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Evening star., 1941-04-28
Business as Usual
Has Lost Meaninq,
0. P. N. Aide Says
Defense Comes First,
Blackwell Smith Tells
Trade Executives

Business as usual" already has
lost It's meaning in the United States
because of the defense program, it
was stated today for the benefit OF
the American Trade Association
executives.
Blackwell Smith, assistant direc-
tor of the priorities division, Of
flee of Production Management, ad-
dressing the executives at the
Mayf1ower Hotel, said:
THE fact of the matter is that
the old phrase-business as usual
Is no longer meaningful. There is
no reason why this fact should be
evaded. We do not have business
as usual and we cannot have busi-
ness as usual so long as we must pay
first attention to defense needs, and
this, of course, we must do
Discussing supplies and demands,
Mr.. Smith emphasized that defense
must come first If and whenever
there Is a shortage of some vital
products. The defense program, he
said, means guns versus butter"
Actually" Mr.. Smith said, we
are not literally choosing between
guns and butter. But it is true that
we are choosing, or shortly must
choose between some things which
are very essential, such as tanks,
airplanes and ships, and some things
mainly in consumers durable goods,
which are not so essential even
though we have been accustomed to
them"
The trade executives, holding their
semi-annual meeting, also heard
from Comdr. H c. Sickel, U. S. N,
and Joseph L. Trecker, chief of the
o. P. MS sub-contracting unit, both
of whom developed the topic Dis
tributing the Defense Loan" Their
speeches, however, were of the
record.
Evening star., 1941-04-28
Portsmouth Target
OF Sharp German
Night Air Raid
Casualties Are Rather
Heovy,' British Say;
R. A. F. Hits Hamburg
Ey the Associated Press.

cN NIlt HS6UNlHltu fItnSs
. LONDON, April 28.-Na1 air
raiders subjected Portsmouth to
particularly sharp attack last night,
causing what the government called
"rather heavy" casualties.
Roaring in during Prime Minister
Churchill's broadcast to the Empire,
the German bombers ioosed heavy
explosives and a large number of
incendiarieS on the town, doing
some damage to residential and
business sections in a three-hour
attack.
A communicate said the number
of persons killed was not large and
added that there were no reports
of casualties at all in attacks in
the southwest of England and on
the northeast coast of Scotland.
One raider was said to have been
shot down over the south coast.
Three Hits on Hospital
Portsmouth bore the brunt of the
raids.
Several men on the staff of one
hospital and a constable were killed
by three direct hits on the hospital,
but all patients were removed safe
". Another hospital was damaged
by two fires.
Several persons were killed by
direct hit on a surface shelter. A
store was gutted and hotel wrecked
with a number Of persons trapped
in the debris.
Several members of rescue party
at work in residential area we're
killed by high explosive bomb.
Demolition squads and rescue
workers worked feverishly during
the night and still were hard at
work today.
Streets in the working class resi-
Dental district were damaged Sc
verely and it was feared many per-
sons were buried under the Wreckage.
A large hotel filed with guests was
demolished by a bomb and one of the
city's larger stores was entirely
burned out
New Bomber Raids Emden.
One of Britain new Stirling
heavy bombers made a daring and
successful attack today on the Ger
man city of Emden, the Ministry
Of Information announced.
The great, plane came down to
low altitudeLpresumably by day
light-dropped its heavy bomb load
and then opened machine-gun fire
from height of 1900 feet.
r. A. F. raiders loaded with Brit
aims powerful new bombs hammered
at Hamburg Saturday night in an
assault which one pilot said left a
half mile of the great port "a huge,
heaving mass like a volcanic erup-
ton"
Although 7 have been on 81
raids" the pilot said, Il have never
seen anything to match the effect
of this bomb" which the Air Min
istry said also has been used on
Berlin, Kiel and Bremen.
Factory West of Cologne Target.
The Ministry said Bremerhaven's
shipbullding yards, Emden and Cux-
haven, Germany; LIE Havre, France,
and Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, also
were attacked Saturday night.
In daylight attacks yesterday, the
Air Ministry said, aircraft of the
bomb er command successfully
bombed factory west of Cologne
and military camp near the same
city"
Docks at Ijmuiden and the airport
at De Kooy. both in the Neither
lands, also were said to have been
bombed.
German gun positions and a sup
ply train in the Netherlands were
reported attacked, and a German
patrol vessel off the northwest
coast of France was said to have
been bombed and left af1re.
The Air Ministry said no planes
were lost in the daylight onerations
Evening star., 1941-04-28
Admiral Land Pleads
For Cooperation
In Manning Ships
Every One Must Be Ready
To Make Sacrifices,
Maritime Chief Says
By WILLIAM J. WHEATLBY.

