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Evening star., 1942-07-21
$1oo,ooo,ooo Navy
Construction Faces
Strike 1ie-up
Building Trades Vote
WoIkout in New York
In WPA Job Protest
b. the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. July 2l tP>.-A strike
which would tie-up all naval con-
struction work in the metropolitan
area, involving work costing $780,
00O, 900, was voted yesterday by rep
resentatives of 26 crafts affiliated
with the Bronx Board of Business
Agents of the Building and Con-
struction Council Trades Council
(AFL).
A subcommittee will meet today
with Council President Thomas A..
Murray to determine the date when
the strike Is to be called.
The Bronx union officials are pro-
testing against the employment of
1,100 WPA workers on construction
of the 100000 Naval Reserve Of
flcers' Training School at Fort
Schuyler in the Bronx, and Board
Representative Howard McSpedon
declared:
LAS far as being unpatriotic, we're
doing the Government favor by
trying to get our (unionD people on
the job to complete it in time
Contending that the project at
issue violated a Federal regulation
prohibiting use of WPA labor on
work costing more than $4,000, Mr..
McSpedon asserted the unions had
been given "the run around" since
last March, when they first tried to
have their own men placed on the
job.
Besides the Fort Schuyler project,
the threatened strike would affect
construction at the navy yard,
Floyd Bennett Field and Manhattan
Beach in Brooklyn and the Naval
Hospital on Staten Island.
A Navy spokesman who declined
use of his name said that the Fort
Schuyler project was not strictly a
Navy undertaking but WPA prof.
ect, built with WPA funds for Navy
use.
The WPA Office said that the
project was undertaken with the
authorization and upon certification
of the Secretary Of the Navy.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
| Auto Plants Give
| 101 900 Tons to
| Metal Drive
,y the Associated Press.

by fbe AesOclAEQ fresk.
DETROIT, July 21.-The Automo-
tive Council for War Production has
reported that salvage operations
throughout the automotive industry
last month resulted in the shipment
Of 101, 300 tons of scrap metal to
mills and smelters.
OF the total, iron and steel &C
counted for 97,500 tons. The re-
mainder was non-ferrous metal.
In reporting yesterday on the first
full month of the industry wide
scrap program, the council an
nouncement said that approximately
10 per cent of the total scrap col
lected came from obsolete tools, dies
machinery equipment and old
buildings.
The total, it was pointed out, does
not include unknown quantities OF
metal which some companies, pos
sessing their own smelling facilities,
normally recirculate in their own
plants.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Mrs. Emma Freund, Widow
OF Confectioner, Dies

Mrs. Emma Garner Freund. 64,
widow OF Harry P. Freund, for years
a confectioner and caterer here, died
today at Doctors Hospital after an
illness OF six months Funeral ar
rangements will be announced later,
Mrs. Freund was born in Wash
lngton, the daughter OF the late
John F. Garner, veteran member
OF the Metropolitan Police force
She had lived for years at 4211
Illinois avenue NV. She was a
member Of the Bethlehem Chapter
OF the Eastern Star and had been a
member Of both the old McKendree
Church and the Petworth Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Freund is survived by a sis
ter, Mrs. Blanche Garner Furgang
Cheltenham, Md.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
GripshoIm Reaches
African Exchange Port

b the Associated Press.
LOURENCO MARQUES, Por-
tuguese East Africa, July 2l.-The
chartered Swedish liner Gripsholm
arrived today with 1,097 Japanese
and Thai nationals from the Western
Hemisphere to be exchanged here
for nationals OF the United States,
other American republics and
Canada.
Among the passengers were
Kichisaburo Nomura and Saburo
Kurusu, Japanese emissaries who
were carrying on negotiations in
Washington when the Japanese at
tackled Pearl HarbOr.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Steel Workers Meet
To Map Extension
OF Wlb Concessions
Will Drive for Pay Roise
And Checkoff Plan in
Major Companies
By tn, Associated Press.

