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NEXT: "The Parents Problem"
Evening star., 1942-04-16
Defense SiideIights
RosenwoId to Address Junior Boord
On SoIvoee-for-vietoy Proerom

has completed training as . member
of the 18th class in the War De-
partment Civilian Defense School
at Edgewood Arsenal.
Mr.. Roman. a lieutenant In the
District OF Columbia Fire Depart
ment. has been taking courses in
the technique Of combating blases
started by incendisry bombs, organ
izing and instructing defense units.
use OF gas masks and protective
clothing, and related subjects.
T. M. O'Sullivan. warden of zone
6, Dupont Circle area. sent out in
structions for all wardens to report
TO the Ross School. r street near
Seventeenth street NV, at 8 o'clock
tonight to meet the new assistant
deputy warden, George Cox, and to
hear an address by a British Army
off1cer on the warden service in
London.
A mass meeting Of the civilian
defense of the Southeast area will
be held in the Chamberlain Voca-
Evening star., 1942-04-16

Lessing j. Rosenwald, chief OF the
Bureau Of Industrial Conservation
Of the War Production Board. viii
speak on the Importance of the
Salvage for Victory program as the
Junior Board of Commerce makes
further plans for Cleanup for Vic
tory Week" at luncheon meeting
today at the Annapolis Hotel
James Z. Collifiover. chairman,
and Horace Walker, executive sec
retary Of the D. c. Salvage Com
mittee also will speak. reporting on
the progress OF the Salvage for Vic
tory program locally. James w.
Jones. chairman Of the boards
Cleanup for Victory Week" Com
mittee. will outline plans for the
campaign. Cleanup for Victory
Week" Is scheduled for April 26 to
May 2.
Chairman McCarran of the Sen
ate District Committet last night as
sured a gathering of AFRAID war
dens at Woodrow Wilson High
School that Washington will be pro-
tected adequately against enemy at
tacks. He described the example OF
discipline citizens displayed during
Tuesdays blackout as "the best I've
ever seen"
Words of praise came also from
Commissioner Young, civilian de-
fense co-ordinator. who said the
District lis mighty proud" of the
manner In which its citizens re-
sponded TO the test mobilization.
Commissioners Mason and Kutz
also attended the meeting.
Afraid protection films. talks by
defense leaders Of the neighborhood
and an original play about the air
raid warden service, 1T Could Be"
are on the program for mass meet
ing OF the citizens of the Manor
Park area, TO be held at 8 pm. to-
morrow at Calvin High School.
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV.
A new home nursing class has
been opened to residents OF the
Brightwood area, the District Red
Cross announced today. Glasses are
to be held at the home of Mrs
Charles OConnor, 902 Jefferson
street NV, on Mondays and Fri
days at 8 pm.
In another Red Cross instruction
course, members of the Motor Corps
are studying advanced first aid, set
ting-up exercises and stretcher drill
at the Shoreham Hotel twice weekly
from 8 to IL am. Robert Duncan,
Red Cross first aid co-ordinator. Is
the instructor.
william H. Roman, executive as
siStant to the chief air-raid warden,
Evening star., 1942-04-16

tional School. Potomac avenue be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets Sc. at Q O'Clock tonight.
Civilian defense as 1t affects the
area will be discussed and Col. Lem
uel Bolles. Chief Afraid Warden
Clement Murphy and Judge Sam
Whitaker will be guest speakers.
Films on civilian defense will be
shown.
Evening star., 1942-04-16

publisher Of the Kingston Whig-
Standard. president for three years.
Senator w. A. Buchanan. presi-
dent and publisher of the Lethbridge
Herald, was elected first vice presi-
dent and r. I. Ker. vice president
and publisher of the Hamilton Spec
tator, second vice president.
Evening star., 1942-04-16
w. & M. Alumni to Meet

An entertainment program win be
a feature OF the monthly meeting of
the william and Mary College
Alumni Association Of Washington
at 8 O'Clock tonight at the Carlton
Hotel.
Evening star., 1942-04-16
Editor Of London (Ont.)
Heods Conodion Press

~ the Associated Press.
TORONTO, April l6.-Arthur r.
Ford, editor In chief OF the London
(Ontario) Free Press, yesterday was
elected president of the Canadian
Press, succeeding w. Rupert Davies.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Washington Entertains 10
Sailors From British Shin

