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Evening star., 1942-08-16

uruRuayan Council. was elected
state chairman.
AS vice chairman the delegates
chose Alberto Pecorini Of Argen-
tina, Serafino Romualdi of the
United States and Giovanni Capello
of Chile Nicola ella of Argentina
was confirmed as secretary general
of the conference.
Among hundreds OF messages In
support of the conference was one
from Foreign Minister Alberto
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Two Bodies Discovered
After Deoth of Attoche
a, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Asg. l5.-Word
was received here today that the
bodies of an Argentine woman and
a boy had been found on the
beach front at Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil. within "a hours Of the dis
coyery of the body Of Col. Camlloa
Gay, Argentine Military Attache.
The reports identified the woman
as the wife of another attache OF
the Argentine Embassy at Rio de
Janeiro.
RIO De JANEIRO, Aug. Is tPI.-
The Brazilian Department OF Press
Propaganda said today an inquiry
into the death of Col. Camiloa Gay
Argentine Military -Attache. was at
tributable to love affair"
Evening star., 1942-08-16

Guani Of uruguay In his capacity A.
chairman of the Committee on Con-
tinental Defense.
From Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Count
Sforza of New York, one-tim Pre-
mier of Italy, cabled that ne and
Comdr Randolfo Pacciardi expect to
arrive by plane tomorrow. A public
meeting scheduled for tomorrow
morning was postponed until Mon
day to allow Count Sforza to speak.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
New Dutch Destroyer
Reaches War Theoter

r. tht AAsotf6teu PreSs.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Sunday,
Aug. 16-The Netherlands des-
troyer Jan van Galen, built with
funds collected in the Netherlands
Indies to replace the destroyer of
the same name, sunk at Rotterdam
during the Nazi invasion, has ar
rived In the war theater," it was
officially announced today.
The news was broadcast by
Netherlands authorities in Dutch
and Malay to the Indies, now over
Sun by the Japanese.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

glad to join with them In one Or
eanization for the period Of the war
to get the job done
Kaiser said he planned to leave
soon for the Pacific Coast to confer
with aviation executives.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Abram 5. Worthington,
ice Examiner, Dies

Abram S. Worthington. examiner
In the Bureau Of Formal Cases
at the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, died yesterday at his
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Srecial Dispatch to The Star.

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Sept. 1.-Two
ancient bronze cannon and a group
of old iron cannon balls of Civil
War vintage, long a landmark on
the courthouse green at historic
Fairfax Courthouse, may eventually
be destined for the scrap pile, but
they were at least given a tempo
rary lease on life yesterday by the
County Board of Supervisors.
Mrs. Douglass Murray. chairman
of the County Salvage Committee,
which Thursday opened a two-week
drive to collect everything in the
nature of scrap which can be found
in the county, appeared before the
board and requested that the relics
be turned over to her committee
for scrap.
Mrs. Murray said that If the board
acceeded to her request, the cannon
would not be sold to a Junk dealer,
but would be turned directly over to
War Department ofncials, as a token
Of the county's contribution to the
Nationwide scrap drive.
Ownership In Doubt.
Question OF ownership arose dur
ing discussion on the request. and
a search through old minute books
Evening star., 1942-09-17

Of the boards proceedings, failed to
throw much light on the subject
except to disclose that they were
donated by some civic-minded citi-
zen or group of citizens in 1910.
Discussion also disclosed that the
members of the board were divided
on the subject of disposing of the
relics for scrap. One of the older
members, who we'll remembers the
War Between the States, strenuously
voiced his objection to such a pro-
posal
Committee Named.
1t was finally decided to name a
committee consisting of Commits
sioner Of Revenue James U. Kinche-
loe, member Of James Thrift Camp,
Confederate Veterans; Former State
Senator John w. Rust, president OF
the Manassas Battlefield Park Asso-
citation, and County Clerk John M.
Whalen, to investigate the history
and ownership Of the relics, before
any further action Is taken.
The cannons bear markings IN
dicating that they were manufac-
tured In 1856, probably at the WASH
ington Navy Yard, and the old can
non balls are said to have been col
lected from the Bull Run battlefield.
Evening star., 1942-09-17

