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Evening star., 1942-06-15
War Publicity Shuke-up

The reorganization of govern
mental information services, just
announced by President Roosevelt,
was long overdue, in the view of a
large section of the press and public
There has been far too much dupli-
cation of news and alleged news by
the Federal departments and mis-
cellaneous agencies, too much cod
ding Of the public with respect to
bad news, too much self-advertising
by bureaus competing for admins
trative or legislative favors. Con-
fusion, ineff1ciency and waste have
been inevitable under the existing
disjointed system of dispensing news
and information of the Government
and its activities. An already top
heavy press agent system of pre-war
origin has been further overloaded
during the expansion Of Federal
services under the spur of war de-
velopments.
The latest executive order on the
subject of governmental informa-
ton differs from most Of its prede-
cessors in that it does not create
another publicity organization to be
added to the imposing and frequently
battling list of such Offices. This is
not to be an amplif1cation of the
army of news dispensers and CO.
ordinators, but consolidation prof.
ect which, II carried to a logical
conclusion, will lead to a dispensing
with surplus dispensers and CO.
ordinating Of co-ordinators.
To direct this all-important con-
solidation, the President fortunately
has chosen man whose reputation
as reporter, news analyst and radio
commentator Is such as to inspire
public confidence in the success Of
the reorganization. Elmer Davis no
doubt has been no less baffled than
many of his news-gathering COL
leagues by the profusion OF press
agents in Washington. AS an out
slider insofar as Federal service is
concerned, he should be able to
approach his vital assignment OBJ
1ectively.
The wording Of the executive order
indicates that Mr.. Davis will have a
free hand and plenty Of authority
subject only to presidential super
vision. His position will be similar
In many respects to that Of George
Creel during World War I, except
that censorship will remain in the
capable hands of Byron Price Under
the new plan, War Information Di-
rector Davis and Chief Censor Price
will operate independently, but in
close collaboration. Thus it appears
that in effect, Mr.. Davis will dis
seminate governmental information
which has been censored at the
source by Mr.. Price. In other words,
the Office OF Censorship will be re-
sponsible for keeping from our enc
mics information which might be of
value to them, while the Off1ce of
War Information will see that all
other useful information is properly
collected, edited and distributed. 1t
is obvious that these two Offices must
cooperate closely in order to func-
ton effectively. Since both agencies
will be under intelligent, trained
news experts, there is every reason
to expect a marked improvement in
the handling by the Government Of
the admittedly difficult press prob
lens growing out Of war.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Thinks "War Effort"
Is Good Enough Phrase.

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t has been said that the expression
"war effort" is weak and ineffective"
and that it's use should be discontinued;
that instead, the expression war pro-
gram" be used.
My reaction to this viewpoint was
prompt and I give 1t here for what 1t
might be worth.
would agree that war effort" means
that We are trying to do something"
Any activity, of whatever nature, for
whatever purpose, is an effort; and GER
tainly, until this war is won, any action
pertaining to 1t is war effort"
Let us not play with words. But let
us each and every one "do our job" and
pray, as we understand how. that the
spirit of a united people, unbeatable in
its righteous indignation and resistless
in its spiritual motives, shall strike hard
and sure in war effort" surpassed by
none other for victory and just peace!
PHILOSOPHER.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Dissatisfaction

Expresses Dissatisfaction
With Commission Appointments.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The appointments announced for the
Manpower Commission make 1t only too
evident that the war emergency and the
commission are to be used to promote
and extend the hold Of minority pres
sure group over the American people.
No checks upon unbridled union power
and public troublemakers have been
provided.
EDNA MARSHALL COLLARS.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Anticipates Cultural Gains
From Present Ordeal.

From Present Ordeal.
To the Editor Of The Star:
One Of the cultural effects Of the Sec
ond World War more or less naturally
should be stimulation Of interest in
the history of the human race.
BY this mean not merely the chron-
icles of the rise and fall of states, but
also the gradual development of the
arts Of expression, the sciences, the
ideals by which and for which men live.
Considering how many American boys
are serving In foreign climes, 1t seems to
me that the next forty or fifty years
will witness vast expansion Of public
interest In humanity as . whole and
human progress - q single phenoms-
non. ,.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Proposes New Army Unit
To Guard Home Front.


