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The Republican., 1942-12-17
Soldiers Are Deeply
Grateful for Letters

The Jaycees have heard from more
recipients of their packages and let
ters which go out from Oakland week
to week.
The latest letters to be written were
recently received from Dwight NJ.
Roy, now in Australia, and Capt. Haig
jackson, stationed at Camp Mccain,
Miss. The one from Capt. Jackson
reads as follows:
q received the package the other
day and was really surprised and de
lighted | certainly wish to thank all
who had anything to do with it and
think it is fine idea.
81 can imagine how some Of the
bows overseas would feel upon open
ing a nice package like | received.
"Camp Mccain is new camp, still
under construction and we still have
big job to do here Haven't heard
of anyone being here from around
home but saw a car with a Western
port garage sign on it today, but
couldn't catch it to find out who was
in it.
Il wish you would convey my sin
cere thanks and best wishes to every
one"
The other letter, from Dwight Roy
says
boy, was I surprised and even
more than pleased when received
the package from the Jaycees the
other day. | certainly want to take
this opportunity to express my sim
cere thanks to you and each of the
others, as well as the Jaycees as a
group, for the very useful gifts and
for all those swell letters. Possibly
you don't know it, but take it from
soldier who knows, that's just about
the best morale builder you could i'm
agine | was really 'tickled pink
Have now been down under for
eight months and have found that, al
though it can't compare to home, it's
a pretty nice place at that, and as
near like home as any other country
could be- Found the money system
rather battling at first. but have con-
The Republican., 1942-12-17
nnernd that long since

quered that long since.
"Have become used to seeing wal
labies (kangaroos), citrus fruits, ban
anas and cOconuts growing scales
Cfor weighing) marked in stones and
houses built on stills Even the Aus
sic uniforms and heavily accented
speech. not to mention the very hot
weather, have become an accepted
part Of everyday life Here's wishing
the best for you all, and thanks
again"
Second Lieutenant Jack F. Weber,
who returned to his base in Texas on
Tuesday after a week at the home Of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph f.
Weber, near Oakland, asked that his
thanks and expressions of appreci-
alton be extended to the Jaycees as a
group and to all individuals who wrote
him letters and sent him remem-
brances in the package he received re-
Gently. Lieutenant Weber is located
at Dalhart, Texas.
The Republican., 1942-12-17
GORTNER

"Life's little ills annoyed me
When life's little ills were few.
And one fly in the ointment
Put me in an awful stew.
But experience taught me
Life's little joys to prize,
Now Pm glad to find some ointmen
In my little pot of flies"
Come to Church Sunday morning
The Republican., 1942-12-17

until Thursday, when Mr.. Private
Wilson will return to camp.
Pastor Foster, of Loeb Lynn, and
E. A. Critics, of near Clarksburg
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Noah Slabach, on Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schlossnagle
and family visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Junior Martin, on Sunday.
DR.. Baumgartner, of Oakland was
called to attend Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Swartzentruber and son, Richard, on
The Republican., 1942-12-17

and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Yoder and sons
spent the weekend with his home
folks near Meyersdale His sister,
Mrs. Elane Lantz and Mr.. Lantz, of
Lancaster, were also home.
Article and Robert Dodge met Pvt.
John H. Wilson, of Lawson Field,
Ga, at Keyser Ridge on Saturday
night. Mr.. Wilson and his wife, the
former Miss Leota Arnold, of Eglon,
are visiting friends and relatives
The Republican., 1942-12-17

Monday, who were i'll with ptomaine
poisoning. All are recovering rapidly
Mrs. Webster Slabach and daugh-
ter returned to Baltimore, on Satur-
day.
Mrs. W. f. Spoerlein will entertain
the January Union Sewing circle.
Joseph Foley, of Pittsburgh, visited
his mother, who is improving.
DR.. Provost, of Mt. Lake Park was
called by Jacob Petersheim to doctor
a sick horse on Tuesday.
The Republican., 1942-12-17
MARRIED

