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Evening star., 1942-06-21

fairly smoothly and the pencil tracks
still were legible. This practically
saved my story for me. While
thousands of details were remem-
bered vividly, needed those notes
to ascertain the correct timing for
the various events in the battle as
observed from the LeXington's S
bridge. Later they were valuable
for the Navy, too. for they went
into Capt. Sherman's and Rear Ad-
miral Aubrey w. Fitch's reports.
admiral Fitch was commander OF
the Lexington's section of the two
carrier task force)
BY the time I got down to the
wardroom most of the other Lexing-
tonians had finished their dinners.
The result was that I got grand
round of mingled cheers and boos-
the sort of ribbing that every one
took that night. 1t was good to
hear-for these men were my ship
mates, too, and was damned proud
of every one of them.
Flotilla Heads South.
Our f1otilla was heading south at
a fast clip and we all thought we
were bound for Sydney, Australia.
All of us were delighted over the
prospect, particularly me, for sgd
ney was my home for many years.
But on the third day we changed
course and went into an important
island harbor that may not be
named.
During this time we had done
some transferring of men from over
crowded ships, Some of the de-
stroyers had as many as 400 Lex
ington men aboard, in addition to
their full war crews of $50. and
literally were wallowing with gun
wales under.
These transfers were thrilling to
see. Two ships would steam paral-
lei courses near each other. A line
would be rigged from the masts
of one to those Of the other and
canvas mailbag would be put on
a pulley Two men at a time were
stuffed into the bags. standing up
to their waists in the bag, and
then hauled across the intervening
water by a hand line A total of
2l0 men was transferred thus in
period of two hours one morning
while the ships were holding a
2o-knot pace.
At the first port stop some of the
destroyers and cruisers were cleared
of Lexington survivors and released
to the Battle Fleet. The rest of us
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Recorders Listing
OF Every Amateur
Radio Transmitter
August rs Registration
DeodIine Set; Forms
Must Be Filed Here

Registration of all amateur radio
transmitters by August rs was or
dered yesterday by the Federal
Communications Commission, act
ing on a request Of the former De-
fense Communications Board, now
the Board of War Communications.
While all amateur radio trans
mitting was ordered to cease some
time ago, with a partial revival per-
mitted as a part of the civilian de-
fense communications SYSTEM the
commission has decided to determine
what sets are in existence and where
they are located.
Filing Here Ordered.
Forms for the applications for
registration may be obtained at the
headquarters of the commission here
and at the field Offices, but the reg
istration applications must be filed
here.
1t was said that the Federal Com
munications Commission does not
have an accurate inventory Of anna
teur transmitters. While formal
station licenses are issued to anna
teurs having their own transmitters,
they are not required to inform the
commission If the sets are dis
mantled, abandoned or transferred.
The commission application forms
call for full details of the type of
transmitter, the kind of radio ennis
sion, the number of tubes, range
and power, among other technical
details.
The order not only requires every
holder of an amateur station license
who has a transmitter to register
it, but also calls for registration on
the part of every person or organ
i5ation in possession of a radio
transmitter which is owned by the
holder of an amateur radio station
license.
"Transmitter" Described.
The formal order describes radio
transmitter" as referred to in the
order as a device designed for trans
mission of communications by ra-
dio frequency energy. The order
Is not intended to include phono-
graph oscillators, test oscillatorS,
signal generators and wired radio
systems.
Formal certificates of registration
will be issued to the applicants, and
these must be affixed to the trans
mitters. Those coming into pos
session of transmitters after August
Is will be required to register them
within 20 days, and on removal of
a registered set to another location,
the registrant is required to notify
the commission within five days of
removal,
Any holder of an amateur oper-
ator's license who neither owns nor
has in possession a transmitter also
must notify the commission of that
fact. and must give the commission
his present address. He also must
notify the commission within five
days of any change of his address.
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men before, had been moved right
back into the jungle, leaving their
seaside towns to these throngs of
restless whites.
Natives Good Traders.
While there we found that the
Pacific Island native is as quick
to understand the principles of trade
as the native of Manhattan. Sup
ply and demand certainly ruled here.
Even the grass mats and rugs that
once were sold for copper or two
cost "one-two dollah," we found.
The black men and women in the
market place had only this price
Evening star., 1942-06-21