Seventy British sailors from a
warship visiting this country put in
IL busy hours in Washington yes
terday as guests of 81 xlocal organi-
cations and all agreed that Amer
leans are the friendliest people in
the world
Their day began at 7:30 am. with
reception at the Seventh street
wharves, where they were greeted
by Red Cross hostesses. In buses
contributed by the Capital Transit
Co., the party was taken to st.
Johns Episcopal Church for break
fast.
Seeing the sights of Washington
with American Women's Voluntary
Services guides came next. Lunch
con was served the British tars at
the USO Penthouse Club at the
Y. w. c. A., where the men remained
for breathing spell until 2 pm.
The men then visited the Capitol,
with q stop in the Senate gallery
Refreshments and a reception at
the National Press Club came after
an inspection of the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation laboratories, where
the public no longer Is admitted.
The visitors. in charge of their
chaplain, the Rev. Lancelot Fleming
left for their ship last night.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Youth Is Sentenced
To Death in Staying
Of Father Of -Four
Grocery HoIdup Murder
Trial Is Completed in
Hour and IS Minutes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. "a nattily at
tired, impassive youth stood before
Chief Justice John Sbarbaro in
Criminal Court yesterday and with
shrug, saio: Let's get this over
with as soon as possible"
A few hours later the youth, Paul
Williams, was sentenced to die in
the electric chair on January 16 for
numbering Thomas Papayanis, At,
South Side grocer and father of four
children
Williams trial was completed in
one hour and IS minutes and court
officials said it was one of the speed
lest murder trials in the history OF
the Cook County Criminal Court.
Williams, who is %, had waived a
jury and withdrawn his technical
plea of not guilty in order to eX-
pedite his trial. He told the court he
shot and killed Mr.. Papayanis after
the grocer had frustrated his holdup
and then attempted to block his es-
cape from the store.
There were only few witnesses,
including Williams wife and the
slain grocers widow. Prosecutors
asked the death penalty, saying Will
liams had shown no mercy to Mr.
Papayanis. Attorney Francis Gala
han, named to represent Williams,
described the defendant as "a young
animal who would act like all ami
mails when they are cornered" He
asked the court to find Williams
guilty of manslaughter.
Judge Sbarbaro imposed the death
sentence without comment.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
| Marrying Justice
|Of Virginia Gets
| BIdckout Fine

Hermann Friedlander, 85-year- -olc
justice of the peace who married
hundreds of couples seeking to es-
cape the more stringent regulations
in the North until Virginia passed
its medical examination marriage
law, was among six persons convicted
OF violating blackout regulations
during last Mondays test.
Fines of $40 and costs were i'm
posed on the defendants by Judge
James R. Duncan at a special ses-
sion of the Police Court last night.
Mr.. Friedlander, who lives at 207
Cameron street, told the court he
left his home and forgot to turn off
the lights. Judge Duncan said he
was disposed to suspend the SEN
tence, but felt this would not be
equal justice in view of the fact Mr..
Friedlander was alleged to have had
previous warning.
Others who paid fines were: Mrs.
Bess Faine, 226 South Washington
street; Edward Hinkle, 2402 Burke
avenue; Calvin Reeves, 719 King
street; Mrs. Nelson D. Minner, 2413
Alexander avenue, and w. K. Coax
ley, owner of the Southern Dry
Cleaning Co. at 223 North Payne
street
Judge Duncan also suspended a
$40 fine on Mrs. Grace oliver. 424
North West street on payment OF
costs at the request of the zone air.
raid warden who cited extenuating
circumstances.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Free Press Of America Kept Faith in Withholding
News Of Presidents Tour, Newspapers Soy

