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Evening star., 1942-08-13

Approximate Sales. Today.
IL 90 AN 72.710 1900 Noon l2l.5lo
100 PM 1920 200 PM. 202.o3o
Total ----- 3l7.l40
tUnit Of trading. ten shares: sales
printed in full In bankruptcy or receiver
ship or being reorganixcd under Bankrupsc5
Act. or securities assumed by such COM
table are annual disbursements based en-
the last quarterly or semi-spnusl declArs-
extra dividends are not included I'd E1
dividend. xr Ex rights. a Also extra or
extras. Cash or stock. e Declared or paid
so far this year fPayable in stock 8 PAID
last year h Payable in Canadian funds.
k Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this yea-
Evening star., 1942-08-13

Bonds or bondage--was there ever
an easier choice? Get yours now.
Evening star., 1942-08-13
Sales OF War Bonds
By Insurance Men.
Pass Billion Mark
D. c. Agents Active
In National Drive;
Home Study PIonned
Rv EDWARD c. STONE.

Sales and pledges of War savings
bonds secured by life insurance
agents throughout the country
passed the billion dollar mark dur
ing July. their sales in the less than
eight months since Pearl Harbor
nearly equaling the total accom-
plished by the agents in all four
loan drives of World War l, it was
announced today by John A. With
erspoon, president of the National
Association OF Life Underwriters.
Actual sales pledges in the Nation
wide voluntary drive of the life
underwriters reached 81 026 900 900
on July 81, representing sales to
s50o.00O persons in $4,000 employe
groups. The bulk of the sales are
made through payroll deduction
plans.
Members of the District Life
Underwriters Association have
pushed the payroll plan for the
purchase of war bonds and have
been in contact with 100 business
firms and their employees, 81 OF these
concerns adopting the deduction
plan, Joseph M. Silverman, associa-
tion president, said today. The
latest report shows pledges for the
purchase of 100000 war bonds a
month, or about 81 100000 a year.
The national report shows that
Chicago agents led the country in
results. Philadelphia was near the
top. In many instances here in
Washington insurance men have
worked out plans with individual
families whereby War Bonds could
be purchased in substantial amounts
and existing life insurance be carried
without interruption.
John Morris of the Lincoln Ma
tional. now in the Army, was chair
man of the local committee which
conducted the drive.
Rosenberg Given Portrait.
Maurice D. Rosenberg. chairman
of the board of the Bank of Com
merce e. Savings, was honored by
his associates yesterday when the
Evening star., 1942-08-13

most of which were narrow. ac-
counted for a large portion OF the
turnover of around 250,000 shares.
was none too encouraging for tech,
nicians who lean to the idea this
sort of leadership is hardly bullish.
The list was a trifie uneven at the
start and, in the final hour, with few
exceptions, minor gains and losses
were pretty we'll split.
Air transports did better than
others, recovering from the mild
relapse of the previous session. Pan
American Airways edged into new
high ground for the year American
Airlines and Eastern Air Lines got
up about a point each. United
States Rubber preferred also touch
ed a new l942 top. Conversely.
Eastman Kodak dropped more than
two in belated response to the re-
duced dividend.
Doing moderately well most Of the
day were United States Steel, Santa
Fe. Anaconda. Montgomery Ward.
International Paper a. Power COM
mon and preferred, American Can
and Philip Morris.
Evening star., 1942-08-13
Stock Prices Follow
Indefinite Course;
Changes Small
Low-Priced Sections
Account for Loree
Port Of Volume
Rv VICTOR EUBASk.

NEW YORK. Aug l3-Trend OBJ
scurity ruled in today's stock market
despite slightly more cheerful turn
in the Far Pacific war news.
While the battle Of the SoiomonS
seemed TO be going well for the
Allies and signs of a little more
resistance by Russian forces were
observed, both speculative and in
vestment timidity was almost As
pronounced as in the past several
weeks.
The fact that low w-priced issues
Evening star., 1942-08-13

directors p T e =
sented him with
an oil portrait
to be hung in
the board room.
Pr e S i d e n t
r h o m a S j.
Groom made the
pre- e n t alton,
noting the fact
that Mr.. Rosen-
berg was one of
t he b a n k S
founders q n d
" as president
for 80 y e a r S
when he relin-
H.
Evening star., 1942-08-13
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 3 iP1.--The Sc
curities Commission reported today these
Transactions by customers with odd lot
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for August IL; l.377 pur-
chases involving 81, ,519 shares; .419 sales
involving 35.S5l shares including eight
short sales involving 24o shares.
Evening star., 1942-08-13
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Aug. l3.--The Associa ted
Press weighted wholesale price index OF 35
commodities today advanced 10 ao.1a.
Previous day. 1901; week aeo. 1915;
month ago, 9S 40 year ago, o0.54
I242. 1874. 1910. I933-3g.
High ~ a972 95.12 1928 9s.14
Low 95 81 S7.03 1859 4 "A
1926 average equals l00.)
Evening star., 1942-08-13

