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Evening star., 1942-08-20
Nozi Attacks in Caucasus
Gaining, Berlin Asserts

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Aug. 20 (P).-The German
high command reported today that
the Russian defense system between
the Volga and the Don south of
Stalingrad had been taken by storm
IN bitter battle and that German
attacks in the Caucasus ARE gaining
ground"
The battle of the Volga-Don forti-
hcatlons cost the Soviets 1901 pris-
oners, So tanks. 56 guns, 80 ma
chlne guns and mortars and 66
fiame-throwers Tuesday and yester-
day, the German communiuue said.
Since August II, the German
forces have taken $4,000 prisoners
and destroyed or captured 400 tanks
and 200 guns in an attack around
Orel, the high command added.
1t said German planes DESTROYED
three transports on the Black Sea
and raided railways behind the So
Wet lines.
Further Russian attacks east of
Vyazma and near Rzhev, both about
100 miles west of Moscow, were
declared to have been frustrated
yesterday by bitterly-resisting Ger
mans
Several Soviet attacks on the
northern front also were reported
repulsed
Total Soviet plane losses of yes
terday were put at 104.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

emy tanks and motorized infantry.
The Germans launched several
heavy attacks, forcing our units
back. Soviet artillerymen set fire
to five tanks"
Column Declared Wiped Out.
A German column was reported
wiped out in the Ryatigorsk area
of the central Caucasus and the
Information Bureau said $50 Nazi
dead and six disabled tanks were
left on the battlefield.
krasnodar is manufacturing
and agricultural town with a pop
ulation normally of 100000 on the
right bank of the Kuban, about so
miles by air northeast of Novoros-
sisk, an emergency base of the Red
Navy's Black Sea fleet.
The communique said the city was
abandoned after battles which cost
the invaders heavily; it announced
seven German tanks we're DESTROYED
and some $50 Germans were wiped
out on a single sector.
Field dispatches said the Russians
were maneuvering southwark toward
foothills of the Caucasian Noun
talns. evidently as a prelude to a
swing westward for the protection
OF Novorossisk and other Russian
held Black Sea ports.
The German push down the Ros-
tov-Baku Railway toward the
Grozny oil fields was dismissed by
the midnight communique with a
statement that two German tanks
were destroyed and more than loo
Germans were killed in the area
OF Pyatigorsk, ITO miles southeast
of Maikop,
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Shipbui|ding Firm Refuses
To Abroqate Closed Shop
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Aug 90
The Tampa Shipbuilding Co. noti-
fed Tom Watson, Florida attorney
general. it would not abrogate its
closed shop contract with organized
labor. and Mr.. Watson said yester-
day he would proceed with court
suit to invalidate the contract.
Mr. Watson had proposed a sub
stitution of the union security
clause" recognized by the National
Labor Relations Board, for the
closed shop contract under which
only union members may work at
the shipyards.
George B. Howell, company presi-
dent, replied that the closed shop
contract was made July Is, 1941
for two years, with renewal provi-
sions.
This contract was entered into
in good faith and is still in full force
and effect, and there is no reason
why the company should attempt to
abrogate it," Mr.. Howell continued
The Attorney General contended
the shipbuilding companys charter
from the State did not give it the
right to make exclusive labor con-
tracts.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

1t Col H. D. Campbell, one of
the American officers on the staff of
Loard Mountbatten who helped plan
the Allied Commando raid at Dieppe
yesterday, is we'll known in Wash
ington and for score of years has
been a leading Marine Corps flyer.
Now At. Col Campbell has spent
more than half his life on active
duty with the Marines. first as 22-
year-old machine gun officer In
France and since 1921 in the avia-
ton arm.
Friends here recall that in 1926
President Coolidge presented the
Schieff Aviation Trophy as the
American service flyer who in that
year had flown more hours in the
air than any other without a mis-
hap. The presentation was made at
the White House,
At various times since the World
War, Col. Campbell has been sta
toned at Quantico and has kept
in close touch with some of the
men here who served In his COM
oany during the World War.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Bank Office Opened
To Serve Workers in
New War Building
Richmond Institutions
Stoff Kept Busy by
Pentoqon Employees .