Following is additional editorial
comment on President Roosevelt s
two-Week -the-record trip. It was
gathered by the Associated Press.
Seattle Times-The occasion for
quasi-secrecy has not been clearly
explained; but it is gratifying to
report that the Presidents wishes
in this respect were punctiliously
respected. Not many will share the
indignation expressed by Represen-
tative Halleck of Indiana over dis
cernible political implications" of
the Presidents journey. - 1t
seems doubtful if the mere sight of
him and the sound of his voice will
affect the honest convictions of
anybody.
Tacoma News Tribune-It was a
coincidence, of course, that the re-
lease on the nine e-day-old news of
President Roosevelt's visit to Ia
coma and the West Coast came on
the opening day of National News
paper Week. 1t was a happy CO.
incidence, for in no better way
could the newspaper profession
prove the sincerity with which it is
joining in the all-out effort for war
-" The safety Of the commander
in chief of Americas armed forces
the President of the United States
comes before any passing satisfac-
ton there may be in publishing an
article telling of his visit to this
vicinity.
Portland (Oreg.) Journal-Now it
can be told. President Roosevelt was
in Portland Wednesday, September
23 He witnessed the launching of
the 14-day, 10,500-ton Liberty ship,
Joseph N. Teal, the vessel built for
the sea lanes of war supply in less
time than any other ship. We
think there are two very salutary
comments that are to be made con-
corning his expedition and his visit
in Portland. Not line about his
trip appeared in any newspaper. Not
word was said over any radio. The
free press of America kept the faith.
New Orleans Item - President
Roosevelt's declaration that the
only trace of defeatist thought and
speech in this Nation is almost
wholly localized in Washington fol-
lowed secret coast-to-coast trip
His conclusions, and more particu-
larly his blunt statement of them,
! will doubtless once more irritate
Congress and such high pressure
brigades as the so-called farm bloc,
for it's. an old adage that the truth
hurts. -
Richmond Times Dispatch No
body in his right mind would ad-
vocate advance announcement In
the press Of the presidential timer
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Raids
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fighter escort for the various opera
tions was estimated to total 400
planes.
1t was the 18th time Flying Fort
resses have raided German-occu-
pied Europe and dared Goering's
fighters, and only two Fortresses
have been lost Fortress gunners
are credited with shooting down
more than so German planes in the
13 trips.
Yesterdays flight, led by Col
Ronald Walker of Spokane, Wash,
saw airmen from AZ States battling
as many as 100 German fighters
five miles high over Europe.
American airmen say the Ger
mans haven't yet figured out how
ITO deal with the Fortresses. They
have learned, however, not to try
to attack the squadrons as unit
and usually concentrate all their
fire on the last planes in the forma-
ton to avoid fire from the lead and
middle formations.
Some of the rear flight FortresSes
were damaged yesterday, but re-
turned safely.
Saw Target Plainly.
TT must be discouraging for them
when they pour shells into us and
we keep going and all the time they
never know when they are going to
get it in the neck" one pilot said.
First 1t, John M. Smith, Brooklyn,
bombardier in Col. Walkers plane,
said Despite the camouflage the
target showed up plain and I could
see bombs bursting all over it,"
Sleepy airmen piled out of their
beds at dawn, ate hurried break
fast of cereal, potatoes, bacon, milk
and coffee. Then they crowded into
the operations room in their bulky
flying suits to be briefed. by Mai.
Rufus Rand of Minneapolis, aausia
nessman and former member of the
Lafayette Escadrille; Capt. Gordon
Sarre, New York, former stock
broker and veteran of the World
War; Capt. Fiber Crawford of
Washington, D. C., and Mai. Ed
mund Brigham of Newport, Wash.
With blackboard and chalk, like
a schoolmaster teaching his class, 1t.
Col. Samuel Agee of Tucson, Ariz.,
the executive officer, outlined the
Fortress places in the tight forma-
tions that have spelled death to
many FackeWu 100 pilots.
The crews took off in bright sun
light few hours later. One after
another the big planes thundered
down the runway. circled the field to
gain height-looking like sharks in
a clear pool. When last seen they
had closed to fighting formation
and were disappearing toward the
channel.
Hit Hard by Flax.
On his return Capt. w. A. Will
liams, %, Of Riverside, Calf, the
pilot of the Fortress named Mickey
Evening star., 1942-10-03

Philadelphia Record-The press
and radio co-operated through
patriotic desire to protect the person
of the President, rather than
through fear of punishment.
The fact that public, press and
radio will gladly accept even ex-
treme censorship in helping to guard
the person of the President does not
mean they will accept censorship
that wells slipshod conduct of the
war or a censorship that covers up
bonehead management of produc-
ton.
Detroit Free Press-The reason
given for silence about the event
was, of course, the personal safety
of the presidential party. BY ar
irving unexpectedly and departing
suddenly for parts unknown, the
element Of danger was reduced to a
minimum If the censorship had
been violated in advance of the
partys movements the way might
have been, open for Axis agents to
do their worst.
whether the censorship was
carried to an extreme is, however.
debatable. There are grounds for
believing it may have been.
Tulsa WOrld-If morale building
was the object of the Presidents
trip, it. was partly defeated bv the
suppression of the news. The enter
prise would have had much wider
and enthusiastic effects If the affair
>had been out in the open, if the
people could have known the Presi-
cent was about. His impressions
upon the workers and soldiers and
the public in general would have
been greatly enhanced by the Gus
tomary news handling.
Memphis Commercial Appeal-In-
stead OF criticizing, this trip, those
who are doing the carping should be
encouraging more frequent national
inspections. ''-'''
Some are complaining of the
secrecy of the trip. Perhaps it was
too strict, but better too strict than
take chance of endangering the life
OF the Nations Commander in Chief.
Would any of us been any better of,
would the war effort have been en-
hanced, had the people been kept
fully informd-all the time? We
don't think so!
Little Rock Arkansas Gazette-No
sooner had President Roosevelt COM
pleted his continent-wide inspection
OF war activities than a Republican
Congressman was attacking the
secret journey as political tour"
Such an imputation may
have been wholly unjust and unfair,
as the President promptly declared.
But that is politics in the land of
the free and the home of the pop
ular primary.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

