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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19
sERyICEMEN,s PARTY

Sitka Womens Club held their planned Christmas party for serv icemen in the Sheldon Jackson Au ditorium today with 100 men from the different services in atten- dance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19
LEGION AUXILIARY
 PACKS CHRISTMAS
 BAGS FOR SERVICES

The members of the American Legion Auxiliary packed 100 Christ mas bags to be sent to the service outposts in this vicinity
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19
HIGH SCHOOL WINS

On December 12, the High School basketball team won the first of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19
TO AWARD CHEST

On December 20 at the Coliseum Theatre, the Women of the Moose will award cedar chest wi h linen. Twenty-Five percent of the proceeds of the venture will be given to the school to be used for the library.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19
LES E. TEAGLE TAKES
 PASSAGE FOR SOUTH

Les E. Teagle, former manager of the catering department of the Bar anof Hotel, left last night for the south to locate permanently MT. Teagle will join Mrs. Teagle and their daughter, Sharon, in Seattle and later plans to go into business in Santa Barbara. California.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19
BAKE SALE SUCCESS

The bake sale given by the Lu- theran Ladies on December l2 was a great success in every way. Many delicious baked pastries and other good things to eat were sold
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19
RECENT BIRTHS

On December 5. a boy, Byron Richard, was born to MT. and Mrs Richard Langton, while on the same day the Mac Richardsons be- came the parents of a baby girl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19
CHRISTMAS PARTY

Members of the Drill Team of the Women of the Moose held Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Earl Shennett on December 15.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-19

Virginia Katherine. MT. and Mrs William Newcomb are the parents of a baby girl born on December IA at their home
Evening star., 1942-09-11
Mrs. Stella May McDoug|e,
Widow Of Pastor, Dies

Mrs. Stella May McDougle,
widow of the Rev. Leonidas I. Nc
Dougle, died yesterday after a brief
illness at her home, 120 B street NE.
A native of Linden, Warren
County, Va, Mrs. McDougle came to
Washington in 1919 with her hus-
band, who died here in 1885.
She was an active member of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church, the
Sibley Memorial Hospital Woman S
Guild and the Washington Council
of Church Women. She also vas
active in the WTCU and n mission
ary organizations of the Baltimore
Conference of the Methodist
Church.
She is survived by a daughter,
Miss Edith A. McDougle, and two
sons, w. Vincent McDougle and
Leonidas I. McDougle, jr., both of
Washington,
Evening star., 1942-09-11
Mrs. DiI|ing Balks
At Washington Trial
On Morale Charges
Chicago Woman Denies
Any Part in Plot
Against u. S. Army
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Dilling yesterday contested the
Governments efforts to send her to
Washington to stand trial on charges
of conspiracy to break down the
morale of the United States armed
forces.
At removal hearing before
United States Commissioner Edwin
X. Walker, she was asked If she ever
had any intention of undermining
military morale and she replied:
Absolutely not"
Her attorney, William Scott
Stewart, maintained there was no
evidence of conspiracy, but William
Power Maloney, special prosecutor
from Washington, asserted she had
admitted she knew at least IL of the
27 other defendants in the case.
Testimony then reverted to the
early part of 1941, when Mrs. Dilling
and a group of other women demon
strated against the lease-lend bill In
the National Capital.
Were you," queried Mr.. Maloney,
zone of those mothers of whom
Senator Glass said: If these are
mothers, God help the future of the
human race.'?"
Yes" MB. Dilling responded.
II called Senator Glass an 'overage
destroyer of American youth and
he called me a fishwife', so we're
even."
Macmillan st. George, counsel for
two other Chicago defendants
Dr. Donald ]. Nc Daniel and George
Otto Brennemann-argu that no
crime was charged In the indict-
ment.
The commissioner continued the
hearing until today.
Evening star., 1942-09-11
Begeor Forced to Buy Bonds
With $683in GoId-Bucked Bills