To the Editor Of The Star:
Commissioner Young voices concern
over the departure Of regular police on
GERS for military service.
I suggest that we recruit now, without
delay, an Army unit for the protection
of the home front. Enlist in its ranks
the citizens now in the Auxiliary Police
Force and let the new body be known as
the Military Auxiliary Police of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Men to be eligible for such service
should be veterans of the Army. Navy.
Marine Corps or National Guard. Put
them in uniform, give them long M. P.
night sticks, side arm them and train
them under Army drill regulations.
Such an outfit could swing into action
wherever and whenever needed.
A. P. POLICE, D. C.
Evening star., 1942-06-15

Word comes from abroad that Ger
man officers on the eastern front are
to be provided with silk underwear
because cOoties have an aversion for
that material. About the worst thing
that could be said concerning a louise
is that it is willing to bite Nazi.
Evening star., 1942-06-15

The President asks for thirty-nine
billion dollars more specifically ito
defeat the Axis" No American will
grudge a penny Of it provided it will
be used for that, and only that.
Evening star., 1942-06-15

ing airplanes to use in time Of war and
will continue to use them for war. We
think of war and we think OF airplanes.
Later on, perhaps, We shall think Of air
planes in connection with the wisdom
of keeping out of war.
The airplane will prevent war by
making it too expensive, too slow, too
difficult, too long drawn out-in brief
making the cost prohibtive."
The man who made these statements
about the airplane was Orville Wright,
one OF the brothers who invented 1t.
ERNEST CHARLES RICK.
Evening star., 1942-06-15

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication OF all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatchea
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Puzzles, Tricks and Marie

Puzzles, Tricks and Magic
Here is a booklet that will pro-
vide fun for young and old. 1t
includes catchy problems in
mathematics, word puzzles, enig-
mas, paper puzzles and simple
magic. Puzzle solving has always
been a favorite pastime, but be-
sides being fun it is challenge
to the mind. Here is a chance to
find out how keen you are. To
secure your copy of this publica-
ton inclose 10 cents in coin,
wrapped IN this clipping, and mail
to The Star Information Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1942-06-15

Well, we are lucky at that; the gas
shortage started In the balmy spring
instead of winter when a gallon
gives less mileage.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Quotes Airplane Inventor
Concerning Use in War.

QuUtCS hHpIdHC AHVCHtOk
Concerning Use in War.
To the Editor Of The Star:
'"The greatest use of the airplane to
date has been as q tremendously big
factor of modern warfare. But the
greatest use Of the airplsne eventually
will be to prevent war.
Some day there will be neither war
nor rumors Of war, and the reason may
be the flying machine.
TT sounds paradoxical. We are build
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Driter, although the use OF
a pSeudonyn for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q DieD to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
EDNA MARSHALL COLLARS.
Suggests Sacrifice
OF DoOrmats.

OF Doormats.
To the Editor of The Star:
In our nationwide drive for rubber, II
every family would just give their rubber
doormats, it would make quite a pile Of
rubber. In Hawaii and Australia the
boys get along without doormats and
think that we can use something not
made Of rubber to clean our shoes.
MRS. GLADYS v. TAFT.
Evening star., 1942-06-15
To the Editor of The Star:
Praises Writer

To the Editor Of The Star:
Praises Writer
OF Impressions Of California.
May say that am very much i'm
pressed with the charm Of the article in
The Star by Jessie FAINT Evans, Cali
fornia Still a Happy Land, But Jap War
Is Hard Reality?
The author has captured the spirit Of
California exactly.
LAURA K. POLLOCK
Evening star., 1942-06-15
Member Of the Associated Pres,

Entered ~ second class matter post ONCE,
Washington, D. c.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
Luncheon
Given by
Mrs.. Buck

MRS. FRANK a. BUCK gave
a beautifully appointed luncheon
IN her home in Pemberton road
for Mrs. Douglas Galloway,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Edgar
Dewitt Jones. who will become
the bride Of Thomas J. Sherrard
Of Holidays Cove. w, Va, to-
morrow in the chapel Of the
Central Christian Church.
Mr.. Sherrard is the son OF
Mrs. Thomas J. Sharrard OF
Willsburg, w. Va, and the late
Mr.. Shcrrard.
Luncheon guests were Mrs.
Edgar Dewitt Jones Sr. Mrs.
Edgar Dewitt Jones Jr. Of
Dallas, Tex. Mrs. Charles Gal
larno, Miss Betty Harrington,
Mrs. Lawrence Hayes. Mrs.
Lawrence Richard, Mrs c.
Bradford Holt. Mrs. II. c. Doss,
Mrs. Guy ID. Hit. Mrs. Dwight
Edwards. Mrs. X. r. Beardslee,
Mrs. l.. d. Cosart. Mrs. Herbert
Martin. Mrs. j. l.. Newman, Mrs.
William Wetherbee. Mrs. Glen
Friedt and Mrs. II. s. HALEY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
Seven Detroiters
Attending DePauw