doubled up again and within five
hours were on our way once more,
this time heading due eastbound
for home we believed.
But again we were wrong. On
the second morning we dropped
anchor in a small harbor of an
island that in peacetime does not
see ship a year. At this time,
however, it was crowded with all
types of warships and auxiliary
craft. The island itself was over
run with sailors on leave, United
States soldiers and marines. The
natives, who seldom had seen white
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Johnston
Continued From First Page)

ent ways to the vessels in our task
force. There was no attempt that
night to apportion the men evenly
among the fotilla. The first job was
10 get them safely on some ship, and
then get the whole feet moving
once more.
All during those rescue operations
our destroyers circled around us
like so many hungry dogs with their
submarine listening devices fully
manned. And from the decks OF
the second carrier in our force
planes were constantly taking off
and landing, engaging in hunt
through the skies. Our officers, of
course, were afraid that Jap planes
or submarines might catch us
stopped and defenseless.
Luckily that didn't happen. We
know now that the japanese in
those waters were flnished-just as
completely as the Lexington was fin
ished.
AS I said, I had come aboard the
cruiser on which Capt. Sherman,
many of the ships officers and fly
ers and 300 of the men also gath
cred. was soaked with sea water,
exhausted and virtually destitute.
NV clothing consisted of shirt
with one arm burned off, pair OF
scorched pants and my shoes.
All Valuable Assets Lost.
NV notes.-the most valuable as
sets I owned-were blown up or
burned aboard the Lexington. All,
that is, except the scribbled pencil
exclamations I had hentracked in
tiny pocket notebook while watch
ing from the bridge during the at
tack. My watch, my money, my
clothing, my typewriter, my valu-
able toothpaste tube-siX weeks later
In Washington, when tried to buy
a tube of paste I was refused one
because I couldn't produce the old
tube-and my favorite straight ra-
zor had gone down.
After I was aboard the cruiser the
first place I went was the laundry.
There, gathered with hundreds of
other men I stripped of my clothing
and dried myself. The garments
were dried in the quick-drying ma
chine. I salvaged the sodden note
book and the odd pages that had
come unstuck from the water and
put them through the hot mangle.
To my delight the pages dried
Evening star., 1942-06-21

makeup of the Japanese feet. and
prophesying probable future moves
OF the Japanese.
We arrived at our Pacific port
late at night. AS soon as we were
allowed ashore I telephoned my
paper. I couldn't say where I'd
been or what I'd done, but I asked
Evening star., 1942-06-21

for money to come home quickly.
1t reminded me of that old news
paper story about the reporter sent
to cover a big story who, after fall
Ing to file any copy. wired his office.
"All is confusion, but please send
$780,"
(Copyright. 1912. By Chicago Tribune)
Evening star., 1942-06-21
New Zealand Appeal Needed

When the New Zealand govern
ment recently appealed for miners
to work the Glenorchy tungsten
mines, there was big response, men
aid equipment being sent to the
field. and one county helped extend
a road to facilitate the transport of
the vital strategic mineral.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Nazi Forces Score
Gains on 7 Sides
Of Sta|inerad
Wedge Southwest Of VoIe,
City Deepened; korthwes
Defenses InfiItruted
BY EDDY GILMORE.
Press War Corresponde

MOSCOW, Sept. 1.-The Rus
slams said today the Germans
had deepened a wedge toward
Stalingrad from the southwest
and infiltrated that city's north
western defenses, but emphasized
the casualties suffered by the in
vaders all along the front.
Scattered details reported in the
mid = day communique indicated
Germany's loss of at least 48 tanks
and about 1900 killed.
Un Berlin the Nazi high COM
mand declared that Axis forces,
breaking stiff Russian resistance,
had reached the coast of the
Black Sea below the Kuban river
and had occupied the port OF
Anapa, which is 30 miles north
west OF the Soviet base of
Novorossisk.
tThe war bulletin said that be-
low Stalingrad, Nazi infantry and
armored forces have widened a
gap in the defenses of that Volga
river arsenal city and have
pushed closer to it,
After fighting in which about 400
Germans were killed, "one Soviet
unit withdrew to new positions" be-
fore the Kotelnikovski Stalingrad
pincer claw, the Soviet Information
Bureau said. Tank crews were de-
clared to have repulsed numerous
attacks on other sectors of that area.
Red Army men still menacing the
Axis flank within the Don bend
waged both offensive and defensive
warfare and reports from the Cau-
casian battlef1elds were highlighted
by declaration that Soviet cavalry
recaptured Nazi- occupied village
south of Krasnodar.
German naval parties are at
tempting 10 raid the Caucasian coast
in conjunction with the overland
drive from Krasnodar, but these are
being smashed, Pravda dispatch
from the Black Sea fleet declared.
The Communist party newspaper
said Russians were striking at Ger
man held ports with gunboats, tor
pedoboats and planes.
Tremendous new forces of men
(See RUSSIA. Page A-14J
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Community Services Pictured
For War by Mrs. Roosevelt