RODEHEAVER - HARVEY-The
announcement of the marriage of
Miss Naomi Rodeheaver, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs Hoye T. Rodeheaver, of
Swanton, and Mr.. Sidney Carl Har-
vey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Harvey, Of McHenry, has been made.
The ceremony occurred on Saturday
morning, December II, at the resi-
dence Of the officiating minister, Rev
Foster, in Mountain Lake Park.
The bride is a graduate of Oakland
High school The groom has been en-
ployed in Washington, D. c., for the
past two years.
The couple are spending a few days
in McKeesport and Pittsburgh. They
plan to be at their home in Washing
ton by January first
The Republican., 1942-12-17

O'Conor announced the Maryland
Publicity Commission would be abol-
ished for duration of the war
Bob Hope won top honors in the
annual radio poll of radio editors and
columnsts Fred Allen was second.
Jack Benny was second as comedian.
The Republican., 1942-12-17

P. f. Gortner and son Willard, of
Macon, H., arrived Sunday to spend
several days with relatives and
friends in Gortner and nearby COM
munities. Mrs. Gortner arrived about
two weeks ago when her father,
Richard Ream, of near Mt. Lake
Park, became suddenly ILL.,
The Republican., 1942-12-17

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Evening star., 1942-06-20

such conflicting reports ana get
the real facts out, he will do
good job, for the country and for
the administration. Unless, how
ever, he is given the power to
muzzle the highest officials of the
Government, it Is difficult to see
how this can be brought about.
Cabinet officers hold press con-
ferences-and presumably they
will continue to hold them. What
the individual cabinet officer will
say, particularly in reply to ques-
tions, is something that only the
individual cabinet officer knows.
Some of the friends of Mr.. Mac
Leish are saying that he will
eventually relinquish the work
he has done as head of the OFF
and continue as head of the Lii
brary of Congress. Mr.. Mellett
is not only head of the OGR but
he is also the co-ordinator of the
Governments relations with the
motion picture business. for the
production Of educational films.
This is a job he may continue as
assistant to the President.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
YMCA Sunday Services
To Be Started June 28

The Central Young Mems Chris
tian Association. in cooperation
with the Inter- Church Committee,
will inaugurate it's 35th season of
Sunday afternoon open-air services
at pm. June % in Lincoln Park,
it was announced yesterday.
The Berean Mems Bible Glass of
the Ninth Street Church will be in
charge of the first service, with John
L. Bateman chairman. The Rev.
Carroll Roberts will speak.
Speakers at the services on five
succeeding Sundays are to be as
follows:
July 5, the Rev. j. Lowrey Fend-
rich, jr., pastor of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church; July II, the
Rev. William N. Vincent, pastor of
Eastern Presbyterian Church; July
10, the Rev. Elmer A. Wilcher, pas
tor of the North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Church; July 26, the Rev.
Ira S. Ernst, pastor of Memorial
United Brethren Church, and Au-
gust 2, Edward H. De Groot, jr.,
president of the Central Union Mis-
sion.
William r. Schmucker will be
song leader at the services and Mrs.
Margaret R. Moffat, organist.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The unexpected arrival Of
Prime Minister Churchill to con-
fer with President Roosevelt on
urgent military affairs tends to
confirm the fears of many oh
servers that the situation on the
Russian front has become dan
serous in recent weeks.
1t Is assumed In usually we'll
informed Washington quarters.
that the British Prime Minister,
who is In close touch, with the
military situation on the Eastern
European front, came to the
United States to discuss with Mr..
Roosevelt the need for opening
up a second front at the earliest
possible moment.
This matter was threshed out
between Russian Foreign Com
missar Vyacheslav Molotov and
President Roosevelt during the
formers visit to Washington.
Evening star., 1942-06-20

Molotov then urged acceleration
of action in Western Europe.
The need for intensive prepara-
tions, to reduce to minimum the
chances of a reverse, was made
clear to Premier Stains repre-
sentative. 1t was obvious that
in order to launch a major
operation on the European main
land a much larger force is
needed than we now have in
Northern Ireland.
Early Fall Action Seen.
Furthermore, American experts
emphasized the fact that we are
counting on the almost unani-
nous support of the subject
nations from Norway to France
and that setback would have
a depressing effect on those
people. If a United Nations In
vasion of Europe were thrown
back there would be great dan
ger of our supporters losing heart
and withholding their co-opera-
ton in subsequent invasion at
tempts.
These considerations were as
fully understood by the Russians
as by the British, but it was de-
cided that operations on the
European continent should start
at the earliest possible moment,
when we have strong enough
army, navy and air force in and
around Britain to reduce the
danger of defeat. While no one
knew when these operations
would begin, the consensus was
that it would be sometime early
In the fall.
1t is assumed now that Nazi
pressure In Russia has become so
great that we may have to take
great risks in order to compel the
Nazi high command to withdraw
troops from the Russian front in
numbers large enough to give our
Soviet allies a breathing spell.
Evening star., 1942-06-20

