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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
Alexandra Adopts Name
Pool for YuIe Gifts

Alexandria churches, clubs and
civic organizations have agreed to
cooperate with the Christmas Gift
Committee of the Council of Social
| Agencies by sending their dona tons
In the form of check to the COM
mittee. The names of families they
wish to receive gifts also will be sent
to the committee in order to avoid
Implications.
Individuals wishing to make con-
tributions to the fund have been
asked to do so through some organ
ization and to send details about
the family and suggestions regard
ing gifts to the organization or to
the councils committee.
Vouchers will be issued on local
stores for specific needs by the
Christmas Gift Committee.
While there Is expected to be less
call for aid this year, the Rev, Will
liam Basom, chairman of the COM
mittee, has emphasized that there
are many old and sick persons who
nave had to make difficult adjust
ments to war conditions, and that
there are many children in the CITY
who will depend on the Christmas
Gift Committee for their share of
the holiday celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
Gas Ration Books
Are Taken From Six
Traffic VioIators
Speeding at IS M.P.H.
Involved in One Case
In Alexandria

Six gasoline ration books were
recalled by the Alexandria War
Price and Ration Board yesterday
for violation of traffic laws re-
ported by Alexandria Police Court
and by State police.
One case involved a man who
was arrested in North Carolina for
driving IS miles an hour.
Charles NJ Jones, chairman of
the board. said the books would be
recalled for an indefinite period
and owners would have to appear
before the board before they will
be reissued.
Tire inspection blanks are being
sent out and all are expected to be
in the mail by next week. Since
they do not have to be presented
before January 81 except for appli-
cations for supplemental gasoline,
there is no need to extend the dead
line, Mr. Jones said.
With the help of 20 volunteers
from the George Washington High
School and six from the Red Cross.
the board yesterday sent out all fuel
oil ration books for which applica-
tions had been received before
December 8.
The post office co-operated in
getting them to their owners yes
terday so that no homes were forced
to 90 heatless over the week end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
Dec. 12.-Broadway has adopted"
this great military post and nova
days a play isn't considered a full
success until members of the cast
have given command perform
ance before Fort Meade soldiers.
During the past few months sew
eral New York shows have made the
trip to Meade, and Katharine Cor
nell and the cast Of The Three
Sisters" will appear tomorrow.
Players of almost every other legiti-
mate show now packing them in
on the main stem are due to take
the long train ride down here before
spring.
Credit for bringing the Army and
the stage together goes to Sam
Pearce, former actor. stage man.
ager and lecturer who is now wear
ing corporals chevrons at Fort
Meade.
Corpl. Pearce arrived here last
May, Just In time to witness Maurice
Evans production of Macbeth. The
Shakespearean actor put 1t on here
as an experiment-and the soldiers,
90 per cent of whom had never be-
fore seen a legitimate stage show,
ate 1t up.
This convinced Corpl Pearce that
his buddies. hard up for real enter
tainment. did not have to be fed a
steady diet Of girl shows.
He knew also that actors and
actresses of the legitimate theater
were anxious to do something for
our lighting men and would be glad
to give Sunday performances for
them II some way could be found
to transport props and scenery.
Scenery for Macbeth had been
brought from New York for Mr..
Evans performances.
But Corpl. Pearce went to the
posts special services ofncer, MAJ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
Virginia Abe Denies
Any Liquor Shortage
ey the Associated Press.

ey the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. Dec. l2.-The
State Liquor Control Board. seeking
again to spike rumors that have
caused runs on some of its stores,
reported today that it had more
liquor than all our clerks. work.
ing full time on the present store
hours, could possibly push across
the counters by the first of the
year"
The warehouses Thursday night
had $1,000 cases of liquors. which
is considerably larger than the nor
NAL warehouse stock of $4,000 to
10000 cases.
ABC officials blamed "a prepos-
ferrous rumor" for heavy buying
waves that virtually have stripped
some OF the Hampton Roads stores
of some whisky items. This rumor.
which apparently started outside
the State and spread rapidly, was
to the effect that the ABC stores
would close on December Is.
The ABC spokesman said the ru-
NOR was entirely false.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
Mother fearful as She Hears
How Son Tnicked Is Jops
FoIIs Church Resident
Describes Marine as
Entirely Too Modest

