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Evening star., 1942-08-17
By the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ia
i4Faffic light which cannot be seen by
sRHemy airmen unless they descend
to within 300 feet Of the ground has
been ordered installed on California
highways to control traffic both in
and out of blackouts.
The State Highway Division,
which developed the device, said
the new light would furnish enough
illumination to handle ordinary
high speed trafic.
This means that thousands of
traffic lights will not have to be
turned out during lightless periods
and that necessary automobile traf-
fic during these emergencies will
have almost as much roadside signal
lighting as in normal times.
The device casts the light some
what downward from the horizonal
and shuts off all reflection skyward-
a sort of lowered evelid effect.
A metal cylinder, painted dull
black inside and containing vanes
WI1lCIl ASliG oA u, 40
fitted around the circular red,
oranges and green signal lenses.
The vanes, whcih are thin strips OF
fat metal arranged at ingenious
angles, cast nothing but shadows on
their surfaces. Thus any one at an
angle above the horizon can see nc
light.
Flying in blimp toward one OF
these lights, Comdr. Donald Mackey
of the Naval Air Station at Moffett
Field, reported he focused powerful
binoculars in the direction of the
device but could see no light even
when the craft descended to 800 feet
and was but one-fourth to one hall
mile away.
| He detected faint red or amber
reflections from the highway but
said they also probably would moi
have been visible if the pavement
had been black
| 1t. Col. r. T. LetSer and 1t. Col
Evening star., 1942-08-17
3 in Army Plane Crash
Given $3.50 Chance;
Death Toll Is II
Massachusetts Accident
Probed;; Sergeant Who
Called Aid Is Pruised
B, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
PERU, Mass, Aug. l7.-Three
soldiers, one of them a heroic
sergeant who dragged two COM
panions to safety from a flaming
Army plane, today were given a
better than-even chance to re-
cover-the only survivors of
crash which took the lives of II
others.
All three-Sergt. Robert Lee, %,
of Columbus, Ohio; Corpl. Alonzo
Pearson Of Somerset County, Pa,
and Pvt. James Fern OF Abingdon.
Va-suffered serious burns when the
big ship plunged into Peru Noun
tain in this Berkshire Hills town
Saturday night while on routine
mission out of Southern field.
In laconic language, the Army
told this story of Sergt. Lees
heroism.
with his clothes completely
burned from his body, he climbed
from the wrecked plane and sue
ceeded in dragging two of his fellow
passengers to safety. He car
ried two others from the burning
ship only to find they were dead.
"He then walked quarters of
a mile to the nearest highway and
directed State police back to the
scene of the wreck. He had previ-
ously sigraled for help by firing
three shots from his revolver"
An investigation of the accident
one of the worst in the history OF
United States military aviation. was
launched, but the Army released nc
details on the possible cause.
The huge plane sheared tree tops
for 100 yards as it plunged toward a
fiat spot atop 2 ,2O0-foot Garnet Peak
on the mountain, then burst into
flames.
So thick were the woodlands ano
so nearly impossible the terrain
that veteran woodchoppers strug-
gled for hours to hack a path tt
the wreckage to enable Army med
ical units to carry out the bodies
of the victims.
A civilian defense aircraft OBJ
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Committee Appointed
To Pick War Workers
Who Gef Idea Awards
Will Review 100 OF
5000 Suggestions
For More Production
Py the ASsoristAd prsxu

BY the Associated Press.
The War Production Board ap-
pointed today technical commit
tee for individual awards. composed
of engineers and technicians. to
select the first list of workers In
war plants to be honored by the
Government for contributing valua-
bile suggestions for increased pro-
duction.
The committee will meet in WASH
inQton Thursday and Friday to re-
view 100 of the best 5000 suggestions
submitted by workers to Labor
Management Committees In their
plants.
Workers whose suggestions are
regarded as of exceptional merit
will receive the certificate OF indi-
vidual merit" while workers whose
suggestions are rated outstanding
will receive the citation of indl-
vidual merit"
The WPB said workers sugges-
tions have greatly aided in speeding
production in American plants.
The committee Is headed by DR..
J. L. Bray of Purdue University.
Lafayette, Ind. Other members in
clude:
Paul H. Stanley of Pitcairn Auto
gyro Co.. Willow Grove. Pa; Whit
ing Williams, author, lecturer and
consultant in industrial relations;
Charles B. Francis. Carnegie Illinois
Steel Corp, Pittsburgh; Henry C..
Atkins, jr., of E. c. Atkins Co. In
dianapolis; DR.. Joseph Rockoff ,
| DAYTON Rubber Manufacturing Co.,
Dayton, and william Plumer Hill.
Bethlehem Steel Corp, Sparrows
Point, Md.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Police Hold Man, 3,
Said 10 Be Posing as
Plane Ferry Officer
Had Secret War Doto,
They Soy; Two Attacks
On Women Alleged

