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Evening star., 1942-09-26
Critics Of u. ). Planes
Told 10 Look al
War Box Score
Chicago Editor Says
Our Successes Prove
Equipment Is Good
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-'Look at
the box score" the editor of an
aeronautical journal suggested to-
day in an editorial he has prepared
in answer to statements criticizing
performances of the Nations war
planes.
That is the only conclusive
answer to all the poppycock being
dished out by the so-called aviation
experts" the editorial written by
Editor Max Karant of the authori-
tative aviation journal, Flying,
will say in the November issue.
There are those who lately have
said that American successes have
been due almost entirely to our su-
perior pilots, not aircraft" the edi-
torial says. Which makes Just
about as much sense as if we said
that Wilbur Shaw noted automo-
bile race driveD could win the In
dianapolis auto races in a wheel
chair"
Some Claims Quoted.
Mr.. Karant says these critics,
who haven't any but the most ele-
mentary knowledge of aviation, have
said: The P-40 is the worst death
trap ever flown; the Flying Fort
ress Is just clumsy overgrown air.
liner; the Allison engine is the worst
piece of machinery ever invented"
He continues: But then, for some
apparently unexplainable reason.
the P-40 whips three times its
weight in Japs, twice it's weight in
Germans. The big Boeings fight the
war in the South Pacific almost sin
gle handed and do an amazing lob
against the Germans with many OF
the Nazis' latest fighters shot down
as sideline."
Mr.. Karant also points out that
the Allison engine is largely re-
sponsible for the fine job being done
by the P-40s, the Bell Airacobras
and Lockheed P-38s in Australia
Libya, Alaska, Greenland and Ice
land-everywhere, and in the most
widely varied climatic conditions.
Critics Status Cited.
If our air forces are getting their
present results by riding on broom
handles, then for the sake of all
civilization let's go into allout pro-
duction on broom handles.
IF our equipment is as awful as
some people say. then we'll surely be
able to whip the whole world with
one-third of our present air force
once we get some good aircraft"
The editor suggests that the quail
fications of persons making state
ments branding the Nations air.
craft "as so much junk" should be
considered long and carefully be-
fore you believe word of it.
TITS asking lot, but it's the only
way the American people will even
tually learn the truth"
Evening star., 1942-09-26

all-out teaching. The maps will
give students clear picture of the
whole world situation"
Approximately 5000 copies OF the
maps have been sold to date as
people continue to stream past the
business counter of The Star to
purchase the maps. Almost 700 were
sold yesterday. Sales opened Mon
day.
The 16-page supplement contains
global maps of % areas. They show
oil fields, pipelines, naval and air
bases, air freight routes, U-boat
ranges, shipping lanes and indus
trial centers.
Extra copies of the supplement,
printed on heavy white paper, may
be purchased at the business counter
Of The Star, Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, for 10
cents, is cents by mail order.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
|ndignities Suffered
By laps in Brazil,
Toxic Charges
Spokesman Says Country
Must Refuse to Yield
To U. 5. and Brituin
By the Associated Press.

