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Evening star., 1942-05-05

cert performer had it not been for
an injury to his little finger in an
early mishap. A misfortune you
could never notice in his playing
today. Warm-voiced Patricia Gil
more, pictured elsewhere. sings for
him. "Adios," his own composition
is the delectable theme. And for
give the star gazing.
For a couple of weeks, Mr.. Burt
Lopatin, founding father of Burt's
Trans-Lux, has been throwing the
public into confused alarm by in
serting the initials "Y. F. B." in
various corners of the Trans-Lux
advertisement. An advertisement is
a rectangular section of newspaper
or airwaves extolling institutions
and products in positive terms. No.
body, to anybody else's knowledge,
has yet been able to figure out the
significance. That Is the point.
Burt the Shrewd wants you gentle
readers and patrons TO supply the
significance. Best try gets a prize.
in addition to the satisfaction of
knowing what "Y. F. B." stands for.
Oddments from places:
Information leaks out in the form
Of a well-prepared publicity release
that Will Bradley. now staying in
the Victory Room, writes concert
music in his spare time, having
studied under Pedant Joseph Schil-
linger for several years. Perhaps
more exceptional If Mr. BIS spare
time activities, is his knack Of dis
covering" a songstress like Lynn
Gardner, who sings and looks aw-
fully nice.
And speaking of singers, Layton
Bailey of the Metronome has en-
gagged Hazel Bruce to carry vocal
torches. Miss Bruce is an alumna
Of Artie Shaw, Claude Thornhill,
fCoa TYTvT,o NApD n.u> y Jol
Evening star., 1942-05-05
rolling 10 Victory!

preparing for i'll Chesapeake and Ohio for one has spent
millions of dollars undermining facilities buying
additional power and rolling stock improving roadway
and tack finding new methods to speed operations
Evening star., 1942-05-05

10 meet Americas vast program OF war production.
industries along Chessies railroad can Be counted
on for their share of the supplies our Army and
Navy need. And Chesapeake and Ohio Lines can be
counted on to devote every facility Of plant and
manpower to roll them On their way :. 70 Viesoyi
Evening star., 1942-05-05

On planes in the engine rooms Of ships On guns
and combat roll Americas striking power into
line They fas-because behind them Other wheels roll
At wartime speed Millions of wheels hummng in facsofies
Evening star., 1942-01-10
War Program Begun
For Farm Youths
Through All Clubs
Increase in Production
And Participation in
Civil Defense Planned

A Nationwide victory program
was under way today by the l,5O0,-
600 members of the All Clubs, who
are farm youths between 10 and 81
years. following a conference Of Ag-
riculture Department Extension Of
ficials here yesterday.
Patterned after the clubs 194l
defense program, the victory project
seeks to grow more farm produce.
to salvage scrap metal and paper,
and participate in civilian defense
work in rural communities.
The program is under the guild
ance Of $50 900 volunteer adult lead
ers and is being directed by nearly
1000 county extension agents.
Mrs. Roosevelt attended the con-
ference, held in the Agriculture De-
partment, and stressed the impor-
tance of teaching young people that
the democratic way lis the only way
Of life" She warned that when
Fascism and Naziism are eliminat-
ed, youth will be faced with only
two forms of government-democ-
Evening star., 1942-01-10

The Revenue Act Of 1941 provides
a simplif1ed method of computing
income tax in the case Of individuals
whose gross income is derived wholly
from salary, wages, or other COM
pensation for personal services, divi-
dends, interest, rent, annuities or
royalties, and does not exceed So
600. A new Form 1040A has been
provided for taxpayers who are en-
titled to and elect to use such
method A table on the reverse side
of the form shows the amount Of
tax on increasing amounts OF gross
income after the proper allowance
of S400 for each dependent. if any
The tax under the simpli1ed
method is the same for each $25
block of gross income and the tax
payer need only ascertain in which
block his gross income Qess allow
ance for dependents) falls to deter
mine his tax. A fiat reduction of 10
per cent has been made in arriv-
ing at the amount of tax shown in
the table for deductions such as
charitable contributions and taxes
paid, so that the taxpayer who uses
this method does not list these. but
gets an automatic deduction OF 10
per cent.
Under the simplifled method the
status OF a person on the last day
of the taxable year Is the governing
factor in determining the exemption
level (s750 for single persons and
married persons not living with hus-
band or wife, and l.50O for mar
ried persons living together) as well
as the credit for dependents.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Glass IA men on present lists are
estimated as 1000 900.

