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Evening star., 1942-03-29
Years Heaviest Snowfall Here
Accompanied by 40 Accidents

A snowfall-which the Weather
Bureau said would be the heaviest
of the winter-hit Washington last
night, disrupting traffic and causing
a call for snow plows.
The forecaster said the snow would
reach depth of five inches in the
high parts of the city and the
suburbs. In downtown Washington,
it had reached depth of one inch
by midnight, while a four-inch fall
was reported in Falls Church, Va.
Police reported 40 accidents be-
tween pm. and l am. This was
a record. police believed. Almost all
Of the accidents were minor.
Snow plows, which had not been
used since the last and heaviest
previous snowfall on January 10,
we're told to stand by shortly after
midnight. One inch of snow fell on
January 10.
The temperature at midnight was
IS degrees at the Weather Bureau
observatory, but was below freezing
at some points in and near the city.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

complete other demolition work and
withdraw before the main explosion
took place"
The British acknowledged the
sortie was made mot without some
casualties" and indicated some of
those lost may have been aboard
the destroyer.
The majority of the Campbell
towns crew were evacuated by motor
launches" the communique said.
"A signal has been received from
the st. Nazaire raiding force, which
is returning safely from the raid,
saying that H. NJ S. Campbeltown
ran the main dock gate at 1:34 this
morning, only four minutes late on
the program time
THE signal states that at am,
after the force had withdrawn a
heavy explosion was heard and seen. u
If this sacrifice of the destroyer
did what it was intended to do, it
wrought havoc in one of the main
lairs of the Nazi submarines prey
ing on Allied shipping in the At
lantic and knocked out the only
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Myrna 10y and Husband
Separate; Divorce Planned
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, March
28-Myrna 10y said today she had
separated from her husband, Arthur
Hornblow, jr., movie producer, and
would start divorce proceedings
soon. They separated last fall for
several months, but effected a recon-
Citation.
Miss 10y returned yesterday from
New York, where she has been en-
gagged in Navy relief work.
Arthur and I are. still the best
of friends. but after talking it over
we both have decided to continue
our respective careers apart" she
said. Il have intense admiration for
Arthur, but we believe it best this
way"
She said she was taking up resi-
dence in a Beverly Hills apartment
hotel and would file divorce pro-
ceedings soon, alleging incom-
patibility.
They were married in Ensenada.
Mexico, in June, 1885.
Next June Mr.. Hornblow will leave
Paramount to take up a contract at
M-G-M, where Miss 10y is en-
ployed.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Toungoo Situation
Greatly Improved,
Report
Stole Resistance by
Chinese on Burma
Front Praised
BY the Associate Press.

NEW DELHI, India, March 28.
The British defending the
Central Burma oil fields effected
a Strengthening of their lines to-
day in the Prone area on their
right flank, but reported that the
situation on their left-about
Toungoo-had improved greatly
as the result of stole resistance
by the Chinese.
The British maneuver about
Prone, involving slight withdrawal
caused by earlier japanese advances
on the Allied left, was effected with
out major contact with the Japa-
nese-only large parties of mixed
pooters" were reported active in the
area. But the Allied lines in that
sector had stretched approximately
40 miles south of a line through
Toungoo and were endangered by
the possibility of a sudden west
ward thrust.
The British lines were said to be
still we'll in front of Prone, pro-
tecting the Yenangyaung oil fields
to the north.
Fighting Growing Fiercer.
A Chinese communique said the
fighting for Toungoo, 120 miles
north of Rangoon, was growing
fiercer and that some Japanese
troops had infiltrated the south
west corner of the railroad town.
Bitter hand-to-hand fighting, in
which the Chinese inflicted consid-
cradle losses, had been in progress
for two days.
The Chinese said the main jap
anese pressure was from the south.
The arrival of reinforcements for
the Chinese troops commanded by
the United States 1t. Gen. Joseph
w. StillWell improved the position
of the defenders.
These forces were encircled
Wednesday when japanese, pene-
trating the Yoma area, circled be-
hind Toungoo and captured an air
port to the north of that defense
center.
The doughty Chinese refused to
run, however, wiped out the Japa-
Evening star., 1942-03-29

