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Evening star., 1942-12-30
Raj Bombs Jap Airdrome
At Monywa in Burma
BY the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Dec 30. - RAF
Blenheim bombers, escorted by
fighters, attacked the japanese air
drome at MonyWa along the Chind-
win River in Burma yesterday and
scored hits on runWayS and dispersal
bays. a British communique an
nounced today,
The attack was followed up with
night raid on the Toungoo air base
in Central Burma. where bombs
were dropped directly on the target
area. the communique said
British fighters also were reported
to have carried out offensive patrols
over the Mavu River district in
Western Burma. where British
ground troops nave been working
their way toward Akyab. Loss of
two planes in the various aerial op-
eratlonS was acknowledged
There was no further news from
the ground forces. which yesterday
were reported at Rathedaung, 25
miles from Akyab.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
0PA 10 Let Public Buy
4,500 Expensive Autos
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Office of Price Administra-
ton announced today the removal
of rationing restrictions on limited
number Of new automobiles, making
the public eligible to purchase the
cars without a rationing certificate.
The models affected are new cars
with list price of S2.500 or more
and all models of earlier years. Ap-
proximately 4.500 cars are affected
by the order.
- The new cars released may be
bought by any one who shows need
for car in travelling to and from
his work or in doing such work"
This order is effective January 5,
1s43. In connection with the order,
convertibles and soft top cars for
merly reserved for Government
purchase were opened for public sale
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Study Shows Drinking
Is Not Excessive in
'Best-Behaved Army'
owl Report Says Sale
Of Beer in Comps Aids
In Checking Drunkenness
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The American Army today is
the best behaved in all history,
and drinking among troops is
not excessive and does not con-
stitute a serious problem, the
Office of War Information re-
ported today following COM
prehenslve. Nation wide survey
Of drinking conditions in and
around Army camps.
Sale of 80 peer in post exchanges
Of training camps was described as
"a positive factor IN Army sobriety."
The report seid this is a healthy
and sensible arrangement" Mill
tary and civilian authorities agreed
almost universally that vastly less
drinking among soldiers in this war
than in the last war NAV stem in
part from this :ale of beer in camps -
Since bootleggers cannot be reg
ulated and legal dispensers of al
coholic drink can be, Owl stated
that the Army with an eye to its
own disciplinary problem, usually
prefers wet communities to dry COM
munitieS."
Soft Drinks Popular.
The best selling beverages around
Army camps are coffee, milk, matted
milk. and bottled soft drinks the
report continued. Fort Lewis, a
! tremendous reservation near Ia
coma, Wash. Yields this evidence on
how soldiers axe care OF that thirsty
/ feeling: 100000 bottles of one popu-
/ lar soft drink are consumed in a
month at dances on the post Can
/ teens at Fort Knox, KY, sell 33 per
/ cent more soda pop than beer.
/ OWL observers travelled more than
/ 10000 miles. visiting nearly every
/ State of large troop concentrations
except Florida, in gathering data for
! the report. Made with Army CO.
/ operation. but without its Supervl-
/ sion, the survey was compiled from
| observation. conferences with COM
manding officers, provost marshals
/ tpolice chiefs of the Army mayors
/ ponce CIllBlS dIlO lCduSlo Vi iltol W
communities, from the testimony of
chaplains and Federal field men
charged with social protection and
recreati tional activities
The workers interviewed neWspa-
per editors in a score of cities and
towns. gathered statistics on courts
martial and arrests for drunken
ness, toured so-called hot spots
and sin zones
Admitting that any thorough in
vestigation of the liquor problem is
difficult. since nearly all witnesses
are preiudiced one way or the other,
OWL, nevertheless, declared that
weight of evidence is important and
'in this survey the weight of evil
dence collected from many sources
and in all sections tips the scales
pablv-this American Army
tSee DRINKING, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Senator Austin
On Radio Forum

