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Evening star., 1942-06-09
Romspeck Takes Over Post
OfHouse Democratic Whip
Georgian Promises
To Give Service; Keeps
Ford as Assistont

Representative Ramspeck Of
Georgia, long an ardent civil service
leader, took over the post Of Demo-
cratic whip of the House today with
the avowed intention of making it
one Of effective service.
His appointment was announced
yesterday by House Majority Leader
Mccormack. Immediately after
ward, Mr.. Ramspeck said ne would
continue the same regional whip
organization, with Representative
Ford, Democrat, Of California, as
chief assistant.
Is Years in House.
II hope to make the office Of whip
one Of real service to the majority
leaders, because the purpose of my
job is TO ASSIST Snem in operating
most efficiently and to save the time
Of the members" Mr.. Ramspeck
added. IF I can do that, I believe ]
will be performing real service for
all the people of the country be-
cause at this time more than ever
before eficient legislative service Is
essential"
The new whip is in his 18th year
as a member of the House. Named
in October, 1929, TO fill the unex-
pired term of the late Representa-
tive Leslie ]. Steele. he came TO
Washington after a career that be-
gan at the age of Is and during
which he worked as a court clerk,
United States marshal, real estate
and insurance agent, editorial
writer and prosecuting attorney.
Worked for Sick Leaves.
On taking his seat in the House
he became a member of the Civil
Service Committee Employing his
experience in public life in Georgia,
he worked diligently to bring about
changes in the old Civil Service Act
of 1883. That was accomplished in
the form of the Ramspeck-O'Ma-
honey Act, effective June %, 1888,
which extended the civil service to
first. second and third degree post
masterships, formerly juicy political
patronage plums.
Other legislation which he has in
fuenced has brought under the civil
service 30 per cent of Federal en-
Evening star., 1942-06-09
War Output Exceeding
All Estimates, Nelson
Says al MissouriU
WPB Chuirmun Sees U. S.
Doing the impossible;
Honored us AIumnus
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, June 9.-Don-
aid M. Nelson, who worked his way
through the University of Missouri
and returned today as an honored
alumnus told the 1912 graduating
class America is doing the impos-
sible," with war producing exceed
ing all estimates.
Confidently the chairman OF the
War Production Board asserted,
This year we shall make go 900 air.
planes, and by the end of the year
we shall still be picking up speed
for an even vaster production in
1943."
Mr.. Nelson explained that I'VE
have found that our total produc-
tion of war goods is higher than
we had any reason to suppose it
could be" when blueprints were
prepared for war plants.
Capacity Trebled.
"A new aircraft factory was put
into production some time ago." he
said, as an illustration. "It had
been designed to produce so air
planes a month, working at full
capacity. Now we have discovered
that its real capacity is much closer
to $50 p.anes a month"
One reason for the unexpected
production, he said, is the fact that
"the men who are making the goods
the managers. the engineers, the
foremen and the workers alike-are
working as they never worked be-
fore to make the things we need so
desperately on the battle line. But
beyond that, think that what we
are seeing is the natural result of
the application to munitions pro-
duction of the best production
techniques."
Pointing out that the graduates
will quickly face a challenge which
implies opportunity because they
will 60 out into a world torn by war,
in which all normal standards have
been discarded in favor Of a war
economy, Mr.. Nelson said:
This war is only part of the pic
ture which your generation faces
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Paper Salvage Total
Now Is in Excess Of
100000 Pounds
Grimke Comes Forward
To 92,ll0; Collections
Listed for Tomorrow

Headed by Grimke with col
lection of $3.50 pounds, schools in
the first district Of The Evening
Star-P.-T. A. Salvage for Victory
program yesterday turned in 1896
pounds of newspapers and maga-
zines, 10000 pounds more than last
Monday, bringing the grand total to
3,619,824 pounds.
Yesterdays collection was the
third largest Monday collection in
the campaign.
Grimke has now brought its grand
total to 92.ll0 pounds and should
with next Mondays collection be the
fourth school to exceed 100000
pounds. Powell Junior was first, fol-
lowed by Harrison and then Jeffer-
son Junior.
The list of collections in the third
district tomorrow follows, together
with the five leaders:
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Russia
Continued From First Page.)