"I had a little-maybe 10 cents
Engberg replied.
How much?" the court repeated.
Maybe so cents" said Engberg.
"You may not like it, but you're
going to get $40 or five days." said
the magistrate.
"Ill pay" Engberg said.
Two Treasury agents stepped up.
Il don't trust banks said Eng
berg, hesitatingly.
That's all right said one agent,
You're about to make a very sound
investment"
And he did-s683 worth of War
bonds.
Evening star., 1942-09-11
Brig. Gen. I. J. J: Christian
To Be Married Monday

Brig. Gen. Thomas j. j. Christian
grandson of Gen. Stonewall Jack
son, and Edris Byington McAfee of
Carlotte, N. c., are to be married
here Monday. They filed application
for a marriage license Wednesday.
Gen. Christian, who is we'll known
in Washington, recently was dis
charged from Walter Reed Hospital
here and is waiting assignment. A
West Point graduate, he served over
seas during the World War.
Gen. Christian was promoted to
rigadier general in April, 194l.
Evening star., 1942-09-11
BY the Associated Press.


1t Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler,
28-year-old aviator from Bremerton,
Wash, yesterday became the first
war hero ever to receive three Navy
Cross awards.
1t. Gayler received his first cross
for shooting down one enemy bomb
er and assisting In destruction of
two others out of flight of nine
which attacked his aircraft carrier
in the Western Pacific on Febru-
airy 20.
This was the action in which 1t.
Edward O'Hare shot down five enc
my bombers. Two flights of nine
each made the attack on the car
rier and 16 out of the 18 were de-
stroyed.
1t. Gayler won his second award
receiving a gold star in lieu of an
other cross-for shooting down an
enemy seaplane and bombing two
Evening star., 1942-09-11
Hero Of Pacific Fighting Is First
To Receive Three Navy Crosses

enemy destroyers In enemy terri
tory March 10.
Yesterday, Secretary Know pre-
sented him a second gold star in
lieu of third Navy Cross.
The citation accompanying this
award said:
For extraordinary heroism and
outstanding devotion to duty as
pilot OF a fighter plane in action
against enemy japanese forces in
the Coral Sea on May and 8. 1912.
Due to his skill and aggressive
ness, his zeal and courage as an
airman, and his utter disregard for
his own life, 1t. Gayler succeeded
in destroying two enemy japanese
aircraft and in damaging two others,
his courageous action contributing
materially to the defense of our
forces"
Evening star., 1942-09-11
European Street Light
BIaekout Equipment
10 Be Tested Here
Committee Of Engineers
Begins Study Today;
Will Require Copper

Equipment used in London and
Paris to extinguish street lights in
80 seconds was to be demonstrated
here today in an effort to find a
method of speeding up the Districts
blackouts.
A committee Of engineers, includ-
Ing Communications Chief Herbert
Friede. has been studying various
methods of blacking out the Dis
trlct's street lights in a hurry, but
1t has been stymied by priorities and
the possibility that too much of a
makeshift might endanger the city's
entire power system.
The method scheduled for demon
stration, according to Mr.. Friede. Is
one of several now under study. He
said a New York company had
equipped London and Paris and
several Dutch and Swiss cities with
the system being demonstrated to-
day.
Needs 200 Pounds of Copper.
known as the La-Ru Defense
Control System, the apparatus uses
existing wires but, according to Mr..
Friede, requires about 200 pounds of
copper which the War Production
Board may not allow the District to
have.
Like other methods under study,
1t is a remote control system. A
button pushed at substation starts
machinery which automatically ex-
tinguishes the lights.
A period of from 10 to II minutes
now is required to extinguish street
lights. with police chasing from one
switch to another. With more than
14o switches to throw, scout cars,
patrolmen and even ranking police
officials have to stop whatever they
are doing to dash for the lights if
the blackout is unnanounced and no
one Is stationed at the switches.
WPB Spoiled Plan.
About four months ago plan
was advanced to bring wires into a
number of police precinct stations
with the idea that some one at the
station could touch the button
starting the machinery. WPB.
however, turned the District down
when 1t sought priorities for the in
stallation.
Today's demonstration, to be held
at the substation at Thirteenth and
D streets NE, was to be viewed bv
number of District officials. led
by Defense Co-ordinator Young.
Evening star., 1942-09-11
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. Hilary
Engberg is little old man who likes
to get something for nothing. He
walked into bakery and asked for
q loaf of bread.
Look" he said to the clerk, ct
got two small boys at home. I need
it. Trust me-"
The clerk didn't trust; few words
led to an argument and a policeman
was called. Engberg went to court
for panhandling.
What's that?" asked the court,
pointing to paper shopping bag.
Money :. $685." said the arrest
ing officer, "all of it in old gold
backed bills and silver dollars t..
the Treasury people are coming up
to see him now"
How much money did you have?"
the court asked Engberg.
Evening star., 1942-09-11
Mrs. Mary osterhous
Dies at Hampton, Va.