The new office established by the
First and Merchants National Bank
OF Richmond, Va, in the Pents ,on
Building in nearby Arlington, Va.
opened this morning to serve war
workers nd. according to reports
from War Department ofYicials, was
doing ''flourishing business"
While the office 1t not a branch
bank and is restricted to operations
it may perform under authority
from the Treasury Department., it
was providing much service today to
Department employees. This included
cashing checks and opening &C
counts in the home office Of the bank
at Richmond. Travellers checks and
drafts also were sold.
Under direction of r. w. Nuckols,
assistant cashier of the bank. q stan
of Ave tellers was kept busy this
morning In the temporarily arranged
quarters. Soon there will be seven
tellers' cages and seven tellers.
The biggest service Is expected to
start on pay day next Monday. At
that time, James M. Ball, jr., vice
president and cashier of the bank,
will be on hand to observe operations
OF the office.
Opening of the facility was pub
licized today in the American
Banker, daily newspaper of the
banking field. which devoted ex-
tensive space to the subject.
The Treasury Department, 1t was
learned. has received many requests
from other military posts for estab-
lishment of similar facilities.
The Pentagon Building has about
$4,000 employees for whom the new
service was established at request
of the Treasury and War Depart
ments and eventually will have
80 900.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Wickurd
Continued From First Page.)

to producers, packers and con-
sumers."
Chairman Fulmer, asserting he
| could not see why the Secretary
should be concerned about the 110
per cent parity provision, said:
Farmers are not getting ITO per
cent parity prices. Their prices are
averaging just about parity. Some
products are bringing far less than
parity and a few are bringing more.
Repeal of the Ito per cent parity
price limitation was advocated
months ago by President Roosevelt
as one of seven measures deemed
necessary to prevent imitation.
Wickard's Appeal.
In urging repeal, Secretary Wick
ard said:
I'VE cannot have continued rises
in farm prices, or in any other
prices, without losing the battle of
imitation, and I am tonight asking
the farmers of America to take the
lead in this battle as they have
taken the lead in the battle of pro-
duction. The time has come to
settle down to the business of win
ming this war, and we are not going
to win it by talk It Is time for
action. I am sure that the farmers
of America stand ready to accept
their firm responsibility"
"A year ago when I testified be-
fore a House committee in support
Of the price control bill l approved
the ITO per cent limitation" the
Secretary said. "At that time
many prices were far below parity
1t seemed to me that they coulc
never average parity unless there
was an opportunity for some O.
them to be slightly above parity a.
least part of the time. Now tn.
situation is different. Farm price.
have reached parity on an average
We are in war. Every day makes i
clearer that we must put everythin,
we've got into winning the war
Also every day makes it clearer tha
we must take drastic steps to curl
imitation"
Approves Livestock Ceiling.
Secretary Wickard said he Woul,
approve the ceilings on livestock no
because O. contention of SOM
packers that the absence of ceiling
was partially responsible for tn
curreno meat shortage, but to kee)
the packing industry "in full opera
ton, and to safeguard the price
control structure
He said there was no truth t
claims that farmers were holdin
back their animals for still highe
prices. Marketings, he said, are a
a record level.
The unusual wartime demand
for meat have kept livestock price
going up. There has been no ceilin
on livestock prices although ther
are ceilings on the retail price G
meats. This situation, inevitably ha
caught many meat packers, particu
larly the smaller firms, in squeeze
This squeeze, he said, was cause
by the fact that some packers wer
willing to give up profits tempo
rarily in order to get enough sup
plies to keep their customers sup
piled. AS a result. he said, som
packers, being unable to compete o
this basis, have either closed the!
plants or are faced with closure.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
bdruch Committee
Studies Drastic Steps
|ToConserve Tires
Reported lnquirine Into
Legal Aspects Of Possible
Restrictions on Rubber
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The three-man investigation
of the Nations rubber situation
was reported today to have been
inqulring into legal aspects COW
ering possible drastic steps to
conserve tires.
Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of
the committee appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt two weeks ago, con-
ferred recently with Attorney Gen
eral Biddle and Assistant Solicitor
General Oscar Cox. Mr.. Cox is not
only an outstanding expert on presi-
Dental wartime authority, but prob
ably knows a good deal about United
Nations rubber requirements through
his work with the Lease-Lend Ad-
ministration.
Extent Of Powers Discussed.
Among the basic questions which
some observers believe were dis
cussed by the special committee and
the Justice Department officials
were:
/. How far the President could go
using his war powers as Chief Execu-
tive. and how far he might go using
his authority as commander in chief
2. The possible need for new legis-
lation, or executive orders.
These questions were believed to
ahave arisen in connection with theo-
retical proposals such as national
sped limits for all rubber tired We
hicles, requisitioning of automobiles
or of tires. limitations on use OF
automobiles. and redistribution OF
available rubber tired equipment to
serve war needs most efficiently.
Making Broad Inquiry.
An official who discussed the con-
ference informally said that inquiry
into such questions indicated the
scope of the Baruch committee study
rather than the trend of any recon-
mendationS. This official, who did
not authorize use of his name, said
he understood the group was making
as broad an investigation as possible
With Mr. Baruch on the commit
tee are: Dr. Karl Compton, president
of the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology, and DR.. James B
Conant, president Of Harvard
University.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20.-Off1ce Of
Price Administration officials said
today they were investigating reports
of B, C, D and S gasoline ration
stickers OH large numbers OF auto
mobiles at the opening Of the Marl-
boro race track.
State OPA Director Leo H. Nc
Cormick said he had received a re-
port of the Marlboro situation, y
and that he was also checking
whether motorists who got extra al
lotments of gasoline are making
trips to Ocean City and other recre-
ational centers for pleasure and thus
viola ting the rationing law.
IF they are, they are subject to
years imprisonment and $4,000
| fine" he added.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Manbeck Elected Head
OF Printers Union Here

