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Evening star., 1942-02-18
r. A. F. Pilot KIeckner Killed
In Singapore, Wife Here Learns
Reporter, Who Net
Flyer Aboard Ship,
Told of His Death

Mrs. Anne Kleckner, 4107 Fourth
street NV, who on January was
informed through the newspapers
that her husband, Cardell Kleckner.
r. A. F. fighter, had spent a happy
Christmas If not q merry one"
aboard a converted English mer-
chantman somewhere OF the West
African coast. learned again through
the newspapers yesterday that he
is believed to have been killed in
the battle Of Singapore.
Allen Raymond, New York Herald
Tribune correspondent, told in q
dispatch from Batavia yesterday Of
arriving in the Dutch East Indies
and of learning from another men,
Der of the r. A. F. squadron he had
met aboard the merchantmen that
"Cardell is dead"
He referred" continued the dis
patch. ito young pilot from Wash
ington. who left with me khaki
shirt that is now in my suitcase
and who left me, grinning, kid,
I'll be seeing you
This boy was magnificent.
Flying Artillery" Exponent.
The same correspondent, in New
Years dispatch which appeared in
local newspapers January 2, wrote
of an interview with Kleckner in
which the former Washington man
told of scheme of his for building
hedge-hopping planes far smaller,
simpler and cheaper than any now
used for machine cunning troops
and shooting up ammunition trains.
He seemed to me like an inventor
and evangelist preaching the gospel
of flying artillery to make the cur
rent motorized artillery as obsolete
as the horse-drawn variety" COM
the correspondent.
A native of St. Petersburg, Fla,
where he was employed for a period
on the st. Petersburg Times, he was
graduated from Georgia Military
Academy. In 1885 he came to Wash
lngton and was employed from then
until he joined the R. A. F. in Sep
tember, 1910, at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing.
Mr.. Kleckner was trained at Camp
Borden, Ontario. and was one of IS
men out of class of so who were
Evening star., 1942-02-18
US. Housing MayCos'
Twice Private Scale,
Hoffman Declares
Michigan Legislator
Coils for Fair Use
Of Building Funds

Homes built in Washington by the
Federal Government for war work
ers may cost twice as much as those
constructed by private builders be-
cause of the Government's prevail
ing wage scale policy, Representa-
tive Hoffman, Republican, of Mich
igan, told the House late yesterday.
Citing stories in The Star relating
to the divergence of wage scales
paid by the Government and pri-
vate contractors, Mr.. Hoffman de-
clared:
I'm my humble judgment this ad-
ministration is interested in some
thing besides winning the war I
call your attention to the last Is
sues of The Star of yesterday and
the day before showing where this
administration is backing policy
which costs us for the national de-
fense workers almost twice as much
as what it is costing the private
builders.
80 Why do you not give us this
national defense at the lowest pos
sible cost? Why do you not give us
homes for the workers at the same
price that the individual private
contractors can build them? Why
do you let your party and your ad-
ministration force us to pay twice
what the private builder asks?
I'VE will vote you this money, or
at least l will as far as I am con-
cerned. I will give you the grants
of power you want, but for God S
sake use our money fairly and de-
Gently, treat us fairly and divorce
your administration from the po-
litical marriage into which it has
entered with the labor organizations
and the profiteers. Why do you not
do that?"' -.
The House last week passed a bill
authorizing an appropriation OF
$50, ,000, 900 for construction of homes
and related public works for Gov
ernment workers in the District and
its Metropolitan Area. This meas
ure is now pending before the Sen
ate Education and Labor Committee.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Columbia Heights Unit
Hears TuIks on Morale

Civilian morale was the keynote
of the meeting of the Citizens
Forum of Columbia Heights last
night, where the Rev. Alva Lincoln
Smith of National Baptist Me-
mortal Church spoke.
Spared A. Wood, president of the
group, also talked on the subject,
and William J. Oates led the as
sembly in singing patriotic songs.
A motion was passed to seek the
aid Of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations in a publicity campaign
to enlist restaurants In the rodent
control program OF the Health De-
partment.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Meeting Called to Check
Highlands Area Defense

A check on civilian defense prepa-
rations in the Sixteenth Street High
lands area will be made by residents
at a meeting at o'clock tonight
in the Calvin Coolidge High School,
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV.
Speakers will include 1t. Comdr.
j. P. Wetherill, chemical warfare
officer at the Washington Navy
Yard; Chief Air Raid Clement Muir
ply and e. c. Magdeburger, deputy
air-raid warden for the area.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Ii. Col. Samuel J. Rohde
Rites Today at Arlington

