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Evening star., 1941-12-19
Volunteers Of America
Plan Party Wednesday

Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt will bt
the principal speaker at the annua
Christmas party for needy persons
to be held by the Volunteers o1
America at 12:15 pm. Wednesday
In Almas Temple auditorium.
Five hundred Christmas baskets
will be distributed, according to Maj
Walter o. Ulrey, commander of the
Volunteers.
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard Is chair
man of the Committee on Guests
and Mrs Franklin G. Sartwell is in
charge of the program. The Navy
Band will play.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Higher, yet higher, is the market
price asked for the diamond backed
terrapin. Fine specimens of good
length will bring over a dollar per
inch in some markets. Terrapins
over inches in length are highly
priced, and an extra half inch even
may add one dollar to the purchase
price.
No need to ask how to identify
this fellow from all others of its
genus. Its rough upper shell will
do that for you. Every one of the
shields contains a number of con-
centric grooves, rising in step-like
formation, and it is owing to this
that the terrapin was given the
popular name-"diamond- back"
The carapace or upper shell is
grayish or olive in color and some
times the concentric markings are
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Disabled Veterans
Auxiliary Plans Fete

The annual Christmas party of
the Women's Auxiliary, District De-
partment, Disabled American Vet
Grams of the World War, will be
held at 8 o'clock tonight in Vaughn
Hall of Calvary Baptist Church,
Eighth and H streets NV.
Leroy Westbury. past department
senior vice commander, will act as
master of ceremonies. Department
Commander Joel D. Thacker, Ma
tional Service Director Millard w.
Rice and Assistant National Service
Director Thomas j. Kehoe will at
tend.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Beuuvoir School Holds
Christmas Program

Christmas festivities of the Beau
voir Elementary School Of the
Washington Cathedral took place
this morning with parents and chill
dren participating.
A feature of the entertainment
was presentation of the Nativity by
the children. After the program
the holidays began, the children due
to return January B.
Evening star., 1941-12-19

after receiving the permission Of
bankruptcy judges now in charge OF
the utility system.
OF the settlement money. the
Treasury counted $2,337,783 paid re-
Gently on a tentative basis, and said
the remaining $6,6l9337 was paid In
cash today at the New York Inter-
nal Revenue office.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Associated Gas Case
Settled for $8,957,120
nv III. A,.or;e+.d prss,

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury yesterday settled for
S8,957,l20 all tax claims against the
Associated Gas e. Electric System
and its former head. Howard c..
Hopson. for the years 1915 to 1910
The settlement was completed
Evening star., 1941-12-19
NovyY Yard Housing Units
Nearing Completion

Two Government defense hous-
ing projects, comprising $50 units,
are nearing completion in Southeast
Washington, and third, of $50
units, will be finished about Febru-
ary /, according to an announcement
by Federal Works Administrator
Philip B. Fleming.
All three are intended for civilian
employees of the Navy Yard, Two are
being constructed by the Alley
Dwelling Authority and the third
by the United States Housing Au-
thoritY.
Evening star., 1941-12-19
Hikers Plan Trip Sunday

The Capital Hiking Club will make
a trip to Goose Creek and the Little
River Canal Sunday. it was an
nounced today by Helen Dinwiddie,
publicity chairman. Buses will leave
1416 F street NV. at 8 am.
Evening star., 1941-12-19

Fire faces a shortage OF drugs
and herb-groWn medicines.
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-20
$35,OGO Fire In Machine Factory

WHEELING, w. Va, June = Fire swept through three build ings of the Wheeling Machine Company, causing damage esti- mated at $25O,OOO. Fire fighters made an effort to keep the blaze from spreading to nearby stor- age tanks.
 Four fremen suffered burns and injuries while fighting the blaze, which was first noted when the pilot of an airplane dived sev eral times toward the burning structure as a warning to Watch man Clark Haynes.
 Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion agents were called to invest gate the origin of the fire, since the machine company held gov ernment defense orders.
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-20
Highway Men End Meeting