4lloO W 1o lAAC HASOui Va eAiS AAAAAA-
tary situation as it was drawn to-
night both by an authoritative for
eign military source who has been
with the Red Army at the front.
and by the army newspaper Red
Star.
Each conceded that the Nazis, On
all sectors of the huge front, are
counterattacking furiously at tre-
mendous cost in this l-or-nothing
effort to regain the initiative. But
both agreed that the initiative still
was firmly held by the Russians and
that the present German Army can
not compare in power to the di-
visions which blasted their way into
Russia last summer.
The midnight Russian communi-
que said these German counter
attacks in some sectors were re-
pulsed with heavy losses for the
Germans and that Russian troops
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Overseas Writer'S Dinner Told
How to Win Wur-or Lose 1t

ideas on how the war may be won
by the United Nations and. more sig
nificantly, how it can be lost.
A high light of the banquet was
the first hand report of Francis B.
Sayre, High Commissioner of the
Philippines, who has just returned
after playing his own part in the
epic resistance of Corregidor and
the Bataan Peninsula. Alone among
the guests, Mr. Sayre was in street
clothes. His dinner clothes, he ex-
planned, were in the hands of the
japanese.
American people have never real
lied, Mr.. Sayre said, what horrors
are going on in Bataan. No man
knows when he awakens In the
morning whether he will be alive at
sunset, and everyday comrades do
not come back.
There hardly has been a reference
in news or radio report, he said, to
the Marines who are guarding the
beaches, or to the sailors who re-
main all day submerged with sub
Continued on Page 8, Column 80
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Commands Blast Main Dock Gate
In Spectacular St. Nazaire Raid;
Destroyer Used as Time Bomb
Some Casualties
Acknowledged
By British
PHILIPPINE DEFENDERS MAKE

PHILIPPINE DEFENDERS MAKE
two successful raids, while Cor
regidor gunners shoot down enc
my bomber. Story on Page As
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 28-Britain's
combined force of commandoS,
airmen and sailors, making their
most spectacular raid yet on the
German occupied French coast,
converted a former United States
destroyer into a giant time bomb,
laden with S tons of explosives,
and blasted the main dock gate
of the big German submarine
base at St. Nazaire early today.
In a special communique tonight,
the British said there is every hope"
that through this daring assault the
gate of the large dock at st. Nazaire,
the largest on the Atlantic coast,
was destroyed.
(The German high command
claimed the destroyer blew up
before it reached the dock and a
Berlin newspaper said the British
raiders were accounted for be-
fore they were able to inflict
heavy DAMAGE
Special service troops were landed
and carried out pre-arranged de-
molitions in the dockyard before the
l,090-ton destroyer Campbeltown
formerly the U. S. S. Buchanan,
was sent nosing toward the main
gate with her giant load of explo-
siveS.
Some Casualties Admitted.
This eX-American destroyer had
had her bows specially stiffened and
filled with five tons of high explo-
sive," the communique said. "A de-
layed action fuse had been fitted
to give our forces sufficient time to
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Indefinite Delay Threatened
In Inducing New Registrars
Boords Stalled as Army Wants to Call
Older and Younger Groups at Same Time

