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Evening star., 1942-12-05
.0PA Will Deny Oil
Jan. 6 10 Buildings
Failing 10 Convert
Apartments and Offices
Included in Fuel Order;
Privote Homes Exempt
Bv ALFRED TOOMBS.

All apartment houses and
commercial establishments in
Washington will be denied fuel
oil rations after January 6 un-
less they offer satisfactory
proof" that it is impossible for
them to convert their furnaces to
use of coal.
That edict was issued today by
local OPA headquarters after weeks
of warning had failed to bring about
any substantial number of con-
versions.
OPA officials said they were not
going to ask the impossible, but
would recall ration coupons from
all users who did not comply with
the orders.
The order for compulsory con-
version in all possible cases was
contained in letter drafted by the
local OPA headquarters and sent
to local rationing boards for dis
tribution to applicants.
Private Homes Exempted.
AHected by the order are owners
OF multiple unit dwellings-apart-
ment and boarding houseS-and
commercial establishments-stores,
Offices, etc. Private home owners
are not included in the new order
The letter to the fuel oil users
says:
Your application form OPA R
110l fails to state that your fuel oil
burning equipment cannot be con-
verted to use fuel other than fuel
oil Unless you submit satisfactory
proof that conversion cannot be
completed by January 6, 1943, that
rations issued to you for periods 3,
4 and will be Cancelled"
The Form 1l01 provides space
where applicants can show that it
is impossible for them to convert.
1t was explained that many appli-
cants did not fill in the answers to
these questions-while others did
not offer satisfactory proof" that
they could not convert
Review Applications.
Local boards will be required to
review all applications in their files
from multiple unit and commercial
consumers The letter of warning
fCao TITEJ OH pooe A2A
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Seminary Chapel
To Be Unmarried,
Navy Promises

The Navy has assured officials,
friends and alumni of the Mount
Vernon Seminary that it plans to
make no changes that will affect
the architectural beauty of the insti-
tution's famed chapel, it was learned
today.
The Navy recently announced it
was taking over the seminary for
war work of confidential nature on
December Is. Rumors that the
chapel was to have an interior sec
ond story added for Office space
brought vigorous protests from the
American Institute of Architects.
In a one-sentence answer to the
architects, the Navy said
I'VE plan to make no changes in
the chapel at Mount Vernon Sem
mary that will affect its architec-
tural features"
Arthur Heaton, fellow of the Insti-
tute of Architects, who has been in
terested in keeping the chapel free
from change in architecture. said
today that he and his associates
consider the affair settled
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Reports Of Robbery
OF Fire Victims Probed
p the Associated Press.

BOSTON. Dec. 5--Reports that
ghouls robbed the bodies of some
Cocoanut Grove fire disaster victims
were Investigated by police today
while State investigators indicated
that evidence to place responsibility
for the disaster would be given
grand jury Monday.
The evidence viii be based on the
stories of approximately 125 wit
nesses interrogated privately by the
State attorney generals and district
attorneys offices.
Relatives and friends of at least
five victims have complained that
rings and money we're missing from
the bodies.
Daniel F. O'Brien. Boston un-
dertaker. said ring valued at from
81 900 to $500 and cash of from $500
to 81 200 was missing from the body
of James Slattery, Cambridge cas-
ket salesman, who perished in the
fire.
Declaring the ring apparently
had been torn from his finger, for
the skin had been rubbed away"
Mr.. O'Brien said this is an out
rage" He said he had seen Mr..
Slattery the day of the fire and knew
he had the ring and cash In his
possession.
Evening star., 1942-12-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FAIRBURN, Ga, Dec. 5.-The Sc
lective Service Board here resigned
as the result of an order from Brig.
Gen. Sion B. Hawkins, Georgia di-
rector of selective service, delaying
the induction of prominent farmer.
Gen. Hawkins refused to divulge
the mans name but said he was
about the biggest farmer in the
(Fulton) county" He stated that
new regulations received last week
covering the drafting of farmers and
farm laborers led to his decision to
delay the case pending further in
vestigation.
Commenting on the action OF the
Fairburn board, Gen. Hawkins said,
The local board seems not to like
it, although we tried to reason and
plead with the members. We told
them that the boys at Guadalcanal
and In North Africa were not resign
ing, but they quit anyway"
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Prominent Farmer Deferred
By General, Draft Board Quits

