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Evening star., 1942-04-28
Tornado
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preaching clouds. saw people
huddlcd under awnings and In door
ways to escape the rain and drove
around trying to warn them.
Hundreds Of Carr Wrecked.
MANY Of them apparently were
trapped under falling debris as the
tornado. struck"
Sheriff Don McElroy estimated
hundreds Of parked cars were buried
under the debris. st
In one trailer camp, west Of Pryor,
eight persons were trapped and
killed. The collapse Of . grocery
killed another. Five persons, eat
ing In cafe, died In the smashed
structure. Three bodies were re-
covered from . r,ibble heap that
had been . garage. e
Faye Mitchell, employe OF the
county agents ONCE, said every
thing went black Is the storm
struck"
1T made my ears hurt" she said.
There was = high whistling sound.
1t was like swimming deep under
water"
All telephone power lines we're
cut.
r. c. Dickinson. employe of the
nearby Grand River Dam, said he
counted II bodies In five blocks.
The ordnance workers cleared the
streets Of rubble, then removed tot
tering building walls to prevent in
jury to rescue squads.
Portable power units from the
ordnance works were set up In the
downtown area. Water supplies and
food were brought in.
Chickens Picked Clean.
The storm produced freakish ac-
cidents. Fifteen to 40 chickens cow
cred down the street, picked clean
by the wind.
One side Of the First National
Bank was blown out. Loose money
from the tills--the amount unde-
termined Uttered the street. No one
stopped to pick 1t up. They were
too busy.
Claremore residents reported see
ing the storm east of there. 1t
dipped down on Highway 20 and ap-
parently followed the road into
Pryor.
Its path along the highway was
Uttered with twisted automobiles.
some of which were tossed 200 yards.
One giant gasoline transport truck
was twisted like q pretzel.
Standing on hilltop on the high
way, George Wolfe, Tulsa truck
driver. told Of seeing the purplish-
black cone-"from all sides were
splitting big cows. calves. whole trees,
telephone poles, roof tops" After
waiting until he believed the storm
had passed. he and his helper,
Leonard Wallace, l8, along with 10
persons huddled on the hin, gct into
their machines and star;ss out
again. But those that hau gone
ahead apparently plunged into the
storms center.
Mr.. Wallace said q light bakery
truck with the driver in 1t Just dis
appeared.
Il saw that truck a good is feet
OF the road and twisting In a con-
tinuous circle" he said. "Afterward
I looked all over for 1t and never
found trace OF the driver or the
truck"
The storm also was reported to
have taken one Life at Tiawah, about
Is miles southwest Of Pryor. and to
have killed three east of Talala.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
John {. corby Dies

CHICAGO, April 28 tF.-John z.
Corby, 81, secretary of Swift n Co.,
died yesterday ut his home. Before
coming to the packing concern he
was employed In the New York
odices Of the Missouri, Kansas y
Texas Railway.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Minnesota Tornado Wrecks
School; Two Children Killed

ORTONVILLE. Minn., April % Up.
Two Of the eight pupils in a
small country school near here were
killed and three others were seri-
ously injured yesterday when q tor
nado demolished the building 40
minutes before school was to close.
The two victims. Mary Pollock, q
fifth-grader, and Kenneth Lee, In the
sixth grade, were found huddled to-
gether 400 feet from where the
building had stood. The other chill
dren were found . few feet to
nearly 500 feet away. The teacher.
Miss Edna May. and two other pu-
pills. escaped with scratches and
bruises.
The tornado. which covered only
. small area, also wrecked several
small buildings on nearby farm.
Evening star., 1942-04-28