before it starts on the new regis
trans. 1t contends the procedure
the War Department wants to fol-
low would throw out the order num-
ber system on which all its regula-
tions are based, thereby forcing Sc
lective service to redraft its regula-
tions before local boards could even
send out questionnaires to new reg
istrants, since questionnaires. are
sent out by order numbers.
The War Department has been
asking for young men for the Army
Selective service officials have
pointed out. it was understood. that
the overwhelming majority of new
registrants are in the oldest age
group-from 81 to A years BY
(See DRAFT. Page .A-5D
Evening star., 1942-03-29
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Disagreement between the War
Department and selective service
threatens to delay indefinitely
the time when local draft boards
will be able to tap the reservoir
Of February 16 registrants to fill
Army quotas, it was learned last
night.
The War Department wants to
start dipping into the ranks of
new registrants before the lists of
old registrants available for service
are exhausted. Their plan is to
take new and old registrants in at
the same time on a proportionate
basis
Selective service wants to exhaust
local board lists of old registrants
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Vienna Raid Alarm
Reported Caused
By British Planes
By the Associated Press.

6s llC hooOIidiCu ICSo.
BERN, March 28.-British
bombing raids into German
territory are being increased
and extended sharply and have
resulted in one recent AFRAID
alarm in Vienna, $50 air miles
from London, the Berlin cor
respondent of the Basler Mach
richten reported today.
Berlin military observers said
the British planes located in a
German communique two days
ago in Southern Germany"
actually were in Austria and
caused the Vienna alarm, the
correspondent reported.
The German military OBJ
servers clasSed the British raids
as bombing and nuisance
raids.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

The forecast for today was con-
tinued cold and windy.
The cold snap was not expected
to retard opening of the cherry
blossoms here. They are expected
to be in bloom for Easter.
Back in 1924, heavy snowstorm
on April l delayed for several days
the opening of the Bowie race meet
ing. Wednesday is the opening day
this year.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Laval Is Reported
Seeking Cabinet Job,
Closer Tie 10 Nazis
Vichy Understanding
With U. S. Believed
Couse of His Activity
BY the Associated Press.