He pointed out that ''it is our duty
to keep agriculture and industry
going just as it is to build up the
Army. If agriculture and industry
fails, the Army will fail also"
DR.. H. T. Bledsoe. chairman of the
board, said when told of Gen. Haw-
kins statement regarding the boys at
Guadalcanal and in North Africa:
And they don't interfere with
local functions either.
THE board had Is men from
farms going to the induction center,
and the State headquarters deferred
just one, "a single man. out OF the
group and let the other II 60.
THE young man was ready to 60
and told us that he would not ask
any additional deferment, having
had two. He thanked us and said
he thought he ought to 60.
I'VE cannot operate with politics
debating against the young mans
wishes and against the decisions of
the board"
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Jop Vessels Attacked
Northwest of GuodoIconoI

The Navy announced today that
an air striking group of dive bomb
er5 and torpedo planes from Qua
Galcanal attacked a small enemy
force of light surface vessels about
$50 miles northwest of Guadalcanal
Thursday. Results of the attack
are not known.
A short communioue also reported
that a Marine Corps raider patrol
on Guadalcanal killed 16 Japanese.
captured a mortar. several machine
guns and some ammunition in the
region of the upper Lunga River.
Another United States patrol killed
five Japs and destroyed machine
gun position in the area west of
Point Cruz.
Although the Navy did not identify
the ships attacked any more def
nitely than light surface vessels, :"
the term generally is used to include
anything up to the size of small
cruiser.
The location, $50 miles northwest
of Guadalcanal, would be some
where between New Georgia and
Santa Isabel Islands. Observers as
sumed that the vessels were plan
ming another attack on Guadalcanal.
(see PACIFIC, Page Az.
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Eight in Army Bomber
Believed Killed in Crosh

BY the AssociAAed Press.
FLORENCE, AriZ.. Dec. s.
Eight men are believed to have been
killed in the crash of a four -motored
Army bomber about Is miles east of
here yesterday afternoon, Under
sheriff w. w. Cochran reported to-
day.
Mr.. Cochran said he was told by
Deputy Travis Wall, stationed at the
mining town of Ray, about II miles
from the crash scene, that all of
the crew members were killed. Mr..
Wall said he saw eight bodies In the
wreckage.
The bomber burned, Mr.. Wall re-
ported.
In the belief that the plane was
from Davis-Monthan Field at
Tucson, a detachment from that
base went to the scene Of the crash.
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Churchill Sees
70 Tough Miles
Ahead in Tunisia
Struggle Approaching
Its Tensest Phase,
Prime Minister Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRADFORD. England, Dec. S.
Prime Minister Churchill pre-
dicted today that there would be
very hard fighting" before the
Allies in Tunisia could cross the
final 20 miles to drive the enemy
from Tunis and BiZerte.
The Prime Minister spoke to
throngs. which turned out to see
him on a weekend inspection of
this Yorkshire city, center of
Britain's woolen industry.
He told them the struggle was
approaching its tensest phase, but
that no smooth road lies ahead and
that the hard core of Nazi resist
ance and villainy has not yet been
broken in upon
1--WE have to gather up all our
strength. and if, by any chance,
unexpected good tidings come to
us, that will be a matter which We
can rejoice at, but which we must
not count upon" he said.
Confident Of Outcome.
Mr.. Churchill said he was conf
dent of the ultimate outcome in
North Africa, but wanted Britons
not to be misguided about the diff
f1culties confronting the Allies
there. He told the cheering crowds
I'VE have broken into North
Africa with our American Allies and
now have, in short time, advanced
from the Atlantic coast almost to
the center of the Mediterranean
distance OF nearly 900 miles.
But there still are 20 miles to
go, and very hard fighting will take
place before that small distance is
overcome and the violent military
power of the enemy there is beaten
down and driven into the sea.
Il do not doubt the result, but
cannot lead you to suppose it will
be easily achieved"
Away on the other side of North
Africa" he continued, our armies
are advancing, having taken thous-
ands of prisoners and driving the
enemy before them-but here again
hard fighting is to be expected"
Feeling of Giadness.
He expressed "a feeling of glad
ness that we are engaging the
enemy closely and not leaving an
llndup burden to he borne nv the
Russians, who have carried this
immense struggle through the
whole of this year and large part
of last year"
Mr.. Churchill told the crowds
gathered before him on the steps
of the town hall that I'VE count
upon our strong right arm, honest,
hardworking hearts and our cour-
age which has not yet been found
wanting either in domestic or for
(See CHURCHILL, Page A-13)
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Justice Roberts Grants
Stay for BuchaIter
BY the Associated Press