Mrs. Mary w. Osterhaus, 86,
widow of Rear Admiral Hugo Oster-
haus, U. S. NJ, died yesterday at the
home of her son, DR.. Karl oster-
haus, in Hampton, Va.
Besides DR.. Osterhaus, she is sur
vived by another son, Rear Admiral
H. w. Osterhaus, stationed with the
18th naval district, San Francisco.
Evening star., 1942-09-11
Storm Wrecks Stems

During the most serious "blow-
down" this year in Honduras 1,750,-
900 banana stems ready for cutting
were lost
Evening star., 1942-09-13

John Richey DesseZ, who has just
been commissioned a second lieu
tenant upon graduation from the
Field Artillery Officer Candidate
School at Fort Sill, Okla, comes
from long line of District service
men.
His grandfather, Jean Batiste
Leon Dessez, an emigrant from
France, served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War. AS a
youth he became intensely inter-
ested in the student rebellions In
Europe against the German gov
ernment and returned to France to
raise a regiment to fight the Ger
mans in the cause of liberty. Today
his descendants are still fighting for
that same cause.
During World War I there were
five members of the DesSez family
in the service. Comdr. Paul Tonnel
DesseZ, 1t. Dessez's uncle, who
served in the Army Medical Corps
in the Spanish American War, was
in 1917 assigned to duty with the
Marine Corps as regimental sur
geon. Comdr. Dessez was awarded
for his outstanding service in the
last war the Navy Cross, the Army
Distinguished Service Cross, the
Croix de Guerre, and the purple
Heart with the oak leaf. He died
in 1910.
Another member OF the Dessez
Evening star., 1942-09-13
John r. Dessez Commissioned;
Comes From Fighting Line

family who was actively engaged in
World War I and again in the cur
rent conflict is Capt. John H. S.
Dessez, who recently returned from
the Pacific, having participated in
action in the Philippines. His
brother, Capt. Leon Dessez, served
with the Army overseas during the
last war. He died in 1888
Another grandson of the emigrant
Dessez, Col. Lester A. Dessez, served
with the Marine Corps in 1917 and
is now commanding officer of de-
fense battalion of the Fleet Marine
Force. His brother, Charles Victor
Dessez, enlisted in the Canadian
Army in 1916 and went to France
with the American Legion eXpedi-
tionary forces as lance corporal.
He was awarded the Meritorious
Service Medal by King George of
England. He was also with the
Army of Occupation in Germany.
Two of his sons are now actively
engaged in this war. They are
Charles Victor Dessez, jr., 121 Engi-
neers, who sailed for foreign duty
in May of this year, and Robert
Bruce Dessez, who is now in training
for radio technician duty with Army
Air Forces.
Almost all these members of the
Dessez family were born in the Dis
trict and received their educations
here.
Evening star., 1942-09-13