A 23-year- man. said by police
to have been posing as an officer
of the Ferry Command, and to have
possessed maps and charts OF air
ports and gun installations in various
parts of the United States, was held
for investigation here today. He
was arrested Saturday night at a
hotel near Union Station.
Since his arrest, police further
assert two complaints of criminal
assault also have been made against
the prisoner.
Meanwhile, following an lnvesti-
cation by its agents. the FBI re-
ported that there was no evidence
that the young man held by the
police had been engaged in sub
versive activities.
Material Reported Found.
Information on radio beams used
in all parts of the Nation. on radio
codes used by police at every air.
port and on Army gun emplacements
was found either in the suspect S
possession or hidden in his room,
police said
All the information was said to be
of highly confidential and restrict
ed nature, although the young man
is reported to have admitted pos
session of the charts allegedly
seized and to have claimed he "haC
a right" to them.
Among the confidential papers al
legedly found were said to have
been Army records dealing with air.
craft landing fields, including charts
showing mileage scales and geo.
graphical locations.
An expensive camera also was re-
ported found hidden behind radia =
tor in a washroom near the hotel
room occupied by the suspect.
Worked at Plane Plant.
1t was said he once had been
employed at an airplane factory in
Ohio.
One of the assault charges was
said to have been lodged against
him by Washington woman who
police say, told them he threatened
to shoot her If she called for help
The other complaint was placed
by an employe of the War Produc-
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Returning Diplomats
Amazed al American
Rationing Complaints
All Contrast Situation
Here With Starvation
Of European Nations
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

Washington is accepting the war
time pinch with relative good grace,
although there are those who were
all out for war before Pearl Harbor
who arc less enthusiastic about ra-
ton cards after Pearl Harbor. There
is also the group which almost dis
approved of the war and which
views rationing as adding insult to
injury.
Both of the foregoing are keeping
q lively eye on their neighbors and
there will be little chance for any
Government official to take advan-
tage OF his position without it be-
coming a front-page story.
Coffee and tea probably are the
next on the rationing list and coffee
lovers are perturbed at the prospec-
tive half a pound week which will
be allowed each person after the
first Of the year AS for tea, which
was often offered but seldom
touched between and pm. every
day in Washington, it is feared the
beverage suddenly will become as
desirable as strong drinks were dur
ing the prohibition era.
Picture Of Starvation.
American diplomats who recently
have returned from Europe and hear
complaints of the first tiny wartime
soueezes in the United States are
shocked and bewildered. All return
ing travellers paint the same gloomy
picture of wholesale starvation in
Europe.
Recently returning Americans also
describe the special privileges en-
loved by party" members in al
Nazi dominated countries.
The daughter of the man who
founded and organized the famous
Eagle Squadron, Col. Charles
Sweeny. stood up for four days
in a railroad coach on her way out
of France to Portugal. People were
iammed together like matches
in box. There was an exodus
at every little railroad station to
enjoy the luxury of sitting down
for a few minutes. Whole compart-
ments of the same train, however,
were empty of passengers save for
one or two high Vichy or Nazi ofn-
cials, with their baskets full OF
food and bottles beside them on
the seats.
SIS Per Day for Board.
In Madrid the food situation is so
bad that American travellers Won
der at the relative quiescence OF the
people. There are two or three
hotels, such as the Ritz and the
Grand, where for prices ranging
from $50 to $75 a day board ana
lodgings of almost prewar standard
are available. American officials,
who still are paid at the rate OF
Sc day for expenses, hurry through
the Spanish capital.
These hotels are the permanent
living quarters OF many of Frances
high ranking supporters, for
wealthy members of the Spanish
nobility and for distinguished for
eign visitors. Crowds of starving
Spaniards are to be seen peering
through, the street windows Of these
palaces" Daily a lively business
goes on in the back court-that of
auctioning off the garbage to those
who can afford it. The purchasers
hope to find ham bone or some
such luxury for their table -s@.ss =, AZ :
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate frc}
Evening star., 1942-08-17
'Fire-Eoter' Scorched
As He Spills Cos
"A, tht associated Press.