The Juneau meeting of the In- ternational Highway Commission just concluded, was extremely useful asit enabled members to check several doubtful ponits on the route between Whitehorse and Fairbanks, the section in which the American commission is chiefly interested.
 This was the report of Commis sicners as they passed through Juneau erroute to their homes.
 Several difficult places on the route, particularly the crossing of the White and Donjec Rivers, were secuted from the air. The rivers, typical Alaska glacier streams, have beds which vary greatly from year to year, pre- senting engineering problems in road construction. The Commits sion, however, located suitable terrain which will not take the highway far out of it's course and which will enable crossing both rivers at narrow points where they flow through canyons.
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-20

SollnOlly. AQllllilLSlTdlOr Ol SlN4I Aeronautics before the luncheon session of the annual convention, National Aeronautics Association, Tuesday. June G. l94l. at the Ken lucky Hotel, Louisville, Ken tucky)
 The role of the airplane in mod ern war has been dramatized more during the past week than at any time since the fall of France.
 IL was dramatized at Crete and in the Atlantic. At Crete an en- tire invading force was borne by air across open water and landed On an island. At Crete, land-bas- ed aircraft inflicted heavy losses on too many British naval units to leave a pleasant impression. And in the Atlantic, aircraft of several types, largely American built, wrote the doom of the dread naught Bismark. They made it plain that the very word dread naught" now is obsolete; for the battleship of today certainly has cause 10 dread one thing at least Lockheed airplanes spotted the BLmark in Norwegian inlet. Catalina seaplanes shadoWed her from the clouds. And when she had outrun the British ships, an other Catalina found her and dir ected the averaging forces to her. Then British torpedo planes from the Ark Royal so disabled her that she could only wait her doom.
 The same week saw the Presi- dent of the United States asking Congress for another three bil- lion dollars for military and na- val aircraft.
 l know that the devotee of civil aviation views these develop nents with very mixed emotions. First there is our natural resent ment for any one who makes war as a nat onal policy. We want only to be let alone to pursue our peaceful commerce. Second, we love our individual freedom, and any military effort always involv es some degree of civil regiment ation. Third, we hate the destruc- tion and the intolerance that go with war.
 On the other side, Adolf Hitler without intending to-has put a silver lining inside his dark cloud. He has forced recognition of the airplane and it's potential ities, and to be perfectly blunt about it, his evil deeds have put aviation forward 20 or 30 years. l am sure you will not accuse me of being Nazi for saying that. He has misused the airplane. He has taken an invention which can and eventually will make good neighbors of the nations of the world; and he has used it to kill and enslave his neighbors. But to cope with him, we are being fore ed to develop aviation beyond our widest imaginings.
 Two years ago, in this country, there were 50,000 workers in the aviation industry. Next year there will be at least 100000, Two years ago this nations aviation products were worth SIPS, ,000, ,000 Last year they reached S550, ,000,- 900 and next year they will ex- ceed three billion dollars in val ue.
 Two years ago there were about 25,000 civilians pilots in the United States. Today there are 100000.
 We started out last year under somewhat forbidding circumstanc es. All sorts of dire predictions were in the air concerning the future of civil aviation. We did mt pay much attention to the ru- mors. We simply went to work. We had experienced men to work with - largely the same good,
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-20
WHAT THE WANT ADS
 MEAN TO NOME

To Sell that gun, furniture, baby carriage, coat, trunk at a profit.
 To Buy that ice box or rug, piano or suit, car or accOrdian at low cost.
 To Rent that room, garage, apartment or that house to de- sirable tenants.
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-20