last FW-1so to attack me as we
crossed the Channel"
Il shot at five altogether he
added, and two went down in
smoke I could see the tracers 60 =
ing right into en-
Upper Turret Gunner Edwin L.
WEIGH, %, of Lufkin, Tex, said
they came in so close we could see
the pilots. I think l got one"
I'VE got hell" 1t. Hairs said. "A
shell came in on the waist gunner
and a cannon shell went through
the rudder. I could see them peel
ing off all around u.s."
Radio Gunner Sergt Eugene H.
Dobson Of Key West, Fla, at 35 one
of the oldest men on the raid said:
Right after 1 took photographs I
looked Tp and the sky was full OF
airplanes. I saw six yellow noses
right ABOVE US. They came down
and I let the first one have it, but
ran out of shells.
It Jumped over to get more, think
ing here's where we get it, but
Wllcil lOOhCu up oShAil tAlSS "SAS
gone. Must have scared them off"
Sergt. Leonard L. Dobish, 20-year-
old gunner engineer of Wilkes-BaTre,
Pa, said he thought he hit two
fighters, but I was so damn busy
shooting two guns at once couldn't
see what happened to them
Gunner Sergt. Louis Patriquin OF
Middleton. Calf, had an uncom-
Portable moment when a FW-190
shell smashed into the cartridge
string OF his gun right beside him.
Another hit the radio beside me
and blinded me for a second, but
that's ALL he said,
Oklahoma claimed large share
of the days honors. Walker, al
though now resident of Spokane,
originally was from Newkirk, Okla.
Walkers crew included the only
Chinese airman on the fight, Lee
Wong Gem, ball turret gunner
who halls from Chicago.
Maj. Charles c. Kegelman of El
Reno, Okla, who won the Distin-
guished Service Cross in the famed
Fourth of July raid on Holland in
the first.Venture of American bomb
ers over Western Europe in this war,
again led his Boston formation in
the loW-level blast at LIE Havre.
Maj. Martin Crabtree of Decatur,
Tex, another veteran of the first
July 4 raid, led one section of Bos-
tons.
Included among the Fortress crew.
men participating were Its. Frank
S. Rathbone,' Mamaroneck, N, Y;
James Montgomery. St. Angelo,
Tex; Edward E. James, Freno,
Calf, and Sergts. Marvin l.. She'll
peper, Stanton, Nebr; Harold Le-
rum, Plainview, Nebr.; William
Whalon, Meriden, Conn, and Second
1t Alexander Yonch of Boston.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

Finn, told what had happened. His
plane, in tail formation, bore the
brunt of some of the heaviest fight
ing
Il could see the ships ahead plas-
tering the target and getting away
clean,' he said.
I'VE got over Meaulte just in time
to catch all the fax. AS we turned
away German fighters jumped us
They concentrated on our tail for
nation.
This was my third trip, but the
hottest yet. The flax ripped 6-inch
hole in our wing. A Focke- Wulf 1870
shot away part of the stabilizer. One
bullet went through 4 inches from
my head, and there were dozens OF
holes in the plane when We got back
The attack didn't let up until We
were over the Channel"
Capt. Williams tail gunner, Sergt
Joseph D. Hanks of Kaplan. La.
who claimed at least one F-W 1870
said that yellow nosed squadron
was all over us. r.
L heard something hit the tai
but didn't pay any attention. I was
too busy pumping out lead at Ger
man fighter about 300 yards away
1t caught fire and started spiraline
down. Then I glanced to the side
and saw big cannon hole anc
started shaking"
Shot at Five Planes.
Sergt. Hanks was not shaking st
much, however, that he did not poul
a stream Of .50-caliber shells int
another FW-190, which he claimec
as a probable"
Tail Gunner Douglas Upton OF
Altadena, Calf, was in a ship pilotec
by 1t. James M. Hairs of Gatesville
Tex, and fired my last shell at the
Evening star., 1942-10-03

