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Evening star., 1942-03-30
THE EVENING WASHINGTON D. c, MONDAY MARCH 80
u. ). Traffic Deaths
Decrease for First
Time in 18 Months
February Toll Is 1880;
Sofety Council Worms
Against Competency
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 30.-America s
climbing total of traffic deaths was
checked last month for the first time
since July, 1910, the National Safety
Council reported today.
The February toll was 1880, as
compared with $3.50 in the same
month OF 194l. The drop was 8 per
cent and ended 18 months Of con-
tinuous increase.
Since only fragmentary reports Of
February mileage were available, the
council was unable to determine
what part any decrease in travel due
to rationing Of cars and tires might
have played in cutting down the
number Of fatal injuries.
If February travel did fall in pro-
portion to the reduction in deaths
the council pointed out, 1t was a
sharp decrease, because mileage was
up. 16 per cent in December and 10
per cent in January
Warns Of Complacency.
The council warned against any
feeling that rationing would auto
matically bring further reductions
I'VE cannot overlook the facts
that 5,490 persons we're killed in
traffic in the first two months OF
this year-one l per cent fewer than
in the corresponding period of the
record-breaking year Of 1941," said
Col. John Stilwell, president of the
council
OF the AZ States whose February
traffic death figures were available
to the Council, 26 showed decreases
from February. 1941. while two had
the same number of deaths.
Cities whose two-month records
were available totaled 39l, with 232
showing reductions from the same
period of last year and Al having
exactly the same number of deaths.
Oklahoma City, whose population is
204, 400, had perfect record for the
first two months. So did New Bed
ford. Mass, with a population of
no. 300.
Buffalo Has Highest Rate.
Buffalo led the death rate rank
ings of cities Of 100000 or more with
a rate of "a This rating is the
number of deaths annually per
100000 population. Milwaukee and
New York we're close behind in this
group with rates of 102 and 107.
Other ratings by population groups
we're: (250000 to 0,000)-Dallas,
20: Jersey City. N. j., so; Kansas
City, Mo, rs. 100000 to 250,000)-
Oklahoma City, New Bedford and
Somerville. Mass, all 90.
There were 1873 other cities. with
smaller populations. which had per-
feet records for the first two months
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Shooting Down Six Jap Planes
Was Simple, 1t. O'Hore Relates
Wed Just Get One and Then Make Poss
At Another Air Hero Declares

The second and final wave came
a few minutes laterD
1t was when the last wave Of
nine bombers was reported ap-
preaching that 1t. O'Hare went into
action. Other carrier planes were
being refueled or were not in the
immediate vicinity.
Not Much Else to Do.
1t. OHare took to the air with
but one teammate and when the
latter discovered his guns were not
working right, 1t. OHare was left
to meet the oncoming planes
They were about II miles from
the carrier and coming straight for
it, so there wasn't much to do but
get in there and snoot it out with
them" 1t. O'Hare explained quietly
He avoided using the word Il"
I'm our first pass at them. two
were hit and dropped out. One Of
them had a badly smoking engine
and we had no time to see what
was happening to the other.
Then we would just shoot at one
and he would fall away and then
we would make pass at the next
one"
Comdr. Thach interposed here that
they were falling like flies. There
were three falling at one time"
Got Support Later.
1t. OHare grinned, hesitated, and
continued:
The first two to fall were at the
rear of the formation so We just
started up the line for the rest Of
them. When they would get knocked
out the others would close into
formation. Four of them got right
over the carrier and we made pass
at these. The leader and his wing
man were hit then. And by that
time Comdr. Thach and others were
up there giving us support
That is about all 1t. OHare would
say. He had knocked down five
bomberS before the wave reached a
position above the carrier and then
had damaged two others so badly
that he was given credit for at least
one of them. None Of the wave Of
enemy planes got away and the car
rier was not hit.
What did you and the other pilots
do when you returned to the snip?"
1t O'Hare was asked.
We'll. wanted glass Of water, "
he replied with a smile.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Cecil Brown Sees Chance
OF HOLDING Australia

