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Evening star., 1942-09-19
LETTERS Promises
Plenty Of Rubber
For Essential Needs
Administrator to Speed
Synthetic Production
To Keep U. 5. 'on Wheels
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. l9.-This
country's essential vehicles, civilian
as well as military, are going to have
some form of rubber and plenty Of
it, the new boss of that department
promises-and he indicates it won t
be long in coming.
William M. Jeffers, in his first
press interview since becoming the
Nations rubber administrator Tues
day, asserted yesterday that produc-
ton of synthetic rubber would be
started swiftly. in accordance with
known processes, while search for
improvement continued on the side.
To Rush Synthetic Plants.
He said plants to turn out the
synthetic product would be rushed
to completion, and their output
stepped up to any required degree
You can't take America off OF
wheels" declared Mr.. Jeffers You
can lose the war doing that because
of the disruption 1t would cause in
our economy.
You have to have civilian trucks
running to move goods and farm
products and you have to have
buses and a certain number of
passenger cars to take people to and
from work. But you can reduce the
use of rubber to the irreducible
minimum"
He asserted that when his new
Jobs problems were all pulled to-
eether." he was going to say some
pretty sharp things"
MY notion" he continued, "is to
get the mystery out Of this tremen-
dous job; to get 1t on the table, and
get the job done.
"A lot of extremely capable men
are working on the rubber program
both in Washington and elsewhere.
My job is to get the best from all
Of them, and get going. My Job is
to give this undertaking direction
and stop the interference. You have
got to reach decisions and - put
them into effect"
He declared that people were not
as unwilling to do the right thing
as they were confused" and added:
That goes for big business and
little business and the fellow who
works with his hands. In the final
analysis that latter fellow will be
the one who will win the war for
YOU"
Mr.. Jeffers, president OF the Union
Pacific Railroad. came to New York
to confer with Bernard M. Baruch,
head of the committee which re-
ported on the rubber situation for
President Roosevelt. Mr.. Baruch
said Mr.. Jeffers appointment was
"a very constructive step forward"
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Violence Breaks Out Again
In Sections Of India
By the Associated Press.

BOMBAY, Sept. 19.-Fresh out
breaks of violence In scattered sec
tions of India were reported today
by government sources.
The most serious OF the disturb
ances occurred In Agra, where a
mob raided an income tax Office and
set fire to records, and in Ahmeda-
bad, where a homemade bomb ex-
ploded beside railway culvert
without doing much damage
Meanwhile. the government an
nounced it had imposed fine OF
10000 rupees tabout $4,000 on the
town of Kuhlina, 10 miles northeast
of Calcutta. for serious damage done
the post Office. railway station and
telegraph wires.
LONDON, Sept. 19 tP.-More
than $4,000 Indians are enlisting
voluntarily every month, the Ma
haraja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar,
member of the war cabinet, said in
a London broadcast last night. He
added that the figures could be
raised to any the war demanded
If the necessary equipment were
available.
Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar, the
other Indian member of the war
cabinet. speaking on the same
broadcast, said Indias factories
were working at maximum capacity.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
GIorio Baker Topping
To Seek Florida Divorce
BY the Aasociated pr.s,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. ls.-Mrs.
Henry j. Topping, ir.-the former
Gloria Baker-looked up from her
night club table last night and an
nounced she would leave for her
Palm Beach Fla.) home today to
begin divorce action.
Mrs. Topping. former society
glamour girl, and her husband. a
tin plate heir, have been separated
for some time.
There isn't much I can say" she
asserted, but there will be a
divorce"
She and Mr.. Topping, now naval
air lieutenant. were married a week
after 1t. Topping and his first wife.
the former Jayne Shadduck, were
divorced, in 1898.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Soldiers Medal of VoIor
Given Fort Miles Officer
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
REHOBETH BEACH, Del, Sept.
l9.-By order of Secretary of War
Stimson, the Soldiers Medal of
Valor was awarded today to Sergt
Frank M. Zdina, Coast Artillery
Fort Miles, Del. The medal was
presented by Col. Robert E. Phillips,
commanding officer of the Sub
sector and Harbor Defenses of Del
aware, at a special ceremony in
which all the troops of Fort Miles
were reviewed.
Sergt. Zdina saved the lives of
a group of his comrades July II
when an accident occurred on an
Army boat on which they were
working in Delaware Bay The full
nature of the incident could not
be made public, Fort Miles officials
said.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept 19.-Porfirio
Rubirosa's winning suit of Actress
Danielle Darrieux and their love
on the communication plan when
war held them apart we're related
by the German radio today with
suggestion of tongue-in cheek
amusement at such affairs in the
midst of war
The French film star. 5-feet-4,
with light brown tresses, and
Rubirosa, Dominican Charge DAT
faires at Vichy, were married yes
terday at Vichy.
Most OF the German radio story
was of love vs. war, with intern
ment and distance as barriers which
kept rising between the two.
1t started with their betrothal,
when Rubirosa was in Vichy and
Danielle was making movies In
Paris, where her beauty had made
her film favorite.
Thanks to his diplomatic passnort
Evening star., 1942-09-19
US. Operation Of Battery
Plant Asked by Union
BY the Associated Press,