Men in the armed forces are being
alpwed to purchase share in the
democratic United States they IRE
defending. Do you have to be told
TO buy = bond?
Evening star., 1942-08-13
Fires Cool Poor

Coal now obtainable from railway
locomotives in Fire is so poor in
qualify that it has to be made into
briquettes for burning.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
U. Of N. Will Open
Summer Semester
Enrolment Friday
.Three-Yeur PIun to Help
Students Get Degrees
Before Joining Army
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Precedent will be established Fri
day at the University Of Maryland
when for the first time in its 1885,
year history students will enroll for
q summer semester.
Miss Alma H. Preinkert, university
registrar, said yesterday many high
school graduates will find it possible
to complete their college education
by their Goth birthday, and thus re-
ceive a degree before being callec
into the armed services.
Freshmen will enroll Friday and
upperclassmen Saturday. Glasses
are scheduled to begin June % and
continue through October 2.
In addition to the summer Sc
mester the university will offer two
summer school sessions of 7h
weeks each for teachers. The first
session will open June % and will
continue through August Il. The
second will begin August Is and
continue through October 2.
Miss Preinkert said nearly all stu
dents in the college of engineering
would return for the summer Sc
mester.
ROTC training will be intensified
and made compulsory for all fresh
men and sophomores.
Students may still take the regu-
lar four-year program. but co-eds in
the school Of home economics will
have a complete summer schedule
curriculum functioning on a three
year basis.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
|O'FerreII Portrait Given
To Rockingham Court
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISONBURG, Va, June 13.-
A portrait of Charles T. OTerrell,
only Rockingham County man ever
to serve as governor of Virginia, was
presented to the Rockingham Circuit
Court today.
The portrait and an American
flag, presented at the same time,
were gifts of the people of the
county through the board of super
ivsors.
The ceremonies were under the di-
rection of the Rockingham Bar AS.
sociation.
Mrs. j. Taylor Thompson of Farm
vile, sister of Gov. OFerrell, was
present at the ceremony.
Prior to the presentation, lawyers
of the Judicial Circuit embracing
Page and Rockingham Counties,
met and named E. D. OFT as council
man of the Virginia State Bar to
succeed w. V. Ford of Luray.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Kensington Firemen
To Sponsor Carnival

The annual carnival for the hene-
1T of the firemen's fund will be
held by the Kensington Volunteer
Fire Department July 2, 3 and 4 on
Lincoln avenue, near Connecticut
avenue in Kensington, Md, the de-
partment announced yesterday.
Bradley C. Riggs, fire chief, is
chairman of the committee ar
ranging the affair.
Mr.. Riggs and other officers were
reelected to posts this week. They
include:
Eugene J. C. Raney, president;
Leonard Daymude, assistant chief;
Edwin Wilks, first vice president;
Harry Wagner, second vice presi-
dent; Charles E. Fink, secretary;
John Graft, treasurer, and Ralph
Burdette, Walter Snapp and Thomas
Williams. fire captains.
One hundred auxiliary firemen
have been signed up by the de-
partment.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Several From D. {. Area
To Get Degrees at U. Of Va.

