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Evening star., 1942-12-12
San Francisco Crew Calls
Big Fight Battle of LiIocs'
Seaman, on Cruiser Back in U. S.,
Says Aroma Meant Jops Were Near

noticed After daylight came and
the Navy permitted an announce
ment of the hero ships arrival from
the Solomons, the water front was
jammed with cheering people.
Giant Welcome Planned.
Mayor Angelo Rossi ordered flags
flown throughout the city. He set
next Wednesday as the date for a
giant official welcome in Civic Audi
torium. The Navy permitted a radio
broadcast from the decks OF the ship
at which officers and members of the
crew were interviewed. Vice Admiral
John Willis Greenslade, commander
Of the Western sea frontier, added
his tribute.
The cruiser that licked battle
ship was home and the town went
wild
The vessel was the flagship of a
task force which sailed out to oppose
Japanese armada attempting to
land reinforcements on Guadal-
canal. 1t led the American ships
between two groups of japanese
fighting vessels, both of which out
weighed the task force in numbers
and fire power.
The San Francisco alone de-
stroyed cruiser and destroyer
and so crippled battleship that
other American forces later sank 1t.
Washington announced that %
Japanese ships were sunk and seven
damaged in the battle. The ships
sunk were the battleship, three
heavy cruisers, two light cruisers,
five destroyers. eight transports and
four cargo ships. Announced Amer
ican losses were two light cruisers
and six destroyers sunk, and 13 or
IA ships damaged.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
HeIvering Announces
Glasses
Eligible for Bonus
Only Groups Enumerated
May Receive Yule Money
Under Sterilization Law
BY the Associated Press.


Internal Revenue Commissioner
Guy Helvering has announced four
conditions under which white-collar
workers may receive Christmas or
year-end bonuses.
Bonuses may be paid without the
commissions explicit approval
where:
/. The amount to be paid in 1912
is not greater than the amount paid
to the same employe or an employe
occupying the same position in
1941.
2. The employer had entered into
an enforceable contract with the
employe before October 3, 1912, to
pay him in 1912 (a) a bonus of
a specified amount, or (b) bonus
calculated in specified manner
the amount of which was determin-
able on or before October 3, 1912.
3. It has been the settled policy
of the employer for at least two
years to pay bonuses calculated on
a fixed percentage of the salary of
each of the employees of any group
provided the fixed percentage is not
increased in 1912. An increase in
the amount of any employees bonus
due to an increase in his salary
during 1912 without any change iu
the percentage will not be in viola
ton of this rule.
4. The bonus or other additional
compensation is based on a fixed
percentage Of an employees indi-
vidual sales provided the rate of
such payment was fixed before Oc-
tober 3, 1912.
All other types of bonus payments
require Mr.. Helvering's approval
under the salary stabilization law.
He has jurisdiction over all sal
aried employees receiving more than
IS 900 a year and unorganized pro-
fessiohal and administrative per-
sonnel receiving under $4,000 except
those engaged in agriculture.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Virginia Granted $3,S75
For Child Care PROGRAM

The sum of s3.875 was granted to
Virginia by Manpower Chairman
Paul v. McNutt today to develop a
child-care program for working
mothers.
At the same time, Mr.. McNutt
granted New Jersey $2,70O and 81 ,290
to Arkansas from $4,000 allocated
by the President to the Office of De-
fense Health and Welfare Services
to carry on similar programs.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Agencies Asked 10 Speed
| Their Civil Service Tests

The Civil Service Commission
again called on all agencies today
to speed their recommendations or
civil service status for those en-
ployes who are to be covered in by
the Ramspeck Act.
Under the law, non-civil service
employees who are to get classified
status must be recommended by De-
cember 81. The Civil Service Com
mission later will prescribe the non
competitive examinations by which
they will qualify.
The commission pointed out some
time ago that the agencies had been
slow In acting on the cases Of the
thousands of persons affected by
the law.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
UFW Locals Urged
To Push Pay Ruise