BERN, switzerland, March ~.
Middle Europe's rumor factory
buzzed tonight with reports that
Pierre Laval, pro-Axis former
Vice Premier Of France, was
about to make up with Marshal
Petair. rejoin the Vichy cabinet
and travel to Berlin next week
for talks with German Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribben-
trop and Air Marshal Hermann
Goering.
From Vichy. officially, there was
continued silence on NJ. Laval's
plans, his prospects and his widely
reported interviews with Marshal
Petain and French Vice Premier
Admiral Jean Darlan.
From Axis sources in Vichy, how
ever, came inspired reports that
Laval was seeking, in line with his
declared pro-Axis policy, greater
collaboration with Germany for
France, re-entry into the Vichy cab
met and the post of foreign min
lister, now held by Admiral Darlan
with this other assignments.
Laval Returns to Paris.
M. Laval. meanwhile, went back
to his Paris home to await what
Axis sources said was confirmation
on his appointments" in Berlin.
The Swiss newspaper La Suisse
commented I'VE will remember that
it is not the first time Laval en-
tered Vichy, talked to Petain and
returned home without any out
wardly apparent accomplishments -
In Randan,- little village nesting
in the French forest, Marshal Petain
and the man he dismissed as his
vice premier on December 13, 1910,
talked things over last Thursday,
German reports said.
Axis agencies said the meeting
had been arranged by Fernand de
Brinon, Vichys Ambassador to the
German occupation authorities in
Paris.
The next day, M. Laval and Ad-
miral Darlan-predecessor and sue
cessor in the same job and political
enemies for its prestige-were re-
ported to have met at Chateldon, M
Lavals country residence and min
eral water bottling plant near Vichy.
The results of these conversations
were not made public.
Moves Linked to U. s. Accord.
Foreign observers with Vichy con-
nections in Bern expressed belief
Laval's activity was brought about
by the at least temporary under
Standing now prevailing between
Washington and Vichy, with all
major questions between the two
governments regulated for the time
being.
There was some evidence that
the Germans hope greater collab-
grafton between France and Ger
many would nullify in part the
existing good relations between
France and the United States. But
informed sources also asserted that
even If Marshal Petain took M
Laval back into his government, the
marshal probably would not agree
to any far-reaching changes in his
established foreign policy.
Negotiations between Berlin and
Vichy, If resumed, would have to be
large in scope and delicate" one
Vichy commentator said. and would
probably have great Importance in
(See FRENCH, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Cripps Will See Gondhi
And Nehru Again Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India, March 28.-
Sir Stafford Cripps. British war cab
met member who is seeking an in
dependence formula to weld India
into a solid block against the Axis,
will meet again tomorrow with the
great Indian leaders, Mohandas K.
-Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlaf
Nehru.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
German Flyers Pound
Malta for Six Hours
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VALLETTA, Malta, March 28.-
German flyers struck at Malta for
six hours today, using dense low
clouds as screen which was as
effective as the darkness of night.
Spitfires and Hurricanes provided
such excellent defense that most
bombs fell into the water, q British
communique said. One German
plane probsbly was destroyed.
A few civilian casualties resulted
from splinters.
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Six Missing in Blast
At Remington Plant;
Is Others Injured
Accident Couses Slight
Interruption to Output
OF Military Ammunition
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. March
28.-Six persons were missing,
presumably killed, after an ex-
ploSion and fire today that de-
moliShed a small brick building
of the sprawling Remington
Arms Co. plant, one of the Ma
tion's biggest munitions centers-
A company Official reported to-
night. 7ia hours after the explosion.
that no bodies had as yet been re-
covered from the wrecked building,
but added that a careful check had
failed to locate any of the six miss
ing workers, three women and three
men, either at their homes or in
hospitals.
The list of missing:
Miss Katherine Butler. 81: Mrs.
Ellen Hansen Potts, 80; Mrs Ethel
Gunther, %; Ernest Bendetto, 80;
George Carrick, 36, and George
Dutcher, A.
Is Listed rs Injured.
More than Is other workers were
listed as injured in the blast which
shook the huge munitions plant
about pm, sent bullets whizzing
dangerously through the vicinity,
to,,cbod o7 a ooparol 6ro Mo ry,, opd
brought rush of ambulances to
the scene. A freight car and an
automobile also were destroyed.
Most Of the injured, cut by flying
glass, worked in an adjoining build
ing where windows and skylights
were shattered.
About Is other employees were
orr n
Evening star., 1942-03-29
Nozis in Russia Shift Tactics
In Savage Counterottocks
Open-FieId Fighting Decided On, Losses
Declared Heavy; Reds Keep initiative
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW 28-Drven back the defense of fortified
villages and cities by the crushing of the Soviet winter
offensive the German armies have switched tactics opened
fighting counteattacks aimed at shaking off the Rus
iron grip and gaining fresh foothods for spring push
Evening star., 1942-03-29

Complete Index Poee AZ
Rodio Programs Po9e e-4
Evening star., 1942-03-29

(See ST. NAZAIRE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-03-29

(See S1NKINGS, Page A-50
Evening star., 1942-03-29

(See BURMA, Page A-50
Evening star., 1942-03-29

lSee RUSSIA, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1942-03-29

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
75c per month The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
85c per month.
Evening star., 1942-03-29

(See BLAST, Page A-2D
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-21
rHr MAGIC BrAS

Announcement that me acreage Knai Of suybeank
n the United States fu ipaz pas been sees Al seonoa
illustrates q welcome trend War resatses nave n7ousat
home IN startling fashion thai the L. s A. Is not
se8-suffieent The Development a ne suyoean crop.
tom zoos acres N iss 70 sso0ea n IazI. indicates
ihat : good starr has becn made toward making
Il - IL one rsspect SUI net enough research had been
1ene IN advance Of M present snergeney. not enough
machines bus % permg maxlmum use o. thh
FeaaFksai- equine
The soyoean ma sell b. q tF2ii blazer IN making
American eoa pssanee materials needed both e
saf and peace use e soyncan 81 mas exceed thaE
q coftonseeo oil THIS year for ne first time -
shortening anc y oleumargarine. L III help nn
tae zap - the shortage q tunF and castor ol f0f
pssnA vsTnahs sna liaolefna AIrssas the bean
s utilised for plastscs. glue and alFplsee parss-nn
I mention iu food and feed uses n cur generation
lie Chinese voadaE bean has come : one way.-wezs
Pent Times LeadeF
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-21

