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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-18
ALARM TO ARMS

I was taking a cat nap on top
II pile of kits at about 4:30 a. m.
Monday when a lookout station
on the Starboard side of the lower
bridge sounded;
alarm TO arms"
/ reached the side just in time
&c see a motor torpedo boat spot
by the Searchlight and
then l saw the track of a torpedo
coming toward us.
Amid similar trivial remarks we
speeded up to get out of the way
Of the torpedo and the U-boat
which had fired it.
We were aware now that enemy
were ahead.
We had been II hours at action
stations when about 1:30 Monday
morning the b o m b ng started
again. and il lasted all day.
In the thick of the fight. about
l went TO the bridge.
where the admiral was sitting in
his shirt sleeves.
did you have your moneys
worth yesterday" he asked
and smiled.
The only casualty in our ship
was Charlie. the pet parrot.
Monday ended in a furious
aerial torpedo attack. We got
four planes.
With the light fading. the
cruisers and destroyers maintained
a hurricane of fire and discour-
aged any further torpedo attempts.
1t seemed endless, and when it
was over the gunners dropped
right down by their guns and slept
like dead men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-18
u. s. Filters Save
Malta by Aiding
British Convoy
English Wsrships Brave
He'll Of Fire TO Keep
Harm From Freiehters
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into the skies as the Axis threw
in its plane fleets from Crete and
North Africa.
Every man gave every ounce oil
his strength and action stations
were maintained almost every
hour.
Again and again I heard the
whistle Of bombs coming down
from pitch darkness when there
were no flares in the air Never
once during the night bombing did
the main fleet units respond be-
cause even one shell. by its flash,
would have aided the enemy
planes in their attacks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-18

For the Inside News of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-18
SAILED IN DARK

We sailed from Alexandria
under a moonlesS sky.
A few hours after we had left
the enemy planes contacted us.
They did not attack until we were
out of range OF our fighters, Hur-
ricanes, Beau fighters and Ameri-
can-made KittyhawkS.
The attack began early Sunday
morning when the Germans threw
in their Junker-8SS and Junker-
SIS about 100 miles from Crete
and the same distance from Derna
on the Libya coast.
Hour after hour, throughout
Sunday, they bombed us, but we
lost only one merchant ship.
The fleet plodded steadily on.
the deStroyers sweeping the sea
in search Of submarines. The crew
was cool at all times and joked
between raids.
At nightfall the German Dor
nierS launched high level bomb
ing attack. There were torpedo
tracks TO Starboard.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Baltimore Trash Handling
East's Worst, Xanten SAYS

Supt. Xanten of the District
refuse division. who also is chair
man of the Street Cleaning Commit
tee of the American Public Works
Association, yesterday described
Baltimores trash collection and dis
posal system as perhaps the worst
of any big city in the East accord
ing to the Associated Press.
MI. Xanten partially attributed
the Baltimore problem TO readjust-
mentS growing out of the transition
from collection of trash by private
contractor to collection by city forces
and equipment.
The District government had the
same trouble when it changed over
and years Of experience were re-
quired before a satisfactory working
plan was devised, he said.
"Baltimore's problem" he con-
tinued, is complicated by having
to make the adjustment when war
industries are competing for man.
power and when it is virtually i'm
possible to get new equipment, or
for that matter, the repair parts to
properly maintain what you have"
In Baltimore, meanwhile, Mayor
Howard W. Jackson said he was
confident he would lick the street.
cleaning problem now confronting
me with the help of the people of
the city
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Virginia Tests Disclose
80 Pct. Break Speed Law
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 30-The
first "V-scope" tests made by State
police showed 80 per cent of the
vehicles checked were operated in
excess of the 35-mile speed limit, but
that most of these were moving at a
speed under 40 miles an hour, it was
reported yesterday.
Capt. W. L. Groth, safety engineer
Of the State police force. said that of
79 passenger buses checked. 25, or 80
per cent, were travelling in excess of
the 35-mile an-hour limit.
The ''V-scope" tests were set up at
II points in the State, and the speeds
of passing vehicles were checked
through the use of mirrors. stop
watches and prepared speed charts.
Capt. Groth said the results showed
that out-of- State cars were comply
ing with the 35-mile- an hour limit.
as well as the Virginia licensed cars.
Large signs informing motorists
that mechanical devices are being
used to check the speeds of cars are
being placed at all highway en-
frances to the State.
Gov. Darden has announced that
he intends to have the State police
clamp down on violators of the speed
limit with the beginning of the New
Year.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Maryland Man Indicted
On Gas Ration Charoe
By the Associated Press.