By tht Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, July 21.-Repre-
sentatives Of the CIO United Steel
Workers from plants OF major steel
companies assembled here today to
map a campaign to obtain for all of
the steel industrys $4,000 workers
concessions granted employees of four
Little Steel companies by the War
Labor Board.
Philip Murray, CIO president, said
demands would include the Accents
a-day wage increase, the malnten-
ance OF union membership and a
check of of union dues which the
WLB ruled the union was entitled
to at plants of Bethlehem, Republic,
Youngstown Sheet g. Tube, and In
land Steel Cos. The industry's pres
ent basic pay is $3.50 day.
Among the union representatives
at the session were those from
plants of the United States Steel
Corp. Jones & Laughlin, Crucible
and Pittsburgh Steel. They will clear
the way for formal notification of
reopening of contracts with those
concerns. Escape" clauses in the
contracts stipulate that the pacts
will be abrogated unless an agree
ment Is reached within 20 days.
The union did not have contracts
with Little Steel" companies but
won bargaining rights in Labor
board supervised elections. Negotia-
tions for contracts were interrupted
when the WLB took under consid-
Grafton the unions demands for
wage increases and the union shop.
Although the union has accepted
the WLB's decision, the Little
Steer' companies have not an
nounced their position.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
j. ). Bombers Sink
Two Japanese Ships
In Yangtze River
Invaders Fight Way
Back Into Wenchow
After Being DisIodeed
By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, July 2l.-Amer-
lean bombers sank two japanese
ships in the vicinity Of Kiukiang,
on the Yangtze River southeast
of Hankow in Kiangsi Province,
in raid yesterday, 1t. Gen. Jo-
seph w. Stilwell's headquarters
announced today. The ships
were of 1000 to 1000 tons each.
The bombers, which had a fighter
plane escort, suffered no damage.
In land fighting, a Chinese Army
spokesman reported that the jap
anese had fought their way back
into the Chekiang provincial sea-
port OF Wenchow Friday after hav-
ing been dislodged by the Chinese
the day before.
The Chinese still hold Julian, Is
miles south of Wenchow, after re-
capturing it July II, the spokesman
said.
"Spasmodic fighting" in in prog
ress around Sinyang, japanese base
in Southern Honan Province, he
reported.
In Kiangsi Province, he said, the
Chinese have widened to 20 or Is
miles their wedge along the vital
Chekiang-Kiangsi railroad. The
Chinese broke the enemy's domi-
nation Of the line last week with
the initial seizure of 15-mile strip
between Hengfeng and Iyang.
The tactics of infiltration that
worked SO we'll in Malaga and Bur-
ma are. being used literally by the
Japanese in Chekiang and Kiangsi
Provinces, a Chinese war CORE.
spondent reported today.
Avoiding frontal assaults, the
japanese send out fast mobile col.
umns armed chiefly with machine
guns, the correspondent related, ane
aim their attacks at points knowr
to be thinly defended
The success of these tactics de.
pends largely on close co-ordina.
tion among land and air forces
scout work by spies and the use o.
fifth columnists familiar with trail,
and secondary roads.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Double Pneumonia Fails
To Stop Stitched Heart
By tn. Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 21.-The
stitched heart of Stanley KolbusS
was beating steadily on today de-
spite the complication of double
pneumonia which set in yesterday
just as physicians gave him a $3.50
chance to recover from a stab
wound inflicted in Harlem.
Sydenham Hospital reported this
morning that the l9-year-old Holy
oke (Mass) war plant worker had
been placed in an oxygen tent and
that he still had an even chance
for life.
Seven stitches were taken in his
heart Saturday morning in an OPP
Grafton employing the rare tech
nique of recovering the patients
own blood as it gushed from the
wound and transfusing it back into
his veins.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
6 Million New Soldiers
Declared Chino's Need

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, July 21. - China
will need 1000 900 new soldiers each
year for the next three years, Gen.
Cheng Tseh-jen, director of con-
scription, said today.
He added that although China
modified a large number of men in
the first five years of war with Ja-
pan and was planning to call up
5000, 900 more, those in the service
would total less than 4 per cent OF
the nations population OF more
than 10000 900.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
18 Telephone Employees
Suffer Food POISONING

Thirteen women employees of the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co. remained in Emergency Hos
pital today for treatment for food
poisoning. Five other women taken
there yesterday after eating turkey
salad in the company's cafeteria
were released.
Company officials said this was
the first instance recorded where
anyone had been made Ill by food
served in the company cafeteria.
The intense heat possibly was a
contributing factor, they said.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Tremendous Increase
In Rubber Production
Forecast by Norris
Form Bloc Presses
For Senate Action
On Independent Agency