Excited to the point Of tears a
mother told The Star yesterday that
she had received no hint in letters
from her son Of his "heroism" on
Tulagi Island until she read of his
exploit with Is Japs in The Star.
Mrs. H. S. Galbraith, 400 Meadow
lane, Falls Church, Va, mother of
Robert B. Pape, 81, now a marine
sergeant, said neighbor called to
tell her that her son was written
up" in The Star. She then called
the newspaper to find out what the
story was about.
A reporter read Mrs. Galbraith a
statement by the Navy which told
the experience Of her son on August
3, then a marine corporal, when he
found himself under a house on
1ulagi Island with 16 Jap riflemen.
Crawled Under House.
Mrs. Galbraith listened while the
reporter read how her son crawIed
under the house in order to escape
machine gun fire, and how later 16
daps. some wounded. crawled under
the same house with him.
The story related how the marine
pretended to be wounded as he Law
in the darkness with the Japanese
troops, and how he would groan as
the wounded Japs would groan. The
mother broke into tears when the
story told how he inched his wav
from under the house in the earlv
dawn and was wounded in the leg
by Japanese rifleman as he as
capped.
Didn't Mention Wound.
Hes been entirely too modest"
was Mrs. Galbraith's comment. His
letters home have never mentioned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
Fort Meade Now Must STOP
For Broadway Stage Plays

Thomas c. Ferguson. with the fol-
lowing plan:
Corpl. Pearce would 60 to New
York and get the promise of the
cast of Broadway success to come
to Meade, then return to the post
and. with the aid of other artist
soldiers, build all scenery. Mai.
Ferguson gave him carte blanche.
1t took Corpl Pearce two minutes
to get Eva lie Caffeine and Joseph
Schildkraut to agree to bring Uncle
Harry" to Meade, and the expert
,nent proved a great success to all
concerned.
Word soon got around Broadway
that it was lot of fun to spend
Sunday at Fort Meade. THE
Damask Cheek" was next.
Now the Meade complex is so
strong that the first thing actors
ask when they meet is when are
you going to Fort Meade?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
P-TA Unit to Meet

Miss Margaret Sewers, religious
educational director of Arlington
Council of Religious Education, will
speak on Religious Education in
the Schools at a meeting Of the
Cherrydale School Parent Teacher
Association at pm. tomorrow. A
Christmas program will be given
under the direction of Mrs. Lenore
Robinson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
Eost Bethesda Club
Aids Hospital Nursery

A nursery in the new Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda. Md, which is
scheduled for completion in April
will be equipped with half of the
proceeds of the Christmas bazaar
held by the East Bethesda Victory
Club last week. The other half will
go to fire and air wardens for the
purchase of equipment.
A total of S5086l was raised at
the bazaar through the sale of
articles made from scrap materials
Three chapters of the club took part
in the sale. under the chairmanships
Of Mrs. Paul Buscher, Mrs. Charles
Poor and Mrs. Sibbard Reed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13

a thing about his battle experiences.
We learned he had been wounded
through the Marine Corps, and the
only mention he ever made of 1t
was to say that he had been pro-
NOTED to sergeant and was IN rest
camp recovering from a wound.
From the tone of that letter"
Mrs. Galbraith said. "he seemed
pretty well bored with rest camp
and wanted to get back to duty"
Sergt. Pape. his mother said, en-
listed in the Marine Corps in 1910
in New York because he wanted to
join 1.-The best outfit in the world"
and received his basic training at
Quantico, Va.
Il hope he will write me-" Mrs.
Galbraith said. the next time he
gets so close to bunch OF Jap
gunners."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
Druft Boord to Move

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. II (Spe-
cial Local Draft Board No.
of Rockville will move during the
week end from its present quar-
tiers in the courthouse to the Farm
ers' Banking & Trust Co. building
opposite the courthouse. Need of
more space neeessitated the change
1t was stated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13