classroom. Not until his return
some time later did the students
learn that Karl Barth, former head
of the theological faculty of the
University of Bonn, in Germany,
had temporarily forsaken the lee
ture platform to shoulder rifle as
a sentry on Switzerlands frontier.
Remembering that the interna-
tionally distinguished Protestant
theologian had been a pacifist in
the World War, some expressed
surprise.
Others recalled, however, his fire.
quent and nowfamous condemna-
ton of National Socialism, which
have echoed around the world and
earned for him the reputation of
being one of the most convinced
and outspoken opponents Of Hitler
ism. They remembered. also. that
in between lectures Prof. Barth
served with the Auxiliary Corps of
the Swiss Army.
Karl Barth is in Switzerland to-
day because he was expelled from
Germany. First ne aroused the ire
of the Nazis when, while still teach
ing in a German university, he pub
lished his much discussed pamphlet,
II Say MOI"
Ridiculed Nazi Theories.
In it he ridiculed the blood and
race theories of the Nazis. Mem
bership of the church, he said, lis
determined, not by blood and race.
but the Holy Spirit and by baptism
If the German church were to ex-
clude Jews who have adopted the
Christian faith or were to treat
them as Christians of an inferior
kind. it would have ceased to be a
Christian church"
Prof Barth infuriated the Nazis
still more when he refused to take
the oath Of loyalty to Hitler-com-
pulsory for German officials-with-
out supplementing it with the words,
in so far as, being a Christian, my
conscience permits me to do So"
Furthermore, he refused to open
his lectures on God by giving the
customary Hell Hitler" salute.
For these "offenses' he was dis
missed from Office and later ex-
PEELED. He returned to his native
Switzerland and was welcomed by
the University of Basle. The Nazis
retaliated by forbidding German
students to attend the University
of Basle and withholding recogni-
ton of studies carried on under its
roof.
Born in Basic in 1886, the son of
Reformed Church professor, Prof.
Barth received his early training in
the democratic. progressive schools
of German Switzerland. He studied
at the University of Berne, then, in
the central European custom, at
Berlin, Tubingen and Marburg.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
The Political Mill
Dovis May Need Power to MuzzIe High U. S.
OfficioIs to End Conflicting, Confusing Reports

the heads OF these departments,
all members Of the cabinet, what
Is to be given out or what is not
to be given out. There may be
a diplomatic way of handling
this, but it is not apparent.
Grew Out Of Criticism.
The creation of the owl is due
to the persistent criticism and
protests on the part of the press,
members of Congress and the
general public against the ham
ding of information and news by
the plethora of news agencies in
the Government. The statement
was made, too, by critics of the
administration that $4,000 900
was being expended by the Gov
ernment each year for these press
relation services. To that was
added the charge that these serv-
ices were engaged in New Deal
propaganda.
How far the consolidation Of
the news services of the Govern
ment will reduce the personnel
and the expenditures made for
these services is by no means
clear. Nor is it by any means
clear that the great mass of press
releases sent out by the individ-
ual departments and agencies
: and dubbed propaganda" by the
critics will be curtailed materi-
ally. The fact Of the matter is
that few, If any, holders of Gov
ernment jobs, big or little, lose
them outright. Further, the ad-
ministration is not inclined to
halt the flow of information
about purely domestic activities
of the Government agencies. If
this is really propaganda. calcu-
lated to put the administration in
good light, 1t would scarcely
seem that it would be a wise po-
litical move to cut 1t of with the
elections taking place next fall.
May End Conflicts.
Among the reasons advanced
for the formation of Owl was
the fact that conflicting reports
have been handed out from the
War Department and the Navy
Department-as in the case of
the supposed flight of Japanese
planes over part of the Pacific
Coast. and by the Secretary of
the Interior, the Secretary of
Commerce and the WPB and
OPA over the gasoline and rubber
problems. These conflicts in in
formation were confusing to the
public.
If Mr.. Davis can put an end to
Evening star., 1942-06-20
U. S. Editors Inspect
Cunudiun Factories
3, the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, June 20.-Canada's
war effort in the factories was
viewed at close range yesterday by
500 United States newspapermen
who arrived here on their way to
Quebec for the annual convention
of the National Editorial Associa-
ton there next week.
The delegates watched the pro-
duction of aircraft, anti-tank guns,
naval guns and mounting, tanks and
cartridge cases. Later, they visited
the headquarters of the Royal Air
Force Ferrying Command.
The convention, opening Monday
and continuing until Thursday, will
be the first time the associations S
annual meeting has been held out
side the United States.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Mrs. S. A. Rice Named
To Volunteer Post