b. the Associated Press.
Tremendous expansion of the
Governments synthetic rubber pro-
duction program was forecast by
Senator Norris, independent. OF
Nebraska as the farm bloc sought
to force Senate consideration Of q
measure establishing an tndepend-
ent agency to supervise the manu-
facture Of rubber from grain al
cohol.
Senator Norris told reporters he
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Senate Seat Fight
Features Primary
In Montana
Monaghan Opposes
Murray denomination
On Democratic Ticket
B. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont, July 21.-Mon-
tana voters went to the primary
polls today, with political interest
centering on nominations for the
United States Senate.
Senator James E. Murray OF
Butte sought nomination on the
Democratic ticket. He was opposed
by Joseph P. Monaghan, fellow
townsman and former Representa-
tive who was defeated by Senator
Murray in the 1896 primary.
DR.. J. Thorkelson of Butte. also
a former Representative: Yelling
ton D. Rankin of Helena, and Lieut..
Col. Charles L. Dawley of Great
Falls seek the Republican nomina-
tion.
Miss Rankin Not Running.
DR.. Thorkelson, running for re-
election, was defeated in the last
Republican congressional primary
by Representative Jeannette Ran
kin of Missoula. Wellington D.
Rankin is brother OF Miss Rankin
Miss Rankin, who voted in the
House against war declarations in
both World Wars, is not . candidate
for reelection.
The campaign has been one of the
QuieteSt ever known In Montana.
There were no major issues.
Polls opened at noon and will
close at 7 pm. CMountain War
time).
COP Candidates.
Republican candidates for nomi-
nation in that district are Howard
X. Hazelbaker of Misso !. a, Sherman
w. Smith and E. G. /oomey, both
of Helena.
Five seek nomination as candi-
dates for Representative on the
Democratic ticket: Former Repre-
sentative j. J. O'Connell of Butte
James l.. Adkison of Helena, Johr
X. Claxton Of Butte, Jerry J. Cliff.
ford Of Anaconda, and Mike Mans
field Of Missoula.
Representative James F. O'Connor
Of Livingston asks return to Wash
ington. He is opposed for the DEM
ocratic nomination in the I'd least
ern) district by w. M. McCracken
of Great Falls and Robert A. Pat
erson Of Havre.
A total of 258,749 voters were
registered in Montana's 1,185 pre-
cincts. compared with 253,l ,l38 for
the 1910 primary.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Woman Who Saved Railroad
Seeks Seat in House

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo,
July II P.-Mrs. Elizabeth Pellet,
who saved a small mountain railroad
from abandonment last winter by
spending a month in Washington
making a successful plea for a $685.
600 Federal loan, wants to be Colo
radios first woman member of Con-
gress.
State Representative in 1899, she
won unanimous designation at the
4th Congressional District Demo-
cratic Assembly yesterday and will
have no primary opponent. She will
oppose Representative Robert F..
Rockwell, Paonia Republican, in the
general election.
A native Of Connecticut, she gave
up a stage career to marry Harry
Pellet, a mining engineer, and since
has lived at Rico, small Southwest
ern Colorado town.
Evening star., 1942-07-21

Are you buying less gasoline:
Then you can afford TO buy moro
War bonds.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
4y the Associated Press.

Make part of your pay check a
check to the Axis. Buy War bonds
now.
Evening star., 1942-07-21

BUFFER ZONE" FOR GAS RATIONING-A buffer zone of l62
lying west of the Eastern seaboard gasoline ratonng
today in which deliveries will
per Wednesday, The ne shading) is
designed motorists from the raoned dotted
aea) crossing get unlimited supplies Rationng in
seven counties around Buffalo, Y will be put into effect
until after AUGUST a. "A. P. Wirephoto
Evening star., 1942-07-21

Our choice merchandise, including items which
probably eonnot be repIoeed for the durotion. is
offered at authentic sovines. when West hos q
SoIe-Its q REAL Sole"
Evening star., 1942-09-10
Department Store
Soon 10 Open Branch
In Bethesda Area
Polois RoyoI Takes
Lease on Wisconsin
Avenue Structure

The Palais Royal Department
Store has signed a 10-year lease on
the building at 7201 Wisconsin ave-
rue, Bethesda, now occupied by
Sears, Roebuck & Co., it has been
announced.
Palais Royal plans to open branch
there late this month, it was indi-
Gated, employing personnel mainly
from Bethesda.
j. j. Hasley, vice president and
general manager of the main de-
partment store, explained that many
Bethesda and nearby customers were
having difficulty getting downtown
to shop.
Because we are very optimistic
regarding the future prosperity of
fast-growing Bethesda" he said,
I'VE feel it is our patriotic duty
and also good business to bring to
the front doors of our customers
there the merchandise they need
and want for their homes ard
families"
Though the floor space will be
limited, he said, the store will at
tempt to stock the new building
with articles now hard to get in
Bethesda. He cited such items as
sheets, pillow cases. table linens and
all types of bedding. The store
will carry clothes for men, women
and children.
The store will employ part-time
helpers, he said, particularly women
who want to work only one day a
week, or a %half day several times
week.
Evening star., 1942-09-10
i. ). Needs Hundred,
OF Junior Clerks;
Tests Are Relaxed
Simple Examination
Asks No Stenoerophic
Or Typine Ability

