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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

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rag-and- bob tailed American SOL
diers. but the French gave us a
swell reception
THE late COL. MEDILL Nc
CORMICK was there and so was
the great RING LARDNER.
Colonel Mccormick felt we
should do something in return,
SO ne suggested we sing the
star Spangled Banner Well,
we all stood there with our
tongues in our heads and no one
moved, so the colonel called out
q. Ernie. can you start it?'
And Ernie could and did the
same Ernie Owen, a British sub
iect then, who still loves the
song and loves to sing it,"
Young Stevie Guenther Is Just
this side of three years old. His
pop is Lou Guenther, insurance
man. Lou says it's harder to keep
Stevie in shoes than anything he
can mention offhand .. The other
day the tot had on his second new
pair of shoes this month, when a
lneighbor, seeing him strutting and,
taking her cue. remarked what
nice shoes they were land what
size are they. Stevie ?"
Mans size" was the beaming
answer.
Mrs. Ethel Kelly showed US
some V-Mail she got from her boy,
Bob, who's overseas, telling her he
picked up copy of the Times in
an exclusive club in - and il
was like a letter from home. 4.
That blond, capable-looking gent
you may have seen Bob Crosby
with at the Royale the other night
is an FBI man who was Bob's
boyhood friend and schoolmate.
. 1T. George Comte, able aide
10 1t. Col. Joseph l.. Bachus in the
army recruiting office here. has
Just been given his first lieuten-
ants bars. He's one of the best
liked public relations men (by the
ncwspapermen) to hit town since
the war started =.
Carl WarnOck. d etroit lad
graduates tomorrow from the
bombardier school at Corsicana,
Tex. as a second lieutenant. i
Then he'll get Today leave and
on Tuesday will be here to marry
Lily Collins, the lovely he's beenI
writing 10 nightly. F.. In the pile
of scrap collected at BEDFORD High.
reports Margaret Menard, are "a
junked automobiles. complete with
title, some farm machinery a two
tone safe and a 1,000-pound radi-
ator. -. And the same school is
proud Of the Faculty Players,
who'll be directed in this semes-
ter's production by Cyretta Nor
ford. President of the group
is Helen LeFavour. Alice
Wyman is secretary. Frank
HoinacN will handle the business
I. with The help Of Earl Rogers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

recommendations to the OPA on
B and c applicants. In this way,
they will augment the II ration
ing boards which have under
taken the registration of the 60O,-
900 cars in Detroit.
Donald Slutz, co-ordinator of
war transportation here, is step
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

ping up his drive to register the
swap-ride teams, members OF
which will be entitled to at least
b cards under the gasoline IA.
tioning setup. Those who wish to
participate can get information
as to enrolment cards by calling
Columbia 1900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

"Your piece a couple months
ago." says reader, "abOut
ERNIE OWEN of the British
Consulate being the ioudest and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

most enthusi-
a : tic singer
of the Star
: y a n & ] e d
Banner at a
War Oh e s {
meeting, re-
minded me of
when our ship
a rriv ed at
Bordeaux in
the last war
We were
a h GU 3 3 q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05
PEOPLE You Know
BY LINTON ARKLES

British Ernie Owens Star Spang led Banner
Again Inspiring
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