eacrificed $4,000 men in vain at
tempts to take this last remaining
stronghold in the Crimea, launched
the new drive from their mountain
lines Friday.
p" "a Moscow correspondent of
i the British radio said the Rus
slams had big stores of food and
munitions in underground vaults
immune from air raid damage
and continuation of the attacks
will cost the Germans an enor-
NOUS price"
CAT the same time he said Ger
man flyers had an advantage be-
cause of the limited air field
facilities for the defenders with
in the besieged city and its
environsD
. Sevastopol dispatches said clouds
Of airplanes and waves of infantry
men were used in the attacks.
The Russian midnight communi-
que reported another gain on the
Kalinin front, northwest of Moscow
saying "our units forced a rEel
crossing and drove the enemy out
of two populated places"
,. I'm one sector of the Kalinir
'front.'" said a subsequent commu-
nique, IAN enemy attack supported
by tanks was repulsed by Soviet
cavalry unit, the enemy losing more
than 500 killed and a large quantity
Of arms and equipment.
i More than $50 more were said tt
have been killed on the Leningrac
front in two engageh knts.
~, Soviet flyers demolished four en-
emy railway transports, nine tank.
and two anti-aircraft guns anC
smashed the headquarters of Ger.
man unit on the central front, the
communique said. Eight German
planes were reported to have beer
ehot down In combat.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Man Shot to Death

Isaac Anderson, 81, colored, 100
block of H street NV, died last
night in Casualty Hospital after
being shot in an alteration with a
40-year-old colored man in the 300
block of Second street NV, police
said. He had been shot once with
a .3o-caliber revolver. according to
police, who were holding the other
man pending action of the coroner.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Gasoline
Continued From First Page

top-capping program will add &c.
000, 900, 900 miles to passenger car
mileage each year, which is only
1877 per cent of the distance trav-
eled by passenger cars in 1940," Mr..
Henderson, report said.
Roosevelt to Make Report.
While saying it was possible that
sufficient synthetic rubber would be
produced in 1914 to permit the man
ufacture of some passenger car tires
in that year, Mr.. Henderson con-
cluded that gasoline rationing lis
the only satisfactory method" of
reducing the unnecessary use of pri-
vately held automobiles.
Mr.. Roosevelt has decided to make
report to the Nation on the gaso-
line situation and the rubber short
age. probably in "fireside chat"
House members who conferred with
him yesterday reported.
A committee representing more
than 100 Representatives opposed to
Nation wide gasoline rationing,
called at the White House yesterday
afternoon. The committee was
headed by Representative Kleberg,
Democrat, Of Texas and the other
members were Representatives Lea,
Democrat, of California and Holmes,
Republican. of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Kleberg reported that the
Chief Executive informed the COM
mittee he was making as intensive
a study of the situation as possible
with a view to obtaining facts, not
fiction, ON rubber conservation and
the problems involved.
Furthermore, Mr.. Kleberg said,
Mr.. Roosevelt declared that when
he had the information that would
enable him to give the people some
facts and reasons, he was going to
tell them about it"
Nelson Promises Report.
Mr.. Kleberg said the Chief Ex-
ecutive proposed that the people
take their troubles as they come
and not borrow them in advance,
adding that when he knew enough
of the salient facts. he would pre-
sent them to the people along with
such requests as he felt proper, to
give the people an opportunity to
do their dead-level best in the war
effort"
Apparently the President did not
rule out the possibility that motor
fuel rationing might have to be ex-
tended throughout the country.
Two Senators interested in the
rationing problem, Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma and Connally,
Democrat, Of Texas, were advised
meanwhile by Donald M. Nelson,
WPB chief, that serious rubber
shortage" had necessitated consid-
Grafton not only of rationing, but
"other drastic courses" which he
did not name. Mr.. Nelson said a
report would be made public soon
ON the rubber supply situation.
Meantime, Senators Russell, DEM
ocrat, of Georgia and Maybank,
Democrat, of South Carolina, intro
duced legislation directing that the
Secretary of the Treasury reim-
burse States for revenue lost be-
cause of rationing. The Secretary
would determine the amount. Most
rationed States have tax on gaso-
line and consequently their treas
uries have suffered from the restric-
ton on sales.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Britain Names Swinton
West African Minister
BY thu Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 9.-The Dominions
Office announced today appoint
ment of Viscount Swinton as resi-
dent minister in West Africa, to
serve under the war cabinet with
cabinet rank.
The main purpose Of the appoint
ment, modelled on that of the Min
lister of State in the Near East, will
be to insure effective cooperation in
prosecution of the war Of all serv-
ices-civil and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the British colonies in West Africa.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
George P. Day TO Retire
As Yale Treasurer
B, the Associated Press.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June g.
George Parmly Day, 80 years treas
urer of Yaie University and brother
of the late Clarence Day who wrote
the book, Life With Father" re-
tires at the end of the academic
year, President Charles Seymour an
nounced today.
Mr.. Day 66, whose father. the
late New York broker, Clarence S.
Day, was father in both the book
and play, Life With Father" will
continue to direct the Yale Univer-
sity Press, which he founded.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
.kanpower Boards
New Policy Unit
Will Meet Today
Lobor-Monoeement Group
Named by Mekutt Will
Discuss War Needs