i'' 'it' hncoSidleu fIehS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.-Harrv
Edward Stotler. former operator of
a fleet OF taxicabs and filling sta
ton at HagerstoWn. was indicted
yesterday by Federal grand Jury
on a charge of transferring truck
tank loads. of gasoline without re-
celving gasoline ration coupons.
Indicted on charges of receiving
gasoline from Stotler without ex-
changing coupons were the Federal
Silk Mills of Williamsport, its man
ager, Jerry Coran, and Grafton
Downs. jr., operator Of a coin ma
chine business.
Government Prosecutor K Thomas
Everngam said the accused would be
tried January before Judge w.
Calvin Chestnut.
Meanwhile, the Maryland Office of
Price Administration announced
yesterday that Lewis Yankelevitz,
Cumberland gasoline station op-
orator, had been given a two-month
suspension for violating rationing
regulations
The OPA said Yankelevitz was
found to have:
Sold gasoline and accepted IS"
coupons from persons he knew were
not authorized to have such cou-
pons; accepted "A" coupons which
were not currently valid, and over
stated his station tank capacity BY
1000 gallons in filing for inventory
purposes.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Hunting Knives
Sought in u. S.
To Kill Jops
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 30.-1f you
have a hunting knife around the
house, the Army would like to put
it to use-killing Japs.
Maj. Gen. Barney M. Giles, COM
mander of the 4th Air Force, today
approved plans originated by Frank
Martinelli, a leader of San Fran
cisco's North Beach Colony. He has
organized and heads the Save a
Life With Knife Committee"
I'm the intense heat and dense
Jungle growth of the islands through
which our men are fighting in the
South Pacific" Gen. Giles said, "the
regulation bayonet frequently is both
hurdensome and unwieldy. A short,
sturdy hunting knife would be in
valuable to soldiers cutting their
way through jungles or In close COM
bat"
So pressing is the need for such
weapons that the Army has prom
ised to ship the knives by plane,
placing them in the hands of fight
ing men soon after their collection
in San Francisco. The hunting or
skinning knives must have blades at
least 4 inches long. Knives with
broken handles will be repaired.
The knife committee headquarters
IS at 1925 Columbus avenue. San
francisco.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Bandits Fail 10 Crack
Safe Holding $4,000

A gang of safe-crackerS who broke
open two securely locked filling sta
ton doors. but found the safes inside
too strong. missed about $4,000 in
two attempted robberies here last
night
Burglarized were the Atlantic
Garage and Service Station at 1923
l. street NV. and the Firestone
station at Thirteenth and K streets
NV. Methods used to break into
the two neighoring places were
similar, leading police to believe
that the same gang attempted both
jobs
At the K street station. the safe
crackers expertly opened a front
door by smashing both a double
lock and a paddock with one blow
Entering the station office, they
attempted to break into a drill
proof" safe, making dent about a
quarter of an inch deep before
giving up the effort According to
Claude L. Powell, manager of the
store. about $4,000 was locked in
the safe.
Mr.. Powell told police the burglars
then broke open all tills of an eight
drawer cash register, finding no
money but greatly damaging the
register, valued at $4,000. They stole
45-caliber revolver from his desk
before departing, he said.
The burglars also were unable to
open the safe at the Atlantic Garage.
although they broke its hinges. Be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 was inside.
according to M. E. Edlavitch, owner
of the station.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Southern Republics
Get Tires, Tubes as
Payment for Rubber
Small U. S. Shipments
Distributed Under
Rotionine System
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AS part payment for the future
supply of crude rubber expected from
Southern Republics, the United
States is permitting small shipments
of rubber tires and tubes to 60 to
four or five countries on the east
coast Of South America.
Board of Economic Warfare off,
cials said today the shipments are
in line with our policy to share
with Latin America our shortages as
we'll as our surpluses
They added this "share-and- share
alike" agreement stemmed from the
policy enunciated by Undersecretary
of State Welles at the Rio conference
last January.
How many tires are being exported
and to what countries was not dis
closed.
Only Minimum Supplied.
officials emphasized that the
number allowed to leave this coun-
try is restricted to meet the min
imum essential needs of the recipi-
ent countries. In addition, the i'm
porting nations have been required
to put into operation a rationing
and conservation system similar to
that IN effect here, and board off,
clals make sure that only minimum
requirements are supplied.
The United States has contracted
to buy the entire exportable surplus
of crude rubber from l6 Latin Amer
lean countries and is sending ma
chinery and men into the iungles
to help bring it out. 1t probably will
be some time before any substantial
amounts can be expected.
Under these rubber agreements
the United States agrees to furnish
a minimum amount of finished rub
Der goods to these countries to keep
their own domestic economy going"
Have No Facilities.
I'VE agree to keep them going
as it is in our interest to do So"
said a board spokesman.
The principal beneficiaries of the
lire exports are countries which
have no rubber processing facilities
themselves. 1t was said that Brazil
and Mexico have some manufacture
ing plants, and that it was entirely
likely that some tires may 60 to
other South American countries
from the latter country should she
produce more than her own needs
Under the hemisphere pooling
arrangement, the United States can
direct the distribution of scarce
commodities between Latin Ameri-
can nations as we'll as between the
United States and the Latin re-
publics.
Rubber is only one of a couple
hundred scarce commodities we
share with them" said the BEW
official.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Priority Lists Prepared
In Case Fuel Stocks Drop
Earlier Story on Page B-l.