The CIO United Federal Workers
today notified all locals to get be-
hind the proposal of the President
that he be given the authority to
deal with the question OF salary
raises in the Government service il
Congress does not act.
At the same time, telegram OF
appreciation went to the President
from Miss Eleanor Nelson, secretary
treasurer of the UFW.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Army Will Disband
War Show, Releasing
1000 for Field Duty
Demonstrations Seen
By $500, 900 in l6
Cities in Six Months

The 1000 officers and men who
have staged the famous Army War
Show throughout the country since
early summer will be disbanded in
Atlanta, Ga, December 20 and as
signed to active field service, the
War Department announced today.
One and all, the cast is eager for
action and VOWS to put on the next
show in either Toxic or Berlin. The
date for this reopening hasn't been
set yet, but the boys hope it will be
soon.
Col. w. T. Balls Of the General
Staff Corps, who has commanded
the special task force since the
opening of the first show in Balti-
more June IL, will say good-by to
the cast after the final performance
in Atlanta. The 1000 members will
scatter to field service units, most
of them probably to merge into
combat divisions soon destined for
overseas.
Played in 16 Major Cities.
The spectacular Army show,
which demonstrated to $500, 900
people in is major cities how the
men in the Army live, train and
fight, earned more than $1,000. .000
for the Army Emergency Relief
This fund is being utilized to relieve
the distress of soldiers families and
for certain welfare activities in the
camps at home and overseas.
This week the show was In Bir-
mingham, Ala, closing there yester-
day. 1t opens in Atlanta for the
last engagement next Wednesday
In the six months of its road tour
1t played to record-breaking crowds
in every city visited. Since the
Baltimore opening there have beer
95 performances, with an average
attendance of 1924 persons fol
each performance.
In Soldiers Field, at Chicago
912 .462 persons witnessed the show
in II days, an average of 82,951 q
day.
Asset In Bond Drives.
/ Aside from clearing $1,000, 900 for
Army relief, the show proved a
tremendous asset to War Bond
drives in the cities visited; re-
suited in thousands of voluntary
enlistments in the services and re-
flected to the people Of the country
the superior arms and equipment
with which the Army boys are fight
ing. Mothers were particularly
anxious to see how their sons were
being fed in camp and in the field
and also what opportunities were
given them for Sunday worship.
A typical motorized task force
| participates at the show In q battle
with tanks and airplanes, giving Z
VIVID picture Of modern warfare.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Man Killed in Mexico
Believed Ex-U. S. Officer

By the Associated Press
MAZATLAN, Mexico, Dec. 1l.-A
man about SIS years old who gave his
name at a local hotel as Benigno
Gonzalez Alfonso and his national
ity as Puerto Rican was found dead
from shotgun wounds on highway
near here today. The gun was found
q short distance away.
He was believed to be a recent
resident of Frederick, Md, and pa
pers in his possession indicated he
was a former lieutenant in the
United States Army. The American
consulate is investigating the death.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Wisconsin Grange Hits
Suit Against A. P.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FOND DU LAC, Wis, Dec. Ia
Disapproval Of the Government S
suit against the Associated Press
was voiced yesterday by the Wiscon-
sin State Grange.
The organization expressed its op-
position in resolution which criti-
cized the suit as IAN attempt to in
stitute Government. control Of the
press"
The action was taken at the an
nual State convention.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Raids
Continued From First Page