Community restaurants and laun-
dries where a few women will do
the feeding and clothes washing for
an entire community while the other
housewives work in war Offices were
pictured by Mrs. Roosevelt at her
press conference this morning.
Though necessity for such CO.
operative houseWork is still far in
the future, Mrs. Roosevelt said, it
certainly should be considered. Not
only are mistresses of homes getting
into war work, Mrs. Roosevelt add
ed, but an influx OF colored domestic
help into war jobs probably will
aggravate the need for some plan
Of pooling household tasks.
Mrs. Roosevelt plans to investi-
gate, she said. to see If any Govern
ment agency is studying establish
ment of neighborhood kitchens or
neighborhood laundries. The Ameri-
can housewife may have to stop at a
community kitchen and buy an en-
tire meal for her family on her way
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Senate Finance Unit
Will Hear Details Of
Spending Levy Today
Vondenberg Coils PIon
'SoIes Tox Rose Under
Another Nome
b. the Associated Press.

Treasury representatives were
ready today to lay before the
Senate Finance Committee a
revolutionary proposal for taxing
the money that taxpayers spend.
Designed to combat initiation by
inducing people to save their money
instead OF using it to bid up prices,
the Treasury plan was understood to
call for graduated tax on that por-
ton Of personal expenditures not
covered by income tax exemptions,
credits for dependents, debts. insur-
ance. premiums, Government bonds
purchases, and other savings.
One critical member of the COM
mittee. Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan, remarked to
reporters: TITS the sales tax rose
under another name, but it doesn't
smell as sweet"
In presenting somewhat similar
plan to the House Ways and Means
Committee in closed session, RAN
dolph Paul, Treasury general coun-
sci, said it called for pushing the
regular income tax as high as it
could 60 without imposing excessive
hardships on debtors, and then using
the spendings tax to get the rest of
the income tax money that was
needed"
Chairman George said the Treas
ury estimated the proposed levy
would yield between $4,000, ,OO0, 900
and $4,000. 900 900 a year.
Applies Only to individuals.
Mr.. Paul said the spending tax
could apply only to individuals, since
1t would be too erratic in its effect
on corporations and might seriously
impede the war effort unless an al
most unmanageable series of COM
plete exemptions from the tax was
devised"
In its revised form. the proposed
tax was expected to be made appli-
cable to so-called luxury spending
which the Treasury has sought to
cut down.
Senator George has indicated in
(See TAXES, Page Aid
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Northern Burma Airport
Blasted by U. 5. Again
Er the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Sept. Limited
States planes attacked the Japanese
airdrome at Myitkyina in Northern
Burma yesterday for the second day
in succession, communique from
1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stillwells head
quarters announced today.
Objectives of the bombers, which
had a fighter escort, included Jap
anese barracks, warehouse area
along a railway and the railway
terminal.
Two large fires and at least three
small ones were left burning along
the railway in the main storage
area" the communique said.
Direct hits were scored on the
japanese barracks. and several fires
were started in that area"
All the planes returned safely.
Evening star., 1942-09-01

home from work before the war is
over, she said. English women are
doing that nows she pointed out.
Mrs. Roosevelt mentioned the
shortage of domestic workers as she
went into the long circulated rumor
that Eleanor Clubs" have been
formed by colored domestics anxious
to obtain better paying jobs.
AN official investigation has been
made of these clubs" Mrs. Roose-
velt said, land I have been assured
that I can rely on the fact that
there are no Eleanor Clubs"
Mrs. Roosevelt said she did not
know which Government agency
had made the investigation, but
that rumors of the clubs had been
investigated thoroughly several
times.
In further attempt to trace the
sources of the rumored organiza-
tions bearing her name, Mrs. Roose-
velt has answered every letter in
(see MRS. ROOSEVELT, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Foreign
Two more Allied ships sunk, raising
sub toll to 451. Page Az
Hitler calls on Germans for highest
sacrifices Page ALI
Notionol
Nation wide meat rationing due
within four months. Page Al
Senators to hear proposals today for
spending tax. Page Al
Strikes threaten to slow Pittsburgh
steel output. Page Al
Hershey orders draft of single men
first. Page Al
U. S. cafeterias to have meatless,
flshless days. Page A
Rush OF meat to market feared feast
before famine. Page A
Bituminous coal minimum price in
crease at mines allowed Page Az
Hartley charges "runout' by rubber
oil witnesses. Page Al
Cramer, arraigned for treason. faces
death penalty. Page Al
Evening star., 1942-09-01
.WaIkouts Threaten
To Slow Steel Output
In Pittsburgh Area
Several Hundred
Truck Drivers Strike
In VituI Coke District
By the Associated Press.