Funeral services with full military
honors were to be held today in
Arlington National Cemetery for 1t.
Col. Samuel j. Rohde, Dental Corps,
who died at Pine Camp, N. Y, Fri
day. Chaplain John w. c. Linsley
will officiate at services in Fort
Myer Chapel before the military
ceremony at the grave in section 6.
Col. Rohde is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Eulalia s. Rohde Of
Watertown, N. Y. He was a native
of Missouri and entered the Army in
1917. He had been on duty at Pine
Camp since April, 1941.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
CAPITAL ChurchesMark
Of Solemn
| Lenten Season
Ash Wednesday Services
Held by Protestant
And CothoIic FIocks

The solemn season Of Lent began
today as Catholic and Protestant
congregations of the Capital joined
Christians throughout the world in
marking Ash Wednesday with spe-
cial services.
Pastors reminded the faithful of
their obligation to do penance until
Easter Sunday. which falls this year
on April S. Masses in the Catholic
churches and some Episcopal serv-
ices were followed by distribution
of ashes, reminder that the body
of man is destined to return to dust
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, con-
Quoted the morning service in
Washington Cathedral and Dean
zeBarney T. Phillips spoke.
Midday Service Series.
The midday service series began.
In the Church of the Epiphany the
Rev. DR.. Hubert Woolfall, rector of
st. Peters Episcopal Church, St.
Louis, was guest speaker in the
service sponsored by the Washing
ton Federation of Churches DR..
Woolfall, formerly rector of st.
Marks Episcopal Church here, will
speak again tomorrow and Friday
at 12:05 pm.
The Rev. DR.. Warren Bowman
spoke during noon services in the
Penn Theater, sponsored by the
Southeast Council of Churches.
Both these services will be held
Mondays through FRIDAYS during
Lent.
Ashes Rite Observed.
Ashes also were to be placed on
the foreheads of parishioners this
afternoon in a number of churches.
The rite was to be observed at 8
and Sis o'clock in st. Matthews
Cathedral and at 3 and o'clock In
st. Patrick's Catholic Church.
The ashes, formed by burning
palms used last Palm Sunday, also
will be distributed at 7:30 pm. in
st. Patrick's and pm. in St.
Matthews.
The Ash Wednesday communion
service of four Northwest Washing
ton Methodist churches will be held
Jointly at 8 pm. in Eldbrooke
Methodist Church. The Rev. DR..
Clifford H. Richmond, pastor of
Chevy Chase Methodist Church, will
preach.
Another corporate communion
service will be held at the same
hour in Aldersgate Methodist
Church, with congregations OF Con-
gress Street and Dumbarton Avenue
Methodist Churches joining.
Churches of the Brightwood and
Sixteenth Street Heights sections
will join in a lenten service at 8
pm. in the Sixth Presbyterian
Church. The Rev. William Pier
pont will pretch.
Services at G. w. U.
The Rev. Charles William Gram
ford, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, will inaugurate a special
program of lenten services at George
Washington University tonight at
8 O'Clock at Columbian House.
Lenten vesper services will be held
each Wednesday during Lent. Fol-
lowing the Rev. Crawford this eve
ming, the following speakers are
scheduled to appear:
February rs, the Rev. Frederick
Brown Harris, Foundry Methodist
Church; March 4, the Rev. John
Keating Cartwright, Church of I'm
maculate Conception; March II, the
Rev. Oscar Fisher Blackwelder
Lutheran Church of the Reforma-
ton; March 18, the Rev. Peter
Marshall, New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church; March Is, the Rev,
Fred Sherman Buschmeyer, Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church,
and April /. DR.. Seeser, George
Washington University.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Bor to Heur F. S. A. Aide

Brooks Hays, assistant director of
the Rural Rehabilitation Division,
Farm Security Administration, will
be guest speaker tomorrow at the
weekly luncheon meeting Of the Fed
eral Bar Association beginning at
1880 pm. in the Harrington Hotel.
He will discuss 'Ihe 10Th State, OF
Farm Security and the Land Prob
eem."
Evening star., 1942-02-18
v. F. w. PIons Holiday Ball