BY the associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-A Jap.
anese government spokesman. as
quoted on the Toxic radio. delivered
a stern lecture to Brazil today.
charging that many of the 250,000
Japanese living there have been SUBJ
jected to a variety of indignities.
The spokesman, Tomokazu Hori,
Of the government information
bureau, said that Japan expects
that Brazil henceforth will refuse
to submit to American and British
pressure" and waste no time in
rectifying her attitude toward Jap
anese people living in the country"
The statement, circulated at
length abroad by Domei. Japanese
news agency, fell just short of hav-
ing the character of an ultimatum,
but the wording suggested that the
japanese government might have
such step in mind.
Hori's statement of what Japan
expects of Brazil followed a de-
tailed statement of some of the
abuses to which Japanese residents
allegedly have been subjected.
Brazil is at peace with Japan, but
diplomatic relations were severed
January %. Since then, Hori said,
japanese in Brazil have been for
hidden to carry firearms, homes and
shops have been searched, and nu-
merous Japanese have been ar
rested.
Up to now, the, spokesman con-
tinued, Japan has maintained
toward Brazil IAN attitude of CAIN
ness and observation-disclosures" hut,
that she is becoming annoyed by
conduct which is ""tantamount to the
very desecration of civilization
itsalfD -
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Fall From 29th Floor
OF New York Hotel
Kills Heiress
Adelaide Rockford Leaves
Manager and Maid Notes
Reeretting Trouble
By the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Adelaide
Rockford, 40-year-old daughter of
the late founder of the American
Lead Pencil Co., jumped or fell to
her death today from a room on
the 10Th floor of the Hotel Barbizon-
Plaza.
The woman, daughter of the late
Louis j. Rockford, had been missing
since Wednesday night, when she
attended q theater and then failed
to return to the Hotel Chatham,
where she had been staying. -T sT
: Miss Reckford's body was found
on a fourth floor ledge, and beside
it was note saying that another
note would be found in her room.
Detectives who went to the room
found several notes, one of which
identified the body as that of "Ade-
laide Rockford Of Silver Hills, New
Canaan. Conn., Another said:
"The window tells the story and
asked that DR.. Lewisohn be noti-
fed.
Two other notes were addressed to
the hotel management and to
chambermaid, both expressing re-
gret at the trouble caused. She left
SIG for her hotel bill and tip for
the maid.
An attorney for the family, John
Sherman, announced last night the
6-foot 165-pound woman had said
good-by to friends Wednesday night
after leaving theater. Another
friend with whom she was sharing
room, noticed the next day Miss
Rockford had not slept there.
Police Detective Harold Hill said
Miss Rockford had been spending
three days weekly at the Silver Hill
Sanitarium at New Canaan, Conn.
Miss Rockford had registered at the
Plaza, September %, under the name
Mrs. Helen Barton of Bedford
Village, N. Y" police said.
Miss Reckford's family was prom
inent in social and welfare circles.
At one time she was an amateur
golfer of considerable skill. She was
a member of the Century Country
Club.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
D. 6. Educator Calls Star Maps
Of Special Value to Children

The simplicity of The Stars global
maps was praised today by George
J. Jones, head of the public schools
social studies department, as of par
ticular value to children.
only important points of inter-
est are shown on the maps" he ex-
planned, 80 that they will be of
vital interest and yet not confuse
the children"
The maps will be invaluable in
every junior and senior high school
this year, he said, for the teachers
who will be emphasizing current
events.
"The global maps published by
The Evening Star" he commented
should be of value to every social
studies teacher in both junior and
senior high schools.
Current events" he continued,
"are to be emphasized this year in
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Mother and Five Live 21 Duys
In Auto Before Getting Rooms

I'm three weeks I never lay down.
held the baby in my lap on the
front seat every night. Two of the
children slept on the rear seat, and
two on the floor"
The youngsters are to II years
old, and another child is expected
next month.
Mrs. Losteter said everyone was
very nice to them. They ate some
times in restaurants, sometimes pic
nicked in a park.
The home in an automobile was
abandoned when woman offered
them two attic rooms for $5 a week.
1t will do temporarily, Mrs. Los
teter said, but she wants to find a
house before next month.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Canterbury PreIate
Urges Curb on Banks
Lending Power
Archbishop Suggests
Study Of Individual
Land Ownership
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. 26.-The Arch
bishop of Canterbury today
urged that the government take
over from the banks the right
to issue credit and suggested
that the privilege Of the indi-
vidual to own land should be ex-
amined with a new thorough
ness" Taste&asE1a sh}
sa Presiding ataa meeting arranged
by the Industrial Christian Fellow
ship, the archbishop declared that
since the amalgamation which left
Britain with five main banks
money" or credit which does duty
for money, has become In effect a
monopoly"
1T seems to me a primary prin-
ciple," he added, that wherever you
have something which is universally
needed, but which is governed as a
monopoly, that monopoly should be
taken over by the State. -
Favors Limitation.
THE banks should be limited in
their lending power to the amount
deposited by their creditors, while
the issue of new credit should be
the function of public authority"
Asserting that the public interest
frequently was subodinated to the
interest of the private land owner,
the archbishop suggested that the
right of property should be "the
right Of administration or steward
ship-never the right OF exclusive
use"
I am not persuaded that the right
way to deal with the question is by
naturalization of land" he said,
but I am sure that we need to
assert the prior interest of the COM
munity respecting land and water
with vigor of which recent polit-
ical history shows no trace"
Christian Self Sacrifice.
Sir Stafford Cripps, lord privy seal,
who shared the platform with the
archbishop, said the call for Chris
tan self-sacriflce after the war may
well be greater" than today and
warned that the struggle for social
justice will be long and arduous."
Sir Stafford said that 1--WE might
well adopt as our Christian objec-
tlves the list of the five simple de-
slres OF the people of America as
expressed by Roosevelt:
"one, equality of opportunity for
youth and others; two, jobs for those
who can work; three, security for
those in need; four, the ending OF
privilege for the few; five, preserva-
ton Of civil liberties for ALL"
Evening star., 1942-09-26