ary in wartime. for that would be
tipoff for any lurking assassin On
the other hand, it would seem to
have done no harm to have told the
country. in general terms. after Mr..
Roosevelt left Washington, that he
had left.
Ohio State Journal ," Why he
chose such extreme secrecy about
his movements may we'll be Won
dered over. - This no doubt was
another manifestation of the Presi-
dents delight in and penchant for
the dramatic -. All he learned
in two weeks he could have ascer-
tanned much more quickly and de-
tailedly from the reports brought
to his desk. But it was nice vaca-
ton, he was entitled to this period
of relaxation, and we hope he is
back at his desk refreshed and
rested.
Christian Science Monitor
No American wants news of the
Presidents movements if secrecy
will safeguard his person.
Specifically it may appear that this
form of censorship does no great
harm, and that the newspapers are
too much concerned about it. But
actually the principal damage is to
the public. For millions of Ameri-
cans have their confidence shaken
when they discover that a matter of
greatest interest to them has been
kept from them officially although
available to enemy agents.
We are concerned about this censor
ship, not because it often goes be-
yond necessity or is inconsistent, but
because it often expresses the arbi-
trary thinking which leads to ar
bitrary government in other respects.
The only check on it is the protests
of press and public. We do not
associate ourselves with charges that
the trip was connected with next
months elections; we do protest the
cloak of unnecessary secrecy.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Although
many thousands of persons across
the country and back knew of Mr..
Roosevelt's trip. the silence imposed
upon the Nations newspapers left
many of our people cropping for the
facts and tended to increase the at
mosphere Of mystery in which
rumors flourish.
If the President ever undertakes
another tour of this kind we hope
that his departure from Washington
will be announced officially and his
various steps made public after he
has moved on, providing such reve-
lation does not in any way add to
his personal danger or supply in
formation Of aid to the enemy's
spies and saboteurs.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
District Feels Pinch
OF Coffee Shortage
With Rest Of U. 5.
Most Eating Places
Limit Patrons to
One Cup q Meal

Washington coffee drinkers are
faring no better than persons in
most sections of the country as the
city experiences a real pinch in
coffee supplies, it was learned today.
One large grocery chain here re-
ported that its coffee supply was
very, very poor" and that it was
getting only a half of Its former
stocks. ~
Many independent groceries re-
ported they had no supplies or were
selling from dwindling stocks.
While rationing of coffee to con-
sumers is not in operation here or
elsewhere, the Government has
placed wholesale coffee dealers
under rationing plan. Their
basic allotment for October is IS
per cent of average deliveries for
October, November and December
of last year.
d. C.. Allowed 81 Per Cent.
In Washington, however, whole
salers have been given Is per
cent allowance above this basic, it
was said by War Production Board
official. This gives Washington
about 81 per cent of what it got
a year ago. This was done because
of the city's large growth
It's up to, the wholesale dealers
to ration their customers" he said
This official took the stand that
there was little, if any. boarding on
the part of housewives. Coffee
drinkers like their coffee fresh, he
said, and storing roasted coffee
makes it stale
1t was pointed out that the main
cause of the shortage was the small
amount of coffee now being imported
from Brazil, the largest supplier of
the American market. Lack of ship
ping was blamed for the pinch.
The Brazilian consul in Baltimore
was quoted yesterday as forecasting
an improvement in the Nations cof-
fee supply, although he could not say
how soon. AS this country's mer-
chant fleet grows, there will be q
proportionate increase in coffee i'm
ports, he said.
One-Cup Limit Prevails.
The Washington Restaurant As
sociation said that a majority Of
eating places here were limiting
their customers to one cup a meal.
In some sections of the country,
the Associated Press said, runs" on
the product occurred Hundreds of
persons lined up before a large
downtown store in Columbus, Ohio,
in order to purchase remaining cof-
fee supplies. In rush to buy coffee
at Dedham, Mass, chain store,
women tore clothing and others lost
parcels in the scramble.
Because of the difficulty in pro-
curing metal containers, vacuum
packed coffee is virtually non-exis-
tent, WPB said.
1t was pointed out that the armed
forces are exempt from coffee quotas
and that men in uniform will re-
ceive all they need.