BY Lne Associated Press
DEPEW, N. Y. Sept. ia re-
quest that the Federal Government
take over the strike closed National
Battery Co. plant was made today
by William S. Hilger, international
representative of the CIO United
Automobile Workers.
About 300 employees of the firm,
which Harry G. Barnes, company
vice president, said was engaged
entirely on war work." struck yes
terday following a dispute over or
bitration Of wage increase demands.
In telegram he said he sent
President Roosevelt, Secretary of
Navy Knox and Donald M. Nelson,
WPB chairman, Mr.. Hilger re-
quested Government operation of
the plant.
Evening star., 1942-09-19

invaluable, for they will, In effsct,
permit the pasting of a global pres
entation of the war areas In the
books for future reference.
The maps will be issued with each
copy OF The Star Monday.
De luxe copies printed on heavy
white paper will be on sale in the
lobby OF The Star Building. at
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, at 10 cents copy. If
they are to be mailed, an additional
charge OF S cents will be made to
cover the mailing cost.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Congress in Brief

BY the Associated Press.
Senate:
In recess until Monday.
Republican Senators conference
on anti-infation legislation.
Agriculture Committee considers
anti-inflation bill amendments.
House:
In recess. '
Evening star., 1942-09-19

and deposit 1t at the play yard at
Fourteenth and Taylor.
The group is led by Victor r.
Hirsh of 4022 Fourteenth street
NV, and includes Marvin Cohen,
William Wright, Paul Weinstein and
Harold Lieberman, who acknowledge
the assistance Of several children
who frequent the playground.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Tank Troops Pants
Too Lightly Armored,
Gen. Fleming Finds
By the Associated Press.

Dy tfIe NseUNietN~
After studying statistics which
show the pants of the soldiers
in tanks and ieeps take a ter
rible beating, Brig. Gen. Philip
B. Fleming, Federal Works Ad-
ministrator, went right to the
seat of the trouble yesterday.
Gen. Fleming, acting commits
sioner of work projects, called
on some of the 10000 WPA
seamstresses to ply their
needles to protect the Army's
rear. In addition to reclaim
ing Army clothing, the WPA
workers will repair such items
as barrack and field bags.
blankets, comforters. haver-
sacks and mattress covers.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Modernizin9 Homes

Renovizing . Modernizina Homes
Keeping Warm Is Going to Be
Problem This Winter.
Accept Our FREE Advisory Service.
Better let us send an Eberlv Plan
Supervisor to check up on what NAV be
needed to cope with fuel conditions Seeing
If your heating plant is up to full efficiency
seeing if it can be converted from oil to
coal, just in case.
Check up on windows and DOORS Are
the frames tight? Will storm sash belp?
How about insulating? You can raise
temperatures at least 20 or ESQ with Eberly
Insulation. And that works two ways-for
In summer it keeps the heat out 1t isn't
an expensive Job-and could mean lust the
difference between comfort and discomfort
this winter.
vi course new construction is out of the
question. But needed renewals of bath
room and kitchen equipment are permissible.
And repairs generally not only allowed, but
strongly advocated under priority control.
Our supervisor will 20 into all this with
you-without charge or obligation. What
shall be done is up to you. Turned over to
us you will have Eberly Plan efficient servic,
by Eberly Plan skilled craftsmen-with
Eberly Plan economy--for there will be only
ONE moderate overhead-and onlv ONE
responsibility
The EberIy Financing Plan stands ready to
conveniently budget the cost if you desire.
A. Eberly's Sons
Before You Inuest-Inuestigote
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'''d Year '
Evening star., 1942-09-19