bs the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. IA rash
of strikes involving truck drivers,
timbermen, cranemen and va
rious shopworkers threatened to-
day to interfere with the produc-
ton of steel here.
One Of the most serious disturb
ances occurred in the great Con-
nellsville coke region stretching over
a 50-square-mile area to the south.
the heart of Americas metallurgical
soft coal deposits.
There, in Uniontown. several hun
dred truck drivers who deliver coal
to more than half of the district S
$500 coke ovens, today joined sew
eral thousand timbermen in walk
out. The timbermen struck last Fri
day, demanding 10 cents an hour
more than their so cents an hour
pay.
Can Paralize Coke Output.
Both groups have received awards
by the War Labor Board granting
most of their demands, but each
case involved price adjustments not
yet made.
you men hold the key to the
whole situation" Thomas P. Nc
Tigue. regional director of the Con-
struction Workers, Division so,
United Mine Workers OF America,
told a mass meeting of the truckers
last night.
IF you stay out for four days
you will paralyze the whole coke
situation. The timber workers, who
supply posts in the mines, are 100
per cent behind you.
stick to it and I'll take your case
up with John L. Lewis There is
one man who will get action for
you"
Mr.. Lewis is president of the
United Mine Workers, whose journal
in an editorial last week stated
very bluntly, that we do not be-
lieve the War Labor Board, as pres
emily constituted, possesses the un-
derstanding and the industrial ex-
perience and knowledge of human
equations to be trusted with this
overall responsibility" of setting up
wage program.
William T. Hynes, UNIV district
head. estimated more than 10000
miners would be affected before the
end of the week If the strike con-
tinued.
Other Strike Threats.
Other district strikes involved
group Of shop committeeman repre-
senting the CIO United Steel Work
ers at the Pittsburgh Park works of
the Crucible Steel Co., and 120
cranemen at the Farrell CPa.) works
Of the Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp.
Each group had long list of griev-
ances it contended were being
ignored.
The CIO group at Crucible later
called off their strike, without an
nouncing whether any settlement
OF grievances had been obtained.
Local Union President Stephen j.
Gall claimed, however, the groups
action forestalled general strike.
Charles R. Ward, of the United
States Cancellation Service, weary
from IA to Is hour days of work,
returned late last night after con-
ferring on a dispute at Beaver Falls,
Pa, to leave before dawn for Farrell.
where he said he heard the plant
was virtually shut down.
Mr.. McTigue said the truck drivers
had been earning 40 to so cents an
hour, though granted scale rang
(See STRIKES, Page A-14J
Evening star., 1942-09-01
George P. Baker Quits
Civil Aeronuutics Post

Resignation of George P. Baker as
a member and vice chairman of the
Civil Aeronautics Board was an
nounced by the White House today.
Mr.. Baker resigned from the
board to give full time to his duties
as chief of the Requirements Divi-
sion of the Once of the Quarter
master General in the War Depart
ment, to which he was temporarily
assigned last spring.
President Roosevelt accepted his
resignation with sincere feeling"
OF regret tempered by the fact that
he was leaving the board to continue
very valuable" work with the War
Department.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
BY ALVIN J. STEINKOPF,
Associated press stan Writer

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Shigenori
Togo, who has resigned as foreign
minister of Japan, was known to
diplomatic colleagues as the man
who managed to avoid break with
Russia in the diplomatic tensions
of 1888 and 1899.
That reputation now high lights
his unexplained withdrawal from
high japanese diplomacy.
Speculation as to the reason for
his leaving the cabinet at a moment
when important diplomatic and
military decisions seemed to be
pending in Toxic naturally centers
on his policies respecting Russia
and his relation to the European
Axis.
There may be significant re-
lationship in the fact that Togo
stepped out at a time when jap
anese armies in China are making
arge-scale Withdrawals, If not out
right retreats. The repeated COM
(See TOGO, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1942-09-01