superintendent Of garbage collec-
tions.
The problem Of organizing the
collection schedule has many pit
falls, but Mr.. xanten's record indi-
Gates that he Is equal to the task.
He has had tough Jobs before.
Take the District snowfall, for ex-
ample.
Mr.. xanten says cleaning up after
a snowfall is the worst job of the
many his department handles In
keeping Washington clean.
That's nasty one" he SAYS,
"and it comes around as regularly
as winter"
Once, during a particularly bad
snowstorm here, he worked four
days and four nights without sleep.
Once he was almost caught short.
That was on March 29 of this year
when a freak" snowstorm paid an
unexpected visit.
Ordered Plows Put Away.
It was an unwelcome guest. The
day before the city was blanketed in
white, Mr.. xanten ordered all the
snow plows put away for the spring
and summer. The order was to take
effect Monday. It showed on satur-
day. The plows went into action.
I'VE barely got under the wire on
that one" he said.
Mr.. Xanten, who has been in the
Refuse Department since 1928, at
tended Temple Business School,
Emerson Institute and studied en-
cheering at George Washington
University night school for i've
years. He gave up his engineering
studies in 1896 to take charge Of the
Refuse Department.
"The toughest part Of my job il
trying to cut down the carelessness
OF many residents who clutter uu
the streets with watermelons, liquor
bottles and newspapers. and don't
make the slightest effort to keep
the city clean," he said.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Scrop
tContinued From First Page. J

son residents in front Of their
homes.
Goal Is z6,5oo 900 Pounds.
On September n special collec-
ton will be made In the Northwest
and Southwest sections In further
ance Of the drive to md and col
lect 26,5o0,ooo pounds Of metal
scrap between now and January l..
Scrap Committee Enlarged.
Overnight developments in the
scrap campaign were these:
Appointment of representatives
of four Washington newspapers and
DR.. e. j. Harris, president Of the
Federation Of Civic Associations, to
the Special Scrap Salvage Com
mittee, thus increasing It's members
from seven to IL. Representing
newspapers are B. M. McKelway, as
sociate editor, The Evening Star;
Alexander r. Jones, managing editor,
Washington Post; John O'Rourke,
managing editor, Washington Daily
News, and Frank c. Waldrop, col
umnist Of the Washington Times-
Herald. ~ar
Decision of the District Commis-
sioners to tear down the city-owned
water tower located at Tenth street
and Alabama avenue Sc. next
Tuesday at 1o:45 am. It contains
about 100000 pounds OF steel, built
In 1918 ut cost Of $4,400, and will
be sold at public auction after bids
are advertised, to help the growing
stock piles.
Calling of . meeting of all prop
erty officers OF District govern
ment departments at 2:30 pm
Tuesday in the Departmental Audi
Evening star., 1942-09-17
U. 5. Buildings Swing
Into Scrap Metal Drive

Government buildings in Wash
ington ana throughout the Nation
have swung into action In the all
out scrap metal salvage campaign,
it was revealed today by w. E.
Reynolds, commissioner Of public
buildings Of the Federal Works
Agency. "
At the direction OF Mr.. Reynolds,
receptacles have been placed in
courtyards and other suitable places
in all Federal buildings for the
collection OF scrap metal.
Charles A. Peters. buildings man.
aeer, has sent the following memo
randum to the chief clerks and ad-
ministrative ofncers Of the execu-
tive departments and independent
agencies:
"For the convenience Of building
occupants who desire to bring scrap
metals from home and In an effort
to further the national salvage pro-
gram, receptacles will be placed in
the courtyards where scrap metals
may be deposited.
"All scrap metal collected through
the medium Of these receptacles will
be delivered periodically directly to
the scrap yards at the Navy Yard. ,
Evening star., 1942-09-17

from junk dealers will call for it
throughout the day.
Mr.. Walkers Office will be kept
open Sunday, beginning at 7:30 a M,
to receive calls from areas which
need emergency trucks to haul away
material.
A list Of the official collection
depots will be announced by Mr..
Walker not later than Saturday, it
was indicated last night.
The Washington Graphic Arts
Association will supply 750 printed
placards to be placed on the collec-
ton trucks, each Of which also will
be adorned with an American nag
Luncheon Feature.
A side feature of the Womens S
National Press Club luncheon pro-
gram on September "a will be
scrap drive. Every member is being
urged to bring an aluminium hair
curler or piece Of junk jewelry with
salvageable metal. You will need
one for each guest, too" Miss Chris
tine Sadler reminded the member
ship.
At yesterdays meeting Of the
special committee three protests
against holding the two scrap drives
Evening star., 1942-09-17

