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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-08
Forces Mass
For Assault
At Tebourba
Axis Appears to Be
Making Supreme Ef-
fort to Hold Tunisian
Eases; In Russia, Ger
Rams Keep to Desper-
ate Counter Attacks

HfH T%c .i~~pc'n'.l pycss)
y violent tank battle in which
the axis appeared To be making
a supreme effort to hold onto
IuniSian bases Numbered in on
IFS third day today with the
veteran British first army and
American shock troops with
standing the onslaught in q
horse shoe position in the hills
around Tcbourba.
The AlpicrS radio reported
that behind the horse shoe line
which bore Che brunt of nazi
dive bombing, Lieutenant Gen.
eral Kenneth A. n. Anderson
was maSsing assault forces to
carry the attack on against BIZ
zertc and Tunis when adequate
air support had been estab-
lished.
On the Russian front. the Ger
mans kept desperately to their
counter attacks, but a Soviet
communicate declared: I'm no
sector did the enemy succeed In
regaining positions he had lost
or In improving his positions In
any way"
Heavy snowfall hampered the Red
hrmy's drive. but the Russians re-
ported killing 1000 more nazis, re-
capturing two more villages on the
Rzhe" front. and gaining ground
elsewhere along the battle line from,
Lcningrad 10 the Caucasus.
The important French West
African base at Dakar was
thrown open to the allied navies
and air forces as one more fruit
Of the widely debated agreement
between Lieutenant General
Dwight ID. Eisenhower and Ad-
miral Jean Darlan.
General Eisenhower announced
that allied ships and planes wcrS.
given free Use Of the priced African
base nearest To South America as 4
result Of the decision by General
Pierre BOisSon. governor general Of
French West Africa, TO place himself
under Darlan's orders.
Potentially. Dakar affords the al
Lied navIcS valuable base for guard
ing the sea supply lanes t. the Atri-
can front, and Il shorter route for
flying bombCrs II the battle zone.
The United States government has
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-08
Baltimore Newspaper
Says Average Tenn
perature in Washing
ton Government OF.
flee Buildings Is in Ex-
cess of rs Degrees

Baltimore. Dec. o-(AP)-Thc
Baltimore Sun said today that
the average temperature I'm fed
eral office buildings in Wash
inGton was In excess of rs de-
rreeS. eight degrees higher thar
III" basic temperature ordered
for such structures two months
ago.
The newspaper said the avcrog,
Eas determined b.? "a check of build.
nss in widely scattered sections o.
he capital with two Careful,
thermometers from IN,
bureau of standards. Baltimore CITY.
The sun listed temperatures in
various offices. among them ~
degrees i'm the office of the an
pnintmcnt secretary to Harold l..
IrkcS. solid fuels coordinator.
and rs degrees in the office of
the secretary Ia Leon Henderson,
director of the office of price
ftUntlDu"d nU ptEc ThrCCD
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-08
Work OF SBI Grows Greatly
During Past Two-Year Period

gcd checks Of which - SiripsndrI;
file has been accumulated. The fin
gcrprint identification section has
been expended, and during the past
two years more than 5000 photo
graphs of fingcrprints. scenes OF
crimes. photstatc of various papers
and writings. have been compiled.
In addition To its various service,
TO the State law enforcement ager-
cics, chambers of commerce. mer-
chants associations. etc. the bureau
has done a great deal of work for tho
federal government. Seventy-t three
cases of suspected subvcrsive ac-
tivilics have been investigated, sew
cral or them resulting in court action
and conviction.
During the biennium total Of 652
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-08
Air. Forces
About Equal
Over Africa
General Arnold Says
Battle May Develop
Which Will Deter
mine Supremacy in
Area and Possibly
Over All of Europe

Washington, Dec. 8 (AP)-
Lieutenant Generald Henry Fl.
Arnold. commanding general of
the Army air forces, said today
that it was touch and go"
whether the allies or the Ger
mans had air superiority over
north Africa, where, he said, a
battle may develop which al
most certainly will determine
aerial supremacy over the Med
lterranean and possibly over all
of Europe.
Talking at press conference,
Arnold said the Army air forces
had gained at least equality In
every theatre except north AZ
RIGA and had assumed the often
sive everywhere.
In north Africa, he said,
the Germans "arc feverishIy en-
deavOrinG to build up a super
iority before we can gather our
strength. At present it is touch
and go as to who is the strong
er. In some sections we are, in
others, they are"
Arnold said the problem was in
tensified for the allied air forces
commanded by Major General
James II. Doolittle because of the
long supply line-3,OO0 miles from
America TO the combat zone--but
hat the allied command did not be-
ieve it was possible for the axis to
meet for long the increasing strength
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-08
Federal Offices
Are We'll Heated
PRINCE EITEL DIES
FOLLOWING STROKE

