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Evening star., 1942-11-22
Ban Lifted on Sales
|0f Vacuum Cleaners
BY the Associated press,

BY the Associated Press.
Sale Of new vacuum cleaners to
the public became legal again
yesterday.
The War Production Board au-
thorized all retailers and whole
salers to sell to the public any
vacuum cleaners they have on hand.
Such sales had been forbidden since
October "a.
Off1cials said they did not know
how many celaners this would make
available, but that the number was
substantial.
Vacuum cleaners held by manu-
facturers, their affiliates and "pri-
vate brand sellers who have 500 or
more cleaners remain frozen pend
ing determination of how many of
these machines are needed by the
armed forces.
Studies have gone far enough to
show that the armed forces do not
need the machines held by retailers
and wholesalers, it was explained.
Officials said some of the manufac-
turers' stock also may be opened for
public sale later on.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Roosevelt 10 Set Upl
Central War Agency
To Control Manpower
Eberhordt Regarded as
Man Best Qualified
To Head Organization
BY JESSE O. IRWIN.

President Roosevelt has asked
his confidential adviser, Judge
Samuel Rosenman of the New
York State Supreme Court, to
draft an executive order setting
up central war agency to con-
troll procurement, production
and manpower, congressional
sources said yesterday, adding
that the order, which might be
completed this week, would be-
come effective December 7.
The sources said the Army would
continue Its control over procure
ment and would have an infiuentia.
hand in selection OF a civilian to
head the agency and with the for
mutation of civilian manpower poll
cies.
Ferdinand Eberstadt, WPB vice
chairman and former chairman OF
the Army and Navy Munitions
Board. is regarded in military cir
cles as being outstanding for the
post, Congressional sources de-
clared.
They said the order would, In
effect, take in part of the Tolan
Committees recommendations for
the establishment of an Office of
War Mobilization and would include
extending the work week to 48
hours as recommended by the SEN
ate Defense Investigating Com
mittee.
McSherry May Be -ordinator.
With the exception of the moving
up OF Mr.. Eberstadt, the WPB's ad-
ministrative status would remain
unchanged, the congre sional
sources said, adding that they had
learned that 1t. Gen. Brehon Som
eryell, chief Of the Armys Services
OF, Supply, would continue to over
see procurement policies.
They predicted a change in the
manpower setup with Brig. Gen.
Frank J. McSherry becoming CO.
ordinator of agencies dealing with
this problem. Gen. McSherry is
chief of operations of the War Man
power Commission.
The congressional sources said
they had learned that Mr.. Roose-
welt had declined to 60 along with
the WINGS recommendation for it
to take over Selective Service, and
that Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
its director, would work in close CO.
operation with Gen. McSherry.
They said Paul V. McNutt, War
ManpoWer Commission chairman,
would continue in his post as Fed :.
eral Security Administrator.
Gen. McSherry, who has taken a
principal role in the manpower field
for the last two years, is reported
to be highly regarded as an ad-
ministrator by Mr.. McNutt. WPB
Chairman Donald M. Nelson has in
formed Congress that Gen. Nc
Sherry "is one OF the best informed,
Evening star., 1942-11-22
LuytonsviIIe All Girls
Join Ambulance Drive
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAYTONSVILLE, Md, Nov. 2l.-
The Senior Girls All Club of lay
louisville has contributed IS to the
National All Club fund to purchase
an ambulance to be presented to
the Red Cross in December.
The girls obtained the money
from the sale of the metal they COL
lect in the recent salvage drive.
Their local leader is Mrs. Edwin FRY.
The LaytonSville Junior All Club
has elected the following: President,
Margery Fry; vice president, Mary
Ellen Owens; secretary treasurer,
Lois Fraley; song leader, Betty
Clough; game leader, Barbara Lyn-
burner; reporter, Jean Barnsley.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. G, NOVEMBER o. 1912