Rear Admiral Emory H. Land,
chairman of the Maritime Commits
sion, today emphasized the "impera-
tive need" of cooperation of all
agencies, governmental and private,
including ship operators and unions.
in keeping United States flagships
manned with qualified sailors during
the emergency.
Admiral Land made his appeal
for cooperation in opening round
table conference to formulate plan
to meet what was described as an
impending shortage in licensed sea-
faring men.
Warning that no single group may
expect to be satisfied with what Is
done, he said every one must be
prepared TO make sacrifices in the
interest of national defense.
However, representatives Of the
unions told the commission there
was no real shortage OF licensed
personnel, but that an apparent lack
of manning personnel was due TO
low pay, which resulted in men be-
ing attracted to jobs in shipyards;
TO rigid physical requirements, the
fact that men above 40 years of age
were not acceptable, and to Army
selective service inductlons OF IL
censed personnel.
Warns Of Sacrifices.
Admiral Land. in his opening
statement. said it was perfectly
evident the wise was becoming
tighter and tighter and bottoms be-
coming shorter and shorter" which
made it necessary to require some
sacrifices.
He said that sooner or later the
nocketbook" was going to be al
fected. but expressed the opinion
that all were loyal enough to the
President to aid him in bringing
about essential results. He said ne
hoped it would be possible TO in
crease the licensed personnel Sit
uation by changes in regulations
because change in the statutes was
slow process. But he mace IL
nlain that if legislation was neces-
sarv. Congress would act.
Samuel j. Hogan, president OF the
National Marine Engineers Bene-
fetal Association, said survey
made by him showed that there were
engineers available in 10 ports OF
the United States. He charged the
Pittman Act had driven a lot OF
men ashore who had obtained jobs
in shipyards. But he said these
men would be willing to go to sea
with the inducement of better wages
and working conditions. Complaints
come to him every day, he said
concerning the undermanning OF
ships by the Maritime Commission.
Men Reported Available.
More than 100 licensed deck Off
GERS are available in the port of New
York alone for immediate duty
Harry Martin Of the National Or
ganization of Masters, Mates and
Pilots said. In addition. he said
there are many licensed deck officers
not affiliated with any organization
who are waiting for jobs at sea
Many of these men are now work.
ing in the shipyards and as long
shoremen, he said.
A similar situation was said tc
exist on the West Coast. c. r
May, president of a local Masters
Mates and Pilots Union, charged thai
men with experience were being
Disseminated against not only by
employers, but by the Government
department. because of alleged
minor physical defects and on &C
count of age
Evening star., 1941-04-28
hinds;ssss end Foresight
hinds;ssa sad Foresight
An Inventor. AN Agent
A Successful Business
In editorial in Forbes Magazine Mr. Forbes points out
provider than the
mighties Of our industrial corporations"

He illus
trates by cit
ing the huge
sums life i'm
surance in
vests in in
dus try, and
by telling how
life insurance
prote ction
Evening star., 1941-04-28
Singapore Official Acts
Against Defeutist Talk
a. Tia aAssnriatad praSr

b the AssocIaIed Pfess.
SINGAPORE, April 28.-Gov. Sir
Shenton Thomas told the Legisla-
tive Council OF the Straits Settle
ments today that the government
would not hesitate to prosecute and
treat as a fifth columnist' any one
spreading or repeating rumors or
defeatist talk likely to cause de-
snondeneY.
Evening star., 1941-04-28
British Identify Three
Sunken ItuIiun Wurships