torium, Constitution avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets NV, to assist the Sep
tember n drive.
Wardens to Cooperate.
Calling of a meeting OF the en-
larged Scrap Committee at 1 pm.
Tuesday in the <of1ces Of 1t. Col.
Beverly Snow. chairman, Room 5l8,
District Building.
Assurance by william J. Mile
ham, chief air-raid warden, that
deputy wardens are pleased with
the salvage setup and will pass
the word down the line to all
wardens to help bring out neigh
borhood scrap.
It Was emphasized by Horace
Walker, special Scrap Committee
secretary, that citizens having
heavy metal materials to offer
should contact his office, either Re-
public 8488 or Executive 5000, to
arrange hauling to q junk depot.
In next Sundays scrap drive there
will be few trucks equipped with
derricks held in emergency to load
heavy articles If needed.
Instructions for the September
20 drive were given to salvage and
area chairmen by Secretary Walker
at q meeting last night at the Con-
tinental Hotel. Twenty Of the %
areas in the East Washington Sec
ton were represented.
To Go 10 Central Depots.
Mr.. Walker said ITO trucks sup
piled by the District refuse divi-
sion and an equal number loaned
by business firms would begin col
lecting scrap from curbs at am.
Sunday for hauling to centrally
designated depots, where trucks
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Midway Defense Surprised
Jops, Marine Colonel Says
Declares Enemy Airmen Were So Confused
They Couldn't Hit Ground Tor9ets

repair. Nor did it confuse the anti
aircraft gunners.
Never mentioning how many
bombers and fighters there were in
the raid that failed, Col. Shannon
said only, TT was tWo-carrier raid"
Marine fighter planes intercepted
the bombers about three miles out
and shot down two before bomb
was dropped. The Jap high-level
bombers missed their marks, their
dive bombers that followed were in
effective, and their strafing was in
effective. About 10 planes went
down and many more are believed
to have gone into the ocean because
their carriers were not there when
they returned.
Couldn't Count All Victims.
Our returning ships said the
Jap planes were dropping like flies"
said Col. Shannon. I'VE couldn't
credit them, for we didn't see them
officially."
The horizontal bombers were more
effective than the small dive bomb
ers, Col. Shannon believes, but still
says the flat-fiying boys missed
their marks almost completely. He
lays this all to the fact that the
Japs were 50 completely surprised by
the resistance that they began spew-
ing their bombs as soon as the
shooting started.
As for the fast Zero fighter, Col
Shannon admits 1t is fast, but has
little else good to say about it. The
pilot gets killed when any shoot
ing starts, whereas our planes come
back with many bullet holes. The
little fast-maneuvering Zeroes blow
apart in the air, and they blow apart
on the ground. Even q bomber tried
desperately to land on the Midway
runway after he had been shot down,
and he blew up.
The plane bounced, the motor
came on and the whole thing fell
apart" said the marine observer
He added that they got no live Japs
In the 35-minute raid, and that OF
the dead ones he saw, none was
wearing q parachute.
When 1t was all over, the Ameri-
can flyers had little party below
the surface Of the ground, in a place
they had picked. The maintenance
crew had stayed on duty "a hours a
day for about three days, with cat
maps only, and the whole outfit cele.
brated when 1t was over.
There was never any question ir
our minds about q celebration" sale
Col. Shannon. I'VE knew we coulc
take the JapA and w did. 30 W
| celebrated"
Evening star., 1942-09-17

on Sundays were received. The COM
mittee urged the Commissioners to
reject the protests. and the Commits
sioners announced today that they
had rejected them, but would make
replies to the ptotesters. The COM
mittee had urged that the protests
be overruled on these grounds:
Cd Sunday Is the one day in the
week finding the largest number of
residents at home; ca District
Refuse Division trucks and crews
will work on Sunday so as not to
interfere with weekday activities:
CD ITO trucks volunteered by busi-
ness firms are not available any day
except Sunday, and "a if residents
place their scrap on the curb by
8 am. Sunday, it would not interfere
with their normal Sunday procedures.
A NTH reason not put in the
formal list was that japanese
aviators made a treacherous attack
on American soldiers and sailors at
Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December
7. and that Americas enemies are
enemies of Christian religion, the
committee stated.
The protests came from Virginia
w. Sargent, Page McKendree Etchi-
son, president of Organized Bible
Glass Association. and DR.. Charles
E. Resser, president of the District
Sunday School Association.
Fairfax Committee Named.
In Fairfax, Va, the County Board
Of Supervisors yesterday named q
committee to study plans for dis
posing of two bronze cannon used in
the Civil War which have stood as
landmarks on the courthouse lawn
since 1910.
Mrs. Douglass Murray, chairman
Of the County Salvage Committee,
asked that they be donated to the
scrap drive, but the commissioners
expressed dissenting views. The
cannon bear markings indicating
their manufacture at the Washing
ton Navy Yard in 1856 and standing
beside them are piles Of iron can
nonballs said to have been collected
from Bull Run battlefield.
Evening star., 1942-09-17