erec:al Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Junt
l3.-Thirty students will be given
engineering degrees and 66 will re-
ceive law degrees at exercises al
the University of Virginia Monday
afternoon.
Among those receiving engineer
ing degrees are:
Bachelor of chemical engineering
Walter Gladstone Canham, jr, Ar
lington, Va, and Robert Steptoe
Mcdaniel, Fredericksburg, Va.
Bachelor of civil engineering
Henry Lee Kinnier. Arlington, Va
Bachelor of electrical engineering
Robert Doyle Shutting, Charlottes-
vile, Va.
Bachelor of mechanical engineer
ing: Carlton Harrison Lowe, Ar
lington, Va. He was vice president
of the University of Virginia Chap
ter of the American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers this year.
Among candidates for the bach
elor of law degree are Hampton
Gaines Baylor. jr.. Waynesboro, Va;
David Norvell Walker Grant, jr.
Washington; Henry Won der Goes
Charles Joseph Kenny and Ivey
Foreman Lewis, jr., University, Va;
Walter Gibbs McKenney, jr.. Solo,
mons, Md; David Brown Nicholson
Chevy Chase, Md, and Rayner Var.
ser Sneed. Washington, Va.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Fairfax Workers
Transit Problem
Called Serious
Rotioning Chief Says
County's Tire Quote Is
Fourth Of ArIineton's
Special Dispat tch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn 70 Inc Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, June 13.-An in
sufficient quota of new and retread
tires coupled with inadequate trans
portation facilities is creating a
serious problem for a large number
of persons employed in Washing
ton and other nearby points, former
State Senator John w. Rust, chair
man of the Fairfax County Ra-
tioning Board, reported today.
For the present month, Senator
! Rust said, the local quota is II
new tires and 66 retreads. while
in Arlington County, where there
is public bus service for every sec
ton, the quota is approximately
four times greater.
Under the circumstances. ne said,
it is absolutely impossible to meet
local needs. Besides those en-
ployed in washington, there is a
large number of defense workers
who must travel to Fort Belvoir,
the torpedo station in Alexandra
and a number of other defense prof.
ects.
Meanwhile, it was announced the
rationing board is sending out no
tices to a number of persons hold
ing "X'' gas-ration cards to ap-
pear before the board to have their
cards checked.
The rationing board announced
an executive secretary and three
clerks will be named within the
next few days. Office personnel
now consists only of Mrs. Molly w.
Cleveland, chief clerk.
Plans are being made to estao-
lish several sub Offices IN various
sections of the county to be manned
by volunteer workers for the pur-
pose of receiving rationing appi-
cations.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Lees Vote Drive
| Mapped to Save
|Gos and Tires

A campaign tailored to meet gaso.
line and tire restrictions was mapped
for 1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee in his
race for the Democratic nomination
to the House at a meeting OF the
Montgomery County suburban dis
trict caucus of the Congress OF
United Democratic Organizations at
Silver Spring.
The party leaders decided to elm
mate mass meetings of former years
in favor of a series of local district
and precinct gatherings at which
Col. Lee can meet new residents.
The mass meetings, it was agreed,
would require too large group OF
citizens to use gasoline and tires.
Most of the meetings in the sub
urban district will be held in June
and July, leaving the last part of
the campaign open for Col. Lee to
visit the outlying counties of the
district.
Candidates in the primary besides
Col. Lee are Mrs. Katharine E.
Byron, incumbent, and Mrs. Jesse
w. Nicholson.
Evening star., 1942-06-14

The Is youthful veterans of the
worlds battlefields who flew into
Washington yesterday would rather
fight the war than talk about 1t
and, apparently, prefer to face the
enemy a score of times than talk
about their own part in the war.
All of them. want to get back to
the firing line, any firing line, as
soon as possible, though they're
facing their tour like the heroes
they are. '.--
They brighten at talk of a second
front in Europe, but they're not
Understanding what they and
their comrades will have to face.
War, from Libys to Java, has taught
them that.
1t. ]. Michael Hall of the Lanca-
shire Fusiliers, Commando, prob
ably is the only one of the war
heroes who hasn't new career on
the fighting fronts before him. Only
81, the blond Irishman lost an arm
in the Commando attack on Vaagso,
Norway.
1t was in the streets of the town
that 1t. Hall saw the most fighting.
He said the first warning the Nazis
mad was when the Royal Navy did
a bombardment for U.S."
Reluctant to Tell Of Raid.
Like the rest of the heroes, he
had to be prodded into the story OF
that raid.
I'VE have time laid down for
being there-enough time to do the
lob you have to do. This time we
had five and a half hours. We
landed at dawn and met our main
opposition in the town"
Night raids, he said. are in some
ways less difficult. but ut depends
on the job you have to do. There
are some things you have to do IN
the daytime"
He said they tried to get the Nor
wegian villagers into their cellars
and away from the firing line. but
one Of the minsisted on helping
me back to the boat"
He said the Commands were "as
anxious as anybody for the inva-
sion to come off,"
Sergt. r. George Herbert, with
the section of Commands in Vaas-
60, helped to capture gun emplace-
ments and q German barracks. In
this operation Is German soldiers
and one oficer were taken prisoner.
Driving along In their attack, eergt.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
II More Acres
Sought for Park
In Arlington
County Board Reports
Overcrowding at
luber Run Project

