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Evening star., 1942-12-23
Boy, 7, Who Skidded Off Sled
Is Dug From Drain Pipe

per, who lived nearby. She couldnt I
do anything, so she called police.
Policeman Frank Jackowitz could
not do anything either. So he
called the fire department.
Fifteen flremen were afraid to
push Johnny out with long poles
lest they injure him seriously.
Picks and shovels proved unavail-
ing against the frozen earth that
separated them from the pipe.
The firemen summoned Jersey
Central Power & Light Co.'S emer-
gency squad from Boonton The
squad went to work with heavy jack
hammers.
Gradually they hacked through
to the drainpipe and began the deli
cate task OF cracking the pipe with
out hitting Johnny.
BY now Johnny was too cold and
scared to do anything.
Finally, nearly three hours after
Johnny had started on his jour-
ney, he was taken from the frozen
earth into a waiting ambulance and
sped to All Souls Hospital in Nor
ristown.
There DR.. oscar Cohen, who had
been waiting At the scene, said
Johnny was suffering from shock
and exposure but would be all
right.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Bus Wreck E
Continued From First Page.

for the Federal Public Housing Au-
thority, the only other woman rider,
lost her life.
The bus, smashed in two rested
against a steel guard rail. which
prevented its rolling down 35-foot
embankment on tracks of the Pitts
burgh d Lake Erie Railroad. One of
The passengers, Ben Watkins, was
hurtled to his death on the tracks.
Safety crews from the j. IL L.
mill across the railroad tracks, po-
licemen, volunteers and air-raid
wardens trying to free the bodies
worked for hours in constant dan
ger of another rock fall A boulder
about IS feet in circumference
teetered precariously on the over
hanging cliff beside the 40-foot wide
hole left by the boulders which hit
the bus.
All of Dead Identified.
Work on the wreckage was stopped
until daylight, when Police Chief
Travor jenkins said everybody ap-
parently had been removed. All Of
the dead were identified.
Others killed, all from Pennsyl-
vania.
Percy McAllister, Edgeworth:
Philip J. Tormay. jr. Dormont:
Ben Watkins, Pittsburgh Charles
Hoffman, jr.. Leetsdale: Clyde
White, Glenfield; Clifton Pour so,
colored Pittsburgh the Rev. Will
liam j. Booze. colored. Pittsburgh:
Ralph J. White, Sewickley: Samuel
A. Stafford, Edgeworth; Luigi M.
Tucci, Pittsburgh; John Howes,
Glenfield Lucas Mikedis, Pitts
burgh; c. E. Saylor, Fair Oaks;
Mariana Bruno, Sewickley; Osborn
w. Hair, Sewickley; David N. Kirk,
Avalon: John McIlvain, Aliquippa;
Stephen Cherup, Ben Avon, and
Victor Slvika. Sewickley.
officials of the bus company said
Mr.. Karapan had been a driver
seven years and had been cited for
driving full year without an acci-
cent more than once. He had been
called to make the run as an
extra"
Coroner H. c. McCarter of Beaver
County, State motor police and
officials Of the State Highway De-
partment began investigations. The
road, covered for 20 or 30 feet by
10 feet of dirt and rocks, remained
closed
Here in Aliquippa. which is 10
miles west of Pittsburgh, two COL
ored women were jubilant at their
luck in having failed to flag the
bus at the station although they
ran half block trying to do so.
GLORY! Glory!" Roslyn Colbert
and Mary Glover joined in saying
when they learned OF the bus
tragic ending.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Motion Picture Festival
To Be Presented Here

Five films will be presented dur
ing the week Of December Is to 30
in a motion picture festival spon-
sored by the United Nations Club
and the National Archives at the
Archives Building.
These programs have been planned
for the benefit of citizens of the
United Nations who are stationed
here, members of the armed forces
and war workers who are unable to
return home for the Christmas sea
son, according to Mrs. Harold j.
Coolidge, jr., of the United Nations
Club
Journey to Jerusalem" "Ruggles
of Red Gap" Lost Horizon" The
Life of Emile Zola" and Walt Dis
neys "Saludos, Amigos" will be
presented during the week
WAACS, WAVES, SPARS and
their Canadian, South African and
Australian counterparts will serve as
ushers at all five programs.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Miss Preston N. Leach
Funeral Services TODAY