Announcing hundreds" of clerical
vacancies in the Government, the
Civil Service Commission said today
that the examination requirements
for junior clerk positions had been
relaxed, and called for applicants.
The revised examination, it was
said, is a simple clerical test and
does not require either stenographic
nor tipping ability. The entrance
salary is S1.440.
Women, in particular, are urged
to apply, the commission said.
Examinations are being held daily
in Washington, Baltimore and Alex
andria.
in a recent junior clerical exam
ination, only about 20 per cent Of
some 10000 applicants passed.
The commission also said that
messengers are needed and that this
examination would be open to
women as we'll as men. The mini
mum age is 16. Entrance salary for
assistant messengers is 81 200. Some
positions at Sl,320 also may be filled.
Applicants must live within a So
mile radius of the Capital.
Evening star., 1942-09-10
War Booms Bethesda
Plant Making Filters
For Diesel Engines
Expansion of Facilities
Expected to Increase
Employees to 300

A war industry that began more
than 10 years ago on a Wheaton
MD farm is booming in the Be-
thesda area in plant that now
employs 200 men. ..
The war plant is the Briggs Clari-
fier Co.. which is turning out oil
filters "a hours a day for Diesel en-
gines that drive many of this Ma
tion's machines of war.
Plans are even now being made to
expand the plant, affording employ
ment for an additional 100 men.
Long before war orders transform
ing his small shop into large scale
plant were contracted for, South
wick W. Briggs of Wheaton was
turning out CHARTERS or filters for
engines.
Made First in 1928.
The first successful filter Mr.
Southwick made on his Montgomery
County farm in 1928
With the coming of war, the bus
mess began to boom. Since the first
of this year the plant has been
operating in enlarged quarters on
River road in Bethesda. officials
announced this week that a new
building will be built next door.
The decision to enlarge the plant
is based on a conviction that after
the war Diesel engines will become
increasingly important in not only
the commercial field but for every
day use of civilians.
Local Help Employed.
Most of the executives of the con-
Germ are residents of the county,
and the company has made prac-
tice of employing local trained help
whenever possible. Many of the
newer employees formerly worked in
Bethesda garages and service sta
tions.
Officers of the corporation include
Landra B. Platt, Chevy Chase
chairman of the board; Chase
Donaldson, Bethesda, president and
sales manager; Mr.. Briggs, now liv-
ing in Washington, vice president
and general manager; R. McC. Clay
ton, Washington, treasurer; Cecil
Hopkins, Rockville, assistant treas
urer.
Evening star., 1942-09-10
Christian Endeuvor Unit
Plans Rally Tomorrow

The Montgomery County Chris
tian Endeavor Union will hold its
goth annual rally at the Rockville
Christian Church, Rockville, Md,
at p. m. tomorrow with Rev S. j.
Goode, former minister of Rockville
Church and organizer of the Union,
as principal speaker.
Other speakers will include the
Rev. Lester Chase, recently ap-
pointed field worker for the Mary
land State Christian Endeavor Un-
ion, and Miss Lola May, reaently-
elected president of the Maryland
State Union Miss Margaret Scott
Takoma Park, president of the
Montgomery County Union. will
preside.
Evening star., 1942-09-10
Alexandria Will Divert
Steel to Hospital Project

The Alexandria City Council has
agreed to give up to 100 tons of steel
owned by the city to the Alexandria
Hospital for use in building an ad-
dition recently assured by Federal
grant and loan, according to Robert
G. Whitton hospital superintendent
Meeting in executive session after
its regular meeting Tuesday night,
the council was told by Mr. Whitton
and Clarence G. Robinson, president
of the Hospital Board, that they
had reason to believe one of the con-
ditions of the Federal grant would
be use of city-owned steel. The
steel originally was purchased for
use in sewer construction. The city
has enough on hand to proceed with
emergency sewer work, even If it
gives some to the hospital.
Residents of Duke street opposed
building the new nurses home close
to their property and the council
agreed to make an inspection be-
fore proceeding with recommended
tions.
Evening star., 1942-09-10
Silver Spring Opposes
Bus Line Elimination