Steps to acquire 27 additional
acres Of land to extend Lubber Run
Park in Arlington County were in
stituted yesterday by the County
Board.
Action also was taken to discon-
tinue weekly meetings, effective
June 27. The schedule thereafter
will call for a session every other
Saturday.
County Manager Frank c. Han
fahan was instructed by the board
to negotiate with the State Con-
servation Commission to obtain 27
acres of land in Glen Carlyn. which
Is now owned by the State, for park
purposes.
Expansion Need Told.
Frank L. Dieter, county planning
engineer, told the board expansion
Of Lubber Run Park is badly needed,
since the average weekly attendance
at the park is 1900 persons, resulting
in overcrowding. The additional q
acres would bring the total area to
81 acres.
The motion to discontinue the
present schedule of weekly meetings
was made by Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Magruder, who declared the county's
affairs do not demand frequent ses-
sions. A bi-monthly schedule was
tn effect until recently.
Closing Of Streets Authorized.
On motion of Leo Lloyd, the board
authorized Mr.. Hanrahan to enforce
the State law which permits the
county to clear off weeds from lots
which are a public nuisance and
assess the costs to the property
owners.
At the request of the Public Roads
Administration, the board author
lied the closing of portions of the
following streets near the new road
network serving the War Depart
ment Building: South Queen street,
Summit place. Sixth street, south;
Court House road, South Uhle street,
South Wayne street. South Queen
street and all intervening alleys.
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Fire Destroys Tool Shed
AT New War BuiIdinu

Fire Of undetermined origin last
night destroyed q tool shed on the
grounds Of the new War Depart
ment Building in Arlington, Va.
Firemen said the flames at one
time threatened to spread to an
adjoining shed where building plans
were kept, but were brought under
control by the Arlington and Jeffer-
son fire companies. The Arlington
Cantonment Fire Department also
respolk1ed to the blaze but did not
go into service.
No one was IN the building at the
time and damage to tools stored in
tt was described by f1reme1 as fair
ly heavy" The fire was discovered
by two workmen.
Although q water main near the
War Department Building broke
about two hours before the fire
started, firemen were not handi-
capped In their fireighting efforts
since hey laid their lines to a near
by w&ter-fllled hole. The regular
plugs were too far away to be used,
it was explained.
Police in the War Department
Building said water service there
was not affected by the broken main.
Evening star., 1942-06-14

| however, because, she said, Il must
go home to take care of the baby"
She was the only wife in the pa
rade. Mrs. Vandevanter gained in
ternational note before the war
when she was kicked by a Japanese
soldier in China. Her husband has
often said he gets qualification
fighting the Japs.
1t. William Carrithers of Colo
RADIO, United States Army Air
Forces, a navigator and gunner, took
part in q big battle near Australia
between nine japanese zero planes
and six American Flying Fortresses.
1t was a running fight at low alti-
tude, he said, during which he
manned a gun. Three Of the Jap
anese planes were shot down, but
the plane in which he was fighting
suffered no material damage-only
three bullet holes.
Il saw machine gun fire from one
of our guns hit Jap plane and
watched pieces of their plane fall
ing of. Those Japs know how to
fly, however They are good pilots,
very much underestimated."
Sees No Humor in Message.
Ensign Donald Mason, U. S. Ma
val Air Forces, who was given oEe
of the biggest cheers yesterday at
the ceremonies at the Capitol, says
he still can't see anything partic-
ularly humorous or important in his
now-famOus message, Sighted sub,
sank same" He was flying en- pa
troll duty in the North Atlantic, he
said, with a crew Of four men. Their
duty was to patrol from early morn
ing until lark, day after day. When
the submarine was sighted and sunk,
he said he simply sent his mes
sage because it was the simplest
and most direct way to send 1t, and
one of the easiest decoded. He was
recently given his commission as
ensign.
Ensign Francis Pinter, U. s. Naval
Air Forces, won the Distinguished
Flying Cross for his feat in remov-
ing l6 men and women from a life
raft that had been adrift for more
than 60 hours. This was accom-
plished despite the fact that his.
plane was heavily loaded with bombs
and gasoline. His landing and take :.
of in heavy seas was characterized
As almost miraculous" A native Of
Bethlehem, Pa, he attended. Penn
State and Moravian Colleges.i
Evening star., 1942-06-14
Heroes Would Rather Face Enemy Than Recount Deeds
All Of Young American and British Veterans Of Bottles
Jovo Are Get Back Lne-Any Firing Line