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30
With Gen. Macarthur leading, the
United Nations have a reasonable
chance" of holding Australia, Colum-
bia Broadcasting System Corre-
spondent Cecil Brown asserted last
night.
Speaking on a C. B. S. coast-to-
coast hookup five hours after arriv-
ing from Australia, Mr.. Brown de-
clared the Pacific picture was not
bright, that the United States was
In the most serious position OF its
history-"far more serious than
many people here may admit"
"As dark as the picture is,' he
continued, there is room for
optimism. but genuine reasons for
seeing reasonable hope for our cause
In the Far East
The greatest single victory
achieved by the United States thus
Tar in the Far East was the appoint
ment Of Gen. Douglas Macarthur
rs commander in chief of the South
west Pacific.
by a single act. President Roose-
velt transformed the whole situation
IN the Southwest Pacific from an al
most hopeless one into this-a rea-
sonable chance to hold Australia.
Not more than that-a reasonable
ehonce ="
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Beware Of Sixth Column,
A. f. |. Warns in Ad
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30-The
American Federation of Labor said
in full-page advertisement in the
New York Times that it's members
would stay on the job and give 1t
, everything, Come hell or high
water, until this war is won"
The ad, titled Beware the Sixth
| Column" declared:
| Words won't win this war-hard
fighting will. Shipping at each other
won't win this war-national unity
will New laws won't win this war
hard work will"
Saying that sixth columnists" are
waging "undeclared war against
President Roosevelt and against us, u
the ad continued:
They are doing this by putting
the heat on Congress to pass the
Smith-Vinson bill and other dan
gerous legislation aimed at the
| Presidents war labor policies"
Evening star., 1942-03-30
BY WENDELL WEBB,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
PEARL HARBOR, T. H., March
30.-Today it was certainly simple
the way 1t. Edward H. (Butch)
O'Hare told it. All he had done
was tackle nine twin-engined Japa-
nese bombers single handed. He
had bagged six of them, maybe
seven.
You see, you just kind Of go in
there and" His voice trailed
away and he gestured resignedly
because such a fuss was being
made.
The scene was the officers quar-
ters here, and 1t. O'Hare was being
asked Just how come he took of
from the carrier in Single-seater
fighting plane and in less than 10
minutes had sent probably 40 Japa-
nese flyers and a half-million dol
lars worth of enemy planes crash
ing into the sea.
Isn't Very Talkative.
He was having a hard time tell
ing about it. In the first place, the
28-year old native of st. Louis,
didn't feel laxative. He fldgeted
on the piano bench.
In the second place, his squadron
leader, 1t. Comdr. John S. Thach
of Fordyce, Ask.-himself credited
with three planes that day-was
perfectly willing to tell all about 1t.
O'Hare anyway.
Comdr. Thach explained that the
handsome black-haired Irish youth
did not get into the initial en-
gagements of the day-"and he GER
tainly was ready to fight"
CThat morning, planes from
the carrier had shot down two
four -motored japanese patrol
bombers and in the afternoon
the American pilots and anti
aircraft guns had sent all but
one of a wave of nine twin-en-
gined attackers falling in flames.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
O'Hore Good Flyer
Right From Start,
Squodron Chief Says

BY the Associated Press.
PEARL HARBOR. T. H.,
March 30.-Lt. Edward H.
Butch O'Hare, credited with
bagging six japanese bombers
in a single handed engagement.
was a good flyer right from the
start, his squadron leader said
today.
1t. Comdr. John S. Thach, 36,
of Fordyce, Ark, told inter-
viewers 1t. O'Hare was lone of
the few pilots right out Of train
ing school who could dog1ght
with experienced pilots and give
them a good fight. In fact,
he made some look pretty bad.
And he has improved even
since then"
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Navy Planes High Score
Credited 10 New Method