Berlin (From German Broad
caSts), Dec. 9 (APD-Prince Ell
lei Friedrich Hohcnzollcrn. sec.
ond son of the late cX-kaiscr
Wilhelm. died last nigh, at Pots
dam following a stroke. He was
50 years old.
He served with the German
army during the first World War
and came out of the war
major general.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-08
STATE COTTON CROP
is 721,OOO BALES

Raleigh. Dec. g (AP) North
Carolinp's cotton yield or December
was 4O6 pounds an dCrc. with ii
production of 1000 baics. Il state
federal report showed TO-DAY.
Tho harvested acreage was 25i 600
md the rlantcd acreage in Jr'y was
865.0OO. GinriUcS TO December
were 675.OO bales.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-08
Franco Re-Amr111s
Axis Solidarity
SEVEN FLIERS DEAD
IN CRASH OF BOMBER

Columbia, S. c., Dec. 8 (AP)
The crash of medium Army
bomber near here yesterday as
1t was returning to the Columbia
Army air base from routine
flight took the lives Of two Of
Ulcers, one a South Carolinian.
and five sergeants.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-12-08
N.kST KILLS 30

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Evening star., 1942-02-16

win be subject to the control Of the
new war shipping administrator
under the same conditions as Gov
ernment-owned vessels and will re-
main so during the war emergency.
What proportion of these vessels
will be used for the transportation
Of fuel for industrial and domestic
purposes, off1cials said, is difficult
to determine. Rapidly changing
conditions in the war areas and the
demands of various fleets will de-
termine what will be allocated to
the Navy and the Army, which
have first call, with the next going
to industries engaged in the manu-
facture of supplies for the armed
forces.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Roosevelt Joins
Start Of Canada's
New Loan Drive
Neiehbor's Achievements IS
In War Effort to Dote
Praised in Broadcast
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Feb. 16.-Canada's Sec
ond victory loan Of $500, ,000, 900 was
opened to subscribers today IN
drive for which President Roosevelt
joined the official send-of1.
The President, whose words were
recorded in Washington and broad
cast last night, praised Canada's
achievements in her war effort to
date and said "' = We now are
joined with the other free peoples
of the world against an armed con-
spiracy to wipe out free institutions
wherever they exist"
There is peril ahead for us all.
and sorrow for many" he warned.
But our cause is right, our goel
is worthy, our strength is great and
growing"
Necessary for New Order.
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King in q broadcast address said
the new war loan "is essential not
only to the immediate prosecution
Of the war, and the ultimate at
tainment Of victory, but equally to
the achievement Of new world
order"
Asserting America was proud to
be your neighbors," the President
told Canada the United Nations
would fight and work and endure
together until our common purpose
Is accomplished.
Recalling America Canadian mu-
tual pledges Of support four years
ago, he said these were being i'm
plemented and the two countries
were now joined with the other free
peoples of the world.
"Freedom-our freedom and yours
is under attack on many fronts"
he asserted. you and we together
are engaged to resist the attack
on any front where our strength
can best be brought to bear"
Army Increase Cited.
He said that if Canada's war ef-
fort were to be measured in dollars,
the Dominion already would have
paid out in two years more than
twice its expenditures in the whole
four years Of the last war.
Moreover, he said, reports showed
that one Canadian in every 81 was
now in the fighting forces and one
in every 20 was a volunteer for serv-
ice anywhere in the world. Can
ada's army had increased 10-fold.
its navy 15-fold, and air force Us
fold, he said, adding its air train
ing program was now the main
source of reinforcements for the
r. A. F. and its graduates were
fighting on almost every front In
the world.
Evening star., 1942-02-16

TO be ready for commissioning in
April. But whether they win ever
see service now Is problematical.
They would have to be towed by
seagoing tugs, q slow movement Of
from 8 to 8 knots, and at that speed
would be ready prey to submarines.
But each Of them would carry al
most Is much oil as the new, high
speed tankers. Their rating Is given
as about 5000 tons, while the biggest
tanker is 10,500 tons.
The current power propelled
tanker program calls for 268 ships
Tor both Maritime Commission and
private oil companies. But, 1t was
explained, while some are being
built by the private companies they
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Missing Persons