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 28.-The three
Italian destroyers claimed as sunk
when British naval forces said they
"obliterated' a Mediterranean con-
voy between Sicily and Tripoli
April IS we're identified by the
Admiralty today as the Luca Tarigo,
,628 tons; one of the 1,22O-ton Fol-
gore class and another of the 652-
ton Vega class.
The Luca Tarigo was mentioned
by name previously but the two
smaller destroyers had not been
identified. Besides the three de-
stroyers, the British said their Medi-
terranean squadron also sent to the
be tom five cargo ships bound for
Africa with axis troops, munitions
and mechanical equipment.
Evening star., 1941-04-28

stantial orders. II he could raise
S65, 900 TO build and equip
plant, he could be fairly sure of
success.
He knew, of course, that it
was strictly a businessman'sven-
ture-only for those who under
stood the risks and could invest
their own money. Yet even with
such men, his efforts to raise
money struck snag. Due to the
highly specialized nature of his
product, he himself was essen
tial to the business. If he died,
the business might well die, too.
At this point, a life insurance
agent came forward and sug-
gested that he insure his life
for S65, 900 on behalf of his stock
holders. This he did g. . and the
result is successful business,
small, but so important that it is
now working three shifts day.
seven days week, to help elinni-
nate ''bottleneck" in our ma
tional defense.
W&@.~~
President, Institute Of Life Insurance
Evening star., 1941-04-28
New Iruq RoiIrood

Iraq's new railroad connects Bagh-
dad directly with Syrian and Turk
ish lines. which In turn are con-
nected with the railways systems Of
Europe.
Evening star., 1941-04-28
Trinity Science Building
Cornerstone Is Laid

The cornerstone for the Trinity
College science building was laid
yesterday by the Very Rev. Thomas
Werner Moore, o. S. B, of Catholic
University. The building probably
will be ready for classes in the fall.
Sisters of the college. the student
body and other faculty members
marched to the building near Michi-
gan avenue and HareUood road NE.
while the college choir sang.
After the ceremony, members OF
the faculty and student BODY
gathered for dinner in the college
dining hall.
Evening star., 1941-04-28
New Super-Fighter
In Full Production,
British Announce
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 28.-The Brit
ish announced Saturday night
that a new super-fghter, better
than the trusted Spitfire or Hur-
ricane, was in full production.
1t is the "Typhoon," with a
speed of more than 400 miles
an hour. a 00-horsepower
Sabre engine and armament of
both cannon and machine gun.
Evening star., 1941-04-28

often helps a business to keep
going which might otherwise be
forced to nquidate at the death
of a key personality.
Here is another way in which
life insurance provides jobs-a
case where it helped to start a
business that is particularly val
liable at the moment.
Because the man involved pre-
fers to remain anonymous, am
changing both his name and two
minor details-Mr. Brown is the
inventor of a machine tool used
in perfecting interchangeable
parts for intricate machines.
Some years ago, while working
for a big manufacturer, he de-
cided to 60 into business for
himself. His employer urged him
to do so and promised him sub
Evening star., 1941-04-28

People in Japan now talk Of tbs
Chinese War" instead Of the
Chinese incident"
Evening star., 1941-04-28

THIS REGULAR MONDAY COLUMN p,o'ded By the ns. permit il: fr
nahute sfIi eInsur.n EsH4 42nds vYcrkC
Evening star., 1941-08-19

flower Hotel, 8 pm. today. Aero
nautical Chamber of Commerce,
Carlton hotel, 9 am. tomorrow.
OUTING.
Bird Walk, Kenilworth Aquatic
Gardens, sponsored by National
Capital Parks Meet at Kenil-
worth avenue and Polk streets NE,
$50 am. tomorrow.
LUNCHEONS.
Automobile Manufacturers Asso-
citation. Willard Hotel, 1890 pm.
tomorrow.
Rotary Club. Willard Hotel, 1890
pm. tomorrow.
Lions Club. Mayfower Hotel,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-08-19
Where to Co.
What to Do
MUSIC.

