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Evening star., 1941-12-24

island was made public by the Navy
December IL when it announced the
garrison had withstood four sepa-
rate attacks on the low coral atoll
by japanese aircraft in the preced-
ing 48 hours and one by light naval
units.
1t was in that period that Marine
Corps flyers sank the Japanese
cruiser and the first destroyer.
An unspecified number of enemy
aircraft were destroyed.
From then on. official naval &C
counts of the siege came in success
sion of terse communiques. usually
not more than a line in length.
The brilliant performance of the
Marines, however, was given high
place in the already illustrious rec
ord of the Marine Corps.
Landing Admitted December q.
The Navy Department reported
yesterday that AN enemy force ef-
fected a landing on Wake the morn
ing of the 23d" and Navy sources
had admitted freely that the island
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Answers Questions of Many.

Britain's wartime leader. and his
Christmas greeting to the people OF
the anti-AXis world.
Answers Questions of Many.
Many Americans, the President
acknowledged in beginning his ad-
dress, question how civilized people
can pause even for Christmas Day
in our urgent labor of arming a
decent humanity against the enemies
which beset it"
The questions which find their
place in American hearts today are
natural and inevitable, Mr.. RooSe-
welt continued, in every part OF the
world which is resisting the evil
thing"
Even as we ask these questions,
we know the answer" the President
continued. There is another prep
aration demanded of this Nation be-
yond and aside the preparation OF
weapons and materials of war. There
is demanded of us also the prepara-
ton of our hearts, the arming of our
hearts. And when we make reaoy
our hearts for the labor and suffer-
ing and the ultimate victory which
lie ahead, then we observe Christ
mas Day-with all its memories and
all its meaningless we should
Quotes Proclamation.
Mr.. Roosevelt quoted almost lr
full his proclamation designating
the first day of the year 1912 as q
national day of prayer, explaining
Our strongest weapon in this wal
is that conviction of the dignity
and brotherhood of man which
Christmas Day signifies" "
Against enemies who preach the
principles of hate and practice them
we set our faith in human love
and in Gods care for us and al
men everywhere" Mr.. Roosevelt
said solemnly.
America has joined with many
other nations and peoples in great
cause, he went on, introducing Mr.
Churchill at this point as one Of
'the great leaders" of these Allied
friends.
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There are many men and women
in America-sincere and faithful
men and women-who ask them
selves this Christmas,
How can we light our trees? How
can we give our gifts? How can
we meet and worship with love and
with uplifted hearts in a world at
war, world of fighting and suffer-
ing and death?
How can we pause. even for day,
even for Christmas Day, in our
urgent labor of arming a decent hu-
manity against the enemies which
beset us?
How can we put the world aside,
as men and women put the world
aside in peaceful years, to rejoice
in the birth of Christ?
These are natural-inevltable BILE
questions in every part of the world
which is resisting the evil thing.
Even as we ask these questions, we
know the answer. There is another
preparation demanded of this Ma
ton beyond and beside the prepara-
ton of weapons and materials of
war. There is demanded OF us also
the preparation of our hearts: the
arming of our hearts. And when we
make ready our hearts for the labor
and the suffering and the ultimate
victory which lie ahead, then we OBJ
serve Christmas day-with all its
memories and all its meaningless
we should.
Day of Prayer Set Aside for Entire
Nation.
Looking into the days to come. I
have set aside day Of prayer. and
in that proclamation have said:
The year 194l has brought upon
our Nation a war of aggression by
powers dominated by arrogant rulers
whose selfish purpose is to destroy
free institutions. They would there
by take from the freedom-loving
peoples of the earth the hard-Won
liberties gained over many centuries.
The new year of 1912 calls for the
courage and the resolution of old
and young to help to win world
struggle in order that we may pre-
serve all we hold dear.
I'VE are confident in our devo-
ton to country, in our love of free
dom, in our inheritance of courage.
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Petain Tells France Peace
Is Farther Off Than Ever
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY, Dec 24-In peSslmlstic
Christmas message to his conquered
nation. Chief of State Marshal
Petain declared today that peace is
farther of than ever and said
the families of France still were
broken up by German detention OF
prisoners Of war.
He said in his message, which
was addressed principally to those
French prisoners, that the war had
been extended by the outbreak OF
hostilities in the Far East between
japan and the United States and
Britain.
He told the prisoners that his
hopes that they could be released
and returned to their homes by this
Christmas had been disappointed,
but he assured his former soldiers
he was working for their liberation.
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Commissioners
Ask Closed Stores
To Quench All Lights