Funeral services for Miss Preston
M, Leach, who died Saturday at her
home. 1920 T street NV, were
scheduled to be held today in Dur
ham, N c.. with burial to be at the
former Mangum plantation, Walnut
Hall. in Durham County.
Miss Leach, for nearly so years 4
resident of this city, was said to be
the last surviving grandchild of
Willie p. Mangum. Senator from
North Carolina for many years be-
fore the Civil War and Whig Party
leader. who served as president pro
tenn OF the Senate during the Tyler
administration.
Surviving are several nieces and
nephews, among whom are Miss
Preston Weeks, with whom Miss
Leach made her home: Miss Sallie
A. Turner, also of this city. and
Mangum Weeks of Alexandria. Va.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Hospitols
Continued From First Page)

suggesting instead that more beds
be placed in existing space.
Condition. Not = Theory.
Referring to the number of sur
veys that have been made by vari-
Gus agencies during the last year,
Senator McCarran observed:
1T is condition and not theory
that confronts us. and we had bet
ter deal with 1t by practical appli-
cations instead Of lingering along
with theories, even from experts. 1t
is going to be too late, when an epi-
demic occurs. to say We were max
ing a survey"
In revealing plans for a resolu-
tion from citizens groups as a
whole, Mr.. Burns said Mr.. Wender
had asked him to prepare a state
ment OF public sentiment in the
matter and to submit 1t at once for
action by the Federation's Commit
tee on Public Health. He added
that he would 60 to work on the
resolution Immediately and that it
should be acted on by the commit
tee some time this week.
The WPB consultants now con-
Quoting a survey OF the hospital
situation to determine how more
beds can be supplied without con-
structing new buildings continued
their work at full speed today.
Their schedule called for them to
visit Casualty, Episcopal and George
Washington Hospitals.
Survey to Finish Wednesday.
The survey is expected to be COM
pleted by next Wednesday. Work
on a final report, to be acted on by
a WPB board of review before a
definite opinion on the hospital pro-
gram is given. will be started as
soon as the survey Is finished.
A preliminary report. meanwhile,
concerning some of the largest hos
pitals in the District, has been re-
quested by Mr.. Maverick 1t is
expected to be made public before
the final report is completed.
Commenting on the hospital sit
uation yesterday Mr.. Maverick said
it was his opinion that George
town Hospital, one OF those in
cluded in the expansion program,
should be given special considera-
ton because 1t already has torn
down buildings and placed orders
for supplies and furnishings as a
step preliminary to new construc-
ton.
Mr.. Maverick also said he felt a
nearby school at Georgetown should
be converted to hospital use and that
drastic adjustments" should be
made there. and at other hospitals.
to make the. best use possible of
present buildings and equipment.
He added that he had no plan for
taking over hotels and colleges for
District hospital use, where he said
he felt the Government already has
taken over enough"
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Gas Rationinq Plan
ToAvoid NewCrisis
Announced by |ckes
System Bosed on Zone
Quotes Expected to
Cromp Block Mart
BY the Associated Press,

oy tne Associated freSB.
Aimed at preventing a recurrence
of last weeks gasoline crisis in the
East, a new form of rationing for
East Coast gasoline and fuel oil
suppliers has been instituted by
Petroleum Administrator Ickes.
The new system will backstop the
Office of Price Administrations S
rationing for the consumer by going
to the source Of supply, and is ex-
pected to combat BLACK market"
operations whereby some retailers
have used bootleg ration coupons to
obtain supplies from the oil COM
panies
Mr.. Ickes' program sets up for
suppliers in six Eastern zones quotas
pegged to the amount of petroleum
products that can be shipped into
each zone with presently available
transportation facilities" Suppliers,
in turn, are expected to assign
quotas for wholesalers and retailers.
Since no supplier, wholesaler or
retailer will have more gasoline to
sell once his quota is exhausted,
consumers may find their coupons
are worthless at times. Consumers
will either have to 60 without gas
oline or be forced to find a dealer
who still has some.
Previously, the supply for the re-
taller or wholesaler was limited
theoretically only by the amount of
coupons which he received from
consumers and turned into the sup
pliers.
A temporary limitation on gaso-
line sales was suddenly ordered in
the East last week when 1t was dis
covered that the coupons had ex-
ceeded current supplies and dug
dangerously into the areas petro-
leum reserves.
Quotas for the six zones were not
announced but Mr.. Ickes' Office said
the total for the East Coast from
December 1881 would be 365 900
barrels of gasoline; l84, 900 barrels of
kerosene; $4,000 Of heating oils and
282 900 of industrial oils.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Dr.. WossiIi Leps Dies;
Symphony Conductor