an hour over the city before his
bombardier could find rift in the
clouds through which to drop his
bombs. Another told of finding sew
eral inches of snow behind the gun
near's seat in the front turret and
still another of flying for several
seconds on one engine before his
engineer could get the three others
started again.
Reports from the English south
coast saying that the roar of east
bound planes was audible for more
than an hour last evening made 1t
clear that a large force had set out
on the long jaunt across the Alps,
but the raiders were said to have
encountered almost unbelievably
bad weather Immediately after
crossing the Channel.
Dense cloud banks forced the
planes to high altitude, where they
encountered intense cold which
coated their wings with danger
ously heavy load of ice.
OF the bombers which got through
to the target, few were said to
have found gaps in the clouds
through which they nosed down to
loose their bombs.
Bombs Hit French and Swiss Soil.
The announcement of the raids
were preceded by radio reports from
Vichy and Bern that unidentified
planes had dropped bombs on
French and Swiss soil during the
night.
Vichy said that aircraft believed
to be British had bombed the town
of Annecy, close to the Italian bor-
der and about 95 miles from Turin,
killing three people.
The Swiss government declared
foreign planes had dropped incen-
diaries on Sins and Canton Argovie
in Northwest Switzerland. damaging
several buildings, and also at Canton
Valais in Western Switzerland near
the French border, starting forest
fire.
Some German aerial activity was
reported during the night over
coastal areas in Northeast England
where bombs fell at several places
The raids apparently were not on
q large scale.
Some casualties, including several
deaths, occurred in one industrial
town which was subjected to short
but sharp attack. Two fatalities
were reported in mining village.
In one house, q whole family Of
six was killed.
The German communique men,
toned Sunderland, on the English
northeast coast, among the bombed
towns but the British did not ident-
1ty them.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Gunnery Officer Tells
OF Cruisers Battle
Against Big Odds
Admiral CoIIoehon Told
His Ships to Take
Large Ones First

Editors Note. Following is a
story OF the cruiser San Fran
-ctsco's amazing stand against ST.
perior odds in the Solonons last
NoDember 13, as told by 1t.
Conldr. William Wilbourne, 81, of
Marion, Ala, gunnery officer,
Dhen the ship drrfued in the
Golden Gate yesterddy)
BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1--we
were aware OF the Japanese (supe-
rior) forces about 10 minutes before
the action started (shortly after
1:30 ann.
Our ships were in column for
nation on northwesterly course.
The Japanese vessels were sighted
In three groups on an easterly
course. There we're two wing groups
leading a center group which was
roughly three miles behind the
leading ships.
''Fire was commenced by both
sides almost simultaneously. At that
time we knew we had ships on
both sides of us and dead ahead.
The San Francisco opened fire on
q Japanese cruiser on the star
board beam and continued fire until
they were well on the starboard
quarter.
"Fire was then shifted to a small
cruiser or heavy destroyer on the
starboard beam at close range. This
Japanese) ship was being heavily
hit when a Japanese battleship was
observed on the starboard bow at
about 1000 yards. Fire was i'm
mediately shifted to the battle
ship which was hit by several salvbs
at point-blank range.
There was lull in the battle at
this point. Then Admiral Callaghan
ordered his ships to take the big
ones first He said We want to get
the big. ones first
Both sides resumed fire and ap-
parently all the Japanese in the
vicinity were firing on the San Fran
cisco. There was a japanese bat
tleship firing on our starboard bow.
A japanese cruiser on our starboard
quarter, a destroyer close aboard on
our rCrt side.
"TLs San Francisco returned the
fire until she was no longer being
fired on by the Japanese. Shed
been hit by that time, the admiral
and captain had been killed, and
we withdrew
1--WE had fired on two cruisers, a
battleship and destroyer, but its
possible two battleships fired on us.
1t was very dark, and no moon. The
action had lasted about IS minutes
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Maryland Flyer Hurt
In Spin-Crosh of Plane

By the Associated Press. 40 ! ..
LEESBURG, Va, Dec. 12-John
L. Whitted, 25, of Greenbelt, Md,
suffered cuts and bruises when his
single motored plane crashed about
half mile from Leesburg yesterday
afternoon.
Flying alone, he was taking oil
from an airfield near Leesburg when
the plane went into a tailspin at
low altitude.
He was removed to the Loudoun
County Hospital by John Royston.
Evening star., 1942-12-12

