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Evening star., 1942-11-16
|SchooIboy,7,
Ends sFWe Days
OfWonderino

Seven-year-old Ralph Perry, r.,
Is busy at the Horace Mann School
today telling the other children, his
adventures during five days Of wan
dering around the city and sleeping
in an apartment house basement.
The son OF Ralph Perry, restau-
rant proprietor, and Mrs. Perry. 1929
Massachusetts avenue NV, Ralph
left school when the Mann, closed
for a three-day holiday last Tuesday
afternoon, but did not 20 home. In
stead he earned money opening
apartment house doors and slept
that night In the Alban Towers
Apartments lin the place where
they keep dirty clothes"
For four more days he earned
money selling papers and opening
doors. returning each night to the
basement to sleep. His diet con-
sisted mainly OF hamburgers.. On
Friday the boy went to the apart
ment OF Tony Wakeman, radio an.
nouncer,, to get a Lone Ranger"
pin. When he appeared for another
pin on Sunday Mr.. Wakeman TOOK
him out to dinner with friends in
Falls Church and ,telephoned. the
parents from there.
Ralph disappeared for . short
time last spring. He boarded 5
train for the South ct Union Sta,
tion, but was taken on ut Alexan.
dria.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Thirty Radio Students
Give Pint Of Blood
To Red Cross Bank
Fifty More Needed Daily
To Meet Army Needs,
OfficiuI Declares

Thirty radio engineering students
at the National Defense Training
Center, men who In a few months
will be in the Army's Signal Corps,
each gave a pint of blood today at
the Red Cross Army and Navy
Blood Donor Center, Twenty-third
and c streets NV.
The leader of the group was
Reidar D. Claffy, 35-year-old Nor
wegian-born American citizen, who
is described by teachers at the
school as a "one-man patriotism
committee"
Mr.. Claffy, who began studying
radio last July, rounded up the vol
unteerS on his own. He also
plugged" the Red Cross blood do
nation program in the school paper,
Electron, of which he is editor.
Upset Anti-Draft Rally.
Mr.. Claffy several times before has
demonstrated his feelings about the
present war. Back In August, 1910,
when the war in Europe had spread
to his native land, he threw an anti
draft rally of the American Student
Union into confusion when he
jumped to his feet and reminded the
audience that he, too, had attended
such rallies in his own country-and
had remained in Oslo long enough
to see the Nazis march in.
In May of the following year, Mr..
Claffy, who then called himself self
appointed Ambassador for the Nor
wegian People in Captivity" left at
the German Embassy a proclana-
ton demanding the release of all
Norwegian prisoners from concen-
tration camps and prisons.
Aided War Bond Sale.
Teachers at the school say he has
been active in the sale of War bonds
and stamps and has assisted in
stamp drives at nearby Jefferson
Junior High School. He Is sched-
uled to complete his present course
the first Of January.
A Red Cross official said today
that I'VE are not nearly hitting our
quota Of blood donors" and that $50
more volunteers are needed daily.
The blood donation quota for the
District has been doubled stnce Sep
tember !, 1t was pointed out.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Raj Hammers Genoa
Aoain WithoutLos
Of Single Warp|ane
Very Large Damage Is
Admitted by Italians
After Night Assault
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-HOn1e-
based Raj bombers attacked
Genoa last night, making their
second attack in three nights
and the fourth this month on the
North Italian naval base and
port.
Good results were seen," the Air
Ministry announced.
Coastal command craft were re-
ported to have hit medium sized
Axis supply ship off the Norwegian
coast yesterday.
In neither the North Sea foray
nor the ,500-mile round trip to Italy
was single plane lost.
Weather Good.
"The weather was good and the
attack was concentrated" it was
said authoritatively this morning.
Genoa has been blasted again and
again to cut its value as source
Of Axis strength In the North At
rican fighting ashore and afloat.
The Sunday night mission marked
the third time the. RAF had ham,
mered Genoa without loss.
London commentators expressed
belief that the British bombers had
concentrated again on the Ansaldo
Works, which manufactures engines
for warships. ,.. -..,- -,
Large Damage Admitted.
Further very large damage" was
caused by the Genoa raid, the Italian
high command said in its broadcast
communique. 1t added that four
persons were killed and % injured.
In the last previous raid, on Fri
day night, four -motored home-based
bombers smashed at Genoa in a
concentrated attack. The port had
been attacked also on the nights Of
November and7.
Two AFRAID a1erts sounded in
Bern, Switzerland, last night had
indicated that the Raj was on its
way to Italy even before the Brit
ish announcement.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
War Fund
Continued From First Page.