BY The AssOc1ated Press
TORONTO, Dec. 23.-Dr. Wassili
Leps, rs, founder of the Philadel-
phia Operatic Club and organizer Of
the Providence tR. H. Symphony
Orchestra, died yesterday
Born and educated in Russia he
went to New Orleans in his youth
and later moved to Philadelphia. At
times he conducted orchestras in AT
lantic City and Pittsburgh. His
widow and a daughter, Mrs. H. G..
Schanche Of Toronto survive.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Operators and Lewis
Still in StaIemate
Over Coal Contract
Negotiations Blocked
On Sixth -Doy Issue in
Bituminous Mines

Bituminous coal operators and
John L. Lewis still were stalemated
today over a proposed six-day work
week contract.
The newest development came
yesterday afternoon when the Ap-
palachian operators. North and
South, said they would accept the
same terms given to the anthracite
operators when the work week was
changed from a five to a six day
basis. The United Mine Workers
head quickly responded that his
union will be glad to grant you the
anthracite agreement for any an
thracite mines operated by you or
your group
Operators Telegraph Lewis.
The bituminous operators had
telegraphed the tender to Mr..
Lewis. recalling that in a letter to
Secretary of Interior Ickes solid
fuels administrator, he had referred
to satisfactory supplemental
agreement" permitting siX-day op-
Grafton in anthracite.
They said;
In order that you may also cease
quibbling the operators of the Ap-
palachian area agree to accept the
anthracite agreement for the oper-
alton of the mines six days week
in the bituminous industry for the
remaining period of our joint agree
ment. We are today advising Sec
retary Ickes OF this offer. Please
give us reply"
Situation Unchanged.
The exchange left matters exactly
where they have stood for more
than a week. Negotiations broke
down over the question whether the
sixth day of work in bituminous coal
mines should be brought under the
terms of the existing contract re-
lating to penalties for absenteeism.
The miners insist that the indi-
vidual employe shall have the right
to refrain from working the sixth
day without subjecting himself to
penalties.
The bituminous coal opera tors
contend that in the anthracite sup
Elementary agreement. penalties for
absenteeiSm on the sixth day are
/ applied. and they want the same
! rules to govern them.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
War Interrupts
Usual Bethlehem
Stamp Cochet
Nv the Annotated press


BETHLEHEM. Md. Dec. 23.-Now
that there is no longer peace on
earth and war has taken the place
Of good will to men, the little town
of Bethlehem, in Maryland, has
dropped the one activity which gave
it measure of fame.
No longer is Bethlehem the center
Of stamp collectors interest; no
longer do requests for special cachets
pour in from all over the world.
Miss Marjorie Ann Chambers, who
started the Bethlehem cachet idea
in 1898 when she was Is, is working
for the Preston News, a weekly paper
published In Preston, Nd. and won't
have time for her hobby this year.
Norman Harrington. who used to
help her open orders and address the
cachets. Is serving with the armed
forces in Africa.
Jim Christopher, the postmaster
who postmarked the cachets and
mailed them out on Christmas
morning, Is still on the Job. but his
Youngest son Is lieutenant in the
Army.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
HimmIer Probes Actions
OF Weygand in RhineIand