Senator Austin of Vermont,
assistant minority leader of
the Senate, will speak in the
National Radio Forum this
evening on why it is necessary
to work on a plan for peace
while we are fighting a war.
The Radio Forum is a Blue
Network feature arranged by
The Star and heard locally on
Station WMAL at 1915 pm.
Senator Austin has been a
vigorous supporter of the war
effort and an outstanding ad-
vocate of preparedness before
Pearl Harbor. He has also
been a leader in the Senate in
his advocacy of wise planning
for the sort of peace that
should follow victory in the
war. His address this evening
= is significant in view of Vice
President Wallace's outline of
peace objectives, made two
days ago.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Work on Playground,
Proceeding Despite
WPB Stop Order
Will GO Right Ahead
FWA Says; Wender Asks
Ruling From McNutt

The War Production Board S
orders to stop construction of %
District Fairgrounds are being
ignored by both the National
Capital Parks Office and the Fed
eral Works Agency, it was dis
closed today.
National Capital Parks. charged
with building the Fairgrounds, has
sent back the stop order with the
comment that it apparently had
been referred to the wrong agency.
The Federal Works Agency. which
supplies the money for the play
grounds, indicated that 1T is our
money and We intend to go right
ahead with these Fairgrounds.
AT the same time Harry S. Wen
der. District Recrea ton Board
chairman, announced that he had
approached the War ManpoWer
Commission on the legality of WPB S
claim that it had taken the action
to free manpoWer for more lmpor-
tant war work
Il submitted a report of the WPB
action to Deply Commission Ad-
ministrator Harper" Mr.. Wender
said. Il inquired if this move to free
manpoWer did not overlap into the
ManpoWer Commissions TERRITORY.
Only 43 Workers Involved.
The ''manpower" freed for other
war work, it was learned today, &C
tually consists of only 43 employees
engaged in grading the six play
grounds now actually under con-
structlon. No critical materials are
required for the Jobs, but steam
shovel operators, oilers, tractor and
truck operators and laborers are
moving dirt for the areas.
The Federal Works Agency de-
clared that ordinarily the WPB or
any other Government agency
concerned with projects paid for by
FWA would naturally have con-
suited US about inquiries or instruc-
tionS"
Up until this morning" declared
Henry Sullivan, FWA engineer for
the Metropolitan Area, I have
received no such orders to stop our
work Therefore, it was indicated,
FWA is proceeding with actual con-
struction of nine Fairgrounds. COM
prlsing Project 1870, of which six are
half finished, and with paper work
for the additional 20 Fairgrounds
comprising Project 131.
The nine playground project had
been announced Monday by WPB as
stopped but Park Supt. Irving
Root never has received definite
orders about them. 1t had been
understood. he said, that the parks
office was going to be permitted to
finish enough of the Fairgrounds to
protect work already done and post
pone completion of others to the
end of the war.
Suggested Orders Transfer.
The only actual stop order he re-
turned to WPB, Mr.. Root said, was
for the Fairgrounds still in the
planning stage. He said he had
suggested to WPB that the order be
(See FAIRGROUNDS. page Al
Evening star., 1942-12-30
~ tia Asyoc;otad prorS

BY the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE. La, Dec. 30.-A
acknowledgements rebel yell came
today from Gov. Sam Jones of
Louisiana with a demand that the
Government reverse an edict that
the State must collect the new Vic
tory tax" from pensions paid its few
remaining Confederate veterans.
Gov. Jones thundered that If
Washington officials consider the
State payments to its score of Civi!
War veterans still alive as remunera-
ton for service received-why, then.
sub, they recognize the services as
legal and should agree to reinstate-
ment of the South,s Confederacy,
even pay the Confederates from the
Federal Treasury.
BY the eternal" he declared, II
would be in favor Of fighting the
Evening star., 1942-12-30
louisiana Governor Combuts
Tax on Gray Veterans Pensions

Civil War all over again before I
would see these aged Confederate
veterans deprived of part of these
pensions given them by the State" ;"
A recent open advocate of an in
dependent Democratic party for the
South. Gov Jones said while the
S per cent Victory tax" deduction
from s60-monthly pensions would be
about 40 cents for each of the 20
pensioners. or total of IS. he would
find other means for paying the
tax if the Federal Internal Revenue
decisions from Washington Is sus-
tanned
Il referred the matter to our at
torney generals Office" Gov. Jones
said. land I look forward to an
opinion that We cannot legally be
required to pay this tax Why-the
principles are as broad as the issues
that these veterans fought for"
Evening star., 1942-12-30
American Planes Sink
Two Jap Supply Ships
Close 10 Guada|cana|
Army and Marine Troops
Kill $50 Jops, With
Loss of Only -Four Men
Py ne Associated Press.