With the establishment of Man.
agement-Labor Policy Committee,
Paul v. McNutt, war manpower
chairman, today gave labor the voice
1t had asked in adjusting manpower
to war needs.
The committee, which will be con-
suited along with the War Manpower
Commission on all major questions,
will be composed of seven labor
leaders Of war production and trans
portation management.
The Policy Committee, created by
Order No. l issued by Mr.. McNutt,
was to hold its first meeting today
to discuss basic policies and imme-
diate problems"
The order authorizes the commit
tee Ito consider and recommend to
the chairman matters of ma ajor
policy concerning the activities and
responsibilities of the commission +"
1t also directs the committee to
make studies on its own and to
initiate the formulation of man
power policies, in addition to con-
sidering policies referred to 1t by the
chairman.
Units Purpose Explained.
THE War Manpower Commis-
sion" said Mr.. McNutt, has been
directed by the President to assure
the most effective mobilization and
maximum utilization of the Nations
manpower to fight this war.
I'VE are starting out by enlisting
the leaders of labor and business
management. They will not only
aid and assist us, they will also
guide US
Mr.. McNutt said the recommended
tions of the Policy Committee will
have great weight in determining
the fateful steps we shall take"
Organized labor protested when
the President appointed the COM
mission members that it was not
represented on the commission.
Eleven Of the IA Policy Committee
members have already been named.
They are:
VI Representing the American Fed
Grafton of Labor-Frank P. Fenton,
director of organization, AFL; John
P. Frey, president of the metal
trades department, and George Mas
terton, president of the United Asso-
citation of Journeymen Plumbers and
Steamfitters, all of Washington.
CIO Group Listed.
Representing the Congress of In
dustrial Organizations-Clinton S.
Golden, assistant to the president
of the United Steel Workers of
I America: John Green. president of
the Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers of America,
Camden, N. j., and Walter P.
Reuther, member of the Interna-
tional Executive Board of the United
Automobile, Aircraft and Agricul-
tural Implement Workers of Amer
lea. Detroit.
Representing management - r.
Conrad Cooper, assistant vice preSi-
dent, Wheeling Steel Corp, Wheel
ing, w. Va: H. A. Enochs, chief of
personnel of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, Philadelphia; R. E. Gillmor,
president of the Sperry Gyroscope
Co., Inc, Brooklyn; r. Randall Ir-
win, director of industrial relations,
Lockheed Aircraft Corp, Burbank,
Calf, and c. J. Whipple, president
of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co.,
Chicago.
The other management represen-
tatives and a representative of rail-
road labor are yet to be named.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Carriers Lost by Jops
Listed as 26, 900 Tons
Bv III. Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
PEARL HARBOR, June 9.-Japa-
nese aircraft carriers of the Kaga
class, of which one was described
today by an eyewitness Of the Mid
way sea battle as a certain loss"
and two others as probably sunk,
are listed by James Fighting Ships
as of 26,900 tons.
While many of Japan's carriers
are much smaller craft, the Kaga
class vessels are listed as 715 feet
long, with a maximum capacity OF
so planes. They mount 10 eight-inch
guns, 16 anti-aircraft rifles and 18
machine guns.
Evening star., 1942-06-09

ployes, exclusive of such agencies as
WPA and NYA. He also has worked
successfully for annual and sick
leave provisions for employees of the
District government and. in collab-
Grafton with Senator Mead, Demo-
crat, of New York, has obtained
salary increases for all Federal
workers and majority Of District
employees.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
ID More Czechs Killed
By Germun Terrorists
By the Associated Press,