NLdihcI StOTS Ou rage Dali
The Office of Petroleum Co.
ordinator today was planning to re-
lease statement listing IL major
groups of consumers who would be
entitled to priority on fuel oil and
gasoline should supplies in the East
fall far lower than is now ex-
pected"
A spokesman for the OPC said
places of amusement, such as dance
halls, pool halls and theaters, would
not be included on the list of con-
sumers to be given priority.
The list would include apartments
and private homes, as we'll as
schools, hospitals and other essen
tial users, he said.
The spokesman said none of the
groups would have a higher priority
than the other.
The statement is clariication
of an administrative order issued
December 81, he explained. It's re-
lease now, at a time when the
dwindling supply of fuel oil in the
Eastern area has reached a critical
low. does not mean the priority
system will be put into effect at
this time.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Michigan Supreme Court
UphoIds 0'Brien's S Election

BY he etociated Press.
LANSING, MICH. Dec. 30.-The
State Supreme Court today refused
to overturn the reelection OF
George D. OBrien, Democratic Rep
resentative in Congress from the
18th district Detroit.
The court dissolved a temporary
order it had granted on petition
OF Clarence J. Mcleod, Mr.
O'Brien's Republican opponent. for
bidding the State Board of Can
vassers to certify Mr.. O'Brien as
the winner.
The court held that neither it
nor the Board of Canvassers had
the authority to upset the election
and that only recount or appeal
to the national House Of Represent
atives could determine the facts in
Mr. McLeod'S charges that mistakes
and irregularities had occurred in
l8 precincts.
The Wayne County Board of Can
vassers had declared MI. O'Brien
the winner by margin Of 1,500
votes. Mr.. Mcleod had demanded
that the votes in the 18 precints
be voided and that he be declared
elected or that the entire election
in that congressional district for the
Office at stake be declared a nullity.
Mr.. Mcleod had contended that
early voters in the challenged pre-
cincts were given ballots for the
wrong district which did not bear
his name. Subsequent hearing
testimony said that only a hundred
voters received such ballots and
thus the result was not affected
Mr.. Mcleod did not ask recount.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Army Lists Seven Missing
-Four Days on Bomber
By tne Associated Press.