that factor than to lack of interest
In the War Fund"
He emphasized, however, that in
the late as well as IN the earlier
reports the gifts are larger and
more people per company are con-
tributing.
One Of the most encouraeinp in
creases noted, he said, was that of
the Palais Royal, which contributed
$8,l90.98 this year.. as compared to
$4,721 last year.
Other Firms Show Increases.
Other firms where increases were
noted were the Blue Bell system.
1896 as against 500 last year: Bell
Clothes, $408. compared with 1928:
National Shirt Co., $157, against s35:
Warfield d Sanford $157, against
$25; A. d N. Trading Co., $l,114.
against $402; George Radio, $1,1s7.
against $494 last year.
On the basis Of reports reaching
Mildred E. Alexander, volunteer aide
to DR.. H. g. Byrd, indications were
that the Prince Georges County
division would go over the top.
While the county is stu $1,000
short Of its $4,000 quota, reports
from some groups showed 4 sub
stantial subscription over the quota.
=. Howard Duckett, head of the
Prince Georges special gifts unit,
said he planned to make an in
tensive drive today to put the county
over the top, Where volunteers do
not reach those who would like to
make pledges to the fund, 1t was
suggested that contributors mail
their pledges or gifts TO Community
War Fund headquarters Ut the VIII
lard Hotel.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
General Goes TO Busy Flyer
To Pin DSC on His Chest
By the Associated Press.


SOMEWHERE IN THE LIBYAN
DESERT, Nov. 16.-Lt. Lyman Mid
dleditch of Union, N j., who holds
the American record for shooting
down Messerschmitts to date, slowed
down long enough yesterday to have
the Distinguished Service Cross
pinned on his breast.
The medal was given to him by
his commanding officer, Maj. Gen.
Lewis H. Brereton. at a simple but
impressive ceremony in the wastes
Of the desert.
The youth was supposed to get
the medal at ceremony In Cairo
several days ago, but he was busy
on an assignment on the fighting
front.
Inasmuch as he couldn't 60 to the
ceremony, it was brought to him.
The presentation took place at an
advanced landing ground from
which American fighters were TAX
ing off to harass the retreat of Mar
shal Erwin Rommel's army and see
ing to 1t that the Allies maintain
air superiority in Africa.
1t. Middleditch is credited with
the destruction of four Messer-
schmitts and of damaging others.
Now he is busy attacking German
ground troops. d"
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Baptists Will Open
65th Convention
Here Tonight
500 Delegates Expected
To Attend Sessions
In Memorial Church

District Baptists will open their
65th annual convention tonight in
National Memorial Baptist Church,
Sixteenth street and Columbia road
NV. Sessions will continue through
Wednesday.
Some 500 delegates from the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland will be-
gin registering late today. All meet
ings will be held at Memorial
Church.
An address by the Rev. Joseph c.
Robbins of New York, president of
the Northern Baptist Convention,
will open the convention at 7:45
pm. He will speak on "The World
Outreach of the Christian Church."
Hymn to Victory.
The convention hymn will be
Lead On, o King Eternal" which
Baptist leaders here said symbolized
the desire for victory over the Axis.
The annual sermon. to be delivered
tonight, will be preached by the
Rev. James P. Rodgers, pastor of
Petworth Baptist Church. His sub
ject is Authentic Apostleship."
Delegates tomorrow morning will
hear DR.. Walter o. Lewis. general
secretary of the Baptist World Al
lance, who will speak on a recent
trip to Europe. Christian Educa-
ton Night" will be observed tomor-
row evening, combining a meeting
with the BYPU Federation. Speakers
will be the Rev. Victor F. Scalise of
Lowell, Mass, and Howard Rees
Baptist student secretary here.
Wednesday Session.
The Wednesday afternoon session
will be devoted to progress reports
plans for the future and election OF
officers. The speaker will be the
Rev. Gaye L. McGlothlen. director
Of the Baptist Commission on Army
and Navy Chaplains.
At the closing session Wednesday
night program will be presented
by children from the Baptist Home
for Children in Bethesda. Mrs.
James G. Yaden viii preside at q
missionary program to be presented
by the Women,s Baptist Missionary
Association Wednesday morning.
The Rev. Gustaf Sword, who re-
Gently returned from Burma, will
speak.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
that ended with the armistice No.
voy,ohor ~ 1910