Band concert, Soldiers Home
Band. Bandstand, Soldiers Home,
Rock Greek Church road and Up
shur street NV, $50 pm. today.
Band concert, Army Band. Army
Medical Center, Georgia avenue and
Butternut street NV, $50 pm. to-
day.
Band concert, Marine Band
Mount Alto Veterans Hospital, 1850
Wisconsin avenue NV, Z pm. to-
day.
Band Concert, Navy Band. Dis
trict World War Memorial, West
Potomac Park, 7:30 pm. today.
Concert, Washington Sinfinietta.
Y. w. G. A, Seventeenth and K
streets NV, $50 pm; today.
DINNER.
Pilot Club. The Silver Bowl, 1914
Connecticut avenue NV, pm. to-
day.
BRIDGE PARTY.
Federal Bridge League. Ward
man Park Hotel, 8 pm. today.
MEETINGS.
Duke University Alumni. May
Evening star., 1941-08-19
Heads Committee

John D. Marsh has been named
chairman of the Life Underwriters
Committee for National Defense
Savings here, it was announced yes
terday by the New York Office of
the National Association of Life
Underwriters.
Evening star., 1941-08-19
Island Fights Deer War

Deer are multiplying so rapidly
and doing so much damage in new
Zealand that the government has
started an determination war.
Evening star., 1941-08-19
Jellef's Essay Contest for Business Women Asks

Put it in writing, using 300 to $50 words Send TO
JeIIeffs Contest Editor q Prizes will be oworded
for essoys judged best by Fashion Editors Of Wosh-
in9ton newspapers. Circular of full particulars OBJ
toinobIe at store
Evening star., 1941-04-26

Brazil is fighting the plague in
five of the country's eight health
zones
Evening star., 1941-04-26

owners; Standard Oil Co. of N. j.,
26 Broadway, New York, designers
and builders; to erect one 1-story
concrete block and stucco gasoline
service station, 400 Florida avenue
NE; to cost $8,000
j. c. Phillips, 859 Van Buren, street
NV, owner and builder; Marcus
Hallett, 6525 Piney Branch road
N. W., designer; to erect two 2-story
brick and cinder block dwellings,
5506-55l8 Blair road NE; to cost
$1,000 each.
James T. Vail, 222 Farragut street
NV, owner: D. R. Pantello, Hyatts-
vile, Md, designer and builder; to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block dwelling, 3640 Brandywine
street NV; to cost $1,000.
Wesmond Building 81 Investment
Co., 1882 K street NV, owners and
builders; G. T. Santmyers, 141O H
street NV, designer; to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block fiat
a units, 3101 K street Sc; to cost
$4,000.
Harry Berenter, 3714 Fourteenth
street NV, owner and builder:
Harry Brandt, designer; to erect one
2-story brick dwelling 1929 Juniper
street NV; to cost $4,000.
G. F. Mikkelson & Son, 1858 Rit-
tenhouSe street NV, owners and
builders, j. P. Fitzsimmons, 1910
Vermont avenue NV. designer; to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block dwelling, 1924 Stuyvesant
place NV: to cost $l0,500.
w. H. Carter, 829 Quincy street
Evening star., 1941-04-26