SEVEN DETROITERS are
among the students attending
De PAW University in Indiana
this fall.
Operating on an accelerated
program. they will finish their
fall semester by December %
and their spring semester May 10.
Detroit freshmen at DePauw
are: John Baugh m a n, who
pledged Alpha Tau Omega; Don
-afd-BuChauar- pledged 10 Delta
Epsilon: Russell II. Post. who
also pledged Delta Epsilon; John
Stuart Hayden, who pledged
Beta Theta ri and Irene Rich
ards, who pledged TO Delta
Delta Delta.
Tom Gotten, sophomore, is
member of Delta Chi and Will
son Richards. a junior, a men,
Der of Sigma Chi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
Mrs. HaIIa Plans Tea

MRS. WALTER S. HALLA is having tea from 2 to
6 on Wednesday at her house in Palmer Woods to aid
the Dominican Sisters Of the Sick Poor.
Mrs William j. Ulrich. =. chairman. will be assisted by
Mrs Russell Finn. president of the auxiliary Mrs
Thomas Brady Mrs Joseph Cucchu Mrs Arthur Martz
Mrs Leo Brabant Mrs George Fredericks. Mrs.
Cyril Burke. Mrs. Percy Donovan Mrs Alfred j. Fisher
Mrs. Edward F. Fisher. Mrs. Hugh OMara Dorothy
Meyers. Mrs. Albert Johns Mrs James Walsh Bertha
Stott Jane Doughty Ethel Walsh Margaret Murphy
-. Mrs Robert Powell Mrs. James Farley and Mrs.
Michael Swift -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
Lanphar in Navy. Quits Post

, Governor Van Wagner today
accepted the resignation of Melvin
F. Lanphar as commander of Dis
trict No. 1 Citizens Defense Corps
Of Michigan. Lanphar has been
sworn into the navy as lieuten-
ant in the procurement division.
Head Of a real estate company,
Lanphar formerly was area air
raid warden in the Sixth OCD
area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
Wants All Japs on Japan

LONDON. Sept. 3 QNS).-
before a meeting Of the
British Chamber of Commerce for
the Netherlands East Indies. Sir
Edward Campbell member of
Parliament and former consul
general AZ Batavia. today recon-
mended that all japanese through
out the Far East be returned to
the island OF Japan after the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
BAERIkG DOWN ON THE NEWS:
KeuhOIe WinES Out
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

weeks ago l said that the style of war corre
spondent will be taking prisoners.
Well, since then they have gone ashore with the Com
mandos at Dieppe and obruk Larry Meier took it in the
chest That Larry Allen fellow has been in
every battle Mediterranean. Now have little man
named Singer who torpedo plane right to the
handle and who a later reported missing in action
modern battle is place for penguin to lay
It's hotter than and get hurt in more
ways than insurance company pay off on.
It's new kind of reporting and little different from the
Broadway technique which eyewitness is wink through
a keyhole.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
New Victory Luncheon

CROSSE POINTE YACHT
CLUB. which started the
vogue. -.
For Victory Luncheons
will give its second. -.
October 13. with de-
Tense bonds and stamps for
prizes. -.
Mrs. George M. Slocum is
chairman
And Mrs. A. Griswold
Herreshoff :. vice chairman.
On their committee are
-. Mrs. Warren H. Farr. :.
Mrs. George H. Pratt. ..
Mrs. +. w. Marvin. :. Mrs.
Sam T. Keller. Mrs. ]. l..
H i C k ~. Mrs. Clune J.
Walsh. Mrs. William War
rem Farr. Mrs. Thomas w.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
Miss McCurdy Leaving