from An enemy sea1ssy; .hoss a,os,se
credited unless confirmed hy American
or Allied sources,
BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC tFrom japanese Broad
casts, April 2s.--Imperial head
quarters announced today that jap
anese naval forces had occupied all
strategicaliy important bases" In the
Molucca Islands and along. the
northern shore of the Western, or
Dutch, part of New Guinea.
This campaign, communique
said. was begun March 81 and COM
pleted April 10. The Moluccas are
due north of Australia and west of
New Guinea. Bases In this area
might be used for attacks on Aus
tralia's north COAST
Newspaper dispatches said the fol-
lowing places had been seized:
The airdrome In the island OF
Ceram; the airdrome at Serui on
Japen Island; an airdrome on the
large island Of Halmahera and the
nearby small island of Ternate;
Manokwari, Sarmi and Hollandia,
on the northern New Guinea coast.
The western part of New Guinea
is part Of the Netherlands Indies;
the eastern part Is under Australian
mandate and the Japanese have es-
tablished themselves there at Lac
and Salamaua.
The Japanese military admins
tration Of Java has ordered the
abandonment OF the three hour
midday siesta as part Of q general
program ito speed up establishment
Of the Greater East Asia copros-
perity sphere" according to dis
patches from Bandoeng.
The program also calls for longer
working hours in all government Of
fees and private business firms,
making Q am. to pm. the normal
work day. This is from two to four
hours longer than under the con-
quered Dutch regime.
The new order goes into effect
tomorrow. when the 41st birthday
Of Emperor Hirohito will be cele-
brated throughout the territories
conquered by the Japanese armed
forces.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
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Evening star., 1942-04-28
Hens on a War Bosis

DE SMET, S. Oak. R).-Mrs. John
Palmer, the minister's wife, calls her
fowls . flock of victory chickens.
The 38 hens laid - eggs in one day.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Cebu Death Ton Put At 400.

BERLIN tFrom German Broad
casts), April 28 R.-Tokio reports
said today that 400 Americans had
been killed and 81 captured in the
Japanese invasion Of the Philippine
Island OF Cebu. Mopping-up op-
erations were reported continuing.
One plane, AT rifles, nine machine
guns and 272 trucks were listed
among captured war matcriel.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
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was in the Orel-Kursk area SOUTH
east Of Bryansk.
Red flyers held an edge of almost
three to one in recent aerial fight
ing, according to a Soviet Informa-
ton Bureau broadcast.
Strong Russion Attocks
RepuIsed, Germons Soy
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Evening star., 1942-04-28
Jap Forces Claim
MoIucca Islands
North Of Australia
Boses on Northern Shore
OF Western New Guinea
Declared Occupied

the following dispatch was sent
from an enemy country. whose motive
in releasing news Is likely 10 be propa-
ganda Axis claims should not be
credited aflless confirmed By American
or Allied sources)
Evening star., 1942-04-28
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Evening star., 1942-01-20
Majestic and Studebaker
DENY Race Discrimination
" the Associated Preks

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, jan 20-Ofacials Of
the Majestic Radio and Television
Corp. and the Studebaker Corp. de-
clared today before the Presidents S
Committee on Fair Employment
Practice that it was not the policy
of their companies to discriminate
against any race, color or creed
Jerome Morgan, colored, COM
planned that Majestic had TUNED
him down for a job as a tester on
the radio line but had given the job
to white man whom Morgan had
taught as a defense training in
structor.
Howard A. Gates. president of Ma
jestic. testified that when this COM
plant was called to his attention
he investigated, found it was true
and fired the employment manager
responsible He said such action was
not company policy.
Paul Geiger. a Chicago cOlored
man. complained that. despite tech
nical education and claimed ability
as machine operator, he could get
no better work than janitor's job
at Studebaker's Chicago plant last
September.
Walter S. Gundeck. Studebaker' S
director of industrial relations. said
that perhaps Geiger qualified for a
better job but the company had
nothing better for him at the time.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Far Eost
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reported hearing a broadcast by the
German controlled Paris radio on
the Malayan campaign claiming
that japanese artillery has started
shelling the Notifications of Singa-
pore and that the bombardment was
being answered by the heavy guns
Of the British port.
This, however, was not confirmed
from any other source and the jap
anese themselves we're not making
any such claim. The Paris radio
has been used in the past to air
extravagant claims.
Meanwhile the Surabaya Indische
Courant announced that measures
were being taken in East Java
plantations to assure the continu-
ance of rubber production at a high
level to supply American and British
war industries.
In London, an official summary
credited the Netherlands Indies
defenders with having sunk or de-
stroyed so far 2 Japanese cruisers
4 destroyers. II transports. 3 tank
ers. l merchantmen, 2 lighters or
invasion barges and / other vessel
from December Is to Friday.
The Netherlands government in
formation bureau. which issued the
figures. said they were based on
Indies communiQues.
1t said three japanese cruisers,
three transports. one aircraft car
rier and one other ship had been
heavily damaged and two other
transports possibly damaged.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
F. J. Mccarthy, So, Dies;
Iona Hearst Editor