lier, 11o9 &wentieth street NV,
builder; Renato Corte, 1906 Thirty
fourth street NV, designer; to
make repairs, 1918 Thirty-fourth
street NV: to cost $4,000.
Masonic Temple Association. 801
Thirteenth street NV, owners;
Marcus Hallett, designer; to make
repairs, Dol Thirteenth street NV;
to cost 81 900.
Miss Harriet Schmid, 629 East
Capitol street, owner; G. G.. and w.
D. Spicknall. 1913 Hamilton street
NV, builders; Marcus Hallett, 6525
Piney Branch road NV, designer;
to erect one 3-story brick and cinder
block rooming house addition, 629
East Capitol street; to cost $1,000.
W.. M. Eatmon, 1446-48 Church
street NV, owner; M. Kapneck,
Eleventh street NV, builder; r. c.
Archer, jr., designer; to make re-
pairs, 1446-48 Church street NV;
to cost $1,000.
Mrs. Higginson Rogers, 1929 Thir-
ty-third street NV, owner; E. A.
Pessagno, 1921 Twentieth street
NV, builder. to erect brick and
cinder block garage, rear 1922 Thir-
ty-third street NV; to cost $1,000.
Mrs. j. Sells Wilson, 8 Grafton
street, Chevy Chase, Nd, owner; j.
Bryant Smith, 500 Fourteenth street
Sc, designer and builder; to make
repairs, 3424 Prospect avenue NV;
to cost $1,000.
C. M. Wilcox, 3118 Mount Pleasant
street NV, owner, designer and
builder; to make repairs, 3118 Mount
Pleasant street NV; to cost 81 900.
Thomas L. Hutchinson, 1909
Twenty-fourth place Sc, owner; G.
r. Lyle, 1460 Eastern avenue NE,
designer and builder; to erect one
2-stroy frame dwelling addition,
1909 Twenty-fourth place Sc; to
cost $1,000
H. G. Hadley, 1852 Sixth street
S.W., owner; F. w. Herbst, Vienna.
Va, Box 127, builder; r. Senseman,
Takoma Park, Md, designer; to
erect one 1-story brick and frame
doctors Office addition, 1852 Sixth
street S.W.; to cost $1,000.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
47O9
DeRussey Porkwoy

Eoch homesite has its own
vista across the Pork-o con-
stont inspiration to orehiteet
and home builder alike.
Evening star., 1941-04-26

NV owner; Charles r. Wenger,
8l9 Somerset place NV, builder;
Edwin Weihe, 927 Fifteenth street
NV, designer; to erect one 2-story
brick and cinder block dwelling,
1880 Sixteenth street NV: to cost
$4,000.
D. M. Marthinson, 1700 I street
NV, owner; Marthinson & Co.,
1700 I street NV, builders; Car
roll Meigs, 726 jackson place NV,
designer; to erect one 2-story ma
sonry dwelling, 1924 Cleveland ave-
nue. NV; to cost $1,000.
Maude E. Lee, 1000 East Capitol
street, owner; H. c. Lamb, SO Wine
avenue, Hyattsville, Md, builder;
E. A Lamb, 80 Wine avenue,
Hyattsville, Md, designer: to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, 2616
Myrtle avenue NE: to cost $1,000.
Consolidated Improvement Co.,
1909 Girard street NE, owners and
builders; Leslie Branson, 1929
Eighth street NV. designer; to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block dwelling. 1903 Grant street
NE; to cost $500.
Nicolms Enrico, 1919 Pennsyl-
Evening star., 1941-04-26

vania avenue S. E, owner; Earl Won
Reichenbach, 21l1 Nichols avenue
s. E., designer; to erect one 1-story
brick and cinder block bakery ad-
dition, 1929 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc; to cost $1,000.
Home Realty Co., 906 Tenth street
NV, owners and builders; Claugh-
ton West, designer: to make repairs,
315 G street NE; to cost 2,40O.
Mrs. Louise Bolt, 1927 Dumbarton
avenue NV, owner; Teunis F.
Collier, 1109 Twentieth street NV,
builder; Renato Corte, 1906 Thirty
fourth street NV, designer; to
erect one 1-story brick dwelling
(addition), 1918 Thirty fourth street
NV; to cost $4,000
Mrs. Louise Bolt, 2827 Dumbarton
avenue NV, owner: Teunis F. Col
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Builders Again Using
OId-Type Wood Gutter

In Colonial days builders had to
complete homes without the sheet
metal available today. As q result
they built cutters of wood, and
strangely enough many Of these
cutters are still In use, long after
the expected life Of most metal gut
ters.
Wood cutters lately have returned
to vogue and now are available in
many retail building supply estab-
hshments. They have the advan-
tage of being low in cost, and un-
like the metal a definite structural
part of the house. Wood cutters are
nailed directly to the cornice and
do not require straphangers, which
sometimes make the cleaning Of
Evening star., 1941-04-26

hah-round metal cutters difficult.
Since wood cutters have mould
ed exterior contour they add to
the appearance Of the house by in
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Tip for Brick Work