Glass Ia men on present lists are
estimated as 1,000, 900.
Gen. Hershey cautioned local
boards against "hysterical" reclassi-
fication Of men for duty now that
the United States is at war. The
director said it was the duty of these
boards to see that the armed forces
were supplied with all the men
needed to win the war, but that care
must be taken to avoid disruption Of
armament production.
He said the time might be near
when men classified as 1-B because
of slight physical defects would be
reclaSSified for active service.
Gen. Hershey said that deferments
must continue because where a man
must serve ultimately cannot al
ways be determined Immediately"
The director further said there is
a real possibility of labor shortage,
but it is not likely to occur in the
next few months.
He said he did not approve contin-
uation of enlistmentS or "high-pres-
sure recruiting" but as a compro-
mise would favor having local draft
boards pass first upon those desiring
to volunteer for military duty.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Your Income Tax
No. 6-SimpIified Returns for Optional Tax

A husband and wife living to-
gether on the last day Of the tax
able year may file separate returns
on Form 1O4OA If the gross income
of each is from the prescribed
sources and does not exceed $1,000,
or they may file single joint re-
turn on that form If their combined
income is from the prescribed
sources and does not exceed $1,000
If they file a separate return the
tax liability Of each under the SIM
plified method is the tax imposed
upon a single person. If husband
and wife file separate returns and
only one elects to make a return on
Form 1040A, the tax liability of the
one so electing is the tax imposed
upon a single person. If they file
single joint return, or If only one
spouse makes a return because the
other spouse has no gross income,
the tax liability Is the tax imposed
upon a married person.
The use Of the simplified method
Is optional with the taxpayer, but
once an election has been made for
any year, it is irrevocable for that
year. If a taxpayer files a return
under the simplifled method for the
taxable year, he may not thereafter
file return under the general pro-
visions of the law for that year.
Conversely. II he files a return under
the general provisions for any tax
able year, he may not thereafter
file a return under the simplifled
method for that year. However, .
new election is allowed for each sue
ceeding taxable year.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Philippines Vital 10 U. 5.
Prestige, Clare Booth Saws