District officials today asked
newspapers to print the follow
ing appeal for quenching OF
lights by merchants. The re-
quest to extinguish lights
recently was taken to mer-
chants individually by police
officers on their beats.
Notice to all merchants!
THE Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, through
the Police Department, request
all window lights, building
illumination and signs be ex-
tinguished Immediately upon
store closing-and not be lighted
Sundays and holidays. This
practice to prevail until further
notice. All storekeepers are
asked to cooperate pending
legislation on this matter
Evening star., 1941-12-24
By RUSSELL BRINES,


MANILA, Dec. 24-The story be-
hind a terse official announcement
crediting Mai. Emmett ODonnell,
ir., with the destruction of four
japanese airplanes was disclosed to-
day as new tales of heroic deeds
by American aviators filtered in
from outlying eirdromes.
Mai. ODonnen, whose home is in
New York City, was plotting a big
bomber on a flight against Japanese
naval units off Legaspi, 1t was
learned, when he was attacked sud-
denly by a swarm of fighter planes.
In the face of heavy odds, Maj
ODonnen kept on his course,
maneuvering his plane so skillfully
that four of the speedy Japanese
fighters racing in for the kill were
picked off by his crew-an unusual
feat for a bomber
Mai. ODonnell then pressed home
MS attack on the Japanese sea
forces despite heavy anti-aircraft
fire and scored bomb hits on two
transports De1Ore turning his DuAlet-
riddied plane for home. with one
of his crew dead and seven wounded
Although both tires on his landing
wheels were fat. Maj. ODonnell
succeeded in landing safely at his
base.
For another exploit before the
war began, Maj. O'Donnell was
one of rs awarded the Distin-
guished Flying Cross, the War
Department announced today.
He led a circuitous. zig-zag flight
from Hawaii to the Philippines
that brought heavy aerial re-
Inducements to Gen. Douglas
MacArthurs forces Those who
took part were cited by President
Roosevelt for "heroiSm and ex-
traordinary achievement
Another Flyer Downed BOmbers.
Two more tales of devotion TO duty
were disclosed in details of the first
stunning attack on Iba December 8
First 1t. Frederick C. Roberts, Jr-
OF Easton. Pa, was sent aloft to IN
tercept a fleet of japanese bombers
Evening star., 1941-12-24
George Broinord Heads
o. P. M. Tool Division
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
William H. Harrison, director of
the o. P. M. production division, an
nounced yesterday the appointment
of George c. Brainard, Youngstown
Ohio, industrialist, as head of the
machine tool branch.
Mr.. Brainard. who will take over
the post January l, succeeds Mason
Britton, vice chairman of the Nc
Graw-Hill Publishing Co. who hac
headed the branch since 1910. II
health forced Mr. Britton's with
drawal from o. P. NJ, Mr.. Harrison
( said.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Enemy Alien Arrests
TotuI Set at 2,o44

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Biddle an
nounced today that the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation had arrested
2,944 enem yaliens since the out
break of the war.
This was an increase of So since
Saturday and included 80 addi-
tional Germans, l3 Japanese and 6
Italians.
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Mai. O'DonneIrs Success
Had Been Predicted

NEW YORK. Dec "a (P.-Thir-
teen years ago. the Howitzer
United States Military Academy
cadet year book. noted the athletic
prowess of graduating Emmett
ODonnell, jr.. of Brooklyn and said
During the next 80 years he will
be as important a factor in the
machine of war"
News of the flyers valor was no
surprise to his wife and his mother.
He always was and he always
will be brave and courageous" his
mother said. and she added:
Thank God he's safe"
Mai. ODonnell is the father Of
two SONS
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SiIicu Plant Damage
$3.50, ,000in Mystery Blast

BY the Associated Press.
BROWNTOWN, Wis, Dec. 24.-A
mysterious explosion, followed by
fire, today destroyed the main build
ing of the Browntown Silica Co.,
which had been engaged in supply
ing silica. used in processing steel
to defense industries. No one was
injured.
P. w. Palmer, one of the owners
estimated damage at $780, 900. He
said he could not explain the blast
as there was nothing explosive IN
the plant.
Normally about Is men work in
the building, Mr. Palmer said, but
there were only two at work when
the blast occurred. Both ran to
| safety.
F. B. I. agents at Milwaukee were
notified.
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Two Islands SheIIed
By Joponese Navy

Smelling of Palmyra and Johnston
Islands in the central Pacific by
enemy submarines was reported by
the Navy today. Damage at Palmyra
damage was declared to be negli-
gible, and there was no damage to
material at Johnston Island. There
were no casualties at either place.
The Navy announced that the
tanker Larry Doheny had reached
port safely after a submarine at
tack and confirmed the sinking Of
the steamship Montebello.
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U-Boots Claim 4 Ships,
Including Transport
By the Associated Press.