Second 1t. George S. WEIGH of the
Army Air Forces who rejoined the
group Of heroes yesterday at the
White House, after having been with
them only in their New York ap-
pearance, brought down four Japa-
nese planes during the attack on
Pearl Harbor. He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross. Ac-
companied by only one pursuit plane
during one flight he attacked II
Japanese planes and shot down one
of the enemy. His plane was hit
by an incendiary bullet. but he
climbed above the clouds and
brought down another one before
landing. He is a native of Will
mington, Del, and attended Pur-
due University.
The Buffalo-born American, now
fighting in the Royal Air Force,
Flight 1t: Carroll Warren McCol-
pin, is a ruddy faced, modest flyer,
who makes brief reference to his
numerous sweeps" over France,
Belgium and Holland, keeping the
Germans busy in the occupied ter
ritory. He commands q flight in
q squadron, and is in charge OF
about IA pilots in nine planes. Per-
sonally he flies Spitfire, type
of plane of which he Is proud. He
was awarded the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross for fighter pilot combat
action in which he downed nine
German. planes.
Wears Victoria Cross.
It was q fortunate break in heavy
clouds which gave him and his
companions a perfect view of Ber-
lin one night when they bombed
the German city, according to
Squadron Leader John Dering Net
Teton. He is the only member of
the group to wear the coveted Vic
toria Cross. He was flying a Hamp-
den bomber that night, he said, and
could see the bombs released fr om
his ship whiz down through space
,and hit the German capital. Nettle-
ton objects to the frequent misspell-
ing of his middle name, which usu-
ally gets printed ''Daring"-a word
which his companions say aptly
characterises the squadron leader,
He was awarded the Victoria Cross
for an epic daylight raid on Augs-
burg, near Munich, In which his air
craft was the only survivor.
sSerst. b. N. Huntley, British ais
(Sse HEROES, Page A-15)
Evening star., 1942-06-14

Herbert and his Commandos Tough.
house to house" until they con-
tacted another British section. He
wears the insignia Of the Distin-
guished Conduct Medal and Military
Medal.
Commanded 36 Aircraft.
Wing Commander Malcolm Lou
don of the RAF has seen plenty Of
action at Tobruk and lately in his
fighter plane in sweeps over France
but the poor army in Britain has
been doing nothing for the past two
and half years but digging trenches
and laying barbed wire. They'll be
getting too fat to fight"
Like the other flyers Comdr. Lou
don isn't Understanding enemy
power. Asked what he thought Of
reports from Midway that a rear
gunner and asked his pilot to slow
down so Jap Zero could catch up
with the Flying Fortress and he
could take shot at it, Comdr. Lou
don grinned, That's bit of line" I"
AS wing commander he is in COM
mand of SO aircraft while in action.
Fighting in France, he said he rode
Spitfire, but in Libya a Hurricane
Asked what was the most exciting
adventures he had experienced in
his seven years in the service, the
commander said it was ground
straf1ng" troops in Africa.
Tho ranaat{ov, haiv,r oooarIaL %In
British heroes in the United States,
he thinks is "wonderful-too Won
derful.' He didn't explain that.
Mrs. Vandevanter In Parade.
First 1t. Elliott Vandevanter. jr.,
U. S. Army Air Force, who partici-
pated in the bombing attack on Jap
destroyers during the battle of Bali
and for more than month has been
home on leave wants to get back
Anywhere" More at ease than
some of the other heroes the youth
full flyer commented that the Mid
way battle had taken the tour of the
war heroes off the front pages "but
we like to be pushed of for some
thing like that"
1t. Vandevanter has been on spe-
cial duty in and out of Washington
for some time. His attractive wife,
who resides here with their baby
and her mother, joined her husband
near the White House yesterday
and rode with him in the Army
car along Pennsylvania avenue to
the Capitol. She left him there,