Jesse B. Manbeck of the Washing
ton Post was elected yesterday to
the presidency OF the Columbia
Typographical Union, No. 101, de-
feating Edward c. McEntee of the
Washington Daily News by margin
of Is votes.
In run-off election, Mr. Manbeck
received 1,048 votes as against 1923
for Mr.. McEntee. The election was
necessary ewing to the resignation
of former President Clarence J. Des-
per of the Times-Herald, who re-
signed to become first vice president
of the International Typographical
Union.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Marlboro Race Fans Warned
OF Gasoline Sticker Checkup

Mos OF the fans coming to Marl-
boro for the track opening yesterday
Travelled by automobile, since there
are no special buses or trains. These
specials are banned by Office of De-
fense Transportation regulations.
One estimate was that 1900 to
400 automobiles were at the track,
about tWo-thirds of them bearing
District of Columbia plates.
Mr.. Mccormick said persons who
obtained extra gasoline allotments
had 1lled affidavits with his office
"attesting to the urgency OF their
transportation, If it can be proved
from our Investigations that these
motorists have given false state
ments and are using their supple
mental aIotments for pleasure driv-
ing, they will be prosecuted"
Evening star., 1942-08-20
| Enlistment Ban
| Urged to Put Men
| In Proper Roles
B, the Associated Press.


Proposals to halt enlistments in
the armed services and to subsidize
collegiate education of prospective
officers and scientific technicians
we're made to the War Manpower
Commission meeting yesterday, in
formed persons said.
The informants said the proposals
were made by educational author
tiles with the contention that cur
rent enlistment programs of the
services were placing in tech
nical posts students who might be
more useful as technicians.
Earlier committee composed of
representative of management and
labor had recommended to the COM
mission that enlistments be stopped
to prevent inroads by the services
in the ranks of skilled workers who
might be more useful to the war
effort in production roles.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Bodies of 8 Sub Victims
Are Returned to Havana
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
HAVANA, Aug. 20.-The bodies of
eight Cuban seamen, killed in a
submarine sinking of two Cuban
ships last week in the Gulf of
Mexico, were returned to Cuba yes
terday by unit of the United
States Navy as special courtesy.
A throng Of 10000 grim and silent
Cubans lined the Havana water
front as the warship slowly entered
the harbor bringing the bodies OF
this country's first war casualties.
An escort of Cuban fighter planes
few overhead.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Vireinion Among Pilots
WHO Blasted Rouen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The United
States flyers who participated in
the Flying Fortress attack on Rouen
Monday-from which all planes re-
turned safely-included 1t. Fleming
C. Goolsley of Marion, Va.
In announcing the names, United
States Army headquarters described
the raid as unusually successful"
and said photographs showed a
majority of the bombs fell within a
radius of 300 yards of the freight
yards,
Evening star., 1942-08-20
D. {. Girl Sponsors Sub