NE, has been promoted from cor
poral to staff sergeant and trans
ferred from the 10th Field Hospital
here to the Officer Candidate School
at Fort Belvoir, Va. Inducted into
the Army March II, 1941, Sergt.
Holland was a neWspaperman in
civilian life.
At Corpus Christi, Tex.
Glenn G. Parker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Lane Parker, 2706 44th
street NV, recently graduated from
the U. S. Naval Air Station here
and was commissioned an ensign in
the U. S. N. R. Ensign Parker who
volunteered for Navy flight training
in August of 1941, received his basic
fight training at the Naval Reserve
Base in Oakland, Calf. He at
tended Stanford University and was
a member of Theta Xi fraternity.
At Fort Bliss, Tex.
Pvt. George Minton, 1874 South
Fourth street NE, has been select
ed to attend the Infantry officers
Candidate School at Fort Benning,
Ga.
At HensIey Field, Tex.
Corp David w. Huber, U. S. M. c.,
1905 North Hudson street, Airing
ton, Va, has been promoted to
sergeant at the Naval Reserve Avia-
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Author of Letter
Is Cousin of Flyer
| Who Wrote Poem

Last December Pilot Officer
John Gillespie Magee, jr., RC
AF., was killed in action in
England. He was author of
the poem High Flight" in
which he wrote:
Up, up the long, deIriouS,
burning blue
PUe topped the 1Dindsuept
heights 1Uith easy
grace,
Where neDer lark, nor eDen
eagle feW-
And, 1Uhile 1Uith silent lifting
mind IDe trod
The high untrespassed sane
tity OF space
Put out my hand and
touched the face OF
God.
Now from Australia comes
this letter, written by a cousin
of the poet. 1t. E. j. Magee,
who wrote the letter, is a
nephew of the Rev. John G..
Magee of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, the father of the au-
thor of High Flight"
Evening star., 1942-09-13

mere since May Oh tfllS year.
At Barksdale Field, La,
Charles R. Boucher, first lieu
tenant with the Infantry Reserve,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S.
Boucher, 1924 Emerson street NV,
has been called to active duty and
assigned to the Sd Air Force here.
Prior to his entering the service
1t. Boucher. whose father is mem
Der Of the composing room staff of
The Star, was formerly with the r,
A. Humphries Real Estate Co.
Camp Foii,, La.
Col G.. A Pollin, husband Of Mrs.
Thelma L. Pollin, has been trans
ferred from he I'd Armored Di-
vision here as the field artillery
commander to headquarters, Sd
Armored Corp. During World War
I Col. Pollin served in France and
Germany as a first lieutenant in
the 9th Field Artillery. Since that
war he has spent all of his time in
field artillery units with the excep-
ton of several periods, when he
attended the Army War College, the
Command and General Staff School
the Field Artillery School and the
Evening star., 1942-09-13

in 1941 and was stationed at Guam
tico, Va, until transferred here.
A graduate of Mckinley High
School, Sergt. Huber was with the
Arlington Fire Department before
going on active service.
At Kearns, Utah.
Pvt. Travers Harman, husband
of Mrs. Myrtle R. Harman, 1881
Sherrier place NV, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal at
the Army Air Forces Basic Training
Center here. Corp. Harman has
been in the Air Forces since May
% of this year.
At Wendover Field. Utah.
David T. Duncan, jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. David T. Duncan, War
renton, Va, who was with the Army
Air Forces since his induction into
the service in May, was transferred
to the chemistry department of his
unit and sent to the Chemical War
fare School here from which he
has just graduated. He has been
appointed a nom commissioned Off
Ger in charge of gas instruction for
his squadron.
At Fort Belvoir, Va.
Three Washingtonians graduated
recently from the Engineer School
here, receiving their commissions as
second lieutenants, Corps of Engi-
Evening star., 1942-09-13