Those haping information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
uUith the Public Relations Squad
of the Police Department, Ma
tional 1000.
Guy Holt, 80, feet 10 inches, ITO
pounds, blue eyes, mixed gray hair,
wearing tan trousers, tan leather
lumberjacket; missing from Hyatts-
vile, Nd, since January IA.
George Francis Mccarthy, IA, S
feet 9 inches, 135 pounds, brown eyes
and hair, brown birthmark on wrist,
scar on left arm; missing from ia
c street NE. since Friday.
Byron Burnley, so, S feet l inch,
$50 pounds, wearing blue overcoat.
oxford gray suit, gray hat. black
shoes, green shirt, Masonic ring on
finger; missing from 22O2 Shannon
place Sc. since February 8.
Leroy Frappier, 16, S feet 8 inches,
145 pounds, brown eyes and hair,
wearing brown raincoat, porcupine
hat, carrying Gladstone bag; miss
ing from Arlington, Va, since
Friday. Had about $40 with him.
Blanche Gator, 13, 5 feet 4 inches,
1O2 pounds. blue eyes, auburn hair,
red striped dress, green plaid coat,
brown oxfords; missing from 480 E
street S.W. since Saturday.
Natalie Louise Bowen, Is, feet 4
inches, los pounds, brown eyes and
hair, wearing tan coat, tan plaid
dress, white shoes and socks; miss
ing from Arlington, Va, since yes
terday..
Ruby Frye, IL. s feet 3 inches, 10
pounds, hazel eyes, brown hair,
wearing wine-colored coat, blue suit,
red handkerchief on head; missing
from 1887 Fourth street S.W. since
Saturday.
Stanley Adams, 40, 8 feet, 185
pounds, wearing blue pin-striped
suit, tan topcoat; missing from 619
I street NV. since yesterday.
Olecia Green, 13, colored, feet 2
inches, 81 pounds and Lucecia
Green, 6. colored. missing from 1923
Gault street NE. since yesterday,
Robert Swearingen, IL, colored, 1
feet, 80 pounds, brown eyes, curly
hair, wearing Boy Scout uniform;
missing from 1909 Q street NV.
since Saturday.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c. MONDAY FEBRUARY 1 1872

one Of their submarines was missing.
(In his broadcast message to
the British people yesterday
Prime Minister Churchill de-
clared that 'aThe Mediterranean
Is closed and all our transports
have to go round the Cape Of
Good Hope, each ship making
only three voyages in q year.)
Heavy Axis air activity continued
on the Libyan front, including low
level machinegunning in which the
British lost heavily, the communique
said. It reported four United States
made Curtis fighter planes shot
down and others hit. Only one Ital-
ian loss was listed.
British bombers attacked the east
coast Of Sicily again yesterday, hit
ting the towns Of Augusta, Syra-
cuse and Florida, seriously damag-
ing several buildings and causing
some civilian casualties, the high
command announced.
CAIRO, Feb. 16 R.-British
patrols were in contact with enemy
forces containing armored units
over a wide front from the costal
area west Of Ain II Gazala to about
40 miles south, the British COM
mand reported today from the
Libyan front.
There was fair amount of
shelling on both sides but no close
encounters took place." said a brief
communique, which again credited
the r. A. r. with important sup
port for the imperial ground forces.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
8 Sports Chiefs Advise
Navy on Pilot Program
81 the Associated . less.

BY the Associated less,
Eight leading authorities on sports
and physical education are advising
on the physical training aspects Of
the new naval aviation training pro-
gram, the Navy announced last
night. Haz 3tA
The eight form an Advisory Coun-
Gil which Is to convene at the Navy
Department today. They will devote
as much time as necessary to council
activities, but will not give up their
regular positions.
The advisers are Dr. Joseph Ray
croft OF Princeton, William Bing-
ham, athletic director Of Harvard;
Jack Meagher. athletic director Of
Alabama Polytechnic Institute; L. w.
St. John, athletic director Of Ohio
State University; Maj. John Griffith,
commissioner of athletics for the
Western Conference: Elmer Mitchell,
director of intramural athletics at
the University of Michigan; Ray
Eckmann, director of athletics and
student activities of the University
of Washington, and Dean Carl T.
Schott of Pennsylvania State Col
lege.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Army Doctors
| Arrested as
Japanese
BY the AxSociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 16.-Sergt.
James Simmons Of the military po-
lice was only doing his duty when he
caused the arrest Of two men he sus-
pected were Japanese-but he was
mighty embarrassed when they
turned out to be United States Army
officers.
sergt. Simmons saw the "Jsp-
anese,' dressed in United States
Army uniforms, driving in a sedan
with q well-dressed woman. He
and 1t. Alexander Emerson Of
the Baltimore police stopped the
sedan and told the occupants to
come along to headquarters.
At headquarters they identified
themselves as Edwin Owyang and
Theodore G. Lee, both of Chinese
ancestry and both lieutenants in the
United States Medical Corps. The
woman was identified as 1t. Lees
wife.
Apologies followed as soon as
Sergt. Simmons recovered from his
surprise.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Nine Vessels Sunk
In British Convoy,
Italians Claim
Destroyer, Petrol Boat
And Seven Merchantmen
Declared Sent Down