that are being used in Canadian schools and the attractive offers made by the British to ferry pi- lots have only served to further reduce the availability of exper- fenced personnel. I can say with out hesitation, in the absence of the CPT program, it would be necessary for the Air Corps to es- tablish schools at considerable ex pense for the specific purpose of training these instructors. The Civil Aeronautics Administration has fully realized the needs of the Air Corps in this respect and they are cooperating in every possibly way to furnish the num- bers of instructors needed for our expansion. Only through the CPT efforts would it be possible 10 train these men and give them the necessary experience in ac- tual bying instruction. The mum berS of instructors being used in the CPT Program provide a proper reservoir for our civil schools d the necessary steps have been taken by the Ad- ministration to insure the pro- per rotation of flying instruct ors through the OPT Program in order that instructors diverted to military schools can be promptly replaced. l cannot overestimate the importance of this factor to the success of the Air Corps pilot training effort.
 As you gentlemen well know, the demands of the aviation in- dustry for trained pilots have largely been met in the past by the military trained pilot. As it is no longer practicable to release these plots from the military ser vice, the CPT Program must necessarily meet this demand. The requirement for ferry pilots, airline pilots and test pilots is one that must be met as we pro- gress on the problem of National Defense. feel that the Admins tration is contributing and can continue to contribute greatly in this direction.
 An increasing number of OPT primary graduates are constant ly being accepted for military fly ing training. Approximately 22% of all those entering our civil fly ing schools have successfully com pleted the OPT primary course. 1 can corroborate the testimony of General Connolly which in dicates that only l2% of the CPT graduates are eliminated in our elementary schools as compared to 39%6 elimination rates for stu dents who have not had the ad- vantage of CPT course.
 "This makes it possible to ach ieve an increased production with the same facilities. Advan- tage of this factor is being taken in our present plans for expan- sion." (To be concluded in the next issue of the Nugget.)
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-20
The Civil AerOnautics Administration

Speech by Brig.-Gen. Donald H. Connolly, Administrator of Civil Aeronautics, before the luncheon session of the annual convention, National Aeronautics Association, Tuesday. June 6. l94l. at the Ken lucky Hotel, Louisville. Ken tucky)
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-20
All Together

The Commission was very hos pitably received by the people of Fairbanks. After they arrived at the Interior citt, the entire Ameri can Commission was in session for the first time in its history Member James Carey met the party at Whitehorse.
 Carey flew south by PAA Lode star to Seattle with Chairman Warren Magnusen, who slipped in an air trip to Sitka to inspect the Navy Air Base. Former Gov Thomas Riggs will stop over ir Juneau a few days to visit friends. Donald Mcdonald re- mained in Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1941-06-20
Juneau Approaches

While in Alaska the Commis- sion had an opportunity to study two possible approaches to Ju- neau and gain information as to their practicability and advisabil ity. One lies in the Taku River Valley and the other via Haines. Th;s latter route would entail ex tending the Glacier Highway north to Berners Bay and extend ing the Haines-Boundary road both southWard toward Juneau and northward to intersect the International Highway route near the east end of Kluane Lake This road would follow the old Dalton Trail route. A ferry would be necessary between Berners Bay and the head of Lynn Canal.
 Returning from Fairbanks late Saturday evening, the members said that city will no longer be considered the International Highway terminus. Since con- struction has begun on a defense road connecting the Anchorage and the Richardson Highway sy- stems, the terminus will now be the Alaska road system" just as the southern terminus will not be any particular point but the entire American highway system.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Wheeler Suggests
Peace Movement
Led by Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, May Is. up
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont,
suggesting that the flight of Ru-
dolf Hess from Germany has shak-
Ell German morale, proposed to-
day that President Roosevelt seize
the occasion to propose a negoti-
ated peace.
Wheeler, leader of the non-inter-
ventionist congressional bloc, ac-
companied his suggestion with an
attack on "blood-thirsty war mon
gers" which seemed TO be aimed in
part at Mr.. Roosevelt S close asso-
ciates if not at the president him.
self. He said if it was appeasement
to suggest peace at this time he
was perfectly willing to be called
an appeaser".
His suggestion is likely to come
up in the senate in the wind-up
discussion of the administrations
ship seizure bill, which is scheduled
tentatively for passage today. 1t
would arouse even more bitter dis
pute than the question of assign
ing the navy to convoy duties, a
test vote on which non-interven-
tionists are shyipg away from at
this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
BY HAROLD rETERs

BEIRUT, Syria, May Is. CUP)-
The Baghdad radio reported today
that the Soviet government was
permitting volunteer Russian pilots
to aid the pro-AXis 1orces fighting
Great Britain in Iraq.
The Baghdad radio broadcast was
not confirmed from any source 9TH
er than the pro-Axis capital OF
Iraq nor was there any definite
indication of the extent of volun-
teer pilot aid from Russia.
The broadcast, however, claimed
that the Soviet was permitting the
volunteer pilot aid in "reprisal
for British help to Finland during
the Finnish war.
On the Russian Finnish war
British aid went to Finland on a
voluntary basis but Lhe allied pow
ers officially stated that at one
time they had prepared an expedi-
tionary force TO aid the Firms ano
were prevented from sending it be-
cause Sweden would not grant tran
sit permission)
Moscow granted diplomatic recog-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Germans Threaten
New Surprises