When applying exterior sheathing
beneath brick or stone veneer the
metal anchors should be nailed
through the sheathing and into the
framing members of the house. A
space of not less than one-half inch
should be left between the face of
the sheathing and the masonry
veneer.
Evening star., 1941-04-26

creasing the apparent weight Of
the cornice. When wood cutters are
employed metal downspouts may be
used.
Evening star., 1941-04-26

If you would ike rug to match,
they have been designed for in
matching backgrounds with a cor
responding design which is an ex-
cellent companion piece to the
spread. These cost from SO up, de-
pending on the size, and the two
pieces will transform any room into
an effect of summer coolness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-03
Cashing Pay Checks

With 5000 workmen on the job at Holly
Ridge now and the number gradually to in
crease to 5000 before spring, the Civitan club
has drawn attention to the need in Wilmington
for ample cash on pay days to convert pay
checks into coin.
Already, says the club, merchants h a v e
found difficulty in cashing all Holly Ridge
checks presented to them and, naturally, have
lost some sales in consequence and caused
check holders some inconvenience.
The Civilians have laid emphasis on the need
for money on Saturdays after bank hours,
when workmen come into the city with their
earnings. But it is probable that the need will
exist daily, as the contractors are likely to
distribute pay checks, not on one day alone,
but on every day to separate groups for their
own and their workers convenience.
What is to be done to clear up the situation
rests with the merchants and the banks. In
industrial centers where payrolls are met by
check, banks have found it to their advantage
to open for an hour or two in the evening on
pay days. The custom has resulted In the
creation of many accounts which they would
not have if pay checks passed over the coun-
tiers of stores instead of coming directly to
them.
Some such system might be considered here,
although the banks would have to determine
whether they could advantageously open night
ly in case payrolls at Holly Ridge should be
made daily. Or, alternatively, merchants
might arrange to keep larger amounts Of cash
on hand during regular hours and make their
deposits at night, via wall drops at the banks.
How the accommodation is to be provided
is for others to say, but it is obvious that
some way must be found for .cashing Holly
Ridge pay checks when presented or the retail
community will suffer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-03
An Old Axis Custom

It has long been the custom of the d~ictators
to prepare the way for their attacks by charg-
ing the countries marked for invasion, or the
people, officials or press Of those countries,
with crimes of varying degree. This was
Russia's method in justifying her attack on
Finland and the seizure of Latvia, Lithuania
and Esthonia. 1t was Germany's method when
Hitler sought to justify his attacks on the
Polish corridor and Poland. 1t was even Italy's
too, when Mussolini was about to start his
iu-starred invasion of Greece.
Because of this custom, it is with appre-
hension that we read of the Fascist editor,
that Turkish newspapers recently had been
raising their tone of irrascibility towards
Italy" This is in the proper form to suggest
that the Axis is preparing a descent upon
Turkey as a means of relieving Italy from
Greek pressure and for a campaign against
the British in Africa. Turkey is a British ally
and so subject to Axis wrath. Only Russia has
thus far saved Turkey, we may presume, from
attack, for Russia is Turkeys friend and CO.
partner in the Dardanelles and Black sea
communications There is no reason to doubt
that Hitler would long ago have attempted. a
sweep through Turkey but for Russia's re-
straining influence.
Now, with France baking at Hitler's de-
mands and with Britain and Greece increasing
their victories in Africa and in Albania, it
would appear that Hitler may have decided
to throw discretion to the winds and take a
chance on holding a leash on Russia with the
forces he has sent into Rumania while launch
ing an attack on Turkey.
There is no way to know that this is actually
on his program, but Signor Gayda's New
Years, statement indicates that it may be.
And if it is, more countries of Europe will be
baptised in blood, for the other Balkan states
inevitably will be drawn into the conflict if
Turkey is attacked: and Russia, too, must
take a hand to protect her lifeline in the
Dardanelles.