The annual Washington's Birth
day Ball Of the John Lyon Post,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of Arling-
ton County, Va, will be held FRI
day at the Washington Coli and
Country Club, 1t was announced
today by E. J. Steger, post COM
mander. Proceeds will be used for
construction Of . building By the
post.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Chevy Chase Estote
Left to Daughters
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 18.-
Brenta French Wallace and Mary
Wallace Oliphant, daughters, are
the only beneiciaries under the
will Of Mrs. Alma French Wallace
Of Chevy Chase, Md, which was
admitted to probate here yesterday.
It does not give the value Of the
estate. r.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Mt. Roinier Votes $3.50
For First-Aid Station

The Mayor and Council of Mount
Rainier. Nd, last night appropriated
$3.50 to supply the civilian defense
hrst-aid station at the Mount
Rainier High School with medical
eqv pment.
Evening star., 1942-02-18

William J. Dixon, 18; s feet, 155
pounds, light brown eyes, dark
brown hair; missing from AIS Kan
sas avenue NV. since yesterday. He
was driving 1910 green Ford sedan,
District tags 77-621, and had two
other boys, Leo Carroll, 10, and Gus
Cramer, 81, with him. They may be
going to Canada
Juanita Hawkins, 16, colored; S
feet, 125 pounds, brown eyes and
hair wearing plaid coat; missing
from A K street NE. since yester-
day.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Missing Persons

Those hdUing information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
tDith the Public Relations SQUAD
OF the Police Department, Nn-
fjoun1 ANN
Evening star., 1942-09-21
TOR THEMSELVES, the

cOR THEMSELVES. the
] sands OF The African desert
aren't worth quareline over.
But to save them. the British
elected to gamble last year on
Singapore. Australia and In
dia. Like an oasis shade tree
keeping the Axis sun out OF
British eyes. the Egyptian
front absorbs its strength from
land. water and air supply
line. rooted in Africa's West
Coast and uniting in . sturdy
trunk along the Nile. As long
as It stands firm. Suez. the
Middle East. Rusda's southern
supply lines and even Russia
herself are secured from the
Axis pincer. Eerly IN the war
men built roads. gasoIine-
Waterford depo+s through the
Sahara's 3H7 million square
miles. an area one-six+h big
ger than the United States.
No longer lonely and inacees-
s;bIe. the desert still builds
up I36-deeree temperature.
and deadly storms. Brutal test
ing ground for men and ma.
chimes. the Sahara proves in
every furry the in+eseonnec-
t;on Of all fronts in a elobal
war: the battle rests periodi-
ee|Iy- while worn troops call
halfway around the world for
more tools to resume the war
on the heat. thirst. desert
Crime and the enemy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
PA CANVASSERS
 NEEDED IN DRIVE
Chairman Moran Appeals for Volunteers to Help
 War Bond Campaign

Chairman James E. Moran of the war bond pledge committee today announced that PA additional vol unteer canvassers are needed. They will be assigned to streets which are not now being canvaSsed.
 Progress toward the city's goal of 35. 900 pledges is being made. How ever. MT. Moran pointed out, the quota can be surpassed if it is cer- tain that every home on every street in the city has been visited.
 Volunteers can offer their services by telephoning 4-5500, drive head quarters in the Mattatuck Histor- ical society building.
 Streets to which no canvaSsers have been assigned are as follows:
 Field street, Jackson street, Brown place, Benhanl street, Doug las avenue, Fern circle, Thrushwood place, Arden road, Park road, Rob- inwood road, West Main street Sunrise nook, Tenn place, Chase park, Chase Park avenue, Riverside street, Chase parkway, Sunnyside afCAAACb 11uAoOAA oGCSIp GOhlA10AA street, Sagamore avenue, Fulton street, North Leonard street, Bank street, Morgan place.
 Acra street, Harriet avenue, Washington avenue, South River side, Malmalick avenue, Francis street, Fifth street, Third street, South Leonard street, Gardner street, Ruth street, Vista place, An derson avenue, Fairfield avenue, Ly- man street, Norton street, Acorn street, Highland avenue, Hutchin. son street, Eastfleld road, Ellsworth road, East Ridge drive.
 Briar Cliff avenue, South Ridge drive, Frank street, White road Long Hill road, Hecla street. East Main street, Lakeside boulevard east, Lakeside boulevard west, Plaza avenue, Lincoln street, Demorest street, North Main street, Ardmore avenue, Olena avenue, Ellsworth avenue, Kimball avenue, Greystone road. Frink road, Robbins street Mountain Park avenue, Lowell ave- nue, Jordan avenue.
 Bamford avenue, Falls avenue Clough road, Adelaide avenue, Wa. tertoWn avenue, Rockhurst drive Theroux avenue, Dougherty street Sylvan avenue, Prospect road, Den nison street, Chestnut avenue, Lan. den street, Welton place, Chestnut avenue, Mitchell avenue, Gilbert street, Willow street, North Mein street. Cooke street, Hawkins street Prospect street.
 First ayenne, Second avenue Glen Ridge street, Grove street Templeson street, Irving street FairVIew street, Hillside avenue, Manhan, Frederick court, Pine street, TFowbFidge street, Ciih street. WateTyille street, Arch street, Willow court, SlinshuFy, Winchester street, Bellevue street. Carmel street, City Mills lanab Buckingham street,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
TROOP } MEMBER
 NEW EAGLE SCOUT