Average citizens here will out their metal tomorrow
that fighting warriors not be killed captured through
lack of modern weapons.
The 220 trucks which have been provided the will
start collecting at All metal is left sidewalks
homes all of Washington east North South Capitol
east Of the Anaco stia Liver
Evening star., 1942-09-19
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. -...,-.. o
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Get In the Serop!
Eastern D. c. Rounds Up Metal
Eor Collections Tomorrow
220 Trucks to Tour Area to Load
Household Scrap Piled at Curbs

All District residents living east OF North South
streets and east OF the Anacostta Riue asked
the sideaoaks the curbing front OF their homes
By tomorrow Trucks UH pick the starting
For further details ,0atch The Star
Evening star., 1942-08-21

tory for one side OF the other, the
President said.
The Chief Executive commented
that the interruption to American
production from strikes and shut
downs are infinitesimal, and that,
willie he made it q policy to be ever
dissatisfied. he was not blue about
the production situation.
He said news stories going abroad
from the United States put dis
proportionate emphasis on produce
ton difficulties.
Raw Material Problem.
II 10 men walk out of plant, it
is front-page news for newspapers
under German control and so false
information is spread all over Eu-
rope, the President said. He thought
that too many persons unacquaint-
ed with the facts were used as the
sources Of news stories about the
production situation. He said the
production problem centered around
raw materials and the fact that
priorities made at the beginning Of
contracts sometimes don't work out
at the end according to the orig
lnal plan.
Reporters reminded him that there
were sometimes statements by COM
petent authorities, members of Con-
gress. for example. that production
was falling off, and that this con-
stituted legitimate news at times.
Yes, the Chief Executive agreed.
with a note Of skepticism in his
voice, but he said it depended large
ly on what paper the reporter works
for
Mr. Willkie announced at the
White House yesterday that when he
leaves for his trip-in about three
weeks-he will be accompanied by
two top officials of the ONCE of War
Information, making the trip at his
request.
They are Gardner Cowles, Wash
.ngton owl official, and Joseph
Barnes. director of the New York
Owl office. Although no statement
to that effect was made. there was
immediate speculation that the owl
men would seek to set up closer In
formation contacts with America s
Allies abroad. and at the same time
bring back a more complete picture
of the United Nations war effort
to give to the American public
Evening star., 1942-08-21
Hurban Statement Clarifies
0biectiyes Of Czechs

Col. Vladimir Hurban, Czecho-
slovakian Minister to the United
States, today issued a statement
commenting on the article in The
Star yesterday about the activities
of Milan Hodza, former prime min
lister of Czechoslovakia, who is in
the United States.
After being profoundingly sur
prised in reading the headline of
Mr.. Blair Bolles article in your
issue of August 20, stating Czechs
act to block Hodza plan to give'au-
tonomy to the Slovaks,' l was salts
fed and glad that the content of
the article does not correspond at
sll to the absolutely erroneous
heading" he said.
LAS it is plainly indicated in the
official statement released by the
Czechoslovakian Legation. the
Czechoslovakian government in
London does not consider itself
competent to solve internal admin
istrative problems which can be
dealt with only by our liberated peo-
pie. The Czechoslovakian govern
ment's only effort is directed toward
the defeat of Hitler and those who
are helping him"
Evening star., 1942-08-21
n Are Reported Killed
In Serb Troin Sabotage
e, the Associated Press.