The part a few American planes
played in the tragic effort to stave
off the japanese invasion of Java is
told in the following letter written
from Australia by 1t. E. ]. Magee to
his father. James Magee. a former
member of Congress from Pitts
burgh, Pa.
The last time I wrote you was
from India-a little over five months
ago. That beats any of my previous
records by a mile. However, there is
great deal to be said in my defense.
1t is taking three months for our
letters to reach you in the United
States. 1t takes some two months
for yours to reach me. AS a matter
of fact. I have received only one
from you mailed sometime in jan
uary. Secondly so strict has been
the censorship (absurdly so) that it
discourages letter writing. Thirdly,
the kind of life I have been leading
is not conducive to letter writing
For all these reasons I have simply
take nto cabling every so often
which is far easier, quicker and
serves the purpose.
Reached Java in January.
Have decided to make real
letter out of this. I am not going
to write anything which in my
opinion should be censored. I am
simply going to write you a first
hand version of what is now in his
tory. I shall not mention our oWr
losses, mistakes, shortcomings, etc
In other words, I cannot possibly
see how the enemy could profit from
any information contained herein
You can advise me as to whether Il
got through the censors.
so much has happened over here
in the last six months that I mus
necessarily make this account brief
hitting only the high spots.
Il arrived in Java on January 15tf
in the first airplane to reach th'
Far East since the outbreak of tn,
Evening star., 1942-09-13
u. S. Flyer Recalls Java Raid
And Battles With Zeros
Son of Former Congressman Writes
Of Experiences in Bomber

bullets, an explosive, hit Hegdahl
right above the left knee blowing
his leg off. The Nips would have
to do better than this to stop this
19-year-old kid He reached up and
with his arm he cleaned the blood
from his window. He then cut down
on the second plane, and with good
results, too, for a second later 1t
went screaming into the sea en-
quilted In its own smoke and flame.
His Job done, and done magnif1-
Gently, he collapsed and fell back
into huge pool of his own blood
Just another of the countless un-
sung. unrecognized heroes. On such
mems shoulders hang the reputa-
tions of be-medaled generals and
the fate of our country-the inspir-
ing, unbeatable American, John Doe.
Japanese Flee.
after losing their first two
planes to attack us the Nips were
little discouraged and disorgan-
ized. The remaining 13 pulled on
out of range and went into huddle.
During their brief respite I noticed
way off in the distance the three
Liberators. They were being sub
jected to heavy attack by other Jap
fighters. Almost the instant I saw
them the left wing man pulled out
of formation and started slow
dive toward the sea, leaving trail
of smoke behind him. Had some
good friends on that plane, but
fortunately for me I didn't have
much time to dwell on our loss be-
cause our own attackers were COM
ing in on us again. This time, how
ever, they came at us from the belly.
For the next 80 minutes running
fight ensued, in which we shot down
three more Japs. The now famous
Sergt. Sibia, D. S. c., shot down two
while got one.
'As soon as we left the attackers
behind we dove to lower altitude,
where oxygen was not needed. We
then took turns going back to Heg-
dahl and doing what we could for
him-morphine shots, etc. He just
lay there. smiling weakly and con-
graduating everybody but himself.
If some day have the misfortune
to be in his shoes I will be mighty
proud of myself If I prove one-tenth
as good.
Air Raid Alarm.
Rather than fly straight back to
Java we elected to go back to Ken
dari to get medical attention for
Hegdahl and to refuel. We hadn't
been there an hour when the air
raid alarm sounded. We rushed for
our plane and took off, every man
at his gun. Hardly had we left the
ground when I sighted five Jap Zero
fighters flying in close formation
and headed our way. They struck
us when we were at only 200 feet
This was a desperate situation, as
we were alone now. On their first
pass I nailed one of them and he
went crashing into the bay OF Ken
dari. For the next 80 minutes the
air was 80 per cent hot lead. We
Continued on Page B-1l)
Evening star., 1942-09-13