. :. . and Peter Marks will be social
chairman
Evening star., 1942-10-18

sibe gambler, and did mad things to WIN ms love- f1ef
honeymoon ended in fight from New Orleans and on
her miserable journey back to Kentucky she sold
dresses from her trousseau for board and lodgings
She the joy of feeling the rich earth of Kentucky
again, of planting and harvesting her first tobacco crop
to keep a home for her unborn son. But life was an
unceasng battle price put her husbands head
and their infrequent meetings held happy secret.
Through the years her children born fatheress in
the eyes of the world and sneering neighbors Ailee
for making money, greedy for that he was
willing to make beggars of the farmers who raised the
brother Ephram rode with the Night Riders when they
spread terror the countryside spng red blood
the soil and making the night sky red from burning barns
and houses
Told against the rich background of the Kentucky
country where the embatted farmers fought against
the mighty tobacco trust "Drivn' Woman" is one of
the thrilling and absorbing novels of the year. You
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Evening star., 1942-10-18
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Evening star., 1942-02-01
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 3l.-The luck OF
Wing Comdr. r. R. S. Tuck, one
of the greatest aces Of this war,
finally has run out.
German reports today said the
tall, slim Londoner was shot down
during a recent raid over Northern
France and now is prisoner of war.
One Of the r. A. F. fighter COM
mand's top-scoring pilots, his official
record credited him with 20 enemy
planes. Tuck returned to the wars
only recently after visiting the Bell
Aircraft Corp. in Buffalo. N. Y,
where he advised the manufacturers
about placing cannon in the noses
of Airacobra planes.
Tuck was the pilot the Air Min
istry reported missing Thursday
He was accompanied by another
Spitflre and both pilots crossed the
Channel just above the waves. The
other pilot last saw Tuck near Rou-
logne, apparently hit by gunfire
His plane disappeared toward land
trailing white smoke.
The 24-year-old pilot holds the
D. S. o. and was the first pilot OF
this war to get two bars on his
Distinguished Flying Cross.
He has been called one of the
luckiest and most skillful men ir
the Royal Air Force.
HE always seemed to be around
when the Nazis showed up," a fel.
Evening star., 1942-02-01
.Inter-American Bar Maps
Plans for Brazil Meeting

Determined to adhere to their
plans in the interest OF western
Hemisphere solidarity despite the
war, the Executive Committee OF the
Inter-American Bar Association met
here yesterday to discuss arrange
ments for its 1912 convention at
Buenos Aires, September 20-T.
The occasion was q luncheon at
the Army and Navy Club. presided
over by William Roy Valance. chair
man of the Visa Review Board. State
Department, and secretary general
of the Inter-American Bar.
Honor guests were D. L. Mccarthy
of Toronto, president of the Cana
dian Bar Association, and Leighton
Mccarthy, Canadian Minister to the
United States. who are cousins.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee present were DR.. Raul Her
rara-Arango, secretary Of the Cuban
Embassy. representing DR.. M. F.
Supervielle, president of the Havana
Bar Association; Fernando Saboia
Mederos, second secretary OF the
Brazilian Embassy, representing DR..
Miranda Jordao, president Of the
Brazilian Bar Association: James
Oliver Murdock, Washington inter-
national lawyer, representing the
American Bar Association, and Col
William Cattron Rigby, Judge Ad-
vocate Generals Department, au-
thority on military law.
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Advice to Parasites to Leave
Keeps D. C.. Tongues Wogging
Presidents Comment Greeted With Both
Amusement and CONSERVATION

Joy riders, the ones who would be
eating cake.
Il think they should be home
taking care of their own knitting.
I hope this doesn't include me- I
came here before the show started"
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon. socially
prominent widow Of the Represen-
tative from New York. said she
didn't believe people should come to
Washington "artificially" but II
don't think people should be put out
Of house and home"
II know a lot of people who could
be called parasites" she remarked,
but they're all doing war work.
OF course, I suppose they might
do their war work some place else.
On the other hand. II the only
people allowed to be here were
those working in government build
ings, there wouldn't be enough peo-
pie here for the city's own civilian
defense"
Evening star., 1942-02-01

boundary Of Sir Archibald's COM
mand Is the center Of New Guinea,
the minister said.
All-Out War Effort.
The war effort in New Zealand
Is an 'all-in' effort in the fullest
sense" the Minister said. To-day
war effort is New Zealand's greatest
industry. After Is months Of war.
BIT 900 men and women have been
modified for war service-one in
every five of the total population
of 1900, ,000-and $4,000 men are
in active service overseas or train
ing"
Mr.. Nash was in New Zealand
two weeks ago, travelling here by
trans-Pacific and transcontinental
plane. In Honolulu he met Brig.
Gen. Pat Hurley. on his way to
New Zealand as the first American
Minister to that dominion.
New Zealanders," the Minister
said. ARE found in every place
where the r. A. F. operates, from
Iceland to Singapore. The r. N. 2.
q F. also maintains flights of
arcraft in the Pacific islands. Since
the outbreak of the war $500 men
have applied to join the air force
and more than 5000, of whom
5000 are overseas, have so far been
accepted.
I'm winning the war and in
building the peace, New Zealand
is ready and anxious to make the
fullest contribution she is capable
Of making. 1t is hoped that the
closer ties between the United
States and New Zealand that are
likely to result from an exchange
of diplomatic representation will
usefully further both these objec-
tives."
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Plants Nay Go Hungry
Because of War Needs

