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Evening star., 1942-08-16
By JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

After a separation of l8 years, two
elderly sisters, Miss Jeanne David
son, 70, and Mrs Alex Garden, 80,
are reunited for the rest OF their
lives, they hope-at Mrs. Gardens
home. 1911 Seventeenth street Sc.
Miss Davidson has just reached
Washington to live with her sister
after Today trip across the Allan
tic from Scotland.
Apparently none the worse for
wear, as the result of an experience
that might have daunted woman
many years her Junior. she is vigor-
Gus and alert. This, her 18th voy-
age across the Atlantic was the best
of them all,' she declared in an in
terview, for it brought me back
to my sister and America
A naturalized American citizen,
Miss Davidson lived in Washington
for Is years before she returned to
her native Scotland in 1924, to care
for very old mother, and, after her
mothers death, for other relatives.
Ever since England went to war,
Miss Davidson has been trying to
| return to America brA one delay
after another interferred, and sail
ings were infrequent. Finally pass
sage was arranged for her.
Many Aided Journey.
OF the kindness of every one. con-
suls and other diplomatic officials,
the Red Cross, the officers of her
ship and the other passengers, as
we'll as the Travellers Aid Society
at her port of entry and in Wash
ington she could not say enough.
Because of the necessary secrecy
involved, she could not notify her
sister of her departure from Scot
land, nor of her arrival on this side
of the Atlantic.
But this wasn't necessary, soon
found" she said, for the Red Cross
and the Travellers Aid Society took
complete charge of me and a high
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Sisters Reunited After
18>Year Separation

ranking Navy officer escorted me
through the gates OF the Union Sta
ton and put me safely into the care
Of my family and friends. Once l
was on the train for Washington
they wired of the hour of my arrival
here A Red Cross ambulance was
even on hand at our port of entry
to transport me and number of
other not-so-young passengers to
the next step of our homeward
journeys"
You cannot possibly realize what
it means to go to bed again with
the street lights still showing" Miss
Davidson said. Nor, what it is to
be free from the strain Of having
to turn off your gas meter every
night and then go stumbling around
in the dark, except for a candle or
a searchlight, or making your way
to your special corner when the
sirens sounded and praying that no
one would be hurt this time"
Miss Davidson's little home in
Scotland was in a town on the sea-
coast, within sight of the sea, and
bombings are no novelty to her.
In common with all of her towns
people, her windows had net cur
tains pasted across the glass to OBJ
viate the danger of splintering glass.
Blackouts were nightly occurrence
Blackout Innovation.
To relieve the depressing effect
of the black curtains at their WIN
dows, week in and out, she and
her neighbors tried dyeing some old
materials deep ruby red" to make
things a bit more cheerful" The
successful experiment was followed
by all who could contrive to get
hold of the dye, and had anything
at hand that could thus be utilized.
One of the most dramatic of Miss
Davidson's accounts of the bombings
she experienced was her recital of
the grim trick fate played upon
one group of German invaders.
British sentry patroling the quar-
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Guard Your Gas Ration Book!
Motorists Warned Not to Lend
Stamps or Tear Them Loose

Motorists who lose their gasoline
ration books face difficult pro-
cedure if they seek to replace them,
Whitney Leary. OPA director for
the District. said yesterday as he
cautioned drivers to take extreme
care against loss or theft Of their
books.
Mr.. Leary issued the following
list of Dos and Dont's'':
Don't keep your ration book in the
glove compartment Of your car.
Don't under any consideration
give or lend your book to any one.
Don't take stamps out of your book
to use in loose form, for this makes
them void.
Don't fail to sign your book.
Don't attempt to use No. 2 stamps
until September %. Until that date
only the No. l stamps are valid.
Don't succumb to the notion that
you can get replacement OF your
book on the false claim that it has
been lost. This has been unsuc-
cessfully attempted.
Don't use gasoline obtained on B
books for purposes other than those
for which it was granted, because
you cannot get an additional B
book until after the expiration OF at
least three months.
Don't use gasoline obtained on c
books for purposes other than those
for which it was granted, because
you cannot get an additional G
book until the date stated in your
tailored" c book.
Don't buy a book offered to you as
counterfeit or stolen, because when
detected it will be valueless to you.
Guard your ration book as you
guard your money.
Study the data on your book and
make a separate record of its num-
ber and other data.
Keep a record of the number Of
stamps used. This is required in
the event you apply for replacement
of lost or stolen books.
Always hand book to filling sta
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Al Autos Rationed
By District Board
During Past Week
Certificates Issued
For Purchase Of AZ
Typewriters s