that ended with the armistice No.
vember IL, 1918. *
Determined to maintain the ini-
tiative despite prospect of hard
fighting, Gen. Anderson said his
whole purpose in North Africa was
"to get east as quickly as possible
and kick Rommel in the pants" in
cooperation with the 9th Army.
The striking force of the 50-year-
old Scot is made up of the British
1st Army-supplying nine-tenths of
the personnel-and United States
units, apparently, made up largely
OF specialists such as parachutists
and Rangers, commanded by United
States Maj. Gen. Charles Ryder.
The Morocco radio estimated that
the Axis had landed 10000 German
and italian troops and airmen in
Tunisia and said they were being
reinforced by ships and transport
planes, this despite the active op-
position of French garrisons which
cast of Vichy's rule last week to
challenge the invaders.
Large-Scale Battle Likely.
Although the Allied numerical
superiority was apparent. large
scale battle was regarded as prob
able for control of Bizerte.
Gen. Anderson said the Axis de-
tachments had control of both air.
fields and seaports at Bizerte and
Tunis. Allied planes from both Malta
and Algerian fields were supporting
the eastward advance.
American troops who carried out
the initial assault on North Africa
under the command of Gen. Eisen-
hover will remain to defend that
area, Gen. Anderson said.
The opening round of the show.
down fight for mastery of Bizerte
was reported following an announce
ment from Gen. Eisenhower head
quarters that advance Allied forces
had crossed the rugged frontier from
Algeria. The point of entry was
some 60 miles from Bizerte.
Gen. Eisenhower said the Medi-
terranean was "swarming with
enemy submarines, but an Allied
war bulletin declared the enemy had
suffered severe losses in U-boat at
tacks and that action by Axis bomb
Ing and torpedo planes proved a
costly adventure.
Prime Minister Churchill an
nounced in London that 13 U-boats
had been sunk nv the A11ies off +ho
North African coast, five of them in
the last two days, and a communique
said Is German bombers were
destroyed in 48 hours during attacks
on the Bone and Bougie areas of
Eastern Algeria.
Algiers dispatches broadcast by the
Vlchy radio said Italian troops which
landed three days ago at Bone had
been captured in S minutes by Brit
ish parachutists who dropped upon
the port from four -motored planes.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Mrs. Roosevelt Urges Women
To Save on Little Things
Economy Is Urged
To Permit Greater
War; Bond Purchases
BY MRS. FRANKLIN d.
ROOSEVELT,

written for the Women's Sec
ton OF the War Savings Sta1 OF
the Treasury Department in con-
nection 1Dith Women at War
Week, November % to 28)
This week is one in which women
can take a full part, for it is well
known that in our country our wom-
en- have goodly share in the spend
ing of the family income, and it is in
the little things that probably the
greatest saving for many people can
be made-the bar of candy which a
child may give up, the ice cream
soda, the cigarettes or the little lux
urles we have grown to use.
We know quite well the necessary
things must be done, and no one
would want to urge on any of our
women an unwise economy which
would mean a less healthy family or
a less attractive home.
We know that recreation and re-
taxation are still necessary for young
and old alike, but just as through
ingenuity and care, we can some
times save on necessities, by using
something we would ordinarily throw
away, or by finding new uses for
things, so in our recreation we may
be able to give up spending so much
money on it and discover new things
to do which take more time and
thought perhaps, but which for that
very reason are more fun and re-
Taxation in the long run. &
Many Of us went to parties when
we were young where the enter
tainment was largely provided by
the guests and perhaps we can re-
vert to some of those early customs
and put more of our pennies into
War savings stamps.
These stamps and bonds are
bought largely with savings, but
they are not a gift to the Govern
ment. They are an investment
which In years to come will start
our peacetime economy again. and
will give us the wherewithal to buy
Evening star., 1942-11-16
westward across the Libyan hump
and still were going.