By the ASsociated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. "a tOfiicial Radio
German submarines have sunk
four merchant ships totaling 23,500
tons. including one big transport
the German high command declared
today.
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could not be held against any full
dress naval assault
The three islands making up the
Wake group consists Of only $500
acres in all.
The Navy did not concede that
Wake was lost and her defenders
beaten. and the hope remained that
the tired. sweat-stained Marines
were still fighting on the brush clad
upland of Wake Island.
Evening star., 1941-12-24

American bathing suits are finding
favor in Egypt.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Tree-Lighting
Continued From First Page.)

Britains wartime leader and his
Christmas greeting to the people OF
the anti-AXiS world
Evening star., 1941-12-20
Plans Are COMPLETED,

I'VE are happy to report that out
of some 40-odd firms, we have their
offers to construct 1852 dwelling
units, all within the price and rental
Evening star., 1941-12-20
Capital Building Owners
Elect Lew ). MohIer

Lew S. Mohler of the Joseph H.
Hines Co. was elected president of
the Building Owners and Managers
Association of the District of Co
lumbia at its annual meeting held
at the National Press Club.
Mr.. Mohler has been an active
member of the association since it
was founded in 1882 He has served
as treasurer and also as vice presi-
dent of the Office Buildings Di-
vision. At the present time he is
chairman of the Program Commit
tee for the Middle Atlantic Confer
ence Of the Building Owners and
Managers Association, which is to
be held in Atlantic City in mid
January.
Mr.. Mohler manages the Trans
portation Building and the Park
Lane Apartments, in addition to the
other properties owned by the Hines
company He is native of WASH
ington. was educated in public
schools here, and served through
the last war
Lawrence B. Campbell was elected
vice president of the Office Build
ings Division, and Stacy M. Reed
was named vice president of the
Apartment Division. Wilbur L.
Shoup was elected treasurer and
Rufus S. Lusk secretary.
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hill road, Silver Spring. Md, de-
signer; to erect one 1-story base
ment brick and cinder block new
foundation to residence, 5312 Ed
munds place NV; to cost $3.50.
Col. A. B. Johnson, 4414 @ street
NV, owner and designer; WASH
ington Home improvement Co.,
1928 North Capitol street, builders;
to make repairs, 3l14 r street NV;
to cost $3.50.
Frame Structure.
Sephornic Lee, care of 1856 Drake
place Sc, owner; James Somat,
Rockville. Md, builder; l.. w. Giles,
4428 Hunt place NE, designer; to
erect one 1-story frame dwelling,
522l Drake place Sc: to cost $500
Charles E. Boles, 1924 @ street
NV, owner; j. S. Farmer, 1898
Washington boulevard, builder and
designer; to make repairs, 1924 @
street NV; to cost $494.
Simon Lyon, Evans Building,
owner; Jaffe-Dove Construction Co,
S1l Thirteenth street NV, builders;
P. S. Dove, Gil Thirteenth street
NV, designer: to erect one 1-story
brick storeroom addition, 1737 Con-
necticut avenue NV; to cost $500.
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brick dwellings, 1345 to 1855 Michi-
gan avenue NE; to cost SOS, 900.
Stearns-Mishkin Construction Co.,
635 F street NV, owners and
builders: George T. Santmyers,
14l0 H street NV. designer; to
erect five 2-story brick and cinder
block dwellings. 1880 to 1888 Four
teenth street NV; to cost $4,000.
Capital Transit Co., Thirty sixth
and M streets NV, owners: Skinker
81 Garrett, 17l9 Eye street NV.
builders; o. L. Meigs, designer; to
erect one 1-story underground
brick and concrete boiler house,
Sixteenth and Benning road NE;
to cost $4,000.
American Linen Service Co, 224l
Eighth street NV. owners; Warren
Spencer. Inc. 1850 Jonquil street
NV, builders and designers: to
erect one 1-story brick boiler room
and laundry addition, 2247 Eighth
street NV; to cost $4,000.
Robert H. Sanford, 1918 Military
road NV, owner and builder:
G. p Santmyers, 1410 H street NV.
designer: to erect one 2-story
brick and cinder block fat a units :,
1921 Twenty eighth street Sc, to
cost 5000.
Carnegie Institution, Sixteenth
and P streets NV, owners; Ray
mond H. Burrows, 80 Woodbine
street. Chevy Chase, Md, builder:
F. T. Narcross. 1925 Connecticut
avenue NV. designer; to erect one
1-story cinder block national de-
fense research labratory, 280l Up
shur street NV; to cost 5000.
Southeast Project.
Thomas Nolan, 1431 East Capitol
street Sc, owner and builder; Les
ter w. Giles, 1923 Hunt place NE,
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 1901 Thirty-first street
Sc: to cost 5000.
Brodie Properties. Inc. 5946
Georgia avenue NV, owners and
builders; Sam Novak, designer; to
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erect 80 one-story brick and cinder
block private garages. rear 6430
Luzon avenue NV; to cost $1,000
Evelyn M. and Clyde E. Williams,
l13O Seventh street NV. owners;
Donald A. Hay, 2749 Woodley place
NV, builder; Fred E. Taylor, 1906