Certificates authorizing the pur-
chase OF new passenger automobiles
were issued to Al applicants during
the last week, Whitney Leary, OPA
director for the District, announced
yesterday.
During the period, Director Leary
also issued certificates for the pur-
chase of AZ typewriters.
Automob bile certificates were
granted to the following applicants:
James w. Howard, taxicab: Rus
sell Allison Green, defense work;
William S. Nebel, freight; Edward
Joseph Scroggins. asbestos worker;
Petroleum Equipment Co., petroleum
equipment; Harvey Garfield Leslie.
taxicab: d. C. Department of
Weights and Measures, D. G. Gov
ernment: Rex Matthew Cain, taxi
cab; Indian Supply Mission, diplo-
mat, Don Cline, engineer; Roy Ray,
taxicab; 1t. Greenlief Lambert, NC,
physician; Norman E. Luber, taxi
cab; John S. Boutselis, taxicab; /;
Maurice Friedman, taxicab.
W. H. Brown, taxicab; E. F. Haw-
ley, United States Navy; j. Gordon
Bell. Physician; Homer E. Collier,
electrician; George Odom, taxicab;
Carl F. Kaufman. engineering
craftsman; Samuel F. Terry, de-
fense worker: Irving A. Behrman,
wholesale dairy producer: Thomas
E. Swami, taxicab; Mohler Con-
struction CO.. contractor: David R.
Reigel, paper hanger; DR.. A. Ma
gruder Macdonald, physician; CAL
vim Ezra Sterner, taxicab: Charles
Bush, jr.. taxicab; William B. Day,
taxicab William A. Thompson, taxi
cab; Ulysses S. Brokenburr, taxicab:
John Tripner Eiker, engineer; John
L. Crone. Army; Zina M. Eisen-
burg, taxicab; James Duffy Parish,
taxicab; Benjamin T. Holloway,
taxicab; William L. Wathen, taxi
cab: Eliot Bailen. Army: Hoomes
T. Garner, taxicab; Hello Costa,
diplomat.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

ters of Nazi prisoners were evident
ly thought by German airmen to
indicate an Allied encampment and
a direct hit was made in broad day
light on this spot. To the terrible
screams of Hell Hitler" and frantic
appeals In German upon the part
of the prisoners, who recognized the
insignia of their own airmen, all
but At either we're killed outright
or died of injuries. The dead were
buried in the towns graveyard. The
wounded who recovered were par
TALLY cared for by the volunteer
nursing aide services Of the women
of the town. Miss Davidson was
among the volunteers.
And more disagreeable, un-
grateful lot of patients. it would
be difficult to imagine" she said
But we weren't bombed again for
very long time, so we felt we had
been rewarded for doing our duty
by the enemy in our midst"
On the first few days of the voy-
age over she and many of her COM
panions at the table would say to
their dining-room steward, in pro-
test against what they feared might
be their possible waste of generous
portions: I'VE can do with much
less. We aren't even accustomed to
having fourth as much food as
this" To this their kindly steward
almost invariably would reply:
BEST try to stretch your stomachs a
bit. You can never tell now what
you may be going without tomorrow,
that you have had a chance to eat
today"
AS she was living alone, Miss
Davidson's egg ration was one a
week, at the rate Of about IS cents
dozen, with the farmer who
brought them receiving rs cents
from the government. All farmers
are required to send their eggs to
the government egg stations, where
they are distributed as fairly as
possible to the different localities
within the stipulated area.
1t was not unusual, Miss Divid-
son said, for her to say to her
storekeeper. Have you an egg for
me today?"--and to have him reply,
II am sorry. not today. Perhaps 4
Evening star., 1942-08-16
Wis \X%&':;;' I; 5:
".
MUSIC.