EVER so many of Washington's fashionable schools
have been taken by the army the navy but
not all.
Fairmont College is still receiving students
And charming from town is Barbara McCurdy
. daughter and Mrs. c. H. McCurdy. of Gainsbor-
ogh road who will leave the capital city Sunday
of the college going Alpha Theta Epsilons
. the last of them. =. leave
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25

linen shower. -.
And. t h at night. -.
the Frederick w. Ernsts. -.
Will take Barbara and
Arthur to the Cass. -.
And afterwards to night
spot for supper and dancing.
Virginia Fisher. maid
of honor. on October 3. -.
Will give the spinster
dinner at her house -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
More Parties for Barbara Fox

EVERY DAY go. we hear of more parties...
For Barbara Fox. who. >. on October O..
Will become Mrs Arthur Barley.
Peggy Monaghan will be hostess on Tuesday,.
At luncheon and miscellaneous shower
Mrs. Otto F. Hamln will entertain on Wednesday,.
At luncheon and lingerie shower.
Thursday Mrs Daniel c. Fisher will give luncheon al
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
Dinner Planned
By Church Guild

THE EASTMAN GUILD Of
St. Thomas Church will have a
dinner at 6;15 p. m. this evening
in the parish house. :.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, II one of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
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Continued from Page l6}
To board the New York train
They will live in Alexandria, va.
Until the navy DEGREES otherwise.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25
Lee Andersons Return to Nantucket

THE LEE ANDERSONS.. who were away all summer
At Nantucket. dashed into town. for week
returned Nantucket. for an indefinite stay
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-25

Sambaugh. Mrs. Ernest g. Lebold Mrs John l. ALI
mand Mrs Herbert j. Wooda Mrs Frank Couzens.
Mrs Harvey Fruehauf. Mrs. Herman F. Koesin. Mrs
w. B. Topping. Mrs Howard +. OLeary. Mrs. T. p
Archer Mrs George E Villero Mrs. s. Clifford Merrill
=. and Mrs. Chesie Parrish.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Cotton Brokers Face
Charge Of Fa|sifying
u. ). Credit Records
Profiteerins Scheme
Luid to Six Indicted
At Little Rock
BY the Associated Press.

.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 28.-
United States District Attorney Sam
Rorex today announced Federal
grand jury indictment of six
Arkansas cotton brokers on charges
of falsifying Commodity Credit
Corp. records to profiteer from a
rise in cotton prices.
Mr. Rorex said the indictments
were the first to be returned in the
Governments efforts to stop a prac-
tice which the district attorney de-
clared had become widespread in
Southern States since the cotton
market started its upward trend.
Two of the six brokers posted
81 900 bonds for appearance in
United States District Court here
April 6. They were listed as o. O..
Oates, Morrilton. and Oliver o.
Scroggin. Little Rock. The other
four have not been arrested.
The indictments charged that
after farmers had placed their
cotton in Government loan two or
three years ago by borrowing 9 cents
per pound on it, the cotton brokers
bought their equity in the lint.
Instead of registering these au-
thorizations for warehouse receipts
with the c. c. c. within Is days
after the transaction, as required
by law, the brokers retained them
until last fall when cotton advanced
to about 16 cents per pound, the
indictments charged.
Then, the Indictment continued.
the brokers forged the farmers
names to the authorizations, OBJ
tanned the warehouse receipts and
sold them to cotton buyers at the
current market price.
Mr.. Rorex said the brokers aver
aged gain of about s25 a bale
through the transactions.
The district attorney said they are
subject to a maximum five-year
prison sentence and maximum IS, 900
f1ne or both. upon conviction.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
D. {. Library Units
Become Key Posts
In Civilian Defense
Huunts Of BookIovers
Also Serve as Centers
For Red Cross, Wordens

