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Evening star., 1942-05-06
BY Will Eisner
BY R. B. Fuller
Art Huhto
By Fronk Beck
BY Bud Fisher
BY Paul Foaorty

the more he explored the better he
liked it. He found a lot Of seeds
still clinging to the hay with which
the scarecrow was stuffed and this
meant food for little while with
out running q bit of risk. But
what pleased him most was q pocket
in the old coat. Was there ever q
better place for a nest? He ran in
and out Of that pocket ever 80 many
times and at last he made up his
mind that there was where he was
going to live. So he began to carry
the softest bits Of hay he could flnd
into the pocket to make a bed. Then
he made wonderful find. He had
nibbled a hole in the lining of the
old coat and there was the softest
stuffl 1t was cotton padding. He
promptly carried it to the pocket to
make his bed Of it.
Evening star., 1942-05-06
NATURES CHILDREN
WEEPING WILLOW.
(Sdlir babylonicd.)

The weeping willow is a native Of
Asia. Its remarkably narrow leaves
and pendulous twigs are responsible
for its popular name, though the
foliage is light and most cheerful
looking in spite Of its weeping
habit. This is the willow that. at
one time, was planned so extensively
in cemeteries, close to spring houses
and along the borders of streams. 1t
is always welcome sight in early
Evening star., 1942-05-06
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS
A aueerer place to build a home

A oueerer place to build q home
You'll never see though far you roam.
Look high and low and all around
Youth never nnd it iii be bound.
When little Mite Meadow Mouse
ran for his life from Redtail the
Hawk through the rows OF young
corn In Farmer Browns cornfield
he didn't have the least idea where
he was going His one thought was
to get away from those dreadful
claws stretched out to clutch him.
So he lodged and ran and ran and
lodged. Now 1t Just happened that
he ran In the one direction In which
he could md safety and that was
straight toward the scarecrow
Evening star., 1942-05-06
Sophisticated Robins
leove Note for MiIkmun
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUISA pair of robins
building their nest in shrubbery in
Mrs. F. w. Dunckel's yard appar-
entity didn't forget q thing
Approaching the nest when it was
finished, Mrs. Dunckel saw dangling
over the edge a piece Of paper on
which was written: Please leave
An exrta quart of milk"
Evening star., 1942-05-06
T~eA @4
Read Uncle Roy in The Junior
Star Every Sunday
Take Ny Word for 1t
III BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word OF the Week

!. The word DOUR (suIlen: sour:
E1oomy) should never be pronounced
to rhyme with bower, power. The
word Is Scotch. and derives from
the Latin durus, hard; strong"
The English words duress and dura.
ton have the same origin.
Properly pronounced. dour has
the vowel sound Of 100" as in boor,
moor, poor. Be sure to say: DOO-er.
It's hard to believe. Roanoke
My young daughter, at the age of 3.
can pick out tunes on the piano.
A friend says Peggy Is PRECO-
CIOUS child. know that preco-
cious means "prematurely de-
veloped," but what is the origin Of
the word.-Mrs. B. H.
Answer-Precocious is from the
Latin praecoquere, meaning =. (of
all thingsD Ito cook before
hand!" It's hard to believe that,
even at the age of 8, little Peggy
may be regarded as q tasty little
dish, but it's true.
Special announcement. In re-
sponse to many requests, have pre-
pared . comprehensive new PAM
phlet which gives the rules for pro.
nouncing French. These rules are in
accord with the most reliable text
books and were compiled with the
collaboration Of = French born col
lege professor Of French. The rules
are simply explained, and the pro-
nounciations are given BY my own
copyrighted system Of phonetic
spelling. Ask for your free copy
today. Send . stamped (3-cent)
self-addressed envelope to Frank
Colby, In care Of The Evening Star.
Ast for French rules pamphlet.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Rites for Gen. Crozier
To Be Held al Fort Myer