7
LONDON, June 9.-The Prague
radio yesterday reported the execu-
ton of IA more Czechs. 2 of them
women, making 234 put to death
in the Nazi terror campaign since
Reinhard Heydrich, GeStapo hang
man, was fatally wounded. ,
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Horse Exports Restricted

When Uruguay recently prohib-
tied the shipping Of horses from the
country it exempted race horses and
polo ponies.
Evening star., 1942-06-09

War bonds make bombers to bomb
the Axis and lower our taxes. Why
net buy ssme and help youfSe6?
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Michigan Grid Schedule
Lists Two Service Teams

ANN ARBOR, Mich, March "a LPl.
The University of Michigan foot
ball team will meet Great Lakes
Naval Training Station in Ann Ar
Dor on September 26, Athletic Di-
rector Herbert o. Crisler announced
today.
1t will be the opening game of the
season for both teams. ....
The Volunteers also will play the
Iowa Naval Air Cadets at Iowa City
on October 10.
The schedule:
September 26-Great Lakes Naval
Training Station at Ann Arbor.
October 3-Michigan State at Ann
Arbor.
:. October l0-Iowa Naval Cadets at
iowa City.
October 17-Northwestern at Ann
Arbor
October 24-Minnesota at Mime
apolis.
October 3l-Illinois at Ann Arbor.
November Harvard at Ann
Arbor.
November 14-Notre Dame at
South Bend.
November 2l-Ohio State at Co.
iumbus.
= November 2S-Iowa at Ann Arbor.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Ensign Sornoff
And Miss O'Brien
| To Wed Here

Ensign Robert William Sarnoff
%, son of David Sarnoff, president
Of the Radio Corporation of Amer
lea, and Esme Beatrix OBrien, %,
socialite daughter of the Esmond P.
O'Briens of New York City, will be
married here tomorrow.
The ceremony will be performed
by Justice F. Dickinson Let's of
District Court. and it is expected
that only members of the immediate
family will be present. A wedding
luncheon at the Carlton Hotel will
follow the ceremony.
Ensign Sarnof is on duty in the
Navy Department here.
A marriage license was applied for
last Thursday in which Miss
OBrien's local address was given as
the Carlton and Ensign Sarnoff s
as the Raleigh Hotel
The couple will reside here. ac-
cording to an Associated Press dis
patch from New York
Miss O'Brien made her debut in
1888 at dinner dance given by her
parents in the New York Junior
League club house. She attended
Miss Hewitt's classes in New York
and graduated from the Sarbonne.
Mr.. Sarnon graduated from Yale
in 1898.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Some of 100000 April Quota
Of Tire Recops to Go to B. List
Cab Drivers, Defense Workers, SoIesmen
Eligible After A Requests Are Filled
"A. P. Wirephoto.

only to the surface of the tire which
touches the highway.
Under the April quota, recapped
tires will be made available to at
least some OF the passenger car
owners classified under list "B" of
the tire rationing regulations.
1t was emphasized, however, that
the needs of the persons eligible for
new tires would be taken care OF in
every instance before recaps were
granted to list "B" applicants.
To make certain this policy is
followed, local rationing boards are
forbidden to grant purchase GER
tificates to list "B" applicants until
April IS. although the applications
may be filed at any time before that
date
Licensed taxi cabs, passenger cars
used by defense workers, cars used
by Federal, State or local govern
ment employees. passenger cars used
to transport farm products if no
trucks or other means of transpor-
tation are available; transportation
OF travelling statesmen selling farm,
industrial equipment, foods or med
ical supplies. the distribution OF
which is essential to the war effort,
and transportation OF newspapers
for wholesale delivery.
1t was pointed out that ration
boards have discretionary powers in
determining which groups on the
list may be given preference in OBJ
tanning recapped tires and that the
discretion would be based on local
needs and conditions. ''
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Sweden S Army Ready,
But tension Eases