Nevada and Utah primaries evoke
little interest. Page BIS
Showdown deferred on soldiers vote
bill. Page Bill
Washington and Vicinity.
Decentralization opens way for 40
600 persons here. Page AS
Roosevelt cites naval victories in
Bethesda speech. Page AS
Hospital program being hastened,
Hines tells veterans. Page AS
Bond sales at rally total over ST.
100000. Page "A
Welfare Board asks $9,354,091 in
1914 budget estimates. Page B-1
PUG studies plan to effect ODT taxi
regulations. Page B-1
FWA approves expansion of hos
pitfalls by $50 beds. Page B-I
Miscellany.
Natures Children. Page Bis
Marriage Licenses. Page Bio
Births and Deaths. Pare B-S
After Dark. Pare B-lo
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Seomon's Rest Comp
Planned at EIkridqe

~ tnt hSSOclaIeQ PfeSs.
Establishment of rest camp for
torpedoed seamen at Elkridge, Md,
was announced today by Rear Ad-
miral Emory S. Land, war shipping
administrator.
The site, formerly a CCC camp,
will be used by survivors of tor
pedoed ships and other seamen in
need of rest who disembark at Bal
timore New York and Philadelphia.
Admiral Land said similar camps
would be established to serve other
ports.
The Elkridge camp is designed to
accommodate 200 men. The camp
now is begging used by conscientious
objectors to military service, but
they will be moved to another
camp.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Rommers Force Pushes 8 Miles
Through Mines on British Flank;
Japanese Attack in New Guinea
Enemy Remnants
Near Milne Boy
Heavily Strofed
Ps the Associated Press.

P9 the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 1.-The Japa-
nese have launched a strong at
tack on the Kokoda front of New
Guinea, mountainous no-man's s
land between Japanese held
Buna and the Allied advance
base at Port Moresby, a Reuters
field dispatch said today.
Some Australian advance posts
were abandoned under vigorous jap
anese pressure, but the Allied posi-
tions were being restored after heavy
fighting, the dispatch said. The
main defense line was reported
intact.
Although the invaders struck hard.
the Australians escaped being
trapped and many casualties were
inflicted in close fighting, the dis
patch said.
Evening star., 1942-09-01
Meat Rationing Due
In 4 Months 10 Check
Unprecedented Sales
Limit to ~ Pounds by
Wholesaler Control in
Prospect Meanwhile
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Nation wide rationing OF meat
within four months became 9
distinct probability today.
Meanwhile, the country is facec
with limit Of ~ pounds of meat Q
week per person through Govern
ment control of the meat supply
to civilian markets.
This plan, designed to assure ar
adequate meat supply to America s
fighting men as well as to those OF
the United Nations, was recon-
mended to the War Production
Board by the Foods Requirement
Committee headed by Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard.
Inasmuch as the committee is the
top od-control agency of the Gov
ernment, its recommendations are
considered tantamount to a final
decision. The committee Is COM
posed Of representatives of the
Army, Navy. Lease-Lend Admins
tration, the Office of Price Admins
tration, the Board of Economic
'ShoAS oiAo Vic OtdOC dIlO AkIl-
curture Departments.
Coupon System Proposed.
Advocating a national meat con-
servation program, the committee
suggested as the first step that
quotas for sales by packers to re-
tailers be definitely fixed. Second,
1t proposed coupon rationing pro-
gram, similar to the plan con-
trolling the retail sale of sugar and
gasoline in the Eastern Seaboard
States.
Neither of these plans can be put
into effect Immediately. 1t will take
about two weeks to get the pack
ers lined up for the quota arrange
ment and about three months more
to put the consumer rationing plan
into effect.
The committees decision virtually
constitutes WPB conservation or
der, and, until its issuance, patriotic
Americans are urged by Secretary
Wickard to cut down voluntarily on
the consumption of meat, and not
use more than az pounds q week
(see MEAT, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1942-09-01
State Draft Directors Asked
To Call Single Men First
u. Hershey Says PoIicy's Aim Is to Level
Out Induction Orders in Localities

Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
selective service director, today
told State directors to apportion
their calls so that single men
wouldsbe inducted in all localities
before married men.
The formal order followed word
last week that uniformity would be
sought in filling calls. The District
is already operating on the system
of apportioning calls by the num-
Der OF IA men available in each
local board.
In another step toward uni
formity, the selective service chief
set October 16 as the deadline for
completing the initial classification