Funeral services for Maj. Gen.
William Crozier, 81, former chief
Of Army ordnance and a member Of
the War Council during the World
War, who died yesterday at his
home, 1735 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, will be held at pm. Friday
at the Fort Myer Chapel. Burial
will follow in Arlington Cemetery.
Born in Carrollton, Ohio, Gen.
Crozier was graduated from West
Point In the class Of 1876 and served
in the Indian campaign against the
Sioux in 1876 and 1877. In June,
1918, he was promoted to the rank
of major general and assigned to
command the Northeastern Depart
ment, with headquarters in Boston.
Gen. Crozier was q delegate to
the International Peace Conference
at The Hague in 1899, and again Wis
tied Europe in 1918, when he was
appointed by President Wilson as a
AICLlUcI u VIC wal AOu1lCu W III
spect military installations on the
British, French, Belgian and Italian
fronts.
He was a member Of the Army
and Navy Club, the Chevy Chase
Club, the University Club and the
Metropolitan Club.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mary Williams Crozier, whom he
married in 1918, and a nephew, w.
S, Reyburn, both of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Lower Temperatures
Forecast for Today

The temperature dropped to 80
degrees at 8 am. today as an after
math of yesterdays freak thunder
storm.
The Weather Bureau advised that
low temperatures can be expected
throughout today after the over
night decline from the Cos regis
tered yesterday.
Propelled by high winds yester-
days storm reached its worst be-
tween $3.50 and $50 pm. Sewers
in some sections of the city were
flooded when the rain reached SO
of an inch depth.
Lightning struck a house in the
3100 block of South Ninth street,
Arlington, Va, during the storm,
causing slight damage.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Funeral Rites Today
For W. J. Harrison, Jr.

Funeral services for Walter Jones
Harrison, jr., 81, Washington broker
and former vice president Of the
Commercial National Bank, who
died Monday at his home, 1430
Thirty-third, street NV, were to be
held this morning at his residence.
Other services will be held this
afternoon at st. James Episcopal
Church, Leesburg, Va, with burial in
the family plot there.
Mr.. Harrison Is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mabel Littig Harrison;
a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Franklin
O'Connor of Washington, and two
sisters, Miss Rebecca Harrison and
Miss Maria Harrison, both Of
Leesburg.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Victory Corps 10 Tell
Housewives Of Need
To Conserve Meat
10000 Women to Visit
Homes to ExpIoin
Rotioning Program

Beginning sometime after Novem-
Der 80, members Of the Victory VOL
unteer Corps Of 10000 women now
being organized here will 60 into
every home in the Washington area
to explain the need for meat ra-
tioning and to suggest methods Of
conservation, civilian defense head
quarters said today.
The OCD announcement listed q
program for voluntary conservation
of meats as one of the projects the
Victory Volunteers will undertake.
Organization Of the corps, to be
spurred by a city-wide registration
on November II, will be completed
by November 80, it is planned.
The first Federal program in
which VIC block workers will
participate-to be either the meat
conservation or some other food
campaign-will be sponsored locally
by the District Nutrition Commit
tee.
Special Training Planned.
The Nutrition Committee today
announced plans for giving special
technical training to the block
workers, who, working on the basis
of two to each block or one to each
20 families, will carry war food in
formation to local kitchens.
Instructors, the committee said,
will be home economists from the
public schools, Government agencies
and private business, assisted by
representatives of food establish
ments. public utilities and the Ma
tional Gamers Association. These
instructors will receive special train
ing for the campaign and then will
meet with VIC zone and block
leaders on November q and "a.
Each block leader in turn is to
call a meeting before November 80
of all workers under her jurisdiction
and is to pass along the technical
food information.
Meat Requirements Increase.
Explaining the voluntary meat
rationing campaign, Judge Rowland
K. Adams, director of the third ci-
villain defense region, today pointed
out that the present meat supply,
though the largest in our history,
will not be sufficient to meet the
needs of civilians, the armed forces
and our fighting Allies.
Each family, he said, will be asked
to share the available pork, veal,
lamb and mutton on the basis of
21a pounds a week for each adult,
IL pounds for children 6 to IL
years of age and q of a pound for
children under 6.
Declaring that a war budget in
the kitchen can have a decisive ef-
feet on the outcome of the war;" he
expressed belief that the country
could count on the ingenuity OF our
housewife to plan for sub
stitutions and stretch the available
meat supply to satisfy the palate OF
her family group without sacrificing
essential health needs"
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Monpower
Continued From First Page.)