BY The Associated Press.
A stay OF execution for Louis
Uepke) Buchalter, Emanuel Weiss
and Louis Capone. sentenced to die
at Sing Sing Prison December TO-
was granted today by Supreme
Court Justice Roberts.
The men, members of Murder,
Inc were convicted Of the murder
of Joseph Rosen, Brooklyn IN. "
candy store owner.
The stay was granted until jan
uary to permit them to appeal to
the Supreme Court from a decision
by the New York Court of Appeals.
The stay then would automatically
be continued until final disposition
of the appeal
Justice Roberts acted today after
q five-hour conference yesterday
with attorneys for the defendants.
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Soviet Forces Close
Pincers on Germans
In 5ta|ingrad Trap
Russions Drive Down
Banks of Frozen Don to
Block Nuzi Retreat
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, Dec. 5.-SWeeping
Russian gains tightening a pin
GERS menacing the German
Armies besieging Stalingrad were
reported in dispatches from the
front today.
Red Army forces, which had
driven southwest from the city, were
said TO have crossed the Don and to
be operating on the west bank of
the river close to units which had
come down through the Don elbow
toward Kalach from points to the
northwest.
These forces, if they meet. would
form triangle with the curving
Don as the base and railroads which
run southwest and due west from
Stslingrad as the sides
Supply Road Cut.
1t was claimed that troops coming
from north of Kalach had cut in
between Vertiachy and Dmitrievka
severing a road over which the Ger
mans had been bringing in supplies
to the forces before Stalingrad.
The Germans were mopped up in
the northern corner of Sthe Don
elbow, where the river curves back
northeastWard toward Voronezh. the
dispatches asserted, and then the
Russian columns moved southwark
taking Bertiachy and Peskovatka.
Following that, attacks were
launched toward Sokarelka and
I1larionovsky. slightly northeast OF
Kalach, between the Don and Volga
Rivers, it was said.
The Germans were reported trv-
ing to form new defense lines along
the upper reaches of the scanty cor
ridor left them.
NaZiS Fall Back Across Don.
Germans driven out of the Don
elbow were able to retreat across
stretches OF the Don River, now
frozen solid, it was reported In
dispatches to Pravda, Communist
party newspaper.
How close the two Russian clamps
had approached each other was not
clear here, since no definite indica-
zion was given of which towns were
occupied.
Military experts, however. ex-
pressed the opinion that the gap
might be only few miles-that
lying between Verkhne Chirsky and
Popov. Kerkhne Chirsky Is Just
south of the western railroad line
out of Stalingrad. 1t is Is miles
north of Popov.
The frozen Don. however. also
offered path for the Russian ad-
vance, with the route to the impor-
tant towns of Vertiachy and Pesko-
vatka reported cleared.
Red Star, Soviet Army newspaper,
reported that southwest of Stalin-
grad new German line, fortified
within the last few days, had been
broken.
On another spur of the drive
southwest of Stalingrad, Red Army
units were said to have cut out
small groups Of Axis troops as they
pressed down the Tikhoretsk rail-
~ n
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Nozis Move French Cos
Refineriee to Crimeo

Ey the Associated ess.
LONDON, Dec. Fighting
French sources reported today that
the Germans were transferring ma
chinery from all the principal gas
oline ref1neries in France to the
Crimea.
The only large refinery not af-
tected. these sources said, is that at
Aucun, so miles southwest of Dijon.
The Germans were said to have
told Pierre Laval and other French
coilaborationists that the move was
necessary because Germany must
obtain another 100000 tons Of
gasoline within the next six months.
Evening star., 1942-12-05

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 5.-Maj. Gen Carl
Spaatz, commander in chief of
United States Army Air Forces in
the European war theater, has ar
rived at Allied headquarters in
North Africa to help plan a massive
assault on the Axis sky fleet. it was
announced today, as Allied and Axis
forces remained locked in a bitter
deadlock in Northern Tunisia
Announcement of the heavy
American raid on Naples. Italy, in
which one battleship and two
cruisers were reported damaged. fol-
lowed disclosure Of the generals ar
rival.
Spaatz directed the highly sue
Evening star., 1942-12-05
NAM Favors P|acinq
Manpower Problem
Under Single Chief
Nelson Says U. S. Equals
War Production of
Axis Countries
BY the Associated Press.