ES tne Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 21.-A fresh wave
OF sabotage by Yugoslav patriots
was climaxed Saturday by wrecking
the Zagreb-Belgrade express train.
with 81 persons killed and 80 in
1ured, Yugoslav sources reported
today.
The German field commandant at
Mis-, named Won Bothmer, offered
rewards for arrests of persons who
recently cut the Belgrade -Salonika
railroad at three points. they said.
The report added that Serbian
villages near the scene had been
severely punished" and two Bull
garian regiments were coming to the
area north of Mis- In search of
Chetnik forces.
Evening star., 1942-08-21

from their coastal lairs to enliven
the voyages by attacking the left
flank of the flotilla which included
units Of the Royal Regiment. Lurid
flares and vari-colored tracer bull
lets streaked from the boat"
guns toward the dim shapes of the
craft carrying the Canadians.
Sent Scurrying OFF.
Some peppered the armor plating
harmlessly and others flashed away
wide. For half an hour the Nazi
vessels lodged about the channel
like broken field runners and finally
a couple of British destroyers fired
salvos of guns and sent them sour
rying of.
AS the zero hour for the assault
approached. British bombers droned
high overhead to soften up Dieppe
with loads Of high explosives. En-
couraging crumps and flashes could
be seen in the south as the fiotilla
pushed on.
At 5 am. units of the South Sas-
AatthCWdu nCblucuJ cdScu UuUU
Pourville Beach and landed silently
in the dark without opposition
They got right into Pourville, q
former health resort. before the
Nazi Sentries heard them.
An alarm was given and the
westerners skirmished with the
Germans, fought duel with a for
tified position that gave trouble
from a hilltop, and battled up the
valley OF the River Scie for several
hours.
The bravery of the youthful
colonel of the regiment, who come
from Vancouver, was the talk O
every man who saw him in action
He fought with every infantry
weapon, led his men with cool cour.
age and didn't give a thought t.
danger.
The vital action switched from
Pourville to Dieppe, where our de-
stroyers came in to within 200 yards
of shore and fired point blank al
buildings and targets along the
front, preparing the way for the
Evening star., 1942-08-21
Wi||kie Will Explain
importance Of Allied
Victory 10 Neutra|s
VIII Visit Turkey, Iroq,
Iron and Other Countries
On Tour, Roosevelt Says

President Roosevelt said today
that Wendell l.. Willkie, 1910 Re-
publican presidential nominee, is
going aboard to tell the people in
the Near East that the United States
is really going all-out and will win
the war.
The President said Mr. Willkie,
who will carry letters for Mr.. Roose-
welt to Joseph Stain, head of the
Soviet government, and to govern
ment heads in countries he will visit,
has a mission of telling the truth
about America.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the Axis has
been taking advantage of news
stories about minor strikes and shut
downs in the United States to make
people abroad think these problems
are the rule instead of the exception
here.
Mr.. Willkie has been charged also,
Mr. Roosevelt said, with the task of
pointing out to the neutral govern
ments he calls on the difference that
an Axis victory would mean for them
from an Allied victory.
Will Visit Turkey.
The President said Mr.. Willkie
will go to Turkey, which is one of
the major neutrals. He also will
visit Egypt, Iraq, Iran and Soviet
| Russia and be back in the United
| States by october Is
| Mr.. Roosevelt said that Mr.. Will
kie will mention to the neutrals
| that an Axis victory would mean
existence for them as puppets and
that United Nations victory would
mean reasonable opportunity for
economic development.
The neutrals ought to begin TO
think about the implication of VIC
Evening star., 1942-08-21
Attackers Left Many Parts Of Dieppe in Flames,
Says Conodon Correspondent on Ruid