Insurance Bureau the worlds larg-
est insurance agency.
Might Direct Draft Boards.
In the event President Roosevelt
signs a proposed executive order
integrating the Selective Service
System with the Manpower Commits
sion, much of the responsibility OF
directing the $500 local draft boards
will be assumed by Gen. McSherry
according to reports. The WINGS
Management L abor Policy Com
mittee has recommended that the
employment service be made the
primary clearance agency for re-
cruitment and placement Of workers
in war industries.
At his press conference late yes
terday the President said he was
devoting considerable time to the
question Of manpower and the pro-
posed transfer of the selective serv-
ice system to the VINO was part
of the general planning.
The President said he felt that
the manpower situation would re-
quire some White House action
within the next few weeks, but, out
side of the crisis in the dairy in
dustry, there was nothing to require
emergency consideration at the
moment.
Cites Manpower Needs.
He explained that action would
ho rar,,irod hoco,,ca nf +bo ,,rro~,%
need Of men In the fighting forces
as well as an increase in manpower
to produce food and munitions. He
pointed out that more workers were
needed in war industries, which, he
said, had not reached maximum
production
The Presidents statement came
in response to question whether he
favored transferring the selective
service system to the VINO, as rec
commended by the Management
Labor Policy Committee.
In declaring that something had
to be done about the manpower sit
uation, he disclosed that the ranks
Of the labor force would be drained
in 1943 to bring the fighting forces
to 100000.
He said there were now approx
imately 4,500,0 in the Army, which
must be increased to 100000 by
January l, 1914. Meanwhile, the
Nays present 100000 must grow
to 1900 900. and the Marine Corps
and Coast Guard must be increased
from 100000 to 100000.
Talks With Leaders.
Earlier the President had talked
the msnpower question over with
Democratic congressional leaders,
as part of a general discussion of
the legislative situation. Represen-
tative Mccormack, Democrat, of
Massachusetts,, the administration
floor leader, said no decisions were
reached and that congressional ac-
ton in the near future was un-
likely.
But as Mr.. McNutt was mapping
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Anna Widmyer Rites
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Miss Anna
Widmyer, 80, leader in young
peoples religious activities in the
District, who died Monday following
brief illness. will be held at 2::30
pm. tomorrow at the Memorial
United Brethren Church, 100 North
Capitol street. Burial will be at
1890 Friday at Reliance. Va, her
birthplace.
An enploye of the Farm Security
Administration, Miss Widmyer's re-
cent vacation on a Virginia farm
was the basis for a series Of articles
on Government girl turns farmer.
Miss Widmyer was superintendent
Of the District Junior Christian En-
deavor Society, former president of
the District Senior Christian En-
deavor Union, and was the founder
and former president Of the Wan
derlust Travel Club.
She is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Widmyer, 1902
Ninth street NV, and three sisters.
Mrs. Cecil Harp and Mrs. Whelan
Dof1ermyre of Washington, and Mrs,
James Dalrymple of Petersburg, Va.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Mrs. Josephine Davis
Services Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Winni-
fred Josephine Manion Davis, 6s,
wife of George w. Davis and a
pioneer resident Of Takoma Park,
Md, who died Tuesday at her home
818 Davis avenue, will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at her home, con-
Quoted by Elder Clinton ]. Coon,
pastor Of the Sligo Church of the
Seventh-day Adventists. Burial will
be in George Washington Memorial
Park.
Born in Hartford, Conn.,, Mrs.
Davis lived for a time in Meridian,
Conn, and came to Washington in
1891. In 1892 she married Mr.. Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary October 3.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Davis
is survived by daughter, Mrs. Harry
McDermott, and q grandson, Harry
McDermott, jr.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Richard N. HiIIeary,
D. {. Merchant, Dies