with your Government but you will set
an example for others. To get the
most out Of your present gas rationing
your present tires - your present
CAR~-have Call Carl experts service
it now--and regularly! Drive in at
Call Carl, Washington's Little De-
troit oit"-Brightwood. Georgia Ave. and
Peabody; NE, 604 Rhode Island Ave-.
or Downtown, 614 H st. NV. Ana.
costa, 1887 Good Hope Road.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Scrop Metal to Admit
Persons 70 RoIly

A salvage rally, admission to
which will Be BY donation OF an
article OF scrap metal only. will be
held at the American Legion Park,
Cheverly. Md. at pm. Saturday
under the sponsorship Of the Young
Peoples Community Church organi-
zation. directed by Sammy White
head, president.
The University of Maryland Band
Of 100 musicians will participate In
the ceremony. Following the rally
parade will be held from Legion
Park to Legion Hall. where partici-
pants will be served refreshments
and community sing will be staged,
Master OF ceremonies for the rally
will be Frank A. Patterson.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Only Certain Kinds Of
Scrap Are Wanted

WANTED.
Beds.
Electric toasters.
Irons.
Heaters.
Fans.
Door knobs.
Hinges and keys.
Locks.
Hardware trim.
Springs.
Old knives, pans, pots, scis-
sors.
Lamps and lighting fixtures.
Metal ash trays, bowls,
statues vases, metal garden
furniture.
Radios, screens made Of brass
or copper.
Sleds, ice skates, roller skates.
Vacuum cleaners.
Metal stoves, fireplace and
irons, CRATES, pokers, fire ex-
tinguishers, old CRATES, furnace
doors, iron and nickel parts Of
old stoves.
Pipes and pieces Of iron,
brass or copper piping, plumb
ing fixtures, bathtubs, faucets,
sinks, ice trays.
Radiators, refrigerator metal
parts.
Tools.
Automobile metal parts,
chains, batteries, license plates,
parts Of motors.
Discarded sporting goods, BIZ
cycles and tricycles.
Garden tools, lawn mowers,
hoes, pickaxes, rakes, shovels,
etc.
NOT WANTED.
Rags
Rubber.
Tin cans.
Tin sheeting.
Pianos.
Safes
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Gurney Renews Fight
For Immediate Draft
OF Youths Is 10 19
Proposal PieeonhoIed
By Senate Group Until
War Department Acts
81 TIE Associated Press.

0S tl-e hoeUCidLcu HTSsb.
Senator Gurney, Republican, of
South Dakota, undaunted by re-
buff in the Senate Military Affairs
Committee, today renewed his pro-
posal that young men of 18 and
10 be drafted Immediately for mill
tary training.
The committee yesterday pigeon
holed the proposal until after it
received formal recommendations
from the War Department, which
has had the lower draft ages under
consideration for some time.
Let's give these boys a chance, !"
Senator Gurney said In q state
ment. Let them have a year, two
or even three years of training be-
fore they must fight. To do so in
creases their chances of survival
by at least so per cent and in
creases our chances of success from
a big question mark to a certainty.
If we are going to need these
young men in 1943, we need them
even more today" he declared. eff,
as the President says, the Army
cannot accommodate them until
after the passage Of few months,
then let the Army expand and
make room for them"
Evening star., 1942-09-17
cuIpeper UDc Gives
Cannon for Scrup
Ipecial ptspatch 70 rhe sta,.

Special Dispatch 70 Ths star.
CuLPEPER, Va. Sept. 17.-The
United Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy have donated the old-time can
non and a. large iron shells, all
relics Of the Civil War, to the scrap
campaign. For many years the can
non and shells stood at the base OF
the Confederate monument on the
courthouse green.
A German cannon, captured dur
Ing the World War, has been do
mated for the same purpose by the
Culpeper Post OF the American
Legion. The Board Of Supervisors
is being asked by citizens to donate
the iron fence which encircles the
courthouse and green.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
By CLAUDE A. MAHONEY.