BY t1e Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 30.-The
public relations office of the Co.
lumbia Air Base announced today
the names of seven of the eight men
aboard an Army medium bomber
which has been missing since Sat-
urday night on a flight from Barks-
dale Field, near Shreveport, La, to
Its base at Walterboro, S. c.
The office said an extensive aerial
search for the plane had been un-
successful. The bomber was sched-
uled to reach its base Saturday
night.
The following members of the
crew were listed:
Capt, Fred M. Hampton, pilot, of
Sheffield, Ala.
Second 1t. Henry M. Barlow
Gainesville, Tex.
Second 1t. Thomas A. Johnston,
Klamath Falls, Greg,
Second 1t. Henry P. Pershall, Chi
cago.
Technical Sergt. Robert P. Wilt
shire, Mine Run. Va.
Technical Sergt Edwin J. Ma
thews. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sergt. Murray E. Scott, Bemis
Tenn.
The name of the eighth membe,
OF the crew was not available.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Squads Wind Up Practice
For East-West Grid Tilt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30
Nodded into two distinct units dur
ing 10 days of intensive preparation,
the East's All-Star football squad
knocked of practice at it's Santa
Clara University training grounds
today still a favorite to defeat the
Vests All-Stars in Fridays charity
game.
The II Midwesterners and 10
Fasteners coached by Andy Kerr of
Colgate and George Hauser of Min
nesota devoted themselves to
dummy scrimmage. yesterday and
planned only one more light work.
out before the New Year Day set
to at Kezar Stadium here.
Whether the Western squad would
rest equally on its preparations to
date was problematical The %
young men under the direction of
Coaches Orin Hollingbery of Wash
ington State and Don Faurot of
Missouri undertook only Monday to
supplement their basic single wing
offensive with a T-formation attack.
Yesterday they we're still hard at
the job Of working up the auxiliary
system.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Bolivian Journalists
To See Bowl Grid Game
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3O.-Four
leading Bolivian journalists. ar
rived here today on their itinerary
OF war plants, educational centers
and military establishments and
were taken on a tour of the Hig-
gins shipbuilding plants. They will
remain over for the Tulsa Ten
nessee Sugar Bowl football game
New Year Day.
Luis Zavala, associate editor of
La Razon of La Paz, sounded the
keynote of the party for a more con-
crete realization of Pan American
ism by urging less chin music and
more action" on the part of the
United States relations with Bolivia
The other journalists were Ar
turo Otero, publisher of Ultima
Hora Of La Paz: Luis Suaznabar
editor of Naticias of Truro and
Federico Gutierrez Granier, pub
Usher Of La TERRA Of La Paz.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Eight Presidents Advise
McNutt on COLLEGE Use

Eight presidents of leading COL
leges and universities met here
today with ManpoWer Chairman
Paul V. McNutt to advise him on
policies, rules and regulations for
full wartime utilization of institu-
tions of higher learning.
Also meeting with the group was
Owen D. Young, acting board chair
man of General Electric. and Wiley
Rutledge, associate justice of the
United States Court Of Appeals Mr..
Young was appointed chairman of
the group, which will remain in
session here for several days.
The eight presidents are o. c..
Carmichael, Vanderbilt University;
James B. Conant. Harvard Uni
versity; Clarence A. Dykstra, Wis
consin; Robert G. Sproul. Uni
versitv of California; E. v. Stanford
Villa Nova; William B. Tolley. SYRIA
cuse; Edmund Day, Cornell. and
F. D. Patterson. Tuskegee Institute.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Bethesdan in Army Plane
Missing Since Monday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TAMPA. Fla. Dec 30-A medium
bomber with crew of four and two
passengers, one WAAC officer was
announced as missing today on a
flight from MacDill Field to San
Antonio. Tex.
MacDill Field public relations Of
ficers said the plane took off at 10 80
am. Monday and was unreported
since.
Third Officer Eleanor c. Nate.
stationed at the Army recruiting Of
flee in San Antonio, and her hus-
band, Maj. Joseph c. Nate, 80, both
Of Wilmette, Ill, were listed as the
passengers.
The crew was listed as:
Second 1t. William Booth. 81, of
Lexington, Mass, pilot.
Flight Officer Raymond J. Jewett,
%, of Pittsburg. Calf. co-pilot.
Second 1t. Edward E, Stevens, %.
Of Bethesda, Md, navigator.
Staff Sergt. George A. Kennedy,
30, of Cambridge, Mass.
Third Of1icer Nate had been here
on a visit to her husband and her
brother, Capt. J. M. Campbell.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
| Navy Daughter,
| WAVES Ensign,
| Wants Sea Duty
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-Ensign
Elizabeth Roby Leighton of the
WAVES, daughter of a Navy fam
lily, today expressed the hope she
might join other members OF her
family in being assigned to sea duty.
She started new duties, however, in
the Once Of Procurement today.
The attractive brunette, daughter
Of Rear Admiral Frank T. Leighton,
commandant of the 9th Naval Dis
trict, New Orleans, was indicted
into the WAVES in August. Her
brother, 1t. Frank o. Leighton, and
her brother-in-law, Comdr. Walter
T. Whipple. are now on sea duty.
Another brother is a Plebe at An
napolis and a third soon will be in
the service.
Daddy didn't know I was going
to enlist In the WAVES, but I know
1t made him very happy" she said,
I guess you might say I am Navy
daughter
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Maryland ReveIers
Asked to Avoid Noise