westward across the Libyan hump
and still were going.
Rommels main forces were in the
area of Ell Agheila, $50 miles south
west of Bengasi, indicating that he
had given up any idea of an at
tempted evacuation from the latter
port and was heading for Tripoli.
The Allies still had about 1850
miles to go to form a junction be-
tween their forces in Tunisia and
the 9th Army in Libya, but the
combined American British units in
Tunisia were closer to Tripon than
Marshal Rommel.
Crete Invasion Forecast.
In broadcast quoting the Turkish
newspaper Ikdam, the Moscow radio
said today that once the Allies have
cleaned the Axis out of North Africa
they could be expected to occupy
the islands of Crete, Sardinia and
Corsica and then make their first
Jump into Europe via the Italian
mainland"
Establishment of contact between
the Germans and advanced detach-
ments OF 1t. Gen. K. A. N. Ander-
sons predominantly British legion
was announced by the Allied-con-
trolled Morocco radio yesterday at
pm. g pm. Eastern war time).
1t was the first regular action by
United States ground forces against
the Germans since their bloody
meetlng on the Meuse-Argonne
front in France "a years ago.
There were other military and
political highlights:
Vlvlous air and naval fighting per-
sisted along the North African coast
as German and italian forces sought
compensation for the November 8
coup that caught them mapping.
Ihe high command declared, with
out confirmation elsewhere, that 80
Allied transports and warships had
been sunk or damaged.
Darlan Appoints Giraud.
Admiral Jean Darlan proclaimed
himself administrator of French
North Afrlca-declaring he acted on
authority which Marshal Petain had
granted-and appointed Gen. Giraud
as commander in chief of French
forces in the region.
A state of siege was declared at
Ajaccio and other towns of Corsica
as result of active opposition by
the French garrison and civilians to
Italian landings, the Morocco radio
said.
Vlchy announced that a large
number of French troops had ar
rived to garrison Toulon, the main
land naval base which the Ger
mans y-passed in extending their
occupation to the south shores of
France.
Toulon is closed to all non-resi-
dents and leave to enter it will be
given civilians only in case of the
| death or grave illness OF near rel
ative, the Vichy radio said.
Weygand Reported Held.
The British radio quoted "a usual
ly well-informed French source" as
saying that Gen. Maxine Weygand
former Allied generalissimo, had
been arrested in France on German
orders.
The contact at Bizerte recalled the
closing days of the First World War.
Then the Americans and their
Fench Allies swept over German de-
fenses along the Meuse River and
through the Argonne Forest and put
81 divisions to flight in an offensive
Evening star., 1942-11-16

Of Italian naval units which the
GermanS-not the Italians-said
had ventured into the Mediter-
ranean under Axis aerial cover to
challenge British squadrons.
A reliable foreign source reported
that Admiral Karl Doenitz, COM
mander of the German submarine
feet. had moved his headquarters
to Marseille to direct personally
German U-boat operations against
the Allied armada.
Gen. Henri Honore Giraud was
reported in Tunisia personally di-
recting the anti-Axis resistance.
While details of the land action
were lacking, the RAF announced
another destructive assault on the
Axis, held airport near Tunis. Strik-
ing at dusk Saturday and again
after dark, British airmen destroyed
six big German planes and set air.
field installations and buildings
atlame,
20 Planes Shot Down.
Inc IunlS RAID followed closely
five other attacks on the Axis base
and weekend clashes out over the
Mediterranean in which 20 Axis
planes, many Of them troop car
tiers, were shot down between TL-
nisia and Sicily. 81 'saF@1
Coupled with this action was
another soaring assault last night
on Genoa. Axis supply port for
North Africa, by home biased long
range British bombers. Extensive
new destruction was. inflicted, the
Air Ministry said.
With the second great Allied Of
fensive shaping up In Tunisia, the
first one rolled on toward final de-
cision Ia Libya, where Marshal ROM
mels retreating forces pounded
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Libyu
Continued From First Page)

said. A fire visible for so miles was
started after hits were scored on
the harbor mole.
The attacks on Bengasi continued
on through yesterday, while fighter
bombers, both British and American,
inflicted heavy casualties on retreat
ing enemy transport columns be-
tween Cirene and Bengasi Sunday
Indicative of the poverty of the
Axis air resistance. these sweeps en-
countered no enemy planes at all
Sunday afternoon, it was reported.
One particularly successful attack
took place go miles south of Gialo
Aasis, which is more than 200 miles
south OF Bengasi. Scores of enemy
transports were damaged and de-
stroyed, but there was no indication
yet whether Rommel was abandon
ing that desert outpost.
Persistent Air Attacks.
Even on the road between the two
points they could not shake off the
persistent hornets of the Allied air
forces, which continued to strafe
and bomb the hapless Axis troops.
The most recent official total on
the number of Axis casualties in the
battle of Egypt and the pursuit across
Libya was given in London yesterday
by Prime Minister Churchill, who
placed it at $4,000 Germans and
Italians.
German military sources in
Berlin indicated that Marshal
Rommel was planning to make
a stand soon and DNB said the
main part of the smashed army
has reached prepared positions.
There was a possibility that
Marshal Rommel was planning
to make a stand in the swampy
Ell Agheila region where he
stopped another British Army in
1941. @
Raj fighters continued to range
over the Axis air lanes from Sicily
to Tunisia, where the Germans are
trying to frustrate the American
occupation of North Africa, and
shot down seven more planes yes
terday, bringing the bag for three
days to 20.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Fleet 'Boby' in BerryviIIe