A slim, blond playwright-reporter
last night told $500 persons attend
Ing the National Geographic Society
lecture at Constitution Hall that
capture OF the Philippines bv the
japanese would mean the capture
alive or dead, of "a American gem
erals and would result in tremendous
loss OF prestige for the white race in
the Orient.
1T would be the biggest bag of
prass hats in the history of anv
civilized nation" declared Clare
Booth, who was in the PHILIPPINES
two months ago.
Declaring that one-half the power
OF the white man in Asia is prestige
Miss Booth said those unfamiliar
with the Orient could not possibly
appreciate the loss of face" result
ing from loss OF the Philippines bv
this country.
1T may well start revolts against
white men in many disaffected sec
tions Of ASIA" she added.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Bodies Of 3 Workmen,
Killed by Smoke,
Taken From Mine
Fumes From Bluze Near
Entrance Fell CoIorudouns
Retreoting in Tunnels
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SILVERTON, Colo, Jan. 10
Smoke choked out the lives of eight
miners as they retreated through
long tunnels in q futile effort to
escape the fumes pouring in from
a fire at the entrance Of the Pride
Of the West gold and silver mine.
The bodies were recovered by fel-
low workers last night safter flames
Of q burning compressor house sub
sided. The fire had defled attempts
Of rescuers to enter the mine.
Oil exploded from an undeter-
mined cause yesterday in the ma
chine shop Of the mine and soon the
blaze engulfed the boarding house,
an abandoned mill and the compress
sor house. All were destroyed.
Seven Of the miners fell in group
at the end of one tunnel. The eighth
Albert Van Arsdale. was found 5000
feet back In a tunnel on the No
3 level.
The others were o. E. Nelson
Frank Moser, Claude Pacotti, Frank
Pacotti, John Aldrich, Harold Boil
stem and Howard Atkin.
A hundred men worked vainly
over the miners after they wer.
brought into the open. The bodies
were brought here and Coroner
Mcguire said he would hold an in
quest.
The mine employed about 40 men
but only the eight were in 1t when
the flre broke out. The property
is in Cunningham Gulch, 6 miles
north Of Silverton.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Civilian Defense Cost
To j. !. Government
May Pass 500 Million
Congress Conferees Seek
Adjustment; Ia Guordio
Seen Retaining Power
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ultimate passage of the civilian
defense bill will set in motion an
equipment procurement program
which eventually may cost the Fed
eral Government 50O000,0 900 or
more. in addition to large outlays
by States and cities in potential
afraid areas.
Informed officials made this esti-
mate today as a conference COM
mittee of Senators and Representa-
tiveS attempted to compose diff
ferences between the civilian pro-
lection measures passed by each
branch. The House bill limits the
initial authorized cost to 100000, 900
and transfers administrative con-
troll to the War Department. The
Senate version places no restric-
tions on funds and leaves control
with Mayor La Guardia of New
York.
Seen Retaining Top Post.
Administration leaders predicted
that Mr.. La Guardia would retain
his dictatorship under the final en-
actment. They based this partly on
President Rooseveltt's action yes
terday in naming Dean James M.
Lands Of Harvard Law School as
executive" of the o. c. D. to take
some of the burden off Mayor La
Guardia. who also must run the
affairs of New York City. Dean
Lands will help in framing policies
and getting the personnel to carry
them out
An initial 100000, 900 appropria-
ton for civilian defense would be
only drop in the bucket compared
TO the ultimate cost, according to
o. C. D. officials. The Budget Bu-
reau already has before it a request
for more than 10000, 900, and gas
masks alone for 50,O00,0OO civilians
In potential target areas for enemy
raiders will cost $4,000, 900 at
$3.50 per mask.
The target areas include cities of
$500 or more population within 300
miles OF the Atlantic, Pacific and
Gulf Coasts. and key industrial
centers in the interior.
Although the Federal Government
will expect the States and cities to
do their full share in providing some
smaller equipment, Mayor La
Guardia has said there are few
cities in the Nation today able f.
nancially to furnish many of the
essential devices.
Director Plans ocations.
He has broken down the first $780,
OOO,OO0-yet to be appropriated by
Congress-into six categories. rough
ly as follows: $57,338 ,842 for 17.257
auxiliary fire = fighting bumpers:
$26 6,548,0l4 for an "educational
order" OF gas masks: $4,724,OO0 for
medical supplies and equipment;
$3054, 900 for gas-proofing the cloth
ing for decentralization SQUADS:
$3,52O,000 for protective clothing for
tire-fghters, and 81 900, 900 for arm
bands, helmets, etc.
Smaller equipment, such as picks
and shovels, protective goggles. gar
den hose, buckets, iron bars, ladders
etc, would be furnished by the
cities themselves.
Evening star., 1942-01-10

racy and ommunism-andt that they
will have to make q choice.
II the youth OF America are shown
that their greatest hope Of achieving
success is under democracy the ques-
ton Of choice will not arise, she
said.
She also stressed the Importance
Of farm youths cultivating home
gardens and suggested they attempt
to produce enough food to supply
products for school lunch programs
in rural areas.
Hans w. Hochbaum, chief of the
division Of field coordination, ex-
tension service and presiding officer
at the conference, stressed that
young people must be made to feel
they are playing an important part
In the war effort and that the All
program would provide this.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Augusta Supervisors
Reflect Boshow
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON Va, Jan. 10-The
Board OF Supervisors Of Augusta
County this week reelected w. l..
Bashaw as chairman, took steps to
provide the county with blackout
regulations and another piece of
fire fighting equipment, and to
abandon the sewing room here.
Chairman Bashaw was reelected
without opposition. Appointment of
standing committees was deferred
until the next meeting.
The board adopted q blackout
resolution prepared by John D.
White, Commonwealth attorney.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Murine Stickers