FS Ae ASSOClateC Press.
American aircraft, operating
from Henderson Field on Quad
alcanal in the Solomons, Strafed
and bombed a fleet of enemy
cargo ships off the island and
sank two enemy vessels, the
Navy reported today
simultaneously. the Navy. in its
communique, reported Army and
Marine troops had killed more
than $50 japanese with a loss of
only four men killed and one
wounded.
The attack on the cargo vessels
occurred at Wickham Anchorage
on the southeast coast of Vangunu
Island in the New Georgia group
of the Solomons. approximately 12O
miles northwest from Henderson
Airfield
Enemy Gun Positions Destroyed.
The communioue reported also
that Marines, in an exchange of
artillery and mortar fire. DESTROYED
an enemy mortar and a machine
gun position
The text Of the communique. No
233, follows:
South Pacific: All dates are east
longitIde).
Il. On December 27:
"'AD Army and Marine Corps
troops on Guadaicanal killed ia
japanese in patrol skirmishes with
the enemy. United States casualties
during these encounters were two
killed.
"tBD United States Marines. in an
exchange of artillery and mortar
fire, destroyed an enemy mortar, a
machine gun position and killed be-
tween 30 and 40 japanese. The Ma
! rlneS later ambuShed and killed II
more of the enemy Marine casual
ties were two killed and one wound
ed
. On December % United States
planes made two attacks on enemy
yes sells in Wickham Anchorage. or
the southeast coast of Vangunu
Island in the New Georgia group OF
the Solomons. Bombing and straf-
ing resulted in the sinking of two OF
the enemy vessels
Trying to Garry Supplies.
The fleet of japanese cargo YES
sells at Wickham Anchorage ap-
parently was attempting to bring in
supplies to the harassed Jap forces
in the SOlOmOnS
The report of the attack came a
day after Comdr. Dwight H. Dexter
41-year-old Coast Guard officer, just
| back from the Solomons. told a
press conference that the japanese
forces there were weakening.
Judging from my experience
there" he said, Il believe the Japs
now have all they can do to combat
starvation and disease, much less
worry about the little bit of hell
the marines are giving them, too -
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Arizona Air Base Officer,
; Others Die in Crash

BY the Associated Press.
DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Dec. 30-An
Army plane missing since Christmas
Day crashed on a mountainside near
Bakersfield, Calf. killing its four
occupants, the Douglas air base pub
lie relations Office disclosed today.
The victims were 1t. Col. Charles
M. Harootunian, Los Angeles, execu-
tive officer of the Douglas base;
First 1t. Halbert E. Bing, Douglas,
the pilot: Second 1t Edgar T. Har-
der, Taft, Calf, and Staff Sergt
Robert Lee Jack, Dequeen. Ark.
The wreckage was found yester-
day. The plane was on a routine
training flight.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Allied Armies Placed
At $1,000, 900 Men,
Excluding China
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-Reuters
military correspondent esti-
mated today that the United
Nations-not including China
would enter l943 with armies
totaling approximately 100000
men. In addition, he said
Allied air personnel is approach
ing the 5000, 900 mark.
The German Army, probably
5000, 900 men at its peak. has
suffered heavily in casualties in
Russia, losing perhaps 1000, 900
in all, the correspondent de-
clared.
Japan, he said, is reported to
have an army or from 100000 to
5000 900.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Strike on Chicago T.
Delayed by WLB
~ 49,

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-A threatened
strike of union workers on the city's
elevated railway transportation sys-
tenn was postponed indefinitely last
night, pending action by a War
Labor Board panel on union de-
mands for wage increases ranging
from II to II cents an hour.
The $500 members of the Anal
gamated Association of Street, Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach EN-
ployes (AFL originally voted to
strike December 20, but postponed
action until last night at the request
of the WLB, which intervened.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Reds Turn Back
Counteruttucks by
Reinforced Nozis
MAP on Page A-l6.)
BY EDDY GILMORE,
Associated Press War Correspondent.