WINCHESTER. Va, Nov. is (Spe-
ciaD The baby" of the British
Mediterranean fleet has been the
guest of Miss Ross Macdonald at
nearby Rerryville. He is James Full
cher, 18 of Essex, who has seen ac-
tive duty since he was Is. Fulcher
said his ship had been in active
contact with enemy ships and
bombers more than 100 times.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Conversions
Continued From First Page.)

against the contractor, made per-
formance more burdensome or ex-
pensive."
Referring to post Offices at Essex,
Conn, and Red Hook, N. Y, where
the lessor is required to furnish
satisfactory heat" and satisfactory
fuel" Mr.. Warren said: TT appears
to be clear that if and when the
War Production Board orders con-
Evening star., 1942-11-16

sergt. Murphy. 1910, she seems
an ideal craft to her Marine pas
sengers, who include, besides our
selves. Gunnery Sergt. Sam Winer
and Quartermaster Clerk E. w. La
yperriero, both Of Boston.
z Sergt. Winer, we discovered, is no
easy man to please as far as ships
are concerned. AS a gun captain of
"six-incher" on conveying gun
boat. his admission that this tender
"rides nice" is major moral
victory.
Naturally, the ships cargo comes
under the heading Of confidential
information. However, the fact that
she carries passengers" cannot be
revealing too much to the enemy.
Food Better Than Expected.
Warned about the rigors of sea-
sickness, we proceeded to eat heart
lily and look the other way when
those passengers, less fortunate than
ourselves, ran to the rail for relief.
We found chow much better than
we had expected. 1t was a surprise
to find such perishables as toma-
toes, lettuce and fresh fruits on
the menus. Contrary to popular
opinion beans are not the begin
ming and finish of every meal, but
do appear occasionally and are ap-
parently welcome fare for sailors.
Being invited guests" we do not
bunk with the "airdales" (sailor pas
sengers to you). Our sacks" are
with the ships company and large
number spend time "off watch" COM
pairing the relative hardships OF the
Marine Corps and the Navy with us.
No hardship, we find, is buying
cigarettes at cents pack, eat
irg ice cream from the ships serv-
ice store, or having the compare
tive run of the ship.
Our run of the ship has brought
us often to its numerous gun sta
tions, where, we are told again and
again by the gun crews, of the ease
with which the guns could blast a
submarine to bits.
Two Danger Periods.
Most likely time for a sub attack,
we've learned, is in the hour before
dawn or the hour before sunset,
when the dim light permits the sub
to pick out its victim but is itself
hardest to discern. Thus general
quarters" blown shrilly on a bo'-
swain pipe, rouses us out of our
sacks" every morning.
We join several officers and scan
the water for signs of a marauder
knowing that the fate of the whole
ship may depend on your good eye
sight, you can't afford to let your
eyelids drop.
Biggest excitement so far has been
our sighting of convoy. 1t failed
to respond to our wishes that it
come alongside. or that we would
pull up alongside of them for a
close inspection. So forever in the
realm of conjecture will be the
number of cans" (destroyers)
cruisers, battleships, etc, it con-
tanned.
We have our own daily paper,
Press Notes, on board. It's a
three-page, mimeographed conden-
sation of headline news received
over the ships radio. One of the
pages recently was given over en-
tirely to football scores. Although
the games are being played miles
behind us, interest in them is dis
played by every one.
The most interesting character
we've met, from a marine stand
point, Is the young sailor who con-
fessed to us that he was saving
up $3.50 to have his teeth fixed so
he can join the marines after the
war
Just as any guest has faith in his
host, we trust the crew of our
ship implicitly. Come hell, sub or
high water we're pretty sure of
getting where we're going.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Yeo Commissioned

Albert Yeo Of Landover Hills Is
;one Of q Marylanders commissioned
as second neutenants ct the Camp
Lee QuartermaSter School, the Ass0-
ciated Press reported today from
Petersburg. W.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Virainio Library Gets Gift

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 16.-Basil
Kievet Of Albany. N. r, collector,
has given 10 letters and papers by
and about Gen. Pierre g. r. Beaure-
gard TO the Virginia State Library.
Evening star., 1942-11-16

AC least, CnaL S
what we figured
when we found
that this was
the first time
this vessel had
ever carried ma
rines.
But we've been
treated like royal
guests.
This ship Is no
venerable bot
tom as any
sailor aboard
will proudly 'tes-
tify Built in
1QA0 she seems
Evening star., 1942-11-16
BY SERGTS. ROBERT w, KIRBY
AND RICHARD ]. MURPHY.

1NaIIHe CUrpe Con1bAC CORRESPONDENTS.
SEAPLANE TENDER, Nov. 2 De-
1ayed.-You might expect that the
first two Marines aboard a Navy
ship would be treated as intruders.