ADVERTISEMENT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16

The second ship that carried
passengers was a medlum-siZed
Norwegian cargo vessel, sunk May
II off the north coast of South
America. One man was lost.
Twenty passengers and II crew
members were rescued. The sub
marine commander who sank the
vessel knew the name of the port
from which she had sailed and her
destination. further evidence that
the Germans are getting precise
information on the movements of
Allied ships.
Four navy gunners and three
members of the crew were lost
when medium-sized United
States merchant ship was tor
'pedoed and sunk in the Caribbean
July /.
Eight crew members lost their
lives before or after a submarine
attack on a large British vessel
1900 miles from the West At
lantic coast, in the northern part
of the ocean.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16

10 repay IL as soon as the sys-
TEN started working again"
But the system never did that
and yesterday Gee pleaded guilty
to forgery before Recorder
Judge John V. Brennan, who will
pronounce sentence next WedneS-
day.
In April, Gee wrote two checks
of $50 made out TO a Goodyear
salesman, J. A. Lawrence. Audi
tors, checking with Lawrence, dis
covered he knew nothing about
them, had never received such
sums.
INVESTIGATION BEGUN
''Then the investigation
began" Gee said. 81 knew IL was
the end and i admitted forgery
of those checks and everything
else. Since then, I'm restitution, L
have turned over TO the bonding
company, insuring Goodyear.
everything L own. This includes
my $1,000 duplex home in
Rosedale Park, two motor caps,
$500 In cash from a bank ac-
count, real estate and q $4,000
life insurance policy. intend
to pay back every cent in
monthly instalments."
He denied his family ever lived
eXtravagantly, saying il took most
Of the money to pay off bookies.
He kept enough to bring his salary
up to what he had told his wife
he earned about $3.50 a week..
They're saying now gave
champagne parties. The only
champagne we ever served in
our home was at n family dinner
when our baby was christened.
That was domestic champagne
that I paid $3.50 a quart for in
Ohio.
DENIES PLAYBOY ROLE
I'm pictured now as guy
who wanted to be a playbOy-
act the millionaire 10 his friends.
That's not true. None Of that
money went for splash. 1t was
all used on horse races, IL was
all piled into the effort 10 wipe
out the debt that began the first
day ! forged n check to pay a
bookie.
"Now it's out in the open and
I'm glad. I've been a sucker but
q miserable one. For eight years
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16

coat. overshoes and an oversea
cap with a swastika."
The clothes, uniform insignii
and the tin boxes filled with dyna
hitting pen and pencil SETS loos'
powder and glass tubes for incen
diary bombs" were taken off t,
the station and guardsmen begai
.prying up a fourth case when [
kissing sound halted them.
ut was suggested" says the
report. that they open IL Mt the
end of the pier"
FULL OF INT
Lieut.. Com. J. A. Glynn, Lieut.
(JG) F. w. Nirshel and Lieut.
(JG) Sydney Franken opened tn,
box well out on the pier and dis
covered TINT sizzling at the con
tact with salty water.
OF Cullen's meeting with tn,
saboteurs, the coast guard said:
"On the night of the landing,
Cullen left his station at mid
night for the six-mile east
patrol. The weather was thick;
the visibility poor.
He had covered only 500
yards when he saw three men.
One of them was In civilian
clothes and the other two were
I'm bathing suits. The fully
dressed man was on shore, the
others wsding In
Cullen stopped and called:
whats the trouble?"
Nobody answered. The man on
shore started toward Cullen.
Young Cullen called again:
,"Who are you?"
There was no answer. The man
kept advancing.
Cullen reached into his hip
pocket for a flashlight. The man
saw the motion and called quickly.
"Wait a minute. Are you
coast guard?"
Cullen answered.:
"Yes. Who are your"
"a couple of fishermen from
Southampton who have run
aground" the man answered.
The fog was closing in and the
deep night was getting blacker.
Cullen said:
"COme up to the station and
wait for daybreak."
FOURTH MAN ARRIVES
There was no answer 10 that
for a long minute. Then INC
spokesman snapped coldly:
"W'ait a minute. You don't
know what's going on. How
old are you: Have you a father
and mother: wouldn't want
10 have 10 kill YOU" E,
A fourth man wading shoreward
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16
All 0bjjeetives
Taken by British
In AIdmein Drive
Counter-Attsek Fails
TO Wrest New Ground
From imperial Forces
BY LEON KAY
United Press stan Correspondent

