press.

BY til Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 3-British bomb
ers which blasted Berlin last night
caused enormous explosions" in
the capital and started "a very
large fire" near one of the main
Berlin railway stations, the Air
Ministry news service said tonight.
The service said the attacking
planes bombarded the capital with
some of the heaviest bombs
Earlier the Air Ministry had
stated that Berlin and Frankfurt
were the main objectives of an
attack which also was carried to
other Western German cities and
also to ports of German-held Bel
GUM and France.
4-Motored Bombers Used.
Four-motored bombers partici-
pated in the raid on Berlin. which
was one of the heaviest yet made
on the German capital
The captain of one of these big
craft which reached home safely,
though disabled, told this story:
I'VE ran right across the city from
the southwest to the northeast and
dropped our bombs. Fire sprang up
almost Immediately. and very
good fire, too, in the center OF the
city.
The rear gunner could see it for
IS minutes afterwards. Somebody
else must have bombed our fire, be-
cause we saw more explosions in it.
Then after time we saw a hell Of a
greata explosion, and another fire
started"
Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Air
Minister, said at a luncheon that
the British bombers "hit the city of
Berlin hard"
dispatches from Berlin said
the British bombers, striking In
force with explosive and in
cendiaries, gave the German cap
ital its sharpest air raids In many
months last night. Civilian
casualties and residential damage
we're acknowledged officially)
Large Fires Left Burning.
The force which bombed Berlin
was not so large. the British said, but
included a high proportion Of the
heaviest bombers. Large fires were
left burning in the capital and
bombs were seen to burst on indus
trial buildings, returning pilots
reported.
The British also attacked other
towns in Western Germany. includ-
ing Mannheim. and the German
occupied channel ports Of Ostend
and Dunkerque, the Air Ministry
announced.
Nine British planes were lost
during the night operations, the
ministry said.
Fire Seen in Sky.
The first wave of r.. A. r. night
raiders droned eastward short time
after darkness had descended or
Dover Strait, and violent anti-air.
| (See RAIDS, Page A.l7J
Evening star., 1941-09-03
By JAMES FREE.

Shortages of building materials
have brought projected construction
work in non-defense fields to a vir-
tual standstill here and in other
localities throughout the country.
Even defense housing has been
slowed down, and in some cases
stopped, for the same reason.
Still Government authorities.
charged with responsibility for
determining preference ratings on
defense housing and essential civil
ian construction work, have not
taken action on q defense housing
priorities plan announced more than
two months ago.
There have been some extenuating
circumstances, such as the recent
transfer Of priority powers from q
former o. p. N. e@ctal, =. h 6tet-
Evening star., 1941-09-03
u. S, Preparing
To Enter War,
Smuts Asserts
BY the Associated Press.


CAPE TOWN. Union of South
Africa. Sept. 3.-Gen. Jan Christian
Smuts, Premier of the Union of
South Africa, declared today the
United States was preparing to enter
the war ard would fight with all
her power"
Speaking at Pretoria, the capital
Gen. SHUTS said the third year of
the var would be the most critical
and most decisive. Then he added:
But in my opinion our position is
better than at any time in the last
two years. The United States not
only is helping Britain but is pre-
pairing to come in the struggle"
The Prime Minister asserted that
the United States would yet fight
with all her power to win the war"
Evening star., 1941-09-03
Cargo Ships on Hand
Enough for Al Needs,
Admiral Land Says
Foster Production
In Next Two Years
Expected, He Declares
By WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

w w AhA~NA 40
The present supply of cargo ships
and the rate of construction of new
ships together give Great Britain
and the United States all the YES
sells they need or will need during
l941, If conditions do not get
worse" Chairman Emory S. Land
of the Maritime Commission told
press conference today.
Admiral Land added that ship
ping requirements will be increased
in 1912. when, it is expected. our ma
tional defense and lease-lend pro-
grams will be In full swing
with this in mind" the chair
man said. the effort has been
made to reach a high level of pro-
duction during the first quarter of
1912 and to maintain that level
until the end of l943."
Will Pass 1918 Record.
He said that in the first quarter
of 1943, If the commission is able
to carry out the schedule it has set,
more shipping will be delivered than
was produced in the United States
in the whole of 1918. when the
United States built 100000 dead
weight tons of ships.
Asserting that the commission's
construction program is ahead" OF
itself. the chairman predicted that
1153 new ships of pproximately
l2,4lO.0OO deadveisht tons would be
placed in operation between the
period that began July 1 this year
and will close at the end of 1943.
Admiral Land asserted that before
the program is finished there would
be 80 shipyards in the country with
a total of 234 ways. At the same
time he said that in expanding its
program it was the present estab-
lished policy of the commission to
increase existing facilities at yards
already in operation rather than to
undertake the establishment of new
yards.
130 Ships This Year.
Bearing in mind that it ordinarily
takes from II to Is months to con-
struct a cargo vessel, and that the
big expansion program has hardly
begun, Admiral Land said the fol-
lowing facts are worth considering:
Between 1870 and 134 new vessels
will be completed this year on the
basis of current reports from the
yards. This means that Is per
cent speedup in production has oc-
Cured since he gave Senator Byrd.
Democrat, of Virginia the figure of
los ships for ls4l in May OF this
year.
If stoppages due to priorities or
other factors do. not hold the COM
mission back, Admiral Land added,
90 vessels of 1.000,000 dead weight
tons will be delivered in the first
three months of 1912; 146 vessels of
1,400 900 tons in the second three
months: l54 vessels of 1.646, 900 tons
in the third quarter, and 184 vessels
of close to 10000 900 in the fourth
quarter.
Speedup in 1943.
In the first quarter Of 1943,
200 ships aggregating 2,27o,o00 dead
(See SHIPS, Page A-2)