one of the best operating men in
the field: better than any / have
seen. I pay great tribute to him
and his work because he is SO out
standing. No matter where Gen.
McSherry were located, he would
do good job and follow through,
he is that type of man."
Second Report Ready.
In this connection the WINGS
Management-Labor Policy Commit
tee is reported to have completed
its second interim report and plans
to submit it this week to Mr..
McNutt. Informed sources said the
committee in the report pays trib-
ute to Gen. McSherry and Gen.
Hershey for their outstanding work.
The committee, it was said, would
virtually rescind in the forthcom-
ing report its recommendation
calling for the consolidation of the
selective service system with the
manpower commission.
The report would recommend
these sources added, certain ad-
ministrative changes in the man.
power organization. Mr.. McNutt
yesterday turned aside questions
about reorganiza ton pending, he
said, possible formal announce
ment this week.
Five chairmen Of congressional
committees last week announced
they would move to report out a bill
by December 7, which would create
q centralized controlled war
agency to handle problems pertain
ing to procurement, production and
manpoWer. They said they were
motivated by the peoples man.
date" in the last election.
The executive order now reported
to be in the drafting stage is said
to be Mr. Roosevelt's answer to
the move by Senators Kilgore of
West Virginia, Murray of Montana
Pepper of Florida and Truman. Of
Missouri and Representative Tolan
Of California, all Democrats. How
ever, the answer was interpreted by
congressional sources as being in
the nature of compromise, and
that the executive order would take
cognizance OF some Of the recon-
mendations made by, the various
congressional committees, which
have been investigating production
and manpower problems.
Urge Civilian as Head.
The five committee chairmen
urged that civilian be named to
head their proposed agency who
could say yes" and no" en-
phatically and would have the cour-
age to make policies and stick by
them"
Congressional sources said yester-
day that the armed forces believe
that Mr.. Eberstadt, who was a New
York investment banker before en-
tering the Government, fills these
requirements. The record he made
as chairman of the Munitions Board
and his material control accom-
plishments as WPB vice chairman
are said to have been cited as proof.
Members of Congress say they are
deeply worried" over the reports
that control of manpower would
pass out of civilian hands. Many
would discuss the possibility at
length off the record, but Senators
Taft. Republican. of Ohio and
Pepper, who heads the subcom-
mittee to hold hearings on the over
all control bill, were exceptions.
The Ohioan urged Congress to
take the bit in its teeth" and take
action at once to establish central
lied control over the Nations work.
ers and to end the confusion he said
now existed. Senator Talt is spon-
soring bill which would establish
Evening star., 1942-11-22

under the supervision OF Miss Edna
B. McNaughton, professor Of home
economics education.
Purpose of the course is to prepare
workers for child welfare centers
which will be opened for children OF
employed women.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

A sure tip-in the race for vic
tory-a SIS ticket pays $100 and
cannot lose. Buy War bonds now
Evening star., 1942-11-22
U. Of Md. Plans Course
For Child-Cure Workers

BY the Associated Press.
A course for volunteer aides in
child care will be inaugurated at the
University of Maryland December l.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Jap Plane Losses in SoIon1ons
Near Nations Total Output
Islond Action Believed Responsible
For ,4l6 Enemy Craft, Moi Eliot Says

This does not take into account
their losses in the New Guinea area,
which have been considerable; nor
does it include their losses in China,
IN Burma and in the Aleutians. 1t
does not include operational losses
OF. combat aircraft in advance
training, ferrying and in such oper-
ations as anti-submarine patrol,
convoy and off -shore reconnais-
sance in home waters.
Adding up the foregoing facts, it
is now clear that the Japanese
air forces as a whole are diminish
ing IN size, because Japanese air.
craft production is not sufficiently
great to keep up with the losses.
In particular. the Solomons opera
tions are costing the japanese very
heavily, and once again the policy
of the Navy Department in under
taking the Solomons offensive last
August, considerable though the
risks were, is shown to be sound
and we'll considered.
Japs Inferior In Skill.
1t may be added that there Is
some evidence that the Japanese
pilottraining program is no more
able to keep up wit: .....e !asses than
their production of aircraft. The
Japanese pilots we are now encoun-
tering in the Solomons are far in
ferior in skill, boldness and expert
ence to those with whom our flyers
first came into contact when the
Solomons offensive commenced.
This is probably due to the short
ening of the training period be-
cause of the desperate need for
pilots, and to an increasing lack of
availability of combat-type aircraft
for advance training. so that pilots
are rushed into action with no eX-
perience other than that obtained
with trainer planes. OF course the
losses resulting from such methods
tend to be cumulative, because the
use of poorly trained pilots in
creases both combat and operational
losses of pilots and of aircraft.
There can be no doubt that the
japanese are making every possible
effort to increase their production
of aircraft. but in doing so they face
serious and perhaps insuperable
obstacles Among these are short
ages of raw materials, of motor fuel
and lubricants, and of machine
tools.
Also, under such conditions it will
be almost impossible for the Jap
anese to design and produce new
models of aircraft embodying the
lessons of the present fighting, while
our aircraft will tend to improve in
quality and in tactical character
istics. Thus. to a growing quantita-
tive superiority. we shall add a
mounting qualitative superiority.
The Japanese are now in the same
unhappy position as the Germans,
In having begun a war which they
had to win within a given time or
abandon all hope of winning it.
Copyright 1912. by New York Tribune.
Inc
Evening star., 1942-12-27
| Mother Reveals
| Marriage Of Son
Reported Missinq