BALTIMORE. Dec 80 lPl.-Col
Henry S. Barrett State director of
air raid precautions, asked Mary
land citizens today for quiet New
Year eve
He requested residents to refrain
from blowing whistles and making
other unnecessary noise, such as
the sounding of automobile horns,
excessive noise and confusion might
drown out the alarm in case of an
actual raid, he said.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Michigan Official
To Assume Post Here

Announcement that G. Donald
Kennedy had resigned as State
highway commissioner of Michigan
to become vice president of the
Automotive Safety Foundation here
was confirmed today by foundation
officials. They expect Mr.. Kennedy
would assume his new duties early
next month.
In announcing Mr.. Kennedy
resignation, Gov. Murray D. Van
Wagner of Michigan said Mr. Ken
nedy's first Washington assignment
would be to supervise and expand
war transportation programs and
conservation of highways and op-
Grating equipment.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Appeals Court Affirms
Guilty Verdicts in
Hopewe|| Still Case
District Court Exceeded
Legal Maximum in Two
Sentences, However
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 30,-The
Fourth United States Circuit
Court of Appeals today directed
Judge Robert N. Pollard Of the
Richmond District Court to cor
rect two of the five sentences
imposed against operators of the
"Hopewell STILL but otherwise
affirmed Judge Pollard's earlier
decisions in the case.
The five men who were found
guilty of operating the still-de-
scribed by ABC agents as the largest
ever raided in Virginia were Harry
Kilt. Max Sklar Milton Jacob Ler-
ner, Elmer Pecht and Elam Shorty"
Pitts.
At their trial in Richmond several
months ago Kit, Lerner and Skylar
were found guilty of all five counts
of the indictment, Pecht was found
guilty on the fourth and fifth and
Pitt only on the fifth, or conspiray
count of the indictment.
Judge Pollard sentenced Pitts and
Pecht to year and a day and Sklar
to two years, sentences under each
count to run concurrently. Kilt was
sentenced to four years and Lerner
to three on each of the first three
counts. also on a concurrent basis.
After the men were sentenced it
was discovered that the statute al
lowed a maximum of but two years
Imprisonment on each of the first
three counts. and the District Court
accordingly was instructed to re-
sentence Kit and Lerner on these
counts.
The major points on appeal con-
cerned a motion made in the lower
court by the defendants that all evi-
dence taken at the time of the raid
in October. 194l, be excluded on the
ground that the search warrant
under which evidence was taken
failed to comply with the fourth
amendment to the Constitution.
In upholding Judge Pollard's act
in overruling the motion Judge
Armistead Dobie wrote: These ap-
pellants were not in a position to
take advantage of the fourth amend
ment, as its language indicates, is
personal. and the rights hereunder
granted relate not so much to the
introduction of things in evidence
in criminal prosecution but rather
to the avoidance of unreasonable
searches of property as to which the
person asserts some title or interest.
The premises here searched were a
garage building, the property seized
was a still. And here these ap-
pellants asserted no claim whatever
to any right. title or interest in
either the garage building or the
still"
Evening star., 1942-12-30
.3,10O Police 10 Guard
New York ReveIers
On New Year Eve
Loudspeokers Installed
Along Broadway for Use
In Case of Panic

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Elab-
crate precautions were being
made today to protect New Year
eve revelers from wartime haz-
ards-and themselves.
Police Commissioner Lewis j.
Valentine said that 1000 members
of the city patrol corps would be
called out to assist 2,lO0 detectives
and uniformed patrolmen to police
the streets, mainly in the dimmed-
out Times Square section.
No sirens may be sounded to con-
flict with possible AFRAID warning
signals, and loudspeakers have been
installed along the usually congested
areas OF Broadway to give guidance
in case OF panic.
The department OF housing and
buildings will post inspectors in the
crowded hotels and night clubs to
prevent what was termed "eXces-
sive occupancy"
Prices at night clubs remained
approximately at last years aver
ages, with few reporting increases,
and with all of the hosts anticipat-
ing land-office business until the
am. curfew rings.
The rainbow room, famous haven
of visiting flremen" from every
section Of the country. IS floors atop
the Rockefeller Center RCA Build
ing, will see the new year in and
then close its doors for the duration
at dawn on January /. 1t opened
in 1884.
Cost of New Year eve at the scores
of entertainment spots will vary
from cover charge" top of SIS and
$3.50 to $40, 750 and down TO 81 so
Der person