GROTON, Conn, Aug. 20 R.-
With thousands of workers cheering,
the submarine Harder slid into the
Thames River yesterday. Miss
Helena M. Shafroth of Washington,
daughter of Rear Admiral John F.
Shafroth, sponsored the newest
member of Uncle Sans undersea
fleet,
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Russia
Continued From First Page.

front June %, was reported made
southeast of Kletskaya
The communique report that So
Wet soldiers had killed or rounded
up all who made the thrust implied
they had regained full mastery of
the east bank of the Don in the
defense of western approaches to
Stalingrad, industrial and shipping
center on the Volga.
Southeast of Krasnodar," it was
announced, "our troops fought fierce
defensive engagements against en-
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Man Found Dead Here

John Stewart, "a, colored of the
500 block OF New Jersey avenue
NV. was found dead on the floor
of his room by his brother early
today. Police said gas jets in the
room had been turned on and the
man had left note for his brother
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Breed Sturts Cumpoion

An increase in the price of bread
has started a movement in ro''--'a
for readjustment Of salaries to
meet the increasing living cos,a.
Evening star., 1942-08-20
Heed Given u. S. Plon

) Agriculturalists in Chile are urg-
ing adoption of the plan OF the
United States Agricultural Mission
for solving the country's soil ero-
sion problems.
Evening star., 1942-08-20

Parents Of boys who set fire to
heather are now fined in Northern
Ireland.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-10
On Or. Goebbeis' ealenc,ar there's q circle
round January

ON JANUARY the Nazis going to find out
~ just how we Americans really feel about this
war-whether we're all of us in it all the way
For January is the date set by Uncle Sam when
everybody payroll ought to be enrolled in the
Payroll Savings Plan-so that at least 1929 of the
gross payroll of every firm goes into War Bonds
every payday.
going to be painful news for DR.. Goebbels and his
cronies!
AT the moment there are many of us who ought to
be on Payroll Savings Plans-and aren't And
though some of investing more than 1929, a
lot OF us are doing less than can and should
SO its up to you to see that we "Top That 1920 by
New Years" II you're not in on the Payroll Savings
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-12-10

Plan sign up today If you're setting aside less than
1920, get signed up for more-and fast If you can
afford to invest more than 1920 do it-and be glad
you
For there's nothing that end this war quicker,
nothing that shatter enemies as completely
as the knowledge that Americans are all of us
lighting this war with everything we've got! And
doing it our own democratic way-because we know
IN our own minds we've got to do it to survive
And IN serving our country ourselves-not
only today, but tomorrow we'll. For every So we
put into War Bonds comes back to us as S49when
the Bonds mature-to buy the things and
cannot get today.
Won't you put your the line today? Sign
up on the Payroll Savings Plan for so or 100 or
go but at least 1920 of your wages every payday.
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Camp Fire Girls
Project Aimed at
'Fortifyine Family

A defense project to be developed
about the theme, "Fortifying the
Family" is being planned as the
ls42 program for Camp Fire Girls
by group leaders Of the Potomac
area.
Activities will include instruction
in intelligent marketing for the
family and planning and cooking
nutritious meals, including school
lunches.
A series of "A-to-Z" dinners, cost
ing not more than IS cents per
person, will conclude the special
training in nutrition. An "A-to-Z"
dinner, 1t was explained. contains
all vitamins, including u" for zest.
Outdoor cooking and camping for
entire families will be . part of the
program and, where 1t is possible,
girls will plant and care for veg
etable and flower gardens.
The girls also will take care Of
younger children in order to release
parents for adult defense work.
Arrangements for the program
were outlined at the January meet
ing of area group leaders.
Committee chairmen were ap-
pointed As follows: Executive and
extension, Mrs. M. E. Jansson;
camping. Mrs. Joseph E. Gray: well
fare, Mrs. Harold Purvine; program,
Mrs Marvin Simmons; publicity,
Mrs. P. G. Marshall; financial, Miss
Bertha Fell, and hospitality, Mrs.
William C.. Humphrey.
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Nutrition Course
Will Be Offered
D. c.. Pen Women