by me Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-The Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers was on record today as
favoring appointment of single
manpoWer administrator, indie
pendent of any other agency, to
handle the critical problems OF
manpower as it affects hours OF
work and apportionment of men
and women among military and
civilian activities.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted at the associations wal
congress, attended by 1000 indus
trialists from all over the country
at its concluding session yesterday
asserting such an administrator
should have full authority, and solve
the following problems:
l. The desirability of having all
recruiting handled by selective serv-
ice.
2. The need for workers to assure
adequate food supply.
Non-Essential Activity.
3. Suspension of non-essential
Federal. State and local government
activity to release employees from
Government payrolls who might
serve the Nations interest better by
working in war industries or serving
in our military forces"
4. The urgent need for suspend
ing during the war period all exist
ing Federal and State laws that
limit industry's ability to make full
est use of its present war workers. "
5. The necessity for lengthening
the work week to the greatest pos
sible extent consistent with health
and efficiency, thereby expanding
in effect, the labor force ."
The resolution also urged manage
ment to give greater attention to
health and nutrition of workers, and
urged workers to check the trend
toward voluntary absenteeism from
work, which it said has grown by
leaps and bounds"
This was the final major resolu-
ton of the industrialists' three-day
annual gathering, convention IN
which little time was devoted to
resolutions and most to addresses
by civilian and military leaders Of
the war effort, top corporation exec
utives and economists.
About Mobilization.
While several of the industrialists
called for less Government regula-
ton, War Production Chief Donald
Nelson said last night the Nation
is now entering the phase of all
out mobilization for the purpose of
setting ourselves free" He said it
was in mo sense strait jacket"
Another resolution asked for re-
consideration of the practice of re-
negotiating war contracts, to elm
mate existing inequitjes, contradic-
tions and uncertainties.
An earlier resolution on labor
problems asserted strife was caused
by biased, confusing and extra
legal decisions by the War Labor
Board" condemned both union shop
and maintenance of membership
agreements, time wasting" work
restrictions, and strikes.
Speaking at the closing meeting OF
the association last night. Mr. Nelson
reported that the total output oi
combat ornaments produced by the
United States is twice that OF
their enemies.
He made it clear, however. that
(See NAM, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-12-05

cessful operations of the United
States Army Air Forces against OBJ
jectives in Occupied France and will
now serve as 1t. Gen. Dwight d.
Eisenhower air adviser in the criti-
cal and gigantic air struggle devel-
oping over Tunisia and the Medi-
terranean.
Maj. Gen. James H Doolittle, who
has been leading the 18th United
States Army Air Force and the
Welsh RAF in operations here since
the beginning of the Allied occupa-
ton, will continue to direct the op-
irrational end If the battle while
Gen. Spaatz sits il on the general
strategy deliberations.
Part of Gen. Spaatz's staff al
ready is here.
Evening star., 1942-12-05
y. S. Planes Hit Italian Batt|eship>
Two Cruisers in Big Naples Raid
Supporting Tunisia Land Drive
Heavy Damage
On Supply Port
Is Admitted
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-American-
manned Liberators, striking in
support of embattled Allied
forces in Tunisia, loosed a de-
structive daylight assault on
Naples yesterday and were re-
ported to have hit a battleship
and two cruisers with a deluge
OF bombs which Rome admitted
left heavy damage and casual
ties in that main Axis supply port
for North Africa.
The four -motored B-24 Liberia
tors, which can carry up to 10 tons
Of explosives, flew across the Medi-
terranean past the powerful Axis
air feet based on Sicily to carry
out their attack at dusk-the first
American attack on Italy proper
and every one returned home safely.
The Italians said casualties in
fiicted included 159 dead and 1853
wounded
King Victor Emmanuel, who has
made frequent trips to bomb-dam-
aged areas of Italy to boost his peo-
pies morale, was reported by the
Rome radio to have arrived in
Naples this morning to tour the city
and visit the injured
United States Middle East head
quarters in Cairo announced the
raid few hours after it was dis
closed that Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz,
commander in chief of American
air forces in the European war
theater, had arrived in North Africa
to help cope with Axis squadrons
aiding German and Italian land
troops in the bitter struggle for Tu-
nisia.
Strong Enemy Pressure.
British and American forces, ad-
mittedly under strong enemy pres
sure, were engaged in heavy fight
ing around Mateur. Is miles south of
Bizerte, and Djedeida, II miles
northwest of TuniS, and were trying
to hold horseshoe-shaped line
along the Djedeida- Mateur road.
A Reuters dispatch from the Tu-
nisian front said German tank units
continued to thrust forward, in the
wake of heavy Stuka bombing, and
in some places the advanced Allied
elements were being squeezed out.
The Germans are striking wnere
the LIST Army is strongest, with the
main idea of throwing out our
plans, the dispatch said. But they
have neither the artillery nor suf-
flcient infantry to follow up their
mechanical forces"
1t said there was still no estab-
lished front and location of the Tu-
nisian mountains made establish
ment OF front virtually impossible.
In this northern area of Tunisia
the Allies obviously were hampered
by the lack of sufficient airport IA
cllitles and difficult supply problems
over rough terrain. There appeared
little hope of matching the Axis in
the air over the battle area until
new Allied air bases could be hacked
out of the Tunisian soil. The Ger
mans are in possession of the best
airports in the TuniS and Bizerte
areas and also can use Sicilian air
facilities.
In Berlin, the German high
command asserted that a strong
British American advance force
had been almost completely an
initiated" in the fierce battles
raging on the outer rim OF the
Tunis-Bizerte zone and declared
an important rail-highway juno
(See AFRICA, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Peggy Ann Kent, Wed
To Fifth Husband
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAS VEGAS. New, Dec. Sat 25
Peggy Ann Kent has her fifth hus-
band.
The daughter of the late Sidney
Kent, film magnate. was married
last night to husband No. S. 1t. E
D. Moxley of the Army Medical
Corps. District Judge George E.
Marshall, who day before had
granted her a divorce from Radio
Announcer Don Wilson, performed
the ceremony.
Evening star., 1942-12-05
Steinhurdt in Coiro