By the Associated Press.
PEARL HARBOR. T. H. March
30.-A new method OF aerial attack
developed by the Navy in peace
time was credited today with the
remarkable score in the February
20 engagement between Japanese
bombers and American carrier
based fighter planes near New
Britain, in the South Pacific.
Details of the method were not
disclosed, but 1t. Comdr. John S
Thach, squadron leader on the car
rier, said 1t was different from the
procedure used by the British and
by the United States Army, and
that 1t was very successful.
The score attests to its success
10 Japanese bombers destroyed and
but American fighter planes lost.
Evening star., 1942-03-30
Labor Baiters' Seek
Return ofSweatshop,
Murray Declares
Drive to Kill 40-Hour Law
Aims at SIoshing Wages,
c. |. O. Chief Soys
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. March 30
Philip Murray. president of the c.
7. O., said yesterday that despite
labor's splendid war record" the
foes of the unions had recently in
stigated shameful campaign
to create an anti-labor hysteria,
most harmful to our war effort"
The alleged purpose" of this cam
paign, he added in an address at
a mass meeting of the Textile Work.
ers Union of America, was the
abolishment of the 40-hour week.
But its real purpose, he said, was
TO slash the low wages of our war
workers and to destroy protective
labor legislation, so that the sweat
shops may flourish again and un-
scrupulous employers make unholy
profits
Fears Destruction of Security.
Beyond this, he continued, the
campaign has promoted. las in the
Smith bill''-which would abolish
any legal requirement for overtime
pay and outlaw the closed shop for
the duration-a demand for the
destruction of all forms of union
security and a national open shop
drive" He added:
Hitler and Goebbels themselves
could devise no more effective meth
cd to destroy national unity, to
turn group against group, and to
disrupt and sabotage war produc-
ton than this rotten effort of our
countrys labor baiters to slash
wages and destroy the labor
unions"
He pointed out that the C. I. o.
had voluntarily relinquiShed labors
strongest weapon for the duration OF
the war" and agreed to settle all
disputes peacefully through collec-
tive bargaining, mediation, concilia-
ton and arbitration, under a solemn
agreement jointly arrived at by labor,
industry and Government"
Reiterates Pledge.
To this Mr.. Murray added a reit-
Grafton of his pledge against Jurls-
dictional strikes, and said friendly
relations had been established with
the A. F. L. to that end.
In addition, the union leader noted
that the C. I. o. executive board re-
Gently voted unanimously to recon-
mend surrender of our legal and
contractual rights to premium pay
ments for work on Saturdays, Sum-
days and holidays. when these do not
represent the sixth or seventh work
ing day"
I'VE took this action of our own
free will" he continued. because
our President and OUR production
chief recommended this sacrifice to
promote increased production. In
doing so we made our demand that
American industry should also do its
part by operating all war plants
"a hours a day and seven days a
week,
Proud of Record.
"Labor's record, and I speak par
ticularly for that of the C. I. O., has
been one of which all Americans can
be Justly proud. Our members are
the men and women who are actually
producing the tanks, planes, the
ships and all the other war materials.
They are working long hours,
often at insufficient wages. sparing
no effort to increase production to
win the war. Strikes have been
eliminated, and the unions are ex-
erting all their efforts to stimulate
morale and enthusiasm for even
greater production for victory"
Evening star., 1942-03-30
British Columns Penetrate
Axis Positions in Libya
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, March 30.-British fight
ing columns penetrated Axis posi-
tions behind the Tmimi- Ell Mechili
line Saturday night and turned ar
tillery fire on enemy positions at
Ras Ell Eleba, British communique
said today.
Another British column attacked
q group of 40 enemy vehicles in the
Aleima area, and an enemy patrol
engaged British artillery between
Gazala and Tmimi
Gazala is only 40 miles west Of
Tobruk and marked the farthest
penetration of Axis raiders toward
the Egyptian border in the current
campaign.
A fighting Free French column
roaming the desert east of Ell Mechili
routed an enemy force headed by
seven tanks, British communique
said yesterday.
Increased air activity produced
British bombings of Bengasi and
fighter attacks on enemy landing
fields at Derna and Martuba and
several troop encampments.
Air Battles Over Libya.
ROME from italian broadcasts) 4,
March 80 LP).-Large air battles over
the Libyan front were reported to-
day by the italian high command,
which said German fighter planes
shot down four British aircraft. No
Axis losses were mentioned.
German air squadrons bombed
military targets at Tobruk and con-
tinued their attacks on Malta, the
daily war bulletin said.
. Operations on the land front, the
italians reported, were limited to
lively patrol activity.
Evening star., 1942-03-30

"A task force OF the United
States Pacific Fleet 1UaS attacked
By 20 Japanese bomberS in the
Southwest Pacific February 20,
and not more than one OF the at
tdckerS Suruiped. From the en-
gdgement there merged nelD air
hero, 1Uho finally 10ds cornered
long enough to tell a bit about it,
Evening star., 1942-03-30

A dollar down and = dollar a week
will buy lot of things-but the best
buy on the market Is our freedom. So
use your dollars for Defense bonds.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
All Private Food Trade
Forbidden in Serbia
8y Radio to The Star.