which was denied by the defendant.
Lyman told the court he had but
one conviction on his record.
Lyman is one of 26 persons who
have been apprehended or inter-
viewed by the Justice Department
among % originally sought for ques-
tioning on charges of violation of
the Federal act on sedition and con-
spiracy.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Arlington Firm Granted
Right to Buy 81 Buses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 26-The
Arlington & Fairfax Motor Trans
portation Co. was granted authority
yesterday by the State Corporation
Commission to enter into a condi-
tional sales contract for the pur-
chase of eight new 32-passenger
buses.
The plan authorized provides for
payment of approximately $67,021
over a period of four pears The
approximate cost of the buses will
be $83,776, of which about $16,755
would be paid in cash.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
County Driving Tests
Reduced by Half .,.
By the Associated Press.

~ BALTIMORE. Sept. 26.-Under a
plan designed by Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles w. Lee Elgin, driving
tests in the counties will be con-
Quoted less frequently in the future.
-~ Mr.. Elgin said that in order to
conserve gasoline and tires, tests
would be held every, other week in
stead of weekly, as at present.
He also ordered all department
cars to observe the 35.mile speed
limit suggested by Gov. O'Conor.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Court Bors Communist
Appeal for Bridges
By tie Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO. Calf, Sept. 26-
The Communist Party cannot inter-
vene in Harry Bridges habeas cor
pus hearing in Federal Court, Judge
Martin I. Welsh ruled yesterday.
George Anderson of San Fran
cisco, attorney for the party, sought
to intervene on the grounds that
Attorney General Biddle's order to
deport Bridges to Australia was "in-
furious to the Communist Party"
Bridges is reported to be in WASH
ington on business described as con-
nected with the war effort.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

though when final figures are re-
turned by all junk dealers 1t is ex-
pected the total may be even higher.
Horace Walker, secretary of the
Commissioners Special Salvage
Scrap Committee, disclosed late yes
terday that the first check from a
dealer who has completed the sort
ing OF scrap collected in the Michi-
gan Park area had been received at
his office. A total OF 7o,775 pounds
was donated by residents of the
area, Of which Charles S. Beilman
OF the Michigan Park Citizens Asso-
citation Is chairman. The amount
collected was valued at $236.48.
Checks for scrap collected through
out the city will be presented to SAL
wage chairmen at a special meeting
in the United States Chamber of
Commerce Building in 10 days or
soon thereafter as all returns are
made, Mr.. Walker said. The District
Commissioners will be invited to at
tend the rally, he said.
Depots Approved.
All OF the 36 emergency depots to
be used tomorrow have been selected
and approved, Mr.. Xanten reported
this morning. Sixty trucks operated
by junk dealers will be stationed at
the depots to cart the scrap away as
quickly as possible after it is un-
loaded by the city and volunteer
trucks.
Mr.. Walker issued a call for Bow
Scouts, AFRAID wardens, auxiliary
policemen and schoolboy patrolmen
to assist at the depots in the loading
OF scrap onto dealers trucks.
Closely following the War Produc-
ton Boards appeal yesterday for all
citizens to act as salvage scouts in
locating idle iron and steel in old
structures, the Public Building Ad-
ministration announced that the
five-story Federal courthouse build
ing in Louisville, KY, will be razed
for the valuable metals it contains.
1t is estimated the building will
yield 5000 tons of wrought iron, and
two tons OF copper, brass and other
metals.
The Reconstruction Finance
Corp. reported yesterday that ar
rangements for the newly formed
War Material, Inc, subsidiary to as
sist financially in the handling of
large amounts OF scrap, would be
handled through the Pittsburgh Of
fee Of the corporation. J. M. Hop
wood Of Pittsburgh is it's president.
The corporation plans to purchase
and sell to mills minimum of
5000, 900 tons of iron and steel.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
REGIONS Where Labor
Is Scarce Face Loss
OF War Contracts
Plan Being Worked Out
To Reject Low Bids
From Such Areas