BERLIN, May Is CUP) - Au-
thorized Nazis said today German
military and diplomatic Surprises
would soon overshadoW the case of
Rudolf Hess throughout the world
just as it now is being ignored by
the German press and radio.
The German treatment of the
flight Of Hess was increasingly to
ignore it and the information made
available TO the foreign correspond
ents in Berlin was sharply curtailed
compared with that of the past
two days. The case has not been
mentioned by the German press or
radio since day before yesterday
This procedure appeared to be
based on q desire for the German
public TO forget it as soon as pos
Siblet the newspapers are empha-
sizing punishment Of persons who
listen Illegally to the foreign radio)
and on the fact that future official
comment will probably depend on
what Hess says or does in Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
BY RALPH HEINZEN

VICHY, France, May Is CUP) =
France today was on the verge of
throwing herself and her whole CO.
lonial empire, $50 years in the
making, into the German economic
and political orbit, in the belief
Germany will win the war.
A basis for negotiations, drawn
UP by Vice Premier Admiral Jean
Darlan, Adolf Hitler and German
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop at a conference in Berch-
tesgaden last weekend, and approv-
ed unanimously by the French
council of ministers yesterday, was
expected to produce quick results.
1t would not require France to
join Germany in the war, or even
put her fleet or African bases at
Germany's disposal, but will re-
quire her to cooperate in other mat
ters and to accept the place Ger
many assigns her in the general
European scheme.
One of the immediate benefits to
France is expected to be the liber-
alton of 250,000 French war prison
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
France on Verge
Of Joining Axis

ers-men needed for farm and mine
and other technical jobs. These
comprise about one-seventh the
number of French war prisoners.
Darlan also is pressing Tor modi-
fication of the boundary line be-
tween occupied and occup led
France, hoping to have it showed
back as far as She Angers- -EvreuX-
BeauvaiS- -Soissons- Rheims regions,
liberating Paris and enabling the
French government to return there.
Reduction of the costs of main
tanning the German army of oc-
cupation is another of Darlan's
projects.
Hitler is said to have told Darlan
that he was willing to let by-gones
be by-gones as far as Pierre Laval
was concerned, and would not in
sist on his return to the govern
ment. The OuSting of pro-aXiS Laval
as vice premier by Chief of State
Marshal Philippe Petain last Dec.
13 put French relations in
Stalemate for five months.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Fortune TeIlers
In Bad With Nazis

BERLIN, May Is. tUP)-Author-
lied Nazis said today that German
mesmerizers, soothsayers, palm read
ers and astrologers would have a
dark future" because of the Rudolf
Hess case.
They said they were unable to
confirm earlier reports that all
such persons would be barred from
public practice because Hess was
reported to have conferred with
them before his flight to Scotland.
But they added that "it does not
make any difference whether they
disappear voluntarily or by police
action"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Nazis Use Syria
As Plane Stopover

LONDON, May Is. UP)-For-
eign Secretary Anthony Eden today
told the House of Commons that
the French are permitting the Ger
mans TO use Syrian air bases en-
route to Iraq.
The British government, Eden
said, has authorized full action
against German planes on Syrian
airdromes.
THE French government cannot
escape responsibility for this situa-
ton which is a clear breach of the
armistice terms" Eden said, "ano
inconsistent with the undertaking
given by the French government.
The statement did net foreshadoW
a complete rupture with France
Eden said the United States hac
been kept fully informed of de
velopments.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Churchill Delays
Speech on Hess

leaders which followed a cabinet
meeting yesterday.
Instead of the full statement, it
was said, either Churchill or For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden may
make a brief statement answering
complaints that the government
did not announce Eess' presence
in this country until the Germans
mad reported his disappearance
and called him insane.
A widely circulated report that
Eden had questioned Hess was de-
MED officially. 1t was said Eden
had told friends that he would
refuse to meet that SO and so" and
Churchill, who was reported to
have intended seeing Hess, was said
to share the same antipathy to a
personal encounter with the Nazi
leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