By Radio to The Star.
BERN, May 15.-In its first total
itarian step" to save its people from
the evils Of q black market in this
gradually impoverished continent,
the Serbian government on Wednes-
day issued decree forbidding all
private trade in foodstuffs through
out Serbia, according to Budapest
dispatch published in the Basler
Nachrichten today.
The new order-which appears to
be the result of collaboration" be-
tween Premier Field Marshal Milan
Neditch's government and the Ger
man occupational authorities-the
dispatch says, applies to all impor-
tant food products, such as meat,
wheat, milk and flour. 1t prohibits
the buying and selling of all food
stuffs even at offlcially-fix maxi
mum prices.
Under the decree the control of
food sales throughout Serbia passes
into government hands to be ad-
ministered through the medium of
picked Trustworthy" shopkeepers
and traders. The government must
insure" according to the Basler
Nachrichten report, that food sup
plies are made available to all, in
Belgrade as well as other Serbian
towns, and the prohibitive measure
just introduced is for the purpose of
combating the black market which
favors only the rich.
(Copyright 1912, Chicago Daily News Inc)
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Drive for China Relief
Nearing $4,000 Goal

Washington's campaign for United
China relief has entered its final
stages. With more than $51 900 COL
lected, and $50 Boy Scouts making
a city-wide canvass Of 10000 homes,
campaign leaders express confidence
that additional funds to aid stricken
Chinese war victims will be forth
coming.
DR.. Wilson Compton, local COM
mittee chairman, said today con-
tributions continue to be received at
headquarters, 1918 Connecticut ave-
hue NV, from persons in all walks
of life, The money will be used to
supply medicine, ambulances, drugs,
orphanages. food and equipment for
the sick, wounded and refugees, and
to help rehabilitate more than 50,-
100000 Of China's population up
rooted by war.
The local quota Of the Nation
Wide drive is $4,000.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Expert on Language
Will Teach English
By Disney Shorts
Seeks to Reduce Tongue
To $50 or 400 Words
For Aliens Instruction
- the Associated Press,

- the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, May Is. 1vor
Armstrong Richards, who reduced
Plato to 1000 different words, has
come to Hollywood to reduce the
English language to $50 or 400,
illustrate them in Walt Disney
shorts. and thus teach English to
the world.
If the War Department likes the
Idea. draftees found to be too
ilhterate to understand military in
structions may be taught English
with the shorts.
Mr.. Richards experiment, with
q Rockefeller grant, is designed
primarily to instruct aliens, i'm
migrants, Latin Americans and
Chinese in basic English. Basic is
the English language reduced to
$50 words-all any one actually
needs to get along.
Doubt It? Mr.. Richards used less
than 1,000-the $50 plus few neces-
sary Greek derivatives-in his new
book, THE Republic of Plato" Some
130 books, including the New Testa-
ment and everything from fairy
tales to serious subjects, have been
reduced to basic English.
Three Films Planned.
He plans to make only three
10 or IS minute films. If they are
successful, the number will be in
creased to 20. Only $50 to 400 words
will be used in the first three shorts.
Greatest advantage of basic Eng
lish Is that teachers need not speak
the language Of their pupils. Mr..
Richards says the main obstacle to
teaching English is the teacher. She
gets a text and just keeps on
prattling, unmindful of her pupils
progress"
Basic English was taught success
fully In Europe from 1880 until the
war. Thousands learned 1t, but Mr..
Richards declines to make any
estimate Of the number. Greatest
progress was In Czecho-Slovakia,
Denmark, Greece, Russia and in
China.
Basic English, as illustrated by
Disney Cartoonist Dick Kelsey,
starts with the figure OF a man and
the word "I." 1t progresses simply
to such words as here" and
there: "is" and am; this" and
that"
Stepping Stone to Language.
Then there are such sequences as
this: A sketch Of money and the
word money: woman and q man
holding money; and the words This
is my money; the man holding the
currency toward a woman and the
words Il will give my money to
you,' and the finale II gave my
money to you"
In progressive scenes, all in black
and gray and white, new words or
verb t.nses are emphasized to in
troduce them.
Brilliant students can learn In
one or two lessons: the average
should be six showings," says Mr..
Richards. IF a person can't learn
in 10, he's hospital case"
It's as simple as that. But don't
get the idea Mr.. Richards wants
every one to reduce his English to
basic. Basic is designed as q STEP
ping stone to the language, not as
a substitute.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Sword Given TO Captain
OF Cadet Drill Winners

Godfrey Creyke, jr.. president Of
the Junior Board of Commerce, to-
day presented q sword to William
Brandenburg, captain of Western
High Schools Company H. which
won the competitive drill for Dis
trict cadets at Griffith Stadium.
The presentation, made at the
school, was pleasant ceremony fol-
Mr.. Creyke, for he was captain OF
Western Highs Company M when
It gained the coveted first prize In
1923. He was a member of two
other Western High companies
which placed among the first three
h the 1926 and 1927 drills.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

1 and pieces for the dressing
table. Some sets include powder
jar, mirror tray, comb. brush and
hand mirror.
Toiletries-Mdin Floor
Evening star., 1942-05-15
NEW SUMMER
NECkWEAR