MUSIC.
Concert, Phillips Memorial GAL
lery, 5 pm. today.
HIKES.
Dalecarlia, Brooks Lane, D. c.
Maryland, sponsored by the Wander
birds Club; meet at Dalecarlia sta
ton. 10 am. today.
Rock Greek Park, Md, sponsored
by the Capital Hiking Club: swim in
Chevy Chase Lake Pool after hike:
bring lunch; meet at Chevy Chase
Circle, am. today.
Bird walk; meet at Adams Mill
road and Kenyon street. 1880 am.
today.
Nature, historical trip down
Chesapeake g. Ohio Canal, on mule
drawn barge, II am.
Nature walk, Letter Estate. Va;
meet at Virginia end of Chain
Bridge; transportation on share
your car" basis, pm. today.
MEETING.
Albert Thatcher Yarnall Group.
the Mayflower, 8 pm. today.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Swimming, YMCA, 1876 G street
NV, 8 am. today.
Java Club breakfast, YMCA, 1736
G street NV. 9 am.
At home, music. games. buffet
supper, YMCA, 1875 G street NV,
pm. today.
Free breakfast. All Souls Uni
tartan Church, Sixteenth and Har-
ward streets NV, $3.50 am. today.
Swimming, gameroom. ping pong.
Jewish Community Center, $50
am. today.
Sight t-seeing trip from Soldiers.
Sailors and Marines Club, 10 am.
today
Refreshments, USO Club, Saliva
tion Army, IL pm. today.
Coffee hour, st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth between H and
streets NV, 1915 pm. today.
Trail picnic. Servicemen's Club
No. /, 1:30 pm. today.
Entertainment and professional
show, Washington Hebrew Congre-
SolASAl, Gl6AlIll cIlC CCtS ~. w -
pm; dinner served 4 pm. today.
Tea dance, USO, National Cath
olic Community Service Club, 918
Tenth street NV. 3 pm. today.
Free Supper. Church of the
Epiphany, 1927 G street NV, 6 pm.
today.
Family supper, Concordia Evan
gelical and Reformed Church,
Twentieth and G streets NV, 6
pm. today.
Buffet supper, Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church. Ninth and
Massachusetts, avenue NV, 6 pm.
today.
FOR COLORED SERVICEMEN.
Sightseeing tours, Twelfth Street
YMCA, 3 pm. today.
Twilight vespers. Mount Olivet
Lutheran Church, 1925 Vermont
avenue NV, 6 pm. today.
New World Forum, Phyllis Wheat
ley YWCA, 6 pm. today.
At home. Twelfth Street YMCA.
8 pm. today.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

Eta Taggart, second vice presi-
dent: David Babp. secretary, and
Kenneth P. Armstrong, treasurer.
The initial gathering will be fea-
tured also by nomination of can
didates for The Evening Star Cup.
presented annually by the fedora
ton to the delegate or committee
which during the last year was
outstanding in civic work. Mr., Stull
won the trophy last year when he
was given his third term. and Mr..
Wender was the recipient OF the
award in 1910.
The armed forces have started
taking their toll of the federation
membership. According to Mr..
Wender. four or Ave delegates were
called during the summer recess
and others are expecting to be
called soon.
With citizens association activity
more closely allied to civilian de-
fense work than ever the fedora
ton and It's member organizations
expect to devote more time this year
to the job of building an adequate
protective organization.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

case of eggs will come in tomorrow
or surely by next week"
You see." she said. simply, I'VE
learned to accept as best we could
the inconveniences of each day, be
truly thankful to God for the food,
the shelter, and most of all the
safety. which was vouchsafed us.
and try not to worry ourselves and
other people too much about the
troubles the morrow might bring"
Rations Varied.
Persons with children under S
years of age had first call on the
oranges and milk. Then, if there
were any of these precious COM
modities left over, the sick and the
old were permitted to purchase
them. Miss Davidsons ration of
milk, when she could secure it, was
a half pint week, priced at 38 to
40 cents a quart. Children whose
parents could not afford to pay this
price were sometimes able to buy
the same milk at cents quart.
In cases of dire necessity. there was
no charge at all for the milk.
Her weekly quota of other ra-
toned items was: One-fourth of a
pound of cheese, when it was avail
able. one-eighth OF a pound of but
ter, one fourth pound of bacon, one
half pound of meat. She was also
allowed one pound OF marmalade or
jam month. and one-half pound
Of oleomargerine rather frequently.
Fish was plentiful, halibut in par
ticular. So were potatoes, cabbage
and carrots. Tomatoes and lettuce
were seldom seen except in the SUM-
mer time. Dried prunes, apples and
peaches were not only "a great treat
but real luxury"
She invariably made her meat last
longer by first fixing it in a stew,
to get the nutriment of the broth,
and then having it with vegetables,
or by itself the next time.
Onions were SO scarce and in such
demand. most of the time, it was "a
great feat" to obtain one as "the
grand prize in the whist tourna-
ments," which were given in her
town for the Red Cross. And every
one" she declared. who hadn't been
able to afford to 60 to the tourna-
Evening star., 1942-08-16