Stickers proclaiming This Is q
Marine Corps Family" soon will be
on thousands of automobiles, the
Marine Corps headquarters an
nounced yesterday. The stickers,
carrying blue Marine Corps en-
blems, have been distributed to mar
inc barracks and recruiting sta
tions throughout the country to
be distributed to families which
have one or more members in the
marines.
Evening star., 1942-01-10

February Registrars
Wont Get Draft Call
For Several Months
Will Be Placed at End
Of Present Lists, Says
Hershey at Press Club

The 100000 men between the
ages Of 20 and IS who register for Sc
lective service on February 16 will
be placed at the bottom Of present
draft lists and therefore should not
anticipate call to active service for
several months. Brig. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, national selective service
director, said yesterday.
Gen. Hershey in a talk to the Ma
tional Press Club said that Glass IA
men already registered will be called
up before draft boards start dipping
into the new reserves. Potential
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Professor to Discuss
New Architecture

Allen M. Mcdaniel, engineer
Ing professor at George Washing
University, will speak at pm. to-
morrow at the Lyon Park Commu-
nifty House in Arlington on New
Architecture: Symbol of a United
Mankind" The community house
Is located at Pershing drive and
Fillmore street.
Mr.. Mcdaniel, chairman of the
national spiritual assembly of the
Bahals, was supervising engineer
OF the Bahai Temple at Wilmette,
III.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Citizens Hear Defense Aide

Alfred C. Noyes. chairman of Ci-
villain Defense Of Southern Mary
land, was the guest speaker at a
recent meeting of the Bran View
Valley Civic Association at the
Parkside School in Silver Spring,
Md. Mr.. Noyes discussed the air
raid warden service.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
GIee Club to Give Concert

The Glee Club Of Washington-
Lee High School, Arlington, Va, will
give concert at 8 pm. tomorrow in
the Clarendon Methodist Church,
Irving and Tenth streets, north. in
Arlington. Miss Florence Booker,
director, has arranged the program.
Evening star., 1942-01-10
Poque Confirmed

The Senate confirmed yesterday
the nomination Of L. WEIGH Porue
of Iowa to be a member of the Civil
AeronauticS Board.
Evening star., 1942-01-10

A large shipment Of oil extraction
machinery from tho United States
Will be used in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Evening star., 1942-08-24

This is the zero hour so far In
my almost 81 years. If we get by the
next "a or 48 hours, we'll probably
be all right for a good many more
years. If we don't want to be sure
you'll do your best. Do it On your
own, for your own sake. 1t pays well
in the end. Get along with Tom,
help mother all you can and honor
your name-it has never been sui
lied. Don't let it be now. I'm count
ing on you. And if I come back at
all. I'll never leave again. Well stick
together, won't we? Loads of love,
Dad"
In authorizing publication of the
letter, the Office of Censorship sent
this epilogue from Washington.
They raised a lump in the throat
OF every newspaperman in this Office
who read them. What fine char
acter he must have been!"
Wilbur La Roe is well known in
Washington for his activities on the
Parole Board. He also is chairman
of the Civic Affairs Committee OF the
Washington Federation of Churches
and lay official Of Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1942-08-24
Blood !, Sweat and Tears
Face Brazil, Nazis Say
BY the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Aug. 24.-Brazil, now that
1t is in the war, can look forward
to only blood. sweat and tears"
the diplomatic correspondent of
DNB, official German news service,
wrote last night.
The German view was that there
is nothing in store more for South
Americans than was vouchsafed for
the British people by Prime Minis
ter Churchill when he warned he
would require the most extreme sac
rifices.
The German agency said Brazil's
entry into the war was accom-
plished by wire pullers" in Wash
ington.
consequently one should not at
tach Importance to the pretext made
in Rio de Janeiro," DNB continued.
(No direct mention was made
of the sinking OF Brazilian ships
by German submarines)
Italy regards Brazil's declaration
of war against the Axis with
equanimity," it was stated yester-
day by q German Transocean dis
patch from Milan quoting the news
paper Stampa. laii II
StAmpa observed that it was
painful and regrettable to see a
country which for generations has
benefited from Italian emigrants
and which was civilized by them
had Joined the enemy coalition"
The paper was quoted as saying
the Axis certainly had not provoked
Brazil.
Evening star., 1942-08-24
Officer Who Wrote Stirring Messages to Family
Before Lost Flight Is Wilbur La Roe's Brother