The public libraries of Washington
no longer are refugees for the
scholar and reader alone. AS war
den posts, registration centers and
Red Gross work, first aid and feed
ing stations, they are in the front
line Of civilian defense.
The most active deetnse center,
Petworth branch at Iowa avenue
and Upshur streets, is rated the
second largest producer of Red Cross
emergency sewing in the city. Mon
Gay and Wednesday air-raid war
dens meet there for first-aid training
and Thursday night both men and
women attend classes sponsored by
the Petworth Women's Club.
Zones Supervision Center.
Seven Petworth raid zones are
supervised from the library, where
Webster R. Frye, zone warden, and
Harmon c. Chapman, warden of
zone D, have their offices. A cot
and equipment for an emergency
dressing station are set up near the
wardens' desks.
The Central Volunteer Bureau
uses the Takoma Park branch at
Fifth and Cedar streets as regis
tration center, under direction Of
Mrs. L. C. Lee.
The District Civilian Defense
Office clears all its assignments for
the southeast area through the
Southeastern branch, Seventh and
D streets Afraid wardens, first
aid classes, stretcher bearers and
other civilian workers check their
duties at the library, which Is also
used as a registration bureau for
voluntary service from 8 am. to 8
pm. daily. Chairman of housing,
feeding and fire fighting committees
for the area meet at the library
Wednesday nights.
Other Branches Used.
Afraid wardens for zone meet
at the Southwestern branch at Sew
enth and H streets, where first aid
classes are also held. Wardens for
both Stanton Park and Lincoln Park
meet at the Northeastern branch
at Seventh and D streets S.W.
The emergency feeding station for
the Georgetown area is set up at
the Georgetown branch at Wiscon-
sin avenue and r streets NV. Mrs.
H. H. A. Carter directs the station
and Mrs. Ben Lambe directs meet
ings Of the area wardens in the
basement.
A stretcher has been provided at
the Mount Pleasant branch, Six
teenth and Lamont streets NV,
for the office of Raymond j. Bowen
deputy warden for the Mount
Pleasant area First-aid classes
also are held there and Wardens
meet in the auditorium.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
GIee Clubs to Present
New Patriotic Song

Featuring a new patriotic song
composed by Mrs. Bernice Angelica,
English instructor at Wilson Teach
ers College, the combined mems and
women's glee CLUBS of the school
will present the first convocation of
the February-June semester tomor-
row in the school auditorium.
Community singing will conclude
the program which is under the
direction of Anne Koontz, president
of the Women's Glee Club. and Paul
Nida, president of the Mems Glee
Club.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Biddle to Address Bar

Attorney General Francis Biddle
will leave Washington this after
noon for Chicago, where he will
address the midwinter meeting of
the House of Delegates of the
American Bar Association tomor-
row morning. He will discuss the
role Of lawyers in the war effort.
Mr.. Biddle Is expected to return
to the Capital on Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
Valentino HOOdOO
It Persists No Actor Has Been Able TO Re-enac
Life Of Moviedom's Greatest Matinee Idol

cost? OF what will il he made?
Questions like these are all
important today, and Robert d
Potter, science editor of The
American Weekly. has gone into
the subject exhaustively TO give
you a special feature article telling
you all about it Sunday.
Perhaps you weren't aware OF
it
But those noble tenants of his
ajesty-tenantS by right OF
great deeds done by their fore
bears in years gone by-can prove
a royal headache.
How?
SEQ The American Weekly sun.
day.
Some called her the Tiger Girl
But others said simply. She 5
the country's meaneSt woman"
Thrice convicted for n SIS muir.
der, a girl who never gave a hooi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17

about anything she finally
started to pay for her misdeeds.
The American Weekly gives you
her Story-and her tragedy
Sunday
In the wildS of far-off Africa
the strange jungle killers are at
large again-again dedicated 10
the search and ultimate destruc-
ton of colonial agents whom they
blame for the death of their ruler.
There story, told by Brian
O'Brien. and illustrated in color,
is features in The American
Weekly Sunday
Want TO surprise hubby with
something new in food?
Try him on the Bride recipes
from Norway, contributed by a
Rochelle Park, n. j., reader. who
has had them in her family for
half a century. These are Nor
wegian bridal recipes. and guar
anteed to make your mouth water.
You'll find them in The Amerl-
can Weekly with this coming Sun
days issue of The Detroit Sunday
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
RtTDOIpU VAT.FNTINO

RUDOLPH VALENTINO
What memories that magic
name evokcS.
Not before or since has there
ever been a matinee idol TO ap-
preach his popularity Women
SwOoned at sight Of him. his love
scenes brought millions TO movie
theaterS; and his death was in the
nature of a public calamity for le-
gionS of fans.
The American Weekly. with this
coming sundays issue of The De-
troit Sunday Times. has faS-
Icinating story TO tell of Rudolph
Valentino, and the strange hoo
doc that seems TO prevent any
other from re-enaCtlng his life
Don't miss this special article
by Margaret Stmson the we'll
known writer
When shall wc Get synthetic
rubber? Will it take the place of
the real stuff? How much will j,