Flower avenue, Silver Spring, Md,
designer; to erect one 112-story
brick and frame residence, 1907
Sherrier place NV; to cost $4,000.
Leo Bender, 2015 S street NV.
owner; E. Hauser, 1882 Biltmore
street NV, builder and designer;
to erect one 1-story brick and con-
crete laundry addition, 2015 8 street
NV; to cost 5000.
Endor Maynor, 1912 Rhode Island
avenue NE, owner; H. B. Maynor
Co., 1912 Rhode Island avenue NE.
builders: r. v. Viner, 2619 Third
street NE, designer; to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block resi-
dence, 280O Eighteenth street NE;
to cost $1,000.
Leslie E. Husband, 1896 E street
Sc, owner and builder; William
Crusemire, 1923 Connecticut Avenue
NV. designer; to erect one H.
story brick and cinder block dwell
ing, 3139 M street Sc; to cost
$4,000.
To Build Addition.
Katherine and Gertrude Kauf-
man, 1887 Franklin street NE,
owners; Superior Contracting Co,
Bond Building, builders; j. Marcus
Hallett, 6525 Piney Branch road
NV, designer; to erect one 2
story frame addition to dwelling
1887 Franklin street NE; to cost
$1,000.
j. Pike, 80 West Underwood street,
Chevy Chase. owner and builder;
Samuel Marvin Smith, designer:
728 Thirteenth street NV; to cost
$2,50O.
Thomas w. Parks, POT Florida
avenue NV, owner; H. NJ Griffin,
1914 jackson street NE, builder: H.
M. Grif1n Contracting Co.. design
ers; to make repairs. 1912 Tenth
street NV; to cost $4,000.
c. Raymond Wire, 1926 K street
NV. owner and builder; George T.
Santmyers, 1410 H street NV, de-
/ signer: to erect one 1-story cinder
block warehouse, rear 1730 Benning
road NE; to cost $1,000.
L. c. Richards, 7l04 Chestnut
street NV, owner: Raymond Glib
son. Silver Spring, Md. builder;
Kenton Hamaker, Court House
Square, Arlington. Va. designer: to
erect one 1-story brick dwelling
addition, 7125 Piney Branch road
| NV; to cost 81 500.
John Ozgood. 44l6 Third street
Sc, owner and builder; Lester w.
Giles. 4428 Hunt place NE, de-
signer; to erect one 1-story frame
dwelling, 44l4 B street Sc; to cost
s1,500.
Permit for Repairs.
Heating sisters, 48l7 Conduit road
NV. owners; Gates Contracting
Co. 6840 Wisconsin avenue NV,
builders; to make repairs. 3032 N
street NV; to cost $1,000.
j. Pike, 80 West Underwood street,
Cottage City, Md, owner and
builder; Samuel Marvin Smith, 1707
I street NV, designer; to erect
one 2-story brick, steel and wood
framing restaurant addition, 728
Thirteenth street NV; to cost
$500.
Norman C. Brown. 1905 Invest
ment Building, owner: Lee T. Tur-
ner, 1866 Perry place NV, builder:
Carl M. Tofder, designer; to erect
one 1-story brick dry cleaning plant
addition. 826 Upshur street NV;
to cost $500.
Holy Name College, 4015 Shepherd
road NV, owners; D. D. Corden
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limitation established by the Once
OF Production Management.
IN practically every instance the
land is owned by the developer,
plans have been completed, but no
construction started. This number
no doubt, can be increased ma
terially, but because OF lack of time
(two days., we were upable to con-
tact many buildars. Also because of
lack Of time, number of the build
ers had not formulated their plans
to the point where they could state
definitely the number Of units they
would build. When the Govern
msnt's program to aid the builder
in securing materials and financing
is fully developed and known, it
should be easy to interest other de-
velopers in this building program
who are now reluctant to commit
themselves because of the uncer-
tainty of the present situation re-
garding materials and financing.
This report does not include a
large number of builders operating
In our area who are not affiliated
with any local organization, and
who are not acquainted with your
program. These builders have been
responsible for the erection of a
good percentage of dwelling accom-
modations in the past few years.
Nor does 1t include the out-of town
operators who have been canvassing
the possibilities of home construc-
ton in the Metropolitan Area, nor
the recently announced program Of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
of erecting 1900 units.
Rooms for Workers.
This organization, consisting of
159 active Offices having a total
membership of 485 persons, pledges
our 100 per cent cooperation in
securing additional space in private
homes. During the last war rooms
in private homes housed a tre-
mendous number OF war workers.
This afforded the single man or
woman clean and comfortable
place in which to live, surrounded
by family environment. We trust
your Office will not overlook the
great number and possibilities of
this type of accommodation. We
might add that this organization,
together with other organizations in
the city, helped to establish and
finance the present homes registry,
and stands ready to aid further.
I'VE feel proud of the record we
have accomplished within the last
two days. and are ready to see this
Evening star., 1941-12-20
Wall Covering Made
OF Flexible Glass
New for Bathrooms
Material Can Be Installed
Over Old Surfuce at
Less Cost Than Tile
Continued From Page BID