me ccnsas buFeau reroris that ne United States
had Tasis3la citlsena Of victims ase On April 1 1890
L IS estimated that hy the rexl presidential election
there viii be approximately iooyeeDoo citizens vino
could qualify IS voters When Il i considered tlsat
approximately Nfty millions voted II the last pezi-
dsntial election, the above figure zhoNs that many
millions Of Our peeple Do not care enoash about who
runs the government % go on, ard vote. and We car
araeEs.aad why there : - muwlx uucaIlcu for critl-
1asn Of ths conduct q the ear aud ether vital
sahtecs II Is Usually inc sclow emo psys no axes
and dosa not vose who = loudess IA ~ criticism.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-21
THE SPRING CLEANUP
A MINING PROPOSITION

Tnis time Of the YesF in most communities Is
esiebFztsd 6T a general cleanup Of streets. iosa
hoss<s enc b'rk warts. But il should b. more than
: elesnsnn fhh yeaE L si1osad be : mlnlEak adsen-
trrs fE b eisaning ~ cid aitics cellars. onE OF the
~ places ard soFe sput. many things an dug ap
thss vi asSia onf government IN winning me
nar Il s = 100 Of salvase the 800 Of getting Old
metals SIC fsls and pal<s end ruenxr kaek TO the
mills ane furnaces and processing plants and into var
material
i wasf you're searching the house from base
msnt "a attic. youN remember that ynu re not coli
isetins tak hut guns ard hou1be and shells and
hand grenade the 100 81 be more fun. And that's
iHst ehai Snun b daanE
aarrzze for Instance. fBat N the course Of your
sdssntHFs n nuussnala nalnlas you came ~ the fol-
hNine eeneciion Item / pair Of rOlscr SKATES tsrokcnl.
Item. ? asw htrves Item ! door lnck Tten. / bat
tered spaas Item : .rasa burner. ditso. ten. II trash
Aad class
What nave gou go therc7 Just 3 lot Of nank7 80.
SIR o Nsaam you have the metal that I'll maze
ere = 81 machine gin And. By fhe way-that s.
pound aatifnn over there souI6 make four hand
srsnaa<s
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-21
mr. AsD RUN nArDs POSSIBLE

Seine wtl scott 1t thc ifra that ~ ar raid car
Be made or This particular industrial aFeA Don Be
ulsled b. eFroneniss ~lnfornaton. Tor he answer def
aitsiY Is SEES Il cant
We know thai ths Nazs have nombers with
sseo-miie range That. tn itself, permits sn Easy faint
from BFsSi to Cleveland 1.40o miles,. DetFuit Jasao
uaiiesl. ~ Chicago t1.7Do miles with time 10 zpare
for pop cai@ on ali tnres cities A. weIl ss osher indus.
llAai paints auch - onrz Naturally. these would he
oniy = token hit-ana-rtn raid. and probably would
- q the suicide tyns. HoweseF. q IL Hot az al neeez-
nafx to sacrifice = skilled bcmbcfs ereu IN any aueh
suicide attack Because OF the vast expaue Of TIE
ocean and ghr relatively small spaee occupied b. =
sHip~even a larEe vessel representing only a pin
poant-it Is possible fer an aircraft carrier to arrive
assdesscted. a. sone point soo-ipe0 miles off cur
Atlantis coast OF near she Our OF Mckee. and send of
4 fork Of bumhefs with a fair chance OF the ma
iuTity returning after their raid
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-21
WHAT y An AmrHIcaNr