BY the Associated Press.
BERN. Switzerland. March "a
Mindful Of the possibility that Scan
dinavia's uneasy peace may be
ended by a spring flare-up in the
war. Sweden Is keeping a consid-
cradle defense force under arms,
trustworthy advices from Stockholm
said today.
But it was emphasize that recent
tension had relaxed in the last few
days, and it was denied that the
calling of additional troops for ma
neuvers at the end OF February had
reached the proportions of COM
plete mobilization.
An explanation of the easier feel
ing in Sweden was seen in Stock
holm newspaper dispatches to the
effect that indications in the Axis
capitals. as we'll as in Turkey, point
to q German offensive in the Near
East which may start soon.
The London Daily Express for
eign editor declared today that
maneuvers in Sweden were a cloak
for complete mobilization, with none
OF the reserves being released and
more being called quietly every day.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Snead Takes Early Lead
AT Pinehurst With 81
By the Associated Presk

By the Associated PresG
PINEHURST, N. c., March "a
Sammy Snead of Hot Springs, Va,
fired ST, five under par, today to
take a stranglehold on the early
lead in the 72-hole North and South
Open golf tournament.
Wild off the tee, Snead recovered
so remarkably we'll that he was
over par only once. on No. IA. and
racked up six brides as he began
defense of the title he won here
last year.
He clipped a shot off par on No
II with a shot out of the rough that
stopped feet from the pin, sank
a 12-footer for another 3 on the
thirteenth and got home with two
woods on the par sixteenth for his
third birdie on his incoming "a.
He had 80 going out.
Rut Coffey of Hagerstown, Nd,
came in back of Snead with a 10,
on the strength of a sizzling 80 on
the back side. Henry Picard of
Oklahoma City had q II. Sam
Byrd OF Ardmore. Pa, was even par
out and in for a 72. and Gene Sara
zen, the little squire OF Brookfield
Center, Conn, had a 10.
Evening star., 1942-03-24
U. S. Gets New Island
Near Bahamas Base
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASSAU. Bahamas, March "a
The United States is extending its
defense holdings in the Bahamas
by acquisition of Man-O'-War Cay.
near the American base on Exuma
Island.
No announcement was made OF
the use to which the cav will be
put. 1t is west of San Salvador,
where Columbus made his first
landfall in discovering the New
World, and is protected by islands
that front on the Atlantic and its
important shipping lanes.
,t Approval of the lease to the cay
was given unanimously by the Co.
ionial Legislature, on recommended
ton Of the Duke of Windsor.
CThis dispatch was passed by
the Nassau censor.)
Evening star., 1942-03-24

Nearly 100000 recapped tires
will be made available next
month, some of which will go to
taxicab drivers, defense workers,
travelling statesmen and certain
other civilians, the ONCE of
Price Administration announced
today.
The April supply will represent
the first release of tires for passen-
ger cars other than those listed as
eligible under rationing program for
new tires.
In addition to 47o,317 recapped
tires, the April quota will release
1O1 636 new tires for passenger cars
For trucks 275 ,523 new tires and
246,442 recapped tires will be made
available.
The passenger car quotas in April
will permit tire replacements at less
than one-fifth of the rate replace
ments were made a year ago II
the April quota rate is continued
O. p. A. added, only enough tires
would be available to keep about
5000 900 passenger cars in operation.
o. p. A. officials said the new
quota purposely specified recapped
rather than retreaded tires, as part
Of a move to discourage retreading.
The latter process uses slightly more
rubber, 1t was explained. since new
rubber Is added to the sides as we'll
as to the top of a retreaded tire;
in, recapping, new rubber Is applied
Evening star., 1942-03-24
Electrical Workers Union
Offers 10 End Overtime
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 24-The
United Electrical. Radio and Ma
chine Workers Of America &c. I. O'
announced today it would formally
tell the General Electric Co. tomor-
row that its 100000 members would
waive time half and double
time pay provisions for Saturday
and Sunday work under certain
safeguards.
A condition to the waiver, the
union announced, was that the
money saved thereby would be
turned over to the United States
Treasury to be used Ito meet the
charges which the General Electric
Co. is assessing against the United
States as its price for making war
materials
The plan was presented to the
unions conference Of General
Electric locals today by the unions
general officers. Albert J. Fitzgerald,
general president; Julius Emspak.
general secretary treasurer, and
James Matles, director of organiza-
ton.
The conference, a delegate body,
approved the plan and agreed to
present it to General Electric
officials with whom they renew
negotiations on a union contract to-
morrow.