CAIRO. Dec. S (P,.-Laurence A.
Steinhardt, United States Ambassa-
dor to Turkey. arrived here today on
his way to Ankara.
Evening star., 1942-12-05

(See RUSSIA. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1942-12-05

(See FUEL OIL, Page ABB
Evening star., 1942-12-05

Late news and sports are covered on
rages Tx and 2-X of this edition Of
IN. Inc Star, sUpplementing the news Of
ehe regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-12-05

(See AFRICA, Page A-4.D
Evening star., 1942-12-05

q. S. Savings Bonds and Stamps
are better than cash because they
bear interest. The Government
asks you to invest 10 per cent OF
your income or earnings every week
to help finance the War.
Evening star., 1942-12-05

(See MANPOWER, PAGE A-2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
E. Leroy Risk Named
Hotel 2400 MANAGER

e. Leroy Risk, for 10 years as
ISOLATED with the Ambassador Hotel,
has been appointed general man
ager of Hotel 2400, 1t was announced
today.
Mr.. Risk began his hotel career
with the old Knickerbocker Hotel
in New York. In World War ! ne
was in the Air Corps. He had charge
of Ruhr Valley coal mines during
part of the American Army of Oc-
cl,pation tenure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02

Guarantee to re-
duce oil and gas con-
sumption - increase
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ing - or your money
ba ok.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Marines Commended
For Pearl Hurbor Action
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Marines at Pearl Harbor were
commended for prompt, orderly
and efficient action" during the jap
anese attack on December 7 In a
letter from Rear Admiral c. C..
Bloch, commander of the Hawaiian
sea frontier, to Col. G. D. Jackson,
IT., marine commander, made public
yesterday.
Admiral Bloch particularly COM
mended 1t. Col. William j. Whaling
OF Grand Rapids, MINI; Maj. James
S. Monahan of San Francisco. First
Its. Donald R. Nugent of San Fran
cisco and John r. Shively of Canton,
Ohio, and Second Its. Gerald P.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Pickford Estate Opened
To Servicemen's Use
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, April 2.
-Pickfair will be a luxurious coun-
try club for soldiers, sailors and ma
rines for the duration.
Mary Pickford held open house
for service men at her famous estate
yesterday. She supplied swimming
suits, towels and lockers to all who
wanted a dip in the pool. She
served refreshments and promised
to hold a party every Wednesday
afternoon, in cooperation with the
United Service Organizations, in
which she has been active.
The actress had q s375,000 offer
for her palatial home five years ago.