The Government is working
out proposal which would give
procurement officers of the
armed services power to reject
low bids on contracts coming
from areas where there is a
shortage of labor.
A directive to carry out this OBJ
jective has been prepared, it was
understood, but hasn't been ap-
proved by high officials in final form.
Working out the plan are Wendell
Lund, director of the War Produc-
ton Board Labor Division; Paul V.
McNutt, chairman of the War
Manpower Commission; Government
procurement officers and the Federal
Employment Service.
There are more than a score of
areas throughout the country, it was
said, where a critical shortage of
labor exists. Action on the new plan,
it was understood, was precipitated
by highly confidential report on
labor supply prepared several weeks
ago. Some of the cities in the Wash
ington area affected by the proposal
are Baltimore and Norfolk.
War Effort Impeded.
Issuance of orders to contractors
in crowded areas was said to be i'm
peding the war effort. The plan
under consideration provides for
holding war work in the unusually
busy sections to about the same
level as present. -
No contracts would be allotted to
new firms in the affected areas
under the plan. That, it was said,
would make more difficult the work
of the Smaller War Plants Corp,
which was set up under the War
Production Board to bring small
contractors into vital production.
Many smaller plants which now have
no war work are located in the
critical zones.
The Government, it was pointed
out, has a precedent for the con-
templated action. Last year the old
Office OF Production Management
ruled that procurement officers
could give contracts to firms whose
bids were as high as IS per cent
above the low offer. This action was
taken to spread war contracts
among larger number of firms.
Advertising Fees Allowed.
Meanwhile, the WPB announced
fee contractors would be allowed to
include a reasonable expenditure"
for advertising in fees charged the
Government, even though the con-
tractors are engaged substantially
IN war production.
Chairman Donald M. Nelson di-
rected, however, that all advertising
expenditures included in such fees,
or as part of overhead and manage
ment expenses on fixed price con-
tracts, be reviewed as contracts are
renegotiated.
The board, he said, would approve
as reasonable expenditures" those
| which they find are ordinary and
necessary and bear a reasonable re-
lation to the business activities in
which the enterprise is engaged"
when an industry has been sub
stantially or wholly converted to
war production" Mr.. Nelson ruled,
"the price adjustments boards will
recognize that the amount of ad-
vertising expenditure necessary to
! maintain a trademark or brand
name of a product in the public
consciousness is much smaller than
that required for promotion of the
same product in normal competi-
| tive market"
This was the first time the WPB
has ruled formally on advertising
expenditures in connection with
/ contractors fees.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 26.-The
Henry Losteter family came to war
crowded Baltimore to take q new
job-and for three weeks the mother
and five children lived in an auto
mobile parked in South Baltimore
Mr.. Losteter came from McKees-
port, Pa, to take job as a fireman
with railroad company. But the
family couldn't find dwelling place.
Some landlords refused to take in
children. Finally Mr.. Losteter's
gasoline ran out.
The husband took single room,
Mrs. Losteter said, because "he had
to get his regular rest, since We must
have his regular income to live.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
RuiIroud EmpIoye Burned

William L. Greigg, jr., 21, of
1910 Connecticut avenue NV. q
Pennsylvania Railroad employe, was
in Casualty Hospital today being
treated for first-degree burns. Po-
lice said Mr.. Greigg was burned
last night while firing a stationary
furnace in the railroad yards be-
meath Benning Bridge. His con-
dition was reported as undeter-
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Only Certain Kinds of
Scrap Are Wanted