BY the Associated Press.
ROME (From Italian Broad
casts, Feb. 16.-A British de-
strUyer, a patrol boat and seven
merchantmen were sunk from a
big convoy bound from Alex
andria to Malta by a combined
Axis air and sea assault in the
last three days, the Italian high
command said today.
1t declared that eight more cargo
vessels, five cruisers and two de-
stroyers were damaged, other ships
in the convoy were turned back and
two planes were destroyed in the
action which 1t called "a brilliant
success achieved by Axis air and
naval forces which acted in close
collaboration from different bases in
the Mediterranean"
The Italians acknowledged that
Evening star., 1942-02-16

YOU must take THE ACTION
Take These Three Steps Immediately:
l. Write to Leon Henderson, Office of Price
as-Administration and Civilian Supply, lem.
~porary Building D, Washington, D. C., max.
ing four extra copies
In your letter, point out that if you and
the other 10000 Independent Tire Dealers
are to live, the huge task of maintaining and
conserving the nations tires for essential use
must be put in your hands-especiallye empha.
size that the granting of it will not destroy
or materially injure the Mass Distributors or
Tire Manufacturers who operate Company.
Owned Stores.
2. Mail one copy each to President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. White House, Washington, D. c.;
Donald NJ. Nelson, War Production Board,
Social Security Building, Washington, D. c..
and to either the National Association of
Independent Tire Dealers, 635 Street, N.
w., Washington, D. c., OR Burger Tire Con.
sultant Service, $50 West s7th Street, New
York City. as you prefer.
). Write to the president of the tire manufae.
turer who supplies you, enclosing remaining
copy, and ask him to adpise you BY return
mail Wbetber be nW snbbor your petition
to the Government as set forth in your letter
to Mr.. Henderson.
Take this one final step pron,pfly:
If your tire manufacturer advises you that he
will support your petition to the Government,
write or wire me Immediately that he will do so.
must have this information so that may form
Committee of Tire Manufacturers which with
Others vitally interested in the welfare of indie.
pendent Tire Dealers will wait on Mr.. Leon
Henderson, or on Mr.. Donald Nelson or on
President Roosevelt, if necessary, to procure
definite decision on this life and death matter.
If 10000 Independent Tire Dealers really
mean business-f they have the courage and
determination to get behind this program if they
will take this action NOW-I am supremely
confident that the Government will honor your
petitions and that the salvation of your busi.
ness life will be attained.
There is DANCER
The greatest danger that exists to successful
completion of this undertaking lies in YOU con.
cluding that your letter won't count OF matter,
and hence you won't trouble to write. If this is
the case, urge you to rise above your lerhargy.
The hour of decision is here. 1t involves your
business life-and the lives of tens of thousands
of other Independent Dealers. But it can ONLY
be s'on if sVe all bang together and pull togetbe,
IN one supreme effort NOW!
Call your fellow Independent Dealers and
urge them to write their letters AT ONCE. Ii is
NOW or NEVER!
N&S&@sA
PRESIDENT
sEiBERIiNG RUBBER COMPANY !
Akron, Ohio
IS, and Super Service
Evening star., 1942-02-16
e'Your Lazy
liver Tonight!
Follow Noted Ohio Doctors Advice
To Relieve CONSTIPATIONi

To Relieve CONSTIPATIONl
II liver bile doesn't flow freely sssry
day into your Neutrality-suspicious.
with its headaches and that "half-alive"
feeling often result. So stir up your liver
bile secretion and see how much better
you should feel! Just try DR.. Edwards'
Olive Tablets, used 30 successfully for
years by DR.. F. M. Edwards for his pa
TENTS with constipation and sluggish bile.
Olive Tablets, being purely vegetable.
are wonderful! They not only stimulats
bile flow to help digest fatty foods butt
ALSO help elimination. Get . boz
TO-DAY! 15f, 30f, 60t. All drugstores.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
THE WAY OUT