CAIRO, July 16.-I mperial
forces repulsed an enemy counter
attack on the central sector Of the
Alamein front in Egypt after at
tanning all detectives in a limited
advance, but the Germans have
recaptured ground az the Hill Of
Jesus 10 the north, il was an
nounced today.
Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck's
Eighth Army advanced in the
early hours yesterday on the CEN
trial sector, south of FL Alamein
and the Hill of Jesus.
They fought their way 10 all
objectives, stormed them and Sc
cured their positions at the
western end of a ridge which
dominates the whole area.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
German and Italian prisoners
taken in the attack were stream
ing through the imperial lines.
The Germans made a deter
mined countcr-attack on the ridge
yesterday afternoon. using tanks
10 support their infantry, but were
Irepulsed without gain.
However, today's communique
of the Middle Eastern command
and the Royal Air Force admitted
that the Germans had succeeded
partly" in establishing themselves
in the Hill of Jesus area early
yesterday in their third attack to
win back ground the British had
taken in their first limited offen-
sive last week.
HOLD GERMANS BACK
Imperial troops. including South
African and Australian infantry.
held the Germans back from the
dominant positions on the high
ground of the sector, the commu-
.nique said.
For his attacks on the north
end of the Alamein line field
Marshal Erwin Rom mel had
thrown into action reinforcenents
brought from Crete.
Imperial planes continued their
relentless offensive over the battle
area.
The communique noted that
lenemy bombing increased "a lit
tic" Intercepting imperial fighters
shot down seven enemy planes
and damaged others.
Tobruk. the Axis base on the
.Lihya coast, was attacked heavily
during the night
Enemy attacks on Malta con-
Itinued on a reduced scale.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16
Axis Subs Sink .
4, Attack a 5th;;
Passengers on I
U. S. Ship Goes Down
in 4 Minutes but IN
Only 9 Of SO Are Lost
BY United Press

Axis submarines have sunk four
more United Nations vessels in
the western Atlantic and dis
patches from Brazil reported that
the 7,093-ton British merchant
man Cortona had been torpedoed,
but did not disclose whether she
had been sunk.
Two Of the four Sinkings that
the United States Navy announced
W terday were of ships that car
ried passengers. One, a medium
sized United States ship that went
down in four minutes, 400 miles off
the Atlantic Coast two weeks ago,
carried 3S1 persons. including pas
sengers and crew. Nine were
lost and 81 injured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16

"Just a sucker for a horse
racing system"
This is the bitter way in which
Walter Gee. popular 33-year-old
chief clerk for Goodyear'Ti and
Rubber Company, today explains
why he embezzled S104,000 of that
company's funds. He had worked
for the firm IA years. He made
$50 a week.
Gee, leading student Of his
school days, happily married to
the girl he loved in college, later
president of his golf club. a man
highly regarded by his commun-
ity, was living life in jig time
until eight years ago.
FRIEND CHANGES 1T ALL
Then a friend happened by.
Say, / bought a system to-
day" said the friend. "Guaran-
ted 10 beat the races. Where
it's been all my life I'll never
know"
BY the time the friend had fin
ished explanation of the system
one which even makes most of the
suckers scoff-Gee was handing
over the first S. to give il a try.
If you lose on that first horse
Zone supplied by syndicate infor-
the next days bet is
doubled on another horse supplied
by the informer, If pursued by
losers, the player keeps doubling
the daily bet until $50 is reached.
Then he plays $50 each day on
horses supplied him until that
winner comes sailing through.
WORKS FOR A WHILE
"For the first few months II
worked" Gee reminisced today
in county Jail. "and then I hit a
snag. My wife, Gladys, never
knew my salary at Goodyear
and the winnings I'd explain rs
wage increases. She never sus-
pected was gambling. But
then when the breaks turned
against me l was In too deep TO
the bookics.
AT the beginning the boOkies
were lenient and I could run a
heavy tab, but finally the day
came when had TO start paying
off. On that day / took some OF
the cOmpany's money. figuring
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16
Trials Reveal
Serbian Revolt
Continued from Page One)