Appointment of Mrs. Stuart A.
Rice as executive secretary of the
Districts Civilian Defense Volunteer
Office was announced today by Mrs.
Harry S. Benton, chairman.
At the same time 1t was announced
that the CDVO will maintain a
branch Office at Fourteenth and E
streets NV in the booth formerly
used by the D. c. Defense Council.
This office will be opened Wednes-
day, according to present plans.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
By the Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press
BALTIMORE, June 20.-Unwant-
ed intruders had better step warily
around Camp Holabird, Army Quar-
termaster depot.
The first 20 sentry dogs-first of
hundreds to be trained for guard
duty in Maryland kennels for the
Army and Navy-went on patrol
duty at the camp today after eight
weeks Of intensive training.
1t. Col. Clifford Smith, accepting
the dogs for service yesterday, said
they rate la with me-"
These dogs are ready for action
with vengeance" he said. why,
one of them is worth six men in
sentry duty
Edward T. Boswell. regional chair
man of Dogs for Defense and an
executive of the Maryland Kennel
Club. said the dogs don't have to
be vicious to be good sentries. In
fact, they are trained only to bark.
But I don't think anyone would
blame 'em if they took a good bite
out of an enemy agent, do you?"
The dogs super-senses of smell,
sight and hearing make them i'm
mensely valuable in guarding camps,
forts, munitions plants, warehouses
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Fire Chiefs Son Will GET
Air Force Commission

Robert Porter, %, of 1920 Forty
sixth street NV, son af Washing
tons fire chief, Stephen T. Porter,
will be commissioned a second lieu
tenant in the Army Air Forces on
June %, when he completes his
training at Kaye Field, Columbus,
Miss.
At Western High School here he
was outstanding in track and base
ball, and at the University Of Mary
land he starred on the basket ball
team in 1910 and 1941, and was a
sergeant in the R. o. T. c. there.
He also attended the University Of
Florida
Mr.. Porter is a member of the
Kappa Alpha Fraternity and was
chairman of the University of Mary
land homecoming last October.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
This Changing World
Churchill ToIks With Roosevelt Presoge
Second Front Much Sooner Than Planned

According to available infor-
nation the British have a first
line army of over a million fully
equipped and trained men. Be-
hind this force are at least two
million partially trained and
equipped home guards who, while
of little use on the European
battlefront, are good enough to
defend British soil in the event
of an attempted counter-invasicn.
In addition to this force there
are several American divisions IN
Ireland. These troops have
undergone intensive training in
recent months and are ripe for
action. Thus, If the need for an
immediate offensive Is such that
we must launch it without
further preparations, many mill
tary observers in Washington
believe the British have enough
forces to begin the show.
Whether Mr.. Churchill is in
the United States to talk over
such details with Mr.. Roosevelt
and make necessary arrange
ments for steady flow OF REIN
forcements from these shores is,
of course, a matter of conjecture.
But on the basis of available in
formation regarding Nazi plans
in Russia, it seems likely that the
previous schedule will have to be
changed and military operations
in Western Europe will have to
start much sooner than planned.
Could Establish Bridgehead.
According to latest reports OF
Nazi strength in Western Europe,
it appears that of the AZ divi-
sions said to be located in that
region at least 80 are composed
of elderly or badly injured men
and are not fit for strenuous
fighting against the Soviets.
Fixed defenses, of course, are
strong and equipped with the
latest war equipment. These.
however, are not considered as
important as in the past, because
r. the Raj, supported by American
air forces, could level them just
as the Nazis did the Belgian and
French defense works in 1910.
In some military quarters 1t is
believed that an initial force OF
between 100000 and 100000 men.
Evening star., 1942-06-20