Mrs. Ada Silverman. BAL Seven
teenth place NE, has been ap-
pointed aviation cadet and ordered
to report to Army Classification
Center, San Antonio, Tex. From
this center he will be sent to an
Army flying school and upon COM
pletion of training there he will win
his wings and be commissioned a
second lieutenant.
William L. Donnelly, private first
class, son of Mrs. Florence Catherine
Donnelly, 26 I street NV, has been
promoted to the grade of corporal.
At Myrtle Beach, S. c.
Bert Cumby, colored, who is a
clerk in the office of the command
ing officer of the 4Oth Aviation
Squadron here, was recently pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal
Corpl. Cumby was formerly en-
ployed in the Office of the Bitumi-
nous Coal Consumers Counsel as an
independent agent of the Federal
Government. He is graduate of
LeMoyne College and Fisk Univer-
sity, enlisting in
the Army six
Evening star., 1942-09-13

neers, United States Army. They
were James Reeves Boggs, 2l41
Wyoming avenue NV; Walter
Scott Burk, jr,, 2415 Twentieth street
NV. and Ivan Charles Mikalaski,
405 Anacostia road Sc. Lit. Boggs,
who enlisted in the service in Febru-
ary of this year, was formerly en-
ployed by local bank. He attended
Dartmouth and George Washington
Universities. He has been assigned
to duty at Hunter Field, Savan-
nah, Ga.
At Fort Monroe, Va.
1t. Stuart E. Womeldorph, jr.,
6626 Piney Branch road NV. grad
uated last week from the Seaeoast
Arfi11ar,, o1rr-a
Evening star., 1942-09-13

Pvt. A. W. Goldsmith. Mrs. Anna Mil
ler, 1912 D street NE
At Union City. Tenn.
Aviation Cadet Samuel D. Tate,
son of Mrs. Clara H. Tate, 3703 IN
gomar street NV, has completed
approximately one-third of his pilot
training and will soon report to the
Air Corps Basic Flying School at
Greenville, Miss, for the interme-
diate phase of his flying training.
Before entering the Air Forces
Cadet Tate was student at Van
derbilt University.
At Camp Bowie, Tex.
James Holland. husband of Mrs
Maria T. Holland, 518 Ninth street
Evening star., 1942-09-13
kNew5 q. the District Area$ Fighting Msaza
D. {. Midshipmon in Charge
Of Ships Hospital Crew
Former Southern Railroad EmpIoye
Promoted in British Isles

at the Army Air Forces Replacement
Training Center here to begin his
30-day basic training.
At Athens, Ga.
Two Washington boys have re-
signed their ennsign commissions in
the United States Naval Reserve
to enter flight training and are now
enrolled in the United States Navy
e-Flight School here. They are
Cadets Norbert Aubuchor and Rob-
ert Hart Davidson.
At Turner Field, Ga.
Pilot Cadet Calvin G. Lombard,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Lom-
bard, 6013 Wynn Wood read, Wood
Acres, Md. was recently commits
stoned a second lieutenant in the
Army Air Forces here.
At Chicago, Ill.
Two District natives recently re-
ported for classes at the new Army
Air Forces Technical School here
IN radio operator-mechanics. They
are Pvts. William C. Sturbitts, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles SturbittS,
3245 Nebraska avenue NV, and
Thomas j. Mcdaniel, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James M. Mcdaniel. $50
Massachusetts, avenue NV. Pvt.
Sturbitts is graduate of st. Johns
High School and attended Notre
Tame University. Pvt. Mcdaniel is
a graduate of Eastern High School.
Foth men have been in the service
since July of this year.
At Scott Field, I'll.
Oscar Simmons, husband of Mrs.
Pearl B. Simmons, 2122 P street NV,
recently arrived at the technical
training post here, where he will
receive an intensive course in radio
operating and mechanics. to fit him
for duty as a member of a fighting
bomber crew.
At Fort Harrison, Ind.
Pvt. Thomas p Brodigan, brother
of Frank L. Brodigan, 1911 West Vir-
ginia avenue NE, arrived at the
Finance Replacement Training Gen.
ter here recently to begin his basic
training in finance. Prior to his
entrance into the service on August
l3 of this year he was a clerk in the
United States Navy Department.
Pvt. Jules B. Rodier, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jules A. Rodier, Lanham,
Md, recently arrived here at the