Unlike any other nation in the world, the
United States has geared its economy and life
to the automobile and truck In this nation,
there are 100000 vehicles operating daily
providing transport for millions of persons, and
still more millions of pounds of material.
This job of transport is absolutely vital to the
functioning of the Arsenal of Democracy-vital
to Victory in this fight for freedom-and motor
transport moves on rubber. Should automotive
transportation break down, due to failure of
rubber, the enormous strain imposed upon the
remaining forms of transportation would be so
great that they, too, might collapse-and the
tremendous production program necessary to
our salvation would come almost to halt.
To keep this antomotipe transportation system
supplied witb tires, becomes prime necessity!
1t can only be done by:
(D Conservation for essential use.
(2) Maintenance for essential use.
Conservation for essential use can be accom-.
plished by:
90 Rationing of new tires and tubes.
(2) Rationing Of used tires and tubes.
81 Rationing of repaired tires and tubes.
az Rationing of repairing tires and tubes.
(S Rationing of Gaping tires
Maintenance for essential use as far as tires
and tubes are concerned can be accomplished by:
OD Rigid control Of speed Of travel, and
load carried.
(2) Periodic inspection by men who know
tire service - who can correct little
faults and injuries before they cause
waste.
90 Compulsory maintenance Of proper
operating conditions, such as air pres.
sure, alignment, balance, brakes, etc.
This Job is BIC!
Today, there are over 6,000,OO new tires and
tubes in stock and over 100000 tires and
tubes in actual serpies. To this enormous total,
This advertisement
ssss aEt1ti0n-1.sd Is Q0fnQ
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Tanker Construction
10 Reach Two Ships
A Day by Summer
U-Bout Menace Ends
Plan for Use Of Big
Concrete Borges
BY WILLIAM j. wHEATLEY.

The tanker construction program
Of the Maritime Commission Is two
weeks ahead Of schedule and Is
expected to be accelerated by sum-
mer to a two-ship-a-day pace.
The program for this year and
next is expected to I'LL present needs,
barring q greater emergency.
The increasing menace of sub
marines of the Atlantic Coast has
turned maritime omcials' attention
to the construction of high-speed
tankers which can outrun subma-
rines. The building Of large con-
crete barges for fuel transportation
has virtually been dropped by the
commission, 1t was learned. The
barge idea was born Of the need to
divert steel to other defense projects.
Only IS Of this type Of vessel are
being built and the first is expected
Evening star., 1942-02-16
Hood College Admits Wives

FREDERICK, Md, Feb. 16 P.-
Hood College. reversing a former
college policy to conform to war
created conditions, hereafter will
admit married women as resident
students, DR.. Henry I. Stahr, presi-
dent of the school, announced yes
terday.
Evening star., 1942-02-16
HERE is THE PLAN!


The Government has already asserted its right
and power to say who may buy tires and tubes,
in what quantities and below what price If the
Government has the right and power to say vbo
may buy, it follows that it has the right and
power to say wbo may sell.
During the past thirty days, splendid work
has been done in Washington by all those with
the interests of independent Tire Dealers at
heart. Because of this work, the Members of
the Congress and many persons in the Executive
Branch of the Government are fully aware of
the perilous situation that confronts 10000
Independent Tire Dealers.
After innumerable conferences with Govern.
ment officials, am convinced that they recog-
nize that the peril is not of your making and
that the Government should take whatever steps
are necessary to preserve the Independent
Tire Dealer.
THE HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE
HAS ALREADY RECOMMENDED TO PRESI.
DENT ROOSEVELT THAT, DURING THE
WAR, THE SALE OF ALL TIRES AND TUBES,
Gaping AND TIRE MAINTENANCE SER.
VICES BE TURNED OVER TO INDEPENDENT
TIRE DEALERS.
The Senate Small Business Committee is also
giving serious consideration to the same problem
One thing more is needed IN hrino fhe u,arter
Evening star., 1942-02-16

add the countless millions of used tires and tubes
stock, that areeapable of further use as Isl or
after being capped or repaired
The job of keeping all these tires in service is
'alArge oheso large that it's capable of sustain.
ing THE business existence of most Independent
Tire Dealers-prorided ALL of the job is gireu
to them to do.
And who is better equipped to do this vitality
important work, in knowledge, training, expert
ence and facilities in all of the villages, towns
and cities of our great land than the Independent
Tire Dealers Of America?
What is more, if you are to keep alive and
maintain your business existence through this
emergency, it is absolutely imperative that ALL
of The maintenance job TO be done, must be done
by yon If half of it is handled by mass distribu.
tors and company owned stores-the half left
for you can only mean business starvation.