A Fairfax County sailor who was
reported missing is not only alive
but was married recently in Aus
tralia his mother disclosed last
night.
Mrs. c. L. Slaughter, $500 Colum-
bia pike, Arlington, said her son
Clarence, veteran of five years in
the Navy, was reported missing by
the Navy after the attack on the
Philippines. He had been on duty
at Cavite.
Mrs. Slaughter said that she had
given up her son as lost when let
ter came from him several months
ago saying he was well. Recently.
she said, he wrote again, telling Of
his marriage to girl in Sydney,
Australia.
"He has never once mentioned his
experiences since America entered
the war" Mrs. Slaughter said, land
SO far hasn't told us much about the
girl he married. He only says he
feels lucky to be alive"
Mrs. Slaughter said her son at
tended school in Fairfax County.
She moved to Arlington three
months ago she said.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sunday, Dec. 81
Drenched by rain, almost choked by
sand, bombarded by flying debris,
men Of the Royal Air Force coastal
command station on remote island
of the Scottish coast went through
q nightmare night recently to pro-
tect their planes and keep their air
field in operation.
When dawn broke and the worst
gale in years had subsidized the planes
were ready for a take-off, but not
until
A 70-mile an hour wind, with
gusts up to 100 miles, had blown in
huge metal hangar doors, lifted one
building into the air and scattered
Its pieces over the field.
One man, bleeding from head
wounds. was found far away from
any building, his body being covered
rapidly by sand.
A plane which could not be ac-
commodated in the hangers was
anchored to a heavy gasoline truck
and sand bags were stacked around
It's wheels.
Every few yards we had to stop
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Fire Extinguisher Theft
Brings 9O-Day Sentence

Carroll Dangerfeld. 81. colored,
was sentenced yesterday to 80 days
in Jail by Judge John p Mcmahon
In Municipal Court after pleading
guilty to charge of stealing a
fire eXtinguisher from an apartment
house at 933 L street NV.
Police testified they arrested Dam
gerfield. who has no fixed address,
in an alley near the apartment with
the 35-pound extinguisher in his
possession.
Judge Mcmahon told Dangerfield
that he was guilty of serious Of
fenSe.
You endangered the lives of the
100 or more people who live there"
he said.
Evening star., 1942-12-27

By the Associated Press.
NEW ROCHELLE, N Y, Dec.
26.-Tommy Manville, much-mar-
ried heir to an asbestos fortune, an
nounced today that his sixth wife
Billy Boze, was leaving for Reno
this afternoon to get a divorce.
But she left everything here
including me-" Manville said. ex-
planning that Billy had talked to
him on the phone at noon and re-
fused to send for her clothts, furs
and jewels.
THE only thing she has as a re-
membrance is the wedding ring"
Manville lamented.
Il insisted that she should at
least allow me to pay the expenses
of the trip, but she wouldn't hear
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Prince Georges Building
In ~ Reaches 400, 900