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-F. J. Nc
Carthy, So, newspaper editor asso-
ciated with the Hearst newspapers
for nearly 30 years and former ad-
ministrative auditor of the State of
Illinois, died today in Memorial
Hospital.
He was night editor, city editor
and managing editor at various
times for the old New York Ameri-
can and for five years served as
Sunday editor of all Hearst news
papers.
He started his reportorial career
when he was 18 years old on the St..
Louis Post-Dispatch. subsequently
going to the St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat and then to the St. Louis Star,
where he was city editor. When he
was rs he returned to the Post-Dis-
patch as its city editor.
Later he went to the old Chicago
Herald Examiner and eventually
shifted to the Chicago Evening
American as its managing editor
He is survived by his widow, Peggy
Madden Mccarthy; daughter, Mrs.
Jack May of Atlanta, and two sons,
Joseph Mccarthy, an assistant city
editor of the New York Journal
American, and Florence, jr.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Pair Arrested in HoIdup
Bound 10 Grand Jury

Two colored men were held today
on $1,000 bond each for grand jury
action by Judge Hobart Newman in
the United States branch of Police
Court in connection with an at
tempted armed robbery of a grocery
store last Friday night.
The men. Pleasant Booker Burke,
%, and Mckinley Hobart Davis, "A,
were involved. it is charged. In the
attempted robbery Of the grocery
store of Benjamin Solomon. A. in
the 1000 block of First street NE.
Mr. Solomon drew revolver and
captured one of the alleged bandits
when a customer entered the store
and distracted their attention.
The other fed and later was cap
tured by police with the aid of the
grocer's son, Hal Solomon. 10. who
chased the fleeing man At the time
of the arrest. police reported. the
men had shoe blackening on their
faces.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
House Quickly Passes
Naval Facilities Bill
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Without dissenting vote and with
a minimum of debate. the House
passed and sent to the Senate today
legislation authorizing the Navy to
undertake a $3.50 ,OO0,0 900 shore IA
cilities development program.
Chairman Vinson of the Naval AZ
fairs Committee explained the pro-
gram would be devoted chiefly to
expansion of existing yards and
docks and did not contemplate ex-
tensive new construction. He said
the legislation was "absolutely es-
sential" to meet the war emer-
gency."
The Naval Affairs Committee,
meanwhile, approved an authorize
ton for a $1,000 900 900 appropria-
ton for l,799 comparatively small
ships 1t was lump sum authori-
zation. with no details of the type
of craft.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Commerce Credit Union
Declares 5qb Dividend

The Commerce Department Credit
Union of the District at its 10th
annual meeting last night declared
q per cent dividend from profits
made during l941.
Cyrus T. Bright was reelected
president for the seventh successive
term. E. F. Klinge was chosen vice
president. Herman F. Karasek,
treasurer. and Bennett Boggess,
clerk. The officers will serve on the
Board of Directors with E. E.
Schnellbacher. Eldon D. Carter,
Thomas J. Llewellyn, James NJ
Copeland, Lyl R. Fletcher; John C.
Garland and Gilbert r. Lansdale.
Reelected for three years to the
Credit Committee were o. c. Short,
chairman; G. w. Lambert, Ernest
c. Ropes, George w. Potter and H.
c. Crew.
Delegates elected to the Credit
Union League of the District were
Mrs. Mildred G. Ditto, Mrs. Ruth c.
Leslie, Mrs. Myrtle E. Maddox,
Eugene L. Hollis and Mr.. Boggess.
T. r. Stewart was reelected
chairman and E. F. Becker and L.
M. Brown members of the Super
visory Committee.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Van Nook Confers
With Roosevelt and
Hears Good News
Netherlands Eost Indies
Official Told Of Efforts
To Aid Pacific Allies
Earlier Story on Page A-6D