The story Of the surprise the
Japanese got when they attacked
Midway early in June was brought
up to date here yesterday by a
marine colonel who gave birthday
press conference to tell the part
the marines played in that surprise.
Col. Harold D. Shannon Of New
Jersey, back from command Of the
Marines on Midway, said the Japs
were 50 excited by our resistance
that they dropped their bombs
recklessly, missing their coveted
target-the crossing point Of the
runways on the Midway airport.
The fact that they missed the
runways, in Col. Shannon's opinion,
was one big factor in the American
victory, for American planes were
able to land, refuel, and take OF
again and again to attack the Jap
surface ships. 1t was this still
usable airport that enabled Amer
lean planes to go out to sink four
Jap aircraft carriers and leave the
Jap planes without . roost.
Col. Shannon, 50 years old yes
terday, sat in the Navy press room
grinning like a boy when he
described the job the marines did
in changing the minds Of the Japs
about invasion Of Midway. He is
now on temporary duty with the
marines here.
Dropped Bombs Too Soon.
On the night Of June 3, Navy patrol
planes we're out about 700 miles and
saw the Japanese armada coming
Some Of the big, numbering patrol
ships became bombers and dropped
a few eggs on transports. But main
ly they reported the Jap position
and gave the warning.
I'VE got ready for the morning at
tack" said Col. Shannon.
The whole thing began that day
when American planes picked up the
Japanese carriers about $50 mile!
and went to work. Then our fighters
met the Jap invasion planes a littl,
later The Japanese came over flrs
with horizontal bombers that wer'
flying at $4,000 feet, and they wer'
50 surprised that their bombs wer'
unloaded prematurely.
They came in with q fancy "V
formation, and then tried to confus
the ground anti-aircraft crews b.
scrambling the big "V's" into thre
little ones, formed from an intricat
maneuver wherein the left ships de,
to the right and the right ships hev
; to the left. But 1t didn't confus
] the Marine planes, which were I;
n In the ar except few undeygota
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Buusermun to Address
Groveton P.-T.A. Group
special Dispatch to The Star.

epecial Dispatch to The Star.
GROVETON, Va, Sept. Thames
T.. Bauserman, elementary super
visor for the public schools OF Fair
fax County, win speak at the meet
Ing Of Groveton Parent-Teacher
Association ut 3 o'clock tonight In,
senehool auditorium. 4
Evening star., 1942-09-17

New Rules Hit Students

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (P).-Junior
College students parked their cars
where they always had, trotted
happily of to classes. Then the
industrious police not only installed
no-parktng signs, but decorated
each ear with . ticket. b.
Evening star., 1942-09-17

on motorists. But
you can't serve
your country By
being surly about
present restric-
lions. Every mo-
torht must re.
solve to get the
most out Of what
he II getting to
conserve N ate.
rails for the war
effort. In this
way you will not
A~AOa -
Evening star., 1942-09-17

Stamp. stamp, stamp the boys are
marching-and 80 are the girls-to
the War savings stamp windows Of
post Offices everywhere. Are yoY In
the parade?
Evening star., 1942-09-17
CARE
BY ED CARL
Keep Your Car In
Fighting Trim"

This country is in the midst Of an "au
out" war effort. Materials are needed
for Victory. The present gas and tire
restrictions impose severe sacrifice
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-12-03
BRITISH CABINET:
Shake-Up

In an unexpected shake-up, Sir
Stafford Grips stepped down from
the British seven-man war cabinet
to become minister of aircraft pro-
duction. Capt. Anthony Eden took
over Grips leadership in the house
of commons while Herbert Morri-
son, minister of home security, re-
placed Grips in the war cabinet.
Just why Grips left the cabinet
was not Immediately made clear but
for some time he is known to have
disliked certain phases of the war
effort and it is felt he may have left
because he could not agree with
many actions of Winston Churchill S
advisers.
That there were stronger motives
in the action was the belief of many
observers who pointed out that this
was a bad time politically for Grips
to disassociate himself from Church
ill. British successes in Egypt and
elsewhere in Africa have given
much strength recently to the
Churchill government. Other sources
claimed that Grips had been want.
ing to get out of the cabinet for
some time but had refrained from
doing so previously to save embar'
rassment for Churchill.
When Cripps left and Anthony
Eden took over his leadership In
commons, many British citizens saw
further grooming for Eden to some
time succeed Winston Churchill as
| prime minister.