The rsai nneaning Of American differs IA
snfyhns DEGREES IN different srrsioss of the country
A NuFshesrsr heiisses tlsas the trus typw Of an
American <isisxn Is fonad in sfs fast moving indus
trial Eostn. utile > southerner hellssss ina only
IN the cultured, sufs-spesking South 5 tins select
sscup os AmrricanK Ha~essF n1ucn they may dis
ssres m tner dsflnIsluns. there h onr undeniahle
fact. that Ell North Eass, west and south. are all
Amersesns
40 American j. nst identified Is rars Of creed
bu1 rainier b. Inc ntsstudr he fe.sls toward his
esuusry Hh r~argesasn > not measured 81 MS tn
come. Ms physical fitness o. hts pnliEcs. BIT by hh
sbilisy TO aEc and &c m advantages ullereu by our
vHst nation. aEn ms willingness to take al active
paFt N psessrsins them Tor Ell time.
An Ansertran l. shat ar American helleyrs IN
the depths q Toe human seal there i Il thirst for
Lie. LHnssty ana he ruraGa IL Hmprinexz. and
Cur kMna J. thr place 70 satisfy This Ionging. America
e ne he4ss at each American.
N Arlsrsan rraessees Americana whas would
Amefics = withuut ~ sviac mnssc. lz radle. lss
sTsdiltons and customs Of the Did South. iaa nus-
- and ntsfie ~ the nevrr West. lar Skyline Of our
weat esties ne eawfo5n and fields OF waving grain.
"a klamoFvus Hollywood. Is World Series. ts foot
tall euHsssss and 81 hos DOS To give up these
TRIMS snail - some q tnSm arr. wouid be suicide.
and - D. nos intend yt % commit nasloual harl-
Kari
since 80 are free ue are Bound forever 70 the Con-
stttHtion snu sbe necsasatlun Of Independence. car
BIZ q RIGHTS. our form q worship and our flag
whach : the sgmbci Of our rsghtx
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-21
An rARrnouAkr PREDICTED o IArAN

a college professor vino II versed in seismologs.
and has made record Of me earthquakes taat have
visited the wufld for the past many yeArs. predicts
ttaat Japan wiil b. visited ny = most destructive quake
vithin the next tao years IN iet2 or 1873 He bases
hs prediction on the fact that Japan has been viz-
tied Al regular intervals with such disasters. and now
the time Of freedou from vlen v~tsitationz mas passed
and 5 tremendous quake mas be expected.
TINS professor rouid not reasfblt have had tn
mind shat the Allies expect to do g Japan whef.
psesiastaon shall nase exeseied destruction IN the
eaaaFsnent necessary 70 nas on a SIRE enough Of
fsssssse against Ne Rising fun k~inssiosn and wipe
Il almost cat Of existence An ordinary earthquaks
Z chtlds play compared with what the Allies ex-
pet 70 do the Nips when we set good and ready
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-21

service from he Brooklyn nlnceae
Eotsrrz q religious seywlcex are post
ed ard sabalern attend Il thgy wish
There Is ere Chaplain fas every 100
officers arc men When tNn 90
more are assigned 10 y unlf almost
Invariably they are o. ddferent
CHURCHES
~ yeaY-end the CORPS of chap
iaina guarding tge spiritual welfare
az the Fighting men vii be the
largest N nAflonai history HeAd Of
ne covysa which nov numbers some
i70o and Il expected % reach aD09
By December h a veteran soldier
priest whose soyish smile bellies his
81 years He Is BuRadief General
william r. Arnold. first Roman
Catholic 70 ne CHIEF Of chaplainS
There 4 nothing sauctlmnnious
about this former college first base
man and halfaack who has spent
more than g years in uniform HIS
PHEASANT informal manner and rea-
df haInox mask n conTlcttun that
4the best soldiers are men Of Strnus
religious principle
"A good soldier Is more than 3