BY the Associated Press
AT THE GERMAN FRONTIER,
Dec. 23.-Gestapo Chief Heinrich
Himmler was reported today to be
undertaking an investigation" into
French Gen. Maxine Weygand's
responsibility" for the suffering in
flicted on the German people during
the occupation of the Rhineland in
the last war.
The inquiry also was said to bear
on any connection Gen. Weygand
might have had with the relatively
short occupation of the Ruhr Valley
in 1923.
Gen. Weygand was said in German
circles to have been turned over to
the Gestapo by the German Army.
which first arrested him. He is
being held in what formerly was the
Prince Albrecht Hotel in Berlin.
Gen. Weygand's arrest has been
reported from various sources since
the German occupation of the whole
of France. One report said he had
been taken as hostage to replace
Gen. Henri Giraud French general
who has escaped twice from German
prisons
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Mrs. Caroline OdenthoI's
Funeral Rites Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline
Odenthal, 81. who died Saturday
in a Falls Church tva.) nursing
home, were held yesterday in Phil
adelphia. Burial was in Mount
Vernon Cemetery there. She had
been patient in the home about
10 days.
A native Of Philadelphia. Mrs.
Odenthal came to the Washington
Metropolitan Area about two years
ago to live with her son, Maj. H. J.
Odenthals now with the Army Air
Forces and whose home Is In Ar
nngton, Va.
Besides her son, she leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Minnie D. Bennett
Of New Orleans: four grandchildren
and = great-grandson
Evening star., 1942-12-23
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Pre6S.
MONTVILLE, N. j., Dec. 23.-
Little Johnny Kuiper, who is az
and adventurous beyond his years,
went belly Hopping down Hillcrest
road yesterday on his brand-new
sled.
His older companions coasted
down to the bottom of the hill and
looked around. And there came
Johnnys sled-empty.
They rushed up to seek the young
ster, but nowhere could they find
Johnny. Finally from beneath the
earth, they heard cries.
Further search revealed that
Johnny, somehow, had become
caught halfway inside a drain pipe
under an intersecting road.
Johnny evidently had fallen of
his sled, continued along the snow
right into the mouth of the pipe.
Then, miraculously fitting into the
l-foot diameter, he had tipped along
the pipes icy bottom.
Johnny was too frightened to do
more than cry mama and all en-
treaties of his pals that he try to
crawl out were unavailing
The youngsters ran to call
Johnnys mother, Mrs. Henry Kui-
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Texas Gilman Offers
To Send Natural Gas
To East Via Pipe Line
Would Deliver Is Billion
Cubic Feet Dolly Until
Pumps Are Reody
By the Associated Press.

LONGVIEW, Tex, Dec. %
Rogers Lacy today offered the Gov
ernment Is 900 900 900 cubic feet of
natural gas daily to help relieve the
Eastern fuel shortage.
The East Texas Gilman, who bears
little resemblance to Santa Claus,
made the offer to Petroleum Co
ordinator IckeS-no strings at
tached.
Mr.. Lacy has a gas well-a big
one. A quarter mile away the Gov
ernment has pipe line-a big one
running right into Norris City. Ill
Mr.. Lacy will see that the gas gets
into the pipe line, if the idea ap-
peals to Washington.
The Longview citizen outlined his
proposition in a cryptic telegram,
not wasting an "a" or the
Noted from press reports big line
from Longview to Norris City. Ill. is
completed. but cannot be used be-
fore last of January account pump
ing equipment delayed" it began.
Il can fill with natural gas at rate
of 25 900 ,O0O,00 feet daily from my
Cass County tTexJ well to relieve
fuel shortage in East until line ready
for oil movement.
well is !. mile from line and
can be connected quickly.
Offer this gas on any basis to help
solve fuel shortage. Gas will deliver
on it's own pressure. Be glad have
you consider this and let me hear
from you Immediately.
signed: r. Lacy"
They can have it free if they
want it" he added, orally.
Mr.. Lacy, who owns extensive oil
and gas holdings in Texas, seems tC
have had more trouble getting rio
of his product than acquiring 1t. He
already has built two distribution
systems-in Longview and Kilgore-
to use gas from his wells.
Just how far Is, 900 900 900 feet OF
gas day would go toward solving
the fuel shortage isn't clear-but it
takes mighty frigid January to run
the family gas meter as high as
$4,000 cubic feet. And that's for a
month, not a day.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Alexander Stresses Need
For Cyprus Reinforcement
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Reuters re-
ported today in dispatch from
Nicosia, Cyprus. that Gen. Sir
Harold Alexander, commander of
British forces in the Middle East.
had paid a surprise visit to that
Mediterranean island by plane.
Gen. Alexander was said to have
inspected the islands defenses from
the air and then made q tour of
military installations on foot.
cThe date of the visit was not
disclosed. 1t was presumed, how
ever. that Gen. Alexander's pres
ence at Cyprus had been with
held for security reasons until
after his departure from the
island)
Gen Alexander stressed the need
for more men for the Cyprus reei-
ment and civilian volunteer force.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Mud May Continue
Impeding Tunisian
Drive Six Weeks
RoinfolI Called Normal
For Season; Ground ond
Air Forces Hompered
BY holland NORGAARD,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Dec. 23.-The
mud which hsndicaps both air and
ground forces in the battle for
Tunisia is likely to prevail much of
the time for another six weeks, per-
sons familiar with the country said
today.
Even the surfaced runways OF
airdromes are rendered difficult by
coatings of slick. moist soil. Troops,
tanks and trucks wallow at a snail's
pace much of the time on the roads.
The frequent rainfalls already en-
countered certainly have not ex-
ceeded normal for the season in the
French protectorate and may con-
tinue to near the end of January.
Going to Be Tough.
Even If the rains cease earlier
than expected, military observers
said, the Allies can expect the
toughest going imaginable on the
important northern front
Much of the terrain there Is q
succession of low hills which cut
visibility and make attacks dam
gerous and perhaps costly.
The major attention remained
centered around Medjez- -El-Bab
from which Allied patrols Monday
penetrated Is miles northeastward
toward Tunis before making con-
tact with the Germans.
In that direction the relatively
fiat country is easy to traverse in
dry weather.
Military sources said the oppos-
ing lines were relatively continu-
Gus from the Mediterranean Sea
coast west of Bizerte southwark to
west Of Mateur and on down to
the rough mountain country north
Of Menjez- Ell Bah. but farther to
the south only outposts mark the
territory nominally claimed by the
opposing forces"
Still Lack Airdromes.
From the air standpoint, the
RAF and the United States Army
Air Force are still hampered pri-
marily by the lack of / suficient
number Of advanced airdromes
with all-weather runways from
which to carry the continuous short
range air war directly into the
main battle area.
Despite this handicap, Allied war;
planes recently seized the upper
hand. A spokesman asserted that
they now were able to carry on q
more widespread offensive against
German ground forces than the
Nazi air force against the Allies.
The Axis flow of reinforcements
from Italy has been lighter recently
than in earlier weeks, but sources
here warned against constituting that
as a sign OF any weakening in the
German determination to night q
long holding action in an effort te
prevent the Allies from converting
Tunisia into a base for short-range
operations against Italy during the
coming spring.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Indio Turns Gross
Into Packing Poper