Cost of private building in the
Metropolitan Area Of Prince Georges
County this year totaled approx
mately $5,4OO 900, according to Her.
bert Roby, inspector.
The figure does not include Fed
eral or State projects. such as the
developments at Greenbelt. Belts
Vile Or the University of Maryland.
Included in the report is one pri-
vate hospital costing approximately
$50,000 six apartment houses with
651 units costing $1.304 $50, and de-
Tense housing projects costing
$123,00 The cost of the apartment
projects showed a $65O,000 increase.
Although the cost of construction
for this year Is less than the 1941
total of $6.627 ,405, there was an in
crease in the number of one-family
dwellings from 1,454 in 1941 to 1910
In 1912 The increase was due to
construction of low-cost homes, the
first of which were started last year.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Aunt Returns Missinq
Boy 10 Illinois Home
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,. Dec. 26.-
Three-year-old Kenneth Morrison
who disappeared from his home
Christmas night. was returned safely
tonight to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Melin E. Morrison.
Police Chief Tom Sehnert said
the childs aunt. Miss Edna Main
II. sister of Mrs. Morrison, hao
returned the boy.
Miss Main. against whom Mrs
Morrison signed a kidnapping COM
plant earlier today, was questioned
by police investigators.
Chief Sehnert said Miss Main
told him she had been doing house
work, since she and the child dis
appeared, somewhere in the tri-
cities (Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport, Iowa. but did not specify
where.
Kenneth disappeared while his
parents were visiting in Davenport.
The chief said Mrs. Morrison told
him her sister was a former mental
patient at the Dixon, ILL.,, State
hospital and had been paroled to
the Morrisons five months ago. She
had lived with them since.
Evening star., 1942-12-27

tnItc. lHlS Is b
highly signif-
cant figure, but
like most cas-
ualty figures. it
requires inter-
probation.
In the first
place. the figure
OF 667 represents
known and Of
hc i a lily con =
firmed combat
losses. 1t does
not in ciu d e
probable losses
of damaged air.
craft which NAV
Evening star., 1942-12-27

have crashed on return flights, or
those losses which cannot be Of
ficiallv and definitely confirmed by
our observers because of poor visi-
bility or the eXigencies of air fight
ing.
Losses of this type may be con-
servatively estimated as adding 25
per cent to the total, bringing the
combat losses of japanese aircraft
in the Solomon Islands to a total
of 1888.
Operational Losses.
Next we must consider operational
losses These are losses which occur
| due to causes other than hostile ac-
tion-crashes in landings, take -offs,
in bad weather. OF those due to hu-
man factors. Such as poor naviga-
ton, faulty Judgment and the like.
Having in mind, on the one hand
the hazards of operating over water
and the generally poor condition of
the airfields in this area, and, on the
other hand, the light construction
and easy handling of the Japanese
Zero fighter, it seems reasonable te
estimate the operational losses of
japanese aircraft in the Solomons
operations at about 10 per cent of
the combat losses. This would give
a figure of 583 for operational losses
and it would bring the total losses
Of Japanese aircraft from all causes
during the Solomons operations to
approximately 1,416.
Active operations in the Solomons
have been in progress for about four
and half months. This means that
the average total japanese loss in
aircraft has been slightly over 3l4
per month in this area.
Monthly Production.
The total estimated japanese pro-
duction of combat-type aircraft is
from $50 to 400 a month-say 325 a
month. to strike mean Of the
various available estimates.
In other words, the japanese
have been losing practically their
whole production of new combat
type aircraft in the Solomon Is
| lands area alone ever since August.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Civil Liberties Union
Assails Confining Of
Japanese in u. 5.
Questions Necessity
OF Action as Part Of
Conduct of War
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union today
disputed claims of public officials
that civil liberties are intact after
year OF war;" charging that Japa
nese evacuated from the West Coast
are confined to virtual concentra-
ton camps"
In a year-end review, the union
SAID the status of civil liberties is
.ar better than in World War T.
but that the Government has yield
ed to special pressures in proceed
lngs which raise grave questions
as to their necessity in the conduct
Of the war"
Jap Evacuation Most Serious.
The union cited the japanese
evacuation as ''the most serious ac-
ton" ard added The present lib
eral policy of releasing as many
as possible is helping in par
to undo what was DONE
Other exceptions to claims that
civil liberties are intact, the union
said, are:
International censorship of opin-
Ion. especially that dealing with
race discrimination: postal censor
snip OF publications allegedly i'm
peding the war effort without hear
ing or specifications in many cases
and Federal prosecution for alleged
seditlous statements without a
showing of clear ane present dam
ger" of illegal acts.
Favorable Aspects Cited.
On the favorable side the union
listed
Relative freedom of debate and
criticism: lack of mob violence and
persecution; removal of restrictions
on Italian aliens; prosecution of
peonage and investigation of lynch
ings in the South, and the Fair
Employment Practice Committee s
tight against racial and religious
discrimination.
"On the whole" the union con-
cluded, though the overall pic.
ture is favorable to the mainte-
nance OF democratic liberties. par
ticularly in freedom of public dis
cussion by press and radio, in the
growing protection of Negroes rights
and in the reasonably satisfactory
adjustment of labor's claims, con-
slant vigilance and effort are plain
ly necessary to protect the rights OF
those minorities which inevitably
suffer pressure and iniuSticeS under
the tensions of war"
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Tommy MunviIIe's Sixth Wife
Finances Own Trip to Reno