Harold Anderson, junior assistant scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 3, will receive the Eagle Scout award, highest Boy Scout rank, according to an announcement made last night at a meeting of the Scout ad- vancement committee at The Elton. The honored Scout who has been a member of the troop for four years, has passed examinations for the required 21 merit badges. The award will be made May 24 at the close of the war service rally which will be conducted for all troops of the Mattatuck council at the muIli- cipal stadium.
 Anderson has been active in civilian defense work. He is 8 mem Der of his troops emergency patrol, and has been doing watch duty at the air raid warning center atop the city hall roof. He also is en- rolled in the messenger supervisors coures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
BENEFIT PARTY BEING PLANNED
Proceeds to Be Used for Service Kits; Set for
 June I5 !

Naugatuck, May 10 - Naugatuch and Union City residents will par. ticipate in the entertainment and dance at Hamilton park, Water bury, June 13 under the sponsor- ship of the Waterbury Servicemens committee in cooperation with St. Stanislaus' parish. Service kits for the Waterbury servicemen will bS bought with the proceeds.
 Fritz Klambt and his tumblina troupe will perform and 1t is ex- pected the Butkus sisters of Nauga- tuck will be on the program. There will be a girls chorus and included in this will be the following from Union City: Helen Zapatka, Celie Karwalk and Genevieve Piurkowski Edmund Skoronski of Union City is musical director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
INSTITUTE NAMES
 ROWLAND FOWLER
Local Bankers Hold An- riual Meeting; Elects
 Officers

Rowland Fowler of the Citizens and Manufacturers National bank was elected president of the Wa terbury chapter, American Institute of Banking and selected delegate to the national convention at New Or leans, June 8, at the annual meet ing recently.
 Others elected were: First vice. president, c. Frederick Goodwin of the Waterbury Savings bank; sec- ond vice-president, Milton Carlson, Colonial Trust Co.,; treasurer, Carl Suffa, Waterbury Savings bank; secretary, Anna Cuba, Citizens & Manufacturers National bank.
 On the board of directors are Stanley Austin, Colonial Trust Go :; Charles Sutherland, Waterbury Savings bank; Ernest Schrier, Wa terbury Trust Co.,; John Ferguson, Colonial Trust Co.,; Franklyn New bery, Waterbury Savings bank i; Richard Senior, Waterbury National bank; E. Graham White, Colonial Trust Co.,; Virginia Roberts, Water- bury Savings bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
Exceptions Granted
 For Rail Removals
Petroleum COOrdinatOr Announces Ruling to EncOur-
 age Salvage Programs; l6 Projects Underway

state WPA administrators that the use of bituminous materials in rail removal work is essential and to issue certificate of necessity.
 Such applications are to be made by the WPA rather than local gov- ernment agencies. They should be for the minimum required to repair the roads and to produce a finished pavement similar to that existing before the salvage operation was started.
 Particular attention the regula- tions state should be given to the use of other materials wherever pos sible, particularly where adjacent pavement does not have 8 bitumin- ous surface. Substitution of tar for asphalt should be considered wher- ever feasible.
 MT. Staub also pointed out that work on airport runways and aprons such as is already in progress at several of the states airfields = is also excluded from the regulations
 More than 16 Connecticut corTl- munities have started or plan soon to start projects for the salvaging of abandoned trolley rails, and a statewide project sponsored by the state highway department Will pc started this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
WOMAN WORKER
 LOSES FINGERS