lie relations and press services
of other Government agencies.
The structure of the new agency
is still in the making.
One step has been taken-the
appointment of Milton S. Eisen-
hover to be deputy director of
tn Owl. He is slated to be the
executive officer of the new
agency, leaving Mr.. Davis a freer
hand to deal with policies. What
is to be the place, if any, of the
heads of the other agencies
gathered into the owl has not
yet been definitely decided.
Mr.. MacLeish is librarian OF
Congress. Mr.. Mellett Is one Of
the administrative assistants to
the President. They are expected
to remain in the Government
picture in any event 1t is known
that Mr.. Davis has urged that
they continue to work with him.
The agencies which they headed,
however, no longer exist as such.
They are to be merged into the
Owl.
OGR Aids Businessmen.
The Office of Government Re-
ports, except for press release
once a week to several thousand
weekly newspapers, has had
nothing to do with news releases.
1t has been an information serv-
ice, serving the Government
itself. More recently it has op-
Grated a central information
service in Washington, to which
businessmen and persons having
business with the Government
have gone. The value Of this
service has been acknowledged
by business concerns in all parts
of the country. One of the things
that Mr.. Davis has to determine
is to what extent and how these
services are to be continued.
OGR not only has its ofices
here, but it has its field service
in every State.
The ONCE of Facts and Figures
was set up last fall as a policy
making agency for Government
publicity, particularly about the
war. Mr.. MacLeish was to give
the line to the various heads of
Government departments and
agencies. Apparently there was
not sufficient authority handed
to him. 1t remains to be seen
whether the authority given Mr..
Davis is sufficient.
The War and Navy Depart
ments, the State Department and
the Treasury Department-not to
mention other agencies-have de-
cided if news and information
were to be given out. The show
down will come when the head
of the Owl undertakes to tell
Evening star., 1942-06-20
3-DaY Strike That Held Up
Cars for u. s. Is Settled

BY tie Associated Press.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, June 90.
A three-day-old strike which
stopped production on $500 Govern
ment-ordered gondolas at the Pull
man-Standard Car Co. ended last
night as Local 290 of the Railway
Carmen of America voted unapi-
nously to accept an agreement.
Brotherhood representatives and
the plant management, meeting
with Federal Conciliator Robert
Pilkington of Indianapolis, agreed
on the terms of the settlement pre-
viously.
The plant will resume operations
Monday morning, thus averting a
move threatened by Maj. H. j.
Hooker of the Chicago Engineers
procurement district of the Army,
who said the Government order
would be taken elsewhere unless
production resumed by Monday.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
Price Ceiling Officials
To Visit All Retailers
By the Associated Press.

By tht Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 20.-A pro-
gram of visits to every retail store
in the State by corps of volunteers
to assist In the posting of price CELL
ings was announced today by Leo
H. Mccormick, State OPA director.
Mr.. Mccormick said the work of
the volunteers would be to assist re-
tailers to post ceiling prices in ac-
cordance with OPA regulations. He
said training classes for volunteers
would be held in the State.
Under current plans, he said. the
visits to retailers will be made on
July 8, which he designated cost
of loving posting day" for Mary
land,
Evening star., 1942-06-20
PorIey on Vitomin Costs

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 iP.--
Producers and concentrators of fish
liver oils will meet with Federal
Price Administration officials Mon
day to discuss prices of vitamin A
oils. Harry Camp, regional head OF
OPA. said the meeting was called
by the chemical branch OF OPAs
Industrial Materials Price Division
because Of disorganization of. the
vitamin A oil market following sharp
price increases last winter.
Evening star., 1942-06-20
College of Preachers
To Billet Officers

The College of Preachers. on the
ground of the Washington Cath
edral, will remain open during the
summer months to accommodate Of
flcers Of the Army and Navy, it was
announced yesterday by Bishop
James E. Freeman.
The college, which is used during
the winter by clergymen, is normally
closed during the summer months
1t. John r. Eakin. billeting officer
of the Army, Munitions Building
will handle reservations.