Richard Merriam Hilleary, SO, re-
tired Washington merchant, died
yesterday at his home, 1924 o street
NV.
A native of Washington, Mr.. Hill
cary operated a fish and fruit store
here until he retired from business
about four years ago.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs
Dorah I. Hilleary, and one sister
Mrs. Clara O. Dove of Washington
Funeral services will be held at
9 am. Friday, at Holy Trinity Cath
olic Church, Thirty sixth and @
streets NV, with burial in Holy
Rood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
In @rtttnrtatl

THoRNToN. ALICE ,. Sacred to the
memory Of my wife and our sister. ALICE
3. THORNTON, who departed this life
eight years ago today. November IL, 1884.
HxR HUSBAND. HAMILTON H. THORN
TON: SISTER, SUSIE B. REID. AND
BROTHER. BENZ F. BROOKS.
WALKER. EMMETT C. In loving mem
ory Of our dear husband and father. EN-
NETT C. WALKER, who left us one year
ago today, November IL, 1941.
To live In the hearts Of those who love
you is not to de.
DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
WHITLEY. REV. MERCER; In memory
who departed this life two years ago today,
November IL, 1910. HELEN WHITLEY. =
WHITLEY, REV. MERCER. In sacred
memory Of our loved one, Rev. MERCER
years ago today. November IL. 1910.
Always In his kindly thoushts
And stu more kindly deeds.
He sought the frARrant rose Of JOY
AmonG HES noxious weeds.
He held NO selfish thought Of sain.
In pearching day b. day.
IL p!eeSurs EAs z pluck the rosa
TN FAMILY. =
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Memorial Services
Held for Mrs. Moves

Three generations Of relatives and
friends attended memorial services
for Mrs. Frank b. Noyes, wife Of
the president of The Evening Star
Newspaper Co., held at st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and H
streets NV, yesterday afternoon.
Right Rev. James e. Freeman,
Bishop Of Washington. and the Rev.
John G. Magee, rector in charge,
conducted the sacred rites of COM
memoration. The music. chosen bv
Mrs. Noyes herself months ago, in
cluded Chopin's Funeral March"
and the hymns 20 Love That wilt
Not Let Me Go" and IT Sought the
Lord and Afterward Knew" Pas
sages from the 10th Psalm and the
9th Chapter of st. Paul's Epistle to
the Romans were recited by the
ministers. the choir Of men and
boys joining in the responses.
Praising Mrs. Noyes' benefactions
to the Nation ard to Washington,
Bishop Freeman in a brief eulogy
declared: "A life Of such great
value cannot end" To illustrate
her faith, he read a poem on the
meaning Of time written by Mrs.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
School RuffIes Hit
By La Guurdiu Order
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Mayor La
Guardia, who has inveighed against
gambling and certain types of shows
has extended his interdicts to
school raffles.
Mrs. George Kearns, president Of
parent-teacher association in
Queens, said yesterday that on the
Mayors orders her group was calling
off rattle designed to raise $500
to buy educational films. She said
500 books of chances at 10 cents each
were issued. The winner was to
receive q $25 War bond.
An advertisement notifying par
Elephants of the order and calling on
them to appear at the school to get
their dimes back was placed.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Man Shot 10 Death;
Special Policeman Held

Louis Colds. "a, colored, 2800
Devonshire place NV, was shot to
death last night during an alterca-
ton in the 1900 block of Seventh
street NV. A 40-year-old colored
special policeman was being held
today for action Of the coroner,
police reported.
The special policeman was listed
as Robert Crockett Bowers, Of 935
French street NV.
Colds, according to police, was
shot in the chest with 80 caliber
revolver. He was taken to Freed
mans Hospital in a scout car ambu-
lance and was pronounced dead on
arrival.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
.VFW Post to Give Out
Family Service Stors