LONDON, May 10. CUP)-,Great
Britain officially expressed belief
today Adolf Hitler knew of the
incredible flight of Rudolf Hess
to Scotland and rejected any at
tempt to start move for peace on
Axis terms.
Attempting to keep the Nazis
guessing as to what Hess has said
in Britain, Prime Minister Winston
Churchill postponed formal re-
port on the No. 3 Nazi but he
permitted Minister of Labor Ernest
Bevin to issue a statement describ-
ing Hess as q murder cr' who came
with Hitler's knowledge and declar
ing that he would not negotiate
with the Nazis.
Churchill decided to postpone the
statement, which had been expect
ed today, it was understood, after
a midnight conference of cabinet
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
German Aircraft
Arrives in Iraq

CAIRO, May Is. CUP)-The Mid
die East command reported today
"a certain number OF German air.
craft" have now arrived in Iraq.
The Middle East command did not
indicate how many German planes
had arrived in Iraq. 1t said the
planes brought "propagandists. agi-
tators, and similar specialists
The revelation followed reports
from Syria that German infiltra-
ton by air into Syria is now un-
derway.
London reported that a strong
British warning has been dispatched
to Vichy that German aircraft will
be attack in Syria if they are found
in Syrian airportsD
1t was understood here that a
small number of German warplanes
have already landed at Syrian air
ports.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
hitIer's Letter
Pressures Turks

ANKARA, May 15. UP)-Adolf
Hitlers letter to Turkish President
Gen. Ismet Inonu, delivered yes
terday by German Ambassador
Franz Won Papen, repeated friendly
assurances to Turkey but implied
the time has come for Turkey to
abandon her alliance with Britain
and line up with the Axis new
order in Europe, it was learned
today.
1t was understood the letter drew
attention to German occupation OF
Greece and the Greek islands and
suggested the occupation and other
events had doomed British power
in the Near East.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
No Censorship,
MeIletf Declares

COLUMBIA, Mo, May is up
Lowell Mellett, director of the Of
flee of government reports, said
fast night, there will be no CEN,
sorship of the press in time of war
or emergency"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15

and fruits. for they're oil high in quality and
offroetiveiy priced at A&P! We buy direct.
often right where they grow. SO fhof many
in-befween expenses need not burden fhe
price at which they ore sold! Come for The
fine values +het bloom every doy in your
A&P Food Store!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Russian Pilots
Fight for Iroq

milton TO the pro- AXIS government
at Baghdad recently after refusing
to recognize the right of independ-
ence of all the Arab countries. The
action was generally regarded as
a pro-Axis move at a time when
Britain was fighting to protect the
Iraq oil fields from falling under
Nazi control.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
Orient Reports
Fierce Fighting

SHANG Hal, May Is (UP) =
Fierce fighting throughout China
was reported by japanese and
Chinese sources today.
The Japanese news agency, Do
mel, said 100000 Chinese had been
surrounded in Shansi Province and
the Chinese seventh. 18th and 34th
divisions were wiped out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-15
MORE BRITISH TROOPS
JOINING IRAO BATTLE

BERLIN, May IS. (UP) The Of
ficial German news agency DNB
reported from Beirut today that
preparations had been made TO
land additional British troops and
war materials at Bssra, port for
1raq and that Iraq Was continuing
to seek support in it,. fight against
the British.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-07
Football Gave -MeadOr
Key to- Film Success
BY NEIL RAU
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 6


JAMES CRAIG. RKO's newest
" contribution 10 the ranks OF
Hollywood's leading men, is one
actor who has built his career
along scientific lines. This writer
knew him when he was James
Meador, a pass-catching end on
a high school football eleven
back in GootleSville, Tenn. and
when / saw his name in lights
as the romantic star Of "All
That Money Can Buy the other
night, l decided TO look hum up
to get his story.
James Craig. l found. is the
same determined young man
who left high school 10 become
a star end on the Rice Institute
football team in Houston. Tex.
He has carried out the identi-
cal formula in his movie career
he used in football, and when
you see him playing opposite
Ann S hirley you'll agree it
works.