A 20-hour course in nutrition will
be offered members of the District
Branch of the League Of American
Pen Women, with classes to be held
from 10 am. to noon Tuesdays and
Thursdays, beginning next week, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
defense chairman, Mrs. B. Shanks
CLANCY.
The class will be held in the
league studio in the Woodley Apart
ments. 1851 Columbia road NV.
The nutrition instructor will be
Mrs. Charles B. Pear of Silver
Spring. Md. who was secured
through the District Chapter of the
American Red Cross. Mrs. Pear, a
graduate of Simmons College, was
formerly nutritionist for the Com
monwealth Health Association and
the Visiting Nurses Association of
Boston. She also organized the
home economics department of the
American Girls College in Damas-
Gus. Syria.
Mrs. Chaney is handling applica-
tions from prospective members OF
the class.
Mrs. Angie Weaver Wright, art
chairman of the branch. has called
a meeting of league artists for 8
O'Clock tonight in the studio.
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Women's City Club
Juniors to Give
Dance for Cadets

Sixty cadets from the Naval Air
Station at Anacostia will be among
the guests to be entertained by the
Junior Guild Of the Women's City
Club at its first dancing party Sat-
urday at pm. at the clubhouse,
736 jackson place NV. Friends Of
guild members who are engaged in
war work here also are being in
vited.
Mrs. Gladys B. Middlemiss, presi-
dent Of the club, and Mrs. John T.
Lucker, chairman of the guild, will
receive. Hostesses will be Miss Mar
jorie Webster, Miss Lois Garlock,
Miss Isabel Allen and Miss Thelma
Schmitt.
At the clubs tea Sunday at 4:30
pm. . program Of songs will be
given by Mrs. James Stone.
Miss Elizabeth Trump, chairman
of the clubs Hospitality Committee,
will be assisted by Mrs. George
Estes and Miss Bertha Butts as
hostesses.
Evening star., 1942-01-08
Social Notes
OF Residents,
Ex>Residents
Mrs. Duncan Fraser
Visiting Mother
In Baltimore

Mrs. Duncan Fraser is visiting
her mother. Mrs. Joseph Sellers. IN
Baltimore for q week and will join
Canon Fraser, minister Of the Ca
thedral Congregation In Providence,
r. l., the first of next week. Canon
and Mrs. Fraser formerly lived IN
Washington, where he was assistant
rector of the Church Of the Epiph-
any. Before her marriage Mrs.
Fraser, as Miss Dorothy Sellers,
msde her home here with her aunt.
the late Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Watson
were hosts yesterday afternoon at
the second Of their cigarettes for
the armed forces" parties IN their
home on Massachusetts, avenue.
Mrs. Arthur O'Brien of Bellevue,
Wash. formerly Of this city. Is IN
New York with her son-in-law ana
daughter, Baron Joseph van der
Elst and Baroness van der Elst,
the latter formerly Miss Allison
Roebling. The marriage OF Baron
and Baroness van der Elst took
place in Washington when the for
mer was attached to the Belgian
Embassy and shortly after the
Baroness had made her debut here.
Col. and Mrs. O'Brien lived at
Estabrooke, the estate on Albemarle
street which recently was sold to
Col and Mrs. M. Robert Guggen-
helm. For some time the house
was occupied by the former Hun
sarian Minister and Nine. Pelenyi
and more recently by the present
envoy, M. Georges de Ghika.
Mrs. George Ellery, Crosby left
this morning for her home in Con-
necticut after spending month
visiting friends here, where. as Miss
Daisy Gordon Stewart, she lived
before her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mark Con-
rad have gone to New York to at
tend the wedding Of the latter's
granddaughter, Miss Virginian Ba-
con Penfield, and Mr.. William
George Scarlett, jr.. Of Baltimore.
The wedding will take place Satur-
day in the Church Of the Heavenly
Rest on Fifth avenue and Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad will be among the
guests Friday evening at the dinner
which Mr.. and Mrs. Scarlet. parents
of the bridegroom. will give for the
wedding party and out-of-town
guests. The party is set for the Sert
room in the Waldorf Astoria. fol-
lowing the rehearsal for the we'd
ding.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry L. Crosson
spent the Christmas holidays in
Toledo with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Wiley, and their little family. DR..
Crosson has returned to Washing
ton, but Mrs. Crosson is remaining
for a longer visit.
Mrs. Richmond A. c. Brooks is in
Aiken. S. c., for a fortnight visit
with her uncle, Mr.. McCleskey Gar
lych of New York, who is passing
the season there. Mrs. Brooks will
visit friends in Georgia and Florida
before returning home.