Service stars for families having
sons and daughters in the armed
forces will be distributed tomorrow
night by Emil j. Steger, post COM
mander, at the meeting of the John
Lyon Post $3.50, Veterans of For
eign Wars, at Arlington, Va.
The meeting will be held at 8:15
pm. in the American Legion Club
house, 3445 North Washington bou-
levard.
The stars to be given will be blue,
silver and gold. The blue stars will
denote persons serving in the con-
tinental United States. the silver
will signify persons serving outside
of the country, and the gold will
symbolic those who have made the
supreme sacrifice. according to off,
cials of the veterans.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
En- mrmnrtant

ACUFT. LUCILLE ALDEAN. In sacred
LUcIILE ALDEAM AcUFP. i5 F. WI WHO der depapted ps
this lie one year ago today, November IL
1871.
One year has passed away today,
Our love for you will never change:
Our memory is just as clear
And be in onT Has your dfHE HE rXM xayf T
BEACH. SARAH ANNE AND THELMA L.
mother SARAH s ANNE BEACH. .e~ who ole lett sa US
eleven years ago today November IL, 1881
snd our aear aaughter and sister THE5 L,
years ago today, November IL, 1894.
N ' w THE FAMILY.
BROOKS, GEORGE W. tribute OF
loved love ana one 2 he Of
Der II. 1910.
We often sit and think of YOU when We
For memory is the only friend that grief
can call its own.
We're striving hard to meet you
Where trails and battle are Ger.
To travel as in da's OF ypTe yPHMu,y
memorE II our dear Mother sTRs
ds shG 10 afa a4 TE nx
DONALDSON, MARTHA E. In remem-
brsnc; O. or dear mothe-, MARTHA E.
ago toda5', November /. 1886.
We often IS sit :, and ans think of you when We
For memor;, is the only friend that grief
can call its own.
Our love for you viii still keep green and
HER RTaTR hGHNG DoSALbsoS SSH as3 ApA MRRI
INGRAM MARY 4, a, s.ro[ In sad but l9y!nS
" %h away ten years
ago today. November IL, 1882.
We thank God for the faith that teaches,
-, When the strugsles of life are Ger.
We shall meet our own loved friend
And shall know her once more.
What matter though life be dreary
And we tread its paths alone.
II when the journey is ended in Heaven,
Bs DfyS4Ep III neF ss5 ozss tEliaf AND
ANNIE G. FLETCHER.
McN.yL. STACY ". In lovinz remem-
OF vo pa Gear d eSSe sTsS On. syASY EseT
todar. November IL. 1941.
w E.s. ,e on for in the Sweet by-and-by pd-
Els BROTHERS AND s7sT-R
m.mstsns. nSsson 81 o7FH1Sh le oGossos s5ps
today, November II, 1884.
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN
PETERSEN, EUGENIA A. In LOVING
memory Of our dear mother and grand
mother. EUGENIA A. PETERSEN. who left
US suddenly three years ago today. Novem-
Der IL, 1899.
How dear. how near her memory.
How close, how sweet 1t stays:
To watch above her loved ones
HER M MIoytIsHa pxgoHTSs. aT1SsA anna. AND
SANDERS. FRANK. While the Nation
mem msmorisiise the death lea Tot of our Beloved hus. us
band, devoted father. grandfather and
brother, FRANK SANDERS, who passed
away four years ago today, November IL,
He is at rest in the beautiful city Of
God and, when our work on earth Is
done. we will meet him over there.
SUTTON. ANNA L. In sad but loyins
remembrance of cur mother and grand-
mother, ANNA L. SUTTON. who departed
this life eight years ago today, November
She had . smile for every. one.
A heart rs pure as gold;
To those who knew and loved her
nAu Hsr memo1Ty yin nn neysr HSn,gl gsGx elH;
TAYLOR, ALsERrA MURRAY t1s7s-
1880. Tribute Of love 70 the memory q
my cherished friend.
Twelve years 10 your srave rye wandered
TO plass novsg} T;nis III ldentls le1Ssf 81 ciin.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Four Indicted on ChurQes
OfAttempted Smuggling