BY tn. Associated Press.
MARION, Ohio-Sidney Brown
billed as fire -eater" in a carnival
went to a hospital when his act
went awry.
While swallowing" flames, Brown
accidentally spilled gasoline on his
shirt front. When the gasoline ig-
nited he leaped from the platform
and rolled on the ground. Specta-
tors watched, thinking it was part
of the act.
The flames were extinguished, but
Brown suffered burns about the
face, head, hands and chest.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Womun Robber FelIs Victim

CHICAGO, Aug. II Rl.-Police
are searching for "strong-arm
woman" who forced her way into a
South Side home, struck the lady
of the house unconscious with a
single blow of her fist and, made
away with $50 Mrs. Frances Del
Giorne, the victim, said the woman
appeared to weigh about 200 pounds.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Mississippi WPA Chief Dies

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. II tP,.--
@. Edward Gatlin. 36-year- -old Mis-
sissippi Work Projects Administra-
tor. died yesterday after heart
attack. He served for time as
principal OF the Mobile ala, Busi-
ness College and as a department
head of the Mississippi State Board
of Health.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Two 'Quokes Recorded

NEW YORK, Aug. II (P)-Ford-
ham University reported today that
its seismograph had recorded two
earthquake shocks yesterday, about
2,l00 miles from New York City In
the direction of the Caribbean. The
shocks were timed at 4:l408 pm
and abba pm.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
lowered Lid roffic Lights
Prove Success in .CuIiformu

George F.. Kinzie Of the Army Air
Forces made similar observations
from airplanes and reported sthey
could not see the light.
To the motorist, these lights from
distance look like the ordinary
red, green and orange discs. From
nearby they have the appearance
of lighted discs with three dark
horizontal bands crossing them. The
bulb behind the lense remains un-
changed in brilliancy.
Evening star., 1942-08-17

ton Board, who told police, accord
ing to them, that she had met the
youth while going to Danville, Va,
by bus. He switched their luggage,
she said, then attacked her when
he came to her hotel room to get
his own bag.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
UDC Convention Chunoed

NEWBERRY, S. c.. Aug. II (P,.-
Mrs. Robert Downs Wright of New
berry, president general. announced
today that the general convention of
the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy would be held in ST. Louis
November to 5, instead of New
Orleans, as originally announced.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Greeks Try to Aid
| Nozis by Error:
Pay With Lives
Rs The Associated Press.

Py The Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. IA number OF
Greek patriots on the island OF
Crete who mistook German para
chute practice for British inva-
sion and tried to help by seizine
Gambia Airdrome have paid with
their lives, according to reports
reaching the Greek government in
exile here today.
Three hundred were said to have
been arrested, and an undisclosed
number shot.
These reports said fishermen as
stories of large ship movements of
Crete prompted rumors that Brit
isl1 invasion fotilla was approach
ing the island and when the pa
triots saw German parachutlsts
making practice Jumps they assumed
that the hour of liberation had
come.
Bends or bcndage--was there ever
an easier choice? Get yours now.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Three Die as Bomber
Falls on Texas Farm

SWEETWATER Tex, Aug. II t4).
An Army bombing plane crashed
and burned in a cotton field 10 miles
north of Lorraine yesterday. killing
three flyers.
The Bomber Ferry Command in
Long Beach, Calf, listed as occu-
pants of the plane:
1t. John w. McMahan, 81, New
port, Tenn.
Co-pilot Staff Sergt. Carl r. Bosse
%. Goshen, Ind.
Pvt Eugent Eldon Pence. 81, God
frey, Ill.
Mrs. Arnold Haygood saw the
plane plunge to earth and burst into
flames on her husbands farm.
The plane began falling apart, she
said, before it crashed. The tail was
found a half miles from the rest Of
the wreckage.
Buy War bonds and when the wal
Is won, cash in-on Freedom,
Evening star., 1942-08-17

servation post in this tiny town of
"a families first sighted the trans
port as it plummeted into pine
trees
Guided by Sergt. Lees revolver
shots, State police found him in q
short time.
Army officials publicly praised
members OF civilian defense units
in this hamlet, which describes it.
self AS the highest town in Massa-
chusetts," for prompt and efficient
Evening star., 1942-08-17