continued from rage One)
had nothing to hide and as
sumed responsibility for the
victims, but IL was also her duty
/ to call to account those re-
sponsibIe for conducting affairs
of office. Their trial Is going on"
Czech circles in London learned
that the gestapo had seized the
orthodox Czech bishop for b.
hemia- Moravia, Doctor Gorasd
and his two assistants and were
going to try them for harboring
the slayers of Reinhard (the
Hangman) Heydrich, No. 2 chief
of the gestapo.
Doctor Gorasd's pastorate was
st. Borromeos Church in Prague,
where the gestapo shot the al
legged slayers of Heydrich.
The British Broadcasting Com
pany reported that the Italians,
engaged in full-fledged and costly
war with Gen. Draja Mikhailo-
vitch's Yugo-Slav guerrillas, had
burned six villages and shot 80
persons in an attempt to dis
courage the patriots.
A Yugo-Slav spokesman in Lon
don said that two more Italian
officers had been killed by patriots
Maj. Francesca Fazzinati and
Brig. Gen. Mario Valento. The
Italians arrested Stanislav Vartol,
tried him for both killings and
him.
Gen. Charles de Gaulle's fighting
French headquarters announced
that big Bastille Day demonstra-
tons had occurred in Lyons,
despite the efforts Of police and
the French legion to prevent
them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16
Registered U. 3. Patent once

pushed hastily through the water,
dragging bag with him. He be-
gan talking rapidly in, German.
Playing for time and impress.
ing the sharp-faced crew with his
pretended innocence, Cullen asked
the new arrival:
whats In the bag, CLAIMS 2"
Cullen knew there were nc
CLAIMS around for miles. The
spokesman jumped eagerly on this
suggestion.
eyes, that's right" he an
swered quickly.
The youths feigned gullibility
apparently impressed the leader
in civilian clothes. In a friendly
voice. he said to Cullen:
"why don't you forget the
whole thing? Here's some
money. One hundred dollars"
OFFERS CULLEN BRIBE
The young seaman refused it
and the man took some more bills
from his pocket.
Then take $780," he said,
extending the money.
Cullen thought fast, saw the
only opportunity TO escape and
warn the coast guard.
40. H." he answered. and put
out a hand.
AS the man in civilian clothes
gave ii to him he stared mar
rowly into Cullen'S eyes
"Now look at me. Look me
In the eye" he commanded.
The 21-year-old Cullen was sud-
denly afraid. He had heard of
But the man insisted.
Cullen braced himself firmly and
looked directly at the mans face.
happened, TO Cullen 81
vast relief. AS he looked at the
leader, the man kept repeating:
would you recognize me if
you saw me again 2"
When Cullen finally answered
mo-" the man seemed satisfied
Shortly afterward Cullen was
allowed to leave. Carefully he
strolled off through the fog at a
slow. even pace.
The fog closed in around him.
He was out of sight. Cullen
picked up his heels and ran. A few
minutes later he slammed into.
the coast guard station. Then the.
officer in charge. Jenette. flashed
the alarm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16
Kelly at Conference

LANSING, July 16.-Secretary
of State Harry F, Kelly today was
in Baltimore TO attend the twenty
fifth annual conference of the Ma
tional Association of Secretaries
|of State
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16
A Sucker for q System
Waller Gee. Goodyear Clerk, BIames Downfall
on Weakness for Horse Race Betting
By JANE sCgERMERHoRN

"Just a sucker for a horse
rociup syStem-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-16
I've gone TO work afraid they'd
find out about the money. I've
lived through hell"
Photo by Times staff Photographic

Oht w
lived through hell"
Although Goodyear and the
bonding company which repayS
the loss to the company did not
press charges against Gee, the
prosecutors office in investigating
handbooks became interested N
him. His name appeared on books
as consistent and big bcttor.
Prosecutor William c. Bowling
appeared in court with Gee and
told Judge Brennan that the de.
fendent had been most co-opera.
tive and he believed him 10 bt
fully rcpentent.
Gees attorney was his FRIEND
and fellow club r-er1ber al West
ern Golf and Country Club, Robert
Des Roches, who told the court
that Gees family had derived
little or no benefit from the EN-.
beZzled fund.