Capt. Arthur La Roe. the Army
Air Forces medical officer whose
simple. stirring messages to his wife
and sons-written just before he was
lost on dangerous flight overseas
have attracted national attention, is
the brother of Wilbur j. La Roe, jr.,
member of the District Parole Board
and well-known civic leader.
Capt. La Roe was lost recently in
. flight to a tiny island. Before he
left, he penned letters to his family
in Westf1e,d, N. j. The letters were
made public over the week end.
The medical officer had visited his
brother at the La Roe home here,
1909 Shepherd street NV, on July
II, three weeks before the fight.
Capt. La Roe. before leaving the
country, wrote message of love and
encouragement to his wife. express
ing confidence that he would reach
his destination. But in letters to
their sons, Thomas 10, and Robert,
II, he revealed that he had doubts
about finding the tiny island
He Is Reported Overdue.
One day after the letters were de-
Gvered there came to the La Roe
home in Westfield a telegram that
the captain was four days overdue
on long fight. No word has come
since.
To his wife, the soldier surgeon
wrote:
Dearest:
THE fact that you get this will
mean that we've completed the next
jump do the take-off point for
long ocean hop to a tiny island). I
wrote this on the way. We're here
for day or two to rest up, check
everything extra carefully and then
hop of some night before midnight.
There is very little reason for worry,
for every possible precaution is being
thrown around the next two hops.
Johnny simply says he won't let us
60 till he's sure everybody will make
1t. We will. Loads of love-
DAD"
But to his elder son, Capt. La Roe
wrote.
Evening star., 1942-08-24

tom:
I'm leaving now, tonight, on the
greatest adventure of q long and
very full life. There's no call for
worry If 1t fails, but do want you
and Bob to stick together and help
each other to see things through
You're the older, so a little more of
the responsibility falls on you. Take
1t and carry it. 1t will help to make
a better man of you. My one wish
is that you be a credit to your name
be good to mother and treat Bob
with a brotherly respect. If can
know that I don't mind trying this
jump. There is a serious question
il we ever find our landing spot, but
we'll do our best; you do yours
always. Loads of love. DAD"
To His Younger Sin.
And to the younger lad:
Bob:
Evening star., 1942-08-24
VEGETABLE cusrARp RING

eggs ~ tsps salt
~ cups evaporated u tsp pepper
milk ] tbsp. minced onion
~ cups coarsely tbsp. lemon juice
chopped vegetables l tbep. melted butter
Beat eggs slightly; add milk, vegetables,
seasonings, and butter. Line bottom Of we'll
creased 1k-qt- ring mold with waxed
paper. Carefully pour in custard mixture.
Bake in pan of hot water in moderate oven
(s5O' F. about As minutes, or until silver
knife inserted IN center comes out clean.
Unmold to serve; fill center with creamed
fish, meat, or vegetables. Serves s. (Note:
Vegetables may be grated raw carrots,
diced plain or mixed vegetables like peas,
asparagus etc.
More woys to disguise foods
Read the article ''Fooling the Fuss Bud get"
in this weeks Family Circle for ways to
disguise foods, for substitutes and recipes.
Family Circle is out every Thursday, free
At Safeway.
AG% Sgesuay
81 s,s.uu4,s AZ H0memakers' Burea1
%2 JULIA LEE WRIGHT, Dirsetos
Evening star., 1942-08-24

versary Of the storm which ripped
through the isthmus connecting
Ocean City and the rest Of Worcester
County and made the resort town
an island.
Finally begun in the spring Of 1910
after several years of contention be-
tween officials and residents Of
Ocean City about its location, the
bridge extends 2,295 feet across the
bay. joining Ocean City at North
Division street.