Buy War bonds and when the war
Is won, cash in-on Freedom!
Evening star., 1942-08-17

Bends or bcndage-was there ever
an easier choice? Get yours now.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-05
CARD OF THANKS

We take this method 10 thank a.,
many friends for their kindness ANY ,,y
sympathy during the Illness any
death of III father and grandfatSn,
Mi. George GriSSom.
j. S. GriSSom and Family
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
Highlanders Celebrate
Thirtieth Anniversary

Men Of the Highlands Improve
ment club who ire celebrating the
clubs thirttieth anniversary by en-
tertaining the women Of the High
land Women'S club tomorrow (Fri-
day. night, are planning to make
it one Of the outstanding functions
of the year. The men are doing the
whole thing, preparing and cooking
the feed, arranging the program and
taking care Of every detail. The
ladies are to be the pampered guests
and the men suggest that if they are
to enjoy themselves to the fullest,
they shouldn't be hampered with the
care Of children. So they ask that
no children be brought as they are
in the way for the dancing and cards
that have been arranged for. Char
ter members of both organizations
will be specially honored at the
party, according to Ed Ray, treas
urer and r. c. Gragg, secretary of
the improvement Club.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
Mysterious Signals
Flashing i'm Hills
Worry Residents
Not fifth column work
as suspected, but only
army men surveying

Mysterious lights flashing in the
hills around Kennewick and as fa1
down the valley as Hover have
caused numerous people to call the
local police. Down Hover way, fol-
lowing the mysterious display, a
group of the local residents were
preparing to gather up an armed
posse and investigate the fifth
column" signals. However, one men,
Der, thought to make an investiga-
ton before acting.
Out near the city reservoir the
other night similar flashing signals
were observed. Investigation prov
ed that they were caused in each
instance by army engineers who
were surveying. They had told the
local police about their activities
and suggested that probably in
quiries would be made concerning
them. It appears that the survey
ors can do better and quicker
job after dark, with the use of
lights.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
PIT. A. Plans Patriotic
Birthday Program

The PIT. A. will hold its regular
meeting Wednesday, February 11tt
at o'clock in the high school audi.
toriu1n. An exceptional fine pro.
gram has been arranged and every
one is urged to attend.
A patriotic program by the grade
school. The theme is February
Birthdays.
"What Lincoln Would Do" Gre
alive drama by fourth grade.
Song and poem, second grade.
Reading, Mary Ellen Block, fifth
grade.
Selections About the Flag, sixth
grade.
Flag Drill, third grade.
A pantomime, Turning Back
Time" to commemorate the 45th an
niversary of the founding of the Ma
tional Congress of Parent and
Teachers, February II, 1912.
Reader, Gladys Wilder, Panic
mined by eleven Jr High and High
School Students.
Refreshments will be in keeping
with the program. and large birth
day cake will be featured.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
Vehicle and Cast Chosen
For Annual Senior Play

The cast for the senior play, Mo-
Heres 1.-The Imaginary Invalid" has
Just been chosen and the work on
the play will begin as soon as pos
sible. The cast consists of four boys
parts and seven girls. The imagin-
airy invalid, ;Argon, is played by Dick
Foraker. His physician, DR.. Purge, Is
played by Walt Ehni. Monsieur Day
another physician is played by Geo
Reymore Charles, played by Everett
Hembree, is the young lover of Ar
CONS daughter. The daughter is
taken by Theo Lampson. Argon's
scheming wife is Eunice Campbell.
Their serving maid, Tony, is taken
by Caroline Kauth. Thomas, another
sutton for AIMS hand is a boys part
but will he taken by Betty Lynn.
Louise, Argon's small daughter, is
played by Jerry Shaughnessy. Ar
CONS sister, Beryl, is played by Opal
Watkins. Winifred Hawn is TAX
ing two bit parts, that of M. Bond,
who is notary public, and M. Fleur,
an apothecary.
Due to the fact that the play was
written in 1878 it will have an I'M
usual setting and also costumes. The
play takes place in the private sit
ting room of Argon's private suite.
One amusing incident leads to an
other while the plot thickens, but all
comes out well in the end.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
City Laying Plans
For Handling
Housing Situation
Seek to have area des-
ignated defense zone to
get building priorities