MOSCOW, Dec. 30-The Soviet
winter offensive has bagged its
first major trophy, the key rail-
road city of Kotelnikovski which
the Germans captured four
months ago to the day, and even
now another Red Army column
is battering at the gates of
another city in the Middle Don
corridor to Rostov, the Russians
said today.
The Soviet midday commumique
did not name the newest objective.
but reported that Col. Gen. N. F.
Vatutin's legions had smashed heavy
counterattacks in the drive toward
Rostov, after having yielded ground
slightly in one sector
Battlefront dispatches reported
that Russian tanks and infantry
we're pushing on from Kotelnikovski
toward Zimovniki. AZ miles to the
southwest along the rail line to
Tikhoretsk
These reports said Kotelnlkovski
fell in a night attack after the Red
Army had closed. in on three sides.
1t was described as Uttered with Nazi
dead, shot and bayoneted in the last
fierce assault.
Advices from the front said the
German high command was throw
ing into the battle for the middle
Don area heavy reinforcementS from
the deep rear and counterattacklng
so violently that they pressed the
Russian units back temporarily in
some places.
Position Restored.
The midday war bulletin acknowl-
edged that the Russians had been
driven back at one point in the
middle Don, but said the Red Army
had attacked anew and restored the
position.
-Four hundred enemy dead and
six disabled tanks were left on the
battlefield" the bulletin added. Our
units captured 30 trucks and large
quantities of shells and mines
Of the battle for the newest key
point, the communique said that *
unit. smashing enemy resistance,
advanced and is fighting at the ap-
proaches to a big populated place"
The army of the middle Don
holds Millerovo. about 125 miles
north of Rostov. in a tight moose
which it has not yet drawn.
Flanking Millerovo. units have
thrust down east and west of that
railroad center, and there was a
proba bility some columns might
have neared Kamensk, 40 miles
south of Millerovo. where the
Donets River angles down and
crosses the railroad before flowing
into the Don River Valley
The forces which took Kotelnikov-
ski plunged farther westward along
the Tikhoretsk- -Stalingrad Railway
today, and south of the city they
Speared deep into the Kalmyck
steppe, taking Torgavaya, about 40
miles above Elista. the provincial
capital. and JaShkul. about so miles
due east of Elisha, on the highway
Hold 113 Miles of Rail
The capture of Kotelnikovski put
the Russians in full possession of ll3
miles of rail between that city which
the Germans used as a supply base
and Stalingrad
Supplies had flowed from Kotel-
nikovski to the German armies
south and southwest of Stalingrad,
and even to forces operating in the
Don River elbow Huge stores had
been shipped up this line from Ros-
tow It was a tank and airplane
base for the siege of Stalingrad,
and some of these valuable stores
were taken in the capture.
Military authorities here regard
(Continued on Page A-l6, Column i
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Unoccupied France
MAY Be Allied Turqet

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Dec. 30-Indication
that the Allies plan to bomb targets
in former Unoccupied France was
seen today in BBC warming to
the French to keep away from Ger
man headquarters. as we'll as fac
tories and railway centers being used
by the Nazis.
Evening star., 1942-12-30

A. P. Photo.
evolution in Europe and Germany
will find she has no more sincere
and l believe more useful friend in
the world than Britain, he said in
Berlin in 1887.
Six feet tall, sharp-featur and
(See HENDERSON. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Allied Drives Sweep Hard
Aqoinst Jops at Buno

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA
Dec. % Delayed Employing a
swinging door technique, Allied
ground forces swept hard against
japanese intrenchments on the
lSee PACIFIC, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1942-12-30

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-X of this edition of
The Star, supplementing the news of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-12-30

(See FLOUR, Page A-16.,
Evening star., 1942-12-30

(See PACIFIC
Evening star., 1942-12-30

You may enlist in the war effort
by giving blood to the Red Cross.
The process is painless and does
one no harm. For details call
RE. $500, Branch 212.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Truth Housing
Move Branded
Rotten Politics