Earlier Story on Page A-6.)
Confident that Dutch defend
erS of the Netherlands East In
dies will hold out indefinitely, 1t.
Gov. Hubertus J. Van Nook told
reporters after conference with
President Roosevelt at the White
House today that "a really big
effort is being made to get the
necessary tools and reinforce
mentS" to that war area.
The East Indies official, who was
accompanied to the White House by
DR.. A. Loudon. Netherlands Minister
here. said the President gave him "a
lot of good news" on steps being
taken to strengthen the Southwest
Pacific front against the japanese.
Gives No Details.
Gov. Van Nook did not give any
details on these intensified meas
ures, but recent activities Of Amer
ican warplanes and naval units in
dicate that sizeable forces have been
concentrated in that sector.
DR.. Loudon and Gov. Van Nook
were to confer with Secretary of
State Hull this afternoon, and the
Indies official indicated that he ex-
pected further conversations with
President Roosevelt and other au-
thorities during his visit here.
Secretary Hull said earlier today
he thought responsible authorities
in Australia, China and the Neither
lands East Indies understood that
those in charge of United Nations
strategy would work out the best
possible plans for action in the west
ern Pacific.
Won't Be Abandoned.
Mr.. Hull was asked whether it
would be possible to say anything
at this time regarding this country's
policy which would reassure the
Chinese, the Dutch and the Aus
tralians
The Secretary replied that it was
a great temptation to talk out of
turn on that subject, but that he
felt it should be left to military and
naval spokesmen. He said he had
not heard anything to indicate that
the Chinese, Dutch and Australians
were likely to be abandoned to their
fate by their Allies.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Churchill Says Treaty
Delayed Hong Kong Aiming
Earlier Story on Page ALI

Earlier Story on Page ALI
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Jan. 20.-Prime Minis
ter Churchill in reply to a question
from Laborite William James
Thorne. told the House of Commons
today that Britain had been unable
to strengthen the Notifications of
Hong Kong until 1886 because of
her adherence to the Washington
Treaty which lapsed that year but
which had been denounced by
Japan two years before
Asked by Laborite Philip Noel
Baker if sufficient effort to fortify
the crown colony had been made
after that denunciation, Mr..
Churchill said:
That's going back to 1885, and
I couldn't say what steps were
taken in those days. But it always
has been obvious that the position
would become precarious in the
event of war with that country
Uapan)."
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Ex-TaiIor Ordered Held
In SHOOTING Of Wife

Vince Giovinazzo. 81, 80 Twelfth
street NE, retired tailor, was Or
dered held for the grand jury today
by coroners jury after an inquest
into the death of his wife, who was
shot here Sunday.
The victim. Mrs. Mary Giovinazzo,
As, died of wounds she received when
shot twice near Twelfth and D
streets NE. Her husband surren-
dered to police a short time after the
killing.
In another inquest. the coroner's
jury ruled that the death of John
E. Bolt. 46, of 2817 Connecticut ave-
nue.. barber and accredited Bap-
tist minister. was accidental. Mr..
Bolt was struck by an automobile
on Connecticut avenue. The jurys
action exonerated the driver.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
SisIer Given Sixth Term
Running Semipro Ball
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, JAN 20.-George Sis
Ter of ST. Louis today was reelected
high commissioner of the National
Semi-Pro Baseball Congress by the
board Of directors. Sisler has held
the post five years.
Fred Clarke of Winfield. Kans.,
former manager of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, was chosen to head COM
mittee to coordinate the congress
activities with the civilian defense
health program.
Other appointments announced in
cluded these State commissioners:
New York. Joseph Charles, Syra-
cuse: Wisconsin. Richard Falk, Mil
waukee: Washington. Raymond
Hutchinson, Everett; Texas. A.. H.
Kirksey. Waco; Florida, Woodrow
Wilson, Blountstown
The board approved a plan to in
crease prize money so that an award
for third place in district tourna-
ments might be made. and decided
on the distribution Of zoo 900 base
ball rule books to interest boys in
the national game
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Americans Stranded
In Enemy Countries
Offered Financial Aid
Stote Department
Also Is Facilitating
Transportation