b the Associated Press.
ALLIANCE, Ohio.-Even flowers
may suffer hunger in wartime.
Defense plants are using for
munitions chemicals that are also
essential as fertilizers for floral
plants, say officials Of the Lamboon
Floral Co. of Alliance.
When summer comes and it Is
time for new fertilizers. the firm
may not be able to obtain neces-
sary nitrates and sulphates that
are the life food Of its greenhouse
plants.
Evening star., 1942-02-01

With mingled amusement and
CONSERVATION, members of Wash
ington 50 residential and cafe So
ciety were busy explaining to each
other yesterday how many years
they had dwelt here and what they
were doing in the war effort.
Newspaper reports Of the Presi-
dents suggestion that parasites
people in Washington for a good
time-should leave to make room
for defense workers apparently made
must" reading in social circles.
Rushing to comfort any one who
might come under the heading of
parasite, Representative Peterson,
Democrat, Of Florida announced:
IF there are some wealthy para
sites whom the President desires to
drive out of Washington during the
war emergency. they can flnd
pleasant haven In Florida, as they
did in 1915"
Says Rents Have Dropped.
AS an attraction he offered 10
room houses there much under the
price in the boom period" and
pointed out that recreation facilities
were greatly improved and that the
time distance between Washington
and Florida is considerably less than
it was during the 1918 wartime ex-
odus from the Capital.
To some persons interviewed by
The Star yesterday, the Presidents
question, Are you a parasite?" was
disturbing.
One person predicted the remark
would have great repercussions, +"
and added that her dinner partner
told her it was a political speech
designed to please incoming defense
workers, but, she added, the man
who made that remark was a Re-
publican.
Some gave serious consideration
to the Presidents press conference
comment, while others treated the
matter lightly.
Several Senators, who would not
talk for publication. indicated pri-
vately that the White House sug-
gestion had not aroused their en-
thusiasm and Senator Nye, Repub-
ncan, of North Dakota, remarked,
1T seems to me there are bigger
things that ought to be occupying
the minds of those who are direct
ing the Nations war effort"
A resident of the Shoreham who
has lived in Washington q quarter
Of century declared she didn't
think any taxpayer was q parasite.
Presidents Language Criticized.
Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, civic
and social leader, said she thought
the President had chosen a very
inappropriate" word to describe GER
tain residents here and suggested
that the President might have used
the word "idler."
If there are any idlers here, she
added, ut will not be long before
everyone will be occupied with the
war effort and then there won't be
any idlers."
Mrs. Warren Barbour, former
wife of the Senator from New Jer.
sey, said the word parasite was
difficult to define and added, 81
think the President means the re.
cent arrivals who came here from
New York or Philadelphia or Chi
cago because they were bored, the
Evening star., 1942-02-01

lists properties available In the va
rious cities and assemblies informa-
ton on the number of housing units
available at different rent levels.
Ordinarily, no attempt Is made to
inspect the homes and apartments
reported for rent. This unit Is in
charge OF Amos G.. Hewitt, a real
estate man of New Haven. Conn,
and a former vice president Of the
New England region Of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards.
The third unit handles the NOV
ing of household furniture Of Gov
eminent workers to be transferred
from Washington. This unit Is un-
der the supervision Of w. c. Clark,
who has long been on the staff Of
w. E. Reynolds, commissioner OF
public buildings.
The decentralization ONCE now
has branch ofices In New York,
Richmond and Philadelphia, and q
fourth will be opened shortly IN st.
Louis.
Circular Issued.
For the benefit of Federal en-
ployes, the decentralization service
has Just issued a circular entitled
Questions and Answers on Your
Transfer from Washington"
For employees having dependents,
according to the circular. the weight
limits for the transportation OF
household goods at Government
expense are as follows: BY ship.
10. 600 pounds; by rail, $3.50 pounds;
by motor freight, 5000. For en-
ployes without dependents, the cor
responding figures are 5000, 3,l25
and $500 pounds.
The time limit for moving house
hold goods is six months, and the
Government will not pay warehouse
charges either In Washington or an
other city. Nor, under the regula-
tions, will the Government pay
transportation costs on property
not classified as household goods
under executive order, such as auto
mobiles, groceries and household
pets. B
Evening star., 1942-02-01