A woman engaged in war work Mrs. Anna Elukovicll, 49, of 54 Grown street lost three fingers of her lefe hand last night in an accident at the Waterbury Manufacturing com pany where she is employed.
 It is believed that Mrs. Eluko- vich's injuries are more serious than any previously reported by 2 woman engaged in war work slnce the start of the emergency.
 Authorities at Waterbury hospital reported that Mrs. Elukovich caught her left hand in 8 press and that the left index, middle and ring fingers were severed to the second Joint.
 The woman was brought to the hospital by Frank Rinaldi of Oak" vile at 8:3O last night. Her coHld1" tion was reported fair today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
HIGH SCHOOLS IN
 CONCERT PROGRAM

Over 75 members of the Crosby, Wilby and Leavenworth high school glee clubs will participate in joint concern which will be presented tonight at s:15 at the Waterbury Womer's club. Miss Mice Gibson, high school music teacher, will di- rect the concert.
 The guest participant will be Miss Blanche Raisin, 15-year old student at the Yale School of Mu- sic. Soloists will be Albert Ca- pozzi, Leavenworth senior, and Ed ward Holman, Crosby alumnus. Miss Mary Macdonald, Crosby junior, will be piano accoInpanist.
 Both girls and boys will take part in the presentation. The leaders of the groups are Miss Shir- ley Armstrong, and Robert Petitjean, both Crosby seniors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19

Stressing anew the urgency of salvaging scrap steel in abandoned trolley rails, the federal Petroleum Coordinator for War has specified exceptions for WPA rail removal projects in the eastern seaboard restrictions on the use of bituminous road materials.
 WPA Administrator H oward Staub cited these exceptions today for the benefit of officials of con- munities sponsoring rail removal projects who have been in doubt as to the effect which the restric- tions might have on this work.
 District engineers of the Public Roads Administration have been instructed to accept the findings of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
THANK TEACHERS FOR REGISTRATION
Work in Sugar, Gasoline Enrolment Appreciated;
 New Fire Hose Needed

A vote of appreciation was ex- tended last night by the board of education to local school teachers who assisted in the sugar and gas- oline rationing work following 6 recommendation of Mayor Vincent A. Scully who presided at the meeting. Mayor Scully expressed praise for the success of the work due to effort of the teachers.
 The board voted to send a letter of congratulations to Polly Nevins, local high school student, who won fourth place in a recent national rifle match staged by the National Rifle Association. The work of the rifle coaches and the showing of the local teams was praised by the com- missioners.
 Appreciation likewise was express ed for the contributions of the High school band. Mayor Scully express ed thanks to Floyd Evans, director, and members of the band for their assistance at the send-oH given men who were inducted into mili- tary service Friday. A letter from the scovill Manufacturing Company thanking the band for its participa- ton at the company's recent War Production Day celebration was read at the meeting.
 The cost of replacing fire hose in local school buildings would cost $3,711 according to report to the board last night. The question of replacement came up about month ago when several of the commis- sioners pointed out that fire hose in many school buildings was defec- tive. The matter was referred to the sc41oolhouse committee which will consult with the fire marshal on ace ton to be taken. It was stated last night by Building Inspector John McGough that fire hose may not be available for purchasing at the present time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19
SOCIAL AGENCIES
 TO HEAR LECTURES

Health Plans of Waterbury in Tim0 of War" will be the subject of discussion atthe monthly luncheon meeting of the Waterbury Council Of. Social Agencies tomorrow at l2:l5 Rt the YMCA. pr. Edward J. God Trey, public health officer, will in- troduce the topic. Other speakers . will Ne pr. Richard J. Hinchey, who : will speak on Public Health and . pr. Daniel o. Savers whose talk will be on prevention and Control of EiDidemics." The meeting will be open to the public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-19

school boys and girls will be held at 7:30 th's evening at St. Michael's parish hall.
 Practice Game
 Tomorrow evening at Waterville park a practice game between the Blake and Johnson co. and the champion c. Y. o. team of St. Mi- chael's, will be played. Winnie Palor who coached the c. Y. o. team last year, is in the army at Richmond, Cal, and Johnny Holmes, outfielder of last season, is with the air corps in Denver.
 Miss Virginia R. McNulty, of Bon- air avenue spent the past week vis- iting her sisters, Marion and Ruth Boylan, at Mary Washington Col- lege in Fredericksburg, Va. The girls attended many of the schools closing festivities.
 Mrs. James McAree of Thomaston avenue has returned home after spending a week with relatives in Hudson, N. Y.
 Mrs. Rudolph Plourde and infant daughter, Judith Ann, have return cd from St. Mary's hospital.