All necklineS, many With deep
cuffs. Also dickeys, full front and
revere collars In the group.
Neck.pedY-Mdin Floor
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Slight seconds Of better grade hose.
All silk top to toe, 2-thread chiffon.
Gives the appearance ef NO stock.
ings 1t all. Sizes 81 to 1o1z.
HoHery-Mdin Floor
Evening star., 1942-05-15
WOkEN'S
BLOUSES

Types for dressy outfits, slacks
and skirts. White and eolOrs, plain
and stripes, checks and contrast
ing trims.
Accessoriss-Mdin Floor
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Choice of cold cream. cleansing
cream, lemon cream. almond lotion,
Egyptian balm. tar shampoo, CASTLE
shampoo, wave set, etc.
Toiletries-Mdin Floor
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Bemberg sbeers and rayon crepes
In gay summer prints, dots ard
stripes. Broken sizes for misses and
women. A few imperfectA
Dresses-Second Floor
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Washable whites and pastel fab
ricoids, novelty homespun and
linen crash, In the wanted popular
styles.
Handbdos-Mdin Floor
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Women's rayon undies, including
panties, stepins and briefs, choice
Of tearose, blue. opaline and white.
Others in floral patterns.
Lingerie-Mdin Floor
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-23
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS'
See Page Four

|. The middle name of Vice Presf-
3eNt Wallace is Agard, Albert, o.
Allan
?. Prior to 1912. national davlieht
saving time has or has not been in
effect in the United State in Win
err
8. Name the capital Of California.
4, What have the following II
common: zloty, yen, drachmao
5. Who wrote The Origin OF
Species by Means of Natural Selec-
ion"?
6. What name was given the raid
ing forces that have made forav,
from the British isles on the Nor
Wegian coast?
7. How many stars comprise the
Big Dippe,2
g., A queue is a stick used in pool
a form of han dress, or a type of
bird!
8, Niagara Falls Is ~receding; true
~ fal~e?l
10, Who succeeded Da>id on thu
,l40ne Of IaIaol?.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-23

The question then comes up, how
and where are you gong to plant
Them"
The most satisfactory place TO
grow uegonla>, pctlnIaa, snapdrag-
u and other smuIl-secded plants
Is ON q brick. II is very easy to do
and the plants get an excellent start.
Obtain. an ordinary common brick
that is clean. preferably a new one.
ON top OF this goes specially-pre-
pared soil, This should be made up
OF one part of leaf mold. one part
sand and II part garden soil. Be
fore using. the soil should be ster-
Iijzcd by placing IN a baking dish
with a small potato and cooking in
a medium oven. When the pOtaCC
is cooked, the soil is thoroughly
sterilized. Thu, kills all weed SEEDS
and harmful diseases in the soil.
Place about one-hall inch of this
soil on your brick. firm with a board
and si1t a thin layer on top. The
brick is now ready for your seed
Sow thinly about over the surface
and press them into the soil with the
board.
Get a pan at least one-half Incl
deep that the brick Will sit in. /
can be d baking pan, pie pan or any
such containcr. Place the brick ir
this and put one-half inch of water
in the pan. The brick will take w
the water and moisten the soil ade-
Qudtely to cause termination of the
seed, Keep the brick in the pan, anc
water IN the pan, at all times.
The pan with the brick should be
placed in a warm place because.
when the seed start coming up, they
will need considerable light.
When The seedlings are large
enough to handle, they may be trans
planted 10 pot OF 0O"eo.
Evening star., 1942-05-01

ALIVE! sodun
Fill with voIet
smoke! Revel Of sunlight
Dress
Evening star., 1942-11-01
NLRB Moves 10 Settle
3.Sided Labor Row Here

The National Labor Relations
Board is beginning to feel repercus-
sions of the fight between the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations
and the United Mine Workers,
headed by John L. Lewis, which has
Withdrawn from the CIO.
An order issued by the board has
directed an election among 70
maintenance employees of Bliss
Properties, apartment house op-
orators here, to determine If CIO
Building Service Local 675, UMW's
"catch-all" District so, or the Amer
lean Federation of Labor should rep
resent the workmen.
Local 675 originally was designated
as the bargaining agent. Later, 1t
became an affiliate of District So
This alignment was challenged by
the CIO after the trouble with the
Mine Workers, then the representa-
ton fight became three sided affair
when the AFL intervened, contend
ing the original contract was void
because Local 675 no longer is in
existence.
The Bliss contract. which was
signed in May, 194l, was due to run
two years.