ton attendant and see him remove
stamps.
Get the name and address of any
one who offers to sell you a book
and send it anonymously if you
wish) to the Rationing Division,
District Of Columbia, o. P. A., Ex-
ecutive Offices, 5601 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Note name and address OF any fill
ing station which offers to sell you
gasoline without taking stamps and
send this to the rationing office.
Drive slowly. park carefully and
observe other simple rules for con-
serving gasoline and rubber.
Share your car at every oppor-
tunity with neighbors and friends.
Use public transportation systems
wherever possible and reasonably
convenient.
Mr.. Leary said the Importance of
avoiding loss of books is emphasized
in the complicated procedure re-
quired to get replacements. Appli-
cations for requirements must be in
writing, under oath or affirmation
and must set forth:
The name and address of ap-
plicant.
The class, date and place of is
suance and expiration date of such
book or coupons.
A description of the motor vehicle
boat. equipment or process for
which the book or coupons were
issued
A statement OF the number and
type of unused coupons so lost,
destroyed or mutilated
A description of the manner and
circumstances of the loss, destruc-
ton or mutilation.
If the board is satisfied that such
book or coupons have been lost or
destroyed, or so damaged as to be
rendered unfit for use, it may in its
discretion issue a duplicate book or
duplicate bulk coupons of the same
class and In the same Cuantity
The original must be turned il to
obtain a duplicate.
Evening star., 1942-08-16
ment, would be watching the papers

ment, would be watching the papers
the day after it closed, to see who
was the winner of a Bermuda onion
Snowy haired and serene, with the
philosophic calm of her years, Miss
Davidson has a bit of the burr of
her native Scotland on her tongue,
and plenty of the fire OF It's indom-
nitable people of her makeup.
She hasn't the slightest doubt of
ultimate victory for her mother
country and the United Nations
When you are making sacrifices
for just cause, you can take lot,
and no aggressor has ever yet been
able to lick a country that doesn't
know when It's licked" she said.
Miss Davidson finished a knee
length sock for Navy lad on her
conveyed trip to America, and she
has its mate well under way. In a
few days now. she expects to take
up the Red Cross activities her trip
across the Atlantic temporarily post
poned.
Evening star., 1942-08-16

Committee Relations in its argument submitted to the
Jacobs Committee in connection with
the consideration define the real property exempt
from taxation n District Of Columbia
District Governments Own Housing Problem
For many efficiency of the operation of the District
government materially because many OF ts
ns improperly housed The cure OF much
end time at least upon COM
nleton the Municipal The needs
the War that its completion
flv building had to be turned over to that i'm
work understood however that the space USED
would be enoushed other accommodations were available
for the War Department. presumably the fall Now the Comm-
sone face an implied other United States actv
v will have in the to be vacated by the
War Department.
The burdens functions Of the various branches OF the
increased enormously through the
immense growth population OF the work To all
ntens purposes OF the municipal func
tons for this suddenly and growing community
work There apparent failure
important part which the local must
NAV e insure helpful service to the
agencies of the government their employees
confronted with the problem OF showing
their the Municipal Center is OF sub
importance its
present the Federal Public Buildings Admin
katon would be to require the Commissioners 70 no"
sauss why they shall not move out entirely
Evening star., 1942-08-16

Why should your Uncle Sam have
TO dun anybody TO buy = War bond
to help preserve the democratic way
Of living? Buy bond ~ your swn
expression Of willingness to helm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
M Arthur Filters
Blast Jap Bases

MELBOURNE. Australia. June
2 tUP).--Allied planes again have
raided docks and airdromes at
three Japanese invasion bases
Rabaul, New Britain. and Sala-
maua and Lac, New Guinea--and
have shot down or damaged nine
of 30 Japanese aircraft that tried
to raid Port Moresby. Gen. Doug
las Macarthur announced today.
Rabaul was bombed and ma
chine-gunned during the night. his
communique said. Just before
dawn, Lac and Salamaua were att
tackled. Results were not OBJ
served at Lac. but direct hits were
scored on the runway at Sala-
maua. and large explosion oc-
CURED nearby. All Allied planes
returned.
Eighteen japanese bombers es-
corted by II navy planes tried to
attack Port Moresby at noon yes
terday. They did slight damage
TO workshops and houses. and AL
he'd fighters shot down or DAM
aged seven bornbers and two
fighters. Two Allied fighters were
shot down,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
New Aid
Pledged
To China