Insignia and all other necessary
regulation equipment. Through
our past military experience we
are qualified to suggest and COM
plete ALL your immediate uniform
needs. Our expert filters assure
you of perfect appearance.
Evening star., 1942-02-01
British Aces Luck Finally Ends
As Nazis Report His Capture

low pilot said last autumn after
Tuck had shot down two Germans
on what he called a pleasure spin"
His luck held out on at least four
occasions when he was forced to
abandon damaged planes. Once his
plane collided with another in mid
air. The other pilot was killed, but
Tuck was unscratched.
Another time he was rescued from
the sea. He went to a hospital
after another encounter and there
a German pilot he had shot down
presented him with his coveted Iron
Cross
Evening star., 1942-02-01

D.J. Kaufman is exclusive Brown
ing-King agency in Washington;
carrving a COMPLETE STOCK
of READY-TO-WEAR Uniforms in
Blues, Khaki and Whites, includ-
ing Overcoats, Raincoats, Macki-
naws, Blouses, Stacks, Caps, Shoes,
Evening star., 1942-02-01
|Nimitz Seen as Envoy's Choice
For Entire Pacific Command
New ZeoIonder Urges
Allied Leader for
Wider Area

Enicient condust Of the United
Nations war against Japan In the
Pacific requires a supreme COM
mander for the whole area who can
assume responsibility for decisions.
Walter Nash, New Zealand Minister
to the United States, said yesterday
at q press conference.
Mr.. Nash added that the COM
mander should be an American,
and probably q naval onicer. He
mentioned no names, but 1t was
speculated that he had In mind
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz. supreme
American commander at Hawaii
and commander in chief Of the
American Pacific Fleet. Mr.. Nash
said the Pacific, commander should
have powers equivalent to those
held by Marshal Foch over, Allied
operations on the Western Front
during the last World War.
I'VE need concentrated naval
command to smash Japan" Mr..
Nash said. He spoke ut length and
with extraordinary frankness to the
press in his temporary headquar-
ters at the Roosevelt Hotel. His
declarations were made with au-
thority, because he comes here as
New Zealand's first Minister from
the post Of Deputy Prime Minister
of his country. He arrived here
Friday, saw newspapermen yester-
day and hopes to present his Gre
dentials to the President tomorrow.
Pacific War Council Proposed.
The Minister'S presence gives new
strength to the plea Of the Allied
Pacific powers, Australia, the Meth
erlands and China. who seek recog-
milton of their battle area as a
primary war region. He also rein
forces their view that the United
States rather than Great Britain
is the place for the Pacific nations
to bring their problems.
washington is the place where
the Pacific conflict must be resolved,
the Minister said.
He expressed a wish for the estab-
lishment of a Pacific war council as
a political body to have its head
quarters here and to deal with the
non-strategy questions arising from
the Pacific war. He would have
New Zealand, the United States,
Canada, Australia, the Netherlands,
China and Great Britain repre-
sented on the council.
Reports from Australia gave the
impression here that progress
toward creation of a Pacific war
council already has been made, but
the manner in which Minister Nash
talked about the question indicated
that it is a problem yet to be dealt
with.
I'VE think invasion might come,
the Minister said, but we don't
worry about It,"
Tough Year Ahead.
Auckland, the capital Of New
Zealand, is Is hours by plane from
Japan. the Minister reported. anc
he thought this was close enough
to make attack possible. He ven
tured a prediction:
"The next II months will be the
toughest that the democracies have
ever had, on all fronts. Pacific and
elsewhere. But it will be tough for
our enemies, too. and I think we
will win through. We have got
greater resources and better morale.
New Zealand, he pointed out, lies
outside the sphere Of command
given Gen. Sir Archibald Waveu, in
charge OF the United Nations in the
Southwest Pacific. with head
quarters at Batavia. The eastern
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Fother VuschuIde Dies;
70 Years on G. U. Faculty