SAN FRANCISCO.-SHE WHIPPED A BATTLESHIP-The
cruiser Francisco which licked battleshp
combat off the solomons early last month"; slipped under the
Golden Gate Bridge and into San Francisco Harbor yesterday 1t
aboard the San Francisco in this action that Rear Admiral
Daniel Caaghan of Oakland Calf and Capt Cassn Young,
the cruisers skipper killed "A p Wrephoo from Navy
Evening star., 1942-12-12

A dollar . day keeps the Axis away
If put into War bonds.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Weather Report

States Weather Bureau)
District tonight gentle moderate winds
Maryland and vrgnia-Colder tonight
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Congress in Brief

~ the Assoeisted Press.
Senate:
In recess.
House:
In yeoe12 :,
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1942-01-22
A BELSO NEMET
ELEGEDETLENSEG

A nemet hadsereg vezetese
korul olyan valtozasok torten-
mex joforman nap-nap utan,
hogy mem lehet t0bbe ait mon
DAM a Londonon keresztul
erkez6 jelentesekre:
- Mindez csak angol propa-
ganda, amely nagyon iigyesen
ait a hitet akarja kelteni, hogy
a nazik koreben nagy bajok
vannak es bels6 osszeomlas
varhato.
Egyik igazan kitiin6 nenet
tabornok a mask utan hagyja
oft a harcteret a legkiil0nb0-
z6bb urigyek alatt. Az egyik
beteg, a mask olyan magas
kor3 ert ell, hogy nyugalomba
vagyakozik, a harmadik meg
sebesult vagy elesett. Hangza-
tos urugy mindig van, amivel
a nazi f6vezer mind EFT ma.
gyarazgatja, de szavainak mem
lehet hitelt ADM. Ilyen csopor.
tosan mem szokas es katonai.
lag mem is lehet a legf6bb We
zet6ket kicserelni. Az utanuk
k0vetkez6k a helyzetet mem
ismerik kell6 alapossaggal es
ha a vezercsere visszavonulas
k0zben t0rtenik, annak mindig
karat vallja a hadsereg, inert
atmeneti hibak tortennek.
JusSon esziinkbe az, amikol
a franciak elleni tamadasok
soran az utolso pillanatokban
a meghatralasok kozben hivat.
tax el6 Weygand tabornokot
ezt a kitiin6 hadvezert. Minder
tudasa es tehetsege hiabavalt
volt. A megbomlott harci rend
ben t0bbe mem tudott sikert
elerni. Hasztalan vonta visszs
a meglev6 francia csapatokat
a hatterbe, hogy mindent ujrs
atszervezzen. Ere Sc ideje, 81
lehet6sege t0bbe mem volt.
Ez jut emlekezetiinkbe ak
kor, amikor az OroSz harcter
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1942-01-22
A SZERBEK EGYRE
EROSEBBEK

ovatosnak kell lenniink a
Balkanrol ered6 hirekkel szem-
ben, de azert ketsegtelen, hogy
oft a megszallo nazik helyzete
mem lehet valami rozsas.
A Szerbiaban lev6 szabad-
sagharcosok most mar tul ju-
tottak azon, hogy csupan gya-
logsagi fegyverekkel, a hegyek
es erd6k k0ziil kirohanva har-
coljanak a nazi megszallas ell
len. Valahonnan, alighanem
Angliabol, repiil6gepeket kap-
tax es azok segitsegevel egesz
csomo nazi 6rallomast tudtak
bombazni.
A g0r0gok Sc maradtak tet-
lenul. Szabad csapatok seer
vezkedtek, amelyeknek sikesult
atlepni a hatart es oft a szerb
seregekkel csatlakozni.
E meger6sodes folytan AIT
allitjak, hogy a nazik ma mar
csupan az eszaki SERB reszek
urai, tehat egyre k0zelebb $40
rulnak a Dunahoz, amely ter.
meszetes vedelmi vonalat nyujt
a reszikre. Ha azonban arra
kenyszerulnek, hogy atmene.
kiljenek a nagy foly6n, akkol
SERBIA ujra talpon all es lie.
gy6z0ttnek t0bbe mem tekint.
het6, inert teljes erejet a hare.
Ira hasznalhatja.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1942-01-22