Beds.
Electric toasters.
Irons.
Heaters.
Fans.
Door knobs.
Hinges and keys.
Locks.
Hardware trim.
Springs.
Old knives, pans, pots, scis-
sorx.
Lamps and lighting fixtures.
Metal ash trays, bowls,
statues, vases, metal garden
furniture.
Radios, screens made Of brass
or copper.
Sleds, ice skates, roller skates.
Vacuum cleaners.
Metal stoves, fireplace and
irons, CRATES, pokers, fire ex-
tinguishers, old crates, furnace
doors, iron and nickel parts Of
old stoves.
Pipes and pieces Of iron.
brass or copper piping, plumb
ing fixtures, bathtubs, faucets,
sinks, Ice trays.
Radiators, refrigerator metal
parts.
TOoh.
Automobile metal parts,
chains, batteries, license plates,
parts Of motors.
Discarded sporting goods. bi-
cycles and tricycles.
Garden tools, lawn mowers,
hoes. pickaxes, rakes, shovels,
etc.
NOT WANTED AT THIS TINE.
Rags.
Rubber.
Tin cans.
Tin sheeting.
Pianos.
Safes.
Salvage officials point out that
while these materials are not
wanted in Sundays drive, later
drives may be started for col
lection Of certain Of these ma
terials.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Toll Tribe in COMO

The worlds tallest tribe Is be-
lieved to have been found In the
Belgian Congo, the men averaging
6 feet 6 inches, and some can
jump over bar feet high.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

Record for Last "a Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 70. 4:30 pm.
Lowest, "a, 5:58 am
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFTom noon yesterday to noon todayA
Highest, % per cent, 1t $50 Am.
Lowest, 20 per cent, at 2:3O pm.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Congress in Brief
TODAY.
Senate and House in recess until
Monday.
Report
Furnished BY


District OF Columbia-Oosaonal light tonight
rather COOL moderate winds
Virginia and tonight: rather cool:
increasing winds o '
Evening star., 1942-09-26

FTtCIpltatI0n.
Monthly precipitation IN tnr
Evening star., 1942-09-26
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-05
SIRENS

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country but not between the build
inss in the city. It had been found
Sound Of the sirens approved for
the city will carry one mile and
will wake residents from sleep. the
salesman stated.
An ideal location for the control
room has been found but The site
IL TO be kept secret as Il will be
the spot from which all emergency
action will be directed In case OF
a bombing II will be furnished
With direct warning from the Unit.
ed states Army or allied services
in case OF imminent attack. In
that event all telephone service
except that OF emergency units
will be shut off in the city to
avoid swapping the telephone ser.
vice. IL was announced lu case
OF fires or explosions. air wardens
are to be notified and they viii
have direct connection with the
control center. There medical.
engineering fire. police and sim
liar services will be available. The
center will be virtually bomb
proof and will be under direction
OF Police Chief Dan z. L. Patch.
When n is established Il IL plan
ned 70 have someone on duty there
al all times.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-05
BAPTIST CHURCH

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ion jenkins; assistant. Mrs. Larry
lager.
Oreers OF the Church School
are general superintendent. Arth-
ur A. Miller: assistant superinteu-
dent. Earl Studt; High School De-
partment superintendent. Melvin
Rydberg. High School Depart.
ment assistant supt.. Mrs. Eva
Evans; Junior Department superin.
tendent. Mrs. Paul Tower; assist.
ant, Dewey Ehle: Primary De
partment superintendent, Mrs. Rob.
ert Christian, assistant. Mrs Fred
Easing: Beginners Department sup
erintendent. Mrs Ira Rumney. as.
sistant. Mrs. Grace Raymo: Nurs.
cry Department supt Mrs. Al.
vim Anderson, assistant. Mrs. Nor
gan Abbey; superintendent OF era
die Roll Mrs. Larry Tager: super
intendent Of the Home Department.
Mrs. Leroy Thayer. enrolment
clerk OF Church School, Miss Ruth
Gambell: treasurer OF Church
School. Mrs. Glenn Touse. secre-
tary. Edward Block. and assistant
secretary, Paul Hatch.