The Rev. Adolphe r. Vaschalde,
TO, who retired as professor OF
Semitic languages and literature at
Catholic University in 1889 after %
years of service, died in Toronto,
Canada, yesterday, the Associated
Press reported.
Regarded as one of the outstand-
ing Oriental scholars in North
America, he held classes at the
university in Arabic, Syriac, Coptic.
Assyrian and Hebrew. He also had
taught at st. Michael's College in
Toronto.
Evening star., 1942-02-01

Unthinking optimism in war leads
to disaster, Lieut.. Gen. Thomas Hol-
comb, commandant Of the Marine
Corps, told members OF a class Of
graduates who were commissioned
second lieutenants at Quantico, Va,
yesterday.
Optimism blinds us to reality
and robs us of determination" he
said. He added that the Marines
must be prepared to fight against
odds, and to win.
Commissions were issued to three
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Three Cadets F rom Capital
Get Commissions at Quuntico

cadets from the District Of Column
bia. They were Ralph Eugene Britt.
5000 Thirtieth street NV; William
Hayden Byrd. 581s Nevada avenue
NV, and James Caraher Toomey,
1875 Taylor street NV.
In addition to the 306 who re-
ceived commissions. 343 graduated
from the Sixth Reserve Ohicers
Glass and So reserves and regulars
completed the Base Defense Weap-
ons Glass,
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Eirst-Aid Gloss Formed

A first-aid class has been organ
lied by the Kensington MD VOL
unteer Fire Department for aux
iliary flremen. Glasses are being
held at 7::30 pm. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. F. E. Chase is instructor.
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Wins D. A. R. Essay Prize

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, Jan. 81
(SpeciaD Miss Ruth Jones has
been awarded the good citizenship
prize for the essay entered in the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton contest,
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Hours Crucial at Singapore
Eliot Says Sumotro and Jovo Can Be Held if Aid
Arrives While Jups Are Fighting British

outposts facing Java and the smaller
islands stretching eastward from
Java toward Timor and Port Dar-
win. They are attacking Banjer-
massin, In South Borneo, and Ma
CAESAR, at the southwestern tip Of
Celebes, in order to improve their
positions. No one can doubt that
Java will be stoutly defended, but,
like Sumatra, the success Of its
defense will be very largely based
on the amount Of help that can
come to 1t from outside. This is a
matter Of time. II reinforcements,
particularly strong air reinforce
ments, can reach these two Dutch
islands before the japanese can
develop a full-scale attack against
them, 1t is entirely likely that they
can be held.
One Naval Base Remains.
II so, the Japanese can be pre-
vented from using the Strait of
Malacca to any appreciable extent,
and denied altogether the even more
important passage Of the Strait of
Sunda. The naval base at Soerabaja
can be preserved for the use of the
Allied naval forces; 1t Is the only
naval base in these waters which
now remains in Allied hands. Aus
tralia can be protected from direct
attack in force, and eventually, as
the Allied power grows, the far
flung Japanese outposts can be re-
duced one by one, as they were
gained, and pressure brought to
bear against the Japanese lines Of
communication in the South China
Sea.
Therefore, the tenure Of Java
and Sumatra is now the crucial
point in the struggle for the Far
East. If they can be held, the Allies
can eventually take the offensive
and drive back the Japanese. If
they are lost, the Japanese can then
take the offensive in the Indian
Ocean. with results that will be felt
as far afield as the Middle East, the
Caucasus and the Yangtze Valley.
That strong reinforcements are on
the way Is an open secret. How
strong they are. and how near to the
crucial area. are items OF informa-
tion properly kept secret.
But that the primary duty Of all
the Allied forces now present in the
Far East is to gain time for their
arrival there can be no question.
1t is the old story so often repeated
Of insufficient preparation, lack OF
forethought, unwillingness to face
unpleasant facts. having to be paid
for with the blood of brave men.
Every hour that Gen. Macarthur
can gain in Luzon, every hour that
Gen. Percival can gain at Singapore,
is an hour we'll worth the sacrifice
that it will cost. The Malay BAR
rier must be held. It's security rests
very largely in the hands of those
who may not live to see the last
waves Of the Japanese onslaught
break against it in bloody defeat.
(CopyriEht. 1912. New York Tribune. Inc.)