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and
the Essex Scottish.
1t was nearly dawn now and the
fighter planes came in on their low
flying beat up" of the town. They
whistled over the promenade. with
fax streaking past them, and fired
their cannon shells into the build
ings occupied by the Germans.
The Nazi machine-gunners got
down to business as they spotted
the landing craft making for the
broad beach.
Bren gunners on the approaching
vessels exchanged shots with pill
boxes and then the infantry hit the
shore and flooded over the beach,
Royal Canadian Engineers came
with them to carry out demolitions
and smash tank barriers barring
the way into Dieppe's main streets.
The Calgary regiments tanks
rumbled onto the beach and with
heavy tank guns crashed shells into
any handy target.
Casino Occupied by Troops.
At the west end of the promenade
at Dieppe is a casino taken over by
the Nasis. Units OF the Royal Ham
ilton Light Infantry attacked it and
after a sharp engagement occupied
it. But even then it took some time
to clean up snipers In the building.
The Hamilton unit then pushed
into the town and went through
some of the heaviest street fighting
of the raid.
There were number Of French
women and children in the town as
we'll as male civilians The Royal
Hamiltons, who we're In contact with
them, said they followed fairly con-
sistently the advice of the British
government not to participate in the
raid
The Hamilton men saw at farst
hand the havoc created in the port
by naval gunners and aircraft. Thev
said several large hotels had been
smashed up. The police station
which was the headquarters for the
German Gestapo had been hit by
naval gunners.
These shore fighters went without
f1inching through some of the tough
est fighting and kept singing the
praises of the other services.
The navy and the air force are
marvellous said one soldier on the
way home. I'VE could not have got
along without them. Such shootine
and such bombingl"
The Royal Hamiltons pushed in.
land more than a mile beyond the
southern outskirts of Dieppe ano
then fought stiff rear-guard action
as they withdrew to the beach re.
embarkation points, pestered b,
snipers plugging at them from tor
windows.
The battle never let up. The nav,
would lombard the targets selected
by the army ashore. Tanks kep
firing big shells. Aircraft, friendl,
and enemy, crowded the skies
Skirmishes and battles involvin,
several companies at one time shool
the town with fire from mort ars
Bren and Tommy guns.
Evening star., 1942-08-21
Greyhound Workers Get
War Bond Pay Increase
b, the Associated Press.

EN TIE AsSoclated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 2l-Ar-
thur NJ Hill, president of the At
lantic Greyhound Corp, announced
today that wage increase of II
per cent, retroactive to August /,
and payable in War bonds and
stamps. would be given all employees
of the corporation except company
officers with system-W wide jurisdic-
tion.
The corporation has employees in
10 Eastern and Southeastern States
and the District OF Columbia.
Evening star., 1942-08-21
Senators Divided
On Significance Of
Bennett Nomination
Some Believe ForIey
Will Be Presidential
Factor in 1914
By the Associated Press.

Senators split today on the sig
nificance OF the nomination of John
j. Bennett, jr., for Governor Of New
York over Senator Mead, who had
the support of President Roosevelt.
Most legislators begged to be ex-
cused from commenting on the VIC
tory scored yesterday by James A.
Farley, Democratic State chairman,
who had backed Mr.. Bennett. But
among those willing to talk on or OF
the record were some who believed
the State convention result increased
Mr.. Farley's political stature in the
1914 presidential picture and others
who thought it would boomerang
later against the former Democratic
national chairman.
Mr.. Farley managed President
Roosevelt's 1882 and 1896 campaigns,
but baked at the third term and let
his own name 60 before the national
convention for the nomination.
Effect Bad. Norris Says.
Senator Norris, independent, Of
Nebraska. long q supporter of the
President, said he thought the New
York convention fight would have \
bad effect on the country" because
it would be taken as q very severe
slap at the President"
1T means the Democratic party
will be badly split up" he added.
"As for 1914, the New York delega-
ton might be for Farley for the
Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent or be Farley controlled, but
that does not mean he would con-
troll the rest of the State delega-
tions."
A Democratic Senator from the
South, commenting anonymously,
said the Bennett nomination makes
Jim Farley national figure in his
own right"
'Tt also means" he added, that
the 1914 delegation to the national
convention from New York will be
either controlled by Farley or be an
open delegation. 1t might even be
for Farley"
Bridges Sees Republican Victory.
Senator Bridges, Republican, Of
New Hampshire, a candidate for his
party's presidential nomination In
1910, commented:
TT leads me to believe we'll elect
a Republican Governor of New York
There will be such row among the
Democrats that they'll cut each
others throats"
A prominent Republican from the
West also thought the Roosevelt
Farley encounter was bound to
leave some bad feeling which would
help Dewey" He referred to Thomas
E. Dewey, another 1910 candidate
for the Republican presidential nom-
ination who Is generally believed
headed toward his party's guberna-
torial nomination to oppose Mr.
Bennett in November
Still another Republican expressed
the view privately that Mr.. Farley
would be powerful factor" in any
fight against a possible fourth term
for the President in 1914.
Representative Bloom, Democrat
Of New York said the convention
has spoken and all the Democrats
in New York State should get to-
gether and elect the ticket"
Commenting on President Roose-
velt's part in the contest, Represent.
ative Bloom said that as 4 resident
Of New York State the President
certainly had right to express his
views as to the Democratic candi-
dates.