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE Fed
eral grand jury indicted Spanish
ship captain and four other men
yesterday on charges Of conspiracy
to smuggle platinum out Of the
United States.
The indictment against Capt.
Isidor Bilbao Ojinaga, ships handy
man, Indalecio Sevillano; DR.. Juan
Tomas Bareno, Juan Gallego and
Manuel Rodrigues, charged them
with conspiring to export pro
hibited or curtailed materials, to
wit, 20 pounds of platinum, more
or less.
The platinum had been valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Evening star., 1942-11-11

out his reorganization plan, he re-
ceived q report that copper miners
in the Butte (Mont.) area had re-
fused to accept the pleas of Army,
manpower and organized labor ON
cials and were determined to re-
main away from their jobs pending
removal of 40 colored soldiers fur
loughed to aid in relieving an acute
copper shortage.
Part Of 1000 Contingent.
The colored men were reported to
be among the 1000 soldiers sent
by the Army into various non-fer-
rous metal mining districts at the
time the VINO issued directive
virtually freezing workers in these
fields to their jobs. About 400 coll
ored men were reported to have been
members Of the contingent, and, so
far, no trouble has been reported
In other areas.
At Pittsburgh, Mr.. McNutt said
that persuasion, argument and
patriotism" were the only methods
his commission could use in recruit
ing essential workers for war in
dustries under the voluntary pro-
posal recommended by the COM
mittee.
The manpower chief commented
that the suggestions embodied in
the report of his advisory commit
tee will not solve the problem of
getting workers from non-essential
into essential industries.
Services of All Needed.
He declared that I'VE cannot az
ford to discard the services of one
single man or woman who can be
considered a potential worker"
At the same time, the Social Sc
curity Board reported that an all
time low had been reached In Sep
tember in payment Of unemploy-
ment compensation benefits to
workers idled through no fault of
their own. A total Of $22,000,000
was paid out during that month,
81, ,900,0 900 less than in August.
Almost half of the $22,00000 paid
in September was disbursed in the
States of New York and Illinois,
it was said.
In five States, Idaho, Nevada,
North and South Dakota and
Wyoming, and in Alaska less than
100 claims were paid during the
month, and the board reported con-
siderable falling off in new claims
in the North Central, Rocky Noun
tain and Pacific Coast States.
The slackening of the benefits
is causing the unemploy-
ment compensation funds to pile up
in the Treasury. Ofhcials there re-
ported that the fund totaled So
092 ,348, $50 as of September 80, as
against $2,1O4873,261 for the same
period In 1941, and $1,707, ,046, ,087 in
1910.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Worker Dies on Job
In NAVY Yard Shop

John P. Redeker, SO, of 2941 w
street NV, died early today after
collaps!ng on his job In gun shop
at the Navy Yard.
Mr.. Redeker was taken to the
Navy Yard dispensary and pro-
nounced dead by Navy physicians.
Death was due to natural causes,
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said.
Evening star., 1942-11-11

Noyes last New Year. He also read
the verses II Bow to Thee, My
Country" by Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
and There Is No Death! The Stars
Go Down." by John L. McCreery.
The chanceI Of the church was
filled with white autumn flowers
which, after the service, were dis
tributed to hospitals throughout tho
city IN which Mrs. Noyes had been
interested.
Evening star., 1942-11-11
Dr.. W. E. DoId Dies

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov.
II Op.-Dr. william Elliott Dold, So
year-old retired psychiatrist. died
last night. In his youth, DR.. Dold
was acquainted with Gen. Robert E.
Lee and attended Sunday school
classes taught by Miss Mary Lee.
Gen. Lees daughter.