Mas oldalrol azonban sokkal
s0tetebb kepet festenek a hely-
zetr6l:
A nazik moot mar vadal-
latias kegyetlenseggel pusztita-
max Szerbiaban. Latjak AIT,
fogy a nemzetet mem tudjak
teljesen legy6zni, tehat mintha
ARA adtak volna a fejiiket,
hogy kiirtanak minden szerbet
a fold kereker6l.
Napirenden vannak a kiveg-
zesek es az iteIet nelkul valo
falhoz szoritasok es agyonlove-
SEX. Ha egy nemet jar6rsegre,
amely most mar mindig egy
teljes harci allapotban lev6
szazadot jelent, valahonnan ra
l6nek, akkor a kornyeken lev6
falvakon 'es tanyakon minden
szerbet kiirtanak. Meg a no
ket es kis gyermekeket Sc XII
melik. Serb papok mondjak,
hogy husz ev mulva mem lesz
SERB legeny es legalabb otven
esztend6 kell hozza, hogy a
SERB nemzet talpraalljon.
AEON teriiletek fel6l, ahol a
megszallast az olaszok vegzik,
mem erkezik a kiilvilaghoz SEM
mi hir. Olaszok vannak Go
r0gorszagban is, de nazi csapa-
tokat kell Oft tartani, inert a
gor0g0k nyomban kivernek az
olaszokat, ha azok magukra
maradnanak.
EFT a helyszinen lev6 nazik
annyira tudjak, hogy gunyos
megvetessel kezelik az olaszo-
kat. A nazi k0zlegenyek meg
az olasz tabornokoknak Sc tisz
telegnek, a nemet tisztek pc
dig szoba sc allanak veltik.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1942-01-22
TOVABB HALAD
A JAPAN SEREG

Atmenetileg - ugy latszik
- fel lett adva minden oldal-
r6l a tavol keleti harcter. A
helyzet tenyleg mem olyan,
hogy oda kellene osszpontosi-
tani az 0sszes amerikai, angol
es holland haderoket, inert
ketsegtelen, hogy amt ma oft
a demokraciak elvesztenek, ait
kes6bb araUlag olcso aron es
konnyu szerrel kapjak vissza,
mikor csupan ARA az egy OIL
dalra kell harcolni.
A japan tamadoknak ICY
aranylag mines nehez felada-
TUX. Singapore ellen sokkal
gyorsabban haladnak elore,
mint hinni lehetett volna, inert
hiszen az ellenallas aranylag
gyenge. Az angol vedok a
tulero elol kenytelenek meg
hatralni es ICY a vegs6 celhoz,
Szingapore varosahoz egyre
kozelebb jutnak a japanok.
Nagyobb harcok csak akkor
varhatok, mikor mar a varos
korul folyik a hare, bar indo-
koltnak latszik az a nezet, hogy
jobb volna a hatulroi megta-
madott er6ditvenyeket feladni
atmenetileg es inkabb Ausz-
tralia vedelmet tenni sokkal
er6sebbe, inert az ellentama-
das ugyis oman indul maid
meg.
Anig a japanok csupan az
amerikaiak es az angolok ellen
harcoltak, szoval az er6sebb
ellenfelekkel akartak els6nek
vegezni, addig igen kedvez6
jelentesek erkeztek a gyarma-
taikat vedo hollandok felol.
Most a helyzet a holland
gyarmatokon is megvaltozott.
A Phillipini szigetek jo kiindulo
pontot adtak a japanoknak,
ARA, hogy Borneo szigete es a
hollandok ellen menjenek at
tamadasba. EFT tudni lehetett,
inert hiszen Borneo keleti
csucsan van Tarakan sziget,
amelynek oriasi petroleum for
rasai vannak. Ez pedig ma
gyon szukseges a tamado sere-
gekre nezve.
A gyors japan tamadas elso-
mex ezen pont ellen tranquil
es sikerrel jart. A hires pet
roleum terilet japan kezbe ju-
tott es bar bizonyara nagy ka-
Nrokat csinaltak oft a vedekez6
hollandok, de a petroleumot
elpusztitani mem tudtak es a
forrasokat a japanok nagyon
gyorsan ujra megfogjak nyitni-
Ket vagy talan harom igen
fontos myers anyag jutott te-
hat ICY japan kezekre. A
nagy gummi ultetvenyek, a
tin banyak es utoljara a pet
roleum forrasok. Csupa olyan
anyag, amire eget6 sziiksegiik
volt. Ha eek melle valahol
myers vasat is tudnak kapni,
akkor gazdasagilag jol jartak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1942-01-22