A mass meeting of residents of
the Silver Spring (Md) area will be
held at pm. tomorrow at the dis
pensary building in Silver Spring to
discuss plans for fighting a proposal
of the District Public Utilities Com
mission to eliminate bus service
along the Alaska avenue section of
the So bus line, Berry E. Clark,
president of the Allied Civic Groups
of Silver Spring, said today.
Mr.. Clark said the parley will be
preceded by meeting of delegates
to the Allied Civic Groups in the
county building on Georgia avenue
at 7:30, when a report will be made
by special committee from that
organization on survey and inves-
tigation Of the bus situation. Joseph
Hayes Is chairman Of the committee.
Evening star., 1942-09-10

Huel quickly discarded part of his
clothes and swan to the girls aid.
One at time. he returned to shall
low water with Evelyn Eckeridge
and Thelma Teasley, both 10 years
old and both of Alexandria. BY the
time he made third trip out. the
third girl, Kate Mae Etheridge, IL,
had sunk and Huel made several
surface dives in an attempt to reach
her body
Later, Huel's father said, the boy
was upset and broke into tears at
home because he had been unable
to save Kate's life. He is seventh
grade student at the Mount Vernon
School in Alexandria and learned to
swim when he was while living in
Florida. His father described him
as water rat" who spends all his
spare time near the river.
Evening star., 1942-09-10
Maryland and Virginia
Median Wage in 1889
Below u. ). AVERAGE
Census Figures Show
Nevada Highest and
Mississippi Lowest

Maryland workers in 1889 had a
median wage or salary of $875
slightly less than the national
average of $877, Census Bureau
report disclosed today. The median
for workers in Virginia was $658.
The report contained statistics on
wage or salary income for each
State, based on returns from the
1940 census. Income data for the
District will be given in a latter
report covering cities of 250,000 pop
ulaticn or more.
Nevada had the highest median
wage or salary in 1939-$1,135 Nine
other States reported medians over
$1,000. Thes were Michigan, 81 1923;
California, $1,097; New Jersey, ST.,
069; New York, s1,04S; Ohio, 81, l,O37;
Utah, $1,034; Washington, S1028;
Connecticut, $1,026. and Illinois,
$1,023.
Mississippi reported the lowest
median, 1886 Four other States
had medians of $500 or less-Arkan-
sas, $412; Georgia, S458; South Car
ollna, $483, and Alabama, $500.
Excludes Farming Income.
The median wage or salary, the
Census Bureau explained, 'is the
amount which divides the group re-
ceiving such income into two equal
parts, one having income above the
median, and the other having in
cnO1n hnlnUy ha
The Census figures do not include
items of non-wage income, such as
income from farming, business.
rents, dividends and interest. For
this reason, the bureau cautioned
the statistics should not be inter-
preted as difference in total income
received in the various States, nor
as direct measure of variations in
wage scales.
Only one-sixth of the wage and
salary workers in the United States
received an income in 1889 of $50 or
more from other sources. Among
the other ive-sixths, the proportion
receiving wage or salary incomes be-
tween 81 and 1899 varied from ATT
per cent in Mississippi to 1913 in
Nevada and 12.4 per cent in Con-
necticut.
Women's Median Lower.
New York and New Jersey had the
highest percentage, receiving $4,000
or more, respectively, 4.8 and "A per
cent.
In all but a few States, the
median income of females entirely
dependent on wages or salaries was
from one-half to tWo-thirds of the
corresponding median for males. In
IA States, the medians for women
was less than $500, whereas only two
States-Mississippi and Arkansas
reported medians for men of less
than this amount.
The median for women exceeded
$500 in only two States-California
and Nevada. In all but 16 States
the median for men topped $500.
Evening star., 1942-09-10
Boy Who Rescued Two Girls
Weeps Because Third Drowned

A 13-year-old Alexandria boy who
rescued two colored girls from
drowning in the Potomac River felt
only disappointment today that his
efforts to save a third were unsuc-
cessful.
Huel Crockett, jr., Is Rose Crest
avenue, Alexandria, along with
neighborhood friend, Frank Solvin-
ski, 10, were on a hike yesterday
along the river shore south of the
Washington National Airport. where
Four-Mile run empties into the Po-
tomac when they saw three girls
struggling in the water.
The girls were in a party of five
and they had waded to a point
where recent dredging operations
caused the bottom to drop of
sharply.