While state troops, state police
men and city police continued tc
guard the Sojourner Truth hous'
ing project today, criticism of the
mobilization of the troops to move
in the Negro tenants arose from
several sources.
1-Three hundred members
of the -Mife-Fenelon I'M
provement Association met in
ST. Louis Parish Hall, protested
occupancy of the project, de-
nounced Mayor Edward j. JEFF
fries and Councilman George
Edwards and termed the whole
situation due to rotten poll
tics" But no concrete action
was taken.
Gov. Murray d. Van Wag-
oner, in revealing that he had
been criticized for sending state
troops into the area. declared
that the state had no official
connection with the project, but
that when Mayor Jeffries re-
quested aid last week il was the
duty Of the state TO send the
troops.
The governor also denied tha
guns were taken from Negro state
troops and explained that thu
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
u. 8. Plane
Chief Dies
lin Crash
CONTINUED from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
a brigadier general January 25.
this year,
In his announcement of the air
plane accident, General MacAr
thur said:
MACARTHUR STATEMENT
THE commander-in-chief an
nounces with deep sorrow the
death. In an airplane accident,
of Brig. Gen. Harold III. George
of the air corps and Life and
Times military correspondent,
Melville Jacoby.
General George commanded
the air forces In the Philippine
campaign and was one of the
most prominent military figures
I'm the desperate and tenacious
struggle for Luzon.
He was cited for bravery and
was regarded by General Mac
Arthur as one Of the Outstand-
ing air officers of the world.
"Jacoby covered the Philip
pine campaign for Time and Life
and was distinguished, not only
for his literary talents, but also
for his complete devotion to
military standards. He could
well have served as q model for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

bolts and firing mechanisms were
merely locked up in the Colling-
wood Armory so they could not
be stolen.
Raymond M. Foley, state d.
rector of the Federal Housing
Administration, has announced that
FILA loans will be made on prop
erty surrounding Sojourner Truth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Merchants Here
Fear Losses in
Price Ceilings

Disappointed that price-freezing
regulations Ak ceilings for both
retail and wholesale prices on the
same period. Detroit merchants
nonetheless today promised full
cooperation" in observance OF the
new federal control
I'VE feel that the order has
penaIIIed the retail merchant
who resisted n tendency 10 In
crease prices last winter" COM
mented Charles E. Boyd. secre-
tary of the Retail Merchants
Association. However. we have
found Price Administrator Leon
Henderson fair, and believe he
will iron out inequalities"
BOYD explained merchants con-
tend the wholesale price ceiling
should have been set few months
further back, possibly December,
instead OF March.
AVERAGING PRICES
"Our merchants general pol
Icy through the infationary pc
riod has been to do what the
trade calls averaging prices"
he continued. by this method,
they took advantage Of only so
per cent of the markup possible
10 replace the items they held
I'm stock. Upon actual replace
ment, of course, they took the
full markup.
Retail prices In this lag be-
fore full and justified markup
are now under the wholesale
levels. One prominent merchant
reports he will be faced with
disseminating or selling several
items below. cost"
Except for certain inequalities,
the Detroit trade favors the con-
troll law because ii takes the
blame for price increases off our
shoulders" Boyd said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Raid Scare in San Diego

SAN DIEGO. Cal. April 30
(INS). - San Diego returned TO
normal today after a brief black
out during which radio stations
were silenced throughout Southern
California. Unidentified planes
over the West Coast were later
found TO be friendly"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

area. Directors to Negro occu-
pancy of the project had con-
tended they would not be able to
get such loans IL Negroes were
given the new defense homes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
Free French Lose Ship

LONDON. April 80 QNS) The
Free French trawler Viking has
been sunk, but Is members OF its
crew are believed 10 have been
saved, it was announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, Is one OF many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
"a MILITARY MAN

Officers at Selfridge Field re-
vealed that General George was
an organizer of the American
Volunteer Group and that dur
ing the last year he left the
Philippines and flew with the
Tigers over the Burma road.
Lieut.. George A. Hartford,
intelligence officer at Selfridge
Field, said:
He was always pursuit
flier. When he was here at the
field his recreation was flying
the fast P-4O pursuit ships and
he could Outfly and outmaneuver
many of the younger men. He
was liked by every one on the
field and was a military man
In every sense of the word"
During World War I, Genera
George was awarded the Distin
guished Service Cross for singl,
handedly attacking a formation o
four German planes, shooting
down two of them and driving
the others back to their owl
territory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-30
var correspondents at the front"

General George. who was az
years old. accompanied General
Macarthur when he made his
dramatic trip to Australia TO be-
come supreme commander of the
United Nations forces in the south
west Pacific.