Facing the possibility of a vast
and sudden influx of population, the
city council last Tuesday evening
took the first preparatory steps to
handle the unusual situation. Appli-
cations for sites for trailer camps
brought out the necessity for prop
er sanitary precautions to be taken.
To handle the situation, Mayor A.
C. Arnon appointed a special hous-
ing committee, consisting of Coun-
cilmen Roger Records, Mckinley
Desgranges and A. w. Campbell. In
structions were also given that the
committee make all possible efforts
to have, the district declared a de-
tense area, so that priorities on
building materials for residences
and other projects could he allocat-
ed.
This committee Is also to see what
arrangements are possible for Sc
curing funds from the federal de-
Tense housing administration to aid
in the construction of residence. In
case this is possible and necessary,
it is likely that the city of Kenne-
wick will become the communities
largest land lord.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
Pensions Out;
City Dads Can't
Even Draw Pay
Vote salaries, but can't
draw it, but new
members can

City councihmen can't even draw
pay for their services, much less
vote themselves pensions. This is ac-
cording to a ruling by the attorney
general. Last budget time, the
council budgeted $500 for council
manic pay. This would figure about
five dollars per meeting per men,
Der, providing they were paid
whether they attended the meet
ings or not.
However, according to the ruling
new councilmen, or the same ones
If reelected, could begin to draw
their pay after the next election. In
asmuch as half the councilmen's
terms expire next year, there will be
a situation of the new members
drawing pay for their services, while
the holdovers have to serve at the
pay they now receive-exactly Moth
ing.
It was suggested, after finding out
about not being able to draw their
salary that the money he appropri-
ated for the development of the air.
port but legal advise was all
against any such procedure.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
Air School Operator
Praises New Air
Port Possibilities
Says location one of
best he has ever seen;
committee in session

In all my flying experience, I've
never seen but one other location
equal it," Forrest Hart told mem
bers of the local Kiwanis club Tues
day noon in speaking of the new
municipal airport site. MIR. Hart is
operating the civilian flying school
at the Pasco port, which will soon
be taken over by the navy air corps
and is seeking new location.
Because of the grounding of all
civilian planes on the coast and be-
cause of the exceptional flying con-
ditions existing in this locality, he
stated that the Kennewick- Pasco
area was in line for great civil
aeronautfcal activity, in his opinion.
In addition, he said, there were on
the average two ships a day land
ing on the Pasco port from other To-
calities.
MIR. Hart said that his company
would be glad to enter into long
time lease of the port, if it could be
put into shape for the operation of
his school. The special airport COM
mittee named by Mayor A. c. Anon
is meeting tonight to attempt to
workout a plan for financing the de-
velopment of the field.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
Issue Tires

The local tire rationing board
has issued permits, since the last
list published, to the following eight
applicants: Martin Hudnall for a
farm tractor; F. P. Peter obsolete
farm truck tires; II. H. Peter, farm
tractor; Twin City Creamery for
cream truck; v. B. Drake, obsolete
truck tires; James L. Peterson, farm
truck tires; Otto Luelloff, obsolete
passenger tires; N. p. Davidson,
farm truck tires; Kennewick Valley
Telephone Co., obsolete truck tires.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-05
Locals Place Third in
State Debate League

The State Debate tournament was
held at Pullman, Wash, on January
30 and 81. The competition was
held to determine the state champ
ionship. About twenty schools en-
tered the contest. The two types
of debate used were the traditional
and the cross question. The win
ming team for the cross question
group was Colfax, second place was
taken by Charleston, with Kennewick
placing third. The winning teams
for the traditional type were: Day.
export first and Rogers second.
MIR. McCabe drove our debaters,
Hal Keene and George Reymore,
up to Pullman. While the boys were
there they stayed in the Theta Chi
house. Friday. the boys were guests
at a basketball game between W.S.C.
and OS.C.