OF it. So I told her that when she
came back her things would all be
here waiting for her. And that
goes for my good wishes, too
Manville's sizth marital venture
ended on December Il, just two
months to the day after his wedding
to Billy, 20-year- blond actress
from Andrews, S. C.
On the day of the separation the
bride said she and Tommy had
argued over lobster themidor, and
that Tommy the next day ordered
his chauffeur to drive her away
anywhere.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
RAF Coastal Unit Carries on
Despite Worst Storm in Years

to clear the sand from our eyes,
one man related
"It was like walking into wall OF
sand. Metal whistled through the
air and clattered into the buildings
1t was almost like being bombed"
Evening star., 1942-12-27
BY MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

The known and confirmed COM
bat losses of japanese aircraft in
the Solomon Islands area are Of
ficially stated as being 667 up to this
Evening star., 1942-10-25
Black and White Section of
Wafer Color Annual,

Mastery of graphic media and
pictorial charm characterize the
'black and white" section of the
Washington Water Color Clubs 47th
annual now at the Corcoran Gal
lery. This section is predominantly
conservative. fact not surprising
when ore considers the tediousness
of making an etching. an aquatint
or a wood engraving, the time and
care that must go into it.
These media do not lend them
selves to improvisations, nor to
inspired touches that may carry
off" an oil or a water color. Artists
who depend upon the spur of en-
thusiasm to see them through a
picture would generally find that
the first flush had cooled before
they could complete an etching;
consequently, such artists are more
likely to turn to lithography. This
is doubtless why the graphic arts
exhibitions in recent decades have
had such large groups of Autographs
and highly sinplified block prints.
which are better suited to modern
experimentation.
Persons interested in good crafts
manship will currently find much
OF it in the Corcoran Gallery's
atrium cases J. Jay McVicker, re-
cipient of the first prize for his
water color Rock Crusher" (repro-
duced in last Sundays Starr. has
also contributed two aquatints,
Evening star., 1942-10-25
Bacevicius to Make
Local Debut in
Recital Tonight

Vytautas Bacevicius, noted pianist
composer, will make his local debut
in a recital this evening at $50
O'Clock at the Jewish Community
Center as the opening of its Ma
tional Forum for 1912. The program
will consist of LISTS "Ernani Para
phrase" a Chopin waltz, etude and
polonaise, Tcherepnine's Petite
Suite I'm Lithuania," from Gruo-
dis Second Sonata; Albeniz ''Prel-
ude, Scriabins "Etude No. i" and
Three Preludes. op. H." Shostako-
vich's Three Dances Fantastiques"
and the pianist's own Sonata No. l,
op. a." Meditation" and "Capric-
cio."
Mr.. Bacevicius, who graduated with
Premier Prix'' from the Conserva-
tory of Paris in 1923, has toured the
principal cities of Europe, South
America and the United States and
has given four successful recitals at
Carnegie Hall, New York, the last
on February II. His compositions
include piano concerti, ballet suites,
symphonic poem and smaller works
for the piano. War Symphony" his
latest creation, was written in Buenos
Aires in 1910 and performed there
and in Paris.
Invited by the Belgian government
to be a member of the jury at the
international Pianists' Contest in
Brussels in 1888, Mr.. Bacevicius was
given the order of the Knights of
the Crown by King Leopold III.