clean one large brush and three or
four smaller ones is In order.
This inexpensive special cleans
ing material is in the form of
powder. Pour the contents of s.
cent package into a pint or more of
hot-not scalding water and i'm
merse the bristles of the bruShes,
after wiping surplus paint from
them with newspaper Then move
the brushes up and down in the
solution. Rinse in clear water.
The time to clean your brushes is
Immediately after using before the
paint has had a chance to dry and
make the bristles hard The solu-
ton made from the powder will
clean old, hardened brushes, too, but
this requires soaking over night or
longer, and then 'combing" out the
bristles with an old fork or comb.
Prolonged soaking is said by manu-
facturers to be bad for brushes be-
cause the bristles tend to swell. II
you put a string or rubber band
around the bristles while they are
drying possible deformity can be
avoided.
Protecting Natural Wood.
When building new bookshelves,
paneling and other interior wood
parts of their houses, many persons
want to keep the natural light color
of the wood, finishing it with wax
alone. But wax over raw, untreated
wood won't thoroughly protect it
from warping and grain-raising, so
the question is asked: Isn't tnere
any easy, inexpensive way to protect
new wood which isn't going to be
painted?"
If you were going to use paint on
new wood, you would use . filler
Evening star., 1941-12-20

HEADS COMMITTEE Allan
H. Graeff, who has been
named chairman of the Con-
servation Committee of the
Washington Building Con-
gress. He Is heading a drive
for conservation of waste ma
terials on building Jobs about
the Capital in a move to aid
national defense. Mr.. Graeff's
chief job will be to obtain Co
operation Of builders in saving
the vast amounts of heavy
paper boxes which usually are
burned on the jobs. There is
a threatened shortage Of these
materials.-Underwood g. I'm
derwood Photo.
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and prime coat to seal the pores
Now there is on the market a sub
stitute for this prime coat. And it
does not materially change the nat
ural color of the wood!
The material is a clear, synthetic
resin, particularly good for soft
woods such as fir plywood and pine.
Elastic, water-repellant, sealing, it
can be brushed or sprayed on the
new surface, or merely wiped on
with a clean, soft rag. 1t dries in
from four to six hours with trans
parent film over which wax can be
applied in as many coats as you de-
sire. You use it with soluble oil
stain if you want a little color in
your finish.
The new material may be used as
It comes from the can. and covers
normally from 600 to 300 square feet
q gallon. 1t costs $3.l6 gallon.
Note: For further information
about any Of the products de-
scribed above. write Misses Ducas
and Gordon, in care of The Star,
and inclOse a stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope.
Evening star., 1941-12-20

program carried into effect, and we
assure you, with your cooperation
in removing the many obstacles
now confronting us, that 1t will be.
We are also ready to assist you in
this intensive housing program and
appreciate the privilege of serving
you and our country at this time"