den Hitler altal levert euro
pal orszagban es semmi j6t
nem jelentene a mgyarokra.
Ribbentrop nyiltan meg
mondta Horthy Miklosnak,
hogy NIT akar::
Allitsa Horthy szolgalat-
ba Magyarorszagnak minden
fegyverviselesre kepes lakosat,
ezt az vi hadsereget es terme-
szetesen a regit is helyezze ne
met katonai parancsnoksag
ala es jaruljon hozza ahhoz,
hogy ezt a nagy magyar hadi
er6t Hitler szabadon kuldhesse
barhova, ahova akarja.
A United Press jelentese SEE
rint a tanacskozason izgalmas
jelenetek zajlottak lie. Horthy
Miklos kormanyzo ingerilt han
gon mondotta meg Bardossy
m agyar miniszterelnoknek,
hogy magas allasarol azonnal
elmozditja, ha osszejatszik
Ribbentroppal es elfogadja a
naZi diktator k0veteleSeit.
A magyar kepviselohaz tel
jesen tisztaban van a helyzet
fesziiltsegevel. A kormany
kenyszerhelyzetbe kerult es
beismerte, hogy mar Magyar
orszagon is er6sen folyik a ru-
hanemiek elkobzasa es min
dent, amt talalnak, elkiilde-
mex azonnal az orosz fronton
lev6 nazi katonak reszere.
A magyar nemzet mar tudja,
hogy nilyen nehez az orosz
fronton a helyzet. Ehhez jarult
az amerikai nemzet harcbale-
pese es ebbol ARA kovetkeztet-
mex, hogy vegul meg kell bukni
az egesz nazi rendnek. Senki
Sc akarja, hogy ennek ismet
Magyarorszag essex aldozatul,
Nyiltan beszelnek arrol, hogy
a tengely a haborut el fogja
vesziteni. A magyar kiliigyi
tanacs nezete is ez es mikor
ezt a nezetiiket kifejtettek, egy
ben a Bardossy kormanyt tet-
tex felel6sse, ha a nazi part
max meg jobban beadna ezen-
tul a derekat.
Az amerikai ujsagirok sze-
rint Horthy elete vagy legalabt
is egyeni biztonsaga forog
most nagy veszedelemben, inert
a nazikkal szembeszallott. Mem
tartjak kizartnak, hogy er6-
szakkal mozditjak el a nazik
a kormanyzoi szekb6l.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1942-01-22
AZ ELEMI IGAZSAG0K

sor6b6l vlll6 az, hogy leveg6b0 mem
lehet megelni. Minden vallaikoz&snak az
iizletfelek j6akaratu partfog4sa az alap-
10 rs ICY az uIs4g Is olvas6 t6boranak 'kesz-
s6gere van utllva. f
Ennek lathat6 jele az, hogy az olvaso meg
ada kell6 ellenertAket az ujsagjanak az
el6fizetks formAjAban.
A lap els6 oldalAn lAthat6 cimzAs ponto
san megmondja az el6fizetes lejaratanak
napjat. Kerjuk, nkzze AIT meg Is ktildje be
el6fizetkset, ugy hogy lap lejArati napJ&t
mindig idejekor4n megujithassuk