Good quality wrapping and pack
ing papers are being made in India
rom grass, 1t is revealed in New
Delhi. Sufficient grass Of the kind
needed by = mill with an annual
capacity Of 5000 tons Is available
The Forest Research Institute
states that the paper can be made
Tor less than the cost Of imitat ton
kraft paper imported At 4 peace
time rate OF 10000 tons.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Crash, Fatal 10 II, Seen
Due 10 Wing Tip Failure
B, the Associated Pres.

B, the Associated Pres.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 23.-
Testimony at a Civil Aeronautics
Board inquiry into the Western Air
Lines crash which killed IT of the
10 persons aboard indicated that a
wing tip failure may have been re-
sponsible.
The public hearing ended yester-
day.
Condition of the wreckaee indi-
Gated structural failure of the
planes left wing tip. W. w. Kon-
eczny. aircraft structural specialist
for the CAB, said.
He testified it might have occurred
when the pilot suddenly pulled the
plane up, maneuver which 1t. A.
F. Gardner, Alexander, N. Y, one of
the survivors, said he felt just before
the crash.
What may have caused the pilot
to change the planes course sud-
denly remained undetermined. Wit
nesses testified there was no noun
tain peak closer than IA miles at the
elevation. 14.200 feet. recorded on
the planes barograph.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Jettisoned Depth Bombs
Hunted on Long IsIond
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec 23.-Army au-
thorities have warned residents of
Nassau County to be on the lookout
for several explosive depth charges
which were jettisoned from an Army
bomber Tuesday. when the plane
made forced landing approximately
3 miles east of Hampstead.
A large Army search party has
combed the area without finding
trace Of the charges. the Army said,
cautioning civilians not to move
the depth charges If found.
The charges, the Army explained,
look like large tin cans, about the
size of waste paper basket. They
are circular in shape and light gray
in color. II the cans" were broken
in the fall, the Army said. the con-
tents will appear yellow
When the plane was forced to drop
the charges. officials reported, 1t was
travelling east-west over the Long
Island County 1t was estimated
that the explosive cans" are some
where in rectangular area 7 miles
by miles.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Coursey Is Sworn In
AS Dispute Is Ended

Ey the Associated Press
CENTREVILLE, Nd, Dec. 23-A
dispute over seating Of Edward Earl
Coursey as register of wills in Queen
Anne County was settled yesterday
and Mr.. Coursey was sworn in.
At the same time, Mr.. Coursey an
nounced he had dropped manda-
mus proceedings TO compel the
Judges of the County Orphans Court
to accept his bond of office.
Mr.. Coursey, who was elected last
month. had not been seated because
the judges of the Orphans Court
by vote Of two -to-one, had refused
10 accept his bond.
Mr., Coursey said Yesterday, how
ever, that the judges had changed
their minds and agreed to accept
his bond.