WASHINGTON, June 2 (INS).,
The United States today pledged
further aid to Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek as momentous
parleys got under
way TO weld America. Britain,
Russia and China into a single war
and postwar bloc.
Assurances that more American
weapons of war will find their
way TO China's fighting forces
were given TO Chinese Foreign
Minister T. v. Soong. first by
Secretary of State Hull and later
by President Roosevelt himself, in
consecutive state department and
White House conferences on
China's military position and
needs Of the moment.
AS he emerged from the White
House. the Chinese minister re-
Ihected the success Of his double
mission in a brief declaration
stating that President Roose-
velt's heart is on China-and he
will do everything he can"
At the same time he made the
disclosure of far-reaching portent
that China is ready lin principle"
to cooperate with the United
States in the establishment OF a
better postwar world order.
founded on liberal American trade
principles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Raj Helpers
Women Play Big Part in
Preparing Cologne Raid

LONDON, June 2 (INS).-
IBritain's WAAF, girls and women
of the women's auxiliary air force,
played a highly important if not
spectacular part in the RATS
mass raid on Cologne Saturday
night.
Some of the girls, il was pointed
out today, worked for days pre-
pairing the photographs and maps
of the target area carried by the
bombers. Others worked in the
weather forecast section, as mo-
tor transport drivers to carry the
crews TO the airfelds and to bring
them back 10 their barracks after
the raid.
Long after the raid was over
the girls of the WAAF were busy
checking on missing planes and
assembling reports of the bomber
crews.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
British Act 10 Curb
MosIems in India

NEW DELHI. India, June 2
(INS) The British today moved
to stamp out a native threat to the
rear of the defenses guarding this
sub-continent.
Martial law was imposed over
India's Sind province and large
scale military operations were
started TO subdue several hundred
thousand rebellious Moslem IA
natics known as "Hurs." These
terrorists have been committing
murderous depredations recently
eliminating in an attack on the
Lahore mail train.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
BY JACK FLEISCHER
United Press staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. June German
women live without beauty, stand
ing in long queues for simple ne
IcessitieS, desperately skimping. II
is unrelieved by even the simple
pleasure of dancing or having
few friends in for tea.
The Nazi motto for women mas
been amepded from kinder
Ikirche. keuche" (children, church
lcooking) 10 children, factory
farm. office, kitchen. The church
lis eliminated.
Official statistics reported that
al the end of the first two years
of the war, 100000 women were
employed, a wartime increase oi
| .O00. 600. Thousands more are be-
ing pressed into farm and factory
work now. Almost half the labor
in agriculture and forestry is per-
formed by women.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02

ing the care of their children to
or NaZi welfare organi-
cations.
Pleasure is virtually unknown TO
the German woman.
The clothing ration and an al
most complete absence of cosmet.
les and toilet articles make il i'm
possible for her to look attractive
ONE DRESS A YEAR
In one year she may purchase
one ersatz dress, or set OF in
ferior lingerie, but not both. She
may buy six pairs of stockings, il
she can find them. To buy an ordi
nary coat she must sacrifice the
dress and the stockings. She ever
needs a special permit to buy &
felt hat. or a pair of shoes and il
is almost impossible to get per
nit for shoes.
She still can buy face powder
but lipstick. fingernail polish, per
fumes have virtually disappeared
now that the loot from France anC
the Low Countries is exhausted.
There is hardly a tube of tooth
paste on the open market. To keel
clean, she must use foul smellin,
ersatz Soap inches by 2la inches
in size. One cake must last 1
month.
| And the German woman live
! this life in constant dread of new
; from Russia. In many cases. new
ilof the death OF a soldier lis no
transmitted 10 the wife or mothe
for weeks or months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Boy, 9, Smothers
Self in Refrigerator

Gaylord Clark, 9-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clark OF
633S Helen avenue, was dead
today because he crawled into an
unused refrigerator in the attic
of his home and shut the door
behind him.
He was found suffocated yester-
day afternoon by his two cousins,
Genevieve and Gwendolyn Clapper,
about two hours after he had gone
up to clean the attic for his
mot her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Pilots Skill Saves /
In Forced Ldndinq

KINGSTON, Jamaica. June 2
(INS).-A skillful forced landing
by Lieut.. J. L. Mcmahon of Bates
willie, Miss, today was credited
with saving the lives of ii men or
the United States army plane he
was plotting.
Lieutenant Mcmahon brought
his plane down safely in a swamp
on the western end of Jamaica
None of the men was injured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Dd|uege Warns
Of Czech Purge

LONDON, June 2 tINS).-Cer'
tain elements among the Czech
population must be exterminatet
in the future development of 30
hernia and Moravia, Kurt Daluege
deputy protector of the area. Ia:
advised police officials. according
to a Prague radio report heard to-
day by Reuters.
1.-THE fuehrer expects you to
take an active part In the ami
hilafion of all who are interior
ing with our struggle" DaIuege
was reported to have told police
officials of the conquered terri
tory.