Plans for extending financial as
sistance to Americans stranded in
enemy countries and dangerous
areas" abroad were announced today
by the State Department.
The department also said that, in
order to facilitate evacuation Of citi-
sens from danger points in the Far
and Middle East, American flag YES
sells wherever available there had
been authorized to carry as many
passengers as possible beyond their
normal capacity.
Money Advanced as Loans.
Funds have been made available
to Government representatives at
dangerous places" from which ad-
vances may be made as loans to
needy Americans unable to finance
transportation to this country or to
places of greater safety, the depart
ment added
Arrangements also are being
made, it was announced, for provid-
ing financial help for Americans
stranded without money in enemy
and enemy occupied countries. from
where they are unable to return
home due to the war.
The Swiss government, represent
ing American interests in enemy
areas. has been asked to report on
the financial situation of Americans
in enemy territory and give an
estimate of the amount of money
needed to relieve them.
Temporary Aid Also Provided.
When this information is received,
the department said. it plans to
arrange for transmitting funds from
private sources in this country to
Americans with sources upon which
they can draw here, as we'll as pro-
viding temporary financial aid for
needy citizens in enemy areas who
may have no private resources.
In the meantime, the Swiss gov
ernment has been authorized to
make small relief payments to those
Americans in immediate need in the
enemy areas.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Gasoline
Continued From First Page

tax is Az cents a gallon-of which
cents is levied by the District and
IL cents by the Federal Govern
ment. The District tax was cents
until January l, when the additional
cent per gallon to finance the
Whitehurst traffic improvement plan
was added.
The last advance here was l cent.
early last year.
The price of gasoline in nearby
areas likewise has not f1uctuated
from the November level, except
to meet the over an increase in the
District-a move that was approved
by the Once of Price Administra-
ton.
Mr.. Henderson's letter on gasoline
prices generally stressed that the
prices which prevailed on November
Z have not received approval from
o. p. A., but may be revised upon
completion of investigations now
being conducted on the costs of pro-
duction, refining and marketing.
SVVC1CO ny 1NO4OSDC
Covered by the request are crude
petroleum, tractor distillates and
other distillate type motor fuels.
kerosene. including range oil or stove
oil: burning. heating or fuel oils:
Diesel fuel oils; asphalts, including
road oils and other asphalt deriv-
atives; lubricating oils including
motor, aviation and stock oils, and
liQuifled petroleum cases.
Household oils and spot removers.
along with industrial lubricating
oils, industrial naphthas and solv-
ents, greases and speciality products
are for the time being excluded from
the list Of petroleum items subject
to the price request.
In this instance also. however, Mr..
Henderson expressed the desire that
prices remain substantially at or
below November levels"
The maximum for crude oil prices
is considered to be the price pre-
vailing on October l. instead Of No.
vember as in the case Of the other
petroleum products.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Ney, Held in Staying
Of Wife, Found Insone
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20.-Charles
Napoleon Ney, also known as James
C. Hayden indicted last October in
the murder of his 63-year-old bride
of three months, was pronounced
insane today by three physicians
appointed by the court.
Nev, a former mail carrier in Tai
ladega, Ala, was arrested Septem-
ber n, 194l, when his wife's body
was found in a trunk he was NOV
ing from their apartment.
She was the widow of Lincoln
Lane. wealthy Boston dentist. who
had bequeathed her about $25,OO0.
Ney met and married her in Florida,
then brought her here.